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　　In some ways, the United States has made some progress. Fires no longer destroy 18000 buildings as they did in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, or kill half a town of 2400 people, as they did the same night in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Other than the Beverly Hill Supper Club fire in Kentucky in 1977, it has been four decades since more than 100 Americans died in a fire.

　　But even with such successes, the United States still has one of the worst fire death rates in the world. Safety experts say the problem is neither money nor technology, but the indifference(无所谓) of a country that just will not take fires seriously enough.

　　American fire departments are some of the world's fastest and best-equipped. They have to be. The United States has twice Japan's population, and 40 times as many fires. It spends far less on preventing fires than on fighting them. And American fire safety lessons are aimed almost entirely at children, who die in large numbers in fires but who, against popular beliefs, start very few of them.

　　Experts say the error is an opinion that fires are not really anyone's fault. That is not so in other countries, where both public education and the law treat fires as either a personal failing or a crime (罪行). Japan has many wood houses; of the 48 fires in world history that burned more than 10000 buildings, Japan has had 27. Punishment for causing a big fire can be as severe as life imprisonment.

　　In the United States, most education dollars are spent in elementary schools. But, the lessons are aimed at too limited a number of people; just 9 percent of all fire deaths are caused by children playing with matches.

　　 The United States continues to depend more on technology than laws or social pressure. There are smoke detectors in 85 percent of all homes. Some local building laws now require home sprinklers( 喷水装置). New heaters and irons shut themselves off if they are tipped.

1．The reason why so many Americans die in fires is that __________.

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A．they took no interest in new technology

B．they did not pay great attention to preventing fires

C．they showed indifference to fighting fires

D．they did not spend enough money on fire equipment

2．I can be inferred from the passage that __________.

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A．fire safety lessons should not be aimed only at American children

B．American children have not received enough education of fire safety lessons

C．Japan is better equipped with fire equipment than the United States

D．America's large population leads to more fires

3．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

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A．There has been no great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that leads to high death rate.

B．There have been several great fires in the USA in recent 40 years that lead to high death rate.

C．There has been only one great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that led to high death rate.

D．The fire in Kentucky in 1977 made only a few people killed.

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　　Nuclear power's (核能的) danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be described in one word: radiation(辐射).

　　 Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected (探测) by human senses. It can't be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, radio waves are all around us but we can't detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we can't sense radioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.

　　At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being outright by killing masses of cells (细胞) in important organs (器官). But even the lowest levels can do serious damage. There is no level of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed outright. Your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. They reproduce themselves in an unusual way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years.

　　This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Serious damage can be done without the knowledge of the person at the time that damage has occurred. A person can be irradiated (放射治疗) and feel fine, then die of cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result. Or a child can be born weak or easy to get serious illness as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.

　　Radiation can hurt us. We must know the truth.

1．According to the passage, the danger of nuclear power lies in __________.

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2．Radiation can lead to serious results even at the lowest level __________.

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A．when it kills few cells

B．if it damages few cells

C．though the damaged cells can repair themselves

D．unless the damaged cells can reproduce themselves

3．Radiation can hurt us in the way that it can __________.

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A．kill large numbers of cells in main organs so as to cause death immediately

B．damage cells which may grow into cancer years later

C．affect the healthy growth of our younger generation

D．lead to all of the above results

4．Which of the following can be best inferred from the passage?

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A．The importance of protection from radiation cannot be overemphasized(过分强调).

B．The mystery about radiation remains unsolved.

C．Cancer is mainly caused by radiation.

D．Radiation can hurt those who do not know about its danger.

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　　Today is the date of that afternoon in April a year ago when I first saw the strange and attractive doll (玩具娃娃) in the window of Abe Sheftel's toy shop on Third Avenue near Fifteenth Street, just around the corner from my office, where the plate on the door reads: Dr Samuel Amory. I remember just how it was that day: the first sign of spring floated across the East River, mixing with the softcoal smoke from the factories and the street smells of the poor neighbourhood. As I turned the corner on my way to work and came to Sheftel's, I was made once more known of the poor collection of toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the coming birthday of a small niece of mine in cleveland, to whom I was in the habit of sending small gifts. Therefore, I stopped and examined the window to see if there might be anything suitable, and looked at the collection of unattractive objects——a red toy fire engine, some lead soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens, yellowed envelopes, and advertisements for soft-drinks. And thus it was that my eyes finally came to rest upon the doll stored away in one corner, a doll with the strangest, most charming expression on her face. I could not wholly make her out, due to the shadows and the film of dust through which I was looking, but I was sure that a deep impression had been made upon me as though I had run into a person, as one does sometimes with a stranger, with whose personality one is deeply impressed.

1．What made an impression on the author?

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A．The doll's unusual face.

B．The collection of toys.

C．A stranger he met at the store.

D．The beauty and size of the doll.

2．Why does the author mention his niece?

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A．She likes dolls.

B．The doll looks like her.

C．She lives near Sheftel's.

D．He was looking for a gift for her.

3．Why did the writer go past Sheftel's?

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A．He was on his way to school.

B．He was looking for a present for his niece.

C．He wanted to buy some envelopes.

D．None of the above is right.

4．The story takes place in the __________.

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　　LONDON A morning's train ride away, across the Channel, English kids talk about Liverpool's soccer team in a Paris pub.

　　Some Parisians have even started to go to work in London.

　　In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two great rival (竞争的) cities, London and Paris, in “A Tale of Two Cities.” These days, it might be A Tale of One City.

　　Parisians are these days likely to smile in sympathy at a visitor's broken French and respond in polite English.

　　As jobs grew lack at home over recent years, perhaps 250000 Frenchmen moved across the Channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union freed them from immigration and customs.

　　Paris, rich in beauty, is more attractive. But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs shut down. “For me, the difference is that London is real, alive,” said Trevor Wheeler, a banker.

　　Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees. “I am French, but I'll stay in London,” she said.

　　There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago. “I think people laugh more in Paris,” she said.

　　In fact, London and Paris, with their obvious new similarities, are beyond the old descriptions. As the European Union gradually loosened controls, Londoners flocked into Paris to shop, eat and buy property.

　　“Both cities have changed beyond recognition. ” said Larry Collins, a writer and sometimes a Londoner.

　　Like most people who know both well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably.

　　“I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s, and it is still a wonderful place,” Collins said.

　　“But if I had to choose, it would be London. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better.”

　　But certainly not cheaper.

　　In fancy parts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris.

　　Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice.

　　Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don't have to choose.

　　“I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a center, but life is so structured,” she said. “In London, you can be who you want. No one cares.”

1．The best title for this passage is ___________.

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A．Londoners and Parisians

B．A Modern Tale of Two Cities

C．The Similarity of Two Cities

D．Fancy London and Fashionable Paris

2．We can infer from the text ___________.

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A．Paris and London has become perfect partners

B．London feels more full of life

C．life in Paris is structured

D．Paris and London have become fierce competitors

3．The underlined word “flocked” probably means ___________.

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A．came in large numbers

B．flew a long way

C．rushed hurriedly

D．drove long distances

4．Living in Paris, you may find ___________.

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A．life is better

B．things are cheaper

C．more attractive people

D．a job easily

5．From the passage we can know ___________.

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A．the two cities have developed very fast

B．London is better than Paris now

C．Paris is a favourite place for all journalism students

D．people in both London and Paris now lead a regular life

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　　Nature has supplied every animal except man with some covering for his body such as fur, feathers, hair, and shells as a thick hide. But man has nothing but a thin skin.

　　If someone were to ask you, “Why did human beings start to cover their bodies with clothes?” most would answer, “To keep themselves warm, of course.”

　　It is only when we begin to think about it a little that we realize that clothes are worn for a great many reasons that have nothing to do with our need for warmth at all.

　　For example, we wear clothes to some degree in order to decorate ourselves to make ourselves, if possible, look more dignified (尊严) or nicer.

　　Clothes of a special kind are often worn to show that the wearer has authority or power. The individual wearing them is treated with respect because he occupies a certain office. The judge on the Bench, for example, might look a very ordinary and unimpressive figure without his wig and gown. Clothes are an important part of ceremony, whether it is connected with belief, the law, parliament, and royalty, the fighting forces or the state. How very different the Queen's Coronation ceremony (加冕仪)would have looked without the robes, coronets and the cloth of gold.

　　Sometimes, even in some modern countries people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel, because they believe that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil or illness, or because it is connected with their beliefs.

　　None of these reasons for wearing clothes to decorate ourselves to show our position in the world for ceremonial purposes for “luck”, to give ourselves dignity and authority have anything to do with our need for warmth.

1．From the passage we know that wearing clothes is man's basic necessity to ___________.

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A．protect skin

B．show beauty

C．keep warm

D．bring luck

2．The judge wearing special clothes on the Bench ___________.

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A．looks nicer

B．looks different

C．shows wealth

D．shows power

3．Even in modern countries, sometimes people wear certain clothes because ___________.

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A．they believe that they will get protected from bad luck and illness ___________.

B．it has something to do with their wealth

C．they want to show their power

D．they enjoy wearing such kind of clothes

4．The author's purpose in writing this article is to tell us that clothes are worn ___________.

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A．for ceremonial occasions

B．for many other reasons besides warmth

C．to keep people impressive and nicer

D．to show people's authority or power

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　　During the fourth China Beijing High-tech Industries Week, exhibitions, feature presentations, technological Exchanges and trade talks, and other events are organized.

　　Exhibitions

　　·China International Exhibition Center

　　* Section for China's key science and technology achievements of the Ninth Five-Year Plan (1996---2000)

　　* Environmental protection and energy section

　　* Section for exhibitors from other provinces and municipalities (自治市) and regions of China

　　·China World Trade Center

　　* Exchange and Trade Fair for Science and Technology Books and Sports Information Media

　　* The Trade Fair for Modern Intelligent Houses and Beijing Urban Real Estate

　　·China Millennium Monument

　　* Forum (论坛) and Exhibition of Foreign SciTech Universities

　　·China Agricultural Culture Center

　　* High-tech Construction Products Exhibition

　　Feature Presentation

　　·Science and Education

　　* Scientists Forum on the New Century High-tech Industry

　　* Forum on Environmental Protection

　　* 2001 Forum on Bio-technology on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine Technical exchanges and Trade Talks

　　·Trade talks on financial capital transformation

　　·Sino-Italian Forum and Trade Fair for the Development of IT and Communications Technology

1．If you want to know more about the high-tech achievements of different parts of China, you should go to ___________.

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A．China World Trade Centre

B．China Millenium Monument

C．China International Exhibition Centre

D．China Agricultural Cultural Centre

2．These sessions mark the achievements of mankind in the fields of ___________.

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A．electronic communications, energy and education

B．sports technology, film-industry and environmental protection

C．network technology, high-tech industries and traffic

D．medicine, weather broadcast and finance

3．The advertisement is mainly about ___________.

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A．the major activities of the high-tech week

B．the time-table of high-tech week

C．the names of the meeting places

D．the topic of trade talks

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　　John Russell, 83, got on a Chicago bus and saw a sign saying that senior citizens could ride for half fare. When he dropped his three quarters in the box, the driver demanded identification. John took out an ID card. “You need a special CTA card,” said the driver. John did not have the Chicago Transit Authority card because he lives in New York and was in Chicago visiting his two sons.

　　“Put in another three quarters,” said the driver, “or get off the bus.”

　　One privilege of old age is being stubborn (固执). John said, “Give me back my quarters, and I'll get off.”

　　“I can't it's in the box. If you don't get off, I'll call the police,” said he, which he did. Two police cars pulled up.

　　“I'm the criminal,” said John Russell. Then he and the driver told their stories.

　　“That's what you called me for?” one policeman asked the driver. Another policeman then said to John, “I'll give you three quarters.”

　　John shook his head, “Why should you give me the quarters? He has to give me my quarters.”

　　“Where are you going?” asked the policemen.

　　“Downtown to have lunch with friends,” John said.

　　“Come on,” the policemen said. “We'll get you your card.” So they took him downtown to the CTA office. But the people there wouldn't give him a CTA card he needed a picture.

　　“What about his quarters?" one policeman asked. The officials discussed, and the decision was made to give John's quarters back.

　　When John got downstairs, the policemen asked where he was going.

　　“To see my friends," John said.

　　“How are you going to get there?”

　　“On the bus. And all I'm going to pay is 75 cents.”

　　“Good luck,” the policemen said.

　　John got on a bus, dropped three quarters in the box, and said, “I'm a senior citizen…” The driver looked at John and nodded. He didn't know how lucky he was to be a sensible man.

1．With a Chicago Transit Authority card ___________.

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A．men of authority can ride on a bus for half fare

B．senior citizens can pay only half fare for a bus ride

C．men of authority can ride on a bus paying only three quarters

D．senior citizens can pay only three quarters for a bus ride

2．John Russell needs a special CTA card most probably because ___________.

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A．he is not a senior citizen

B．he is not a citizen of Chicago

C．he is only visiting his two sons

D．he has lost his ID card

3．The. decision made by the CTA office was ___________.

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A．to give John a CTA card then and there

B．to refuse to give John's quarters back

C．to return the three quarters to John

D．to declare that John was a criminal

4．The second driver let John ride on his bus because ___________.

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A．now John produced his CTA card

B．he knew John was a very difficult man

C．he was kind enough to help the aged

D．the policemen were with John

5．The suitable title for the above passage is ___________.

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A．Giving No Quarters

B．Giving No More Quarters

C．A Sensible Driver

D．A Senior Citizen

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　　When Janet, a grade two student at a well-known school, was pestered (纠缠) by her classmates to join their group to steal from shops, she was shocked. She was a quiet, well-behaved girl and she did not understand why the girls had approached her.

　　They showed her some of the things they had stolen and said that shop theft was great fun and very exciting. Then they threatened to beat Janet if she did not join them.

　　Janet was deeply troubled. She did her best to avoid the group of the girls after classes, but they often waited for her outside the school and tried to persuade her to come with them.

　　This problem is one which many school students in Hong Kong face. We asked the chairman of the local-fight-crime committee what Janet should do in these cases.

　　“First of all, she could try to talk the other girls out of the whole thing. Being caught stealing from shops could ruin their futures and it is simply not worth the risk,”he said.

　　“Young people may think that it is easy to get away with stealing from shops, but more and more stores now have plain clothes detectives who are dressed like customers. I would say shop thieves have a more than ninety percent chance of being caught.”

　　“If they won't listen to her, Janet should go to someone in charge in school, who can then decide if the matter can be dealt with by her or whether it is necessary to report the incident to the police.”

1．From the first three paragraphs we can learn that ___________.

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A．Janet didn't know what to do with the case

B．Janet faced the group bravely

C．the group stole a lot of things

D．the group were short of money

2．The underlined part “talk the other girls out of the whole thing”means ___________.

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A．discuss the possible result with them

B．tell them about their futures

C．persuade them to stop theft

D．warn them not to disturb her

3．One of the suggestions to Janet is to ___________.

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A．report the situation to the police

B．ask the local-fight-crime committee for advice

C．hire a detective to catch them

D．turn to her teacher for help

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

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3．To get the information from BDU every day, you must ________ .

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A．understand Chinese

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C．know how to operate a computer

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Shanghai: Car rentals (租赁) are becoming increasingly popular as an inexpensive way of taking to the roads. Business people, foreigners and families alike are taking advantage of the growing industry.

　　The first car rental firm opened in Shanghai in 1992 and now 12 car rental players are in the game, with more than 11, 500 cars on their books.

　　The largest player-Shanghai binshi tourism Car Rental Center has 10,000 cars from deluxe sedans (豪华轿车) and minivans (微型车) to large passenger buses. Santana sedans are the big fetteite .

　　Firms can attract enough customers, for 70 percent of their cars every month. This figure shoots up during holidays like National Day, Labour Day and New Year's Day, with some recording 100 percent leasing (租出).

　　The major market force rests in the growing population of expatriate(移居国外) and white-collar employees, who can afford the new service, said Zhuang Yu , marketing manager of Shanghai Angel Car Rental Co .

1．More and more people prefer to rent a car because ________ .

[　　]

A．firms provide cheap cars

B．the cars people rent are better than their own

C．it costs less when taking to the roads

D．it is expensive to travel by train or bus

2．From the passage we can learn that ________ .

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A．70% of the white-collar employees rent cars on their holidays

B．almost all the cars in the firms are rented on holidays

C．more and more cars are rented because the population is growing

D．people can only rent Santana sedans in car rental firms

3．The underlined phrase “taking advantage of” in the first paragraph means ________ .

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