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　　Recently，two professors of the University of Nebraska made a weekly television programme in which they discussed worthwhile books．Even primary school graduates watched, listened and learned．Therefore，it is not true that ETV has not been taught in the United States．I doubt the statement that“programmes which inform and enrich the mind in a general manner are wasted in schools”．There is a need to teach directly by television if we take teaching in the broad sense of the term．

　　Direct teaching by television has been explained as a series of television lessons directly related to a particular classroom textbook to satisfy the needs of pupils and teachers in a particular subject．Each lesson will be prepared by a teacher who also knows television production techniques and uses the modern technology in a television studio to put across his subject．

　　Will such TV lessons do without the services of a classroom teacher．In fact，without the classroom teacher to review the material and answer questions that _________ such TV lessons would to be of very great value．

　　The children who watch ETV do so with different results——from very good to fair．Possibly，the programmes are too similar or too serious．Generally，they are not too long．Very likely，the children who benefit least are the slow learners．However, it is believed that there is a bright future for ETV inside and outside the classroom．The time may come when bigger and clearer screens will be used in the classroom，bigger and better programs will be exchanged between countries and more foreign experts will be brought in，listened to and followed by newcomers in the ETV field．

1．What’s the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

It is probable that ETV isn’t useful to the slow students．

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3．Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．What advantages does ETV have?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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　　Signs is Chinese will be set up in public areas, such as airports, to benefit Chinese travelers, the Italian government announced in late February, (2005．Now many European countries are expected to follow this example．

　　In spite of the different languages, traveling across Europe has never been so simple．Just five years ago, if you wanted to visit Germany in the north and Spain in the south in one trip, you had to wait for weeks to _________ different visas from the two countries．You also needed a calculator because both countries had different money．

　　Today, with a Schengen Visa issued by any member countries, you can travel across 15 European countries without stopping．Since(2002, within most of the EU, there is now just one type of money called the euro．The euro was designed to be the only money in the EU, and already makes it easier to shop around．If you drive, your driving license and car insurance policy are valid in the other countries．And you can use your mobile phone everywhere．

　　All the countries in the continent are melting into a united Europe under the EU．For Europeans and visitors the result is that it is more convenient to travel back and forth between the different countries．

1．What’s the best title of the whole passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one??Some western countries will set up signs in public areas．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Do you think traveling in Europe becomes easier or harder compared to five years ago? Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

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　　Fire can help people in many ways．But it can also be very harmful．Fire can make water hot，warm houses，give light and cook food．But fire can burn things，too．It can make trees，houses，animals and other things catch fire．If some people can’t escape from fire，it can kill them．This can be seen in every country．Sometimes big fire can burn forests and destroy many tall buildings．

　　Nobody knows for sure when people began to make fire，but there are many interesting stories about the first time a man or a woman started a fire．One story from Australia tells about a man very, very long time ago, went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down．

　　Today people know how to make a fire with matches．Children sometimes _________．But matches can be very dangerous．If they don’t care，they may burn themselves．Also，the match can burn a house．A small fire can become a big fire．Fire kills many people every year．So you must be careful with matches．At the same time，you must look out when you use the domestic electronic equipment．You should also learn to put out fires when they break out．

1．What’s the best title of this passage?(Please answer within 10 words：)

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2．Which sentence in this passage can be replaced by the following sentence?

You should pay special attention to the use of freezer, TV, airconditioner and so on．

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3．Please fill in the blank in paragraph 4 with proper phrases or words to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．What can we do to guard against domestic fire since it may cause people disaster?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese．

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阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。注意：选项中有一项为多余选项。

If you smoke and you still don’t believe that there’s a definite link between smoking and bronchial troubles, heart disease and lung cancer, then you are certainly deceiving yourself．Just have a look at those people in hospital with these diseases and count how many of them do not smoke, you may be surprised at the number．Even these few people might be passive smokers without realising it．

Tobacco is a wonderful commodity to tax．It’s almost like a tax on our daily bread．In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities．So while the authorities point out ever so carefully that smoking may be harmful, it doesn’t need to shout too loudly about it．

The advertising of tobacco is one of the problems．We are never shown pictures of real smokers coughing up their lungs early in the morning．That would never do．The advertisements always depict handsome, clean-shaven young men．They suggest it is manly to smoke, even positively healthy! Smoking is associated with the great open-air life, with beautiful girls, true love and togetherness．

What utter nonsense!

Of course tobacco can help government to raise money．However, while money is eagerly collected in vast sums with one hand, it is paid out in increasingly vaster sums with the other．Enormous amounts are spent on cancer research and on efforts to cure people suffering from the disease．Countless valuable lives are lost．In the long run, there is no doubt that everybody would be much better off if smoking were banned altogether．

Smoking can provide constant consolation．When I feel worried or nervous, I just get a cigarette and everything seem to get right．After a day’s hard work, the thing I want to do most is smoking．It can be even better with a cup of coffee．It’s so enjoyable and relaxing that it relieves stresses of every day life．So why bother to ban it and take the pleasure from us．

A．Smoking brings many psychological benefits．

B．Tobacco is an important source of income to the government．

C．Smoking is sure to cause diseases．

D．It’s a short-sighted policy to depend on tobacco for money．

E．The advertisement for it is dishonest and harmful．

F．The tobacco industry makes high-quality advertisement for smoking．

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　　The government employs many people to help take care of our society．However, these professionals can not help out everyone just by themselves．They need our help!Consider Volunteering!

　　Volunteering is when we regularly go and do nice things for other people．Volunteers may help out in local retirement homes, or in hospitals．Some volunteers work with poor people and other volunteers help teach orphaned children to read．There are many types of volunteers who _________．

　　Volunteering is something that really helps us as individuals．It gives us a chance to stop complaining about our own lives, and to realize exactly how lucky we are．We are able to see the people who really need help．Volunteering also teaches us more about responsibility, patience, empathy(同情心), and above all, compassion(爱心)．

　　Volunteering gives us a chance to do our share of the work of making this society the best it possibly can be．It helps us feel good about ourselves when we can help those who really need our help．When we can make someone else feel special, it helps us remember what life is really about．

　　There are many places that you can go to try to start volunteering．Here are just a few places you can go and what you can do at each place．

　　(1)Hospital——ask if you can go and visit people who are really sick．Sometimes all they need is just someone who will talk with them, or someone to give them hope．

　　(2)Orphanage(孤儿院)——the children living here really need someone to play with them．

　　(3)Food Shelter——many food shelters can really use more people willing to just organize the shelters and help distribute the food to those who need it．

　　Whatever you decide to do, just do the best you can．Remember that giving can be its own reward!

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

In our present society many people need help, but the government itself can’t help everyone．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．If you are a volunteer, what will you do?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese．

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阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意题后的词数要求)

　　Exchange a glance with someone, and then look away．Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer and you have made ________．Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again．For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive．If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do．You may likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no threat．Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction, you need to send out a signal telling others you want to be left alone．So you cut off eye contacts what sociologist Erving Goffiman(1963)calls “a dimming of the lights”．You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes．Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person extremely uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself．

　　If you hold eye contacts for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person?Much depends on the person and the situation．For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner．They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, and then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again．But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, “I know you”．“I am interested in you．” or “You look peculiar and I am curious about you．” This type of stare often produces hostile feelings．

1．What can be inferred from the first paragraph?(within 10 words)

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2．Please translate the underlined part into Chinese．

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3．Fill in the blank with proper words(within 10 words)．

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4．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following?

You might have a glimpse of the others to let them make sure that you are not a danger．

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5．What does the passage mainly talks about?(within 15 words)．

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　　Recently investors are being offered a new way to support independent media in developing countries．The Swiss private bank Vontobel and the social investment group Ability started the offering last week．

　　They say the new product will provide not just a financial return, but “social added value．”They say it is a chance to invest in press freedom with a moderate(稳当的)level of risk．Vontobel spokeswoman Claudia Kraaz says the new financial product will be listed on the Swiss Exchange starting on May the eighteenth．

　　The product ________．One is a bond-like(公债)investment．The other is a loan to a New York non-profit organization, the Media Development Loan Fund．

　　The announcement said Bank Vontobel and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation will guarantee that investors can resell it, if necessary, before the end of the five-year term．

　　The media Development Loan Fund will use the money for low-cost financing of projects in developing democracies．The group has financed independent media companies in seventeen countries．

　　The money is used for such things as broadcasting equipment, computers and printing presses．The Media Development Loan Fund so far has been out about thirty million dollars in loans．Spokesman Peter Whitehead tells us that loan losses are three percent．

　　Sasa Vucinic started the Media Development Loan Fund in 1995．He was chief of independent Radio B-92 in Serbia．He calls the new investment product a “truly revolutionary step．”He says it could provide an example for using private finance to support other social projects around the world．The announcement came on May the third-World Press Freedom day．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

They will make sure that investors can sell the product again within five years if it is necessary．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．Do you think the investors will benefit from the new project?Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

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阅读下面的文章，按要求完成下题。

　　At school we are taught to read, write, and do some arithmetic, which is like math．We need to learn this because then we can read the Bible, write letters to people and figure up our amount of money．Our town is considered lucky to have a schoolhouse because most towns don’t have one．If we didn’t ________, our parents would teach us some things．Then we would probably have the same job that our father has when we grow up．

　　The schoolhouse consists of one room and one teacher．We use the room as a place to learn and in winter we eat inside and in summer we eat outside．A wooden stove heats the room and we have to bring in a log to put on the fire．The kids that are in the classroom are from the ages of six to twelve．We all have to learn our lessons by repeating them over and over boring．This way helps us remember the lessons better．We learn from a hornbook．It looks like a wooden paddle with a paper attached to it with letters, numbers and maybe a verse from the Bible on the paper．I am able to hold it in my hand so it is pretty small．My verse is from it．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Having a schoolhouse is thought to be lucky for us because most towns don’t have one．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．What do you learn from the passage?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese．

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阅读下面的文章，按要求完成下题。

　　It was shortly before Christmas．I was in the eighth grade and was helping my father in his toy store．A little boy, five or six years old, came in．He was wearing a brown dirty old coat．His shoes were worn and his one shoelace was torn．He looked poor to me－too poor to ________．He looked around the toy seciton, picked up this item and that, and carefully put them back in place．

　　Dad came down the stair and walked over to the boy．His steely blue eyes smiled and the dimple(酒窝)in his cheek stood out as he asked the boy what he could do for him．The boy said he was looking for a Christmas present for his brother．I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as he treated any adult．Dad told him to take his time to look around, and he did so．

　　After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy plane, walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this, Mister?”

　　“How much do you have?”Dad asked．

　　The little boy held out his hand and opened it．His hand was marked with wet lines of dirt from holding his money．In his hand lay 27 cents．The price on the toy plane he’d picked out was ＄3.98．

　　“That’ll just about do it, ”Dad said as he closed the sale．Dad’s reply still rang in my ears．I thought about what I’d seen as I wrapped the present．When the little boy walked out of the store, I didn’t notice the dirty, worn coat, or the single torn shoelace．What I saw was a happy child with a treasure．

　　This lesson stands out in my mind forever．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

I remembered clearly that Dad treated him as an adult completely．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．What do you learn from the father?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese．

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　　Movie producers love the idea, partly because it’s so afraid and partly because it could really happen．The scene is this：An asteroid(小行星)is rushing toward Earth．A collision is unavoidable．When this happens, lots of people will die．

　　In the movies, a brave hero thinks of a clever plan to destroy the asteroid and save Earth．In real life, scientists have come up with more reasonable plans that might actually work if this situation comes up．

　One way, say scientists and astronauts, is a 20 ton spacecraft called a gravitational tractor．First, the tractor, would move quickly up to the threatening asteroid and stop a short distance away．It would hang there, firing its thrusters just enough to fight the force of gravity between the spacecraft and the asteroid．

　　The tractor could then use its own gravity to pull the asteroid off course．It would take about a year for the spacecraft to draw an asteroid away from Earth’s path．

　　The question is that the spacecraft would have to arrive at the asteroid about 20 years before it hits Earth．It would be easier then to move the asteroid out of the way than it would be if the asteroid was near the Earth．

　　Still, the tractor idea is better than many ways proposed years ago for asteroid avoidance．Exploding asteroids, for example, wouldn’t work because the rocky bodies are too full of air．

　　Don’t spend too much time worrying about asteroids’ falling on your house, however．The chances of a collision happening in your lifetime are very small．If ________, though, scientists will do everything they can to keep you from getting hurt, sounds very heroic to me!

1．What is the main idea of the article?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．How should we save Earth from a collision in real life?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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3．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese．

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4．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Pulling the asteroid off course when it’s still far away from Earth is more easily carried out when it’s near the Earth．?

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5．Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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