Basketball legend Michael Jordan arrived in Beijing on Monday night to begin his first Asia tour．
A five-time winner of the NBA’s most valuable player award, Jordan’s schedule covers four public activities in the capital on Tuesday and Thursday．
Among his stops is an appearance at a ceremony to donate funds for the rebuilding of the Beijing Dongdan Sports Centre Wednesday morning．On Thursday he will attend a media conference in the morning and visit the “Jordan’s sports career” fan exhibition in the afternoon．He will also go to Beijing Worker’s Gymnasium to present an award to the champion of the second Nike China High School Men’s Basketball League．Jordan will also use the tour to speak to youth about the constant struggle to succeed and the importance of hard work on and off the court．
“If you want excellence in everything you do, the sky is the limit, ” said Jordan．“During my tour of Asia, I want to pass along this knowledge and encourage youth around the world that positive energy and high aspirations will lead to excellence．”
The tour continues to Hong Kong and Taiwan on May 21 and 22 before con-cluding in Tokyo on May 23．
(1)
Which of the following about Jordan is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
He is a legend basketball player．
B．
He is five?time winner of NBA’s most valuable player award．
C．
He is a talented basketball player and he needn’t work hard at it．
D．
He has both positive energy and high aspirations in himself．
(2)
Where will he be on May 22?
[ ]
A．
Beijing．
B．
Hong Kong．
C．
Taiwan．
D．
Tokyo．
(3)
What does the word “concluding” mean in the last paragraph?
[ ]
A．
deciding
B．
coming to an end
C．
arranging
D．
arrive at an opinion
(4)
Which of the following is not what Jordan want to do while in Beijing?
[ ]
A．
He will attend a media conference in the morning．
B．
He will visit the “Jordan’s sports career” exhibition in the afternoon．
C．
He will go to present an award to the champion of the Second Nike China High School Men’s Basket ball league．
D．
He will appear at a ceremony to donate funds for the rebuilding of the Beijing Dongdan Sports Centre．
(5)
According to the passage, how long will Jordan’s Asian tour last?
[ ]
A．
Three days．
B．
Four days．
C．
Five days．
D．
At least six days．
阅读理解
China’s first astronaut－38-year-old Yang Liwei returned safely to earth Thursday morning, when his craft Shenzhou 5 touched down as scheduled after more than 21 hours in the earth’s orbit．
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao called the landmark debut flight a “complete success”．The descent capsule(返回舱)carrying Lt．Col．Yang Liwei touched down on the grasslands of the Gobi Desert, in central Inner Mongolia at 6.23 a. m．Thursday(Beijing Time), the Beijing?based China’s Aerospace Command and Control Center said．
Minutes later, Yang grabbed the capsule hatch with his hand, pulled himself out, smiled and waved at recovery teams and reporters．“It is a splendid moment in the history of my motherland and also the greatest day of my life, ” Yang, a former fighter pilot from Northeast China’s Liaoning Province, said immediately after emerging．
In an interview with CCTV, China’s state television, Yang said he was “feeling excellent”．Shenzhou 5 landed at dawn, 4．8 kilometres(3 miles)from its designed landing target, the officials said．“The spaceship operated well, ” the astronaut Yang Liwei said in his first publicized comments．“I feel very good and I am proud of my motherland．” After a physical exam on spot, Yang’s condition was found as “good”．Li Jinai, the commander of China’s manned space program, called Yang a “space hero” and a “national hero”．Following Yang’s touchdown China’s premier Wen Jiabao immediately spoke to Yang from Beijing’s command and control centre and offered his congratulations．
Within hours, Chinese space officials announced that the country’s space dreams will continue with a “Shenzhou 6” mission, most possibly within a year．They said China also had worked out plans to conduct space walking by its astronauts, and eventually build up a space station．However, Chinese scientists ruled out building a space shuttle, like the United States．
Yang’s flight came four decades after the former Soviet Union and the United States pioneered manned space flight．Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in April 1961．One month later, the United States launched Alan B．Shepard Jr．
(1)
What is true of the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei?
[ ]
A．
He is now a flight pilot．
B．
He was helped to get out of the descent capsule．
C．
He spent nearly a day in space．
D．
He was called a “space hero” and a “national hero” by China’s premier Wen Jiabao．
(2)
China will carry out the following space programs in the near future except ________．
[ ]
A．
space walking
B．
setting up a space station
C．
building up a space shuttle
D．
sending up “Shenzhou 6”
(3)
The underlined word debut means ________．
[ ]
A．
first public appearance
B．
space
C．
carrying person
D．
spaceship 61?65 CCABA
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true?
[ ]
A．
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man in the world to travel in space．
B．
The United States launched Alan B．Shepard Jr．about 45 years ago．
C．
China is the third country in the world to carry out the manned space flight successfully．
D．
“Shenzhou 6” will continue the mission．
阅读理解
Let us suppose it is now about A．D．2060．Let’s make believe it is about seventy years from now．Of course, things have changed and life is very different．
Voyages to the moon are being made every day．It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe．At a number of scenic spots on the moon, many hotels have been built, the hotels are air conditioned(有空调设备的), naturally．So that everyone can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the moon, every room has at least one picture window．Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment(娱乐)of young and old．
What are people eating now?People are still eating food．They haven’t yet started to take on their supply of energy directly as electrical current(电流)or as nuclear power(核能)．They may some day．But many foods now come in pill form, and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants．
Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago, most of our planet’s surface has to be filled．The deserts are irrigated(灌溉)with water．Crops are no longer destroyed by pests．The harvest is always good．
Farming of course, is very highly developed．Very few people have to work on the farm．It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then．
People are now largely vegetarians(素食者)．You see, as the number of people increased, the number of animals decreased．Therefore, the people have to be vegetarians and we are healthier in both our bodies and our minds, too and we know the causes and cure of diseases and pain, and it is possible to get rid of disease．No one has to be ill any more．
Such would be our life in 2060．
(1)
What are the hotels on the moon used for?
[ ]
A．
Scientific experiments．
B．
People who have no houses．
C．
Astronauts．
D．
Holiday people．
(2)
Which of the following is wrong?
[ ]
A．
In the story, the population of the world has increased．
B．
Voyages to the moon are being made every day．
C．
A great number of people work on the farm．
D．
The food comes mainly from green plants．
(3)
According to the passage, why are people largely vegetarians?
[ ]
A．
Because most people like vegetables better．
B．
Because the number of people increased and the number of animals decreased．
C．
Because people think meat is unhealthy．
D．
Because there are no animals at all．
阅读理解
Do you have bright ideas?Ideas or inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody?Perhaps we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a reality．Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British Designers for Tomorrow．The competition encourages young people to carry out their bright ideas．There were two groups in the contest：Group One was for schoolchildren under 16; Group Two was for schoolchildren over 16, and there were eleven prize winners altogether．
Neil Hunt, one of the prize winners, was called “Sunshine Superman(超人)”．It’s important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately．We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is．Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight．Neil’s is more accurate(精确的)and this is very important for research into the way of using solar(太阳的)power．
You can do so much with animated cartoon．Look at Simon West’s idea for animated road signs．He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or farther from them．This isn’t a new idea．But it is new to use these pictures on road signs．“We found that people were more likely to see moving signs, ” said Simon．So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving, horses running or a car falling over the edge of a cliff(悬崖)．Quite a warning!
The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren for suggestions．Perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power”!
(1)
The writer holds that people seldom ________．
[ ]
A．
have bright ideas
B．
turn their bright ideas into reality
C．
make their life easier
D．
think of inventing something
(2)
The organizers of the competition hoped the schoolchildren who took part in it would ________．
[ ]
A．
become good designers for future Britain
B．
invent something for immediate use
C．
design something useful for the next day
D．
win as many prizes as they could
(3)
Neil Hunt’s design would finally lead to the improvement of the way of ________．
[ ]
A．
recording direct sunshine
B．
recording the hours of sunshine
C．
using the energy of the sun
D．
knowing how strong sunlight is
(4)
What’s the use of Simon West’s animated road signs?
[ ]
A．
To warn people to be careful while working．
B．
To warn people on the roads of the danger ahead．
C．
To add to the beauty of a city．
D．
To help make a car trip more exciting．
(5)
The writer seems to be encouraging the British industry to ________．
[ ]
A．
take better care of schoolchildren
B．
help schoolchildren in their studies
C．
stop asking schoolchildren for suggestions
D．
pay more attention to schoolchildren’s inventive power
阅读理解
With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste．The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful．Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else．
The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out．The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city．This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well．
Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish．When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this：First, it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that founders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken．Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets(磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage．
The first full scale giant recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away．Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long．
(1)
What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in Paragraph 3?
[ ]
A．
Breaking up whatever is breakable．
B．
Sharpening metal bars．
C．
Separating light elements from the heavy ones．
D．
Sorting out small pieces of metal．
(2)
What’s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?
[ ]
A．
To deal with wastes in a better way．
B．
To protect the environment from pollution．
C．
To get raw materials locally．
D．
To get big profits from those plants．
(3)
The first full-scale huge recycling plants ________．
[ ]
A．
began to operate fifteen years ago
B．
will probably take less than fifteen years to build
C．
will be built fifteen years later
D．
will probably be in operation in fifteen years
(4)
The passage is mainly about ________．
[ ]
A．
a cheap way to get energy
B．
the location of recycling plants
C．
new ways of recycling wastes
D．
the probability of city environment
阅读理解
Motorola set out a special training program for children last week with the aim of developing children’s business skills and preparing them for a future as entrepreneurs．
Eighty-seven children aged between 12 and 16 from Beijing and Tianjin attended the oneweek training program called “Youth Discovery” directed by Motorola University’s(MU)instructors and marketing specialists．The children learned about dealing with a practical problem－marketing and worked out a marketing plan by themselves．Last week 26 children of Motorola employees in Tianjin completed their training in the MU－Tianjin Learning Center．
Through the training program, children learnt how to get information through different kinds of sources(源), determine end－user needs, make up messages of value to customers, and communicate using various means and equipment．
Educators acted only as team “directors”, directing children to discover their own answers．The children gave their solutions(解决办法)to Motorola’s management and their parents on the last day of the program．
The children, most of whom were primary and middle school students, presented themselves freely．
The students said that they preferred the open and practical way of learning．
“Youth Discovery”, started by Motorola’s former president Robert Galvin, designed and carried out by Motorola University, aimed to bring the talents(才能)of young people into full play and encouraged them to discover how their skills can contribute to a team to help it reach an aim．
(1)
The underlined word “entrepreneurs” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．
[ ]
A．
schoolmates
B．
actors
C．
managers
D．
scientists
(2)
What role do the educators play in the program?
[ ]
A．
Presidents．
B．
Director．
C．
Businessmen．
D．
Employees．
(3)
“Youth Discovery” is a great success because ________．
[ ]
A．
its way agrees with children’s characters of interest
B．
it’s designed by Motorola University
C．
the children’s parents take part in it
D．
the children come from very big cities
阅读理解
Let us say there is something you don’t know how to do．
In the past if you were determined to learn, you might have called a friend or relative, taken a night class or walked down to the local library for a research term．But now a host of websites are springing up to provides free practical advice on these subjects and actually anything else you can think of．
In one sense, these “how-to” sites represent(表明)a part of the growing world of on line learning．This tradition found one of its earliest forms in the FAQs－or Frequently Asked Questions files－that began on Usenet, the Internet’s global discussion group．These FAQs, many of which still circulate(go round continuously), took a specific subject－and explained it to complete novices．
But “how to” sites take the FAQs idea in a somewhat different direction by addressing subjects that aren’t necessarily related to discussion forums(论坛)．These sites take the style of a written tutorial(teaching period)and a tone of friendly advice．Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites is learn2．com(www．learn2．com)．It offers nearly 1000 free tutorials and adds new ones frequently for a job interview．
At ehow．com(www．ehow．com)you can learn how to train for your first marathon, how to buy a vacation home or how to make a movie in eight steps．
(1)
The purpose of writing the passage is to ________．
[ ]
A．
introduce new websites to people
B．
teach how to take new courses by Internet
C．
present new means to learn something you want to know
D．
help you to solve any difficulty you meet with
(2)
“How-to” sites are set up to ________．
[ ]
A．
explain FAQs to the public
B．
help people to learn what they want to
C．
tell the difference from discussion forums
D．
complete the growing world of online learning
(3)
The underlined word “novices” in the passage probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
experts who know a lot
B．
hosts of “how-to” sites
C．
people without knowledge
D．
beginners of “how-to” sites
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that ________．
[ ]
A．
“how-to” sites are specially designed for the disabled
B．
people can teach themselves at home by visiting “how-to” sites
C．
it is pleasant to listen to the advice on “how to” sites
D．
you can just click your mouse at home to question anything
(5)
According to the text, if you want to buy a tent for camping you may visit．
[ ]
A．
www．ehow．com
B．
www．learn2．com
C．
the discussion forums
D．
the FAQs
Pet owners are being encouraged to take their animals to work, a move scientists say can be good for productivity, workplace morale(士气), and the well being of animals．
A study found that 25％ of Australian women would like to keep an office pet．Sue Chaseling of Petcare Information Service said the practice of keeping office pets was good both for the people and the pets．“On the pets’ side, they are not left on their own and won’t feel lonely and unhappy,” she said．A study of major US companies showed that 73％ found office pets beneficial(有益的), while 27％ experienced a drop in absenteeism(缺勤)．
Xarni Riggs has two cats walking around her Global Hair Salon in Paddington．“My customers love them．They are their favorites,” she said．“They are not troublesome．They know when to go and have a sleep in the sun．”
Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years “working” at Punch Gallery in Balmain．Owner Iain Powell said he had had cats at the gallery for 15 years．“BJ often lies in the shop window and people walking past tap on the glass,” he said．
Ms Chaseling said cats were popular in service industries because they enabled a point of conversation．But she said owners had to make sure both their co-workers and the cats were comfortable．
(1)
The percentage of American companies that are in favor of keeping office pets is ________．
[ ]
A．
73％
B．
27％
C．
25％
D．
15％
(2)
We know from the text that “BJ” ________．
[ ]
A．
works in the Global Hair Salon
B．
often greets the passers-by
C．
likes to sleep in the sun
D．
is a two-year-old cat
(3)
The best title for this text would be ________．
[ ]
A．
Pets Help Attract Customers
B．
Your Favorite Office Pets
C．
Pets Join the Workforce
D．
Busy Life for Pets
阅读理解
The Currier and Ives printing house was founded by National Currier in 1834．James Ives joined the printing house as an assistant eighteen years just after marrying Currier’s sister, and became one of the owners in 1857．The pair showed an unusual ability to tell what the American public would rush to buy in the way of cheap art, and actually hundreds of thousands of prints from as many as 7000 different pictures were turned out and sold from the printing house’s shop in lower New York by street sellers and over shop counters throughout the country and even in Europe．Though in the course of time Currier and Ives hired some of American finest artists, art value could certainly not be counted among the printing house’s real aims．Some time after it went out of business in 1907, the prints enjoyed new popularity as some people’s collection, and the rare examples brought thousands of dollars in the 1920s．
(1)
Ives became one of the owners ________．
[ ]
A．
as soon as he married Currier’s sister
B．
when he could tell American taste in cheap art better than Currier
C．
after eighteen years of service to printing house
D．
when he had worked for the printing house for about five years
(2)
What seemed to make the printing house so successful was ________．
[ ]
A．
its feeling for what the public would buy
B．
its choice of shop situation in lower New York
C．
the face that it published prints that interested collectors
D．
its decision to hire some of great American artists
(3)
From the passage we may conclude that ________．
[ ]
A．
during its whole history the printing house sold 7000 prints
B．
the printing house’s prints were also popular in Europe
C．
the number of prints from each picture was fewer than 7000
D．
street sellers were the printing houses most efficient sales force
阅读理解
In the 1960s, people asked about your astrological sign(星相)．In the 1990s, they wanted to know your website(网址)．These days, having a web address is almost as important as a street address．Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and potentially, millions of people around the world．Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent．The Web is filled with all kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity．
Think of your home page as the starting point of your website．Like the table of contents of a book or a magazine, the home page is the front door．Your site can have one or more pages, depending on how you design it．
While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine layout(版面设计)．At the top of the page is a banner(大标题)GRAPHIC．Next comes a greeting and a short description of the site．Pictures, texts, and links to other websites follow．
Before you start building your site, do some planning．Think about whom the site is for and what you want to say．Next, gather up the material that you want to put on the site．Draw a rough layout on a sheet of paper．
While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind：
Start simply If you are too ambitious(雄心勃勃的)at the beginning, you may never get the site off the ground．You can always add to your site．
Less is better Most people don’t like to read a lot of text online．Break it into small pieces．
Smaller is better Most people connect to the Internet with a modem(调制解调器)．Since it can take a long time to download large image files, keep the file sizes small．
Have the rights Don’t put any material on your site unless you are sure you can do it legally(合法地)．Learn the Net’s Copyright Article for more about this．
Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building．Learning the Net Communities provides tools to help you build your site．
(1)
The main purpose of the passage is to tell you．
[ ]
A．
what a website is like
B．
how to build your own website
C．
how to meet people online
D．
what a website is made up of
(2)
According to the writer, your website is a place ________．
[ ]
A．
where you can meet people all around the world
B．
where you can buy what you want
C．
where you can get free services
D．
where you can meet people on the Internet
(3)
The purpose of the home page of your website is ________．
[ ]
A．
to give a list of all the contents of your website
B．
to make it look like a front door
C．
to direct people to more of your pages
D．
to design the cover of a book or magazine
(4)
The writer thinks that if you are too ambitious at the beginning, ________．
[ ]
A．
your website may leave no space for adding new things