A. OECD in Figures 2006-2007.    

B. OECD Economic Outlook.

C. Human Capital.                              

D. Climate Changes in the European Alps.

49. Which of the following hooks was published most lately?

48. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Happy Life of a US Woman in China

B. A US Woman Carrying 2008 Olympic Torch in China

C. Development of Chinese Welfare Institutions

D. The Longest Torch Relay in Olympic History

C

Human Capital-- How what you know shapes your life

Publication date: 20 Feb, 2007    ISBN: 9789264029088    Price:∈15

This book explores the influence of education and learning on our societies and lives and examines what countries are doing to provide education and training to support people throughout their lives.

Economic Policy Reforms -- Going for Growth, 2007 Edition

Publication date: 15 Feb, 2007     ISBN: 9789264030473    Price: ∈60

Based on a broad set of indicators of structural policies and performance, Going for Growth2007 takes stock of the recent progress made in implementing (贯彻) policy reforms and identifies, for each OECD country, five policy priorities to lift growth.

Climate Changes in the European Alps - Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural hazards Management

Publication date: 22 Jan, 2007   ISBN: 9789264031685    Price: ∈24

The first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under climate change for five countries in the region:  France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany.

OECD in Figures 2006-2007 ― Statistics on the Member Countries ― OECD Observer

Publication date: 05 Jan, 2007    ISBN: 9789264022638    Price: ∈15

A bandy pocket reference containing key data covering the entire range ( 范围 ) of OECD work including the economy, employment, health, education, migration, the environment, science and technology, agriculture, trade, and development aid.

OECD Economic ―Outlook m December No. 80

Publication date: 26 Jan, 2007    ISBN: 9789264030954    Price: ∈80

OECD’s  twice yearly assessment and projections for the economies of the OECD area and selected non-members. This edition also looks at the rise in household debt.

47. We can infer from the text that Jenny Bowen __

A. loves Chinese culture and history

B. founded Half the Sky aimed at helping Chinese orphans

C. has adopted 13,000 children during 10 years

D. is interested in Chinese sports

46. The eight foreign torch relay runners

A. were selected by Half the Sky

B. won the contest organized by the committee

C. all lived in Beijing

D. carried the torch in the relay in China

A. collect educational tools, medical support, etc. for orphans

B. make Half the Sky Foundation well known

C. draw special attention to the children in China

D. communicate information of America

45. Bowen hoped that being a torch runner would help __

According to Olympic organizers, candidates (候选人) were selected based or an online vote, committee selection, their "love of Chinese culture and history" and devotion to” communicating information of a real China to their native countries". Each runner carried the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil.

44. We can infer that the writer would

A. be angry with her mother

B. try to be nothing but herself

C. refuse to do any test

D. meet her mother’s expectations

B

Jenny Bowen, an American living in Beijing, was selected, as the only American to carry the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch on Chinese soil. She and seven other non-Chinese winners had been chosen from 262 applicants from 47 countries in a contest organized by Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and the official English-language newspaper, China Daily. When Bowen ran with the Olympic torch,  she was not only representing the United States, but also representing thousands of Chinese orphans(孤儿).

Bowen, a mother of two adopted(收养) Chinese daughters, is director of Half the Sky Foundation, an organization which was founded in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives of orphaned children in China. In nearly 10 years, Bowen and Half the Sky have touched the lives of over 13,000 children. Half the Sky is now present in 36 welfare institutions in 28 Chinese cities.  About 4,000 children are active in the program, which provides trained staff, educational tools, medical support and care for orphans.

Bowen hoped that running with the Olympic torch would help draw attention to the children in China. She was among 19,400 runners who carried the flame along an 85,000-mile, 130-day route across five continents. Beijing organizers say it was the longest torch relay in Olympic history.

Like Bowen, the seven other. non-Chinese winners, including a German engineer and a Venezuelan designer,  live in China. Other countries represented were the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and Russia.

43. The writer hated the tests because

A. she didn’t like standing on her head

B. she was poor in numbers

C. she found it difficult to remember details

D. she thought the tests were too much for her