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1、nz=噩）。（缁i励AA题材：新闻报道难度：建议时间：4分钟字数：148B题材：幽默故事难度：建议时间：6分钟字数：248News from China Daily in February,1999China recorded fewer traffic accidents in 1988 than in 1987 and a lowered trend（趋势）continued for January this year.The traffic accidents in 1988 totaled 270,000,20,000 fewer than 1987.But the death rol

2、l（人数）fbr 1988 was 54,000,an increase of 1,000 from the previous year.The increase was not as slow as that in recent years.The ministry（部）spoke man said in Beijing yesterday that 3,821 persons were killed inhighway traffic accidents last month,a drop of 14,68 per cent from January 1987.He also saidth

3、ere were 21,201 traffic accidents in the first month of the year,10.1 per cent fewer than Januarylast year and 11,700 people injured.The traffic accidents involved（包括）an economic lost worth 27.32 million yuan（about S7million）.Economic Daily said 170,000 persons were injured in traffic accidents in 1

4、988,10,000fewerthan in 1987.1.The total traffic accidents in 1987 we r e.A.270,000 B.20,000 C.21,201 D.290,0002.There were persons that died in the traffic accidents in 1987.A.55,000 B.54,000 C.3,821 D.53,0003.The number of traffic accidents injured in 1987 was.A.170,000 B.180,000 C.11,7000 D.21,201

5、4.The best title for the text is.A.More Traffic Accidents in 1988”B.Drop of Number of Death in Traffic Accidents in 1988”C.”1988 Road Accidents Up;Deaths Down”D.”1988 Road Accidents down;Deaths up”BMr.Weeks and Mr.Lake lived in the same village.Their houses were next to each other and sowere their f

6、anns.Mr.Weeks was honest and able.He was good at taking care of his crops and heoften got good harvests.But Mr.Lake spent much time in playing and sleeping.He never wateredhis crops when it was dry.Sometimes the weed grew faster than the coms.But he didnt pay anyattention to it and he got poorer and

7、 his families were often hungry.It was a very cold winter.The snow had lasted a few weeks and the ground became white.TheLakes had nothing to eat.The man knew it was possible to borrow some food from the villagers.But he was tired if his childrens cries.He went out and wandered in the snowy streets.

8、Suddenlyhe saw there was a sheep behind Mr.Weeks house.He looked around and found there wasnobody around.He took it into his house.His wife tried to stop him doing it,but he didnt listen toher and began to look fbr his knife.Mr.Weeks found his sheep was gone.He didnt know who had stolen it.But he fo

9、llowed thefootprints and came to Mr.Lakes house.Having seen his sheep and the knife in Mr.Lakes hand,he understood at all.“I，I.J Mr.Lake said with a red face.“Dont tell a lie!“Thats difficult to answer”5.Mr.Lake was Mr.Weeks，.A.friend B.workmate C.neighbor D.brother6.Mr.Lake wandered in the street b

10、ecauseA.he couldnt walk fast in the snowB.he wanted to meet one of his friendC.he hoped to find something in the snowD.he didnt know how to get some food7.The word“footprint means.A.脚印 B.脚步 C.痕迹 D.烙印8.,but Mr.Weeks stopped him.A.Mr.Lake was going to give the sheep backB.Mr.Lake wanted someone to hel

11、p himC.Mr.Lake was going to make an excuseD.Mr.Lake was going to hide the knife星期二 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _A题材：行为规范难度：建议时间：6分钟字数：1 9 7B题材：生活幽默难度：建议时间：7分钟字数：2 47AAllan goes everywhere with Birgitta Anderson,a 54-ycar-old secretary.He moves around heroffice at work and goes shopping with her.Most p

12、eople don*t seem to mind Allan,*says Birgitta,who thinks he is wonderful.He my fourth child,n she says.She may think of him and treat himthat way,buying his food,paying his health bills and his taxes,but in fact Allan is a dog.Birgitta and Allan live in Sweden,a country where everyone is expected to

13、 lead an orderlylife according to rules laid down by the government,which also provides a high level of care forits people.This level of care costs money.People in Sweden pay taxes on everything,so arent surprised to find that owning a dogmeans yet more taxes.Some people are paying as much as 500 Sw

14、edish kronor in taxes a year forthe right to keep their dog,money that is spent by the government on dog hospital sand sometimesmedical treatment for a dog that falls ill.However,most such treatment is expensive,so owners often decide to pay health and evenlife insurance（保险）fbr their dog.In Sweden d

15、og owners must pay fbr any damage（损坏）their dog does.A Swedish KennelClub official explains what this means:if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passingcar,you,as the owner,have to pay fbr any damage done to the car,even if your dog has beenkilled in the accident.1.Birgitta pays taxes f

16、or Allan b e c a u s e.A.he is her dogB.he is her childC.he follows her everywhereD.he often falls ill2.The money paid as dog taxes is used toA.keep a high level of care for the peopleB.pay for damage done by dogsC.provide medical care for dogsD.buy insurance for dog owners3.If a dog causes a car ac

17、cident and gets killed,who should pay for the damage done tothe car?A.The owner of the carB.The owner of the dogC.The insurance companyD.The government4.From the text it can be inferred that in S w e d e n.A.dogs are welcome in public placesB.keeping dogs means asking for troubleC.many car accidents

18、 are caused by dogsD.people care much about dogsBMr.Jackson lived in the centre of London but he had a hotel near the airport.There a lot offoreigners stayed for night.He didnt know any other language but English and he found itdifficult fbr him to understand the foreign visitors.Sometimes he had to

19、 use the gesture to“talk”with them,and tried his best to make himself understood.But he was often misunderstood and itbrought him a lot of trouble.A friend of his who taught a few foreign languages in a universitywould teach him.He was happy and studied hard.At first he learned some,but soon he foun

20、d itwas not easy to remember the words and expressions.His friend advised him to write down theuseful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary.He did as he wastold.He found it helpful fbr him to do so.One evening there were plenty of people in the dining-room.They were al

21、l busy eatingsomething except a Japanese.He was wandering there waiting fbr his wife who was dressingherself up upstairs.Mr.Jackson thought to himself The man wants to eat something but hedoesnt know any English.Let me help him.”As he knew only a little Japanese,he had to bring out his notebook and

22、showed it to the man,pointing to the sentenceT hungry.”The Japanese had a look at it and gave him two pounds and left.5.Mr.Jackson knew only English be c aus eA.he was an English studentB.he couldnt learn by himselfC.he had not studied any foreign languagesD.he had never been abroad6.Mr.Jackson had

23、to use the gesture be c aus eA.he wanted the foreign visitors to understand himB.he wanted to learn the foreign languages from the visitorsC.he hoped to know the foreign visitors customD.he hoped more foreign visitors would stay fbr night in his hotel7.As not all foreigners understood his gesture,so

24、metimes Mr.Jackson tocommunicate with them.A.last heart B.gave up C.succeeded D.failed8.The Japanese t hought,so he gave him two pounds.A.Mr.Jackson was a beggarB.Mr.Jackson was a translatorC.Mr.Jackson could help himD.Mr.Jackson could ring his wife upu国 侬AA题材：名人传奇难度：建议时间：7分钟字数：2 0 7B题材：新闻消息难度：建议时间：

25、9 分钟字 数:2 59Hannibal was a general from Carthage,a city on the northern coast of Africa.He fought theancient Romans and won great battles at a time when the Romans were the most powerful peoplein the world.His army was small,but it was made up of soldiers from many countries that didntwant to be rul

26、ed by the Romans.Before Hannibal could fight the Romans,he had to cross the Alps,the high mountains that theRomans always had thought would protect them from enemy armies.When winter came,theRomans did not think Hannibal could possibly cross the mountains.Hannibal surprised them.With some of his sol

27、diers riding huge strong elephantswhere no elephants had never traveledbefore-he crossed the mountains with his army.The paths rising and falling sharply,were icyand dangerous.The elephants had to walk slowly without resting through the mountainsnowstorms and howling（怒号）winds.The enemies rolled rock

28、s down to try to stop them.Evenraging rivers couldnt stop them.HannibaPs solders built rafts（木排）strong enough to carry theelephants across.At last,half of them never reached the end of their journey.But the other half ofthe army and some of the elephants did finish the journey.1.From the text,Hannib

29、al might live in.A.Italy B.Turkey C.Algeria D.Ir叫2.Hannibal knew that he.A.must cross the Alps to win the battlesB.must have a powerful army to beat the RomansC.was sure to beat the Romans before crossing the AlpsD.had to break away from the Romans to cross the Alps3.Which of the following is NOTTRU

30、E?A.Before Hannibals army crossed the Alps,the Romans were the most powerful people inthe world.B.The Romans thought it impossible for Hannibal to cross the Alps.C.Hannibal used the elephant to help cross the Alps because the elephants were good atwalking on mountain paths.D.Hannibal managed to cros

31、s the Alps after all with his army.4.After reading the text,we can easily remember a s ayi ng.A.strike while the iron is still hot.B.Where there is will,there is a way.C.No pains,no gains.D.Failure is the mother of successBSingapore.Tuesday.Eight peoplethree of them woman-died after being trapped（困陷

32、）inan attic（顶楼）when fire gutted（损坏）their two-story terrace house yesterday.In the tragedy,about thirty-six people were sleeping in the building when the fire,started by ashort circuit,broke out.Most of them managed to rush out in time.One of the first to leave the building was Miss Posh,a factory wo

33、rker,who was awakenedfrom her sleep by shouts of Fire!”shortly after 3:10 a.m.She said:I shouted to the other tenants to get out.By this time,the first-floor was in flamesand I could hear people crying and screaming.Someone brought a ladder and placed it against thewall,but it only went up as far as

34、 the first floor.There was no hope fbr those trapped in the attic.”One man who did escape from the attic told reporters that he could only saved himself bygoing through the ventilation（通风）opening in the roof and climbing to an adjoining building.Chin Meng,twenty,a fitter,wept as he recalled how he h

35、ad to leave his parents behind.Hesaid:When I tried to return fbr my parents,I was driven back by the thick smoke and the heat.”Shortly after the blaze was spotted,three fire engines raced to the scene and by 4:00a.m.hadthe fire under control.The MP（议员）fbr the area visited the scene and said:The land

36、lord was wrong to rent outrooms irresponsibly.He has not given due thought to the safety of his tenants/55.males were killed in the fire.A.eight B.Five C.Three D.Thirty-six6.The fire fighter took to get the fire under control.A.about an hour B.eight hoursC.ten minutes D.four hours7.The MP for the ar

37、ea the landlord.A.criticized B.praised C.questioned D.laughed at8.In the 6th paragraph,the word“recalled”probably means.A.said B.told again C.told D.thought of the past国 颤 IAA题材：寓言幽默难度：建议时间：4分钟字数：162B题材：哲理故事难度：建议时间：6分钟字数：175A man stayed in his house as a flood engulfed his town.Two men in a rowboat

38、came to hishouse and offered to take to safety.tNo,thank you,said the man,“God will help me.As the waters rose,the man retreated to the second storey of his house.Now,two men in amotorboat came by and offered to rescue him.Again,the man declined,saying,“No,thank you.God will help me.”As the waters r

39、ose still higher,the man retreated again to the rooftop of his house.A helicoptercame by,and someone inside3 it threw down a rope,urging the man to grab it and be pilled upinto the helicopter.Once more,the man declined and said,“No,thank you.God will help me.”Just then a mighty voice called out to t

40、he man,“You idiot!I sent you a rowboat,a motorboat andnow a helicopter.What more do you want me to do?”1.Which if the following do you think is the best title for this text?A.A Man in FloodsB.God Will Help MeC.Different Ways to Help People out of WaterD.A foolish man2.The underlined word“mighty”me a

41、nsA.loud B.powerful C.soft D.rude3.At the end of the text,who called out to the man?A.The men in the rowboat B.The men in the motorboatC.Someone in the helicopter D.God himself4.What do you think of the man?A.very faithful B.very stupid C.helpless D.uselessBA lesson in“heart“is my little 1 O-year-ol

42、d daughter,Sarah,who was bom with a muscle（肌肉）missing in her foot and wears a brace（支撑物）all the time.She came home one beautiful springday to tell me she had competed in“field day”thats where they have lots of races and othercompetitive events.Because of her leg support,my mind raced as I tried to t

43、hink of words of encouragement formy Sarah,things I could say to her about not letting this get her downthings I have heard manyfamous coaches tell the players when they were faced with defeat-but before I could get a wordout,she looked up sand said,“Daddy,I won two of the races.I couldnt believe it

44、!Then Sarah said,“I had an advantage.Ahh,I knew it.I thought she must have been given a head start.some kind of physicaladvantage.But again,before I could say anything,she said,“Daddy,I didnt get a head start.myadvantage was I had to try harder!5.Sarah.A.is a naughty girlB.is a physically well devel

45、oped girlC.can not grow up normally because of missing in one foot.D.Came in first in the races6.The underlined words field day”means.A.sports day at a school or a collegeB.a day on which military operations are practicedC.a time of unusually pleasant and exciting actionD.a season for cutting or gat

46、hering in of grain and other food crops7.When Sarah told her father that she was racing over the course,her father_.A.was thinking about her legB.tried to encourage herC.looked very nervous and worried about herD.was very happy and proud of her8.The story obviously shows us,A.Sarah often fails to ap

47、preciate what happiness really meansB.Sarah dared to get a head startC.Sarah was broken in health,but not in spiritD.Sarahs father supported her with his love颤 国AA题材：旅游指南难度：建议时间：6分钟字数：197B题材：美国教育难度：建议时间:8分钟字数：180If youre a foreigner and looking for the place that has everything,there9s only one plac

48、e tovisited,and thats New York.Ifs a whole world in a city.The World of theaterAll of New York is a stage、and it begins with Broadway.Where else can you find so manyshows in one place?Only in New York!The World if MusicSpend an evening with Beethoven at Lincoln Center.Swing to the great jazz of Gree

49、nwichVillage.Or rock yourself silly at the hottest dance spots(=places)fbund anywhere.The World of ArtFrom Rembrandt to Picasso.From Egyptian tombs to Indian teepees(圆锥形帐篷).Whateverkind of art you like,you will find it in New York.The World of Fine DiningWhether it is roast Beijing Duck in China tow

50、n,Lasagna in Little Italy,or the finest French coqau vin(chicken cooked in wine)found anywhere,there is a world of great taste waiting for you inNew York.The World of SightsWhat other city has a Statue of Liberty(自由女神像)？A Rockefeller Center?Or a Bronx Zoo?What else can you take a horse-drawn carriag