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From school to band Practice, the Venturi Eclectic is an Earth-friendly way to get Where you want to go．This battery-powered, zero-emission (meaning it doesn't pollute the air) vehicle runs mainly on renewable energy．Solar panels on the Eclectic's roof absorb sun rays when you're driving．On windy days, you can connect a machine to the car's roof that collects energy from the wind while you're parked．The Eclectic's top speed is 28 miles an hour; the battery lasts for 31 miles before it needs to be recharged．Zipping (迅速行进) around the neighborhood has never been better.
Here's an eco-friendly way to tell time: Simply fill the Bedol Water-powered Clock's tank (箱) with water, add some lemon juice, and the clock will display the time without the need for environmentally harmful batteries．There are two sets of metal electrodes (电极) inside the water tank．Water contains ions (离子) that carry negative and positive charges．These ions complete a charge between the electrodes, creating enough energy to power the clock．Just refill the tank every few weeks, and this clock will keep on ticking.
Bloodhound SuperSonic Car (SSC) will be the first car to attempt to break the l,000-mile-an-hour barrier．(The current record is 763 miles an hour.) A concept for now, the rocket-shaped car gets its initial push to 350 miles an hour from a jet engine．Then a rocket fires up, pushing the SSC past 1,000 miles an hour．In order to keep the car streamlined (流线型的), the driver lies back at a 45-degree angle.
You're having a blast at your friend's birthday party．But when it's time to bring out the cake, everyone crowds around, blocking your view．No worries．Throw the Triops into the air, and this clever camera captures the view from above．The Triops can take three pictures at once, each from different angles．You can also record sounds and command the Triops to start shooting whenever it hears that noise．That's one smart camera.
According to the passage, the Venturi Eclectic .
A．is popular with businessmen B．is suitable for a long trip
C．can turn wind into energy D．has only a little gas emission
What is the common characteristic of the Venturi Eclectic and the Bedol Water-powered Clock?
A．They don't need batteries. B．They are difficult to operate.
C．They can be powered by water. D．They are environmentally friendly.
The underlined phrase “having a blast” in the last paragraph probably means .
A．looking at a picture B．enjoying yourself
C．blowing out a candle D．recording sounds
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The Triops is sensitive to sounds.
B．The driver of the SSC must be of great size.
C．The color of the Bedol Water-powered Clock is like that of lemon.
D．The SSC doesn’t have anything to do with a rocket actually.
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A
Beijing Highlights
Luxury : 4 Days $269 Up
Standard : 4 Days $249 Up
Super Deluxe : 4 Days $519 Up
Budget : 5 Days $189 Up
Beijing boasting a history of over a thousand years is rich in cultural relics．Our four-day itinerary will take you to the most popular sites around the city．You will see the magnificent Great Wall; sacred Tiananmmen Square; majestic Forbidden City as well as the verdant gardens of the Summer Palace．
B
Beijing Hutong Tour
Luxury & Standard : 5 Days $299 Up
Super Deluxe : 5 Days $669 Up
Budget : 6 Days $239 Up
Beijing, one of the six ancient capital cities of China still has a rich history, and a diverse and colorful culture．Take a special rickshaw ride through an old Hutong neighborhood to experience the different life styles of Beijing residents．A visit to the Lama Temple will expose you to the local people’s religious beliefs．
C
Short Beijing Travel
Luxury & Standard : 3 Days $159 Up
Are you annoyed by your tight time schedule but interested in visiting Beijing? Here we provide an elaborately（精心地） designed 3-day Beijing tour itinerary taking you to explore the highlights of Beijing．Hence, you can make full use of your time to visit the most aspects of Beijing．
D
Beijing Group Tour
Luxury : 5 Days $279 Up
Explore the highlights of Beijing on a tight budget, why not join our Beijing group tour with only 6-18 people to each group, you will not only make new friends from different countries but also experience all of the comfort and flexibility at a lower price．
E
Beijing Essence Tour
Luxury : 2 Days $75 Up
To guide you to catch all the highlight sites of Beijing in short time schedule, we carefully design these two 2-day refined Beijing tours．Take the tour and make full use of your precious time to see as much as possible of Beijing．
F 
Beijing One-Day Tours - 17 options here for you!
Luxury : 1 Day $29 Up
Beijing is such a large city with numerous places of interest to visit．17 one-day package tours offered here are all made up of the essence of Beijing．You can choose any of your preferred according to your interest．
Dick is a newcomer to Beijing where he is going to stay for 5 days．Since he has to attend a very important conference on the third day, he has very limited time to spare．But he wishes to spend two days visiting a few of the scenic spots in Beijing so that he could have some basic idea of what Beijing is like．
Coming from Los Angeles, as an exchange student, John is eager to know about Beijing which he believes is a great city with a lot of things to explore．So he plans to go around on Sundays．Since he is not familiar with the city, he decides to join one of the local tour agencies．But he prefers things to be different every week．
Mary is a mother with a 9-year-old daughter．She wants to travel around Beijing this summer holiday with her daughter．She would like her daughter to make some friends while opening her eyes during the trip．
Li Xue has a very long holiday this year．She wants to go on a guided tour round the most popular sites of Beijing．She does not believe in those so called “cheap and good” offer, so she does not care much about money．So long as the tour is comfortable and enjoyable, she will not hesitate to join in．
Professor Zhou is interested more in culture and the way of life of the local people than simply taking a city sightseeing tour．Instead of going to museums and popular sites, he likes to explore how the local people lived in the old times．
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America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice（惯例） in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine（常规）. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
46. The writer of this passage must be ______.
A. an American B. a Chinese C. a professor D. a student
47. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.
B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.
C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.
D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.
48. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.
A. warmly welcomed at the airport
B. offered a ride to his home
C. treated hospitably at his home
D. treated to dinner in a restaurant
49. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.
A. strict with time B. serious with time
C. careful with time D. willing to spend time
50. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.
A. Friendships between Chinese
B. Friendships between Americans
C. Americans’ hospitality
D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships
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A. provide; / B. provide; to C. provide; for D. supply; /
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The coal miners in the coal mine for 10 hours before we came to their rescue.
A．had trapped B．had been trapping
C．had been trapped D．would have been trapped
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--- I serve three meals every day and do almost everything for him, but he still lets me down.
--- I’m afraid that’s ______ you are mistaken.
A. how B. where C. what D. in which
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