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　　A gunman who killed a woman bank clerk in a robbery in Shanghai last Monday was caught yesterday afternoon in Ningbo, about 400 kilometres away from here. The 24-year-old outlaw (歹徒), with two pistols (手枪) and 18 bullets, was caught at4:35 p.m. yesterday while making a telephone call in post office. “He was seized by a local policeman. No one was hurt in the arrest,” said Li Xiaohang, director of Shanghai public Security (上海公安局) during a press conference at 7 p.m. yesterday.

　　Li told China Daily that there were no signs of further offences (罪犯) during the gunman's one week on run. The gunman, Yu Shangge, shot a woman bank clerk dead at a savings bank in Hongkou District with a stolen pistol at 12 noon on Monday last week. The 35-year-old clerk, was the only one on duty, since it was during lunch time. After killing the clerk the gunman ran away without any money.

　　Thousands of policemen searched the city immediately after the shooting.

　　Yu, a bus conductor, used to be a ship policeman in Shanghai Navigation Company (上海航运公司) and he stole three pistols and 268 bullets from a passenger ship on November 13.

From China Daily Nov. 24, 1987

(1)The robbery took place on November ________ , 1987.

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(2)The outlaw stole three pistols and 268 bullets when he was ________.

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(3)How many clerks do you suppose are on duty in the saving bank except that day?

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(4)The best title of the news is ________.

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A．The 24-year-old outlaw is caught

B．The robber war caught yesterday

C．The killer caught on the phone

D．Gun killer caught on phone

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　　Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn't matter where you live ---- in the middle of a modern city, or a far away village ---- the chances are that you will be disturbed (烦扰) by jet aeroplanes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc．We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they are working.

　　Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be a very frightening experience for a human being. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums (耳鼓). The noise level in some discos is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.

　　One recent report about noise and concentration (专心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration. What really influences their ability to concentrate is a chance in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise which doesn't change too much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate.

(1)According to the passage, the noise pollution ________.

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A．has become the worst in the countryside

B．has become better in big cities

C．has spread from cities to villages

D．has been controlled in modern cities

(2)What does background music refer to?

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A．Music played while people are working.

B．Music played in the backyard．

C．Noise that continues while you are listening to other noises.

D．Music used to help people to concentrate.

(3)Some people have their hearing harmed ________.

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A．while listening to pop music
B．in complete silence

C．when speaking loudly
D．while watching TV

(4)Which of the following isn't included among the things causing noise?

(5)Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating on something is ________.

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A．all kinds of noise

B．great changes in the level of noise

C．background noise

D．popular music

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On a rainy day, yon will see many streams of muddy (多泥的) water running down the slopes (斜坡) of a hill. The water is muddy because it washes away soil from the hill slopes.

　　Sometimes soil is blown away by strong winds. When the soil is carried away by water or wind, we say that the land is eroded (侵蚀). This is known as soil erosion.

　　Plants can not grow on eroded land．There is not enough soil on eroded land to give them the things they need．Plants need water and salts from the soil.

　　We can do a number of things to stop soil erosion. This is called soil conservation(保护).

　　One way of soil conservation on flat, open ground is to grow small plants such as grasses. Their roots hold the soil tightly together.

　　Another way is to plant trees around an open field．Thus soil erosion by strong winds can not take place. Rows of trees act as a very big wall.

　　Soil erosion on slopes can be stopped by cutting “steps” called terraces (梯田). Water carrying soil can not run straight down the slope now. It has to run down the terraces. This slows down the flow (流速) of the water. Most of the soil in the water is left behind on the terraces.

(1)On a rainy day the water running down the slopes of a hill is muddy because ________.

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A．there are no terraces on the slopes

B．there are no small plants on the slopes

C．it washes away soil on the slopes

D．there is too much soil on the slopes

(2)Plants cannot grow on eroded land because _______.

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A．there is a lot of sand in it

B．there is not enough water and salts in it

C．there is no water in it

D．the land is too hard

(3)The way of soil conservation on flat, open ground is ________.

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A．to grow small plants such as grasses

B．to plant trees around an open field

C．to add fertility to the soil

D．A or B

阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项.

　　In Kansas City, Missouri, a computer helps fire fighters. The computer contains information about every one of the 35,000 streets addressed in the city. When firefighters answer a call, the computer will give them important information about the burning building, its position, size type and so on. In fact, the computer system has almost unlimited ways of helping fire fighters take special care to find these invalids and remove them quickly and safely.

　　The Kansas City computer system also keeps a medical record of each of the city's 9,000 fire fighters. This kind of information is especially useful when a fireman is injured．With this information, doctor at the hospital can treat the injured firefighters more quickly and easily.

(1)The computer can give ________.

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A．useful and useless information about the city

B．useful information about every one living in the city

C．useful information about every street addressed in the city

D．information about every city in the country

(2)In this passage the word “invalid” means ________.

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A．a person who is badly injured

B．a person who has become weak through illness or injury

C．a person who is helped by firemen

D．a person who wants to be a fireman

(3)The computer center can ________.

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A．give the firemen important help almost in every way

B．have limited ways of helping firemen

C．hardly give any useful information to the firemen

D．put out every fire immediately

(4)If injured, the firemen will ________.

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A．be treated at once with the computer's help

B．hardly get any treatment

C．be taken to hospital by the computer

D．ask doctors and nurses for help

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案.

　　TOKYO, Japan--An earthquake measuring 8.0 hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early Friday. The quake was the strongest anywhere in the world this year. Several million people live on the island. Japan's national broadcasting agency，NHK, reported 236 people had been hurt, but no deaths had been reported. Tsunami waves measuring about 3 feet（1 meter）began hitting the eastern coast of Japan's northernmost island, and officials warned all residents in the region to seek higher ground. A fire broke out at oil refinery on the island after the earthquake, and television stations reported a train derailment and a landslide near a highway tunnel. The US Geological Survey measured the quake at 8.0 but authorities in Japan initially gave it a magnitude of 7. 8. The USGS said the temblor was located 33 kilometers（20 miles）under the Earth's crust, about 796 miles north / northwest of Tokyo, and began at 4∶50 a.m. local time（1950 GMT）. The second quake occurred at 6∶08 a.m.（2108 GMT）.

　　On average, there is one magnitude-8, or greater, quake a year in the world, The amount of energy released in a magnitude-8 earthquake is equivalent to that contained in 1.01 billion tons of TNT, according to the USGS. A tsunami watch has been issued for the US state of Hawaii. “Based on all available data, a tsunami may have been generated by this earthquake that could be destructive on coastal areas even far from the epicenter,” said the announcement from the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program. Only six days ago a 5.5-magnitude quake shook Japan. The September 20 earthquake was centered nearly 870 kilometers（540 miles）south--southeast of Tokyo, near Japan's Bonin Islands, a remote volcanic island group in the Pacific Ocean. Earlier this month, Japan marked the 80th anniversary of a magnitude 8.3 quake that devastated（破坏）Tokyo and neighboring Yokohama, killing at least140,000 people. In January 1995, a magnitude 7.2 temblor in Kobe killed more than6,000 people.

（1）An 8.0-magnitude earthquake happened in Japan ________.

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A. in January 1995

B. on September 20, 2003

C. on September 26, 2003

D. in September, 1923

（2）What is NOT the result of this earthquake?

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A. 236 people were hurt.

B. A fire broke out at oil refinery on the island.

C. A train was out of track.

D. Two people died.

（3）We can infer that ________.

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A. this is the biggest earthquake in the world this year

B. this earthquake has no effect on the USA

C. Japan is a country where earthquakes frequently happen

D. the second quake occurred only half an hour after the first one

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案.

　　Some time people call each other “seared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream. Although the cat doesn't realize this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things. It will defend itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.

　　Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions（feelings）, our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too get ready to defend ourselves or run.

　　Human beings, however, have a problem that animals, never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger--or hit somebody--and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn't always wise to express your feelings freely.

　　Does this mean that it's smarter always to hide our feelings? No! If you keep feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illness can develop, and you can feel churned up inside. It can actually be bad for your health.（It isn't good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feelings need to be expressed.）

　　Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside don't just go away. It's as if you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long you'd smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, chances are you'd see little fruit flies hovering all over them. They'd be rotten.

　　You can try to treat emotions as if they were bananas in the cupboard. You can hide them and you can pretend they don't exist, but they'll still be around. And at last you'll have to deal with them, just like those bananas.

（1）The best title for this article is ________.

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A. Emotions Affect Our Bodies

B. What Happens to a Frightened Cat

C. What Happens to An Excited Person

D. Feelings that People Have

（2）The underlined words “churned up” in the fourth paragraph mean ________.

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A. gradually they'll disappear

B. they won't exist any more

C. they will hover all over

D. your body stays tense

（3）The author wrote this article in order to ________.

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A. tell us that it isn't good to keep feelings inside

B. give us some advice on how to express our feelings

C. make us face the problem that we have to deal with feelings

D. make us know that it isn't always wise to express our feelings freely

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案.

　　Keep it in the air: The Chaoyang Theater is one of the Beijing theaters to present acrobatics（杂技）all year round.

　　Top acrobatic artists invited from all over the country perform for Chinese and foreign tourists. The program features trick cycling, leaping through hoops and Chinese magic tricks. Some of the artists have won prizes in international competitions.

　　Time: 7∶15 p. m. Daily

　　Place: 36, Dongsanhuan Beilu. Chaoyang District

　　Tel: 65072421, 65071818

　　Use your head: “Green Hat” is a new drama given by a group of young Chinese actors. It's a reworking of American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne's famous novel “The Scarlet Letter”. It describes the heroine's great courage in finding the true love against a backdrop of disapproval.

　　Time: 7∶15 p. m. until March 5, except Mondays

　　Place: China Children's Theater

　　Tel: 66037255, 66037265

　　Mix and match: “Story of Puppets” tells of a fairy, Zixia, who looks for love in the human world. After watching a puppet play “Peony Pavilion”, she thinks must be true love in reality, so she uses magic to turn the puppet characters into humans, wanting to fall in love with the puppet opera hero. But things don't go as she planned...

　　Li Liuyi, the director of the play has made several successful attempts to merge different traditional Operas in one play. This time he combines Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Pingju and an orchestral accompaniment, using the structure of modern drama.

　　Time: 7∶30 p. m. until March 10, except Mondays

　　Place: Small Playhouse of Beijing People's Art Theater

　　Tel: 65250123

　　Peking Opera: The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances at the Chang'an Grand Theater.

　　Each performance consists of two classical excerpts（选段）. One is Wenxi（a play focusing on singing and dancing）; the other is Wuxi（a play full of acrobatic dancing）.

　　The first night will be “The Crossroad” and “Presenting a Pearl of the Rainbow Bridge”. And the second night will see the performance of “The Goddess of Heaven Scatters Flowers” and “Havoc in Heaven”.

　　Time: 7∶30 p. m. February 27, 28

　　Place: Chang'an Grand Theater

　　Tel: 86531043

（1）From the ads we can learn that ________.

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A. “Story of Puppets” is a play held in China Children's Theater

B. the artists who have won prizes will perform magic tricks

C. on March 5 there will be three plays for us to choose

D. the artists in the Peking Opera Troupe are from all over the country

（2）If a tourist wants to see a performance on March 15, he can call ________ to book a ticket.

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（3）Which of the following statements is true according to the ads?

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A. The director of the “Story of Puppets” combines different operas in it.

B. “Green Hat” is based on a famous novel acted by some American artists.

C. Top Acrobatic artists will present their performances around our country.

D. The Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances with the same excerpts.

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案.

　　Faced with the threat of-water shortages, Beijing and Shanghai will take effective measures to save water and protect water resources.

　　Beijing will stick more strictly to water saving policies through the readjustment（重新调整）of industrial structures. Beijing is expected to be short of 1, 185 billion cubic meters of water by 2020. Beijing will shut down factories with high water consumption（消耗）and pollution including electric power, steel and paper manufacturing equipment. Advanced and water-saving technology will be introduced to new industrial projects in the capital city.

　　Grain-growing areas will be reduced to save ground water and more trees will be planted. Animal breeding and other “high efficient” agriculture with modern water-saving irrigation methods will be developed.

　　It is said that water used in agriculture will drop to 35 percent of the city's water consumption in 2010 from 43 percent in 1998, and the figure will continue to drop to28 ~ 30 percent in 2020. Beijing will increase the speed of renovation（修复）of its urban water supply equipment. It is reported that more than 15 percent of water is lost during distribution（分发）. Water-saving equipment and efficient management can save Beijing more than 537 million cubic meters by 2010.

　　Shanghai still faces key problems connected with its water resources and environments. Since 1998, the city has invested nearly US $169 million to treat its rivers, especially Suzhou Creek. The city's rivers have become noticeably clearer since putting it into action.

　　The government will provide a further US $ 24 million for the treatment of rivers and US $12 million to treat sewage（污物）.

　　This year's task is to improve the water quality at the three ports of Longhua, Yangshupa and Hongkou. Another emphasis to raise the water system is Songjiang New Area with a project worth US $ 4.8 million. Efforts will be made to improve public awareness about the need to protect water resources.

（1）How many measures has Beijing taken to save water and protect water resources?

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（2）Grain-growing areas in Beijing will be reduced because ________.

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A. grain can't fetch a good price in China

B. a lot of ground water will be saved by this means

C. Beijing helps to develop advanced technology

D. highly effective agriculture needs less farmland

（3）Beijing can save over 537 million cubic meters by 2010 by means of ________.

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a. water-saving equipment

b. effective management

c. artificial rain fall

d. reducing water pollution

（4）The author wrote the passage to tell us ________.

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A. Beijing and Shanghai are short of water

B. to save every drop of water in our daily life

C. big cities like Beijing and Shanghai are trying their best to protect water resources

D. water shortages have become one of the most important problems that China has to deal with

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　　People and the sources of air pollution are found in the same places. This means that cities with large populations have the biggest problem of dirty air. Air pollution is caused by many different things. A major source of air pollution is the gas fumes (烟) from cars. Statistics (统计数字) show that 93 percent of all auto trips are within cities. Another major source of dirty air is the burning of coal and oil for energy. This energy is needed to make electricity. Of course, much more electricity is used in the city than in the country.

　　On the average, we throw away more trash and garbage than the year before. The burning of garbage contributes to air pollution. Many major industries are also responsible for the dirty air in the around cities. The fumes from iron, steel, chemical, and petroleum production add particles to the air.

　　The effects of air pollution range from mild headaches to death. The levels of pollution found in heavy traffic may cause headaches or loss of clear vision. Wherever coal and oil are used for fur, fumes may kill trees and plants and cause metal to corrode. In some of the larger cities, these fumes endanger the lives of human beings by contributing to lung diseases and causing early death.

(1)The key point of the passage is that ________.

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A．the cause of air pollution is people

B．the causes and the effects of air pollution are found in cities

C．the effects of air pollution range from headache to death

D．air pollution is caused by dirty air

(2)What is the purpose of this passage?________

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A．To persuade people to stop polluting the air.

B．To tall the causes of air pollution.

C．To tell why cities are bad places to live.

D．To describe how people living in cities fed about polluted air.

(3)Why is air pollution more serious in the city than in the country?________

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A．Because there are larger populations in cities.

B．Because the air in the city is dirty.

C．Because there are more cars in the city.

D．Because there are much more gas fumes from cars and burning of coal and oil for energy in the city than in the country.

(4)In large cities, the fumes from coal and oil may contribute to ________.

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　　After they had been on the road for about two hours, the old head and his party stopped before what seemed in the distance to be a broad stream of water. The boy slaves saw a sight which filled them with surprise and alarm (惊慌). It was a stream of living things moving over the plain, the famed locusts (蝗虫)of Africa.

　　The old head dismounted (下马)and with his sword he broke the straight line formed by the border of the moving mass, sweeping them off to one side.

　　The space was instantly filled up again by those advancing behind. The head mounted and began moving through the living stream.

　　One of the blackmen, determined to make the crossing as brief as possible, started in a rapid run, but when about half-way through , his foot slipped, and he fell down full length among the creepers(爬虫). Before he could stand up again, hundreds of the insects had mounted upon him and al- most killed him, but luckily he was saved by his fellows.

(1)The stream seen moving over the plain was ________.

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(2)Locusts are insects, so are ________.

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(3)The passage implies that ________.

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A．the head and the slaves had equal rights

B．the party had traveled for a long time

C．the head was riding, but slaves were walking

D．all the slaves were riding on the horses

(4)The bead could do nothing about the stream because ________.

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A．he was afraid of the locusts

B．he had no weapons

C．the locusts were too big

D．the stream couldn't be stopped