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　　A senior executive of the world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia is appealing(申诉) a record $103, 600 fine for speeding because his income has dropped, Finnish media and officials said. Millionaire Anssi Vanjoke was caught racing his motorbike down a Helsinki street at 47 mph in a 31 mph zone, and unlike in marry other countries, Finnish traffic fines change according to the offender's(违反者) average income. The fine was based on Vanjoke's 1999 income which was increased by big options(期权) sale. But Vanjoki's income dropped greatly last year as Nokia's share price fell alongside other techshares, making option sales uneconomical(不合算).

　　Vanjoki's fine is believed to be the largest ever traffic penalty in Finland, beating a fine of more than $17, 000 handed down to Internet millionaire Jaakko Rytsola and one of $31, 200 given to Vanjoki's colleague, Nokia president Pekka Ala-Pietila. A Helsinki district court official con-fumed that Vanjoki's appeal would be heard on May 15.

1．Anssi Vanjoki is appealing because ________.

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A．he thinks the law is unfair

B．he has gone bankrupt(破产) now

C．he has earned much less now

D．his fine is too much

2．In Finland, traffic fines change so ________.

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A．the faster you drive, the more you'll be fined

B．the richer you are, the more you'll be fined

C．if you are famous, you'll pay less

D．if your income is small, you'll pay nothing

3．Which of the following is true?

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A．All the three persons work in Nokia.

B．Only Anssi Vanjoki works in Nokia.

C．Only Pekka, Ala-Pietila works in Nokia.

D．All the three don't work in Nokia.

4．What is the result of Vanjoki's appeal?

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A．His fine will be reduced.

B．His fine will be increased.

C．His fine will remain the same.

D．There is no information in the passage.

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　　Is there a dark side to the computer revolution? Do computers 1 our health or our society?

　　It certainly doesn’t seem that way 2 the surface. You don’t 3 your home computer to turn its game gun 4 you. And how can a machine be harmful?

　　The truth of the matter, however, is that any new technology, computer 5,has a dark side.

　　Computers will change the 6 the nation works. But the computer revolution will also bring problems 7 with it.

　　Many jobs, for example, will be taken 8 by robots and computer-con-trolled machinery. 9 many of these jobs are tiresome and 10 dangerous, that seems like a step 11 the right direction. But it’s a big 12 to the people 13 jobs are threatened.

　　14 a different problem, but one that is 15 growing trouble, is that computers may make people feel uncomfortable in life. This problem was recently discussed by many people.

[　　　]1．A．be useful to　　　B．be harmful to

　　　　C．do good to 　　　 D．do harm to

[　　　]2．A．at　　　　B．on

　　　　C．over　　　D．in

[　　　]3．A．expect　　　B．hope

　　　　C．wait　　　　D．promise

[　　　]4．A．over　　　B．before

　　　　C．for　　 　D．on

[　　　]5．A．including　　 　B．included

　　　　C．concluding　　　D．concluded

[　　　]6．A．way　　　　B．idea

　　　　C．means　　　D．habits

[　　　]7．A．forward　　　B．under

　　　　C．back　　　D．along

[　　　]8．A．aside　　 　B．over

　　　　C．in　　　　　D．on

[　　　]9．A．Although　　　B．Since

　　　　C．Unless　　　　D．Once

[　　　]10．A．much　　　B．less

　　　　 C．even　　　D．still

[　　　]11．A．to　　　B．with

　　　　 C．in　　　D．on

[　　　]12．A．worry　　　　　B．difficulty

　　　　 C．pleasure　　 　D．luck

[　　　]13．A．their　　　B．his

　　　　 C．which　　　D．whose

[　　　]14．A．Another　　　B．Also

　　　　 C．Very　　　　 D．Quite

[　　　]15．A．taking　　　　B．causing

　　　　 C．carrying　　　D．bringing

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　　American parents usually think that their children should not have more pocket money than the children with whom he regularly connects, even if they are wealthier. But neither are children expected to compare with the richer if a large family, heavy responsibility (责任) or other conditions make it necessary to give a child less spending money than is customary (惯例) in the neighbourhood.

　　Whatever the pocket money is, its entire use is not con-trolled by the parents, because a child learns to use money correctly only through dealing with it himself. If a seven-year-old child get a quarter as a week pocket money and is made to put it all in his piggy bank to save it up, he gets no idea what the real use for the money is. He gets the shiny coins and they soon disappear. The idea of a bank account (账号) is too early for so small a child, although he can be made to understand and enjoy saving his coins—not all of them, only a part of what he receives—to buy something he especially wants. By the time he is eight he is old enough to take part in the opening of his own saving account, parents may take him to the bank, open a saving account for him, and encourage him to put a certain quantity of any checks he receives as gifts into the bank and watch his bank savings grow as entry by entry (存入) is made. He will be saving, earning, and spending suitable quantities all along in order to learn how to manage money and to keep him in a favourable position with his friends. The boy who can't join his fellows in a sweet shop once in a while, because he has to save every cent he gets or earns for some big unknown projects his parents have chosen for him, is a sorry child.

1．What do you think a piggy bank is?

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A．It is a kind of bank run by children.

B．It is something in the shape of a pig for saving coins.

C．It is a certain place in which pigs are raised.

D．It is a bank whose building looks like a pig.

2．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．Most of the rich people in America give children much pocket money.

B．American children usually have their bank accounts until they are eight.

C．American parents seldom care for their children's spend-ing money.

D．American children begin to learn how to manage money when very young.

3．Suppose an 8-year-old child received 10 dollars as his birthday gift, he may probably ________.

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A．spend the money on the things he wants

B．compare the gift with that of his friend

C．have most of it saved in the bank

D．put all the money in his piggy bank

4．The writer think the boy is a sorry one if he saves every cent he gets or earns because ________.

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A．he can not manage his money and is kept in an unfavourable position

B．he Can not join the fellows in a sweet shop once in a while

C．he can not learn the use of money through spending it himself

D．he can not have any other choice but save, earn or spend money

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　　In the early part of the twentieth century，racism was widespread in the United States．Many African Americans were not given equal opportunities in education or employment．Marian Anderson（18971993）was an African American woman who gained fame as a con-cert singer in this climate of racism．She was born in Philadelphia and sang in church choirs during her childhood．When she applied for admission to a local music school In 1917，she was turned down because she was black．Unable to attend music school，she began her career as a singer for church gatherings．In 1929，she went to Europe to study voice and spent several years performing there．Her voice was widely praised throughout Europe．

Then she returned the U．S．in 1935 and became a top concert singer after performing at Town Hall in New York City．

　　Racism again affected Anderson in 1939．When it was arranged for her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington，D．C，the daughters of the American Revolution opposed it because of her color．She sang instead at the Lincoln Memorial over75，000 people．In 1955，Anderson became the first black soloist to sing with the Metropolitan Opera of New York City．The famous conductor Toscanini praised her voice as “head only once in a hundred years”．She was a U．S．delegate to the United Nations in 1958 and won the UN peace prize in 1977．Anderson eventually triumphed over racism．