BEIJING—Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has visited the "left-behind"(留守) children whose parents are working in cites before Children's Day.
　　　 During a visit to northwest China's Shanxi Province, Wen visited the home of Yang Saike, a primary school boy in a village of Xingping City.
　　　 Yang, whose parents were working in Fujian, thousands of kilometers away, was cared for by his grandparents. His parents failed to go home even once a year.
　　　 The Premier held Yang in his arms and looked through his exercise book and praised him for his hard work.
　　　 Wen talked with many children and asked them many questions about their schooling and life.
　　　 "You are so pretty," Wen said to Liu Mengqi, a seven-year-old girl living with her grandmother. Liu's parents were also working in the city.
　　　 "Have you been to school yet?" Wen asked two other girls.
　　　 "We are going to the pre-school class," said one.
　　　 "Mom and Dad at home?" Wen asked. The children shook their heads.
　　　 "Children cannot see their parents very often, which is a new problem in the countryside. We should give them more care and love." said the premier.
　　　 “With fast economic(经济的) development, more people in the country chose to work in cities and left their children with grandparents or relatives back home.” said Wen.
　　　 Then the Premier asked local governments to do something to protect and care for such children at home and freeing their parents in cities from worrying about their children.

56. Wen says a new problem in the country is that "left-behind" children ______.
　　　 A. seldom get care from the government 　 B. seldom get together with their parents
　　　 C. cannot do well in school like others　　 D. cannot get any love from their parents
57 . Children whose parents have moved to work in cities are probably looked after by ______.

A. their parents　　 B their school　　　 C their grandparents.　　 D. their friends
58. According to(根据) Wen, more country people go to work in cities because of ______.

59. Wen Jiabao requires local governments ______.
　　　 A. to do more for "left-behind" children and their parents
　　　 B. to let the parents see their children only once a year
　　　 C. to stop the local people from going to work in cities
　　　 D. to build more schools for the "left-behind" children
60. The proper title(标题) for this passage is "Wen: Give ______ more love".

A. poor children　　　　　　　　 B. disabled children

C. country children　　　　　　　 D. 'left-behind' children

阅读理解

　　Albert Selmer, a German businessman who speaks good English, was surprised during his latest trip to Beijing. When he got into a taxi, the driver greeted him and asked where he would like to go-in English!

　　“This couldn't be imagined eight years ago when I first visited Beijing,” said Selmer. He wouldn't be so surprised when he knew so many people were learning English in this city.

　　Beijing failed in its bid (申办) for the 2000 Games. One of the reasons was that foreigners found it hard to communicate (交流) with Beijing citizens (市民) . Most of them spoke only Chinese.

　　Today the city is working to improve communication.

　　One great change has happened during Beijing' s preparations (准备) . Now Beijing citizens are looking forward to the 2008 Games by actively learning English. Free classes opened in a number of Beijing universities are enjoying high attendance (出席) . Citizens are taught useful expressions, greetings how to give directions and how to introduce themselves.

　　Shop assistants, bus and taxi drivers and even policemen are learning English to welcome the 2008 Olympic Games. The young taxi driver who surprised the German visitor is probably one of those learners. The first-stage aim (目标) of the “Beijing Citizens' English Speaking Plan” started by the city government in August, 2002, is to popularize (普及) English among the government officers, taxi drivers, hotel staff and shop assistants. In five years the percentage (比例) of Beijing citizens who can speak English will be raised to around 30 percent from 15 percent now.

(1) Albert Selmer was surprised when he got into the taxi, because ________.

[　　]

A. he found the driver served him hotter

B. the car didn't look the same as it did eight years ago

C. the driver was very polite to him

D. the driver could speak English

(2) Today more and more Beijingers are learning English in order to ________

[　　]

A. support the bid for the 2008 Olympics

B. make English the official language in China

C. make themselves understood easily while talking to foreigners

D. cash up with the modem development

(3) From this passage we know that ________

[　　]

A. spoken-English is very important in our daily life

B. Albert Selmer often came to China these years

C. Beijingers are taking an active part in learning English

D. the main reason why Beijing failed in its bid for the 2000 Games was that very few people could speak English

(4) If more and more Beijingers can communicate with the foreigners in English, ________.

[　　]

A. they will learn more about the Olympic Games

B. it will help Beijing's 2008 Games

C. they will be treated strangely

D. they will be given a hand while in trouble

[　　]

(5) If the population of Beijing will be fifteen million in 2008, how many people will probably be able to speak English? --About ________.

[　　]

阅读理解

　　Albert Selmer, a German businessman who speaks good English, was surprised during his latest trip to Beijing. When he got into a taxi, the driver greeted him and asked where he would like to go-in English!

　　“This couldn't be imagined eight years ago when I first visited Beijing,” said Selmer. He wouldn't be so surprised when he knew so many people were learning English in this city.

　　Beijing failed in its bid (申办) for the 2000 Games. One of the reasons was that foreigners found it hard to communicate (交流) with Beijing citizens (市民) . Most of them spoke only Chinese.

　　Today the city is working to improve communication.

　　One great change has happened during Beijing' s preparations (准备) . Now Beijing citizens are looking forward to the 2008 Games by actively learning English. Free classes opened in a number of Beijing universities are enjoying high attendance (出席) . Citizens are taught useful expressions, greetings how to give directions and how to introduce themselves.

　　Shop assistants, bus and taxi drivers and even policemen are learning English to welcome the 2008 Olympic Games. The young taxi driver who surprised the German visitor is probably one of those learners. The first-stage aim (目标) of the “Beijing Citizens' English Speaking Plan” started by the city government in August, 2002, is to popularize (普及) English among the government officers, taxi drivers, hotel staff and shop assistants. In five years the percentage (比例) of Beijing citizens who can speak English will be raised to around 30 percent from 15 percent now.

(1) Albert Selmer was surprised when he got into the taxi, because ________.

[　　]

A. he found the driver served him hotter

B. the car didn't look the same as it did eight years ago

C. the driver was very polite to him

D. the driver could speak English

(2) Today more and more Beijingers are learning English in order to ________

[　　]

A. support the bid for the 2008 Olympics

B. make English the official language in China

C. make themselves understood easily while talking to foreigners

D. cash up with the modem development

(3) From this passage we know that ________

[　　]

A. spoken-English is very important in our daily life

B. Albert Selmer often came to China these years

C. Beijingers are taking an active part in learning English

D. the main reason why Beijing failed in its bid for the 2000 Games was that very few people could speak English

(4) If more and more Beijingers can communicate with the foreigners in English, ________.

[　　]

A. they will learn more about the Olympic Games

B. it will help Beijing's 2008 Games

C. they will be treated strangely

D. they will be given a hand while in trouble

[　　]

(5) If the population of Beijing will be fifteen million in 2008, how many people will probably be able to speak English? --About ________.

[　　]

阅读理解。

　　Albert Selmer, a German businessman who speaks good English, was surprised during his latest trip to Beijing. When he got into a taxi, the driver greeted him and asked where he would like to go in English. “This couldn't be imagined eight years ago when I first visited Beijing,” said Selmer. He wouldn't be so surprised when he knew so many people were learning English in this city.

　　Beijing failed in its bid(申办)for the 2000 Games. One of the reasons was that foreigners find it hard to communicate(交流) with Beijing citizens(市民). Most of them spoke only Chinese. Today the city is working to improve communication.

　　One great change has happened during Beijing's preparations(准备). Now Beijing citizens are looking forward to the 2008 Games by actively learning English. Free classes held in a number of Beijing communities are enjoying high attendance(出席). Citizens are learning useful expressions, greetings, how to give directions and how to introduce themselves to foreigners.

　　Shop assistants, bus and taxi drivers and even policemen are learning English to welcome the 2008 Olympic Games. The young taxi driver who surprised the German visitor is probably one of those learners.

　　The first-stage aim(目标) of the “Beijing Citizens' English Speaking Plan” started by city goverment in August, 2002, is to popularize(普及) English among the goverment officer, taxi drivers, hotel staff and shop, assistants. In five years the percentage(比例) of Beijing citizens who can speak English will be raised to around 30 percent from 15 percent.

1．Albert Selmer was surprised when he got into the taxi, because ________.

[　　]

A．he found the driver served him better

B．the car didn't look the same as it did eight years ago

C．the driver could speak English

D．the driver was very polite to him

2．Today more and more Beijingers are learning English in order to ________.

[　　]

A．support the bid for the 2008 Olympics

B．make English the official language in China

C．make themselves understood easily while talking to foreigners

D．catch up with the modern development

3．From this passage we know that________.

[　　]

A．spoken English is very important in our daily life

B．Albert Selmer often came to China these years

C．Beijingers are taking an active part in learning English

D．the main reason why Beijing failed in its bid for the 2000 Games was that very few people could speak English

4．If more and more Beijingers can communicate with the foreigners in English, ________.

[　　]

A．they will learn more about the Olympic Games

B．it will help Beijing's 2008 Games

C．they will be treated strangely

D．they will be given a hand while in trouble

5．If the population of Beijing will be fifteen million in 2008, about ________ people will probably be able to speak English.

[　　]

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Norman Bethune is one of China’s most famous heroes, but he wasn’t Chinese—he was Canadian. He gave his life to helping the Chinese people.

Norman Bethune 46　 born in 1890. He became a 47　 in 1916, and he went to the front to look after injured soldiers in the First World War. He saw many soldiers die in the war. Later he invented new treatments to 48 soldiers, and medical tools to use outside hospital.

In 1938 he came to treat the Chinese soldiers in the mountains north of Yan’an. There were 49 doctors, so he had to work very hard. He opened hospitals to give treatment to local people and soldiers, and to train doctors and nurses. He also wrote books so that doctors could learn about new treatments.

Dr Bethune worked very hard without stopping to 50　 . Once, he preformed operations 　51 69 hours without stopping, and saved 112people. He 　52 working in spite of cutting his hand during an operation. In the end, he died because he did not take care of his 　53 .

Dr Bethune’s work with the Chinese soldiers made 54　 a hero in China. There are books and films about him, and he is 55　 remembered in both Canada and China.

46. A. is　　　 B. was　　 C. has been　 D. be

47. A. doctor　 B. nurse　 C. teacher　　 D. worker

48. A. understand B. believe C. help　　　 D. count

49. A. little　 B. few　　 C. much　　 D. many

50. A. rest　　 B. act　　 C. agree　　　 D. think

51. A. from　 B. since　　 C. with　　　 D. for

52. A. allowed B. continued C. forgot　　 D. stopped

53. A. face　　 B. leg　　　 C. foot　　　 D. hand

54. A. his　　 B. he　　　 C. him　　　 D. one

55. A. still　　 B. never　　 C. hardly　　 D. Regularly