BUKHANNON, West Virginia—Two rescue teams slowly moved along a two-mile path on Monday night to the site of a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morning accident．
Meanwhile, at a nearby church, more than 250 family members and friends gathered, waiting for updates（最新报道）on the rescuers’ progress．
The miners were trapped at about 6:30 and many families weren’t informed of the accident until about 10 a．m-more than three hours after it happened．“It’s very upsetting, but you’ve got to be patient, I guess,” said John Helms, whose brother, Terry, was trapped in the mine．
The trapped miners were about 260 feet underground and about 10,000 feet from the Sago Mine’s entrance, said Roger Nicholson, general counsel from International Coal Group．
At a late night news conference, Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 800 feet in the four hours since entering the mine just before 6 p．m．Another team entered the mine about 30 minutes later．
He said the crew was very experienced, with some members having worked underground for 30 to 35 years．The miners were equipped with about one hour of breathable oxygen each．The company has not released the names of the miners．
The teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect （remove） the power to the phones they use to communicate with the surface before doing that．“ We don’t want to be energizing anything if it’s in an atmosphere with burnable gases,” Kips said．
The cause of the explosion was not immediately known．High levels of carbon monoxide were discovered shortly after the explosion, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels have since subsided（减退）, authorities said．
【小题1】According to the passage, we can infer that ________．

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。以下是演讲会的资料：

A

   Are you interested in “Dream of the Red Mansion”(Hong Lou Meng)? Listen to a lecture on this classical novel.

Venue: National Museum of Chinese Modern Literature (Beijing)

Time: 9:30 A.m.

Price: free

Tel: 010 – 84615522         B

  “Jiaguwen” is among the oldest pictographic characters in the world．How much do you know about it? Get all the answers at this free lecture.

Venue: Dongcheng District Library (Beijing)

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Price: free

Tel: 010 – 64013356

C

   Former United Nations interpreter Professor Wang Ruojin speaks about her experiences at the UN and shares her understanding of the cultural differences between East and West.

Venue: National Library of China (Beijing)

Time: 1:30 p.m. — 4:00 p. m.

Price: free

Tel: 010 – 68488047         D

   Qi Baishi, one of China’s greatest modern painters, was also a poet, calligrapher(书法家) and seal-cutter(刻印者). Can you appreciate his works? Then come to spend the time with us.

Venue: Beijing Art Academy

Time: 9:00 A．m. – 11:00 A．m.

Price: 10 Yuan

Tel: 010 - 65023390

E

   It is the year of the Dog, and you can see “Fu” everywhere. But how much do you know about dogs–man’s best friend? What is “Fu” and where does it come from? Why do people hang “Fu” character upside down on the door? Get all the answers from this free lecture.

Venue: Capital Library (Beijing)

Time: 2:00 p. m.

Price: free

Tel: 010 - 67358114 F

   About 160 cultural relics from Guangdong, Macao and Hong Kong are on display to April 15th. Meanwhile experts will talk about the important roles these three cities have played in the past two thousand years of Sino–Western exchanges.

Venue: Beijing Art Museum

Time: 2:00 p. m. – 5:00 p. m.

Price: 20 Yuan, students 10 Yuan

Tel: 010 - 83659337

以下是想去听演讲的人员的基本信息，请匹配适合他们的演讲内容。

1.Alice is now studying in Beijing University, and she is especially interested in Chinese writing. In her spare time she enjoys drawing, writing poems and is fond of sharing her pieces with her classmates.

2.Simon comes from Egypt. He is now studying in Beijing Art Academy. He shows great interest in Chinese ancient characters. Now he wants to know much about it.

3.Lora and Peter, visiting professors from Australia, are both crazy about Chinese traditional culture. At weekends they like to call on Chinese families to learn about Chinese festivals as well as their history.

4.Edward is a senior student in Beijing Foreign Language University. He likes traveling very much and has made up his mind to work as an interpreter for some joint–venture enterprises (合资企业).

5.Steve and Mark are both studying in the Chinese Department of China’s Renmin University. They want to do some research on Chinese ancient literature.

Western New Bridge Library Announcement
Shortened Library Hours for Spring Break
Library Hours have been shortened to 7 hours a day(9：00 a．m．—4：00p．m．)for Spring Break from
March 24 to March 30.
Coming Events
·On Monday, March 24，at 10：30 a．m．，Scott Sutton，a children’s writer, will tell stories to kids over
seven．Sutton’s attractive style will surely inspire everyone present!
·At 1:00 p．m．, on March 26，the Geogetown Musicians will present an Irish Folk Concert，which will be entertaining for the entire family．Come for the music and stay to check out some relevant books for the rest of the week!
·On Thursday, March 27，at 2：00 p．m．, the annual Children’s Gathering will take place in Room 201，
the second．floor．Pick up an invitation in the Children’s Room and return your RSVP(回复)to reserve
your seat at the table by 3：00 p．m．on Tuesday, March 25．Only children are allowed in the Gathering．
·At 10：30 a．m．on Friday, March 28，Enzo Monfre of the hit kid’s science show, ENZOology, will bring Fossils Live! Surely Enzo will take the audience back in time，deep beneath the surface of the earth to uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs，and more．Enzo recently appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show--come and see him at the library!
Please note：In case of emergency, please call the Help Desk at 926—3736 and follow the procedures
outlined on the voice message．The call-down service is staffed 24 hours a day,7 days a week for emergencies．The Help Desk supplies service to you all the year around! For questions about all these, please contact hltm@wnbl.org．
Come for the great Fun；Stay for the relevant Books!
1. To attend the annual Children's Gathering, one has to__________.
A. buy a ticket                      B. apply in advance
C. make a reservation                D. contact the call-down service
2. According to the passage, Enzo Monfre will__________.
A. show the children around a zoo
B. tell stories to children over seven
C. be present at the science show in person
D. lead the children to the Ellen DeGenerse Show
3. The Help Desk in this library supplies service__________.
A. only during the daytime           B. in case of emergency
C. till the end of the Spring Break      D. after 22:00 p.m. every day
4. We can learn from the passage that children can__________
A. attend all the activities with their parents
B. enjoy reading some relevant books in the activities.
C. participate in the activities from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
D. choose only one of the activities according to their interest

BEIJING, May 29 — the US pop star Michael Jackson appeared in public in Tokyo on Saturday, accepting a music award and thanking “all the people who believe in me ”.
Introduced to an adoring（崇拜的）crowd as “the king of pop, the king of rock and the king of soul ”, Jackson flashed a quick “peace” sign as he walked onstage to the sound of one of his biggest hits —“Thriller”.
“I’m honored to be in Japan again and I’m very happy to be among the Japanese people because I love them very much,” Jackson said in a brief appearance at MTV Japan’s Legend Award ceremony（仪式）at Yoyogi Olympic Stadium, “Thank you for your belief.”
“Jackson also plans to visit Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong,” spokeswoman Raymone K. Bain said on Thursday.
Bain said, “The star plans to visit orphanages（孤儿院）,tour the city of Tokyo, and meet with members of the Asian business communities during his trip.”
Bain said that Jackson planned to return to recording and hoped to release（发行）a new album（专辑）in 2007. Meanwhile, she said he had planned to raise some money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
67. This report may appear on the “     ” page of a newspaper.
A. Business       B. Entertainment     C. Sports        D. Travel
68. The report mainly tells us       .
A. Jackson accepted a music award        B. Jackson’s tour to Asia
C. Jackson will visit orphanages          D. Jackson plans to release a new album
69. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Jackson is glad to be in Japan again          
B. “Thriller” is one of Jackson’s famous songs
C. Jackson plans to visit Singapore before Japan  
D. Jackson is good at both pop songs and rock music
70. It can be inferred （推断）from the passage that Michael Jackson        .
A. is a popular Japanese singer      
B. is disappointed with the orphanages’ situations
C. has done a lot of things for the victims of Hurricane Katrina   
D. is very busy during this Asian trip

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\） 划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Once upon a time there was a rich man. He had a lot of money, but he felt unhappy all the times. Finally, the rich man left for home to look for  happiness. He visited many places and met many rich men. All of them said they were not happy, too. On his way home, the rich man saw a farmer work in the field. He went up to the farmer and asked, “Could you tell me if you felt happy?” “Yes, I’m quite happier. I always feel satisfying about everything in my life,” the farmer answered. “Please tell me how you find happiness,” asked the rich man. The farmer answered with smile on his face. “It’s very easy of me to answer the question. If you work hardly, have three meals a day and go to bed early without worries, you’ll be the happiest man in the world.”