We should __________ primary importance to job training.

A. concentrate　　     B. devote                             C. attach                           D. emphasize

B

From E-mail to online shopping, you may think you’ve heard everything there to know about the electronic frontier （新领域）．But with hundreds of thousands of Web pages being added weekly, there are plenty of surprises out there．Here are some of the most intriguing （有迷惑力的）．

……

Put your kid on a greeting card．Here is how: simply take some pictures with a regular camera, and then ask the photo service to develop them digitally （数字化）．For a small fee, you’ll receive your photos on a desk．Put that into your computer and, with a few clicks of the mouse, you can view your photos on the screen．With a few more keystrokes, you can attach the photos to email and send them to friends and relatives worldwide．

　　Sign on to one or several greeting card’s Websites （http://www．cardcentral．net/ is an index of more than 1200 electronic card sites） and create an electronic birthday or holiday card．Using your digital photos, you can paste your grandchildren onto the cover．

　　If you don’t want to use your own photos, go to cards．amzon．com to browse （浏览） hundreds of images in over 30 categories…all of which you can attach to an electronic greeting card for free．For a nominal fee（很低的费用）you can choose from a library of 75,000 images at http://www．phontodisc．com/．

　　Call Australia for free．To have a telephone conversation over the Internet, the person you want to talk to no longer needs a computer．Now all you need to talk to someone in Sydney is one computer with speakers, a microphone, a sound card and some software （available at http://www．vocaltec．com/ or Mricrosoft．com）．Typically, you’ll pay a monthly fee （usually under $20） to a service provider, but after that, the calls themselves are local．Sound quality is the same as that of a cell phone．

　　Even if you don’t have a computer, you can still use the Web to reduce your long distance phone costs．Some companies offer a service that lets you use an ordinary phone to call another ordinary phone, but charge only a few cents per minute for US calls, because they send them through the Internet．

　　Today 48 percent of American homes have computers…a figure that is expected to climb to 60 percent by 2003．And by the end of the next decade, Americans will likely be spending more time shopping, banking, investing and learning on the Internet than in the real world．If you can’t do or find something on the Net today, you probably can tomorrow．

60．Over the Internet, you ________．

       A．can hear everything there

       B．will meet with plenty of surprises which come out every week．

       C．will hear the things about the electronic frontier

       D．can find some things are very interesting

61．From the passage we can infer that _________．

       A．fewer people will use the Internet in the following ten years

       B．more people will study in the regular school by the end of the next decade

       C．fewer people will go to the regular school in the following ten years

       D．more money will be needed for a long-distance call by the end of the next decade

62．If you want to attach to photo to your e-mail, you have to ________ it．

       A．digitalize　　  B．take　　　　   C．picture　　　　      D．send

63．Which of the following is NOT true?

       A．A telephone conversation over the Internet can be carried out without computers．

       B．Over the Internet, the receiver of the phone conversation doesn’t need a computer．

       C．The phone conversations over the Internet are much cheaper．

       D．The long-distance calls are local themselves．

　　Coral reefs are formed by millions of tiny animals called corals． Corals secrete limestone, which hardens into cup-like shapes that stick together． As the animals die, younger corals attach themselves to the old cups． In this way the reef is built up．

　　Sometimes corals form odd shapes． Organ-pipe coral looks like the pipes of an organ． Staghorn coral looks like antlers． And brain coral looks like the human brain．

　　Precious corals are found in parts of the Mediterranean Sea and in the Sea of Japan． They are valuable as well as beautiful, and their bright red cores are used for jewelry．

　　The most famous coral reef in the world is Australia's Great Barrier Reef． It is about twenty to thirty miles from shore and more than twelve hundred miles long．

1．Coral reefs are formed by________．

A．small animals B． large insects C． deer's antlers　　D． organ pipes

2． The limestone______．

A．takes a cup-like shape B． hardens C． sticks together D． All of the above

3．Which happens first?

A．The corals die．　　 B．The corals secrete limestone．

C．The reef builds up． D．Younger corals attach themselves．

4．Fan coral probably________．

A．waves in the water B． is used to make fans

C． looks like a fan　　D． All of the above

5．Precious corals are valuable probably because they________．

A．have bright red cores　　 B． are found in the Mediterranean

C．have unusual shapes　　 D．look like the human brain

6．The most famous coral reef is near__________．

A． China B． Japan C． Australia D． Hawaii

7．The reef is probably famous because of its________．

A． distance from shore B． length C． location D． shape

The aims of the Illustrators’(插图画家的)Exhibition, staged as part of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, organized by BolognaFiere and held from 23to 26 December 2011,are to bring illustrators and publishers together and to promote illustrators and their works among publishers.

　　QUALIFICATIONS

?Individual illustrators or groups of illustrators of any nationality, if they were born before 31st December 1992, whose artwork is intended for use in children’s books, are qualified to enter the Exhibition, either directly or through publishing houses or schools.

?Please state in the application form whether you are entering work for the Fiction or Nonfiction Category．Illustrators may only enter one category.

　　?Artwork previously presented to the Exhibition may not be re-entered.

?The confirmation(确认)form must be filled in and a photograph attached, then presented together with illustrations no later than 15 October 2011.

　　SHIPMENT

Entries may be delivered by post, express delivery service or by hand．From abroad, please use the following forms: Form “A” for registered mail or post by air; Form “B” if using an international forwarding agent or airline．To avoid delays, material should not be sent by normal post．Material should be sent “carriage paid”, including any customs and delivery costs.

BolognaFiere may not be held responsible for the non-arrival or late arrival of artwork．all published works must be accompanied by a declaration bearing the ISBN number, publisher’s name and address.

　　REQUIREMENTS

　　The illustrations(i.e. the size of the sheet)must not exceed(超过) the following dimensions:

　　Fiction: 32×42 cm (or 42 × 32 cm)

　　Non-fiction: 50 ×70 cm (70 × 50cm)

Illustrations in larger formats will not be considered, nor will they be returned by BolognaFiere．The illustrations must be on paper or flexible board, maximum thickness 2mm ( for scanner separation purposes).

SELECTION PROCESS

All artwork received by the stated deadline and meeting the specified requirements will be examined and selected by an international group (whose decision is final), including five members (from publishing house and art schools) appointed each year by BolognaFiere.

　　EXHIBITIONS ABROAD

After the Bologna event, the Illustrators Exhibition will travel to Japan under the supervision of JBBY. The Illustrators Exhibition may afterwards be transferred to other venues(场馆) in other countries. The exhibitions of illustrations held abroad follow the same rules and regulations as the Illustrators Exhibition, and the provisions (条款) of the regulations are extended to the organizers of the exhibitions held abroad.

　　RETURN OF ARTWORK

All the works will be returned to their owners by BolognaFiere or directly by the organizers of the exhibitions and held abroad by the end of July 2013.

1.Which of the following of the Illustrators’ Exhibition is true?

A. It will last five days in all in July every other year.

B. It is intended for college students who are good at painting.

C. It is held by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in BolognaFiere.

D. It can strengthen the relationship between illustrators and publishers.

2.The illustrators of the Illustrators Exhibition __________．

A. should be at least 16 and no more than 25

B. may re-enter their artwork after it is returned

C. should state the category of their artwork clearly

D. may choose to attach a photo to the application form

3.Which of the following is unacceptable for delivering entries?

A. Normal post????????????? B. Airline post????????????? C. Registered mail????????????? D. Express delivery

4.What is BolognaFiere responsible for?

A. Paying for the delivery costs ????????????? B. Late arrival of artwork

C. Confirmation of ISBN number ????????????? D. Returning the illustrators’ works

5.The illustrators’ works will not be considered if they ????? .

A. are received after the day of 15 October 2011

B. are smaller than the required size

C. have already been published abroad before

D. don’t meet the demands of the international experts