17. How many people were there in the Chinese dance troupe?

　　 A. 36.　　　 B. 24.　　 C. 29.　 　　　 D. 34.

16．From the passage we can conclude that “sleepstudy” is ________.

A．easy and comfortable

B．easy and efficient

C．completely achieved during sleeping

D．not so easy and comfortable as the title suggests

E

　　 SPOKANE, Washington--Three members of a touring Chinese dance troupe are recovering from a road accident in eastern Washington that killed two teenage boys. Two of the hospitalized dancers have been improved to satisfactory condition.

　　 The third hospitalized teenager, Tao Yong, remains in serious condition with a fractured jaw (颚骨折) and a fractured left arm.

　　 Nearly two dozen of the 36-member group were injured when their three vans crashed last Friday on an icy highway 30 kilometers south of Ritzville.

　　 Most will fly back to China as soon as they can, cutting short a tour that was supposed to last three weeks.

　　 But some will stay behind until their injuries heal (愈), says Pastor Andrew Hu of Trinity United Methodist Church in Ritzville. The Washington State Patrol is looking into the accident and has attributed it to a snowstorm.

The dance troupe was in a tour titled "China in Dance 2001-Legends of the Dynasties", the tour opened in Seattle earlier this month. Dancers performed last Thursday in Spokane, Washington, and were about to head for Portland, Oregon 　　　when the accident occurred.

15．At 2 a.m, _________.

A．students study vocabulary.

B．students were made to sleep.

C．A sharp noise was sent to wake the sleeping student up to review the lesson.

D．Students sleep ended

14．The underlined word “lullaby” means ________.

A．jazz　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．cradlesong　　 　

C．rock music　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．folk music

13．During sleep the average person can learn _______as much during the day.

A．four times　　　　　　　 　　　　　 B．five times

C．two or three times　　　 　　　　　　 D．six times

12．Which of the following statements is Not true?

　 　 A．Li realized her dream not just because of her hard work

　 　 B．Li was at ease at the first sight of president Putin

　 　 C．Li considers Putin a great leader because of his strong will and style of leadership

　 　 D．Li thinks impossible to learn in class the confidence to speak with great people

D　

　 If you ask some people, “How did you learn English so well?” You may get a surprising answer, “In my sleep!”

These are people who have taken part in one of the recent experiments to test “Learn-While-Sleep” methods, which are now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects, of which English is only one.

Specialists say that this “sleepstudy” method speeds language learning greatly. They say the average person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day, and does not affect his rest in any way. A word of warning, however, sleep teaching will only strengthen in your mind what you have studied already while you are awake.

In an experiment, lessons were broadcast over the radio. Each lesson lasted twelve hours from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary were given with the student awake. At 11 p.m. a lullaby was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio whispered the lesson again into his sleeping ears. At 2 a.m. a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes to review the lesson. The cradlesong(a kind of soft song making you fall asleep easily) sent him back to rest again while the radio went on. At 5 a.m. his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before breakfast.

11．Li Jing is different from those students of her age in that __________．

　 　 A．she doesn’t like pop star Jay Chou

　 　 B．she hates meeting with the NBA hero Yao Ming

　 　 C．she wants to meet neither Jay Chou nor Yao Ming

　 　 D．She dreams of meeting the powerful Russian presidentr

10．Which of the following best describe Li Jing’s parents’ attitude towards her being a student journalist?

　　　 A．They think to a student journalist is purely a waste of time．

　 　 B．They worry that to be a student journalist will affect her studies

　 　 C．They consider it is quite good for Li Jing unless it affects her study．

　 　 D．They neither support it nor object to it．

9．The underlined word “interviewee” in the fifth paragraph probably means __________．

　　　 A．the person who interviews　 　　　　

　　　 B．the person who is interviewed

　　　 C．the person who know how to interview　

　　　 D．the person who plan to interview a famous people

8. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　 A. Amelia Earhart-First Across the Atlantic.

　 B. Amelia Earhart-Pioneer in Women’s Aviation.

　 C. A New Record for Flying Time.

　 D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.

C.

While many teenagers may dream of meeting with pop star Jay Chou(周杰伦)or NBA hero Yao Ming, Li Jing had a far more powerful person on her mind．The Senior 2 from Beijing No．35 High School dreamt of meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin．

　 　 After more than a year of hard work and with a little good luck, Li fulfilled(实现)her dream．On October 11, 2004, the 16-year-old girl joined a team of Chinese Journalists who went to the Kremlin(克里姆林宫), Moscow, to interview Putin．

　 　 Li felt nervous before talking with Putin．“But his greeting and warm smile put me at ease,” she said．

　 　 Li admires Putin very much, because of his strong will and style of leadership．“He looks very cool,” Li said．During her interview, Li asked Putin whether he plans to educate his two teenage daughters to be officials in the future．Putin smiled and answered he hopes they can do whatever job suits their interests and personalities．

　 　 Although Li would only have several minutes, she started working on her interview questions last August after applying for the opportunity(chance)．“Journalists” work is by no means easy．You need to do lots of homework on your interviewee,” she said．She read many books about Putin and Russia in her spare time．

　 　 Li’s parents encouraged her to be a student journalist．“We fully support her, as long as it does not affect studies,” said her father．Previous in her job for a student magazine, Chinese Young Journalists, she wrote a letter to President Hu Jintao during the SARS epidemic(流行疫情)．

　 　 Li has learnt a lot from her experience．She said learning to manage her time and develop the confidence to speak with important people were not things she could learn in class．