Taiwanese fishing boats that sailed to the Diaoyu Islands to protest Japan's "purchase" of part of the islands completed their voyage Tuesday morning and have set sail for home.
Local media reported that the boats finished their protest at 9:15 a.m. and are expected to return to a port in northeast Taiwan's Yilan county at noon Wednesday.
Although the boats originally numbered 75，they were joined at sea by other boats from different parts of Taiwan, raising the total number to about 100 vessels. Organizers said the voyage was made to protect Taiwanese fishing rights in nearby waters and to protest Japan's "purchase" of part of the Diaoyu Islands.
The Japanese government announced a plan to "purchase" part of the islands earlier this month despite repeated protests from the Chinese government. The action aroused demonstrations across China as well as consumers' boycott of Japanese products in recent weeks. Local authorities in Taiwan have also protested the move.
"Japan's purchase and nationalization of China's Diaoyu Islands are putting China-Japan economic and trade ties at risk due to man-made factors." An official spokesman from Beijing warned .
China-Japan economic and trade relations was back on track in 1952 when the two countries signed their first non-governmental trade agreement. Currently, China has been Japan's largest trade partner since 2007 while Japan is China’s fourth largest trade partner, after the EU, U.S. and the ASEAN. Meanwhile, China is the biggest destination for Japanese exports and biggest source of imports. In the first half of 2012, Japan's exports to China totaled 73.54 billion U.S. dollars, down 6.2 percent from the same period last year, while its import from China was 91.29 billion U.S. dollars, up 7 percent from the same period last year.
Now, China-Japan economic and trade relations are at a crossroads. Negotiation could be the way out of the rift.
【小题1】Why are China-Japan economic and trade relations at a crossroads?

Taiwanese fishing boats that sailed to the Diaoyu Islands to protest Japan's "purchase" of part of the islands completed their voyage Tuesday morning and have set sail for home.

Local media reported that the boats finished their protest at 9:15 a.m. and are expected to return to a port in northeast Taiwan's Yilan county at noon Wednesday.

Although the boats originally numbered 75，they were joined at sea by other boats from different parts of Taiwan, raising the total number to about 100 vessels. Organizers said the voyage was made to protect Taiwanese fishing rights in nearby waters and to protest Japan's "purchase" of part of the Diaoyu Islands.

The Japanese government announced a plan to "purchase" part of the islands earlier this month despite repeated protests from the Chinese government. The action aroused demonstrations across China as well as consumers' boycott of Japanese products in recent weeks. Local authorities in Taiwan have also protested the move.

"Japan's purchase and nationalization of China's Diaoyu Islands are putting China-Japan economic and trade ties at risk due to man-made factors." An official spokesman from Beijing warned .

China-Japan economic and trade relations was back on track in 1952 when the two countries signed their first non-governmental trade agreement. Currently, China has been Japan's largest trade partner since 2007 while Japan is China’s fourth largest trade partner, after the EU, U.S. and the ASEAN. Meanwhile, China is the biggest destination for Japanese exports and biggest source of imports. In the first half of 2012, Japan's exports to China totaled 73.54 billion U.S. dollars, down 6.2 percent from the same period last year, while its import from China was 91.29 billion U.S. dollars, up 7 percent from the same period last year.

Now, China-Japan economic and trade relations are at a crossroads. Negotiation could be the way out of the rift.

1.Why are China-Japan economic and trade relations at a crossroads?

A．Because Taiwan fishing boats sailed to the island to protest Japan.

B．Because Taiwanese are deprived of their fishing right.

C．Because Japan is not China's largest trade partner.

D．Because Japan announced to purchase China's Diaoyu Islands.

2.We can infer from the passage that _____.

A．About 100 boats joined the original team later.

B．Negotiation will bring both countries out of the conflict.

C．Japan's “purchase”has cast a shadow on China-Japan export and import.

D．Japan's exports to China totaled 78 billion U.S. dollars in 2011.

3.What does the underlined word “rift” in the last paragraph mean?

A．gap              B．conflict           C．crash             D．quarrel

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Japan declared to purchase China's Diaoyu Islands.

B．Japan's purchase of Diaoyu Islands aroused nationwide protest.

C．The Diaoyu Islands belong to China!

D．China plays an important part in Japan's economy development.

    In this age of media technology where the Internet is playing a more and more important role in our lives，how do you usually get information? For many students and office workers，their first Interact stop is the search engine Google：For any information they want，they’s imply type in a keyword, click “enter”，and within seconds relevant web pages appear out．

    So are people still reading books? The answer is surely yes．It’s  simply not realistic to use a computer to read a novel But reading habits in China，and other countries，are changing．Mr Li，a businessman，says his purpose in reading is to get practical knowledge．“I like stories of successful people and books that give advice on how people become successful．Besides，I read  books with basic knowledge，”said Li．

   “I like funny books，especially Japanese funny books，”said Xing Mingyan，a junior student，who reads purely for entertainment．

   “I like to read cook books，”said Miss Zhang，an office worker，who usually reads magazines．

  “And I usually buy fashion magazines．”

    It seems that the purposes of reading have changed a lot．People don’t  tend to read for entertainment as much．They usually read to learn．Books that teach people how to be more successful，wealthier or more beautiful stay on the best―seller charts for a long time．People are also interested in buying funny books and magazines．Just remember how the funny novels of Jimmy Liao took China and other countries by storm．

    But educators say reading is important to teach people and also to develop their imaginations and language skills．No matter what you like to read，why not turn off the computer and television and read a good book，make yourself comfortable and open the door to another world?

41．We learn from the second paragraph that       ．

    A．Mr Li likes books that give him basic knowledge

    B．Mr Li is a very successful businessman

    C．It is hard for readers to buy books that they are interested in

    D．books are playing a more important role in our lives

42．Which of the following is Tree?

    A．Educators say reading is useful in improving people’s  language skills．

    B．Xing Mingyan，a senior student，especially likes Japanese funny books．

    C．Jimmy Liao’s  serious stories made him well-known in China and other countries．

    D．Miss Zhang likes reading funny magazines and fashion magazines．

43．What’s  the main idea of the passage?

    A．People shouldn’t  watch TV or get information from the Internet．

    B．People’s  reading habits and purposes are changing．

    C．A lot of people like reading．

    D．Books are more popular than the Internet．

44．This passage is most probably     ．

    A．an advertisement                                       B．taken from a text book

    C．to tell people how to read books                  D．a newspaper article

45．From the passage we can infer that the writer thinks        ．

      A．books are more important than the Internet

      B．books are as important as the Internet

      C．it’s  pleasant and useful to read good books

      D．books can give us more information than the Internet

For many of us, cartoon strips are simply one of our pastimes. The popular Japanese manga(漫画) provides us with an escape from reality into a world of fantasy, adventure and romance.With much less text and pictures running for pages, it fits perfectly into today’s fast, throwing away city lifestyle.
But Tsai Chih-chung,a famous Taiwanese illustrator (漫画家), doesn’t agree.He believes cartoons can be a bridge connecting traditional Chinese culture and wisdom with the modern  world in a much wittier and more acceptable way.
He has interpreted Lao Zi, Confucius, Mencius，Zhuang Zi and Sun Zi and made their works accessible to a global audience. He has also produced two books about Zen (禅宗), introducing oriental philosophy. His cartoons are humorous yet full of wisdom and are admired as an easy way to learn Chinese classics.
After avoiding the public for ten years, Tsai made a comeback in late April with seven new works. But does his age, 61, work as a gap between him and his young readers? Tsai doesn’t think so. The topics he has covered range from philosophy in a time of individuality to the learning and memorizing techniques used at school. “Every child is a genius and has the potential beyond his own imagination, ” he said.
If popular Japanese manga is purely for entertainment, Tsai’s work, to a large extent, is to light the power of thinking in a light-hearted way. Tsai uses differenr forms of water to refer to people. In his eyes some people are like an ocean, some are like vapor, while others may be ice or
rain. But in essence(本质上)they share a similarity-human being’s forever chasing for the true and the good. “The person who thinks over life issues is not necessarily a scholar or a philosopher,” he said. “I’ve dedicated my whole life to thinking and individual freedom, not making a living.”
【小题1】What is the main idea of the first paragraph in the passage?