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     Before Nicolas Sarkozy became French president, he was asked if he thought about presidency
when he looked in the mirror while shaving. "Not just when I' m shaving," he answered.
     When Francois Hollande, now president-elect (总统当选人) of France, was asked the same
question, he replied: "Do I see myself as president? No, I am a presidential candidate. A candidate must
not think himself president; he must give hope that he becomes president."  zxxk
     Hollande has promised to be a "normal president" - something Sarkozy certainly was not. Sarkozy
celebrated his election in 2007 at a world-class Parisian restaurant. He took holidays on the yachts (游
艇) of wealthy businesspeople. Hollande, by contrast, was still going around Paris on his three-wheeled
motorbike at the start of this year. One member of his party said he looked "more like a pizza delivery
man" than the next president.
     "That is the key to Hollande's success because the election is turning into a sort of referendum (公民
投票) for or against Nicolas Sarkozy," Eric Dupin, a journalist and political observer told Global Post.
"Francois Hollande is the one who appears not only as his main opponent politically, but also as his
complete opposite psychologically."
     When he was the Socialist party leader, Hollande was nicknamed "the marshmallow (软糖)" because
he hated fights. Sarkozy, by contrast, is known to be loud and aggressive.
     When faced with Sarkozy's verbal attacks during the election, Hollande stayed calm. This sometimes
annoyed even his own supporters. "I wish he would just let go and savage (用暴力对付) Sarko," one
Hollande voter said to the Guardian.
     But Hollande still knows how to fight. St?phane Le Foll, a Socialist MEP who has been one of
Hollande's closest advisors for 17 years and is co-directing his campaign, said Hollande had quietly
planned his presidential bid for 10 years. "I think we all underestimated this guy," Alain Minc, one of
Sarkozy's closest friends and advisers, told Reuters.
     Hollande was born in 1954 into a middle-class family. He lived through the 1968 protests that nearly
overthrew the French government. "They shocked him, but also politicized him, he said in a recent
interview, making him understand that change was possible," reported the New York Times. When
Hollande was 15, he told friends he expected to become president.
     "I didn't come to the first rank either by chance or by obsession (执迷)," Hollande said in an
interview with Reuters. "I got there because I put myself in this situation, and because I deserved it."
 
1. By citing Hollande and Sarkozy's replies to the same question, the author intends to show ________.
A. Sarkozy is more confident than Hollande
B. Hollande is more modest than Sarkozy
C. Hollande is less ambitious than Sarkozy
D. Sarkozy is more humorous than Hollande

2. What is the key to Hollande's success in the presidential election according to Eric Dupin?
A. His dislike of fights.
B. His careful plan for the presidential bid.
C. How different he is from Sarkozy.
D. The gentle way in which he ran his campaign.

3. What did Hollande think he owed his success to, according to the article?
A. His good luck.
B. His devotion and efforts.
C. His obsession with politics.
D. His personality and experience.

4. What is the purpose of the article?
A. To show what kind of a person Hollande is.
B. To compare the differences between Hollande and Sarkozy.
C. To show what French people think of Hollande.
D. To explain why Sarkozy lost the election.

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Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's stomach.

In time, the labor pains come. But complications arise during delivery. Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With alarm in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee. The days go by. The little girl gets worse. The pediatric (儿科的) specialist tells the parents, “There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst.”

Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial plot. They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby, but now they plan a funeral. Michael keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he says. But kids are never allowed in Intensive Care. Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not. If he doesn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive.

She dresses him in an oversized suit and marches him into ICU. He looks like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and shouts, "Get that kid out of here now. No children are allowed. Never disturb patients here.” The mother rises up strongly and said," He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!"

Karen leads Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing. In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sings:" You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray…" Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate begins to calm down and becomes steady.

“Keep on singing, Michael.”encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. "You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away."

The next day, the very next day, the little girl is well enough to go home! Woman's Day magazine called it "the miracle of a brother's song". The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of Gods love!

Never give up on the people you love.

1.What may the underlined words "the infant" refer to?

A.The baby          B.Karen            C.Mary             D.Michael

2.What do we know about the little sister after she was born?

A.She was driven to St. Mary's shop.           B.A doctor came to see her in her house.

C.She was very thin and couldn't speak.        D.She was in great danger.

3.Why did Karen firmly let little Michael see his sister in ICU?

A.Because he could make his sister alive.

B.Because his sister would be sent to a far hospital.

C.Because his sister was going to die soon.

D.Because his father wanted to take him away.

4.What do we know about the head nurse?

A.The head nurse was careful.               B.The head nurse was rude.

C.The head nurse was responsible.            D.The head nurse had no sympathy.

5.What is the general idea of the text?

A.A boy’s singing saved his sister’s life.

B.The little girl is well enough to go home.

C.Michael's little sister is born with a serious disease.

D.No children are allowed to enter the intensive care unit.

 

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Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's stomach.
In time, the labor pains come. But complications arise during delivery. Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With alarm in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee. The days go by. The little girl gets worse. The pediatric (儿科的) specialist tells the parents, “There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst.”
Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial plot. They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby, but now they plan a funeral. Michael keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he says. But kids are never allowed in Intensive Care.
Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not. If he doesn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive.
She dresses him in an oversized suit and marches him into ICU. He looks like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and shouts, "Get that kid out of here now. No children are allowed. Never disturb patients here.” The mother rises up strongly and said," He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!"
Karen leads Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing. In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sings:" You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray......" Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate begins to calm down and becomes steady.
“Keep on singing, Michael." encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. "You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away."
The next day, the very next day, the little girl is well enough to go home! Woman's Day magazine called it "the miracle of a brother's song". The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of Gods love!
Never give up on the people you love.
【小题1】What may the underlined words "the infant" refer to?

A.The babyB.KarenC.MaryD.Michael
【小题2】What do we know about the little sister after she was born?
A.She was driven to St. Mary's shop.
B.A doctor came to see her in her house.
C.She was very thin and couldn't speak.
D.She was in great danger.
【小题3】Why did Karen firmly let little Michael see his sister in ICU?
A.Because he could make his sister alive.
B.Because his sister would be sent to a far hospital.
C.Because his sister was going to die soon.
D.Because his father wanted to take him away.
【小题4】What do we know about the head nurse?
A.The head nurse was careful.B.The head nurse was rude.
C.The head nurse was responsible.D.The head nurse had no sympathy.
【小题5】What is the general idea of the text?
A.A boy' s singing saved his sister' s life.
B.The little girl is well enough to go home.
C.Michael's little sister is born with a serious disease.
D.No children are allowed to enter the intensive care unit.

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An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to (归因于)the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.  

Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A. spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.  

Professor john Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecture at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures-which are open to students from all departments—were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.  

 “There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done. ” He added.   

University applications rose 7% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in caters in the pubic sector(部门), which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.  

A. recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.  

Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.”

1.Professor John Beath’s lectures are             .  

A. given in a traditional way                 B. connected with the present situation

C. open to both students and their parents       D. warmly received by economics  

2.Incomes in the public sector are more attractive because of their         .  

A. greater stability     B. higher pay    C. fewer applications   D. better reputation  

3.in the opinion of most parents           .  

A. eccentrics should be the focus of school teaching

B. more students should be admitted to universities

C. the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened.  

D. children should solve financial problems themselves  

4.According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters        .  

A. wiser in money management

B. have access to better equipment

C. confide about their future careers

D. get jobs in Child Trust Funds  

5.What’s the main idea of the text?

A. Universities have received more applications.  

B. Economics is attracting an increasing numbers students

C. college students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty

D. parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.   

 

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A maths talent who won fame this week for giving up a million-dollar prize is living with his mother in a simple flat in St Petersburg, co-existing on her ~30-a-month pension, because he has been

unemployed for many years.

The Sunday Telegraph tracked down the strange recluse (隐士 ) who shocked the maths world when  he solved a century-old puzzle known as the Poincare Conjecture.

Grigory Perelman's trouble comes from a split with a leading Russian mathematical institute, the

Steklov, in 2003. When the Institute in St Petersburg failed to re-elect him as a member, Dr Perelman

was left feeling an "absolutely ungified and untalented person", said a friend. He becEune unconfident and cut himself off.

Other friends say he cannot afford to travel to the International Mathematical Union's congress inMadrid, where many people want him to receive the maths equivalent(等价物) of the Nobel Prize, and that he is too modest to ask anyone to pay for his trip.

Interviewed in St Petersburg, Dr Perelman insisted that he was unworthy of all the attention, and

was uninterested in the prize.“I do not think anything that I say can be ofthe slightest public interest"

he said. "I am not saying that because I value my privacy, or that I am doing anything I want to hide.

There are no top-secret projects going on here. Ijust believe the public has no interest in me."

He continued: "I know that self-promotion happens a lot and if people want to do that, good luck

to them, bjt I do not regard it as a positive thing. I realised this a long time ago and nobody is going to

change my mind. Newspapers sliould be more discerning(有洞察力的) over who they write about.

They should have more taste. As far as I am concerned, I can't offer anything for their readers."

Dr Perelman has some small savings from his time as a lecturer, but is apparently unwilling to increase them with the $1 million offered by the Clay Mathematics Institute in Cambridge,Massachusetts, for solving one ofthe world's seven "Millennium Problems".

66. Grigory Perelman lives with his mother because

A. he has to look after her

B. his mother has a million dollars

C. he has been out of work for a long time

D. he is badly paid at the mathematical institute

67. The phrase "absolutely ungified and untalented person" shows that Dr Perelman felt

A. angry      B. discouraged    C. proud        D. confident

68. Grigory Perelman refused to accept the prize because .

A. he thought the prize was worthless

B. he didn't believe the news

C. he couldn't afford to travel to Madrid

D. he showed no interest in it

69. From the passage, we can infer that Grigory Perelman

A. solved the most difficult maths problem

B. has a strong personality

C. wanted to make himself known to all

D. didn't get on well with the press

70. What's the best title for the passage?

A. Great Mathematician Leads Simple Life

B. Maths Genius Abandons a Million-dollar Prize

C. Mathematics Institute Offers Grigory $1 Million

D. One ofthe World's Seven "Millennium Probtems" Solved

 

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