14. D　 细节理解和生活常识题。文章第三段表明南水北调工程分为东,中,西三条线路.

D

Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you uncomfortable, it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can build your confidence by following some suggestions from doctors and psychologists.

　　　 Make a decision not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don’t turn down party invitations just because of your shyness.

　　　 Prepare yourself for being with others in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then make a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to share with other people. Think about what you would like to say in advance. Then say it.

　　　 If you start feeling self-conscious in a group, take a deep breath and focus your attention on other people. Remember, you are not alone. Other people are concerned about the impression they are making, too.

　　　 No one ever gets over being shy completely, but most people do learn to live with their shyness. Even entertainers admit that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can face the cameras and the public. Just making the effort to control shyness can have many rewards. But perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a chance to know more about you.

13. C　 细节理解和生活常识题。通过南水北调工程北方的用水短缺问题将得以缓解, 而不是彻底解决.

12. B　 细节理解题。文中有“the largest of its kind in the world.”说明B项正确.

11．C　 细节理解题。文章第二段, 因数十年干旱导致的缺水将因把丰富的长江水引入北方而得以缓解.

14. According to the passage, which one is true?

　 A. The shortage of water in the North is only because there are too many people.

　 B. The whole project will be completed by the year 2010.

　 C. The total sections under construction will be 13 till the whole project is finished.

　 D. The whole water diversion project is made up of three canals.

[解题导语]本文讲的是南水北调的事情。

[答案与解析]

13. When finished, ________.

　 A. the project will solve the water problem once and for all.

　 B. the project will supply 13.4 billion cubic meters of water a year.

　 C. the shortage of water in the North will be alleviated.

　 D. the drought in Beijing and Shandong province will disappear.

12. From the whole passage we can infer that__________.

A. the water diversion project is the biggest in China, but not in the world.

B. the water diversion project is the largest both in China and in the world.

C. the project will cost 124 billion dollars.

D. the project will be finished by 2010.

11．China's largest water diversion project is being constructed to__________.

A. supply water to Shandong Province.

B. remove the worsening water shortage in Beijing.

C. alleviate the shortage of water in the North.

D. break ground in more places.

10．D　 主旨大意题。从文章内容和文章体裁可以准确判断答案应为D。

C

China's largest water diversion project may start supplying water to Shandong Province by 2007 and Beijing by 2010, an official confirmed Tuesday.

The worsening water shortage in the two areas, caused by decades of drought, may be alleviated with water from the mighty Yangtze River in the South which will be diverted into the parched North, he said.

The water diversion project consists of three 1,300-kilometre canals that will carry water from the Yangtze along the eastern, middle and western parts of the country.

Zhang Jiyao, director of the State Council's office in charge of the South-to-North Project, told a national conference that ground will be broken in more places along two of the lines of the ambitious water diversion scheme, the largest of its kind in the world.

Before next year's flood season, construction of four new sections along the two lines will push the project further along the fast track. That would bring the total sections under construction to 13, since construction started in 2002 with an estimated investment of 124 billion Yuan (about US$15 billion).

When finished, the two water diversion canals will be capable of transferring 13.4 billion cubic meters of water a year.

9．B　 细节理解题。笑可以拉近两人的距离，可以促进友谊的发展。