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Since          to the world, the dance “Gangnam Style” has gained greart great popularity.

A.introduced                            B.introducing

C.being introduced                       D.to be introduced

 

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下文中共有10处错误每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(/\)。并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉

修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:               1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2   只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不记分。

When tea and coffee was first introduced to Europe in 18th century, people thought they were harmful. So a king of Sweden decided to find out whether this was true and not. It happened that there were two brothers who were in the prison at the time. The king ordered one of them drink tea every day and the other coffee. Both of him lived many years without any problem. At last the one who had drink tea every day died at  the age of 83 and the other one lived even long. Because of this today Sweden is one of the country where many tea  and coffee are drunk.

 

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Legends about the development of coffee are varied and interesting, involving chance occurrences, political tricks, and the pursuit of wealth and power.

According to one story, a sheepherder named Kaldi, as he tended his sheep, noticed the effect of coffee beans. He noticed that the sheep became excited after eating the red “cherries" from a certain plant when they changed pastures (牧场). He tried it himself, and was soon as overactive as his sheep. Another story relates that a monk happened to discover that this fruit from the shiny green plant could help him stay awake.

Another legend gives us the name for coffee, “mocha”. Omar, an Arabian was thrown to the desert with his followers to die of starvation. In desperation, Omar had his friends boil and eat the fruit from an unknown plant. Not only did the soup save the group, but the residents of the nearest town, Mocha, took their survival as a religious sign. The plant and its beverage (饮料) were named Mocha to honor this event.

Coffee was introduced much later to countries beyond Arabia, whose inhabitants believed it to be a tasty thing and guarded its secret as if they were top secret military plans. The government forbade transportation of the plant out of the Moslem nations. The actual spread of coffee was started illegally. One Arab named Baba Budan smuggled (走私) beans to some mountains near Mysore, India, and started a farm there. Early in this century, some of those original plants were found still growing fruitfully in the region.

Coffee today is grown and enjoyed worldwide, and is one of the few crops that small farmers in third-world countries can profitably export.

1.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A. A sheepherder used coffee beans to keep sheep excited.

B. Coffee was a special kind of red cherry from a certain plant.

C. A sheepherder and a monk accidently discovered coffee’s effect.

D. Sheep ate a lot of coffee beans while they changed pastures.

2.Which of the following involves political tricks?

A. Kaldi’s story. B. The monk’s story.

C. Omar’s story. D. Baba Budan’s story.

3.Mocha is originally the name of ______.

A. a town  B. an Arabian    C. a kind of coffee    D. a sheepherder

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. The Secret of Coffee     B. The Tales of Coffee

C. People’s Love for Coffee        D. The Function of Coffee

 

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The fourth round of heavy smog to hit Beijing in four weeks has sent more people to the hospital with respiratory(呼吸的) illnesses and led to calls for laws to control the pollution.

Pan Shiyi, a celebrity real estate developer said he is planning to propose (提案) a Clean Air Act to the local government. As a representative to the Beijing Municipal People's Congress, he started an online survey at 9:20 a.m. Within three hours, more than 25,000 web users, or 99 percent of total respondents(应答者), welcomed his proposal on Sina Weibo, China's Twitter.

They have good reasons to stand alongside Pan. The latest round of haze(雾霾)reduced visibility to under 500 meters in many parts of the city. The smog has also led to a great increase in respiratory illnesses, particularly among children and the elderly. Anxious parents and doctors almost all blame the smoggy air for the illnesses. Though most schoolchildren are home for the winter holidays, the bad air can easily move indoors. Besides, ordinary medical masks fail to provide adequate protection, so some people have turned to gas masks and respirators(呼吸器).

The causes of the scary smog are rather mysterious, though experts blame excessive emissions and the mountains around Beijing that trap pollution in winter, unless there is adequate wind to clear it away. Some critics have pointed fingers at China’s top two oil firms, China National Petroleum Corp and China Petrochemical Corporation, saying the companies’ outdated production technologies produce large quantities of substandard, high-polluting gas fuel.

Meanwhile, concerned Beijingers have moved their brainstorming sessions to cyberspace. If Pan’s proposal for a Clean Air Act is adopted, netizens say the new law should include items providing for “car-free days” in times of smog, higher standards for vehicle fuel, stricter restrictions on industrial and exhaust gas emissions, and more effective protection for the public.

Beijing is not the only city that has ever lost the blue sky. Five days of thick fog caused thousands of deaths in Britain in December 1952, urging the government to pass the first Clean Air Act in 1956, which introduced smokeless zones and cleaner fuels to reduce pollution. That may provide some experience for Beijing to refer to.

1.What can we learn from the passage?

A.People are clear about the causes of the smoggy weather.

B.Children staying indoors will not get respiratory illnesses.

C.Smog is worse for people with lower resistance to diseases.

D.Masks can give people protection against the smoggy weather.

2.Britain is mentioned in the last paragraph to ______.

A.suggest Beijing should learn from other countries

B.let people know many places have this problem

C.tell people the situation in Britain is worse

D.call on the government to pass Britain’s Clean Air Act

3.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.The Use of Gas masks and Respirators

B.Beijingers Call for Clean Air Act

C.Effective Protection for Blue Sky

D.The Mysterious Causes of the Scary Smog

 

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WHAT’S ON

STAGE

Russian dances: The famous “Little White Birth” Dance Troupe will travel from Russia to present performances in Beijing.

The troupe, founded in 1948, is famous for their combination of Russian folk dances and classical dancing art.

It has been invited by the Beijing Foreign Culture Exchange Co. in order to give four performances in Beijing.

Tickets are available through ticket hotlines and website such as www. paio. com. cn, www. chinaticket, com and www. ticket, elong. com.

* Time: 7: 30 pm, January 18 - 21

* Place: Beizhan Theatre, 135, Xiwai Dajie,

Xicheng District

* Tel: 6606-4258

EXHIBITIONS

Kite show: All together 81 kites collected by the China National Art Museum is on show in the Yanhuang Art Museum.

Kong Xiangze, an expert on Chinese kites, published a book on kites, explaining the origins of the kite-making process. The exhibited kites are made in a traditional Chinese style.

* Time: 9 am-5 pm until February 11

* Place: 9 Huizhong Lu

* Tel: 6491-2902

CONCERTS

Folk music: A concert of classics of Chinese folk music will greet audiences on the first day of the Year of Snake at the Beijing Concert Hall.

The China Song and Dance Ensemble will perform dozens of traditional instrumental pieces, such as “Full of Joy”, “Colourful Cloud Chasing the Moon” and “Spring Festival Suite”.

* Time: 7: 30 pm, January 24   

* Place: 1, Beixinhuajie, Xicheng District

* Tel: 6559-8285

EVENTS

Flower festival: The Beijing Botanical Garden is bringing people a blooming festival with the beautiful flowers in its tropical plants greenhouse.

The garden has introduced nearly 80 kinds of flowers abroad for the exhibition.

There is also an exhibition of potted narcissus (水仙) landscapes (盆景). More than 300 mini landscapes involving imported narcissus will be displayed, people can get a preview of the show by visiting www. beijingbd, com, the garden’s website.

* Time: 8:30 am-5 pm until January 28

* Place: Wofosi Lu near the Fragant Hills

* Tel: 8259-5547

1.Suppose you are too far away from Beijing or you can’t spare time to go there in person, which of the following shows can you enjoy all the same?

A.Russian dances.

B.Kite show

C.Folk music

D.Flower festival

2.. The phrase “get a preview of” used in the passage means ______.

A.watch in advance

B.see more clearly

C.get good position of

D.get a general idea of

3. If you and your classmates have a free evening to spend on the 19th of January, which is a useful number to call?

A.6606-4258

B.6491-2902

C.6559-8285

D.8259-5547

 

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