阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分,共10分)

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。

    On October 19，1959，the first Special English program was broadcast(广播)on the Voice of America．It was an experiment．The goal was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language was not English．Experts said the goal was admirable，but the method would not work．However，              ．The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA．And they still are．

    Forty years later，Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English. During the years its role has expanded．It also helps people learn American-English．It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way．And it provides listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they cannot find elsewhere.

Today，Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week，five times a day．Each half-hourly broadcast begins with ten minutes of the latest news followed by 20minutes of feature(特写报道)programming．There is a different short feature every weekday about science，development，agriculture，and environment，and on the weekend’about news events and American idioms．These programs are followed by in-depth(深入的)15 minutes features about American culture，history，science，medicine，space，important people or short stories．

What does the passage mainly tell us?(Please answer within 10 words．)

                                                                             

Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following sentence?

Special English has played a more important part in many areas over the years．

                                                                             

Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

                                                                             

What do you think about Special English?(Please answer within 30 words．)

                                                                             

Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese．

                                                                             

阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分,共10分)

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。

On October 19，1959，the first Special English program was broadcast(广播)on the Voice of America．It was an experiment．The goal was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language was not English．Experts said the goal was admirable，but the method would not work．However，             ．The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA．And they still are．

Forty years later，Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English. During the years its role has expanded．It also helps people learn American-English．It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way．And it provides listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they cannot find elsewhere.

Today，Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week，five times a day．Each half-hourly broadcast begins with ten minutes of the latest news followed by 20minutes of feature(特写报道)programming．There is a different short feature every weekday about science，development，agriculture，and environment，and on the weekend’about news events and American idioms．These programs are followed by in-depth(深入的)15 minutes features about American culture，history，science，medicine，space，important people or short stories．

1.What does the passage mainly tell us?(Please answer within 10 words．)

                                                                             

2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following sentence?

Special English has played a more important part in many areas over the years．

                                                                             

3.Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

                                                                             

4.What do you think about Special English?(Please answer within 30 words．)

                                                                             

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese．

                                                                             

 

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求回答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）

[1]Seven Chinese sailors are missing after a Chinese cargo ship sank in Russian waters near Japan on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

[2]"Three of the 10 Chinese sailors onboard were saved but                   after the ship sank off the waters of Vladivostok," it said in a statement on its website.

[3]The ministry didn't mention the cause of the incident, saying rescue efforts and an investigation into the incident are ongoing.

[4]But the Global Times, a Chinese language newspaper based in Beijing, said yesterday the ship was fired on by the Russian navy before it sank, citing a Russian newspaper.　　

[5]New Star, the cargo ship, was sequestered（扣押） at the Russian port of Nakhodka earlier this month for alleged smuggling. It left the port not far from the Sino-Russian border without permission from Russian authorities last Thursday and was chased by a cruiser, the newspaper said.

[6]However, the Chinese ship started to sink on the way. According to the report, in a period of almost 24 hours, Russian navy officers and soldiers onboard the cruiser（巡洋舰）watched the sinking boat and did not make any response to the cries for help from the crewmen. A Chinese Foreign Ministry official on Friday said that Russia’s attitude on the sinking of a Chinese cargo ship in Russian waters is unacceptable. In the end, 16 sailors onboard New Star got on two lifeboats.

[7]Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Li Hui Thursday summoned Russian ambassador Sergei Razov, urging Russian authorities to complete investigations into the incident as soon as possible and try its best to search for the missing crew members.

1．What does the passage mainly tell us? （Within 15 words）

                                                                              

                                                                               

2．Which sentence in the passage has the close meaning with the following sentence?

    People are trying to find out the cause of the incident and look for the missing ones.

                                                                               

                                                                               

3．Fill in the blank in the second paragraph. （Within 5 words）

                                                                               

                                                                               

4．What’s the possible cause of the cargo ship’s sinking, according to the passage? （Within 15 words）

                                                                               

                                                                               

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.

                                                                               

                                                                               

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求回答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）

[1]Seven Chinese sailors are missing after a Chinese cargo ship sank in Russian waters near Japan on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday．

[2]"Three of the 10 Chinese sailors on board were saved but                   after the ship sank off the waters of Vladivostok," it said in a statement on its website．

[3]The cause of the incident wasn’t mentioned．And rescue efforts and an investigation into the incident are ongoing．

[4]But the Global Times, a Chinese language newspaper based in Beijing, said yesterday the ship was fired on by the Russian navy before it sank, citing a Russian newspaper．　　

[5]New Star, the cargo ship, was sequestered（扣押） at the Russian port of Nakhodka earlier this month for alleged smuggling．It left the port not far from the Sino-Russian border without permission from Russian authorities last Thursday and was chased by a cruiser, the newspaper said．

[6]However, the Chinese ship started to sink on the way．According to the report, in a period of almost 24 hours, Russian navy officers and soldiers on board the cruiser（巡洋舰）watched the sinking boat and did not make any response to the cries for help from the crewmen．A Chinese Foreign Ministry official on Friday said that Russia’s attitude on the sinking of a Chinese cargo ship in Russian waters is unacceptable．In the end, 16 sailors on board New Star got on two lifeboats．

[7]Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Li Hui Thursday summoned Russian ambassador Sergei Razov, urging Russian authorities to complete investigations into the incident as soon as possible and try its best to search for the missing crew members．

1．What does the passage mainly tell us? （Within 15 words）

2．Which sentence in the passage has the close meaning with the following sentence?

    People are trying to find out the cause of the incident and look for the missing ones．

3．Fill in the blank in the second paragraph．（Within 5 words）

4．What’s the possible cause of the cargo ship’s sinking, according to the passage? （Within 15 words）

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese．

阅读下面的短文，并根据要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

For shopaholics, the post-Christmas period means only one thing – sales! Across the country,

prices are greatly reduced on clothing, electronics, home furniture and more, but London is the place for serious shopping, and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains.

The sales start on Boxing Day - 26th December, and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors. In Oxford Street queues formed outside shops ahead of pre-dawn openings for the start of their sales. At Brent Cross, in north London, more than 1,000 people were queuing at 3:30am for the “Next”clothing store’s sale which began at 4am. Some hardy people even camped outside the shops to be first in the line.

Consumers who hit the shops were rewarded with discounts of as much as 80% as department stores joined the sales craziness. The shops are absolutely crowded with people as the sales got into full swing, with more than half a million people gathered on London’s West End.

Famous sales include the biggest, most famous shops such as Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty and John Lewis. Department stores are always a good bet - you're likely to find everything you need under one roof, It’s a good time to stock up on cheap things, and there's no better time to invest in some designer threads.

Some people are taking their partners shopping with them, and buying their Christmas presents in the sale -          . For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online retailers（零售商）are also getting in on the act with January sales of their own.

1．Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Department stores are so useful that most probably you can buy what you want there.

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with a proper sentence or phrases. (Please answer within 10 words.)

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

3．What does the text mainly tell us? (Please answer within 10 words.)

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

4．What advice does the author imply to us? (Please answer within 30 words.)

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.