New train route opens from China to Germany
A container(集装箱) train left Beijing on Wednesday on its way to Hamburg, Germany. The new service was welcomed as real progress made in international rail cooperation.
The train will travel about 9,800 kilometers through six countries, including China, Mongolia, Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany. The trip has gained support from those in customs declaration and clearance.
Zhang Mingli, chairman of China Conainer Transportation Co., said, “This can be seen as a breakthrough in our cooperation. Today , railway officials from six countries are here to witness this event. This is very important to the development of the Asia-Europe Continental Bridge. This means of transportation has great potential for the countries involved.”
Cargo on board includes electronic products, textiles and shoes. The trip to Hamburg, Germany will take 18 days. The same trip would take at least 40 days by container ship.
Tomasl Palaszewski, vice president of Polish Natiional Railway, said, “There is big potential for container transportation to Europe. The ceremony today  shows that it will bring big benefits to all of us. So we hope that it will not only be a pilot train, but a permanent connection between China and Europe.”
Railway officials from the six countries will discuss detailed measures to advance container transportation.
Experts expect that the new land route will take a big slice of the pie of Chinese-EU trade. But improvements in Chinese railway networks will still matter. China has plans to invest huge amounts of money to build up 18 railway container terminals in the coming five years.
63. The purpose of this passage is to _______.
A. tell us about a new train route from China to Germany
B. promote the relationships between China and Europe
C. introduce a newly-developed container train
D. improve Chinese railway conditions
64.The new train route from China to Germany will______.
A. be opened in the coming five years B. strengthen the Chinese-EU trade
C. make it convenient for us to visit Germany D. take the place of container ships
65.From this passage, we know that_____.
A. it was China alone that built the new train route
B. not all of the countries along the new train route will support the event
C. one of the problems in railway cooperation between countries is customs declaration and clearance
D. the train mainly carries grains from China to Europe
66.The underlined word “pilot” most probably means ______.
A. guide B. beginning C. cooperative D. cargo
67. From this passage, we can safely conclude that ______
A. there will be more and more railway cooperation between China and Europe
B. more and more Chinese will have better chances to visit Europe
C. Europeans enjoy Chinese electronic products
D. China-EU trade will depend on this newly-developed cargo train |
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A |
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This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience．It happened about three years ago and it has had a 36 effect on me．I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know 37 but whose actions gave a new 38 to the words — kind and generous.
I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early 39 , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes , was 40 for change on a street corner.
A BMW car 41 on the other side of the street and an executive（主管）who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car．He was probably about 42 years old．He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie．He walked 43 across the street and over to the homeless man．Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of 44 and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves（手套）, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks．Then he 45 them to the homeless man．The homeless man took them and stared with a/an 46 mouth.
As he drove off, I couldn’t 47 thinking that it was probably the first time he had 48 the pedal（踏板）of that top-brand BMW car with a 49 foot! I stood there and the looks of 50 appeared on my face and the homeless man’s.
Two men of about the same age 51 very different lives had met and the one who was 52 in materials had offered 53 than his shoes．He had left this BMW car and 54 down from his high position．He lifted up the other man when he offered respect, 55 and real generosity.
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| 小题2: | | A．officially | B．personally | C．similarly | D．generally |
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| 小题3: | | A．benefit | B．attitude | C．meaning | D．award |
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| 小题4: | | A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
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| 小题5: | | A．searching | B．making | C．blaming | D．begging |
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| 小题6: | | A．called up | B．broke up | C．pulled up | D．sped up |
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| 小题8: | | A．directly | B．usually | C．unwillingly | D．fluently |
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| 小题9: | | A．money | B．water | C．sand | D．oil |
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| 小题10: | | A．posted | B．handed | C．kicked | D．threw |
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| 小题11: | | A．closed | B．full | C．open | D．empty |
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| 小题12: | | A．stand | B．delay | C．forget | D．help |
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| 小题13: | | A．bended | B．cut | C．repaired | D．pressed |
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| 小题14: | | A．relaxed | B．large | C．bare | D．single |
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| 小题15: | | A．excitement | B．astonishment | C．sadness | D．pride |
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| 小题17: | | A．successful | B．careful | C．useful | D．helpful |
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| 小题18: | | A．rather | B．more | C．other | D．better |
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| 小题19: | | A．broken | B．fell | C．stepped | D．rolled |
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| 小题20: | | A．surprise | B．disappointment | C．anxiety | D．kindness |
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When Christina Brouder was five years old, a drunk driver ran over her as she and her father were crossing the street in front of their home．Hurt badly, the young girl was forced to spend a long time in a full-body cast（石膏） to recover from her injuries．Mostly, she traveled between the hospital and her home．Once out of the cast, Brouder sat in a wheelchair for almost a year.
In spite of the horrible accident, Christina was grateful for her recovery．She was so grateful, in fact, that she and her four talented siblings（兄弟姐妹）（ three sisters and a brother） started a music group, Gilbride．The group performed at local hospitals and nursing homes, performing for the patients．Among them, the children could sing, dance and play about 20 different musical instruments．At their first show in 1988, held at Montefiore Hospital, the kids were 2,3,6,8 and 9 years old．That year alone, the group made over a hundred appearances．
From the local public entertainment places, the group expanded to charity performances．They also entertained people at Disney World, Radio City Music Hall, and even the White House．
Christina balanced her happy and successful musical career with academics．First graduating from New York City’s High School of Music and Art，and then from Fordham．In 2000，as t he youngest graduate from Fordham，1 8一year—old Christina and her siblings went on tour for a year．Not pleased with the applause she received from the audience, she entered Pace University Law School．On May 19，Christina Brouder realized part of her dream when at only 22，she received Health Law Certificate（文凭）．
小题1:What happened to Christina when she was five years old?| A．She was coldly deserted by her father． | | B．She got a strange and serious disease． | | C．She had to give performances to make a living． | | D．She was seriously injured in a traffic accident． |
小题2:According to the text，Christina was .| A．thankful and hardworking | B．a little shy but gentle | | C．a 1ittle stupid and 1azy | D．sad and bored with her 1ife |
小题3:According to the passage，the siblings .| A．were talented in music | | B．were interested in sports | | C．were enthusiastic about writing | | D．had the ability to draw very well |
小题4:In terms of time，what is the correct order of the things Christina did?
a．She graduated from Fordham．
b．Christina received Health Law Certificate．
c．Their first show was held at Montefiore Hospital．
d．She and her siblings entertained at the White House．| A．d，a，b，c | B．d，c，b，a | C．c，d，a，b | D．c，b，d，a |
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Although Thomas Edison created the technologies behind three major 21st century industries electrical power，recorded music and movies—his greatest invention may have been the modern method of inventing．He basically came up with the modern system of research and development．Edison was not the only scientist doing research in his garage but someone who gathered around him a team of creative scientific minds．Edison’s 1aboratories were the forerunners（先驱）of Apple，Google and Microsoft．
Yet for a11 his scientific gifts，he was no Steve Jobs or Bill Gates．He once said，“Anything that won’ t sell，I don’ t want to invent．” But Edison，unlike Jobs or Gates，had no real sense of what the public wanted or how to change his discoveries into products that might sell．It took him years to understand that the phonograph（留声机）was not a business tool but an entertainment invention．He helped create movies but resisted the idea that people might want to go into a theater to watch one．
We chose Edison this year because we need his example now more than ever．Though we live in a time of great reformation，the U．S．is in danger of losing its advantage in science and technology．American investment（投资）in research and development has not increased as a percentage of GDP since the mid一1980s，while the government’ s share has been dropping．And this is at a time when China is rapidly increasing its money on research and development．The U．S．was once among the 1eading nations．Now it ranks near the bottom of the 23 nations that collect such data．We hope that Edison’ s story might not only encourage reformation but also inspire more
young Americans to study science and engineering．
小题1:The first paragraph is mainly about .| A．the number of Edison’ s great inventions | | B．Edison’ s special personal characters | | C．Edi son’ s modern system of research | | D．Apple．Google and Microsoft and their forerunners |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．A11 the things Edison invented sold well． | | B．Edison wanted to invent things that sold well． | | C．Edison’ s inventions were not valuable for being unpopular． | | D．Edison had a gift for changing his discoveries into best sellers. |
小题3:The author’ s main purpose is to ．| A．inform US of the danger the USA is in | | B．get young Americans to study science | | C．be in honor of Edison for his contributions | | D．tell US how important Edison’ s inventions are |
小题4:We can infer from the text that ．| A．the USA is no 10nger advanced in science and technology | | B．the USA falls behind China in research and inventions | | C．more and more young Americans will be interested in science | | D．China is spending more and more money on research and development |
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In eighteen thirty, only a few miles away from what is now the great city of Cincinnan, Ohio, lay a 36 and a lmost endless forest.
The area had a few settlements 37 by people of the frontier. Many of them had already left the area for settlements further 39 the west.  But among those 40 was a man who had been one of the first people to arrive there.
He lived alone in a house of logs surrounded 41 all sides by the great forest. He seemed a part of the darkness and 42 of the forest, for no one had 43 known him to smile or speak an unnecessary word. His simple needs were 44 by selling or trading the skins of wild animals in the town.
His little log house had a single door. Directly 45 was a window. The window was boarded up（堵住）. No one could remember a(n) 46 when it was not. And no one knew why it had been 47 . I imagine there are few people living today who ever knew the 48 of that window. But I am one, as you shall 49 .
The man"s name was said to be Murlock. He 50 to be seventy years old, but he was really fifty. Something other than years had been the 51 of his aging.
His hair and long, full beard were white. His gray, 52 eyes were sunken. His face was wrinkled. He was tall and thin with drooping shoulders—like someone with many 53 .
I never saw him. These 54 I learned from my grandfather. He told me the man"s story 55 I was a boy. He had known him when living nearby in that early day.
| 小题1: | | A．huge | B．heavy | C．small | D．bright |
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| 小题2: | | A．discovered | B．created | C．established | D．invented |
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| 小题3: | | A．visited | B．reached | C．left | D．loved |
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| 小题5: | | A．moving | B．remaining | C．traveling | D．hunting |
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| 小题7: | | A．silence | B．noises | C．brightness | D．freshness |
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| 小题8: | | A．never | B．ever | C．once | D．sometimes |
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| 小题9: | | A．understood | B．exchanged | C．satisfied | D．offered |
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| 小题10: | | A．outside | B．inside | C．before | D．opposite |
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| 小题11: | | A．time | B．opportunity | C．story | D．experience |
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| 小题12: | | A．opened | B．closed | C．destroyed | D．protected |
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| 小题13: | | A．secreet | B．structure | C．formation | D．construction |
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| 小题14: | | A．guess | B．see | C．suppose | D．feel |
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| 小题15: | | A．seemed | B．happened | C．pretended | D．appeared |
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| 小题16: | | A．cause | B．cure | C．reason | D．affection |
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| 小题17: | | A．pretty | B．lively | C．lifeless | D．horrible |
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| 小题18: | | A．achievements | B．enemies | C．problems | D．dreams |
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| 小题19: | | A．lessons | B．details | C．summaries | D．ideas |
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| 小题20: | | A．because | B．since | C．when | D．although |
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Most 23-year-olds have not done enough in life to be worthy of having their own documentary（纪录片）
Most 23-year-olds aren"t LeBron James.
The NBA superstar, who recently won gold at the Beijing Olympics, has just released More Than a Game. It is a documentary that follows his rise to stardom (明星地位) and how he and four childhood friends overcame long odds to win a national championship in high school.
Combining footage (镜头) taken during James" career at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, US, along with one-on-one interviews by writer/director Kris Belman, home videos, and personal family photogra phs, the film is about much more than basketball. At its core (核心) is a story of friendship, loyalty and love.
"We set out with a goal as kids and we wanted to accomplish that someway, somehow by using basketball as a tool, not knowing that it was going to create other opportunities fo r us," James said. "We didn"t know it was going to create a brotherhood and trust. We grew from kids into young men."
While  James is the star, his former teammates, Dru Joyce III, Sian Cotton, Willie McGee and Romeo Travis, play a major role in the film.
Their journey began together as 8-year-old boys, winds through years traveling all over America playing in basketball tournaments and finishes in their senior season at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.
At the time, Belman was a college film student. He set out to film James and his friends" season as his final school project, a 10-minute documentary. But after gaining the trust of the players and coach Dru Joyce, Belman spent two months filming and eventually teamed with producer Harvey Mason Jr to the full-length feature.
James hopes the film will inspire youngsters (年轻人).
"We set out with a goal when we were eight and we accomplished it when we were 18," he said. "It"s a great story and I wanted to get it out to kids that have a dream, that they should continue to go after it, believe in it and live it if they want to accomplish something."
小题1:LeBron James achieved his goal set at 8 when .| A．he won a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics | | B．He won a national championship in high school | | C．he became a collage student | | D．he was interviewed by Kris Belman |
小题2:Which of the following is unlikely to be included in the description of James?| A．Friendly. | B．Faithful. | C．Hardworking. | D．Self-centered. |
小题3:More Than a Game is .| A．James’ favorite story about his childhood | | B．a documentary filmed by James’ classmate | | C．a film made by Belman | | D．an article a bout James’ high school life |
小题4:We can learn from the passage that More Than a Game is .| A．inspiring | B．dull | C．puzzling | D．imaginary |
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