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Two years ago, the Funk family of suburban Chicago adopted a Chinese baby girl who had been abandoned on a sidewalk near a Yangzhou textile factory.
Last year and halfway across the United States, the Ramirez family of suburban Miami adopted a girl who had been abandoned a week later on the same spot.
Both families named their daughters Mia. It turns out, a first name and Chinese heritage aren’t the only things the three-year-olds have in common. The girls’ mothers—Holly Funk and Diana Ramirez—met on a website for parents who had gone through international adoptions. After a flurry of e-mails comparing photographs and biographical details, DNA testing proved the families’ suspicions: The girls are probably fraternal (手足般的) twins.
“I was in shock,” said Ramirez, who lives with her husband Carlos in Pembroke Pines, Florida. “Well, now this is for real.”
The Internet and Web groups revolving around international orphanages are increasingly being used to link adopted children with biological kin(亲属). The site that the Funks and Ramirezes used has a membership of 137 people, with 15 sets of twins and seven sets of siblings whose relationships have been confirmed.
At a reunion on Friday at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Mia Diamond Funk Mia Hanying Ramirez shyly surveyed each other, then reached for each other’s hand.
DNA tests established an 85 percent probability that the girls are at least half sisters. Scientists did not have a biological parent to test and reach a greater certainty, but given their ages and physical similarities, experts say it is likely they are fraternal twins.
Douglas and Holly Funk hope to take Mia to Miami in October. Both sets of parents say they are committed to staying in touch and often let the twins talk to each other on the phone.
小题1:. Both the adopted girls shared a first name ________.
A.because they both came from China
B.because of their physical similarities
C.because their US parents suspected they were twins
D.for no good reason
小题2: Why did the girls’ mothers meet on the Internet?
A.To compare photographs of the two girls.
B.To communicate with other people who had adopted children abroad.
C.To test their suspicion.
D.To exchange experiences on adopting children.
小题3:Experts are still not 100 percent sure that the two girls are fraternal twins because ________.
A.DNA tests are still not accurate enough
B.the two girls were born by different parents
C.the DNA of a biological parent is still missing
D.one girl is born a week later than the other
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Adopted Twins Reunited on Internet
B.Adopted Twins Live happily in the US.
C.Suspicion Turned into Reality
D.The Story of Adopted Twins and Their Parents

答案

小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
解析

小题1:D推理判断题。两位母亲都给女儿取了Mia这个名字,后来在网上交流时才发现两个女孩长得很像,因此断定两个母亲取名时是无意的,仅是一种巧合。
小题1:B细节理解题。从文章第五段中的“The Internet and Web groups revolving around international orphanages are increasingly being used to link adopted children with biological kin(亲属).”可知答案。
小题1:C细节理解题。文章倒数第二段说科学家还没有女孩亲生父亲或母亲的DNA,因此不能作出确切的判断。
小题1:A标题归纳题。一对双胞胎姐妹最终得以团聚,收养她们的两个母亲在网上的交流起了非常关键的作用。A项最能体现本文的中心。
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OLYMPIA, March 24—Luo Xuejuan, a swimming gold medalist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, became the first Chinese person to relay the Olympic Flame in Greece on Monday, receiving the flame from the first Olympic torchbearer(火炬手), Greek Alexandros Nikolaidis.
Despite her previous experience as a torchbearer in the Beijing leg of the Athens 2004 torch relay, Luo felt honored and proud of being chosen as the first Chinese torchbearer, the Xihua News Agency reported Luo as saying in an interview.
She talked about the great responsibility that she felt, as she believed she was representing every Chinese athlete and even Chinese person by running her leg of the relay.
Regarding missing the torch lighting ceremony because she had to be in an assigned location to wait for the flame, Luo felt no regret. “Even though I couldn’t see it, I was able to feel the flame light and knew that it was happening at a place nearby,” she said.
Luo expressed her belief that even if people couldn’t communicate with words, the Olympic Flame enables the transmission of the Olympic spirit and brings smiles wherever it might go. In Luo’s mind, the Olympic spirit represents purity, competition, friendship, enthusiasm, peace and harmony.
小题1:Why didn’t Luo see the torch lighting ceremony?
A. She was late for the ceremony.
B. She was not allowed to go there.
C. She waited for the flame as the next torchbearer.
D. The ceremony took place at a place far away.
小题2:Choose the best explanation for the underlined word “leg” in Paragraph Three.
A. One of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body.
B. The part of a pair of trousers.
C. One of the long thin parts on the bottom of a table.
D. One part of a journey or race.
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Luo Xuejuan was the first Olympic torchbearer in Greece.
B. Luo had never been selected as a torchbearer before.
C. Luo believed that the Olympic flame helped communication among people.
D. Luo felt regretful because she missed the torch lighting ceremony.
小题4:What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Luo Xuejuan: A Swimming Gold Medalist.
B. The Torch Lighting Ceremony
C. The Torch Relay Had Begun
D. Luo Xuejuan: the First Chinese Torchbearer of Athens Torch Relay
小题5:This passage is most likely to be seen in a        .
A. novel        
B. newspaper
C. magazine
D. textbook
 
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London, Reuters---What could annoy teenagers enough to make them stop hanging out with friends and go home?
No, it’s not a visit from their mothers, and not a threat to take away their cellphones or pocket money.
It’s high-frequency noise. The UK police recently agreed to use a device (装置) called the Sonic Teenager Deterrent. It sends out a sound that makes teenagers become so impatient and angry that they have to cover their ears tightly and walk away.
The sound is at extreme high-pitch that can be heard by those under 20. The body’s natural ability to detect some wave bands (波段) decreases almost entirely after 20, so few adults can hear the sounds. The black-box device, nicknamed the Mosquito because of its sound, can be fixed to the outside walls of shops, offices and homes. It sounds to youngsters like a crazy insect or a badly played violin. But it causes no physical damage.
A number of police forces and councils have given permission to use the system and want to install it at trouble spots.
Staffordshire Police Inspector Amanda Davies, who has given the device to shopkeepers in the Moorlands area, said," It is controlled by the shopkeepers--if they can see through their window that there is a problem, they turn the device on for a while until the group has run away."
小题1:The device can be used to ____________.
A.threaten teenagers in public
B.drive away trouble-makers under 20
C.help mothers control their teenage children
D.help the police control shopkeepers
小题2: From the passage we can know that ___________.
A.young people often suffer from pains in ears
B.shopkeepers are troubled by noisy insects
C.high-frequency noise is beyond the listening ability of people over 20
D.the police invented a new device to deal with teenagers
小题3: The purpose of the writer to write the passage is ________.
A.to advertise a new hi-tech device
B.to tell the reader a piece of news
C.to sell the device to shopkeepers
D.to inform the public as the spokesman of the police
小题4:Who will welcome the device most?
A.Shopkeepers.B.The police.C.Young people.D.The producer.

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MEGADIM, Israel (AP)-The worst forest fire in Israel"s history on Thursday destroyed one of the country"s few forested areas, killing at least 36 guards on their way to rescue prisoners there, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation (疏散) of thousands. The fire ran through the Carmel forest in Israel"s Galilee, reaching the coastal city of Haifa, jumping from place to place in the forest. The fire broke out around midday and quickly spread and was still burning out of control as midnight approached. Investigators (调查者) supposed that the fire could have been set accidentally, or it might have been a criminal act, but pretty much ruled out (排除) some sort of attack by a Palestinian group. “This is a huge disaster,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. “The government is using all means to control the fire.” He said some countries such as Cyprus, Italy, Russia and Greece agreed to provide backup. Most of the dead were Prison Service guards racing through the fire toward a prison to evacuate the prisoners, most of them Palestinians. A tree fell across the road, blocking their bus. Some guards were burned alive inside, while others died as they tried to escape. Fourteen bodies were found near the burnt bus 10 hours after the fire started. The fire heavily damaged one of Israel"s few large forests, made up of natural growth and planted areas, a favorite place for camping and a home for dozens of species of wildlife. Forestry workers tried to evacuate animals from the fire. The forest recovered slowly from a fire in 1989, but experts said Thursday"s big fire was many times worse.
小题1:Some Prison Service guards died when they tried to ________.
A.control the running prisoners B.put out the fierce forest fire
C.get away from the burning busD.save the guards trapped in the fire .
小题2:According to the investigators, which of the following might be the cause of the fire?
A.Prisoners set the fire purposely.B.The fire broke out all by itself.
C.A Palestinian group did it.D.The fire was started by accident.
小题3:We learn from the text that ________.
A.all of the dead were Prison Service guards
B.the forest once suffered a fire in the 1980s
C.the animals didn"t suffer from the fire
D.the fire caused 50 deaths altogether .
小题4:The text is mainly about ________.
A.the worst forest fire in Israel"s history
B.the actual cause of the worst ever forest fire
C.the damage caused by the forest fire
D.the government"s efforts in controlling the fire

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You may picture firefighters holding a hose (水管) outside of a burning building,but the Golden Eagles Hotshots don"t fight fires quite that way.When they go into action,you may not even see a fire truck.
The Hotshots are firefighters who battle fires in wilderness areas.But don"t think you"ll only find them in California.Wherever there is a national wildfire emergency,the Golden Eagles Hotshots could be there.
But these firefighters don"t work the same way as those in big cities.They work where there are large numbers of trees,bushes,and grass.They climb up and down steep hills to clear brush and burnable debris (残骸).They sometimes use water,but often fight fire with fire!
They do that by lighting what are called “backfires” ---- small,controlled fires that burn up fuel in the path of larger wildfires.That way, when the wildfire gets there, it has nothing to burn and nowhere to go,because all the burnable fuel has already gone up in smoke.
The Hotshots also clear away fuel using old-fashioned hard work.For example,they use a saw to cut away trees and heavy brush that could catch fire.
Of course there are times when the Golden Eagles Hotshots do have trucks to supply water to the fires.But the water is limited,and these guys have to rely on hard work more than anything.Physical fitness is very important.They have to be strong to handle steep hills while carrying a 60­pound pack.
Thanks to their efforts,many lives have been saved,many houses not burned,and countless trees still standing.
小题1:According to the passage,why do the firefighters light “backfires”?
A.To signal for help.B.To remove obstacles.
C.To protect trees and bushes.D.To prevent the fire from spreading.
小题2:What can we learn about the Golden Eagles Hotshots?
A.They are firefighters working in big cities.
B.Their work requires physical strength.
C.They are working for free.
D.They usually hold a hose to put out the fires.
小题3:All of the following can reflect that the Golden Eagles Hotshots are special  EXCEPT their working     
A.areasB.waysC.achievementsD.tools
小题4:What is the author"s attitude towards the Golden Eagles Hotshots?
A.Appreciative.B.Doubtful.C.Worried.D.Critical.

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BEIJING — After a night of wining and dining with 50 of China’s richest people, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates told the journalists on Thursday that the biggest difference between eating with Chinese tycoons(企业界大亨) and Western ones was the food.
“I was amazed last night, really, at how similar the questions and discussions and all that were to those in the dinners we had in the U.S.,” said Mr. Buffett.
Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates, two of the best known Westerners here, announced in September, 2010 that they planned to invite 50 wealthy Chinese tycoons to dinner in Beijing to encourage philanthropy(慈善事业) among China’s new rich.
On Thursday, the two men pronounced the dinner a great success, saying that two-thirds of those invited had shown up, and that more than half of them had offered their own ideas on how Chinese philanthropy should work.
The guest list wasn’t made public, but the Chinese news media reported that it included Jet Li, the movie star; Niu Gensheng, the founder of a Chinese dairy business; and Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, who control the SOHO China real estate(房地产) empire.
As with four earlier dinners held in the United States, Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates said, no one at the Beijing event was asked to donate money or to promise to engage in charity. “Bill and I won’t be calling anybody. What happens in China will depend on what the Chinese people feel about a project of this sort,” said Mr. Buffett.
China is widely reported to be second only to the United States in the number of dollar billionaires. Mr. Gates and Mr. Buffett said the nation was unique because its wealthy class had arisen almost wholly in the past 30 years, so the philanthropic practices established among European and American dynasties are new here, and open to change.
The two said the dinner wasn’t a long planned matter, but an offshoot of a trip that Mr. Buffett had already scheduled to Guangdong and Hunan Provinces, where BYD Company, a maker of clean-energy automobiles, has factories. Mr. Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, holds a 10% stake(股金) in the company.
But Mr. Gates suggested that their philanthropic trip wasn’t yet over. “We may do an event in India,” he said.
小题1:What is the text mainly about?
A.A brief analysis of future philanthropy.
B.The development of Chinese philanthropy.
C.An introduction on Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates’ trip in China.
D.A charity dinner held in Beijing by Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates.
小题2:According to the first two paragraphs, Mr Buffett really wanted to say that ________.
A.the dinner was quite a success
B.the food in the dinner was very delicious
C.Chinese tycoons are similar to Western ones
D.it was pleasing to discuss with Chinese tycoons
小题3:We can learn from the text that __________.
A.China has the largest number of dollar billionaires in Asia
B.many people have promised to donate money at dinner
C.Beijing will be the last stop of their philanthropic trip
D.the Chinese news media published the complete guest list of the dinner
小题4:The underlined words “an offshoot” in Paragraph 8 can probably be replaced by “________”.
A.a reportB.an additionC.a beginningD.an end

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