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| The most important time of the total eclipse was expected to begin from 9:00 a.m. to 9:38 a.m. (Beijing Time), said Wang Sichao, a research fellow with the Nanjing-based Purple Mountain Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. "The total eclipse will last up to six minutes, which is the longest one that can be seen in China in almost 500 years from 1814 to 2309," Wang said. |  |
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| ●The first double hand transplant patient in the US has left a hospital after medicine cleared up small red spots on his skin that signaled he might be rejecting his new hands. Jeff Kepner, a 58-year-old former chief cook in a restaurant, lost his hands and feet a decade ago to a bacteria infection. The donor was a 23-year-old man. ●A second major storm in less than a week was blowing yesterday toward the Washington area, where federal government offices were closed for a second day and workers struggled to restore power knocked out by a weekend heavy snowstorm. The storm could leave as much as 20 inches (50 centimeters) of new snow in Washington and nearly as much near Philadelphia-a Northeast travel-hub by tonight. ●British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will give evidence to a public inquiry into the Iraq War in early March, officials for the inquiry said yesterday. Brown"s appearance, just weeks before an election expected in May, could hit the ruling Labour Party"s attempts to catch up in the polls (民意调查) behind the opposition party Conservatives. Brown, who will be questioned about his time as prime minister, will be a witness in the highest position at the inquiry since former Prime Minister Tony Blair"s appearance last month. ●The head of the UN agency aiding Palestine refugees (难民) is warning a funding shortfall and appealing for another $ 100 million. Filippo Grandi says the money is necessary for education, health and social services for 4. 7 million Palestinian refugees scattered across Jordan, Syrja, Lebanon, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The agency"s 2010 budget is $ 620 million, and it expects a shortfall of $140 million The agency says $100 million is necessary for basic services. | |
| 1. The passage is most probably adapted from _____. | |
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| A. news items in a newspaper B. descriptions of the world situation C. discussions on foreign affairs D. statements of a government report | |
| 2. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. | |
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| A. the man lost his hands for an unknown reason B. the result of the transplant operation seems satisfying C. another storm will hit Washington area in less than a week D. the electricity supply was cut off in Philadelphia a week ago | |
| 3. According to the passage, Gordon Brown _____. | |
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| A. is the leader of the ruling Labour Party in Britain B. will send army to the Iraq War in March this year C. will compete with former Prime Minister Tony Blair D. is now gaining more support from voters than others | |
| 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the fourth news? | |
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| A. $ 100 million should be needed for the survival of the refugees. B. At least $ loo million is to be raised for Palestinian refugees. C. The refugees mentioned in the passage are in the Middle Africa. D. It is a tough job for the UN agency to get money for the refugees. | |
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| PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7-At 26, many people haven"t even decided on a career. Luke Ravenstahl, cashing in on his family"s political tradition, is already the mayor of Pittsburgh, the youngest mayor of any major city in the country. Although mayors elsewhere have been younger, Jeff Dunkel was 18 in 2001 when he was elected mayor of Mount Carbon, small towns in New York, and elsewhere have also elected teenagers as mayors. But, Tallahassee, is the only other city with a population over 100 000 that has had a mayor as young as Mr. Ravenstahl. A supporter of Mr. Ravenstahl said concerns about Mr. Ravenstahl"s age would dissipate once the city saw his work ethic. But now comes the hard part. As he strives to be taken seriously and take charge of a city only recently back from the edge of bankruptcy (***), the baby-faced mayor said that even the smallest decisions felt weighty, even what to wear in the Steelers game matters. And another pressing issue is to strengthen the city"s economy. Pittsburgh has lost all its mills, nearly half its population and much of its downtown commercial district in the last several decades. "But Pittsburgh has 50 000 college students, and our challenge is to figure out how to retain them and to increase downtown development." He said. But one of the biggest uncertainties is how long he will remain in office. According to the city charter, Mayor Ravenstahl"s term will not expire until November 2009. Some city lawyers, however, have argued that he must face the electorate next year. And residents in Pittsburgh are still keeping judgment on him Deli, Jimmy Cvetic, a sandwich shop owner, said "I call him Cool Hand Luke. He"ll be all right, but he"s going to need a cool hand to get through this." Mayor Ravenstahl said he was still trying to deal with the challenge he faced. | |
| 1. About Luke Ravenstahl, which of the following statements is TRUE? | |
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| A. He is the youngest mayor in the U.S.A. B. His family background has contributed to his successful political career. C. His young age has won support from media and young voters. D. He will be mayor of Pittsburgh at least until 2009. | |
| 2. The underlined word "dissipate" in the first paragraph probably means _____. | |
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| A. disappear B. appear C. spread D. reduce | |
| 3. What can you infer from the article about Pittsburgh? | |
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| A. It is a small town in New York famous for steel mills. B. It has always enjoyed prosperous economic success. C. Many young college students there are the new hope of the district. D. It is a major city in the U.S.A with a population slightly smaller than 100 000. | |
| 4. Where can you find this article? | |
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| A. A magazine. B. A brochure about politicians. C. A newspaper. D. An advertisement about some mayor candidates. | |
| 5. What kind of challenges will not Luke Ravenstahl cope with? | |
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| A. distrust from his citizens. B. pressure from other outstanding young mayors. C. economical standstill of his city. D. decreasing population in his city. | |
| 请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。 | |
| A. Liu Xiang teaches quake students hurdling Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang Monday visited students in a primary school in Bei Chuan County, a hard-hit area in last year"s devastating May 12 earthquake, and showed them how to run hurdles. B. Experts: 3G still has a long way to go While China"s three leading telecom operators are playing up the third generation (3G) telecom technologies, it is likely to take years for 3G services to become popular in China. C. China table tennis team swept all 5 gold medals Yesterday China team swept all 5 gold medals at World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama. Besides these 5 golds, China also gained all 5 silver medals and- other 8 bronze medals. The 2 rest bronze medals are respectively won by Japan and China Hong Kong. D. Sleeping too much or too little increases your risk of diabetes Middle-aged or old people who get too little sleep, or too much, are far more likely to develop diabetes, says scientists. A study has found that those who did not enjoy the optimum level of seven to eight hours" sleep a night were two and a half times more likely to develop a blood sugar abnormality linked to type 2 diabetes. E. Obama seeks to block release of abuse photos US President Barack Obama declared Wednesday he would try to block the court-ordered release of photos showing US troops abusing prisoners, abruptly reversing his position out of concern that the pictures would "further inflame anti-American opinion" and endanger US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. F. Prospects of flu outbreak remain unclear US public health expert Laurie A Garrett said Wednesday that how serious the A(HINl) influenza situation is going to develop remains unclear. A Washington state man with HIN1 influenza died last week, health officials said, the third U.S. sufferer to die as the new flu strain confirmed in more than 2 200 Americans appeared in Japan and Australia. | |
以下是人物信息，请从上述A-F选项中匹配适合他们阅读的新闻： | |
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| Amelia Earhart"s (1897-1937) childhood was not the typical girl"s. She liked nothing better than to explore the banks of the Missouri River, where she climbed trees and hunted rats with her rifle (步枪). She also built her own roller coaster (过山车). The exciting life of the American aviation (航空) pioneer is dramatized in the movie Amelia, which is due to come out on October 23. After Earhart paid a pilot $1 to take her up for a short fly in his plane, aviation became her love and career. As she later explained, "Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot do or will not do." Earhart found herself a flying teacher and started to 1earn to fly. She took all sorts of jobs to pay for the lessons and to buy a second-hand plane on her 24th birthday. In 1932, Earhart flew solo (单人的) across the Atlantic. She became the first woman to make the solo crossing. She also made a flying suit for women and went on to design other clothes for women who led active lives. "Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done-occasionally what rnen have not done-thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward greater independence of thought and action," she said． When she was nearly 40, Earhart was ready for a final challenge-to be the first woman to fly around the world. However, in mid-night, she and her navigator (导航员) disappeared in bad weather. Earhart will be forever remembered as a brave pioneer for both aviation and for women. | |
| 1. According to the passage, which of the f0110wlng statements is true? | |
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| A. A movie about Earhart"s exciting life has come out. B. Earhart never did things others could and would do. C. Earhart"s love for aviation carne after she new a plane for a short time. D. In Earhart"s opinion, women should think and act more independently. | |
| 2. The underlined word in paragraph 2 means _____. | |
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| A. presented B. adopted C. published D. created | |
| 3. From the passage we can know that _____. | |
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| A. Earhart showed rnost interest in adventure trips to the Missouri River during her childhood B. Earhart"s ambition was to fly across the Atlantic C. Earhart challenged herself constantly D. Besides flying, Earhart also designed planes and clothes | |
| 4. You can probably find this article in _____. | |
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| A. a booklet B. a newspaper C. a guide book D. an advertisement | |
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| Barack Obama makes his first trip to Asia as president this week, leaving behind a host of domestic problems with the visit that recognizes the region"s economic and diplomatic importance. "Obama"s trip includes stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea, and his message will be simple," says Nicolas Lardy at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, "Well, I think his broadest objective is to convince Asians that the United States is fully committed to the region that we have an agenda that"s much broader than they saw over the past eight years of the very heavy focus on counter terrorism." Obama"s first stop is Japan, where he meets with the new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama who has promised to steer a diplomatic course more independent of Washington. While Japan is seen as a getting-to- know-you stop, when Obama heads to the Singapore for the APEC meeting, he will likely face pressure on trade. "Many Asians are concerned about what US trade policy will be, and they"ve been somewhat alarmed by the fact that the president really hasn"t set out very much revision for what US trade policy is in his administration." But the critical leg of the trip will come in China, his third stop where Obama will have to navigate the complex relationship with the country that is the largest holder of US debt. "As you say, you know, if you owe the bank one dollar, it"s your problem, if you owe the bank, you know, 3 million dollars, it"s the bank"s problem, so it"s similar with China. I mean they have no interest in trying to use the influence with us, because eventually, they"re the one that they own all those dollars." Also on the table will be North Korea and Iran"s nuclear ambitions as well as cooperation on Afghanistan. With Obama enjoying sky high popularity ratings in the countries he is visiting, concrete results may be beside the point, given that Obama is still in his firs office, analysts say this trip is mostly about laying the ground work for the future. | |
| 1. From the second paragraph, we can infer that _____. | |
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| A. Japan and Singapore will give America some pressure on trade B. Japan has not been the closest friend of America C. Japan decides not to rely on America too much D. Japan is concerned about what US trade policy will be | |
| 2. The word "leg" in the third paragraph probably means _____. | |
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| A. the two long parts of your body that your feet are joined to B. one of the parts of a football match that is played in two halves C. a part of a long journey or process that is done one part at a time D. one of the upright parts that supports a piece of furniture | |
| 3. What can you infer about China"s relation with America in the third paragraph? | |
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| A. It will hurt China if the value of the dollar falls. B. China will sell all its shares in US national debt. C. China is US"s overseas bank where US can borrow money. D. China will not be the largest debt holder of US. | |
| 4. The author develops the passage mainly _____. | |
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| A. by cause and effect B. by examples C. by order in time D. by comparison |