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Some Chinese new-rich like eating shark fin soup because they think it shows their class. However, for the Chinese NBA idol Yao Ming, doing so is unacceptable as the practice has led to the overfishing of sharks.
When Yao and his wife Ye Li got married in 2007, they publicly announced that they would not allow shark fin soup to be served at their wedding banquet.
Actually, Yao had been saying no to shark fins since 2006, when he was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for wild life protection.
Now, the 226-cm big guy is resorting to his personal influence to encourage more to say no to eating the soup and to raise awareness of animal protection. "Sharks are friends of human beings. They are not our food," Yao said.
Other celebrity athletes like Olympic champions Li Ning and Kong Linghui are following on the heels of Yao, throwing themselves into serving the public as Goodwill Ambassadors for wild animal rescue. Recent reports about Yao"s retirement have saddened tens of thousands of basketball fans both at home and abroad. Yet Yao"s influence goes far beyond the basketball courts.
Yao has engaged himself in charity and public welfare services for quite a while. When the devastating 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan in southwest China in 2008, Yao donated 2 million yuan . "When I was a little boy, my parents and teachers told me to help others and to be a good man," Yao recalled.  "But I could not donate then because I had not much pocket money. After I moved to Houston, I got involved in quite a number of community service activities and I felt a strong sense of achievement when I got people together," Yao said.
Like Yao, newly crowned French Open champion Li Na has showed her willingness to donate. Li gave 480,000 yuan of her prize money from the open, plus 20,000 yuan from her own pocket, to a local nursing home in her hometown. Another Chinese sports icon, hurdler Liu Xiang, has also been actively involved in charity for years.
小题1:The reason why some Chinese new-rich like eating shark fin soup is that they think _______ .
A.it is very delicious B.it is very cheap and healthy
C.it is very popular in society D.it can show their status
小题2:Yao Ming is against eating shark fin soup because ________ .
A.too many sharks are killed B.he dislikes eating sharp fin
C.it is too expensive D.sharks are dangerous animals
小题3: Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A.Li Na donated 500,000 yuan to a local nursing home in her hometown.
B.Yao Ming donated 2 million yuan after the earthquake of Wenchuan.
C.Yao Ming has encouraged more people to stop eating shark fin soup and protect animals.
D.Yao Ming was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for protecting wild life in 2007.
小题4:What words can be used to describe Yao Ming according to the passage?
A.Rich and generous.B.Influential and warmhearted.
C.Energetic and optimistic.D.Popular and confident.
小题5:From the passage , we can learn that________.
A.most athletes don"t like eating shark fin soup
B.Yao Ming has been donating money to charity since he was a child
C.Yao Ming has an influence on not only the basketball courts but also charity and public welfare services
D.Yao Ming has taken part in many community service activities when he was in China

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小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
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试题分析:
文章属于夹叙夹议题材。文章描述许多新一代中国富人喝鱼翅汤的现象,导致了许多珍贵的鲨鱼命丧黄泉,接着,介绍姚明,李娜等大腕做的许多慈善事迹,旨在说明不要效仿那些有钱人铺张奢侈浪费的做法,而应该向姚明,李娜等这样的运动明星用自己的影响力多做慈善,富于启发意义。
小题1:D 细节题。根据第一段第一句:Some Chinese new-rich like eating shark fin soup because they think it shows their class.可知:中国新一代富人喜欢喝鲨鱼翅汤彰显自己的身份。故D符合题意
小题2:A 细节题。根据第一段第二句:for the Chinese NBA idol Yao Ming, doing so is unacceptable as the practice has led to the overfishing of sharks.。可知:姚明认为着这种做法不可取,太多鲨鱼丧命皆因在富人对鱼翅汤的追捧。故A符合题意
小题3:D 判断题。根据Now, the 226-cm big guy is resorting to his personal influence to encourage more to say no to eating the soup and to raise awareness of animal protection.可知:姚明借助自己的影响力鼓励大家不再喝鱼翅汤,从而提高动物保护的意识  D选项偷换概念,不是去保护动物,而是保护动物的意识  故D符合题意
小题4:B 推理题。根据文章的描述,姚明做了在全国做了很多善事,比如:唤醒大家保护珍贵动物的意识,汶川大地震捐款200万元等善举,显然是一个很有影响力和热心肠的大个子                 故B符合题意
小题5:.C  主旨题。根据文章的描述,姚明不仅是全球闻名的篮球明星,也是个奉行慈善的大好人 故C符合题意
点评:对于此类文体,考生应知道1.不但要求掌握所读材料的主旨大意、中心思想,而且要求掌握文章中的详细事实与细节。
2.不但要求对于具体事实情节的理解,而且要求对其抽象含义的理解,既要理解字面意思,又要理解其深层含义,包括作者的态度、观点、意图等。
3.既要求理解文章中某句、某段的含义及全文的逻辑关系,又要求根据其含义及逻辑关系进行判断和推理。
4.既要求考生能够运用材料中的信息去理解、分析问题;又要求考生能运用中学生应有的生活常识去分析、理解问题。
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The annual design competition challenges middle school students to use engineering to deal with issues that affect the earth. This year the competition focused on water conservation. Participants had to come up with ways to improve water use in the home. Kids from 38 middle schools across the country competed in the finals. The event took place from February 17-18 in Washington, D.C. More than 30,000 students entered the competition.
Abby, Wyatt and Tom call their winning city Novo Mondum. The name means "new world" in Latin. Novo Mondum sits on the coast of Iceland. The group chose the spot for its wealth of clean energy resources, such as geothermal(地热的) energy and hydropower. Both sources use the power of nature to generate electricity. Geothermal energy draws heat from deep inside the Earth. Hydropower gets energy from flowing water. "Our city is very globally aware," Abby told TFK.
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小题1: What’s the main feature of the city designed by the three winners?
A.Making full use of water resources.
B.Turning rooftops into green gardens.
C.Protecting our home — the earth.
D.Costing no money to build
小题2:It can be inferred that water conversation is __________.
A.one of the problems that influence the Earth.
B.the main theme of 2009 Future City Competition.
C.one of the issues for the participants to deal with abroad.
D.an easy topic for all the students to design.
小题3:According to the passage, Abby, Wyatt and Tom are _____.
A. ninth-graders from Bexley, Ohio.
B. second prize winners at the 2009 Future City Competition.
C. lucky to get the first prize at the 2009 Future City Competition.
D. eighth-graders from Washington, D.C.
小题4:The underlined word “hydropower” means ______________.
A.electric power from burning oil.
B.electric power from burning coals.
C.electric power from deep inside the earth.
D.electric power from moving water.
小题5: What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.The process of developing a Future City.
B.How teachers instruct the students in the competition.
C.The process of building virtual towns.
D.What materials should be used in the competition.

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You’re out to dinner. The food is delicious and the service is fine. You decide to leave a big fat tip. Why? The answer may not be as simple as you think.
Tipping, psychologists have found, is not just about service. Instead, studies have shown that tipping can be affected by psychological reactions to a series of different factors from the waiter’s choice of words to how they carry themselves while taking orders to the bill’s total.
“Studies before have shown that mimicry (模仿) brings into positive feelings for the mimicker,” wrote Rick van Baaren, a social psychology professor. “These studies show that people who are being mimicked become more generous toward the person who mimics them.”
So Rick van Baren divided 59 waiters into two groups. He requested that half serve with a phrase such as, “Coming up!” Those in the other half were instructed to repeat the orders and preferences back to the customers. Rick van Baaren then compared their take-home(实得收入). The results were clear---it pays to mimic your customer. The copycat waiters earned almost double the amount of tips to the other group.
Leonard Green and Joel Myerson, psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis, found the generosity of a tipper may be limited by his bill. After research on the 1,000 tips left for waiters, cab drivers, hair stylists, they found tip percentages in these three areas dropped as customers’ bills went up.
“That’s also a point of tipping,” Green says. “You have to give a little extra to the cab driver for being there to pick you up and something to the waiter for being there to serve you. If they weren’t there you’d never get any service. So part of the idea of a tip is for just being there.”
小题1:According to the passage, a customer gives the cab driver a tip for ____.
A.driver’s politeness B.being thereC.driver’s attitudesD.driver’s mimicry
小题2:According to the passage, which of the following will be likely to show the right change of the tip percentages for the three areas researched?

小题3:According to the passage, we know the writer seems to _________.
A.oppose Mr. Green’s idea about tipping
B.support the opinions of Mr. Green and Rick van Baaren about tipping
C.give his generous tip to the waiters very often
D.think part of Mr. Green’s explanation is reasonable

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After tracking more than 20,000 people aged 45-79 years in the United Kingdom from about 1993-2007, Kay-Tee, Khaw of the University of Cambridge and his colleagues found that people who adopted these four healthy habits lived an average of 14 years longer than those who didn’t.
“We’ve known for a long time that these behaviors are good things to do, but we’ve not seen this benefit before, ” said Susan Jebb, head of Nutrition and Health at Britain’s Medical Research Council. “The benefit was also seen regardless of whether or not people were fat and what social class they came from.”
Study participants(参与者)scored a point each for not smoking, regular physical activity, eating five servings of fruits and vegetables a day and moderate alcohol intake.
Public health experts said they hoped the study would inspire governments to introduce policies helping people to adopt these changes.But because the study only observed people rather than testing specific changes, it would be impossible to conclude that people who suddenly adopted these healthy behaviors would surely gain 14 years.
“We can"t say that any person could gain 14 years by doing these things, ”said Dr.Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization.“The 14 years is an average across the population of what"s theoretically(理论上地)possible.”
“Most people know that things like a good diet matter and that smoking isn"t good for them, ”Susan Jebb said.“We need to work on providing people with much more practical support to help them change.”
小题1:Which of the following DOESN"T belong to the four healthy habits?
A.Eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
B.Do proper exercise in the morning every day.
C.Drinking alcohol in the proper amount every day.
D.Having a cigarette before going to bed every day.
小题2:We can learn from the passage that            
A.Susan Jebb did not take part in the study.
B.the study observed people as well as tested specific changes.
C.there"s no need for people under 45 to adopt these good habits.
D.only those from first class can benefit from these healthy behaviors.
小题3:What can be inferred from the passage?
A.All the people are well aware of the harm of their bad habits.
B.People aged 45 to 70 have bad habits in the United Kingdom.
C.Governments should take measures to help people change their bad habits.
D.People have adopted the four healthy habits after knowing they"re good.
小题4:What would be the best title for this passage?
A.Smoking and Drinking Cuts You 14 Years
B.How to Live a Much Healthier Life
C.Healthy Habits May Give Extra 14 Years
D.How to Make Your Life Longer Than Others

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Small talk is meaningless conversation in terms of content,but is often seen as socially important in certain situations,or context.In many English-speaking countries,it can be viewed as rude or unfriendly not to make small talk.
Discussing the weather with people who you don’t really know is an example of small talk that many of us are very familiar with on a daily basis.We may chat about the weather with the cashier at the supermarket or with the attendant at the gas station.Small talk may also be related to the situation such as waiting in line.People in the line may comment to others about how slow it is in the post office or bank that day,for instance.We also engage in small talk with people we may see every day but don’t really know such as those we share the elevator with in our office building.
Small talk is common at parties when guests may know the host but not each other.It is considered rude not to mingle and speak with other guests at social functions,so small talk can break the ice and get guests chatting.Compliments(赞美)may be a type of small talk such as one woman at party complimenting another on her dress.
Some people like small talk because they find silence uncomfortable and/or they enjoy communicating verbally.Others enjoy meeting new people and use small talk to start conversations. When making small talk,especially with strangers or those you don’t know very well,it’s important to observe certain socially acceptable conventions.First,small talk should be general and not personal or about controversial topics. Second,while compliments are acceptable,they shouldn"t refer to the person’s body or sound like a pick-up line.
小题1:What do people usually talk about in small talk?
A.Light topics.B.Personal topics.
C. Meaningless things. D.Controversial affairs.
小题2:Who do we usually have small talk with?
A.Close friends.B.People we don’t really know.
C.Family members.D.Our seniors.
小题3:At parties,it’s considered rude to          
A.speak to one guest only and not speak with other guests
B.speak to several guests at the same time
C.compliment a woman on her dress
D.have small talk with the host
小题4:We can infer from the last paragraph that           
A.compliments are the most acceptable in small talk
B.we should refer to a person’s body when complimenting in order to sound sincere
C.there are some rules in making small talk
D.some people use small talk to make new friends

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The entertainment profession or “show business" attracts many young people. Unfortunately, only very few can hope to become famous and successful. Talent is not enough, because show business is as competitive as any other business .Without a good manager ,a performer can never hope to succeed .Fashion is important in this business, too. The best tailor in the world will never be a success if he makes old-fashioned clothes. In exactly the same way, a performer must change his “act" in order to follow the taste of the moment. This is true for actors, dancers and comedians, but perhaps most of all singers.
“Pop" stands for “popular" and a pop singer has to work very hard to become popular .He must either give the public what they already want, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. Even when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he can not relax. Then he must work harder than ever because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.The life of a successful pop singer is not at all easy. He can only relax when he is alone, because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the “fans”. The fans are the most important people in the world for the singers. They buy his records, they go to his concerts and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very annoying, too. Sometimes their enthusiasm get so hysterical that they do anything to get a “souvenir"(纪念品). They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer"s hair. Many singers have been forced to hide. A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on clothes, because he must always look smart or at any rate different. He must have a luxurious car. And — most important — he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.
小题1:Why must a pop singer have a good manager?___________.
A.To protect him from his fansB.To look after his business interests
C.To help him to change his “act"D.So that he can relax
小题2:Why must a pop singer work even harder when he has become famous?___________
A.Because he wants to attract the attention of the public
B.Because he wants to sell more records
C.Because he wants to become popular
D.Because he wants to stay popular
小题3:For a pop singer , the most important advantage of having fans is that____.
A.they buy his CDs or VCDs. They go to his concerts, and watch his MTV
B.they watch him and report everything he does
C.they shout and cry very loudly during the performance
D.they make him rich and famous

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