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Thousands of people living in the Chinese capital will celebrate the start of the Chinese  New year by heading for the ski resorts (滑雪场). Never mind that Beijing"s dry weather seldom produces snow. It is cold enough in winter for snow-making machines to make a covering for the hills north to the capital. And the rapid growth of a pleasure-seeking middle class has formed the basis for this new craze(热潮)     
Since Beijing"s first ski resort was opened ten years ago, the sport has enjoyed astonishing increase. There are now more than a dozen resorts. Clothes markets in the city have added bright colored ski suits to their winter collections. Mr. Wei, a manager of a newly-opened ski resort in Beijing, sees the growth of an industry that could soon lead Chinese to head for the ski resorts of Europe, In recent years ski resorts offering natural snow have opened in China. But many are in faraway areas of the country and can"t really match the equipment and services of some ski resorts in Europe.
Beijing"s skiing craze is partly a result of the recent increase in private (私有的) cars. This has led to the growth of a leisure industry in the capital"s suburbs (郊区), which until the late-1990s were unreachable to ordinary people, According to Mr. Wei, about 40% of the visitors to his resort come in their own cars. The rest are bused in by schools, businesses or government offices.  
The problem is making money. Starting ski resorts requires quite a lot of money; hiring land from the local government, preparing the hills, buying snow machines, making sure there are enough water and electricity to run them, and buying ski equipment for hiring out to customers.
The ski resort where Mr. Wei works cost nearly $4 million to set up. And. as so often in China when someone comes up with a good idea, many others rush in and price wars break out. Beijing now offers some of the cheapest ski training classes in the world, though with most people rather new to the sport, expecting a few more doing the same job.
小题1:What does this text mainly talk about?
A.Convenience for skiers brought about by private cars.
B.Skiing as a new way of enjoying one"s spare time.
C.Things to be considered when starting a ski resort.
D.A sudden increase of ski training classes in Beijing.
小题2:Why are some Chinese likely to go skiing in Europe?
A.To visit more ski areas.B.To ski on natural snow.
C.For a large collection of ski suits.D.For better services and equipment.
小题3:The underlined words "leisure industry" in Paragraph 3 refer to ----
A. transport to ski resorts                    B. production of family cars
C. business of providing spare time enjoyments  D part-time work for people living in the suburbs
小题4: What is the main problem in running a ski resort?
A.Difficulty in hiring land.B.Lack of business experience.
C.Price wars with other ski resorts,D.Shortage of water and electricity,

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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:D
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For computer users, there is no bigger excitement than tossing out your old PC and upgrading to a newer, faster and cleaner machine. With hardware designers like Intel, pushing newer, faster products every year, and new software requiring even more powerful machines, companies and consumers have little choice but to go along.
But this rapid turnover is having a serious effect on the planet. Producing a personal computer consumes large quantities of natural resources. A recent study by the United Nations estimates the energy required to produce a single new computer is equivalent to nearly two barrels of oil. And that doesn"t include the 22 kg of chemicals or the 1,500 kg of water used in the manufacturing process.
In fact, pound for pound(均等地), the process for making a car is about 500% more efficient than that for making a computer. That doesn"t matter so much 20 years ago when personal computers were few and far between, but times have changed. These days, computers are found nearly everywhere and sales continue to grow. The number of PCs in use topped one billion in 2002.
Waste in production is only half the problem. Old computers, especially the monitors, are full of dangerous substances, which need to be carefully recycled. The problem is sure to expand over the coming years as users replace their boxy CRT monitors with LCD flat displays.
Europe now requires that 70% of parts from old computers be recycled, but the study’s authors say that’s also part of the problem. The solution, they insist, is for governments and companies to encourage people to use their computers longer, and upgrade rather than replace. But considering that much of the world’s recent economic growth has come from spending on computers and information technology, that advice may sound like wishful thinking. 
小题1:What do computer users have to do every few years according to the passage?
A. Push newer, faster products.
B. Produce more powerful machines.
C. Consume large quantities of natural resources.
D. Upgrade to a newer, faster computer.
小题2:What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A.The pound.B.The process.
C.The car.D.The computer.
小题3:We can infer from the last paragraph that ____.
A.governments and companies will surely encourage people to use their computers longer
B.governments and companies will probably encourage people to replace their personal computers
C.the world"s economic has been growing without people"s spending on computers and information technology
D.all parts from old computers are now recycled in Europe
小题4:The purpose of writing this passage is ____
A.to encourage companies to push newer, faster personal computers
B.to encourage people to design more new software
C.to encourage people to save their personal computers
D.to encourage people to spend more money on computers and information technology

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小题1:The purpose of the advertisement is ______.
A.to help parents with their daily life
B.to attract more subscribers
C.to collect more money for charity
D.to introduce a new product
小题2: Which of the following is true according to the ad?
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C.Readers from all over the world can enjoy the free offer.
D.Readers can communicate face to face with child experts on the Internet.
小题3:Where can we most probably read the ad?
A.In the newspaper.B.In a website.C.In a supermarket.D.In a library.
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In today’s Internet age, the demand for online games continues to grow. Online computer game centers exist in many cities and towns throughout Asia. Facing the pressures of school and life, people tend to the virtual world, expecting a diversion from these problems. Too often, however, they can lead to problems and unhealthy addictions 迷。
This is most clearly seen in the example of South Korea. The country has the world’s highest percentage of high-speed Internet services. It also has a high number of online game players and related problems. In 2002, a young man collapsed(突然晕倒) and died while playing online games. He had been playing almost nonstop for 86 hours at an Internet café. Another young man killed his sister after becoming confused between the online world and real life. A 12-year-old boy stole US $ 16,000 from his father and ran away from home. He did this to continue his obsession(着迷) with an online game. Such problems, however, don’t just happen in South Korea. They are spreading to other parts of Asia, as well.
What kinds of people develop online game addiction? What does the problem look like? Dr. SueHuei Chen, a clinical psychologist, researches Internet addiction. She discovered some signs of at-risk individuals such as lack friendships and good social skills. Those problem individuals feel it so compulsive 难控制的to play online games that they could sacrifice things such as school or family. They feel the need to spend more and more time online. And they become upset if anyone tries to limit限制 their online game playing.
How many problem game players are there? In mainland China, the potential number of problem online gamers is alarming. In 2004, the China daily reported that China had 13.8 million online game players. Furthermore, it stated that 80 percent of these were under 25 and had signs of addiction. Such numbers point toward a growing problem among Chinese young people.
Make sure to keep control over your online game playing. If you don’t control it, it can get control of you.
小题1:What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A.The disadvantages of the Internet.
B.The online game problems in Asia.
C.The popularity of online games worldwide.
D.The cause of online game addiction.
小题2:The underlined word “diversion” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to __________.
A.careerB.comfortC.escapeD.support
小题3:According to Paragraph 2, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.The young killer’s sister was killed in a fictional 科幻 world
B.Online game playing is responsible for the young man’s death.
C.People in South Korea have access to the Internet most easily.
D.The teenage boy stole money because of his playing games online.
小题4:What can we learn from the passage?
A.Most people in Asia have developed an addiction to online games.
B.Online game addictions cause many life-and-death arguments in South Korea.
C.Lonely and unsociable people seem to more easily develop Internet addictions.
D.In the year 2004 there were a total of 13.8 million Chinese visiting the Internet.

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Proverbs(谚语) are quite common in spoken English. We do not normally put them in a composition or letter. Sometimes it is helpful if you know what common proverbs mean. Here are a few examples:
Once bitten, twice shy. If a dog bites me, I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it. This proverb is also used to apply to many things and not only to dogs. If you have been cheated at a shop, you will not go to the same shop again. 
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. If I am a hunter, trying to catch birds, it is better to catch one bird than to see two birds in a bush but not be able to catch them. Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in the future.   
Too many cooks spoil the broth(soup). When too many people do something together, they get in each other’s way and cannot do a good job.
To pour oil on troubled waters Is to try to calm things down. Oil is lighter than water. If a ship is in trouble at sea, another ship may come to help it. The second ship can send small boats to rescue people. However, it may first pour oil on the sea to make the sea less rough.
Don"t be a dog in a manger(马槽). Means “ Don’t be selfish.” In a stable(马厩), the manger is the place where the horse’s food is put. Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bard when a horse comes to get its food. The dog does not want to eat the hay in the manger but it will not let the horse eat it.
He’s sitting on the fence. Means that somebody will not say whether he is in favour of a plan or against it. He is sitting on a fence between two opposing sides, perhaps waiting to see which side will win.
He who pays the piper calls the tune. A piper is a musician . The man who employs or pays a musician can say what tunes the man will play. Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan, he can say how it will be carried out.
You can’t get blood out of a stone means that you can’t get something out of a person who has not got any of the things you want. For example, you cannot get a million dollars from a poor man.
小题1:Peter had a bicycle which was much too small for him but he did not want to let his younger brother ride on it. His mother was angry and said to him : “______”.
A.You cannot get blood out of a stoneB.Don’t be a dog in a manger
C.The early bird gets the wormD.Don’t be a horse in the manger
小题2:Mr Wang paid for a new school. Some people did not like the design of the school but they did not argue with Mr Wang because ________.
A.he was sitting on the fenceB.once bitten, twice shy
C.he who pays the piper calls the tuneD.a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
小题3:Mrs Chen wanted to buy a new dress. Her husband suggested that she buy it from a shop near their home. Mrs Chen disagreed because she had been cheated by that shop. Then she said: “ I won’t go there again because___.”
A.a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushB.I am sitting on the fence
C.Once bitten, twice shyD.too man cooks spoil the broth
小题4:Mr brown had quite a good job in Hong Kong but he thought that if he went to Singapore he might get a much better job with more money and a large house. His wife did not want him to leave his job in Hong Kong and she warned him that _____.
A.a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushB.too many cooks spoil the broth
C.you cannot get blood out of a stoneD.he who pays the piper calls the tune

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What is the purpose of the World Games? What"s the difference between the World Games and the Olympic Games?
_50 _the Olympic Games, the World Games have a rather _51_ history.In 1981, the first World Games were held in Santa Clara.Since then, in the year following the Olympics, some of the world"s best athletes _52_ in their common search for _53_ at the world Games.
There are usually 25 to 35 _54_ at the World Games, The events at the World Games are not part of the Olympics or ones were part of the Olympic Games.Many events at the World Games _55_ as Olympic events, like weightlifting and badminton.They got their start as events at the World Games _56_ being moved into the Olympics.Just like the Olympics, the World Games also have _57_ competitions.These competitions get the sport the chance to be seen and the chance to become medal events.
The World Games are _58_ tied to the Olympic Games because the International Olympic Committee is the sponsor of the International World Games Association.The International Olympic Committee has decided that the number of Olympic participants is _59_ 10,500.The new policy means that no World Games competitions will be _60_ the Olympics any time soon.   
This year, the World Games were held in Taiwan.Some events, like softball, _61_ be Olympic sports but were dropped and now are _62_ for the World Games.The World Games look like a perfect supplement and _63_ ground for future Olympic Games.So next time you get a chance to watch the World Games, you may want to pay attention as it could be the future, or maybe even _64_.
小题1:
A.As forB.But for C.Because ofD.Compared with
小题2:
A.earlyB.young C.longD.ancient
小题3:
A.uniteB.lieC.resultD.participate
小题4:
A.fameB.excellenceC.wealthD.knowledge
小题5:
A.gamesB.sportsC.eventsD.matches
小题6:
A.end upB.start onC.break offD.come up
小题7:
A.afterB.sinceC.beforeD.unless
小题8:
A.internationalB.intense C.fairD.exhibition
小题9:
A.looselyB.somewhatC.closelyD.partly
小题10:
A.amounted toB.limited toC.added toD.reduced to
小题11:
A.moved intoB.engaged inC.held inD.established in
小题12:
A.had toB.seemed toC.happened toD.used to
小题13:
A.goodB.availableC.helpfulD.convenient
小题14:
A.competingB.playingC.trainingD.camping
小题15:
A.focusB.truthC.hopeD.history

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