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China"s government has issued a severe weather warning after the heaviest snowfalls in decades. The country is experiencing transport delays and power cuts as millions of people prepare to make long journeys home for the Chinese New Year. This report from Quentin Summerville: China hasn"t experienced weather this bad in decades. And as the country prepares for Chinese New Year, the disruption couldn"t come at a worse time. Over 100,000 people are stranded(搁浅) in Guangzhou railway station in the south. It may climb to as many as 600,000 as more people arrive to make their journeys home for the Spring Festival. Travellers have been evacuated to nearby sports stadiums and exhibition centres.
Across China around nineteen airports have shut because of the weather. Around half the provinces in the country have had to start rationing power(定量供电), according to the state media. The government has suspended(暂停) coal exports in favour of home consumption. At least a dozen people died over the weekend because of heavy rains and the snowfall.
The Spring Festival is China"s most important holiday when people journey home to be with their families. For millions of the country"s migrant workers it"s their only holiday. Some two billion journeys were made during the festival last year, making it the largest migration of people on the planet. And even without the severe weather, conditions on overcrowded trains and buses are terrible. The holiday stretches China"s transport system to its very limits
小题1:Choose the best title for this passage.
A.Heavy snow hits China
B.Chinese New Year in snow
C.China’s terrible translation system.
D.An accident
小题2:Which is not true according to the passage?
A.The heavy snow is the worst disaster in decades in China.
B.No other cities in the world have more travellers in festivals than in China.
C.The government doesn’t care for people’s life in disaster areas.
D.The country’s migrant workers have more than one holidays to celebrate, according to the passage

答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
解析

小题1:文章主旨大意题。所选标题应该能够确切地概括全文内容。既不能以偏概全,又不能太笼统。
小题2:综合细节题。短文第三段中Around half the provinces in the country have had to start rationing power(定量供电), according to the state media. The government has suspended(暂停) coal exports in favour of home consumption.提示。A选项中的disaster范围太广。
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How men first learned to invent words is unknown, in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their association—the thing they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and the sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increase.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they make our speech silly and vulgar.
小题1:What is the origin of language?
A.It is unknown.
B.It is a matter that is unclear.
C.It is a question difficult to answer.
D.It is a problem not yet solved.
小题2:Which of the following about a real poet is NOT true?
A.He is less than a master of words.
B.His style is always charming.
C.His poem can move men to tears.
D.He can express his ideas in words that sing like music.
小题3:Where does the real power of the words come from?
A.From the words themselves.
B.From their characteristics.
C.From their peculiarity.
D.From their association.
小题4:What is the main idea of the passage?
A.The importance of choosing words.
B.Where the real power of words come from.
C.What great writers are like.
D.We should learn to choose words carefully.

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The income gap between China"s rural and urban residents(居民) has continued to widen during the past few years in spite of rapidly rising rural incomes, Agricultural Minister Sun Zhengcai said here on Wednesday.
The income ratio(比率) between urban and rural residents was 3.28:1 in 2006, against 3.23:1 in 2003, said Sun in his report on the promotion of building a new countryside in 2007. Sun also said the net income of rural residents in different regions also varied widely. The income gap is only one of several problems in rural areas, according to Sun"s report. While listing the achievements in rural areas in recent years, Sun believed that rural development still followed behind urban development.
"We have bigger pressure to ensure the supply of major agricultural products such as grain," he said. "China"s urbanization(都市化) has been speeded up and more rural residents have gone to urban areas," he said.
"In this case, more agricultural producers become farm produce consumers, which created more pressure for supply," he said.
Another problem facing China"s agricultural development is inadequate application of science and technology.
"Only 30 percent of scientific and technological achievements have been applied to agricultural production, which is 40 percentage points lower than developed countries," he said.
Despite increased government spending in rural areas, the infrastructure(基础下部组织) is still poor and easily hit by disasters.
According to Sun, the government spent 431.8 billion yuan ($59.15 billion) on agriculture, rural areas and farmers this year, an increase of 80.1 billion yuan over the previous year.
China set aside 11.38 billion yuan to promote a new rural cooperative medical care system and 27.98 billion yuan to support the new compulsory education mechanism in rural area to ensure that all citizens shared the fruits of China"s reform and opening-up, Sun said.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.Because of the rapidly rising rural incomes, the income gap between China"s rural and urban residents will disappear this year.
B.The net income of rural residents in different regions is the same.
C.The government has taken measures to develop the economy in the rural areas.
D.Because of the rapidly rising rural incomes, the supply of major agricultural products is enough.
小题2:Can you infer the meaning of the underlined words in paragraph 5?
A.be made full use of
B.be made little use of
C.be not made full use of
D.be made good use of
小题3:How much is spent on agriculture, rural areas and farmers the previous year?
A.431.8 billion yuanB.511.9 billion yuan
C.351.7 billion yuanD.80.1 billion yuan
小题4: Which is NOT the problem in rural areas?
A.The income gap
B.The inadequate application of science and technology
C.The supply of major agricultural products
D.China"s urbanization

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Does technology pose a threat to the purity of Chinese language?
Many Chinese use instant messenger tools such as MSN or QQ, listen to music on MP3 players and log on the Internet using ADSL—most without knowing the literal Chinese translation of the abbreviations(缩略词). But they don’t have to, as many English letters have become part of the local vocabulary.
A dozen abbreviations including GDP, NBA, IT, MP3, QQ, DVD and CEO are among the 5,000 most-frequently used words in the Chinese media last year, according to a report on the 2006 Language Situation in China.
The report said some parents are so keen on English letters that a couple tried to name their baby “@”, claiming the character used in email addresses reflects their love for the child. While the “@”is obviously familiar to Chinese e-mail users, they often use the English word “at” to pronounce it “ai ta”,or “love him”.
The study collected more than 1 billion language samples from newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and websites. The annual report is jointly compiled by the Ministry of Education and the State Language Commission.
“Nowadays, more and more English abbreviations are being used in Chinese, making them an important part of modern language,” said Hou Min, a professor at Communication University of China.
“The abbreviations have gained popularity because of the ease of usage,” Hou said. For example, DNA is much simpler to use than its Chinese version. “As more Chinese people learn foreign languages, especially English, in recent years, using abbreviations has become a trend among educated people,” she added.
Some language scholars fear such usage will contaminate(污染)the purity of Chinese and cause confusion in communication.
小题1: Which of the following is TRUE about the report on the 2006 Language Situation in China?
A.The report is compiled by the Ministry of Education alone.
B.The report is compiled every year.
C.The report is compiled every two years.
D.The report is based on over 1 billion language samples from websites.
小题2: Why does the author use the example of a couple who tried to name their baby “@”?
A.To show Chinese is badly polluted by English.
B.To express the couple’s love for the child.
C.To indicate “@”is a very common sign among the e-mail users.
D.To show some people are very enthusiastic over English letters.
小题3:Why are the English abbreviations becoming more and more popular according to the passage?
A.Because English is the most common language in the world.
B.Because using English abbreviations is a fashion.
C.Because English abbreviations are easy and simple to use.
D.Because English abbreviations are easy to pronounce.
小题4:What can we infer from the passage?
A.People should know clearly the exact Chinese translation of English abbreviations.
B.More and more Chinese people will use English abbreviations in the future.
C.Most parents like to give their child English names now.
D.Language scholars hate to use English abbreviations.

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Every year, whenever Spring Festival arrives, a lot of Chinese people cannot wait to go home. They queue for long hours in front of the ticket offices in railway stations, or do whatever they can in order to get a ticket. They tolerate the long journey on the train only to want to ______ with their near and dear ones.
According to The Beijing Youth Daily, most Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival not only because they want to follow tradition, there are also some practical reasons to explain Chinese people"s fever for the holiday. Compared with one"s workplace, home provides a more humane environment for one to relax oneself.
Society may do with or without you, but at home, you become unique and indispensable. You may be the father or mother, daughter or son, grandfather or grandmother in the family and the family will be incomplete if anyone is absent, because every member in the family is bound together, and everyone in the family is pleased with the feeling that he or she is unique and irreplaceable.
In addition, family provides an ideal environment for one to fully relax oneself. At home, one can take one"s time do whatever he or she wants, and one can spend money whenever one likes. In society, however, one needs to do everything fast and with high efficiency, because society always reqiores efficiency and maximum profits. Such company principles make people merely a tool in modern society.
Chinese people"s strong desire for Spring Festival shows that they feel oppressed and have a sense of predicament(困境) of existence in modern society. The Spring Festival provides a chance for them to escape from such anxiety and treasure the long-lost tradition of community spirit. With the Spring Festival, people can find back the warm, family atmosphere often seen in days gone by.
1. What"s the passage mainly talking about? (Please answer within 10 words. )
2. Fill in the blanks with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words. )
3. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?You may not be a necessary part in society, but in your family, you are very important and no one else can take the place of you.
4. Do you think home is important for Chinese to celebrate the Spring Festival?Why or why not? (Please answer within 30 words. )
5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
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The world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a looming(逼近) hunger crisis in poor countries and a looming energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead. The result is a global food crisis. Wheat, corn and rice prices increases combined with soaring energy costs will slow if not stop economic growth in many parts of the world and will even undermine(破坏) political stability, as evidenced by the protest riots that have erupted in places like Haiti, Bangladesh and Burkina Faso. Practical solutions to these growing woes do exist, but we"ll have to start thinking ahead and acting globally.
So, what should be done?Here are three steps to ease the current crisis and avert(防止, 避免) the potential for a global disaster. The first is to scale-up(按比例增加,扩大) the dramatic success of Malawi, a famine-prone(遭遇饥荒) country in southern Africa, which three years ago established a special fund to help its farmers get fertilizer and high-yield seeds. Malawi"s harvest doubled after just one year. An international fund based on the Malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or $10 billion in all.
Second, the U.S. and Europe should abandon their policies of subsidizing(给补助金) the conversion of food into biofuels(生物燃料).
Third, we urgently need to weatherproof(使防风雨) the world"s crops as soon and as effectively as possible. For a poor farmer, sometimes something as simple as a farm pond--which collects rainwater to be used for emergency irrigation in a dry spell--can make the difference between a bountiful crop and a famine. The world has already committed to establishing a Climate Adaptation Fund to help poor regions climate-proof vital economic activities such as food production and health care but has not yet acted upon the promise.
The food crisis provides not only a warning but also an opportunity. We need to invest vastly more in sustainable development in order to achieve true global security and economic growth.
小题1:Which of the following is the best title?
A.How to end the global food shortage
B.How to end the global disaster
C.How to help the farmers in the poor countries
D.How to subsidize the farmers to increase food products
小题2:The word “woes” in paragraph one is most likely to mean              .
A.hungerB.thingsC.mattersD.disasters
小题3:What does the author think of the global food shortage?
A.people in the world can do nothing.
B.The global food crisis will continue.
C.The food crisis provides not only a warning but also an opportunity.
D.We don’ know.
小题4:What measures should be taken to ease the current crisis and avert the potential for a global disaster?
A.to scale-up the dramatic success of Malawi
B.the U.S. and Europe should abandon their policies of subsidizing the conversion of food into biofuels
C.to prevent the world"s crops from being destroyed by weather as soon and as effectively as possible.
D.All above .

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