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Less educated and less poised(沉着的)than his brother William, Britain’s Prince Harry has occasionally found himself on the front pages of some tabloid (小报) for the wrong reason. Harry has admitted drinking underage and smoking marijuana(大麻)in the past. In January 2006, he apologized after being pictured at a costume party dressed as a Nazi. But one thing he has been serious about is going to Iraq to fight with his fellow soldiers. After completing training last year, he demanded a chance to serve.
As a child he collected military toys and his bedroom walls were covered with posters of helicopters and tanks. Despite his youth, the army has always held a special place in his heart.
“There’s no way I am going to sit back home while my boys are out fighting for their country,” he said in an interview to mark his 21st birthday. “That may sound patriotic(爱国的), but it’s true.” Perhaps this shows new strength in him.
Britain’s Defense Ministry announced last week that the 22-year-old Harry would serve a six-month tour of duty in southern Iraq.
Harry said he was “over the moon” and has insisted he wants to be treated the same as any ordinary soldiers.
In Britain, British Prime Minister Tony Blair described Harry’s decision as in keeping with his character. But in Baghdad, Iraqis described it as a public relations move.
小题1: Harry has been the focus of attention in the past few years probably because of________.
A.the identity as a prince of the UK
B.his bad habits and wrong behavior
C.his devotion to his country
D.his preference to the army
小题2:By saying “Perhaps this shows new strength in him.”, the author means that Prince Harry changed his image by_______.
A.taking an interest in military
B.apologizing for a Nazi uniform
C.being willing to serve in the army in Iraq
D.defending Britain against attack
小题3:The underlined word “over the moon” in the Paragraph 5 means_____.
A.very pleasedB.very sadC.very frightenedD.very calm
小题4: Which of the followings is NOT the reason why he insisted on serving in Iraq?
A.He was more or less affected by his childhood’s interest
B.He has grown up and felt a sense of duty to his country
C.His strong character contributes to his decision
D.He wants to make up for his wrong actions
小题5:In Iraqis’ eyes, Harry’s decision to serve in Iraq is_______.
A.patrioticB.politicalC.friendlyD.personal

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
解析

小题1:细节理解题。由文章第一段和第七段可知哈利王子过去喜欢穿纳粹人的服装和有酗酒、吸毒的恶习,这正是在最近他成为报纸头条新闻的原因。故答案为B。
小题2:判断作者意图题。由第一段可知,作者所说的哈利王子一个新的优点是他坚持去英国军队服役,与士兵并肩作战。
小题3:词义猜测题。第二段说英国国防部宣布同意哈利王子的请求,当然他会感到高兴,over the moon的意思为“欣喜若狂”。
小题4:可以采用排除法。由第1、4、5段可知,哈利王子多少受到儿时爱好的影响(A项);由倒数第二段可知B项也是原因之一;最后一段Tony Blair指出了哈利王子的决定符合他的性格(B项)。D项内容与文章的整个基调(哈利王子已经成为一个成熟爱国的年轻人)不相符合,故D项符合题意。
小题5:细节理解题。由文章最后一句 “But in Baghdad, Iraqis described it as a public relations move.” 可知伊拉克人认为这是国与国之间公共关系一种措施而已,是政治性的,故答案为 B。
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Three weeks before the May Day holiday, Tong Zhuo, a 24-year-old computer engineer in Nanjing, started getting busy. He was trying to get in touch with friends on MSN to arrange a trip to the annual Midi Music Festival in Beijing during the holiday.
Although Tong failed in his job-hunt, he felt less frustrated after visiting the festival at the invitation of a friend. "It was the first time that I saw so many crazy people gathered together. When the music reached a climax, people kept yelling, jumping and bumping each other. You felt excited even if you weren"t as high as they were," recalled Tong.
Midi, which is held May 1-4, started in 1999 and has grown into China"s largest outdoor music festival. The festival is named after Beijing"s Midi Music School, which started the event. This year"s festival will have 84 bands, 22 of them foreign. It will be held in Haidian Park, northwest Beijing.  
Outdoor music festivals have been around for decades in the West. They often stand for a kind of different belief. The Woodstock Festival in the US in 1969 is an example. It took place while the US was involved in the Vietnam war and was used to express young people’s love of peace.
China"s Midi has become a good place for young people as well. "The biggest attraction of Midi is that it is an event for all young people, whether they know rock or not. They can come and have fun together," says Li Wei, a general manager of Beijing Midi Performance Company, the festival organizer.“ Besides,the open environment of an outdoor festival attracts young people. Without the restrictions of seats and walls, people are more likely to relax themselves. There"s often more interaction between the audience and performers.”
小题1:What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Midi Music Festival in Beijing
B.Tong Zhuo— a music lover
C.The joy of Midi Music Festival
D.The history of Mini Music Festival
小题2:Before May Day, Tong Zhuo started getting busy because_______.
A.he was very busy with his computer work
B.he was preparing for the Midi Music Festival
C.he wanted to attend Beijing"s Midi Music School
D.he was busy hunting for jobs
小题3:Which of the following statements is WRONG about Midi Music Festivals?
A.Midi Music Festival is held every year in Beijing.
B.You can relax yourself as you like in the festival.
C.The festival is named after a school
D.Only those who know music can take part in the festival
小题4:Which of the following is not the reason why Midi Music is popular with Chinese young people?
A.full of energy and life
B.the open environment
C.freedom and interaction
D.its popularity in the West
小题5:The Woodstock Festival is mentioned mainly to show that ______.
A.westerners also like the outdoor music festivals
B.the festival has a long history and good tradition
C.young people can express their feelings through music festivals
D.people love peace and hate wars

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Millions of people visit Yosemite National Park every year to see the tall waterfalls and mountains. These mountains are a splendid sight when viewed form the valley floor. Lots of stores, hotels, and restaurants are needed to handle the crowds. Also, water, roads, and other service systems are part of the infrastructure (基础设施) that must be maintained.
Unfortunately, these systems are starting to break down. It’s not just in Yosemite but in national parks around the nation.    
Yosemite is thirty years old according to Dennis Galvin, a National Park Service worker. The Park is not only old but worn out. Two or three times as many visitors come every year. That is too many visitors for the park to deal with.
Four years ago a storm washed out a water pipeline in the Grand Canyon. The National Park Service had to send water trucks to provide water for the visitors. Last month pipes almost broke again and roads had to be closed for a while.
Why hasn’t the National Park Service kept up the park repairs? There is a lack of money. The United States has 378 monuments, parks, and wilderness areas. Between three and four billion dollars are needed for repairs.
Yosemite is one national park that does have money for repairs. It has two hundred million dollars but cannot spend it any way it chooses. When the park workers started widening the road, they were forced to stop by the Sierra Club. The club claimed that the road work was damaging the Merced River that runs through the park.
A sierra Club lawyer, Julia Olson, feels that the infrastructure needs to be moved out of Yosemite. That way less pressure will be put on the already crowded park.
小题1:According to the text, the mountains in Yosemite look most splendid when they are
appreciated from ______.    
A.the bottom of the valleysB.the top of the mountains
C.the side of the mountainsD.the edge of the valleys
小题2:National parks like Yosemite in the U.S. find it increasingly difficult to meet the need of
visitors because ______.
A.their transport management needs improving
B.they spend too much on their service systems
C.their service systems frequently go out of order
D.they need help from environmental organizations
小题3:The main problem of Yosemite National Park is its ______.
A.rundown water pipesB.overcrowdedness
C.lack of moneyD.narrow roads
小题4:According to the text, the Sierra Club is most likely to be ______.
A.an environmental groupB.an information center
C.a travel serviceD.a law firm

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Orphans (孤儿) whose parents died of AIDS in Henan Province have been given new hope. Last week the provincial government answered the children’s cries by promising 60 million yuan to improve schools, orphanages (孤儿院) and living conditions. But without the efforts of Dr. Gao Yaojie, these cries may never have been heard.
“I’m a doctor and it’s my duty to cure diseases and save live,” said the 77-year- old grandmother. Gao was named one of the 2003 People of Year on February 20 by CCTV after millions of people took part in an online poll. But in 1996, when she started to promote AIDS awareness, using money from her own pocket, her actions were widely misunderstood.
“Although some of the children were born with HIV, 90 percent of them were not infected (被感染),” Gao said. “But people still reject them. Many orphans change their names after finding a foster family (领养家庭).”
The horror of Henan’s AIDS problem became known in 1996. Frequent and unsafe bloodselling by poor farmers in the late 1980s and early1990s had caused HIV to spread through dirty needles and infected blood use. As a doctor, Gao believed she should help: over the last eight years she has visited over 1 000 AIDS and HIV patients and published thousands of pamphlets on AIDS awareness. With her help, hundreds of orphans have returned to school or found foster families.
“It’s a disaster for the whole nation, not only for those innocent (无辜的) patients and their families,” she explained. Gao is delighted that so many childless families offer to foster orphans. But there is still much that can be done to support these children. “I hope that warm-hearted high school students will also reach out and offer a helping hand,” she said.
小题1:The passage mainly talks about _______.  
the dangers of AIDS
how the government help those orphans
how Gao Yaojie helped the orphans
the serious AIDS problem in Henan
小题2: Gao Yaojie was named one of the 2003 People of Year because ________.
the government would not answer the children’s cry without her
she used her own money to start to promote AIDS
she is a doctor
she visited over 1 000 AIDS and HIV patients
小题3:The government promised 60 million yuan _______.
to reward Gao Yaojie
to help to treat HIV and AIDS patients
to help the children whose parents died of AIDS
to build new hospitals
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Mass media are tools of communication. They allow us to record and pass information rapidly to a large, scattered audience. They extend our ability to each other by helping us overcome limits caused by time and space. Mass media can be divided into two groups: print media and electronic media. By print media, we mean books, newspapers and magazines. Electronic media include television, radio and movie.
There are a number of ways in which mass media make daily life easier for us. First, they inform and help us keep a watch on our world. They gather and pass on information we would be unlikely or unable to gain on our own.
Second, mass media help us to arrange our time and life. What we talk about and what we think about are greatly influenced by the media. When people get together, they tend to talk about certain happenings on the newspapers or on TV. Because we are provided with differing points of view through different kinds of media every day, we are able to comment on all sides of a certain issue.
Third, mass media help us to connect with various groups in society. Through mass media, we are able to keep in contact with politicians in the world; with famous actors and actresses, and with our beloved singers.
Fourth, the media help to socialize us. We learn about the preferred behavior and values from the people we meet as well as from the media. Through portrayals of people, the media tell us what proper behaviors are. By doing so, they teach us standards of behavior and values, and help us in our daily life.  
Fifth, the media are used to persuade people. A good example is advertisements through the media. Newspapers, magazines and TV are filled with all kinds of colorful, persuasive advertisements. Though many advertisements may not say openly that they want you to buy a certain product, they describe their products in such a way that you may want to but them.
Sixth, the media entertain. All of the media make some effort trying to entertain their audience. For example, even though the newspaper is a main medium of information, it also contains entertainment features. Many newspapers offer their readers at least some of the following: comics, fiction books and puzzle games, televisions and magazines are devoted mainly to entertainment. It is guessed that in the future, the entertainment function of mass media will become even more important than it is now.
小题1:They underlined word “scattered” in paragraph 1 means______.
A.farawayB.nearlyC.a small number ofD.small and far apart
小题2:The underlined word “portrayal” in Paragraph 5 means ______.
A.photographB.wordsC.descriptionD.clothes
小题3:According to the passage, which of the following statements isn’t true about medium?
A.Mass media have an effect on our speech and thoughts.
B.Mass media keep us informed and connected.
C.Mass media persuade us into buying what we don’t need at all.
D.Mass media help us spend time with others in a friendly way.
小题4:Which of the following isn’t included about mass media in the passage?
A.entertainmentB.sportsC.famous peopleD.advertisements
小题5: ______ is an old form of mass media now.
A.Mobile phoneB.ComputerC.RadioD.Television

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Language is a way to communicate with each other. We started to learn language when we were born. However, people are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they don’t have the same native language. Also, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States.  Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful. Because of this situation, their children are losing their identity and, even more, they are ignoring their parents whose English is not very good.   
I think most immigrants are trying to preserve their native language in their new country, but this doesn’t help very much in getting a good job. My aunt taught Korean to her children not to help hem succeed in the U.S. she did so, hopefully, to help them establish a Korean identity. Though the second generation was born in the new country, they often get confused about their identity because they look different from others, and also, if they visit their parents’ country, they will probably feel different from other people there too. My cousins told me that when they visited Korea a few years ago, they felt different from other Koreans. They could even feel it just strolling around the street because they wore different clothes and walked differently.
We must realize that language is important and valuable for many reasons. Immigrants should make an effort not to be ignored by their children understand their background by teaching them the parents’ language. This is very important, not only for the harmony of the family, but also in helping the second generation establish their identity. 
小题1:According to the text, what is the problem of the first generation immigrants?
A.They have lost their identity.
B.Their children are losing their identity.
C.Their children speak different languages.
D.They cannot speak their native language.
小题2:My aunt taught her children Korean____.
A.so that they knew they were of Korean origin
B.so that they would be more successful in the U.S.
C.because she didn’t want them to speak English
D.because she wanted them to respect her
小题3:The writer’s cousins felt different in their parents’ country because they____.
A.had never been there beforeB.behaved quite differently
C.couldn’t understand the languageD.had different facial appearance
小题4: According to the text, the native language is important and valuable to immigrants in that____.
A. it gives them self-confidence and better chance
B. t makes the second generation love motherland
C. it helps the second generation to understand their parents
D. it strengthens the family ties and reminds them of their identity (BCABD)
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