respected beauty contests in the world.It was copied by the United Nations University (an international university belonging to the United Nations) in 1986.
Stick to studying
Li Yining，an economics professor at Peking University，said that he would not encourage students to try their luck in the stock market (股市)．“They should stress study，” Li said in his speech at Beijing Foreign Studies University.When asked，the professor said he expected house prices in Beijing to continue to rise.Li thinks the government should provide more affordable houses for low-level income people.
Campus cinema
Students at over 100 universities will have a digital cinema on campus after the National Day holiday.The 21st Century Digital Film on Campus Project was launched at the end of September.The ticket will cost 3－8
yuan，rather than 30－40 yuan at cinemas in town.Students often download movies online or watch DVDs.Now they can enjoy original films in the digital cinema.The digital cinema will show a variety of films besides Hollywood blockbusters (好莱坞大片)．
Getting practical
All 12,000 graduates from vocational school in Shanxi Province have landed a job，according to the provincial government.In the past five years， it is estimated that over 95 percent of the professional school graduates have found jobs.However，the number for university graduates is 70 percent.Some employers said that they prefer professional school graduates who learned something more practical in school and expected lower salaries than university students.
6．In the third part，the underlined word “launched” may mean________.
A．started
B．ended
C．told D．mentioned
7．Where can the material be chosen from? A．A novel.
B．A newspaper.
D．A fashion magazine.
C．An advertisement.
8．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．More than 130 countries will take part in the 18th World University Student Beauty Contest.
B．The ticket for a digital film on campus will cost 3-8 yuan. C．In the past five years，over 95 percent of the university graduates have found jobs in Shanxi Province.
D．Over 100 universities will take part in the 21st Century Digital Film on Campus Project.
9．Professor Li thinks that________.
A. the house prices in Beijing will keep going up B．the students should try their luck in the stock market C．the government can do nothing about the housing problem D．the students should not only pay attention to study 10．What can we infer from the passage?
A．In Shanxi Province，the professional school graduates are less popular with employers than university graduates recently.
B．The digital cinema will only show Hollywood blockbusters. C．The graduates from universities can put what they learned into practice more easily.
D．No men competed in the World University Students Beauty Contest before this year.
【答案解析】语篇解读：
文章介绍了四则新闻：一、男士参加选美比
赛；二、学生应以学业为重；三、校园数字电影项目启动；四、职业学校毕业生更符合市场的实际需要。
6．解析： 词义猜测题。根据画线词的上下文可知，此处表示21世纪校园数字电影项目是在9月底开始的，故A项正确。
答案： A
7．解析： 推理判断题。通读全文可知，这是四则新闻，故有可能从报纸上选取，即B项正确。
答案： B
8．解析： 正误判断题。根据最后一段第二、三两句“In the past five years，it is estimated that over 95 percent of the professional school graduates have found jobs.However，the number for university graduates is 70 percent.”可知，C项表述错误，故选C。
答案： C
9．解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“When asked，the professor said he expected house prices in Beijing to continue to rise.”可知，李教授认为北京的房价将会持续上涨。
答案： A
10．解析： 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“This year for the first time the contest will include a male section.”可知，今年是第一次将会有男士参加世界大学生选美比赛，故D项正确。
答案： D
B
4.Imagine，one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner there．
Sounds unusual，doesn't it? But it's not that unrealistic，with the development of China’s high—speed railway system．And that’s not a11．China has an even greater high—speed railway plan—to connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe．
China is negotiating to extend its own high·-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 1 0 to 15 years，eventually reaching London and Singapore．
China has proposed three such projects．The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia．Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan
and Uzbekistan，and possibly to Germany．The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe．
If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward，people could zip over from London to Beiling in under two days．
The new system would still follow China’s high—speed railway standard．And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes．
China’s bullet train(高速客车)，the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the World’s fastest average speed．It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours．
Of course，there are some technical challenges to overcome．There are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge(轨距)，maintenance of railway tracks．So，it’s important to pay attention to every detail．
But the key issue is really money．China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion．
China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment．Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development． It’11 be a win-win project. For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countnes．
For China，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources，but would also help develop China’s far west．We foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unused．With high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for a11．And they’11 trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries．
67．China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because ． A．China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions B．China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways C．China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries
D． the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation，business and tourism 68．According to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan
is ．
A．technical issues B．safety of the system C．financial problems D．maintenance of railway tracks
69．Which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speed railway plan?
A．Critical． B．Reserved． C．Doubtful D. Positive． 70．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? A．New Railway Standards B．Big Railway Dreams C．High—speed Bullet Trains D．International Railway Network
【答案解析】67选B在文章倒数第二段中有明确答案
68选C . 在文章第8段看到 There are so many issues that need to be settled. . . 及第9节中 But the key issue is really money
69选D . 尽管在文章第8，9段中 提到存在的问题，但从最后两段中不难看出作者是持支持的态度
70选B. 贯穿全文须知这只是一个梦想
C
5.Modern inventions have speeded up people’s loves amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world inside a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boats (吹嘘) of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.
All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in