Jiabao called the landmark debut flight a \返回舱) carrying Lt. Col. Yang Liwei touched down on the grasslands of the Gobi Desert, in central Inner Mongolia at 6:23 am Thursday (Beijing Time), the Beijing-based China's Aerospace Command and Control Center said. Minutes later, Yang grabbed the capsule hatch with his hand, pulled himself out, smiled and waved at recovery teams and reporters. \Yang, a former fighter pilot from Northeast China's Liaoning Province, said immediately after emerging. In an interview with CCTV, China's state television, Yang said he was \excellent\Shenzhou 5 landed at dawn, 4.8 kilometres (3 miles) from its designed landing target, the officials said. \well,\motherland.\China's manned space program, called Yang a \hero\and a \hero\Following Yang's touchdown, China's premier Wen Jiabao immediately spoke to Yang from Beijing's command and control centre and offered his congratulations.
Within hours, Chinese space officials announced that the country's space dreams will continue with a \year. They said China also had worked out plans to conduct space walking by its astronauts, and eventually build up a space station. However, Chinese scientists ruled out building a space shuttle, like the United States.
Yang's flight came four decades after the former Soviet Union and the United States pioneered manned spaceflight. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in April 1961. One month later, the United States launched Alan B. Shepard Jr.
1. What is true of the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei? A. He is now a fighter pilot.
B. He was helped to get out of the descent capsule. C. He spent nearly a day in space.
D. He was called a \2. China will carry out the following space programs in the near future except ________. A. space walking B. setting up a space station C. building up a space shuttle D. sending up \3. The underlined word debut means ________. A. first public appearance B. space C. carrying person D. space-ship 4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man in the world to travel in space. B. the United States launched Alan B. Shepard Jr. about 40 years ago.
C. China is the third country in the world to carry out the manned space flight successfully. D. \ (1—4 CCAD)
【答案解析】本文介绍了中国首次载人航天飞行的情况。
1. C。细节题。根据after more than 21 hours in the earth's orbit可知，C项正确。
2. C。细节题。根据ruled out building a space shuttle可以知道，中国在近期不打算建航天飞机。其中的 rule out 意为“排除”、“取消”。
3. A。词义猜测题。从短文中我们知道，这是中国第一次载人航天飞行，由此可推测出，debut为“首次亮相” 之意。
4. D。事实确认题。A、B、C，在短文中均有提及。D没有提到。
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The Norwegian government is doing its best to keep the oil industry under control. A new law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline; production limits have been laid down(though these have already been raised) ; and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than
a limited number of foreign workers. But the oil industry has a way of getting over such problems, and few people believe that the government will be able to hold things back for long.
Ever since the war, the government has been carrying out a program of development in the area north of the Arctic Circle. For the past few years this program has had a great deal of success: Torso has been built up into a local capital with a university, a large hospital and a healthy industry. But the oil industry has already started to draw people south, and within a few years the whole northern city could be in ruins.
The effects of the oil industry would not be limited to the north, however. With nearly 100 per cent employment, everyone can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose more of their workers to the oil industry. Some smaller industries might even disappear altogether when it becomes cheaper to buy goods from abroad.
The real argument over the oil industry is its effects on the Norwegian way of life. Farmers and fishermen do not make up most of the population, but they are an important part of it because Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as real Norwegians. And it is the farmers and the fishermen who are most against the oil industry because of the damage that it might cause to the sea and to the countryside and to the whole country.
One Norwegian politician said last week, “We will soon be changed beyond all recognition.” 1. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph most exactly means “_______”. A. Norway will be changed so much that it can hardly be recognized B. The Norwegian way of life will change greatly, as we recognize
C. We can not recognize the Norwegian oil industry as it develops so quickly
D. The Norwegian government cannot carry out the law against the changing oil industry 2. The Norwegian government has tried to_______. A. encourage the oil companies to discover new oil resources
B. prevent oil companies from employing more people from southern Norway C. help the oil companies solve many of their problems D. keep the oil industry to something near its present size
3. According to the passage, the oil industry might lead to _______ in northern Norway. A. the development of industry B. a growth in population
C. the failure of the development program D. the development of new towns
4. Norwegian farmers and fishermen have an important effect because _______. A. they form such a large part of Norwegian society
B. their views of life and value agree with the Norwegian government?s C. Norwegians respect them as representatives(代表) of Norwegian culture D. they regard oil as harm to the Norwegian way of life
【答案与解析】本文介绍Norwegian政府想方设法对石油工业进行控制情况及控制原因。 1.A。推断题。根据单词beyond的词义：超出（某种程度）可推知此题答案为A。 2.D。主旨题。根据短文第一段第一句可推知此题答案为D。
3.C。细节题。根据文章第三段第一句：然而，石油工业的效果不会对北部进行限制。可推知此题答案为C。
4.C。细节题。根据文章第四段第二句：因为在Norwegians看来渔夫们和农民们身上才有Norwegians的真正素质。可推知此题的答案为C。
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London: The Edinburgh Festival, the biggest arts festival of its kind in the world, got under way in the Scotland capital on Sunday with a concert that included Hector Berlioz?s “To Deum”, under the direction of Christoph von Dohnanyi.
The festival, which runs until August 31 this year, includes as its high points Peter Stein?s staging of Wagner?s “Parsifal”, with Claudio Abbado directing the Gustav Mahler youth orchestra (管弦乐队). The concert programme includes American pianist Richard Goode, bass baritone Thomas Quash off and violinist Christian Tetzlaff. New to the programmers this year will be 25 late evening classical music concerts.
Earlier this month, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest show-case in the world for performance art, officially got under way with theatre, dance, poetry and music presentations(演出).
Many of the fringe artists, who can enter the fringe festival upon payment of a small fee, were inspired this year by the events of September 11.
Thousands of people flock to Edinburgh from around the world during the festival, which is over 50 years old. It aims to promote(促进) and encourage arts and to reflect international culture. It comprises(consists of) various dance, music, opera, and theatre presentations taking place across the city during the three-week run.
1. When did the Edinburgh Festival begin? A. August 10. C. August 31.
B. August 15. D. September 11.
2. What did the Edinburgh Festival never have before? A. Youth orchestra?s performances. B. Poetry and music presentations. C. Late evening classical music concerts. D. American pianists and violinists. 3. The Edinburgh Festival _______. A. is the only festival of its kind in the world B. has lasted over 50 years
C. began with a concert directed by Richard Goode D. is actually a dance festival
4. The Scottish people hold the Edinburgh Festival _______. A. to attract people across the world to their city B. to show their fringe arts only C. to attract famous artists to their city D. to promote and encourage art development
5. Many of the fringe artists can enter the fringe festival this year, but they _______. A. pay a small fee C. are very rich
B. pay a lot of money D. own their own bands
【答案与解析】本文为来自London的报道。报道了 The Edinburgh Festival 在the Scotland capital 开幕，并介绍了本次节日的盛况、目的和意义。
1. A。推断题。从第2段第1句The festival, which runs until August 31 this year及文章最后一句 during the three-week run可推知此题答案为A。
2. C。细节推断题。从第2段最后一句New to the programmers this year will be 25 late evening classical music concerts. 可推知此题答案为C。
3. B。细节题。根据文章最后一段第1句的定语从句 …the festival, which is over 50 years old.可推知此题答案为B。
4. D。细节题。根据文章最后一段第2句It aims to promote(促进) and encourage arts and to reflect international culture可推知此题答案为D。
5. A。根据文章第4段的定语从句Many of the fringe artists, who can enter the fringe festival upon payment of a small fee可推知此题为答案为A。
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It?s a man?s world, and many women don?t like it.
The women say they are treated like second-class citizens and therefore feel that their anger is justified.
Women everywhere, they say, earn less money than men for the same kind of work. Women have less power in their communities than men, and in most cities and towns the political decisions are made by men. There are few women mayors or city officials. The same thing is true in labor unions, and religious groups. Even in unions where the members are almost all women, the heads of the unions are men. The presidents of almost all the big corporations in the country are men. There are few women ministers and no women priests.
Many women have been aware of these inequalities for a long time. Only recently, however, a drive for women?s rights made many more women and men, too, interested in fair treatment for women. Groups have formed to demand equal pay for equal work, changes in abortion laws, and round-the-clock day-care centers for children. Women have even started their own newspapers to fight for their cause. They have written books and marched in parades protesting their second-class place in society.
1. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Women want to make more money. B. Women hate the man?s world.
C. Women are organizing to demand their rights. D. Women?s liberation.
2. What is the important problem explained in this passage? A. Women have joined protest groups. B. The heads of most unions are men.
C. Women are treated unfairly in their work, communities, and religious groups. D. Women don?t like men.
3. What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To persuade women to join women?s rights groups. B. To explain why a drive for women?s rights has started. C. To explain how it feels to be a woman in a man?s world. D. To help more women get equal treatment with men.
4. In this passage the words “second-class citizens” mean _______. A. people who are treated as foreigners B. people who are not citizens
C. people who are not treated fairly in their life and work D. people who don?t want to be first-class citizens 5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Women don?t like to be treated as second-class citizens.
B. Women make the same amount of money as men for the same kind of work. C. Men make political decisions in most places in U. S. A.
D. Women started their own newspapers and wrote books to fight for their equal rights. (1—5 CCBCB)
【答案与解析】本文报道了妇女为了能与男人享受同样的权利而举行的运动。
1. C。主旨题。根据文章第3段第3句Groups have formed to demand equal pay for equal work, changes in abortion laws, and round-the-clock day-care centers for children可推知此题答案为C。
2. C。推断题。根据文章第2段所列举的内容：政治、工会及宗教等各方面妇女都没有平等的权利，可推知此题答案为C。
3. B。推断题。根据文章第3段第1句Many women have been aware of these inequalities for a long time可推知此题答案为B。
4. C。推断题。根据文章第2段的例子中可看出：妇女的地位总是低于男人，可推知此题答案为C。 5. B。推断题。选项B与文章第2段第2句意思相反，可推知此题答案为C。
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Vienna — In spite of Iraq?s decision to stop oil deliveries, the 11-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will not increase production to make up the shortfall, ministers decided Tuesday
in Vienna.
The 11 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary stop. The organization?s president, Charkid Khelil of Algeria, said after the meeting that stocks were high and prices were stable, so quota (配额) increases were not necessary.
The E.U. Commission has expressed concern about Iraq?s output stop. A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price.
Saudi Arabia?s Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortfall of oil in the market. The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap, he said. OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of the Iraq stop to export was not known, so other exporters were not going to lift quotas yet. If the market was destabilized(动摇), a suitable response could be made.
Iraq on Monday stop shipments of crude oil to protest against the U.N. Security Council?s decision to extend the oil-for-food programme by only a month, instead of the normal six-month renewal(延期).
Just before the Vienna meeting, oil prices had gone up, with a barrel of OPEC crude selling for 27.05 dollars, up from 26.81 dollars last Friday. North sea oil was at 29.26 dollars Monday evening.
OPEC wanted the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduced 2.5 million barrels per day off quotas.
1. Iraq made the decision to stop oil deliveries because ________. A. oil price is too low in the international market
B. the U.N. Security Council has decided to shorten the time for the oil-for-food programme C. many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980s D. it couldn?t get enough money to develop its economy
2. The attitude the E.U. Commission took towards Iraq?s output stop is _______. A. active A. OPEC
B. concerned
C. could
D. surprising D. WTO
3. “The organization” in Paragraph 2 refers to _______.
B. the E.U. Commission
C. APEC
4. The 11 oil ministers decided to meet on July 3 so that _______. A. they can persuade Iraq to continue oil production
B. they can have a discussion about the effects of Iraq?s temporary oil stop C. they can have a talk with the U.N. Security Council D. they can make up their minds to increase oil productions (1—5 BBABB)
【答案与解析】本文报道了OPEC十一国石油组织在维也纳召开会议决定：在Iraq停止石油出口的情况下，也不增加石油的生产量。
1. B。细节题。根据文章第5段中的 to protest against the U.N. Security Council?s decision to extend the oil-for-food programme by only a month, instead of the normal six-month renewal可推知此题答案为B。
2. B。细节题。根据文章第3段第1句The E.U. Commission has expressed concern about Iraq?s output stop可推知此题答案为B。
3. A。细节题。根据文章第1段第1句…the 11-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)和文章第2段可推知此题答案为B。
4. B。细节题。根据文章第2段第1句…to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary stop可推知此题答案为B。
四、科技类
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Would you carry around an electronic ID, not in your pocket, but in your body? Does this idea scare you or make you feel safe?