高中英语新闻报道阅读试题

                                
Japan will hand out its first “Nobel Prize of Manga (国际漫画奖)” for artists in the comic book field abroad. This is another step in Japan’s efforts to show the power of pop culture diplomacy.
The International Manga Award, which was compared by manga lover Foreign Minister Taro Aso to a “Nobel Prize” when he first proposed it, will be given to an artist working abroad whose work best contributes to the spread of the manga form worldwide.
Manga, a name used for Japanese style comic books, often combines stories with drawing styles that differ from the overseas superhero comics and cartoon, particularly in their frequent emphasis on cuteness.
The winner will receive a certificate and a cup at an award ceremony, and will spend 10 days in Japan meeting with local comic book artists and publishers.
“Manga has been spreading overseas and are selling quite well,” Aso said when announcing the award to the public. “I want to further improve the communicative power of these so-called ‘pieces of pop culture’.”
Aso has argued that warm feelings for Japanese comics and cartoon can translate into warm feelings for Japanese foreign policy.
He has proposed sending cartoon artists overseas as cultural ambassadors and the government has named some officials to advise ways to promote Japanese cartoon and culture to foreign audiences.
The award committee, consisting of manga artists and publishers, is expected to make its selections quite soon.
According to a ministry official Nobuyuki Watanabe, the prize carries no money reward. The cup’s design has yet to be finished, but it will be something “appropriate”.
The International Manga Award will be presented to ____________.

A．a Japanese who has achieved a lot in creating new methods of drawing

B．an artist who makes contributions to introducing manga to the other foreign countries

C．the person who is expert at comics and cartoon

D．a foreign artist who has contributed to the development of manga

Which statement is NOT true about manga?

A．Manga is different from the overseas comic books.

B．Manga is popular not only in Japan but also overseas.

C．Manga refers to international comics and cartoon.

D．There are stories and pictures in manga.

What has the Japanese government done to show its support?

A．To propose “Nobel Prize of Manga”.

B．To name officials to advise ways of spreading manga overseas.

C．To hand out its first “Nobel Prize of Manga”.

D．To send cartoon artists overseas as cultural ambassadors.

The passage is mainly about ____________.

A．Nobel Prize of Manga	B．the characteristics of manga
C．a brief introduction of manga	D．the development of manga

                                
Japan will hand out its first “Nobel Prize of Manga (国际漫画奖)” for artists in the comic book field abroad. This is another step in Japan’s efforts to show the power of pop culture diplomacy.
The International Manga Award, which was compared by manga lover Foreign Minister Taro Aso to a “Nobel Prize” when he first proposed it, will be given to an artist working abroad whose work best contributes to the spread of the manga form worldwide.
Manga, a name used for Japanese style comic books, often combines stories with drawing styles that differ from the overseas superhero comics and cartoon, particularly in their frequent emphasis on cuteness.
The winner will receive a certificate and a cup at an award ceremony, and will spend 10 days in Japan meeting with local comic book artists and publishers.
“Manga has been spreading overseas and are selling quite well,” Aso said when announcing the award to the public. “I want to further improve the communicative power of these so-called ‘pieces of pop culture’.”
Aso has argued that warm feelings for Japanese comics and cartoon can translate into warm feelings for Japanese foreign policy.
He has proposed sending cartoon artists overseas as cultural ambassadors and the government has named some officials to advise ways to promote Japanese cartoon and culture to foreign audiences.
The award committee, consisting of manga artists and publishers, is expected to make its selections quite soon.
According to a ministry official Nobuyuki Watanabe, the prize carries no money reward. The cup’s design has yet to be finished, but it will be something “appropriate”.
The International Manga Award will be presented to ____________.

A．a Japanese who has achieved a lot in creating new methods of drawing

B．an artist who makes contributions to introducing manga to the other foreign countries

C．the person who is expert at comics and cartoon

D．a foreign artist who has contributed to the development of manga

Which statement is NOT true about manga?

A．Manga is different from the overseas comic books.

B．Manga is popular not only in Japan but also overseas.

C．Manga refers to international comics and cartoon.

D．There are stories and pictures in manga.

What has the Japanese government done to show its support?

A．To propose “Nobel Prize of Manga”.

B．To name officials to advise ways of spreading manga overseas.

C．To hand out its first “Nobel Prize of Manga”.

D．To send cartoon artists overseas as cultural ambassadors.

The passage is mainly about ____________.

A．Nobel Prize of Manga	B．the characteristics of manga
C．a brief introduction of manga	D．the development of manga

Civil Affairs and Public Security Departments have been urged to take comprehensive steps to help children who are begging on the nation's streets and are often abused. Premier Wen Jiabao said during his online chat with netizens, China Daily reported.
Wen said he has paid close attention to the ongoing micro blog campaign that calls on concerned netizens to post photos of children begging on the streets in the hope that police will rescue them and return them to their families. There are many reasons why children turn to begging, including poverty and family problems. Joint efforts will help end the problem.
His remarks were welcomed by Yu Jianrong, a professor from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, who starts the online campaign to crack down on child begging.
The All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) also released a statement encouraging people to contact the police if they find any suspect who abuses, or forces juveniles to beg on the streets. People can either call 110 and or dial 12338 and connect with a hotline set up by the ACWF. The statement was reported by Xinhua News Agency.
The micro blog campaign has gained support from charities, and other social institutions since it was launched in January. One Foundation, a Shenzhen-based charity, set up a fund on Feb 19 for a database for sharing information about missing children So far, One Foundation has raised 720,000 yuan ($109,500). Meanwhile, Shanghai Time Plastic Surgery Hospital has offered free plastic surgery to Ren Fangfang, an 8-year-old girl who suffered physical abuse at the hands of a man who used her to beg for him.

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Premier Wen Jiabao chatted with Yu Jianrong online.

B．One Foundation has set up a hotline for missing children.

C．ACWF promised to offer Ren Fangfang free plastic surgery.

D．Poverty and family problems contribute to child begging

Which of the following directly take part in the campaign to help child beggars?

A．Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and China Daily

B．The All-China Women's Federation and Xinhua News Agency

C．One Foundation and Shanghai Time Plastic Surgery Hospital

D．Civil Affairs and Public Security Departments and China Daily

What’s the main purpose of the online blog campaign started by Yu Jianrong?

A．To draw the top leader’s attention to the child beggars.

B．To call for comprehensive steps from the government.

C．To gain support from charities and other social institutions.

D．To post photos of child beggars and help them go back home.

. Which word can best replace the underlined part “crack down” in Para 3?

A．punish

B．urge

C．delay

D．limit

LONDON (Reuters Life!) ---- Forget about talking your children into considering life as a doctor or a teacher and start training them for the talent show.
A survey of British parents showed the aspirations (志向) of their children are greatly different from what they dreamed about when considering who they wanted to be when they grew up.
Although astronaut (宇航员) still remains fairly high on the list of careers (事业) kids dream about these days, others like doctor and teacher have been taken the place of by the desire (欲望) to win good name and money as a sporting hero, pop star or actor.
The parents of children aged 5 to 11 said the choice of lawyer had dropped by only one place on a top 10 list to sixth, while teacher had dropped to ninth from top in the last 25 or more years.
The survey for British TV channel “Watch” found a great difference between the genders (性别) of today’s young people when compared with their parents’ dreams 25 years or more ago.
Playing professional football, being an astronaut and joining the firefighting service topped the boys’ choices, while girls are more likely to be dreaming of taking to the stage as a pop star or actress or joining the medical profession.
When asked what they would like their children to do for a living, today’s parents still like the academic (学术的) professions (职业), with law and medicine scoring highly, while being a boss came third.
Parents also praised job happiness above wealth (财富) when it comes to their hopes for their children.
Nearly 70 percent of the parents surveyed thought that they failed to follow their dreams when it came to their career, with 37 percent thinking it was caused by a lack of aspiration and not having the necessary conditions.
1. From the passage we know that most parents still hope that in the future their children can take up ______.
A. jobs such as musicians, singers and dancers
B. jobs related to academic professions like lawyers and doctors
C. jobs in which they will not be endangered
D. jobs which will be well paid only
2. The first paragraph is to advise parents to ______.
A. change their children’s dreams     B. correct their children’s dreams
C. follow their children’s dreams         D. forget their children’s dreams
3. According to the survey for British TV channel “Watch”, which of the following is the boys’ best career choice?
A. A pop star      B. An actor        C. A doctor         D. A firefighter 
4. What can be learnt from the passage?
A. Parents’ hope for their children’s career did not change too much.
B. Parents pay much attention to the income of their children.
C. Less than half of the parents who were surveyed didn’t follow their dreams.
D. Most parents didn’t have the necessary conditions to realize their dreams.
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Many reasons cause the change of children’s dreams.
B. Parents’ dreams are different from children’s.
C. Parents are changing their own dreams.
D. Children’s dreams are always changing.

TAIBEI － Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island’s “China rush”, seeking education on the Chinese mainland．
According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate（研究生）programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998．Although no latest official numbers were available,” Netbig. Com Said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1000 entering mainland campuses last year.
The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland college and universities. “Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market, Net. Com vice-president Ingrid Huang said．“I believe it will give me hands-on experience in the business field in the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people,” said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a master’s degree in business administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies.
A journalism graduate student, surnamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that more Taiwanese companies are going there”. “They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations,” said Yang Ching-yao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies. A Netbig. Com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwan students included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine.
At present, Chinese Taibei doesn’t recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates（证书）from selected universities.
More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because ___________.

A．Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later

B．the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan

C．what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future

D．there are many famous universities for them to choose

Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children ___________.

A．could receive better education	B．could learn more about the policy there
C．could do well in the business operations	D．could make more friends there

The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to __________.

A．Netbig. Com	B．a Chinese education on the mainland
C．the Chinese job market	D．the university

The author wrote the article to tell us ______________.

A．more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland

B．the number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had been increasing year after year

C．education on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of Taiwan

D．Taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field.

Which is true according to the passage?

A．Chinese Taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland

B．The number of Taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely be increasing in the next few years.

C．Chinese Taibei doesn’t help with any inquiries about Taiwanese studying in the mainland

D．Education of Taiwan is far behind the mainland.

New York Time—A gunman killed eight people at a mall in Omaha this afternoon and then killed himself, setting off panic among holiday shoppers, the police said．
“The person who we believe to be the shooter has died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds,” Sgt． Teresa Negron of the Omaha Police Department said at televised news． “We have been able to clear the mall,” she said． “We don’t believe we have any other shooters．” The police said that at least five other people had been injured in the shootings．
She did not give the shooter’s identity． “We are still conducting the investigation,” Sergeant Negron said, adding that the city’s mayor, who was out of town, was on his way back to Omaha．
    She said the police received a 911 call from someone inside the Westroads Mall on the west side of Omaha, and shots could be heard in the background． The first police officers arrived at the mall six minutes after the first call, she said, but by then the shootings were over．
    It is reported that the gunman left a suicide note that was found at his home by relatives． A law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity （匿名） said the note indicated that the gunman wanted to “go out in style．”
The shootings broke the usually banal routine of holiday shopping． The gunman was said by some witnesses to have fired about 20 shots into a crowd． Some customers and workers ran screaming from the mall, while others dived into dressing rooms to hide from the shooter．
Shoppers and store workers were trapped inside the mall, which has roughly 135 stores． Others streamed out of mall exits with their hands raised． President Bush was in Omaha this morning to deliver a speech, but he had left the city by the time the shootings took place．
Where did the shooting first come out?

A．In a newspaper	B．On the Internet
C．In TV news	D．In a police poster

What do the underlined words “go out in style” probably mean?

A．go out of the mall in particular clothes

B．walk in the mall with everybody focused on

C．go to a socially event by fashionable means

D．stop his life in a impressive way

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Nobody knows why the shooter did so and nothing was found at his home．

B．The city’s mayor happened not to be in the city when the shooting took place．

C．Police arrived at the mall before the shootings were over and rescued customers．

D．The official who showed what the note mean have no request of his own identity．

We can infer from the passage that ______．

A．There is only one shooter in this event．

B．The shooting created fears among the customers．

C．An important holiday is coming soon．

D．President Bush came here for the shooting．

BRITAIN is a popular tourist place. But tours of the country have pros and cons.
Good news
Free museums: No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities(古董).
Pop music: Britain is the only country to rival(与……比敌)the US on this score.
Black cabs: London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never enough of them at weekends or night.
Choice of food: Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedish restaurants.
Fashion: Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.
Bad news
Poor service: “It’s part of the image of the place. People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton of Luton University’s International Tourism Research Center.
Poor public transport: Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the over-crowded London tube is inexplicably(不可解的) popular.
Lack of language: Speaking slowly and clearly may not get many foreign visitors very far, even in the tourist traps.
Rain: Still in the number one complaint.
No air-conditioning: So that even splendidly hot summer become as unbearable as the downpours.
Overpriced hotels: The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.
Licensing hours: Alcohol is in short supply after 11 p.m. even in 24-hour cities.
What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the US through this passage?

A．Pop music in Britain is better than that in the US.

B．Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the US.

C．Pop music in Britain is worse than that in the US.

D．Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the US.

When is alcohol not able to get?

A．At 9:00p.m.

B．At 10:00p.m

C．At 11:00p.m.

D．At 12:00p.m.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．You have to pay to visit the museums.	B．It’s very cheap to travel by taxi there.
C．You cannot find Chinese food there.	D．The public transport is poor there.

London Summer School in Classics
Dates
The London Summer School in Classics 2008 will be held at King’s College London. It will run from 8th July until 17th July. Applications close on 2nd June, 2008.
For an application form, please download either the 2-page PDF or the word format document from the foot of the page.
If you have any problems downloading the application form or any questions, please contact: London Summer School in Classics, King’s College London.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Organization
The school is organized by the colleges of the University of London. The summer school offers eight days of intensive teaching in Greek and Latin. There are four language classes each day as well as lectures and a debate, between 10:30 am and 4:30 pm. The course is not residential (提供住宿的), and there is no teaching during the weekend of 12th to 13th July.
The fee is £85.00. Travel grants (旅行补助金) are available as a contribution to your travel costs, but may not cover all your expenses. The travel grants are arranged during the summer school.
Teaching is generally in groups of 12-15 people and it, as far as possible, comprises (包含) of students of roughly the same level of experience. The style of teaching is friendly, but demanding: a lot of work is expected from students during the school, but they usually find the whole experience both stimulating and valuable. Some classes concentrate chiefly on reading, while others offer a mixture of grammar and translation practice. Our tutors include some of the most experienced and talented teachers of Classics in the London area and beyond.
The Summer School in Classics caters for a wide range of interests and for both school & university students as well as those who wish to learn Greek or Latin, or to revive their knowledge of the languages. Our principal concern is to provide a thorough program of language learning in a lively university environment.
To join in the school, you have to apply before ________.

A．8th July, 2008

B．2nd June, 2008

C．17th July, 2008

D．13th July, 2008

As a student of the school, you are probably asked to _______.

A．do a lot of reading in Greek and Latin

B．learn the grammar of Greek and Latin only

C．do some translation work only

D．speak Greek and Latin with experienced teachers

What is the London Summer School in Classics most concerned about?

A．Providing a stimulating experience for students.

B．Promoting students to develop a wide range of interests.

C．Teaching students languages in a lively environment.

D．Improving students’ level of debating in the argument.

Which is one of the teaching ways of the school?

A．Student groups consist of the same level students strictly.

B．Students needn’t do any work in the class.

C．Students learn Greek and Latin by listening to teachers all day.

D．Students are generally divided into groups of 12-15.

Which of the following can we know from the passage?

A．The fee is £85, including the travel costs.

B．Students needn’t go to class on 12th and 13th July.

C．People should fill in two application forms.

D．People can contact the school by phone or email.

Baekeland and Hartmann report that the “short sleepers” had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens. But at about age 15 or so, the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school, work, and other activities. These men tended to view their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions in their daily routines.
　　 In general, these “short sleeps” appeared ambitious, active, energetic, cheerful, conformist(不动摇) in their opinions, and very sure about their career choices. They often held several jobs at once, or workers full-or part-time while going to school. And many of them had a strong urge to appear “normal” or “acceptable” to their friends and associates.
　　When asked to recall their dreams, the “short sleepers” did poorly. More than this, they seemed to prefer not remembering. In similar fashion, their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was to deny that the problem existed, and then to keep busy in the hope that the trouble would go away.
　　The sleep patterns of the “short sleepers” were similar to, but less extreme than, sleep patterns shown by many mental patients categorized as manic(疯人).
　　The “long sleepers” were quite different indeed. Baekeland and Hartmann report that these young men had been lengthy sleeps since childhood. They seemed to enjoy their sleep, protected it, and were quite concerned when they were occasionally robbed of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest. They tended to recall their dreams much better than did the “short sleepers.”
　　Many of the “long sleepers” were shy, anxious, introverted (内向), inhibited (压抑), passive, mildly depressed, and unsure of themselves (particularly in social situations). Several openly states that sleep was an escape from their daily problems.
According to the report,______.

A．many short sleepers need less sleep by nature

B．many short sleepers are forced to reduce their nightly sleep time because they are busy with their work

C．long sleepers sleep a longer period of time during the day

D．many long sleepers preserve their sleeping habit formed during their childhood

Many “short sleepers” are likely to hold the view that _____.

A．sleep is a withdrawal from the reality

B．sleep interferes with their sound judgment

C．sleep is the least expensive item on their routine program

D．sleep is the best way to deal with psychological troubles

It is stated in the third paragraph that short sleepers _____.

A．are ideally vigorous even under the pressures of life

B．often neglect the consequences of inadequate sleep

C．do not know how to relax properly

D．are more unlikely to run into mental problems

When sometimes they cannot enjoy adequate sleep, the long sleepers might ____.

A．appear disturbed	B．become energetic
C．feel dissatisfied	D．be extremely depressed

Guangzhou （Xinhua）——12 people were killed and 20 injured early yesterday morning when they jumped from a burning train car into the path of an oncoming goods train in Southern China. When No. 247 Wuchang——Guangzhou passenger train was passing the Dayaoshan Tunnel in Guangdong Province， South China at 00:17 hours yesterday， a fire caused by passengers' smoking broke out on No. 17 car. They wanted to extinguish(扑灭) fire. As the train stopped some frightened passengers jumped from windows. 12 people were crushed to death and 20 others injured by a northward passing goods train（No. 1766）.
. When did the accident happen？

A．At 00:17 am.	B．At 00:17 pm.
C．At seventeen past one.	D．At seventeen to one.

Where did the accident happen？

A．In Wuchang.	B．In Guangzhou.
C．In Hubei.	D．In Guangdong.

For what did the passenger train stop？

A．To put out the fire.

B．To let the passengers jump out.

C．To let the other train pass.

D．To pick up some other passengers.

What was the cause of the fire？

A．A heavy rain.	B．High temperature.
C．Carelessness.	D．Fear.

C
On May 8, last Thursday morning, the Olympic flame was lit on the top of Mount Qomolangma! It was a historic moment for China exactly three months ahead of the Beijing Games.
Tibetan female climber Cering Wangmo reached the summit with a special extreme-altitude Olympic torch. This event is what China has promised to the world as the high point of the torch relay, the longest and mostchallengingof all time.
Five torchbearers(火炬手) finished the highest relay ever—three of the climbers are Tibetan athletes.
Team members said “Beijing welcomes you!” in Chinese, English and Tibetan, as they stood at the summit celebrating, with the event broadcast on national television.
“I finally fulfilled the last dream of my husband,” said Gyigyi with tears in her eyes. She was the first torchbearer. Her husband lost his life in an attempt to climb all 14 mountains in China more than 8,000 meters three years ago.
“We are on top of the world! One world, one dream,” shouted Nima Cering, at the top of his voice. He said that although he had climbed the peak（峰顶）several times, this was the most significant ascent(登高). “As a Tibetan and a Chinese I pray for the success of Beijing 2008,” he added.
The special torch is different from the one currently touring the Chinese mainland, after an around-the-world relay. Officials organizing the trek up the peak had earlier set an April 26 target to begin the ascent, but high winds and heavy snow had delayed the mission.
The Xinhua News Agency said that the Qomolangma leg of the torch relay represents the Olympic motto, “higher, faster and stronger,” in practice and will promote unity among all 56 ethnic groups in China.
It was a historic moment because ______.

A．some Tibetan torchbearers took part in it

B．it was lit three months before the Olympic Games were held

C．it was the first time that the Olympic torch had been lit on the top of Mount Qomolangma

D．it was the longest attempt in history

Which is RIGHT according to the whole passage?

A．All the five torchbearers are men.

B．Only the five torchbearers reached the summit.

C．Team members said “Beijing welcomes you!” in their native language.

D．At least two of the five torchbearers are females.

What does the word “leg” underlined in the last paragraph refer to?

A．One part of a journey or race.

B．One of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body.

C．The leg of an animal, especially the top part, cooked and eaten.

D．The part of a pair of trousers that covers the leg.

What would be the best title for the text?

A．One world, one dream

B．Torch relay reaches its highest point

C．Qomolangma, the highest summit in the world

D．A special torch

Where can you read about this passage?

A．In the English textbook.

B．In the newspaper.

C．In the science report.

D．On the street wall.

PLAYA GRANDE, COSTA RICA----This resort town was long known for Leatherback Sea Turtle（棱皮龟）National Park, nightly turtle beach tours and even a sea turtle museum. However, on a beach where dozens of turtles used to nest on a given night, scientists spied only 32 leatherbacks all of last year.
With leatherbacks threatened with extinction, Playa Grande’s turtle museum was abandoned （抛弃）three years ago and now sits among a sea of weeds. And the beachside ticket office for turtle tours was washed away by a high tide in September. “We do not promote that as a turtle tourism destination any more because we realize there are far too few turtles to please,” said Alvaro Fonseca, a park ranger.（管理员）
Even before scientists found temperatures going up over the past decade, sea turtles were threatened by beach development, drift net fishing and Costa Ricans’ interest in eating turtle eggs. But climate change may cause the most serious harm to an animal that has lived in the Pacific for 150 million years.
Sea turtles are sensitive to numerous effects of warming. They feed on reefs, which are dying in hotter seas. They lay eggs on beaches that are being covered by rising seas and more violent waves.
More uniquely（独特地）, their gender is determined not by genes but by the egg’s temperature during development. Small rises in beach temperatures can result in all-female populations, obviously problematic for survival. If the sand around the eggs hits 30 degrees Celsius, the gender balance shifts to female; at about 32 degrees they are all female. Above 34, you get boiled eggs.
On some nesting beaches, scientists are artificially cooling nests with shade or irrigation and trying to protect broader areas of coastal property from development to ensure that turtles have a place to nest as the seas rise.
Why does the resort town stop promoting its turtle tourism?

A．It decides not to disturb the turtles’ normal life.
B．Tourists have lost interest in watching turtles.
C．There are only very few turtles now.	D．The turtle museum was destroyed by a high tide.

Which of the following is the major factor in the turtles’ endangerment?

A．The locals’ eating habit.

B．Drift net fishing.

C．Beach development.

D．Global warming.

The underlined word “gender” in Paragraph 5 means ____.

A．the sex of turtles

B．the habit of turtles

C．the weight of turtles

D．the kind of turtles

We learn from the last paragraph that scientists ____.

A．are doing research on the sea rise	B．are moving turtles to new homes
C．are protecting turtles’ nests	D．are going rid of sea weeds

The passage intends to ____.

A．introduce a special kind of sea turtle	B．explain the mystery of turtles’ eggs
C．show the dangers a certain kind of sea turtle is facing
D．attract more visitors to a sea turtle museum

BEIJING changed the office hours of many institutions starting April 12 in the hope of reducing traffic jams during rush hour.
The new policy asked 800,000 employees to replace their former working schedule of 8:30 am to 5:30 pm with the new working hours of 9 am to 6 pm.
This is just one part of the Beijing municipal government’s plan to fight traffic jams. Starting April 1, daytime parking fees in 13 downtown areas were raised to encourage less driving. On April 2, the government announced limitations launched after the Beijing Olympics would be extended until April 2012. These ban Beijing’s 5.8 million drivers from driving one workday each week. The ban is based on the last number of the car license plate.
A multi-billion yuan fund has also been set up to build more underground ring roads in heavily populated areas. Major roads above ground will also be expanded.
According to Beijing’s traffic authorities, key projects include repairing major ring roads and expanding the subway network. The city will also create more taxi stops and bike rental stations, probably under the hundreds of overpasses (天桥) citywide.
Beijing’s fight against traffic jams is a smaller example of what is happening all around China. The central government is now supporting new ideas that will change the future of Chinese roads.
Bus rapid transit (BRT,快速公交系统) is one such idea. Special bus lanes carry almost as many passengers as a subway system. They cost less and are becoming popular in many big cities. Now Beijing has five BRT lines
Shanghai is dealing with traffic problems by charging higher fees for license plates（牌照）. The city is also controlling the total number of plates sold. Now, it is considering a plan to charge cars for entering the central business district, as London does.
Meanwhile, there are signs that Chinese are more aware of the serious problem of traffic. For example, there has been a sharp increase in the number of posts looking for carpooling (拼车) partners on major websites.
By the end of March, 2010, China had 192 million cars, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
The article is mainly about___________.

A．the fight against traffic jams all around the world

B．the increase of daytime parking fees in 13 downtown areas in Beijing

C．the Beijing municipal government’s measures to reduce traffic jams

D．news ideas that are likely to change the future of Chinese roads

According to the new policy, workday office hours in Beijing will be___________.

A．from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm	B．from 9 am to 6 pm
C．from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm	D．from 7:30 am to 4: 30 pm

The plans made by the Beijing municipal government to fight traffic jams include all the following except ____________

A．adjustments to office hours	B．increases in daytime parking fees
C．the extension of the limitations launched after the Beijing Olympics
D．charging higher fees for license plates

The article tells us that____________.

A．the BRT system will become common China’s rural areas

B．the Chinese government is aiming at changing the future of Chinese roads

C．the Shanghai government has charged cars for entering the central business district

D．here are enough ways to deal with traffic jams in Beijing

CHICAGO （Reuters） - Smoking not only can wrinkle （起皱纹） the face and tarn it yellow—it can do the same to the whole body, researchers reported on Monday．
The study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that smoking affects the skin all over the body—even skin protected from the sun．
"We examined non - facial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and the total years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person experienced," Dr．Yolanda Helfrich of the University of Michigan, who led the study, said in a statement．
"In participants older than 65 years, smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling than nonsmokers．Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years," Helfrich "s team added in their report．
The researchers tested 82 people, smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms． They ranged, in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers．Independent judges decided how wrinkled each person' s skin was．
When skin is exposed to sunlight, notably the face, it becomes coarse, wrinkled and discolored with a pale yellow tint, Helfrich ' s team wrote．
Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking contributes to premature（过早的）skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles, the study said, but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light．
The report did not discuss die mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke, among other things, causes blood vessels （血管） beneath the skin to constrict （紧缩）, reducing blood supply to the skin．
Smoking can also damage the connective tissue that supports both die skin and the internal organs,．
When your skin is exposed to sunlight long, it-becomes all of the following but _____．

A．flexible

B．coarse

C．rough

D．discolored

How wrinkled a person's skin is doesn't relate to _____．

A．the number of cigarettes a person smokes．

B．the kind and characteristics of skin

C．how long a person smokes

D．how long skin is under sunlight

From the passage smoking results in skin aging mainly because _____.

A．it will lower blood supply to skin

B．it can make you feel tired

C．it can make skin come off

D．it can make blood run faster

The main purpose of the passage is to _____．

A．inform people about the result of the study

B．advise people how to protect skin

C．warn people not to smoke again

D．introduce a new way of avoid skin aging

   WASHINGTON—A chaotic scene unfolded near the U S．Capitol（美国国会大厦）on Wednesday after police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a rush hour traffic stop that turned deadly．
U S．Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt．Kim Schneider said the unidentified 35-year-old man sped away in a white car after being stopped a few blocks from the Capitol．The man drove the wrong way down a street and crashed into a police car in a heavily guarded area about a block north of the Capitol grounds，striking two officers with his car along the way，she said．    Police then opened fire after seeing the man hold up his handgun and refuse to put it down，said Schneider，who described the melee（人群）as“very fast moving”．“The officers felt they were being threatened-they were in fear for their lives，”Schneider said．
She did not know if the man ever fired at police．He was taken to a hospital，where he was pronounced dead．
The officers who were hit——one of whom was on a motorcycle——had minor injuries，Schneider said．
The late afternoon scare occurred as lawmakers were wrapping up a third day of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor．Police briefly closed up part of the Capiltol as a precaution，but the buildings were reopened about a half—hour later．Authorities said the shooting was not related to the Capitol．
Carol Lanigan，of Toledo，Ohio，described how she save a white car come flying down the street with two police cars chasing it．She said she heard about four or five shots．
“There were so many gunshots being fired，my family got down．”said Robert Drumm of Oklahoma，who was touring the nation’s capital with his family．
Numerous emergency vehicles came together quickly on the area．
Lanigan’s husband，Dale Lanigan，described a similar scene，saying that as the car sped past him the driver had one hand on the wheel and it looked like he was reaching for something．
What can be learned from the passage？

A．Three police officers were hurt in the shooting．

B．The shooting had something to do with the Capitol．

C．The Capitol was unprotected when the gunshot happened．

D．The gunshot case had nothing to do with the Capitol．

When the case happened，    ．

A．CaroI Lanigan heard five shots exactly

B．many emergency vehicles appeared in the area

C．Robert Drumm stopped to tour the nation’s capital by himself

D．Carol Lanigan didn’t come to the scene

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word“chaotic”？

A．disordered

B．accessible

C．lifelike

D．arranged

Which of the following is the best title of the passage？

A．A police accident near the U．S．Capitol

B．Defend the U．S．Capitol

C．Police chasing the peace breaker

D．Armed man was shot near the Capitol by police