BEIJING---On February 26th, 2010, Wang Meng was the first to get to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the women’s 1000 meters short track speed skating final (短道速滑决赛)at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games(温哥华冬奥会). With this one China won four gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating. |
GUANGZHOU---Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(香港特别行政区)government gave 8 million HK dollars to Haiti(海地).They hoped the money would help provide aid to earthquake(地震) victims in Haiti, and help rebuild their homes. |
SHANGHAI---Today there are more than 350,000 people visiting the Expo(世博会).The French pavilion(法国馆)is still the hottest. Over 3,000 people are waiting in line in front of it. The organizers suggest visitors go to other pavilions first. In fact, pavilions of countries such as Russia, Canada, Japan and America are all very good. |
SHANTOU--- A taxi driver found a bag in his car this morning. There was 10,000 yuan in it. The kind-hearted driver gave the bag to the police. The police have now found the owner. To show his thanks, the owner wanted to give him 500 yuan, but the driver didn’t take it. |
1. China won _____ gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
2.The underline word “victims” here means ______ in Chinese.
A.遇难者 B. 受灾者
C. 志愿者 D. 流浪者
3.It is clear that people are more interested in the _____ pavilion.
A. French B. Russia C. Canadian D. Japanese
4.The headline(标题) of the last news should be ______.
A. A Good Policeman B. An Honest Taxi Driver
C. A Careless Business D. A Kind Reporter
5.Where is the passage most probably from?
A. A story book. B. A fashion magazine.
C. An advertisement. D. A newspaper.
完形填空。(每小题1分,共10分)
Anne is a newspaper reporter. She chose this so she could travel around the world. The work has taught her many unforgettable lessons. She has seen wars, earthquakes and death. But she has seen courage, hope and happiness.
Last year, she won an award for her reporting in Africa. She was very proud it. At first, she thought she got the award because of her good work. But then she realized that she should thank many other people for help.
Anne was born in Jamaica. Her family was not poor, but it was not , either. Her parents had to hard so that she could go to school. At school, Anne was not a good student, she enjoyed writing because her English teacher said, “Anne, you are a wonderful .” The teacher encouraged her all the time.
Later, Anne went to university in Canada and then a job. It was very difficult. Then, one day, she went to see the editor of a newspaper in Ottawa. The editor gave her a job. “Everyone needs a at first.” He said.
1.A. book B. job C. sweater D. picture
2.A. still B. never C. also D. only
3.A. to B. of C. for D. from
4.A. my B. his C. our D. their
5.A. rich B. new C. small D. big
6.A. study B. walk C. work D. play
7.A. but B. if C. because D. so
8.A. farmer B. nurse C. doctor D. writer
9.A. looked for B. made C. joined D. found
10.A. ticket B. hobby C. chance D. habit
— What do you think of the film So Young directed by Zhao Wei?
—Wonderful.I think it’s_______than the other films about youth in recent years.
A.the best B.the worst
C. much better. D.much worse
— Where’s Maria?
—Oh, Maria has gone swimming and .
A. so is Jane B. so Jane has
C. so Jane is D. so has Jane
— He didn’t go the concert yesterday, did he?
— . He was busy studying for the tests all day.
A. No, he didn’t B. Yes, he did
C. No, he did D. Yes, he didn’t
He was tired he fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
A. too; to B. so; that
C. such; that D. enough; to