As the economic crisis goes worse, some reader are turning to bookstores for advice on how to manage their own finances. Below are the top-ten selling books in both categories for the week ended Oct.18 at Barnes & Noble Inc., the country’s largest book retailer (零售商). Here readers are buying books whose titles feature such words as “failed”, “crisis” and “danger”.
1.The total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. A primer on how to cut debt, save money and create a financial strategy.
2.Debt Cures ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About by Kevin Trudeau. A look into the dangers of credit card spending and how to reduce your expenses.
3.Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny by Suze Orman, Ms. Orman writes about how women can gain better control of their finances by better understanding their relationship with money.
4.The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke by Suze Orman. A book on what the young need to know now about money management.
5.The Smart Cookies’ Gude to Making More Dough by the Smart Cookies with Jennifer Barrett. The book’s advice: Take charge and get out of debt.
6.The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes. A look at what happened during that other crisis.
7.The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs by Charles D. Ellis. An inside look at the famed investment-banking firm.
8.“Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism by Kevin Phillips. Mr. Phillips documents the unreaveling of the U.S. economy.
9.The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means by George Soros. An analysis of the issue behind the crisis and their implications.
10.The World is Cured: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy by David M. Smick. An inside look at what went wrong with the banking system here and abroad.
1.What is the best title for the passage?
A.A Personal Financial List
B.The Country’s Largest Book Seller
C.Serious Economic Crisis
D.Ten Books to Read in the Financial Crisis
2.The reason why readers are buying books including “failed, crisis, danger” is that .
A.they are discouraged with the serious financial crisis
B.they are to find advice to get through the financial crisis
C.they are concerned about failures in the world
D.they have no choice but to read such books
3.If you desire to get out of debt, you’d better read the book written by .
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A.David M. Smick |
B.Suze Orman |
C.Kevin Phillips |
D.the Smart Cookies |
4.From the text we know that ______.
A.Charles D. Ellis is famous as an investment-banking manager
B.George Soros has given the detailed root of present economic crisis
C.Amity Shlaes is only interested in the past economic crisis
D.Dave Ramsey is the current Minister of the USA.
Why Melbourne? Having long lived in the shadow of Sydney, Melbourne has become a mecca(理想之地) for fashion and design and the cultural centre of Australia, with an enjoyable programme fo festivals.
______ The city centre’s grid（格子）system of streets conceals a maze of lanes and turn-of-the-century arcades where you will find the best cafes, bars and boutique shopping. The Hidden Secrets Tour(00 613 9329 9665, hiddensecretstours.com) guides will make sure you find what you’re after, whether it’s fashion, art and design or wine. From ￡34 per person.
Where to eat Melbourne is a paradise for gourmands(美食者), and its top chefs use fresh produce and have a talent for the experimental. But for comething differen, indulge your culinary senses with an Australian Wine Tour Company trip. Departing from the city centre daily, you’ll taste wines at four of the region’s best vineyards. It costs ￡48 per person, including all wine tasting, lunch and a visit to Domaine Chandon(00613 9419 4444, austwinetourco.com.au).
Where to stay The Nunery is an old convent（女修道院）on the edge of the city. It has double rooms with breakfast from ￡54 per night (00 613 9419 8637, nunnery.com.au).
How to get there Qantas (0846 7747 767. qantas.com.au) flies from Heathrow to Melbourne twice daily from ￡766 return, including taxes.
More information Contact the official tourism site for Melbourne at visitmelbourne.com/uk.
Use the links below for more on.
Destination guide: Melbourne.
Click here for our Melbourne page.
48 hours in Melbourne.
1.Which of the following can be a subtitle (副标题) for the second paragraph?
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A.When to come. |
B.How to book. |
C.What to see. |
D.What price to pay. |
2.To get more information about Hidden Secrets Tour, you should call ______.
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A.00 613 9329 9665 |
B.00 613 9419 4444 |
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C.00 613 9419 8637 |
D.0845 7747 767 |
3.If you are interested in tasting Australian wines, you have to pay .
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A.￡34 |
B.￡48 |
C.￡54 |
D.￡766 |
4.The passage is written to ______.
A.tell readers how to travel in Australia
B.inform readers about what to see in Melbourne
C.introduce the history and culture about Australia
D.offer tourists some information about Melbourne
“She was born for the camera,” said a photographer who shot Liu Yifei’s picture when she was only eight.
Over the past year, Liu, an 18-year-old Chinese American, has shot to fame while playing Wang Yuyan in Jin Yong’s Eightfold Path of the Heavenly Dragon(《天龙八部》). Millions of teenagers have been drawn in by her light smile and beautiful long hair. Many magzines have described her as one of the most charming young actresses of 2004. People say that Liu will be even bigger this year.
“ She is so beautiful on TV. She has the special character to give flesh and blood to the fairy-like and beautiful Wang Yuyan,” said Yang Mingwei, a Senior 2 boy and Liu’s fan from Wuyi High School in Fujian.
Currently Liu filmed the TV series The return of the Condor Heroes(《神雕侠侣》), another Jin Yong novel. In the show aired this year, Liu played the Little Dragon female.
Liu is now a grade three student at the Beijing Film Academy, the star factory of China. But some people say that her success is only down to her beauty. When she returned to China with her mother at the age of 14, she did original work as a model. It was when a director saw her picture on an advertisement board on the street that her opportunity to work in TV arose.
“A pretty face does not last forever. To be a good actress you must work hard and have a professional attitude,” Liu said. Every day she spends hours practising all the kungfu kicks and punches for the show.
“There have been times during filming when I have remained hanging in the air on wires for half a day as the director keeps trying to get the perfect take,” said Liu recenly.
1.In the first paragraph, the photographer commented on Liu’s .
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A.beauty |
B.talent as an actress |
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C.promising future |
D.special character |
2.What does the underlined word “aired” probably mean?
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A.Flown. |
B.Broadcast. |
C.Published. |
D.Recorded. |
3.From Yang Mingwei, we learned that he meant Liu Yifei ______.
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A.worked hard when playing Wang Yuyan B.is more beautiful than Wang Yuyan C.did a good job in the playing Wang Yuyan D.was very lucky to play Wang Yuyan |
4.In which part of a newspaper can you read the above passage?
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A.National news. |
B.Business. |
C.Advertisement. |
D.Famous people. |
The 2009 outbreak of HINI is a new kind of influenza virus, commonly referred to as “swine flu”. It is thought to be a break of four known kinds of influenza. A virus subtype H1N1: one endedmic(流行病) in humans, one endemic in birds, and two endemic in pigs (swine). The source of the outbreak in humans is still unknown, but cases were first discovered in the U.S. and soon after in Mexico.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)，it is not yet clear how serious this new virus actually is compared with other influenza viruses, although on May 26 they stated that new cases in the U.S. have probably reached the hightest point, and most cases have so far been mild relative to “seasonal flus”. But because this is a new virus, most people will not have immunity(免疫性) to it, and illness may eventually become more severe and widspread. The H1N1 flu mainly spreads in the same way that regular “seasonal influenza” spreads through the air from coughs and sneezes or touching those infected. It cannot be transmitted from eating cooked pork or by being in close contact with pigs.
As yet there is no vaccine(疫苗) available to prevent infection although companies are in the planning stages for having one available later this year. But there is concern that the virus could vary again over the coming months, leading to a new and potentially more dangerous flu outbreak later in the year, and a vaccine that will be less effective in preventing its spread.
As of May 27, the virus had spread to more than 50 countries; however, over 80% of reported deaths have taken place in Mexico. According to the CDC, the fact that the flu’s infection activity is now monitored more closely may help explain why more flu cases than normal are being recorded in Mexico, the United States and other countries.
1.The 2009 outbreak of H1N1 is thought to .
A.be concerned with four endmics
B.have come from the virus from pigs
C.occur because of unknown virus in Mexico
D.be caused because of people without immunity
2.According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ______.
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A.most people won’t be infected with the flu B.the H1N1 will not be too mild to cause many deaths in the world C.the present situation allows of no optimist D.H1N1 can be transmitted by touching pigs |
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3.To make people worried more is that .
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A.no effective vaccine can prevent the virus from spreading B.the virus will mutate in the following months C.a seasonal influenza will break out D.the newly-developed vaccine will lose effectiveness |
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4.From the passage we can learn that .
A.every country is watching closely the spreading of the H1N1
B.more than one-fourth of the deaths from the H1N1 are in Mexico
C.only the United States and Mexico recorded the cased of influenza
D.effective medicine has been produced to cure the H1N1
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many years ago, there was a king in China. He 1a beautiful girl named Chang Er and made her stay in the palace so that he could see her 2he wanted. However, the girl did not like the frightened figure of the king. She. 3spoke a word in the palace. Each time the king went to her place, he 4show her some treasures and brough some gifts to 5her.
On every full moon, the girl would light candles to worship the moon. People believed that there was a god living in the moon that made the moon 6.
One day, the full moon of the eighth month, the king 7three pills to show her. “ This is from the priest(道士) of the palace. If we eat them up, we can live forever.” He 8.
Because the king was afraid that the pills would have side effects. He forced the girs to take the 9first. If nothing wrong with her after taking the pill, he would take it immediately. 10, the girl recognized that if she took all three of them, the king would 11her eventually. Therefore, she 12the king for the first time, “ Let me have a look at the pills first. Otherwise, I will not try at all.”
The king was 13that the girl talked to him. So he 14the pills to the girl. She did not say 15but eat all of them. The king was extremely angry. He wanted to kill her.
At this moment, the girl started to 16. She could fly for the sake of the 17of the pills. The king could not catch her but had to watch her fly 18the moon and disappear.
After that, people 19. that there was a beautiful girl stay in the moon with a little old man and a bunny. The old man was believed to be the god inside the moon and bunny was his 20. Day after day, Chinese believed that there were people lived in the moon.
1.A.met B.married C.inspected D.loved
2.A.wherever B.however C.whatever D.whenever
3.A.seldom B.never C.ever D.always
4.A.should B.might C.would D.could
5.A.satisfy B.show C.guarantee D.please
6.A.shine B.light C.appear D.hide
7.A.took B.brought C.carried D.fetched
8.A. answered B.responded C.exclaimed D.forecasted
9.A.palace B.pill C.moon D.bunny
10.A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Besides D.However
11.A.forgive B.give up C.leave D.give away
12.A.turned to B.talked with
hristmas C.depended on D.spoke to
13.A.surprised B.confused C.angry D.scared
14.A.donated B.returned C.awarded D.handed
15.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
16.A.fly B.rise C.develop D.strike
17.A.quality B.variety C.intake D.instructions
18.A.into B.toward C.onto D.within
19.A.argued B.estimated C.guessed D.believed
20.A.companion B.guide C.pet D.choice
—How do you like the address Hu Jintao delivered at the Asian APEC in 2009?
—Great. I take that he spoke of the physical security measures.
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A.all |
B.it |
C.one |
D.this |
