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Beijing plans to keep a tight rule on pollution by cutting emissions caused by industrial production and vehicles when it hosts the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November.
From November 3 to 12, the city will restrict the use of private vehicles based on evenand oddnumbered license plates, reducing the use of such vehicles by 35 percent, the municipal (市政府的) traffic committee said on Thursday.
All vehicles transporting construction waste and dangerous chemicals will be banned from the capital's roads during this period, but the restriction will not apply to buses, taxis and other vehicles such as police cars.
The measures are similar to those introduced from July 20 to Sept. 20 in 2008 during the Beijing Olympic Games.
“The number of passengers using public transport will increase by 3 million a day, ” said Li Shaoming, deputy director of the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau.
During the 10 days, 400 additional buses will be used to transport commuters to meet the increased demands.
The municipal government has also drawn up eight plans to reduce industrial pollution during the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation forum.
Zhuang Zhidong, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, said, “From Nov. 3, production at some companies listed by the government will be suspended for 10 days.”
Work will also be suspended at all construction sites and on demolition projects during this period.
“More importantly, Beijing will work with its neighbors to control emissions，” Zhuang said, adding that there will be regular discussion on air pollution among six governments.
Neighboring authorities in Tianjin Municipality, Hebei, Shanxi and Shandong Province and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region will operate strict pollution control measures over the 10 days.
Media reports said that from Nov. 7 to 12, employee departments, institutes and social organizations in Beijing can have a holiday, except for departments dealing with the APEC meeting and city management.
1.What can we learn from the passage?
A．Cars can't be used in Beijing from November 3 to 12.
B．Not all the people in Beijing can have a holiday from November 7 to 12.
C．Citizens will choose buses as their only means of transport.
D．All the neighboring provinces will take the same measures.
2.What is the purpose of the vehicle restriction?
A．To reduce the emissions caused by vehicles.
B．To call on people to use public transport.
C．To advocate a new lifestyle.
D．To display the friendliness of Beijing people.
3.The underlined word “suspended” (Paragraph 8) probably means “________”．
A．delayed B．continued
C．completed D．reduced
4.Where can you probably read the passage?
A．In a travel guide. B．In a research paper.
C．In a newspaper. D．In a literature magazine.
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Sunstroke is a condition that can quickly go from dangerous to deadly, especially if proper care isn't given immediately.
Sunstroke, sometimes called heatstroke, is a result of the body temperature rising above the safe limit. This causes the body's necessary functions to stop working.
It's usually pretty easy to avoid sunstroke, as long as proper action is taken. In that case, you need to act as quickly as possible to return that person's body to a safe temperature. Here are a few tips to help treat sunstroke.
Call for help
Call to get an ambulance as quickly as possible. This should be the first thing you do, especially if the sunstroke person has fainted (昏倒). Also, call for help from anyone nearby if you're in a public place. If there's no one around, call someone nearby if they can get there sooner than an ambulance. Ask everyone to bring you as much water as possible, if there isn't much nearby.
Get the person to a cooler area
If there's a building nearby, aim for that. Anywhere with plenty of air conditioners and water is perfect. If a building isn't available, bring the person to a wellshaded area.
Get the water flowing
If the person is still conscious, get him or her to drink water. If there's a bathtub available, fill it with cool water and put the person in it.
If your water supply is limited, you have to save it. Dampen a towel or shirt and put it on the person's body. Focus on the face, neck, and chest.
Fan the person
Getting moving air over the person cools him or her down. Use anything, a towel or sheet, a shirt, your hands, or a piece of board. This is where having many people around really helps, as they can combine to fan the entire body.
1.When does a person get sunstroke?
A．When the body doesn't function.
B．When proper care is given immediately.
C．When someone is exposed to the sun too long.
D．When the body temperature goes up beyond what one can bear.
2.What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A．The first aid for sunstroke.
B．The causes of sunstroke.
C．The chief symptoms of sunstroke.
D．The essential prevention of sunstroke.
3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?
A．Call for assistance from others.
B．Leave the sunstroke person in the shade.
C．Put a wet towel on the person's face.
D．Help the person take some medicine.
4.The text probably comes from________.
A．a guidebook B．a book review
C．a medical magazine D．an official document
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Your kids learn a lot from their friends — things you can't teach them, no matter how much you want to.
Probably the most important thing kids learn is how to have peer relationships. As a parent, you can't do this, because you and your child aren't equals.
For example, when you're sitting on your family room floor and your very young child asks you to pass him the blocks, you probably hand them right over. If your child is sitting with a peer and asks the same thing, though, he might not get what he wants.
To succeed, your child will need to learn strategies for getting what he wants. For example, he might simply yank(猛拉) the toy out of his friend's hand. If he does that, he may learn that it's not the best way of getting what he wants because it leads to fighting and timeouts. The successful child will learn that he needs to negotiate a trade, to wait patiently, or to find something else equally fun to play with.
Friends also provide emotional support, something that is part of the foundation of healthy adulthood. You can't be with your child on the elementary school playground or at the high school dance. Your child's friends will be the ones to stick_up_for her, to include her in games, and later, to tell her she looks great even if her lousy prom (糟糕的舞会) date wanders off instead of dancing with her.
Friends also help your children learn. Friends solve problems together, imitate each other, and pass on knowledge.
Some experts believe that the single biggest predictor of your child's success later in life is her ability to make friends. In fact, they claim it's even more important than IQ and grades.
This doesn't mean that the kids who are most popular in school do the best later on in life. What matters is not the number of friends a child has but rather the quality of the relationships.
This is good news for those of us who hate to think that popularity really is the Holy Grail of childhood and adolescence. While it's true that popularity has many advantages, and that many popular kids really are nice people — and not just the best dressed or best looking — it's better to have a few good friends than to have the admiration of the masses.
1.By giving the example in Paragraph 3, the author wants to show that ________.
A．kids can learn how to deal with the relationships when they stay with their peers
B．parents should spend more spare time playing with their kids
C．kids should learn how to be polite when they ask their parents for help
D．parents can teach their kids how to be good members in the modern society in their daily life
2.What does the underlined phrase “stick up for” in the fifth paragraph mean?
A．Envy. B．Oppose.
C．Support. D．Ignore.
3.In the author's opinion, ________ is more important than being popular for kids.
A．getting high grades
B．having some real friends
C．developing a good habit
D．knowing how to dress themselves up
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．How to Bridge the Generation Gap
B．What It Takes to Be a Good Friend
C．Why Friends Are Important
D．How to Be Popular in School
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The latest Chinese “god song” (an Internet term to describe pop songs that spread virally through the Internet) is still stirring up fierce debates between those who view it as a milestone for Chinese pop music going global and those who regard it as a bad image of China.
Last week, Little Apple, written and performed by Chopsticks Brothers, won the AMA International Song Award and the_duo performed the song at the 2014 American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Another Chinese pop singer, Zhang Jie, won the International Artist Award.
But while fans of these singers are thinking highly of the awards and the performance by Chopsticks Brothers at the AMA celebration, there are others who are less excited. They have questioned the value of the awards and what effects it will have on Chinese culture's “going abroad”， claiming it may leave foreign audiences with a poor impression of Chinese pop music, and even Chinese culture.
The Little Apple phenomenon, both home and abroad, can be more easily understood and judged if we look at it from a business perspective rather than a cultural perspective. The professional promoters behind the duo have developed a clear strategy to promote the duo and their works, not just this particular song. Little Apple was originally released to promote the duo's film Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon.
From the very beginning a viral marketing strategy was used to promote the song, which immediately went viral on the Internet due to its repetitive rhythm, easytoremember lyrics, simple and funny dance and, most importantly, grass roots nature. The video accumulated more than 1 billion hits on China's major video websites.
Although the song was generally dismissed by music professionals who criticized it as “musical junk food”， Little Apple's popularity nationally paved the way for promoting the duo internationally.
1.The writer's attitude to the song of Little Apple is________.
A．opposed B．negative
C．objective D．critical
2.What do the underlined words “the duo” refer to?
A．Little Apple. B．Chopsticks Brothers.
C．Zhang Jie. D．American singers.
3.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A．Little Apple's popularity is also a success of the marketing strategy
B．Little Apple is generally thought worthless by the AMA
C．Little Apple is really popular with all people in China
D．Little Apple was originally released as a pop song on the Internet
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Do You Have the Time? In English, this question has two different meanings. The first one is “Do you know what time it is？” While commonly, this is less frequently used than the simpler question with the same meaning “What time is it？” The other is “Do you have the time (e.g.to do this or that)？” This is a very commonly asked question, whether in American, British, or Australian English. I think the response “I don't have the time” is most commonly used year after year. _1.
Think about how often you (and I) have used this as an explanation of why we couldn't do something, take on a new task, help someone, visit someone, etc. Sometimes it's a statement of fact, and sometimes it's just an excuse. 2. However, deep down we each have a pretty clear idea of the difference. In practical terms, the lack of available time seems to be and often is a true reason for why we cannot take something on. 3. “I just don't have the time” is too often an escape. Once we get to a certain age, when we are generally considered to be grownups, we are expected to have developed time management skills. In many instances, “I don't have the time” has the same meaning as “I am not willing to make the time”. Sure, we're all busy, but in the end, it's a matter of which is more important.
4. It doesn't grow on trees or fall from the sky like raindrops. You make the time as well as most of the related decisions about what is important. 5. If you don't decide on the use of your time, the decision will be taken away from you. It's really up to us to decide on how to balance and manage time, and that's a challenge.
A．No one gives you the time.
B．After all, it's so convenient as an excuse.
C．The key is what criteria you rely on to make decisions.
D．The distinction here between them is blurry (模糊不清的) and subjective.
E．Be aware it's the world's most common excuse, whether you speak it out or not.
F．But it does mean we need to develop a clear approach to time management.
G．Actually if we try to rearrange our time, or make a sacrifice, we can make it.
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I met my friend when we were in graduate school, and we enjoyed hanging out together outside of class. After receiving our degrees, we both left school to live in different states. That was 10 years ago.
We've kept in touch, but our phone conversations and twiceayear visits became opportunities for my friend to talk endlessly about her problems. When I tried to fill her in on my own life, she obviously ignored.
In the past few years I've not visited her at all and been afraid of her occasional phone calls and visits to my house. She invites herself now because I no longer invite her. When she's at my home, she literally follows me from room to room, talking nonstop, until I make an excuse to get away from her. I tell her I need to take a nap, but I don't sleep. I sit in my room and read or enjoy the quiet.
Here's the worst part. She and her family, including two young children, are moving to our city. Her family has a small income, and they are buying a house in a grand neighborhood they can't afford. She asked if she and her husband and her children could stay at my home on their trips to our town to deal with house matters.
My husband and I have no children. Even though our home is tiny and perfectly sized for us, I let them stay. She told me her husband would start his new job before they finished purchasing this house. I felt obligated to offer her our guest room. If I hadn't offered, she would have asked anyway.
Now he's here, and it turns out he'll be staying on through the weekends. I am seething.
I would never under any circumstances impose on a friendship this way. I feel used, resentful, and don't care if I ever see her again. Should I end this friendship? I'm getting absolutely nothing from it but a knot in my stomach.
1.Every time they got in touch, the author's friend __________.
A．had little to share with the author
B．was eager to know about the author's life
C．expressed her contentment with her own life
D．showed no interest in listening to the author's story
2.The author is afraid of her friend's phone calls and visits because ________.
A．she is engaged in her own life
B．she hates her friend's nonstop talking
C．her friend always borrows money from her
D．her friend always wants to show off before her
3.We can know from the text that the author ________.
A．is a selfish and jealous woman
B．has a larger house than her friend
C．has more children than her friend
D．is unwilling to share her house with her friend
4.What is the author's attitude towards their friendship?
A．Favorable. B．Appreciative.
C．Dissatisfied. D．Indifferent.
