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     BBC News (May 11, 2008)-Edinburgh Zoo plans to bring a pair of giant pandas from China to Scotland.
Representatives from Edinburgh Zoo have recently returned from China. They signed a letter of intent (意向
書) there, making a promise to bring giant pandas to the Zoo. 
     It has been suggested that the pair of giant pandas should be on loan (暫借) to the Royal Zoological
Society of Scotland (RZSS) for 10 years. The pair of giant pandas would give birth to babies during that time.
Edinburgh Zoo would be the eighth zoo in the Western world to care for the species if the project goes ahead.
     Zoo chiefs said that looking after the endangered animals could benefit conservation. David Windmill, chief
of RZSS, said, "Working with giant pandas means so much more to us than introducing a new species to our
collection. It is an opportunity to work on a global level with other conservationists to gain a better
understanding of the giant pandas, the threats they face, and what we can do to ensure their survival."
     At present, there are only around 1,500 giant pandas in the wild. RZSS has been working on the project for
almost a year, hoping to have giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo by 2009, the year of the society's centenary (一百
周年紀(jì)念日). Mr. Windmill said that the project has received strong support from the UK and Scottish
Governments. He also said that this must continue if the Zoo is to reach an agreement with the Chinese. As
part of the agreement with the Chinese Government, Edinburgh Zoo will work together with Chinese scientists
on research projects benefiting conservation in the wild.
     RZSS will also provide money to support giant panda conservation projects in the wild. Giant pandas live
in mountainous regions in central China and almost mainly feed on bamboo, which makes up 99% of what they
eat.
1. What do we know from the first two paragraphs?
[     ]
A. China will give a pair of giant pandas to Edinburgh Zoo.
B. Representatives from Edinburgh Zoo have been to China.
C. The Scottish Government has signed a letter of intent with China.
D. Edinburgh Zoo is the first Western zoo to have giant pandas.
2. According to the text, RZSS may be _____.
[     ]
A. a company that deals with international business
B. an organization that researches endangered animals
C. a government department in charge of Western issues
D. an activity having something to do with animals
3. We can know from the text that _____.
[     ]
A. David Windmill is Edinburgh Zoo's chief
B. the number of giant pandas in the wild is still unknown
C. RZSS will celebrate its centenary in 2009
D. RZSS knows the threats the giant pandas face well
4. What's the main idea of the text?
[     ]
A. Edinburgh Zoo expects giant pandas from China.
B. Edinburgh Zoo does research into giant pandas.
C. Scotland supports giant panda conservation.
D. Giant pandas live happily in central China.
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　　BEIJING, July 29－Chinese films “Black Eyed” and “Exiled” will vie for the Golden Lion awards at the 63rd Venice Film Festival, which is scheduled to open in Lido on August 30．

　　“Black Eyed” by Taiwan director Tsai Ming-liang

　　centers on a group of tramps in Kuala Lumpur．The movie enters the competition session together with Hong Kong gangster flick “Exiled” by Johnnie To．

　　Taiwan actor Lee Kang-sheng from “Black Eyed” and the lead actor from “Exiled”, Anthony Wong, will compete for the honor of the best actor．Many Hollywood stars are also in the running for this award, including Ben Affleck and Adrien Brody for “Hollywoodland”, Anthony Hopkins for “Bobby”, as well as Hugh Jackman for “The Fountain”．

　　Taiwan actress Chen Shiang-chyi, who co-stars in “Black Eyed” is in competition for the best actress award．She is up against many experienced competitors, including the lead actresses of “Bobby”, Sharon Stone and Demi Moore, and Rachel Weisz for “The Fountain”．

　　Mainland Chinese film “Banquet” and Jackie Chan’s “Project BB” will be screened at the event．Taiwan film “Do Over” is entered in the Critic’s Week section of the Venice Film Festival．

(1)

How many actors are competing for Award of Best Actor in the Venice Film Festival?

[　　]

A．

Five．

B．

Six．

C．

Seven．

D．

Eight．

(2)

What does the underlined word “vie” mean?

[　　]

A．

produce

B．

determine

C．

win

D．

compete

(3)

Which of the following is NOT right?

[　　]

A．

There are altogether five Chinese films to compete for the Golden Lion Awards．

B．

Chen Shiang-chyi will compete against many best actresses to win the Award of Best Actress．

C．

The Black Eyed is a story about tramps．

D．

Lee Kang-sheng and Chen Shiang-chyi both starred in the film Black Eyed．

(4)

This passage is most probably taken from ________．

[　　]

A．

Movies Review magazines

B．

Daily Newspapers?

C．

magazine about celebrities

D．

Entertainment magazines

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閱讀下面的短文，從A,B,C,D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)
My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult. For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took the time to ask me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had soared through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to confess(坦白) to her. After all, I should have been playing in the park down Fifth Street and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball. I also learned from Steve that personal property is a sacred thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father carved from a piece of wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on my shoulder.
Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown bird in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from thehouse to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is if it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time. “ I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.
56. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The relationship between Mark and Steve
B. The important lesson Mark learned in school
C. Steve’s important role in Mark’s growing process.
D. Mark and Steve’s respect for living things.
57. It can be inferred from the passage that when Mark confessed to Mrs. Holt, ____.
A. he felt surprised                B. he was light-hearted
C. he felt frightened               D. he behaved bravely
58. In the story about the pen, which of the following lessons did Steve teach his brother?      
A. Respect for personal property.
B. Respect for life.
C. Sympathy for people with problems.
D. The value of honesty.
59. Which of the follow is true according to the passage?
A. Mark was still a boy when he wrote this passage.
B. Even if a living thing hurts you, you should not kill it without hesitation
C. When a living thing hurts you, you should kill it.
D. Mark lost the small dog his father raised.

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     MIT researchers and their colleagues are working tofind out whether energy from trees
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     What they learn could also raise the possibility of usingtrees as silent guards along the
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(稀疏地) distributed. Additionalsensors could savetrees by providing better local climate
data to be used in fireprediction models and earlier warnings. However,rechargingor
replacing batteries by hand at very hard-to-reach locationsmakes it impractical and costly.
     The new sensor system seeks to avoid this problem bydeveloping trees into a
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recharged using electricity produced by the tree. "A singletree doesn't generate a lot of
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one of the researchers on the project andthe associate director of the MIT' s Center for
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known that trees can produceextremely small amounts of electricity. But no one knew
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b. They are of poor quality.
c. They are not enough.
d. They can't reach remote places.
A. a,b
B. b,d
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D. b,c
2. Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in theblank?

A. Far water does not put out near fire.
B. All rivers run into sea.
C. Many a little makes a miracle.
D. It never rains but it pours.

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A. Preventing forest fires with tree power
B. Trees can produce electricity
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     Is it true that cats have nine lives? One 4-year-old American cat named Sugar definitely seems to
have more than one. Sugar fell from the 19th floor of her owner's home in Boston last month and was
only hurt a little on her chest.
     "This story isn't much of a surprise," said Jake Socha, a scientist at Virginia Tech University, US, in
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     Back in 1987, scientists studied 132 cats. All of them had been brought to a vet's clinic in New York
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percent had been seriously injured.
      "Being able to survive falls is a critical thing for animals that live in trees, and cats are one of them,"
said Socha.
     Cats have developed special body structures to survive accidental falls. Their legs are muscular. This
can protect their bones from breaking, Professor Andrew Biewener from Harvard University told the
BBC. Cats can also spread out their legs like a parachute to reduce their falling speed, he said.
     The strange part, according to scientists, is that cats have a better chance of survival if they fall from
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their bodies as they fall to make sure they land on their feet. A higher fall means more time for the cat to
change its body position.
     However, you should not throw your cat out of the window to see how this works. Most pet cats are
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American cat behavior scientist.
     "This cat (Sugar) was lucky," Dale said. In fact, most cats would suffer serious lung damage, a broken
leg or a broken jaw or teeth damage, he said.

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A. Cats really do have nine lives.
B. Many cats can survive falls.
C. Cats are the softest animals in the world.
D. More than half of the cats that fall from high places end up badly injured.

2. What does the underlined word "critical" mean in the context?
A. Important.
B. Easy.
C. Challenging.
D. Serious.

3. Why can cats survive falls according to the article?
a. They have a hidden parachute in their bodies.
b. Their legs have developed in a way that protects their bones from breaking.
c. They can land on their feet.
d. They can twist their bodies to reduce the speed at which they are falling.
A. a, b
B. b, c
C. c, d
D. b, d

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. A pet cat that falls out of a tall building is not really at risk.
B. Sugar was lucky that she was only injured in the leg.
C. Cats are confused as to which way is down when they are in midair.
D. A cat that falls from the fourth story of a building is more likely to die than one
     that falls from the 10th story.

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閱讀下面的短文，從A,B,C,D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中， 選出最佳選項(xiàng)

    My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult. For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took the time to ask me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had soared through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to confess(坦白) to her. After all, I should have been playing in the park down Fifth Street and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball. I also learned from Steve that personal property is a sacred thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father carved from a piece of wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on my shoulder.

   Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown bird in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from thehouse to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is if it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time. “ I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.

56. What is the main idea of the passage?

   A. The relationship between Mark and Steve

   B. The important lesson Mark learned in school

   C. Steve’s important role in Mark’s growing process.

   D. Mark and Steve’s respect for living things.

57. It can be inferred from the passage that when Mark confessed to Mrs. Holt, ____.

   A. he felt surprised                B. he was light-hearted

   C. he felt frightened               D. he behaved bravely

58. In the story about the pen, which of the following lessons did Steve teach his brother?      

   A. Respect for personal property.

   B. Respect for life.

   C. Sympathy for people with problems.

   D. The value of honesty.

59. Which of the follow is true according to the passage?

   A. Mark was still a boy when he wrote this passage.

   B. Even if a living thing hurts you, you should not kill it without hesitation

   C. When a living thing hurts you, you should kill it.

   D. Mark lost the small dog his father raised.

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