Tokyo - Drivers in China are no longer in a hurry to own Toyota Motor Corp's cars.
Neil Hu, a sales manager at a Toyota dealership in Beijing, said he has stopped charging a 5,000 yuan ($732) premium to customers who want to skip the waiting list for RAV4 sport- utility vehicles. He took the initiative after the Japanese carmaker recalled 75,552 of the SUVs in China last month to fix gas pedals that may stick.
"I heard the situation in the US is pretty bad for Toyota," Hu said. "The recall has impacted us as well."
Toyota, which grew more slowly than competitors in China in 2009, will likely lose more market share and see a decline in local profit margin this year, analysts say. The carmaker has relied on a reputation for quality and safety to sell high margin, mid- to large-size models even as the world's biggest auto market shifts to cheaper, smaller cars, encouraged by government incentives.
With Toyota's brand damaged by global recalls of millions of vehicles, profit margins for its SUVs and Camry and Crown sedans may shrink, said Ashvin Chotai, London-based managing director of Intelligence Automotive Asia Ltd, an industry consultant.
"With this recall saga, Toyota's premium pricing power in China is gone," Chotai said. "Toyota's cars don't have enough good value for money."
Toyota has lost $24.5 billion in market capitalization this year as it recalled over 8 million cars globally to fix defects linked to unintended acceleration. The company faces at least 118 class actions in the US and at least 36 individual lawsuits claiming deaths and injuries caused by sudden acceleration of Toyota or Lexus vehicles.
Toyota President Akio Toyoda flew directly to Beijing on March 2 to apologize for the vehicle defects, after attending US Congressional hearings about the recalls in Washington. He skipped Europe's Geneva auto show, underscoring the growing importance of the Chinese market.
Toyota rose for a fifth straight day in Tokyo, advancing 0.9 percent to 3,580 yen as of 9:44 am local time. The carmaker's shares have fallen 7.7 percent this year.
The company's February China sales rose 30 percent to 45,400 vehicles, underperforming the overall passenger-car.
小題1:According to the passage, why did Toyota carmaker recall their cars in China last month? _____________
A．Because it faced law suits in the US
B．Because there were problems with the cars.
C．Because of the importance of the Chinese market
D．Because the customers are not satisfied with the charging of a 5,000 Yuan premium.
小題2:What does the underlined phrase“take the initiative” mean?
A．took the adviceB．changed his mindC．took the actionD．made the decision
小題3:Why did Toyota president Akio Toyota skip Europe’s Geneva auto show?
A．Because he did not think it important
B．Because he was not satisfied with the hearing in the US
C．Because he attached importance to the Chinese Market
D．Because he needed to make an apology to Chinese
小題4:After the global recalls of millions vehicles, Toyota will be impacted in the following aspects, EXCEPT_________.
A．Its brand will be damaged
B．Its profit margins will shrink
C．It will have to face law suits
D．The president will be fired
小題5:Where can read the passage? __________
A．newspaper
B．magazine
C．encyclopedia
D．a(chǎn) school book

小題1:B小題2:C小題3:C小題4:D小題5:A
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London, Reuters---What could annoy teenagers enough to make them stop hanging out with friends and go home？
No, it’s not a visit from their mothers, and not a threat to take away their cellphones or pocket money.
It’s high-frequency noise. The UK police recently agreed to use a device (裝置) called the Sonic Teenager Deterrent. It sends out a sound that makes teenagers become so impatient and angry that they have to cover their ears tightly and walk away.
The sound is at extreme high-pitch that can be heard by those under 20. The body’s natural ability to detect some wave bands (波段) decreases almost entirely after 20, so few adults can hear the sounds. The black-box device, nicknamed the Mosquito because of its sound, can be fixed to the outside walls of shops, offices and homes. It sounds to youngsters like a crazy insect or a badly played violin. But it causes no physical damage.
A number of police forces and councils have given permission to use the system and want to install it at trouble spots.
Staffordshire Police Inspector Amanda Davies, who has given the device to shopkeepers in the Moorlands area, said," It is controlled by the shopkeepers--if they can see through their window that there is a problem, they turn the device on for a while until the group has run away."
小題1:The device can be used to ____________.
A．threaten teenagers in public
B．drive away trouble-makers under 20
C．help mothers control their teenage children
D．help the police control shopkeepers
小題2: From the passage we can know that ___________.
A．young people often suffer from pains in ears
B．shopkeepers are troubled by noisy insects
C．high-frequency noise is beyond the listening ability of people over 20
D．the police invented a new device to deal with teenagers
小題3: The purpose of the writer to write the passage is ________.
A．to advertise a new hi-tech device
B．to tell the reader a piece of news
C．to sell the device to shopkeepers
D．to inform the public as the spokesman of the police
小題4:Who will welcome the device most?
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China’s second manned（人造的） space flight will be done by two astronauts（宇航員） over five days in 2005. “Shenzhou-VI will be sent into space sometime in 2005,” said Zuo Saichun, a spokesperson of the China Aerospace Science and Technology (CAST). “The spacecraft（宇宙飛船） will make new breakthroughs（突破性進展） in China’s manned space technology.”
Unlike Shenzhou-V, a little more than a year ago (in October, 2003), the next flight will see two astronauts fly in space for five days. Their capsule (太空艙) is designed to be capable（能夠）of orbiting（繞軌道運行） for a whole week, the spokesperson said. “For the first time, astronauts will enter and live in the orbital module（艙） of the spacecraft to do scientific experiments,” said a statement from CAST. CAST did not say what those experiments will be.
In Shenzhou-VI, scientists have changed the spacecraft’s configuration (構(gòu)形) to reduce its weight, and tried to improve the performance of on-board equipment. They have also worked to make sure of the energy supply of the spacecraft and further improve its safety. So far, scientists have worked out ways to solve problems on environmental control and life support. Shenzhou-VI will be sent into orbit atop（在……頂上） a Long March 2F rocket.
Meanwhile, a model of the Chang’e-1 satellite is expected to be sent to orbit the moon in two years. The satellite, part of the three-stage programme, would be followed by the landing of an unmanned vehicle on the moon in the second stage by 2010 and collecting samples（樣品） of lunar soil by 2020 in the final stage, according to Sun Laiyan, director of the China National Space Administration.
小題1:. Which of the following about Shenzhou-VI is NOT true?
　　  
A．It will be sent into space in 2005.
　　		B．It is capable of orbiting for two weeks.
　　		C．It will be sent into orbit atop a Long March 2F rocket.
　　		D．It will be sent into space with two astronauts.
小題2:. According to the passage, the following problems should be solved before Shenzhou-VI is sent into space EXCEPT ______.
　　  
A．environmental control B．energy supply
　　		C．life supportD．lunar soil collecting
小題3:. Which of the following does NOT belong to the three-stage programme?
　　  
A．Shenzhou-VI’s being sent into space.
　　		B．A model of the Chang’e-1 satellite will be sent to orbit the moon.
　　		C．The landing of an unmanned vehicle on the moon.
　　		D．Collecting samples of lunar soil.
小題4:. The passage mainly tells us ______.
　　  
A．some problems need solving before Shenzhou-VI is sent into space
　　		B．Shenzhou-VI will be sent into space in 2005
　　		C．what China’s space programme is
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BEIJING,Oct.14(Xinhua)——A total of 120 middle school students from 35 countries will attend the final of an international China language contest,to be held in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality from Oct.16 to 30.
The candidates,aged from 15 to 20,must be from foreign countries and not native Chinese speakers,said a statement issued by the Chinese language Council (CLC),the contest’s organizer,here Thursday.
All of the candidates have passed the preliminary contests(初賽)held in their own countries.
According to the organizer,the competition will have a top prize,five second prizes,10 third prizes and a dozen prizes for special talents.The organizer will also launch an online vote for“the most liked candidate.”
It was the third year China has held the contest.
“The competition not only tests the proficiency of Chinese language but also the candidates capability to communicate across different cultures.”the statement said.
All the candidates in the final will receive scholarships from the Chinese goverment.said Hu Hangyu,an official with the Education Bureau of the Chonqing Municipality,jointly organizing the contest.
They will also meet local Chinese students and live with Chinese families,Hu said.
“The competition is to meet the increasing demand for Chicese learning by foreign youngsters.”said Xu Lin.the CLC director.
The CLC has also hosted similar contest for foreign college students since 2002.
China has been working to promote Chinese language learning abroad over the past few years.According to the CLC,the.country had 282 Confucius Institutes and 272“Confucius Classrooms”in 88 countries and regions as of 2009 since the first one was established in 2004.
小題1:The text is intended to       .
A．show the popularity of Chinese language learning in the world
B．introduce an international Chinese language learning test system
C．make readers aware of the importance of Chinese language learning
D．report an international Chinese language contest to be held
小題2:The candidates must be       .
A．foreign college studentsB．non—native middle school students
C．native Chinese studentsD．students from Confucius Institutes
小題3:According to the text,the competition is       .
A．organized by the Chongqing Municipality government
B．mainly to test the candidates’Chinese language competence
C．held every three years in Chongqing Municipality
D．to provide foreign students with a chance to know China
小題4:What has China been doing to promote Chinese language learning abroad according to the text?
A．Thousands of Chinese teacher are sent abroad to teach the language.
B．282 Confucius Institutes are established in China to teach Chinese.
C．The Chinese language contests for foreign students are regularly held.
D．Many Chinese students are sent abroad for culture exchanges every year.
小題5:In which part of the newspaper is the text most likely to be found?
A．EducationB．AdvertisementC．BusinessD．Entertainment

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WASHINGTON — Money can buy happiness, but only if you spend it on someone else, according to researchers.
Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else could significantly boost happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found on Thursday.
Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were measurably happier when they spent money on others --- even if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier.
“We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn,” said Elizabeth Dunn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia.
They asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness, report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselves, gifts for others and donations to charity.
“Regardless of how much income each person made, those who spent money on others reported greater happiness, while those who spent more on themselves did not,” Dunn said in a statement.
Dunn’s team also surveyed 16 employees at a company in Boston before and after they received an annual profit-sharing bonus of between $3,000 and $8,000.
“Employees who devoted more of their bonus to pro-social spending experienced greater happiness after receiving the bonus, and the manner in which they spent that bonus was a more important predictor of their happiness than the size of the bonus itself,” they wrote in their report, published in the journal Science.
“Finally, participants who were randomly (隨機地) required to spend money on others experienced greater happiness than those required to spend money on themselves,” they said.
They gave their volunteers $5 or $20 and half got clear instructions on how to spend it. Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it.
“These findings suggest that very minor adjustment in spending allocations (分配) --- as little as $5 --- may be enough to produce real gains in happiness on a given day,” Dunn said.
This could also explain why people are no happier even though US society is richer.
“Indeed, although real incomes have increased dramatically in recent decades, happiness levels have remained largely flat within developed countries across time,” they wrote.
小題1:
Dune’s experiment on 630 Americans was to ________.
A．help people make careful plans for their moneyB．encourage people to be generous to others
C．see how to spend money is important to happinessD．test whether $5 is enough to buy happiness
小題2:
What can we conclude according to the experiment?
A．Happiness largely depends on the size of your bonus money.
B．Happiness, as a matter of fact, has nothing to do with money.
C．The more money you give away, the happier person you will be.
D．Spending money for the good of society will make you happier.
小題3:
How many different ways are used by the researchers to test their theory?
A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.
小題4:
The last sentence of the passage means _______.
A．happiness does not necessary increase as money grows
B．people in richer countries actually have more problems
C．fast economic growth has a bad effect on people’s life
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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 (天橋) 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,快速公交系統(tǒng)) 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 (拼車) partners on major websites.
By the end of March, 2010, China had 192 million cars, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
小題1: 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
小題2: According to the new policy, workday office hours in Beijing will be___________.
A．from 8:00 am to 5:00 pmB．from 9 am to 6 pm
C．from 8:30 am to 5:30 pmD．from 7:30 am to 4: 30 pm
小題3: The plans made by the Beijing municipal government to fight traffic jams include all the following except ____________
A．a(chǎn)djustments 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
小題4: 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

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NEW YORK (AP) — In a report, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 47 percent of U.S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselves through Google or another search engine.
That is more than twice the 22 percent of users who did in 2002, but Pew senior research specialist Mary Madden was surprised that the growth wasn’t higher than it had been expected.
　　“Yes it’s doubled, but it’s still the case that there’s a big chunk of Internet users who have never done this simple act of connecting their names with search engines,” she said. “Certainly more and more people have become aware of this, but I don’t know it’s necessarily kept pace with the amount of content we post about ourselves or what others post about us.”
About 60 percent of Internet users said they aren’t worried about the extent of information about themselves online, although they are increasingly concerned over how that data can be used.
Americans under 50 and those with more education and income were more likely to self-Google---in some cases because their jobs demand a certain online persona(形象).
Meanwhile, Pew found that 53 percent of adult Internet users admit to looking up information about someone else, famous people not included.
　　Often, it’s to find someone they’ve lost touch with. But looking up information about friends, relatives, colleagues and neighbors also was common.
Although men and women equally searched for online information about themselves, women were slightly more likely to look up information about someone they are dating.
　　In many cases, the search is not harmful, done to find someone’s contact information. But a third of those who have conducted searches on others have looked for public records, such as bankruptcies(破產(chǎn)) and divorce proceedings. A similar number have searched for someone else’s photo.
　　Pew also found that teens were more likely than adults to limit the range of people who can see their information at an online hangout like Facebook or News Corp.’s MySpace, contrary to conventional wisdom.
　　“Teens are more comfortable with the applications in some ways, (but) I also think they have their parents and teachers telling them to be very careful about what they post and who they share it with,” Madden said.
小題1: Mary Madden was surprised at the result that ______.
A．fewer and fewer adult Internet users are looking for information about themselves
B．the number of adult Internet users looking for information about themselves has doubled
C．more adult Internet users should have looked for information about themselves
D．so many people don’t know how to connect their names with search engines
小題2:According to the report some people haven’t looked for information about themselves because ______.
A．they are not rich enough to get a computer
B．they are not well educated
C．they don’t know they can look for their own information on the Internet
D．they think it unnecessary to look for their own information on the Internet
小題3: Which group of people are more likely to look for their own information on the Internet?
      
A．Teens.B．Women.C．The old.D．The educated.
小題4:People look for others’ information on the Internet mainly to ______.
A．see what they are doingB．find someone they have lost touch with
C．have a look at their photosD．know their personal affairs

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Visiting the Embassies of Washington, D．C．
Washington, D．C．is known for its many museums and government buildings．It is also home to embassies（大使館）from more than 170 countries. Many of these buildings around the city have interesting histories. Some embassies are in large historical homes. Others were built more recently to show the building desihgn of their countries. Many embassies hold special cultural（文化）events.
The Embassy of Uzbekistan
It is in a richly decorated（裝修）home built in 1906 by a wealthy banker, Clarence Moore. But Mr Moore did not live to enjoy his house for very long. He died on board the ship Titanic, which sank 1912·This building served as the Canadian Embassy before Uzbekistan bought it in 1996．
The Embassy of Finland
The Italian Embassy is near Massachusetts Avenue. Nearby, the Embassy of Finland looks like it is built out of blocks of glass．Its design is modern，but it fits in nicely with the natural environment around it．A screen of plants covers part of the front of the building．Inside．visitors Can look through large glass windows deep into the wooded areas of Rock Creek Park. The Finnish Embassy holds many interesting exhibits．
The Embassy of France
It is in a gated area off Reservoir Road．The embassy’s cultural center, La Maison Francaise, organizes many cultural events．Also．if you are very lucky, you might be invited to a party at the home of the French ambassador(大使)．This extraordinary home in the Kalorama neighborhood looks like a palace。Organizations like the Washington Opera sometimes hp1d events in this beautiful house。
The International Center
Last month，China opened a new embassy in the area of Washington called the International Center．C．C．Pei and L．C。Pei designed the building．Measuring more than 10．000 square meters，this is One of the biggest embassies in Washington．C．C．Pei said the areas of plants around the embassy were to present people a natural and calming design．
小題1:Which embassy was once a large historical home?
A．The International Center．B．The Embassy of Finland．
C．The Embassy of France．D．The Embassy of Uzbekistan．
小題2:What can we learn about the International Center from the text?
A．It once belonged to a rich banker．
B．It was built out of blocks of glass．
C．It stands in the Kalorama neighborhood．
D．It is a newly—constructed building．
小題3:At the Embassy of France，you can      .
A．see many exhibits of great interest        
B．a(chǎn)ttend events in La Maison Francaise
C．invite the French ambassador home     
D．visit its designers C．C．Pei and L．C．Pei
小題4:This text is most probably taken from
A．a(chǎn) science magazine B．a(chǎn) medical report
C．a(chǎn) travel guideD．a(chǎn) history textbook

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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．
小題1: Where did the shooting first come out?
A．In a newspaper B．On the Internet
C．In TV newsD．In a police poster
小題2: 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
小題3: 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．
小題4: 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．

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