Russia and the United States have completed the largest spy exchange since the Cold War．On Friday, at an airport in Vienna, Austria, an American plane and a Russian plane landed, parked side by side and exchanged occupants．
The United States freed ten admitted Russian agents．The men and women were arrested in late June and pleaded（承認(rèn)） guilty on Thursday．
In exchange, Russia freed four Russians serving prison sentences on charges of spying for the West．The men include Igor Sutyagin, an armed researcher who always denied the charges．Some considered him a political prisoner．
The United States deported（驅(qū)逐） nine Russian and an American citizen born in Peru．Some raised children while living quiet lives as married couples．
Russia’s Foreign Ministry praised the exchange, saying, “The action improved Russian-U．S．relations．”
The group was accused of trying to gain information on American nuclear weapons, foreign policy and politics for the SVR — Russia’s foreign intelligence service．
The ten were only charged with plotting（陰謀） to act as undeclared foreign agents．They were not charged with the more serious crime of spying, so the extent（程度） of their success as spies is not clear．
One of the Russians, Anna Chapman, drew attention with her looks and stories of her New York party life．Hr lawyer, Robert Baum, said she had not passed secret information to Russia or received any payment．He also said, “She was accused of communicating with a Russian official through a laptop to laptop communication, without the government specifying the nature of the communication．”
小題1:The underlined word “occupants” in the first paragraph probably refers to _____．
A．the pilots of the planes
B．the passengers on board the planes
C．the spies of Russia and the United States
D．the officials of Russia and the United States
小題2:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Altogether fourteen spies were exchanged．
B．Anna Chapman wrote stories about her New York party life．
C．One of the Russian spies was an American born in Peru．
小題3:The way both countries are handling the issue suggests that _____．
A．neither side is interested in starting a fight
B．neither side is in need of spies now
C．the two countries are finding faults with each other
D．the two countries are in a cold war now
小題4:The passage is most probably _____．
A．a(chǎn)n advertisementB．a(chǎn) newspaper ad
C．a(chǎn) book reviewD．a(chǎn) news report

小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:D
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GUATEMALA CITY （Reuters） – A fish that lives in mangrove swamps（紅樹(shù)沼澤）across the Americas can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted（適應(yīng)）to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.
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B．prefers living in dry places
C．is the longest living fish on earth
D．can stay alive for two months out of water
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Pugh quickly took off his padded clothes. In only his bathing suit and cap, his skin already pink, he walked to the water’s edge. “The only place I’m getting out is at the end,” he told himself. Then he removed his earphones and dived in.
The pain was immediate. His entire body felt on fire. The doctor kept pace with him in a boat. Through iced-up goggles(護(hù)目鏡), Pugh could see the armed guards keeping watch for bears.
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Why did Lewis Gordon Pugh swim in Antarctica in December 2005?
A．To train his determination.
B．To end a disaster.
C．To test his cold-water skills.
D．To check the temperature in Antarctica.
小題2:.
. It can be inferred that in the pool at the North Pole Lewis Gordon Pugh __________.
A．had to suffer from the cold water with his goal to achieve
B．dived to the depth of two and a half miles
C．broke the records that the Russian kept
D．spent nearly 19 minutes walking over one mile
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. To make sure of the successful test in the pool at the North Pole, __________.
A．Lewis Gordon Pugh had to carry flags
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You may picture firefighters holding a hose （水管） outside of a burning building，but the Golden Eagles Hotshots don't fight fires quite that way．When they go into action，you may not even see a fire truck．
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But these firefighters don't work the same way as those in big cities．They work where there are large numbers of trees，bushes，and grass．They climb up and down steep hills to clear brush and burnable debris （殘�。甌hey sometimes use water，but often fight fire with fire！
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The Hotshots also clear away fuel using old-fashioned hard work．For example，they use a saw to cut away trees and heavy brush that could catch fire．
Of course there are times when the Golden Eagles Hotshots do have trucks to supply water to the fires．But the water is limited，and these guys have to rely on hard work more than anything．Physical fitness is very important．They have to be strong to handle steep hills while carrying a 60­pound pack．
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C．They are working for free．
D．They usually hold a hose to put out the fires．
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A．a(chǎn)reasB．waysC．a(chǎn)chievementsD．tools
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Many of you may wonder what else to do besides watching TV or surfing the Internet on weekends．Why not have a picnic? Junior 2 students at Beijing No．4 Middle Schoo1 had a “King of cooking” competition·
Earlier this month，about 300 students at the schoo1 went to a suburb(郊區(qū))of Beijing to have the contest．They were divided into 24  groups．Each group had buyers，slicers  (掌刀)，firemakers．washers and cooks．
Firemakers faced the most problems during the time．Some of them had no idea how to keep fire burning． “The fire kept going out．we had to blow at the sparks(火星)and put on corn leaves and old newspapers，”said Wu Mofei，13．
“It took us an hour to make the fire．Our eyes had tears from all the smoke and our faces became dirty，”he added．   
When the fires were finally made，the cooks became the busiest people．Huang Lanye made fried celery(芹菜)and ham pickled cabbage(泡菜)and tomato soup．
She was proud of her work．“It’s my first time making Chinese dishes．My group members ate them up in minutes and said they were as delicious as what their parents made!” said the 14-year-old girl．
Finally over ten students were titled “King of Cooking”．Wang Xiaoyue，14，was one of them．“My group got a mark of 98 at the competition，’’Wang said．“We have 1earned a lot while
having so much fun! We are the best!”
Beijing No．4 Middle School has been organizing similar(類(lèi)似的)fun activities for six years．“we want to give students a chance to get real life experiences and 1earn how to work as a team，’’said Jia Dong，who works for the school’s student affairs office．
小題1:The text mainly tells us——．
A．a(chǎn) “King of Cooking” competition organized by Senior 2 students at Beijing No．4 Middle School
B．a(chǎn) picnic organized by Junior 2 students at Beijing N0．4 Middle School
C．a(chǎn) “King of Cooking” competition organized by Junior 2 students at Beijing No．4 Middle School
D．a(chǎn)fter-school activities of students at Beijing No.4 Middlle School
小題2:Which of the following was not the problem some firemakers met?
A．They didn’t know how to keep fire burning．
B．They spent a long time in making a fire．
C．The fire kept going out．
D．They didn’t have enough corn leaves and old newspapers．
小題3:We can infer that Huang Lanye was a ___in their group
A．buyerB．firemaker C．washer D．cook
小題4:According to the passage，we can know____．
A．only ten students were titled “King of Cooking” in this competition
B．the “King of Cooking” competition has been held once every year in the past six years
C．Wang Xiaoyue was titled a “King of Cooking” in this competition
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MONTREAL (Reuters) – Crossing the US-Canada border to go to church on a Sunday cost an American ＄10,000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security rules.
The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives on the Canadian border. Albert often crosses the border like the other half-dozen people of Township 15. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church. There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US, which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings.
As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada as usual. The US customs station in this area is closed on Sundays, so he just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later, Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally.
Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 Americans in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint.
Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like I’m living in a prison,” he said.
小題1:We learn from the text that Richard Albert is      .
A．a(chǎn)n American working in a Canadian church
B．a(chǎn) Canadian living in a Quebec village
C．a(chǎn) Canadian working in a customs station
D．a(chǎn)n American living in Township 15
小題2:Albert was fined because he      .
A．broke the American security rules
B．failed to obey traffic rules
C．worked in St. Pamphile without a pass
D．damaged the gate of the customs office
小題3:According to paragraph 4, how can Americans in that area get home?
A．They have to drive through the town.
B．They have to race across the fields.
C．They have to drive to the mountain area.
D．They have to drive in a roundabout (繞道的) way.
小題4:What would be the best title for the text?
A．A Cross-country Trip.B．An Expensive Church Visit.
C．An Unguarded Border.D．A Special Border Pass.

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The bus driver and his passengers were being hailed as heroes last night after rescuing a woman from her burning car following a crash on the Bluff Highway. The 60-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to Southland Hospital after firefighters battled for 30 minutes to cut her from her car.
Acting Senior Sergeant Brock Davis, of Invercargill, said emergency services were called to the scene of the crash at the crossroads of Motorimu Rd and State Highway I shortly before 5:00 p.m. yesterday.
Mr. Davis said a Mitsubishi car driven by a 30-year-old man traveling north on the highway and the woman’s southbound（南行的）Suzuki Alto collided（碰撞）. The man suffered slight injuries in the crash, he said.
Invercargill Passenger Transport Ltd driver Bill McDermott and his passengers—New Zealand Aluminum Smelters Ltd workers were first on the scene and alerted emergency services. The scene at the spot was disordered, Mr. McDermott said.
“There was a car on its side and a guy wandering around who was quite excited,” he said. “We stopped, got out and found a lady trapped in her car …… then we noticed flames in the engine bay and the smell of petrol.” Mr. McDermott took a fire extinguisher（滅火器）from the bus，doused（潑灑）the flames，and several other workers controlled traffic.
However，he said his actions were “no big deal”. He was not willing to take any credit for helping the woman.
“The praise goes to all the guys that jumped off that bus.” Invercargill Senior Station officer Alan Goldsworthy, who was an officer in charge at the scene, said there was a possibility the car could have burst into flames if Mr. McDermott and the smelter workers had not helped. “They should acquire a good pat on the back.” he said.
小題1: It can be known from the passage that the car accident happened _____.
A．a(chǎn)t noon B．in the morning
C．in the afternoon D．a(chǎn)t night
小題2:Who should get the biggest praise according to the reporter？_____.
A．Brock Davis.B．Bill McDermott.
C．Allan Goldsworthy.D．The firefighters.
小題3:The underlined sentence “They should acquire a good pat on the back” in the last paragraph really means _____.
A．the government should give each of the heroes a gold medal of honor
B．the saved woman should offer as much money to the heroes as she can
C．everybody there should pat the heroes on the back gently and thankfully
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Expansion of domestic (國(guó)內(nèi)的) demand holds a key to China's success in tackling this challenge. Consumer spending accounts for only 35 percent of China's gross (總的)) domestic product. The ratio(比率) is considerably lower than the 70 percent for the United States and the nearly 60 percent for Japan. That is because the middle class - the group that should lead consumer spending - is still relatively small in China, where the benefits of the nation's strong economic growth in recent years have mostly eluded rural villages and low-income earners.
小題1:According to the report, in the last quarter of 2008, China's real economic growth was at least ______less than planned annual growth rate.
A．6.7% .B．6.8%C．1.3%D．1.2%
小題2:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．The financial crisis has had bad effects on many countries including China.
B．China's economic growth has been depending on exports.
C．If China intends to keep the same economic growth, it must increase goods for overseas.
D．Consumer spending in China is much lower than that of the US.
小題3:The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means____.
A．benefitedB．a(chǎn)voidedC．influencedD．missed
小題4:What's the best title of the passage?
A．Economic change, the only hope for china.
B．China has attracted much global attention.
C．China, the engine to fuel global economic growth.
D．The financial crisis has influenced China's economy.

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