It was an international drug dealing case, one that involved a lot of money and a lot of violence. Agents who had entered the organization had worn wires and collected evidence for years. A conviction(法庭判決) depended on an accurate translation of their tape recordings. “Five languages were involved, “says Liz Elting, 44, one of the owners of TransPerfect, the translation company chosen for the job. “The slightest mistake could mean the criminals would go free.”
When Elting started her business 18 years ago with Phil Shawe, both were attending New York University’s Stern School of Business. Neither realized just how many situations would require their services. TransPerfect’s 4,000 linguists(通曉外語的人) cover more than 100 languages.
Getting Ahead with Liz Elting
What inspired you to start TransPerfect?
When I was eight, my dad bought a KFC in Portugal. Unfortunately, the Portuguese didn’t want anything American. They thought my dad was a CIA spy! That taught me how fast things can change. I’ve studied in Spain and worked in Venezuela. This business is the perfect combination of my love for languages, cultures and business.
Is the staff multilingual?
Many are. I speak French and Spanish. My partner, Phil, who is American, likes to say he speaks English on a good day.
What languages are requested most often?
Spanish and Japanese. Chinese, Middle Eastern, Indic(South Asia), and Eastern Europeans are on the rise.
How difficult is it to manage such a diverse workforce（員工團(tuán)隊(duì)）?
Our challenge is to be culturally appropriate in every country. When we hand our year-end bonuses in the US, for example, we have to remember that in India, bonuses are given in the fall.
Any advice for someone starting a business?
Get started before you have kids. In the beginning, I didn’t know how to do this business on the side. I wasn’t married, didn’t have kids, and wasn’t concerned about balancing my work and personal life. Now, with strong managers in place, I can spend more time with my family (husband Michael Burlant and sons Zachary, nine and Jacob, seven), traveling and playing baseball.
小題1:What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To report on an international drug dealing case.

B．To encourage people to start a business before they have kids.

C．To present the importance of learning foreign languages.

D．To introduce Liz Elting and her company TransPerfect.

小題2:What does the underlined word “wires” mean in the passage?

A．A type of clothes costing a lot of money.

B．A piece of equipment designed to record messages.

C．Thin metal worn to protect yourself against violence.

D．A organization symbol made of thin metal.

小題3:Neither realized just how many situations would require their services.  is ______________.

A．a(chǎn) company that offers international legal services

B．one which has branches in countries all over the world

C．one whose staff all have to speak several languages.

D．a(chǎn) company whose services are in great demand.

小題4:It can be inferred that _______________.

A．Liz learned that love is the answer to problems of cultural misunderstanding

B．Liz started her company with a schoolmate at the age of 18.

C．The success is simply a little beyond Liz and her partner’s expectations

D．Liz and Phil are now strong managers with rich experience.

Global financial big dogs are no match for China's "Da Ma", or housewives, who have crowded into gold stores across China, buying up 300 tons of gold over the past two weeks. No wonder gold prices have steadied after taking a dive.
During the May Day holiday, gold stores were crowded with mostly female customers. Most of them are middle-aged "Chinese housewives". This group of buyers has risen to fame recently. They are big spenders and are desperate to get their hands on a bargain. "I bought some gold jewellery and kept them as a gift for my son when he gets married," said a buyer from Shanghai.
The gold business is skyrocketing. "Our sales are growing by the day. Yesterday we sold more than ten million yuan of gold products," a gold store salesperson said. The gold rush in China started about two weeks ago thanks to a decline in global gold prices. Media reports suggest that Chinese housewives have spent about 100 billion yuan, or about 16 billion US dollars, purchasing 300 tons of gold since mid-April. That has helped support gold prices.
"Gold prices depressed since the middle of last month but have risen gradually. That is mainly due to the strong demand from Asian markets," said foreign trader Zhang Chen from Industrial & Commercial Bank of China. "Some people even joked that Chinese housewives have beaten Wall Street analysts." For Chinese people, with limited investment options, the only thing better than buying gold is buying gold at discount prices.
小題1:What does the author indicate in the first sentence of the 1st paragraph?

A．The global big dogs can’t match with Chinese housewives.

B．China's "Da Ma" help a lot to support the global economic crisis .

C．Chinese housewives spend a great deal of money on gold

D．Chinese housewives have a better consumption idea than global financial big dogs

小題2:The whole passage mainly developed_______ ?

A．by comparison	B．by contrast
C．by quotation	D．by time order

小題3:We can infer about the gold rush in China from the passage?

A．The Chinese housewives are most willing to spend money in buying gold ..

B．China's "Da Ma" crowded into stores to get gold as the best gifts for sons when they get married.

C．China's "Da Ma" are bigger spenders and cleverer than global financial big dogs.

D．China’s "Da Ma" become the largest gold buyers due to a decline in global gold prices.

小題4:In the writer’s view, Chinese housewives are desperate to get their hands on a bargain because_____.
A. it is worthy to buy gold.
B .they have a strong demand
C. they have unlimited investment options
D it is at discount prices.
小題5:The author’s description about the passage is ______.

A．objective

B．subjective

C．doubtful

D．negative

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's new son will be named George Alexander Louis, the royal family says. A statement from William and Catherine's settlement  Kensington Palace said the baby, third in line to the throne(王位), would be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.
On Wednesday the royal couple took their son to Catherine's parents' house in Berkshire, following a half-hour visit by the Queen. All three names had been among the favourites listed by British bookmakers and the announcement was relatively quick by royal standards. It took a month for the name ofPrince Charles, the heir to the throne, to be announced, and a week for William, his eldest son.
George has been the name of six British kings. The last, George VI, was the father of Queen Elizabeth II and reigned from 1936 to 1952. Alexandra, the female form of Alexander, is one of the Queen's middle names and was also the name of the Queen mate of King Edward VII at the start of the last century. Louis is one of William's middle names and was the given name of Prince Charles's tutor and great-uncle Louis Mountbatten, who was murdered by the IRA in 1979.
The choice of name, relatively short by royal standards, does not necessarily mean the baby will eventually become King George VII. The Queen's father was named Albert, but chose to be crowned as George VI.
"It's interesting that they chose to go with just three names," historian Suzannah Lipscomb told Sky News. "It's almost as if the royal family is coming down with ordinary people, who tend to have fewer middle names than monarchs(君主).It is a name that none can find any problems with. George itself can't be shortened in any obvious offensive way. They've probably gone for something that is safe."
小題1:Which of the following statements can best sum up the passage ?

A．New royal baby named George Alexander Louis

B．The royal couple gave birth to their eldest son.

C．The choice of name was interesting and complicated .

D．The new baby, third in line to the throne .

小題2:From the passage we can know the father of the new royal baby is ____.

A．Catherine

B．George.

C．Charles

D．William

小題3:Which of the following is True based on the whole passage  ? 

A．Prince Charles was the third heir to the British throne.

B．George Alexander Louis was the third heir to the British throne.

C．The announcement of the new loyal baby’s name is slow by royal standards.

D．All three names , George Alexander Louis, were unpopular with British bookmakers.

小題4:The underlined word “reign” in paragraph 4 probably refers to ______

A．resign

B．boom

C．govern

D．retire

小題5:From what Suzannah Lipscomb told Sky News , we can infer in Britain _____

A．the name of an ordinary person is simple but meaningful .

B．George itself can't be simplified in any obvious offensive way.

C．a(chǎn) monarch or a prince has usually more names in the middle than the ordinary people.

D．a(chǎn) person with more middle names must be a monarch or a prince .

A deadly strain of avian flu may have passed between people for the first time, experts believe.The avian influenza A (H7N9) virus is thought to have been transmitted between father and daughter in eastern China, according to research published online by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
The findings provide the strongest evidence yet of H7N9 transmission between humans since its discover in February, but its ability to transmit itself was deemed "limited and non-sustainable" by the Chinese researchers behind the study.At the end of June 133 cases had been reported, including 43 deaths. Most infections have been among people visiting markets, selling live birds or among those who had contact with live poultry（家禽） in the seven to 10 days before becoming ill.
The latest study examined the case of a 60-year-old father who regularly visited a live poultry market and became ill five to six days after his last visit in March. He was admitted to hospital with fever, cough and shortness of breath. Despite intensive care treatment he died of multiple organ failure on 4 May. His 32-year-old daughter, who was previously healthy, looked after him at his bedside before he was admitted to intensive care. She had no known exposure to live poultry before falling ill with a very high temperature, cough and fever. The daughter developed symptoms six days after her last contact with her father and was admitted to hospital where she died of multiple organ failure on 24 April.
Follow-up investigations(調(diào)查) uncovered almost genetically identical virus strains from each patient, suggesting transmission from father to daughter. Another 43 people were also tested who had had close contact with the father, daughter or both.
Dr Peter Horby, senior clinical research fellow at the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Hanoi, Vietnam, said of the study: "The most likely source of infection for the daughter was her father, during the period that she cared for him while he was ill. "He said “l(fā)imited person to person transmission had been reported for other strains like H5N1 , H7N7, and the pig origin flu virus H3N2. Those strains had been around for more than a decade but have not progressed any further down the path towards a world-wide virus.” “Limited human-to-human transmission of H7N9 virus is therefore not surprising, but strengthening to monitor it was still needed,” Dr Horby added.
小題1:What’s the main idea of the passage ?

A．The findings about H7N9 transmission only between father and daughter .

B．H7N9 transmission may be spreading between people .

C．133 cases of H7N9 transmission have been reported .

D．Both the father and daughter died of multiple organ failure.

小題2:The reason why the daughter died of multiple organ failure was that _____.

A．she fell ill with a very high temperature, cough and fever.

B．she was exposed to live poultry before falling ill.

C．she had close contact with the father while caring for her sick father .

D．she sold live birds in five to six days before falling ill .

小題3:Which of the following is Wrong about H7N9 transmission?

A．It was limited and non-sustainable

B．It was person to person transmission

C．It wasn’t progressed any further down the path towards a world-wide virus.

D．It happened between father and daughter .

小題4:The underlined word s “was deemed” in paragraph 2 probably means _______

A．was decreased	B．was regarded as
C．was thought of	D．was developed

小題5:What type of writing is the article likely to be ?

A．A news report.	B．Popular science.
C．A medical report	D．A medical findings

Taylor Swift，23，US
Unlucky in love as she may be，Swift was lucky at the Billboard Viusic Awards on Sunday night. The singer received the night's top honor,Artist of the Year, as well as Top billboard 20 Artist Top Female Artist，Top country Artist and Top Digital songs Artist. Her album Red topped the billboard 200 and country album categories，and her single We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together was named Top
Country Song.
Adele，25，UK
Adele has been appointed a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire this week during Queen Elizabeth II's annual Birthday Honors，the BBC reports．The singer was recognized for her service to music．The award is another highlight in a fruitful year for Adele，who，in addition to a Grammy and a Golden Globe，won a Best Original Song for Skyfall in Oscar 2013.
Robert Downey Jr，48，US
The actor, best known for playing the superhero Iron Man, left an 18-month-old fan in floods of tears because he wasn't wearing his character's red and gold suit in public. The heartbreaking meeting happened last Thursday while the actor was out for a walk in the Massachusetts towns of Sunderland and Shelburne Falls. A photo of the crying kid and Downey looking both concerned and awkward quickly made its way into the international news.
Jennifer Aniston，44，US

In the 10 months since her August 2012 engagement（訂婚）to Justin Theroux，all eyes have been on Aniston，with fans wondering just when she will become Mrs Theroux. But multiple sources in contact with Aniston and her inner circle say that plans for the much expected wedding appear to be left for the present time. The couple decided to delay the big day because they're both busy with work.
小題1:On which page of a newspaper can you find the above material？

A．On the front page.	B．On the entertainment page.
C．On the sports page.	D．On the education page.

小題2:2013 has been a fruitful year for Adele for she has won all the following awards EXCEPT_______

A．the Golden Globe

B．the Grammy

C．Artist of the Year in Billboard

D．Best Original Song in Oscar

小題3:The anecdote about Robert Downey Jr happened_______．

A．on a casual occasion	B．a(chǎn)t a fan meeting
C．a(chǎn)t a movie promotion	D．a(chǎn)t a press conference

小題4:Which of the following is true according to the text？

A．We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together was written for Taylor Swift's country.

B．Adele sang on the BBC to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's birthday.

C．Robert Downey did not know what to do when the kid started crying.

D．Jennifer Aniston is working on her wedding despite her busy schedule.

Have you heard of the scandal that happened in one of Great Britain’s biggest supermarket chains called Tesco? The British love Tesco as it sells very cheap products and it can be found on almost every corner of a British city or town.
On January 15th 2013 food inspectors discovered 30 % horsemeat in a certain brand of frozen beefburgers that were mostly sold by Tesco in the UK and Ireland.
In times of social media like Facebook and Twitter the news has spread fast and customers have been very concerned about what the food they buy actually contains. Tesco said it had taken away the burgers from the shop shelves immediately, and apologized to their customers. They also promised that they would find out what exactly happened and that they would work harder than ever so this would never happen again. Customers are also able to return the beefburgers and get a refund, that is, their money back.
However, it will be hard for Tesco to get the people’s trust back. Just imagine buying lovely beefburgers that you fry at home and suddenly you find out that you have actually eaten horsemeat! In this case not only horse lovers will be upset!
By the way, why are British people so shocked about eating horsemeat? In history, horses have played great roles as working animals and as an important means of transport. When Britons of today think of horses, they think of majestic animals or cute pets rather than meat.
But this is not the only reason for the protest: Customers also want to be sure that the products they buy contain what it says on the label. Hopefully, supermarkets can avoid mistakes like that in the future. Maybe there should be stricter regulations and more controls of our food? Otherwise we will soon find ourselves eating panda meat instead of pork and parrot instead of chicken. So the next time you are in a supermarket maybe check the ingredients of your food before you buy it or you could get a nasty surprise …
小題1:What is the scandal?

A．Tesco’s products were much more expensive than they are supposed to be.

B．Tesco didn’t react immediately to a food quality issue.

C．Tesco sold expired food.

D．Horsemeat was found in burgers sold in Tesco.

小題2:What didn’t Tesco do in response to the scandal?

A．It withdrew the beefburgers.

B．It made an apology to the public.

C．It investigated and found out the cause and effect of the scandal.

D．It returned money to customers who bought the beefburgers.

小題3:Which statement isn’t among the reasons why customers are furious?

A．People trusted Tesco so much that they never expected a scandal like this.

B．Everyone can call himself or herself a horse lover in the UK.

C．Sellers shouldn’t cheat customers.

D．The horse is humans’ friend.

Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast．Diagnosed with diabetes（糖尿�。�, Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin（胰島素） three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death．And if that weren't bad enough, he had no health insurance．
After a month of feeling upset, Thomas decided he’d better find a way to fight back．He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created diabeticrockstar.com, a free online community for diabetics(糖尿病患者) and their loved ones ---- a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources．
Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six．Father and son visit the online children’s forums（論壇） together most evenings．“Kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over,” says Swencki, one of the site’s volunteers. “They know what he’s going through, so he doesn't feel alone.”
Kody is anything but alone. Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases．And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages．
These days, Thomas’s main focus is his charity, Fight It, which provides medicines and supplies to people ---- 225 to date ---- who can’t afford a diabetic’s huge expenses．Fight-it org has raised about $23,000 ---- in products and in cash．In May, Thomas will hold the first annual Diabetic Rockstar Festival in the Caribbean．
Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables．“Of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure,” says Bentley Gubar, one of Rockstar’s original members. “But Christopher is the only person I know saying people need help now.”
小題1:Diabeticrockstar.com was created for ____．

A．diabetics to communicate

B．volunteers to find jobs

C．children to amuse themselves

D．rock stars to share resources

小題2:According to the text, Kody ____．

A．feel lonely because of his illness

B．benefits from diabeticrockstar.com

C．helps create the online kid’s forums

D．writes children’s stories online

小題3:What can we learn about Fight It?

A．It helps the diabetics in financial difficulties．

B．It organizes parties for volunteer once a year．

C．It offers less expensive medicine to diabetics．

D．It owns a well-known medical website．

小題4:The last paragraph suggests that Thomas ____．

A．works full-time in a diabetes charity

B．employs 22 people for his website

C．helps diabetics in his own way

D．manages to find a cure for diabetes

A victim of climate change

A polar bear's dead body found on the Arctic island of Svalbard, the northernmost part of Norway, has shocked experts who say climate change may be to blame for the animal’s death.The starved polar bear in Norway was said to be in good health in April when the Norwegian Polar Institute examined and labeled it． However, the animal was reduced to skin and bones by the time a group of explorers came across its body in July．
The bear is thought to have been heading north in a desperate search for sea ice that would allow it to hunt for seals.
"From his lying position in death the bear appears to simply have starved and died where he dropped," polar bear expert Dr. Ian Stirling, a professor at the University of Alberta said, "He had external suggestion of any remaining fat, having been reduced to little more than skin and bone．"
Stirling believes the bear starved to death as a result of a lack of sea ice which the animals use as a platform for hunting seals． That may also explain why the 16-year-old male bear was found about 155 miles north of where it was seen in April．
Arctic sea ice reached a record low in 2012, according to a report released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that pointed to continued signs of climate change．
The International Union for Conservation of Nature currently classifies polar bears as vulnerable on its Red List of Threatened Species．
小題1:How did Stirling know the reason for the death of the polar bear?

A．By the food he ate

B．By doing further experiments

C．By observing other polar bears

D．By his lying position in death

小題2:The underlined word "vulnerable" probably means _____

A．easily hurt	B．difficult to hunt
C．dangerous	D．a(chǎn)mazing

小題3:What is the author's attitude to the incident?

A．Favorable．	B．Uncaring
C．Doubtful．	D．Concerned

小題4:Where does this text probably come from?

A．A novel．	B．A guidebook
C．A news report．	D．An advertisement

Sports News of the Week
Bolt regains 100m title in Moscow
Last updated: Mon, Aug-12-2013, 08:54
USAIN BOLT of Jamaica won the men's 100 meters final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Sunday．
Usain Bolt was made to look human by a combination of a Russian rainstorm and a fired-up Justin Gatlin on Sunday but the Jamaican superstar was still good enough to regain his world 100 meters title in a surging 9．77 seconds．
With former world and Olympic champion and twice-banned doper Gatlin leading at halfway, Bolt was forced to race a rival, rather than the clock．
Jason Dufner wins PGA Championship
Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 10:38
Jason Dufner won his first major title at the 95th PGA Championship, the top U．S． golf competition, seizing an early lead on Sunday at Oak Hill, Texas and holding on for victory despite a bogey-bogey finish．
The 36-year-old American, who squandered a four-shot lead with four holes to play in losing the 2011 PGA Championship, fired a final-round two-under par 68 to finish on 10-under par 270 for 72 holes．
Isinbaeva leads harvest day for host Russia at Moscow worlds
Last updated: WeD．August 14, 2013, 10:35
Russia's "pole vault queen" Elena Isinbaeva ignited the Luzhniki stadium as she claimed her third world title on the fourth day of the 2013 IAAF World Championships here on Tuesday, which saw host Russia harvested two gold and one silver medals in seven finals,
Ireland's Heffernan wins world walk title at 35
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14,2013,15:15
Ireland's Robert Heffernan won the world championship 50km walk title on Wednesday as the 35-year-old finally tasted glory after 13 years of heartbreak and near-misses．
Heffernan, fourth in the 2012 Olympic 50km and fourth in both walks at last year's European championships, broke clear of Mikhail Ryzhov after 35km to deny Russia a clean sweep of the walks after they took gold in both 20km events earlier in the week．
小題1:When did Bolt regain the men's 100 meters final?

A．August 11．	B．August 12
C．August 13．	D．August 14

小題2:Where is the PGA held?
A．JamaicA．             B．RussiA
C．AmericA．              D．Ireland
小題3:______ won the world championship at last after trying hard for 13 years．

A．Jason	B．Bolt
C．Isinbaeva	D．Heffernan