China news, Beijing, July 29 --- Housing price in China has always aroused heated discussions among property developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate market, the International Finance News reported.
Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.
The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?
At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate(控制) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.
小題1:What is the average housing price per square meter in China?

A．8000 yuan.

B．10000 yuan.

C．7000 yuan.

D．Not mentioned.

小題2:Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States?

A．Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities.

B．American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people.

C．The population who need houses in China is larger than in the United States.

D．The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses.

小題3:How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing prices?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

小題4:What is the main idea of this passage?

A．The housing price in China is so high that the government should do something useful to prevent it.

B．There are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market.

C．The average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States.

D．Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.

About 809 primary school pupils from Southwest China’s quake-hit Sichuan Province arrived in eastern Shandong Province on a special train to attend classes there. The pupils, all from Leigu Township, Beichuan County, a badly-hit area in Sichuan, will study for about two months in schools in Shandong’s capital city of Jinan.
They have been arranged to study in four schools in Jinan and enjoy free schooling, food and accommodation. Each pupil would be given a monthly subsidy of 30 yuan. “To let them come to Jinan is not only for study, but also for recovery from the quake trauma (精神創(chuàng)傷).” said Zou Shiping, Jinan’s vice mayor. In Mingzhu Primary School in Jinan, a wall of pictures became a special way for the local pupils to welcome their friends from the quake zone. Dormitories were also specially decorated for them.
“This is the best meal that I have had for a long time.” a student from Wenchuan said after her first breakfast in the new place. Huang Zujie, Jinan Education Bureau’s deputy director, said, “We will let the children feel just as they are in their hometown.” Huang said the schools had invited chefs of Sichuan cuisine to let the pupils taste their familiar hometown meals. A second group of about 500 middle school students from Sichuan will soon come to Jinan for classes.
小題1:Where did those 809 primary school pupils arrive?

A．Hebei Province.

B．Qing Dao.

C．Jinan

D．Beichuan County.

小題2:Which statement below is RIGHT?
A. Students come to Jinan for study.
B. Students come to Jinan for recovery from the quake trauma.
C. Students come to Jinan for a visit.
D. Both A and B.
小題3:Which statement is NOT true according to the short passage?

A．The pupils needn’t pay for food and they will eat Shandong meals.

B．A second group of 500 middle school students from Sichuan will soon come to Jinan for classes.

C．Pupils from Leigu Township were arranged to study in four schools in Jinan.

D．Each pupil would be given a monthly subsidy of 30 yuan.

小題4:How many students from Sichuan Province will come to Jinan for classes altogether?
A. About 1,309.   About 809.       C. About 500.       D. About 2,000.

（Reuters）--- A Michigan man credited his dog with saving his life by chewing off his diseased big toe as he lay passed out in a drunken stupor(昏迷)
Jerry Douthett, 48, who woke up on a Saturday night in late July in his Rockford, Michigan home to find his Jack Russell Terrier, Kiko, had gnawed off his right big toe.
“The dog always lies with me on the bed”, said Douthett. “That night, I woke up and looked down at my foot, and it was wet. When I looked, it was blood and there was the dog looking at me with a blood moustache.”
Douthett’s wife, Rosee, rushed him to a hospital where doctors found he was suffering from Type 2 diabetes. His toe was badly infected and surgeons amputated(截)the remainder of the toe.
Douthett’s wife, a registered nurse, had been urging him for weeks to have his infected toe examined by a doctor.
On the night Kiko ate his toe, Douthett said he had been out with his wife and drank about six or seven beers and a pair of giant margaritas—big enough to put goldfish in.
“I was self-medicating at this point,” he said. “The moral of the story is that the dog saved my life, because otherwise I would never have gone to see a doctor.”
The couple said they were amazed that Kiko appeared to know Douthett had an infection that needed treatment.
“He kind of chewed off the infected part and stopped at the good bone,” said Rosee. “We joked that we shouldn’t have had to pay the co-pay because he did half the job by chewing off half of the toe.”
小題1:What does the underlined phrase “gnawed off” probably mean?

A．bit away

B．cared for

C．sucked on

D．smelt out

小題2:It can be learned from the text that________________.

A．Douthett’s wife was a doctor	B．Douthett’s wife felt something about his disease
C．Douthett never got that drunk	D．Douthett had seen a doctor for his disease

小題3:From the text we know that Kiko ______________.

A．is in top physical condition	B．was trained at an early age
C．nearly cost Douthett his life	D．saved his master’s life

小題4:Which is NOT true according to the text?

A．It is hard for the couple to explain the dog’s behaviour

B．Jerry Douthett went to see a doctor because of Kiko’s chewing his big toe..

C．The couple shouldn’t have to pay the co-pay because Kiko did half the job.

D．Kiko didn’t hurt the good bone of its master.

As the United States nears the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that killed more than 3,000 people, President Obama announced Sunday night that the al Qaeda（基地組織） leader and mastermind of that horrific day, Osama bin Laden, has been killed.
CNN reports that a senior government official confirmed that bin Laden was shot by a small team of U.S. soldiers while in a mansion with family members outside Islamabad（伊斯蘭堡）. His body is now in American custody（拘押） and is being handled according to Islamic customs. Three other adult men were killed in the firefight, including a son of bin Laden's, who was a senior member of the terrorist organization.
"Justice has been done," the president announced, saying that the operation he ordered after receiving intelligence information is "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al-Qaeda."
The immediate reactions ranged from cautious to ecstatic. Crowds cheered outside the White House. But officials said a "worldwide caution" would be set for Americans in case of al Qaeda retaliation（報(bào)復(fù)）.
Will bin Laden's death be the justice Americans have sought for nearly a decade?
Gordon Felt, president of Families of Flight 93, said it does bring comfort.
"This is important news for us, and for the world. It cannot ease our pain, or bring back our loved ones. It does bring a measure of comfort that the mastermind of the September 11th tragedy and the face of global terror can no longer spread his evil," Felt said.
President Obama says this victory does not close the book.
"His death does not mark the end of our effort. There's no doubt that al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must and we will remain cautious," he noted.
小題1:The underlined word “ecstatic” most probably means _________.    

A．scared	B．extremely happy and excited
C．doubtful	D．a(chǎn)mazed

小題2:The author mentions all of the items listed below EXCEPT_________. 

A．Four people were killed in the firefight.

B．Families of the victims in the 9/11 attacks celebrated together.

C．President Obama thought highly of the Anti-Terrorist Military Action

D．Obama thought that al Qaeda will continue attack against the United States.

小題3:It can be inferred from the text _________. 

A．The 9/11 attacks happened on September 11, 2001.

B．Osama bin Laden has three sons.

C．Some soldiers were injured in the firefight.

D．More than 3000 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks.

小題4:From the last paragraph we can learn that _________.  

A．Osama bin Laden’s death will put an end to terrorism.

B．President Obama doesn’t think bin Laden's death is a victory.

C．The United States will make efforts to defeat the al-Qaeda

D．The al Qaeda has a new leader now.

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.

VINCOUVER （Reuters）——South Korea' s Kirn Yuna can finally relax and does fiot need to think about the future after she won the gold medal in the women' s figure skating （花樣滑冰）on Thursday．
The 19-year-old was the overwhelming （壓倒性的）favorite to finish top of the podium （頒獎(jiǎng)臺(tái)） but said the pressure going into the event was large．
"I feel now as if a huge burden has been lifted, " the Games' highest-earning female athlete-she makes an estimated $8 million a year —said after her near-perfect program where she nailed all of her 11 jumps．
"I will enjoy this moment and think about things later．I was just thrilled on the podium and I feel so relieved．I had been running toward this dream of the Olympics and was so happy to be here, " she said．
"Since I have achieved the most important goal in my life．I am going to enjoy this moment for a while and then think about what I am going to do," a smiling Yuna said．
Japanese rival Mao Asada took silver while Joannic Rochette of Canada grabbed the bronze medal four days after her mother died．
"I still cannot believe I did what I wanted to do at the Olympics．I have been dreaming about this moment and I cannot believe it is not a dream any more．" said Yuna．
South Korea was counting on her to grab their first gold medal in figure skating and the first Winter Olympics gold medal outside short track and speed skating．
"I was just happy to have skated a clean program．It was the first time I skated two clean programs．During the program when I finished all elements I thought 'this is going to be yeah．．．this is it'．"[
小題1:Kim Yuna felt relaxed because          .

A．the competition was over

B．her dream finally came true

C．she won a large amount of money

D．she became well-known overnight

小題2:According to the passage, Kim Yuna____．

A．had a strong sense of team spirit in the Games

B．won the first gold medal for South Korea in the Winter Olympics

C．had expected she would surely win the gold medal

D．joined in the competition with great pressure from her country

小題3:The underlined word '"riva” lin Paragraph 6 most probably means"____"．

A．competitor

B．coach

C．judge

D．hostess

小題4:It is known from the passage that____．

A．Kim Yuna is a person of great confidence

B．Joannie Rochette joined in the games with great sorrow

C．Kim Yuna is the richest athlete in South Korea

D．Mao Asada took silver medal by accident

Chinese tennis player Li Na didn’t win the Australian Open Championship on Saturday, but she still made the history books.
Li, who lost to Kim Clijsters of Belgium in three sets (3-6, 6-3, 6-3), is the first player from China to make it to a Grand Slam final.
The boss defeated a bit of the feel-good story for China and for Li, who on Thursday defeated No. 1 player Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals in Melbourne. Li is ranked fifth.
In an interview Li said she was proud of her effort. “I think I play great tennis,” she said. “ I mean, she plays better than me. After the match, I make a joke: tennis should only play one set.”
Bai Yan, a member of China’s men’s national team member and Li Na’s friend, said the loss was disappointing, but still a bright starting point.
“To tell you the truth I feel a little bit down, all of us. But you know she is still the best, and she’s still our hero in everybody’s eyes,” said Bai. “This is just the start.”.
Win or lose, Li’s appearance in the Australian Open finals was seen as a major victory for tennis in China, where badminton and table tennis rules.
Fans across China gathered to watch the match. Li’s mother joined fans at a restaurant in her hometown of Wuhan. In Bejing, fans crowded together to watch China’s national tennis match.
“ Tennis is still relatively a new sport in China,” said Michael Chang, the Chinese-American who was the first Asian grand slam champion, in an interview with CNN. “ To be able to see Li Na have as much success as she has… this could be the start of something very special for tennis in China.”
“Li will definitely change the sport of tennis in China and that is a great thing,” Chang said.
小題1: What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Chinese tennis star Li Na’s tennis career.

B．A fierce tennis match at Australian Open.

C．Chinese tennis star made history at Australian Open.

D．Chinese tennis remained to be tested and challenged.

小題2: Which is true according to the passage?

A．Li Na’s failure let the Chinese down.

B．Li Na ranked fifth at Australian Open.

C．LI Na’s mother attended the match with her.

D．Li Na made a new starting point of China

小題3:What’s the meaning of the underlined words “tennis should only play one set” (Para 4)?

A．Li Na was not satisfied with the rule of tennis match.

B．Li Na was not satisfied with her own performance.

C．Li Na had a bad opinion of Clijsters.

D．Li Na took pride in her effort.

小題4:According to what Chang said in the last two paragraphs, we can imply that ________.

A．it’s normal that Li Na failed because tennis is a new sport in China

B．Li Na has the advantage to change tennis sport in China

C．China still falls behind other countries in tennis sport

D．Li Na has great difficulty in defeating others because of weak ability

According to researchers．money can buy happiness, but only if you spend it on someone else．
Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else could significantly bring you happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found．
Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were measurably（適度地） 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（獎(jiǎng)金） 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．
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 alterations（改動(dòng)） in spending allocations（分配） - as little as $5 - may be enough to produce real gains in happiness on a given day," Dunn said．
小題1:According to the passage,_____________．

A．the more money you spend on others, the happier you are

B．spending money on others can bring you happiness

C．Elizabeth Dunn is a psychologist from Harvest Business School

D．six hundred volunteers took part in the experiment

小題2:The 16 employees mentioned in the passage _________．

A．were given clear instructions on how to spend the bonus

B．had more happiness than the size of the bonus itself

C．experienced greater happiness after receiving their bonus

D．felt happier after they contributed much of the bonus of charities

小題3:Dunn’s statement suggested that ______________．

A．those who spent money on others felt happier no matter how much they earned

B．those who spent more money on themselves felt happier

C．people thought spending money could make themselves happier

D．the money spent was as important as the money earned

小題4:The best title of this passage is ___________．

A．Experiment on Money Spending

B．Spending Money on Others Makes One Happier

C．Devoting Your Money to Charities

D．Bonus and Pro-social Spending

Japan’ s nuclear crisis is also causing concerns in China. Worried shoppers rushed to stores and supermarkets in the country for salt, with the belief that it might protect them from potential nuclear radiation spreading from Japan.
Many rushed to buy to store as much iodized salt as possible because of the rumor that iodized salt could help prevent radiation poisoning spreading from Japan’ s Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Consumers also worried that the nuclear plumes might spread to China by air and sea, polluting food sources, including salt taken from the sea.
The wave of panic buying spread quickly across the country, driving up salt prices by five to ten fold in some cities.
Even regions rich in salt production, like Jiangxi Province，faced sudden shortages.
The government took measures to guarantee enough supply and to stabilize（穩(wěn)定）the market. It also dismissed the nuclear rumors, saying the nuclear fallout was unlikely to reach the country, and that salt did not help to prevent radiation poisoning.
Local authorities have stepped in to stabilize the market, too. As well, state-owned salt companies have been urged to increase their supply.
Facing expanding market demand, distribution centers have taken extra measures to ensure they are well-prepared.
Wang Yun, the General Manager of Beijing Salt Industry Corporation, said, “Our storage reserves can guarantee a two-month supply for the Beijing market.”
小題1:People made panic purchases of salt for the reasons EXCEPT______________.

A．salt might protect them from potential nuclear radiation

B．nuclear radiation might pollute food sources

C．nuclear radiation might pollute salt taken from the sea

D．there would be a shortage of salt on the market

小題2:The underlined word “fold” in the third paragraph means _______.

A．times

B．prices

C．quantities

D．means

小題3:What measures did the government take for the panic buying?

A．Enough salt would be offered to each house.

B．It admitted that salt could stop nuclear radiation.

C．Authorities urged state-owned salt companies to increase the supply.

D．Those who spread the rumor were all arrested and punished.

小題4:What is the purpose of the writer to give the example of Beijing Salt Industry Corporation?

A．To tell readers that there is a salt company in Beijing.

B．To make people believe that the supply of salt is enough.

C．To call on panic people to buy enough salt.

D．To prove what the government did was right.

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 advertisement	B．a(chǎn) newspaper ad
C．a(chǎn) book review	D．a(chǎn) news report