members.

"the columbia is lost. there are no survivors, …their mission was almost

complete and we lost them so close to home. … america''s space program will go

on," said a grim-faced bush in a message broadcast on television, which included

condolences to the families of the dead astronauts.

1. the word “descent” in the passage means ________.

a. taking off b. landing c. orbiting d. walking down

2. which is true of the israeli astronaut ilan ramon?

a. he was the first israeli astronaut to fly on the shuttle.

b. he was the first foreign astronaut to fly on the american shuttle.

c. he used to be a passenger plane pilot.

d. he was the only survivor in the columbia disaster.

3. the columbia disaster and the challenger disaster were similar in that

________.

a. there were seven astronauts killed on board

b. both the shuttles exploded when they took off

c. both the shuttles exploded when they were about to land

d. no human remains were found

4. which of the following is wrong according to the news?

a. the u.s.a. will give up the space program because of the accident.

b. nasa hasn’t found the cause of the columbia disaster.

c. before the columbia disaster, no shuttles had exploded in the course of

landing.

d. take-off and re-entry into earth''s atmosphere are the most dangerous

parts of a space mission.

【答案解析】

本文讲述了美国航天飞机“哥伦比亚”号失事的情况。

1. b。词义推测题。可以参见第三段第二句中的in the decent to earth，其后or landing 即是对

descent解释。

2. a。细节题。从 …which included the first israeli to fly on the shuttle, former

combat pilot col. ilan ramon 中可以知道，ilan ramon. 是以色列第一位乘坐航天飞机的宇航员。

3.

a。推断题。要求你找出这两起灾难的共同点。从文中可以了解到两起灾难都有7位宇航员丧生。“挑战者”号是在升空时失事的，而“哥伦比亚”号是在返回地面的过程中失事的，故可排除b

和 c。而选项 d 与原文不符，故选 a。

4. a。判断题。根据…america''s space program will go on 我们可以知道选项 a

明显错误。而选项b、c、d均与原文相符。

D

visiting u.s. president george w. bush said in beijing friday that both

china and the united states should encourage bilateral(双边的) contacts and

exchanges to promote mutual(相互) understanding.

“it’s important for our political leaders to come to china,” said bush, who

gave a speech friday morning at qinghua university, one of the most prestigious

universities in china.

his working visit to china and discussions with oinghua students “help

promote” sino-u.s.(中美) relations, bush said in response to a student’s question

about what he would do to promote sino-u.s. relations.

“many people in my country are very interested in china,” he said, adding

that these americans have learned more about china’s culture and the chinese

people.

he said that he would keep encouraging such contacts and exchanges between

the two countries.

bush said that he would describe back home what he has seen here and that

china as a great nation not only has a “great history” but also an “unbelievably

exciting future.”

the president said that the 2008 olympic games would make a significant

opportunity for the rest of the world to understand china, which enables more

people to come to china and feel the modernization taking place, and many more

people will see it on the television.

bush arrived in beijing thursday for a two-day working visit to china.

1. what the word “prestigious” in the second paragraph probably means?

a. great b. famous c. honorable d. modest

2. which of the sentence is not true?

a. bush think bilateral contacts and mutual understanding will promote

sino-u.s. relations.

b. many americans are interested in china.

c. bush and the students of qinghua discussed something about how to make

china richer and stronger.

d. the 2008’s olympic games is a great change for china been known by the

world.

3. many americans are interested in china because _______.

a. they want to come here to take part in the 2008 olympic games

b. they have learned something of china and they want to learn more

c. china has been taking place great change

d. china has a “great history” and “unbelievably exciting future”

4. the narrator(叙述者) of the passage was most probably _____.

a. a reporter b. a psychologist c. a politician d. a sociologist

【答案解析】

本文报道了美国总统在华访问期间，在清华大学所发表的关于促进中美关系的谈话。

1. b。词义猜测题。根据清华大学在我国的地位这一常识可推知此题答案为b。

2. c。推断题。全文只报道了bush对如何增进中美关系的谈话，而未对如何促使中国的富强发表意见，因此可推知此题答案为c。

3. b。推断题。根据文章第4段最后部分…these americans have learned more about china’s

culture and the chinese people. 可推知此题答案为b。

4. a。推断题。本文是新闻报道，其作者可能是记者，从而可推知此题答案为a。

E

a senior united nations children’s fund(unicef) official on may 29 praised

china for its remarkable achievements in children’s welfare(福利).

a. h. m. farook, unicef’s operations area officer for china and mongolia

said that china “can be very satisfied to tell the whole world what can be done

with limited resources to help its children to grow healthily and happily.”

china’s child population makes up one-fifth of the world’s total. “the

reason behind the tremendous(巨大的) achievement is china’s long tradition of

caring for children both at home and in society,” he said.

“what’s more is that chinese people have always given special attention to

children who are in special need.” the un official made the remarks when

addressing a group of 50 children and staff from the beijing children’s welfare

home at the shangri-la hotel, beijing.

the hotel invited the orphans to share snacks(小吃), sing, dance and play

games at a park inside the hotel for a “share the sunshine” party, as a

prelude(前奏) to celebrations to mark the children’s day.

the beijing children’s welfare home, set up soon after new china was

founded in 1949, has at present more than 400 children.

a leading official of the welfare institution said that the children live a

happy life and that the agency(机构) spends 400—500 yuan a month for an average

orphan. an average chinese workers earned 440 yuan a month during the first

quarter this year.

gu xiaojin, deputy secretary-general of the china youth development

foundation(cydf), said people from all walks of life have contributed to the

welfare of the chinese children.

she said that cydf set up the project hope in 1989, which calls on people

across the country to donate money to help poor children to continue their

schooling.

by the end of last year, she said, cydf had collected nearly 700 million

yuan in donations, which has helped the establishment(建立) of 2, 074 hope primary

schools and enabled more than 1. 25 million dropouts to return to school

classrooms.

three “hope stars” also attended the party. they were model teenagers

chosen among students who are economically supported by the project hope to

further their nine-year compulsory(义务) studies in the poverty-stricken regions.

they will be torchbearers(火炬接力者) for the chinese team for the up coming atlanta

olympic games this year.

1. children can grow healthily and happily as long as _______.

a. parents take good care of them both at home and in society

b. the whole society care for children as well as their parents

c. schools and teachers pay much attention to the growth of children

d. chinese people always give special attention to children who are in

special need

2. every year the beijing children’s welfare home spends _______ on the

orphans

a. 1, 920, 000 yuan b. 2, 160, 000 yuan

c. over 2, 400, 000 yuan d. 2, 200, 000 yuan or so

3. cydf collected 700 million yuan with the purpose of _______.

a. reducing dropouts

b. helping homeless orphans

c. supporting the chinese team for the coming atlanta olympic games

d. establishing 2, 074 hope primary schools all over the country

4. we can infer from the text that _______.

a. every chinese child has its own special need, so we should pay special

attention to each.

b. all the children in the poverty-stricken regions of china are too poor

to go to school.

c. ever since liberation. the chinese communist party has been concerned

(关心) about the growth of the younger generation.

d. with the help of unicef officials, there are no more dropouts in

china.

5. it is possible that this passage was written in _______.

a. 1992 b. 1996 c. 1998 d. 2000

【答案解析】

本文介绍了新中国成立后非常关心青少年一代尤其是贫困地区的儿童。

1. b。细节题。 根据 the reason behind the tremendous achievement is china’s long

tradition of caring for children both at home and in society

得知青少年能健康幸福成长的条件是社会和家庭共同关心小孩，故选 b。

2. d。细节题。 根据 the beijing children’s welfare home, …has at present spent

more than400 children 和 …the agency spends 400 — 500 yuan a month for an average

orphan 可知一年的费用在1 920 000 yuan 和2 400 000 yuan 之间，当然也不会正好是2 160 000 yuan，故答案选

d。

3. a。细节题。 根据 …which has helped the establishment of 2 074 hope primary

schools and enable more than 1.25 million dropouts to return to school

classrooms 可知这笔钱用于在贫困地区建立希望小学和让失学儿童返校，则 a 为可选项。

4. c。推断题。阅读全文可知 b、d 为错误答案，a 在第 4 段已提到，再根据 the beijing children’s welfare

home, set up soon after new china was founded in 1949, has at present more than

400 children 可知 c 为正确答案。

5. b。细节题。亚特兰大奥运会是 1996 年召开的，再根据 they will be torchbearers for the chinese

team for the coming atlanta olympic games this year 可知这篇文章写于 1996 年，故选 b。

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