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　　France’s Health Minister called on Thursday for the Justice Ministry (司法部) to act immediately against a major advertising campaign by the U. S. Tobacco from Philip Morris.

　　The ads which have run for weeks in French newspapers compare the dangers of breathing in second-hand smoke to eating biscuits, drinking milk and putting pepper on food.

　　Health Minister Herve Gaymard has written to justice Minister Toubon for an early ruling on the ads, the Health Minister said in a statement. Gaymard scolded the campaign after a Paris court on Tuesday banned part of the advertising after a complaint (投诉) by French biscuit makers. 'The law of 10 January, 1991 bans all direct or indirect advertising for tobacco. “This advertising is no good at all to public health because it carries a message tending to deny the harmful effects of passive smoking, ”the Health Minister said.

　　Philip Morris said on Wednesday it would appeal (上诉) against the court's decision. “We were surprised and shocked by the decision in France”, said David Grenbergfrom Philip Morris on Wednesday.

　　The Paris court said it would fine the company one million francs (200, 000 US dollars) for being against the ban. The court found the advertisements“very harmful”to the interests of biscuit makers in France. The court also held that the campaign promoted tobacco in being against the public health law.

　　Comparative advertising and advertising for tobacco are illegal in France. In its statement on Wednesday, Philip Morris said the biscuit makers misunderstood their message. “Our campaign simply makes the point that too often a scientist’s study is poorly explained to exaggerate (夸张) risks, when in fact no meaningful risk may be found on the basis of the findings reported in the study, ”the statement said.

1．What does Health Minister Herve Gaymard scold?

[　　]

A．Philip Morris firm’s pollution of the environment.

B．Philip Morris firm’s appeal against the court's decision.

C．Philip Morris firm’s illegal production.

D．Philip Morris firm s advertising campaign.

2．It is ________ who brought Philip Morris to court.

[　　]

A．France's Health Minister

B．David Greenberg

C．Jacque Toubon

D．French biscuit makers

3．According to a Paris court, the main victims (受害者) of Philip Morris firm’s advertising campaign are ________ .

[　　]

A．French tobacco companies

B．biscuit makers in France

C．French smokers

D．France's Health Minister

4．According to the passage, what kind of advertising is illegal in France apart from that for tobacco?

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A．Advertising for pepper.

B．Advertising for biscuits.

C．Comparative advertising.

D．Indirect advertising for alcohol (酒精) .

5．The statement by Philip Morris on Wednesday means ________ .

[　　]

A．the company is trying to improve the quality of its tobacco

B．smoking is proper to one's health

C．the French court failed to make a fair ruling

D．smoking does no real harm to one's health

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　　Oscar Film Themes Symphony Concert

　　Film highlights accompanied by live performances of movie theme music by the China Opera and Dance Drama Theatre Symphony Orchestra, which has recorded the music for many films. Familiar tunes will come from such flicks as Titanic, Jurassic Parkand Waterloo Bridge.

　　Where: Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre

　　When: 7: 30 p. m., March 8．

　　Admission: 80－380 yuan

　　Tel: 65287674 ext508

Fantastic View All the Way

　　The mountains in this area are not very high, but the vistas are excellent. This walk is gentle and very interesting, going through valleys, over passes, along a ridge and through a few little tranquil villages that are located in amazing places. Many sites along the walk offer panoramic view of the surrounding mountains.

　　Where: Pinggu, Northeast of Beijing

　　When: March 9．meet 8: 30 A．m. outside Starbucks at lido Hotel, or 9: 00 A．m. at Capital Paradise’s front gate, return 5: 00 p. m.

　　Admission: adults 150 yuan. children 100 yuan

　　Tel: 13701003694

　　Email: fjhikers@yahoo. com. uk

Spring Greetings

　　Paintings in bold colors in a traditional Chinese style by the young artist Tian Xifeng are displayed to welcome the spring. Tian is a student of the famous bird-and-flower painting artist Wang Qing. He has won several prizes at various national painting exhibitions and developed a style emphasizing vivid close-ups of natural scenes.

　　where: Melodic Gallery, 14 Jianwai Dajie, opposite Friendship Store

　　When: March 31, 9: 00 a. m. －5: 00 p. m.

　　Admission: Free

　　Tel: 65188123

Cala－My Dog

　　Directed by Lu Xuechang, starring Ge You. The story is about a middle-aged working man, known as Lao Er, whose chief source of stability and comfort in life is his dog, Cala. One day, when his wife is out walking Cala. a policeman confiscates the unregistered canine. As Lao Er endeavors to recover his dog, the difficult circumstances of his life are revealed in Chinese with English subtitle (字幕) .

　　Where: Dongchuang Theatre, 3 Xinzhongjie, Dongzhimenwai

　　When: March 13 and 20, 8: 30 p. m.

　　Admission: 20 yuan

　　Tel: 64169253

1．If you are a music lover you can go to ________ on Women’s Day.

[　　]

A．Capital Paradise

B．Dongchuang Theatre

C．Capital Gymnasium

D．Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre

2．The exhibition held in Melodic Gallery ________ .

[　　]

A．is open to the public from 7: 30 A．m. -5: 00 p. m. till April 1st

B．presents the works by Tian Xifeng and his teacher

C．is to display some bird-and-flower paintings

D．costs the art lovers much money to visit

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．Both adults and children can take part in the walk in Pinggu.

B．Even if you don’t know English you can enjoy Cala, My Dog.

C．You’ll have to dial 65l88123 to book a ticket for the film.

D．You’ll have a choice of two meeting places on March 9th.

4．All the advertisements in this passage are about ________ .

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　　Old Americans are separating into two classes. Retirement can be either heaven or hell. “I do believe on the whole the retirees (退休者) of tomorrow will be wealthier and healthier than the same group of 30 years of age. ”says Robert Friedland, director of the National Academy on Ageing, “But that’s only part of the picture. There's also a large group whose household income (收入) hasn’t been growing very much. For them the future is unhappy. ”

　　“Nature is not always kind. ”says Dr Robert Butler. an expert in medical care of old people. who was a founding director of the National Institute on Ageing. The relationship between socio-economic position and life expectancy (估计生命) has been known for a long time. Race (种族) is also connected. ．And education is powerful, too in lengthening life.

　　The reality is that poor people get sick easily as they age because they live in dirty neighborhoods and have dirty jobs, they are left unprotected (未得到保护) from environmental pollution (环境污染), and the pressure of being poor wears down people's health, according to Karen Davis, president of the Common Wealth Fund, which studies health problems. “Cigarette smoking has a great effect because it is more common in lower socio-economic groups, says Elizabeth Whelan, president of the American Council on Science and Health. ”If you live in a state of hopelessness and helplessness and don’t think about the future, you are more likely to take up life-threatening habits.

　　“Race and income have large effects on death. ”a team of researchers reported in the New English Journal of Medicine in 1996, after researching on 24 million whites and 2. 1 million blacks.

　　With the exception of black women, the highest income group had the lowest death rates and the lowest income group had the highest death rates regardless of race. For black women there was no consistent pattern across income group.

1．The sentence“Retirement can be either heaven or hell”means ________

[　　]

A．If a man is out of work, he or she will feel unhappy.

B．If an American retires from his job (post), he or she will lead a miserable life.

C．Old people in America have to choose a life style.

D．Some old people in America lead a hard life, or others may lead a happy life.

2．According to Dr. Robert Butler's opinion, ________ plays the most important role in people’s life expectancy.

[　　]

3．The reason why poor people are more likely to get ill as they grow old is that ________ .

[　　]

A．they live in the countryside

B．they work with their hands

C．their families are too large

D．they suffer a lot from being poor

4．What Elizabeth Whelan says means that ________ .

A．smoking makes people poor and hopeless

B．smoking is popular among poor people

C．poor people should give up smoking

D．rich people in America never smoke

5．Which is the best title for the story?

[　　]

A．Terrible life leads to short expectancy.

B．Income differences produce life expectancy.

C．The life expectancy can be decided by race.

D．Americans don't like to retire.

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　　The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes. That's what people often say when they talk about computers. For over a quarter of a century, scientists have been making better computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully. It is widely used in factories, hospitals, post offices and airports. A computer can report, decide and control in almost every, field. Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer think like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voices, translate languages and so on. Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel. Do you think the people will be afraid when they find that the computer is too clever to listen to and serve the people?

1．A computer is clever because people are ________ .

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2．Which of the following can computers not do now?

[　　]

3．What will happen in the future?

[　　]

A．Most jobs will be done by the computer.

B．People will no longer use computer.

C．Computers will he used only to talk with people.

D．All computers will be put into prison.

4．The passage is written to ________ .

[　　]

A．warn people of the danger of the computer

B．tell people about the computer

C．tell people about computer scientists

D．show how to use the computer

5．The best title for this passage is ________ .

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　　A long time ago men hunted for their food. Often they killed wild animals, birds or fish. How did they kill the beasts? They used rocks and wooden sticks, sometimes they fought with their own hands and bodies.

　　Later on, people began fighting each other. Everyone wanted more food and more land. They made arrows from sticks, they also made spears from stones. Then somebody invented the gun. Soldiers were taught how to shoot and kill enemy soldiers. Great wars were fought and many people died.

　　A famous general cried as he looked at one battlefield. His soldiers were fighting well, but he felt very sad. He turned to his men and said, “My soldiers. I am going to ask you a question. The one who gives the best answer will receive a medal. The question is this: Who is the strongest power in the world?

　　Four soldiers raised their hands. They wanted to answer the general’s question. The general asked the first soldier to speak.

　　“Sir. ”said die young man, “I think my gun is the strongest power. It can kill a person or an animal from a great distance. ”

　　“Thank you. ”said the general, “Next. ”He pointed to the man who was his best soldier.

　　“A soldier is stronger. ”said the second man. “He must shoot the gun and aim well. A gun’s power comes from the way it is used. ．”

　　The third soldier thought he had the best answer of all. “No, sir. ”he said, “our general is the strongest power. He gives the orders for his soldiers to shoot their guns. ”

　　The general said nothing. He waited for the last man to answer his question. The fourth soldier answered the general’s question this way. “I believe, sir, that the greatest power on the earth is love. It makes the general decide if he wants his soldiers to use their guns. Also, if men had more love for each other, they would not use their guns. ”

　　The general gave the medal to the last man. Now if you were their general, which of your soldiers would receive the medal?

1．A long time ago, man led ________ life.

[　　]

2．What caused more people to die in the battle fields?

A．The invention of the gun.

B．The invention of the arrow.

C．The invention of the spear.

D．The invention of the wooden stick.

3．From the third soldier's answer. we can see that ________ .

[　　]

A．the general was the greatest power

B．the general was good at shooting

C．the soldier wanted to please the general

D．the soldier wanted to fight against the general

4．What does the fourth soldier's love mean?

[　　]

A．Love can make guns fire.

B．Love among people can stop war from breaking out.

C．Love can make people fight for peace.

D．B and C.

5．This passage seems to show us that the general ________ .

[　　]

A．liked to make jokes on his soldiers

B．liked testing his soldiers

C．liked crying in the battle fields

D．hope the world to be peaceful

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　　One of the most famous singing stars in the west, Elton John has been in the singing circle for over 30 years. “Candle In the Wind 97”, a song in memory of Diana. the late Princess of Wales killed in a car accident in Paris on August 31, 1997, was especially well received. About 31．8 million copies of records have been sold, breaking the Guinness World Record of 30 million copies set by Bing Crosby's“White Christmas”.

　　From the 1970s to the 1980s, Elton published over 30 albums and made quite a lot of singing tours. He was known as the best rock-and-roll singer in the world after the Beatles because he filled the blank left by the disappearance of the latter in good time.

　　Elton is not only a singer but also a philanthropist (慈善家). In 1993 he organized“Elton John AIDS Fund”and within four years he collected $12 million. It was the same interest in charity that made him a good friend of Princess Diana. He was given the title of Lord (勋爵) in 1995．

　　Written by Bernie and sung by Elton in 1973, “Candle In the Wind 97”used to be a song especially for Marilyn Monroe, a famous US film star. When hearing the death of Princess Diana, they rewrote the song to honour her. The money from the sales of the records was given to Diana Charity Foundation.

1．The Song“Candle In the Wind 97”was produced in order to ________ .

[　　]

A．remember the date when Diana died

B．break the Guinness World Record

C．honour Princess Diana

D．honour Marilyn Monroe

2．________ composed the song in memory of Princess Diana.

[　　]

3．Elton John was given the tide of Lord because ________ .

[　　]

A．he was a good friend of Princess Diana

B．he was famous in singing and active in charity

C．he could collect $12 million in only 4 years

D．he was a member of the royal family

4．Princess Diana took Elton John as one of her good friends because ________ .

[　　]

A．he got the tide of Lord

B．he was the best rock-and-roll singer after the Beades

C．he got the same interest in charity as she

D．he sang a song to honour Marilyn Monroe

5．Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Elton John has sung for over 30 years.

B．Bing Crosby was a very famous singer.

C．Princess Diana died in an accident in France.

D．“Candle In the Wind 97”is the same as that song in memory of Marilyn Monroe.

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　　When I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.

　　Point 1: The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends all hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?

　　Point 2: The mobile phone means that we are never alone. The mobile saved my life, says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvoon the A45 between Otiey and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance (救护车) to her rescue.

　　Point 3: The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsh. Carl Nicolaisen was able to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and how their last meeting went.

　　Point 4．The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramantein Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near but we didn't meet for the first two weeks!”

　　Point 5．The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously (同声地) on chat－lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn’t know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they’re space-walking. And with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access (连接) the Internet, the biggest library on the earth.

1．How do you understand “Point 1．The telephone creates the need to communicate”?

[　　]

A．People don’t communicate without telephone.

B．People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.

C．People communicate more since telephone has been created. ．

D．People communicate more because of more traffic.

2．Which of the following best shows people’s attitude towards mobile phones?

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A．Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.

B．Mobile phones bring convenience as well as little secret to people.

C．Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged. ．

D．Mobile phones are part of people's life.

3．Which points do you think support the idea that phones have improued people's life?

a．Point 1. 　b．Point 2. 　c．Point 3. d．Point 4. 　e. Point 5．

[　　]

4．It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through ________ .

[　　]

A．the TV screen

B．a fax machine

C．the phone line hooked up to the computer

D．a microphone

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　　Not long ago, the only time you’d see a robot was when you were reading a novel or watch a movie such as Star Wars. Today, however, science stories are fast becoming science facts. Robots are starting to make their presence felt in our everyday life.

　　These robots come on all sizes, shapes and colors. They all have the same type of manmade “brain”.

　　Leading the robot revolution are industrial robots－robots that work in factories.

　　Industrial robots perform different kinds of jobs that are often boring and sometimes dangerous. Robots are also coming to American homes, though not as quickly as they are entering factories. These robots aren't as friendly and bright as those you saw in Star Wars. But, their makers say, today's home robots “walk”, sense objects in their way (and sometimes knock into them), and even carry objects (which they sometimes drop). Well, nobody’s perfect.

　　We may laugh at home robots today, but some day they may see and hear better than humans do. We humans can only see certain wave lengths of light, and hear certain sounds. That's because the abilities of our eyes and ears are limited.

　　Robots, however, do not have the same limits as we do. Robots may also be equipped with devices (装置) that can pick up information humans can't.

　　To understand what their sensing devices pick up means a hard job. Remember manmade brains handle information, including all kinds of data (数据), as zeros and ones. Imagine the difficulty in trying to explain to a robot what a football is like－using only zeros and ones.

1．Which of the following describes the main use of robots today according to the text?

[　　]

A．Robots are becoming the helpers in American families.

B．Robots are doing different kinds of jobs in factories.

C．Robots are made to pick up information humans can't.

D．Robots are used to sense and even carry objects.

2．What did the writer actually mean when he said: “Well, nobody’s perfect. ”

[　　]

A．All humans are not perfect.

B．All robots are not perfect.

C．Don’t be too critical (挑剔) about robots.

D．Perfect humans can't be found.

3．To the writer’s idea, robots will ________ in the future.

[　　]

A．be produced in large numbers

B．take the place of humans

C．be greatly improved

D．be cleverer than humans

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　　For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV．Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They’re called latchkey children. They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work and their bad condition has become a subject of concern (关心). Lynette Long was once the principal of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of the kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was often telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys that it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

　　She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the effect working couples and single parents had on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by the children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to are reported to be scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.

　　The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall under a bed, in a closet. The second is TV． They'll often play it at high volume.

　　It's hard to get statistics (numbers) on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.

1．Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?

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A．We had a school rule against wearing jewelry.

B．A lot of kids had chains around their necks.

C．I was often telling them to put them inside their shirts.

D．She learned they were house keys.

2．The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is ________ .

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3．The word“nightmare”in the third paragraph probably means ________ .

[　　]

4．We may draw a conclusion that ________ .

[　　]

A．latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone

B．latchkey children try to hide their feeling

C．latchkey children often watch TV with their parents

D．it's difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are

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　　What Makes a Good Hotel?

　　①Frequent airport transport. If you have to wait an hour for the hotel bus at the airport or you miss your flight the next morning because the bus is late, it is not a service. It's a disaster.

　　②Fast reception and check-out. Everyone wants to arrive and to leave at the same time. Nobody wants to stand in a line to register (登记) when they are tired or to pay the bill when they are in a hurry.

　　③Good restaurants. In a city hotel you can go out to that nice little restaurant around the corner. In an air-port hotel, you eat their food or go hungry.

　　④Up-to-date flight departure information. Nobody wants to rush to the airport check-in (登记住宿) desk and wait for two hours when you could stay in your hotel room. You will get the newest flight information in all airport hotel.

　　⑤Reliable (可靠的) message service. If an important message for you gets lost when you are at an airport hotel, you can be in the wrong continent by the time you find out.

　　⑥Being alone in a strange hotel isn't much fun at all. Live entertainment (娱乐) is great. If not, a choice of videos or a movie channel can make the evening enjoyable, too.

1．This text is mainly about ________ .

[　　]

A．airport hotels

B．city hotels

C．services in an aeroplane

D．services at an airport

2．By saying“you can be in the wrong continent”, the writer means ________ .

[　　]

A．that the message is not easy to get lost

B．that the reliable message service of an airport hotel is very important

C．that the message will be sent to you much later

D．that the message will not be sent to you

3．The underlined word“disaster”probably means ________ .

[　　]

A．an unskilled bus driver

B．a great traffic accident

C．a pleasant experience

D．all unfortunate event

4．Which of the following is the most appropriate headline for No. 6?

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A．Yon are not alone.

B．Videos or a movie channel.

C．Go hungry.

D．Enjoyable entertainments.