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　　Over the past year, Beijing Today reviewed dozens of local restaurants. Below is the short list of our favorites feeding finds of 2003, separated into three categories：high end, meaning 80 yuan and up per person, mid－range, 40 yuan to 80 yuan, and low－end, 40 yuan and below.

　　High end:

　　Gisa and Mediterraneo

　　These two restaurants stand out among Beijing's many Italian establishments, Gisa for excellent quality and authenticity, Mediterranean for classy food and a comfortable patio.

　　Where：Building 8, 1 A North Sanlitun Street, Chaoyang Tel：6415－3691 Dadong and Duwang

　　Two Beijing duck stars. Dadong specializes in relatively low fat duck and a range of eclectic(综合性的), masterfully－cooked dishes.

　　Where：3 Tuanjiehu Beikou, Chaoyang Tel：6582 2982

　　The duck at Duwang is succulent and cleverly cut into de－fatted strips for easier rolling.

　　Mid－range:

　　Yipin Jiangnan

　　Tucked behind Ikea, this restaurant serves authentic(正宗的) Hangzhou cuisine, such as dongpo rou (stewed pork) and West Lake sour fish (Xihu cuyu).

　　Where：Building 34, Yuzhong Xili, Madian, Xicheng Tel：6207 9988 Yuanyiguo Restaurant

　　The dish that packs ‘em into this little joint is yangxiezi, a delicious hot pot of sheep backbones stewed with over 30 herbs(中药) and spices.

　　Where：65 Guang' anmen Neidajie, Xuanwu Tel：6304 0843

　　Low end:

　　Jiaxiang'e

　　The signature items of the two local branches of this Guizhou restaurant are goose－based dishes and hot pots.

　　Where：No. 3 Zaojunmiao, Haidian Tel：6212 6945

　　Jiupingxiang Jiaozi

　　This place cooks up delicious dumplings in dozens of varieties, some served in tasty soups for a more complete meal.

　　Where：89 Guang' anmen Neidajie, Xuanwu Tel; 6318 0518

　　Meizhou Dongpo

　　The Chunxiu Lu branch of this popular Sichuan chain offers top quality for low price－try the tender stewed pork elbow in spicy sauce (Dongpo zhouzi).

　　Where：No. 7 Chunxiu Road, Dongcheng Tel：6417 1566

1．If you want to spend 400 yuan on a meal for eight people you'd better go to ________.

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2．The advertisements show that ________.

[　　]

A．each restaurant specializes in its own dishes or food

B．all the people with high income live in Chaoyang District

C．it's impossible for the people in Haidian to eat Beijing duck

D．people who like goose－based dishes can call 62079988 for a meal order

3．It can be inferred that ________.

[　　]

A．Dadong and Duwang are the best restaurants in Chaoyang

B．dumplings are the traditional food on the Spring Festival

C．Dongpo rou is one of the most famous dishes in Hangzhou cuisine

D．Yuanyiguo is the only restaurant serving sheep backbones in Beijing

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　　The 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, will be based on the theme of “family”.

　　The art festival, considered to be Asia's best, began in 1973.

　　“We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival,” Douglas Gautier, the festival's management director, said in a press conference in the capital.

　　In the 29 days of the festival, which runs from February 8 to March 7, 2004, the audience can choose from 111 performances of 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers, 450 local artists and 160 actors from the mainland.

　　Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music, Western and Peking opera, drama and dance to outdoor spectaculars.

　　The programmes include Beethoven's only opera Fidelio, Shakespeare's drama Romeo and Juliet, the ballet Mozartina and African dances, to name just a few. The lineup(阵容) includes the English Touring Theatre, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Zurich Ballet, The Spanish National Dance Troupe, as well as Europe Galante, the Petersen Quartet, pianists Angela Hewitt and Marc－Andre Hamelin, and saxophonist Jan Garbarek.

　　In an effort to increase attendance, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with art festival ticket sales, most of which are at 20% and 30 discounts.

　　For more information, please check：www. hk. artsfestival. org

1．The press conference must have been held ________.

[　　]

2．By means of “discount packages” you can pay ________.

[　　]

A．nothing for the cost

B．less than the usual cost

C．for the air ticket but not for the festival ticket

D．for the festival ticket but not for hotel rooms

3．According to the text, we do NOT have any information about ________.

[　　]

A．who will perform on stage

B．what programmes there will be

C．when the 32nd Art Festival will be held

D．which theatres will put on performances

4．The main purpose in writing this text is ________.

[　　]

A．to make the 32nd Art Festival known

B．to announce the plan of the art festival

C．to introduce the cost of the art festival

D．to sell a service during the art festival

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　　Portable electronics that can be carried about easily are only as good as their batteries and, let's face it, batteries aren't very good, especially when compared with, say, petrol, which packs 100 times a battery's energy into an equal space. That's why a large group of mechanical engineers(centered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but with partners at other universities and companies) are hard at work in an effort to replace batteries with a tiny engine that runs on fuel. Imagine a battery－free life! W hen the fuel runs out in your laptop or mobilephone, you just fill up and go.

　　The engine, about the size of a ten－cent coin, starts with a combustion chamber(燃烧室)that burns hydrogen(氢). Its tiny parts are etched onto silicon wafers(硅片) in the same manner that computer parts are imprinted onto integrated circuits(集成电路). The first engine is made up of five wafers. And since these wafers could be produced in much the same way as computer chips, they could probably be produced quite cheaply.

　　But the devil in all this nice detail is efficiency(效率). Tiny engine parts don't always behave like their scaled－up parts of the first engine. Something between the parts can slow down the works, according to Columbia University professor Luc Frechette, one of the engine's designers. Extreme heat from the combustion chamber is also a problem, often leaking to other parts of the engine.

　　The scientists' goal is to create an engine that will operate at 10 percent efficiency－that is, 10 times better than batteries operate. Frechette says that a complete system, with all parts of place and working, will be set up in the next couple of years, but commercial models aren't like until at least the end of the next ten years.

1．According to the passage, the title suggests that ________.

[　　]

A．batteries should be greatly improved

B．petrol will be used instead of batteries

C．the time of batteries will be gone forever

D．pollution caused by batteries must be solved

2．What's the meaning of the underlined word “devil” in paragraph 3?

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3．What can we infer from the passage?

[　　]

A．The new invention doesn't need any fuel.

B．The new engine has been produced in quantity.

C．The new invention is much cheaper than the battery.

D．The new engine needs to be improved before it's on sale.

4．What is the main purpose of this passage?

[　　]

A．To introduce a new invention to readers.

B．To persuade readers not to use batteries.

C．To show us how the new invention works.

D．To declare when the engine will be on sale.

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　　Crossroads International

　　How does Crossroads work?

　　Crossroads is a resource network. We take goods Hong Kong doesn't want and give them to people who badly need them. We collect those goods and give them out in the welfare arena(福利院) in Hong Kong, Mainland China, elsewhere in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. So Crossroads is just that：a Crossroads between need and resource.

　　Who do we help?

　　The welfare agencies we help do not run on large budgets(预算). They are grass－root groups who have seen a need and tried to meet it. They can't get the job done without back－up, though, so our task is to help them do their task. Our warehouse is full of goods, from computers to high chairs, clothing to books, stationery to medical provision, cupboards to dining sets. They send us a list of their needs and we try to match it with the resource we have in stock.

　　How do we operate?

　　Crossroads itself also operates on a low budget. We do not buy the goods we send. They are donated(捐赠). Similarly, rather than raising funds for freight (货运), we ask transport companies to donate their services. Nobody in our organization receives a salary. Even our full－time staff work on a voluntary basis.

　　Those that donate goods and services:

　　●Factories

　　●Manufacturers

　　●Hospitals

　　●Hotels

　　●Educational Institutions

　　●Householders

　　●Transport Companies

　　●Offices

　　●Other Charities

　　One resource that we are always in need of is people. While we receive large quantities of goods and there is never a short supply of requests for them, we are always in need of hands to help sort and prepare them for shipping.

What can I do?

　　We are always in need of people. We have a lot of tasks. If you are volunteering regularly, we can offer work in some of the following categories, some of the time. You are welcome to number your top three choices and we will do our best to accommodate(提供) them.

　　●Clothing categorization

　　●Sewing

　　●Toy categorization

　　●Furniture handling

　　●Book categorization

　　●Driving

　　●Household goods categorization

　　●Office work

　　●Electrical goods categorization

　　●Book keeping

　　●Stationery categorization

　　●Fund－raising

　　●Medical categorization

　　Where to find us

　　All volunteer work is done at our warehouse:

　　Located in Basement Zone M of the Kai Tak Government Building. Our warehouse hours :

　　Tues－Sat.: l0am－5 : 30pm

　　Postal Address：16Man Tong, Silvermine Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong

　　Office details：Ph：2984 9309, 2740 9657 Fax：2984 7452

　　Email：106122. 2524 @ compuserve. Com

1．Crossroads International is ________.

[　　]

A．a welfare agency

B．a place to store goods donated

C．an organization to collect goods for those who need them

D．an organization run by the government

2．People in poor areas can't get help from the Crossroads if they need ________.

A．toys and books

B．furniture and computers

C．fresh water and food

D．clothes and washing machines

3．The purpose of this brochure(小册子) is mainly to ________.

[　　]

A．look for volunteers to work for Crossroads

B．call on people to donate more goods

C．let people know what Crossroads International is

D．tell people what Crossroads can provide

4．From the above brochure, we can conclude that ________.

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A．people who work at Crossroads get low pay from it

B．Crossroads doesn't give goods directly to the people who need them

C．you can do whatever you like if you offer help at Crossroads

D．Crossroads has collected more goods than needed

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　　Informal conversation is an important part of any business relationship. Before you start a discussion, however, make sure you understand which topics are suitable and which are considered taboo(禁忌) in a particular culture. Latin Americans enjoy sharing information about their local history, art, and customs, expect questions about your family, and be sure to show pictures of your children. You may feel free to ask similar questions of your Latin American friends. The French think of conversation as an art form, and they enjoy the value of lively discussions as well as disagreements. For them, arguments can be interesting－and they can cover pretty much of any topic－as long as they occur in a respectful and intelligent(智慧的) manner.

　　In the United States, business people like to discuss a wide range of topics, including opinions about work, family, hobbies, and politics. In Japan, China, and Korea, however, people are much more private. They do not share much about their thoughts, feelings, or emotions because they feel that doing so might take away from the harmonious(和谐的) business relationship they're trying to build. Middle Easterners are also private about their personal lives and family matters. It is considered rude, for example, to ask a businessman from Saudi Arabia about his wife or children.

　　As general rule, it's best not to talk about politics or religion(宗教) with your business friends. This can get you into trouble, even in the United States, where people hold different views. In addition, discussing one's salary is usually considered unsuitable. Sports is typically a friendly subject in most parts of the world, although be careful not to criticize a national sport. Instead, be friendly and praise your host's team.

1．The author considers politics and religion ________.

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A．cheerful topics

B．taboo

C．rude topics

D．topics that can never be talked about

2．Which is typically a friendly topic in most places according to the author?

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3．Why are people from Asia more private in their conversations with others?

[　　]

A．They don't want to talk with others much.

B．They don't want to have their good relationship with others harmed by informal conversations.

C．They are afraid to argue with their colleagues.

D．They want to keep their feelings to themselves.

4．What shouldn't you do when talking about sports with colleagues from another country?

[　　]

A．Praising your own country's sports.

B．Criticizing your own country's sports.

C．Praising the sports of your colleagues' country.

D．Criticizing the sports of your colleagues' country.

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　　Treating depression(抑郁症) in the elderly with both medication and psychotherapy(心理) reduces the chance that their depression will return, according to a new study.

　　All of the patients in the study were 60 years of age or older and were followed for three years after the initial depression had been successfully treated with the antidepressant nortriptyline and weekly therapy.

　　Only 20 percent of 22 elderly patients given monthly therapy along with nortriptyline had further bouts of depression in the three years after their initial depression was treated successfully.

　　By comparison, 43 percent of 24 patients given medication alone suffered a recurrence of depression, while 64 percent of 21 patients who received therapy alone had another time of depression.

　　“Depression in late life is common and a major source of disability. Nonetheless, it is very treatable and its return can be prevented, most effectively with a combination of medication and interpersonal therapy, said lead researcher Dr. Charles F. Reynolds III, professor of psychiatry and neuroscience(神经系统科学) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

　　He suggested that managed－care organizations and medicare alike should pay for combination therapy.

　　The trend has been for insurance plans to pay for antidepressants but not for therapy, he said.

　　About one in six older persons seen in general medical practice, and even more of those living in hospitals and nursing homes, suffer from major depression, Reynolds said.

　　The elderly are vulnerable to depression because they are burdened with illness and may be abandoning certain abilities, such as driving.

　　The elderly also face the loss of loved ones and increasing social isolation. “Perhaps the most important message of this study is that the use of psychotherapy is important in older adults,” said Dr. Dan G. Blazer, professor of psychiatry at Duke University Medical center in Durham, N. C.

　　“While these findings are not a surprise to specialists, it is important that both primary care doctors and patients know the depression can be treated, and that the combination of medication and psychotherapy is superior to the effects of either alone.”

1．What is the best title of this passage?

[　　]

A．A new study in the field of medicine

B．Talk therapy best treat depression in elderly

C．The use of psychotherapy helps the society a lot

D．The elderly should not be isolated

2．Where does the article most probably appear?

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A．In a school textbook.

B．In a scientific magazine about medication.

C．In a letter written by a psychiatrist.

D．In a government report about the improvement of medication.

3．Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

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A．The present medical insurance is only targeted at antidepressants instead of other medications.

B．The elderly are especially vulnerable to social isolation.

C．More than one person out of six living in hospitals and nursing homes suffer from major depression.

D．Experts thought that the study was a surprise because it is a new discovery.

4．The article quoted two professors' words in order to ________.

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A．tell people that they should use psychotherapy more than before

B．show that psychotherapy is better than medication in treating depression in the elderly

C．emphasize that depression in the elderly can be treated

D．express the opinion of both primary care doctors and patients

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　　CLUB VACATION will give you four free lessons in your favorite water sport：windsurfing, water skiing, or sailing. We also invite you to exercise in our health club and swim in our pool.

　　That's not all you get with CLUB VACATION! Our large, luxurious bus will take you for sightseeing. And we'll take you on a boat trip to beautiful Kauai Island for a real Hawaiian luau.

　　In addition, CLUB VACATION has three restaurants, a post office, and two souvenir shops for its guests.

　　You'll have a wonderful time at CLUB VACATION! (All meals and transportation are included. )

　　For more information, call your nearest travel agent.

　　GET BACK TO NATURE IN HAWAII!

　　THE ISLAND TOUR VACATION

　　If you want a quiet, inexpensive vacation, the ISLAND TOUR is for you. For ten days, you can relax in Hawaii's natural beauty.

　　Enjoy beautiful scenery. Take a boat up the Huleia River.

　　●Climb a mountain in the Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park.

　　●Hike through the forest in beautiful Waimea Canyon.

　　●Relax on Hawaii's famous beaches and swim in the blue water of the Pacific Ocean.

　　With the ISLAND TOUR, you will stay at inexpensive hotels near the beach. Breakfast and lunch are included in the price. Inexpensive transportation to all islands is available.

1．What are these two advertisements mainly about?

[　　]

A．Plans for visiting Hawaii.

B．The beauty of nature

C．Tours in Hawaii.

D．Information about hotel services.

2．You can do all of the following with CLUB VACATION EXCEPT ________.

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3．Which of the following is true according to the ads?

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A．You will have to pay for transportation with CLUB VACATION.

B．You will have to pay for dinner with the ISLAND TOUR.

C．You can take free hiking lessons with CLUB VACATION.

D．You can enjoy swimming in the Huleia River with the ISLAND TOUR.

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Golden Gate Bridge is one of the largest and most magnificent suspension(悬吊) bridges in the world. It. spans a channel at the entrance of San Francisco Bay. The Bridge, which has a total length of 8, 981 feet (2, 737 meters ), connects northern California to peninsula(半岛) of San Francisco. Its towers are among the first buildings seen from ships coming near San Francisco. These towers stand on either side of the bridge, about 1, 125 feet (343 meters) from the ends. They hold up the steel cables 36 inches (93 centimeters ) in diameter(直径), from which the bridge hangs. The part between the towers is 4, 200 feet (1, 280 meter) long, one of the world's longest s spans. The floor is about 200 feet (67 meters) above the water, and 90 feet (27 meters) wide. It has a six－lane road and sidewalks. Joseph. B．Strauss designed the bridge, and the construction began on Jan. 5, 1933．Engineers completed it in 1937 at a cost of 35 million.

1．Golden Gate Bridge stands right ________.

[　　]

A．in the northern California

B．in San Francisco city

C．on the peninsula of San Francisco

D．at the entrance of San Francisco Bay

2．According to the passage, the length between the two ends of the bridge is ________ meters.

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3．The underlined word “spans” refers to the distance ________.

[　　]

A．between the two steel cables

B．between the back of the channel

C．between the supports of the bridge

D．between the ends of the bridge

4．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．The bridge cost America 35, 500, 000 dollars.

B．The bridge can be easily seen in the distance.

C．The bridge is designed only for trucks and cars to go through.

D．The bridge is wide enough for six trucks to pass through side by side.

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Twenty Thousand Miles under the Sea is a fascinating tale of adventure with Captain Nemo(“No Name”) in his submarine(海下的) ship, the Nautilus. Jules Verne had been around ships and boats most of his life. But his first trip to America in 1867 was his first ocean voyage. The ship which carried Jules Verne from his native France was the Great Eastern, which was used to lay the first successful Atlantic cable(电缆) linking England and America the year before. Verne made the most of his opportunity. With his notebook, he followed the crew members around. What kind of submarine life had they caught? What kind of fish had they seen? What seaweeds? What shells? What did they know about the ocean's currents(洋流)? Its channels? Its depths and shallows? Six weeks later Verne was home again with his notebook filled on his voyage. He went aboard his little boats where he always wrote. On the desk were piles of papers on which he had attempted to design submarines. Surely, he thought, his next book was meant to be about life at the bottom of the sea, life in a submarine. Not a tiny, clumsy craft like all of them so far. Not a miserable model likely to bring death to men in it. It would be a giant undersea boat. It would have comfort yet undreamed of. Twenty Thousand Miles under the Sea appeared three years later. It delighted everyone. “A splendid story,” most readers said, “Utterly impossible, but exciting!”

1．According to this passage, the Nautilus was the ________.

[　　]

A．first practical submarine

B．invention of Captain Nemo

C．product of Verne's imagination

D．imagination of Captain Nemo

2．Verne's questions were mainly about the crew's ________.

[　　]

A．problems in laying the cable

B．discoveries about the sea

C．struggle with a sea monster(怪物)

D．descriptions about the submarine

3．What should the imaginative submarine be according to Verne?

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A．A comfortable big undersea ship yet undreamed of.

B．A tiny, clumsy craft like all of them so far.

C．A miserable model likely to bring death to men in it.

D．A comfortable, small undersea boat that could move swiftly.

4．Verne wrote this book in order to ________.

[　　]

A．lead to better understanding between Europe and America

B．encourage men to try things though impossible

C．lead to discoveries in the centre of the earth

D．entertain people by a story that could never happen

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　　It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade, or so we thought. We purchased the latest rage, Baby-Sitter's Club dolls, and a doll house．Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else.”

　　It was just too late, what with all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts, to take the time to select the “right bike” for our little girl. So, here we were－Christmas Eve around 9:00 p. m. , with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, nestled snug in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child. “What if I make a little bicycle out of clay(泥) and write a note that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked．“This is an expensive item and she is ‘such a big girl’, it would be much better for her to pick it out. ”So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike.

　　On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little heartshaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. “Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?” Beaming, I said, “Yes.” Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I'd rather keep this than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle on the planed

1．Choose the right time order of the following events.

a．The parents prepared Christmas dinner.

b．The girl asked for a new bike.

c．The girl opened the little heart-shaped package.

d．The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll.

e．The father made the girl a bike with clay.

f．The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one.

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2．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike for ever.

B．Tears were in the girl's eyes because she didn't like the present at all.

C．The girl never lost her desire for a bike.

D．The parents paid little attention to the daughter's desire for a bike.

3．Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?

[　　]

A．He wanted his daughter to buy a real one.

B．He didn't want to disappoint his daughter.

C．He thought his daughter would like it.

D．He wanted to give his daughter a surprise.

4．What can we learn from the last sentence?

[　　]

A．Mother felt tired and touched by the girl's words.

B．Father felt proud of making the girl a clay bicycle.

C．The parents felt moved and regretful.

D．The parents regretted not having bought the girl a bicycle.