E LOS ANGELES-Michael Jackson.defined in equal parts as the world’s greatest entertainer.was about to attempt one of the greatest comebacks of all time.Then his life was cut shockingly-and so far, mysteriously-short. The 50-year-old musical superstar died Thursday, just as he was preparing for what would be a series of 50 concerts starting July l 3 in London. “It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home.However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsyare known. his brother Jermaine said. Cardiac arrest is an abnormal heart rhythm that stops the heart from pumping blood to the body.It can occur after a heart attack or be caused by other heart problems. Jackson ranked alongside Elvis Presley and the Beatles as the biggest pop sensations of all time. He united two of music's biggest names when he was briefly married to Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie. Jackson's sudden death immediately caused comparisons to that of Presley himself, who died at age 42 in 1977. Jackson is known as an increasingly strange figure-a middle-aged man-child weirdly out of touch with grown-up life. His skin became lighter, his nose narrower, and he spoke in a girlish voice. He often wore a germ mask while traveling, and kept a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles as one of his closest companions. Billboard magazine editorial director Bill Werde said Jackson's star power was unmatched. "The world just lost the biggest pop star in history, no matter how you cut it," Werde said. "He's literally the king of pop." 72. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A. Michael Jackson died of heart attack. B. Michael Jackson was planning for his concerts before he died. C. Michael Jackson is married to Lisa Marie, Presley's daughter. D. Michael Jackson always kept his pet chimpanzee company while traveling. 73. From which section of a newspaper are we most likely to find this passage? A. Arts and books B. Technology and science C. Entertainment D. Travel 74. After Jackson's death, people compare him to Elvis Presley because . A. they are both the most popular stars of all time. B. Jackson was married to Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie. C. they both died at a young age. D. their fans love them both. 75. By writing this passage, the author intends to . A. call on people to keep Michael Jackson in their memory. B. introduce Michael Jackson's death to the readers. C. warn people not to follow Michael Jackson's example. D. show his deep sorrow for the loss of Michael Jackson 第Ⅱ卷 查看更多

 

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在第1至5题中,Susan, Mike, Jane, George和Tom正计划参加一个夏令营。阅读下面六个夏令营的介绍选项(A、B、C、D、E和F),选出符合各人需求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

  1.Susan, a biology student, has a particular interest in wildlife.She is curious about how people and wildlife can co-exist peacefully in an area.She would like to study the environment and wild animals.With information she gathers in the camp she hopes to complete her project on wildlife.

  2.Mike is eager to stay away from the busy city life for a while.He and his classmates have decided to join a summer camp where they can learn outdoor skills and learn to solve problems all by themselves.

  3.Jane is longing for a break from school life.She wants to try something different and exciting.She is especially interested in mountain biking and water sports.

  4.George is a born leader and is popular among his classmates.As a chairman of the Student Club, he often organizes activities and games.He’d like to attend wilderness courses which offer youth a chance to learn, lead and succeed.

  5.Tom is a sports fan and a lover of the outdoors.Besides water sports, he enjoys horse-racing and hiking.He would like to go to a camp which offers a great variety of sports.

A

☆ CALIFORNIA:Log Cabin Wilderness Camp Getaway(L.A.Area Council, 233 Scout Way, Los Angeles, CA 90026;[213]413-4400):Backpacking(背包徒步旅行)is the top activity at this camp, including classes in backpacking stove(火炉) operation, back country first aid, water purification(净化),and map and compass skills.

B

☆ WISCONSIN:Gardner Dam Scout Camp (Bay-Lakes Council, P.O.Box 267, Appleton, WI 54912;[920]734-5705):Whitewater canoeing(激流独木舟运动)is offered if you want to have fun on the river.A 35-mile overnight mountain biking trip is for those who prefer to stay on dry land.The camp is for boys and girls 12-18.

C

☆ KANSAS:Spanish Peaks Scout Camp(Santa Fe Trail Council, 1513 E.Fulton Terrace, Garden City, KS 67846;[620]275-51620):Rock climbing around the camp and mountain climbing, including an attempt of topping East Spanish Peak.Join us and meet new friends and learn new activities.

D

☆ IDAHO:Camp Aspen Ridge(Trapper Paths Council, 1200 East 5400 South, South Ogden, UT 84403;[801]479-5460):Horseback riding and hill walking are popular on the paths.Swimming, canoeing, rowing and fishing activities are offered on the lake.Learn about the culture and have fun!

E

☆ MORTH CAROLINA:Camp Bud Schiele(Piedmont Council, 1222 E.Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, NC 28053;[704]864-2694):Learn about the environment of the area while taking trips deep into the woods.Then spend Friday testing what you’ve learned against other groups.Activities are in some of the most untouched wilderness areas across the state.

F

☆ MAINE:Camp Roosevelt(Katahdin Area Council, Bangor, ME 04402;[207]866-2241):The log cabin dining house was built in 1929 and offers good camp food.Once you get your fill, take on the camp’s Leaders Today program, which will have you climbing, jumping and working your way to better leadership skills.

 

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信息匹配。在第1至5题中,Susan, Mike, Jane, George和Tom正计划参加一个夏令营。阅读下面六个夏令营的介绍选项(A、B、C、D、E和F),选出符合各人需求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。

1.Susan, a biology student, has a particular interest in wildlife.She is curious about how people and wildlife can coexist peacefully in an area.She would like to study the environment and wild animals.With information she gathers in the camp she hopes to complete her project on wildlife.

2.Mike is eager to stay away from the busy city life for a while.He and his classmates have decided to join a summer camp where they can learn outdoor skills and learn to solve problems all by themselves.

3.Jane is longing for a break from school life.She wants to try something different and exciting.She is especially interested in mountain biking and water sports.

4.George is a born leader and is popular among his classmates.As a chairman of the Student Club, he often organizes activities and games.He’d like to attend wilderness courses which offer youth a chance to learn, lead and succeed.

5.Tom is a sports fan and a lover of the outdoors.Besides water sports, horse-racing and hiking.He would like to go to a camp which offers a great variety of sports.

A

  ☆ CALIFORNIA:Log Cabin Wilderness Camp Getaway(L.A.Area Council, 233 Scout Way, Los Angeles, CA90026;[213]413-4400):Backpacking(背包徒步旅行)is the top activity at this camp, including classes in backpacking stove(火炉)operation, back country first aid, water purification(净化), and map and compass skills.

B

  ☆ WISCONSIN:Gardner Dam Scout Camp(Bay-Lakes Council, P.O.Box 267, Appleton, WI 54912;[920] 734-5705):Whitewater canoeing(激流独木舟运动)is offered if you want to have fun on the river.A 35-mile overnight mountain biking trip is for those who prefer to stay on dry land.The camp is for boys and girls 12~18.

C

  ☆ KANSAS:Spanish Peaks Scout Camp(Santa Fe Trail Council, 1513 E.Fulton Terrace, Garden City, KS 67846;[620]275-51620):Rock climbing around the camp and mountain climbing, including an attempt of topping East Spanish Peak.Join us and meet new friends and learn new activities.

D

  ☆ IDAHO:Camp Aspen Ridge(Trapper Paths Council, 1200 East 5400 South, South Ogden, UT 84403;[801] 479-5460):Horseback riding and hillwalking are popular on the paths.Swimming, canoeing, rowing and fishing activities are offered on the lake.Learn about the culture and have fun!

E

  ☆ MORTH CAROLINA:Camp Bud Schiele(Piedmont Council, 1222 E.Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, NC 28053;[704]864-2694):Learn about the environment of the area while taking trips deep into the woods.Then spend Friday testing what you’ve learned against other groups.Activities are in some of the most untouched wilderness areas across the state.

F

  ☆ MAINE:Camp Roosevelt(Katahdin Area Council, Bangor, ME 04402;[207]866-2241):The log cabin dining house was built in 1929 and offers good camp food.Once you get your fill, take on the camp’s Leaders Today program, which will have you climbing, jumping and working your way to better leadership skills.

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Sweet potatoes are fat-free, high in fiber and full of the vitamins that research suggests reduce your risk of life-shortening diseases. To stay healthy, we must eat more fruits and vegetables, and sweet potatoes are a great source of beta carotene(胡萝卜素) and other carotenoids(which the body turns into vitamin A). According to a study of the diets of almost 90,000 nurses, eating about one cup a day of fruits and vegetables rich in carotenoids can cut your risk of stroke in half and reduce your risk of heart disease by 22 percent. Other research suggests beta carotene protects against breast, lung and stomach cancers.
  Beta carotene is the most famous member of the carotenoids family. In face, a medium-sized sweet potato contains nearly 12mg of beta carotene(anti-aging experts usually suggest 6 to 11 mg per day). Sweet potatoes are also a low-fat source of vitamin E. Research has linked high E diets with a lower risk of heart disease. This vitamin pill in an orange jacket also packs a vitamin C punchit which has more C than apricots (a kind of fruit). Research suggests that vitamin C protects against ailments (小疾) ranging from cataracts(an eye disease) to cancer. In addition, a UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) study linked high vitamin C diets with a longer life. Recent studies have showed that antioxidant Vitamins C, E and beta carotene fight a fierce battle against free radicals (自由基),which cause cell damage and lead to various illness. Therefore, to keep fit, eat more sweet potatoes.
1. According to the text, there exists a lot of ______in sweet potatoes.
  A. fiber, beta carotene, other carotenoids, Vitamin E and C
  B. beta carotene, other carotenoids, fiber, Vitamin A and E
  C. Vitamin A, beta carotene, fiber, Vitamin E and C
  D. beta carotene, other carotenoids, Vitamin A and E
2. This text as a whole suggests that eating sweet potatoes can help______.
  A. cut your risk of stroke and heart disease
  B. protect against breast, lung and stomach cancers
  C. protect against ailments ranging from cataracts to cancers
  D. you stay healthy and reduce your risk of life-shortening diseases
3. “ This vitamin pill in an orange jacket” in the passage refers to______.
  A. sweet potato     B. vitamin C pill
  C. vitamin E pill    D. beta carotene
4. The best title of this passage might be______.
  A. On sweet potatoes       B. The vitamin superstar
  C. Beta carotene and vitamins   D. Diet and disease

 

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听力理解

  第一节 听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项.听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题.每段对话仅读一遍.

1.What is the woman looking for?

[  ]

A.A post office.

B.A bookstore.

C.A doctor's office.

2.Where does the conversation take place?

[  ]

A.At a train station.

B.On a bus.

C.At a booking office.

3.What does the woman do first after she gets up?

[  ]

A.Brush her teeth.

B.Do some reading.

C.Have breakfast.

4.How much is the ticket to London?

[  ]

A.$6. 40.

B.$3. 20.

C.$9. 60.

5.What is the woman?

[  ]

A.A teacher.

B.The boy's mother.

C.A saleswoman.

  第二节 听下面5段对话或独白.每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项.听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间.每段对话或独白读两遍.

听第6段材料,回答第6~7题.

6.When will the man go to Los Angeles?

[  ]

A.Next Monday.

B.Next Sunday.

C.This Sunday.

7.When should the man check in?

[  ]

A.9: 25.

B.9: 55.

C.8: 55.

听第7段材料,回答第8~10题.

8.What are the two speakers talking about?

[  ]

A.Whether they should go for a holiday.

B.Where they should go for the holiday.

C.How they could save money for the holiday.

9.Why doesn't Bob want to go to Florida?

[  ]

A.It is warmer than Sheffield.

B.It is too far away.

C.It is colder than Sheffield.

10.What's the relationship between the two speakers?

[  ]

A.They are husband and wife.

B.They are father and daughter.

C.They are friends.

听第8段材料,回答第11~13题.

11.Where are the man and the woman going?

[  ]

A.To the bus station.

B.To the police station.

C.To the railway station.

12.What does the woman think they should do?

[  ]

A.Take a taxi.

B.Walk slowly.

C.Leave the bags with the police.

13.What does the man find out at last?

[  ]

A.Fifteen minutes is too long.

B.The traffic is moving too slowly.

C.He is not able to carry both bags.

听第9段材料,回答第14~16小题.

14.How did the man feel the first time he spoke English to a foreigner?

[  ]

A.Eager.

B.Tense.

C.Happy.

15.What was the man worried about?

[  ]

A.His pronunciation was bad.

B.He might make lots of mistakes.

C.He might not be able to express himself clearly.

16.What did the foreigner response (反应) when the man talked with him?

[  ]

A.He nodded and smiled, but didn't say anything.

B.He nodded and said something.

C.He smiled and repeated something.

听第10段材料,回答第17~20小题.

17.By whom was the technical school run?

[  ]

A.An American.

B.A Japanese.

C.A young Englishman.

18.What do you think of the young man?

[  ]

A.He was kind.

B.He was better than the old man.

C.He was cruel.

19.What did the 16-year-old boy want to b e?

[  ]

A.He wanted to be a brave man.

B.He wanted to be a strict man.

C.He wanted to be a manager.

20.Why did the old man say “Good”?

[  ]

A.Because he thought what the boy did was quite right.

B.Because he thought the boy was stronger than the young man.

C.Because he never thought a boy dared to hit a young man.

  第三节 听下面一段独白,读三遍;第一遍听短文大意,第二遍边听边写下所缺的词或者短语,第三遍检查.

  (1) ________, most people nowadays (2) ________ with each other by telephone. The first telephone (3) ________ was printed in a town (4) ________. In 1877 there were only 2, 600 telephones in the world. .By 1990 there were over 250 million. (5) ________ by Alexander Bell, (6) ________ in the last quarter of the twentieth century, there have been great advances in telephone equipment. (7) ________, more and more (8) ________ telephones are being used by people. The mobile phone which has no (9) ________ can be carried easily. The cordless phone also has no wires, which is very useful in the office or in the factory. It is easy for people to look up any information. (10) ________ in it has been developed for business people.

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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
A. Goods for auction (拍卖) sales
  B. Definition of bidding
  C. Way to sell more goods by auction
  D. Auction sales in history
  E. Brief introduction to auctions
  F. Making a larger profit as an auctioneer
【小题1】______
Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or “bids”, for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down” the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small hammer on a table at which he stands.
【小题2】 ______
The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning “increasing”. The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war. In England in the eighteenth centuries, goods were often sold “by the candle”: a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.
【小题3】 ______
Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, silk and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art.
【小题4】 ______
An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by potential buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot”, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue in the order of numbers: he may wait until he notices the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in.
【小题5】 ______
The auctioneer’s services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the opponents among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other.

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