The Olympic Games are seen as the greatest test of an athlete’s ability and are supposed to celebrate the spirit of fair play. But in fact, sportsmen have been using drugs to cheat their way to victory since the Games first began.

       In the early years, athletes ate mushrooms(蘑菇)and plant seeds to improve their performance. Nowadays, this kind of cheating has a name doping(服用兴奋剂).

       Just last month, Britain’s top sprinter(赛跑选手) Dwain Chambers and several American athletes tested positive(呈阳性)for the drug THG. Until a coach secretly gave a sample of THG to scientists, no one knew how ho test for it.

       “We’re like cops(警察)chasing criminals—athletes are always adapting and looking for areas we haven’t investigated,” said Jacquew de Ceaurriz, a French anti-doping expert.

       Since the first drugs test was carried out at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, many cheats have been caught out. The most famous case in history is that of Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson.

He broke the 100 meters world record in winning gold at the 1988 Seoul(汉城)Olympics. But days later, he tested positive for drug use, lost his gold medal and was banned from the sport. Five years later, he returned to action—only to be found positive again and banned forever.

China has also had problems with drug cheats. At the 1994 Asian Games, 11 Chinese athletes—seven of them swimmers—tested positive for banned drugs. Sports organizations promised that cheating on this scale would not happen again.

Experts are also worried that doping can damage a person’s health. It is believed to increase the risk of liver and kidney(肝肾)diseases, and women may experience reproductive(生育) problems. As long as they can stay ahead of the scientists, it is unlikely the cheats will stop. But experts say there is a limit to what can be achieved and that athletes will not be able to change their bodies using gene(基因)technology.

“For the moment, genetic doping does not exist,” said de Ceaurriz. “Even in 10 or 15 years it will not be done easily—the scientific community(界)will not let it happen.”

Which of the following is not the way that some athletes cheat to their better sports achievements?

A. Eating mushrooms.    B. Taking drug THG. 

C. Taking genetic doping.   D. Eating plant seeds.

How many countries are mentioned in the passage in which there were athletes doping?

A. Two.                 B. Four.                C. Sic.                  D. Eight.

We can infer from the passage that ____.

A. scientists get a lot of information about drugs before the athletes take doping

B. taking doping will never happen again because of the serious test

C. few athletes used drug cheats before the first drugs test was carried out at the 1968 Olympics

D. problems with drug cheats are still serious though they are severely tested

Which statement of the following is true?

A. Many police are sent to chase criminals of taking doping during the Olympic Games.

B. The drug test was carried out until the 1968 Olympics.

C. There is the possibility that women athletes taking doping will give no birth to a child.

D. Ben Johnson was banned from sports forever for being tested positive for drug use at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

 (湖北省新洲区实验高中2009届高三5月检测C篇)

COVER STORY—Pax's New Life

By Michelle Tauber and Mary Green

The actress and 3-year-old Pax Thien Jolie, whom she adopted last week from an orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City, left Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport in a private jet on Wednesday, bound for home—and, for Pax, a new life – in the U.S.
    Jolie, 31, understands the challenges her new son will face as the latest addition to the world's most famous multicultural family. "You can imagine what courage it takes to be in all new surroundings, with new people and a new language," she tells PEOPLE in its new issue. "He is very strong." But she is committed to making his transition as smooth as possible. "It will take him a while to realize he has a family," she says, "and that his new life is permanent and that it won't keep changing."
    The boy with the sweetly shy smile and the big brown eyes joins big brother Maddox, 5 （adopted from Cambodia）, sister Zahara, 2 （adopted from Ethiopia） and 10-month-old Shiloh, the daughter born to Jolie and Brad Pitt, 43, in May.
    As for Dad, because Vietnamese regulations don't allow unmarried couples to co-adopt, Jolie adopted Pax as a single parent while Pitt remained in Los Angeles, where he is filming The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. "He has specific days on the movie that couldn't be changed or production would run over," says his rep.
    But Jolie still made sure to bring a welcoming committee: Joined by Maddox and Zahara – Shiloh has been on the Button set every day with her father—the new mom used her first few days with Pax to begin gently bonding with him and to ask her other kids to do the same.
   "We are slowly beginning to build his trust and bond," Jolie says, "but it will feel complete only when we are all together."
For exclusive photos – plus details on Angelina and Pax's first moments together, what Pax's life was like at the orphanage and more – pick up this week's PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.

69. According to the passage, how many children does Jolie have in all?

A. 1                B. 3                 C. 4                 D. 5

70. Which of the following statements is TURE?

A. Pax is the last children that Jolie has.

B. Vietnamese laws allow everyone to adapt orphan.

C. Pax meet the whole family with the help of Jolie.

D. Pitt takes care of Shiloh when he acts in a movie.

71. Why does Jolie want to start a gentle relationship with her son Pax?

A. Because Jolie thinks Pax doesn't know he has a family.

B. Because Jolie wants to set an example to her other children.

C. Because Pax is a strong boy in Jolie’s mind.

D. Because Pax can't meet his father when he is in America.

72. What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To attract readers’ attention on the new issue of the magazine.

B. To introduce Jolie’s all family members to readers

C. To praise Jolie’s generous deeds of adopting children.

D. To instruct readers how to adopt a child from Vietnam.

  

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

　　Bird flu has puzzled scientists by striking millions of chickens in several Asian countries within a very short period of time, with the worst hit areas in Thailand, China and Viet Nam and by February 10,2004 at least 13 people were reported to have died.

　　The following is a chronology of the most recent bird flu outbreak in Asia, which also suffered outbreaks in 1997 and 1998:

　　Dec. 15, 2003--South Korea confirms a highly contagious type of bird flu at a chicken farm near the capital, Seoul, and begins a mass killing of poultry(家禽) when the virus rapidly spreads across the country.

　　Dec. 31, 2003--Taiwan reports its first case of the virus. It later destroys thousands of chickens suffering from a mild form of bird flu.

　　Jan. 8, 2004--Viet Nam confirms that bird flu has been found on many of its poultry farms.

　　Jan.11, 2004--Japan says 6,000 chickens have died of bird flu on a farm, and says it is the first time the disease has been confirmed in the country.

　　Jan. 13, 2004--The World Health Organization (WHO) confirms that the deaths of three people in Viet Nam are linked to bird flu.

　　Jan. 23, 2004--Cambodia confirms an outbreak of bird flu at a farm on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.

　　Jan. 25, 2004--Indonesia discovers an outbreak of bird flu among chickens but has no evidence that the disease has spread to humans. Pakistan says 2 million chickens have died of a mild form of bird flu.

　　Jan. 26, 2004--Thailand confirms the death of a six-year-old boy, its first human death from bird flu.

　　Jan. 27, 2004--The bird flu virus kills ducks in southern parts of China, which begins a killing of 14,000 birds to stop the spread. The agriculture ministry in Laos confirms bird flu in the area around Vientiane(万象).

　　Jan. 30, 2004--China says tests confirm the H5N1 virus in Hubei and Hunan provinces as well as the southern region of Guangxi.

　　Feb. 1, 2004--China's state television reports five more areas with suspected cases of bird flu in poultry. The WHO says two sisters have died in Viet Nam after contracting bird flu and they may have caught the virus from their brother, who had also died.

　　Fed. 2, 2004--An 18 year-old person dies of bird flu in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing to nine the fatalities (死亡事件) in Viet Nam. A Thai woman dies of bird flu, taking that country's toll from the virus to three. The total number of fatalities stands at 12.

1．In how many countries and regions in Asia has bird flu broken out by Feb. 2, 2004?

[　　]

A．8.　　　　　　B．9.

C．10.　　　　　 D．11.

2．What does the underlined word“chronology”probably mean?

[　　]

A．A list of events in the order in which they happen.

B．A list of dates.

C．All kinds of bird flu.

D．A list of countries where bird flu has broken out.

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

[　　]

A．Three people died of bird flu in Thailand.

B．Nine people died of bird flu in Viet Nam.

C．Tests confirm the H5N1 Virus in eight areas in China.

D．Japan says it's the first time bird flu has broken out in the country.

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．Millions of chickens killed in Asia

B．Many people dying of bird flu in Asia

C．Scientists finding out the cause of bird flu

D．Bird flu spreading in Asia

　

第1节

Text 1

1. What is Anna doing now?

1. She’s eating. B. She’s coming back. C. She’s working.

Text 2

2. Where is Mr. Harding now?

A. He is in a meeting room. B. He is in a café.

C. He is having coffee in an unknown place.

Text 3

3. What does the man say about Sandra Harris?

A. She is in a house, but he has no idea where it is .

B. She will be back right now.

C. She is in a warehouse.

Text 4

4. How many countries have the branches of Goldstar Electric?

A. About 20. B. Over 120. C. More than 20.

Text 5

5. What is the business of the woman’s company?

A. About money. B. About traveling. C. About expresses.

第2节

Text 6

6. Where does the man work?

A. In Alcatel. B. In Arkansas. C. In Yalta.

7. Where is the headquarters of the company?

A. In Denmark. B. In Amsterdam. C. In Rotterdam.

8. In how many countries does the company have business?

A. 20.　　B. 22 .　　 C. 120.

Text 7

9. Where is Mr. Lee’s office?

A. Right at the corner. B. On the first floor. C. On the fourth floor.

10. How do you think the man had better go to Mr. Lee’s office?

A. By taking the lift. B. On foot.

C. By following another man along the corridor.

11. Who is Mr. Lee’s neighbour?

A. Miss Ho . B. Ms. Hong . C. Mrs. Hu .

Text 8

12. Who does the woman want to see?

A. A manager. B. An officer. C. A person called Parkinson.

13. Where is the room the woman wants to go to?

A. On the first floor. B. On the fourth floor. C. On the fifth floor.

14.On which side of the passage is Ms. Wong’s office?

A. On the left. B. At the end. C. At the end on the left.

Text 9

15. Who is Mr. Tan?

A. A marketing manager.

B. A man working in the marketing department.

C. A person working for the Marketing Company.

16. How can the woman find Mr. Tan’s office?

A. Go downstairs. B. Go upstairs.

C. Go downstairs and turn left.

17. What is opposite the conference room?

A. The dining room. B. Ms. Wong’s room.

C. Mr. Tan’s room.

Text 10

18. What is the woman in charge of?

A. Hiring and firing. B. Hiding and finding. C. Hanging and frying.

19. Why does she write the job description?

A. To advertise the company’s products.

B. To find new workers for the company.

C. To find new markets for the company.

20. What does the woman probably do if a man in the company is not fit for his job at all?

A. She probably asks him to go home at once.

B. She probably gives him one or two months’ notice.

C. She probably helps him to draw up a new working plan.