52.The passage probably appears in______.

A. a textbook　 B. a newspaper　 C. a research magazine　 D. a guide

答案　 DBAB

Passage 44

(湖北省黄冈市黄州区一中2010届高三第二次月考)

B

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51. We can learn from the text that　　　 .

　 A. OU courses are popular in Britain

　 B. money for learning must be paid off at one time

　 C. we can't telephone the university during the night

　 D. people can't be employed without finishing OU courses

50. As a student of the Open University, you don't need to　　　 .

　 A. have a power of learning　　　　　　　　 B. have lessons all the time at the university

　 C. choose which course to learn　　　　　　 D. pay any money for your study

49. The purpose of this passage is to 　　　　.

　 A. investigate English learning　　　　　 B. set Open University

　 C. sell books　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. attract students

68. How many days later was the last missing miner’s body found?

　　 A. Five days later　　　　 B. Four days later

C. Six days later　　　　　 D. One day later

答案　 ACBC

Passage 43

(河北省正定中学2010届高三上学期第五次月考)

C

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67. How much money could each family of the dead miners get according to the last paragraph?

A. 102,600 yuan　　　　　　　

B. a one-off 302,600 yuan

C. 708 yuan a month　　　　　

D. 200,000yuan

66. How many miners were killed in the accident?

　 A. 420　　 B. 528　　 C. 108　　 D. 59

65. What caused the coal mine blast?

　　 A. Poor management and inadequate safety precautions.

　　 B. The coal miners.

　　 C. Safety officials and investigators.

　　 D. The investigation authority.

59. When you are talking with the Employment Adviser, you’ d better　　　　 .

　　　 A. change your ideas of jobs when necessary

　　　 B. stick to your first idea of jobs

　　　 C. not talk about payment for work

　　　 D. talk about your own interest

答案　 BBDA

Passage 42

(浙江省慈溪中学2010届高三第二次月考)

(B)

Rescuers on Friday found the corpse of the last miner missing in the coal mine blast in northeast China, bringing the death toll to 108, the investigation authority said.

The body was recovered at about 4 p.m. Friday in the debris of a shaft at the Xinxing Coal Mine in Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province, said Zhang Jinguan, spokesman of the investigation team of the fatal accident.

The searching efforts had come to an end and workers were clearing up the mine shaft, said Zhang.

The blast ripped through the mine under the state-owned Heilongjiang Longmei Mining Holding Group's subsidiary in Hegang Saturday afternoon. A total of 528 miners were working underground when the blast happened, and 420 escaped from the scene.

Safety officials and investigators have blamed poor management and inadequate safety precautions for the coal mine blast.

By Thursday, relatives of 59 miners killed in the blast had signed compensation agreements with the mining company.

According to the compensation scheme, each family of the dead miner could get 102,600 yuan ($15,024) in allowances plus a compensation package of either a one-off 200,000 yuan payment, or a long-term scheme of 708 yuan a month for the spouse and 531 yuan a month for parents and children.

(Xinhua News Agency November 27, 2009)

58. Unemployment people can actually claim benefit from　　　　 .

　　　 A. the Job Centre

　　　 B. both the Job Centre and the Unemployment Office

　　　 C. all the Unemployment Offices

　　　 D. the local Unemployment Offices