Maintaining (维持) peace and stability of the South China Sea and the East China Sea will certainly ____ a more prosperous Asian-Pacific area.

A. contribute to                  B. respond to                       C. belong to                         D. appeal to

The Diaoyu islands, in the East China Sea between China and Japan, _______ to China since ancient times.

TOKYO - Japan is considering plans to calm tensions（紧张）with China by acknowledging(承认) Chinese claims to the disputed islands in the East China Sea, while maintaining its own position, Kyodo News cited sources as saying on Tuesday.
The report said that the plans would allow Japan, without changing its long-held position, to compromise a little with China, which has called on Tokyo to acknowledge the existence(存在) of a dispute（冲突）over the Chinese Diaoyu Islands, referred to as Senkaku Islands in Japan.
Japan has refused to rescind its recent purchase（购买） in mid-September of three of the five Diaoyu islands from a so-called private Japanese owner, which the government says was meant to maintain（继续）the uninhabited islands in a stable manner, despite China's strong protest.
It remains uncertain, however, whether China would be encouraged by the Japanese step to improve the tensioned ties, said Kyodo.
【小题1】The passage may come from___________.

TOKYO - Japan is considering plans to calm tensions（紧张）with China by acknowledging(承认) Chinese claims to the disputed islands in the East China Sea, while maintaining its own position, Kyodo News cited sources as saying on Tuesday.

The report said that the plans would allow Japan, without changing its long-held position, to compromise a little with China, which has called on Tokyo to acknowledge the existence(存在) of a dispute（冲突）over the Chinese Diaoyu Islands, referred to as Senkaku Islands in Japan.

Japan has refused to rescind its recent purchase（购买） in mid-September of three of the five Diaoyu islands from a so-called private Japanese owner, which the government says was meant to maintain（继续）the uninhabited islands in a stable manner, despite China's strong protest.

It remains uncertain, however, whether China would be encouraged by the Japanese step to improve the tensioned ties, said Kyodo.

1.The passage may come from___________.

A．a magazine        B．a newspaper       C．a textbook         D．a map

2.From the passage we can know________.

A．Japan will give in.

B．China is against Japan’s purchase of Diaoyu islands.

C．The problem between China and Japan has been settled.

D．China is the owner of Diaoyu islands.

3.What does the underlined word mean?

A．agree            B．give up           C．compete          D．change

4.What is the writer’s attitude?

A．He supports China.                      B．He supports Japan.

C．He doesn’t have his own attitude.          D．He dare not show his attitude.

第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断;如无错误,在该行右边横线上面一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。原行没有错的不要改。
Taiwan lies on the west of the Pacific Ocean. North of it lies                      76._________
the East China Sea or southwest of it lies the South Sea. The                          77__________
Taiwan Straits separate Taiwan from Fujian. Taiwan is the                            78._________
large island in China. It has an area of about 36,000 square                          79._________
kilometers and it has a population of over 20,000,000. It’s rich                             80._________
in natural resources. Bananas, rice, tea but so on are famous                         81._________
all over the world. Its scenery is too beautiful and its climate                        82._________
is so pleasant that travelers throughout world come for a visit.                        83._________
Taiwan had been a part of China since ancient times.                                     84._________
Most people of the island who came from Fujian and Guangdong.                  85._________