Which of the following statements is true?

A. Confucius’s Analects is like KFC or McDonalds in China now.

B. 19-year-old Zhang was angry because a hacker stole his “gold”.

C. The Trojan is a new online game.           

D. The garden is run by a university.

We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. there are four gardens in Roger Williams Park Botanical Center.

B. No one likes Yu Dan’s explanation of Confucius’s Analects.

C. Yu Dan won’t show up on CCTV any more for explanations of Confucius’s Analects.

D. Some people make money by stealing online gamers’ game credits and selling them.

Where is Roger Williams Park?

A. It’s in England.                      B. It’s in Providence.    

C. It’s in a botanical center.               D. It’s in a famous zoo.

You are very likely to read the passage in ______.

A. a biology textbook    B. a fashion magazine    C. a newspaper       D. a book review

1.Which of the following statements is true?

A. Confucius’s Analects is like KFC or McDonalds in China now.

B. 19-year-old Zhang was angry because a hacker stole his “gold”.

C. The Trojan is a new online game.                 

D. The garden is run by a university.

2. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. there are four gardens in Roger Williams Park Botanical Center.

B. No one likes Yu Dan’s explanation of Confucius’s Analects.

C. Yu Dan won’t show up on CCTV any more for explanations of Confucius’s Analects.

D. Some people make money by stealing online gamers’ game credits and selling them.

3. Where is Roger Williams Park?

A. It’s in England.                            B. It’s in Providence.       

C. It’s in a botanical center.                    D. It’s in a famous zoo.

4. You are very likely to read the passage in ______.

A. a biology textbook       B. a fashion magazine     C. a newspaper        D. a book review

     Ten Chinese PhD students are demanding that Beijing Normal University Professor Yu Dan be away from her television show on CCTV 10. They argue that her on-air explanations of Confucius's Analects (《论语》) are "incorrect and misleading".

     Yu is known for explaining Confucius's Analects to a TV audience, But some complain that her explanations are unfaithful to Chinese tradition.

      But Yu doesn't seem to worry too much about her critics, saying, "It's a matter of personal choice. Some like KFC, while others like McDonalds."

     STEALING some online gamer's password might seem less harmful than credit card theft. It does keep the victim from wearing himself out all night playing. But it is not all that nice, says 19-year-old Zhang Qiwen, in Shanghai.

      Last August, Zhang accidentally downloaded a Trojan while playing Warcraft. The Trojan is a type of virus used by hackers to steal people's passwords. Overnight the Trojan transferred all the "gold" (game credits) from Zhang's private account to an unknown account. Zhaug hopes the police will find and punish the thief, who can also pocket some cash since the stolen "gold" can go on sale online.

     New England's largest indoor public garden has opened here in a historic park, and officials expect it to become a center for learning about plants as well as a top attraction for visitors.

     The glass-walled Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, which opened March 2. offers a tropical garden, an orchid garden, and a Mediterranean room with a collection of citrus trees, The center also has two classrooms and will offer gardening classes provided by the University of Rhode Island.

     Roger Williams Park, named for the city's 17th-century founder, also has a zoo. The park already attracts more than 2 million visitors a year, and Providence Mayor David Cicilline said that he expects the new center will attract more and more visitors to Providence.

64. Which of the following statements is true?

    A. Confucius's Analects is like KFC or McDonalds in China now.

    B. 19-year-old Zhang was angry because a hacker stole his "gold"

    C. The Trojan is a new online game.

D. The garden is run by a university.

65. We can learn from the passages that _________

    A. there are four gardens in Roger Williams Park Botanical Center.

    B. No one likes Yu Dan's explanation of Confucius' Analects.

    C. Yu Dan won't show up on CCTV any more for explanations of Confucius's Analects

    D. now some people make money by stealing online gamers' game credits and selling them

66. Where is Roger Williams Park?

    A. It's in England. B. It's in Providence. C. It's in a botanical center. D. It's in a famous zoo.

67. You are very likely to read the passages in _________.

    A. a biology textbook B. a fashion magazine C. a newspaper D. a book review

Ten Chinese PhD students are demanding that Beijing Normal University Professor Yu Dan be away from her television show on CCTV10. They argue that her on-air explanations of Confucius’s Analects (孔子《论语》) are “incorrect and misleading”.
Yu is known for explaining Confucius’s Analects to a TV audience. But some complain that her explanations are unfaithful to Chinese tradition.
But Yu doesn’t seem to worry too much about her critics, saying, “It’s a matter of personal choice. Some like KFC, while others like McDonalds.”
 
   STEALING some online gamer’s password might seem less harmful than credit card theft. It does keep the victim from wearing himself out all night playing. But it is not all that nice, says 19-year-old Zhang Qiwen, in Shanghai.
Last August, Zhang accidentally downloaded a Trojan while playing Warcraft. The Trojan is a type of virus used by hackers to steal people’s passwords. Overnight the Trojan transferred all the “gold” (game credits) from Zhang’s private account to an unknown account. Zhang hopes the police will find and punish the thief, who can also pocket some cash since the stolen “gold” can go on sale online.
 
   New England’s largest indoor public garden has opened here in a historic park, and officials expect it to become a center for learning about plants as well as a top attraction for visitors.
The glass-walled Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, which opened on March 2, offers a tropical garden, an orchid garden, and a Mediterranean room with a collection of citrus trees. The center also has two classrooms and will offer gardening classes provided by the University of Rhode Island.
Roger Williams Park, named for the city’s 17th-century founder, also has a zoo. The park already attracts more than 2 million visitors a year, and Providence Mayor David Cicilline said that he expects the new center will attract more and more visitors to Providence.

1. 1.

   Which of the following statements is true?

   1. A.
      Confucius’s Analects is like KFC or McDonalds in China now.
   2. B.
      19-year-old Zhang was angry because a hacker stole his “gold”.
   3. C.
      The Trojan is a new online game.
   4. D.
      The garden is run by a university.
2. 2.

   We can learn from the passage that ______.

   1. A.
      there are four gardens in Roger Williams Park Botanical Center.
   2. B.
      No one likes Yu Dan’s explanation of Confucius’s Analects.
   3. C.
      Yu Dan won’t show up on CCTV any more for explanations of Confucius’s Analects.
   4. D.
      Some people make money by stealing online gamers’ game credits and selling them.
3. 3.

   Where is Roger Williams Park?

   1. A.
      It’s in England.
   2. B.
      It’s in Providence.
   3. C.
      It’s in a botanical center.
   4. D.
      It’s in a famous zoo.
4. 4.

   You are very likely to read the passage in ______.

   1. A.
      a biology textbook
   2. B.
      a fashion magazine
   3. C.
      a newspaper
   4. D.
      a book review

My mother, Marisol Torres, came with her family to Australia in the early 1960s. Then my parents’ marriage ended and Mum began the study of precious stones. Her interest in opals (猫眼石) took her to the New South Wales remote town of Lightning Ridge. There were no luxuries (奢华的享受), but she was closer to nature and had a chance to find black opals and make some money.

My mother was beautiful with dark hair and brown eyes, but she was also quiet and shy. Early in the Ridge years, she kept to herself, but later, she started going to the neighbourhood centre to make friends.

It was her dream to mine, but her get-rich-quick thinking was unrealistic. She was cheated and she was never very successful. But she kept a sense of humour and a charming smile.

Then, just as friendships began to blossom, she was diagnosed with cancer and had to return south for treatment. She had the intention of cooking Spanish food as special treat for her Ridge friends, but died too soon. In her honour, my aunt, Marisa, and I fulfilled her desire when we visited the Ridge in March last year.

People who mine the Ridge come from a cross section of society, from lawyers to travels. Looks don’t mean much: it can be hard to tell who is millionaire and who is poor. Opals attracted Sebastian and Hanna Deisenberger to Lightning Ridge. They planned a two-year stay, but became permanent residents.

Then there’s Neil Schellnegger, 45, who moved to the area with his parents when he was a child. He lives with his son, Luke. Luke is a shy 19-year-old boy who enjoys helping his dad. They haven’t had much luck over the past couple of years, but their passion for opals conquers disappointment. They love the peaceful lifestyle.

Danny Hatcher, 38, is a second-generation miner and president of the Lightning Ridge Miners’ Association. He is an optimistic man, driven by the desire to find the perfect opal. “It’s magic,” he explains. “Once you start opal mining you don’t want to do anything else… There is always the potential for finding a million dollars. Nothing beats it.”

It’s a place where dreams --- spiritual or material --- can be fulfilled; a place, for one last bet in life.

1.What made the author’s mother go to Lightning Ridge?

A．The luxurious life there.                  B．Her new marriage there.

C．Her interest in opals.                     D．Her passion for nature. .

2.After the author’s mother died, she fulfilled her desire by __________.

A．treating her mother’s Ridge friends with Spanish food

B．writing a biography about her whole life

C．decorating her house in Lightning Ridge

D．finding a lot of black opals in Lightning Ridge

3.We know from the passage that _________.

A．the rich and the poor can be distinguished by their looks

B．Luke is a successful miner, just like his father

C．Sebastian is planning to leave Lightning Ridge

D．Danny Hatcher’s parents were miners in Lightning Ridge

4.Lightning Ridge is a place where dreams can be fulfilled because __________.

A．there are precious stones and life is peaceful

B．there are people from all walks of life

C．there are rich people who can help poor people

D．there is a lot of gold hidden in the ground

5.What is the author’s purpose of giving Neil Schellnegger and Danny Hatcher as examples?

A．To show the magic power of opal mining.

B．To tell people it isn’t always hard to mine opals.

C．To warn people not to take up this kind of job.

D．To persuade people to look for more resources for the country.