Our grand China tour will show you a different China !

But you are required to present a U.S. Passport as an American when entering China. For some important information on how to apply for a passport, see the following forms.

1.What is most probably talked about before this passage?

A. International travel information.

B. An introduction to a journey to China.

C. The great changes happening in China.

D. Matters needed to be dealt with before going to China.

2.You can apply for a U.S. passport by mail if you ____.

A. have never had a U.S. passport before

B. got your most recent U.S. passport 17 years ago

C. were 17 when you received your previous passport

D. changed your name after getting your passport last time

3.Before submitting Form DS-11, you should____.

A. fill in all information on the form

B. print the form on both sides of the paper

C. fill the form in either black or blue ink

D. make an appointment with a Passport Agency

4.If you don’t fill Form DS-11 clearly, ____.

A. you must get another form from your local Passport Agency and refill it

B. you should ask for advice from Tips for Americans Traveling Abroad

C. you may get a late reply from a Passport Agency

D. you must hand it in and explain it personally

Internet shopping is a new way of shopping. Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair. All you need is a computer which is  31  to the Internet. Shopping on the Internet is becoming   32   . In the United States, people  33  over US $ 2.5 billion on Internet Shopping in 2010. This figure is expected to   34  US $ 18 billion by the year 2012.
People can   35 for a variety of products on the Internet. Physical（物质的）products   36   items such as books, CDs, clothes and food. These types of products are the most common purchases through the Internet. You can also buy   37  products such as on-line news or magazine stories, or you can download computer    38  through the Internet. Services such as   39  airline tickets, reserving (预订) hotels or renting cars are also available on the Internet. You can also go shopping on the Internet for entertainment services and take part in on-line   40  .
Internet shopping offers a number of   41  for the shoppers. One of the most important advantages is   42  . You can shop whenever you like as the on-line shops are open 24 hours a day and you don’t have to   43  with other shoppers at the checkout counters. Secondly, it is easy to   44  what you are looking for on the Internet. Even out-of-print books may be ordered on line. Finally, it is often   45  to buy goods through the Internet, because you can pay less money for what you want than in a real supermarket.

Internet shopping is a new way of shopping. Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair. All you need is a computer which is  31  to the Internet. Shopping on the Internet is becoming   32   . In the United States, people  33  over US $ 2.5 billion on Internet Shopping in 2010. This figure is expected to   34  US $ 18 billion by the year 2012.

People can   35 for a variety of products on the Internet. Physical（物质的）products   36   items such as books, CDs, clothes and food. These types of products are the most common purchases through the Internet. You can also buy   37  products such as on-line news or magazine stories, or you can download computer    38  through the Internet. Services such as   39  airline tickets, reserving (预订) hotels or renting cars are also available on the Internet. You can also go shopping on the Internet for entertainment services and take part in on-line   40  .

Internet shopping offers a number of   41  for the shoppers. One of the most important advantages is   42  . You can shop whenever you like as the on-line shops are open 24 hours a day and you don’t have to   43  with other shoppers at the checkout counters. Secondly, it is easy to   44  what you are looking for on the Internet. Even out-of-print books may be ordered on line. Finally, it is often   45  to buy goods through the Internet, because you can pay less money for what you want than in a real supermarket.

Our grand China tour will show you a different China !
But you are required to present a U.S. Passport as an American when entering China. For some important information on how to apply for a passport, see the following forms.

【小题1】What is most probably talked about before this passage?

By the middle of the 19th century, newspapers were becoming the primary means of spreading and receiving information. The period between 1890 and 1920 is known as the “golden age” of print media.

Broadcast radio came onto the media scene in the 1920’s. Newspapers were forced to re-evaluate (重新评估) their role as society’s primary information provider. Like the new media technologies of today, the development of a low-cost, convenient media source produced results that radio would greatly affect the newspaper industry.

No sooner had newspapers adapted to radio than they were forced to re-evaluate themselves because of a new and more powerful medium: television. Between 1940 and 1990, newspaper sales in America dropped from one newspaper for every two adults to one for every three adults. Some newspapers, like USA Today, responded to the technological advancements by using color and the “short, quick and to the point” stories that are usually featured on television.

The technological revolution of today is creating new challenges and opportunities for traditional media. Never before has so much information been so accessible (可得到的) to so many. By the end of the 1990s, about 700 traditional media had websites; today there are thousands.

The amount and speed of information on the Internet is unparalleled, but it has not signalled the end of the newspaper’s existence （存在）. Newspapers in print remain a popular and powerful medium for the reporting and analysis of events that shape our lives. It is reported that one billion people in the world read a newspaper every day!

67. Radio had a great influence on the newspaper industry because _____.

A.   it was easier and cheaper to receive information by radio

B.    nobody supported the development of the newspaper industry

C.    newspapers were not a primary information provider any longer

D.    many people were too poor to buy newspapers in the early 20th century

68. USA Today is mentioned as an example to tell us _____.

A. it was a famous newspaper then

B. newspapers used some advantages of television

C. television was “short, quick and to the point”

D. television is a major means of media in the world

69. The underlined word “unparalleled” in the last paragraph means “_____”.

A. expected   B. considered   C. matchless  D. compared

70.  We can infer from this passage that _____.

A.   newspapers still play an important part in our life

B.     the “golden age” of print media refers to the 19th century

C.    radio took the place of newspapers completely in the 1920’s

D.    newspapers can never catch up with the modern means of media