After the hurricane, water and food were in short s_______ in the stricken areas. .

 

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SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999. Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and anything else that came up.

Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50 – meter butterfly in the Australian championships at Homebu Bay.

Gould, now a 47 – year – old mother of four, has announced she will be making a return to elite competition (顶级赛事) to swim the one event, having set a qualifying (合格的)time of 30. 32 seconds in winning gold at last year’s United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics.

Schipper, now a 17 – year – old girl from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics, yesterday recalled (回忆) her time with Gould five years ago.

“I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train.” Schipper explained. “It seemed as if we had long been good friends. I don’t know why. We just started talking and it went from there.”

“She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She old us stories about what it was like at big meets like Olympics and what it was like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting.”

Next time, things will be more serious: “I will still be swimming in the 50 m butterfly at the nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould.” said Schipper, who burst onto the scene at last year’s national championships with second places in the 100 m and 200 butterfly.

46．What is the passage mainly about?

A．Stories happening in swimming competitions.

B．Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds.

C．Lessons learned from international swimming championships.

D．Friendship and competition between two swimmers.

47．Gould and Schipper are going to____________.

A．talk about sport and life          B．go back to elite competition

C．set a qualifying time and win gold  D．take part in the same sports event

48．Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was____________.

A．15     B．17     C．22     D．30

49．The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph probably refers to         .

A．the Olympics          B．the youth camp

C．the friendship          D．the Australian team

50．What Schipper said showed that she___________.

A．was no longer Gould’s friend         B．had learned a lot from Gould

C．was not interested in Gould’s stories      D．would not like to compete against Gould

 

 

         Are you a problem shopper? The answer is “Yes”, if you or someone else thinks that you sometimes get carried away with shopping. In other words, do you or does someone else think you are occupied in extreme shopping ? If people have regrets later about their shopping, or have an “out-of-control” feeling about the quantities of what they buy or the amount of credit they use, they may be considered to be problem shoppers.

         Extreme shopping can lead to a more serious problem –addictive shopping.  Addictive shoppers feel driven by the desire to shop and spend money. They experience great tension which drives them to shop and spend money and they feel a “rush” during the time they are occupied with the shopping activity.

         Extreme or addictive shopping may result from long-time unpleasant feelings, of which anxiety, pain and shame are common ones,. When we feel bad inside, we often do something to make ourselves feel better.  In this case, we often go shopping.

         A few people shop to relieve their boredom or emptiness. For some people, the motivation is a desire for status, power, beauty or success. Some love to shop as it makes them feel valued in the eyes of the shop assistants. Others shop simply because it makes them forget, at least temporarily, tension, fear or unhappiness in their life.

         Besides, shopping malls are designed to encourage continual shopping. For instance, there are some malls where you can’t see clocks displaying the time because they don’t want you to become too aware of the time you spend there. What’s more, food courts, coffee shops and restrooms are provided, so you don’t have to leave the mall because of your physical needs.

         Therefore, once you become aware of how market forces work, you will certainly come to control your shopping behavior. For example, how much time you will spend and what areas you will visit can be decided before you enter the mall. Keep a written account of what items you will buy and how much money you will spend. Make a plan for what you are going to buy before you feel the urge to shop and then stick to it. That is vital for gaining self-control.

1．Which of the following people may not be problem shoppers?

         A．Those who cannot control the amount of credit they use.

         B．Those who just walk around the shopping malls.

         C．Those who are occupied in too much shopping.

         D．Those who feel sorry for their shopping.

2．According to the passage, what may not result in addictive shopping?

         A．The awareness of how market forces work.

         B．The desire for status, power, beauty or success.

         C．Boredom, emptiness, tension, fear or unhappiness in people’s life.

         D．Long-time bad feelings of anxiety, pain and shame.

3．What does the author suggest to control our shopping behaviour?

         A．Never going to the shopping malls because there are many tricks.

         B．Applying for a credit card before we go shopping.

         C．Making the shopping time as short as possible.

         D．Making a shopping list before we go shopping.

4．The author writes this passage to      .

         A．inform the shopping malls how to attract more shoppers

         B．provide solutions to the problem shopping.

         C．scold the problem shoppers

         D．tell a shopping story

 

From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax (放松) and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies; others take part in sports. It depends on individual interests. There are many different ways to spend our spare time.

Almost everyone has some kinds of hobbies. It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money; others are valuable only to their owners.

I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare (稀有的) fifty-cent piece worth $250! He was very happy about his buying and thought the price was reasonable (合理的). On the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt (怀疑) if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are very valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection.

That’s what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.

1.The underlined word “individual” in the first paragraph most probably means____ .

A．different

B．strange

C．secret

D．one's own

2.In the writer's opinion, ____.

A．all hobbies are very expensive	B．some hobbies don't cost anything
C．hobbies are worthless	D．hobbies are valuable to everybody

3.Something that one enjoys doing in one's spare time is a____ .

A．job

B．pleasure

C．hobby

D．habit

 

Prince Charles yesterday promised to reduce the royal impact on the environment through sweeping changes to his personal lifestyle and official schedule. The prince will replace carbon-heavy private jets and helicopters with scheduled flights and train services.

The move came as Prince Charles urged business leaders to publish the environmental pact of their activities.

He said, “Few accountants and business decision-makers ask, ‘How much of our critical natural resource is left? How many miles of polar ice cap has our business helped melt this year? By how many inches have we raised sea levels? How many species have we put at risk? How many homes will be flooded, how many people will die of thirst or starvation because of our activities? ’ These are not comfortable questions, but, by God, they need to be asked. ”

He added, “At the moment these costs do not appear in anyone’s books… Yet they are real, they are incurred now and in a relatively short time, the damage being caused may be beyond remedy. ” He said the world was “running up the biggest global credit card debt in history, but with little or no thought for how the bill will ever be paid”.

Flanked by the prime minister and business and community leaders at St James’ Palace, the prince said his new “accounting for sustainability” project would give consumers the power to choose products that caused less damage to the planet.

Duchy Originals, the prince’s food company, is taking steps to work out how much carbon dioxide and other green-house gases are emitted in growing, processing and distributing its products. The changes to the prince’s travel arrangements announced yesterday are part of a wider review of the carbon footprint associated with activities at all three of his residences. Clarence House in London, Highgrove and Birkhall on the Balmorals estate(庄园), as well as the activities of his 21 personal and 105 full-time staff. Measures include a review of electricity use, commuter and other staff travel and are intended to identify further reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. The review will report in June , when Clarence House will announce annual targets to reduce carbon emission.

1.How does Prince Charles feel about business leaders in terms of environmental protection?

A. Dissatisfied.       B. Disappointed.       

C. Doubtful.            D. Impatient.

2.In response to Prince Charles’ calls, Duchy Originals will ______.

A. make as much green food as possible     

B. cut down its cost

C. figure out its greenhouse gas emission      

D. continue its greenhouse gas emission

3.The underlined phrase in paragraph 4 probably refers to ______.

A. the great amount of waste produced by industry 

B. the great damage caused to the environment

C. the great amount of debts of the royal family  

 D. the high cost of industry in their producing process

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

A. Prince Charles promised Greener Royal Lifestyle  

B. Better Late than Never

C. Prince Charles and His Concern for Environment 

D. The Royal Family Has a Role to Play in Environment Protection