News 1

A big surprise! Mo Yan has become the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature(文学). When he heard the news, he said he was overjoyed and scared. But do you know Mo Yan is a pen name that means “Don’t Speak”? His real name is Guan Moye.

News 2

There is a new “star” in the sky! On October 25th, 2012, China successfully sent another satellite(卫星) into space in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. It was the 16th satellite of the Beidou system. It will start providing navigation(导航) services for China by the end of this year. In all, the system will have 35 satellites.

News 3

Have you heard that crazy new song “Gangnam Style”? It’s blowing up right now! Now it is the No. 1 song on iTunes in more than 30 countries. That song is everywhere. It’s online! It’s on TV! It’s on the radio! You can’t escape Gangnam Style!

News 4

Hurricane(飓风) Sandy, one of the biggest storms hit the USA on October 29th, 2012. The strong wind and heavy rain killed at least 113 people. The storm caused long hours power outages(停电).

(     ) 56. Mo Yan is the _______ Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A. first              B. second            C. third            D. fourth

(     ) 57. Which of the following about the new “star” is TRUE?

A. It was sent up at the beginning of 2012.  

B. It was the 17th satellite of the Beidou system.

C. It was sent up in southeast China’s Sichuan Province.

D. It will start providing navigation services.

(     ) 58. The underlined phrase “blow up” means ______________ in Chinese.

A. 爆炸          B. 发怒             C. 流行          D. 打气

(     ) 59. You can enjoy “Gangnam Style” __________________.

 A. On TV.    B. On the Internet.         C. On the radio.     D. All the above.

(     ) 60. At least 113 people died because of ______________.

A. the snowstorm                             B. the hurricane on October 29th

C. the earthquake in the USA          D. the thunder and lightning

News 1

A big surprise! Mo Yan has become the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature(文学). When he heard the news, he said he was overjoyed and scared. But do you know Mo Yan is a pen name that means “Don’t Speak”? His real name is Guan Moye.

News 2

There is a new “star” in the sky! On October 25th, 2012, China successfully sent another satellite(卫星) into space in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. It was the 16th satellite of the Beidou system. It will start providing navigation(导航) services for China by the end of this year. In all, the system will have 35 satellites.

News 3

Have you heard that crazy new song “Gangnam Style”? It’s blowing up right now! Now it is the No. 1 song on iTunes in more than 30 countries. That song is everywhere. It’s online! It’s on TV! It’s on the radio! You can’t escape Gangnam Style!

(　　 ) 56. Mo Yan is the _______ Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A. first 　　 　B. second　 　C. third　　　　　　　　 D. fourth

(　　 ) 57.When Mo Yan heard the news ,he was very______.

A. happy and scared　 B. worried　 C. comfortable D. enjoyable and unforgetful　　　

(　　 ) 58. Which of the following about the new “star” is TRUE?

A. It was sent up at the beginning of 2012.　

B. It was the 17th satellite of the Beidou system.

C. It was sent up in southeast China’s Sichuan Province.

D. It will start providing navigation services.

(　　 ) 59. “Gangnam Style” that is blowing up right now is ______.

A. a popular novel B. a crazy new song C. a latest picture　 D. a beautiful scene

(　　 ) 60. You can enjoy “Gangnam Style” __________________.

A. On TV. 　　　　　　 B. On the Internet.　　　　 C. On the radio. 　 D. All the above.

News 1

A big surprise! Mo Yan has become the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature(文学). When he heard the news, he said he was overjoyed and scared. But do you know Mo Yan is a pen name that means “Don’t Speak”? His real name is Guan Moye.

News 2

There is a new “star” in the sky! On October 25th, 2012, China successfully sent another satellite(卫星) into space in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. It was the 16th satellite of the Beidou system. It will start providing navigation(导航) services for China by the end of this year. In all, the system will have 35 satellites.

News 3

Have you heard that crazy new song “Gangnam Style”? It’s blowing up right now! Now it is the No. 1 song on iTunes in more than 30 countries. That song is everywhere. It’s online! It’s on TV! It’s on the radio! You can’t escape Gangnam Style!

(　　 ) 56. Mo Yan is the _______ Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A. first 　　 　B. second　 　C. third　　　　　　　　 D. fourth

(　　 ) 57.When Mo Yan heard the news ,he was very______.

A. happy and scared　 B. worried　 C. comfortable D. enjoyable and unforgetful　　　

(　　 ) 58. Which of the following about the new “star” is TRUE?

A. It was sent up at the beginning of 2012.　

B. It was the 17th satellite of the Beidou system.

C. It was sent up in southeast China’s Sichuan Province.

D. It will start providing navigation services.

(　　 ) 59. “Gangnam Style” that is blowing up right now is ______.

A. a popular novel B. a crazy new song C. a latest picture　 D. a beautiful scene

(　　 ) 60. You can enjoy “Gangnam Style” __________________.

A. On TV. 　　　　　　 B. On the Internet.　　　　 C. On the radio. 　 D. All the above.

Brazil (巴西) is the greatest football nation in the world. There are 100 million Brazilians (巴西人). How many of them are football fans? 100 million! All of them think that they know all about football. This makes life very difficult for the Brazilian team manager. When things go badly for the Brazilian team, the newspaper would demand (要求) that the team manager should leave his job. “If we win, they put me in heaven (天堂),” as a manager once said, “If we lose, they put me in hell (地狱).”

You can’t escape football in Brazil. There are football matches on every street and beach. On television, the results of the football matches come before the main news programs. There are six television channels in Rio de Janeiro. On Sundays each channel shows a different football match.

Brazil is not the richest country in the world, but the government spends huge sums of money on football. It cost more than one billion pounds to prepare for the 1978 World Cup. That’s 10 pounds for every Brazilian man, woman, and child. And many Brazilians don’t earn as much as 10 pounds a week. Is it worth it?

“Brazil must have a great football team,” says one journalist. “If it costs one billion pounds, that’s all right. If the government doesn’t give a good football team, then it will become unpopular. Football is more than a game in Brazil.”

Football is more than a game in Brazil. This is certainly true in its largest city, Sao Paulo. The most popular team is Corinthians. Corinthians’ fans are the most loyal (忠实的) and emotional in Brazil. When Corinthians win, production in the Sao Paulo car factories increases by fifteen per cent. When they lose, it drops. At one time Corinthians won the national championship for the first time. For four days fans danced and sang in the streets.

74. In Brazil the number of football fans and its population are __________.

A. the same       B. less                   C. more           D. 100 billion

75. Life for __________ is no easy, for he will be put in hell if the football team loses.

A. a football fan      B. any government official          C. the Brazilian team manager     D. a football player

76. It is the __________ that come before the main news programs on television.

A. football matches                   B. results of football matches

C. football matches on the streets           D. football matches on the beaches

77. The government spent __________ in preparing for the 1978 World Cup though the country was not rich.

A. one billion dollars      B. one million pounds      C. one billion pounds      D. one million RMB

78. Football is more than a game in Brazil. The underlined sentence means “In Brazil __________.”

A. people like football very much     B. there is something else in football

C. people are keen on competition    D. football has influences (影响) on the politics and economy of the nation

79. The best title of the passage is __________.

A. Brazilians and Football            B. Brazilians’ Way of Life

C. Football and Income             D. Football and Government