In North America, people are always in __31__...

In North America, people are always in __31______ hurry. Children have special lessons or sports activities __32________ school. Parents often work late and ___33________ get home until 7 or 8 o’clock at night. Most North American families don’t have time to prepare a meal. That is __34_________ fast food is so popular in North America. People _____35_____ about 40% of their dollars on fast food.

People usually buy fast food from restaurant chains such as Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, or KFC,__ 36______ they can enjoy pizza, sandwiches, fried chicken, and so on. Fast food saves work and time, but it is not __37_________ (nutrition).

Fast food is popular in many countries. American fast-food companies now have restaurants all over the world. But not __38________ is happy about the spread(扩展) of North American fast food. A group of people in Italy want to fight __39_______ the spread of American fast food. They don’t like the idea of more fast food chains __40__________(open) restaurants in their country.

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XIANGNING, Shanxi - The number of people trapped underground after a coal mine flooding in north China's Shanxi Province was revised -- for a second time -- to 153 from 123, rescuers said late Sunday night.

Investigations showed that 261 workers were in the pit of Wangjialing Coal Mine under construction when underground water gushed in at about 1:40 pm. Of them, 108 were lifted safely to the ground while 153 others trapped in the shaft, according to the rescue headquarters.

Most of the trapped are migrant workers from Shanxi, Hebei, Hunan and Guizhou provinces," a rescuer said.

The exact number of people trapped is still being checked.

Soon after the accident happened, the Shanxi Provincial Work Safety Administration and the Shanxi Provincial Emergency Affairs Office said 152 people were trapped underground, but officials later changed the figure to 123.

Rescuers are struggling to save the trapped people, and local authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.

President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao ordered local authorities to spare no effort to save the trapped while guarding against secondary accidents.

Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang rushed to the site late Sunday to oversee the search and rescue operation.

The mine, sitting astride Xiangning County of Linfen City and Hejin City of Yuncheng City, covers about 180 square kilometers.

The mining zone boasts more than 2.3 billion tonnes of coal reserves, including nearly 1.04 billion tonnes of proved reserves, according to the company's official website.It is now under infrastructure construction and is expected to produce 6 million tonnes of coal annually once put into operation.

The mine, affiliated to the state-owned Huajin Coking Coal Co. Ltd., is a major project approved by the provincial government.

1.At least how many people were trapped underground according to the latest report?

2.Most of the worked trapped are from __________. Which of the following answers is WRONG?

3.What’s the cause of this accident?

4.According to the passage, which of the following statement is right? _________

A. The local authorities fully support the rescue work

B. Vice premier Zhang Dejiang rushed to the site early Sunday to oversee the search

C. The Wangjialing Coal Mine can produce 6 million tonnes of coal each year now

D．The coal mine is a major project approved by the country.

40. What’s the best title of the passage?_________

A. Number of people trapped in China colliery(煤矿) flooding revised to 153

B．The Wangjiajing Coal Mine

C．Rescue work

D. Who are to blame?

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Winter begins in the north on December 22nd. People and animals have been doing what they always do to prepare for the cold months. Squirrels, for example, have been busy gathering nuts from trees. Well, scientists have been busy gathering information about what the squirrels do with the food they collect.

They examined differences between red squirrels and gray squirrels in the American state of Indiana. The scientists wanted to know how these differences could affect the growth of black walnut trees. The black walnut is the nut of choice for both kinds of squirrels. The black walnut tree is also a central part of some hardwood forests.

Rob Swihart of Purdue University did the study with Jake Goheen, a former Purdue student now at the University of New Mexico. The two researchers estimate that several times as many walnuts grow when gathered by gray squirrels as compared to red squirrels. Gray squirrels and red squirrels do not store nuts and seeds in the same way. Gray squirrels bury nuts one at a time in a number of places. But they seldom remember where they buried every nut. So some nuts remain in the ground. Conditions are right for them to develop and grow in the following spring. Red squirrels, however, store large groups of nuts above ground. Professor Swihart calls “death traps for seeds”.

Gray squirrels are native to Indiana. But Professor Swihart says their numbers began to decrease as more forests were cut for agriculture. Red squirrels began to spread through the state during the past century.

The researchers say red squirrels are native to forests that stay green all year, unlike walnut trees. They say the cleaning of forest land for agriculture has helped red squirrels invade Indiana. Jake Goheen calls them a sign of an environmental problem more than a cause.

1.The study done by Rob Swihart and Jake Goheen is to ________.

A. find out the living conditions for squirrels

B. do something to get rid of squirrels

C. save the forests in the American state of Indiana

D. learn squirrels’ influence on black walnut trees

2. The difference between gray squirrels and red squirrels mainly lies in ________.

A. the way they store the walnuts

B. the way they gather the walnut

C. the number of the nuts they can collect

D. the fact that the gray squirrels have a bad memory

3. When Professor Swihart says “death traps for seeds”, he actually means that ________.

A. red squirrels eat more nuts than gray squirrels

B. nuts above the ground will not develop into plants

C. gray squirrels and red squirrels will have severe fights

D. seeds can be traps for other animals in the forest

4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Gray squirrels do more harm to the forest than red squirrels.

B. Red squirrels and gray squirrels have helped the spread of walnut trees.

C. Human beings should bear some responsibility for the decreasing number of gray squirrels.

D. The cleaning of forest land benefits gray squirrels directly.

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Winter begins in the north on December 22nd. People and animals have been doing what they always do to prepare for the colder months. Squirrels (松鼠), for example, have been busy gathering nuts from trees. Well, scientists have been busy gathering information about what the squirrels do with the food they collect.

They examined differences between red squirrels and gray squirrels in the American state of Indiana. The scientists wanted to know how these differences could affect the growth of black walnut (黑胡桃) trees. The black walnut is the nut of choice for both kinds of squirrels. The black walnut tree is also a central part of some hardwood forests.

Rob Swihart of Purdue University did the study with Jake Goheen, a former Purdue student now at the University of New Mexico. The two researchers estimate that several times as many walnuts grow when gathered by gray squirrels as compared to red squirrels. Gray squirrels and red squirrels do not store nuts and seeds in the same way. Gray squirrels bury nuts one at a time in a number of places. But they seldom remember where they buried every nut. So some nuts remain in the ground. Conditions are right for them to develop and grow the following spring. Red squirrels, however, store large groups of nuts above ground. Professor Swihart calls “death traps for seeds”.

Gray squirrels are native to Indiana. But Professor Swihart says their numbers began to decrease as more forests were cut for agriculture. Red squirrels began to spread through the state during the past century.

The researchers say red squirrels are native to forests that stay green all year, unlike walnut trees. They say the cleaning of forest land for agriculture has helped red squirrels invade Indiana. Jake Goheen calls them a sign of an environmental problem more than a cause.

1.The study done by Rob Swihart and Jake Goheen is to ________.

A．find out the living conditions for squirrels

B．learn squirrels’influence on black walnut trees

C．do something to get rid of squirrels

D．save the forests in the American state of Indiana

2.The difference between gray squirrels and red squirrels mainly lies in ________.

A．the way they gather the walnut

B．the time they have winter sleep

C．the place they have winter sleep

D．the place they store the walnuts

3.Professor Swihart’s study shows that________.

A．red squirrels eat more nuts than gray squirrels

B．gray squirrels and red squirrels will have severe fights

C．red squirrel’s way to store nuts stops nuts growing.

D．black walnuts are harmful to other animals

4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．The black walnut is equally attractive to both gray and red squirrels.

B．Gray squirrels do more harm to the forest than red squirrels.

C．Red squirrels and gray squirrels have helped the spread of walnut trees.

D．The cleaning of forest land benefits red squirrels directly.

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Winter begins in the north on December 22nd. People and animals have been doing what they always do to prepare for the cold months. Squirrels, for example, have been busy gathering nuts from trees. Well, scientists have been busy gathering information about what the squirrels do with the food they collect.

They examined differences between red squirrels and gray squirrels in the American state of Indiana. The scientists wanted to know how these differences could affect the growth of black walnut trees. The black walnut is the nut of choice for both kinds of squirrels. The black walnut tree is also a central part of some hardwood forests.

Rob Swihart of Purdue University did the study with Jake Goheen, a former Purdue student now at the University of New Mexico. The two researchers estimate that several times as many walnuts grow when gathered by gray squirrels as compared to red squirrels. Gray squirrels and red squirrels do not store nuts and seeds in the same way. Gray squirrels bury nuts one at a time in a number of places. But they seldom remember where they buried every nut. So some nuts remain in the ground. Conditions are right for them to develop and grow in the following spring. Red squirrels, however, store large groups of nuts above ground. Professor Swihart calls “death traps for seeds”.

Gray squirrels are native to Indiana. But Professor Swihart says their numbers began to decrease as more forests were cut for agriculture. Red squirrels began to spread through the state during the past century.

The researchers say red squirrels are native to forests that stay green all year, unlike walnut trees. They say the cleaning of forest land for agriculture has helped red squirrels invade Indiana. Jake Goheen calls them a sign of an environmental problem more than a cause.

1.The study done by Rob Swihart and Jake Goheen is to ________.

A. find out the living conditions for squirrels

B. do something to get rid of squirrels

C. learn squirrels’ influence on black walnut trees

D. save the forests in the American state of Indiana

2.The difference between gray squirrels and red squirrels mainly lies in ________.

A. the way they gather the walnut

B. the place they store the walnuts

C. the number of the nuts they can collect

D. the fact that the gray squirrels have a bad memory

3.When Professor Swihart says “death traps for seeds”, he actually means that ________.

A. nuts above the ground will not develop into plants

B. red squirrels eat more nuts than gray squirrels

C. gray squirrels and red squirrels will have severe fights

D. seeds can be traps for other animals in the forest

4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Gray squirrels do more harm to the forest than red squirrels.

B. Red squirrels and gray squirrels have helped the spread of walnut trees.

C. The cleaning of forest land benefits gray squirrels directly.

D. Human beings should bear some responsibility for the decreasing number of gray squirrels.

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Winters are always long and cold in North China. The winter of 2008 was especially tough in onesouthwestern city,_________it became extremely cold and itwas also a difficult time for me. What was worse, a(n)_________injury happened to me and it might keep me in bedfor several months, “Just in time for the Spring Festival, ” my mother said to me, sighing. But how could I feel the_________when the snow was so heavy and I had months of physical _______ahead?

One day I was doing my housework_______there wasa tap against the window from a branch of the troublesome fruit tree. On hearing this, with my eyes closed, slowly, I began to recall the fall of 1995 when somebody placed apipe from my pump next to the_______.The earth was so wet that it _______immediately with most its bare rootsupward. Seeing this, my mother_______to pull it out, but I refused．“How hard it’s trying!” I said,_________the direction of its strong holding of the earth. “It is __________of a chance to survive.”With tools, we ________dry soilaround the tree and put up some supports into the ground, making it__________ upright.

Several months had passed before Icould be ________of it. Surprisingly, when spring returned, my “ rescue________”had grown some leaves and many__________. In 2009 that little rescue stick had grown into a toweringtree. What an unbelievable miracle of life!

The day before the Spring Festival, the ________ at thewindow was continuing, the more fierce wind, the __________sound, as if to remind me to look up and appreciate its powerful life.

That night I slept peacefully having a(n)__________.In the dream some flowers were coming out__________. The next morning I stood against the window.________the window was the tree bursting with life. Anyway, I had awonderful Spring Festival that year.

1.A.where B.which C.when D.that

2.A.admirable B.terrible C.favorable D.slight

3.A.duty B.joy C.cold D.failure

4.A.treatment B.report C.exercise D.experiment

5.A.while B.as C.when D.that

6.A.window B.tree C.branch D.wall

7.A.stood up B.came out C.got out D.fell down

8.A.decided B.pretended C.failed D.continued

9.A.attaching to B.watching over C.looking into D.pointing to

10.A.confident B.proud C.worthy D.certain

11.A.threw B.turned C.needed D.placed

12.A.bend B.drop C.stand D.swing

13.A.aware B.tired C.worthwhile D.proud

14.A.tool B.stick C.pipe D.pump

15.A.roots B.nuts C.flowers D.stems

16.A.tapping B.striking C.attacking D.hitting

17.A.more B.most C.better D.best

18.A.idea B.walk C.rest D.dream

19.A.politely B.shyly C.passively D.wildly

20.A.On B.Outside C.Inside D.Besides

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Winters are always long and cold in North China. The winter of 2008 was especially tough in onesouthwestern city,________it became extremely cold and itwas also a difficult time for me. What was worse, a(n)________injury happened to me and it might keep me in bedfor several months, “Just in time for the Spring Festival, ” my mother said to me, sighing. But how could I feel the________when the snow was so heavy and I had months of physical _______ahead?

One day I was doing my housework___there wasa tap against the window from a branch of the troublesomefruit tree. On hearing this, with my eyes closed, slowly, I began to recall the fall of 1995 when somebody placed apipe from my pump next to the_______.The earth was sowet that it ______immediately with most its bare rootsupward. Seeing this, my mother_______to pull it out, but I refused．“How hard it’s trying!” I said,________the direction of its strong holding of the earth. “It is ________of a chance to survive.”With tools, we _______dry soilaround the tree and put up some supports into the ground, making it________ upright.

Several months had passed before Icould be _______of it. Surprisingly, when spring returned, my “ rescue_______”had grown some leaves and many________. In 2009 that little rescue stick had grown into a toweringtree. What an unbelievable miracle of life!

The day before the Spring Festival, the _______ at thewindow was continuing, the more fierce wind, the ________sound, as if to remind me to look up and appreciate its powerful life.

That night I slept peacefully having a(n)________.In the dream some flowers were coming out________. The next morning I stood against the window._______the window was the tree bursting with life. Anyway, I had awonderful Spring Festival that year.

1.A. where B. which C. when D. that

2.A. admirable B. terrible C. favorable D. slight

3.A. duty B. joy C. cold D. failure

4.A. treatment B. report C. exercise D. experiment

5.A. while B. as C. when D. that

6.A. window B. tree C. branch D. wall

7.A. stood up B. came out C. got out D. fell down

8.A. decided B. pretended C. failed D. continued

9.A. attaching to B. watching over C. looking into D. pointing to

10.A. confident B. proud C. worthy D. certain

11.A. threw B. turned C. needed D. placed

12.A. bend B. drop C. stand D. swing

13.A. aware B. tired C. worthwhile D. proud

14.A. tool B. stick C. pipe D. pump

15.A. roots B. nuts C. flowers D. stems

16.A. tapping B. striking C. attacking D. hitting

17.A. more B. most C. better D. best

18.A. idea B. walk C. rest D. dream

19.A. politely B. shyly C. passively D. wildly

20.A. On B. Outside C. Inside D. Besides

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Winters are always long and cold in North China.The winter of2008 was especially tough in one southwestern city,______it became extremely cold and it was also a difficult time for me.What was worse,a(n)______injury happened to me and it might keep me in bed for several months, "Just in time for the Spring Festival," my mother said to me,sighing.But how could I feel the______when the snow was so heavy and I had months of painful physical_____ahead?

One day I was doing my housework______there was a tap against the window from a branch of the troublesome fruit tree.On hearing this,with my eyes closed,slowly,I began to recall the fall of 1995 when somebody placed a pipe from my pump next to the______.The earth was so wet that it______immediately with most of its bare roots upward.Seeing this,my mother______to pull it out,but I refused."How hard it's trying!" I said,______the direction of its strong holding of the earth."It is______of a chance to survive." With tools,we______dry soil around the tree and put up some supports into the ground,making it______upright.

Several months had passed before I could be______of it.Surprisingly,when spring returned,my "rescue______"

had grown some leaves and many______.In 2009 that little rescue stick had grown into a towering tree.What an unbelievable miracle of life!

The day before the Spring Festival,the______at the window was continuing,the more fierce wind,the ____

sound,as if to remind me to look up and appreciate its powerful life

That night I slept peacefully having a(n)______.In the dream some flowers were coming out______.The next morning I stood against the window._____the window was the tree bursting with life.Anyway,I had a wonderful Spring Festival that year.

1.A. that　　 B. which　　 C. when　　 D. where

2.A. admirable　　 B. slight　　 C. terrible　　 D. favorable

3.A. joy　　 B. duty　　 C. cold　　 D. failure

4.A. exercise　　 B. report　　 C. treatment　　 D. experiment

5.A. while　　 B. when　　 C. as　　 D. that

6.A. window　　 B. wall　　 C. branch　　 D. tree

7.A. fell down　　 B. came out　　 C. got out　　 D. stood up

8.A. failed　　 B. pretended　　 C. decided　　 D. continued

9.A. attaching to　　 B. pointing to　　 C. looking into　　 D. watching over

10.A. confident　　 B. proud　　 C. certain　　 D. worthy

11.A. placed　　 B. turned　　 C. needed　　 D. threw

12.A. bend　　 B. stand　　 C. drop　　 D. swing

13.A. worthy　　 B. tired　　 C. aware　　 D. proud

14.A. stick　　 B. tool　　 C. pipe　　 D. pump

15.A. roots　　 B. flowers　　 C. nuts　　 D. stems

16.A. attacking　　 B. striking　　 C. tapping　　 D. hitting

17.A. more　　 B. most　　 C. best　　 D. better

18.A. dream　　 B. walk　　 C. re st　　 D. idea

19.A. politely　　 B. wildly　　 C. passively　　 D. shyly

20.A. On　　 B. Besides　　 C. Inside　　 D. Outside

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People without homes have always been present in America. In the past，they were called hobos，bums，or drifters. It was not until the early 1980s that these people received a new name，when activists named them the homeless.

The types of people who were homeless also changed in the 1980s. No longer were they primarily older men. They were younger，with an average age of 35. Their numbers consisted of women，children，adolescents and entire families. They were of many races and cultures. No longer were they only in the inner city. They lived in rural areas and in large and small cities. No longer were they invisible to the people with homes and jobs. The homeless of the 1980s lived in packing crates (装货箱) and doorways. They slept on sidewalks and in public parks. They begged money from passers­by.

Counting the numbers of homeless people is difficult. However，in 1984 the Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated the homeless population at between 250,000 and 350,000. In 1990 the Census Bureau counted about 459,000 people in shelters，in cheap hotels，and on the streets. In 1995 the National Alliance to End Homelessness estimated that there were 750,000 homeless Americans.

The homeless of the 1980s also began to speak out for themselves. Some spoke to Congress and to government committees controlling funding for social programs. Street newspapers，such as Chicago’s Streetwise and Boston’s Spare Change，had stories，poems，and essays that expressed the homeless viewpoint. The visible and vocal presence of the homeless prompted help from volunteers and government agencies. But what is still needed is a solution to the plight of America’s homeless population.

1.This passage is mainly about________.

A．one homeless person’s story

B．the history of the homeless

C．the changes of the homeless in the late 20th century

D．a way to provide homes for the homeless

2.How did the homeless speak out about their problems?

A．By writing books.

B．By moving to rural areas.

C．By being elected to the government committees.

D．By expressing their viewpoints in street newspapers.

3.Who is responsible to get the number of the homeless population according to the passage?

A．Government agencies.

B．Street newspapers.

C．The homeless themselves.

D．The volunteers.

4. The underlined word “plight” in the last paragraph means “______”.

A. income　　 B. flight

C. difficulty　　 D. employment

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The homeless all lived in urban cities in America.

B．The name “the homeless” was given in the early 1980.

C．Not only the disabled belong to the homeless family.

D．There were about 800,000 homeless people in western countries.

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People without homes have always been present in America.In the past，they were called hobos，bums，or drifters.It was not until the early 1980s that these people received a new name，when activists named them the homeless.

The types of people who were homeless also changed in the 1980s.No longer were they primarily older men.They were younger，with an average age of 35.Their numbers consisted of women，children，adolescents and entire families.They were of many races and cultures.No longer were they only in the inner city.They lived in rural areas and in large and small cities.No longer were they invisible to the people with homes and jobs.The homeless of the 1980s lived in packing crates (装货箱) and doorways.They slept on sidewalks and in public parks.They begged money from passers­by.

Counting the numbers of homeless people is difficult.However，in 1984 the Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated the homeless population at between 250,000 and 350,000.In 1990 the Census Bureau counted about 459,000 people in shelters，in cheap hotels，and on the streets.In 1995 the National Alliance to End Homelessness estimated that there were 750,000 homeless Americans.

The homeless of the 1980s also began to speak out for themselves.Some spoke to Congress and to government committees controlling funding for social programs.Street newspapers，such as Chicago’s Streetwise and Boston’s Spare Change，had stories，poems，and essays that expressed the homeless viewpoint.The visible and vocal presence of the homeless prompted help from volunteers and government agencies.But what is still needed is a solution to the plight of America’s homeless population.

1.This passage is mainly about________.

A．one homeless person’s story

B．the history of the homeless

C．the changes of the homeless in the late 20th century

D．a way to provide homes for the homeless

2. How did the homeless speak out about their problems?

A．By writing books.

B．By moving to rural areas.

C．By being elected to the government committees.

D．By expressing their viewpoints in street newspapers.

3.Who is responsible to get the number of the homeless population according to the passage?

A．Government agencies.

B．Street newspapers.

C．The homeless themselves.

D．The volunteers.

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The homeless all lived in urban cities in America.

B．The name “the homeless” was given in the early 1980.

C．Not only the disabled belong to the homeless family.

D．There were about 800,000 homeless people in western countries.

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