Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda on Monday ...

Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda on Monday apologized to Chinese consumers, who ______ the world’s biggest auto market, over the company’s massive global recall.

A. make up　　　 B. bring up　　　　 C. put down　　　　 D. set down

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Even as Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda wrapped up a tired appearance before Congress，the head of the world’s largest automaker wasn’t leaving his problems behind．

Toyota faces a criminal investigation by federal lawyers in New York．The company is now being investigated．Its US dealerships in difficulty now are facing repairs to potentially millions of customer cars that have been recalled．The company is offering customers money back for rental cars and other expenses．

Its lawyers are busy preparing to cope with lawsuits．A new hearing will be conducted. And the cost to Toyota’s reputation is only now starting．

Despite back-to-back hearings this week，left to be said were a better explanation for slow actions to deal with the faults and believable promises that the problems that led to sudden，unintended accelerations will be fixed．

Toyoda said those changes were being made nearly around the clock，but during three hours of often tense questions and answers he repeated that there was no link to the vehicle’s electronic systems．

Many drivers making complaints against Toyota and the government say their acceleration problems had nothing to do with floor mat interference(油门踏板故障)or sticky gas pedals(刹车)．Outside experts have suggested electronic problems.

House lawmakers expressed serious criticism on Toyoda，the grandson of the company’s founder．

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA)is seeking records on Toyota’s recalls and is conducting its own review on whether electronics were behind the car faults．NHTSA also continues to look into steering complaints from drivers of the popular Corolla model．

Toyota has recalled 8．5 million cars，more than 6 million of them in the United States．

It may be a while before car buyers believe that Toyota really makes safe cars．

Toyota’s January sales already fell 16 percent even as most other automakers jumped back from last year’s bad results．Analyst Koji Endo of Advanced Research Japan in Tokyo said he expects February sales，due out next week，to be down 30 percent to 40．Toyota’s sales problem could continue beyond that．

It will take some time to feel the full effect of this，he said．

1.The best title for this passage is．

A．Toyota is in trouble             B．Toyota is under hearing

C．Toyota is finished               D．Toyota is still running

2.What is the purpose of the hearing?

A．America hopes that Toyota apologizes to the US customers．

B．America wants to get Toyota out of the US market．

C．America wants to help Toyota out of difficulty．

D．America hopes that Toyota admits their cars have electronic system problem．

3.Why does Toyota recall cars and offer customers money back for rental cars and other expenses?

A．It tries to avoid the maximum damages to the company．

B．It is big company and has means to fix every problem．

C．It’s part of post service．

D．It’s a way to compete in auto market．

4.The last sentence of this passage indicates ________.

A．Analyst Koji Endo is fully confident about Toyota

B．Toyota could meet a worse situation

C．Toyota would get out of trouble sooner or later

D．Toyota would build up a better reputation among its customers

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A new concept vehicle, Pod was introduced by Toyota and Sony at the Tokyo motor show. The car is intended as a four-wheeled friend. It aims to provide affection, sympathy and encouragement. Like a dog welcoming its master, the car sits up, wags its tail and acknowledges its owner’s presence using hydraulics(液压装置) and a multi-coloured LED display panel(引擎) across the front.

While on the road, the car constantly monitors the driver’s mood with pulse and sweat(汗) sensors on the joystick(操纵杆). Cameras focused on the eyes keep watch for any sigh of drowsiness. If a driver appears to be losing his or her cool, Pod will display warnings, play soft music and blow cold air at the face. Drivers are shaken awake with loud music and a shaking chair.

To improve driving skills, Pod uses a comparison to score drivers, offer advice and rank all Pod owners. Toyota claims that the car will eventually be able to learn its owner’s likes and dislikes by monitoring passenger conversations. If the car hears a favorite song being discussed, it will download the track from the Internet and play it without being asked. It will also recommend(推荐) restaurants that might suit the driver’s taste and take photographs of passengers when they sound particularly happy.

In keeping with the moodiness that is the car’s main selling point, Pod expresses a form of road anger. If a driver brakes or swerves(急转弯) suddenly, the LED panel shows an angry red and the tail rises at the back.

Anger is one of the car’s ten “emotional states”. Another is sadness --- a blue front with tear-shaped lights seemingly dropping from headlights --- which appears after a flat tire or when gas is low.

“We wanted to show that the cars can be cheerful and entertaining,” said Yasunori Sakamoto, part of the Toyota design team. Mr Sakamoto said Toyota has no plans to put Pod on the market. Sad, really.

1.The underlined word “drowsiness” in Paragraph 2 means _________.

A. fear 　　 B. boredom　 C. excitement　 D. sleepiness

2.According to the text, Pod can ___________.

A. rank the restaurant nearby

B. recommend a song to passenger

C. have a conversation with drivers

D. test the driver’s driving skills

3.If the new concept vehicle is running out of gas, __________.

A. the LED panel turns red

B. the tail rises at the back of the car

C. the front light turn blue and look like tears

D.the car stops and shake with loud music

4.What is the author’s attitude towards Pod?

A. Supportive.　　　　　　　 B. Doubtful.

C. Pessimistic.　　　　　　 D. Tolerant.

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A new concept vehicle, Pod was introduced by Toyota and Sony at the Tokyo motor show. The car is intended as a four-wheeled friend. It aims to provide affection, sympathy and encouragement. Like a dog welcoming its master, the car sits up, wags its tail and acknowledges its owner’s presence using hydraulics(液压装置) and a multi-colored LED display panel(引擎) across the front.

While on the road, the car constantly monitors the driver’s mood with pulse and sweat sensors on the joystick(操纵杆). Cameras focused on the eyes keep watch for any sigh of drowsiness. If a driver appears to be losing his or her cool, Pod will display warnings, play soft music and blow cold air at the face. Drivers are shaken awake with loud music and a shaking chair.

To improve driving skills, pod compares acceleration, braking and steering with the best performance recorded by professionals. It uses this comparison to score drivers, offer advice and rank all Pod owners. Toyota claims that the car will eventually be able to learn its owner’s likes and dislikes by monitoring passenger conversations. If the car hears a favorite song being discussed, it will download the track from the Internet and play it without being asked. It will also recommend restaurants that might suit the driver’s taste and take photographs of passengers when they sound particularly happy.

In keep with the moodiness that is the car’s main selling point, Pod expresses a form of road anger. If a driver brakes or swerves(转向) suddenly, the LED panel shows an angry red and the tail rises at the back.

Anger is one of the car’s ten “emotional states”. Another is sadness --- a blue front with tear-shaped lights seemingly dropping from headlights --- which appears after a flat tire or when gas is low.

“We wanted to show that the cars can be cheerful and entertaining,” said Yasunori Sakamoto, part of the Toyota design team. Mr Sakamoto said Toyota has no plans to put Pod on the market. Sad, really.

1.The underlined word “drowsiness” in Paragraph 2 means _________.

A. fear　　 B. boredom

C. excitement　　 D. sleepiness

2.According to the text, Pod can ___________.

A. rank the restaurant nearby　　 B. test the driver’s driving skills

C. have a conversation with drivers　　 D. recommend a song to passenger

3.If the new concept vehicle is running out of gas, __________.

A. the Led panel turns red

B. the tail rises at the back of the car

C. the front light turn blue and look like tears

D. the car stops and shake with loud music

4.What is the author’s attitude towards Pod?

A. Supportive.　　 B. Doubtful.

C. Pessimistic.　　 D. Tolerant.

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People in Taiwan 　　　　 the President of the Philippines should seriously apologize for the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by its Coast Guard soldiers in the South China Sea.

A. inspired　 　　 B. approved

C. instructed　　　 D. urged

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President Barack Obama has apologized for a gaffe (失言) in which he described his bowling skills as akin to participants in the Special Olympics, a sports program for people with intellectual disabilities.

Obama made the mistake during an interview on Thursday night on “The Tonight Show” with host Jay Leno, the first time a sitting U.S. president had been on the show.

Talking about living in the White House, Obama said he had been practicing his bowling in the home’s bowling alley and had scored a 129 out of a possible 300.

It was an improvement on the embarrassing 37 he had rolled during a stop on the presidential campaign trail a year ago. “It’s like—it was like Special Olympics or something,” Obama said.

The Special Olympics is a global nonprofit organization serving some 200 million people with intellectual disabilities, with a presence in nearly 200 countries worldwide.

Soon after the Jay Leno interview, Obama telephoned Special Olympics chairman Tim Shriver to apologize.

Shriver told ABC’s “Good Morning America” television show that Obama had apologized “in a way that I think was very moving” and that he said “he did not intend to humiliate (羞辱) the population, didn’t want to embarrass or give anybody any more reason for pain or kind of suffering.”

Shriver said people should gain a lesson from the incident.

“I think it’s important to see that words hurt. Words do matter. And these words in some respect, can be seen as humiliating or a put-down to people with special needs, do cause pain. And they do result in stereotypes,” Shriver said.

White House spokesman Bill Burton said Obama “made an offhand remark making fun of his own bowling that was in no way intended to look down upon the Special Olympics.”

“He thinks that the Special Olympics are a wonderful program that gives an opportunity to shine to people with disabilities from around the world,” Burton said.

1. What does the underlined word “akin” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. skillful           B. similar           C. appealing              D. superior

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Obama loves sports and is especially gifted at bowling.

B. Obama apologized for his remarks via ABC’s TV show.

C. The Special Olympics are for various disabled people.

D. The Special Olympics don’t intend to make any money.

3. What does Shriver mean by saying people should gain a lesson from the incident?

A. Disabled people cannot be humiliated.             B. One should be careful with his words.

C. An apology for wrong words is wanted.           D. Words matter even more than actions.

4. The passage is mainly about ________.

A. Obama receiving a TV interview                            B. Obama looking down on the disabled

C. Obama apologizing for his gaffe                   D. Obama being attacked for his words

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I ____to her for stepping on her foot.

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President Barack Obama nominated Utah governor Jon Huntsman 3s ambassador to China on May 16．

Huntsman，49，is the son of a Utah multimillionaire(千万富翁)．He served as ambassador to Singapore under former president George H．W．Bush．In 2004，he became the governor of Utah and was elected for a second term in 2008．

The governor has strong ties to China：He lived in Taiwan when he was a teenager and speaks fluent Chinese．One of his daughters was adopted from China．His family also has business ties with China through Huntsman Corp，a chemical company．It has operations(动作)in the country including a factory in Shanghai．

Huntsman’s nomination has been met with praise(称赞)in both countries．

“Jon Huntsman is a well—regarded politician in the US…His experience as ambassador to Singapore and his knowledge of China，plus his wonderful Chinese language skills singled him out from the large number of Candidates，’’Dai Min，president of the US—based Center for America—China Partnership(中美合作中心)，told China Daily．

Obama appointed(任命)Huntsman“in order to seek China’s help and cooperation”on several international and regional issues，said Yuan Peng，professor of American Studies at the China Institute o f Contemporary International Relations(中国现代国际关系研究院)．

Some people say that President Obama’s decision to name John Huntsman is a well thought out political strategy。Huntsman is a big player in the Republican Party，and a possible presidential candidate for 2012．If he really has joined the Obama administration，he has lost that possibility．Now，when Obama kicks off his re—election campaign“ambassador’’Huntsman won’t be a threat．

1.The nomination of Huntsman won praise on both sides for the following reasons EXCEPT that

A、he has business ties with China        B、he can speak Chinese fluently

C、he is a very experenced politician         D、he knows China very well

2.Which of the following facts about Huntsman is NOT true?

A、He was once ambassador to Singapore．      B、He was elected governor of Utah twice．

C、H e has served two presidents as governor．    D、He spent part of his youth in Taiwan．

3.From the last two paragraphs，we can conclude that        ．

A、Obama considers China America’s top trade partner

B、By choosing Huntsman，Obama kills two birds with one stone

C、Huntsman will probably run for president in 2012．

D、Huntsman will sett]e several international and regional issues．

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The president promised to keep all the board members _____ of how the negotiations were going on．

A．inform　　　　　 B．informing

C．be informed　　　 D．informed

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.When will Judy go to a party?

A.On Monday. B.On Tuesday. C.On Wednesday.

2.What will Max do next?

A.Fly a kite. B.Read a magazine. C.Do his homework.

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