251. The America’s selling weapons to Taiwan ...

251. The America’s selling weapons to Taiwan cast a shadow on the Sino-U.S relationship. Which of the following can explain the underlined part?

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It is the America’s selling weapons to Taiwan        cast a shadow on the Sino—US relationship.

A．what          B．which        C．that D．where

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China is casting such a huge shadow on the United States that many Americans are struggling to learn Chinese in order to maintain their competitive edge, "Interest in learning Chinese among American youth and their parents has grown dramatically in the past five years," said Vivien Stewart at the Asia Society, a US group trying to bridge the gap between Americans and people of Asia and the Pacific．

China, the world's most popular nation, is critical to the United States because it is a leading trader, consumer and investor- Its political influence is also rising across the globe．It has replaced the United States as the world's largest consumer and become the second largest economy in the world after the superpower status and its telling effects politically, economically and culturally are driving the interest to learn the language, experts say．

From kindergartens to high schools, studies by the Asia Society show, there is a "rapid rise" in interest among pupils to study the Chinese language．

Even though the US State Department has stressed the Chinese language "critical " to national prosperity and security, the "current infrastructure （基础设施）to support recruitment （招生） of students and teachers as well as the growth of high quality programs is -badly inadequate," an Asia Society study says．The Society has set a target of having at least 5% of American high school students learning Chinese by 2015．"Millions of Chinese are learning English, but only 24,000 Americans are learning Chinese," said Andrew Corcoran of the San Francisco - based Chinese American International School．

The most popular languages after English in the United States at present are Spanish and French.

1.The passage mainly tells the readers that _____,

A．China is getting under a shadow from USA

B．American competitive edge is shaking

C．Americans object to learning Chinese

D．Chinese appeals to more Americans

2.Based on the context, what does the underlined word "inadequate" （in Paragraph 5） mean?

A．leading                  B．interesting

C．disappointing            D．promising

3.According to the text which of the following is TRUE?

A．Culture can have an effect on exciting persons'

B．USA has got the high quality current

C．Chinese ranks 4th on the American Language

D．Politics decides language studying

4.What might be the most suitable title for this passage?

A, US Government Requires its People to Learn Chinese

B．Chinese Gains its Popularity with Most Americans

C．China's Economy Helps to Spread its Language

D．Americans Show Interest Learning Chinese

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Many a time，the Chinese government urged that American government stop selling advanced weapons to Taiwan，but it__________ listen，__________Sino-US relations.

A. won’t；damaging                                         B. wouldn’t；damaging

C. shouldn’t; to damage                D. wouldn’t：to damage

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Liu Qian, a magician from Taiwan, cast his spell(魔法)over an audience of thousands on the CCTV Spring Festival Show. Die-hard fans are still trying to work out the secrets behind many of the tricks he performed.

But Liu, 32, when asked, laughed off the idea that there might be an “answer” to his magic. “The most fascinating things about magic is the puzzling process. People enjoy how magicians make the impossible come true,” said Liu.

Few people today believe in the possibility of real magic. They also often fail to consider magicians’ devotion to their art. It can take a magician years’ of practice to perfect a trick before he performs it on stage.

Part of Liu’s star appeal is his astonishing skill. However, when he began in the industry, he was embarrassingly clumsy. “I could practice thousands of times for one single act. It wasn’t much fun,” he said.

No magician’s supernatural powers on stage extend to their life off stage. Liu says his life was no easier or funnier because he was a magician.

He developed an interest in magic at a young age, but didn’t consider making a living out of it until he graduated from university. He had studied Japanese language and found himself unable to find a job. “My parents never considered being a magician as a proper job. To begin with, I had little confidence I would be doing this in the long term,” he said.

Yet Liu felt a powerful calling to become a magician. “For many people, magic somehow means a miracle, which is something we all secretly wish for no matter how hard-bitten or cynical (愤世嫉俗的)we become,” he said.

Liu may be right. A popular modern dream is of the fairy godmother, who waves her magic wand (棒) and makes our dreams come true. But according to Liu, we all have the power to create magic in our lives. As Liu puts it: it’s not the magic that makes it work；it’s the way we work that makes it magic.

1. According to the passage, we can tell that ________.

A. being a famous magician, Liu Qian leads a comfortable life

B. it is a hard job for magicians to perform magic tricks well

C. Liu Qian’s parents supported his wish of earning a living by being a magician

D. Liu Qian showed great talents in performing magic tricks when he first took it up

2. As to whether there’s real magic, Liu Qian believes ________.

A. there is no real magic and what counts in our life is the way we work

B. if we secretly wish for something, magic will turn out to be a miracle

C. the puzzling process of performing magic tricks is the answer to magic

D. there exists a fairy godmother waving her magic wand to make our dreams come true

3. Which of the following sayings is similar to the underlined sentence in meaning?

A. All roads lead to Rome.                B. Easier said than done.

C. Actions speak louder than words.       D. Where there is a will, there is a way.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Magic in our lives                     B. The answer to magic

C. A popular magician from Taiwan         D. The way to become a successful magician

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Liu Qian, a magician from Taiwan, cast his spell（魔法）over an audience of thousands on the CCTV Spring Festival Show．Die-hard fans are still trying to work out the secrets behind many of the tricks he performed．

But Liu, 32, when asked, laughed off the idea that there might be an “answer” to his magic．“The most fascinating things about magic is the puzzling process．People enjoy how magicians make the impossible come true,” said Liu．

Few people today believe in the possibility of real magic．They also often fail to consider magicians’ devotion to their art．It can take a magician years’ of practice to perfect a trick before he performs it on stage．

Part of Liu’s star appeal is his astonishing skill．However, when he began in the industry, he was embarrassingly clumsy．“I could practice thousands of times for one single act．It wasn’t much fun,” he said．

No magician’s supernatural powers on stage extend to their life off stage．Liu says his life was no easier or funnier because he was a magician．

He developed an interest in magic at a young age, but didn’t consider making a living out of it until he graduated from university．He had studied Japanese language and found himself unable to find a job．“My parents never considered being a magician as a proper job．To begin with, I had little confidence I would be doing this in the long term,” he said．

Yet Liu felt a powerful calling to become a magician．“For many people, magic somehow means a miracle, which is something we all secretly wish for no matter how hard-bitten or cynical （愤世嫉俗的）we become,” he said．

Liu may be right．A popular modern dream is of the fairy godmother, who waves her magic wand （棒） and makes our dreams come true．But according to Liu, we all have the power to create magic in our lives．As Liu puts it: it’s not the magic that makes it work；it’s the way we work that makes it magic．

1.According to the passage, we can tell that ________．

A．being a famous magician, Liu Qian leads a comfortable life

it is a hard job for magicians to perform magic tricks well

C．Liu Qian’s parents supported his wish of earning a living by being a magician

D．Liu Qian showed great talents in performing magic tricks when he first took it up

2.As to whether there’s real magic, Liu Qian believes ________．

A．there is no real magic and what counts in our life is the way we work

if we secretly wish for something, magic will turn out to be a miracle

C．the puzzling process of performing magic tricks is the answer to magic

D．there exists a fairy godmother waving her magic wand to make our dreams come true

3.Which of the following sayings is similar to the underlined sentence in meaning?

A．All roads lead to Rome．         Easier said than done．

C．Actions speak louder than words．  D．Where there is a will, there is a way．

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A．Magic in our lives               The answer to magic

C．A popular magician from Taiwan   D．The way to become a successful magician

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China has warned America that it_______ be responsible for its arms sale to Taiwan.

A. can                     B. may             C. will                  D. shall

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According to the UN, chemical weapons were used in an attack near the capital of Syria on August 21, 　　 over 1, 400 people.

A. to kill 　　　　　　　 B. killing

C. having killed 　　　 D. being killed

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Nuclear weapons（核武器）were first developed in the United States during the Second World War to be used against Germany．However, by the time the first bombs were ready for use, the war with Germany had ended and, as a result, the decision was made to use the weapons against Japan instead．Hiroshima and Nagasaki have suffered the consequences of the decision to the present day.

The real reasons why bombs were dropped on two heavily populated cities are not altogether clear．A number of people in 1944 and early 1945 argued that the use of nuclear weapons would be unnecessary, since American Intelligence was aware that some of the most powerful and influential people in Japan had already realised that the war was lost, and wanted to discuss a Japanese surrender （投降）．It was also argued that, since Japan has few natural resources, a blockade （封锁） by the American navy would force it to surrender within a few Weeks, and the use of nuclear weapons would prove unnecessary．If a demonstration of force was required to end the war, a bomb could be dropped over an unpopulated area like a desert, in front of Japanese observers, or over an area of low population inside Japan, such as a forest．Choosing this course of action might decrease the loss of further lives on all sides, while the power of nuclear weapons would still be adequately demonstrated（展示）．

All of these arguments were turned down, however, and the general agreement was that the quickest way to end the fighting would be to use nuclear weapons against the centres of population inside Japan．In fact, two of the more likely reasons why the decision was reached seem quite shocking to us now．

1.The meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 is that ________.

2.According to Paragraph 2, a blockade would have been successful because

3.The last paragraph tells that________.

4.What would probably be discussed in the paragraphs that follow?

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The chairman asked the members to _____ their votes for or against the proposal.

A. throw　　　　　　　 　 B. cast　　　　　　　 C. abandon　　　　 　　 D. offer

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