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London—Cyclists blocked roads in central London on Tuesday at the start of May Day anti-capitalist demonstrations（示威），cycling through the streets of the British capital lined with police on motorcycles．
Cyclists and others using unmotorised transport lifted their bicycles，skateboards and scooters under a large banner reading：“Over -throw capitalism and replace it with something nice，as they began their protest（抗议）outside King's Cross Station，one of the main stations to the north of the city．
Around a dozen wore face masks（面具）to avoid being recognized，but police acted to force them to remove the disguises．
“I'm wearing a mask in protest at the government and police trying to stop demonstrators wearing them．I'm protesting because I'm being exploited in my own country．I'm being exploited by being made to breathe polluted air every time I walk down the road，one cyclist said．By mid-morning police had made three arrests throughout the city．Some 6，000policemen are on the streets．In a large publicity campaign（活动）in the days before the demonstration，they said up to 10，000protestors were expected to take part in the demonstration，1，000of whom were bent on violence（暴力）．
1．The purpose of the M ay Day demonstration in London was ____
A．for better living conditions
B．against the social system in Britain
C．for the right of free demonstration
D．against air pollution
2．The underlined word“disguises”means______．
A．clothes B．banners C．masks D．make-up
3．We can see from the news report that the demonstration ____
A．was on the whole a peaceful one
B．was put down by the police
C．was with the permission of the police
D．was not well organized
4．What does the underlined word“they”in the last paragraph refer to？
A．The policemen．B．The passers-by．
C．The organizers．D．The peaceful protestors．
B
Sociologists（社会学家）working in western countries，have found that a large number of women wished they had been born men．The number is said to be as high as 60％in Germany．“Women often wish they had the same chances as men have，and think it is still men’s world，”said Dr James Helen，one of the sociologists who did the study．
Many men say that they have more duties than women．A man has to make money to support his family and to make the important decision，so it is right for men to be paid more．Some are even against their wives working at all．When wives go out to work，they say，the home and children cannot be taken good care of．If women take full-time jobs，they won’t be able to do what they are best at doing：making a nice home and bringing up the children．
Some women disagree．They say they want to get out of their homes and to have freedom to choose between work and home life．Women have the right of equal pay and equal chances．Anne Harper has a very good job．She also believes in“Women's Liberation”．“I don't wish I
were a man，”she says，“and I don't think many women do．But I do wish people would stop treating us like second-class people．At work，for example，we usually do the work that men do but get paid less．There are still a lot of jobs only to men—usually they are the best ones．If you are a man，you have a much better chance of living a wonderful life．How many women scientists are there，or engineers？”
5．A large number of women wished they had been born men because ____ ．
A．men had more duties
B．they wanted to go to work just as men did
C．men were the best workers in many fields
D．the world was on the whole controlled by men
6．Some of the men who are against women going out to work because they think______．
A．women’s going to work will reduce job chances for men
B．it will make men less respectable
C．the best place for a woman is her home
D．men will not be able to do jobs they are best at
7．Which of the following is true according to this passage？
A．Anne Harper doesn’t wish to be a woman because she has a very good job．
B．The door to good jobs are never open to women．
C．According to Anne Harper，most of women don’t wish they were a man．
D．Anne Harper doesn’t believe the present situation for women will change completely very soon．
C
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One hot night last August，I tried everything I could think of—a warm bottle，songs etc．to make him fall into sleep，but he just couldn’t do it．Since I believed that a long night was waiting for me ahead，I had no choice but to bring a TV into his room to kill off the hours until dawn．I was surprised that the moment I turned on the TV the baby became quiet right away and fixed his little eyes brightly on the screen．Not willing to waste an opportunity for sleep，I then tiptoed out of the room ，leaving him to watch the boring TV programs．
I heard no more of the baby's crying that night and the next morning when I went into his room ，I found him still watching TV by himself．I found there was a metaphor（暗喻）in my baby's behavior （行为）for the new generation．When I gave my boy some books to go over，he only spit upon them；when I read to him ，he did not feel comfortable．And so it is in the schools with my students．I find that our students don't read and they look down upon reading and make light of those of us who teach it．All they want to do is watch TV．After this experience with the baby，however，I have drawn a conclusion：“Let them watch it！”If television is that much more attractive to children than books，why should we fight against it？Let them watch what they want！
13．Why did the father bring a TV set into his son’s room？
A．To enjoy some interesting programs together with his son．
B．To help himself pass the long hours ahead of him．
C．To help his son fall asleep sooner．
D．To keep his son from making noises．
14．The baby seemed to be ______ at the sight of the TV set．
A．excited B．surprised C．bored D．pleased
15．This experience with his baby helped the father ______ ．
A．to know his baby better
B．to know better how to educate his students
C．to change his opinions towards TV
D．to know better about the new generation
16．On the whole the father’s attitude（态度）towards watching TV was ______ ．
A．favorable B．unfavorable
C．neither for it nor against D．totally against it
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New York State has passed the USA’s first state law banning motorists talking on hand-held cell phones（手机）．The ban will begin November 1，although drivers caught using hand-held cell phones will be given only warnings during the first month．
First-time violators（违法者）will face a ＄100fine．A second time call for a ＄200fine and every violation after that will cost＄500．
At least a dozen localities（地方）have established bans，starting in 1999；and 40 states have had bans proposed but not passed．At least 23 countries，including the Great Britain，Italy，Israel and Japan，ban drivers from using hand-held cell phones．
There are about 115 million cell phones in use in the United States and more than 6million in New York State．
“To think that I'm not going to use cell phone when at the same time I can still use my laptop （膝上电脑），I still can read a paper，I can still change my pants（裤子）while driving 65 mph．I think there’s just something wrong，”an official said．
Other critics（批评）noted that other things like eating，drinking coffee and applying make up while driving posed（造成）at least as much of a concern（关注）．They suggested that the ban include a broader range of things．
17．How much fine will a hand-held cell phone user receive if he has been caught using it four times while driving after November？
A．＄500．B．＄1000．C．＄1200．D．＄1300．
18．We can see from this passage that ____ ．
A．the ban has been put into effect in most states in the U．S．
B．many of the developed countries forbid drivers using hand-held cell phones
C．over fifty localities or states ban drivers from using hand-held cell phones
D．more people in the U．S．are against the ban than for it
19．The official mentioned in this passage ____ ．
A．does not agree with this ban
B．doesn’t believe using hand-held cell phones while driving will cause any danger
C．doesn’t understand why hand-held cell phones alone should be banned among many others D．believes changing pants while driving will cause greater danger
20．The writer intends to tell us in the last paragraph that ______．
A．it is not fair to have this ban passed
B．the ban will never be passed in the whole country
C．more activities of the same kind should also be banned
D．the ban will meet with more criticism
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