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News Item One Huge anti-gay-marriage protest march in Paris PARIS, PARIS, (BBC)(BBC), May May 26 26 26 2013--2013--2013--Tens Tens of thousands of people have rallied in Paris against a new French law allowing same-sex marriage. Police estimate that up to 150,000 people joined marches that converged on the city center, but organizers put the figure close to one million. Clashes erupted after the rally finished between far-right activists and riot police. The authorities said nearly 100 people were arrested. On Saturday 50 people were detained for blocking the Champs-Elysees. The same-sex marriage bill, which also legalizes gay adoption, was signed into law by President Francois Hollande last week, after months of heated debate. French people have been bitterly divided over the issue. On Tuesday, a far-right historian shot himself dead in Notre Dame cathedral, leaving messages in which he denounced gay marriage. During Sunday Sunday’’s protests, demonstrators headed in columns from a number of points in Paris to the Invalides complex. Some marchers drove donkeys, one of which bore a placard which read: “I am an ass. I voted Hollande”.The leader of the UMP conservative opposition party, Jean-Francois Cope, headed one of the processions. Despite some 4,500 police deployed in Paris, clashes broke out at the end of the day between far-right activists and police, filling the Invalides complex with tear gas. The interior ministry said 96 people were arrested. Leading activist Virginie Tellen - better known as Frigide Barjot - earlier in the day greeted protesters arriving to Paris from across France at a Paris train station.But she did not take part in the march, citing threats from far-right groups ‘Playing God’One UMP member of parliament, Jacques Myard, told BBC News that the law had been passed by the go verning party “by force”and his party would review it if re-elected. Mr Myard told the BBC there was a “huge gap between this government and the citizens”over the marriage issue. “This is something we cannot accept because of the fate of the children,” he said. “Those people are playing God, because they want to marry, but it won’t stop at this stage. Then they will adopt, and then we will have children in families where there is no father or no mother.”The leader of France's far-right National Front, Marine Le Pen, was also among the marchers. On Saturday evening, a group of protesters chained themselves to metal barriers they had placed in the middle of the Champs-Elysees. Some released smoke bombs before police moved in and arrested them. Nobody was hurt. Opposition to gay marriage has become conflated with all sorts of other anti-government grievances coming from the right and the atmosphere in the country is particularly volatile, the BBC's Hugh Schofield says. France is now the ninth country in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalize gay marriage. u Question1: Did Jacques Myard support or oppose the gay-marriage ？why ？u Question2:How many people were arrested and injured in this protestdemonstration ？u Question3 :Did most of French people support or oppose the gay-marriage ？u Question4: Is gay marriage legalized in France now ？News Item TwoSyrian refugees top 1.5 millionSYRIA ,(CCTV (CCTV News),M News),M ay ay 17 17 17 2013 2013 2013 ---The -The United United United Nations Nations Nations Refugee Refugee Refugee Agency Agency Agency said said said on on Friday that more than 1.5 million people have fled Syria since the crisis began more than two years ago. Here is a look at the rising human cost of the Syria unrest: The United Nations said on the 15th of May, that the death toll in Syria was at least 80,000, an increase of 10,000 since February 2013. At the same time, the number of Syrian refugees fleeing the country including those those awaiting awaiting awaiting registration registration registration is is is more more more than than than 1.5 1.5 1.5 million, million, million, with with with Jordan, Jordan, Jordan, Lebanon, Lebanon, Lebanon, Turkey, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt sheltering the most refugees. Meanwhile inside Syria, out of Syria’s 23 million population, 4 mi llion were in need of humanitarian assistance across all 14 governorates, which essentially means that 17% of Syrian residents are in need of help. Question: How many people have fled from Syria to other countries?News Item ThreeTurkish riot police fire tear gas to disperse protesters,violence eruptsISTANBUL, (Xinhua),June 11 -- Hundreds of riot police carried out an operation by firing firing tear tear tear gas gas gas and and and water water water cannon cannon cannon to to to disperse disperse disperse more more more than than than 10,000 10,000 10,000 protesters protesters protesters in in in central central Taksim square in Turkey’s Istanbul as n ight falls on Tuesday. A plume of smoke of tear gas filled the sky over square as police launched the operation at around 8:20 p.m. local time (GMT 1720). An An eyewitness eyewitness eyewitness told told told Xinhua Xinhua Xinhua that that that clashes clashes clashes broke broke broke out out out between between between policemen policemen policemen and and protesters who responded the police operation by throwing stone and fireworks. Some injuries and arrests were reported. The tension in the square is running high as the square is getting dark and with no lights Shortly after the police’s intervention, Governor of Istanbul Huseyin Avni Mutlu said said on on on his his his social social social network network network page page page that”marginal that”marginal that”marginal groups”had groups”had groups”had attacked attacked attacked the the the police police police who who were stationed in front of the Ataturk Cultural Center, near the Taksim Square. “I plead with citizens at the site to separate themselves from the marginal group and abandon the square. It is important that our demand is carried out for everyone's security,security,”Mutlu said.”Mutlu said.RIOT POLICE RETURN TO SQUARE It was the first time the riot police entered the square since they retreated from the iconic venue on June 1. Riot Riot police police police took took took control control control of of of Taksim Taksim Taksim Square Square Square after after after entering entering entering the the the site site site in in in the the the early early morning and surrounded the Ataturk Statue following use of tear gas and pressurized water on the protesters. As As of of of 11:30, 11:30, 11:30, the the the protesters protesters protesters formed formed formed a a a human human human chain chain chain to to to prevent prevent prevent the the the police police police from from intervening, intervening, which which which was was was immediately immediately immediately dispersed dispersed dispersed by by by the the the policemen. policemen. policemen. Crowds Crowds Crowds at at at the the nearby park chanted slogans “Taksim is ours, Istanbul is ours!”The police also stormed another gathering at the Gezi Park with tear gas and pressurized water. Crowds started to overspread the Taksim Square in the evening according to a call from the Taksim Solidarity Platform following an all-day police intervention in central Istanbul. The platform, an an initiative initiative organized to to prevent prevent a a development development project in Istanbul's Taksim Gezi Park, called on people to support the ongoing protest at Gezi Park, saying that none of the protesters' demands had been realized by now. Hundreds of protesters have been wounded during the clashes, with five critical cases, Turkish Medical Association President, Ahmet Ozdemir Aktan said, adding one protester's skull was severely cracked. The Istanbul Governor's Office said in a statement that the operation only aimed to to “clear the banners and flags on the Ataturk statue and the AKM “clear the banners and flags on the Ataturk statue and the AKM cultural cultural center”center”and no operation was planned for the Gezi Park. Forces Forces have have have also also also removed removed removed the the the barricades barricades barricades set set set up up up by by by protesters protesters protesters on on on the the the streets streets leading to the Taksim area. Question: Where did the riot police carry out operations?News Item FourCosta Rican president opposes oil exploitationSAN SAN JOSE,(Xinhua),March JOSE,(Xinhua),March JOSE,(Xinhua),March 24 24 24 -- -- -- Costa Costa Costa Rican Rican Rican President President President Oscar Oscar Oscar Arias Arias Arias expressed expressed expressed his his objection to the exploitation of oil in his country, and stressed Costa Rica was making great efforts to develop renewable energy, the local press said on Tuesday. In an address to the congress on Monday, Arias said he was determined to fulfill a pledge not to allow oil exploitation in Costa Rica. According According to to to the the the website website website /el /el /el pais, pais, pais, Arias Arias Arias said said said his his his government government government was was making efforts to develop solar and wind power, and geothermal energy. “No “No oil oil oil exploitation exploitation exploitation is is is a a a decision decision decision I I I made made made long long long ago,”Arias ago,”Arias ago,”Arias said”.If said”.If said”.If I I I had had had been been asked the same question three years ago, I would have given the same answer.”Costa Rica is a net importer of oil. In In January, January, January, Roberto Roberto Roberto Dobles, Dobles, Dobles, the the the former former former Minister Minister Minister of of of Environment Environment Environment and and and Energy, Energy, said the country needed to exploit oil. Questions:u 1.Which place did the President oppose oil exploitation ?u 2.What energy will the government develop?News Item FiveJapan Agrees Nuclear Power Plant Safety RulesJAPAN,(news.sky), June 19 2013--J a pan’s nuclear watchdog has approved new safety apan’s nuclear watchdog has approved new safety requirements for atomic power plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster. The The new new new measures, measures, measures, approved approved approved by by by the the the Nuclear Nuclear Nuclear Regulation Regulation Regulation Authority, Authority, Authority, will will will take take effect on July 8 when operators will be able to apply for inspections. If plants pass the inspections - a process expected to take several months - they can reopen later this year or early in 2014. All All but but but two two two of of of Japan’s Japan’s Japan’s 50 50 50 reactor reactor reactors s s have have have been been been offline offline offline since since since the the the March March March 2011 2011 earthquake and tsunami that triggered multiple meltdowns and massive radiation leaks at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, 160 miles from Tokyo. The plant, which barely runs on a precarious cooling system, has struggled with swelling contaminated water leaking out of broken reactors. Wednesday's decision comes nearly two weeks ahead of the legal deadline, with critics claiming it has been brought forward due to industrial and political pressure. Utilities Utilities have have have complained complained complained about about about soaring soaring soaring fuel fuel fuel costs costs costs to to to run run run conventional conventional conventional thermal thermal power plants to make up for the shortfall. Prime Prime Minister Minister Minister Shinzo Shinzo Shinzo Abe’s Abe’s Abe’s pro pro pro-industry -industry -industry government government government has has has quickly quickly quickly reversed reversed reversed a a nuclear phase-out plan since taking office last December, saying nuclear energy is key to Japan's economy. Critics say the new requirements still have loopholes that make things easier for operators, operators, including including including a a a five-year five-year five-year grace grace grace period period period on on on installing installing installing some some some mandated mandated mandated new new equipment. They They also also also said said said the the the approvals approvals approvals only only only concern concern concern resuming resuming resuming reactor reactor reactor operations, operations, operations, while while nearby communities lag lag behind behind behind in in in enacting enacting enacting relevant relevant relevant emergency emergency and and evacuation evacuation procedures. The The new new new requirements requirements requirements for for for the the the first first first time time time make make make it it it compulsory compulsory compulsory for for for plants plants plants to to to take take steps to guard against radiation leaks in the case of severe accidents such as a core melt, install emergency command centres and enact anti-terrorist measures. Operators Operators are are are also also also required required required to to to upgrade upgrade upgrade their their their protection protection protection against against against tsunamis tsunamis tsunamis and and earthquakes. Fukushima Dai-ichi operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., or TEPCO, came under harsh criticism for underestimating the tsunami risk and building a seawall that was too low. Question:Why does Japan agree new nuclear power plant safety rules?News Item SixTaliban attack on Afghan presidential palace kills 4Kabul,(CCTV Kabul,(CCTV News),June News),June News),June 25 25 25 2013 2013 2013 --The --The --The Taliban Taliban attack attack on on on Afghan Afghan Afghan Presidential Presidential Palace Palace in in in Kabul Kabul Kabul on on on Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday morning morning morning left left left all all all four four four militants militants militants dead, dead, dead, police police police said.”Four said.”Four militants involved in the attack are killed by our brave security forces ，”Kabul police chief Mohammad Ayub Salangi told reporters near the scene. Based Based on on on the the the initial initial initial reports, reports, reports, no no no security security security force force force personnel personnel personnel or or or civilian civilian civilian was was harmed in the attack, he said. The militants used Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs) and heavy weapons in the attack which began at around 6:30 a.m. local time as they tried to enter the eastern gate of the palace, he said. The four-wheel-drive explosive-packed car was also detonated by the attackers, witnesses said. They They said said said the the the militants militants militants using using using false false false entry entry entry card card card had had had passed passed passed the the the first first first gate. gate. Sporadic gunfire and RPG explosions lasted for more than one hour and half. Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack which they said inflicted casualties on Afghan and U.S. forces. The Taliban has intensified attacks since they launched annual spring offensive late April. The The incident incident incident came came came as as as the the the U.S. U.S. U.S. special special special envoy envoy envoy for for for Afghanistan Afghanistan Afghanistan and and and Pakistan Pakistan James James Dobbins Dobbins Dobbins is is is visiting visiting visiting Kabul Kabul Kabul for for for talks talks talks with with with the the the Afghan Afghan Afghan leaders leaders leaders over over over the the the stalled stalled peace talks with the Taliban. Taliban opened their political office in Doha, Qatar, on June 18 but the first open peace talks between Taliban and the U.S. representatives over there the same day was cancelled. Meanwhile the Afghan government suspended negotiations with the United States on a security pact on the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan after 2014. The The Afghan Afghan Afghan government government government objected objected objected to to to the the the Taliban Taliban Taliban office office office raising raising raising the the the flag flag flag of of ousted Taliban regime and using nameplate of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Taliban's Taliban's preference preference preference to to to negotiate negotiate negotiate with with with the the the U.S. U.S. U.S. instead instead instead of of of President President President Karzai Karzai administration also angered Kabul. Question: How did the militants pass the first gate?。

《报刊选读》一I. Select from the lettered choice the one, which best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of your choice in the brackets（1’＊20=20分）.1.( D )The Bush administration wanted to have ____percent of Medicare patients inH. M. O. ’s by 2005.A. 13B. 14C. 30D. 332.( B )In a 2000 survey by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute, fewerthan ______of college freshman rated magazine rankings “very important.”A.10%B. 15% C 20% D 25%3.( B )The author believes that the rankings have become ____in highereducation .A.a healthy forceB. B.an unhealthy forceC. C. a great benefitD.D. an advantage4.( C )According to the spokeswoman for the American Association of HealthPlans, ____has outstripped the increase in Medicare reimbursement.A.Medicare inflationB.. drug costC.. Mediaid inflationD.. medical service fee5.( B )The advantages of Harvard confer _____ benefits on the class slackerA. manyB. fewC. someD. any6.( A ) In 1981, 6-8 –year-olds averaged ______minutes of homework per week.A. 45B. 50C. 44D.607. ( C )From the article we know that many HMOs are leaving________.A. the medical a associationB. MedicareC. the General Accounting OfficeD. the United Health Group8. ( D )The increase in Medicare payments ______ enough to make up for cuts madein 1997.A. had beenB. will have beenC. was notD. had not been9.（C）In an economic slump, who is more likely to bear the brunt?A. the layoff workersB. the bossesC. the U.S. citizensD. the temps10.The device used for the survey is_C__.A. E-mailB. mailC. telephoneD. telegraph11. （C ）Since 1996, the number of people collecting food stamps has sunk by one-third, to ___million.A. 3B. 17C. 22D. 2012. （C ）What cannot a couple resort to when their marriage was in trouble?A. churchesB. community mental-health centersC. marriage affair classD. therapist13. （C）Where can you get therapy for marital problems?A. free counseling groupsB. a doctorC. marriage-education courseD. your neighbour14. （D ）According to Clifford Notarius, ___ causes problems in marriage.A.differenceB.pressureC. the misunderstandingD. the way to deal with the difference15. （A ）Most supervisors are willing to meet employees’ ___.A. sensible requestsB. any requirementsC. all vacationsD. paid leave time16. （C）If Sheila Lindsey’s going to be away for more than a day, she will___.A. never be foundB. change her mailC. be contacted on very important affairsD. come back at once17. （C ）A pink slip is ___.A. a notice of unemploymentB. a notice of promotionC. a notice of employmentD. a notice of pay increase18. （B）When the economy goes down, the most visible problem is probably to come with ___A. welfare reformB. unemployment insuranceC. MedicaidD. food stamp19.（B ）Joseph Lieberman is ____________.a. Gore’s vice presidential running mateb. Bush’s vice presi dential running matec. governor of Texas20. （C ）The candidate of the president of the United States often mention God,because ________a. they are superstitiousb. they want to be blessed by Godc. they just make use of religion for their political purpose21. （B ）______ a Catholic among the following Presidents.a. Eisenhower wasb. John F. Kennedy wasc. Gorge W. Bush Jr. is22. （A ）In the 2000presidential election, the most important state which decidesthe political fates of Bush and Gore is ________.a. Californiab. Floridac. Maine23. （B ）Richard Nixon thinks that the cooperation between the East and theWest will be ______.a. possibleb. impossiblec. unknown24. （C ）The reason that Nixon wrote Richard Nixon is _______.a. to make moneyb. he wants to be a famous peoplec. to improve the odds that posterity will see things his way25. （C ）The vice presidential running mate of Gorge W. Bush Jr. in the 2000Election was ______a. Goreb. Powerc. Cheney26. （A ）What do you think the people’s attitude to the rule ”Don’t mention sex, politicsand religion”?a. People today still think it is right.b. Nobody cares about it.c. People today strictly obey this rule during their social conversations.27. （B ）Gorge W. Bush Jr. and Gorge W. Bush Sr. are the _____ father-and-sonpresident.a. firstb. secondc. third28. （C ）Which one do you think is more important during a Presidential Electionafter having read the three pieces of news?a. Financial supportb. Religion policyc. Both A and BII. March the following words or phases on the left column with their correspondent explanations on the right（1’＊10=10分）A B( d )1rekindle a. temporary ( f )2. decrepit b. relight( a )3. interim c. destroy( b )4. wrack d. impaired ( c )5. covert e. secret or hidden ( l )6deteriorate f .ragged( h )7.tattered g.become worse ( e )8.void h. action taken to solve a difficulty( g )9.flounder i. to struggle( n )10. initiative j . blank( k )11. commit k . a suddenly violent attack( o )12. assault l. to do something( j )13. conceal m. to seek and find( i )14. sniff out n. to hide( m )15. triumphed o. successfulIII. Write T in the bracket if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.（1’ ＊10=10分）1. An entrepreneurial is someone who starts or organizes a commercial enterprise ( T )2. “Soothe” means to make someone uncomfortable ( F )3. Poverty rates among Hispanics remain low ( F )4. An optimist is someone who expects the best to happen ( F )5. All the old woman of advanced age are living a happy and satisfying life ( T )IV．Fill in the blanks.（1’ ＊10=10分）1. Law enforces are coming across gigantic stashes of _ecstasy____ in places where it was rarely seen.2. They are drawn by the _profits_____ . After setup, the marginal cost of each pill is may be 10 ￠. It’s a sold in New York City clubs for $30.3. If the economy tips into recession and the jobless rate___ climbs ____, America’s already frayed social safety net will be sorely tested.4. If you can be _ flexible ______in the face of competing requests from co-workers, offer to change your dates if you can.5. As some of the nation’s largest firms announce fresh___ la yoffs ____, workers may be more nervous than ever about asking to use their vacation time.6. When emotions are___raw____, typically, each person just sees what the other person is doing, not how he or she is contributing to the problem.7. The college dating scene leaves many women with two choices when it comes tomen; launch intense but vague relationships, or “_hook up______”, for casual physical encounters.8. Most remarkably, the percentage of __ African-American ______full-time faculty members has remained vitally stagnant over the last 20 years.9. Hispanics have swelled the numbers of __ American ______Catholics.10.With studies puncturing the notion of a ___ crisis _____in midlife, researchers have begun to focus on how people make a graceful transition from youth to old age11.____ Hispanics _____are streaming into the Hosier state12.And with that, our ideas of what a ___ minority _____group is are bound to change.V. Explain the following terms.（4’ ＊5=2０分）1Out-of-date stereotype of midlife:small amounts of money that one has to spend as part of medical care2. hook up:engage in physical relationships often fueled by alcohol that are devoid of commitment even of affection3.blow up:to lose one’s temper4..Hispanic:Hispanics are streaming into the Hosier state5.crying jag:a short period of time when one suddenly cries without control6.SAT:Scholastic Aptitude Test7.the non-partisan research:the research not influenced by any group8.prescription drug:drug which can only be obtained with a doctor’s prescription9.H.M.O.:Health Maintenance Organization10.alma materthe school,college, or university that one has attended11.UCLA:The university of California at Los Angeles12.out-of –pocket costs:small amounts of money that one has to spend as part of medical care13.the Medical program:a program provided by the American Government for people who are at least 65 years old14. Sputnik:any of a series of Soviet satellites sent into Earth orbit, especially the first, launched in 195714.crisis-proof:.To treat of make sth so that it cannot be harmed by crisis16. sexual revolution:Sexual revolution refers to that of the 1960s and ’70s which swept away a concept of dating in which there was an implicit understanding that each party was shopping for a mate and not just for sex.VI．Answer the following questions1.Why do college officials care so much about college ranking?More provocative still might be a boycott by top-ranked high school athletes and students of the one university, within each major athletic conference, with the worst record in faculty diversity2.What has influenced the old pattern of employee recruiting for companies?More provocative still might be a boycott by top-ranked high school athletes and students of the one university, within each major athletic conference, with the worst record in faculty diversity3.Why it is said that with unemployment rising again, fewer workers are paying intothe system just as more former workers need to take money out?With unemployment rising again, fewer workers are paying into the system just as more former workers need to take money out, because 22 states have allowed their unemployment-insurance reserve funds to run down in recent years, when the good times seemed to make them less urgent.4.If unemployment were to jump to 6% or 7%, will every thing be all right then?If unemployment were to jump to 6% or 7%, Congress will have yet another group in need of assistance.5.Why are most supervisors willing to meet employees halfway according to thetext?Most supervisors willing to meet employees halfway because personnel directors understand the need to refresh and replenish their best resources—their work6.Why do so many nominees often say in a religious way?The author believes that the proper way to decline gang membership is to show politeness7.Do you think Mr. Al Gore will be nominated in the 2004 presidential election bythe Democrats?According to the article, aspiring members are generally first arrested when they are about 14.8.“Cutbacks in the food-stamp program could leave many people with nowhere to turn except soup kitchens.” What does this sentence mean?The European leaders’ attitudes are that at first, they didn’t care much about it, and made a ban. But later when they found their people stop to consume beef, they began to support major and want to battle on.9.Why it is said that America is tugging on a tattered safety net?The State Department welcomed the reports that the new authorities in Kabul announced their intention of inviting the former Afghan monarch, King Zahir Shah, back to Afghanistan.10.What do the signs of the changing face of America refer to?The US. State Department spokesman Glyn Davies called on the new authorities in Kabul to“move quickly to restore order”and form a“representative interim governme nt”to begin the process of reconciliation.11.What will probably happen in universities where there is no external pressure like public criticism and protests by the N.A.A.C.P. against networks?The United States says large-scale direct military action may be required only in Iraq and Somalia. The challenge of programming outdoor movies is to match the film to the setting.《报刊选读》二I. Select from the lettered choice the one, which best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of your choice in the brackets.1.Many parents complain about __C___when they talk about their children’s education.A. campus violenceB. drug abuseC. after-school assignmentsD. basketball tryout( C )１Where was John Kundereri Moriarty transported when he was 4 years old? A. South B. North C. East( C ) 2. Who was responsible to the Stolen Generation in Australia?A. TerrorismB. White parentsC. State and federal government( B ) 3. Who was awarded the Or der of Australia, the country’s highest civil medal of honor?A. CathyB. MoriartyC. Ros( B ) 4. About ____ Aboriginal and European parentage——were taken from their parentsfrom 1910 until the 1970’s.A. 10,000B. 100,000C. 1,000,000( C ) 5. The biggest problem for the continent’s Gypsies(or Roma) to be recognized as a nation is ____ .A. lack of a defined territoryB. without other countries’ recognitionC. lack of a united government( B ) 6. Gypsies’ language is related to ____.A. ChineseB. EnglishC. Hindi( C ) 7. Nicholas Gheorge, an expert on Gypsy affairs at the OSCE, reckons that there would be more ____ members in governments of European countries.A. GypsyB. JewishC. Romanian( B ) 8. The city hall auditorium in East London is a place for ____.A. concertB. witness under Apartheid to release their painC. police office( A ) 9. Who was hacked and shot to death in 1985 by unnamed members of apartheid-era security forces?A. Nombwyselo MhlawuliB. Sicelo MhlawuliC. Monica Godolozi.( B ) 10. The duty of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission is ____. A. curing the pain under apartheid B. reconciling the survivals with the killers C. all above( D ) 11.According to the passage, who is excit ed Wynton Marsalis’s visit?(A)The audience there(B)The resident bluemen(C)Harlem(D)Both A and B( C ) 12.Which Olympiad is Beijing running for?(A) Summer Olympiad 2000 (B) Summer Olympiad 2004(C) Summer Olympiad 2008 (D) Summer Olympiad 2012( B ) 13.Why must local government keep his or her doors to every visitor?(A)Economic development depends on it.(B)In order to let more people enjoy the beauty of the sites.(C)The central government forces them to do that.(D)They are friendly and hospitable.( B ) 14.On what does China spend the least money?(A)Overhauling its command economy(B)Dampening rising unemployment(C)Taking care of an aging population(D)Cultural conservation( C ) 15.What did not the workers do in the run up to the last October’s celebr ation?(A)They finished a network of expressways and ramps crisscrossing the city.(B)They built a huge airport in nearby Pudong.(C)They built a large-sized shopping mall in the center of city.(D)They built a cross-river tunnels linking Shanghai to Pudong.( D ) 16. Why do some drivers feel bad about Olympiad 2008 in Beijing?(A)The road condition will be worse.(B)There will be more customers.(C)It will make Beijing more famous.(D)They will be shut out because their pedicabs are shabby.( C ) 17.What do radio talk shows advice people to do?(A) Drivers can only overcharge a little.(B)Industry managers must make sure company vans do not run on the road.(C)People should not spit on the ground.(D)All the people in Beijing should go to school to learn English very well.( B ) 18. What did Engelhardt advise China to do in a conference last month?(A) People should clean up the foul air.(B)People should take some measures to preserve their heritage.(C)People should built more expressway in the sites.(D)People should allow more foreigners to visit China.( D ) 19. What damaged the caves over the years?(A)wind, rain and sand(B)western plunderers(C)tourists(D)all of above( C ) 20. The attitude of the author revealed in the article named “Exploding Tourism Eroding China’s Riches” is__(A) nostalgia (B)critical (C) pessimistic (D) optimistic( C ) 21The child born between 1947 and 1961 is frequently referred to as ______A.“ boom baby”B. “boomer parents”C. “ booming child”D.”booming girl”II. March the following words or phases on the left column with their correspondent explanations on the right( e ) 1. threw the inbounds pass a高难度进球( d ) 2. give and take b英国政府，英国内阁( a ) 3. hit big shots c英国王宫( b )4. Downing Street d平等交易( c ) 5. Buckingham Palace e球从界外投入界内( I ) 6.ANC f. extinction of one nation’s culture( j )7. Aborigines g. South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission ( f ) 8. Cultural genocide h. the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe( h ) 9. OSCE i. the African National Congress( g ) 10. SATRC j. relating to the original inhabitants in AustraliaIII. Write T in the bracket if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.1. John Kundereri Moriarty, living happily in an aboriginal tribal community innorthern Australia, was transported south through Alice Springs. ( T )2. The Australian government apologized for the Stolen generation. ( T )3. Moriarty is a writer now. ( F )4. An unprecedented chance for Gypsies is to be recognized as a nation, albeit one without a defined territory. ( F )5. At the night when Sicelo Mhlawuli was killed, 4 others did meet the same fate. ( F )6.The Scots and the Welsh worry a lot about those Japanese companies.( F )7.The Taliban began as a group of seminary students. ( T )8.U.S. estimates the Taliban now controls the whole country of Afghanistan. ( F )9.The Bush administration decided to make military or covert action against Saddam Hussein without any conditions. ( T )10.Officials in the USA held different views of their action to Iraq. ( T )11.Most of the crimes are not concerned with young people ( F )12. Ecstasy, once a club drug for the élite, is suddenly flooding frat houses and highschools. ( T )13. Hug drug is good for people’s health ( F )14. Anger over children being killed and kids with guns has not faded. The moms have not forgotten ( T )15. The troubles with gangs are not so serious ( F )16. ( F ) Winston Churchill often described parliamentary democracy andconstitutional monarchy as being imperfect----but the best that man had yetdevised.17.( T ) In Britain the monarch remains very much at the heart of its Constitution.18.( T ) Queen Elizabeth2 cannot choose a prime minister, dissolve Parliament ordeclare war.19.( T ) It is one of the great strengths of monarchy that it has never taken sides in anypolitical debate, that it shows itself, as an institution, to be evenhanded.20.( F ) British monarchy has served both the empire and the commonwealth withlittle distinction.IV．Fill in the blanks.1. We may be __ opposite __ __loving our heritage to death.2.Teams of engineers __ eliminated __designs from international architects for a new Olympic village in northern Beijing.3.But the material benefits of tourism for local residents are hard to overstate, especially for people long__ __ poverty and __ __a way out.4.Wind, rain, sand and Western ____ have all damaged the caves over the years.5.Wynton Marsalis recently dropped by to jam, __ seminary __ both the audience and the resident bluesmen.6 Consumers across the continent, panicked by fear of ___ reservation _____disease,continue to shun steak and roasts.7.The panic mentioned in the first question began in ___ surprising _____.8. The ___ astounding ______________(the name of an organization) announced anemergency meeting to be held in Geneva this week.9. Prime Minister John Major belongs to ____ entertainment _______ Party.10. Early last week the ___ organizes _____(the name of an organization) imposed aworldwide ban on exports of British beef and byproducts, from gelatin to cosmetics.11. it’s called the hug drug because it engenders gooey, rather gauche expressions __ stagnant ____ of from users.12. Thousands of children die every year from __ pipeline ___, and thousands more are injured.13.It’s called the hug drug because it engenders gooey, rather gauche expressions ____ president __ of from users.V. Explain the following terms.1 . Pipeline problem:The European leaders’ attitudes are that at first, they didn’t care much about it, and made a ban. But later when they found their people stop to consume beef, they began to support major and want to battle on.2. Well being ( according to Carol Ryff):A kind of music that developed in the southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Elements of music from western Africa, American gospel singing and European harmony all went into forming the various types of jazz, which include ragtime, blues, Dixieland, swing, be-bop, and cool. Jazz relies heavily on improvisation, and is characterized by much use of syncopated rhythms.31.Because an international culinary magazine named it one of the best restaurants on the planet, M on the Bund so popular.3. Newsweek:The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945. Today, UNESCO functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues. The Organization also serves as a clearinghouse–for the dissemination and sharing ofinformation and knowledge –while helping Member States to build their human and institutional capacities in diverse fields. In short, UNESCO promotes international co-operation among its 191* Member States and six Associate Members in the fields of education, science, culture and communication.4.Hawks and DovesThe Mogao Caves, also known as the Mogao Grottoes or the Caves of A Thousand Buddhas, are set into a cliff wall of Echoing Sand Mountain about 25km southeast of Dunhuang, the oasis city in the Gobi desert. This honeycomb of caves was constructed over a millennium, from the 4th to the 14th centuries, and represents the height of Buddhist art and the world's richest treasure house of Buddhist sutras, murals and sculptures.VI．Answer the following questions.1.What’s the difference between the drive-in theater and open-air cinema?According to the study sponsored by the Department of Justice, 45% of gang members in, Cleveland reported to steal a car. The author believes that the proper way to decline gang membership is to show politeness.2.How popular is the open-air cinema at Bryant Park?From the article we know that gang members selling drugs report median earnings of $1000 a week. According to the article, the U.S. Customs Service took a seizure in Phoenix two weeks ago to generate e’s first big press coverage in years.3.what’s the selling point of other film series?In the content of this lesson, among the drugs, GHB can easily cause coma and death. The author believes most problems of ecstasy are attributable to dehydration. Although the populations of majority in the U.S. approve gun controls, the NRA still gained 500,000 members last year.4.What did the coach say about Jordan?Ecstasy, once a club drug for the élite, is suddenly flooding frat houses and high schools. Law enforces are coming across gigantic stashes of ecstasy in places where it was rarely seen. it’s called the hug drug because it engenders gooey, rather gauche expressions empathy of from users.5.What did Jordan say about his team?In fact, e’s popularity is largely due to its lack of noticeable downsides.Winston Churchill often described parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy as being imperfect----but the best that man had yet devised.6.What’s Jordan’s ambition of forthcoming season?It is one of the great strengths of monarchy that it has never taken sides in any political debate, that it shows itself, as an institution, to be evenhanded. Consumers across the continent, panicked by fear of mad-cow disease, continue to shun steak and roasts.7.What’s Jordan’s influence in the team?The World Health Organization announced an emergency meeting to be held in Geneva this week. Early last week the European Union imposed a worldwide ban on exports of British beef and byproducts, from gelatin to cosmetics.8.Why can Great Britain assimilate some radical theories?The difference between the drive-in theater and open-air cinema is this: the drive-in theater is that you can watch the movie in the car, the other is in the open air. There are usually several thousand people in Bryant park, you have to show up hours in advance to grab a spot. The selling point of other film series is that they are not the Bryant Park, there aren’t many people, it’s n ot too crowed.9.Is it the monarch who chooses a prime minister? Why?It is because of its apolitical stance that Great Britain can assimilate some radical theories. It is the parliament who choose the prime minister, the monarch just have to accept it. I f the monarchy were abolished, the nation and the commonwealth would be turned upside down.10.If the monarchy were abolished, what would things in Britain be like? The people’s reaction to the mad-cow disease is that there is a panic among people. .In Major’s view, the media, the opposite party, and the whole European should take the responsibility for the beef scare. In France and Ireland, the entire herd is eliminated when a single case is discovered.11.. What role does Queen ElizabethⅡ have?The European leaders’ attitudes are that at first, they didn’t care much about it, and made a ban. But later when they found their people stop to consume beef, they began to support major and want to battle on.12.What is the people’s r eaction to the mad-cow disease?According to a poll last week, most Scottish hope that The government can distribute more power. The State Department welcomed the reports that the new authorities in Kabul announced their intention of inviting the former Afghan monarch, King Zahir Shah, back to Afghanistan.13.. In Major’s view, who should take the responsibility for the beef scare? The Bush administration decided to make military or covert action against Saddam Hussein without any conditions. The Thatcher government supports the Japanese companies in Scotland and Wales.14.How does France and Ireland fight the disease?Widespread war-weariness and disgust with the ineffectiveness and corruption of the previous regime enabled the Taliban to enter Kabul just two weeks after seizing the city of Jalalabad. Pentagon policy-makers want to remodel the successful war strategy in Afghanistan and apply it to Iraq, but on a much larger scale.15.. What are the European leaders’ attitudes?The US. State Department spokesman Glyn Davies called on the new authorities in Kabul to“move quickly to restore order”and form a“representative interim government”to begin the process of reconciliation. U.S. officials just kept sporadic contact with the different Afghan factions。

初三语文第三周周末作业2013.3班级姓名一、根据拼音写出相应的词语hán zhàn gè déqí suǒshà shíwěi qūdǎo gào( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )chèn zhíhuá jīhài rén tīng wén tóu xián nì xiào ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) suí shēng fù hèchéng bào piāo miǎo lǒng zhào shén tōng guǎng dà（）（）（）（）（）chéng chèmián yán luán shēng xīxìliàng liàng qiàng qiàng （）（）（）（） ( ) q uè záo rén jì hǎn zhìyōng zhǒng dīng zhǔkǒng jù（） ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) chǒu lòu shàn xiào jídùrén shēng dǐng fèi lái shì xiōng xiōng ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) shun xīhuāng cǎo qī qīpíng zhàng péng pài bǔyù( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )ào huǐ qídǎo qíqūxuān nào cǎn bái mòqì( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) háo míng bān lán wū huìzǎi gēpáng huáng kěgēkě qì( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) xiǎn wéi rén zhīdāng zhī wú kuìfēng máng bì lùjiāyùhùxiǎo ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) yǎng mùchāi sàn xuàn yào tuǒ dàng sù jìng jīng zhì( ) ( ) （）（）（）（）hóng rùn jiàn shǎng kuī jiǎkuáng lán xuān nào （）（）（）（）（）二、按课文或提示填空1. ，风烟望五津。

2013年高考语文选做题（新闻阅读与实践）资料汇编一.知识清单消息由标题、导语、主体、背景和结语五个部分组成，但我们写的消息简短，一般是标题、导语和正文。

正文部分一般是“倒金字塔结构”：首先要有时间、地点、事件；其次由主到次排列相关信息。

新闻短评，是新闻评论的一种，顾名思义就是用简约的文字对新闻进行评论。

我们写的一般是先标题，再概述新闻事实，然后提观点，主体论证。

二.方法总结1．消息写作三步走：标题＋导语＋主体①拟写标题（①谁干什么②什么怎么样）②拟写导语（时间地点事件及结果①某地某人（某单位）发生了某事②某事发生的怎么样了）③正文部分一般是“倒金字塔结构”：先主后次，每一句话都要能回答出“谁干什么”或“什么怎么样”，即一句话新闻。

答题要领：标题＋导语＋正文1＋正文22．新闻短评写作四步走：标题—事实—评论—小结。

①标题要彰显主旨，观点明确。

②概述要简明扼要，提取精要③评论要精到深刻，直击要害：内容可以是析原因、揭本质、谈后果（作用）、提措施（办法）等；形式可并列展开、递进展开、正反结合。

④小结要收束呼告、融情于理。

答题要领：标题＋概述＋评论＋小结引述新闻事件要紧扣观点快速“导入”话题，并能为后面的“评论”服务。

评论部分要理由充分，可以四选一，也可以四选二，但一定要学会分解。

如原因可以分内因、外因；作用有积极方面，也有消极方面；危害有个人的，也有社会的。

最好有2—3条理由。

理由之间有一定逻辑——由现象到本质、由主到次等。

各条理由之间能用恰当的过渡词。

如“一方面…一方面”“首先，其次”，“何况”，“退一步说”“更不必说”等加以联结。

总体结构以总——分、总——分——总为宜。

先观点后理由。

三.方法点拨例题一新华社11月22日的报道说，近年来，四川省剑阁县不少行业、机关部门建一个项目，就要立一块碑，诸如“计划生育三结合示范村”“黄羊养殖基地”“培植养猪大户”等等,表示重视和展示领导的政绩和形象。

剑阁县日前根据有关公路法规规定组织路政执法人员依法砸掉了竖立在本县境内干线公路两侧的178块所谓的“政绩碑”、“形象碑”、“功德碑”，受到全县干部群众欢迎。

结合具体案例，谈谈课堂教学时如何运用比较阅读。

比较阅读是将两篇或两篇以上的在内容和形式上有一定联系的文章，加以对比分析，同中求异，异中求同，深化理解的阅读方法。

在阅读过程中将其有关内容不断进行比较、对照和鉴别，这样既可以开阔眼界，活跃思想，使认识更加充分、深刻，又可以看到差别，把握特点，提高鉴赏力。

比较阅读可以提高学生迁移思维的能力，可以提高学生语文知识系统化、条例化的梳理水平，提高学生阅读速度，这对以后课外阅读中如何很快地处理众多繁杂的信息是很有帮助的。

在小学语文教学中,我积极倡导比较阅读。

比较阅读从形式上来说，丰富多采，诸如：词句比较阅读，段落之间的比较阅读，篇目之间的比较阅读；甚至可以小到修辞手法，表达方法，语言特色，人物形像，篇章结构等方面之间的比较阅读。

语文的学习以及能力的培养都是在阅读的过程中完成的。

如果改传统的单一阅读为比较阅读，那么将收到意想不到的效果。

在小学语文阅读教学中，只要学生课文熟悉，分寸掌握得当，比较对应事例自然，使用比较阅读法，不仅能打破教师讲学生听的注入式、灌输式、填鸭式的陈旧教学方式，还能培养学生的思维、分析和综合概括、语言表达等多方面的能力，又能充分发挥学生的主观能动性，激发学生兴趣，活跃课堂气氛。

上学期，我们学习了两首古诗，一首是《饮湖上初晴后雨》，一首是《晓出净慈寺送林子方》。

这两首古诗都是写西湖美景的，但侧重点不同，前者分别写晴天和雨天西湖的景色，从整体来写，后者抓住六月的荷花突出“风光不与四时同”。

为了使学生充分认识这一点，教学时，我先让学生通过自由朗读思考：这两首古诗分别以什么为主来写的?用诗中的诗句来说明。

很快，学生就找到了答案，接着，我让学生借助工具书理解古诗，同时思考：这两首古诗分别侧重哪一方面来写？我给学生留出充分的思考时间，然后学生带着自己的思考成果展开小组交流、讨论。

在交流中，取长补短，完善自己所学，收到了很好的效果。

学生也感觉很轻松，很有趣味，从而在文字中感受祖国的美丽，增强对国家的热爱。

第16-18章英美报刊选读（1）第一部分：概述在报纸上通常能看到新闻报道和特写。

新闻报道的主要目的是报道新闻事件。

而特写是从新闻事态发展的某一个角度，讲述广大读者关心的种种情况和问题，给读者提供与新闻有关的东西。

新闻报道(News Report)英语的新闻报道在写作形式上与中文新闻报道可以说完全不一样，通常采用“倒金字塔”结构（inverted pyramid structure）, 即新闻写作按照新闻事实的重要性依次排列。

一篇新闻报道通常有标题(headline)，导语(lead)，和主体（body）三个部分构成。

新闻标题（headline）新闻标题是新闻不可分割的重要组成部分，也是读者学习报刊英语的第一步。

报刊的标题不仅要高度概括新闻的基本内容，起到画龙点睛的作用，而且为吸引读者要尽量把标题制作的标新立异和富有色彩，使读者“一见钟情”。

新闻标题具有下列特点：1.报刊文章的标题，仅靠字面很难翻译，往往需视文章内容而定，只有领会了标题的内涵，才能贴切地翻译标题。

Blood Spills to Keep Oil Wealth Flowing (Los Angles Times, September 2002 )石油财富与鲜血一起在流淌这篇报道是关于美国石油公司在哥伦比亚的石油管线经常遭到爆炸，哥军队在美国的压力下为保护管线多次与武装分子枪战。

石油在管线内流，而鲜血在管线外流Grieve Today, Mayor Says, and Then Grasp Tomorrow (The New York Times)市长呼吁：今天悲痛之后，应把握明天这篇报道纽约举行活动，悼念“9.11事件”一周年，标题浓缩了市长的发言主题，认为更重要的是面对未来。

这也反映了美国公众的务实态度。

2.在标题中一般省略虚词。

如冠词、物主代词和助动词等在标题中一般都可以省略。

原则上，不定冠词“a”可省略，但有时为了使意思清楚些，不定冠词必须加上，特别是在不定冠词表示“一个”的概念或易造成误解时，必须使用不定冠词。

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