The long, lonely voyage of the Japanese ghost ship is over.
A US Coast Guard cutter poured cannon fire into an abandoned Japanese ghost ship that had been drifting since last year’s tsunami (海嘯), sinking the vessel into waters more than 305 meters deep in the Gulf of Alaska and removing the danger it posed to shipping and the coastline on Thursday.
The cutter’s guns tore holes in the 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru, and then it began to take on water and lean to one side. In about four hours, the ship disappeared into the sea, said Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow.
The ship had no lights or communications system, and its tank was able to carry more than 7,570 liters of diesel fuel. Officials, however, didn’t know exactly how much fuel was aboard.
“It’s less risky than it would be running into shore or running into other ships,” coast guard spokesman Paul Webb said.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the problem and decided it is safer to sink the ship than let the fuel evaporate and pollute the sea environment.
Ryou-Un Maru was probably among the first wave of the 1.5 million tons of garbage of refrigerators, washing machines, televisions, roofs and fishing nets heading toward North America since last March when a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck Japan.
As the coast guard was ready to fire on the vessel, a Canadian fishing vessel, the 19-meter Bernice C, claimed the rights to save the ghost ship in international waters.
Plans to sink it were paused so the Canadian crew could have a chance to take the stricken ship. A Canadian official with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that the Bernice C was unable to drag it.
Then the Canadian boat left, and once it was about 10 kilometers from the Japanese vessel, the Coast Guard began to fire, first with 25 mm shells, then a few hours later with ammunition (彈藥)twice that size.
State officials have been working to test the danger of garbage including materials affected by a damaged nuclear power plant, to see if Alaska residents, seafood or wild animals could be affected.
小題1:The plan to fire on the Japanese ghost ship was paused because ____________.
A．the ghost ship was beyond the reach of the Coast Guard’s guns
B．state officials worried the ghost ship might give out radiation
C．the shells were not powerful enough to sink the ghost ship
D．a(chǎn) Canadian fishing boat wanted to save the ghost ship
小題2:What’s the right order of the events related to the ship of Ryou-Un Maru?
a. Its long, lonely voyage came to an end.
b. The US Coast Guard sank it into the sea.
c. The ship began to float across the Pacific Ocean.
d. A big tsunami was caused by great earthquakes.
e. Bernice C claimed rights to save the ghost ship.
A．d, c, e, b, a B．a(chǎn), b, d, c, eC．c, e, d, a, bD．b, a, d, c, e
小題3:Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A．Japanese ghost ship arriving at US
B．Tsunami garbage heading to US
C．Japanese ghost ship polluting the Pacific
D．Cannon fire sinking Japanese ghost ship

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了美國海岸警衛(wèi)隊在美國阿拉斯加州海岸附近擊沉了一艘被廢棄的日本漁船。一年多以前的日本海嘯讓這艘漁船漫無目的地飄游穿過太平洋。
小題1:根據(jù)As the coast guard was ready to fire on the vessel, a Canadian fishing vessel, the 19-meter Bernice C, claimed the rights to save the ghost ship in international waters. 故選D。
小題2:正確的順序是：地震造成了海嘯，船開始在太平洋上漂流，Bernice聲稱要救這艘船，美國海岸警衛(wèi)隊把這艘船擊沉，這艘船旅行結(jié)束，故選A。
小題3:這篇文章主要講了美國海岸警衛(wèi)隊在美國阿拉斯加州海岸附近擊沉了一艘被廢棄的日本漁船。一年多以前的日本海嘯讓這艘漁船漫無目的地飄游穿過太平洋�？芍鸢笧镈。
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A．On the front page. B．On the entertainment page.
C．On the sports page. D．On the education page.
小題2:2013 has been a fruitful year for Adele for she has won all the following awards EXCEPT_______
A．the Golden Globe
B．the Grammy
C．Artist of the Year in Billboard
D．Best Original Song in Oscar
小題3:The anecdote about Robert Downey Jr happened_______．
A．on a casual occasionB．a(chǎn)t a fan meeting
C．a(chǎn)t a movie promotionD．a(chǎn)t a press conference
小題4:Which of the following is true according to the text？
A．We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together was written for Taylor Swift's country.
B．Adele sang on the BBC to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's birthday.
C．Robert Downey did not know what to do when the kid started crying.
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First lady Michelle Obama urged students to visit China at the “100,000 Strong” China Study Abroad Forum at Howard University.
President Barack Obama announced the “100,000 Strong” Initiative（十萬強計劃）during his 2009 visit to China. The program aims to increase the number of American students studying in China by making study abroad more affordable.
During the event at Howard, Mrs. Obama spoke about the importance of studying abroad. “Studying in a country like China is about so much more than just improving your own prospects（前途） in the global market. The fact is that with every friendship you make and every bond of trust you establish you are shaping an image of America projected to the rest of the world and making America known better.” she said.
Mrs. Obama encouraged students to set aside the opinion that studying abroad is for “rich kids only” or for those attending “certain schools”. The first lady also announced that the Chinese government is giving 10,000 “Bridge Scholarships” to cover costs for American students studying in China.
Some students who had studied in China shared their experiences. David Marzban from Pepperdine University recalled a time when he formed a cross-cultural bond with a complete stranger at a restaurant near Fudan University in Shanghai. He noticed a young chef signaling him to come over. “He pressed the play button on his media player and started singing California Dreaming and wanted me to sing along with him,” Marzban said. “At that time I knew a great friendship had started during my first two weeks in China.”
Nicole Baden from Howard University recalled how her time in China really helped her master the language. “You have to experience the culture while learning the language to really master it to understand why things are how they are compared to your own culture,” Baden said.
12-year-old Sarah Davis, who studied in China last summer, said she was very excited to hear Michelle Obama talk about the country. “I love Chinese. Out of all the languages I’ve learned, Chinese is the most difficult and interesting.” She said.
小題1: According to the passage, the “100,000 Strong” Initiative ______.
A．provides convenience for American students to study in China
B．was made by First Lady Michelle Obama in 2009
C．got little support from the Chinese government
D．isn’t well-accepted among American students
小題2:According to Mrs. Obama, ______.
A．American students used to be unable to study abroad
B．Studying in China can make American students’ future better
C．the Chinese government will offer all the US students scholarships
D．American students’ studying in China helps improve the relationship between China and the US
小題3:Three examples are given mainly to indicate that ______.
A．American students are very popular in China
B．Chinese is the most difficult to learn in the world
C．Many US young people have actually been studying in China
D．American students’ studying in China is important and worthwhile
小題4: What is the best title for the passage?
A．A great program for American students to study in China
B．Michelle Obama encourages students to study in China
C．More American students will go to China to study
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小題1:China will raise the ratio of adopting international standards in the food industry by _____.
A．55%B．32%C．23%D．78%
小題2:_________ is the second consideration for anything people eat according to the passage.
A．SafetyB．ValueC．NutritionD．Addictives
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A．Addictives are dangerous to people’s health.
B．Chinese food will be as safe as foreign food.
C．New food safety standards are to be fixed.
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Harvard University named historian Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president on Sunday, ending a lengthy and secretive search to find a successor（接任者）to Lawrence Summers .
The seven-member Harvard Corporation elected Faust, a noted scholar on History of the American South and dean of Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, as the university’s 28th president.
“This is a great day, and a historic day for Harvard,” James R. Houghton, chairman of the presidential search committee, said in a statement. “Drew Faust is an inspiring and accomplished leader, a superb scholar, a dedicated  teacher, and a wonderful human being.”
Her selection is noteworthy given the heated debates over Summers’ comments that genetic differences between the sexes might help explain the lack of women in top science jobs.
Faust has been dean of Radcliffe since 2001, two years after the former women’s college was combined into the university as a research center with a mission to study gender issues.
Some professors have quietly groused that the 371-year-old university is appointing a fifth president who is not a scientist. No scientist has had the top job since James Bryant Conant retired in 1953; its last four have come from the fields of classics, law, literature and economics.

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A．Harvard named its 1st female president.
B．History of Harvard University changed.
C．Debates on female equality ended
D．Drew Gilpin Faust, a famous woman historian.
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A．She is the 28th president of Harvard University.
B．She is a famous scholar from the American South.
C．She isn’t a graduate from Harvard University
D．She was head of Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
小題3:Lawrence Summers held the view that      .
A．women cannot achieve as much as men in management
B．women cannot hold important positions in society
C．women can match men in science jobs
D．few women make top scientists owing to genes
小題4:The underlined word “groused” in the 6th paragraph means       .
A．a(chǎn)pproved B．commented C．complained D．indicated
小題5:This passage probably appears in a      .
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In fact, the song has set the Guinness World Record for the most popular video in the history of the Internet. More than two million people have said “l(fā)ike” since the song was on the Internet on July 15.
PSY”s special dance moves and funny horse riding style have attracted many people. Although many people do not understand the language, the video has become the talk of the Internet. The song has come to first place in the music charts(排行榜) in 31 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
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“The song came out in mid-July. It sings about the rich life of South Korea —especially Gangnam in Soeoul, where a lot of rich people live.
Millions of people have watched the video. Many stars, such as Katy Perry, Robbie Williams and Nelly Furtado said that they love the song. These stars performed part of the song at a recent concert.
Riding high on the success of “Gangnam Style”, PSY was signed by Scooter Braun to Braun’s Schoolboy Records, a label distributed by Universal Republic.
PSY has written many hit songs of varying styles for different singers. Prior to “Gangnam Style” his most famous composition perhaps was Lee Seung Gi’s debut(首次亮相) song “Because You Are My Woman”.
小題1:What makes PSY’s “Gangnam Style” the famous music of millions of people?
A．The song has set the Guinness World Record.
B．The song has come to first place in the music chart.
C．They like the dance moves and the horse riding style.
D．They don’t understand the words of the song.
小題2:Why did some of South Korea’s politicians show PSY”s moves?
A．They wanted to tell people that they were also fond of music.
B．They wanted people to support them.
C．They were PSY’s fans.
D．They liked PSY’s dancing style.
小題3:What’s “Gangnam Style” about?
A．The way of horse riding.
B．The rich life of people of Gangnam in Seoul.
C．The Guinness World Record.
D．The love of stars.
小題4:What is the best title of the passage?
A．Life of the Music Star PSY
B．“Gangnam Styly” —— Most people’s favorite Music
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"I've changed a lot," she told The Huffington Post. "In October, we had 30 kids at our house! We've hosted parties with lots of food and music."
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A．Tiger Mom became stricter with her children
B．Tiger Mom was thought highly by the public
C．Tiger Mom’s life and family were influenced
D．Tiger Mom became wealthy and easygoing
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A．Tiger Mom has changed and wants to be soft.
B．Tiger Mom persuaded readers to follow her example.
C．How Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother came out.
D．How Tiger Mom became the worldwide spotlight.
小題3:What does the underlined phrase “a far cry from” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．similar toB．just the same asC．very different fromD．a(chǎn) cry far from
小題4:What is the writer’s attitude towards Tiger Mom?
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Queensland University of Technology (QUT) graduate James Teh and business partner Michael Curran developed a free, open-source program, called NVDA, which provides a voice to read the words on a computer screen as the cursor(光標) moves over them. NVDA won the blind inventors an award in the grand final program of the ABC’s New Inventors, which aired on September 23. They took home the award for an invention that “might make a real difference to people’s lives or the environment.”
“A sighted person takes for granted that they can sit down at any computer and use it,” Mr Teh said. “We really are in the information age — everything is online these days. So access to computers for the blind is very important, which is why we wanted our software to be free.”
Mr Teh, who majored in software engineering at QUT, said blind students typically didn’t have the money to purchase “screen reader” technology, at the time in their life when they most needed it. Now NVDA could be downloaded on to anyone’s personal computer free of charge.
“It can also be copied to a USB stick, which can be used on any PC at school or university, with no installation required,” he said.
Mr Teh and Mr Curran have drawn on their own experience as blind computer users to develop a product which has some unique features. For example, as the mouse moves up and down the screen, a sound becomes higher and lower to let you know where the cursor is located.
NVDA has been translated into 27 languages, thanks to volunteer translators. To date, there have been over 50,000 downloads.
Mr Teh and Mr Curran have been working on the project since 2006. They worked on their product without any pay for two years. When Mozilla offered some funding in 2008, Mr Teh was able to quit his day job and work full-time developing NVDA.
小題1:NVDA won an award in the program of the ABC’s New Inventors because it _____.
A．causes no harm to the environmentB．influences people’ s lives
C．is aiming at blind peopleD．is easy to use
小題2:Why did James Teh and Michael Curran want their software to be free?
A．They got funding from Mozilla.
B．They belonged to a volunteer group.
C．They wanted to help the blind.
D．They wanted people to give up “screen reader” software.
小題3:What do we know about Teh and Curran?
A．They are studying at QUT.B．They are good at translating.
C．They know how the blind feel.D．They began to develop NVDA in 2008.

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What happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow. It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers.
Marcus Yallow, 17, from San Francisco is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society. Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting (騙過) his high school's monitoring system. This way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real life.
While they are playing, a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge. Marcus stops a military (軍隊的) vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secret prison. There he is treated as a possible terrorist(恐怖分子). He is eventually let go after four days, but his injured friend disappears.
When he returns, Marcus discovers that there are many "security measures" in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terrorists. While some consider this government action necessary for public safety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights he is supposed to have as a citizen.
He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS himself. He helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously (匿名地).
The book presents a young man who is irresponsible, but learns about himself, and grows, in the course of the story. As part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society.
小題1: What kind of article does this passage belong to?     
A．A fascinating story. B．A book review.
C．News reportD．A TV programme
小題2: Marcus Yallow was sent to prison because ________.        
A．he killed his friend
B．he bombed a military vehicle
C．he did something that a possible terrorist could do
D．his injured friend disappeared
小題3: From the second paragraph we can infer that _________.     
A．Marcus Yallow is much more comfortable obeying the rules of society
B．Marcus Yallow is smart, fast and wise in real life
C．Marcus Yallow always plays online games in real life
D．Marcus Yallow is expert at the network world

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