Equipped only with a pair of binoculars (雙筒望遠(yuǎn)鏡) and ready to spend long hours waiting in all weathers for a precious glance of a rare bullfinch(紅腹灰雀). Britain’s birdwatchers had long been supposed to be lovers of a minority sport. But new figures show birdwatching is fast becoming a popular pastime, with almost three million of us absorbed in our fluttering feathered friends.
Devoted birdwatchers, those prepared to travel thousands of miles for a sighting of a rare Siberian bird, are fast being joined by a new breed of follower whose interest is satiated by watching a few finches (雀科鳴鳥) on a Sunday walk or putting up a bird-box in the back garden.
“Almost three million UK birdwatchers is certainly possible if you include everyone with only a casual interest,” Stephen Moss said in his newly published book—A Bird in the Bush: a Social History of Birdwatching—which records the pursuit from the rich Victorian Englishman’s love of shooting rare birds to the less offensive observational tendencies of birdwatchers today.
Television wildlife programmes have helped to fuel the new trend. Last summer, BBC 2’s Britain Goes Wild was a surprise success. It pulled in three million viewers and led to bird-houses selling out across the UK as 45,000 people promised to put up a box.
Birdwatchers’ networking system first came to the attention of the nation in 1989, when a birdwatcher caught sight of the first Vermivora chrysoptera—a golden-winged songbird from North America—to be seen in Britain. He put a message out on the network service Birdline, and the next day 3,000 birdwatchers proved the full pull of a truly rare bird as they visited the Tesco car park in Kent, where it had settled. Today, birdwatchers can log on to www.birdline.co.uk or have news of the latest sightings texted to their phones.
“Multimillion-pound spending on binoculars, bird food and boxes point to the increasing numbers of birdwatchers,” said David Cromack, the editor of Bird Watching magazine, “The number of people involved is so big that they have great potential to influence government decisions affecting the environment.”
小題1:The word “satiated” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “_______”.
A．a(chǎn)ffectedB．sharedC．satisfiedD．narrowed
小題2:What happened after the message of seeing a Vermivora chrysoptera was put on the network?
A．Birdwatchers helped the rare bird settle in Kent.
B．Large numbers of birdwatchers went to view the bird.
C．Many birdwatchers logged on to the website for details.
D．Birdwatchers showed their determination to protect the rare bird.
小題3:Which of the following CANNOT be true according to the passage?
A．Television wildlife programmes started the popular pastime of birdwatching.
B．The network service has contributed to the rapid development of birdwatching.
C．Birdwatching in Britain was long considered a sport with a small group of followers.
D．The current situation of birdwatching may promote the protection of the environment.
小題4:The passage mainly tells us about ________ in UK.
A．the history of bird watching
B．a(chǎn) growing passion for bird watching
C．the impact of media on bird watching
D．bird watching as a popular expensive sport

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:B

小題1:這是一道猜義題。根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容可猜測出這個(gè)詞的意思是“令人滿意的”。
小題2:這是一道細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第四段“It pulled in three million viewers and led to bird－h(huán)ouses selling out across the UK as 45 000 people promised to put up a box.”可判斷出引來了大量觀察鳥的人。
小題3:這是一道判斷正誤題。根據(jù)第四段“Television wildlife programmes have helped to fuel the new trend.”可判斷出選項(xiàng)A是錯(cuò)誤的。
小題4:這是一道主旨題。這篇短文主要講述了在英國人們對鳥類進(jìn)行觀察的熱情越來越高。
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As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（筆畫）of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.
Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students. Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer.
All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.
It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.
"When I'm writing with a pen, I find I often can't remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it."
"I'm not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper."
Many students don't feel this is something to worry about. Now that it's more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?
Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei , the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said "Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(審美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer's emotion. Through one's handwriting, people can get to know one's thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them"
To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的)and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.
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A．The Importance of Handwriting and Typing.
B．To Type or To Hand Write
C．Writing By Computer Will Replace Writing By Hand
D．Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters.
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A．they are usually asked to e-mail their Homework and Essays
B．they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently
C．they find it not easy to remember how to write a character
D．computers have become a trend and fashion in China.
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A．Handwriting contains the writer's emotion.
B．The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting,
C．Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s self-confidence
D．Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.

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Manners nowadays in metropolitan cities like London are practically non-existence, it’s nothing for a big, strong schoolboy to elbow an elderly woman aside in the dash for the last remaining seat on the tube or bus, much less stand up and offer his seat to her.
This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued by young men, who say that, since women have claimed equality, they no longer deserve to be treated with courtesy 禮貌、謙讓) and that those who go out to work should take their turn in the rat race like anyone else. Women have never claimed to be physically as strong as men. Even if it is not agreed, however, that young men should stand up for younger women, the fact remains that courtesy should be shown to the old, the sick and the burdened. Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there indifferently reading the paper or a book, saying to ourselves “First come, first severed”, while a grey-haired woman, a mother with a young child stands? Yet this is all too often seen.?
Older people, tired and quick-tempered from a day's work, are not angels, either-far from it. Many a brisk argument or an insulting quarrel breaks out as the weary queues push and shove each other to get on buses and tubes. One cannot commend this, of course, but on does feel there is just a little more excuse.?
If cities are to remain pleasant places to live in at all, however, it seems imperative（迫切的）, not only that communications in transport should be improved, but also that communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite. All over cities, it seems that people are too tired and too rushed to be polite. Shop assistant's won't bother to assist, taxi drivers growl at each other as they dash dangerously round corners, bus conductors pull the bell before their desperate passengers have had time to get on or off the bus, and so on and so on. It seems to us that it is up to the young and strong to do their small part to stop such deterioration（惡化）.?
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A．Since women have claimed equality, they no longer need to be treated differently from men.?
B．It is generally considered old-fashioned for young men to give up their seats to young women.?
C．"Lady First" should be universally practiced.?
D．Special consideration ought to be shown to them.?
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A．people were more considerate towards each other?
B．people were not so tired and quick-tempered?
C．women were treated with more courtesy?
D．public transport could be improved.?
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A．Life will be even worse if no change is made
B．transport conditions are rather poor
C．it’s not uncommon to see people quarrel in public places
D．it’s unreasonable to require the tired people to be polite
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A．call on people in big cities to pay more attention to politeness
B．blame the schoolboys’ rude behavior towards elderly women on the tube or bus
C．criticize the fast pace of city life
D．tell young men to give their seats to elderly people
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Mules occasionally run off with the goods to keep the profit themselves. As insurance against this, a syndicate often sends a high-up on the same plane to keep a wary eye on couriers, particularly new ones. Even then things can go badly wrong. One international currency smuggler who was having trouble getting money out of Britain was offered help by a group of men who said they were in a position to “fix thing” – for a fee of course. Foolishly, the smuggler agreed to accept their help. When he got to London’s Heathrow Airport, he handed over to one of the men a black suitcase containing nearly $90,000 in cash, destined for Frankfurt. Just to keep an eye on things, the smuggler went along on the same plane. When they landed at Frankfurt he was handed back his suitcase. He beat a straight path to the men’s toilet, opened the case, and found only old clothes. The courier had switched suitcase en route, but the smuggler could hardly run to the police and complain that “the man who was smuggling money out of England for me has stolen it.”
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A A person who sends smuggling goods for a syndicate is called mule.
B A person in charge of smuggling goods is called mule.
C A person who makes delivery for a syndicate is called mule.
D A person who receives instructions from a smuggler is called mule.
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C if he is recognized and arrested.     D if he runs away.
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C To show to keep a wary eye on couriers is useless.
D To show mules may keep the profit for themselves.
小題4:how does a mule work?
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Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies, About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of those states have restrictions on passengers, California is the strictest, with a novice(新手)driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20(without the presence of an adult over 25)for the first six months.
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A．Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.
B．A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.
C．Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.
D．A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.
小題2:According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to ________
A．their frequent driving at night
B．their improper way of driving?
C．their lack of driving experience
D．their driving with passengers
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A．Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.
B．Driving is a skill too complicated for teenagers to learn.
C．Restrictions should be imposed on teenagers applying to take driving lessons.
D．The licensing authorities are partly responsible for teenagers' driving accidents.
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A．driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule
B．they should be prohibited from taking on passengers
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A．caught for sports B．hunted for food
C．made to pull ploughsD．used to carry people
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C．some horses have better shaped than others
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By the end of the sixties, after her divorce from actor Mel Ferrer, Audrey decided to retire while she was on top. Later she married Dr. Andrea Dotti. In 1988, Audrey became a special ambassador（大使） to the United Nations UNECEF fund helping children in Latin, American and Africa, a position she retained until 1993. Audrey Hepburn died on January 20, 1993 in Switzerland. She had made a total of 31 high quality movies.
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A．England.B．America.C．Switzerland.D．Belgium.
小題2:We can infer that Audrey Hepburn was ______.
A．a(chǎn) learned womanB．satisfied with her marriage
C．a(chǎn) woman with sympathyD．very popular as a model
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a. Audrey began a modeling career.
b. Audrey went to London with her mother.
c. Audrey became popular in the film Roman Holiday.
d. Audrey became a special ambassador to the United Nations UNICEF fund
e. Hitler’s army suddenly took over the town.
f. Audrey married Dr. Audrey Dotti.
A．a(chǎn), b, c, d, e, fB．b, e, a, c, f, d
C．c, a, b, f, e, d, D．b, e, f, c, a, d
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Japanese women headed nearly 6 percent of all  businesses in Japan at the end of  June—up from 4.5 per cent in 1999．
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B.thinks that they will take the place of men in future
C.sings the praises of  their abilities
D.is not sure of  their future development
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C.how to earn a reputation                 D.Japanese economic development
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However，Arctic Monkeys became well?known in a slightly different way.Back in 2003 when the band first started，they handed out CDs at their performing concert.Certain fans liked the music so much that they put the music up on the Web.The general public had access to this music because it was on the Internet and，because people liked the music，the band's popularity increased.The band's popularity was starting to get noticed by major radio stations in the UK.
Arctic Monkeys released(發(fā)行)their first single in October 2005.Before that，their music had only been available to download on the Internet.When they did finally release a single and an album，they both rose to the top of the charts.
Music fans welcome the use of the Internet this way—Arctic Monkeys became popular simply because people liked their music when they heard it.There were no ads.As music downloads continue to increase in popularity，we can expect to see more and more bands make it big in this way.
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A．giving away their CDs
B．the Internet
C．singing to a record company
D．marketing and advertisement
小題2:．Before 2005，how can you get Arctic Monkeys' music?
A．Going to their live music party.
B．Download their music from the Internet.
C．Buying their singles and albums in a shop.
D．Listen to it on the radio in the UK.
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B．They didn't advertise their music.
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