SPECIAL EVENTS(事件)
THIS WEEKEND
Captain Goodfellow
Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, free.
Walking Tour of the Town
Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!
Films at the Museum
Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.
International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Take Me out to the Ballgame
It’s October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold… Don’t forget sweaters and jackets.
Do you want to hear “The Zoo”?
“The Zoo, a popular group from Australia, will give their first U.S. concert tomorrow night at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.
小題1:You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food ________.
A．a(chǎn)t the front entrance of City HallB．a(chǎn)t the Ballgame
C．a(chǎn)t 5:00 p.m.D．a(chǎn)t Central Park on Saturday
小題2:If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget ________.
A．your worriesB．your beautiful walk
C．your learning about local historyD．your comfortable shoes
小題3:You may see this passage in ________.
A．a(chǎn) British newspaperB．a(chǎn)n American newspaper
C．a(chǎn) British magazineD．a(chǎn)n American magazine

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:B
本文告訴大家周末的一些娛樂(lè)的信息。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)International Picnic部分的Come to Central Park on Saturday。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Walking Tour of the Town部分的Wear comfortable shoes!
小題3:推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第2行will give their first U.S. concert。推斷應(yīng)該是一份美國(guó)的報(bào)紙告訴大家周末的娛樂(lè)信息。
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Below is a selection about Guinness（吉尼斯） World Records.
Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records
? Fastest 100 m running on all fours
The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to CWR, their biggest day of record-breaking ever, I- h more than 290.000 people taking put in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Ito's record attempt was port of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with "super powers". His "super power" is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008.
? Most people inside a soap bubble
The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, Califomia celebrated this year the 15th anniversary of the Bubble (泡泡) Festival. A bubble's math principles and science were presented and demonstrated at the three-week-long exhibition. The intriguing Bubble Show was also part of the program. Fan Yang and Deni Yang impressed the audience with their awesome skills for bubble making. The Yang family cooperated with the Discovery Science Center to set a new Guinness World Record for mow people inside a scup bubble and they succeeded.
The family that has been working with soap bubbles for 27 years created a huge soap bubble and got 118 people inside it. The record was set or. April 4, 2011.
? Longest ears on a dog
A bloodhound from Illinois has the longest ears ever measured a dog. The right ear is 13.75 inches long and the left one 13.5 inches. The dog named Tigger earned this title in 2004 and is owned by Christina and Bryan Flessner.
Mr. Jeffries is the previous record holder of this title. Each of his ears measured approximately 11. 5 inches long. His grandfather used to hold this amazing world record, but when he died Mr.Jeffries look over.
? Most living generations
Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generation in one family? Seven is the answer.
The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-great- great-great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung "aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-great grandson on January 21, 1989".
? Most T shirts worn at once
Believe it or not, there is a record also for this category. Krunoslav Budiseli set a new world record on May 22,       2010 for wearing 245 T-shirts at the same time. The nun from Croatia was officially recognized as the new record bolder by Guinness World Records after he managed to put on 245 different T-shirts in 1ess than two hours. . The T-shirts weighted 68 KG and Budiseli said he began struggling around T-shirt No. 120. He dethroned the Swedish Guinness record holder who wore 238 T-shirts.
?Heaviest pumpkin
Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9. 2010 that a gigantic pumpkin （南瓜） grown in Wisconcin was officially the world’s heaviest. It weighed 1,810 pounds 8 ounces and was unveiled by Chris Stevens at the Stillwater Harvest Festival in Minnesota. Stevens' pumpkin was 85 pounds Javier than the previous re I, another huge pumpkin grown in Ohio. The proud farmer said his secret is a precise of rain, cow mature, good soil, sea grass and fish emulsion. Some of the world's heaviest pumpkins, including the record bolder, were on public display at the Bronx Botanical Gardens in New Yost for a dozen days.
小題1:Why is Kenichi Ito described «s a man with a "super power"?
A．He set a good example to all Japanese.
B．He made record attempts in 15 different countries.
C．He set a new record for "Fastest 100 m running on all fours".
D．He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities.
小題2:Jeffries is the name of    .
A．the owner of the dog with the longest ears
B．the grandfather of the dog with the longest care
C．the present holder of the record for "Longest care on a dog"
D．the former holder of the record for " longest care on a dog'
小題3:How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?
A．68.B．120.C．238.D．245.
小題4:According to the given information. which Guinness World Record was most recently set?
A．The record for "Most people inside a soup bubble".
B．The record for "Most living generations'".
C．The record for "Most T-shirts worn at once".
D．The record for " Heaviest pumpkin".

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Counterfeit ( 假的) medicines are a widespread problem in developing countries. Like other counterfeits, they look like real products. But counterfeit drugs may contain too little or none of the active ingredients of the real thing.
People do not get the medicine they need. And in some cases counterfeits cause death. Twenty children in Bangladesh died last year after being given acetaminophen(醋氨酚). The medications contained ingredients that looked, smelled and tasted like the real thing. The medicine was produced by a local drug company that used a dangerous substitute to save money.
The problem of counterfeit medicines is especially serious in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The W.H.O. estimates that up to thirty percent of medicines on sale in many of those countries are counterfeit. The problem is less widespread among industrialized countries. The W.H.O. says counterfeits make up less than one percent of the illegal drug market in countries like the United States, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand.
But the agency also says as much as fifty percent of the medicine sold on the Internet is counterfeit.
Much is being done to fight counterfeit drugs. Several companies are developing ways to make counterfeits easier to identify. And there are existing methods, like a machine that can quickly identify chemicals in pills to confirm if the pills are real. Other ideas include things like special tracking codes for drug packages. People could send a text message with the code and get a message back, which proves that what they bought is listed in a database. Some drug makers and other companies put three-dimensional images called holograms (全息圖)on their products as a security device.
小題1:Last year twenty children in Bangladesh died because of _____.
A．online medicinesB．unreal drugs
C．a(chǎn)cetaminophenD．unclean water
小題2:We can draw a conclusion from the passage that______.
A．it is very cheap and convenient to buy medicines online.
B．medicine companies don’t pay much attention to counterfeit drugs.
C．more and more people will buy products online.
D．we had better not buy medicines online.
小題3:What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．It reveals the reasons why counterfeit drugs are widespread.
B．Some measures are being taken to fight counterfeit drugs.
C．Special tracking codes for drug packages are used to identify counterfeits.
D．It shows the danger of counterfeit drugs.
小題4:Which of the following country may have serious problems of counterfeit medicines?
A．Canada.B．Japan.C．New Zealand.D．India.

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WASHINGTON—US President Barack Obama said Thursday that he had known about NBA star Jeremy Lin’s talent long before the“Linsanity”phenomenon swept the sport.
“I knew about Jeremy before you did because Arne Duncan, my secretary of education, was captain of the Harvard team,”O(jiān)bama told the famous US sportswriter Bill Simmons in an interview.
“When Arne and I were playing, he said,‘I’m telling you, we’ve got this terrific guard named Jeremy Lin at Harvard.’And then when one of my best friends, whose son is a freshman at Harvard, went for a recruiting(招募) trip he saw Lin in action, so I’ve been on the Jeremy Lin bandwagon(時(shí)尚) for a while,”said the president, who is a Harvard Law graduate.
Lin, the New York Knicks’ point guard, though he was cut twice in December 2011, had had a sudden rise in the past month to high points scoring stardom in Madison Square Garden, the world’s biggest basketball stage.
He is the first Chinese-American player in the NBA. He has already developed a devoted following among many Asian-Americans and in China, Taiwan, the Philippines and other countries.
Clicks to the NYKnicks. Com website surged as basketball fans from around the world search for Lin’s news and highlights.
“He seems like a wonderful young man. It elevates(提升) this great sport all round the world,”said Obama, a Chicago Bulls fan.“And what’s been encouraging is to see how fast the sport has bounced back(恢復(fù)) recently.”But he sounded a note of caution on how much basketball costs to watch.
“It’s really important for professional athletes and sports owners to just remember you got a whole bunch of folks out here, all across the country, who invest so much in their teams. All they ask is not to be so selfish that you’re not looking out for your fans,”O(jiān)bama said.
小題1:President Obama learned about Jeremy long before through      .
A．news reportsB．a(chǎn) friendC．Bill SimmonsD．Arne Duncan
小題2:The underlined word“surged”in Paragraph 6 probably means     .
A．moved suddenly and quicklyB．stopped gradually
C．moved slowlyD．suddenly broke down
小題3:President Obama finds it encouraging that      .
A．Chicago Bulls is playing wonderfully
B．Jeremy Lin is becoming more popular
C．NBA matches have returned to normal
D．a(chǎn)udience is concerned about basketball
小題4:Both athletes and sports owners should care about folks because      .
A．they have made contributions to charities
B．a(chǎn)ll teams are in need of support from fans
C．they pay to watch their favorite teams play
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(CNN)-China will sometimes say “no” and the world should get used to it.
That message came through when China joined Russia in blocking action on Syria.
“Do not mistakenly think that because China takes a careful and responsible position on the Syria issue, China will not use its veto power (否決權(quán)) or will always abstain（棄權(quán)）,” said Cui Tiankai, China’s vice foreign minister, “When China must use its veto power to say no, it will surely use it.”
On Saturday, Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called the vetoes “disgusting and shameful.”
He Wenping, director of African Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the veto shows China’s confidence in foreign affairs. “A country expressing its true opinion – that’s progress. China opposes the use of threat or force to achieve regime（政權(quán)）change in other countries. This agrees with China’s long-standing diplomacy principle. It is also not acceptable for China to rush a U.N. vote without sufficient discussion.”
So why did China use its veto this time?
China’s critics say China’s veto of the U.N. draft proposal(草案) was in part due to Beijing’s fear that allowing a regime change in Syria could encourage the spread of the Arab revolution and eventually threaten China.
He Wenping disagrees, “China has a completely different political system and economic development path. If someone in the international community thinks that the Arab Spring will happen in China, then I think they misjudge the situation in China, exaggerate(夸大) some problems in the Chinese society and underestimate the ability of the Chinese government to control the situation in China.”
小題1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．China often uses its veto power on international issues.
B．China never uses its veto power on international issues.
C．China’s normal practice in the U.N. is to abstain rather than veto.
D．China should not have veto power in the U.N.
小題2:What is the international reaction to China’s veto on the Syria issue?
A．Russia supports China
B．The U.S. feels very unhappy.
C．The international community is used to it.
D．The Arab countries show no concern.
小題3:Why did China use its veto power this time?
A．Because Russia and China are friends.
B．Because China wants to hold an opposite stand against the U.S.
C．Because China is worried about a chain-action resulting from Syria’s revolution.
D．Because China opposes the use of threat or force to achieve regime change in other countries.
小題4:What can we learn from the passage?
A．China has a firm stand on international issues.
B．The U.N. asks the whole world to get used to China saying no on international issues.
C．CNN believed that China helped Syria to fight against the U.N.
D．All the member countries of the U.N. supported Susan Rice.

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Expo 2010 Shanghai China
Duration: May 1 to Oct 31, 2010
Welcome to the World Expo 2010 Shanghai China. In order to ensure a safe and orderly visit, the organizer of Expo 2010 has formulated (制訂) these rules.
Operation Time
The operation time of the Expo Site shall be 9:00~24:00. The opening hours of the pavilions shall be 9:30 ~ 22:30. Visitors shall enter the Expo Site before 21:00 and leave before 24:00 on the day of admission. Those with evening admission tickets may enter the Expo Site between 17:00 and 21:00.
Orderly Entry
Visitors shall go through ticket check and security check before entering the Expo Site. Those who refuse to cooperate may be denied entry. Children eligible (有資格的) for free admission and other visitors with walking difficulties may only enter the Expo Site when accompanied by adults.
Codes of Conduct
Visitors are required to observe public order within the Expo Site, and shall queue up to enter the pavilions or event venues (場(chǎng)館). In the Expo Site, visitors are prohibited from:
(1) damaging any buildings, facilities or exhibits.
(2) climbing over any buildings or fences
(3) conducting any exhibitions or promotional or fundraising activities without permission.
Special Management Measures
In case of bad weather, too many visitors and technical problems, the organizer may restrict the entry of visitors into the Expo Site, pavilions or event venues.
___________________
Visitors Service Centers are available in the Expo Site, providing visitors with such services as inquiries, rental, lost and found, first aid, mother-baby service, and assistance for lost persons. The centers also accept and process visitors’ complaints. Free rental of wheelchairs are available for the disabled.
小題1:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?    
A．The 2010 Shanghai World Expo is expected to last about half a year.
B．The disabled people will be forbidden to enter the Expo Site.
C．Visitors without tickets can enter the Expo Site if they accept security check.
D．Children and people with walking difficulties will be banned from entering the Expo Site.
小題2:If you have evening admission tickets, you are allowed to enter the Expo Site at ______. 
A．4 p.m.B．10 a.m.C．6 p.m.D．10 p.m.
小題3:Before entering the Expo Sites, visitors are required to ______.  
A．have a physical examinationB．have a security check
C．buy some foodD．show their ID cards
小題4:Which of the following can be filled in the blank in the last part?  
A．Visitor ServiceB．Visitor Complains
C．ReservationD．Exhibitions and Performances
小題5:We can infer that the organizer is intended to help _______.   
A．parents with children under 5B．foreignersC．womenD．the disabled

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Chinese media and Internet users on Monday condemned lack of morals in society after a toddler was struck twice –by two different vans-and left bleeding on the road as more than a dozen bystanders did nothing to help the seriously injured girl．
The incident， captured by a surveillance camera and broadcast by Southern Television Guangdong （TVS），showed the two-year-old girl was knocked down and run over by a white van on a narrow market street on the afternoon of Oct．13，in Foshan City of Guangdong Province．
The driver fled the scene of the accident，leaving the girl to bleed on the sidewalk．Over the next six minutes，more than a dozen people walked by the girl，yet not one individual did anything to help her．The girl was then hit a second time by another van before an elderly trash collector came to her aid and brought the attention of the girl’s  mother，according to the video and eyewitnesses．
Doctors said that the girl，who was put on life support after being hospitalized，remains in a deep coma．The girl’s parents，who are migrants living in the city，are now with her．
Police said the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested．However，the apathy of the bystanders shown in the video has shocked the public，as Internet forums have seethed with anger， and people are questioning the morality of society．
High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public．
But in recent years，the perception（觀念）of a decline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materialism are perceived to be affecting society’s values．
On Sept．2 an 88-year-old man in central China collapsed，his face striking the pavement．Yet，no one came to his aid，and he ended up choking to death on the blood from his nose．
Some have linked the absence of good Samaritans （模范人物）to a previous case in which a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her．
A strong chorus of opinion on the Internet says laws should exempt（免除）Samaritans from liability（責(zé)任），yet laws themselves cannot solve society’s  morality dilemma．
Cao Lin，a China Youth Daily commentator，said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of liability should not be an excuse for not helping，and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society．
小題1:According to the passage，what would happen if someone helped others selflessly in the past?
A．He/ she would be condemned by the public．
B．He/ she would be awarded by the government．
C．He/ she would have to worry about liability．
D．The public would feel proud of him/ her and thus showed love and respect for him/ her
小題2:Which of the following is TRUE about this passage?
A．Nobody helped the girl who was struck twice by two different vans．
B．The toddler died immediately after she was hit a second time．
C．High moral standards were once regarded as national pride in China．
D．Journalists from TVS captured the incident by using a camera．
小題3:In recent years，society’s values is believed to be affected by       ．
A．profit and materialism B．people’s perceptions
C．the apathy of bystanders D．the morals of society
小題4:According to Cao Lin，what is the fundamental reason for not helping the girl?
A．The worry of liability．
B．Lack of laws that exempt Samaritans from liability．
C．The decline of humanity in society．
D．The fear of being accused of harming her．
小題5:Where is the article most probably taken from?
A．A fashion magazine．B．A news report．
C．A science fiction．D．An education column．

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London, Reuters---What could annoy teenagers enough to make them stop hanging out with friends and go home？
No, it’s not a visit from their mothers, and not a threat to take away their cellphones or pocket money.
It’s high-frequency noise. The UK police recently agreed to use a device (裝置) called the Sonic Teenager Deterrent. It sends out a sound that makes teenagers become so impatient and angry that they have to cover their ears tightly and walk away.
The sound is at extreme high-pitch that can be heard by those under 20. The body’s natural ability to detect some wave bands (波段) decreases almost entirely after 20, so few adults can hear the sounds. The black-box device, nicknamed the Mosquito because of its sound, can be fixed to the outside walls of shops, offices and homes. It sounds to youngsters like a crazy insect or a badly played violin. But it causes no physical damage.
A number of police forces and councils have given permission to use the system and want to install it at trouble spots.
Staffordshire Police Inspector Amanda Davies, who has given the device to shopkeepers in the Moorlands area, said," It is controlled by the shopkeepers--if they can see through their window that there is a problem, they turn the device on for a while until the group has run away."
小題1:The device can be used to ____________.
A．threaten teenagers in public
B．drive away trouble-makers under 20
C．help mothers control their teenage children
D．help the police control shopkeepers
小題2: From the passage we can know that ___________.
A．young people often suffer from pains in ears
B．shopkeepers are troubled by noisy insects
C．high-frequency noise is beyond the listening ability of people over 20
D．the police invented a new device to deal with teenagers
小題3: The purpose of the writer to write the passage is ________.
A．to advertise a new hi-tech device
B．to tell the reader a piece of news
C．to sell the device to shopkeepers
D．to inform the public as the spokesman of the police
小題4:Who will welcome the device most?
A．Shopkeepers.B．The police.C．Young people.D．The producer.

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WASHINGTON — Money can buy happiness, but only if you spend it on someone else, according to researchers.
Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else could significantly boost happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found on Thursday.
Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were measurably happier when they spent money on others --- even if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier.
“We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn,” said Elizabeth Dunn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia.
They asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness, report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselves, gifts for others and donations to charity.
“Regardless of how much income each person made, those who spent money on others reported greater happiness, while those who spent more on themselves did not,” Dunn said in a statement.
Dunn’s team also surveyed 16 employees at a company in Boston before and after they received an annual profit-sharing bonus of between $3,000 and $8,000.
“Employees who devoted more of their bonus to pro-social spending experienced greater happiness after receiving the bonus, and the manner in which they spent that bonus was a more important predictor of their happiness than the size of the bonus itself,” they wrote in their report, published in the journal Science.
“Finally, participants who were randomly (隨機(jī)地) required to spend money on others experienced greater happiness than those required to spend money on themselves,” they said.
They gave their volunteers $5 or $20 and half got clear instructions on how to spend it. Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it.
“These findings suggest that very minor adjustment in spending allocations (分配) --- as little as $5 --- may be enough to produce real gains in happiness on a given day,” Dunn said.
This could also explain why people are no happier even though US society is richer.
“Indeed, although real incomes have increased dramatically in recent decades, happiness levels have remained largely flat within developed countries across time,” they wrote.
小題1:
Dune’s experiment on 630 Americans was to ________.
A．help people make careful plans for their moneyB．encourage people to be generous to others
C．see how to spend money is important to happinessD．test whether $5 is enough to buy happiness
小題2:
What can we conclude according to the experiment?
A．Happiness largely depends on the size of your bonus money.
B．Happiness, as a matter of fact, has nothing to do with money.
C．The more money you give away, the happier person you will be.
D．Spending money for the good of society will make you happier.
小題3:
How many different ways are used by the researchers to test their theory?
A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.
小題4:
The last sentence of the passage means _______.
A．happiness does not necessary increase as money grows
B．people in richer countries actually have more problems
C．fast economic growth has a bad effect on people’s life
D．great increase of income contributes to keeping happiness level stable

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