BEIJING, Oct. 8(Xinhua)——There are ten times as many Chinese newspapers and magazines than there were 30 years ago. That’s when the country adopted the reform and opening-up policy.
Figures from the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP)show there were 186 newspapers and 930 magazines in China in 1978. Today, the country has 2,081 newspapers and 9,363 different magazines.
In the meantime, official figures show China has some 600 publishing houses producing nearly 300,000 kinds of books. That’s a dramatic increase from the 105 publishers of the past that produced only 10,000 different books.
Rapid economic development and universal education since China adopted the reform has helped fuel the need for more information sources.
Under the market economy, hundreds of publishing houses and newspapers have taken steps to restructure management systems into corporations listed on the stock market.
The legal system overseeing the news and publishing industries in China has also changed over the last three decades. Since 1990 a law and five relevant(相關) regulations were adopted in 1990 to govern the sectors.
Since it started in 1993, digital publishing has flourished. Its industrial volume amounted to 20 billion yuan (2.93 billion U.S. dollars) in 2006. More than 500,000 kinds of digital books were produced last year alone in China, which is more than any other country in the world.
小題1:Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Digital books take the place of common ones in China.

B．China has more newspapers and magazines.

C．More information sources are developing with the economy.

D．A law should be adopted to govern the publishing industries.

小題2:There are ten times as many newspapers and magazines because ________.

A．the publishing houses want to make more money.

B．there are more readers along with the bigger population.

C．economic and education have developed under the policy.

D．the legal system overseeing the publishing industries has changed.

小題3:Which is true according to this text?

A．The development of publishing industry in the past was out of control.

B．Hundreds of publishing houses have closed down and turned to stock market.

C．China adopted the reform and opening-up policy about 20 years ago.

D．China produces more digital books than any other country.

小題4: The underlined word “flourished” in Paragraph 7 probably means ________.

A．first appeared	B．fell down
C．well developed	D．successfully ended

小題5: You will probably read this text in the ________ column of XINHUA NET?

A．culture and education	B．entertainment
C．science and technology	D．business

New York Time—A gunman killed eight people at a mall in Omaha this afternoon and then killed himself, setting off panic among holiday shoppers, the police said．
“The person who we believe to be the shooter has died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds,” Sgt． Teresa Negron of the Omaha Police Department said at televised news． “We have been able to clear the mall,” she said． “We don’t believe we have any other shooters．” The police said that at least five other people had been injured in the shootings．
She did not give the shooter’s identity． “We are still conducting the investigation,” Sergeant Negron said, adding that the city’s mayor, who was out of town, was on his way back to Omaha．
    She said the police received a 911 call from someone inside the Westroads Mall on the west side of Omaha, and shots could be heard in the background． The first police officers arrived at the mall six minutes after the first call, she said, but by then the shootings were over．
    It is reported that the gunman left a suicide note that was found at his home by relatives． A law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity （匿名） said the note indicated that the gunman wanted to “go out in style．”
The shootings broke the usually banal routine of holiday shopping． The gunman was said by some witnesses to have fired about 20 shots into a crowd． Some customers and workers ran screaming from the mall, while others dived into dressing rooms to hide from the shooter．
Shoppers and store workers were trapped inside the mall, which has roughly 135 stores． Others streamed out of mall exits with their hands raised． President Bush was in Omaha this morning to deliver a speech, but he had left the city by the time the shootings took place．
小題1: Where did the shooting first come out?

A．In a newspaper	B．On the Internet
C．In TV news	D．In a police poster

小題2: What do the underlined words “go out in style” probably mean?

A．go out of the mall in particular clothes

B．walk in the mall with everybody focused on

C．go to a socially event by fashionable means

D．stop his life in a impressive way

小題3: Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Nobody knows why the shooter did so and nothing was found at his home．

B．The city’s mayor happened not to be in the city when the shooting took place．

C．Police arrived at the mall before the shootings were over and rescued customers．

D．The official who showed what the note mean have no request of his own identity．

小題4: We can infer from the passage that ______．

A．There is only one shooter in this event．

B．The shooting created fears among the customers．

C．An important holiday is coming soon．

D．President Bush came here for the shooting．

When many people are worried that there are no more heroes(英雄) in the modern society（當今社會） ,two university（大學） students who lost their lives to rescue（營救）drowning(溺水的)children have shown that heroes still exist（存在）.
According to（根據） the Inner Mongolia Morning Post（內蒙古晨報）, the tragedy（悲�。�occurred on the afternoon of December 14,2002 when three school students skating on a frozen (結冰的) lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot（呼和浩特）fell through the ice into the freezing water.
More than 20 university students who happen to be near the spot（地點） immediately went to the rescue of the children,
Two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. The child’s body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao ,also died of cold and exhaustion(筋疲力盡).
The body of Hao who took the lead（ 帶領）in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day.A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children’s cries for help,, they went to the ice hole hand in hand (手拉手)to rescue the children. But the ice kept breaking, causing most of then to fall into the icy water,
Local residents(居民) held mourning ceremonies(祭奠儀式)at the lake.
Eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation（進一步觀察）, but their lives were no longer in danger.
小題1:. The underlined word “occurred” here means

A．employed

B．mixed

C．guided

D．happened

小題2:.. When the three school students fell into water, the university students were

A．skating on the ice	B．taking photos at the lake
C．having a picnic	D．walking along the lake

小題3:.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Three students died on the same day in all.

B．Hao Longbiao’s body was found on December 14,2002.

C．The university students didn’t think it dangerous to save the drowning children in the lake.

D．Local residents were not brave in face of danger.

小題4:. It can be inferred（推知） that  ______________

A．people think little of （對----評價低）the two university students’ death

B．the ice on the lake wasn’t strong enough to skate on

C．some students regrets（后悔） for what they had done

D．heroes don’t agree with（與-----一致） the steps（步調） of modern times

The crisis(危機) at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear(核) energy center caused by the terrible earthquake has raised questions about the future of the nuclear energy industry. Arjun Makhijani is president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research in the United States. He says the disaster(災難)in Japan is historic.
This week, the chairman of America’s nuclear agency said there is little chance that harmful radiation(輻射) from Japan could reach the United States. Gregory also said America has a strong program in place to deal with earthquake threats. No new nuclear power centers have been built in the United States since nineteen seventy-nine. That was when America’s worst nuclear accident happened at the Three Mile Island center in Pennsylvania. The accident began to turn public opinion against nuclear energy. At present, about twenty percent of electricity in the United States comes from nuclear energy.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany would close seven nuclear power centers while energy policy is reconsidered. The European Union is planning to test all centers in its twenty-seven member nations.
Developing nations are less willing to slow nuclear expansion. China said it will continue with plans to build about twenty-five new nuclear reactors（反應堆）. And India, under a cooperation agreement with the United States, plans to spend billions on new centers in the coming years.
Nuclear reactors supply fourteen percent of global electricity. Nuclear energy is a clean resource, producing no carbon gases. But radioactive waste is a serious unresolved issue. So is the presence of nuclear power centers in earthquake areas like the one near Bushehr, Iran.
The best title of the text is         .
A. Various Opinions on Japan’s Nuclear Disaster        
B. Japan’s Disaster is Likely to Run out of Control      
C. America Feels Great Concern for Japan’s Nuclear Crisis
D. Japan’s Disaster Throws Doubt on Nuclear Energy Industry
小題1:.
We can learn from the text that America         .

A．experienced a terrible nuclear accident 32 years ago

B．has a strong program to deal with radiation danger

C．depends heavily on nuclear energy to produce electricity

D．will check all the reactors before cooperating with India

小題2:.
According to the text, which country will be most likely to have a similar disaster?

A．German.

B．Iran.

C．India.

D．China.

小題3:.
How does the author seem to feel about the future of nuclear energy?

A．Satisfied.

B．Pleased.

C．Wordless.

D．Surprised.

小題4:.
The best title of the text is         .

A．Various Opinions on Japan’s Nuclear Disaster

B．Japan’s Disaster is Likely to Run out of Control

C．America Feels Great Concern for Japan’s Nuclear Crisis

D．Japan’s Disaster Throws Doubt on Nuclear Energy Industry

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Hundreds of families from the two Koreas on Saturday met at the DPRK's (朝鮮人民主主義人民共和國) Mount Kumgang resort (度假勝地)in the first government-arranged reunion since the inauguration（就職）of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.
Earlier in the day, 96 South Koreans, of whom more than three-quarters were at the age of 70 or older, crossed the inter-Korean border（韓朝邊界）, heading for the Kumgang resort to meet their families separated by the 1950—1953 Korean War.
Arriving at the DPRK's resort in the afternoon, South Koreans met with their long-separated families at a large-scale gathering at around 3 p.m. local time, and later are to have a dining meeting in the evening.
The separate, personal meetings are planned to be held on Sunday.
The South Korean families will come back home on Monday after the three-day gathering, followed by the second-session reunion event which will last from Tuesday to Thursday.
The reunion, which had become a semi-regular event(半定期舉行的活動) since 2000 after a historic inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang(平壤), was suspended（取消）in 2007 with a worsening mood in inter-Korean relations.
Saturday's family meeting, however, came as a result of an agreement reached last month between the DPRK leader Kim Jong-il and Hyun Jeong-eun, chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai Group.
The recovery of the family meetings is regarded as conveying the DPRK's reconciliatory(和解) intentions, along with the country's recent moves including lifting a ban(解禁) on cross-border traffic to and from the Kaesong Joint Industrial Park, local media said.
About 600,000 South Koreans are believed to have relatives in the DPRK. Ordinary citizens were not allowed to make phone calls, send letters or exchange e-mails across the border.
小題1:.  Why were there so many families separated according to the passage?

A．Because they were from different countries.

B．Because of the war which broke out in 1950.

C．Because of the ban that ordinary citizens were not allowed to cross the border.

D．Because the different policies between the two countries.

小題2:.. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．It is the first reunion since they were separated.

B．These separated families haven’t seen their relatives for more than 7 years.

C．The first day of the reunion fell on a Saturday.

D．Ordinary citizens are now not allowed to make phone calls, or exchange e-mails across the border.

小題3:.  The underlined word “reunion” can be replaced by _______________.

A．living together again

B．joining together again

C．reaching an agreement again

D．meeting together again

小題4:.  What’s the best title of this news?

A．South Korean, DPRK families meet in reunion event.

B．A Special Family Gathering.

C．The improvement of inter-Korean relations.

D．A Peaceful Meeting.

OPEC Decides not to Increase Production 
Vienna－In spite of Iraq’s decision to stop oil deliveries ,the 11-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC) will not increase production to make up the shortfall , ministers decided Tuesday in Vienna .
The 11 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary stop .The organization’s president ,Chakib Khelil of Algeria ,said after the meeting that stocks were high and prices were stable ,so quota（配額） increases were not necessary .
The E.U. Commission has expressed concern about Iraq’s output stop .A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price .
Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortage of oil in the market .The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap .he said .OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of the Iraq stopping exports was not known ,so other exporters were not going to lift quotas yet .If the market was destabilized （動搖的）,a suitable response could be made .
Iraq on Monday stopped shipments of crude oil to protest against the U.N. Security Council’s decision to extend the oil-for–food program by only a month , instead of the normal six-month renewal（延期）.
Just before the Vienna meeting , oil prices had gone up ,with a barrel of OPEC crude selling for 27.05 dollars ,up from 26.81 dollars last Friday .North sea oil was at 29.26 dollars Monday evening .
OPEC wants the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduced 2.5 million barrels per day off quotas .
(Reports from SOHU English News HOMEPAGE (CHINESE) June 6 ,2001)
小題1:．Iraq made the decision to stop oil deliveries because ____ .
A  oil price is too low in the international market
B the U.N.Security Council has decided to shorten the time for the oil-for-food programme 
C many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980s
D it couldn’t get enough money to develop its economy
小題2:．The attitude the E.U. Commission took towards Iraq’s output stop is ___ .
A  active      B concerned      C cold      D surprising
小題3:“The organization ”here refers to _____ .
A OPEC       B  the E.U. Commission     C  the U.N. Security     D WHO
小題4:．The main idea of the passage is ____ .
A the oil prices in the world were stable though Iraq had stopped oil deliveries  
B OPEC wants the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars
C OPEC will not increase oil production to make up the shortfall that is caused by Iraq .
D  oil is connected with people’s daily life
小題5:．The 11 oil ministers decided to meet on July 3 so that ____ .
A they can persuade Iraq to continue oil production 
B they can have a discussion about the effects of Iraq’s temporary oil stop
C  they can have a talk with the U.N. Security Council
D they can make up their minds to increase oil production 

The wedding between Prince Wiliam and Kate Middleton on April 29 has focused the world’s camera lenses (鏡頭) on the UK.
In Britain, there is a constant debate about the relevance(相關性) of the royal family to modern British society. However, Windsor (the fam­ily name of the British Royal Family) and Middleton have been seen to represent a more modern, forward-looking nation.
Nigel Baker, the British ambassador to Bolivia, believes that the royal wedding is “about modern Britain”. “The estimated 2 billion spectators across the world will see that Britain is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse nations in the world, home to 270 nationalities speaking 300 different languages, founded on tolerance and respect for difference,” wrote Baker on his blog.
According to Baker, the wedding could help viewers to see “why Britain is one of the most dynamic and creative countries in the world”: The television on which most people watched the event was invented by John Logie Baird, a Briton, and the World Wide Web that broadcast the event to millions more was invented by another Briton, Tim Berners-Lee.
The guests who attended the wedding ceremony gave more than a few clues as to the nature of modern Britain. David and Victoria Beckham represent Britain’s obsession (著迷)with football and celebrity.
Leaders from different religious backgrounds supported Baker’s com­ments on the multicultural nature of modern British society.
Before the wedding, David Elliott, arts director of the British Council China, agreed that the wedding would be a showcase for modern Britain: “I think, and hope, that it (modern British influence) would be values like openness, multiculturalism, creativity, sense of humor and the traditional British sense of fair play,” he said.
Furthermore, events such as the Olympics in London in 2012 may also increase people’s sense of Britishness.
According to a poll published in Daily Telegraph, more than a third of people in the UK admitted they felt “very British” when watching the Olympics.
小題1:.  What is the point of the article?

A．To introduce Prince William’s wedding arrangements in detail.

B．To comment on the significance of the royal wedding.

C．To question the relevance of the royal family in modern British society.

D．To explain why the royal wedding is linked with the 2012 Olympics.

小題2:.  What can be concluded from the article?
A. Some say that the royal wedding is a reflection on modern Britain.
B Some think the royal wedding shows Britain’s multiculturalism and sense of fair play.
C.About 2 billion people across the world will see the wedding ceremony online.
D. Britons are obsessed with football due to the influence of David Beckham.
小題3:.  Why is the inventor of the World Wide Web mentioned?
A. To inform readers about some well-known British inventors.
B. To point to the importance of the World Wide Web for the wedding.
C. In support of the idea that Britain is a nation of creative and original people.
D. To encourage people to watch the wedding on the Internet.
小題4:.  According to the article, both the 2012 Olympics and the royal wedding         .

A．have increased the British sense of national identity

B．have promoted traditional British values

C．represent a more modern Britain

D．have encouraged the interest of Britons in Football

LONDON (Reuters Life!) ---- Forget about talking your children into considering life as a doctor or a teacher and start training them for the talent show.
A survey of British parents showed the aspirations (志向) of their children are greatly different from what they dreamed about when considering who they wanted to be when they grew up.
Although astronaut (宇航員) still remains fairly high on the list of careers (事業(yè)) kids dream about these days, others like doctor and teacher have been taken the place of by the desire (欲望) to win good name and money as a sporting hero, pop star or actor.
The parents of children aged 5 to 11 said the choice of lawyer had dropped by only one place on a top 10 list to sixth, while teacher had dropped to ninth from top in the last 25 or more years.
The survey for British TV channel “Watch” found a great difference between the genders (性別) of today’s young people when compared with their parents’ dreams 25 years or more ago.
Playing professional football, being an astronaut and joining the firefighting service topped the boys’ choices, while girls are more likely to be dreaming of taking to the stage as a pop star or actress or joining the medical profession.
When asked what they would like their children to do for a living, today’s parents still like the academic (學術的) professions (職業(yè)), with law and medicine scoring highly, while being a boss came third.
Parents also praised job happiness above wealth (財富) when it comes to their hopes for their children.
Nearly 70 percent of the parents surveyed thought that they failed to follow their dreams when it came to their career, with 37 percent thinking it was caused by a lack of aspiration and not having the necessary conditions.
1. From the passage we know that most parents still hope that in the future their children can take up ______.
A. jobs such as musicians, singers and dancers
B. jobs related to academic professions like lawyers and doctors
C. jobs in which they will not be endangered
D. jobs which will be well paid only
2. The first paragraph is to advise parents to ______.
A. change their children’s dreams     B. correct their children’s dreams
C. follow their children’s dreams         D. forget their children’s dreams
3. According to the survey for British TV channel “Watch”, which of the following is the boys’ best career choice?
A. A pop star      B. An actor        C. A doctor         D. A firefighter 
4. What can be learnt from the passage?
A. Parents’ hope for their children’s career did not change too much.
B. Parents pay much attention to the income of their children.
C. Less than half of the parents who were surveyed didn’t follow their dreams.
D. Most parents didn’t have the necessary conditions to realize their dreams.
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Many reasons cause the change of children’s dreams.
B. Parents’ dreams are different from children’s.
C. Parents are changing their own dreams.
D. Children’s dreams are always changing.

China’s second manned（人造的） space flight will be done by two astronauts（宇航員） over five days in 2005. “Shenzhou-VI will be sent into space sometime in 2005,” said Zuo Saichun, a spokesperson of the China Aerospace Science and Technology (CAST). “The spacecraft（宇宙飛船） will make new breakthroughs（突破性進展） in China’s manned space technology.”
Unlike Shenzhou-V, a little more than a year ago (in October, 2003), the next flight will see two astronauts fly in space for five days. Their capsule (太空艙) is designed to be capable（能夠）of orbiting（繞軌道運行） for a whole week, the spokesperson said. “For the first time, astronauts will enter and live in the orbital module（艙） of the spacecraft to do scientific experiments,” said a statement from CAST. CAST did not say what those experiments will be.
In Shenzhou-VI, scientists have changed the spacecraft’s configuration (構形) to reduce its weight, and tried to improve the performance of on-board equipment. They have also worked to make sure of the energy supply of the spacecraft and further improve its safety. So far, scientists have worked out ways to solve problems on environmental control and life support. Shenzhou-VI will be sent into orbit atop（在……頂上） a Long March 2F rocket.
Meanwhile, a model of the Chang’e-1 satellite is expected to be sent to orbit the moon in two years. The satellite, part of the three-stage programme, would be followed by the landing of an unmanned vehicle on the moon in the second stage by 2010 and collecting samples（樣品） of lunar soil by 2020 in the final stage, according to Sun Laiyan, director of the China National Space Administration.
小題1:. Which of the following about Shenzhou-VI is NOT true?
　　  

A．It will be sent into space in 2005.

B．It is capable of orbiting for two weeks.

C．It will be sent into orbit atop a Long March 2F rocket.

D．It will be sent into space with two astronauts.

小題2:. According to the passage, the following problems should be solved before Shenzhou-VI is sent into space EXCEPT ______.
　　  

A．environmental control

B．energy supply

C．life support

D．lunar soil collecting

小題3:. Which of the following does NOT belong to the three-stage programme?
　　  

A．Shenzhou-VI’s being sent into space.

B．A model of the Chang’e-1 satellite will be sent to orbit the moon.

C．The landing of an unmanned vehicle on the moon.

D．Collecting samples of lunar soil.

小題4:. The passage mainly tells us ______.
　　  

A．some problems need solving before Shenzhou-VI is sent into space

B．Shenzhou-VI will be sent into space in 2005

C．what China’s space programme is

D．how China’s three-stage programme is carried out

Fans of the British royal family around the world are making plans for April 29th, 2011. That’s the date that Prince William and Catherine Middleton are to tie the knot at Westminster Abbey in London.
A royal wedding is a rare and unique event in Britain so for many it’s something worth celebrating, particularly if you are in the business of making memorabilia (收藏品).
Producers of these souvenirs are wasting no time in manufacturing key rings, mugs, teapots and tea towels, mostly with the faces of the happy couple emblazoned on the front. These are the must buy items that royal followers want to get their hands on.
Some people may argue the royal wedding is a huge public cost but production and sale of memorabilia is good for business. Former politician, Lord Archer, has commented that, “In this age when we are trying to balance the books, the royal family are a great benefit to Great Britain Limited.”
A porcelain-making company, called Royal Crown Derby, is already manufacturing souvenir pottery. Louise Adams from the company says “we started designing, truly, about two years ago.” It is big business for China too, where much of the merchandise that marks the big event is made.
But why are people so keen to get their hands on a commemorative mug, so much so that one British supermarket has already seen them flying off the shelves?
Obviously, we like to remember an event like this and maybe it makes us feel as though we are part of the occasion. However their monetary value is likely to be low. Eric Knowles from the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow claims, “The vast majority of it will be worthless.”
Modern day souvenirs tend to be mass-produced making them cheap and easy to find. However limited edition or high-end items tend to keep their value and could be a better investment for the future.
But there is one thing we can guarantee that won’t be mass-produced and cheap. That’s the wedding dress for Princess Catherine, as Catherine Middleton will be known.
(   ) 小題1:. From the first three paragraphs we can learn that         .

A．many fans of the British royal family will be invited to London on April 29th, 2011

B．Prince William and Catherine Middleton are getting married at Westminster Abbey on April 29th, 2011

C．many fans of the royal family will tie the knot on the same day in London

D．fans of the royal family will join in making souvenirs

(   ) 小題2:.  The obvious feature of the souvenirs mentioned in the passage is that         .

A．they are all tiny and easy to carry

B．some of them are linked with tea

C．all of them are marked with dates and pictures

D．most of them display the pictures of the couple

(   ) 小題3:. It can be inferred from the passage that         .

A．the production of souvenirs has begun long before the big event

B．the sale of souvenirs has not begun yet

C．people buy souvenirs mainly for their monetary value

D．production of souvenirs has little profit

(   ) 小題4:.  Which of the following is a better investment according to the passage?

A．Souvenirs that fly off the shelves.	B．Best-selling souvenirs
C．Mass-produced souvenirs.	D．Souvenirs released limitedly.

(   ) 小題5:.  What’s the writer’s attitude towards producing and selling souvenirs?

A．Supportive.

B．Negative.

C．Uninterested.

D．Indifferent.