It seems that the Great Wall is the place to rock(搖滾). There will be two parties held on the Great Wall this month.

Great Wall Ⅰ

The latest Great Wall party is sponsored(主辦) by the Club and Elektrobeat and held at Jinshanling. Local DJ Mark, as well as guests Slab from Australia, Usami and Bobby from Hong Kong will sing at the party. All drinks are priced at 20 yuan($ 2.4).

Tickets: 200yuan($ 24), including bus ride there and back plus entrance fee to the Great Wall. T/D: 8p.m. to 2 a.m., Sept. 20.

Pre-sale tickets are to be booked at: Public Space: 6416－0759; Neo Lounge: 6416－1077.

Buses: Leave at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20 from Neo Lounge, 99 Xinfuncun Zhonglu,

Sanlitun, Chaoyang District.

For more info: www. elektrobeat. com

Great wall Ⅱ

The other party at the end of this month at Jinshanling will be started with live performances by Askar, Brain Failure, Longkuan, Supermarket, Mr. Zhou, Beijing Talking and the Yi band.

Dance till dawn to the wonderful sounds of DJs Ben, Mickey Zhang, Will, Cheese, Gao Hu and Huang Weiwei.

T/D: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., Sept. 27.

Tickets: 350 yuan ($ 42) or 300 yuan ($ 36) for groups of 10 or more, 500 yuan ($ 60) at the door and VIP tickets 800 yuan ($ 72), transportation included.

Buses: Depart from the north gate of Wbrkers’ Stadium at noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., Sept. 27.

For more info: contact Li Zhenhua at lah@msgp. Org or call 133－2119－1731.

1.If you want to book tickets for Great Wall Ⅰ in advance, you can phone _________.

A．6146－0759	B．6146－1077
C．6416－0759	D．133－2119－1731

2.What day of the week is September 27?

A．Saturday.

B．Sunday.

C．Weekday.

D．It can’t be known.

3.A dozen people want to attend Great Wall Ⅱ. They should pay at least _______ for the tickets.

A．$ 504

B．$ 432

C．$ 720

D．$ 864

 

Xinhua Sept．25,2008

JIUQUAN, Gansu---China launched successfully its third manned spacecraft on Thursday with three astronauts on board to attempt the country’s first-ever space walk．

The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off（發(fā)射） on a Long March II-F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province at 9：10pm．a(chǎn)fter a breathtaking countdown to another milestone on China’s space journey．

On board pilots Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng are expected to orbit the earth for three days, when one of them will float out of the cabin about 343 kilometers above the earth．

When they make it, China will become the third country in the world who is able to conduct extravehicular activity （EVA） in space following the former Soviet Union and the United States．

President Hu Jintao watched the historic moment at the launch center, joined by Chinese experts and other work staff．

Hu briefly met the trio astronauts before they entered the spacecraft Thursday afternoon, wishing them “a complete success in this glorious and sacred mission”．

“During the mission, you will carry out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit, which is a great leap for China’s space technology．” said Hu．

Other tasks of the Shenzhou VII crew include the release of a small monitoring satellite and a trial of the data relay of the satellite Tianlian-I．

If successful, the mission would be of great significance to the country’s future plans to build a space lab and a space station, said ZhangJianqi, deputy chief commander of the manned space project．

1.In which section would the passage be seen in a newspaper?

A．Science and Technology．	B．Entertainment．
C．Sports report．	D．Advertisement

2.Which one is NOT true according to the report?

A．China launched its third manned spacecraft．

B．The pilots on board are expected to orbit the earth for three days

C．The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off three astronauts on board．

D．One of the three astronauts will float out of the cabin above the earth．

3.What is the great leap for China’s space technology during the space journey?

A．The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off successfully．

B．The astronauts will carry out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit．

C．Three astronauts are expected to orbit the earth for 3 days．

D．The spaceship Shenzhou VII will release a small monitoring satellite．

4.The tasks of the Shenzhou VII crew include the following EXCEPT ________．

A．the release of a small monitoring satellite

B．a(chǎn) trial of the data relay of the satellite Tianlian-I

C．carrying out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit

D．building a space lab and a space station

 

Hot words on the Internet don’t stay hot for long. “Geili” and “Fuyun”, last year’s biggest creations, are actually ____36____ on Internet now. What’s popular now is “hold steady”.

The term（術(shù)語）comes from the very Taiwanese TV show ____37___ includes Miss Lin (Xie Yilin) giving a lecture on how to ____38___ like a fashion queen at parties or on the bus. Although the lecture is mainly a mockery（嘲笑）of the fashion world, ____39____ Miss Lin makes a point: We need to hold steady in pressure-filled or embarrassing situations.

____40___ steady is one of the qualities the public has been ____41____ lately ____42___ pressures on marriage, work and money can easily drive people crazy.

The quality was ____43____ by a girl named Su Miaoling this year, who ____44___ in the TV singing competition “Super Girl”. ____45____ herself with confidence on stage, she kept ____46____ when others got anxious.

 “I like your poise(淡定). Very few people on this stage can keep calm like you do,” said one of the show’s judges, Hu Haiquan, to Su. Internet users named Su “Sister Poise”.

Poise is also appreciated in Western culture as an essential quality of a ____47____ person.

Each year, the National League of Junior Cotillions of the US releases a list of the Ten Best Mannered People. Kate Middleton was ____48____ as the one of the Ten Best Mannered People for the way ____49____ she showed herself in the public. The Duchess of Cambridge was also appreciated ____50____ this year for her remarkable poise at the royal wedding. That is good news for many because she has prove ____51____ true that poise is not born, but it can be got with a bit of ____52____.

About-personal-growth.com, a foreign website on personal growth guidance, gives ____53___ on how to stay poised.

 “Take a few deep breaths when you are facing a situation that tests your patience; practise yoga ____54___; say to yourself “I choose to be calm in any situation”; write down your encouragement daily to ____55____ the goal,” reads the site.

1.A. fashionable        B. outdated         C. hot      D. popular

2.A. which          B. where            C. that         D. who

3.A. sound              B. feel             C. look         D. act

4.A. yet                B. however          C. but              D. and

5. A. Held              B. Hold         C. Holding  D. Being held

6.A. looking for        B. looking back on  C. looking at   D. looking down

7.A. as             B. so           C. with         D. though

8.A. explained      B. exhibited        C. equipped     D. exchanged

9.A. turned down        B. turned around    C. turned on    D. turned up

10.A. Taking            B. Giving           C. Carrying     D. Earning

11.A. nervous           B. upset        C. frightened           D. cool

12.A. well-behaved  B. well-organized C. well-done  D. well-balanced

13.A. called            B. elected      C. chose            D. selected

14.A. which         B. in that      C. how          D. in which

15.A. early         B. earlier      C. earliest     D. former

16.A. that          B. what         C. it           D. this

17.A. effect        B. effort           C. affect   D. afford

18.A. advices       B. lectures         C. tips         D. courses

19.A. regularly B. commonly         C. usually      D. normally

20.A. set           B. make     C. have     D. achieve

 

It seems that Great Wall is the place to rock. There will be two parties held on the Great Wall this month.

Great Wall Ⅰ

The latest Great Wall party is sponsored(主辦)by the Club and electrobeat and held at Jinshanling. Local DJ Mark ,as well as guest Slab from Australia ,Usami and Bobby from Hong Kong will spin the sounds. All drinks are priced at 20 yuan(＄2.4).

Tickets:200 yuan(＄24), including bus ride there and back plus entrance fee to the Great Wall.

T/D: 8 p.m. to 2 a. m., Sept.20.

Pre-sale tickets are available at: Public Space: 6416-0759 Neo Lounge: 6416-1077

Location: Buses leave at 5 p.m. on Saturday ,Sep. 20 from Neo Lounge, 99 Xinfuncun Zhonglu, Sanlitun, Chaoyan District.

For more info: www. elektrobeat.com

Great Wall Ⅱ

The other party at the end of this month at Jinshanling will be kick-started with live performances by Askar, Brain Failure, Longkuan, Supermarket, Mr.Zhou, Beijing Talking and the Yi band.

Dance till dawn to the groovy(絕妙的)sounds of DJs Ben ,Mickey Zhang ,Will, Cheese, Gao Hu and Huang Weiwei.

T/D: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. ,Sept. 27.

Tickets: 350 yuan(＄42)or 300 yuan(＄36) for groups of 10 or more, 500 yuan (＄60) at the door and VIP tickets 800 yuan(＄72), transportation included..

Location: Buses depart from the north gate of Workers, Stadium at noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., Sept. 27.

For more info: contact Li Zhenhua at lzh@msgp.org or call 133-2119-1731.

Which is true according to the text?

A. You have to pay extra money for entering the Great Wall with a ticket.

B. You have to use a computer to get the details about Great Wall Rock.

C. You have to pay extra money for bus ride with a ticket.

D. It is at least 4 hours, ride from Neo Lounge to Jinshanling.

What day of the week is September 27?

A. Saturday .       B. Sunday.       C. Weekday.       D. It can’t be known.

A dozen people want to attend Great Wall Ⅱ.They should pay at least _________ for the tickets.

A. ＄504         B. ＄432        C. ＄720         D. ＄864

If you want to go Great Wall Rock , _______________________.

A. you’ll have to get up early to catch the bus

B. you’ll have to spend a whole day on the bus

C. you can take a bus at any time from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

D. you can’t take a morning bus to get there

We might like to think we're not influenced by other people, but a new study into the group-buying mechanisms（機(jī)制） - like those used on coupon（優(yōu)惠券） sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial - reveals that telling buyers who come later to the offer how many have already signed up increases the number of purchasers.
Researchers at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management wanted to understand why group buying sites that have entered the market recently have enjoyed greater success than those operating a decade ago, such as Mercata and MobShop.
Earlier attempts typically left potential buyers waiting for days before confirming whether or not they had got the offer they had signed up for.
“We think one of the reasons group-buying has been successful recently is because of the short time horizon,” says Rotman Professor Ming Hu, who co-wrote the study with Professor Mengze Shi and PhD student Jiahua Wu. “It allows for a herding effect.”
Another reason is the use of an information structure that discloses to later arrivals how many have already signed onto the deal.
Researchers looked at two ways of designing the purchasing mechanism for a group buy:a simultaneous mechanism, where no one knows how many buyers have come before them, and asequential（連續(xù)的） mechanism, where a second group of buyers has the advantage of knowing the size of the first group.
The researchers' analytical（分析的） model shows the most successful mechanism is the sequential one because it eliminates uncertainty for those coming later to the deal, and improves the confidence of those who sign on early, as they're able to track the numbers of those who come after them.
“That boosts confidence,” says Professor Hu, who teaches operations management. Deals for "luxury" services, versus everyday items, work better in a group buy scenario（方案） because they offer consumers a greater benefit.
【小題1】It can be learned from the text that ______.

A．the short time horizon is the reason why group-buying has been successful.

B．a(chǎn) simultaneous mechanism is where a group of buyers has the advantage of knowing how many people have signed up.

C．a(chǎn) sequential mechanism allows a herding effect which boosts the confidence of the buyers.

D．researchers at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management carried out an experiment about why group buying sites entered the market successfully, such as Mercata and MobShop.

【小題2】The underlined word “eliminates” in paragraph 7 probably means“______”.

A．to become or to make something greater in amount, number, value

B．to remove or get rid of something

C．to deliberately not include something in what you are doing or considering

D．to make something known to somebody

【小題3】What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Secret for marketing success – boosting confidence.

B．Secret for group-buying mechanism—herding effect.

C．Comparison between a simultaneous mechanism and a sequential mechanism.

D．What others do influences our decisions.