新闻报道类（I）★★★MONTREAL (Reuters) – Crossing the US-Canada border（边界）to go to church on a Sunday（安全）rules.cost a US citizen ＄10,000 for breaking Washington’s strict new securityThe expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15, crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and goto church.There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US-which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings.As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returnedhome to the US after attending church in Canada, as usual. The US customs（海关）station in thisare is closed on Sundays, so be just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekendsince the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later. Albertwas told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally（非法）.Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through anotherborder checkpoint.Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like I’m living in a prison,” he said. 1．We learn from the text that Richard Albert is .A．an American living in Township 15B．a Canadian living in a Quebec villageC．a Canadian working in a customs stationD．an American working in a Canadian church2．Albert was fined because he .A．failed to obey traffic rules B．broke the American security rulesC．worked in St. Pamphile without a pass D．damaged the gate of the customs office3．The underlined word “detour” in paragraph 5 means .A．a drive through the town B．a race across the fieldsC．a roundabout way of travelling D．a journey in the mountain area4．What would be the best title for the text?A．A Cross-country Trip B．A Special Border PassC．An Unguarded Border D．An Expensive Church Visit1-4 ABCD（II）★★A young British sailor was missing at sea yesterday in similar circumstances(情况)to the wayhis father died five years ago．The dinghy(救生橡皮船)，used to take Richard Smith，21，to his yacht(快艇)，was discovered empty, floating in seas off the Caribbean island．An air and sea search was carried out but he has still not been discovered．so much Richard’s mother, Bicknell，said from her home in Hampshire，“It’s coincidence．Richard always carried a photograph of his father attached to a poem，which included the date of his disappearance．”“Now, it’s very strange because all they have found is Richard’s dinghy．We need to know this time what has happened one way or another．If you know at least you can go through the grieving process(悲痛的过程)．”，was sailing in the Tasmen sea between the In November 1996，Mr. Smith’s father, CharlieAustralian mainland and the island of Tasmen with his new wife．They lost radio contact with the shore and they, together with their yacht were never seen again，and their disappearance remains a mystery．Richard is described a talented(有才能的)and experienced sailor who has crewed for the champion ocean racer．He had sailed to the。

Caribbean in November to crew ocean racing yachtsfor entertainment．He ended the evening drinking in the Abracbabra bar but left after local police closed it for being too noisy．About 2 am the following day Richard headed back for his dinghy．He started its outboard motor before giving all elderly woman a lift to her yacht after her dinghy had gone missing．It was the last time he was seen．1．Richard Smith was in 2000．A．ten B．fifteen C．twenty D．eighteen2．People searched for Richard using ．A．ship only B．ship and radio C．ship and plane D．yacht and car3．According to the passage，we know Richard died because ．A．he was a green hand in sailingB．some unknown animal attacked himC．that was a maze in the area he was sailingD．of something we don’t know4．Which statement is NOT true according to this passage?A．Young Smith had lost radio contact with the shore before he died．B．Richard’s father had married two women at least．C．Richard didn’t drink on the evening before he was lost because thepoliceman closed the bar．D．Richard was seen at about 2 am the day he disappeared．5．The writer tells us ．A．a story about two heroes B．a piece of news about a merchant shipC．a coincidence D．the dying process of Richard1-5 CCDCC（III）★★★An epidemic (流行病) of the use of street-culture language broke out in some English exams, according to examiners.标准) English.A report sai d there were “a surprising number of small mistakes” in standard (It asked teachers that they should prevent pupils from using "street language and text style",adding, “Most answers require formal expression of language.”“Many concerns were expressed by examiners about basic errors, often appearing in thework of clearly able students,” the report continued.It added that the use of street and text language “appeared with surprisingly regularity in the work of students who clearly desired a h igher grade”．“Most answers require formal expression but even when an informal style isappropriate--students should know the examination context and, in particular, should not usestreet language and text style.” it said.writing skills, especially among boys. National test There is rising concern about pupils’　results for 11-year-old boys’ writing standards had fallen this year. Only 55 percent reached thelevel expected of an 1l-year-old by the time they left primary school, the results showed.Many educationalists are now arguing that teachers should also think of ways of improvingwriting standards.不一致)” and “variety of vocabulary The report said spelling was “in general inconsistent (and of sentence structure is often limited”. It went on, “Punctuation (标点符号) errors continueto be widespread.”However, it added, “Some examiners felt that this year they had met an improvement inthe whole structure of students' writing.”1. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The street-culture language is being examined in English exams.B. Street language is appearing in the standard English exams.C. The English say no to the street-culture language in daily life.D. What the street-culture language is in England.2. The underlined word “appropriate” (in Paragraph 5) means “ _______”　A. comfortableB. possibleC. acceptableD. valuable3. What problems concerned examiners?A. Small mistakes in spelling and punctuation,B. Limited vocabulary of boy pupils.C. Teachers teaching writing skills.D. Poor sentence structure, and errors in spelling and standard English.4. How does the author feel in writing this passage?A. worried but positiveB. worried and negativeC. concerned and sadD. warm and excited5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. In English exams, most answers require informal expression of language.B. When an informal style is correct, the students are allowed to use it.C. Boys' writing skills are worse than those of girls in England.D. There is no improvement in the whole structure of students' writing.1—5 DBACF（IV）★★★The quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by2010 and, a decade later, citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world.These were the goals set out by the Shanghai Water Authority. With the city’s population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020, Chen Yin, and official with the water authority, said Shanghai’s water consumption will not increase from its present amount.Zhang Yue, director of the Urban Construction Division under the Ministry ofConstruction, said, “Shanghai is the f irst city in the country to publicize these ambitions. They will not be easy to achieve.”He said water saving will help keep the sustain able development of China’s economy.Saving one cubic meter of w ater means saving the city’s infrastructure（基础设施）costs by 10,000 Yuan. Last year, Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters ofwater either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of newtechnology.“The aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortages,”　Chen said. “The abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are somisleading that they result in improper use of water.”Shanghai lacks drinkable water. The Huangpu River, which supplies 80 percent ofthe city’s drinkable water, is nearing exhaustion.The city, therefore, has been exploring new sources from the Yangtze River andgrowing forests along it to conserve quality water.Besides penning regulations, the authority is popularizing technology among thepublic to efficiently cut the amount of water used.At present, the city has 600，000 family toilets, each using 13 liters of waterper flush. These are to be renovated（整修）to use only 9 liters of water per flush.The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households – at a cost of40 Yuan each.In three years, all the toilets will be renovated, which saves the city nearly15 million Yuan every year in water conservation.Another task the city is engaged in is the treatment of sewage（污水）to improve the water environment.At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons ofwaste water. To meet the total demand, 27 more sewage treatment factories are tobe established with an estimated investment of 18 billion Yuan.1．People in Shanghai get their daily water mainly from _______now.A．the underground B．the rainC．the Yangtze River D．the Huangpu River2．According to the passage, some people have the wrong opinion of using water because .A．the renovating of family toilets will save plenty of waterB．about half of waste water has been treated alreadyC．advanced technology makes people use water as much as possibleD．there is plenty surface water and large amount of rain at present3．The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households to .A．make people’s living more convenientB．improve people’s living standardsC．ease employment pressureD．meet the total demand of water4．Which group of measures are all mentioned in the passage to save water?a．improve drinking water qualityb．change some industrial structurec．introduce or use some new technologyd．speed the economic development of Shanghaie．renovate some family toiletsf．build more sewage treatment factoriesA．a, b, c, d B．b, c, e, fC．b, c, d, e D．a, b, e, f5．We can infer from the passage that .A．the boom of economy will need a larger amount of water in the futureB．citizens today in Shanghai drink the best quality of water in the worldC．not everyone today in Shanghai is aware of water shortageD．all the family toilets will be renovated to save water within 3 years1-5 DDDBC（V）★★★Only three local students won Chinese Blog（博客）Competition. And 15 of the 18 awardswent to students from China.a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many postings170 students’ task: to getbased on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese.Themes ranged from local opinions－such as the usage of Singlish, education and whetherSingapore can be a cultural centre－to food blogs.The entries were judged on Language proficiency（熟练程度）and the quality of writing, aswell as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers.Academics(学者) from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University ITexperts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up thejudges.In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awardswere swept up by students from China.7, teachers in charge from Innova Junior “No surprise, ” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 3College, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chineselanguage. ”One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award wasblogger Christina Gao 19, from the Saint Andrew’s Junior College, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce,complete with pictures and even podcasts(播客).Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible(负责任的).“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame(责备) the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”1. The competition was organized by ___________.A. the National University of SingaporeB. Chinese newspaper Lianhe ZaobaoC. the Saint Andrew’s Junior CollegeD. Innova Junior College2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Not all the themes were about local subjects.B. Chinese students won most of the awards.C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish.D. The judges were from universities in Singapore and China.3. What Miss Gao said suggests that ___________.A. she likes to blame the authoritiesB. she thinks highly of the others’ blogsC. she has a sense of responsibilityD. she loves to read valuable posts4. The passage in mainly about___________.A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competitionB. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogsC. what the result of the competition wasD. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition1-4 DBCC。