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ThepopularityifaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrenwhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinese.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.
【小题1】Whatdoesthatterm”aupair”inthetextmean?
A.Amotherraisingherchildrenonherown
B.Achildlearningaforeignlanguageathome
C.Aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren
D.Ayoungforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.
【小题2】LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______.
A.toliveinChinasomeday
B.tospeakthelanguageathome
C.tocatchupwitotherchildren
D.tolearnabouttheChineseculture
【小题3】Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularInAmerica,
B.Educatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildren
C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.
D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.
B
ExpertshaveputforwarddetailedplansforatunneltoconnectTaiwanwiththeChinesemainland.
Theshortestproposedroutewouldbe126kilometersmorethantwicethelengthoftheEnglishChannelTunnel.Andthelongestproposedroutewouldbe207kilometers.
ArecentconferenceinXiamen,FujianProvincebroughttogethermorethan70experts.Theeventwasco-sponsored（共同赞助）byuniversitiesfromTaiwanandtheChinesemainland.
Fujianistheprovincewherebothproposedrouteswouldbegin.ThereisdirectpassengeraccessbetweenthemainlandandTaiwanbyairandseaatthemoment.Expertssaythatitisbettertostartresearchsoonerratherthanlater,althoughthereisalackofgovernmentfunding（资金）.TherearenotechnicalproblemstobuildaTaiwantunnel.ButitwillrequireanimprovedpoliticalrelationshipacrosstheStraits（海峡）.
AprofessorofTsinghuaUniversitysaid,"
Aspecialfeatureofhugeprojectsisthattheperiodofpreparationislongerthantheperiodofconstruction."
Forexample,hesaid,theEnglishChannelTunneltook14yearsofplanningandhadbeendiscussedfortwocenturies.AndpreparationsforthehugeThreeGorgesDamontheYangtzeRiverbeganinthe1950s.
TheXiamenconferencefocusedonthelongestsouthernroute,whichwouldpassJinmenandPenghu.
ThefirststageofthenewprojectcouldbeabridgetocrossthefivekilometersbetweenXiamenandJinmen.ThiswouldmeanthattravellingfromXiamentoJinmenbycarwouldonlytakefiveminutes.
Thelongesttunnelnowbeingplannedanywhereintheworldisthe54-kilometerlandtunneltolinkLyoninFrancewithTurininItaly.Thetunnelwillnotbecompleteduntil2015-2020.
1.Whichisthelongesttunnelintheworldatpresent?
A.ThetunnelbetweenLyonandTurin.B.TheEnglishChannelTunnel.
C.TheTaiwanStraitstunnel.D.Thepassagedoesn'
tmentionit.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Universitiesbothathomeandabroadhavesponsored（赞助）theplan.
B.Iftheprojectiscompleted,theworld'
slongesttunnelwillappear.
C.YoucanreachTaiwanfromthemainlanddirectlyatpresent.
D.ThestartingpointoftheproposedtunnelisinFujian.
3.TheexampleofEnglishChannelTunnelshows_______.
A.it'
snoteasytocompleteahugeproject
B.therearemanyproblemstobesolvedbeforedoingsomething
C.discussionsamongcountriesusuallytakealotoftime
D.thepreparationtakeslongertimethantheconstruction
4.Whatisthemajordifficultyincarryingouttheplan?
A.ImprovingtherelationshipbetweenTaiwanandthemainland.
B.Thelackofmoneyfortheprojectfromthegovernment.
C.Thedetailedplansforthetunnel.
D.Thetechnicalproblemswiththetunnel.
C
Sydney—Asharksavagedaschoolboy'
slegwhilehewassurfingwithhisfatheratabeachinSydneyonFebruary23．ItwasthethirdsharkattackalongthecoastofAustralia'
slargestcityinamonth．
The15-year-oldboyandhisfatherwereinthewateroffAvalon,onSydney'
snorthernbeaches,arounddawnwhenhewasattacked．Thecity'
sbeachesarepackedwithlocalsandtouristsduringthesummermonths．
"
Thefatherheardascreamandturnedtoseehissontrashing（扭动）aboutinthewater,"
policesaid．"
Fortunately,thesharkswamawayandtheboywashelpedtoshorebyhisfather．
LifesavingClubspokesmanNickMiller:
Itgothimaroundthetopofhisleftlegandthefathercameanddraggedhimoutofwater．"
Hesaidtheboywasbleedingheavilywhenhewasbroughttoshore．"
Therewasalotofpain,asyoucanimagine"
．Theteenagerwasairliftedtohospitalfortreatmentforleginjuries．
Policesaidthebites"
cutthroughtothebone"
buttheboydidnotappeartohavesustainedanyfractures（骨折）．Hewasinastableconditionnow．
Severalbeacheswereclosedaftertheattack．Waterpoliceandlifeguardsweresearchingfortheshark,whilepolicehopedtoidentifyitsspeciesbytheshapeofthebitemarks．Buttheysaiditwastooearlytosaywhattypeofsharkattackedtheboy．"
Idon'
tevenknowifhesawit,"
Millersaid．
ManysharkspeciesliveinthewatersoffSydney'
sbeaches,butattacksonhumansarestillrelativelyrare．However,thereweretwoattacksonsuccessivedaysearlierthismonth,oneonanavydiverinSydneyharbor,notfarfromthefamousOperaHouse,andtheotheronasurferatthecity'
sworld-famousBondibeach．
Fishermensaysharknumbersareontherise．Thereisabanoncommercialfishingintheharbor,whichhasincreasedfishstocks．Marineexpertsalsoclaimenvironmentalprotectionhascreatedacleanerenvironment,attractingsharksclosertoshoreastheychasefish．Manysharkspecies,includingtheGreatWhite—theman-eatermadefamousinStevenSpielberg'
sJaws—areprotectedinAustralianwaters．
【小题1】Thereportmainlytellsus_______．
A．sharkattacksonhumansareontherise
B．sharksattackedhumansthreetimesinonemonth
C．aboywasattackedbyasharkataSydneybeach
D．sharknumbersareincreasinginthewatersoffSydney'
sbeaches
【小题2】Theunderlinedword"
savaged"
inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_______．
A．attractedB．draggedC．bitD．packed
【小题3】WhatdoweknowaboutthecityofSydneyfromthepassage?
A．ItisoneofthelargestcitiesinAustralia．
B．SydneyharborisnotfarfromthefamousOperaHouse．
C．Therearemanylocalsandtouristsonitscoastallyearround．
D．TherearefewsharkspeciesinthewatersoffSydney'
sbeaches．
【小题4】AllthefollowingsarethecausesofAustralia'
ssharksincreasingEXCEPTthat_______．
A．environmentalprotectionhascreatedacleanerenvironment
B．abanoncommercialfishinghasincreasedfishnumbers
C．manysharkspeciesareprotectedinAustraliawaters
D．thefilmJawsmadetheGreatWhitefamous
D
Inthekitchenofmymother’shousestherehasalwaysbeenawoodenstand（木架）withasmallnotepad（记事本）andaholeforapencil.
I’mlookingforpaperonwhichtonotedownthenameofabookIamrecommendingtomymother.Overfortyyearssincemyearliestmemoriesofthekitchenpadandpencil,fivehouseslater,thecurrentpaperandpencillookthesameastheyalwaysdid.Surelyitcan’tbethesamepencil?
Thepadismoremodern,butthewoodenstandisdefinitelytheoriginalone.
“I’mjustamazedyoustillhavethesamestandforholdingthepadandpencilafteralltheseyear.”Isaytoher,walkingbackintotheliving-roomwithasheetofpaperandthepencil.“Youstilluseapencil.Can’tyouaffordapen?
”
Mymotherrepliesalittlesharply.“Itworksperfectlywell.I’vealwayskeptthestandinthekitchen.IneverknewwhenImightwanttonotedownanidea,andIwasalwaysinthekitcheninthesedays.”
ImmediatelyIcanpictureher,hairwild,bluehousecoatcoveredinflour,awoodenspooninonehand,thepencilintheother,hermouthmovingsilently.Mymothersmilesandsays,“OnedayIwascookingandwatchingbabyPauline,andIhadabrilliantthought,butthestandwasempty.Oneofthechildrenmusthavetakenthepaper.SoIjustpickedupthebreadboardandwroteitalldownontheback.ItturnedouttobearealbreakthroughforsolvingthemathematicalproblemIwasworkingon.”
Thisstory—whichhappenedbeforeIwasborn—remindsmehowextraordinarymymotherwas,andisalsoagiftedmathematician.IfeelembarrassedthatIcomplainaboutnothavingenoughchild-freetimetowork.Later,whenmymotherisinthebathroom,Igointoherkitchenand
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