One Canada, Two Languages
Canada is one of the few nations in the world to have two official languages: English and French. There are 10 provinces in the country but only one of these—Quebec is known as “French Canada”. This is because it was founded by French explorers while British adventurers discovered the rest.
Canada left the British empire（帝国） in 1867 to become an independent country, and English and French have been recognized as the official languages ever since.
Most people speak English as their first language and the two national television networks broadcast in English throughout the country. Apart from in Quebec and a few places on the east coast, French television is very rare.
The same goes for traffic signs and menus. For example, outside of Quebec, there are only a few places where you’ll see traffic signs in French. In restaurants, it’s almost impossible to find French on the menu unless you are in the heartland（中心地带）of French Canada. However, all products sold in Canada must, by law, have labels（标签）and instructions in both languages.
In Canada’s English speaking provinces, official bilingualism（双语） means that students can choose to complete a special French language course. Under this programme, they are taught most of their subjects in French.
If a student begins the course in kindergarten（幼儿园） or Grade One, it is likely that all their lessons will be in French. However, if they start at junior high school,25 per cent of the teaching will continue to be in English.How many provinces are there in Canada?
| A．Ten. | B．Nine. | C．Eleven. | D． Two. |
Which country controlled Canada before its independence?
| A．France. | B．Britain. | C．America. | D．Germany. |
Which of the following sentences is right?
| A．English is the only official language, though French is also spoken there. |
| B．The two national television networks broadcast both in English and French. |
| C．All products sold in Canada must, by law, have labels and instructions in both English and French. |
| D．The lessons in kindergarten or Grade One are likely to be only in English. |
“TOKYO—The number of domestic infections cases of influenza H1N1 in Japan hits 42 on Sunday after a total of 34 people in Osaka and Hyogo counties were confirmed to have been infected，”local media reported.
The total number of the infection in the country now stands at46，including the first four cases contracted abroad.
“The country is now facing the risk of grass-root outbreak which could lead the WHO to raise its new flu pandemic alert (传染病预警）to the highest level of 6 from the current 5，"experts has warned.
“The 34 newly confirmed domestic cases，11 in Osaka and 23 in Hyogo, included high school students, college students and teachers，” the health ministry and local governments said on Sunday.
Japan on Saturday confirmed the first eight cases of domestic infection on students of a Kobe high school. The later confirmed cases in Osaka are said to have contacted the Kobe students in a volleyball match. Osaka and Hyogo are neighboring in the Kansai region.
All of the 42 people had no record of overseas travel.
"Meanwhile, a total of 143 students at the Kansai Okura Senior High School where many infections in Osaka were found, have shown symptoms of influenza since around Mondays，" according to local media reports.
The privately run school said it would be closed from Monday through Saturday.
" More than 1，000 educational facilities—kindergartens, and elementary, junior and senior high schools—in Osaka and Hyogo counties have decided to suspend classes for certain periods following the confirmation of new flu infections in the counties，"Kyodo News reported.
The two counties have requested private schools to follow suit.
Osaka Governor Toru Hashimoto held a meeting of a new flu task force on Sunday and decided to ask facilities such as movie theaters to suspend operations to prevent the spread of the flu.
TV clips showed people in Kansai region started to wear masks in public spaces and rushed to drug stores for buying medicines.
The Japanese government on Saturday shifted the stage of its new-flu action program from "a period of overseas outbreak" to "a period of domestic outbreak" and called for companies and schools in the areas concerned to allow individuals to avoid commuting (出行）during rush hours.
The Kyodo News quoted Masato Tashiro, a member of the World Health Organization's emergency committee, as saying that several hundred people in Japan already may have been infected with the new flu. According to the passage, the total number of the H1N1 infection in Japan now is __________.
| A．42 | B．34 | C．46 | D．143 |
The reasons for the happening of the later confirmed cases in Osaka are the following except __________.
| A．143 students at the Kansai Okura Senior High School have shown symptoms of influenza |
| B．Some students in a Kobe High school got infected |
| C．Osaka and Hyogo are next to each other in the Kansai region |
| D．The later infected people contacted the Kobe students in a volleyball match |
What is the implied meaning of what Masato Tashiro said in the last paragraph ？
| A．The real situation about the new flu in Japan may be worse than it has been reported. |
| B．Several hundred people have been infected but they don't know it. |
| C．The WHO has to raise its new flu pandemic alert to the highest level. |
| D．The who's emergency committee are trying to confirm the number of infection in Japan. |
The purpose of the passage is __________
| A．to introduce the domestic infection cases in Japan |
| B．to draw people's attention to the worsening situation |
| C．to give some advice on preventing the spread of the flu |
| D．to call for educational facilities in Japan to suspend classes for some time |
Why People Get Tattoos(文身）
Jack lay, quiet and unmoving, for thirty minutes while a stranger repeatedly stabbed (刺)him with sharp needles, causing blood to pour steadily out of his leg. Jack was getting a tattoo. His friend Tony had recently gotten a tattoo, and Jack was so impressed by it that he decided to get one too. Peer pressure, media influence, and personal expression are some of the common reasons for wearing tat-toos today.
The desire to be accepted by one's friends or peers can have a great influence on what a person does. Sometimes, wearing a tattoo can be a sign that you belong to a certain group. Gangs often use special clothes and tattoos to identify their particular group. Some of these groups wear only brand-name clothes. Others wear tattoos. When a person's friends are all doing something, that person is more likely to do the same thing.
The media is another big influence behind the popularity of tattoos in North America. A wide variety of media images (人物，图像)show tattoos—people appearing in commercials selling expensive cars, famous sports heroes with tattoos in magazines , fashion models wearing designer clothes that show their bodies tattooed with detailed and colourful patterns. These media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth, success, and status. As a result, many people decide to get a tattoo for its fashion and status value.
Many people decide to wear tattoos in order to express their artistic nature, their beliefs, or their feelings—in other words, to show their individuality (个性). A musician in a rock band may get a tat-too of a guitar on the arm. Some environmentalists may tattoo pictures of endangered animals on their shoulders. A tattoo can be a public sign to show what is important in a person's life.
As you can see, there are many reasons why young North Americans get tattoos. A tattoo can be part of a group's uniform, a sign of fashion or an expression of individuality. The decision to get a tattoo is most often a result of the influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneself. For Jack, it was a mixture of all the three. Jack has got tattoos in order to __________.
| A．show his great bravery |
| B．gain a special experience |
| C．make himself more healthy |
| D．be different from others |
According to the passage, media images are linked to __________.
| A．traditional lifestyle | B．social position |
| C．cultural background | D．public interest |
We can infer from the passage that __________.
| A．some people get tattoos out of pressure |
| B．a tattoo is related to religious belief |
| C．getting tattoos costs a lot of money |
| D．most people with tattoos are artists |
Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
CP： Central Point P： Point SP： Sub-point(次要点）C: Conclusion
Brazilian football star Robinho，24，started his career in the English Premier League in a way no one, including himself, ever expected.
Having rebelled (反叛）against his former club, Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid, he could no longer stay. But then, he didn't have the slightest intention of going to Manchester City. Just the day before the transfer window was closed, Robinho called a press conference to tell the media that his mind was made up: He was going to Chelsea.
However, Madrid had sold him to City at the last minute, because the club made an offer far higher than Chelsea.
One of the summer, s longest-running soap operas ended dramatically, with a twist that wasn't in the script. “I wasn't even thinking about City，” Robinho admitted.
The forward is now wearing the sky blue of a club that had won nothing in 30 years, instead of the darker blue of a club that won two of the last four Premier League titles. Yet it seems the change hasn't affected the striker so far. His amazing form has shown the club that he deserves the British record transfer fee of £ 32，5 million they had paid. On October 26，he scored a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed (击败）Stoke 3-0. He took his City goals tally (积分）to six in eight games.
"My main objective is that the team does well, but my personal objective is that I achieve 30 goals，“ he said. "I still have a lot to give and to learn. “
Robinho is fluent in Spanish as well as his native Portuguese, but has still not started learning English. He promises that in six months, he will be able to speak the language without problem. “ My English so far is two out of 10. I haven't started ray language classes yet as I'm still living in a hotel. But as soon as I move to my own place, I will have more time for that. In six months' time, my English will be 10 out of 10. ”
Robinho once serviced __________ before he transferred.
| A．Chelsea | B．Real Madrid |
| C．Manchester City | D．AC Milan |
Robinho transferred to Manchester City because __________.
| A．it was his dream that was to play in Manchester City |
| B．Manchester City is better than Chelsea |
| C．Manchester City made a higher offer than Chelsea |
| D．ha had to go to Manchester City with no choice |
The underlined sentence really means that __________.
| A．a long soap operas ended at last |
| B．a long term match ended finally |
| C．Robinho's career ended at last |
| D．Robinho's transfer ended with an unexpected result |
How do you think Robinho speaks English now?
| A．Not well | B．Quite fluently |
| C．Just so-so | D．Not mentioned |
Just 25 years ago, the top three career hopes for young people in Britain were teacher, banker and doctor. Now, they want to be sports star, pop star and actor, according to a survey by the Guardian newspaper.
Rachel, a character in the popular TV show Glee, may be said to speak for British teenagers. “ Nowadays being nobody is worse than being poor，"he said.
Emma Brockes, a reporter in the Guardian, believes it is “ the bad influence of celebrity (名人）culture” that is to blame. “ When children wanted to be doctor, it wasn't because they were really more interested in the functions of human organs than they are now ；you go where the respect is. "she wrote.
It could explain why there has been such an increase in levels of anxiety and depression. Dr Carlo Strenger, of Tel Aviv University, studied the sense of self for his new book The Fear of Insignificance \ Searching for Meaning in the list Century. He told the Daily Mail that young people now are" affected by the close connection to the global entertainment network, which has turned ranking and rating people according to wealth and celebrity inta an obsession (痴迷). “
"As humans, we naturally measure ourselves to those around us, but now we live in a global village. We are comparing ourselves with the most ‘ important' people in the world and finding ourselves wanting，“ he said. Today, even high achievers constantly fear that they are insignificant when they compare themselves to success stories in the media.
The way out? Simply stop measuring your achievement through a fantasy of wealth and celebrity. Dr Strenger said that it is a process called “ active self-acceptance through a constant search for self-knowledge through life”.
“The fear of insignificance can only be overcome through strong individual and cultural identity over and above measurable achievement，” he said. Nowadays, young people in Britain want to __________.
| A．choose jobs based on interests |
| B．become famous |
| C．be teacher, banker and doctor |
| D．earn more money |
According to Emma Brockes, what causes the increasing level of anxiety?
| A．Choices of future careers. |
| B．Access to the global network. |
| C．Bad influences of celebrities. |
| D．Endless comparison with others. |
Which of the following is TRUE of Dr Carlo Strenger?
| A．He is a newspaper reporter. |
| B．He is the spokesman of teenagers. |
| C．He tells success stories on TV. |
| D．He is against ranking people with wealth. |
Dr Carlo Strenger suggests that young people should __________.
| A．seek active self-acceptance |
| B．stick to their own dreams |
| C．make great achievements |
| D．search for the secret of wealth |
World Carnival has wrapped up its 52-day stay in the Chinese capital, and with it goes all the thrills, laughter, and fun of the fair. For nearly two months, sounds like this could be heard miles away from Beijing.
In International Sculpture Park, where the Carnival has been taking place, attractions included 50 rides, ranging from the world's largest mobile ferries wheel to some of Europe's most exciting roller-coasters.
Although organizers estimated it rained half the time when the Carnival was in Beijing, that didn't stop over 40，000 daily visitors. So what's the secret charm of the Carnival for Beijingers? 23-year-old Zhang Wei says all the attractions are exciting, which relaxes her from her daily routine and helps her forget unhappiness.
It was also a surprise for Zhang's boyfriend. He says he didn't know she could be so daring and brave.
Of course, what is the better way for young lovers to snuggle up tight than on a hair-raisingly, stomach churning roller-coaster? Over one third of the patrons were couples under 25.
However，15-year-old Qi Jianping has different reasons for en-joying the fair： She says it's very difficult to win a toy from the games, but it teaches her not to give up.
Of course, huge cuddly toys were big stars at the carnival—and brought big profits for organizers. It costs 25 Yuan, or 3 dollars, to play once, and only one in four gets to win. In other words, a stuffed animal, which costs around 10 Yuan in local markets, had a price tag at the Carnival of some 150 Yuan or about 17 dollars.
In Shanghai, sales of these toys brought in 37 million Yuan in profit. In Beijing, the supply of toys was doubled. The profit? Well, do the math! That World Carnival took place in China was __________.
| A．attracted many people from all over the world |
| B．accepted by Chinese people |
| C．of great benefit to visitors most |
| D．the only biggest event in China |
World Carnival took place in __________.
| A．International Sculpture Park |
| B．Chang'an Street in Beijing |
| C．Chinese Pavilion in Shanghai |
| D．more than 50 places in Beijing |
The newly-married couple like most __________ in the carnival.
| A．mobile ferries wheel |
| B．game machine |
| C．stomach churning roller coaster |
| D．a stuffed animal |
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