Did anyone find the names of “Great Britain”, “the United Kingdom”, “England” and “the British commonwealth” which have the same meaning? Strictly speaking, these names all refer to something different. None of them are exactly the same as any of the others.
The British isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see on the map. Great Britain, or Britain, refers to the larger of the two main islands. But the word “Britain” is often used as a short form for the United Kingdom or you call it the UK.
Now as for England, it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country, which many people popularly refer to England.
Finally, the Britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the British Empire (帝国). This change shows the weakening of British Empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today. According to the passage, we know that _____________.
| A．Great Britain has the same meaning as Britain |
| B．all the names refer to England |
| C．the United Kingdom has the same meaning as Britain or England |
| D．all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning |
It is clear that the British isles refer to _____________.
| A．Britain, England and the UK |
| B．the two main islands and thousands of small ones |
| C．three countries and several islands |
| D．Great Britain or the United Kingdom |
We can infer that .
| A．The country hasn’t an exact name. |
| B．Few people know its real name. |
| C．All the names have exact meaning. |
| D．Generally speaking,the names can all be used to stand for the country. |
Which of the following shows the right relationship (关系) between the British isles (BI), Britain (B) and England (E)?
A. B>BI>E. B. BI>E>B. C. E>B>BI. D. BI>B>E. If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh that lies in Scotland, you should write the address as _____________.
| A．Edinburgh, England |
| B．Edinburgh, Scotland ,Great Britain |
| C．Scotland, Edinburgh, England |
| D．Great Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh |
During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P．E and wrote several books．While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing．He was the inventor of basketball．
Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA．One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students．Because of heavy sno
w, the students could not go outside．He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something．
It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea．The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game．It was quite different from the basketball games of today．It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs．Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “basketballs” through nets．
Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the games in Berlin．Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?
| A．Teach P．E in school． | B．Write some books． |
| C．Work at hospital． | D．Take part in the Olympic Games． |
In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?
| A．Summer． | B．Winter． | C．Spring． | D．Autumn． |
Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?
A． It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball． |
| B．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born． |
| C．It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game． |
| D．It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played． |
At the time of Dr Naismith’s death, which of the following was true?
| A．Basketball was already a worldwide game． |
| B．Basketball was played with 9 players on each side． |
| C．Basketball was an Olympic sport． |
| D．Basketball was still played using footballs． |
What would be the best title for this story?
| A．History of Basketball | B．How Basketball Has Changed |
| C．Father of Basketball | D．Happy Birthday, Basketball |
| ENTRY-EXIT INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA HEALTH AND QUARANTINE DECLARATION FORM ON ENTRY Name: Shirley_Booth Sex: Male √Female Birth Date: 1959_yy_02_mm Nationality（Region）: American Time of Arrival: 17:20_hh_ Place of arrival: Shenzhen From（Country/Region）: USA Passport No．: CA5728019 Vehicle/ Ship/Flight No．: Flight_UA_3625 Seat No．: 16E Destination: Changsha,_Hunan 1．Please list the countries and cities（towns） that you have visited in the past 4 weeks: New_York,_Paris,_Tokyo_and_Hong_Kong 2．The contact address and telephone number in the next  14 days:Changsha_Friendship_Hotel 3．Please mark “√” before the items of following symptoms or illness if you have any now． Fever Cough Other disease Shortness of breath Difficulty breathing 4．Have you had close contact with any probable or suspected H1N1 case in the past 14 days? Yes √No 5．Please mark “√”before the items of following articles if you bring any of them． Animal Animal products Plant Plant products √Biological products Waste and used clothing Soil I hereby declare that all the information given above is true and correct． Date: April_16,_2009 Signature: Shirley_Booth Note: 1． For the health of all, please give true and correct information; 2． You will be sued according to related laws if you give the false information; 3． No entry shall be allowed without the declaration; 4． Body temperature: 37°C |
When does one need to fill in this form?
A．Permis sions for a foreigner to take the Chinese nationality． |
| B．Entry to China from other countries or regions． |
C．Exit to other c ountries or regions from China． |
| D．Anyone planning to take animals to China from other countries or regions． |
The underlined word “sued” can be taken the place of by _____．
| A．charged | B．sentenced |
| C．prevented | D．analyzed |
Which of the following statements is false according to the form?
| A．It was not by ship that Shirley Booth came to China． |
| B．Shirley Booth went to at least three continents during March16-April 16, 2009． |
| C．Shirley Booth brought some biological products with her． |
| D．From the form we know Shirley Booth was not in good health． |
A technique that controls immediate gas explosions by spraying them with large droplets of water is being tested by scientists at the University of Wales, United Kingdom．Instead of using the traditional fine water sprays when a gas leak is detected, the researchers have discovered that large droplets help to draw in some of the force of any explosion and provide a better way of controlling fire．
The research is based on studies made of the Piper Alpha oil rig（油井） explosion that occurred in the North Sea nine years ago killing 167 workers．The Welsh team found that by covering the gas-leak area with water droplets, the explosion and its e
ffect can be greatly reduced．
Dr Gerand Thomas, a good lecturer in physics at the university’s Center for Explosion Studies, said that it was impossible to deal with gas explosions in the same way as fires because the whole event may only last a quarter of a second and normal water sprays do not have time to be effective．
Using the droplets of water to hold explosions resulted in the water being turned into a mist that allows some force of the explosion to be reduced．The mist slows down the combustion（燃烧） process and can stop a large amount of the gas igniting （点火,燃烧）, thus greatly reducing damage by limiting pressure development．With such a system, the operator has to decide at what point after a gas leak to activate the sprays．
The Center for Explosion Studies is the first of its kind in the UK and has been purposely-built for the study and implication of industrial explosions on land and sea．Research is developed to the causes of accidental explosions and they might be prevented．Full-sized imitative buildings can be built at the center where explosions and fires are created to test preventative equipment using sensors to monitor their efficiency．
Another area that the Welsh researchers have been looking at is how materials respond to explosions．The center also carries out research requested by individual customers．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
| A．Piper Alpha Oil Rig Explosion |
| B．Large Droplets of Water |
| C．A New Way of Controlling Gas Explosions |
| D．The center for Explosion Studies |
The research finds that _____ in holding immediate explosion．
| A．small water sprays are better than large droplets of water |
| B．small water sprays are not as good as large droplets of water |
| C．both small water sprays and large droplets of water are good |
| D．neither small water sprays nor large droplets of water is good |
Dr Geraint Thomas implies that ______．
| A．normal water sprays can put out fire effectively |
| B．gas explosions break out more quickly than fires |
| C．fires are easier to be held than explosions |
| D．gas explosions break out so quickly that there is no way to control it |
Which of the following is not included in the research area of the Center for Explosion Studies?
| A．To test the result of gas explosion． | |
| B．To get some implications of industrial explosions on land and sea． | |
C．To find out how materials respond to explosions． |
D．To find out when material respond to explosions． |
New evidence shows that getting enough Vitamin D may be the most important thing you can do for your health．
You know the usual prescription for good health: a balanced diet with lots of fruits and vegetables, regular exercise, no smoking．Now add this: Spend a little more time in the sun．
Huh? That may sound like medical heresy（反面观点）．After all, we've been warned for decades about the dangers of the sun: wrinkles, age spots and the increasing threat of skin cancer．But new and impressive medical evidence suggests that sunlight is beneficial．The vitamin D it prompts our bodies to make may prevent cancer, protect against heart disease and ward off a long list of disorders such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and gum disease．It is even showing promise as a treatment for heart disease and some cancers．
Long recognized as vitally important for bone building （it's needed for calcium absorption）, vitamin D has now achieved superstar status among nutrients．While all doctors may not agree, many experts are confident enough of its wide-ranging powers to urge that we get much more of it, from the sun and from supplements, as even the best diet in the world may not give us enough．Which of the following is NOT the usual way of keeping healthy?
| A．To do exercise now and then． |
| B．To eat plenty of fruits and vegetables． |
| C．To avoid staying in the sun for a long time． |
| D．To keep away from cigarettes． |
What does the underlined word “prompts” in the third paragraph mean?
| A．causes | B．forces | C．motivates | D．encourages |
According to the passage, vitamin D ________．
| A．can be got by doing regular exercise |
| B．can be used to prevent some cancers |
| C．can be got from the sunlight |
| D．can be used to remove the wrinkles |
The passage is most likely from a（an） ________．
| A．advertisement | B．news report |
| C．magazine | D．medical prescription |
What secret force drives us into the arms of one person, while pushing us away from another who might appear e
qually desirable to any fair observer? Of the many factors influencing our idea of the perfect mate, one of the most telling is our “lovemap” ---- a group of messages formed in our brains that describes our likes and dislikes．It shows our preferences in hair and eye color, in voice, smell, body build．It also records the kind of personality that attracts us, whether it’s the warm and friendly type or the strong silent type．In short, we fall for and go after those people who most clearly fit our lovemap．And this lovemap is determined in childhood．By age eight, the pattern for our ideal mate has already begun to float around in our brains．
The mother has special influence on her sons: she not only gives them clues to what they will find attractive in a mate, but also influences how they feel about women in general．So if she is warm and nice, her sons are going to think that’s the way women are．They will likely grow up warm and responsive lovers and also be helpful around the house．
Just as mothers influence their son’s general feelings toward women, fathers influence their daughter’s general feelings about men．If a father lavishes praise on his daughter and shows that she is a worthwhile person, she’ll feel very good about herself in relation to men．But if the father is cold, critical or absent, the daughter will tend to feel she’s not very lovable or attractive．
While the mother determines in large part what qualities attract us in a mate, it’s the father ----- the first male in our lives ----- who influences how we relate to the opposite sex．Fathers have a great effect on their children’s personalities and chances or marriage happiness．What is the proper title for this passage?
| A．Why we love who we love | B．What is a lovemap |
| C．Different influence from parents | D．Ideal mate in the mind |
A perfect mate is a person who ____．
| A．is fair to everyone | B．is the most desirable |
| C．fits one’s lovemap | D．is perfect in everything |
If the husband hardly does any housework, ____．
| A．his mother must be warm | B．his father must be critical |
| C．his mother must be cold | D．his wife can’t be attractive |
The passage leads to a belief that ____．
| A．parents’ personalities decides the children’s lovemap |
| B．mothers have no influence on daughters’ marriage life |
| C．fathers care more about children’s marriage happiness |
| D．mothers influence children’s choices of perfect mates |
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