BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's economic planning agency Thursday announced a rise in minimum rice purchase prices this year to encourage farmers to grow more grain.
A statement on the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) website said the government would continue the policy of minimum purchase prices in major rice-growing regions in 2011. The rises in the minimum rice purchase price had been approved by the State Council, China's Cabinet, said the statement.
The purchase prices for japonica rice will rise 21.9 percent to 128 yuan (19.4 U.S. dollars) per 50 kilograms, while prices for early and middle-late rice will increase 9.7 percent and 10.3 percent to 102 yuan and 107 yuan per 50 kg respectively.
Rice and wheat are two major grain crops in China.
The State Council pledged Wednesday to step up efforts to boost grain production as drought continues to wreak havoc in north China's wheat growing regions.
China's main wheat-growing regions, including Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Anhui, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu and Jiangsu provinces, have been plagued by drought since October last year.
Drought has affected about 7.73 million hectares, or 42.4 percent, of the total winter wheat crop area in the country's eight key producing provinces, the Ministry of Agriculture said Wednesday.
China's grain output rose 2.9 percent last year to 546.41 million tons, marking the seventh consecutive year of growth.When was this news probably written?
| A．In 2011 | B．In 2010 |
| C．In February, 2011 | D．On Wednesday, 2011 |
What is the purchase price for japonica rice before it wise according to the passage?
| A．105 yuan per 50 kilograms |
| B．128 yuan per 50 kilograms |
| C．102 yuan per 50 kilograms |
| D．107 yuan per 50 kilograms |
What is the meaning of the underlined word in the fourth paragraph?
| A．completely | B．Honorably |
| C．separately | D．exactly |
Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage.
| A．A raised purchase price will encourage farmers to grow more rice. |
| B．The plan hasn’t been approved by the State Council, China's Cabinet. |
| C．Drought continues to hit the wheat growing regions in the north of China. |
| D．There are 8 grain producing provinces affected by the drought. |
Which may be the headline of this news?
| A．China’s minimum rice purchase prices raised to boost production |
| B．A Steady rice purchase prices to ensure rice production |
| C．The Chinese government pays more attention on rice production |
| D．China’s grain output steadily increases |
Gary Locke, 61, who comes from a Chinese background and even looks Chinese, became the new US ambassador（大使）to China.
“I can think of nobody who is more qualified than Gary Locke.” President Obama said. Locke’s new position is clearly a sign that US President is trying to improve relations with China.
When he made his first speech to the Chinese press in Beijing, Locke said,“I think ,being a Chinese-American, I have a greater understanding of the history and culture of China, but I am here as a representative of the US government.”
Before becoming ambassador to China, Locke was US secretary of commerce(商务部长). This means he has plenty of trade experience, which will be useful in building economic links between the two countries.
Locke’s grandfather went to the United States over a century ago to work as a houseboy for a family in Washington State in exchange for English lessons. His father moved to the US as a teenager.
“I’m going back to the birthplace of my grandfather ,my father and my mom, and I’ll be doing so as a devoted diplomat(外交官) for America，the country where I was born and raised,” Locke said.President Obama thinks Gary Locke ________.
| A．is the right person for the new position |
| B．is still not too old to be an ambassador |
| C．is not qualified as secretary of commerce |
| D．can help improve US relations with Asia. |
What message did Locke express in his first speech in Beijing?
| A．He is proud of his parents and his grandfather. |
| B．He will work for both China and the United States. |
| C．He will represent the US government. |
| D．He was still not ready for his new job. |
Locke will benefit from his ________ as a former secretary of commerce.
| A．trade experience | B．public relations | C．work training | D．government knowledge |
We learn from the text that Locke’s father ________.
| A．worked as a houseboy for an American family |
| B．was born in China. |
| C．moved to the US as a baby. |
| D．was not able to return to China |
Australia is largely a nation of immigration（移民）, with one in four of Australia’s 21 million population born overseas. But immigrations hoping to become Australian citizens will soon have to take a test examining their knowledge of the country's history and institutions.
While Australia prides itself on its multicultural background, the government wants newcomers to integrate （同化）more fully . Form later this year, new immigrants will have to show an understanding of the English language. They will also be required to answer 20 questions from a list of 200. Anyone who gives fewer than 12 correct responses will not be accepted.
Immigrants will also have to accept what the government considers to be 10 important Australia values, including “mateship” and “giving people a fair go”. Other important Australia values are said to include tolerance, compassion, gender equality and freedom of speech.
The new citizenship application procedures are detailed in a 40-pages booklet（小册子）. It describes Australia as “a nation at ease with the world and itself” but says that newcomers are expected to respect its values. The booklet sums up mateship as voluntary helping and receiving help from others, especially in difficult times. The immigration Minister said they aimed to achieve a balance between ethnic diversity and social stability（稳定）, “particularly as we now draw people from so many different countries and so many different cultures”.
Critics have attacked the English language requirement, pointing out many immigrants could not speak English when they arrived. But the minister said, “We are trying to encourage people to learn English, because we think that is the way they will achieve their dreams in Australia.”What’s new in Australia’s immigration policy?
| A．New immigrants will have to take a test |
| B．New immigrants should speak perfect English |
| C．New immigrants must bring enough money |
| D．New immigrants must be healthy |
Those who want to move to Australia have to answer_____ questions right
| A．20 | B．12 | C．200 | D．10 |
The word "mateship" is closest in meaning to _____.
| A．equality | B．freedom | C．fairness | D．friendship |
Which is one of the reasons for the change of application?
| A．To encourage new immigrants | B．To control the population |
| C．To promote Australia ' values | D．To teach the English language |
Apollo 11, carrying Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins, was launched on 16 July, 1969. Five days later they stepped down onto the moon.
Neil Armstrong
On the way there: Of all the wonderful views we had, the most impressive to me was on the way to the Moon when we flew through its shadow. We were still thousands of miles away, but close enough so that the Moon almost filled our window. The moon appeared blue-grey. It seemed almost as if it were showing us its roundness, its similarity in shape to our Earth, in a sort of welcome. I was sure it would be a hospitable（好客的） host. It had been waiting for its first visitors for a long time.
After touch down: The sky is black, you know. It’s a very dark sky, but it still seemed more like daylight than darkness as we looked out the window. It’s a very strange thing but the surface looked very warm and inviting. It seemed to be tan(棕褐色). It’s hard to explain that, because later when I held the material in my hand, it wasn’t tan at all. It was black, grey and so on.
Edwin Aldrin
On the Moon: The blue color of my boots has completely disappeared now into this soil—still don’t know what color to describe this other than grayish(灰色的) cocoa.
Back on board: The moon was a very natural and pleasant environment in which to work. On the Moon, in one-sixth gravity, you have a strong feeling of being somewhere. As we did our experiments, some objects we threw away would go in a slow, lazy manner.What impressed Neil Armstrong most?
| A．The moon filling their window. |
| B．Seeing the shape of the moon |
| C．Flying through the shadow of the moon. |
| D．The five—day flight to the moon. |
What did Armstrong find very strange on the moon?
| A．The color of the sky. | B．The surface of the moon |
| C．The gravity on the moon. | D．The daylight on the moon. |
Edward Aldrin described the soil as ________.
| A．tan | B．gray | C．black | D．grayish cocoa. |
What can be said about Edward Aldrin?
| A．He landed on the moon alone. |
| B．He was sent to the moon by Apollo 11. |
| C．He didn’t notice the gravity of the moon. |
| D．He found it impossible to work on the moon. |
An earthquake happens when two plates rub (碰撞) together. The earth plates travel in different directions and at different speeds. If one plate is slowly forced underneath the other, pressure builds up until the plates break apart. This process causes the ground to move. It is an earthquake. In other words, earthquakes are the shaking of the earth’s surface caused by the earth’s rocky outer layer as a result of the energy stored within the earth. The strain within the rocks is suddenly released (释放).
The damage an earthquake causes depends on where it is and the time it is happening. If an unpopulated region is struck, there will be low loss of life or property. If it hits a large city, there may be many injuries and much destruction. Many of the areas at risk are largely populated now. Major earthquakes hitting those areas today could produce terrible damage.
Actually, there are several million small earth-quakes every year. Large earthquakes such as the 1964 Alaska quake that measured 9.2 on the Richter scale, cause millions of dollars in damage. In the last 500 years, millions of people have been killed by earthquakes around the world — including 240,000 in the 1976 Tangshan earthquake in China.
A 60-second or less earthquake can cause devastation（毁坏） that continues for years after the first tremor (小震). In 1972, a series of severe earthquakes struck Managua, Nicaragua. Fifteen years later, the city still looked the way it had a week after the earthquake hit, because the country did not have the necessary money to rebuild it.
The shaking of the earth is sometimes not the greatest disaster. It is in the ensuing fires and floods that often the greatest damage occurs. In the 1906 earthquake, it was the fires caused after it that did the majority of the damage. An earthquake can also destroy dams high above a city or valleys, causing floods to sweep down and sweep away everything in their path. Which of the following is the main idea of the first paragraph?
| A．An earthquake comes from inside the earth. |
| B．The earth has great energy in storage. |
| C．How the earth plates move. |
| D．How an earthquake happens. |
Which of the following is mentioned to show that an earthquake can kill too many people?
| A．The 1964 Alaskan quake. | B．The 1976 Tangshan earthquake. |
| C．The 1972 Managua earthquake. | D．The 1906 earthquake. |
The underlined word “ensuing” in the last paragraph probably means ______.
| A．causing too much heat and great damage |
| B．causing many injuries and much destruction |
| C．happening as a result of another event |
| D．happening suddenly and unexpectedly |
By giving the example in Paragraph 4, the author wants to show that ______.
| A．an earthquake doesn’t last long |
| B．the damage can last long |
| C．people in Managua suffered too much |
| D．Nicaragua is still a poor country |
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up (混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can't understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: “Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”The writer thinks that the most important thing for you to learn a language is___________.
| A．reading | B．practicing | C．talking about it | D．listening |
What should you do in learning English?
| A．Try to make some mistakes. | B．Avoid making any mistakes. |
| C．Remember as many new words as you can. | D．Use it as often as you cam |
When you make a mistake, you should___________.
| A．never make any mistakes again | B．tell others not to make the same mistake |
| C．punish yourself for making it | D．keep your sense of humor |
The story tells us: “___________”.
| A．It is normal that we make some mistakes in learning English |
| B．Everyone must make mistakes |
| C．We can avoid making mistakes in learning a language |
| D．Laughing can help one learn English well |
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