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YUZHOU, HENAN –An accident in a central China coal mine killed 21 miners Saturday and left another 16 trapped underground , the government said.
The death toll rose to 26 Sunday morning as rescuers were battling to reach the 11 miners who were still trapped underground, rescue headquarters said.
Rescuers were battling to reach the 11 miners still trapped underground, but chances for them to survive were very slim, said Du Bo, deputy chief of the rescue headquarters.
"Based upon past experience, the remaining 11 miners could be buried in coal dust, so the survival chances are frail," Du said.
More than 2,500 tons of coal dust smothered(厚厚的覆盖) the pit after the gas leak(漏出), which hampered(阻碍) the rescue, said Du.
The gas outburst happened at 6:03 a.m. Saturday when 276 miners were working underground in the mine in Yuzhou City. A total of 239 workers escaped but 21 were found dead and 16 trapped.
An initial(最初的) investigation showed that 173,500 cubic meters of gas leaked out in the accident. Liu Wenbin, a deputy chief engineer of the company that owns the mine, was in the pit(矿井) when the accident happened. He organized the escape.
"At around 6 a.m., I felt there was something wrong with the airflow in the shaft, and one of the team captains told me he also felt it and had already reported the problem," said Liu
The mine is owned by Pingyu Coal & Electric Co. Ltd., a company jointly established by four investors, including Zhong Ping Energy Chemical Group and China Power Investment Corp.
小题1:What could be the best title for this passage?                    
A.Death Toll Rises in an Accident in China
B.A Coal Mine Accident in Central China
C.An Accident in Central China
D.Coal Mine Accidents in China
小题2:What does the underlined part mean in the second paragraph?           
A.payment required for the use of rescuing persons
B.the number of people killed in a particular accident
C.the percentage of the dead persons in an accident
D.a number of people killed in an accident
小题3:From this passage we know that ____.                        
A.Of the 276 miners in the mine only 21 were dead until the next morning
B.The miners trapped underground would be saved without difficulty
C.16 miners trapped underground were still found alive waiting for the rescue
D.Until the next morning another 5 miners were found dead in this accident
小题4:According to the writer, which of the following is not true?      
A.The mine was owned by more than one company
B.There was at least one more similar accident happening in Central China before
C.Before the accident happened there was no sign of something wrong
D.When the accident happened one of the mine owners was in the pit

答案

小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
文章主要讲述的就是发生在河南省的一起煤矿事故。
小题1:B 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述的就是发生在河南省的一起煤矿事故。
小题2:B 猜测词义题。根据上下文可知The death toll rose to 26 Sunday morning as rescuers were battling to reach the 11 miners who were still trapped underground这里的toll是指在特殊事故中死亡的的人数。文章讲述的也正是在本次煤炭事故中的死亡人数。故B正确。
小题3:D 计算题。根据第一段可知21人被确认死亡,第二段提及死亡人数到了26,说明又有5人死亡,故D正确。
小题4:C 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段可知在事故之前已经有发生事故的迹象出现了。
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October 31, 2009, California
Tsien Hsue-shen, PhD"39, one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, died on October 31, He was 98.
Tsien, born in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, graduated from the National Qinghua University in 1934 and in August of 1935 he left China to study at the Massachusetts Institute Technology. In 1936 he went to the California Institute of Technology to commence graduate studies .Tsien obtained his doctor degree in 1939 and would remain at Caltech for 20 years, becoming the Goddard Professor and establishing a reputation as one of the leading rocket scientists in the United States.
In 1943, Tsien and two others in the Caltech rocketry group drafted the first document to use the name Jet Propulsion Laboratory. During the Second World War, he was amongst the other scientists participated the "Manhattan Project" .After World War II he served as a consultant to the  United States Army Air Force. During this time, Conlonel Tsien worked on designing an intercontinental space plane. His work would inspire the X--20Dyna-Soar which would later be the inspiration for the Space Shuttle. In1945 Tsien Hsue--shen married Jiang Ying, the daughter of Jiang Baili--one of the Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai--shen"s leading military strategists. But in 1950, the Chinese-born scientist was accused of harboring Communist sympathies and stripped of his security clearance.
In September 1955 he was permitted to leave for China, where Tsien resumed his research, founded the Institute of Mechanics, and went on to become the father of China"s missile program, a trusted member of the government and Party"s inner circle, and the nation"s most honored scientist, Tsien retired in 1991 and has maintained a low public profile in Beijing, China. The PRC government launched its manned space program in 1992 and used Tsien"s research as the basis for the Long March rocket which successfully launched the Shenzhou V mission in October of 2003.The elderly Tsien was able to watch China"s first manned space mission on television from his hospital bed.
In his late years, since the 1980s, Tsien devoted himself to spirituality research, and advocated scientific investigation of traditional Chinese medicine, Qigong and "special human body functions".
小题1:The underlined word "commence" in this passage probably means ____
A.make upB.getC.beginD.promise
小题2:Tsien Hsue--shen got married at the age of ______
A.45B.28C.24D.34
小题3:What is the right order of the events related to Tsien Hsue--shen ?
a. his later life    b. return to China    c. career in the U.S.A  d. his early life and education 
A.a-b-c-dB.d-c-b-aC.d-b-c-aD.c-b-d-a
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Tsien Hsue--shen got a doctor"s degree in 1939.
B.Tsien Hsue--shen married Jiang Ying, the daughter of Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shen.
C.Tsien Hsue-shen has made a contribution to the Space Shuttle.
D.Tsien Hsue-shen was interested in traditional Chinese medicine, qigong and "special human body functions" in his later life.

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Barack Obama makes his first trip to Asia as president this week, leaving behind a host of domestic (国内的) problems with the visit that recognizes the region’s economic and diplomatic importance. “Obama”s trip includes stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea, and his message will be simple, says Nicolas Lardy at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. “Well, I think his broadest aim is to convince Asians that the United States is fully committed to the region that we have an agenda that’s much broader than they saw over the past eight years of the very heavy focus on anti-terrorism.”
Obama’s first stop is Japan, where he meets with the new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama who has promised to steer a diplomatic course more independent of Washington. While Japan is seen as a getting-to-know-you stop, when Obama heads to the Singapore for the APEC meeting, he will likely face pressure on trade. “Many Asians are concerned about what US trade policy will be, and they’ve been somewhat alarmed by the fact that the president really hasn’t set out very much revision for what US trade policy is in his administration.”
But the critical leg of the trip will come in China, his third stop where Obama will have to navigate the complex relationship with the country that is the largest holder of US debt. “As you say, you know, if you owe the bank one dollar, it’s your problem, if you owe the bank, you know, 3 million dollars, it’s the bank’s problem, so it’s similar with China. I mean they have no interest in trying to use the influence with us, because eventually, they’re the one that they own all those dollars.”
Also on the table will be North Korea and Iran’s nuclear ambitions as well as cooperation on Afghanistan.
With Obama enjoying sky high popularity level in the countries he is visiting, detailed results may be beside the point, given that Obama is still in his first year in office, analysts say this trip is mostly about laying the ground work for the future.
小题1:From the second paragraph, we can infer that       .
A.Japan has not been the closest friend of America
B.Japan and Singapore will give America some pressure on trade
C.Japan is concerned about what US trade policy will be
D.Japan decides not to rely on America too much
小题2:What can you infer about China’s relation with America in the third paragraph?
A.China will sell all its shares in US national debt.
B.It will hurt China if the value of the dollar falls.
C.China will not be the largest debt holder of US.
D.China is US’ s overseas bank where US can borrow money.
小题3:The author develops the passage mainly       .
A.by examplesB.by cause and effect
C.by comparisonD.by order in time

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(CNN)-China will sometimes say “no” and the world should get used to it.
That message came through when China joined Russia in blocking action on Syria.
“Do not mistakenly think that because China takes a careful and responsible position on the Syria issue, China will not use its veto power (否决权) or will always abstain(弃权),” said Cui Tiankai, China’s vice foreign minister, “When China must use its veto power to say no, it will surely use it.”
On Saturday, Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called the vetoes “disgusting and shameful.”
He Wenping, director of African Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the veto shows China’s confidence in foreign affairs. “A country expressing its true opinion – that’s progress. China opposes the use of threat or force to achieve regime(政权)change in other countries. This agrees with China’s long-standing diplomacy principle. It is also not acceptable for China to rush a U.N. vote without sufficient discussion.”
So why did China use its veto this time?
China’s critics say China’s veto of the U.N. draft proposal(草案) was in part due to Beijing’s fear that allowing a regime change in Syria could encourage the spread of the Arab revolution and eventually threaten China.
He Wenping disagrees, “China has a completely different political system and economic development path. If someone in the international community thinks that the Arab Spring will happen in China, then I think they misjudge the situation in China, exaggerate(夸大) some problems in the Chinese society and underestimate the ability of the Chinese government to control the situation in China.”
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.China often uses its veto power on international issues.
B.China never uses its veto power on international issues.
C.China’s normal practice in the U.N. is to abstain rather than veto.
D.China should not have veto power in the U.N.
小题2:What is the international reaction to China’s veto on the Syria issue?
A.Russia supports China
B.The U.S. feels very unhappy.
C.The international community is used to it.
D.The Arab countries show no concern.
小题3:Why did China use its veto power this time?
A.Because Russia and China are friends.
B.Because China wants to hold an opposite stand against the U.S.
C.Because China is worried about a chain-action resulting from Syria’s revolution.
D.Because China opposes the use of threat or force to achieve regime change in other countries.
小题4:What can we learn from the passage?
A.China has a firm stand on international issues.
B.The U.N. asks the whole world to get used to China saying no on international issues.
C.CNN believed thatChina helped Syria to fight against the U.N.
D.All the member countries of the U.N. supported Susan Rice.

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Sydney—A shark savaged a schoolboy"s leg while he was surfing with his father at a beach in Sydney on February 23.It was the third shark attack along the coast of Australia"s largest city in a month.
The 15-year-old boy and his father were in the water off Avalon,on Sydney"s northern beaches,around dawn when he was attacked.The city"s beaches are packed with locals and tourists during the summer months.
“The father heard a scream and turned to see his son thrashing(激烈扭动)about in the water,”the police said.“Fortunately,the shark swam away and the boy was helped to the shore by his father.”
Lifesaving Club spokesman Nick Miller said,“It got him around the top of his left leg and the father came and dragged him out of water.”He said the boy was bleeding heavily when he was brought to the shore.“There was a lot of pain,as you can imagine.”The teenager was airlifted to hospital for treatment for leg injuries.
Police said the bites “cut through to the bone”,but the boy did not appear to have sustained any fractures (骨折).He was in a stable condition now.
Several beaches were closed after the attack.Water police and lifeguards were searching for the shark,while the police hoped to identify its species by the shape of the bite marks.But they said it was too early to say what type of shark attacked the boy.“I don"t even know if he saw it,”Miller said.
Many shark species live in the waters off Sydney"s beaches,but attacks on humans are still relatively rare.However,there were two attacks on successive days earlier this month,one on a navy diver in Sydney harbor,not far from the famous Opera House,and the other on a surfer at the city"s world-famous Bondi beach.
Fishermen say shark numbers are on the rise.There is a ban on commercial fishing in the harbor,which has increased fish stocks.Marine experts also claim environmental protection has created a cleaner environment,attracting sharks closer to the shore as they chase fish.Many shark species,including the Great White—the man-eaters made famous in Steven Spielberg"s Jaws—are protected in Australian waters.
小题1:The report mainly tells us ________.
A.shark attacks on humans are on the rise
B.sharks attacked humans three times in one month
C.a boy was attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach
D.shark numbers are increasing in the waters off Sydney"s beaches
小题2:The underlined word “savaged” in the first paragraph probably means “________”.
A.attracted  B.draggedC.bitD.packed
小题3:What do we know about the city of Sydney from the passage?
B.Sydney harbor is not far from the famous Opera House.
C.There are many locals and tourists on its coast all the year round.
D.There are few shark species in the waters off Sydney"s beaches.
小题4:About the injury of the boy we know that ________.
A.he was losing much blood when he was dragged out
B.he was very nervous when he was sent to hospital
C.he may be in danger of losing his leg
D.he was injured in the right leg
小题5:All the following are the causes of Australia"s sharks" increasing EXCEPT that ________.
A.environmental protection has created a cleaner environment
B.a ban on commercial fishing has increased fish numbers
C.many shark species are protected in Australian waters
D.the film Jaws has made the Great White famous

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Moscow,Russia(Space news)-"The computer is a better chess player,"insisted Viktor Prozorov,the loser(失败者)." It seemed as if it were laughing after every good move.I know I should have beaten it for the sake of mankind(为人类着想),but I just couldn"t win," he announced and shook his head sadly. 
Prozorov"s disappointment was shared by several grand masters who were present,some of whom were so upset that they shouted at the machine.Many chess players said that this meant the end of chess championships around the world,since the fun had been taken out of the game. 
The computer walked-or rather,rolled-away with 5,000 dollars in prize money and limited its remarks to a set of noises and light. 
小题1:Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article? 
A.5,000 dollars goes to a computer!B.New invention a laughing computer!
C.World"s best chess player beaten!D.Computer defeats man in chess!
小题2:What was it that Prozorov felt most bitter(懊恼)about? 
A.That he didn"t win the$5,000.B.That he hadn"t tried his best.
C.That he had lost to a machine.D.That this was the end of the chess game.
小题3:After winning the game,the computer_____.
A.laughed B.walked away C.made some remarks D.gave out some lights and sounds
小题4:Many chess players felt that playing with a computer would_____. 
A.make the game tougher B.make the game less interesting
C.make man appear foolishD.make man lose lots of

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