spots on his skin that signaled he might be rejecting his new hands. Jeff Kepner, a 58-year-old former chief
cook in a restaurant, lost his hands and feet a decade ago to a bacteria infection. The donor was a 23-year-old
man.
●A second major storm in less than a week was blowing yesterday toward the Washington area, where
federal government offices were closed for a second day and workers struggled to restore power knocked
out by a weekend heavy snowstorm. The storm could leave as much as 20 inches (50 centimeters) of new
snow in Washington and nearly as much near Philadelphia-a Northeast travel-hub by tonight.
●British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will give evidence to a public inquiry into the Iraq War in early
March, officials for the inquiry said yesterday. Brown"s appearance, just weeks before an election expected
in May, could hit the ruling Labour Party"s attempts to catch up in the polls (民意调查) behind the opposition
party Conservatives. Brown, who will be questioned about his time as prime minister, will be a witness in the
highest position at the inquiry since former Prime Minister Tony Blair"s appearance last month.
●The head of the UN agency aiding Palestine refugees (难民) is warning a funding shortfall and appealing
for another $ 100 million. Filippo Grandi says the money is necessary for education, health and social services
for 4. 7 million Palestinian refugees scattered across Jordan, Syrja, Lebanon, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
The agency"s 2010 budget is $ 620 million, and it expects a shortfall of $140 million The agency says $100
million is necessary for basic services.
B. descriptions of the world situation
C. discussions on foreign affairs
D. statements of a government report
B. the result of the transplant operation seems satisfying
C. another storm will hit Washington area in less than a week
D. the electricity supply was cut off in Philadelphia a week ago
B. will send army to the Iraq War in March this year
C. will compete with former Prime Minister Tony Blair
D. is now gaining more support from voters than others
B. At least $ loo million is to be raised for Palestinian refugees.
C. The refugees mentioned in the passage are in the Middle Africa.
D. It is a tough job for the UN agency to get money for the refugees.
in on his family"s political tradition, is already the mayor of Pittsburgh, the youngest mayor of any major city
in the country. Although mayors elsewhere have been younger, Jeff Dunkel was 18 in 2001 when he was
elected mayor of Mount Carbon, small towns in New York, and elsewhere have also elected teenagers as
mayors. But, Tallahassee, is the only other city with a population over 100 000 that has had a mayor as young
as Mr. Ravenstahl. A supporter of Mr. Ravenstahl said concerns about Mr. Ravenstahl"s age would dissipate
once the city saw his work ethic.
But now comes the hard part. As he strives to be taken seriously and take charge of a city only recently
back from the edge of bankruptcy (***), the baby-faced mayor said that even the smallest decisions felt
weighty, even what to wear in the Steelers game matters.
And another pressing issue is to strengthen the city"s economy. Pittsburgh has lost all its mills, nearly half
its population and much of its downtown commercial district in the last several decades. "But Pittsburgh has
50 000 college students, and our challenge is to figure out how to retain them and to increase downtown
development." He said.
But one of the biggest uncertainties is how long he will remain in office. According to the city charter,
Mayor Ravenstahl"s term will not expire until November 2009. Some city lawyers, however, have argued that
he must face the electorate next year. And residents in Pittsburgh are still keeping judgment on him Deli,
Jimmy Cvetic, a sandwich shop owner, said "I call him Cool Hand Luke. He"ll be all right, but he"s going to
need a cool hand to get through this."
Mayor Ravenstahl said he was still trying to deal with the challenge he faced.
B. His family background has contributed to his successful political career.
C. His young age has won support from media and young voters.
D. He will be mayor of Pittsburgh at least until 2009.
B. appear
C. spread
D. reduce
B. It has always enjoyed prosperous economic success.
C. Many young college students there are the new hope of the district.
D. It is a major city in the U.S.A with a population slightly smaller than 100 000.
B. A brochure about politicians.
C. A newspaper.
D. An advertisement about some mayor candidates.
B. pressure from other outstanding young mayors.
C. economical standstill of his city.
D. decreasing population in his city.
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang Monday visited students in a primary school in Bei Chuan County, a hard-hit
area in last year"s devastating May 12 earthquake, and showed them how to run hurdles.
B. Experts: 3G still has a long way to go
While China"s three leading telecom operators are playing up the third generation (3G) telecom technologies,
it is likely to take years for 3G services to become popular in China.
C. China table tennis team swept all 5 gold medals
Yesterday China team swept all 5 gold medals at World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama. Besides
these 5 golds, China also gained all 5 silver medals and- other 8 bronze medals. The 2 rest bronze medals are
respectively won by Japan and China Hong Kong.
D. Sleeping too much or too little increases your risk of diabetes
Middle-aged or old people who get too little sleep, or too much, are far more likely to develop diabetes, says
scientists. A study has found that those who did not enjoy the optimum level of seven to eight hours" sleep a
night were two and a half times more likely to develop a blood sugar abnormality linked to type 2 diabetes.
E. Obama seeks to block release of abuse photos
US President Barack Obama declared Wednesday he would try to block the court-ordered release of photos
showing US troops abusing prisoners, abruptly reversing his position out of concern that the pictures would
"further inflame anti-American opinion" and endanger US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
F. Prospects of flu outbreak remain unclear
US public health expert Laurie A Garrett said Wednesday that how serious the A(HINl) influenza situation
is going to develop remains unclear. A Washington state man with HIN1 influenza died last week, health officials
said, the third U.S. sufferer to die as the new flu strain confirmed in more than 2 200 Americans appeared in
Japan and Australia.
以下是人物信息,请从上述A-F选项中匹配适合他们阅读的新闻:
( )1. Liu Ming works as a chairman of a local Ping Pong club in Fo Shan. He shows great concern for sports
news especially the news about Ping Pong. He has never missed a single Ping Pong match of China Ping Pong
Team.
( )2. Han Yiwei is a successful CEO of a big International Company in Guangzhou. He usually flies to other
countries for business, so he would like to equip himself with the most advanced communication appliances
and know the news concerning the development in the communication area.
( )3. Han Lei is an 18-year-old girl, studying in a High School. She is a sports enthusiast and is good at tennis
and jumping. Besides, she has a particular interest in those sports celebrities.
( )4. Chen Lirong just retired from a state enterprise, living with his husband, who is retired too. They want
to arrange their life without work in a better way and enjoy the life with a healthy body and high spirits. So she
particularly pays more attention to their health.
( )5. Li Hongyu studies in China Foreign Affairs University, majoring in International Relationship, and
especially he shows great concem for the relationship between America and the Middle East countries.
the banks of the Missouri River, where she climbed trees and hunted rats with her rifle (步枪). She also built
her own roller coaster (过山车).
The exciting life of the American aviation (航空) pioneer is dramatized in the movie Amelia, which is due
to come out on October 23.
After Earhart paid a pilot $1 to take her up for a short fly in his plane, aviation became her love and career.
As she later explained, "Never do things others can do and will do, if there are things others cannot do or
will not do."
Earhart found herself a flying teacher and started to 1earn to fly. She took all sorts of jobs to pay for the
lessons and to buy a second-hand plane on her 24th birthday.
In 1932, Earhart flew solo (单人的) across the Atlantic. She became the first woman to make the solo
crossing. She also made a flying suit for women and went on to design other clothes for women who led
active lives. "Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done-occasionally what
rnen have not done-thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps encouraging other women toward
greater independence of thought and action," she said.
When she was nearly 40, Earhart was ready for a final challenge-to be the first woman to fly around the
world. However, in mid-night, she and her navigator (导航员) disappeared in bad weather.
Earhart will be forever remembered as a brave pioneer for both aviation and for women.
B. Earhart never did things others could and would do.
C. Earhart"s love for aviation carne after she new a plane for a short time.
D. In Earhart"s opinion, women should think and act more independently.
B. adopted
C. published
D. created
B. Earhart"s ambition was to fly across the Atlantic
C. Earhart challenged herself constantly
D. Besides flying, Earhart also designed planes and clothes
B. a newspaper
C. a guide book
D. an advertisement
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 objective 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 counter 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 ratings in the countries he is visiting, concrete results may be
beside the point, given that Obama is still in his firs office, analysts say this trip is mostly about laying the
ground work for the future.
B. Japan has not been the closest friend of America
C. Japan decides not to rely on America too much
D. Japan is concerned about what US trade policy will be
B. one of the parts of a football match that is played in two halves
C. a part of a long journey or process that is done one part at a time
D. one of the upright parts that supports a piece of furniture
B. China will sell all its shares in US national debt.
C. China is US"s overseas bank where US can borrow money.
D. China will not be the largest debt holder of US.
B. by examples
C. by order in time
D. by comparison
they might see a shocking photo of a blackened lung or a cancer patient staring back at them from the packet.
Some boys may think of smoking as cool and sexy. Their friends won"t agree when they see their packets
of cigarettes lying on the table.
The European Union announced on October 22, that it had chosen 42 photos that showed the damage
cigarettes could do to the body. It called on member nations to put these pictures on packets to discourage
young smokers.
To catch the attention of teenagers, the special packets warn of long-term medical dangers, like cancer.
Short-term effects, like bad skin, are also on the list.
"The true fact of smoking is disease, death and horror. That is the message we should send to the young,"
said David Byrne, an EU health official. "Hopefully these pictures will shock students out of their love for
cigarettes."
The EU head office hoped the pictures would work better than current written warnings on packs of
cigarettes. The warning included "smoking kills" and "smoking can lead to a slow and painful death".
So far, Ireland and Belgium have shown interest in the photos. Canada has used similar pictures and
warnings on cigarette packs since 2000. The country has recently seen a fall in the number of smokers.
According to studies, smoking is the single biggest cause of avoidable death in EU. Every year more
than 650,000 smokers die, more than one person a minute.
B. Pictures to Shock Smokers.
C. New Packets of Cigarettes.
D. Dangers of Smoking.
B. Death.
C. Horror.
D. Happiness.
B. only a small number of the EU countries have used the new warning method
C. the new warning method has worked in some EU countries
D. countries in the EU still use the old warning method
B. Belgium.
C. Canada.
D. EU.
B. deaths caused by smoking could have been avoided
C. smoking is the biggest cause of deaths in EU
D. EU has the largest number of deaths caused by smoking
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