Beijing's broadened ban on smoking in public places took effect Thursday, adding force to the effort to hold a smoke-free Olympics.
The new rules extend existing anti-smoking regulations to more places, including fitness centers, cultural relic sites, offices, meeting rooms, dining halls, toilets and lifts. Restaurants, Internet cafes, parks, and waiting halls at airports, railway stations and coach stations are required to set up smoking areas. Hotels will have to offer smoke-free rooms or floors, but the regulations do not specify a proportion.
However, some restaurant owners have complained that it would be difficult to have a separate smoking room as required by the new regulations. "We plan to issue specific rules to solve this problem as soon as possible," Rao Yingsheng, vice-director of the Beijing Committee for Patriotic Public Health Campaign, was quoted by the Beijing News as saying Thursday. He said small restaurants without a separate room should set aside at least 70 percent of their area for non-smokers. He also said customers and restaurant owners would be asked for their thoughts on the new rule.
Local authorities dispatched about 100,000 inspectors to make sure the ban was being enforced Thursday. Everyone has the right to dissuade people from smoking in public places, Liu Zejun, who works for the Beijing committee, said. "Citizens are encouraged to expose those who refuse to obey the rule by calling the free telephone line 12320," Liu said.
People caught smoking in forbidden areas will be fined 10 yuan ($1.40), while enterprises and institutions that violate(違反) the ban will face fines of between 1,000 yuan and 5,000 yuan. Smoking was forbidden in hospitals, kindergartens, schools, museums, sports venues and other places before the new regulations took effect. From Oct 1 last year, the city also banned smoking in its 66,000 cabs, and imposed fines of 100 yuan to 200 yuan on drivers caught smoking in taxis.
China has pledged a cigarette-free, green Olympics. This year's event will be the first non-smoking Olympic Games since the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), of which China is a signatory(簽名人), went into effect in 2005.
小題1:The passage mainly tells us _____.

A．There will be more places where smoking is forbidden.

B．More people should give up smoking.

C．Broadened ban on smoking in public places took effect in order to set up a non-smoking Olympic Games.

D．Those who smoke at public places will be fined.

小題2:Smoking is _____ at airports, railway stations or coach stations etc.

A．forbidden	B．allowed
C．allowed at it’s smoking areas	D．we don’t know

小題3: Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．Hotels will have to offer smoke-free rooms.

B．Smoking is not allowed in most restaurants.

C．12320 is a free telephone line to expose those who smoke at public places.

D．People caught smoking in forbidden areas will be fined.

小題4:If a taxi driver smokes in his cab, he will probably be fined _____ .

A．10 yuan

B．50 yuan

C．120 yuan

D．1000 yuan

YANGON -- Myanmar has officially accepted an offer of the United States to send humanitarian aid(人道主義援助) to the country's cyclone(颶風;暴風)victims, state radio reported Friday in a night broadcast Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Thu gave the assurance Friday, saying that the country is receiving such relief aid from any country without limit at this time according to its policy(政策) of dealing with the disaster, the report said.
Kyaw Thu denied rumors about Myanmar's turning down of such relief materials from Western countries but accept those from nations in good relations with Myanmar, saying that the country has never done so in this case.
Kyaw Thu said that well wishers abroad may make cash donation（捐贈）through Myanmar embassies（使館）stationed there, while those who like to donate relief goods may present at the Yangon International Airport and seaports.
According to the report, the US relief aid would arrive in Yangon in days.
A foreign ministry's statement said earlier on Friday that at this moment, the international community can best help the victims by donating emergency provisions such as medical supplies, food, cloth, electricity generator, and materials for emergency shelter or with financial assistance," adding that "Myanmar will wholeheartedly welcome such course of action".
The government and the people of Myanmar are grateful to the friendly nations, the United Nations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, private individuals and others for their sympathy and generosity." it said.
小題1:Which of the following is true?

A．The US relief aid was turned down at first and then accepted.

B．The US relief aid has been sent to the capital city of Myanmar.

C．There are rumors（謠言）that Myanmar has turned down the US relief aid.

D．Myanmar will wholeheartedly welcome such course of action but the US relief aid.

小題2:We Chinese may denote money to help the country's cyclone victims（受害者） through_____.

A．Myanmar embassies in Beijing.

B．the Yangon International Airport

C．the United Nations

D．the Yangon International seaports.

小題3:What can the international community（組織）best help the victims in Myanmar?

A．medical supplies	B．financial assistance
C．electricity generator	D．all of the above.

小題4:What is Myanmar’s policy toward the aids from abroad?

A．Myanmar prefers cash donation to relief goods.

B．Myanmar only receives emergency provisions such as medical supplies, food, cloth, electricity generator, etc.

C．Myanmar receives donation relief aid from any country without any limit.

D．Myanmar prefers relief goods to cash donation.

小題5:The title that best expresses the idea of the passage is _______.

A．How to help Myanmar.

B．Myanmar accepts US humanitarian aid officially.

C．Myanmar is receiving relief aid from any country without limit.

D．The government and the people of Myanmar are grateful.

The largest earthquake ( magnitude里氏 9.5) of the 20th century happened on May 22, 1960 off the coast of South Central Chile.
It generated(生成) one of the most destructive Pacific-wide tsunamis(海嘯). Near the generating area, both the earthquake and the tsunami were very much destructive, particularly in the coastal area from Concepcion to the south end of Isla（島） Chiloe. The largest tsunami damage occurred at Isla Chiloe---the coastal area closest to the epicenter(震中). Huge tsunami waves measuring as high as 25 meters arrived within 10 to 15 minutes after the earthquake, killing at least two hundred people, sinking all the boats, and flooding half a kilometer inland.
There was large damage and loss of life at Concepcion, Chile's top industrial city. Near the city of Valdivia, the earthquake and following aftershocks generated landslides which killed 18 people. At the port city of Valparaiso, a city of 200,000, many buildings collapsed. A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed --- one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless.
Total damage losses, including to agriculture and to industry, were estimated(估計) to be over a half billion dollars . The total number of death related with both the tsunami and the earthquake was never found accurately for the region. Estimates of deaths reached between 490 to 5,7002 with no distinction(差別) as to how many deaths were caused by the earthquake and how many were caused by the tsunami. However, it is believed that most of the deaths in Chile were caused by the tsunami.                                                                                       
小題1: Where did the largest tsunami damage occurred?

A．Concepcion

B．Isla Chiloe

C．Valdivia

D．Valparaiso

小題2:What can we learn about the tsunami waves generated by the earthquake?

A．The tsunami waves as high as 25 meters arrived immediately after the earthquake.

B．The tsunami waves killed 200 people and sank all boats.

C．The tsunami waves were very destructive.

D．The tsunami waves flooded half of the inland.

小題3:What is generally thought the main cause of deaths in Chile?

A．landslides

B．the tsunami

C．aftershocks

D．the magnitude 9.5 earthquake

小題4:What is the total number of deaths in the earthquake?

A．2,000,000	B．between 490 to 57，002
C．200,000	D．it was hard to know.

小題5:What does the underlined word “collapsed” probably mean ?

A．was destroyed

B．caught fire

C．was flooded

D．sank

The snow has paralysed(使癱瘓) transport in China during the country’s most important vacation period, the celebration of the Chinese New Year. Not only have transport delays hindered personal trips, but they have also slowed the delivery of fresh produce to markets. Consequently, in Zhengzhou, the capital city of the Henan province, tomato prices have doubled, and the cost of 47 other vegetables has increased by 36%, as reported by local media at the end of January.
According to an inside PR source, “wholesalers in Beijing were quoted as saying that only about 20% of the usual fresh vegetable supplies were reaching the city.” As an Asian country with a diet based on fresh produce, the shortage of vegetables and the rise in prices is not only affecting fresh food producers, but also the final consumers.
In terms of production, this is the worst snow disaster to hit China in the last 50 years, affecting a total of 9.4 million hectares of farmland in the country, according to a report published on 4 February 2008 by Feng Tao of Xinhua News, at the Chinese government website. Most of the crops devastated（毀壞）by the frost are located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the traditional natural border between North and South China.
Chen Xiwen, Director of the Office of the Central Leading Group on Rural Work, pointed out at the end of last week that “the blizzard disaster in the south has had a severe impact on winter crops, and the impact on fresh vegetables could be catastrophic in certain areas”, as stated in the Xinhua News report.
The Chinese government has been quick to take extreme measures. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has sent 13 teams of experts to 8 of the areas most seriously affected by the harsh weather. The aim of this initiative is to provide farmers with technical assistance to minimize their losses.
小題1:From this passage, we can know that the snow happened _____.

A．During the Spring Festival

B．In the coldest days of the winter

C．In the North of China.

D．It’s not mentioned here.

小題2:What’s the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph four?

A．worst

B．snowstorm

C．cold weather

D．biggest

小題3:This passage mainly tells us _____ .

A．The snow in the south of China caused many problems.

B．The effect of the snow in the south of China on the fresh food

C．The snow in the south of China slowed the delivery of fresh produce to markets.

D．The Chinese government has taken extreme measures to help the suffered farmers.

小題4:The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has sent 13 teams of experts to 8 of the areas to _____ .
A. help the farmers plant crops          B. give money to the farmers
C. give directions to the farmers with their technic（技術；技巧）.
D. deliver crops for the farmers.

This is news on the Hour. Ed Wilson is reporting. The President and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.
Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe. A group of top China scientists starts its ten-nation tour next month.
Here in Milmi, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the teachers’ union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.
In news about health, scientists in California report findings of relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart disease among woman. According to the report in the American Medical Journal, the five-year study shows this: women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.
In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The BBS beat them one to nothing. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3.It was their first win in their five matches.
That the news of the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jan Singer.
小題1:The passage is about______

A．an official visit to Africa

B．the improvement of relationship between China and the U.S.

C．the news broadcast on the air

D．the strike led by the teachers’ union

小題2:From the last news we do not know______

A．the results of the matches

B．the number of the team which played last night

C．how many wins the BBS has had altogether

D．the Wingers had one win and four defeats

小題3:The news about health tells us that_______

A．no heart disease will be found if people don’t drink coffee

B．no one should drink more than two cups of coffee a day

C．the more coffee people drink, the more chances they will get to have disease

D．women’s heart disease has something to do with the drinking of coffee.

小題4:What is the purpose for China scientists to visit ten nations next month?

A．China expect closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe.

B．They want to travel abroad

C．They need a rest

D．They are seeking for an opportunity to work abroad.

On Saturday August 12, 2000, during Northern Fleet training exercises in the Barents Sea, the Russian nuclear submarine(潛水艇) Kursk sank in about 100 meters of water with some 118 sailors aboard. It's known later that several officers were also aboard, observing the training exercises. The Kursk is lying on the ocean floor in the Barents Sea. The Russian Navy said that it was listing 30 degrees to port. Other sources reported it was listing as much 60 as degrees. According to a Russian newspaper, when the submarine Kursk failed to make contact with the naval command at the right time later that day, Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Vyachesav Popov ordered rescue ships into the area. It took hours to find the submarine, as it didn't launch(發(fā)射) a marking buoy(浮) before sinking.
Russian Navy Chief insisted that the submarine Kursk had been involved(卷入) in a major collision(碰撞), but a great deal of information shows that this is not true. Up till now, it's believed that an explosion in the torpedo compartment(魚雷艙) in the nose of the Kursk was the likely cause. Now Russian government officially asked Norway for help in recovering of sailors' bodies first of all, and Norway has agreed to offer all help. But Russian insisted that only Russians work inside the submarine Kursk and that the work last for about 10～18 working days. It is expected to recover only 25～35 bodies from the Kursk.
It was not until October 25, when a team of Russian divers entered the submarine Kursk, some 350 feet below the surface, that truth became clear. On November 7, in the morning, owing to(由于)  the icy and the cold weather, a special rescue meeting held on Murmansk decided to stop the whole bodies recovering operation.
小題1:From the text we can infer that _______ led to the sinking of the submarine Kursk.

A．a small fighting with another foreign submarine

B．an explosion inside the submarine Kursk

C．a great collision inside the submarine Kursk

D．an attack from another foreign submarine

小題2:After Kursk accident occurred, Northern Fleet Commander Popov _______.

A．decided to recover all the sailors' bodies immediately

B．went to apply to Norway for help at once

C．decided to find out the real cause of sinking at once

D．sent several rescue ships into the Barents Sea

小題3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A. The Norwegians were willing to offer all help.
A. If the rescue work did within 10～18 days, there would be about 30 sailors to be recovered.
B. It was not believed that there were many unclear weapons inside the Kursk.
C. A team of divers from Norway entered the submarine Kursk successfully on Oct. 25
D. It's reported that a major collision was unlikely to cause the sinking of the Kursk.
小題4:Why did Russia insist that only Russian divers can work inside the submarine Kursk?

A．Because the Barents Sea is very icy and the weather is too cold.

B．Because Russia feared that the top secrets inside the Kursk will be let out.

C．Because Russian divers are much more skilled than those from Norway.

D．Because Russian government wants to bring the cost down to the lowest degree.

小題5:The underlined words “make contact with” in the first paragraph refers to the idea that the submarine Kursk can't_______.

A．get in touch after much effort with the naval command

B．send up the nuclear weapons in the training exercises

C．get the naval officers to return to the Northern Fleet

D．get in touch after much effort with Russian government

Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value.
The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer — Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps.
Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius’ Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed the words “Post Office” instead of “Post Paid” on the several hundred stamps that he printed.
Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds and twelve Two Penny Blues. Because of the Two Penny Blue’s rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as ＄16 800 for it.
小題1:Over a century ago, Mauritius _______.

A．was an independent country

B．belonged to India

C．was one of the British colonies

D．was a small island in the Pacific Ocean

小題2:The mistake on the stamps was made _______.

A．in Mauritius	B．at Mauritius Government House
C．in a post office	D．in London

小題3:Stamp collectors have paid 16 800 for _______.

A．fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds

B．twelve Two Penny Blues

C．one One Penny Orange-Red

D．one Two Penny Blue

Modern zoos are very different from zoos built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places ________(1)people could see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in ________(2) with iron bars. The cages were easy to keep clean.________(3), for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. Although the zoo ________(4) took good care of them, many of the ________(5) did not feel comfortable, and they often became ________(6).
In modern zoos, people can see animals in more ________(7) conditions. The animals are given more freedom in larger places ________(8) they can live more freely as they would in ________(9). Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and water flows________(10) the places that the animals live in. There are few bars,________(11) there is often a deep ditch(溝), filled with ________(12), which surrounds a space where several________(13) of animals live together as
they would naturally. In an American zoo, the visitor can walk ________(14) a huge special cage that is filled with trees, some small animals and many birds. And it is large enough for all the birds to live ________(15).In a zoo in New York, because of special night ________(16), people can observe certain animals that are ________(17) only at night when most zoos are closed. Some zoos have special places for visitors to ________(18) animals that live in the desert or underwater. Some other zoos have special places for animals that live in cold conditions like the ________(19) from the Arctic.
Modern zoos not only show animals for visitors, but also ________(20) and save rare animals. For this reason, fifty years from now, the grand children of today’s can still be able to enjoy watching these animals.
1.A.that   B. where C. which D. there
2.A.houses      B. rooms C. cages  D. offices
3.A.Therefore B. however     C. So      D. Though
4.A.masters    B. managers    C. keepers      D. trainers
5.A.workers    B. animals      C. bears   D. animals     
6.A.excited     B. angry  C. ill       D. frightened
7.A.natural     B. difficult     C. warm  D. different
8.A.so that      B. and     C. but     D. or
9.A.forest       B. nature C. rivers  D. the water
10.A.in   B. by      C. near    D. through
11.A.instead    B. instead of   C. and     D. or
12.A.stones     B. earth   C. oil      D. water
13.A.sorts       B. families      C. classes D. groups
14.A.by   B. out     C. through      D. in
15.A.happily   B. naturally    C. deeply D. hardly
16.A.moon     B. sign    C. light   D. signal
17.A.live B. active  C. living  D. sleeping
18.A.feel B. touch  C. watch  D. talk to
19.A.snakes    B. monkeys    C. bears   D. tigers
20.A.buy B. keep   C. sell     D. catch

It is already home to whales, seals and polar bears, but soon the Arctic (北極) must find __1__ for some Chinese visitors.
A team of nine scientists will __2__ to the Arctic this month to mark the opening of China's __3__ Arctic scientific research station, SOA (the State Oceanic Administration (國家海洋局) has __4__.
Construction of the station finished a while __5__, but operations were held __6__ during the polar night, __7__ normally runs from late October to the end of February. __8__this period, the sun never __9__ over the Arctic. And from mid-July to the end of August, the sun never sets, a time__10__ as polar day (極晝).
With territories (版圖) __11__ far up into the northern half of the globe, China __12__Arctic studies to learn __13__ about its climatic and environmental changes. Many of these, __14__ sand storms and heavy droughts, are believed to have __15__ to do with the Arctic.
Research teams __16__ the area in 1999 and 2003, but the new station will allow scientists to study the Arctic in __17__ depth.
The station is a two-storey building and __18__ a laboratory, office, reading room, bedroom and storeroom. It can hold 20 to 25 researchers.
"It will be __19__ great support to the scientists' research there," said Xia Limin, an officer in SOA.
This year the SOA also plans to upgrade (提升) two existing scientific bases in the Antarctic (南極洲). They are "Great Wall", which was set up in 1985, and "Zhongshan", __20__ five years later.

小題1:	A．house B．hotel C．palace D．room

小題2:	A．journey B．travel C．trip D．tour

小題3:	A．first B．second C．third D．fourth

小題4:	A．told B．spoke C．announced D．published

小題5:	A．before B．later C．after D．ago

小題6:	A．forward B．toward C．back D．ahead

小題7:	A．which B．through which C．that D．where

小題8:	A．During B．While C．When D．As

小題9:	A．raises B．rises C．lifts D．carries

小題10:

A．knows B．to know C．known D．knowing

小題11:

A．spreading B．spreads C．to spread D．spread

小題12:

A．works out B．picks out C．keeps out D．carries out

小題13:

A．less B．more C．few D．much

小題14:

A．for example B．such as C．for instance D．such that

小題15:

A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing

小題16:

A．showed B．went C．visited D．got

小題17:

A．great B．greeting C．greater D．greatest

小題18:

A．includes B．contains C．including D．containing

小題19:

A．to B．for C．at D．of

小題20:

A．establishing B．to establish C．established D．establish

Experience the newly opened Grand Canyon(大峽谷)West Skywalk in Colorado.Departing from Grand Canyon’s South Rim by Airplane to Grand Canyon’s West Rim,you will land and take a ground tour to the Skywalk!Walk on air for 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West.
This Skywalk has been open since March 28,2007.Daily visitorship to the Skywalk has been over 4000 people.Please be patient to enjoy your moment on the Skywalk.
After you have experienced the one and only Grand Canyon Skywalk Glass Bridge,you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and take your Airplane for a flight back to the South Rim of the Canyon.This is a tour never to be forgotten as you will have walked on air over the Grand Canyon.
Tour Itinerary(行程)

Tour Duration	5.7 Hour	The Ground Canyon Adventure Skywalk
Flight from Grand Canyon South Rim to Grand Canyon West	1 Hour	Experience a bird’s-eye view of the Grand Canyon as you make your way to Grand Canyon West.
Light Lunch at Guano Point at Grand Canyon West	2 Hours	You will be taken by bus to Guano Point with breathtaking views of the western part of the Grand Canyon where the Colorado River makes its way into Lake Mead.Every table for lunch has a view.
Walk on the World Famous Skywalk	1.5 Hour s	Finally you will board your bus to Eagle Point,home of the Grand Canyon Skywalk.Now it is time for you to walk on air for 70 feet over the Grand Canyon.
Fight Back to Grand Canyon South Rim	1.2 Hours	After time on the Skywalk,you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and return to Grand Canyon South Rim in time for dinner and sunset.

小題1:This advertisement is for_______.

A．Grand Canyon West	B．Grand Canyon South
C．Grand Canyon	D．the Skywalk

小題2:The package fee does NOT cover the cost of_______.

小題3:The Grand Canyon Skywalk Bridge is made of glass because_______.

A．it looks stronger	B．it is cheaper to build
C．it looks more beautiful	D．it gives you a better view

小題4:According to the Tour Itinerary,the route is_______.
A.South Rim→Guano Point→West Airport→Eagle Point→West Airport→South Rim
B.South Rim→West Airport→Guano Point→Eagle Point→West Airport→South Rim
C.South Rim→West Airport→Eagle Point→Guano Point→West Airport→South Rim
South Rim→West Airport→Eagle Point→West Airport→Guano Point→South Rim