D
Are you nervous about climbing because you think it's too dangerous? Do you feel you're not fit enough to climb? Do you know how to start climbing?
Let's consider the idea that climbing is dangerous．Being afraid is natural, but if you use suitable ropes and other climbing equipments you will feel completely safe．Climbers are usually very careful because they know what they are doing is dangerous．Accidents happen, but when they do, they tend to attract a lot of publicity．As a result, people think there are many more accidents than there are in reality．
You cannot expect to start climbing straight away．Climbing is a challenge and challenges take time．It is necessary first of all that you achieve a good level of fitness．Begin as soon as you become interested in climbing ?go to the gym, go swimming, take up jogging and continue to do so throughout your training period．
Discover as much as you can about climbing．Visit the library and find book, especially for beginners or buy climbing magazines and look for articles which describe your situation．Look up information on the Internet．Find out about equipment, methods and places to go．
Next, take a course on a climbing wall．There are plenty of climbing walls all over the country which have trained and qualified people as instructors．Call your local leisure centre to find out if there is one in your area. These training sessions are a quick way to get experience and you are likely to meet other beginners. After this, you can do an outside course of join a club where you can meet climbers of all abilities and eventually join in group-climbing events.
At first you may not understand the importance of a good training period, but after you have completed your first climb and you are standing safely at the top of a rock feeling thrilled, then you will know it was the right thing to do.
62．The article is written by .
A．a doctor B．an experienced climber
C．a beginner D．a fitne3ss instruetor
63．The writer thinks a new climber should .
A．begin by becoming fit
B．have the courage to meet the challenges
C．be aware of the causes of the accidents
D．do enough sports to get interested in climbing
64．By climbing walls you can .
A．join a club y ou like
B．gain contorlled experience
C．become qualified instructors
D．take part in group-climbing events
65．The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably means .
A．the climb B．the training C．the equipment D．the achievenment
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(2012年沈阳模拟)They're so young! What sets apart (区别) the new TV adaptation (改编) of the classic novel A Dream of Red Mansions is the youthfulness of the players.
The producers made a great effort to bring in young actors. Most of them were born in the late 1980s and 1990s. At the same time, a team of 20somethings was given responsibility for adapting the novel for TV screens.
It is unusual for a director to pick a group of young people with little scriptwriting (写剧本) experience to take on such a big task. Most would expect the job to be given to more seasoned (经验丰富的) writers.
“I understand why director Li Shaohong has taken this unusual approach，” writes movie critic Raymond Zhou in China Daily. “She wants the drama to resonate (共鸣) with today's young people.”
Besides giving the remake a youthful flavor, Li also wanted to go back to the original. The popular 1986 adaptation left out many important parts of the novel that were considered superstitious (迷信的) back then. For this adaptation Li wanted strict faith to A Dream of Red Mansions, to make sure young audiences will get a real sense of the novel.
However, since people know the 1986 adaptation so well, they compare the old and new shows. The costumes, makeup and scenery in new drama are controversial (被争论的). Nie Lina, 16, of Yantai No.1 High School in Shandong Province, believes it is a bad idea for actors to have such strange hairstyles. The actors remind me of Peking Opera performers, not people living in Qing Dynasty time. Li Youran, 16, of Nanjing Foreign Language School, complains the music is strange and some scenes are scary. She also believes the actors are not playing in the spirit of the characters.
But Zhou defends (捍卫) the remake as an attempt at faithful adaptation. The value of the adaptation of a novel should be judged (评价) by how faithful it is to the novel—it shouldn't be judged against another adaptation. However, Zhou also argues that a director has the right to make his or her own work of art：an artist has the right to interpret (阐释) a classic based on his or her own understanding...You may not like it, but you cannot deny (否认) him or her that right.Which of the following statements is the difference between the new adaptation and the old one?
| A．The actors are very famous. |
| B．The actors are very young. |
| C．The director is very famous. |
| D．The producers are very young. |
According to Zhou，a movie critic，the director Li Shaohong picked young players because ________.
| A．she wanted today's young people love the new drama |
| B．she wanted to train young actors |
| C．she liked to attempt a new unusual approach |
| D．she thought the new drama is fit for young players to act |
Besides the youthfulness，the director wants to make the new adaptation ________.
| A．superstitious |
| B．sensible |
| C．faithful |
| D．unexpected |
What does the underlined word in the third paragraph mean，according to the passage?
| A．young |
| B．old |
| C．famous |
| D．experienced |
According to the audiences，which of the following statements is TRUE?
| A．Most audiences are satisfied with the new drama. |
| B．Lina believes the music in the drama is strange. |
| C．Zhou thinks it is right to be faithful. |
| D．Li Youran thinks it is wrong for players to have strange hairstyles. |
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E
Some dances gain more popularity than others because they can be performed to different kinds of music and the steps change accordingly. One such dance is the waltz.
There is a basic form for the waltz, which you can see in this drawing of a dancing couple. The man places one arm around the woman's waist and she places her opposite hand on his shoulder. Then, they stretch their arms out from their bodies and clasp hands. If someone tries to teach you a formal kind of dancing, chances are you teacher will start with the waltz. Have you ever tried to dance like this?
There are lots of different kinds of waltzes, all performed to different types of waltz music. The music might be fast or slow but what they all have is a regular onetwothree, onetwothree rhythm.
The traditional form is the oldschool waltz in which dancers turn all the time with a hopping, springy step. This waltz has a slow, smooth, gliding step. There's also the Mexican watlz, which moves much faster. Listen to this Mexican watlz music and you can imagine how fast the dancers had to move.
Formal dancing has even become a profession, with people entering competitions. Have you ever seen a formal dance competition?
Today, ballroom dancing is almost considered a competitive sport; professionals perform different dancers, each with strict rules. Everything from where the dancers place their hands to how they move is judged. In the glide waltz, dancers are judged by how smoothly they move. “I can dance with a glass of water on my head，”is a well known sentence used by skilled dancers in the old days. In the past, some people learned how to dance by reading books, while others studied with a teacher called the“dancing master.” How do people learn to dance today?When a couple are dancing, ________.
| A．the girl places one arm around the man's waist |
| B．the man puts one hand on the girl's shoulder |
| C．they stand face to face with one of their hands held together |
| D．the man puts one arm around the girl's waist and the other on her shoulder |
Why do the dancers move fast in the Mexican waltz?
| A．To keep up with the music. |
| B．To show how well they perform. |
| C．To catch up with the other dancers. |
| D．To show the difference of the dance. |
What do the different types of Waltz have in common?
| A．They use the same kind of music. |
| B．They share the same kind of steps. |
| C．Their speed are the same. |
| D．They have the same kind of rhythm. |
If one says“I can dance with a glass of water on my head”， we know that________.
| A．he is a good dancer |
| B．he is a beginner |
| C．he is practicing dancing |
| D．he is tired of dancing |
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D
In Britain, school is compulsory for children aged from five to sixteen, when they can leave or stay on for another two years. Primary schools take children from the ages of five to eleven; secondary schools from then until they leave.
The school year is from midSeptember to midJuly. There are three terms of about twelve weeks each. Normal school hours are from about 900 to about 400, five days a week, Monday to Friday.
Every school must give lessons in physical and religious education by law. No other subjects are compulsory in this way, but all schools consider English language and mathematics their most important subjects, and offer a wide range of other courses.
In many schools there is organized sport for all pupils at least one afternoon a week. Football, netball, hockey, tennis, cricket, swimming and athletics are the most commonly taught.
From fifteen, pupils normally take seven or eight subjects. These are two public exams: the CSE(Certificate of Secondary Education)and the more difficult GES“O”level(the“O”stand for“ordinary”). In both you pass or fail each subject. What matters is how many passes you get.
Those who do not leave at sixteen take two or three subjects for GCE“A”(advanced)level after a twoyear course. Universities and colleges differ in the way they select their students, but two good passes at “A”level is the minimum requirement for most universities. Oxford and Cambridge are more selective, and hold their own entrance exams.
University courses for a first degree normally take three or four years, and are in one main subject and possibly a second, subsidiary subject.In Britain, how many years can a child enjoy compulsory education?
| A．14. |
| B．12. |
| C．11. |
| D．13. |
Which subjects are obliged to be taught in Britain?
| A．Physical culture and law. |
| B．Religion and law. |
| C．Physical culture and religion. |
| D．English and mathematics. |
In the sentence“What matters is how many passes you get”， the word“pass”means________.
| A．a successful result in an examination |
| B．an official piece of paper with writing on which it shows |
| C．a way by which one may move |
| D．an act of moving past |
For most universities, what is the requirement for their enrollment?
| A．Not mentioned in the article. |
| B．2 good passes at“A” level of GCE. |
| C．2 good passes in GCE “O”． |
| D．2 good passes in GSE “A”． |
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C
Several months ago, CCTV broadcast a documentary(记录片)film about criminals(罪犯). I remembered one criminal clearly: he had killed his girlfriend just because she wanted to leave him. The journalist asked him, “Do you regret killing your girlfriend？”
“No.”
“Why？”
“It's useless to regret，”the man answered calmly.
The journalist was silent. At that moment, I felt very angry. This man had made such an unforgivable mistake but he still wouldn't say he was sorry.
Is regret really useless?
Of course, regret is an emotion linked to the past and this feeling cannot turn back the clock. But I think people who say regret is useless ignore(忽视)two points. One is that regret is useful for the future and to one's soul. Look up the word“regret”in a dictionary: there are many expressions, such as“repent(悔悟)”，“chagrin(悔恨)”and so on. All these are used to tell people not to make similar mistakes after they have realized their fault. If you don't regret, how can you repent? On the other hand, for those such as murderers, who have already lost their future, regret is still a baptism(洗礼)for the soul. A murderer won't leave the world at peace with himself unless he understands what regret is.
I have no doubt that regret is a virtue. Just like a light in the darkness, it can offer people the ray of hope they need. No matter what you have done wrong, people will always respect you for showing regret and a willingness to correct your mistakes. In this way, regret is a special feeling. Correcting mistakes is better than complaining; it makes you feel good about yourself. So why not show some regret after doing something wrong?The writer felt very angry because of________.
| A．the criminal's crime |
| B．the criminal's short answer |
| C．the criminal's not feeling sorry |
| D．the criminal's not knowing law |
Regret is useful for________of the people who do wrong.
| A．the future |
| B．the past |
| C．neither the past nor the future |
| D．both the past and the future |
To repent one should first to________.
| A．regret |
| B．remember |
| C．realize |
| D．tell |
If a person who has done great wrong shows regret people will________him at this point.
| A．hate |
| B．dislike |
| C．look down upon |
| D．respect |
If a murderer has already lost his future, regret is________for him.
| A．useless |
| B．still useful |
| C．hardly useful |
| D．almost useless |
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B
During the fourth China Beijing Hightech Industries Week, exhibitions, feature presentations, technological exchanges and trade talks, and other events are organized.
Exhibitions：
•China International Exhibition Center
Section for China's Key Science and Technology Achievements of the Ninth FiveYear Plan(1996～2000)
Environmental Protection and Energy Section
Section for Exhibition from Other Provinces and Municipalities(自治市)and Regions of China
•China World Trade Centre
Exchange and Trade Fair for Science and Technology Books and Sports Information Media
The Trade Fair for Modern Intelligent Houses and Beijing Urban Real Estate
•China Millenium Monument
Forum(论坛)and Exhibition of Foreign Scitech Universities
•China Agricultural Culture Centre
Hightech Construction Products Exhibition
Feature Presentation：
•Science and Education
Science Forum on the New Century
•Hightech Industry
Forum on Environmental Protection
2001 Forum on Biotechnology on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine
Technical Exchanges and Trade Talks：
•Trade Talks on Financial Capital Transformation
•SinoItalian Forum and Trade Fair for the Development of IT and Communications Technology.If you want to know more about the hightech achievements of different parts of China, you should go to________.
| A．China World Trade Centre |
| B．China Millenium Monument |
| C．China International Exhibition Centre |
| D．China Agricultural Cultural Centre |
These sessions mark the achievement of mankind in the fields of________.
| A．electronic communications, energy and education |
| B．sports technology, filmindustry and environmental protection |
| C．network technology, hightech industries and traffic |
| D．medicine, weather broadcast and finance |
The advertisement is mainly about________.
| A．the major activities of the hightech week |
| B．the timetable of hightech week |
| C．the names of the meeting places |
| D．the topic of trade talks |