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BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will take a series of measures to tackle its environmental problems and is confident they will not derail its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, an official said on Thursday.
Beijing has formulated 84 measures to deal with environmental issue and air pollution, said Li Shixiang, Beijing's executive vice mayor, at the ongoing annual session of the National People's Congress, the top legislature.
Beijing is expected to cut its current coal consumption by more than half to 10 million tonnes a year by 2017. It will also impose tough controls over industrial pollution and dust fall from construction sites, while reducing the number of newly added vehicles every year to 150,000, said Li.
He said the Chinese capital will benefit from the experience of successfully holding the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Beijing and Zhangjiakou City in neighboring Hebei Province will launch a joint bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) announced in early November 2013.
Beijing will bid to stage the ice events while Zhangjiakou will seek hosting rights for snow sports, according to the COC.
Beijing has been plagued by choking smog and it is a great concern for its chances of hosting the Winter Olympics.
What does the underlined word “plagued”mean in the last paragraph？

A．annoyed

B．destroyed

C．striked

D．broken

Which statement is true according to the passage？

A．Beijing will cut its current coal consumption.

B．Beijing will reduce the number of newly added vehicles every year.

C．Beijing will firmly control industrial pollution and dust fall from construction sites.

D．Smog will hurt Beijing's Winter Olympics bid.

A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly，courteous and helpful most Americans were to them．To be fair，this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians，and should best be considered North American．There are，of course，exceptions．Small-minded officials，rude waiters，and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US．Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment．For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence．
Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another．Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion，and brought news of the outside world．The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality．
Someone traveling alone，if hungry，injured，or ill，often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement．It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers．It reflected the harshness of daily life： if you didn‘t take in the stranger and take care of him，there was no one else who would．And someday，remember，you might be in the same situation．Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler．Yet，the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US，especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails．“I was just traveling through，got talking with this American，and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner—amazing．” Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon，but are not always understood properly．

In the eyes of visitors from the outside world，___________．

A．rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US

B．small-minded officials deserve a serious comment

C．Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors

D．most Americans are ready to offer help

It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ___________．

A．culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship

B．courteous convention and individual interest are interrelated

C．various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends

D．social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions

Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers ___________．

A．to improve their hard life

B．in view of their long-distance travel

C．to add some flavor to their own daily life

D．out of a charitable impulse

The tradition of hospitality to strangers ___________．

A．tends to be superficial and artificial

B．is generally well kept up in the united States

C．is always understood properly

D．has something to do with the busy tourist trails

What’s the author’s attitudes toward the American‘s friendliness？

A．Favorable．	B．Unfavorable．
C．Indifferent．	D．Neutral．

Every year holidays Broughton teams up with Sopraviva Trekking to offer twelve days of unforgettable adventure in a tropical rain forest．Depending on where this year’s rain forest adventure is located, you may be going to Borneo, Malaysia ,Indonesia,or even to the greatest rain forest of them all, the mighty Amazonian forest．
You will fly with your fellow adventurers to one of our special base camps at the edge of the forest, where you will be given five days of survival training ,and talks on the local wildlife by trained and experienced experts．You will also go on walks which take you deeper and deeper under the forest canopy until on your final night you camp out in the rain forest itself．
Then you transfer by bus into the forest itself．If you go on one of the Asian holidays, you will have to walk the final miles to the camp site itself, to avoid disturbing the local ecology．All of the Sopraviva sites have been carefully built to conform with the latest regulations, and to cause the minimal amount of disturbance to the local wildlife．
From the camp ,you will go on daily walking tours to experience for yourself the beauty and diversity of the forests, and plants and vegetation that can be found nowhere else on the planet．Remember that these adventure holidays take you deep into the wilderness ,and they are not suitable for families with young children or for anyone who is not physically able to meet the demands of this kind of adventure．Also remember that in order to preserve the delicate ecological system that you will be walking through ,no more than two dozen guests can stay at any camp at one time, so if you want to go on one of these very special holidays ,you will need to book early!
If you want to go on the camp ,you will first have to．

A．attend talks on the local wildlife

B．have survival training

C．walk the final five miles

D．book beforehand

What does the organizer of the camp mainly stress?

A．Disturbing the local ecology．

B．Preserving the forest environment．

C．Private possessions and possible dangers．

D．The survival training

Go on daily walking tours and you’ll enjoy．

A．the wilderness	B．the Amazonian forest
C．the Asian forest	D．the forest canopy

Which of the following people is/are allowed to enter the forest?

A．A family with young kids．

B．A person with physical problems．

C．Walking tourists．

D．Cyclists．

Which of the following is true of the holiday camp?

A．It is free of charge

B．It lasts 12 days．

C．It is organized by Broughton．

D．It attaches little importance to ecology．

Cameron thought of himself as merely organized．He certainly did not consider that he took great pains over anything ,he did just enough to get it right．Exactly right, of course as he was fond of telling his staff, “if it’s not exactly right, it’s wrong”．Occasionally a worker might be sad on hearing these words, because it meant another hour or so of going over the same bit of work, correcting the mistakes which Cameron had patiently pointed out．And doing the corrections exactly right of course．
Strangely enough ,his department had the reputation for performing the highest quality work in the company ,and it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department ,as a sort of elite（出类拔萃）unit．Those programs that had to work first time, straight out of the box, Cameron’s men got those．“It’s mission（任务）critical—give it to Cameron” was almost a catch—phrase with his team．
It helped that Cameron was not merely particular about things．He wanted things done just so ,not because of a personal taste ,but because he had discovered through patient experimentation that this was the best way for it to be done．

Cameron was a ．

A．software programmer	B．a chief scientist
C．quality controller	D．head of department

“Mission-critical” work given to Cameron because．

A．Cameron’s work was error—free	B．Cameron was critical
C．he didn’t mind working late	D．he had a good team

Working for Cameron, people felt that．

A．they were part of an elite

B．their mission was critical

C．Cameron was very particular about things

D．Cameron was patient and responsible

According to the underlined part in paragraph 5,what is meant by someone “who couldn’t cut it”?

A．He didn’t cut corners．	B．He wasn’t good enough．
C．He had the wrong measurements．	D．He was a perfection．

What can we learn about Cameron?

A．He never got things Wrong．

B．He didn’t allow for any mistake．

C．He encouraged work to be done in office hours．

D．He was often misunderstood．

The attitude of the author towards Cameron is that of being．

A．positive	B．sympathetic
C．non-subjective	D．optimistic

Lightning flashed through the darkness over Donald Lubeck’s bedroom skylight．The 80-year-old retired worker was shaken by a blast of thunder．It was 11 p．m．The storm had moved directly over his two-story wood home in the rural town of Belchertown, Massachusetts．Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping．Lubeck padded down the stairs barefoot and opened the door to the basement, and flames exploded out．
Lubeck fled back upstairs to call 119 from his bedroom ,but the phone didn’t work．Lubeck realized he was trapped．“I started panicking,” he says．
His daughter and young granddaughters ,who lived with him ,were away for the night．No one will even know I’m home, he thought．His house was three miles off the main road and so well hidden by pines that Lubeck knew calling for help would be fruitless．
Up a hill about a third of a mile away lived Lubeck’s closest neighbors, Jeremie Wentworth and his wife．Wentworth had been lying down, listening to the radio when it occurred to him that the sound was more like a smoke detector．He jumped out of bed ,grabbed a cordless phone and a flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the noise．
He dialed 119“Is anyone there?” he called out as he approached the house．Wentworth knew that Lubeck lived in the house．
Then he heard ,“Help me! I’m trapped!” coming from the balcony off Lubeck’s bedroom．
“I ran in and yelled, ‘Don, where are you ?’Then I had to run outside to catch my breath．”
After one more attempt inside the house, he gave up and circled around back．But there was no way to get to him．“I shined the flashlight into the woods next to an old shed and noticed a adder,” says Wentworth．He dragged it over to the balcony and pulled Lubeck down just as the second floor of the house collapsed．
Wentworth and Lubeck don’t run into each other regularly, but Lubeck now knows that if he ever needs help ,Wentworth will be there．
Lubeck still chokes up when he tells the story．“I was alone,”he says．“Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life．It was Jeremie．”
According to the text ,Lubeck．

A．stayed calm in the fire	B．couldn’t find a safe way out
C．lived on the first floor	D．called for help in the fire

How did Wentworth help Lubeck escape?

A．He called 911．

B．He went upstairs and took Lubeck out．

C．He put out the fire

D．He used a ladder and pulled lubeck down．

Which of the following factors was not mentioned in the text that almost caused Lubeck’s life?

A．He was living in his wood home alone that night．

B．The storm was too heavy and the fire was too fierce．

C．He lived far from the main road and was surrounded by pines．

D．He was too frightened to escape from the danger．

What does the text mainly talk about?

A．A near neighbour is better than a distant cousin．

B．A good way to get a narrow escape．

C．God helps those who help themselves．

D．Blood is thicker than water．