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  Just outside the northern Italian town of Bra, there rises a church tower with a clock that is a half hour slow. Though not far from the industrial city of Turin,Bra smells of roses,and leisure(悠闲)is the law. It is both the home of an international movement that promotes slow food and one of Italian cities that have joined the slow cities. In Bra, the population is 27,866. The town fathers have declared that all small food shops be closed every Thursday and Sunday. They forbid cars in the town square. All fruits and vegetables served in local schools must be organic(有机的). And as the movement goes well,the slow concept gradually spreads across Europe.
  The argument for a Slow Europe is not only that it is good,but also that it can work. The Slow City Movement, which started in 1999,has improved local economies(经济)by promoting local goods and tourism. Young Italians are moving from larger cities to Bra,where unemployment is only 5 percent,about half the nationwide rate. Slow food and wine festivals draw thousands of tourists every year. Shops are doing well,many with sales rising at a rate of 15% per year.“This is our answer to the world,”says Paolo Saturnini,the founder of Slow Cities.
  France is in favor of slow economics. Most outsiders have long been doubtful of the French model:short hours and long vacations. Yet the French are more productive than those in the United States and Britain,and have been for years.
  The mystery of French productivity has risen an Europe-wide debate about the advantages of working more slowly.
63.The church clock that is a half hour slow serves as a symbol of __________.
A.industrial development           B.slow movement
C.global economy             D.city growth
64.The low unemployment in Bra proves that__________.
A.the population is not large
B.tourism brings great job chance
C.the Slow City Movement is successful
D.the slow concept works well only in its birthplace
65.It can be inferred from the passage that__________.
A.British workers work longer hours than the French
B.French workers work longer hours than the Italians
C.Italian workers are less productive than the Americans
D.American workers are more productive than the British
66.The increased French productivity tends to__________.
A.favor a fast life style
B.throw doubt on slow economics
C.encourage a slow economic growth
D.confirm advantages of slow economics

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However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them.Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends.The question of “choice” is an interesting one.Have you ever thought of the following questions?
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Many teenagers think their _______ know them better than their parents do.

A.friends
B.teachers
C.brothers and sisters
D.classmates

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A.go to their friends
B.talk with their parents
C.talk with their friends on the phone
D.have a discussion with their family

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A.Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends.
B.Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends.
C.Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends.
D.Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends.

Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A.Parents should like everything their children enjoy.
B.In all families, children can choose everything they like.
C.Parents should try their best to understand their children better.
D.Teenagers can only go to their friends for help.

This March is a busy month in Shanghai.There's a lot to do.Here are the highlights.
Live Music - Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player.He's coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes.Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don't expect to get much sleep.This is Herbie’s third visit to Shanghai.The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.
PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15---23 March
PRICE: ¥80,120 TIME: 10:00p.m.till late!
TEL: 6466—8736
Scottish dancing
Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop.Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn.Instructors will demonstrate the dances.The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.
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Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum
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Dining - Sushi chef in town
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C.Scottish dancing
D.Dining - Sushi chef in town

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A.Scottish dancing is so interesting and easy that it never tires you out.
B.The performance given by the American jazz band won't last long.
C.Sushi is not popular in Shanghai as it is a kind of Japanese traditional food.
D.It is more interesting to visit Shanghai Museum for the exhibits from Egypt.

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A.an instructor
B.a waitress
C.a coo
D.an artist

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Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢) on a cliff (山崖).The baby eagle loved his nest.It was warm, soft and comfortable.And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give.Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.
He was growing happily day after day.But suddenly his world eagle changed.His mother stopped coming to the nest, he was full of sadness and fear.He thought he would die soon.He cried, but nobody heard him.
Two days later mother appeared with some nice food.The baby eagle was wild with joy.But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby.
The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry.Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”
“Here is the Last meal I give you.Come and get it by yourself.” his mother said.Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.
The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster.He looked up at his mum.“ Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth.The ground was much closer.Then something strange happened.The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more.Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.
Which of the following is TRIJE about the baby eagle’s life before his mother stopped coming to the nest?

A.lie lived in a nest in the tree.
B.He was always cold and hungry.
C.He lived very happily with friends.
D.His mother offered him nice food.

How did the baby eagle feel as soon as lie saw his mother coming again?

A.Sad
B.Afraid
C.Happy
D.Angry

What does the word “abandon” mean?

A.保护
B.抛弃
C.歧视
D.拯救

We can infer (推断) from the story that _____________

A.The baby eagle lost his mother
B.The baby eagle fell down and died
C.The baby eagle was still angry with his mother.
D.The baby eagle could get food himself.

阅读A、B、C三篇材料,然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
There was once a man called Mr.Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life.He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions.He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup (银杯) for the Rose of the Year.
Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school.Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses.So Mr.Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times.Mr.Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful.He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good.He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away.He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.
At last Mr.Flowers had a good idea.He put up a large notice (布告) made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses.On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE.After this, Mr.Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.
It was Mr.Flowers’ hope to ________.

A.build glass-houses in his free time
B.grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup
C.win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color
D.grow a rose with the longest name

Boys were often tempted to ________.

A.throw stones at Mr.Flowers’ glass-house
B.throw stones at Mr.Flowers from their school
C.be in or near by Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses
D.play with Mr.Flowers near his glass-houses

Mr.Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______.

A.at times when school-boys were walking near them
B.all the school day when there were no boys about
C.where he could not be seen by the boys passing
D.at the beginning and end of the school day

Mr.Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass.

A.be on watch in his free time
B.ask the headmaster for help
C.pick up all the stones around his garden
D.do all the above

Mr.Flowers’ good idea was to ______.

A.write some words on the glass
B.put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses
C.give the boys something else to throw stones at
D.send for policemen

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It began to rain in the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971.At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrella away.The wind became stronger and stronger.The typhoon shelters (避风港) were soon full of boats.Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors (锚).Some very big ships went out to sea.It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because it cannot be blown onto rocks.Kai Tak Airport closed.No planes were able to take off or land.At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out.
No one slept well that night.It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.
In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died.229 people were hurt and 66 of these had to go to hospital.1500 lost their homes.The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!
What’s true according to the passage?

A.Typhoons all over the world have girls’ names.
B.Typhoons with pretty names are usually beautiful.
C.Typhoon Rose only hit Hong Kong.
D.For ten years, people in Hong Kong haven’t seen a worse typhoon than Typhoon Rose.

What’s the possible result of Typhoon Rose?

A.Lots of big shops were blown onto rocks.
B.More than two hundred people lost their lives and many more lost their homes.
C.People didn’t sleep well in such bad weather.
D.People turned off the lights at 9:00 in the evening.

The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose because ____________.

A.it caused the terrible losses(损失)
B.they didn’t sleep well that night
C.Typhoon Rose wasn’t as pretty as its name
D.they couldn’t find their ships after the typhoon

Some big ships didn’t go inside the shelters because _______.

A.they had more anchors
B.it is safer outside
C.they were out at sea and they weren’t fast enough to reach the shelters when Typhoon Rose came
D.it was too expensive for big ships to go inside the shelters

This passage is mainly about ______.

A.the names of typhoons
B.typhoons in Hong King
C.Typhoon Rose
D.the typhoons

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