Downing Street sources have indicated that the British tennis player，Andy Murray，will be Recommended for a knighthood(爵士头衔)for ending Britain’s 77-year wait for a Wimbledon men’s champion title．David Cameron，the British prime minister，who was in the royal box on Sunday at Wimbledon．told reporters that he couldn’t think of anyone who deserves one more．
More news on the knighthood is surely to come．but Murray’s achievement has a twist in that he is Scottish．not English．
Also in the royal box show on Sunday was Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, waving the white-and-blue Scottish flag．in the row directly behind Cameron after the victory．No Scotsman had won the singles at Wimbledon since Harold Mahony in 1896．Salmond was later asked on BBC Radio whether Murray’s achievement had been a victory for Britain． “Absolutely，and for tennis fans everywhere，"Salmond said．“Let everyone enjoy the victory．But you will allow us just the little private thing．Let us wave our national flag．’’
The Scottish government，headed by Salmond，has announced that Scotland will hold a referendum(全民票)on independence from Britain in September 2014．Murray，who lives in the London area but was born and raised in the Scottish town of Dunblane，has not said publicly which way he would vote on the issue，and his Wimbledon Championship will only mix interest in his views．
But this was，make no mistake，a national moment．Murray’s semifinal victory over Jerzy Janowicz drew a peak television audience of 13.24 million viewers．the biggest of the year in Britain．The final then topped that with a peak audience of 17.3 million，the biggest audience for a Wimbledon final since at least 1990, according to the BBC．
Only one name will go on the trophy(奖杯)，but tennis at the highest level has now become a team event．Murray，who once had frequent fits of anger during matches，has transformed himself into a much more focused force with the help of an extensive support group．Murray’s rise to champion has clearly something to do with his decision to hire the former number one tennis champion Ivan Lendl as his coach just before the2012 season．“He’s been very patient with me; I'm just happy I managed to do it for him．”
Onward Team Murray goes toward a defense of the United States Open title，beginning next month，and then eventually to defending at Wimbledon next year with the British drought(干旱) well and truly over．The underlined word “twist” in the second paragraph refers to Murray’s_____.
| A．achievement | B．knighthood |
| C．champion title | D．nationality |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Murray is the first British to have won the singles at Wimbledon． |
| B．Murray’s victory over Jerzy Janowicz drew the biggest audience of the year． |
| C．Murray has won the championship of the United States Open before． |
| D．Murray was born a strong，talented and cool-headed tennis player． |
What does the author mean by saying“the British drought well and truly over”?
| A．Murray is concerned about the drought that struck Britain． |
| B．Drought in Britain will be over next year when Wimbledon is held． |
| C．British government’s rule over Scotland will come to an end soon． |
| D．The British people’s desire for a Wimbledon victory is fully satisfied． |
What does the writer intend to tell us?
| A．The whole Great Britain is enjoying Murray’s victory． |
| B．Scotland is going to gain independence from Britain |
| C．The secret lies behind Murray’s Wimbledon victory． |
| D．Murray was torn between the choices in the referendum． |
Shishmaref, an Eskimo village on an island off northwestern Alaska, is falling into the ocean. Giant storm waves have so hit the place-once well bufferedby sea ice-that villagers voted in 2002 to leave their ancestral home for the mainland. They are being called one of the first refugees（难民）of global warming. k+s-5#u 
"We tend to describe climate change in terms that are abstract-a one degree rise in temperature, an increase in greenhouse gases-but when waves wash away a village, that's concrete and very emotional," says Igor Krupnik, an expert at the National Museum of Natural History. "When they lose a piece of their land, they aren't just losing a certain number of square miles. They are losing part of their history and their memory. They are losing childhood events and grandparents' tales."
Before temperatures began to rise in Shishmaref about 30 years ago, 20 to 30 miles of hard sea ice protected the village from powerful fall storms. But the natives say the ice doesn't freeze as solidly or as soon as it used to and now stretches only six or seven miles, leaving the community of 600 people more exposed. Storms have swept houses into the ocean.
The villagers' plan is to move to Tin Creek, a site on the Alaska mainland 12 miles away, and they have received $180 million from the government. Residents hope that in their new community they'll be able to maintain their close ties, continue hunting animals, and keep fishing, much as their ancestors have done for centuries. "People are asking why the government should be spending so much money on so few people," said a government official. "But people in Alaska are like everyone else. We want to help keep their culture alive."
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The underlined word "buffered" probably means "______".
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From the passage what do we know about the sea ice around the village in the past?
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According to the passage, _____ caused the village to be in danger of disappearing.
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What's the villagers' main purpose to rebuild the community?
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About the Conference
The Athletic Business Conference & Expo is a premier educational event for athletic, fitness and recreation professionals. Through thought-provoking（发人深省的） seminars（研究会）, outstanding keynotes, a various trade show and great networking, attendees get the latest information on building, managing, operating and marketing sports, recreation and fitness facilities and programs.
The 2007 conference and trade show will take place at the Orange County Convention Center, Nov. 29~DeC．1 in Orlando.
Conference Seminars and Workshops
Wednesday, Nov. 28, through Saturday, Dec. 1．Workshops will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 28, while seminars will be held Nov. 29~Dec.1．A complete seminar schedule will be available in July.
Golf Classic, Tours
The ABC Golf Classic and tours of area sports and recreation facilities will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 28.
Exhibit Hall Hours
| Thursday, Nov. 29 |
Trade Show Grand Opening |
3:00 p.m. ~7:00 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 30 |
Early-morning workouts |
6:30 a.m.~ 8:30 a.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 30 |
Show Hours |
1:15 p.m. ~ 5:15 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 1 |
Early-morning workouts |
8:00 A．m. ~ 9:30 A．m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 1 |
Show Hours |
9:30 a.m. ~12:30 p.m. |
Welcome Reception
Thursday, Nov.29．Location to be announced.
Cost
* Workshops, tours, CEUs and the Golf Classic have an additional cost.
* $ 395 first person.
* $ 340 per person for 2nd and 3rd person from the same organization. k+s-5#u
* Multi-attendee discount: $ 160 per person for each additional person（4th and beyond） from the same organization.
Note: To receive multi-attendee discount, all attendees from the same organization must register at the same time and pay with one check or credit card. Workshops, tours, CEUS and the Golf Classic have an additional cost.The above advertisement most probably appears in ______.
| A．November | B．June | C．July | D．September |
When should you arrive at the site of the conference if you want to attend the seminars?
| A．On Wednesday. | B．On Thursday. | C．On Friday. | D．On Saturday. |
A party of 3 people and a registered party of 6 people will have to pay ____ in total for the admission.
| A．1075 | B．1555 | C．2630 | D．3555 |
______, is most probably interested in this advertisement?
| A．The person, who majors in Sports Education in university |
| B．The person, who is considering losing some weight these days |
| C．The person, who does cleaning work in a barber shop |
| D．The person, who is going to invest in a recreation center |
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on goes forward at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction. For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute without least consideration; he does so with skill and polish（完美）: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size. It happens to be the color you mentioned." Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: “This is the right color and may be the right size but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round". She is always open to persuasion: indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a tiresome process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.According to the passage, a man’s shopping is based on _______.
| A．his money | B．his hobbies | C．his need | D．his friends |
Why does a lady welcome suggestions from anyone while buying a dress?
| A．Because she wants to buy a dress that every one thinks suits her. |
| B．Because she doesn’t know how to buy a dress. |
| C．Because she doesn’t know whether to buy it or not. |
| D．Because she wants to show herself off in public. |
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Most men have patience with trying it on while buying a jacket. |
| B．Most women have a poor sense of value when buying a dress. |
C．A woman’s shopping is based on her need. k+s-5#u |
| D．A man doesn’t pay much attention to the price of the clothes he wants to buy. |
The passage mainly talks about the ______ between men shoppers and women shoppers for clothes.
| A．similarities | B．differences | C．varieties | D．intentions |
James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9.There, a school teacher asked the youth his name. "J.C., "he replied. She thought he had said "Jesse", and he had a new name.
Owens ran his first race at age 13．After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time so as to fee his university. As a second year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.
A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.
The stage was set for Owens victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African American winners.
"It was all right with me, "he said years later.” I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway."
Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.
Owens Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles and dogs.
"Sure, it bothered me, "he said later.” But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat."
In time, however, his gold medals changed his life.” They have kept me alive over the years, "he once said.” Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard."From the passage, we know that _____ most probably first called James Cleveland Owens Jesse.
| A．his father | B．his school teacher |
| C．his classmate | D．his mother |
Owen was very famous in the Big Ten meet because ___________.
| A．he was the son of a farmer and the grand son of black slaves |
| B．he studied in Ohio State University |
| C．he succeeded in setting many records |
| D．he was one of the black students studying in Ohio State University |
Why was Owens treated unfairly in the US at that time?
| A．Because he was a grandson of black slaves. |
| B．Because he was not successful in the Berlin Olympic Games. |
| C．Because he didn’t receive the president’s telephone calls. |
| D．Because he disliked the United State. |
Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A．Jesse Owens —James Cleveland Owens’ another name k+s-5#u |
| B．The Berlin Olympic Games |
| C．Black People and Olympic Games |
| D．Jesse Owens —the Great American Athlete |
On May 21, 2000, some American scientists were working at the computers to look for information they needed . Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright red spots crossing the computers’ screens. At the same time the computers were working much slower. To find out what was happening they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. To their horror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses (病毒). Obviously all these computers had been infected by computer viruses.
It is said that the computer viruses were made by two or three Philippine young men fond of playing tricks. They all had excellent education. They created the viruses just to show their intelligence. The kind of computer virus is named I Love You Virus. This virus can hide in computers for long. When the time comes they will attack the computers by lowering the important functions, damaging their normal programs or even getting rid of a great deal of information which operators of the computers often use or store, what’s worse, it still can reproduce itself in great quantities within a short time.
We come to know that “I Love You” Virus often attacks computers on Mondays and that it is spreading to many computers in the world. Among the countries that suffered computer viruses last year are Britain, Australia, Switzerland and the USA. Those who made the computer muses have been found out slowly and carefully. But till now, how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.
1.When the viruses attack the computers, the computers will work _______.
A. normally B. abnormally C. faster D. well
2 .Two or three Philippine young men created the computer viruses to _______.
A. damage the computers
B. test their ability quickly
C. tell the world that they were intelligent
D. play a trick in operators of the computers
3. According to the passage, computer viruses seem to________.
A. have been in nature for years
B. exist in any computers
C. be able to be got rid of in the near future
D. be difficult to get rid of at present
4.The most serious damage caused by the viruses is that_______.
A. the computer’s funtions are lowered
B. the normal programs are damaged
C. all the information stored in the computers is gone
D. the computers infected by the viruses can no longer be used
5. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. Scientists are trying to find a way to get rid of the viruses.
B. The viruses will come to the new computer after staying in the old one for some time.
C. Last year four countries found their computers were infected by viruses.
D. The “I Love You” Virus is a great harm to human health.
