When I first told people I was going to work in Cameroon, the most common reaction was：“Why？” The second was：“It’s in Africa；you’ll die！” The third: “Where is that？”So let me give some answers. I was offered a job that looked interesting in a part of the world I’d never been to before. I’d also long had an interest in Africa, so I decided it was time to find out the reality. A small amount of research showed that in more than 40 years since gaining independence, Cameroon has been a peaceful country with no wars. Not only were there no wars but Cameroon is a food exporter to the region.
Now, after three years, I can say that these have been the healthiest years of my life! No malaria or any of the other frightening diseases you read about when Africa is mentioned .The worst thing that ever happened to me was a bout of food poisoning-once.
So what is it like to teach here? Well not surprisingly, not so different from anywhere else. Most students come to us with a bit of English in their heads. Cameroon is a bilingual country with French and English as official languages, while there are also close to 200 local ethnic languages in a country of 16 million people. French is the dominant language, spoken by about eighty percent of the population.
The local school system is very traditional and somewhat strict. Perhaps not surprisingly when there can be up to 150 students in the classroom ( of which maybe 30 have the books, and there are probably seats for 70)．Like anywhere, students appreciate it if you know a bit about their country, and not just Roger Milla (top scorer of the 1990 World Cup, in case you’re wondering). It helps if you know the names of the ten provinces, know who the first president was, or can say a word in a local language.
So in conclusion: Cameroon isn’t just football. Nor is it war, poverty and disease. It’s just life and people, like anywhere else.
On hearing the writer’s decision, most people__________.
| A．admired him |
| B．considered it as a joke |
| C．didn’t understand him |
| D．laughed at him |
According to the passage, Cameroon is__________.
| A．peaceful after liberation |
| B．a country full of diseases |
| C．a poor country, especially lack of food |
| D．quite different from others in education |
What can we infer from the passage?
| A．Food export may lead to many frightening diseases. |
| B．Most students in Cameroon do not need books. |
| C．Cameroon is not as bad as people commonly believed. |
| D．There must be a lot of people suffering from food poisoning. |
Which language is spoken by about eighty percent of the population in Cameroon?
| A．local dialect | B．French |
| C．An ethnic language | D．English |
China's relatively poor western regions are to receive 296 billion yuan (about 43.3 billion U.S. dollars) of investment through 551 projects signed with investors from both China and abroad.
Those deals (合同) were sealed at the tenth Western China International Economy and Trade Fair in Chengdu, provincial capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
The region has 12 provinces, autonomous (独立的) regions and municipalities (自治区), with a combined population of about 370 million.
Chinese investors contributed 539 of the 551 projects, involving 288.9 billion yuan of investment. The rest 12 projects would be invested by foreign contractors (承包商), involving in around 1 billion U.S. dollars of investment.
Sectors involving local resources, equipment manufacturing (制造业), service and new and high technology were investors' favorite target areas.
According to agreements signed here, German industrial conglomerate Siemens would spend 30 million yuan in Chengdu to setup a "Global IT Operation Center", intending to provide better IT operation support for its customers.
Meanwhile, Taiwan’s Foxconn Group, the world’s top maker of outsourced electronics, would invest 1 billion dollars to build an industrial base in Chengdu, setting up production lines for products like LED-TV, LCD module (组件), LED backlight module and LCD package. The new base will also develop software and sell 3G digital products as wells.
64. What can we learn from the passage?
A. China’s relatively poor western regions are to receive 296 billion yuan of investment.
B. Those deals were sealed at the eleventh Western China International Economy and Trade Fair.
C. The region has 13 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.
D. The region has a combined population of about 310 million.
65. How many projects were signed with investors from both China and abroad?
A. 539. B. 551. C. 370. D. 288.
66. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. 539 projects would be invested by Chinese investors, involving 288.9 billion yuan of investment.
B. Sectors involving local resources, equipment manufacturing ( 制造业), service and old and high technology were investors' favorite target areas.
C. German industrial conglomerate Siemens would spend 30 million yuan in Chengdu to setup a "Global IT Operation Center".
D. 12 projects would be invested by foreign contractors, involving in around 1 billion U. S. dollars of investment.
67. How much money would Taiwan’s Foxconn Group invest?
A. 30 million yuan. B. 43.3 billion U.S. dollars.
C. 1 billion dollars.D. 2 billion dollars.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that "for the first time in history, more than one billion people are hungry."
The secretary-general made the statement in his message to the World Food Day, which fails on Friday. The World Food Day is celebrated on Oct. 16 annually, and the theme this year is "Achieving food security in times of crisis."
In his message, the secretary-general attributed the increase of hungry population world-wide to volatile (易变的) food prices, economic crisis, climate change and, conflict over the past two years.
Ban described food and nutritional security as "the foundations of a decent (正常的) life," saying that "the challenges of food security demand multilateral commitment (承诺), creativity and leadership."
"We must invest in food production and distribution (分配) ," he said. "Last year, I set up a. High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Crisis. Its Comprehensive (全方位的) Frame-work for Action outlines a strategy to provide safety nets and assistance for smallholder farmers and to support longer-term agricultural productivity and resilience, social protection schemes (方案), market access and fair trade. "
"The challenges of food security demand unilateral commitment, creativity and leadership. At this time of crisis, I encourage all nations to pursue coordinated (配合) and comprehensive strategies for agricultural development and effective social protection so that vulnerable people -- women and children in particular -- can get the food they need for nutritional security and well-being," he said.
60. Which day is the World Food Day?
A. On Oct. 16. B. On Oct. 17. C. On Oct. 15. D. On Oct. 11.
61. How many reasons led to the increase, of hungry population worldwide according to the passage?
A. 3. B.5. C.2. D.4.
62. What does the challenges of food security demand?
A. Multilateral commitment and leadership.
B. Volatile food prices, economic Crisis and climate change.
C. Multilateral commitment, creativity and leadership.
D. Coordinated and comprehensive strategies.
63. What is the theme of the World Food Day this year?
A. Fight Hunger to Reduce Poverty. B. Achieving food security in times of crisis.
C. Women Feed the World. D. Water: Source of Food Security.
第三部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分)
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One year after the hosting of the exceptional Beijing Olympic Games, the 11th National Games, billed as China’s mini-Olympics, opened amid a splendid ceremony here Friday evening.
Chinese President Hu Jintao officially opened the Games at the ceremony held in the newly built Olympic Sports Complex in this capital city of east China’s Shandong province.
With 55 of all 63 Chinese Beijing Olympic champions expected to compete, the quadrennial national meet was set to stage another sports gala (节日) for the country which just celebrated its 60th birthday.
Taking part in the biggest-ever National Games are 10,991 athletes of 46 delegations (代表团) from all province, municipalities, autonomous regions, Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, the People’s Liberation Army, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and various sports associations of the trades such as railways, coal mining, forestry, finance and banking and aviation ( 航空 ).
The athletes' parade was followed by an Olympic-style art performance, a brilliant combination of dazzling light, music and dance, fireworks, and cultural extravaganza.
The flame was ignited in a traditional sun-ray ceremony on Aug. 1 at the top of Mount Taishan, one of the world cultural and natural heritage (遗产) sites in China.
The Games, with the theme of "Harmonious China and People’s Games", features 33 sports consisting of all 28 sports in summer Olympics, four winter sports and wushu as well.
Before its official kick-off, finals of 104 events from winter sports and summer sports such as table tennis, gymnastics and diving have concluded.
The Games runs from October 16 to 28 and will be held in 17 cities for the overall benefits throughout Shandong province.
56. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Chinese President Hu Jintao officially opened the Games at the ceremony.
B. China’s 11th National Games was opened.
C. 10,991 athletes of 46 delegations from all provinces take part in the biggest-ever National Games.
D. The Games runs from October 16 to 28.
57. Where was the 11th National Games opened?
A. At the top of Mount Taishan. B. In Beijing.
C. In the capital city of east China’s Shandong province. D. In Shanghai.
58. How many Chinese Beijing Olympic champions were expected to compete?
A. 55. B. 11. C.28. D.55.
59. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. China just celebrated its 60th birthday.
B. The flame was ignited at the top of Mount Taishan.
C. The flame was ignited in a traditional sun-ray ceremony on Aug. 2.
D. The theme of the Games is "Harmonious China and People's Games".
When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by knocks and words．He used to come downstairs to breakfast．The morning paper lay beside his plate．He always read the “Deaths” first, and then he knocked once on the table．One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered for him．Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, “I love you very much, Edith．I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides．” He read the paper all through breakfast．Two knocks on the table meant “I am ready for my tea．” If a single knock followed that meant, “More bread, please．”
After breakfast he said, “Boots．” The paper was spread（展开） for him over the back of an arm-chair．Yesterday’s paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned．He read standing at the same time putting on his boots．With one boot finished he said, “Bus．” At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there．Her job was to stop a bus when it came．It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father．“Overcoat, hat．” One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat．Now she held it open for him．Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed．“Handkerchief, pipe（烟斗）．” They were brought and put, with his tobacco（烟草）, into his pocket．He looked out of the window and said either “Walking stick” or “Umbrella”．It was handed to him．Ready now, he was still reading the paper．He didn’t put it down until he heard the shout “Bus coming!” Then he kissed my mother and went out．The girls breathed freely．
How lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home!
68．When the father made the first knock, he meant _______．
A．he had begun to read the morning newspaper
B．he was made to feel sad by the” Deaths” news
C．he would start to read the other parts of the paper
D．his breakfast should begin
69．What does “Edith” mean?
A．A kind of bread． B．One of the writer’s sisters．
C．The writer． D．The writer’s mother．
70．All the daughters were quite busy in the morning because _______．
A．their father never helped them
B．their father always gave different instructions at the same time
C．each of them had to start and finish her job just on time
D．they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs
71．What was the father’s favorite?
A．Reading newspaper． B．Having bread buttered on both sides．
C．Giving instructions． D．Being clean and tidy．
Goals can help you do, be and experience everything you want in life．Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen．
Successful and happy people have an idea of how their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them succeed．By setting goals you are taking control of your life．It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go．Think of it this way．There are two drivers．One has a destination in mind which is laid out for her on a map．She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns．The other driver has no goal or destination or map．She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives without an aim around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas and oil．Which driver do you want to be?
Winners in life set goals and follow through on them．Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals．Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident．Goals aren’t difficult to set---and they aren’t difficult to reach．It’s up to you to find out what your goals and ideals（理想） really are．
Research tells us that when we write a goal down, we are more likely to achieve．Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power．Like a contract（合同） with yourself, they are harder to neglect（忽视） or forget．Also when you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself be continuously alert（警觉） to situations that will further your goals．
60．The writer gave the example of two drivers to show_______________．
A．how stupid the first driver was B．the importance of having a map
C．how stupid the second driver was D．the importance of setting a goal
61．According to the passage, successful people are different from unsuccessful ones in that ______．
A．the successful people set goals for everything and can get help from others
B．the unsuccessful people’s goals are often too big for them to realize
C．the successful people set goals in their lives and make plans to carry them out
D．the unsuccessful people make plans for everything but can not work hard
62．According to the passage, the most important thing in realizing one’s ideal is to_______．
A．try to be realistic about one’s ability
B．let others help him or her to make his or her dream come true
C．let others understand him or her first, then work together with them
D．have a clear mind of what he or she wants in life
63．Which is the best title for the passage?
A．Goals help you succeed． B． How to succeed．
C．Why we always failed． D． A research on setting goals．