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2005 Contest for Reading Comprehension in Senior II during the English Week，Shenzhen Experimental School
Time_____60 mins_________ Total______100%_________
Name __________________ Class _______________ Scores ________________
Demands:
1. Be careful when you make up your mind to make a choice, for every one is 2 points.
2. Don’t hesitate when you meet with some puzzling points. Be brave to guess its or
their meanings. After all, time is limited.
3. Some new words are given in either Chinese or English.
Section One: ( 20% , 2% each )
1.Find a four-letter word to go in front of these words，so as to make another five words．
A book B sack C pack D door
2. What number should replace the question mark？
A 7 B 6 C 5 D 4
3. We don’t want it. It’s “a white elephant.” What is it
A. 一件无用而累的东西 B.一头白象
C. 白给的东西 D. 白色陷阱
4. He’s a yes-man I don’t like him .
A. 唯唯诺诺的人 B.总有理的人 C.坚强的人 D.说一不二的人
5. What’s that That’s a lily I like it very much.
A. girl’s name B. flower C. picture D. cup
6. What’s the Chinese for “talk big”
A. 说谎话 B. 吹牛 C.骂人 D.很大
7. What’s the Chinese for “six of one and half a dozen of the other ”
A. 六分之一 B. 人云亦云 C.半斤八两 D.见一面分一半
8. What three letters turn a girl into a woman
A. Sun B. DAB C. EYE D. EGA
9. Nowadays Wales belongs to part of the UK. Do you know the capital of Wales
A Thames B Manchester C Cardiff D Birmingham
10. ABCD is a square.
A B
D C
Which statement is true
A AB﹥BD B BC﹤CD C AD = BC D AB﹥CD
Section Two: ( 60% , 2% each )
(There are seven passages given to check your ability in understanding the context, 30 test questions in total.)
A
Almost every family in America or England buys at least one copy of a newspaper each day. Some people buy as many as two or three different papers.
Why do people read newspapers
Newspapers supply us with news about events in our home towns, in our country, and in other parts of the world. Today we can read about important things that took place in foreign countries on the same day they happened, even in countries far away. But hundreds of years ago news of things took months or even years to travel from one country to another. In those times, news was often passed from one person to another and never entirely true. Newspapers today supply us with more than just what happened in our country or in other countries. If we want to know what the weather will be like, we can read the weather reports. If we want to find out what films are being shown, or what plays or concerts we can go to, we can look in the newspapers.
11. This article tells us _______.
A. most people read newspapers
B. all people read newspapers
C. every person in America or England reads newspapers
D. all families read newspapers
12. Newspapers supply us with _______.
A. only home news
B. only world news
C. home news and world news
D. important things
13. Today we can read in our newspapers about important events _______.
A. that took place hundreds of years ago
B. that took place in faraway countries soon after they happened
C. that will take place in foreign countries
D. that will take place in the world
14. Things such as _______ can be found in newspapers.
A. weather reports and film or concert guides
B. requirements for a job or a house
C. information about a lost person
D. all of the above
15. Which is NOT true according to the passage
A. The habit of reading newspapers is found among most people.
B. Newspapers can not only supply us with news from all over the world but also give us a lot
of useful information.
C. Hundreds of years ago news was not wholly true because it was told in spoken words.
D. If you have no place to live in, you can put notice in a newspaper and then you will
certainly get a room to live in.
B
The porter brings your bags to your room and helpfully explains all you want to know. Then he points to the phone and says：“If there's anything else you need, just call.” All this time you have been thinking one thing：“How much should I tip（付小费） him ” To make your next trip a little easier, here's a guide to tipping across some Asian countries.
Bangkok
In general, the more Westernized the place is, the more likely you will be expected to leave a tip. Some top-end restaurants will add a 10% service charge to the bill. If not, waiters will appreciate you tacking on（附加） the 10% yourself. However, if you're eating at a lower-end （低档的） restaurant a tip is not necessary. If you're staying at one of Bangkok's many five-star hotels, expect to tip the porter 20 to 50 baht, depending on how many bags you have. Taxis are now metered（打表） in Bangkok. Local custom is to round the fare（车费） up to the nearest five baht.
Hong Kong
Tipping is customary in this money-mad metropolis（大都市）. Most restaurants add a 10% service charge to the bill, but the extra money often ends up in the pocket of the owner. If the service is good, add another 10% to the bill, up to HK $100 in an especially nice restaurant. For HK $10 hotel porters should do it at all but the nicest hotels where a new HK $20 bill may be more acceptable. When in a taxi, round up（凑整数） to the nearest dollar.
Kuala Lumpur
Tipping in Malaysia is limited to the expensive Westernized hotels, which often add a 10% service charge to your meal or hotel room. If you are at a hotel restaurant, expect a 10% service charge. But at local restaurants, there's no need to add a tip. At five-star hotels, one or two ringgit will content a porter. At lower-end buildings don't feel you have to tip. Like Bangkok, many taxis are now metered so you can just round up to the nearest ringgit.
Seoul
Tipping is not part of Korean culture, although it has become a matter of course in international hotels where a 10% service charge is often added. If you're at a Korean barbecue joint（烧烤处）, there's no need to add anything extra. But a nice Italian restaurant may require a 10% contribution. If you're at a top-end hotel, so expect to pay 500—1000 won per bag. Taxi drivers don't accept a tip. Keep the change for yourself.
16. In which of the following cities is it unnecessary to tip the taxi-drivers
A. Bangkok. B. Hong Kong. C. Kuala Lumpur. D. Seoul.
17. Which of the following is not the unit of money
A. Charge. B. Baht. C. Won. D. Ringgit.
18. From the text, we can infer tipping comes from _______ .
A. Hong Kong B. the west C. Asian countries D. Bangkok
19. If you stay at a five-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur, how much will you pay the porter
at least
A. 10% of service charge. B. One ringgit. C. Half a ringgit. D. Two ringgit.
20. The writer seems _______.
A. to tell the readers how to travel
B. to give the readers some advice on how to tip
C. to ask the readers to go on a travel to Asian cities
D. to make the trip more pleasant
C
HK Students Eyeing Mainland Universities
HONG KONG---Students from Hong Kong and Taiwan are clamouring (喧嚣) for places in mainland universities following China's accession to the World Trade Organization, a news report said on Monday.
The number of students from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao applying for postgraduate courses on the Chinese mainland leapt 71.5 per cent in 2001 to 1,828 according to the Hong Kong - based South China Morning Post.
The number of Hong Kong students applying for degree places on the mainland has risen from 40 in 1992 to 252 last year, according to the territory’s (边境) examinations authority.
While the number of Taiwan applicants has exceeded (超过) 700,more than double last year's total of 296,Xinhua reported.
The most popular universities are Beijing's Peking University and Tsinghua University, where US President George W. Bush delivered a speech to students on February 23,Jinan University in Guangzhou, Shanghai's Fudan University and the Shanghai Medical University.
The newspaper quoted Deng Penghuai, head of the school of International Education of Tianjin University, as saying China's WTO entry boosted (提高，促进)interest in Chinese universities in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
"Many multinational（跨国的）corporations have entered or are about to enter the Chinese mainland.”he said.
"So we see a lot of them now coming to the mainland to study. Many of them will then work for these companies on the mainland."
21. The students from HK are mainly .
A. postgraduates B. university graduates
C. fresh-men D. middle-school students
22. More HK and Taiwan students have come to mainland for study mainly because .
A. the territory examination is not carried out so strictly now
B. the mainland have more well - known universities
C. they want to help promote the understanding of the two sides
D. China's entry of the WTO has created more opportunities of employment
23. The rate of students applying for degree places on the mainland increases the fastest.
A. Hong Kong B. Taiwan C. Macao D. Singapore
24. It can be inferred that after graduation some of the HK and Taiwan students will .
A. come back home B. work in the mainland governments
C. settle down in the mainland D. stay and work in the multinational corporations
D
The deserts of the world are not all covered with sand. Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones. They are not flat, either, they often have high hills and deep valleys. There is some plant' life in many parts of the desert. There is little rain in the desert, but it does fall often enough for most plants.
The deserts of the world are not uninhabited (not lived by people) . People also live outside oases(绿洲), but these people are nor farmers. They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc. These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much water.
The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place, they must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in tents. When there is no more food for their animals, they f01d up their tents, pat them on their camels and donkeys, and move to another place. In good years, when there is not enough food for their animals, they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit. But in bad years, when there is
not enough food for their animals, the people of the desert would attack the oases people. But they are also hospitable, No man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water.
25.According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of .
A. clay B. rock C. sand D. stones
26.The underlined word "hospitable" has the meaning of being .
A. brave B. cruel C. strange D. kind
27.In the desert .
A it rains in spring only
B it rains for a short time every month
C there is some rain, but far from enough
D the rainfall is just enough for the plants
28.People live .
A. only inside the oases B. only outside the oases
C. both inside and outside the oases D. in places with regular rainfalls
29.From the passage we know that life .
A. is hard in deserts B. is happy in deserts
C. is impossible in deserts D. in deserts in much better now
E
Some people try to protect their children from unpleasant realities like illness, financial loss and death. But therapists （治疗专家）point out that children can often end up feeling left out if they are old enough to understand what's going on, but are not told the truth about family worries.
One widowed father told me how deeply he regretted that he and his late wife did not tell their son that she was dying of leukemia （白血病）.“For months we kept the truth to ourselves. We thought we were protecting out son from emotional pain, "he recalls,“It was a great mistake. I had time to prepare myself. But my wife's death stunned our boy. It was years before he trusted me again."
Says Judith Davenport, a psychotherapist (心理治疗医师)who practises in Santa Monica, Calif." It's important to let children experience the reality of death, if it can be done in an atmosphere of love and caring. A child whose sibling, parent or grandparent is seriously iii can be made to fell helpful by being allowed to run errands (跑腿) or answer the phone. Even a very young child can comfort a sick loved one with a brief cheering visit."
In many matters, if children are not told the facts about a financial setback, says Grace W. Weinstein, write of Children and Money, they may imagine the worst. For example, they might think they'll have no food to eat or will lose their home, when the simple reality may be that luxuries (奢侈品) will have to be taken away.
Even the busiest families can arrange to share a relaxed evening meal together at least once or twice a week. Mealtimes are often the only time that families can engage in stimulating (激励人心的) conversations.
Says Michael Abrahams, a licensed (得到许可的) clinical social worker in Rockville, MD. "How mealtime is used to argue or talk, discipline or praise is a good barometer (晴雨表) of whether a family is drifting apart or drawing closer."
Another way to strengthen family closeness is to encourage your youngsters to invite a friend for dinner from time to time, giving each child a turn at choosing the guest. This makes parents get to know their children's friends, and also helps youngsters feel they are respected members of the family.
A joint endeavor can be stimulating if you choose one that everyone enjoys. Try planting and cultivating a garden, or organizing that box of old snapshots into a family album(相册), or learning how to bake bread from scratch.
One father recalls the shared sense of success he and his son experienced when they finished building a dining - room table.“We started six months ago with plans and planks," he says.“When the job was done, we looked at each other and said,“We did it!"
30. The passage is written mainly for .
A. Parents B. children
C. social workers D. both parents and children
31. Judging from the passage, what does“sibling" in the third paragraph mean
A. friend B. brother or sister C. cousin D. relative
32. What does the writer suggest order to strengthen family ties
A. Youngsters should invite friends to dinner at home.
B. Parents had better plant and cultivate a vegetable garden.
C. Make sure to let the child, no matter how old he is, know right now if somebody in your family is go to die.
D. Parents should tell their children of financial setback in the family in order that they get prepared psychologically.
33. Why does building a dinner - room table give the father and his son a shared sense of success
A. Because building a table is a great pleasure.
B. Because others didn't believe that they could finally do it.
C. Because a dining - room table is very important to the family.
D. Because the achieve something by doing something together.
F
Leaving a tip in a restaurant has become a custom in most countries. The word "tip" came from the Latin word "Gratis", meaning free. Tips are defined as small gifts of money for service in addition to the payment due.
Believe it or not, the practice of tipping has a little interesting history. The custom can be traced back to the Roman era. The Romans Were the first civilization to use coins. It is possible that the word "tip” came from the word stipend. Tips in Latin means gift. A more common belief is tips were first given in the 18th century England. A popular coffee house equipped each table with a coin box. The label of each box read, "To insure promptness." Dropping a coin into the box would result in quick service. Also, the first letter of each word is T. I. P. - - tip.
In America and Europe it is customary to tip anywhere from 10% to 20%. Taxi drivers, waiters in restaurants, waitresses in lounges, hotel boys, doormen, and disco coat check girls, all expect a little something. People working at these jobs usually receive a low basic salary, Tips are quite necessary to supplement their income. Today most people decade the size of tip according to the quality of the service. If the service and food are not satisfactory, a small tip or possibly no tip will
be left. For excellent food and service most people are quite happy to leave a tip.
The world is full of big spenders and people who act like big spenders. surprisingly , rich people are not" big tippers "unless entertaining guests. It is no use showing off if nobody is there to watch, right Many throw money around like water to impress a group of friends out an evening" on the town ". People who usually cannot afford it are the biggest tippers in front of their friends. It is all part of the show to prove a certain level of social success. Nobody wants to look cheap, stingy, or poor in front of their friends. Or tipping also gives some satisfaction just to see the waiter's re- action.
For, whatever reason, tipping will continue to be practised in most countries. Tipping does have its place in our modem society. It will also remain a somewhat personal expression of gratitude.
34. What is the meaning of the word“Gratis”according to the passage
A. free of obligation B. free of charge
C. plenty in time D. free from tax
35. When were tips first given in England
A. In the 17th century B. In the 18th century
C. In the 19th century D. In the 20th century
36. Why are people who cannot afford tipping the biggest tippers in front of their friends
A. Because they have a lot of money.
B. Because they sympathize with taxi drivers, waiters in restaurants, waitresses in lounges and disco coat check girls, etc.
C. Because of their vanity (虚荣心)
D. None of the above
G
In a sense, the new protectionism is not protectionism at all, at least not in the traditional sense of the term. The old protectionism referred only to trade restricting and trade expanding devices, such as the tariff or export subsidy. The new protectionism is much broader than this; it includes interventions into foreign trade but is not limited to them. The new protectionism, in fact, refers to how the whole of government intervention into the private economy affects international trade. The emphasis on trade is still there, thus came the term "protection." But what is new is the realization that virtually all government activities can affect international economic relations.?
The emergence of the new protectionism in the Western world reflects the victory of the interventionist, or welfare economy over the market economy. Jab Tumiler writes, "The old protectionism…coexisted, without any apparent intellectual difficulty with the acceptance of the market as a national as well as an international economic distribution mechanism-indeed, protectionists as well as (if not more than) free traders stood for laissez faire (放任政策). Now, as in the 1930s, protectionism is an expression of a profound skepticism as to the ability of the market to distribute resources and incomes to societies satisfaction."?
It is precisely this profound skepticism of the market economy that is responsible for the protectionism. In a market economy, economic change of various colors implies redistribution of resources and incomes. The same opinion in many communities apparently is that such redistributions often are not proper. Therefore, the government intervenes (干涉,干预) to bring about a more desired result.?
The victory of the welfare state is almost complete in northern Europe. In Sweden , Norway, Finland, Denmark, and the Netherlands, government intervention in almost all aspects of economic and social life is considered normal. In Great Britain this is only somewhat less true. Government traditionally has played a very active role in economic life in France and continued to do so. Only West Germany dares to go against the tide towards excessive interventionism in Western Europe. It also happens to be the most successful Western European economy.?
The welfare state has made significant progress in the United States as well as in Western Europe. Social security, unemployment insurance, minimum wage laws, and rent control are by now traditional welfare state elements on the American scene.
37. This passage is primarily concerned with discussing------.
A. the definition of the new protectionism.
B. the difference between new and old protectionism.
C. the emergence of the new protectionism in the Western world.
D. the significance of the welfare state.
38. Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of a welfare state mentioned in this passage
A. Free education is available to a child.
B. Laws are made to fix the minimum wage.
C. A jobless person can be insured.
D. There are regulations for rent.
39. Which of the following inferences is true, according to this passage
A. The economy developed faster in welfare states than in non-welfare states.
B. In the 1930s, protectionism began to rise.
C. The new protectionism is so called mainly because it is the latest.
D. Government plays a more active role in economic life in Northern Europe than in Great
Britain...
40. The passage supplies information for answering which of the following questions
A. When did the new protectionism arise
B. Why is the new protectionism so popular in northern European countries .
C. Does the American government play a more active role in economic life than the British
government .
D. Why does the government intervene in economic life .
Section Three: (20% , 2% each )
(In this part you can find the test questions with such choices as True／False／Not Given. Now you should use A for True, B for False and C for Not Given, 10 test questions in total.)
When was the last time you saw a frog Chances are, if you live in a city, you have not seen one for some time. Even in wet areas once teeming with frogs and toads, it is becoming less and less easy to find those slimy, hopping and sometimes poisonous members of the animal kingdom. All over the world, and even in remote parts of Australia, frogs are losing the ecological battle for survival, and biologists are at a loss to explain their demise. Are amphibians simply oversensitive to changes in the ecosystem Could it be that their rapid decline in numbers is signaling some coming environmental disaster for us all This frightening scenario is in part the consequence of a dramatic increase over the last quarter century in the development of once natural areas of wet marshland; home not only to frogs but to all manner of wildlife. However, as yet, there are no obvious reasons why certain frog species are disappearing from rainforests in Australia that have barely been touched by human hand. The mystery is unsettling to say the least, for it is known that amphibian species are extremely sensitive to environmental variations in temperature and moisture levels. The danger is that planet Earth might not only lose a vital link in the ecological food chain (frogs keep populations of otherwise pestilent insects at manageable levels), but we might be increasing our output of air pollutants to levels that may have already become irreversible. Frogs could be inadvertently warning us of a catastrophe.
An example of a species of frog that, at far as is known, has become extinct, is the platypus frog. Like the well-known Australian mammal it was named after, it exhibited some very strange behaviour; instead of giving birth to tadpoles in the water, it raised its young within its stomach. The baby frogs were actually born from out of their mother's mouth. Discovered in 1981, less than ten years later the frog had completely vanished from the crystal clear waters of Booloumba Creek near Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Unfortunately, this freak of nature is not the only frog species to have been lost in Australia. Since the 1970s, no less than eight others have suffered the same fate.
One theory that seems to fit the facts concerns the depletion of the ozone layer, a well documented phenomenon which has led to a sharp increase in ultraviolet radiation levels. The ozone layer is meant to shield the Earth from UV rays, but increased radiation may be having a greater effect upon frog populations than previously believed. Another theory is that worldwide temperature increases are upsetting the breeding cycles of frogs.
TRUE( A)／FALSE (B)／NOT GIVEN (C)
41. Frogs are disappearing only from city areas.
42. Frogs and toads are usually poisonous.
43. Biologists are unable to explain why frogs are dying.
44. The frogs' natural habitat is becoming more and more developed.
45. Attempts are being made to halt the development of wet marshland.
46. Frogs are important in the ecosystem because they control pests.
47. The platypus frog became extinct by 1991.
48. Frogs usually give birth to their young in an underwater nest.
49. Eight frog species have become extinct so far in Australia.
50. There is convincing evidence that the ozone layer is being depleted.
Key to 2005 Contest for Reading Comprehension in Senior II
1-10 DBAAB BCDCC
11-20 A C B A D D A B B B
21—26 BDADC
27—36 DCCAA BDD BBC
37.A 38.A 39.D 40.D
41.F 42.F 43.T 44.T 45.NG 46.T 47.T 48.NG 49.F 50.T
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Time_____60 mins_________ Total______100%_________
Name __________________ Class _______________ Scores ________________
Demands:
1. Be careful when you make up your mind to make a choice, for every one is 2 points.
2. Don’t hesitate when you meet with some puzzling points. Be brave to guess its or
their meanings. After all, time is limited.
3. Some new words are given in either Chinese or English.
Section One: ( 20% , 2% each )
1.Find a four-letter word to go in front of these words，so as to make another five words．
A book B sack C pack D door
2. What number should replace the question mark？
A 7 B 6 C 5 D 4
3. We don’t want it. It’s “a white elephant.” What is it
A. 一件无用而累的东西 B.一头白象
C. 白给的东西 D. 白色陷阱
4. He’s a yes-man I don’t like him .
A. 唯唯诺诺的人 B.总有理的人 C.坚强的人 D.说一不二的人
5. What’s that That’s a lily I like it very much.
A. girl’s name B. flower C. picture D. cup
6. What’s the Chinese for “talk big”
A. 说谎话 B. 吹牛 C.骂人 D.很大
7. What’s the Chinese for “six of one and half a dozen of the other ”
A. 六分之一 B. 人云亦云 C.半斤八两 D.见一面分一半
8. What three letters turn a girl into a woman
A. Sun B. DAB C. EYE D. EGA
9. Nowadays Wales belongs to part of the UK. Do you know the capital of Wales
A Thames B Manchester C Cardiff D Birmingham
10. ABCD is a square.
A B
D C
Which statement is true
A AB﹥BD B BC﹤CD C AD = BC D AB﹥CD
Section Two: ( 60% , 2% each )
(There are seven passages given to check your ability in understanding the context, 30 test questions in total.)
A
Almost every family in America or England buys at least one copy of a newspaper each day. Some people buy as many as two or three different papers.
Why do people read newspapers
Newspapers supply us with news about events in our home towns, in our country, and in other parts of the world. Today we can read about important things that took place in foreign countries on the same day they happened, even in countries far away. But hundreds of years ago news of things took months or even years to travel from one country to another. In those times, news was often passed from one person to another and never entirely true. Newspapers today supply us with more than just what happened in our country or in other countries. If we want to know what the weather will be like, we can read the weather reports. If we want to find out what films are being shown, or what plays or concerts we can go to, we can look in the newspapers.
11. This article tells us _______.
A. most people read newspapers
B. all people read newspapers
C. every person in America or England reads newspapers
D. all families read newspapers
12. Newspapers supply us with _______.
A. only home news
B. only world news
C. home news and world news
D. important things
13. Today we can read in our newspapers about important events _______.
A. that took place hundreds of years ago
B. that took place in faraway countries soon after they happened
C. that will take place in foreign countries
D. that will take place in the world
14. Things such as _______ can be found in newspapers.
A. weather reports and film or concert guides
B. requirements for a job or a house
C. information about a lost person
D. all of the above
15. Which is NOT true according to the passage
A. The habit of reading newspapers is found among most people.
B. Newspapers can not only supply us with news from all over the world but also give us a lot
of useful information.
C. Hundreds of years ago news was not wholly true because it was told in spoken words.
D. If you have no place to live in, you can put notice in a newspaper and then you will
certainly get a room to live in.
B
The porter brings your bags to your room and helpfully explains all you want to know. Then he points to the phone and says：“If there's anything else you need, just call.” All this time you have been thinking one thing：“How much should I tip（付小费） him ” To make your next trip a little easier, here's a guide to tipping across some Asian countries.
Bangkok
In general, the more Westernized the place is, the more likely you will be expected to leave a tip. Some top-end restaurants will add a 10% service charge to the bill. If not, waiters will appreciate you tacking on（附加） the 10% yourself. However, if you're eating at a lower-end （低档的） restaurant a tip is not necessary. If you're staying at one of Bangkok's many five-star hotels, expect to tip the porter 20 to 50 baht, depending on how many bags you have. Taxis are now metered（打表） in Bangkok. Local custom is to round the fare（车费） up to the nearest five baht.
Hong Kong
Tipping is customary in this money-mad metropolis（大都市）. Most restaurants add a 10% service charge to the bill, but the extra money often ends up in the pocket of the owner. If the service is good, add another 10% to the bill, up to HK $100 in an especially nice restaurant. For HK $10 hotel porters should do it at all but the nicest hotels where a new HK $20 bill may be more acceptable. When in a taxi, round up（凑整数） to the nearest dollar.
Kuala Lumpur
Tipping in Malaysia is limited to the expensive Westernized hotels, which often add a 10% service charge to your meal or hotel room. If you are at a hotel restaurant, expect a 10% service charge. But at local restaurants, there's no need to add a tip. At five-star hotels, one or two ringgit will content a porter. At lower-end buildings don't feel you have to tip. Like Bangkok, many taxis are now metered so you can just round up to the nearest ringgit.
Seoul
Tipping is not part of Korean culture, although it has become a matter of course in international hotels where a 10% service charge is often added. If you're at a Korean barbecue joint（烧烤处）, there's no need to add anything extra. But a nice Italian restaurant may require a 10% contribution. If you're at a top-end hotel, so expect to pay 500—1000 won per bag. Taxi drivers don't accept a tip. Keep the change for yourself.
16. In which of the following cities is it unnecessary to tip the taxi-drivers
A. Bangkok. B. Hong Kong. C. Kuala Lumpur. D. Seoul.
17. Which of the following is not the unit of money
A. Charge. B. Baht. C. Won. D. Ringgit.
18. From the text, we can infer tipping comes from _______ .
A. Hong Kong B. the west C. Asian countries D. Bangkok
19. If you stay at a five-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur, how much will you pay the porter
at least
A. 10% of service charge. B. One ringgit. C. Half a ringgit. D. Two ringgit.
20. The writer seems _______.
A. to tell the readers how to travel
B. to give the readers some advice on how to tip
C. to ask the readers to go on a travel to Asian cities
D. to make the trip more pleasant
C
HK Students Eyeing Mainland Universities
HONG KONG---Students from Hong Kong and Taiwan are clamouring (喧嚣) for places in mainland universities following China's accession to the World Trade Organization, a news report said on Monday.
The number of students from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao applying for postgraduate courses on the Chinese mainland leapt 71.5 per cent in 2001 to 1,828 according to the Hong Kong - based South China Morning Post.
The number of Hong Kong students applying for degree places on the mainland has risen from 40 in 1992 to 252 last year, according to the territory’s (边境) examinations authority.
While the number of Taiwan applicants has exceeded (超过) 700,more than double last year's total of 296,Xinhua reported.
The most popular universities are Beijing's Peking University and Tsinghua University, where US President George W. Bush delivered a speech to students on February 23,Jinan University in Guangzhou, Shanghai's Fudan University and the Shanghai Medical University.
The newspaper quoted Deng Penghuai, head of the school of International Education of Tianjin University, as saying China's WTO entry boosted (提高，促进)interest in Chinese universities in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
"Many multinational（跨国的）corporations have entered or are about to enter the Chinese mainland.”he said.
"So we see a lot of them now coming to the mainland to study. Many of them will then work for these companies on the mainland."
21. The students from HK are mainly .
A. postgraduates B. university graduates
C. fresh-men D. middle-school students
22. More HK and Taiwan students have come to mainland for study mainly because .
A. the territory examination is not carried out so strictly now
B. the mainland have more well - known universities
C. they want to help promote the understanding of the two sides
D. China's entry of the WTO has created more opportunities of employment
23. The rate of students applying for degree places on the mainland increases the fastest.
A. Hong Kong B. Taiwan C. Macao D. Singapore
24. It can be inferred that after graduation some of the HK and Taiwan students will .
A. come back home B. work in the mainland governments
C. settle down in the mainland D. stay and work in the multinational corporations
D
The deserts of the world are not all covered with sand. Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones. They are not flat, either, they often have high hills and deep valleys. There is some plant' life in many parts of the desert. There is little rain in the desert, but it does fall often enough for most plants.
The deserts of the world are not uninhabited (not lived by people) . People also live outside oases(绿洲), but these people are nor farmers. They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc. These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much water.
The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place, they must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in tents. When there is no more food for their animals, they f01d up their tents, pat them on their camels and donkeys, and move to another place. In good years, when there is not enough food for their animals, they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit. But in bad years, when there is
not enough food for their animals, the people of the desert would attack the oases people. But they are also hospitable, No man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water.
25.According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of .
A. clay B. rock C. sand D. stones
26.The underlined word "hospitable" has the meaning of being .
A. brave B. cruel C. strange D. kind
27.In the desert .
A it rains in spring only
B it rains for a short time every month
C there is some rain, but far from enough
D the rainfall is just enough for the plants
28.People live .
A. only inside the oases B. only outside the oases
C. both inside and outside the oases D. in places with regular rainfalls
29.From the passage we know that life .
A. is hard in deserts B. is happy in deserts
C. is impossible in deserts D. in deserts in much better now
E
Some people try to protect their children from unpleasant realities like illness, financial loss and death. But therapists （治疗专家）point out that children can often end up feeling left out if they are old enough to understand what's going on, but are not told the truth about family worries.
One widowed father told me how deeply he regretted that he and his late wife did not tell their son that she was dying of leukemia （白血病）.“For months we kept the truth to ourselves. We thought we were protecting out son from emotional pain, "he recalls,“It was a great mistake. I had time to prepare myself. But my wife's death stunned our boy. It was years before he trusted me again."
Says Judith Davenport, a psychotherapist (心理治疗医师)who practises in Santa Monica, Calif." It's important to let children experience the reality of death, if it can be done in an atmosphere of love and caring. A child whose sibling, parent or grandparent is seriously iii can be made to fell helpful by being allowed to run errands (跑腿) or answer the phone. Even a very young child can comfort a sick loved one with a brief cheering visit."
In many matters, if children are not told the facts about a financial setback, says Grace W. Weinstein, write of Children and Money, they may imagine the worst. For example, they might think they'll have no food to eat or will lose their home, when the simple reality may be that luxuries (奢侈品) will have to be taken away.
Even the busiest families can arrange to share a relaxed evening meal together at least once or twice a week. Mealtimes are often the only time that families can engage in stimulating (激励人心的) conversations.
Says Michael Abrahams, a licensed (得到许可的) clinical social worker in Rockville, MD. "How mealtime is used to argue or talk, discipline or praise is a good barometer (晴雨表) of whether a family is drifting apart or drawing closer."
Another way to strengthen family closeness is to encourage your youngsters to invite a friend for dinner from time to time, giving each child a turn at choosing the guest. This makes parents get to know their children's friends, and also helps youngsters feel they are respected members of the family.
A joint endeavor can be stimulating if you choose one that everyone enjoys. Try planting and cultivating a garden, or organizing that box of old snapshots into a family album(相册), or learning how to bake bread from scratch.
One father recalls the shared sense of success he and his son experienced when they finished building a dining - room table.“We started six months ago with plans and planks," he says.“When the job was done, we looked at each other and said,“We did it!"
30. The passage is written mainly for .
A. Parents B. children
C. social workers D. both parents and children
31. Judging from the passage, what does“sibling" in the third paragraph mean
A. friend B. brother or sister C. cousin D. relative
32. What does the writer suggest order to strengthen family ties
A. Youngsters should invite friends to dinner at home.
B. Parents had better plant and cultivate a vegetable garden.
C. Make sure to let the child, no matter how old he is, know right now if somebody in your family is go to die.
D. Parents should tell their children of financial setback in the family in order that they get prepared psychologically.
33. Why does building a dinner - room table give the father and his son a shared sense of success
A. Because building a table is a great pleasure.
B. Because others didn't believe that they could finally do it.
C. Because a dining - room table is very important to the family.
D. Because the achieve something by doing something together.
F
Leaving a tip in a restaurant has become a custom in most countries. The word "tip" came from the Latin word "Gratis", meaning free. Tips are defined as small gifts of money for service in addition to the payment due.
Believe it or not, the practice of tipping has a little interesting history. The custom can be traced back to the Roman era. The Romans Were the first civilization to use coins. It is possible that the word "tip” came from the word stipend. Tips in Latin means gift. A more common belief is tips were first given in the 18th century England. A popular coffee house equipped each table with a coin box. The label of each box read, "To insure promptness." Dropping a coin into the box would result in quick service. Also, the first letter of each word is T. I. P. - - tip.
In America and Europe it is customary to tip anywhere from 10% to 20%. Taxi drivers, waiters in restaurants, waitresses in lounges, hotel boys, doormen, and disco coat check girls, all expect a little something. People working at these jobs usually receive a low basic salary, Tips are quite necessary to supplement their income. Today most people decade the size of tip according to the quality of the service. If the service and food are not satisfactory, a small tip or possibly no tip will
be left. For excellent food and service most people are quite happy to leave a tip.
The world is full of big spenders and people who act like big spenders. surprisingly , rich people are not" big tippers "unless entertaining guests. It is no use showing off if nobody is there to watch, right Many throw money around like water to impress a group of friends out an evening" on the town ". People who usually cannot afford it are the biggest tippers in front of their friends. It is all part of the show to prove a certain level of social success. Nobody wants to look cheap, stingy, or poor in front of their friends. Or tipping also gives some satisfaction just to see the waiter's re- action.
For, whatever reason, tipping will continue to be practised in most countries. Tipping does have its place in our modem society. It will also remain a somewhat personal expression of gratitude.
34. What is the meaning of the word“Gratis”according to the passage
A. free of obligation B. free of charge
C. plenty in time D. free from tax
35. When were tips first given in England
A. In the 17th century B. In the 18th century
C. In the 19th century D. In the 20th century
36. Why are people who cannot afford tipping the biggest tippers in front of their friends
A. Because they have a lot of money.
B. Because they sympathize with taxi drivers, waiters in restaurants, waitresses in lounges and disco coat check girls, etc.
C. Because of their vanity (虚荣心)
D. None of the above
G
In a sense, the new protectionism is not protectionism at all, at least not in the traditional sense of the term. The old protectionism referred only to trade restricting and trade expanding devices, such as the tariff or export subsidy. The new protectionism is much broader than this; it includes interventions into foreign trade but is not limited to them. The new protectionism, in fact, refers to how the whole of government intervention into the private economy affects international trade. The emphasis on trade is still there, thus came the term "protection." But what is new is the realization that virtually all government activities can affect international economic relations.?
The emergence of the new protectionism in the Western world reflects the victory of the interventionist, or welfare economy over the market economy. Jab Tumiler writes, "The old protectionism…coexisted, without any apparent intellectual difficulty with the acceptance of the market as a national as well as an international economic distribution mechanism-indeed, protectionists as well as (if not more than) free traders stood for laissez faire (放任政策). Now, as in the 1930s, protectionism is an expression of a profound skepticism as to the ability of the market to distribute resources and incomes to societies satisfaction."?
It is precisely this profound skepticism of the market economy that is responsible for the protectionism. In a market economy, economic change of various colors implies redistribution of resources and incomes. The same opinion in many communities apparently is that such redistributions often are not proper. Therefore, the government intervenes (干涉,干预) to bring about a more desired result.?
The victory of the welfare state is almost complete in northern Europe. In Sweden , Norway, Finland, Denmark, and the Netherlands, government intervention in almost all aspects of economic and social life is considered normal. In Great Britain this is only somewhat less true. Government traditionally has played a very active role in economic life in France and continued to do so. Only West Germany dares to go against the tide towards excessive interventionism in Western Europe. It also happens to be the most successful Western European economy.?
The welfare state has made significant progress in the United States as well as in Western Europe. Social security, unemployment insurance, minimum wage laws, and rent control are by now traditional welfare state elements on the American scene.
37. This passage is primarily concerned with discussing------.
A. the definition of the new protectionism.
B. the difference between new and old protectionism.
C. the emergence of the new protectionism in the Western world.
D. the significance of the welfare state.
38. Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of a welfare state mentioned in this passage
A. Free education is available to a child.
B. Laws are made to fix the minimum wage.
C. A jobless person can be insured.
D. There are regulations for rent.
39. Which of the following inferences is true, according to this passage
A. The economy developed faster in welfare states than in non-welfare states.
B. In the 1930s, protectionism began to rise.
C. The new protectionism is so called mainly because it is the latest.
D. Government plays a more active role in economic life in Northern Europe than in Great
Britain...
40. The passage supplies information for answering which of the following questions
A. When did the new protectionism arise
B. Why is the new protectionism so popular in northern European countries .
C. Does the American government play a more active role in economic life than the British
government .
D. Why does the government intervene in economic life .
Section Three: (20% , 2% each )
(In this part you can find the test questions with such choices as True／False／Not Given. Now you should use A for True, B for False and C for Not Given, 10 test questions in total.)
When was the last time you saw a frog Chances are, if you live in a city, you have not seen one for some time. Even in wet areas once teeming with frogs and toads, it is becoming less and less easy to find those slimy, hopping and sometimes poisonous members of the animal kingdom. All over the world, and even in remote parts of Australia, frogs are losing the ecological battle for survival, and biologists are at a loss to explain their demise. Are amphibians simply oversensitive to changes in the ecosystem Could it be that their rapid decline in numbers is signaling some coming environmental disaster for us all This frightening scenario is in part the consequence of a dramatic increase over the last quarter century in the development of once natural areas of wet marshland; home not only to frogs but to all manner of wildlife. However, as yet, there are no obvious reasons why certain frog species are disappearing from rainforests in Australia that have barely been touched by human hand. The mystery is unsettling to say the least, for it is known that amphibian species are extremely sensitive to environmental variations in temperature and moisture levels. The danger is that planet Earth might not only lose a vital link in the ecological food chain (frogs keep populations of otherwise pestilent insects at manageable levels), but we might be increasing our output of air pollutants to levels that may have already become irreversible. Frogs could be inadvertently warning us of a catastrophe.
An example of a species of frog that, at far as is known, has become extinct, is the platypus frog. Like the well-known Australian mammal it was named after, it exhibited some very strange behaviour; instead of giving birth to tadpoles in the water, it raised its young within its stomach. The baby frogs were actually born from out of their mother's mouth. Discovered in 1981, less than ten years later the frog had completely vanished from the crystal clear waters of Booloumba Creek near Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Unfortunately, this freak of nature is not the only frog species to have been lost in Australia. Since the 1970s, no less than eight others have suffered the same fate.
One theory that seems to fit the facts concerns the depletion of the ozone layer, a well documented phenomenon which has led to a sharp increase in ultraviolet radiation levels. The ozone layer is meant to shield the Earth from UV rays, but increased radiation may be having a greater effect upon frog populations than previously believed. Another theory is that worldwide temperature increases are upsetting the breeding cycles of frogs.
TRUE( A)／FALSE (B)／NOT GIVEN (C)
41. Frogs are disappearing only from city areas.
42. Frogs and toads are usually poisonous.
43. Biologists are unable to explain why frogs are dying.
44. The frogs' natural habitat is becoming more and more developed.
45. Attempts are being made to halt the development of wet marshland.
46. Frogs are important in the ecosystem because they control pests.
47. The platypus frog became extinct by 1991.
48. Frogs usually give birth to their young in an underwater nest.
49. Eight frog species have become extinct so far in Australia.
50. There is convincing evidence that the ozone layer is being depleted.
Key to 2005 Contest for Reading Comprehension in Senior II
1-10 DBAAB BCDCC
11-20 A C B A D D A B B B
21—26 BDADC
27—36 DCCAA BDD BBC
37.A 38.A 39.D 40.D
41.F 42.F 43.T 44.T 45.NG 46.T 47.T 48.NG 49.F 50.T
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