27、“Students Home-Stay Program between Malaysia and China” was started recently．

The program is organized（组织）by Malaysia-China Friendship Association and Beijing Foreign Studies University．The students from the two countries who have deep interest in the culture，history and language of the other side will be selected（精选）for exchanging（交换）study in January 2009．

It is hoped that the program can strengthen（加强）the understanding and friendship between the young people of the two countries．

More than 12,000 Chinese students are studying in Malaysia while the Malaysian students in China exceeded（超过）1,300．

1．Which students in the two countries can be selected for the exchanging study?

2．Why is the program organized?

3．How many students from China arc studying in Malaysia?

26、CHINA DAILY（April 1，2009）

CHINA won a world curling（冰壶）championship（冠军赛）over the weekend．The team beat Sweden 8-6 in the final at the 2009 World Women's Curling Championship．Chinese Women’s Curling Team is only 9 years old，but that was their second major（主要的）international title（头衔）this year．They took the first at the World Winter University Games last month．

OXFORD rowing team won the Boat Race，in London，on March 29．This is Oxford's fourth Victory in five years against Cambridge and 75th victory in 155 rowing races on the River Thames．Up to 250,000 people crowded（拥挤）the banks of the Thames to watch the race．

1．When was the Chinese Women’s Curling Team was set up?

2．How many international titles has the Chinese team taken since 2009?

3．Where was the rowing race held on March 29th?

4．Which two teams joined in the rowing race on March 29th?

25、Visiting the poor in Thailand

Last year I stayed in Thailand for ten days．The trip was funded（资助）by World Vision，which helps poor people（A）all over the world．I went with another student and two reporters．（B）The reason wh we went on the trip was that we wanted to see the problems tor ourselves．

We were deeply affected by what we saw．There is a big gap（差距）（C）______ the lives of the rich and the poor．In some areas we saw families living in dumps（垃圾）．（D）然而，政府正在努力地去改善这种状况．

The trip was really quite hard work，but it was a very valuable experience for me．（E）It has shown me how（F）fortunate most of us are here in China．

1．写出（A）（F）处的同义或近义词_________ _________

2．将（B）处句子进行改写The _________ the trip is to see the problems for ourselves．

3．在（C）处填上适当的单词_________

4．将（D）处译成英语_____________________________________________

5．指出（E）处在文中所指代的内容_________

24、A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor（教授）．They talked about their troubles in work and life．After the professor had offered his（A）guests a drink he went into the kitchen and returned with a（B）big pot（壶）of coffee and some cups--porcelain（瓷的），plastic，glass，crystal（水晶的），some plain-looking（普通的），some beautiful，some expensive．The professor let them（C）随便喝些咖啡．

When all his students had a cup in hand，he said：“I don’t know if you noticed it，but when all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up，the plain and cheap ones were（D）_________ behind．While it is normal（非常的）for you to want only the best for yourselves，that is the source（根源）of your problems and stress（压力）．”

“（E）You really wanted coffee instead of the cup，but you went for the best cups and were eyeing each other's cups to see if they were better．”

Just think about this：Life is the coffee，and jobs，money and titles are the cups．（F）They are only tools to hold and contain Life，and do not change the quality（质量）of Life．Sometimes，by concentrating（集中）only on the cup，we（G）_______ to enjoy the coffee．So don't let the cups drive you，enjoy the coffee instead．

1．分别写出（A）和（B）处的同义或近义词_________ _________

2．将（C）处译成英语_____________________________________________

3．在（D）和（G）处分别填上适当的单词_________ _________

4．将（E）处句子进行改写What you really wanted was _________ the cup，_________ coffee．

5．指出（F）处在文中所指代的内容_________

20、Last week we asked our reader a question，“What is the most unforgettable thing you have ever had?” Here are three readers' answers．

1．When Dave lost his glasses ________．

A．he had to go home                             B．he found new glasses

C．his friends helped him                           D．he had to wear others' glasses

2．Why was Meifeng's mother very sad when she heard that her son had lost her mother's photo? Because ________．

A．it was a photo of her mother                        B．it belonged to Meifeng's teacher

C．she had only one photo of her mother           D．Meifeng's grandmother was sad

3．Alan's grandfather ________．

A．didn't like banks                                          B．gave his money to his grandson

C．put some of his money in banks                   D．gave his money to his relatives

4．Alan found something that ________．

A．he didn't want

B．all his other relatives wanted

C．was useful to a teacher

D．was useful to people who borrowed books

19、In the UK a trip to Laze quest is a popular way to celebrate a birthday．It's a game where you shoot（射击）your friends with toy guns．Kids hide in dark corners and hope to surprise them．

Other people go bowling（打保龄球）and then have dinner at a nice restaurant．If it's your birthday you can choose whatever you want to eat and drink．

Going to an amusement park for your birthday is popular too．Amusement parks have big rides like roller coasters（过山车）and ghost（鬼怪）trains．Parents often pay for their kids to bring some friends with them to the parks．

If the weather is nice and you have enough space，you can have a garden party．People play games like blind man's bluff（欺骗）．One kid cannot see but has to try to catch the others by listening out for them．There's music at the party and sometimes a barbecue（烧烤野餐）．

Kids will usually bring along gifts like CDs or books to the party．Parents will buy their child a big present，like a game console（电子游戏机）or a bike．

1．A kid can often do the following on his birthday except ________．

A．playing a game                                           B．going bowling

C．having a barbecue                                       D．buying presents for other children

2．From the third paragraph we know that ________．

A．it's free for kids to go into the amusement parks to ride roller coasters and ghost trains

B．it's free for adults to go into the amusement parks to ride roller coasters and ghost trains

C．you should pay money to go into the amusement parks to ride roller coasters and ghost trains

D．parents won't let their kid bring~ any friends to the parks on his birthday

3．The passage mainly tells us ________．

A．the ways to celebrate a birthday in the UK

B．how to celebrate a birthday in the US

C．the ways of celebrating a birthday

D．where to celebrate a birthday

18、Mobile Phones（手机）at School

Many children think mobile phones are cool．They come in fun colors and let you talk with your friends at any time and anywhere．

In the United States，more than 90 million people use mobile phones．Many of those people are children．But I don't think it's good for students to use them at school．

Most mobile phone users don't think about the health problem caused by mobile phones．Some scientists say that mobile phones give off radiation（辐射）．It might be bad for people's health．One recent study shows that mobile phone radiation might raise a person's chance of getting some kinds of cancer（癌症）．

Scientists say that people can protect themselves from mobile phone radiation．One way is to use a headset（耳机）．

Many students use mobile phones to send messages．They spend a lot of time doing that．Some students always hope to buy the latest mobile phones and this will waste their parents' money．

1．Why do the kids like mobile phones? Because ________．

A．some mobile phones can play games

B．other kids have mobile phones

C．parents have bought mobile phones for them

D．having mobile phones is cool

2．Which of the following ideas is wrong?

A．Most people who use mobile phones are children in the US．

B．Mobile phones makes it possible for children to communicate with their friends at any time and anywhere．

C．The writer is against students' using mobile phones in school．

D．Mobile phone radiation is bad for health．

3．What is the meaning of “raise … chance” in the third line of Paragraph 3?

A．奖励给……的机会                                 B．提高……的机率

C．随机奖励给……                                     D．赞扬

4．In how many ways does the writer explain the bad points of using mobile phones for students?

A．Four．                 B．Three．                C．One．                    D．None．