New York Time—A gunman killed eight people at a mall in Omaha this afternoon and then killed himself, setting off panic among holiday shoppers, the police said．
“The person who we believe to be the shooter has died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds,” Sgt． Teresa Negron of the Omaha Police Department said at televised news． “We have been able to clear the mall,” she said． “We don’t believe we have any other shooters．” The police said that at least five other people had been injured in the shootings．
She did not give the shooter’s identity． “We are still conducting the investigation,” Sergeant Negron said, adding that the city’s mayor, who was out of town, was on his way back to Omaha．
    She said the police received a 911 call from someone inside the Westroads Mall on the west side of Omaha, and shots could be heard in the background． The first police officers arrived at the mall six minutes after the first call, she said, but by then the shootings were over．
    It is reported that the gunman left a suicide note that was found at his home by relatives． A law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity （匿名） said the note indicated that the gunman wanted to “go out in style．”
The shootings broke the usually banal routine of holiday shopping． The gunman was said by some witnesses to have fired about 20 shots into a crowd． Some customers and workers ran screaming from the mall, while others dived into dressing rooms to hide from the shooter．
Shoppers and store workers were trapped inside the mall, which has roughly 135 stores． Others streamed out of mall exits with their hands raised． President Bush was in Omaha this morning to deliver a speech, but he had left the city by the time the shootings took place．
小題1: Where did the shooting first come out?
A．In a newspaper B．On the Internet
C．In TV newsD．In a police poster
小題2: What do the underlined words “go out in style” probably mean?
A．go out of the mall in particular clothes
B．walk in the mall with everybody focused on
C．go to a socially event by fashionable means
D．stop his life in a impressive way
小題3: Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Nobody knows why the shooter did so and nothing was found at his home．
B．The city’s mayor happened not to be in the city when the shooting took place．
C．Police arrived at the mall before the shootings were over and rescued customers．
D．The official who showed what the note mean have no request of his own identity．
小題4: We can infer from the passage that ______．
A．There is only one shooter in this event．
B．The shooting created fears among the customers．
C．An important holiday is coming soon．
D．President Bush came here for the shooting．
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American Watersports
Tuesday--Saturday
Located on the beach of the Sea Gardens Beach Resort, there are fun things to rent for the whole family. They offer rentals for kayaks, jetskis, and even parasails! Enjoy the water upclose or from a bird’s eye view! No matter what activity you’re enjoying, be sure to protect yourself and your family from the sun’s powerful rays and apply plenty of sun block!
15th Street Boat Company
Monday --Saturday
15th Street Boat Company offers rental boats of all kinds. They’re sure to have what you are looking for, whether it’s a small boat for a quick and simple outing or an extravagent boat with comfortable seats with a stereo(立體聲) and high tech navigation(導航). You can rent a boat for half a day, a couple days, or even weeks at a time. If you want it, they’ve got it. It’s fun for everyone! 
Coconut’s Watersports
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Sunday
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Jet Ski Tours of Miami
Thursday-Sunday 10 a.m.-7p.m.
Jet Ski Tours of Miami includes onsite parking, indoor restrooms, lockers, and life jackets for participants. You may choose a one or two hour tour and each jet ski can hold up to 3 people. You must be at least 18 years old in order to ride. As long as you are accompanied by an adult, there is no age limitation for any passenger. There is a restaurant nearby to eat at. The tour visits 6 different islands and passes by Bayside and Hard Rock. You may even catch a glimpse of dolphins playing or a manatee resting in these fabulous Florida waters.
小題1:What activity is convenient for the visitors to have lunch?
A．Jet Ski Tours of MiamiB．Coconut’s Watersports
C．15th Street Boat CompanyD．American Watersports
小題2:To satisfy your son’s curiosity about marine animals, you ___________.
A．will rent a boat to ride with him.
B．prefer an extravagant (奢侈的) boat with comfortable seats with a stereo.
C．would like to prefer American Watersports to Florida waters.
D．can choose the tour to Bayside and Hard Rock.
小題3: If you like to sail a boat, you can________.
A．go to the Sea Gardens Beach ResortB．visit 15th Street Boat Company
C．choose Jet Ski Tours of Miami D．go to Coconut’s Watersports
小題4:To ride alone in the jet ski activities, _____________.
A．you have to be at least 14 years old.B．you can choose to wear a life jacket or not.
C．you must be over18 years old.D．you have to be with parents.

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The wedding between Prince Wiliam and Kate Middleton on April 29 has focused the world’s camera lenses (鏡頭) on the UK.
In Britain, there is a constant debate about the relevance(相關性) of the royal family to modern British society. However, Windsor (the fam­ily name of the British Royal Family) and Middleton have been seen to represent a more modern, forward-looking nation.
Nigel Baker, the British ambassador to Bolivia, believes that the royal wedding is “about modern Britain”. “The estimated 2 billion spectators across the world will see that Britain is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse nations in the world, home to 270 nationalities speaking 300 different languages, founded on tolerance and respect for difference,” wrote Baker on his blog.
According to Baker, the wedding could help viewers to see “why Britain is one of the most dynamic and creative countries in the world”: The television on which most people watched the event was invented by John Logie Baird, a Briton, and the World Wide Web that broadcast the event to millions more was invented by another Briton, Tim Berners-Lee.
The guests who attended the wedding ceremony gave more than a few clues as to the nature of modern Britain. David and Victoria Beckham represent Britain’s obsession (著迷)with football and celebrity.
Leaders from different religious backgrounds supported Baker’s com­ments on the multicultural nature of modern British society.
Before the wedding, David Elliott, arts director of the British Council China, agreed that the wedding would be a showcase for modern Britain: “I think, and hope, that it (modern British influence) would be values like openness, multiculturalism, creativity, sense of humor and the traditional British sense of fair play,” he said.
Furthermore, events such as the Olympics in London in 2012 may also increase people’s sense of Britishness.
According to a poll published in Daily Telegraph, more than a third of people in the UK admitted they felt “very British” when watching the Olympics.
小題1:.  What is the point of the article?
A．To introduce Prince William’s wedding arrangements in detail.
B．To comment on the significance of the royal wedding.
C．To question the relevance of the royal family in modern British society.
D．To explain why the royal wedding is linked with the 2012 Olympics.
小題2:.  What can be concluded from the article?
A. Some say that the royal wedding is a reflection on modern Britain.
B Some think the royal wedding shows Britain’s multiculturalism and sense of fair play.
C.About 2 billion people across the world will see the wedding ceremony online.
D. Britons are obsessed with football due to the influence of David Beckham.
小題3:.  Why is the inventor of the World Wide Web mentioned?
A. To inform readers about some well-known British inventors.
B. To point to the importance of the World Wide Web for the wedding.
C. In support of the idea that Britain is a nation of creative and original people.
D. To encourage people to watch the wedding on the Internet.
小題4:.  According to the article, both the 2012 Olympics and the royal wedding         .
A．have increased the British sense of national identity
B．have promoted traditional British values
C．represent a more modern Britain
D．have encouraged the interest of Britons in Football

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Japan will hand out its first “Nobel Prize of Manga (國際漫畫獎)” for artists in the comic book field abroad. This is another step in Japan’s efforts to show the power of pop culture diplomacy.
The International Manga Award, which was compared by manga lover Foreign Minister Taro Aso to a “Nobel Prize” when he first proposed it, will be given to an artist working abroad whose work best contributes to the spread of the manga form worldwide.
Manga, a name used for Japanese style comic books, often combines stories with drawing styles that differ from the overseas superhero comics and cartoon, particularly in their frequent emphasis on cuteness.
The winner will receive a certificate and a cup at an award ceremony, and will spend 10 days in Japan meeting with local comic book artists and publishers.
“Manga has been spreading overseas and are selling quite well,” Aso said when announcing the award to the public. “I want to further improve the communicative power of these so-called ‘pieces of pop culture’.”
Aso has argued that warm feelings for Japanese comics and cartoon can translate into warm feelings for Japanese foreign policy.
He has proposed sending cartoon artists overseas as cultural ambassadors and the government has named some officials to advise ways to promote Japanese cartoon and culture to foreign audiences.
The award committee, consisting of manga artists and publishers, is expected to make its selections quite soon.
According to a ministry official Nobuyuki Watanabe, the prize carries no money reward. The cup’s design has yet to be finished, but it will be something “appropriate”.
小題1: The International Manga Award will be presented to ____________.
A．a Japanese who has achieved a lot in creating new methods of drawing
B．an artist who makes contributions to introducing manga to the other foreign countries
C．the person who is expert at comics and cartoon
D．a foreign artist who has contributed to the development of manga
小題2: Which statement is NOT true about manga?
A．Manga is different from the overseas comic books.
B．Manga is popular not only in Japan but also overseas.
C．Manga refers to international comics and cartoon.
D．There are stories and pictures in manga.
小題3:What has the Japanese government done to show its support?
A．To propose “Nobel Prize of Manga”.
B．To name officials to advise ways of spreading manga overseas.
C．To hand out its first “Nobel Prize of Manga”.
D．To send cartoon artists overseas as cultural ambassadors.
小題4:The passage is mainly about ____________.
A．Nobel Prize of MangaB．the characteristics of manga
C．a brief introduction of mangaD．the development of manga

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Tokyo - Drivers in China are no longer in a hurry to own Toyota Motor Corp's cars.
Neil Hu, a sales manager at a Toyota dealership in Beijing, said he has stopped charging a 5,000 yuan ($732) premium to customers who want to skip the waiting list for RAV4 sport- utility vehicles. He took the initiative after the Japanese carmaker recalled 75,552 of the SUVs in China last month to fix gas pedals that may stick.
"I heard the situation in the US is pretty bad for Toyota," Hu said. "The recall has impacted us as well."
Toyota, which grew more slowly than competitors in China in 2009, will likely lose more market share and see a decline in local profit margin this year, analysts say. The carmaker has relied on a reputation for quality and safety to sell high margin, mid- to large-size models even as the world's biggest auto market shifts to cheaper, smaller cars, encouraged by government incentives.
With Toyota's brand damaged by global recalls of millions of vehicles, profit margins for its SUVs and Camry and Crown sedans may shrink, said Ashvin Chotai, London-based managing director of Intelligence Automotive Asia Ltd, an industry consultant.
"With this recall saga, Toyota's premium pricing power in China is gone," Chotai said. "Toyota's cars don't have enough good value for money."
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Toyota President Akio Toyoda flew directly to Beijing on March 2 to apologize for the vehicle defects, after attending US Congressional hearings about the recalls in Washington. He skipped Europe's Geneva auto show, underscoring the growing importance of the Chinese market.
Toyota rose for a fifth straight day in Tokyo, advancing 0.9 percent to 3,580 yen as of 9:44 am local time. The carmaker's shares have fallen 7.7 percent this year.
The company's February China sales rose 30 percent to 45,400 vehicles, underperforming the overall passenger-car.
小題1:According to the passage, why did Toyota carmaker recall their cars in China last month? _____________
A．Because it faced law suits in the US
B．Because there were problems with the cars.
C．Because of the importance of the Chinese market
D．Because the customers are not satisfied with the charging of a 5,000 Yuan premium.
小題2:What does the underlined phrase“take the initiative” mean?
A．took the adviceB．changed his mindC．took the actionD．made the decision
小題3:Why did Toyota president Akio Toyota skip Europe’s Geneva auto show?
A．Because he did not think it important
B．Because he was not satisfied with the hearing in the US
C．Because he attached importance to the Chinese Market
D．Because he needed to make an apology to Chinese
小題4:After the global recalls of millions vehicles, Toyota will be impacted in the following aspects, EXCEPT_________.
A．Its brand will be damaged
B．Its profit margins will shrink
C．It will have to face law suits
D．The president will be fired
小題5:Where can read the passage? __________
A．newspaper
B．magazine
C．encyclopedia
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NEW YORK---One in five U.S. workers regularly attends after-work drinks with coworkers, where the most common mishaps range from badmouthing another worker to drinking too much, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Most workers attend so-called happy hours to bond with colleagues, although 15 percent go to hear the latest office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel necessary, said the survey conducted for CareerBuilder. com, an online job site. As to what happens when the after-work drinks flow, 16 percent reported bad-mouthing a colleague, 10 percent shared a secret about a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much and acted unprofessionally. Five percent said they had shared a secret about the company, and 4 percent confessed to singing karaoke. While 21 percent of those who attended said happy hours were good for networking, 85 percent said attending had not helped them get closer to someone higher up or get a better position. An equal number of men and women said they attended happy hours with co-workers, with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least likely to attend. Overall, 21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co-workers and; of those nearly a quarter go at least once a month.
The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder. com among 6,987 full-time employees between February 11 and March 13. Harris Interactive said the results had a sampling error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points.
56. Harris Interactive made the survey to find out            .
A. how U.S. workers spend their after-work time        
B. what U.S. workers do at after-work drinks
C. the relationships between U.S. workers        
D. who are most likely to attend after-work drinks
57.         of workers who attend after-work drinks speak ill of a colleague. 
A. 4 percent       B. 8 percent     C. 16 percent     D. 10 percent
58. According to the passage, most of those surveyed believed attending after-work drinks             .
A.benefited them a lot                B. could provide information  
C.only made them relaxed            D. was of no help to them
59. We can learn from the text that                 .
A. workers over 55 don’t like to attend happy hours at all
B. about 75% of  workers go more than once a month  
C. 10.5% of male workers attend happy hours with co-workers
D. about 700 workers surveyed shared a secret about a co-worker
60. After the survey, it can be inferred that                    .
A. all the workers oppose after-work drinks
B. the workers may change their attitudes towards after-work drinks  
C. all the workers support after-work drinks
D. all the workers are suggested going to attend after-work drinks

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China news, Beijing, July 29 --- Housing price in China has always aroused heated discussions among property developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate market, the International Finance News reported.
Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.
The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?
At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate(控制) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.
小題1:What is the average housing price per square meter in China?
A．8000 yuan.B．10000 yuan.C．7000 yuan.D．Not mentioned.
小題2:Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States?
A．Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities.
B．American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people.
C．The population who need houses in China is larger than in the United States.
D．The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses.
小題3:How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing prices?
A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.
小題4:What is the main idea of this passage?
A．The housing price in China is so high that the government should do something useful to prevent it.
B．There are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market.
C．The average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States.
D．Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.

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   WASHINGTON—A chaotic scene unfolded near the U S．Capitol（美國國會大廈）on Wednesday after police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a rush hour traffic stop that turned deadly．
U S．Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt．Kim Schneider said the unidentified 35-year-old man sped away in a white car after being stopped a few blocks from the Capitol．The man drove the wrong way down a street and crashed into a police car in a heavily guarded area about a block north of the Capitol grounds，striking two officers with his car along the way，she said．    Police then opened fire after seeing the man hold up his handgun and refuse to put it down，said Schneider，who described the melee（人群）as“very fast moving”．“The officers felt they were being threatened-they were in fear for their lives，”Schneider said．
She did not know if the man ever fired at police．He was taken to a hospital，where he was pronounced dead．
The officers who were hit——one of whom was on a motorcycle——had minor injuries，Schneider said．
The late afternoon scare occurred as lawmakers were wrapping up a third day of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor．Police briefly closed up part of the Capiltol as a precaution，but the buildings were reopened about a half—hour later．Authorities said the shooting was not related to the Capitol．
Carol Lanigan，of Toledo，Ohio，described how she save a white car come flying down the street with two police cars chasing it．She said she heard about four or five shots．
“There were so many gunshots being fired，my family got down．”said Robert Drumm of Oklahoma，who was touring the nation’s capital with his family．
Numerous emergency vehicles came together quickly on the area．
Lanigan’s husband，Dale Lanigan，described a similar scene，saying that as the car sped past him the driver had one hand on the wheel and it looked like he was reaching for something．
小題1:What can be learned from the passage？
A．Three police officers were hurt in the shooting．
B．The shooting had something to do with the Capitol．
C．The Capitol was unprotected when the gunshot happened．
D．The gunshot case had nothing to do with the Capitol．
小題2:When the case happened，    ．
A．CaroI Lanigan heard five shots exactly
B．many emergency vehicles appeared in the area
C．Robert Drumm stopped to tour the nation’s capital by himself
D．Carol Lanigan didn’t come to the scene
小題3:Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word“chaotic”？
A．disorderedB．accessibleC．lifelikeD．arranged
小題4:Which of the following is the best title of the passage？
A．A police accident near the U．S．Capitol
B．Defend the U．S．Capitol
C．Police chasing the peace breaker
D．Armed man was shot near the Capitol by police

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A major earthquake rocked Haiti at 4:53 pm local time on Jan.12, 2010, killing possibly thousands of people but no official figure has been released so far.
The quake, which struck about 15km (10 miles) south-west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, was quickly followed by two strong aftershocks. In the space of a minute, numerous buildings fell down. A five-story U.N. building was also brought down by the 7.3 magnitude quake, the most powerful to hit Haiti in more than 200 years according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
As night fell, the whole city is in total darkness. You can see thousands of people sitting in the streets with nowhere to go. There are people running, crying, screaming. Describing the earthquake as a "catastrophe", Haiti’s president said the cost of the damage could run into billions.
Haiti became the first independent Caribbean state in the early 19th century. Haiti's location, history and attracting climate once made it a tourist hot place. However, decades of poverty, environmental pollution and violence have left it as the poorest nation in the Americas. It has suffered a lot, including four hurricanes and storms in 2008 that killed hundreds.
小題1:The great earthquake happened to the _______ of the capital city.
A．south-westB．north-westC．south-eastD．north-east
小題2: What can we infer from the underlined sentence?
A．People in Port-au-Prince don’t like to light on.
B．The earthquake happened in the evening.
C．Electricity in the city was cut off that night.
D．There are no lights at all in Port-au-Prince.
小題3: What’s the meaning of the word in bald “catastrophe”?
A．chance.B．joke.C．illness.D．disaster.
小題4:Which statement about Haiti is NOT true?
A．Haiti became an independent state in the early 19th century.
B．Haiti belongs to Americas, just like Canada, America and so on.
C．At one time, tourism was important to the economy of Haiti.
D．Haiti is a country where such strong quacks often take place.

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