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　　President Obama ranks 15th out of 44 in a poll of the best and worst Presidents while former President George W．Bush earns a place in the bottom five, according to the Siena College Research Institute's recent survey released Thursday

　　Obama won a top ten place in two skill set categories, communication ability(7th)and ability to compromise(用折衷的方法解決爭(zhēng)端)(10th), and in two personality trait categories, imagination(6th)and intelligence(8th)．Background, described as family, education, and experience, proved his lowest score at 32nd．

　　This is the 5th time the institute has conducted the survey of U．S．presidents, which is done a year after a new president takes office．The first survey was done in 1982．"Obviously, there's not great validity to the poll since the Presidents have only been in office for one year," says the survey's co-director and statistician Douglas Lonnstrom．"But it's a benchmark for us to see how they move．"

　　Presidents tend to rank around 20th while they are in office, and Obama is no exception．His actions over the next few years will decide if he stays roughly the same like Reagan－who moved from 16th to 20th, 22nd, 16th again, and finally to 18th this year－or like Bush, who fell from 23rd to 39th．

　　Franklin D．Roosevelt has held his title as top president since 1982 with the same four following as top five：Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson．

　　The survey, which ranks Presidents using 20 different factors, shows Jefferson was the most intelligent president, Richard Nixon was the worst at honesty and avoiding serious mistakes, Lincoln had the best overall ability, and Washington was the best leader．

(1)

In which category did Obama win his best place?

[　　]

A．

Imagination．

B．

Intelligence．

C．

Background．

D．

Communication ability．

(2)

What can we learn about the Siena College Research Institute’s survey?

[　　]

A．

It has been carried out five times．

B．

It has a history of more than 30 years．

C．

It is made after a President leaves office．

D．

It is done according to 10 different factors．

(3)

Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word “validity”?

[　　]

A．

Lightness

B．

Curiosity．

C．

Correctness

D．

Purpose

(4)

Which of the following shows the right order about the ranking?

a．Obama

b．George W．Bush

c．Ronald Reagan

d．Abraham Lincoln

[　　]

A．

c, d, a, b

B．

d, a, c, b

C．

d, c, b, a

D．

c, a, d, b

(5)

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

Thomas Jefferson is not among the top five Presidents on the list．

B．

George Washington is thought of as the most intelligent President．

C．

Richard Nixon has always been among the bottom five Presidents．

D．

Franklin D．Roosevelt has always been regarded as the top President．

答案：1．A;2．A;3．C;4．B;5．D;
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　　Japan escaped the world's most powerful earthquake in two and half years on Friday with only 400 injuries, most of them minor.

　　Damage from the pre-dawn quake－measuring 8 on the Richter scale－was relatively light, not only because it struck deep under the ocean but because Japan's population was prepared for such an event.

　　Power and water supplies were cut off for several hours after the event. There were no reports at 4:50 am (local time). Two fishermen are still missing, though. Police suspect they have been swept away by the tsunami (huge ocean wave) that followed the earthquake.

　　A wide area of the island suffered damage: roads were blocked, fishing boats sunk, and part of the ceiling of Kushiro airport, 900 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, caved in. Kushiro, a city of 190,000 people, was believed to be the hardest hit.

　　In the nearby city of Tomakomai, black smoke and flames rose into the sky from an oil tank fire. There were no injuries though, and the fire was contained within hours. Officials said 188,700 barrels of crude oil were lost.

　　Residents were shaken by the event, but stayed calm despite some 25 aftershocks－at least one registering 7.1 on the Richter scale.

　　The quake was the strongest worldwide since the 8.4-magnitude quake of June 23, 2001. That, near the coast of Peru(秘魯), killed 74 people.

　　Takeshi Matsumura, a Hokkaido government official, said 455 people were confirmed injured by late Friday.

　　Only 28 were seriously hurt, mostly suffering from broken bones. Located along the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries.

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1．According to the news, Japan was struck by the 8-magnitude earthquake on ________.

[　　]

A．October 2, 2003
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D．September 28, 2003

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[　　]

A．The 2003 earthquake that hit Japan recently was the strongest worldwide quake in this century.

B．A great part of the country was damaged because the Japanese were not prepared.

C．No people were killed in the earthquake but two fishermen disappeared.

D．Power and water supplies were cut off for only a few days.

3．What happened to the city of Tomakomai in the earthquake?

[　　]

A．It suffered a harder hit than the city of Kushiro.

B．Part of the ceiling of Tomakomai airport caved in.

C．A fire burned for only a few hours before it was controlled but some people were injured.

D．An oil tank caught fire and black smoke and flames shot into the sky.

4．The word “minor” in the first paragraph means ________.

[　　]

A．young
B．old
C．serious
D．not serious

5．Which description about the quake of June 23, 2001 is true?

[　　]

A．It happened not far away from the coast of Peru, killing 74 people.

B．455 people were killed in the earthquake.

C．There were 25 aftershocks after the 8.4-magnitude quake.

D．It was the second strongest earthquake in this century.

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A．

An overview of the language school．

B．

Ways to develop students' language skills．

C．

A brief introduction to some English courses．

D．

Solutions to build students' communicative confidence．

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If you attend Exam Courses, you will ________．

[　　]

A．

use English more confidently and competently

B．

gain academic qualifications in English

C．

have better pronunciation and deal with everyday English well

D．

be able to get admitted into a university for further education in this country

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[　　]

A．

a newspaper

B．

a magazine

C．

the Internet

D．

a guidebook

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[　　]

A．

are flexible but with few language activities designed for students of different nationalities

B．

are flexible and will meet the needs of students at different levels and with different

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place much emphasis on language skills but pay less attention to the needs of learners

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　　12-year-old Romina Mohaqqeq, believed to be Iran's youngest filmmaker, is dreaming of winning an Oscar someday．

　　“I will not regard myself a filmmaker until I win an Oscar,” she remarks．Born in 1998, she has so far directed several documentaries(紀(jì)錄片)and short films and has received several awards at national and international festivals．

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[　　]

A．

Long Way

B．

A Box Full of Affection

C．

Thought

D．

The Earrings

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We know from the passage that ________．

[　　]

A．

Romina has won an Oscar Award

B．

Romina's first movie was a short film

C．

Romina once worked as a cameraman

D．

Romina's father was her first guide to filmmaking

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[　　]

A．

a book written by Romina

B．

a movie directed by Romina's father

C．

a movie directed by Romina

D．

a book on how to produce films

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Which is the best title of the passage?

[　　]

A．

The Youngest Oscar Winner

B．

Iran's Youngest Filmmaker

C．

The Best Ever Films in Iran's History

D．

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　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
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　　Soon it may be harder to stop and smell the roses.
　　Growing levels of air pollution from power plants and automobiles have reduced flower fragrances (芬芳) by up to 90 percent in the US.That is compared with pre-industrial levels,a new study has found.
　　The trend is unpleasant for human noses,but may be life - threatening for bees and butterflies.
　　"Many insects find flowers by folowing the scent(香味) produced by those flowers," said the studies lead author Jose D.Fuentes,an environmental scientist at the University of Virginia.
　　"The increasing pollution makes it difficult for them to locate the flowers and feed on their nectar(花蜜)."
　　Scientists have alrady known that flowers produce scent molecules(分子) that bond with pollutants.The process breaks down the plants' sweet smell.
　　With more pollution in the air,the scent molecules don't remain effective as long and travel shorter distances on the wind.
　　The new study suggests that in the mid - 19th century,when pollution levels were first recorded,scent molecules would have been able to travel some 1,000 to 1,200 meters.
　　Today,in the polluted air found downwind of large cities,scentst may only make it some 200 to 300 meters.
　　The report was recently published in the journal,Atmospheric Environment.
　　Bee farmers have reported that bee populations are dropping dramatically in many parts of the world in recent years. Could these missing scents be a factor?
　　Scientists trying to hind the cause of bee population declines have blamed bacteria,pesticides,and even cellphone radiation.
　　Jay Evans,an entomologist(昆蟲(chóng)學(xué)者) at the US Department of Agriculture's bee research laboratory,was interested in the new study.But he says he hasn't seen bee behavior that suggests trouble with scents.
　　"Over the last couple of summers I don't think the bees in this area were bringing in much less food,"he said.
　　"It might be that they had to work harder,but it seems like as long as there were bees to collect food they were finding flowers somewhere."
　　But Fuentes fears that the fading smell of flowers may stress insects that are already faced with other threats.
　　"The effects shown in these studies will simply exacerbate whatever the bees are going through right now,"he said.
　　"It's something that is really worthwhile paying attention to."
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　　　A.How greatly air plooution affects our lives.
　　　B.Effects of air pollution on bee populations.
　　　C.Measures to fight air pollution.
　　　D.The rapid decline of bee populations in the world.
　　57.According to the passage,Jay Evans probably agrees that ______ .
　　　A.bees are the insect that suffers most from air pollution
　　　B.bees are at risk of dying out owing to air pollution
　　　C.the fading smell of flowers doesn't affect bees so greatly as was thought
　　　D.as is often the case,bees fail to locate the flowers because of the missing scents
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　　　A.worsen B.improve C.get rid of D.decrease
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　　　A.The more air pollution there is in a region,the greater the destruction of the flower scents.
　　　B.Bacteria,pesticides,and cellphone radiation are blamed for causing the decline of bees.
　　　C.The scent molecules produced by flowers in a less polluted environment oculd travel longer and farther.
　　　D.Air pollution does more harm to insects such as bees and butterflies than human beings.

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　　Soon it may be harder to stop and smell the roses.

　　Growing levels of air pollution from power plants and automobiles have reduced flower fragrances (芬芳) by up to 90 percent in the US.That is compared with pre-industrial levels,a new study has found.

　　The trend is unpleasant for human noses,but may be life - threatening for bees and butterflies.

　　"Many insects find flowers by folowing the scent(香味) produced by those flowers," said the studies lead author Jose D.Fuentes,an environmental scientist at the University of Virginia.

　　"The increasing pollution makes it difficult for them to locate the flowers and feed on their nectar(花蜜)."

　　Scientists have alrady known that flowers produce scent molecules(分子) that bond with pollutants.The process breaks down the plants' sweet smell.

　　With more pollution in the air,the scent molecules don't remain effective as long and travel shorter distances on the wind.

　　The new study suggests that in the mid - 19th century,when pollution levels were first recorded,scent molecules would have been able to travel some 1,000 to 1,200 meters.

　　Today,in the polluted air found downwind of large cities,scentst may only make it some 200 to 300 meters.

　　The report was recently published in the journal,Atmospheric Environment.

　　Bee farmers have reported that bee populations are dropping dramatically in many parts of the world in recent years. Could these missing scents be a factor?

　　Scientists trying to hind the cause of bee population declines have blamed bacteria,pesticides,and even cellphone radiation.

　　Jay Evans,an entomologist(昆蟲(chóng)學(xué)者) at the US Department of Agriculture's bee research laboratory,was interested in the new study.But he says he hasn't seen bee behavior that suggests trouble with scents.

　　"Over the last couple of summers I don't think the bees in this area were bringing in much less food,"he said.

　　"It might be that they had to work harder,but it seems like as long as there were bees to collect food they were finding flowers somewhere."

　　But Fuentes fears that the fading smell of flowers may stress insects that are already faced with other threats.

　　"The effects shown in these studies will simply exacerbate whatever the bees are going through right now,"he said.

　　"It's something that is really worthwhile paying attention to."

　　56.What's the passage mainly about?

　　　A.How greatly air plooution affects our lives.

　　　B.Effects of air pollution on bee populations.

　　　C.Measures to fight air pollution.

　　　D.The rapid decline of bee populations in the world.

　　57.According to the passage,Jay Evans probably agrees that ______ .

　　　A.bees are the insect that suffers most from air pollution

　　　B.bees are at risk of dying out owing to air pollution

　　　C.the fading smell of flowers doesn't affect bees so greatly as was thought

　　　D.as is often the case,bees fail to locate the flowers because of the missing scents

　　58.The word"exacerbate" in the last paragraph but one probably means ______.

　　　A.worsen B.improve C.get rid of D.decrease

　　59.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

　　　A.The more air pollution there is in a region,the greater the destruction of the flower scents.

　　　B.Bacteria,pesticides,and cellphone radiation are blamed for causing the decline of bees.

　　　C.The scent molecules produced by flowers in a less polluted environment oculd travel longer and farther.

　　　D.Air pollution does more harm to insects such as bees and butterflies than human beings.

 

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