Party to save energy (P1)

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1. According to the passage, the students from Shenzhen high schools participated in the event to ______.

A. get support from the government

B. get more people involved

C. get people to start thinking about global warming

D. hold a night party for fun

2. “the green activists” in the 7th paragraph refer to ______.

A. citizens attending the night party

B. students of the Environmental Protection Union in high school

C. residents turning off their light

D. people participating in Earth Hour

3. Which of the following statements about Earth Hour is NOT true?

A. Earth Hour is held to raise people’s awareness of climate change.

B. Earth Hour is not only held in China but also in many other countries.

C. Earth Hour may admit Shenzhen as a new member in the future.

D. Earth Hour is held on March 28 annually.

4. The attitude of the author towards these students is one of ______.

A. interest B. wonder

C. support D. objection

Burden of huge salary (P4)

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5. McGrady is thought to have been overpaid because ______.

A. he has never been a talented basketball player

B. he has done poorly in the NBA playoffs in recent year

C. he has never been able to play in the post-season

D. he has failed to spray champagne after the NBA matche

6. What’s Richard Justice’s attitude towards the pay that Yao Ming receives?

A. He is overpaid.

B. He is less paid.

C. He is worth it.

D. He earns more money through shoe deals.

7. What has actually played a decisive role in defining a sports star’s future salary?

A. His future improvement.

B. His past performance.

C. His perfect skills. D. The support he gets from his fans.

8. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. money influences how a sport star performs in future matche

B. most sport stars are satisfied to get more money

C. the more money sports stars get, the better they will perform in matche

D. it is commonly thought that no sport star is worth the money he make

Brits love the reality drama cooked up by TV chefs (P5)

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9. We know from the text that Jamie Oliver _____.

A. has been the best chef in Britain for a long time

B. is a young TV director of an entertaining serie

C. is a chef teaching cooking in a college

D. is a popular TV host making cooking program

10. What’s the function of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?

A. To show that the author doesn’t like the name of the program.

B. To amuse the reader with its humorous tone.

C. To explain to the reader why the program is a great success.

D. To tell the reader that Oliver always dresses properly.

11. The reason why Oliver is so popular in Britain is that ______.

A. he never dresses up on television

B. his TV programs match Britons’ interest

C. he has managed to reform British society

D. he is invited to cook for leaders of the G20

12. According to the author, TV programs should ______.

A. match real life B. be dramatic

C. care for people’s health D. be political

Superman wins (P6)

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13. At the beginning of the passage, the story of Christopher Reeve is used to ______.

A. remember his role as Superman

B. show his support for stem cell research

C. sympathize with his tragic death

D. lead to the topic of stem cell research

14. From the passage, we know that the debate about the use of stem cells ______.

A. is due to their potential to develop into any tissue in the body

B. began because some people believe when a stem cell is obtained, a person is killed

C. will definitely fade with the development of “reprogrammed” stem cell

D. is due to the danger of these cells being abused

15. “Reprogrammed” stem cells are ______.

A. adult stem cell

B. ordinary skin cells turned embryonic-like

C. embryonic stem cell

D. blank human cell

16. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. George W. Bush supported embryonic stem cell research

B. adult stem cells can develop into adult tissue

C. the writer is against those who attempt to stop stem cell research

D. patients today may not benefit from the research

Key:1—4 CBDC

5—8 BCBA

9—12 DBBA

13—16 DBBD