Battle for the future (P2)

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1. What is the news mainly about?

A. It discusses India's future.

B. It is a report of India's national election results.

C. It talks about the differences between China and India.

D. It focuses on the competition between India and China.

2. According to Gurcharan Das, what is India's advantage over China?

A. Its smaller population.

B. Its faster economic development.

C. Its sets of reforms.

D. Its democratic system.

3. Which of the following statements would Das agree to?

A. Local governments in China usually choose goals without considering the best interests of the nation.

B. The Indian government always puts economic growth first.

C. India allows different groups of people to keep their own identity.

D. China is a melting pot like America, in which different people unite.

4. Some experts believe India is still way behind China because ______.

A. more people in India have escaped poverty

B. India's economy is one third the size of China's and the gap is widening

C. India exports only half as many goods as China

D. India's infrastructure is six years behind China

Clash of the superstars (P4)

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5. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The upcoming French Open.

B. The victory of Nadal over Federer.

C. The efforts made by Nadal to defeat Federer.

D. Two legendary (传奇的) tennis players – Federer and Nadal.

6. The underlined word "style" in Para. 5 probably means ______.

A. 方式 B. 特点 C. 风度 D. 种类

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

A. Nadal has won more world championship titles than Federer

B. Federer has won more world championship titles than Nadal

C. Federer will get back his world No.1 from Nadal

D. Nadal is set to defeat Federer in the French Open

8. The author seems to believe that ______.

A. Federer will quit the French Open

B. Federer and Nadal may be beaten by other player

C. Federer can beat Nadal in the coming French Open

D. Federer and Nadal are bound to meet in the French Open final

Does a name define who you really are? (P4)

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9. The author used the example of Adolf Hitler in the first paragraph in order to tell readers ______.

A. that John Smith is a better name than Adolf Hitler

B. the importance of choosing a proper name

C. that a name can change a person's fate

D. that Western parents choose names differently from Chinese

10. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a source for names?

A. Religious books.

B. Respected historical figures.

C. Common things that are pleasant to the ear or the mind.

D. Foreign languages.

11. What does the underlined phrase "made up" mean in the fourth paragraph?

A. To create something out of nothing.

B. To be known to all.

C. To copy from other things.

D. To be given a great meaning.

12. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. American parents care about the way their children's names sound rather than the meaning.

B. "Benson and Hedges" are a pair of twins from New Zealand.

C. Governments around the world have stepped in to help get the right names for children.

D. Parents know quite well of the meaning of the names they choose for their children.

An early warning (P6)

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13. The example of the collapse of the Zhuzhou overpass is mentioned ______.

A. to tell people the serious consequence of the collapse of the Zhuzhou overpa

B. to tell us that every building has its own life cycle from "birth" to "death"

C. to lead in to the topic of the passage – the invention of color-changing material

D. to make the public think about ways to deal with such serious disaster

14. The 7th and 8th paragraphs were written to tell readers ______.

A. what inspired scientists to develop the material

B. how researchers put the molecule into a soft material

C. how the color-changing material work

D. that friends should unite together

15. What can we conclude from the passage?

A. The color-changing material has been put to use.

B. The new color-changing material is still not practical.

C. Scientists can now predict precisely when a building is going to collapse.

D. The color-changing material does not last long enough for real rescue or escape processes.

16. Light will make the color-changing material's warning system useless in that ______.

A. light will destroy the chemical bonds in the material completely

B. light is so strong that the red color can't be seen by people

C. light can make the red color in building materials fade away

D. light can fix the broken bond, which keeps the red color from appearing

Key: 1-4 DDCB

5-8 DCBD

9-12 BDAB

13-16 CCBD