33 Chilean miners were trapped nearly a half-mile underground after the mine accident. They had no real hope that they’d ever be found. Luckily, though, the men had Luis Urzua. They were rescued to safety on October 13, 2010.Urzua, 54, was the shift leader at the time of the disaster, and used all his wisdoms and his leadership talents to help his men stay calm and in control for the 17 terrible days it took for rescuers to make their first contact with them.
It was no surprise that Urzua was the last of the 33 miners to leave the mine.
Urzua --- after shaking hands with rescue workers ---- climbed into a capsule barely wider than a man’s shoulders at 9:46 and was hauled up (拖上來) from a narrow hole drilled through 2,000 feet of rock. He arrived at the top 11 minutes later.
“We have done what the entire world was waiting for,” he told Chilean President Sebastian Pinera immediately after his rescue. “The 69 days that we fought so hard were not in vain.” Pinera greeted Urzua, saying “You have been rescued, coming out last like a good leader… You have no idea how all Chileans share with
you your hardships, your hope, and your joy. You are an inspiration.” With Urzua by his side, the president led the crowd in singing the national anthem.Robinson Marquez once worked with Urzua in a nearby mine. He described Urzua as a calm, professional person and a born leader. “He is very protective of his men and obviously loves them. He wouldn’t have left until all of his men were safely above ground,” Marquez said.
Under Urzua’s leadership, the men stretched an emergency food supply meant to last just 48 hours over two and a half weeks, taking tiny sips of milk and bites of fish every other day.He described the difficulties of the first days, saying that it took about three hours for the dust to settle before the men could inspect where tons of collapsed rock sealed off (堵住) the main way out. When the rescuers first made contact by drilling a narrow hole into their refuge (避難處), the miners were so excited that everyone wanted to hug the drill hammer.After the collapse, Urzua was the first to speak to Pinera and to urge him not to let him and his men down. “Don’t leave us alone,” he asked the president, who assured the workers that they would not be abandoned, telling them he would do everything he could to get them back to the surface.
小題1:The mine collapsed on ____.
A．March 2B．June 3C．August 5D．October 13
小題2:Which word can’t be used to describe Urzua?
A．SelfishB．CalmC．OptimisticD．Talented
小題3:What do you know about the capsule?
A．It is very spacious.B．It is very narrow.
C．It is made by Urzua.D．It is used in space.
小題4:The emergency food supply was designed to last ____.
A．over two and a half weeksB．five days
C．one weekD．two days

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D

小題1:C 計算題。根據(jù)第一段They were rescued to safety on October 13, 2010和第三段The 69 days that we fought so hard were not in vain.可知他們是在August 5發(fā)生事故，69天以后也就是October 13被救上來。
小題2:Ａ　推理題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知他遇見困難很鎮(zhèn)定，也很樂觀，堅定的認為自己會被救上來，也很有才干，而且他是最后一個上來的，說明他很無私。Ａ項自私不是他的性格，故Ａ符合要求。
小題3:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段was hauled up (拖上來) from a narrow hole drilled through 2,000 feet of rock.可知B正確。
小題4:Ｄ　細節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段２,３行the men stretched an emergency food supply meant to last just 48 hours over two and a half weeks可知Ｄ正確。
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There was a period of 51 . I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s  52 .
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Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman  55 I didn’t steal your car.”
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小題2:
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小題4:
A．noneB．eachC．eitherD．a(chǎn)ny
小題5:
A．what B．whichC．whereD．why
小題6:
A．passedB．headedC．shookD．waved
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小題8:
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Jiang said the university sets up a business guide team made of government officials and professionals. They regularly give training courses to students who show an interest in having their own business. The parents of university graduates are more willing to help their children start up alone, the survey showed" Once you win the support of your family, you have won half the battle," Guo added.
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B．Graduates Who Can Only Dream of Being Boss
C．The Ambitious Fresh Graduates
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B．The shortage of business experience.
C．Less skilled English language.
D．Their family members’ objections.
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D．They want to achieve greater success.
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D．He is a Shanghai native.
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　　Tang Xuting,  Shanghai:  At weekends and when I don’t have much homework. We exchange test answers and chat.
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　Tang: I put pictures on my blog. Not my own photos,  but pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons(動畫片)like Tennis Prince Conan.
　　Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot(拍攝)them during sports meetings and school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher,   he is so funny that everyone watches it.
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　　Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can do it on QQ. It’s very helpful to our friendships.
　　Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone,  your parents sometimes listen to your conversation. There’s no such problem with QQ. You can relax and talk freely.
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①homework　　　  ②chat
③test answers　　�、躢omputer games
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Point 4. The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramanate in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near---but we didn’t meet for the first two weeks!”
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A．China Becomes Volvo's 3rd largest market
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“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”
“Two full inches in the first three days!”
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B．if it is a device
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D．if its distributors challenge FDA’s authority
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A．a(chǎn) product which was designed to produce electricity
B．a(chǎn) product whose distributor was involved in a legal case
C．a(chǎn) successful advertisement of a beauty product
D．a(chǎn)n example of a quality beauty product
小題5:The author intends to            
A．make consumers aware of the promoters’ false promises
B．show the weakness of the law on product safety
C．give advice on how to keep young and beautiful
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In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord (房東) can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartment. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would also be rent-controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city.
Some experts argue that the minimum wage law can cause problems in the same way. The federal government sets the minimum that an employer must pay workers. The minimum helps people who generally look for unskilled, low-paying jobs. However, if the minimum is high, employers may hire fewer workers. They will replace workers with machinery. Therefore, other things being equal, the number of workers that employers want decreases. Thus, critics hold the opinion that an increase in the minimum wage may cause unemployment. Some poor people may find themselves without jobs instead of with jobs at the minimum wage.
Supporters of the minimum wage say that it helps people keep their dignity. Because of the law, workers cannot sell their services for less than the minimum. Furthermore, employers cannot force workers to accept jobs at unfair wages.
Economic theory predicts the results of economic decision, such as decisions about farm production, rent control, and the minimum wage. The predictions may be corrected only if “other things are equal”. Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do not agree on the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it. Economists do agree, however, that there are no simple answers to economic questions.
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A．cause a shortage of apartments
B．worry those who rent apartments as homes.
C．increase the profits of landlords.
D．encourage landlords to invest in building apartments.
小題2:We can safely say that rent control_________.
A．will always benefit those who rent apartments.
B．is unnecessary.
C．will probably bring inactive effects in the long run.
D．is necessary under all conditions
小題3:There will be the problem of unemployment if ________________.
A．the minimum wage is set too high..
B．the minimum wage is set too early.
C．the workers are unskilled.
D．the maximum wage is set for poor workers.
小題4:The passage tells us about _______________.
A．the relationship between supply and demand.
B．the possible results of government controls.
C．the necessity of government control.
D．the urgency of getting rid of government control.
小題5:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．The results of economic decisions cannot always be predicted.
B．Minimum wage cannot always protect employees.
C．Economic theory can help predict the results of economic decision if other factors are not changing.
D．Economists usually have the same prediction about an economic decision.

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