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　　Asian athletes have had a spare time in the first two days of the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England. But Chinese hurdler(跨栏运动员) Liu Xiang surprised everyone by taking the bronze medal in the men’s 60-meter hurdles.

　　Liu became the first Chinese male athlete to get a world indoor medal in the 18-year history of the championship and was the only Asian medallist this time.

　　“Karaoke (卡拉OK)! That’s what I’m going to do. I’m going to get a big group of my friends together and sing. I love both Western and Chinese music but especially Michael Jackson,” said Liu after clocking 7.25 seconds in the final to take his place on the podium (领奖台).

　　“Frankly speaking, I didn’t think I was in the shape to win a medal,” Liu said. “On my arrival here, my aim was just to fight my way into the final. After I did that, I thought I might just get into the top six. I knew British hurdler Colin Jackson was going to be here and he’s the world record holder indoors and out.”

　　“There was also Cuba’s reigning (统治的) Olympic champion Anier Garcia and Allen Johnson, from the United States.” It was Johnson, the reigning world outdoor champion, who was successful in 7.47 seconds with Garcia second and Jackson finished back in fifth.

　　Now Liu will never underestimate his chances again and is aiming for glory in Paris later this year.

　　“There is the World Championship outdoors in the summer and I have now got to think that I can get a medal. I can never again think that I can’t get a medal,” he said. Liu’s success here marks his rapid transition into the senior ranks.

　　“The university gives me a lot of flexibility. My courses are very easy and the teachers are very helpful,” said Liu.

　　They might have to be even more accommodating(乐于助人的) now if Liu starts taking on celebrity status, although an invite to his homecoming karaoke party may help.(Words: 334; Time: 6')

　　1. The first sentence “Asian athletes have had a spare time in the first two days...” means “________”.

　　A. Asian athletes can do things at their will in the first two days

　　B. Asian athletes haven’t any achievements in the first two days

　　C. Asian athletes could match athletes from other continents

　　D. Asian athletes are tired of competing in the first two days

　　2. The underlined sentence means “________”.

　　A. I was not satisfied with my performances

　　B. winning a medal can’t show what I have done

　　C. I didn’t think I was able to win a medal

　　D. I haven’t told anyone about my achievements in the hurdles

　　3. Liu ________ the World Championship outdoors in Paris later this year.

　　A. is busy preparing for

　　B. has great pressure on

　　C. is more confident of his ability in

　　D. pays little attention to

　　4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Liu Xiang was the youngest athlete to take part in the competition in England.

　　B. Liu Xiang was the first Asian medallist to get a world indoor medal.

　　C. Liu Xiang is not only a good athlete but a music-lover.

　　D. Liu Xiang finds it hard to get along with teachers in university.

　　5. Of the following persons, who hasn’t got a medal in the World Indoor Championship?

　　A. Garcia. B. Allen Johnson.

　　C. Liu Xiang. D. Michael Jackson.

　　B

　　With customers regularly switching mobile services and upgrading their phones, discarded cell phones are going to incinerator(焚化炉)and landfills (废渣填埋) in record numbers, as environmental pollution increases.

　　But now users can donate (捐赠)unwanted phones to charities(慈善团体) or recycle them.

　　“A simple recycled cell phone can have great effects, ” said Seth Heine, president of Atlanta-based Collective Good Inc.

　　“One phone donated to CARE (an international aid organization) can probably feed somebody for a month or save 1,000 square feet of rain forest forever. ”

　　More than 128 million people in the US have a mobile, which they typically replace after 18 months, according to Inform. Inc., an environmental research organization in New York.

　　By 2005, the group predicts, about 65,000 tons will “retire” every year in the US.

　　Not only do these phones add to the landfill waste but the toxin(毒素) they give out are damaging the environment.

　　The phones contain toxic chemicals that have been associated with cancer and neurological (神经的) disorders.

　　The toxin do not degrade(分解), but“ increase in large number in the environment and can damage the ecosystem, moving up the food chain as people eat plants, livestock and seafood, ” said Eric Most, director of Inform’s Solid Waste Prevention Programme.

　　The situation is so bad that the US Environmental Protection Agency has given Inform. Inc. a grant to study cell phone collection and donation programmes.(Words: 253; Times: 5')

　　6. According to the passage, if Americans don’t like their cell phones, the best way is to ________.

　　A. put them in incinerators

　　B. bury them under the ground

　　C. put them into the sea

　　D. donate to charities

　　7. It can be inferred that ________.

　　A. cell phones do great harm to rain forest B. most users of cell phones care little about environmental protection

　　C. the users of cell phones in the US look on mobiles as a luxury

　　D. the environmental research organization can take measures to punish some mobile users

　　8. Which of the following doesn’t belong to the ill effect of toxins?

　　A. Cancer. B. Damage of the ecosystem.

　　C. Food shortage. D. Neurological disorders.

　　9. After reading the passage, we know ________.

　　A. toxic materials are easy to degrade B. US Environmental Protection Agency paid more attention to the recycling of cell phones

　　C. take-back plans for cell phones will be easy to carry out in the US

　　D. cell phones have more disadvantages than advantages in our daily life

　　key:

　　1. B。据下一句的意思和两句间的关系。下一句讲到刘翔获得了一枚铜牌;从but可知两句间是转折关系。因此,该句应指亚洲的运动员在前两天没有取得好成绩。

　　2. C。从下文“After I did that, I thought I might just get into the top six.”可知。

　　3. C。

　　4. C。根据短文大意可知C选项是正确的。短文中没有讲到他是最年轻的运动员,因此A选项是错误的;B选项与第二段第一句意思不符;D选项与最后两段意思不符。

　　5. D。 从第三段可知Michael Jackson是刘翔喜欢的歌星而不是运动员。从第五段可知Allen Johnson 第一,Garcia第二, Colin Jackson第五。

　　6. D。从短文的第2、3、4段可知,旧手机还有一定的价值,可以捐赠给慈善团体或对其进行再利用;而直接作为废品处理掉,则会对环境产生严重的污染。

　　7. A。根据第4段可知,“捐赠一个手机可使1000平方英尺的雨林免遭危害”。短文中没有提到B、D选项;C选项是错误的,根据第5段可知,在美国每一年有大量的手机被人们更换掉,因此手机并不是奢侈品。

　　8. C。短文中只讲到这些毒素会对食物造成污染,没有讲到会造成食物短缺。 关于毒素的害处,A、D选项是在第8段中讲到的;B选项是在第9段中讲到的。

　　9. B。 从短文的第10段可知B选项是正确的;A选项是错误的,因为从短文的第9段可知带有毒素的材料不易分解;C选项是错误的,因为每一年被更换的手机很多,看起来回收并不容易;D选项是错误的,因为短文只讲到手机的缺点,没有把优点与缺点作比较。

　　(文/潘步东；英语通高三版2004-2005学年第12期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)