3．The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a（n）___of courage and power．（　　）

A．

example

B．

sign

C．

mark

D．

symbol

4．Two weeks after the conclusion of the hit show Chinese Poetry Competition，a new program，Readers，has become a nationwide stir．（41）Broadcast/Broadcasted（broadcast）on CCTV over the weekend，it is arousing fresh（42）enthusiasm（enthusiastic） for literature in China．
The weekly talk show，produced and hosted by famous TV personality Dong Qing，（43）invites（invite） people from all walks of life（44）to read（read） aloud parts of poems，essays and books that they like or wrote．The participants also share stories from their own life explaining（45）why particular pieces touched their hearts or shaped their lives．
Five days after（46）its（it） first show on CCTV-1 on Saturday，Readers has been rated 9.2 points out of 10 on Douban，one of China's most popular review sites．Internet（47）users（use） have praised it as a breath of fresh air among variety shows in China，a refreshing change from the usual dance and singing shows that dominate live television．
But the success of these programs is just like a vane，through which we can see that there is（48）ahuge demand of cultural show in the public．In today's television world（49）wherereality shows have dominated，this is very（50）encouraging（encourage）．

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Regal Convention Centre，Halls 1-4
24-30 March 2011 10：00 am-9：00 pm
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Organized by：
Our environment needs help．With the participation of more than 50 organizations，Environment Awareness Week is the biggest public education event dedicated to environmental protection and conservation．Don't miss it!Come and know more about：
The Threats to Earth （Hall 1）-What is global warming？How serious is pollution？Learn about different environmental problems from our university students．Protect our environment!
The Search for Renewable Energy （Hall 2）-Can we get electricity from wind，solar energy，waves，rivers and underground heat？Get the answers from Solar Ace，Teflon，Touch Wind Resources and other participants．
The Quest for Freshwater （Hall 3）-Is the shortage of freshwater worsening？What are Singapore's solutions for treating w astewater？Hear from Flow Technologies，HydroMax Solutians and other participants．
The 3 Rs to Save Earth （Hall 4）-How can we REDUCE，REUSE and RECYCLE to cut down household wastes？Find out from the Global Gaia Network，Green Earth Foundation and other participants．
For more information，please call Mr．Philip Koh at 6553 1188，send an email to Mrs．Daisy Soh at daisy_soh@ief．org or visit the event's website at http://www．ief．org/eaw．

56．The main aim of Environment Awareness Week is toC．
A．explain ways for producing freshwater to save the environment
B．discuss global warming and other environmental problems
C．educate the public on protecting the environment
D．learn about renewable energy sources that protect the environment
57．It can be learned that in the eventB．
A．each hall charges the same amount of money as the other
B．Tefron works to seek for alternative energy
C．students at the university cause various environmental problems
D．one can get more information text by texting a message．

3．With a lot of difficult problem _____，the newly-elected president is having a hard time．（　　）

A．

settled

B．

settling

C．

to settle

D．

being settled

8．We alladmire （ 钦佩 ） her for the way she saved the children from the fire．

15．We can become a smart shopper by choosing for value，not for looks； _______，choose good quality goods with plain packages．（　　）

A．

in particular

B．

in other words

C．

in addition

D．

in any case

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13．People who are worried about bad breath often reach for a toothbrush or a gun．But in the future，personal breath monitoring may include far more than fresh breath．
In face，breath is so rich in chemical compounds that fully understanding it has proved challenging．Each breath contains gases like carbon dioxide，the volatile（挥发性的）remains of recent snacks，medicines and even compounds taken in from things like carpeting or various kinds of air pollution．But breath detectors（检测器） can sort out these substances with increasing sensitivity（敏感性）．
Scientists are building electronic sniffers that examine the exhaled（呼气）air for signs of cancer，asthma（哮喘），and other diseases．
"There are clear signatures in the breath for liver（肝）disease，kidney（肾）disease and heart disease．Breath is a rich mixture that can reflect out state of health and disease．"said Dr．Raed Dweik，director of the Cleveland Clinic，adding"Breath analysis is the future of medical testing．"
He and his partners are testing a desktop system called BreathLink for use in rapid identification of diseases．The system is designed to work wherever there is an Internet connection．To use BreathLink，a person breathes into a long tube，and a breath sample is collected and analyzed within the system．Then it can detail chemical concentrations（浓度）of the breath in graphics．Dr．Raed Dweik said，"If you examine patients of asthma，you will find they have higher levels of nitric oxide（一氧化碳） in their exhaled air．It reflects their abnormal symptoms in the lungs．"His tests have reached 85percent accuracy（精确度）so far in spotting people with some illness．
But some trained dogs，he pointed out，can sniff out cancer with 99percent accuracy-although without the ability to identify particular compounds the way some detectors can．
"We are getting better and better，"he said．"But whether we will ever approach the accuracy of the dog-we don't know．"

8．What is the breath detector used for？B
A．To find what kind of disease a person has．
B．To identify substances from people's breath．
C．To help a patient recover from disease．
D．To smell how bad the breath is．
9．In the fifth paragraph，what Dr．Raed Dwik said is meant toD．
A．show how he and his partners treated patients   
B．tell why a person has asthma
C．show how sensitive the device is     
D．show how to diagnose a patient of asthma
10．It can be inferred thatD
A．brushing teeth can improve one's bad breath
B．there are leftovers like snacks and medicines in one's breath
C．one can know exactly about his physical state through the breath
D．breath analysis can be helpful in medical diagnosis
11．What's the author's attitude towards the future of breath detectors？B
A．Indifferent      B．Positive       
C．Doubtful．       D．Critical．