BEIJING  March l  （ Reuters） - China hailed its best ever Winter Olympics on Mon- day, crediting technology, foreign coaches and even improved language skills for the winning five gold,  two silver and four bronze medals in 'Vancouver．

       Only eight years after skater Yang Yang （A） won the  country's first Winter gold at Salt Lake City, a sweep of the women' s short track speed skating and a first figure skating  title helped China to joint seventh place in the medals table．

       "Cold Standard" read the banner headline on the front page China Daily, while the People' s Daily led its sports page with "Vancouver historical breakthrough "．

       "We have made an important breakthrough at these Games" Xiao Tian, deputy chef de mission of China' s largest ever Winter Games delegation, told the Xinhua news agency．

       "Actually the five - gold finish was within my expectation before we set off for the Games, but I couldn't say that at that time because I would not want to put any pressure on the athletes．Now I can speak out．"

       Xiao was quick to return to the earlier subject of conversation to pessimistic（悲觀）type, however, when discussing the future, emphasizing the huge task the Winter Sports administration faced to close the gap on their Summer counterparts, who topped the table at the 2008 Beijing Olympics．

       "Despite the good results at these Games, we still have a long way to go in the development of China's winter sports," he said．

       "It' s impossible for us to reach the same -level as we have done in Summer sports, but we will try to minimize the gap as much as we can．"

Xiao said that progress would come not through a vast expansion of the Winter sports programme but by using the best coaches, wherever they came from, and technology．

1．China regarded the Vancouver Winter Olympics as a breakthrough because

       A．China gained-seventh place in the medals table

       B．many people were crazy about the Vancouver．Games

       C．Yang Yang（A）won the country's first Winter gold

       D．People's Daily thought it a historical breakthrough

2．Which contribution to China's success is not mentioned in the passage?

       A．Technology．                           B．Foreign coaches．

       C．Language skills．                          D．Hardworking．

3．The reason why Xiao Tian didn't speak out the five - gold finish before setting off for the Games is that

       A．he wanted to give us a big surprise at Vancouver

       B．he didn't want to put any stress on the athletes

       C．he didn't have an optimistic attitude to the athletes

       D． he thought the five - gold finish was a huge task

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

       A．The headline of China Daily is "Vancouver historical breakthrough"

       B．The results in Winter Olympic8 are as good as those in Summer Olympics:

       C．We will try to narrow the gap between the Winter and Summer Sports．

       D．It's easy for us to reach the same level as we have done in Summer sports．

5．What's the main idea of this passage?

       A．China hails Winter Games 'breakthrough at Vancouver．

       B．A first figure skating title helped China succeed．

       C．Cluna swept the women's short track speed skating．

       D．Using the best coaches is important for China Winter Games．

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　　Beijing-“Ma”, a Chinese character for horse, is the 13th most common family name in China, shared by nearly 17 million people．That can cause no end of confusion when Mas get together, especially if those Mas also share the same given name, as many Chinese do．

　　Ma Cheng's book-loving grandfather came up with an elegant solution to this common problem．Twenty-six years ago, when his granddaughter was born, he consulted his library of Chinese dictionaries and lighted upon a character pronounced “cheng”．Cheng looks just like the character for horse, except that it is condensed(壓縮)and written three times in a row．

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　　Moreover, the situation is about to get worse or, in the government's view, better．Since at least 2003, China has been working on a standardized list of characters for people to use in everyday life, including when naming children．The list will aim to control the use of obscure names．

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Lead-in．

B．

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advertisement

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What can we know about Ma Cheng according to the passage?

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She has got her new ID card．

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She was named after her grandfather．

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She is 26 years old now．

D．

She wants to change her name．

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common

B．

poor

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puzzling

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What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

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China's Public Security Bureau's computers can read 55,000 Chinese characters．

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　　Beijing-“Ma”, a Chinese character for horse, is the 13th most common family name in China, shared by nearly 17 million people．That can cause no end of confusion when Mas get together, especially if those Mas also share the same given name, as many Chinese do．

　　Ma Cheng's book-loving grandfather came up with an elegant solution to this common problem．Twenty-six years ago, when his granddaughter was born, he consulted his library of Chinese dictionaries and lighted upon a character pronounced “cheng”．Cheng looks just like the character for horse, except that it is condensed(壓縮)and written three times in a row．

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　　The bureau's computers, however, are programmed to read only 32, 252 of the roughly 55, 000 Chinese characters according to a 2006 government report．The result is that Miss Ma and at least some of the 60 million other Chinese with obscure characters in their names cannot get new cards-unless they change their names to something more common．

　　Moreover, the situation is about to get worse or, in the government's view, better．Since at least 2003, China has been working on a standardized list of characters for people to use in everyday life, including when naming children．The list will aim to control the use of obscurenames．

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A．

Lead-in．

B．

Main idea．

C．

Summary．

D．

Argument．

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advertisement

B．

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She is 26 years old now．

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She was named after her grandfather．

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common

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China's Public Security Bureau's computers can read 55, 000 Chinese characters．

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The usage of Chinese characters would be more and more standard．

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     Beijing - "Ma", a Chinese character for horse, is the 13th most common family name in China, shared
by nearly 17 million people. That can cause no end of confusion when Mas get together, especially if those Mas also share the same given name, as many Chinese do.
     Ma Cheng’s book-loving grandfather came up with an elegant solution to this common problem.
Twenty-six years ago, when his granddaughter was born, he consulted his library of Chinese dictionaries
and lighted upon a character pronounced “cheng”. Cheng looks just like the character for horse, except
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     The character is so rare that once people see it, Miss Ma said, they tend to remember both her and her name. That is one reason she likes it so much.
     Chinese parents’ desire to give their children a spark of individuality (個(gè)性) is colliding (沖突) with the Chinese government’s desire for order. Seeking to modernize its vast database on China’s 1.3 billion
citizens, the government’s Public Security Bureau has been replacing the handwritten identity card that
every Chinese must carry with a computer-readable one, complete with color photos and microchips. The new cards are harder to forge (偽造) and can be scanned at places like airports where security is a
priority.
     The bureau’s computers, however, are programmed to read only 32,252 of the roughly 55,000
Chinese characters according to a 2006 government report. The result is that Miss Ma and at least some
of the 60 million other Chinese with obscure characters in their names cannot get new cards - unless they
change their names to something more common.
     Moreover, the situation is about to get worse or, in the government’s view, better. Since at least 2003, China has been working on a standardized list of characters for people to use in everyday life, including
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A. Lead-in.  
B. Main idea.  
C. Summary.  
D. Argument.
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B. official document      
C. special report      
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A. She has got her new ID card.
B. She was named after her grandfather.
C. She is 26 years old now.
D. She wants to change her name.
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B. poor        
C. puzzling        
D. meaningless
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A. China’s Public Security Bureau’s computers can read 55,000 Chinese characters.
B. The usage of Chinese characters would be more and more standard.
C. Standardized list of Chinese characters has been given out to the public.[來源:Zxxk.Com]
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