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第一节单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. Lots of rescue workers were working around the clock, supplies to Yushu, Qinghai Province after the earthquake.
A. sending
B. to send
C. having sent
D. to have sent
2. Johnson has been his new car all the time since he bought it last month.
A. shown out
B. showing out
C. shown off
D. showing off
3. Now I have to decide which university to , which course to study and which permits I need to study abroad.
A. contribute to
B. apply to
C. object to
D. stick to
4. How are you with your work? And how do you deal with the daily routine office work?
A. dependent
B. motivated
C. enterprising
D. allergic
5. That he was good brains made him the envy of his classmates.
A. had
B. given
C. owned
D. blessed with
6. the news that her beloved father died in the car accident, tears came down her eyes.
A. After hearing
B. When she heard
C. On hearing
D. Having heard
7. Joe got fired for never coming to work on time, but he on his feet and found another job that paid twice as much money.
A. landed
B. stood
C. was
D. backed
8. The United States is trying to the serious problems resulting from the war in Iraq.
A. step up
B. cut off
C. end up
D. cope with
9. The encyclopedia is a of information about famous people in American history.
A. pack
B. pile
C. piece
D. mine
10. I havent seen Sara since she was a little girl, and she has changed beyond .
A. hearing
B. strength
C. recognition
D. measure
11. If you study hard and are admitted into Qinghua University, Ill your success.
A. boom
B. approach
C. toast
D. entertain
12. A new system of quality control was to overcome the shortcomings in the firms products.
A. invested
B. informed
C. introduced
D. instructed
13. Jenny wrote me a letter to give me quick of what to expect from middle school life abroad.
A. hand
B. lift
C. account
D. preview
14. Mr. Smith, aged more than 60, has recently playing golf at the weekends, contributing to his rosy face.
A. taken to
B. slid into
C. submitted to
D. broken into
15. As soon as he advertised, the company demands for the MP5.
A. was flooded with
B. was stocked with
C. was frozen with
D. was bored with
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Back in the 15th century, in a village near Nuremberg, there was a family with 18 children. In order merely to keep food on the table for the16 family, the father and head of the household, a goldsmith (金匠) by profession, worked almost 18 hours a day at his trade and did any other paying work he could find in the neighborhood. Two of the children wanted to achieve their dream for art, but their father could not 17 it.
Finally, the two boys 18an agreement, they decided to toss (掷钱币) a coin. The 19 would go down into the nearby mines (矿井) and with his earnings, support his brother while he attended the Academy. Then, when the brother who won the toss completed his studies, he would support 20 brother at the Academy, either with sales of his artwork or, if necessary, also by21 in the mines.
So they tossed the coin. Albrecht Durer 22 the toss and went off to Nuremberg, 23 Albert went 24 into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, 25 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate success. Albrechts works were 26 than those of most of his professors, and by the time he 27 from the academy, he was beginning to earn 28 money for his masterful works.
When the young artist returned to his village, he 29 his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice and said: “Albert, now its your 30 to realize your dream, and I will take care of you.”
Albert sobbed and 31, “No ...no ...no ...no.” Finally, Albert rose and wiped the tears from his 32, he said softly, “No, brother. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed (碎) at least once, and I have been 33 arthritis（关节炎）so badly in my right hand that I cannot make delicate lines with a pen or a brush. For me it is too late.”
Nowadays, Albrecht Durers hundreds of masterful works hang in every great museum in the world, but it is strange that you, like most people, are 34 only one of them. Its called “Hands” — for all that Albert 35.
16. A. small
B. middle
C. wealthy
D. large
17. A. buy
B. afford
C. approve
D. withdraw
18. A. took up
B. dealt with
C. worked out
D. picked up
19. A. older
B. pioneer
C. winner
D. loser
20. A. another
B. others
C. other
D. the other
21. A. praying
B. learning
C. laboring
D. trading
22. A. defeated
B. lost
C. beat
D. won
23. A. so
B. but
C. while
D. for
24. A. off
B. away
C. up
D. down
25. A. grasped
B. financed
C. forgot
D. charged
26. A. far worse
B. even more
C. far better
D. far away
27. A. graduated
B. left
C. married
D. finished
28. A. considerable
B. considerate
C. no
D. plenty
29. A. apologized
B. pictured
C. thanked
D. owed
30. A. chance
B. time
C. choice
D. turn
31. A. said
B. announced
C. reported
D. repeated
32. A. face
B. nose
C. eyes
D. cheeks
33. A. recovering from
B. struggling with
C. dying of
D. suffering from
34. A. content with
B. familiar with
C. familiar to
D. associated with
35. A. got
B. deserved
C. sacrificed
D. dropped
第三节阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Tiangong1 blasts off
At 10.4 meters high and with a maximum diameter (直径) of 3.35 meters, Chinas first space lab module (舱) is hardly the size of a palace.
But its name Tiangong1, or Heavenly Palace, describes the dream home the Chinese have long hoped for in the sky. In Chinese folklore (民间传说), a heavenly palace is where the gods live.
The successful launch of Tiangong1 on September 29th marked a significant step in the countrys plan to build a space station where Chinese astronauts could live.
The Tiangong1 is expected to stay in orbit for two years and rendezvous (会合) and dock with three different spaceships: Shenzhou VIII, scheduled for November, and Shenzhou IX and Shenzhou X in 2012.
There are still big tests to come. According to Jiao Weixin, a space scientist at Beijing University, rendezvous and docking are very hard to master. Two crafts, both traveling at speeds of 28000km per hour, have to enter the same orbit and connect with each other.
“It is like asking two racing cars to keep a distance of 1 meter between them,” Jiao told China Daily.
But being able to dock is vital for a space station. “A space station is like a huge building in space. It cant go back and forth between space and the Earth. So we need to send astronauts and goods to the station by other spacecraft, and rendezvous and docking are very important,” said Pang Zhihao, deputy editorinchief of the magazine Space International.
China aims to build its space station around 2020.
Astronauts on Tiangong1 will have 15 cubic meters of space to move in. This contains two sleeping sections with adjustable lighting systems, exercise equipment, entertainment systems and visual communication devices, according to Yang Hong, chief designer of Tiangong1.
The walls will be painted in two colors, one commonly associated with the sky and one with the ground. This will prevent astronauts from feeling as if they are standing upside down at reduced gravity.
“China being in space is a great thing,” US astronaut Rex Walheim told Reuters. “Space is one of the biggest international brotherhoods we have.”
The US, Russia, Japan, Canada and Europe are collaborating (合作) on the International Space Station (ISS)， partly in order to share costs. According to the BBC, Chinas determination to put its own space station into orbit has been strengthened by the US vetoing (否决) of its attempts to join the ISS.
36. What does the word “dock” mean in this passage?
A. divide
B. separate
C. crash
D. connect
37. According to a Chinese folklore, a heavenly palace is where live.
A. emperors
B. gods
C. common people
D. kings
38. Tiangong1 is equipped with exercise equipment, entertainment systems and visual communication devices as well as .
A. two sleeping sections
B. a library
C. a gym
D. a football pitch
39. The exciting news tells us that .
A. Tiangong1 was sent up after Shenzhou VIII
B. Shenzhou VIII has been sent up before Tiangong1
C. Tiangong1 was sent up before Shenzhou VIII and docked with each other successfully
D. Shenzhou VIII has been sent up after Shenzhou IX and X
B
According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gig watts of electricity every year. Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills(see picture)to touch bottom. An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.
The project, called Hywind, is the worlds first largescale deepwater wind turbine (涡轮发电机). Although it uses a fairly standard 152ton, 2.3megawatt turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar(see picture),a technology Hywinds creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cable (缆索)；these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves. Hywinds stability (稳定性) in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. If all goes according to plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.
To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but its difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbine heavier, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox (变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades (see picture）
Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating windfarm technology could be extremely large. Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted. Deepsea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmillaseyesore objection. If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planets surface to one of the best lowcarbon power sources available.
40. The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of .
A. the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floor
B. the spar which is floating in deepsea water
C. the blades driven by strong and steady sea wind
D. the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface
41. To balance a bigger turbine high on a flatting spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting .
A. on the sea floor
B. on the spar top
C. at sea level
D. behind the blades
42. Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can .
A. solve the technical problems of deepwater windmills
B. make financial profits by producing more turbines
C. settle the arguments about environmental problems
D. explore lowcarbon power resources available at sea
C
Sun still shines on
If you visit Tiananmen Square on National Day, you may notice a giant picture of Dr Sun Yatsen (1866 — 1925). It faces the portrait of Mao Zedong, the founder of New China.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution.
On October 10, 1911, Sun and others started the Wuchang Uprising (起义).This was the first move in what would become known as the Xinhai Revolution. It brought down the rule of the Qing Dynasty; it ended more than 2,000 years of the feudal (封建的) system in China. Suns actions were the earliest signs that a democratic (民主的) revolution was coming in China. The Republic of China was founded on January 1, 1912.
According to former President Jiang Zemin, the Xinhai Revolution was the first historic step on Chinas road to progress in the last century. The next two big steps were taken by Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.
Suns victory came at a price. Before 1911, Sun planned as many as ten uprisings, but all failed. He was forced into exile (流放) abroad to escape being killed by Qing agents.
Sun would not have had this difficult and dangerous life if he had carried on with his first career. He studied medicine and graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1892. In fact, he was one of the first two graduates from the university.
But Sun turned from healing the sick to healing society. He was highly influenced by American President Abraham Lincolns ideas of republicanism (共和主义): government of the people, by the people, for the people.
Based on this idea, Sun later developed his own political ideas known as the Three Principles of People — nationalism, democracy and peoples livelihood. He hoped these principles could in the end create peace, freedom and equality in the country.
Sadly, Sun was not able to see these things take place. He died of cancer in Beijing in March 1925.
“Dr Suns pioneering (先驱的) spirit, his desire to find the truth, his patriotism (爱国主义) and love for the people, and his broad vision are powerful values that he left behind for the Chinese people,” said President Hu Jintao at the celebrations for the 140th anniversary of Sun birth in 2006.
Besides his spirit, Sun has left a visible mark on China. Cities including Shanghai, Beijing and Nanjing have avenues and parks named after him. The university he founded in Guangzhou in 1924, Sun Yatsen University (often known as Zhongshan University), is ranked as one of the top 200 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education list.
43. The year 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of .
A. Mao Zedong
B. the French Revolution
C. Dr Sun Yatsen
D. the Xinhai Revolution
44. In order to win the victory, before 1911, Dr Sun Yatsen organized 10 uprisings, .
A. but in vain
B. and all succeeded
C. and half of them were successful
D. but 50% failed
45. Dr Sun Yatsen developed his own political ideas based on .
A. Mao Zedongs
B. Abraham Lincolns
C. Deng Xiaopings
D. Jiang Zemins
46. There are avenues and parks named after Dr Ssun Yatsen, including .
A. Shanghai and Nanjing
B. Beijing and Nanjing
C. Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing
D. Tokyo and Paris
D
Its 5:00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. Its not a smile because the DVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.
Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmothers chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no, thank you,” or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned its okay to just say “no.” I shouldnt feel sorry for refusing food that I dont want to eat.
So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say no to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases selfconfidence and energy, extends life and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. Its through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.
（满分100分）
第一节单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. Lots of rescue workers were working around the clock, supplies to Yushu, Qinghai Province after the earthquake.
A. sending
B. to send
C. having sent
D. to have sent
2. Johnson has been his new car all the time since he bought it last month.
A. shown out
B. showing out
C. shown off
D. showing off
3. Now I have to decide which university to , which course to study and which permits I need to study abroad.
A. contribute to
B. apply to
C. object to
D. stick to
4. How are you with your work? And how do you deal with the daily routine office work?
A. dependent
B. motivated
C. enterprising
D. allergic
5. That he was good brains made him the envy of his classmates.
A. had
B. given
C. owned
D. blessed with
6. the news that her beloved father died in the car accident, tears came down her eyes.
A. After hearing
B. When she heard
C. On hearing
D. Having heard
7. Joe got fired for never coming to work on time, but he on his feet and found another job that paid twice as much money.
A. landed
B. stood
C. was
D. backed
8. The United States is trying to the serious problems resulting from the war in Iraq.
A. step up
B. cut off
C. end up
D. cope with
9. The encyclopedia is a of information about famous people in American history.
A. pack
B. pile
C. piece
D. mine
10. I havent seen Sara since she was a little girl, and she has changed beyond .
A. hearing
B. strength
C. recognition
D. measure
11. If you study hard and are admitted into Qinghua University, Ill your success.
A. boom
B. approach
C. toast
D. entertain
12. A new system of quality control was to overcome the shortcomings in the firms products.
A. invested
B. informed
C. introduced
D. instructed
13. Jenny wrote me a letter to give me quick of what to expect from middle school life abroad.
A. hand
B. lift
C. account
D. preview
14. Mr. Smith, aged more than 60, has recently playing golf at the weekends, contributing to his rosy face.
A. taken to
B. slid into
C. submitted to
D. broken into
15. As soon as he advertised, the company demands for the MP5.
A. was flooded with
B. was stocked with
C. was frozen with
D. was bored with
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Back in the 15th century, in a village near Nuremberg, there was a family with 18 children. In order merely to keep food on the table for the16 family, the father and head of the household, a goldsmith (金匠) by profession, worked almost 18 hours a day at his trade and did any other paying work he could find in the neighborhood. Two of the children wanted to achieve their dream for art, but their father could not 17 it.
Finally, the two boys 18an agreement, they decided to toss (掷钱币) a coin. The 19 would go down into the nearby mines (矿井) and with his earnings, support his brother while he attended the Academy. Then, when the brother who won the toss completed his studies, he would support 20 brother at the Academy, either with sales of his artwork or, if necessary, also by21 in the mines.
So they tossed the coin. Albrecht Durer 22 the toss and went off to Nuremberg, 23 Albert went 24 into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, 25 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate success. Albrechts works were 26 than those of most of his professors, and by the time he 27 from the academy, he was beginning to earn 28 money for his masterful works.
When the young artist returned to his village, he 29 his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice and said: “Albert, now its your 30 to realize your dream, and I will take care of you.”
Albert sobbed and 31, “No ...no ...no ...no.” Finally, Albert rose and wiped the tears from his 32, he said softly, “No, brother. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed (碎) at least once, and I have been 33 arthritis（关节炎）so badly in my right hand that I cannot make delicate lines with a pen or a brush. For me it is too late.”
Nowadays, Albrecht Durers hundreds of masterful works hang in every great museum in the world, but it is strange that you, like most people, are 34 only one of them. Its called “Hands” — for all that Albert 35.
16. A. small
B. middle
C. wealthy
D. large
17. A. buy
B. afford
C. approve
D. withdraw
18. A. took up
B. dealt with
C. worked out
D. picked up
19. A. older
B. pioneer
C. winner
D. loser
20. A. another
B. others
C. other
D. the other
21. A. praying
B. learning
C. laboring
D. trading
22. A. defeated
B. lost
C. beat
D. won
23. A. so
B. but
C. while
D. for
24. A. off
B. away
C. up
D. down
25. A. grasped
B. financed
C. forgot
D. charged
26. A. far worse
B. even more
C. far better
D. far away
27. A. graduated
B. left
C. married
D. finished
28. A. considerable
B. considerate
C. no
D. plenty
29. A. apologized
B. pictured
C. thanked
D. owed
30. A. chance
B. time
C. choice
D. turn
31. A. said
B. announced
C. reported
D. repeated
32. A. face
B. nose
C. eyes
D. cheeks
33. A. recovering from
B. struggling with
C. dying of
D. suffering from
34. A. content with
B. familiar with
C. familiar to
D. associated with
35. A. got
B. deserved
C. sacrificed
D. dropped
第三节阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Tiangong1 blasts off
At 10.4 meters high and with a maximum diameter (直径) of 3.35 meters, Chinas first space lab module (舱) is hardly the size of a palace.
But its name Tiangong1, or Heavenly Palace, describes the dream home the Chinese have long hoped for in the sky. In Chinese folklore (民间传说), a heavenly palace is where the gods live.
The successful launch of Tiangong1 on September 29th marked a significant step in the countrys plan to build a space station where Chinese astronauts could live.
The Tiangong1 is expected to stay in orbit for two years and rendezvous (会合) and dock with three different spaceships: Shenzhou VIII, scheduled for November, and Shenzhou IX and Shenzhou X in 2012.
There are still big tests to come. According to Jiao Weixin, a space scientist at Beijing University, rendezvous and docking are very hard to master. Two crafts, both traveling at speeds of 28000km per hour, have to enter the same orbit and connect with each other.
“It is like asking two racing cars to keep a distance of 1 meter between them,” Jiao told China Daily.
But being able to dock is vital for a space station. “A space station is like a huge building in space. It cant go back and forth between space and the Earth. So we need to send astronauts and goods to the station by other spacecraft, and rendezvous and docking are very important,” said Pang Zhihao, deputy editorinchief of the magazine Space International.
China aims to build its space station around 2020.
Astronauts on Tiangong1 will have 15 cubic meters of space to move in. This contains two sleeping sections with adjustable lighting systems, exercise equipment, entertainment systems and visual communication devices, according to Yang Hong, chief designer of Tiangong1.
The walls will be painted in two colors, one commonly associated with the sky and one with the ground. This will prevent astronauts from feeling as if they are standing upside down at reduced gravity.
“China being in space is a great thing,” US astronaut Rex Walheim told Reuters. “Space is one of the biggest international brotherhoods we have.”
The US, Russia, Japan, Canada and Europe are collaborating (合作) on the International Space Station (ISS)， partly in order to share costs. According to the BBC, Chinas determination to put its own space station into orbit has been strengthened by the US vetoing (否决) of its attempts to join the ISS.
36. What does the word “dock” mean in this passage?
A. divide
B. separate
C. crash
D. connect
37. According to a Chinese folklore, a heavenly palace is where live.
A. emperors
B. gods
C. common people
D. kings
38. Tiangong1 is equipped with exercise equipment, entertainment systems and visual communication devices as well as .
A. two sleeping sections
B. a library
C. a gym
D. a football pitch
39. The exciting news tells us that .
A. Tiangong1 was sent up after Shenzhou VIII
B. Shenzhou VIII has been sent up before Tiangong1
C. Tiangong1 was sent up before Shenzhou VIII and docked with each other successfully
D. Shenzhou VIII has been sent up after Shenzhou IX and X
B
According to the US government, wind farms off the Pacific coast could produce 900 gig watts of electricity every year. Unfortunately, the water there is far too deep for even the tallest windmills(see picture)to touch bottom. An experiment under way off the coast of Norway, however, could help put them anywhere.
The project, called Hywind, is the worlds first largescale deepwater wind turbine (涡轮发电机). Although it uses a fairly standard 152ton, 2.3megawatt turbine, Hywind represents totally new technology. The turbine will be fixed 213 feet above the water on a floating spar(see picture),a technology Hywinds creator, the Norwegian company StatoilHydro, has developed recently. The steel spar, which is filled with stones and goes 328 feet below the sea surface, will be tied to the ocean floor by three cable (缆索)；these will keep the spar stable and prevent the turbine from moving up and down in the waves. Hywinds stability (稳定性) in the cold and rough sea would prove that even the deepest corners of the ocean are suitable for wind power. If all goes according to plan, the turbine will start producing electricity six miles off the coast of southwestern Norway as early as September.
To produce electricity on a large scale, a commercial wind farm will have to use bigger turbines than Hywind does, but its difficult enough to balance such a large turbine so high on a floating spar in the middle of the ocean. To make that turbine heavier, the company plans to design a new kind of wind turbine, one whose gearbox (变速箱) sits at sea level rather than behind the blades (see picture）
Hywind is a test run, but the benefits for perfecting floating windfarm technology could be extremely large. Out at sea, the wind is often stronger and steadier than close to shore, where all existing offshore windmills are planted. Deepsea farms are invisible from land, which helps overcome the windmillaseyesore objection. If the technology catches on, it will open up vast areas of the planets surface to one of the best lowcarbon power sources available.
40. The Hywind project uses totally new technology to ensure the stability of .
A. the cables which tie the spar to the ocean floor
B. the spar which is floating in deepsea water
C. the blades driven by strong and steady sea wind
D. the stones filled in the spar below the sea surface
41. To balance a bigger turbine high on a flatting spar, a new type of turbine is to be designed with its gearbox sitting .
A. on the sea floor
B. on the spar top
C. at sea level
D. behind the blades
42. Wide applications of deepwater wind power technology can .
A. solve the technical problems of deepwater windmills
B. make financial profits by producing more turbines
C. settle the arguments about environmental problems
D. explore lowcarbon power resources available at sea
C
Sun still shines on
If you visit Tiananmen Square on National Day, you may notice a giant picture of Dr Sun Yatsen (1866 — 1925). It faces the portrait of Mao Zedong, the founder of New China.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution.
On October 10, 1911, Sun and others started the Wuchang Uprising (起义).This was the first move in what would become known as the Xinhai Revolution. It brought down the rule of the Qing Dynasty; it ended more than 2,000 years of the feudal (封建的) system in China. Suns actions were the earliest signs that a democratic (民主的) revolution was coming in China. The Republic of China was founded on January 1, 1912.
According to former President Jiang Zemin, the Xinhai Revolution was the first historic step on Chinas road to progress in the last century. The next two big steps were taken by Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.
Suns victory came at a price. Before 1911, Sun planned as many as ten uprisings, but all failed. He was forced into exile (流放) abroad to escape being killed by Qing agents.
Sun would not have had this difficult and dangerous life if he had carried on with his first career. He studied medicine and graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1892. In fact, he was one of the first two graduates from the university.
But Sun turned from healing the sick to healing society. He was highly influenced by American President Abraham Lincolns ideas of republicanism (共和主义): government of the people, by the people, for the people.
Based on this idea, Sun later developed his own political ideas known as the Three Principles of People — nationalism, democracy and peoples livelihood. He hoped these principles could in the end create peace, freedom and equality in the country.
Sadly, Sun was not able to see these things take place. He died of cancer in Beijing in March 1925.
“Dr Suns pioneering (先驱的) spirit, his desire to find the truth, his patriotism (爱国主义) and love for the people, and his broad vision are powerful values that he left behind for the Chinese people,” said President Hu Jintao at the celebrations for the 140th anniversary of Sun birth in 2006.
Besides his spirit, Sun has left a visible mark on China. Cities including Shanghai, Beijing and Nanjing have avenues and parks named after him. The university he founded in Guangzhou in 1924, Sun Yatsen University (often known as Zhongshan University), is ranked as one of the top 200 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education list.
43. The year 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of .
A. Mao Zedong
B. the French Revolution
C. Dr Sun Yatsen
D. the Xinhai Revolution
44. In order to win the victory, before 1911, Dr Sun Yatsen organized 10 uprisings, .
A. but in vain
B. and all succeeded
C. and half of them were successful
D. but 50% failed
45. Dr Sun Yatsen developed his own political ideas based on .
A. Mao Zedongs
B. Abraham Lincolns
C. Deng Xiaopings
D. Jiang Zemins
46. There are avenues and parks named after Dr Ssun Yatsen, including .
A. Shanghai and Nanjing
B. Beijing and Nanjing
C. Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing
D. Tokyo and Paris
D
Its 5:00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. Its not a smile because the DVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.
Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmothers chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no, thank you,” or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned its okay to just say “no.” I shouldnt feel sorry for refusing food that I dont want to eat.
So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say no to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases selfconfidence and energy, extends life and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. Its through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.