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A．An unknown British town．
B．New York．
C．Washington．
D．London
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A．an unknown British town
B．New York
C．Washington
D．London
Many of these men—as Mr. Bush confirmed in a televised speech at the White House on September 6th—are al-Qaeda operatives or Taliban fighters who had sought to withhold information that could "save American lives". "In these cases, it has been necessary to move these individuals to an environment where they can be held secretly (and) questioned by experts", the president said. He declined to say where they had been held or why they had not simply been sent straight to Guantanamo, as some 770 other suspected terrorists have been.
Mr. Bush also refused to reveal what interrogation methods had been used, saying only that, though "tough", they had been "safe and lawful and necessary". Many believe that the main purpose of the CIA's prisons was to hide from prying eyes the torture and other cruel or degrading treatment used to extract information from prisoners. But Mr. Bush insisted that America did not torture: "It's against our laws, and it's against our values. I have not authorised it and I will not authorise it".
The pentagon this week issued its long-awaited new Army Field Manual, forbidding all forms of torture and degrading treatment of prisoners by army personnel—though not the CIA. For the first time, it specifically bans forced nakedness, hooding, the Use of dogs, sexual humiliation and "water-boarding" (simulated drowning)—all practices that have been used at Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib.
So why did the president decide now to reveal the CIA's secret programme？ Partly, he confessed; because of the Supreme Court's recent ruling that minimum protections under the Geneva Conventions applied to all military prisoners, no matter where they were. This has put American agents at risk of prosecution for war crimes. Mr. Bush has now asked Congress to ban suspected terrorists from suing American personnel in federal courts.
In terms of literary device, the phrase "an alternative set of procedures" in the first paragraph of the text is a kind of ______.
A．hyperbole
B．euphemism
C．black humor
D．stream of consciousness
Many of these men—as Mr. Bush confirmed in a televised speech at the White House on September 6th—are al-Qaeda operatives or Taliban fighters who had sought to withhold information that could "save American lives". "In these cases, it has been necessary to move these individuals to an environment where they can be held secretly (and) questioned by experts," the president said. He declined to say where they had been held or why they had not simply been sent straight to Guantánamo, as some 770 other suspected terrorists have been.
Mr. Bush also refused to reveal what interrogation methods had been used, saying only that, though "tough", they had been "safe and lawful and necessary". Many believe that the main purpose of the CIA's prisons was to hide from prying eyes the torture and other cruel or degrading treatment used to extract information from prisoners. But Mr. Bush insisted that America did not torture : "It's against our laws, and it's against our values. I have not authorised it—and I will not authorise it."
The Pentagon this week issued its long-awaited new Army Field Manual, forbidding all forms of torture and degrading treatment of prisoners by army personnel—though not the CIA. For the first time, it specifically bans forced nakedness, hooding, the use of dogs, sexual humiliation and "waterboarding" (simulated drowning )—all practices that have been used at Guantámamo and Abu Ghraib.
So why did the president decide now to reveal the CIA's secret programme？ Partly, he confessed, because of the Supreme Court's recent ruling that minimum protections under the Geneva Conventions applied to all military prisoners, no matter where they were. This has put American agents at risk of prosecution for war crimes. Mr. Bush has now asked Congress to ban suspected terrorists from suing American personnel in federal courts.
In terms of literary device, the phrase "an alternative set of procedures" in the first paragraph of the text is a kind of______.
A．hyperbole
B．euphemism
C．black humor
D．stream of consciousness
A Happy Family and a Long Life
When Japan's Kamato Hongo died at the age of 116, she was the world's oldest woman. But Mrs. Hongo seemed to have had a perfectly【36】lifestyle, and there seems to be no particular reason for her to have lived so long. She enjoyed things that are sometimes considered to be【37】, such as drinking tea, coffee and even a small amount of alcohol every day, although she did not smoke. So【38】was her secret？
After getting married, she stayed on Kagoshima, the island where she was born, helping her 【39】on his farm during her long life. Mrs. Hongo gave birth to seven children, lived through three wars, and【40】a volcano eruption on Kagoshima in 1914,【41】her eventful life, she was happy and hated being away from her family. She always kept a close relationship with all seven of her children, and in fact, when she could no longer look【42】herself, she went to live with one of her daughters, Shizue, and her family.
Then, at the end of her【43】life Airs. Hongo seemed to think more about her early life than the present, and sometimes【44】to recognize close relatives and friends who visited her. She preferred to live in the【45】, and talk about her very happy childhood. Was happiness the secret of her long life？
(36)
A．normal
B．usual
C．common
D．casual
Egyptian kings and nobles wanted to be certain that their mummies would be kept in safe places forever. They had great tombs built for themselves and their families. Many kings were buried in secret tombs carved out of solid rock in a place near Thebes called the Valley of the Kings.
About eighty kings built towering pyramid-shaped stone tombs. These pyramids have become famous as one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
(19) One of the most amazing things about these pyramids is that they were constructed without using wheels or heavy equipment to move or raise the rocks. Egypt did not learn about the wheel until long after the pyramids were built. Workmen used levers to get large blocks of stone on and off sledges and hauled them into place over long ramps built around the pyramids.
The term "mummy" was used to describe
A．kings of ancient Egypt.
B．the place where Egyptian kings were buried.
C．the preserved body of a dead person.
D．one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Some radio singals were heard in 1967.They were coming from a point in the sky where there was unknown star.They were coming very regularly,too:about once a seco nd,if they were controlled by clock.
The scientists who heard the signals did not tell anybody else.They were rather afraid to tell in case they frightened people.The signals were coming from a very small body—no bigger,perhaps than the earth.Was that why no light could be seen from it？Or were the signals coming from a planet that belonged to some other star？There was no end to the questions,but the scientists kept the news secret.“Perhaps there are intelligent beings out there.”they thought,“who are trying to send messages to other planets,or to us？So the news was not given to the newspaper.Instead,the scientists studied the signals and searched for others like them...Well,all that happened in 1967 and 1968.Since then scientists have learnt more about those strange,regular,radio signals.And they have told the story,of course.
The signals do not come from a planet;they come from a new kind of star called a “pulsar””.About a hundred other pulsars have now been found,and most of them are very like the first one.
Pulsars are strong radio stars.They are the smallest but the heaviest stars we know at present.A handful of pulsar would weigh a few thousand tons.Their light—if they give much light—is too small for us to see.But we can be sure of this,no intelligent beings are living on them.
21. The radio signals discussed in this passage____.
A.were regular B.were controlled by a clock
C.were heard in 1967 only D.were secret messages
22. The radio singals were sent by____.
A.a satellite
B.a planet
C.a sky body which was unknown at that time
D.intelligent beings who were unknown at that time
23. The scientists did not tell people about the signals because____.
A.the singals stood for secret messages
B.people would ask them too many questions
C.they did not want to frighten people
D.they stood for unimportant messages
24. A pulsar is____.
A. a small heavy star which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seen
B. a small heavy planet which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seen
C. a small heavy satellite which sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seen
D. a small intelligent being who sends out strong radio signals and cannot be seen
25. Which of the following is true？
A.One of the pulsars found by scientists sends radio signals.
B.Pulsar began to send radio singals in 1967.
C.Scientists have searched for pulsars for many years but found none.
D.Scientists have found many pulsars since 1967.
Egyptian kings and nobles wanted to be certain that their mummies would be kept in safe places forever. They had great tombs built for themselves and their families. Many kings were buried in secret tombs carved out of solid rock in a place near Thebes called the Valley of the Kings.
About eighty kings built towering pyramid-shaped stone tombs. These pyramids have become famous as one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
One of the most amazing things about these pyramids is that they were constructed without using wheels or heavy equipment to move or raise the rocks. Egypt did not learn about the wheel until long after the pyramids were built. Workmen used levers to get large blocks of stone on and off sledges and hauled them into place over long ramps built around the pyramids.
The term "mummy" was used to describe ______.
A．kings of ancient Egypt
B．the place where Egyptian kings were buried
C．the preserved body of a dead person
D．one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world
A、Through a secret issue.
B、Through the chimney.
C、Through the unobstructed window in the room.
D、Through the window which looked upon the bed.
A.played with her parents.
B.seldom talked with other peopl
C.spend a lot of time discussing the futur
D.kept writing her diary.
听力原文： The ancient Egyptians believed strongly in life after-death. They also believed that a person would need his body to exist in his afterlife. Therefore, they carefully preserved the body by treating it with spices and oils and wrapping it in a linen cloth. The wrapped body was then placed in a tomb. A body that is treated in this way is caned a mummy.
Egyptian kings and nobles wanted to be certain that their mummies would be kept in safe places forever. They had great tombs built for themselves and their families. Many kings were buffed in secret tombs carved out of solid reek in places near Thebes called the Valley of the Kings. About eighty kings built towering pyramid-shaped stone tombs. These pyramids have become famous as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
One of the most amazing things about these pyramids is that they were constructed without using wheels or heavy equipment to raise the rocks. Egyptians did not learn about the wheel until long after the pyramids were built. Workmen used levels to get large blocks of stone on and off sledges and hauled them into places over long ramps built around the pyramids.
(20)
A．Kings of ancient Egypt.
B．Ancient Egyptian nobles.
C．The place where Egyptian kings were buffed.
D．The preserved body of a dead person.
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