1 With thousands of soldiers and war veterans parading across Moscow's Red Square and fighter jets screaming overhead,Russia celebrated the 60th anniversary of defeating Nazi Germany.More than 50 world leaders,including China's President Hu Jintao,attended the ceremony.
    2 Speaking at the start of the parade,Russia's President Vladimir Putin praised all those who fought for freedom and independence."The,war shows that resorting to force to solve problems will result in tragedy for the world,so a peaceful order should be safeguarded （护卫） based on security,justice and cultural exchange," Putin said."Faced with the real threat of terrorism today,we must remain faithful to the memory of our fathers.It is our duty to defend a world order based on security and justice and on a new culture of relations among nations that will not allow a repeat of any war,neither 'cold' nor 'hot'," he continued.
    3 The Second World War is perhaps the most catastrophic （灾难性的） event that mankind has ever suffered.The war affected 80 per cent of the world's people at that time,from 61 countries,and claimed 55 million lives.
    4 After the celebration,President Hu said that peace,development and cooperation were the future."China will unswervingly （坚定地）,follow the road of peace and development and will make a joint effort with all nations to contribute to safeguarding world peace and promoting development," he said.
    5 German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder asked Russia for forgiveness for the suffering Germany inflicted （造成） during the Second World War in an article in Sunday's Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper."Today we ask forgiveness for the suffering inflicted upon the Russian people and other peoples at the hands of Germans and in the name of Germans," Schroeder said.
    6 President Hu and the other leaders also joined a wreath （花圈） laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers on Monday.
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A Gloomy world
B Putin's commemorating speech
C China's determination
D Schroeder's plea for forgiveness
E World's worst disaster
F Pacific war
27 Russia celebrated .
28 World War Two deprived .
29 China pledges herself to follow .
30 The world leaders finally attended .
A 61 countries
B a wreath laying ceremony
C the 60th anniversary of its victory over Nazi Germany
D the road of peace and development
E 55 million people of their lives
F an opening ceremony

1 It  is useless.It's dirty.It spreads disease.That's why the British Medical Association in the UK recently called for hospital doctors to stop wearing ties.
     2 That leads to another question.Why does anyone wear a tie?Ties serve no purpose.They do not cover any part of your body and keep you warm.They always seem to get covered in food stains.Perhaps that is the purpose of the tie.It lets everyone know what you just ate.
    3 Ties have an odd history.Soldiers from Croatia,in Eastern Europe,served as mercenaries（雇佣军）in various conflicts in the 17th century.They were identified by brightly colored pieces of silk worn around the neck.Known as cravats（围巾）,these became a popular fashion item in France and evertually evolved into the tie.
    4 It's an interesting story,but it doesn't tell us why men want to put useless pieces of cloth or silk around their necks.The answer seems to be about identification（身份证明）。In the 19th-century Britain,ties were used by universities,military regiments（团）,sports clubs,schools and gentleman's clubs.Each tie was in a particular set of colors which identified the wearer as a member of that organization.Wearing ties was also the mark of Britain's most powerful classes.That made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect.And that led it to be adopted by a much larger class-the business class.
    5 You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery.So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used his brain to make a living,rather than his hands.It showed you were serious.It showed you were a professional.It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one.It was just impossible to take seriously a man who did not wear a piece of colored silk around his neck.This is how millions of people came to wear ties across the world.
    6 Is there a future for ties?The signs are not promising.Many political leaders,including British Prime Minister Tony Blair,now go without ties.
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24.Paragraph 3______.
25.Paragraph 4______.
26.Paragraph 6______.
A Origin of the tie
B British ties
C Uselessness of the tie
D Old-fashioned ties
E Role of the tie
F Signs of a tieless era
27.The British Medical Association suggested that______.
28.Ties were first worn by the Croatian soldiers______.
29.People wore different ties in Britain in the 19th century to show that______.
30.British Prime Minister Tony Blair is a man______.
A they were workmen
B they wrere members of different organizations
C hospital doctors stop wearing ties
D who does not always wear a tie
E who served as mercenaries in many conflicts in the 17th century
F who does not want to live like a king

1 From Buckingham Palace to Oxford,the UK is loaded with wonderful icons（标志）of past eras.But it has also modernized with confidence.It's now better known for vibrant（充满活力的）cities with great nightlife and attraction.Fashions,fine dining,clubbing,shopping-the UK is among the world's best.
    2 Most people have strong preconceptions about the British.But if you're one of these people,you'd be wise to abandon those ideas.Visit a nightclub in one of the big cities,a football match,or a good local pub and you might more readily describe the English people as humorous and hospitable.It's certainly true that no other country in the world has more bird-watchers,sports supporters,pet owners and gardeners than the UK.
    3 Getting around England is pretty easy.Budget（廉价的）airlines like Easyjet and Rynnair fly domestically.Trains can deliver you very efficiently from one major city to another.Long distance express buses are called coaches.Where coaches and buses run on the same route,coaches are more expensive （though quicker） than buses.London's famous black cabs are excellent but expensive.Minicabs are cheaper competitors,with freelance（个体的）drivers.But usually you need to give a call first.London's underground is called the Tube.It's very convenient and can get you to almost any part of the city.
    4 The UK is not famous for its food.But you still need to know some of the traditional English foods.The most famous must be fish and chips.The fish and chips are deep fried in flour.English breakfast is something you need to try.It is fried bacon,sausages,fried eggs,black pudding,fried tomatoes,fried bread and baked beans,with toast and a pot of tea.Other things like shepherd's pie and Yorkshire pudding are also well-known as a part of English food culture.
    5 Pubbing and clubbing are the main forms of English nightlife,especially for the young.Pubbing means going to a pub with friends,having drinks,and chatting.Clubbing is different from pubbing and includes going to a pub,or a place of music,or a bar,or any other places to gather with friends.Clubbing can be found everywhere.Usually there is some kind of dress code for clubbing,such as no jeans,no sportswear,or smart clubwear,while pubbing is much more casual.
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A Education
B People
C Transport
D Drinks
E Food
F Nightlife
27.The UK is a country that is.
28.The British people are.
29.Coaches in the UK are.
30.Fish and chips are.
A faster but more expensive than buses
B both ancient and modern
C humorous and hospitable
D cheap and efficient
E traditional and famous
F clever and hardworking

1 More than a million people in the United States were told to leave their homes over the weekend as Hurricane （飓风） Dennis headed to the Gulf coast,after killing at least 15 people in the Caribbean Sea.
    2 If you read the news often enough=,you may notice that all hurricanes are given names.Why is that?Remember,there can be more than one hurricane operating at one time.Without naming them,we could get confused about which storm we're talking about.
    3 For hundreds of years,hurricanes in the Caribbean were named after the particular religious day on which they occurred.One Australian meteorologist （气象学家） began giving women's names to tropical storms at the end of the 19th century.In 1953,the US National Weather Service,which is responsible for tracking hurricanes and issuing warnings,began using female names for storms.By i979,both women and men's names were being used.One name for each letter of the alphabet （字母表） is selected,except for Q,U and Z.
    4 So who decides which names are used' each year?The World Meteorological Organization uses six lists in rotation,so each list is reused every six years.
    5 Here's a list of the 2005 Atlantic hurricanes,according to the US National Hurricane Centre：     Arlene,Bret,Cindy,Dennis,Emily,Franklin,Gert,Harvey,Irene,Jose,Katrina,Lee,Maria,Nate,Ophelia,Philippe,Rita,Stan,Tammy,Vince,Wilma.
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24 Paragraph 2__________.
25 Paragraph 3__________.
26 Paragraph 4__________.
A Reason for naming hurricanes
B Warning of an approaching hurricane
C Deadly women
D History of naming hurricanes
E Organization responsible for naming hurricanes
F Ways to track hurricanes
27 Over a million people were warned not__________.
28 The responsibility of the US National Weather Service is__________.
29 Hurricanes are given names__________.
30 At the end o[ the 19th century,women's names started__________.
A to track hurricanes and issue warnings
B to avoid confusion
C to stay at home
D to be given to tropical storms
E to make predictions
F to kill at least 15 people