A. go to New Hampshire B. dial(207)693-6675

C. dial(914)273-5020 D. go to 60 Takajo Road Naples, Maine

22. Who are the intended campers of Camp Takajo?

A. Girls B. Adults C. Babies Girls D. Boys

23. Campers can develop the following character-building skills except_______.

A. 1eadership B. competition C. cooperation D. perseverance

B

BEIJING — China's education authority will tighten the widely criticized policy of “extra credits” for the national college entrance examination to ensure a fairer chance for all exam-takers.

Under the policy, high school students who win awards in national Olympic competitions could get ‘‘extra credits’, up to 20 points for the national college entrance exam. Students with talent in sports and students who are from ethnic (民族的) groups can also benefit from this policy. The extra credits have increased these students' chances of being admitted by famous universities. Some parents were found to have helped their children fabricate (伪造) award experiences or falsify qualifications to get extra credits.

“It has harmed education equality,” the ministry said.

Xiong Bingqi, vice-chief of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, said the policy is designed to help students who have special talents but may be weak in academic performance to have a chance to receive higher education. It will still be needed but it is time to make the rules fairer," he said.

The ministry said it will reduce the range of competitions whose winners can get extra credits, and limit the winners’ privileges.

The new policy will apply to students who begin high school in 2011, it said.

Chen Lei, a mother of a 10-year-old girl, said she welcomed the ministry's policy adjustment as she does not want her daughter to become an Olympic competition geek.

But not all the Chinese parents welcomed the new policy. “It is like a thunderbolt (雷电) for me. My 13-year-old son has spent so much time studying Olympic math, and participated in so many technological competitions during vacations. It is useless now,” said Dong Wen, a 43-year-old mother.

A student said, “Many students have changed the current study plan, and they can abandon the competition. I will be interested in learning the courses which can improve my abilities.”

Yuan Guiren, minister of education, told China Daily that the reform is an attempt to consider the overall quality of an applicant. “But the country will not stop the national college entrance examination as it is still the most objective way to evaluate talent in China,” he said.

24. It can be inferred from the passage that .

A. the number of competitions whose winners can be awarded extra credits will be smaller

B. students who win awards in Olympic competitions can't get extra credits in 2011

C. high school students with talent in sports are weak in academic performance

D. the extra credits have reduced students' chances of being admitted by famous colleges

25. What does the underlined word “geek” in Paragraph7 probably mean?

A. a winner B. a dull student C. a competitor D. a smart learner

26. Which person in the passage was strongly against the new policy?

A. Xiong Bingqi B. Yuan Guiren C. Dong Wen D. Chen Lei

27. What might be the best title for the text?

A. Promotion of national Olympic competitions

B. “Extra credits” policy in China to be adjusted

C. Advice on the national college entrance exam

D. Chinese government to push education reform

C

Never before in Chinese history has a documentary(记录片) film aroused so much public enthusiasm. Everybody is talking about a 7-part documentary called A Bite of China which was broadcast late at night on CCTV 1. The documentary describes various gourmet items across the vast Chinese culinary (烹饪) land-scape.

However, one can’t help but believe that the documentary’s popularity is probably linked to the endless stream of terrible food security issues that have emerged in recent years. In one well-received article, a native wrote, “I wonder how many felt so empty-hearted and sighed after watching the film. Formaldehyde (甲醛) sprayed cabbages, Sudan Red colored salty eggs, restaurants using gutter oil. The list is long”

A varied and ancient food culture that is famous world-wide and which should have made the Chinese proud ends like this: one can only sigh. Food is the most vital thing in people’s lives. Yet China’s food industry is a typical description of “bad money driving out the good”. The market is huge while the cost of faking (假冒) and cheating is so low for unscrupulous (不道德的) businessmen; and the punishment is too light. Take the milk industry as an example. Although Sanlu, the company that sold the melamine-adulterated (掺有三聚氰胺的) milk powder, was punished, thousands of other dairies didn’t work hard to improve the quality. In order to allow national brands to survive, Chinese authorities are happy to loosen their regulations.

As the documentary shows, people are attracted not to gourmet items like matsutake, a species of rare mushroom grown naturally in remote forests, but to common Chinese dishes like barley, lotus root or tofu. They are what meet our basic needs. This explains why people are so excited about A Bite of China---it is a reminder that there is still a world out there where food is excellent and people have dignity.

28. The underlined part in Paragraph 1 “gourmet items” probably means________.

A. beautiful clothes B. delicious food

C. latest technology D. great inventions

29. The second paragraph mainly talks about________.