★A

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WarnerBros.StudioTourLondonisabehind-the-sceneswalkingtourwhich

leadsguestsintotheworldoffilm-making.TheStudioTourwillfirstfocusonthe

HarryPotterfilmserieswhichhasmadetheStudioitshomeforover10years.

WarnerBros.StudioTourLondonisdesignedtotakeyouonajourneyandletyou

knowsomecloselyguardedsecretsthatmadeHarryPotterthemostsuccessfulfilm

seriesofalltime.

Whatyouwillsee:

★TheGreatHallatHogwarts

★ProfessorDumbledore^office

★Props（道具）fromthefilmsincludingtheNimbus2000,KnightBusand

Hagrid'smotorbike

★ThestreetsofDiagonAlley,includingOllivandersWandShop,theWeasleys9

WizardWheezes,FlourishandBlotts,GringottsBankandEeylopsOwlEmporium

★Findouthowtheanimalsinthefilmswerebroughttolifeusingspecial

technology

Whereitis:

WarnerBros.StudioTourLondon一themakingofHarryPotterliesin

Leavesdenjust20milesNorthwestofLondonandiseasytofindfromcentralLondon,

WatfordandKingsLangleytrainstations.FromnearbyWatfordtotheheartof

London,therearemanyhotelstochoosefrom.

Easytraffic:

WhenbookingyourhotelsandHarryPotterStudioTourtickets,youcanaddrail

traveltoLondonandWatfordontoyourstay,makingyourjourneyfromhomefree

fromtrouble.Theshuttlebus（往返到王車）willrunevery30minutesfromWatford

JunctiontotheStudioTour,withajourneytimeofabout15minutes.It'sadvisedthat

youshouldarrive45minutesbeforethetimeisstatedonyourtickets.Thebuswill

leavefromWatfordJunction20and50minutespastthehourwiththelastbusat5:20

pm.ReturnbusesleavetheStudioTourat25and55minutespastthehourwiththe

lastreturnbusleavingat9:35pm.

Needhelp:

Call:0871-221-2717.UKCallCentreopensat8am-10pm,7daysaweek.

1.WeknowfromParagraph1thatinWarnerBros.StudioTourLondon,visitorswill

A,enjoymanysightsinLondon

B.seealltheHarryPotterfilmseries

C.learnhowtomakeasuccessfulfilm

D.knowsecretsofthemakingofHarryPotter

2.WhatcanyouseefromWarnerBros.StudioTourLondon?

A.Hagrid'soffice.

B.DifferentstreetsinLondon.

C.ProfessorDumbledore^motorbike.

D?Somespecialtechnologyusedinthefilms.

3.IfyouvisitWarnerBros.StudioTourLondon,thereisnoworryabout.

A.shopping

B.hotels

C.food

D.tickets

4.WhenwilltheshuttlebusleavefromWatfbrdJunctionaccordingtothepassage?

A.At4:20pm.

B.At4:55pm.

C.At5:50pm.

D.At9:35pm.

5.Thepassageprobablycomesfrom.

A.aguidebook

B.anewsreport

C.apersonaldiary

D.ageographicmagazine

★B

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AnAmericanjournalist,MelissaLudtke,adoptedayoungChinesegirl18years

ago.Sheisusingherdaughter'sstorytotellaboutabandonedchildrenfromChina.

MayaXiaLudtke,19,wasababywhenherbirthparentsleftherinasmalltown

inJiangsuProvince.MelissaLudtkebroughtMayatoherMassachusettshomein

1997.

Overthepasttwoyears,Ms.Ludtkehashelpedherdaughterandanother

Chinese-borngirlrecordtheirreturntotheirruralhome.JennieLytel-Stemberg,19,

wasatthesameorphanage（孤兒院）asMayaandwasadoptedbyanotherwoman

livinginthesamepartoftheUS.

“Thisisaverydifferentexploration,Ms.Ludtkesaid.Thetwoteenagegirls

returnedtothetownwheretheywereborntounderstandhowtheirlivesmighthave

beendifferent.Alongthewaythegirlstookphotosandrecordedvideosoftheir

meetingswiththepeoplefromtheareaaroundChangzhou.

Thisprojecttakesthephotosandvideoscollectedbythegirlstotelltheirstories,

andthestoriesofothergirlslikethem.Itisanelectronicbookwritteninsixpartswith

manytoolsthatgiveextrainformation.

Throughouthercareer,Ms.Ludtkecoveredissuesaboutwomenandgirlsaround

theworld.Theone-childpolicywasanattemptbytheChinesegovernmenttolimit

overpopulation.Forthepastseveraldecades,thegovernmenthaspunishedparents

whoproducemorethanonechild.Thishascausedmanyparentstoabandonchildren,

especiallygirls.InChinesesociety,malechildrenaremorelikelytobeabletoget

jobsthatcansupporttheirfamilies.

Inthevideowhentheyfirstarriveinthetownwheretheywereabandoned,Xiaxi,

MayaandJennieseemsurprisedathowdifferenttheirlivesalmostwere.

1.JennieLytel-SternbergandMayaXiaLudtkeareboth.

A.adoptedbyMelisaLudtke

B.livinginthesamepartoftheUSnow

C.livinginthesameoiphanage

D.livingintheirruralhomeinChina

2.WhydidthetwogirlsrecordtheirreturntothesmalltowninJiangsuProvince?

A.Totellstoriesabouttheirlife.

B.TotellstoriesaboutChina.

C.Toexploreadifferentworld.

D.TounderstandthepeopleinChangzhou.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cover“inparagraph6mean?

A.Travel.

B.Protect.

C.Hide.

D.Report.

4.WhatseemstobeMsLudtke'sattitudetoChina'sone-childpolicy?

A,Satisfied.

B.Angry.

C.Critical.

D.Objective.

5.MayaXiaLudtkewasbyMelissaLudtkein1997.

A.left

B.takenaway

C.abandoned

D.adopted

★C

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Americanshavespecialwaysoftalkingabouteconomictroubles.Peoplein

businessorfamiliesmaysaytheyfeelthepinch.Ortheymaysaytheyareupagainst

it.Or,ifthingsarereallybad,theymaysaytheyhavetothrowinthetowel.

Apinchispainfulpressure.Tofeelthepinchistosufferpainfulpressure

involvingmoney.

Theexpression,feelthepinch,hasbeenusedsincethe16thcentury.Thefamous

EnglishwriterWilliamShakespearewrotesomethingveryclosetothisinhisgreat

play"KingLear/KingLearsayshewouldacceptnecessity'ssharppinch.Hemeans

hewouldhavetodowithoutmanyofthethingshealwayshad.

Muchlater,theTimesofLondonnewspaperusedtheexpressionaboutbad

economictimesduringthe1860s.Itsaid,"somuchmoneyhavingbeenspent...All

classesfeltthepinch."Worsethanfeelingthepinchisbeingupagainstit.Thesaying

meanstobeinalotoftrouble.

WordexpertJamesRogerssaystheword“it”inthesayingcanmeananyandall

difficulties.HesaysthesayingbecamepopularintheUnitedStatesandCanadainthe

late19thcentury.WriterGeorgeAdeuseditinabookcalled"Artie.”Hewrote,"I

sawIwasupagainstit."

Sometimesabusinessthatisupagainstitwillhavetothrowinthetowel.This

meanstoacceptdefeatorsurrender（投降）.Throwinginthetowelmaymeanthata

companywillhavetodeclarebankruptcy.Thecompanywillhavetotakelegalsteps

toletpeopleknowithasnomoneytopayitsdebts.Mostbusinessesdonotthrowin

thetowel.Theyjustre-organizesotheycancompetebetter.

1.Whatdoes“SomeinvestorsonWallStreetarefeelingthepinch"mean?

A,Theinvestorshavelostalltheirmoney.

B.Theinvestorsareshortofmoney.

C.Theinvestorshavejustmadesomemoney.

D?Theinvestorsfallillwhiledoingbusiness.

2.Theoriginalmeaningoftheword"pinch"is.

A.thepaincausedbypressing

B.thefeelingofpressure

C.thepaincausedbyillness

D.thefeelingofhunger

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaccordingtothepassage?

A?KingLearfirstusedtheexpression'feelthepinch\

B.WilliamShakespearewrotesomethingabout'feelthepinch9.

C.theTimesofLondonnewspaperreportedthepainofallclasses.

D.Duringthe1860s,Englandsufferedeconomictroubles.

4.Theword'it'inthephrase'upagainstit'refersto.

A.thepinch

B.yourbusiness

C,anyandalldifficulties

D.thetowel

5.Whichphrasewillbeusedwhenacompanyistakinglegalstepstoletpeopleknow

ithasnomoneytopayitsdebts?

A.feelthepinch

B.throwinthetowel

C.upagainstit

D.acceptthesharppinch

*D

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InNigeria,anabout20millionpeoplehavesomekindofphysicaldisability.

Theyhavephysicalproblemsthatmakeitdifficulttofindworkandholdajob.Some

ofthedisabledenduponcitystreets,askingstrangersforhelp.ButinKadunaState,a

groupofdisabledmenhasbeenpersuadingotherstogetoffthestreetbyoffering

themnewskills.

Ourstorybeginsoutsidetheofficesofalocalcharity.Agroupofmenwhoare

physicallydisabledwaitthereforfoodfromtheaidgroup.Itmaybetheonlymeal

theygetthatday.Becausethemenaredisabled,mostdependonbegginginthestreets

tosupportthemselves.

AliyuYakubuisunlikethosemen.Heislearningjobskillstoearnalivingwage.

Heisbeingshownhowtofixtricyclesanddoothermetalwork.

The18-year-oldrememberswhenhedecidedtostopbegging.Hesays,“My

formerclassmatesawmebeggingonthestreetanddidn*trecognizeme.Hegaveme

somemoney.WhenIstretchedmyhandouttocollectit,thenhesawmyface.Ifelt

ashamed,andsincethen,Idecidednottobegagain."

IsiakaMaajiisalsophysicallydisabled.HehelpspeoplelikeAliyuYakubuget

work,andgetoffthestreets.Heteachesthematrade.

Helearnedhisskillsfromagovernment-operatedtrainingprogram.Theprogram

hasbeenteachingcareerworksince2002.Fiveyearsago,Mr.Maajistartedhelping

otherdisabledpeopletostopbegging.

Hesays,nWeencouragepeoplelikeustolearnskillstheycandotobecome

self-relianttosupportthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbecausebeinginthestreetsas

beggarsisashametoallofus.

Todate,hehashelpedandtrained30people.Someofthemevenhavetheirown

metal-workingbusinessesnow.Theymaketricyclesandmotorbikesdesignedfor

disabledpeople.Butthatisnotalltheymake.Theyalsoma