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(A)Acoal-firestove(炉灶)providedheatingforZhaoYaoqin'scourtyardbungalowinaBeijinghutongallherlife.Thiswinter,however,thestovehasdisappearedfromthe66-year-old'slife,andanelectricradiatortakesitsplacebesideherbed,aproductofagovernmenttousecleanenergyinthenationalcapital.WiththeOlympicstobestagedinBeijingnextAugust,thecityisdeterminedtoeliminatetheuseofcoalwithintheThirdRingRoadthatcirclesthecitybeforetheGames.Theprojecttoreplacethestoveswithelectricradiatorshasbeenpartoftheeffort.Whenthecity'sfour-monthlongheatingseasonstartedonThursday,coal-firedstoves,knownasabigsourceofpollutioninthebigcity,havedisappearedfromsome20,000localhouseholdslikeZhao'sbungalowintheinnercityhutong--traditionalalleyways(小巷)thatdatebackcenturies.Weusedtoboilwaterorbakebreadonthestove,saidZhao,soundingsentimental(伤感)tothedisappearanceofthecoalfurnacefromherlife.Lateinthe1990s,Beijing'sairqualitymonitoringofficefoundthattheemissions(排放)ofsulphurdioxideandcarbonmonoxidefromthehutongareashavebeenhigherthanthecity'saverageinwinter,mainlybecauseofthecoalstoves.Withtheprojecttoswitchtocleanenergyforheatinglaunchedin1999,theemissionlevelofthetwopoisonoussubstancesdecreasedby42percentand44percent,respectively,thisyearfrom2001levels.Zhaosaidthefeeforelectricalheatfortheentirewinterwasusuallyaround2,400yuan(US$323)perhousehold.Withthegovernment'ssubsidy（补贴）,however,sheonlyneededtopayabout500yuan,nearlythesamepriceasthatforcoal.1．ZhaoYaoqin’exampleinthepassageistotellusthat_______.A.peopleinBeijingusingelectricradiatorstowelcometheOlympics.B.peopleinBeijingaredoingsomethingtoprotecttheenvironment.C.hutongsinBeijinghavealonghistory.D.Peoplepaymoremoneytouseelectricradiatorsthanbefore.2.Theunderlinedwordeliminateprobablymeans________A.cutdown.B.increase.C.getridof.D.replace3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______A.ZhaoYaoqinhasastronganddeepemotionwiththeuseofcoal-firestove.B.Thegovernmentwillpaymostofthefee.C.TheairofBeijinghasbeenbadlypollutedsince1990s.D.Thepeopledonotusecoaleightmonthsinoneyear.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThecleanairisimportantwhentheOlympicsGamesisheldinBeijing.B.ThesuccessoftheOlympicsGamesdependsonthecleanair.C.Thegovernmentsparenoefforttomaketheenvironmentbetter.D.Theemissionlevelofpoisonoussubstanceswillbelowin2008.1．B文章大意理解题。北京开始取消使用煤取暖，为的是净化首都的空气。故B正确。2．C字意猜测题。该市决心三环路之内消除使用煤炭。3．A文章第三段：saidZhao,soundingsentimental(伤感)tothedisappearanceofthecoalfurnacefromherlife.表明他对从此以后不使用煤灶很留念和伤感。所以A正确。而BC两项是文章的明白表达，不用“imply”推断了，D明显错了。只提到四个月用煤供热。4．B从文章最后一段可知，C正确。而有了这样的措施D也正确。Thekeys:BCAB文章来源:(B)Chineseteahousesarethetraditionalancientcafesoftheeast,forgettingtogetherandchattingwithfriendsandgenerallypassingthetime.Inrecentyearsthetraditionhasbeenrevitalized,becomingfashionableinmoderncities.Theteahousehasbecomeaplaceforpeopletonotonlysipteaandrelax,butalsotoexperienceChineseculture,holdsocialactivities,hostprivatepartiesandconductbusinessnegotiations(谈判),saidWuXiduan,secretary-generaloftheChinaTeaCirculationAssociation.TheteahouserecreatesthecharmofoldBeijing,whichmakesitamustforforeigners,who,fromaroundtheworld,maycometoappreciateBeijingOpera,drama,acrobaticsandotherBeijingfolkarts,aswellassiptea.JasmineteaisthefavoriteofmanyoldBeijingers,withitspure,cleartasteandstrongaroma.It'sdefinitelyonthemenuattheLaoSheTeahouse.Also,itwouldbeapitytomisstheperformanceoftheXiao'erswhileyou'rewatchingtheshows.EveryXiao'erattheLaoSheTeahousecarriesaspecialcopperpotwithameter-longspout(壶嘴).Andtheyhandlethescalding(烫)potwithoutspillingasingledropofwater.Dawanteaisjustasfamousasthelong-spoutedteapot.TheChinesenamemeansinexpensiveteainabigteabowlanditwasanotheroldBeijingteahousespecialty.It'ssaidthatthefounderofLaoSheTeahouse,startedhisbusinessbyservingDawanteaforjusttwocentseach.Andtodayit'stheonlyteahousestillservingDawanteafortwocentsabowl,eventhoughthere'snoprofitinit.1.LaoSheTeahousetodayisdifferentfromtheoldonebecause________.A.peoplecanchatwithfriendstopassthetime.B.peoplecansipteaandrelax.C.peoplecanenjoytheperformanceofChineseart.D.peopleexperienceChinesecultureandconductbusinessnegotiations.2.Inthispassage“Xiao’er”mightprobablythenameof______A.waiterB.artistC.Chinesetea.D.oneoftheshows3.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethepropertitleofthepassage:________A.theHistoryofLaoSheTeahouseB.Teahouseandtraditionalculture.C.LaosheTeahousewithTraditionD.theperformanceinteahouse4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A.There'snoprofitinLaoSheTeahouse.B.LaoSheTeahouseisagoodexampleofoldBeijing.C.Peoplearemoreattractedbytheperformancethanitstea.D.DrinkingteaisthemostimportantthingofBeijingersKeys:DACB1．D文章第二段butalsotoexperienceChineseculture,holdsocialactivities,hostprivatepartiesandconductbusinessnegotiations这就是新时期的茶馆的特点。前三项是以前也有的特点2．A第五段话，Xiao’er用长嘴壶斟茶，所以他们是waiter.3.C文章标题，文章是介绍老舍茶馆。B标题太大了。A和D只是讲了一点点。4．B大碗茶没利润不能说茶馆没利润，故A错；文章没有比较表演和茶的重要性，C也错；喝茶是北京人的爱好和习惯但不能说themostimportant;第三段说TheteahouserecreatesthecharmofoldBeijing，所以B正确。文章来源: