高三英语第一学期期末质量抽查试卷

2010I(105分ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.AtaB.Ata C.AtaD.Atabus2.A.2B.15C.25D.503.A.TheirB.TheirC.ThecityD.The4.A.B.C.D.5.A.TheB.Thewoman’sC.TheD.The6.A.B.C.D.7.A.Teacherand B.DoctorandC.Customsofficialand D.Shopassistantand8.A.Closethe B.PacktheirC.Lockthe ephonefora9.A.Hehasnevertakenabus B.HehimselfisastrangerC.Hehasneverheardofthe D.Hedoesn’tlikethe10.A.ThewomanhasfinishedherB.ThewomaniswillingtohelptheC.ThewomanwillletBobchatwiththeD.ThewomanislosingpatiencewiththeSectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowing11.A.VisitinghisteachersandngshopB.CollectinghisC.BuyinghisflightD.Wanderingaboutintheairport12.A. B. C. D.A13.A.HelefthissuitcaseintheairportB.Hecouldn’tenjoythebeautyoftheC.HewasedasaterroristandtakentoanairlineD.HeintendedtovisitmoreteachersandbuymoreQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowing14.A.Smuggling() B.TheftC.Murdering D.Robbery15.A.Smuggling B.Cigarettes.C.Raw D.Mechanical16.A.ThenumberofsmugglingcasesdeclinedlastB.ThesituationofthefightagainstsmugglingremainsC.ThebiggestcasehappenedinD.ThefiguresofsmugglingcasesforthisyearareSectionDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.Thecaseofthewoman’sOneofherteethhas.Thedentist’s thebadThewoman’s thebadThefunctionoftheTohelpdeaden .Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingCompletetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachWhydidn’tthewomangotoShehad forherWhat’stheoccupationthewomanhasina?Sheis WhydoesthewomanwantanewShewantsto WhatshouldthewomandoifsheleavesthepresentShemust SectionADirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD. Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ItwasprettycoldlastThursdaywhenweweretakingthefinalexam.ButIwasdressed it,soIdidn’tA. B. C. D.Astheworldchangesfasterthanever,ourgreatestconcernismakingsurethat ofthesechangesdousA. B. C. D.Acupuncture(针刺疗法)is atreducingbackpain medicines,accordingtotwiceaseffective; B.astwiceeffective;C.effectiveastwice; D.twiceeffectiveas;Atthemeeting,moststudentsdisagreedwiththedirector’sproposal, A.did B.didn’t C.did D.didn’t“Amanwho faultwithothersisnotperfecthimself,forhehasnotimetomakeaself-criticism.”Saidalways B.isalwaysC.hasalways D.hadalwaysAtalkshowisaevisionprogramwhere (oragroupofpeople)willdiscussvarioustopics byaA. B.to C. D.“You forwhatyouhavedone!”thebossthreatenedoneoftheofficecouldbe B.shallbeC.willhavebeen D.shallhavebeenDearMom,IwonderifyoueverknewhowmuchIappreciated yougavemeeventhoughIoftensimply“ThanksA.all B.all C.in D.for Ireallydon’tlikemaths,IfindhislecturesA. B. C. D.Williamssaysthat friendswithyourroommateisagoodcetostartintermsofmakingfriendsinanewA. C. Dadtoldme,“Nothingisimpossible youwantitbadlyenoughandgoafterithardA. B. C. D.IsitnormalthatinSeptemberhosnearuniversitiesareovercrowded, manyparentsfromadistancetostaybuttosleeponygroundA.toB.C.D.DoyouknowthatAustraliawasasamatteroffact usedtobealandforA. B. C. D.Wewaitedandwaited. wehadbeenlookingforwardThencamethe B.ThendidthehourC.Camethenthe D.Camethehour“Itseemsasifthere’vebeenalotofstrongearthquakesthisyear.Andno,it’snotasignal thenetiscomingapartattheseams(缝隙).”Scientistssay.A. B. C. D.Toahighschoolstudent,goingtouniversitymeansanewleaf beforehimandbeingindependentisthestartingA.tobe B.being C.tohavebeen D.SectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.B.C.D.unfortunaE.G.H.I.J.In1791theFrenchnation,inthemidstofarevolution,wishedtobreakwiththepast,especiallywiththose41ofitwhichtheyconsideredillogicalanduseless.Oneofthosewasthe42systemofweightsandmeasuresinuse.Notonlywasthesystemclearlycomplicated,butitalsovariedwidelyfromcetoce.SotheFrenchspentalargeamountoftimeandeffortsregulatinganewsystem.In43thenewsystem,theFrenchbeganbysettingupaunitofdistanceequaltoonefortymillionthpartoftheearth’scircumference(周长).But44latermeasurementsshowedthattheunitdesignedwasnotexactlythatpart,butthey45touseit.(TodaytheunitisdefinedsimplyasthedistancebetweentwomarksonametalbarkeptinsuburbofParis).Theunitisthemeterandthesystemofmeasurements46onthisunitisthemetric(米制的)system,thesystemtodayusedbyscientistsallovertheworld.Themetricsystemisbuiltin47often,GreekprefixesshowingmultiplesandLatinprefixesshowingfractions.TheGreekshadnowordforanumberlargerthantenthousandandtheRomanshadnoneforanumberlargerthanonethousand,butthesystemwas48byusinglessspecificwords;for49megameter(onemillionmeters)comesfromaGreekwordthatmeanssimply“large”.ReadingDirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Childrenmodelthemselveslargelyontheirparents.Theydosomainlythroughidentification.Childrenidentifywithaparentwhentheybelievetheyhavethequalitiesandfeelingsthatare50ofthatparent.Thethingsparentsdoandsay—andthe51theydoandsaytothem—thereforestronglyinfluenceachild’s52.However,parentsmustatalltimes53likethetypeof theywanttheirchildto Aparent’sactions54affecttheself-imagethatachildforms55identification.Childrenwhoseemainlypositivequalitiesintheirparentswilllikelylearntoseethemselvesina56way.Childrenwhoobservechiefly57qualitiesintheirparentswillhavedifficultyseeingpositivequalitiesinthemselves.Childrenmay58theirself-image,however,asthey eincreasingly59bypeergroupstandards.Isolatedevents,evendramaticones,donotnecessarilyhavea60effectonachild’sbehavior.Childreninterpretsucheventsaccordingtotheirestablished61andprevioustraining.Childrenwhoknowtheyarelovedcan,forexample,acceptthedivorceoftheirparent’soraparent’searly62.Butifchildrenfeelunloved,theymayinterpretsucheventsasa63ofrejectionorpunishment.Inthesameway,allchildrenarenotinfluencedatallbytoysandgames,readingmatter,andevisionprograms.Asinthecaseofadramaticchangeinfamilyrelations,the64ofanactivityorexperiencedependsonhowthechildinterpretsit.50.A.B.C.D.51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B. D.54.A.B.C.D.55.A.B.C.D.56.A.B.C.D.57.A.B.C.D.58.A.B.C.D.59.A.B.C.D.60.A.B.C.short-D.61.A.B.C.D.62.A.B.C.D.63.A.B.C.D.64.A.B.C.D.SectionDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.ItwasThanksgivingmorningandinthecrowdedkitchenofmysmallhomeIwasbusypreparingthetraditionalThanksgivingturkeywhenthedoorbellrang.Iopenedthefrontdoorandsawtwosmallchildreninragshuddlingtogetheronthetopstep.“Anyoldpapers,lady?”askedoneofIwasbusy.Iwantedtosay“no”untilIlookeddownattheirfeet.Theywerewearingthinlittlesandals,wetwithheavy“ComeinandI’llmakeyouacupofhotTheywalkedoverandsatdownatthetable.Theirwetsandalsleftmarksuponthefloor.Iservedthemcocoaandbreadwithjamtofightagainstthecoldoutside.ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstartedagainonmyhouseholdThesilenceinthefrontroomstruckme.Ilookedin.Thegirlheldtheemptycupinherhands,lookingatit.Theboyaskedinaflatvoice,“Lady,areyourich?”Ilookedatmyshabbyslipcovers.Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucercarefullyandsaid,“Yourcupsmatchyoursaucers.”Hervoicewashungrywithaneedthatnoamountoffoodcouldsupply.Theyleftafterthat,holdingtheirbundlesofpapersagainstthewind.Theyhadn’tsaid“Thankyou.”Theydidn’tneedto.TheyhadremindedmethatIhadsomuchforwhichtobegrateful.inblue cupsandsaucerswereonlyworthfivepence.Buttheymatched.Itastedthepotatoesandstirredthemeatsoup.Potatoesandbrownmeatsoup,aroofoverourheads,myhusbandwithagoodsteadyjob—thesematched,too.Imovedthechairsbackfromthefireandcleanedthelivingroom.Themuddyprintsofsmallsandalswerestillwetuponmyfloor.Letthembeforawhile,Ithought,justincaseIshouldbegintoforgethowrichIam.WhydidthewriterletthechildrenSheshowedgreatpityonShehadoldpaperstoShewantedtoinvitethemtoherThanksgivingShewantedthemtoseehowrichsheThegirlthoughtthewriterwasrichperhapsbecause shesawthatthelady’sroomwasshesawthecupsmatchedthethewriter’sslipcoverswereverythewriterwaspreparingabigmealwhileshewastooFromthepassage,wecaninferthatwhetheryouarerichdependson A.howmuchmoneyyouhave B.howyoufeelaboutyourC.howyouhavehelped D.whatjobyourhusband Thewriterleftthemuddyprintsofsmallsandalsonthefloorforawhileto showherhusbandthatsomeonehadremindherthatshehadhelpedtworemindherthatshewasveryrichintheremindherhowlifeshouldIncaseofanaccidentorafireonaschoolbus,thisiswhatyouwillneedtoknow.Don’tworry;theseruleswillbepracticedtwiceayearatyourschool.Thedriverwillreviewwithyouallthesafetyrulesofridingaschoolbusandexintoyouwhereallthedangerouszonesarearoundaschoolbus.Payattentionandobeyyourdriverandyouwillalwaysbesafe.Thedriverwillshowyoualltheemergencyequipment,likethefireextinguisher,theaxe,thefirstaidtoolsandthetwo-wayradio.Payattentionandtrytorememberwheretheyareandhowtheyareused.Thedriverwillradioinandhaveherdispatcher(调度员)call911ifitisneeded.Youmayneedtohelpthedriverifsheisinjured.Thisiswhythedriverwillteachyouhowtousethetwo-wayradio.ThedriverwillalsoshowyouwheretheemergencywindowsarelocatedandhowtheyNowthedriverwillshowyouhowtoevacuatethebusfromthebackdoorincaseofanemergency.STAYCALM.DONOTPUSHORSHOVE,ANDHAVEYOURHANDS.Studentsinthebackseatswillleavefirst.Thedriverwillhaveassignedtwostudentstostandatthebackdoortohelpyou.Extendyourarms,bendyourknees,makesurethetwostudentsonthegroundareholdingyourarms,anddon’ttotheOnceyouareoutofthebus,youwillgototheget-togetherarea,andwaitforyourThedriverwillshowyouallthefollowingEXCEPT dangerouszonesontheschoolthefirstaidtoolsontheschooltheemergencywindowsontheschoolthetwo-wayWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtotheBuscompaniesareresponsibleforstudents’practicingsafetyrulesonaschoolThedriverisalsoaStudentsmayneedtohelpthedriverincaseofanaccidentonaschoolStudentsshouldjumpoutofthebusassoonasanaccidentThearticleisa(n) A. B. C.ex D.Accordingtosociologists,thereareseveraldifferentwaysinwhicha erecognizedastheleaderofasocialgroup.Inthefamilytraditionalculturalpatternsawardleadershiptooneorbothoftheparents.Inothercases,suchasfriendshipgroups,oneormore smaygraduallyemergeasleaders,althoughthereisnoformalprocessofselection.Inlargergroups,leadersareusuallychosenformallythroughelectionorrecruitment（招聘）.Althoughleadersareoftenthoughttobepeoplewith alability,decadesofresearchhavefailedproducedependableevidencethatthereisanycategoryof“naturalleaders”.Itseemsthatthereisnosetof qualitiesthatallleadershaveincommon;rather,practicallyany mayberecognizedasaleaderifthe qualitiesthatmeettheneedsofthatparticulargroup.Researchsuggeststhattherearetypicallytwodifferentleadershiprolesthatareheldbydifferentindividuals.Instrumentalleadershipisleadershipthatemphasizesthecompletionoftasksbyasocialgroup.Groupmemberslooktoinstrumentalleadersto“getthingsdone”.Expressiveleadership,ontheotherhand,isleadershipthatemphasizesthecollectivewell-beingsofasocialgroup’smembers.Expressiveleadersarelessconcernedwiththeoverallgoalsofthegroupthanwithprovidingemotionalsupporttogroupmembersandattemptingtodecreasetensionand Instrumentalleadersarelikelytohavearathersecondaryrelationshiptoothergroupmembers.Theygiveothersandmaydisciplinegroupmemberswhorestrictattainment(达到)ofthegroup’sgoals.Expressiveleaderscultivateamorealorprimaryrelationshiptoothersinthegroup.Theyoffersympathywhensomeoneexperiencesdifficultiesandtrytoresolveissuesthatthreatentodividethegroup.Asthedifferenceinthesetworolessuggest,expressiveleadersgenerallyreceivemore alaffectionfromgroupmembers;instrumentalleaders,iftheyaresuccessfulinpromotinggroupgoals,mayenjoyamoredistantrespect.WhatdoesthepassagemainlyTheproblemsfacedbyHowleadershipdiffersinsmallandlargeHowsocialgroupsdeterminewhowillleadTheroleofleadersinsocialWhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutleadershipcanbeinferredfromparagraphA. whoisaneffectiveleaderofagroupmaynotbeaneffectiveoneinanotherB.Fewpeoplesucceedinsharingaleadershiprolewith C. canbestlearnhowtobeaneffectiveleaderbystudyingresearchonD.MostpeopledesiretobeleadersbutcanproducelittleevidenceoftheirInmentioning“naturalleaders”inthesecondparagraph,theauthorismakingthepointthat fewpeoplequalifyas“naturalthereisnoproofthat“naturalleaders”“naturalleaders”areeasilyacceptedbythemembersofa“naturalleaders”shareasimilarsetofThepassageindicatesthatinstrumentalleadersgenerallyfocuson ensuringharmonious B.sharingresponsibilitywithgroupC.identifyingnew D.achievingaSectionDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.CornCornCelebrationsinAbigmealcalledaharvestThanksgivingceremoniesandcelebrationsinHistoryofHarvestWhenisHarvestInEngland,wehavegiventhanksforsuccessfulharvestssincepagantimes.Wecelebratethisdaybysinging,anddecoratingourchurcheswithbasketsoffruitandfoodinafestivalknownas“HarvestFestival”,usuallyduringthemonthofSeptember.HarvestFestivalremindsChristiansofallthegoodthingsGodgivesthem.Thismakesthemwanttosharewithotherswhoarenotsofortunate.HarvestfestivalsaretraditionallyheldonorneartheSundayoftheHarvestMoon.ThismoonisthefullmoonwhichfallsinthemonthofSeptember,atoraroundthetimeoftheAutumnalEquinox,aboutSept.23.UnliketheUSAandCanada,theUKdoesnothaveanationalholidayforHarvestFestival.HarvestFestivalusedtobecelebratedatthebeginningoftheHarvestseasonon1stAugustandwascalledLs,meaning“loafMass”.Farmersmadeloavesofbreadfromthenewwheatcropandgavethemtotheirlocalchurch.TheywerethenusedastheCommunionbreadduringaspecialmassthankingGodfortheharvest.ThecustomendedwhenHenryVIIIbrokeawayfromtheCatholicChurch,andnowadayswehaveharvestfestivalsattheendoftheseason.ThetraditionofcelebratingHarvestFestivalinchurchesasweknowittodaybeganin1843,whentheReverendRobertHawkerinvitedparishionerstoaspecialthanksgivingservicefortheharvestathischurchatMorwenstowinCornwall.Victorianhymnssuchas“Weploughthefieldsandscatter”,“Comeyethankfulpeople,come”and“Allthingsbrightandbeautiful”helpedpopularisehisideaofharvestfestivalandspreadtheannualcustomofdecoratingchurcheswithhome-grownproducefortheHarvestFestivalservice.Themakingofcorndolliesgoesbackmanythousandsofyears.ItwasaPagancustomandevolvedfromtheofthecorngrowingpeoplewhobelievedintheCornSpirit.CorndolliesweremadeatHarvesttimefromthelastsheafofcorncut.TheCornSpiritwassupposedtoliveorberebornintheitedstrawornamentorcorndollandwaskeptuntilthefollowingspringtoensureagoodharvest.Thecorndollyoftenhadaceofhonourattheharvestbanquettable.SectionDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossibleNote:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTWELVECigarettesmokingisbelievedbymostresearchworkersinthisfieldtobeanimportantfactorinthedevelopmentofcancerofthelungsandthethroatandisbelievedtoberelatedtocancerofthebladder()andtheoral(口腔).Malecigarettesmokershaveahigherdeathratefromheartdiseasethannon-smokingmales.Femalesmokersarethoughttobelessaffectedbecausetheydonotbreatheinthesmokesodeeply.ThemajorityofphysiciansandresearchersconsidertheserelationshipsprovedtotheirsatisfactionandsayGiveupsmoking.Ifyoudon’tsmoke,don’tstart”.Somecapablephysiciansandresearchworkers—thoughtheirsmallnumberisreducingevenfurther—arelesssureoftheeffectofcigarettesmokingonhealth.Theyconsidertheincreaseinrespiratory(呼吸的)diseasesandvariousformsofcancermaypossiblybeexinedbyotherfactorsinthecomplexhumanenvironment—atmosphericpollution,increasednervousstresschemicalsubstancesinprocessedfood,orchemicalpesticides（杀虫剂）thatarenowbeingusedbyfarmersinvasttiestodestroyinsectsandsmallanimals.Smokerswhodevelopcancerorlungdiseases,theysay,mayalso,bycoincidence,liveinindustrialareas,oreatmorecannedfood.Gradually,however,researchisisolatingallotherpossiblefactorsandprovingthemtobestatisticallyirrelevant.Whilealltobaccosmokingaffectslifeexpectancyandhealth,cigarettesmokingappearstohaveamuchgreatereffectthancigarorpipesmoking.However,nicotineconsumptionisnotdecreasingbythelatterformsandcurrentresearchindicatesrelationshipbetweenallformsofsmokingandcancerofthemouthandthroat.Filtersandlowtar(焦油tobaccoareclaimedtomakesmokingtosomeextentsafer,buttheycanonlyslightlyreduce,noteliminate,therisks.Malesmokerscanbemoreaffectedbysmokingthanfemaleonesbecause Theauthor’sattitudetowardssmokingis Doesallthetobaccosmokingaffectlifeexpectancyandhealthinthesamelevel,andWhatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingtheII卷(45分 TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthe对不起，今天我不能参加会议了。attend别担心，我马上要的材料通过电子邮件发给你。(require各种各样的使我们有可地获得许多有价值的信息。与你周围的人你的进步、、失败，你就可以从他们那里获得帮助。(and随着社会的迅速发展，许多人都渴望向大众展示他们自己，从而产生了各种各样的活动。(resultGuidedDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositioninover120wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelow ’sGotTalent)后，曾一度受到热议，请以一名观众的给组写一封信，介绍一个你心目中的达人，可以是电视里的选手，也可以是其他人（不要使用真实。宝山区2010学年度第一学期高三期末教学质量诊断英语试卷测试，现在开始Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.W:Waiter,we’dlikea,M:Yes,madam.Wouldyoucareforadrinkbeforeyouorder?Q:Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakece?W:HowmucharetheseM:Twofor25centsnow.Stationaryinourstoreisonsalethisweek.Notebooksusedtobe15centseach.Q:Howmuchwillthemanhavetopayifhebuys2notebooks?W:HaveyoueverseensomuchM:I’mtiredofallthissnow!Iwishwe’dhaveasunnydaytomorrow.Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?W:It’stoobadyoufelldownduringtherace.M:ItwasfortunatethatIdidn’tgetinjured.Q:Whatisthewomanfeeling?W:Wecaneithertakeourchildrenwithustothecinemaortomymother’shouse.M:Well,I’llleaveituptoyou.Q:WhowillmakethefinalW:Georgeisa who’sratherquiet.Hehardlysaysanything.M:Oh,it’sinteresting.HissisterDellaisjusttheopposite.Q:Whatkind isW:Goodevening,sir.HaveyouanythingtoM:No.That’swhyIcamethroughthedoorwherethenoticesays“Nothingtodeclare.”Q:What’stheproperrelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?W:IsthereanythingmoretodobeforeweM:I’veclosedallthewindowsandpackedourclothes.YoumightcallforataxiasIlockthesuitcase.Q:Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?W:Excuseme,canyoulmeifthisbusgoestothePeople’sSquare?M:No,I’msorry.Imyselfhaveonlybeenhereafewdays.Q:Whycan’tthemanhelptheW:Ireallycan’taffordanyinterruptionrightnow.I’vegottofinishtheproject.M:Sorry,justonemorething.CouldyoulmetheephonenumberofBob?Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?SectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwicebutthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingIhadspentmylastdayinRomevisitingtheteachersoftheArtCollegeandtakingpictureswiththem.Andthen,Ihaddonesomelastshop.Iboughtsomepresents:shirts,gloves,sometoys,oneofwhichwasanelectronicalarmclockformyIntheevening,afterwaitinginthenoisyairportbuilding,Iwasgladtobesittinginthene.Inafewminuteswewouldsoonbeupintheskyonourflighthome.ButIhadbeenmistaken.Tenminuteslater,insteadofenjoyingthebeautyoftheeveningskyfromabovethecloud,Iwassittinginasmoke-filledroomwithanairlineofficialandamanatmyside.OnthetableinfrontofmewasmyTheofficialswerepolite.Theyaskedmetoshowmypassport,myticketandmybaggagecheck.ThenIwasrequestedtoopenmysuitcaseandtospreadoutitscontentsonthetable.Ofcourse,IdidasIwastold.ThemomentIcedthealarmclockonthetable,theofficialslookedateachotherandsd.Iunderstoodimmediaythatsomeonemusthaveheardthetickingnoiseandreportedtothe（Nowlistenagain.）HowdidthemanspendhislastdayinWhatpresentdidhebuyforhisWhydidthemangetoffthenetenminutesQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingThefollowingisanewsreport ThenumberofsmugglingcasesdeclinedlastyearbuttherewasanincreaseinthenumberofseriousCustomsacrossthecountryuncovered19seriouscaseslastyear,eachinvolvingatleast100millionyuanworthofproducts,bysixtypercentfrom2008,butthevalueinvolvedwasupby75percenttoabout14billionyuan.Thefiguresforthisyearareunavailable.“Althoughoureffortstofightsmugglinghaveachievedsomesuccess,theoverallsituationremainsserious.Insomecesitcouldbecritical,”saidaernmentofficial.“Thecoastalareaswerethemostlyhit.”ThebiggestcasereportedwasinthesoutherncityofShenzhen,whereasmugglinggrouptradedillegallymorethan2billionyuanworthofcigarettesfrom2007tolastJanuary.About20peopleareontrialforsmuggling.Thecasesmainlyinvolvecigarettes,food,cars,rawmaterialsandmechanical（Nowlistenagain.）WhatisthenewsreportmainlyWhatdothecasesnotinvolveaccording