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2010届高三摸底测试英语试题III150120第Ⅰ卷（105分答第I卷前，考生务必在答题卡和答题纸上用钢笔或圆珠笔清楚填写学校、、准考证号，并用铅笔时，必须将原选项用橡皮擦去，重新选择。答案写在试卷上一律不给分。第I17-24小题，4149III．ListeningComprehensionSectionAShortDirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertoquestionyouhaveheard.A．7 B．40 C．33 D．47A．Atasupermarket. B．Inarestaurant.C．Inapostoffice. D．Athome.A．Mondaymorning. B．Mondayafternoon.C．Wednesdaymorning. A．Herhusband. B．Herfriend.C．Her D．HerA．TorepairaTVset. B．TocominaboutaTVset.C．TobuyaTVset. D．ToreturnaTVset.A．ShewillbeupsetSheispleasedwiththeirShefeelsalittleMovingtothesouthisbetterthanmovingtotheA．Hewroteitlastsemester. B．He’llfinishitinafewminutes.C．Heneverdoesassignmentsearly. D．Heisn’tgoingtowriteit.A．Atabusstop. B．Onane.C．Onatrain. D．Atatravelagency.A．SheshouldlosefiveShecan’tgainanymoreSheshouldbuysomenewSheneedn’tworryabouther10．A．Giveherthecorrect B．UseherC．Timethe D．ContinueSectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingC．Twenty–12．A．LakeB．LakeC．LakeD．Lake13．A．AllthelakesarelocatedwithintheUnitedB．Large,oceangoingshipscansailtheC．ThelakeshavesaltD．LakeSuperiorranksthefifteenthlargestlakeintheQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowing14．A．By B．BymeansofC．Bymeansofthe D．By.15．A．Thereisnotenoughmeat..B．TheAmericanmeattastesbetterthanthat.C．ThemeatprobablycontainschemicalsthatarenotD．Theywanttosharethemeatwiththosefromother.16．A．ThenofAmericamakesnodifference.B．agreedtowillguaranteethesafetyofthemeatfromexpressedastrongSectionCLongerDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswithinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Name: Age: Address:56BroadwayWNContactName: Age: Address:56BroadwayWNContact Coursetoattend:Howtomake Dateforapplication:January7th,2008ApplicationFormforSt.Louie’sCompletetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.TheTheTheorchid FacilitiesforCloseto Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer. randVocabularyDirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Anincreasingnumberofpeoplearepayingdifferent theNet,whichbringsthemalotof StandingonthetopoftheOrientalPearl agoodbird’s–eyeviewofShanghaiyouwill B．itwill C．therewill D．itwillWhatmovesusdeeplyisthattheseriouslysickwomanpresents more… B．nomore…thanC．notmore…thanD．morethan…Theexercisesareextremelydifficult,buthalfofthe themaheadofhasalready B．willC．havealready filledwithgoodthingsandweshouldenjoythem,andthatincludesthelovelysnowthatsometimeswas…fell B．are…fallC．is…falls D．were…fellSchoolshavebeenlengtheningtheschooldayoraddeddaystoraisetestmarks,whichbecostlyifschoolsneedairconditioningonhotdays. Suchaneffort theseveresnowdisasterdidn’tpreventthewholenationfromcelebratingthetraditionalNewYearhappily.as ernmenthashas ernmentmade ernmenthasmadehas ernmentmadeThePupilsinprimaryandsecondaryschoolsacrossEnglandlack generalaviewofworldhistoryasours fromthejobforalongtimemakesmyfatherhaveasenseofloss. C．have D．HavingAsaSeniorThreestudent,wearesupposedtoknowhowweshouldadjustourselvessureweareinthepropermental D．tobeThefive–year–old ,thewholefamilyburstinto C．was D．waskidnapItseemsasifshehasforgottenallabutherambitionnow, shemadeitherstomakeabitofprogresseverydaywhenschoolstarted. B．onconditionC．inspiteofthefact Theinstanthefinishedhisdescription,Iknewitwouldbe everythinggot Moreandmore peoplefollowthepractice theywilltraveltovariousscenicspotstoenjoythesceneryintheirleisuretime. Theexaminationwasatthebeginningofthenew wasannouncedonJanuary 40．ItissaidthatZiyiZhangsangasongforthe2008NewYearSpringFestivalPartywithoutrehearsalinadvance,isn’tit?I’mnot itis SectionBDirections:Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.ThereisoneextraA.B.C.giveD.E.G.H.I.J.Afewyearsago,Iwenthikingwithmyoldersister,Mary,andherfriend,Jonathan.Our41wastoreachthetipofthemountainsowecouldseethebeautifulview.Thehikewas42andtheheatdrainedourenergy.Aswewere43thesummit,throughthetreetopswecouldseethevalleybelow.Thesightatthatpointwas44impressive.Jasonwassatisfiedwiththeviewandsuggestedweturnback.JessiandIinsistedwekeepgoingsowecouldmakeittothetop,butJasondecidednottocontinue.Whenwefinallyreachedourdestination,thewholeview .Theviewfromthesummitgaveusa360degreeadvantageouspointoftheentirearea,whichwasmuchincrediblethanthelimitedviewJasonhadwherehestopped.Itwaswell46theextraeffort.Whatisthepointofthisstory?Setyourgoalsandneversettleforlessthanwhatyoucanachieve!Aswe47highschooltogoforwardwithourliveswewilleachhaveourownmountainstoclimb.AllofuswillfacedifferentchallengesandstrugglesWeallhavethe48tosetnewgoalsandtoachievethemAswecontinueinlifewemustrememberthatifwesucceed,wemustnotbeproud.Ifwefailwemustnot49.Ifwefaceadversity(逆境wemusttrustthatthereisalwaysawaythroughitIfweexperienceprosperitywemustneverforgetthosewhoarenotsoAsgraduates,wehavealreadyprovenwecanachieveimportantgoals.Let’sgoforward,setnewgoalsandneversettleforlessthanwhatwecanachieve.III．ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Thisweek,Londonwillbefullofcelebrations etheYearoftheRat.Everyyear,London’s aspectaculareventtocelebrateNewYear,thelargesteventoutsideofThisyearintheUK,thereseemstobeahugeamountof51inculture.Forthethirdyearrunning,the‘inLondon’seasonisbeingheld.This52eventwillrunfromFebruarytoApril,finallyintheOlympictorchrelay,53theOlympicflamewillpassthroughLondononitswaytothestartoftheBeijingGames.The‘inLondon’seasonwillcombineahugenumberofevents,54fromartexhibitionstomoderndance,filmfestivals55teatastings,musicalconcertstochildren’shalf-termactivities.Inaddition,56culturefestival,‘ Now’islaunchingat NewYear.ThisisanationwideseasonofeventsleadinguptotheBeijingOlympics.Aswellas57events,thisprogrammeincludesan58programmeforschoolstodeveloprelationshipswith,andaFootballExchange,wheretheUKFootballAssociationwillbe59childreninandofferingaluckyfewthechancetovisitBritainonafootballtour.ThemainNewYear60willbeheldonSunday10thFebruary,andisexpectedtoattractaround300,000visitors.Itwillshowcaseboth61andcontemporaryarts,bringingtogetherBritish-bornandperformers. bymusicians,acrobats,sandchildren.TherewillbealargestageandscreeninTrafalgarSquarefeaturingmartialarts,musicanddance.Itwouldn’tbeNewYear63fireworksandfirecrackers,64LeicesterSquarewillseedisysonthehourallafternoon.NearbytheatresandartscentreswillalsobeholdingspecialNewYearevents,suchasvariety B． B．exceptD．apartSectionDirections:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.AThereisanewtrendthathasstartedinsomeItaliancities.Itiscalled“CittaSlow”.“Citta”inItalianmeanscity.Theconceptof“CittaSlow”aimstoimprovepeople’squalityoflifebycreatingamorecaringandecologicallycorrectenvironmentthroughtheenjoymentoffoodart,theatre,communitygatheringcesandsoon.Slowcitiesarecharacterizedbyawayoflifethatenablespeopletoliveslowly.Traditionsandtraditionalwaysofngthingsarevalued.Slowcitieshavelesstraffic,lessnoiseandfewercrowds.ThesecitiesstandupagainstthefastpaceoflifeoftenseeninothercitiesthroughouttheTownsinItalyhavebandedtogethertoformanorganizationcalledtheSlowCityMovement.TheglobalorganizationhopestohelptheworldbydecidingwhichcitiescancallthemselvesSlowCitiesandwhichcitiescannot.TheprinciplesoftheSlowCityMovementarethosewewouldlikeallcitiestoliveby.Hopefullythemovementwillcontinueandcitiesthatcannotmeetthestrictcriteriawillcontinuetoworktowardstheseprinciples.TheSlowCityMovementisalreadyverypopulararoundtheworld.Londonisoneofthecitiesthataretakingpartandithasitsownwebsite.Thewebsitesays:“Therearepeopleincitiesallovertheworldwhohavefoundallsortsofwaystobringasenseofrelaxationtoceswhereitcanoftenbestressfultolive.SlowLondonprovidesaceforthesepeopletomeetandsharetheirideas.”“CittaSlow” A．amovementstartedinsomeItalianB．anewtrendalreadypopulararoundtheC．awayoflifethatenablespeopletoliveD．aconceptagainstthefastpaceofAccordingtothepassage,toimprovepeople’squalityoflife,itiseffective practiseasyourpreviousgenerationspersuadeallpeopletotravelonpayasinglevisittotheputemphasisuponthefastpaceofWhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrueabouttheSlowCityTheSlowCityMovementwasinitiatedinLondonistakingpartintheSlowCityTheSlowCityMovementistryingtoformthestandardofslowOnlysomecitiesareslowonesbytheWhichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleoftheA．CittaSlowSlowCitiesandtheSlowTheSlowCityBDepartmentofHomelandU.S.CitizenshipandImmigration I–797C,NoticeofRECEIPTCASEI–901–RECEIVEDJulyPRIORITYAPPLECANTSEVISID:YITIANNOTICE1ofASCYITIAN2008HUANGXINGSHANGHAI,,PEOPLESREPUBLIC NOTICETYPE:ReceiptNoticeAmountReceived:$100.00YITIANYourI–901feetransmittalformhasbeenreceived.Pleasenotifyusimmediayifanyoftheaboveinformationisincorrect.Thisfeepaymentisvalidonlyforyourparticularcourseofstudyorprogram.Ifyoufalloutofstatus,applyforanewF–1,F–3.M–1,M–3orJ–1non–immigrantvisa,orifyouwanttochangeyournon–immigrantcategorytoanF–1,F–3,M–3orJ–1,youmayberequiredtopayanotherBringthisreceipttotheconsulateasproofofpaymentoftheSEVISfee.ApplicantStatus:J–1 ReceiptCopy:01DateofBirth:05/25/1975 AmountReceived:$100.00ProgramNumber:P–1–04576II–901Student/ExchangeVisitorProcessingP.O.BoxSt.Louis,MO63197–Customer ephone:785–330–ThisformissuedbyU.S.ImmigrationandCustomsFormI–797C(Rev.WhatdoesthistableallowyoutoToapplyforavisittoToapplyforimmigrationtoToapplyforavisittothePeople’sRepublic ToapplyforimmigrationtothePeople’sRepublic Youcangettothedestinationon A．May25,1975 B．January31,2005C．June D．JulySupposeyountochangeyourapplicantstatus,youhave notifyU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServicesimmediapayanotherfeeasapplyforanewF–1,F–3.M–1,M–3orJ–1non–immigrantmakeaphonecalltotheCustomerCEveryyear,malaria(疟疾)sickensaboutfivehundredmillionpeople.Morethanonemillionofthemdie,mostlyyoungchildrenandpregnantwomeninAfrica.Forseveralyearsinsub-SaharanAfrica,theGlobalFundandothergroupshavebeenpayingforbednetstreatedwithlong-lastinginsectpoison.Malariaisspreadbymosquitobites.ThegroupshavealsoinvestedinantimalariadrugsforA.C.T.,artemisinin-basedcombinationtherapy.RecentlyateamfromtheWorldHealthOrganizationvisitedEthiopiaGhanaRwandaandZambiaThesecountrieswerethefirsttodistributethebednetsandmedicineTheGlobalFundtoFightAIDSTuberculosis(肺结核andMalariarequestedastudytoseeiftheinterventionswerehel.Theresearchersfoundthattheanswerisyes.Theylookedatrecordsofchildrenunderfive.Theyfoundthatdeathsfellbysixty-sixpercentinRwandabetweentwothousandfiveandtwothousandseven.Deathsfellbyfifty-onepercentinEthiopia,thirty-fourpercentinGhanaandthirty-threepercentinZambia.TheteamreportedthatlimitedsofbednetscouldhelpexinthemorelimitedeffectsinZambiaandGhana.ButthefindingsinGhanaweremoredifficulttoexin,becausedeathsfromcausesotherthanmalariafellmoresharply.Thereportsaysthiswasinkeewithgeneralimprovementsinhealthservices.T,onthepagefortheglobalmalariaInanothernewstudy,researchersreportedthatvitaminAandzinctreatmentsmightalsohelpprotectyoungchildrenfrommalaria.ScientistsinBurkinaFasofoundthatmalariareinfectionratesfellbythirty–fourpercentinagroupofchildrentreatedwithvitaminAandzinc.ThefindingsappearinNutritionJournal,anopenaccesspublicationthatcanbe ofchargeatWhichisprobablythemostusefulinfightingmalariaaccordingtotheBed C．VitaminAandzinc D．KillingWhydidateamfromtheWorldhealthOrganizationvisittheAfricanTohelptheAfricancountriestofightToidentifywhethertheirefforttofightmalariawasTostudywhichpeopletendtobeinfectedwithTostudywhatmeasurescanbetakenagainstWhatcanbeconcludedfromtheMalariaonlyappearsinMalariaisnolongerathreattoAfricanTheresearchersaredisappointedwiththeresultofthePeopleallovertheworldaretryingtotreatWhichonesummarizesthepassageA．ASuccessStoryforMalariaControlinB．MalariainC．SayNotoD．HowtoTreatDFarmersintheUnitedStatessometimesntswitchgrassasabordercrop.Butcouldthistallgrasslowerthenation’sdependenceonforeignoil?TheDepartmentofEnergynstoinvesthundredsofmillionsofdollarstohelpproducefuelsfrommaterialsthatarenotpartofthefoodsupply.Growingcorn,ormaize,forfuelhasraisedconcernsaboutthesupplyandcostofcornavailableforfoodandanimalfeed.Fuelmadefromswitchgrassorrywastelikesawdust(锯屑)isknownascellulosic(有纤维质的)ethanol(精Departmentofficialssayitcontainsmoreenergyandproducesfewergreenhousegasesthanethanolmadefromcorn.Switchgrassisalsoeasiertogrow.Lastmonth,theProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencespublishedastudyofswitchgrassgrownonlow-qualityland.ernmentscientistKenVogelwastheleadauthor.Thestudysaystheswitchgrassproducedfivetimesmoreenergythanwasneededtogrowit.Also,itsaysswitchgrass,overitslifetimefromcroptofuel,producesmuchlesscarboncomparedtogasoline.Fossilfuelslikeoiltakecarbonfromthegroundandreleaseitaswastegaswhenthefuelisburned.Biofuels()likecornandcellulosicethanolalsoproducegreenhousegases,throughgrowingcropsandmakingthefuel.Thedifferenceisthatbiofuelsremovecarbonfromtheatmospherethroughthegrowthofthefeedstock,thematerialfortheSciencemagazinejustpublishedtwostudiesofbiofuelsandtheheat-trapgasesthatscientistslinktoclimatechange.Oneofthereportsnotesthatmoststudieshavefoundthatsubstitutingbiofuelsforgasolinewillreducegreenhousegases.Butitsaystheearlierstudiesfailedtocountthecarbonreleasedintotheatmosphereasfarmersworldwidereacttohigherprices.Theyareclearingsandgrasslandstomakewayfornewcrondtorecethegrainusedforbiofuels.ngsocanreleasemuchofthecarbonstoredinthentsandsoil,andsacrificefutureThestudyfoundthatcorn-basedethanolcouldincreasegreenhousegasesforyearsfromlandusechange.Anditfoundthatbiofuelsfromswitchgrass,ifgrownonAmericancornland,couldalsoincreaseemissions,thoughbyless.Thestudyteam,ledbyTimothySearchingeratPrincetonUniversity,saystheresultshowsthevalueofusingwasteproductsforfuel.Theotherreportsayscarbonsavingsdependonhowbiofuelsareproduced.Switchgrassisabetterfuelthancorninallthefollowingaspects switchgrassgrowsonlow–qualitylandB．switchgrassproducesmoreenergythancornC．switchgrassproducesfewergreenhousegasesthancornD．swiotchgrassiseasiertoItisimpliedintheunderlinedsentence anincreasingnumberofpeopleworryabouttheuseofcornastherewillbeanincreaseinpriceofcornforfoodifitisusedastherewillbeandecreaseintyofcornforfoodifitisusedasalltheabovechoicesareBiofuelsproducesmuchlesscarboncomparedtoFossilfuelsin biofuelsproducelessgreenhousegasesthanfossilfossilfuelsreleasecarbonwhilebiofuelsnotwhenbiofuelstakeincarbonfromtheairwhentheyarebiofuelsproducegreenhousegasesonlywhentheyareThepassageindicates we’dbettermakefulluseofbiofuelstoprotectthethevalueofusingbiofuelsremainstobefurtherit’scostlesstogrowbiofuelsarejustswitchgrassandcornSectionCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromthelistA–Fforeachparagraph.ThereoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotHowHowmanypeoplehaveparticipatedinthewell–receivedDoesthewell–receivedcompetitionoftalltaleshaveanWhowastheconstantwinneroftheannualcompetitionoftallIsthereanysecrettowintheDoesthecompetitionwintheheartsofthepeopleallovertheWhoistheannualcompetitionoftalltalesgiventoJohnGrahamwontheannualcompetitionoftalltales,whichisheldattheBridge.InninSantonBridge,inBritain’sLakeDistrict.The“world’sbiggestliar”hasbeencrowned,afterlingataleaboutaGermanWorldWarIIinvadingBritaintogetdigitalevisiondecoders.The69–year–oldGraham,whohaswonthetitlefivetimesinsistedtoBBCradiothat“itwasatrueTheannualWorld’sBiggestLiarCompetition,whichnowdrawstouristsandcompetitorsfromaroundthedatesbacktothe19thcenturywhenitwasfoundedtohonorafamousmancalledWillRitson(1808–ThecontestisalwaysheldattheBridgeInn.RitsonwasapopularpubownerwholivedinthewesternLakeHealwayskepthiscustomersinterestedwithhisfunnystories.Ofcourse,Ritsonwasaveryhonestandsincereman,whoinsistedthatallhistalesweretrue.Eachyear,acontestisheldtoawardthetitleof“TheBiggestLiarintheWorld”tothewhoisworthyoffollowinginRitson’sfootsteps.Morethan120peoplefromacrossthecountry,andfromasfarawayasSwedenSouthAfrica,havetakenpartinthisinterestingCompetitiorshavefiveminutestolthebiggestlie.Lastyear’swinnerSuetoldthetruthof“lingasuccessfullie”,“Ithinkyouhavegottokeepthatelementoftruthandthenaddsomemadandfantasticalelements.Ifyoustartoffinaspaceshipthenyou’velostpeoplestraightaway.”“Politiciansandlawyersarebannedfromenteringastheyarejudgedtobetooskilledatling第Ⅱ卷（45分Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishusingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.（sothat）II．GuidedWritingDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionabout120wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinListeningSectionA:ShortConversationsDirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1．W:HowlongdoesittakeyoutogettoyouruniversityfromM:Ittakesabout40minutesand7minutesmoreduringtherushQ:Howmuchtimewillthemanspendonhiswayfromhometohisuniversityduringtherush2．M:HaveyougoteverythingW:No,Istillhavetogetaloafofbread,twopoundsofbeefandsomeoranges.Q:Wherearethemanandthewoman?3．M:IwonderifyoucanfinishyourreportbyMondayW:I’msorry,Dr.yang.Idon’tthinkIcanfinishitthatearly.Wednesdayafternoonwouldbetheearliestthatyoucouldhaveit.Q:Whenwillthewomanhandinher4．W:I’vebeenhavingapaininmystomachforthelastweek.It’sbeensobadthatI’vebeenoffworksinceM:Isee.LetmecheckitQ:Whomwasthewomantalking5．W:Yes,sir.WhatcanIdoforM:Well,yes.IboughtthisTVsettwoweeksagoandthereseemstobesomethingwrongwithit.Q:Whatdoesthemancometotheshopfor?6．M:Areyoudisappointedthatthey’removingtotheW:InsomeQ:Whatdoesthewoman7．W:Bill,haveyoufinishedtheresearchpaperforM:Notyet,Ialwaysseemtoputthingsoffuntilthelastminute.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?8．W:Ihopeyouenjoytherestoftheflight.Don’tforgettofillinyourlandingM:Thankyou.Idoappreciateyourservice.Q:Whereisthemanmostprobably?9．W:Oh,dear.I’vegained10poundssinceOctober.NoneofmyclothesfitmeM:Butyoulookmuchbetter.Infact,youcangainanother5poundsandstilllookgood.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman?10．M:Idon’tknowwhetherIshouldkeeponrevisingmynotes.WhatdoyouW:I’dcarryonwithwhatyou’reQ:WhatdoesthewomansuggestthatmanSectionB:PassagesDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingFivebodiesofwatermakeupthechainoflakescalledtheGreatLakes.Eachoftheselakesisamongthefifteenlargestlakesintheworld.ThelargestoftheselakesisLakeSuperior,followedbyHuronMichigan,Eric,andOntario.LakeMichiganislocatedentirelywithintheUnitedStates.ButtheotherfourlakesformapartoftherunningbetweentheUnitedStatesandCanada.Thesefreshwaterlakesformawaterwaymorethan1000 whichisasbusyas,ifnotbusierthan,anyotherwaterwayintheworld.Cshavebeendugtomakethelakesabetterwaterway.Thesecspermitlarge,oceangoingshipsloadedwithgrain,ironore,andcoaltoreachthelakes.HowmanylakesistheGreatLakesmadeupOftheselakes,whichislocatedentirelywithinWhichstatementistrueoftheGreatQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingNowit’s9o’clock,timefortheeveningFromfarmtotable, inBeijingsaytheyareabletotracktheprogressoffarmanimalsandcropsaimedforhumanconsumption.TheBeijingOlympicorganizingcommitteeThursdayshowedreportersandelaborateInternet–basedsupervisionsystemthatprovidesdetailedinformationoffoodproductsateverystepofproduction. saytheywillalsosetup responseteamstoreactquicklyifthereareanyproblems.Oneworryisthepossibilityofbannedchemicalsinthemeatsupply,andthechancethatathletesconsumingsuchmeatcouldbeaccusedofdo.TheNewYorkTimesreportsaystheU.S.OlympicCommitteeisship11,000kilogramsofbeef,chickenandporktoforthegames.MostofthatfoodbeingbroughtbytheAmericanswillbeservedattheU.S.OlympicathletetrainingcenteratBeijingNormalUniversity,whichliesoutsidetheOlympicvillage.AtThursday’snewsconference,onejournalistaskedabouttheTangYunhua,ofBeijing’sFoodSafetyOffice,saidathleteswillnotbeallowedtobringtheirownfoodintotheOlympicVillage.Shesays cannotguaranteethesafetyofoutsidefood,andwillnotknowifitisuptothecorrectstandards.KangYi,fooddivisionchieffortheBeijingOlympicorganizingcommittee,calledtheU.S.team’sreportedns“regrettable.”Shesaysthe havemadealotofpreparationsfortheathletesoftheworldtogettogether.“Itisapity,”shesaid,“iftheU.S.teamisnottakingpartinthesepreparations.”HowdoesprovidedetailedinformationoffoodproductsateverystepofWhydotheAmericansntoshipsomuchmeattoduringtheBeijingWhatwas’sreactiontothenofSectionC: