4. After the establishment of new China, the new government invested heavily in the railway network.

听力原文： Can dead giant pandas have babies? The answer will probably be "yes" after Chinese scientists set up a special gene pool next year.

Approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the gene pool will be established beginning from January, 2004, at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base in Sichuan Province in southwest China.

The entire gene pool is like a "gene bank" ,which stores sperm, cells, DNA and other preducts, said Zhang Zhi he, director of the base, on Wednesday.

The "gene bank" can save the genetic material of giant pandas hundreds of years after they die, which could possibly grow into new giant pandas, Zhang said.

Scientists expected that the gene pool could begin operation in five years, when the artificial breeding of giant pandas can begin.

Captive giant pandas do not easily mate or raise babies. The mating rate were lower than 20 percent from the 1960s to 1980s. Less than 30 percent of giant pandas had babies and less than 30 percent of baby pandas survived, said Zhang Hemin, a giant panda expert.

Giant pandas are one of the most ancient and endangered animals in the world. At present, there are only 1,000 giant pandas living in the wild and 140 artificially-bred worldwide. Most wild giant pandas live in the mountains a round the Sichuan Basin.

(36)

A．January, 2004.

B．June, 2004.

C．July,2004.

D．November, 200

Bill has just visited China to finish writing his new book.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Doesn't say

听力原文： China's automobile revolution is accelerating; (8) despite efforts by the government to slow what many economists believe is an overheating of its economy. China is the fastest growing ear market in the world, and sales next year are expected to climb 20 percent from last year. Meanwhile, the world's automakers have announced they will launch massive expansion projects in China.

In recent months, banks have started to tighten their lending criteria, in part a response to what analysts say are the government's efforts to stop China's rapidly growing economy from overheating, but ear sales are skyrocketing, with many Chinese using their savings to purchase new cars.

Many economists believe that the fast-paced growth of car market in China is

A．a proof of abundance.

B．an overheating of its economy.

C．an attraction of investment.

D．a result of foreign expansion projects.

Caramelized sugar(焦糖)painting is a form. of traditional art in Sichuan Province, China. It started during the Ming Dynasty 1 those paintings were created as part of the sacrifices(祭品)at that time. During the Qing Dynasty, it was 2 more popular. The skill developed and a large number of new patterns 3 . In the very beginning, people used molds(模具)to shape the caramelized sugar, but soon they began to use small 4 instead.

The painters use brown or white sugar as the main 5 . The hot sugar becomes 6 in a short time, so they have to 7 their paintings quickly by using the spoon. Sugar paintings are different from 8 paintings. 9 is difficult to make a sugar painting by using spoons and sugar. So painters who want to be good at caramelized sugar painting always practice normal painting first 10 it can help them practice their drawing skills.

The 11 of sugar painters in Sichuan Province has decreased. It is because children 12 playing computer games rather than learning the folk art. 13 , it is listed as a Provincial Non-material Cultural Heritage(非物质文化遗产). The art now is getting more and more support 14 both the public and the government. I believe that more people will 15 spoons and learn to create caramelized sugar painting in the near future.

(1)A. and

B. but

C. or

D. so

(2)A. almost

B. still

C. even

D. very

(3)A. appeared

B. remained

C. changed

D. continued

(4)A. bowls

B. chopsticks

C. knives

D. spoons

(5)A. medicine

B. material

C. taste

D. product

(6)A. small

B. bad

C. cool

D. dirty

(7)A. complete

B. throw

C. sell

D. eat

(8)A. special

B. normal

C. western

D. ancient

(9)A. This

B. That

C. One

D. It

(10)A. until

B. unless

C. because

D. though

(11)A. price

B. number

C. type

D. size

(12)A. finish

B. avoid

C. stop

D. enjoy

(13)A. Suddenly

B. Quickly

C. Luckily

D. Early

(14)A. from

B. of

C. for

D. with

(15)A. look up

B. pick up

C. throw into

D. put on