单选题
This is news on the hour, Ed Wilson reporting. The President and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries. Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe, A group of top Chinese scientists starts its ten-nation tour next month. Here is in Miami, the major is still meeting with the leader of the Teacher's Union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks. In news about health, scientists in California report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and increase of heart disease among women. According to the report in American Medical Journal, the five-year study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not. In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3. It was their first win in their last five matches. That's the news of the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jane Singer.
单选题
To improve the ties between China and the U. S. and Western Europe, China ______. A. will send a group of Chinese scientists to pay a visit to the U.S. and Western Europe B. will send some scientists to visit U.S. and the Western Europe C. has expressed its strong wishes D. has given many reports to improve the ties
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 由本文第二段可知本题答案为A。
单选题
From the news in Miami we know ______. A. a peaceful way will soon be found B. the teachers' strike will last long C. students haven't been to school for two weeks D. student can't go into the school because their classrooms are tightly locked
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 由本文第三段第二行“City schools are still closed after two weeks”可知，本题答案为C。
单选题
The news about health tells us that ______. A. no heart disease will be found if people don't drink coffee B. no one should drink more than two cups of coffee a day C. the more coffee people drink, the more chance they'll get to have heart disease D. women's heart disease has something to do with their drinking coffee
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 由本文第四段最后两行“Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not．”可知，本题案为D。
单选题
The passage is probably from ______. A. a radio report B. an advertisement C. an American Medical Journal D. a newspaper
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 由本文第一句"This is news on the hour，Ed Wilson reporting．”可知本题答案为A。