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专题09 阅读回答问题
（2022·江苏·泰州中学附属初中三模）Thailand durian (榴莲), Chile prunes (西梅) and Boston lobsters (龙虾) ud to be strangers to Chine people. But thanks to the World Trade Organization (WTO), tho foods are now common on the dining tables of Chine families.
This year is the 21st anniversary of China’s entry into the WTO. On Dec 11, 2001, China formally became the WTO’s 143rd member. The WTO is a global trade organization, which deals with rules of trade between nations. In the WTO, agreements are made on trade between countries. The goal is to help countries do business effectively and fairly.
Joining the WTO meant China needed to follow global trade rules while opening up its market to the world, said Long Yongtu, China’s former chief negotiator (首席谈判代表) for WTO entry.
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For example, the WTO calls for cutting or even removing tariffs (关税) between countries. A tariff is a tax placed on impoted or exported goods as they go from one country to another. In addition, WTO entry means Chine companies directly face global competition.
ate fresh food什么意思After joining the WTO, China has worked hard to be in line with global trade rules in all areas. To open its market, China’s tariff level was dropped to 7.4 percent from 15.3 percent in 2001. China has also revid (修改) more than 2,300 laws and rules, covering trade and investment (投资).
romanticAt the same time, China has become a major trade partner of more than 120 countries. It has contributed nearly 30 percent to the growth of the world’s economy every year.
“China’s entry into the WTO has created a win-win result for China and the world,” said Yi Xiaozhun, WTO’s former deputy director-general.
1．How are the foods mentioned in Paragraph 1 now common on the dining tables of Chine families? ________________________________
2．When did China formally join the WTO?
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3．What is the WTO?
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4．Why did Chine government drop its tariff level from 15.3 percent to 7.4 percent in 2001?
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5．What does Yi Xiaozhun think of China’s entry into the WTO?
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（2022·江苏·扬州市江都区实验初级中学三模）阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。
In a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the luxury (豪华的) hou becau of ban
kruptcy（破产）. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me any more. He just cares about his business…not me”.
One day, she began to take a bath, but he stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first, okay?”
“Why not let me shower first,” she asked.
“I was tired, sweetie! You take it later, okay?” She was totally discouraged(泄气的).
On a tiring day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer, a few words blurred(使……模糊) her eyes. It was his diary:
Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the bath first, and I said to her that I was tired out. She was unhappy, in her mind, to think I treated her not as well as usual. But what can I do? I was not as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, and there was only a shower in the bathroom. It was so cold to take a shower 人无信不立的意思
in such a freezing winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get warmer, so every time I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, at least 1网络词典℃, 2℃ or 3℃. Now I can’t give her comfortable life, bring her the luxury restaurant, buy expensive dress for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃ love.
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After reading the diary, the wife was deeply moved.
根据上面的短文，回答问题：(No more than five words)
6．When did the couple move into the small apartment?
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7．What did the husband do one day when the wife began to take a bath?
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8．Why did the husband take the shower first every time?
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9．How did the wife know the husband’s real reason for taking the shower first?
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10．What’s the title for the passage?
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（2022·江苏省淮阴中学开明分校二模）It looks like a clay（黏土）toy. But it can be ud as a whistle（哨子）. This is taiping nijiaojiao, a traditional toy from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. Its birthplace was Huashan village in Zheajiang. It’s said to date back to the Southern Dynasty (420-589), with a history of more than 1,000 years.
