閱讀理解

Knownasa“l(fā)ivingfbssil”,theChinesesturgeon（中華蛹）isaverypreciousspecies.Itis

believedtohavelivedalongsidethedinosaursmorethan140millionyearsago.Although

dinosaursarclongsincegone,theChinesesturgeonstillexists.However,thespecieshasbeen

listedas^CriticallyEndangered”ontheInternationalUnionfbrConservationofNature'sRedList

ofThreatenedSpecies.

OnMay14,Shanghailegislators（立法機(jī)構(gòu)）passedar.ewlawprotectingtheChinese

sturgeon,emphasizing"regionalcooperation”,accordingtoChinaDaily.tfcThisisthefirstlocal

legislationinthecountrytoprotectoneendangeredfish,“saidDingWei,directorofthelegislative

affairscommitteeoftheShanghaiMunicipalPeople'sCongress.

TakeneffectonJune6,theregulationurgescooperatior.inlawenforcement（實(shí)施）,scientific

researchandrescueofthespeciesbetweenShanghaiandotherprovincesandregionsinthe

YangtzeRiverbasin,accordingtoPeople'sDaily.

Theneedforcollaboraliveeftbrlsisduetothelivinghabitatof（heChinesesturgeon.Asan

anadromous（溯河產(chǎn)卵的）species,itmainlylivesintheYangtzeRiveranddependsonthe

Yangtzeestuary（河口）formigration.

TheprotectionoftheChinesesturgeonisurgent.Chinabegantheartificialbreedingand

releaseofthefishin1984.However,veryfewofthefannedfishhavesurvivedinthewild,the

numberofwhichislessthan1,000,accordingtoareportbytheShanghaiObserver.

Whetherthisspeciescanbepreserveddependsonthenaturalpopulation.*ifthenatural

populationisnotwellprotected,theChinesesturgeonisindangerofextinction/'LiFurong,vice

chairpersonoftheAgriculturalandRuralAffairsCommitteeofShanghaiMunicipalPeople's

Congress,saidinthereport.

SinceJan1ofthisyear,a10-yearfishingbanonkeyareasoftheYangtzeRiverbasinhas

beenissued,covering332naturereserves,whichincludesShanghai'sChinesesturgeonnature

reserve.

I.WhatisthenewlawpassedonMay14inShanghaiabout?

A.ProtectingtheChinesesturgeon.

B.Forbiddingfishinginthearea.

C.IncreasingthereproductionoftheChinesesturgeon.

D.ListingtheChinesesturgeonasanendangeredspecies.

2.WhatdoweknowabouttheChinesesturgeon?

A.ItmainlylivesinthewatersofShanghai.

B.Artificialbreedingtechnologycoststoomuch.

C.Farmedfishmultipliesquickly.

D.Savingthespeciesdependsonprotectingtheirnaturalpopulation.

3.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“collaborative”inParagraph4?

A.Immediate.B.Joint.C.Urgent.D.Further.

4.What,sthebesttitleofihepassage?

A.TheChineseSturgeon:LivingFossil

B.ArtificialBreeding:FutureoftheChineseSturgeon

C.ANewLawfortheChineseSturgeon

D.CallforConservationoftheEnvironment

Withfingersandwristswrappedinmedicatedtape,ZhangGuimei,founderandprincipalof

thefirstfreehighschoolforgirlsinChina,waspresentedwiththeJuly1MedalonTuesday.

ZhangmetherhusbandinDaliandworkedasateacherinalocalschool.Unfortunately,her

husbanddiedofcancernotlongaftertheirmarriage.Sadly,Zhangdecidedtoleavethisplacewith

whichshewastoofamiliar.Hence,shevolunteeredtoteachatamiddleschoolinHuaping,a

poverty-strickencountylocatedinthemountains.

Overtime,Zhangwitnessedthegendergapineducationupcloseinrelativelypoorrural

areas.Urbanandruralstudentsalreadyfacedunequalaccesstoqualityeducation,andthe

traditionalbeliefofmalesuperiorityonlyworsenedruralgirls'situation.Shediscoveredthatmany

femalestudentswouldjustdisappearafterstudyingforawhileandsomegirlswereevenpulled

outofclassjustbeforethecollegeentranceexam.Thereasonsvaried:topayfortheyounger

brother'stuition,thegirl'sparentswouldhaveherquitandreturnhometoearnmoney;thefamily

receivedengagementgifts.

In2002,Zhangcameupwithanideawhich,tomany,seemedcrazy:tofoundafreehigh

schoolforgirls.Sixyearslater,withhelpfromthePartyandthelocalgovernmentandpersonal

donations,shefoundedtheHuapingAll-GirlsHighSchool.Withthegoalofneverlettingagirl

fallbehindinschooling,Zhangoftenworksovertimedespitesufferingfromseveralkindsof

illnesses.Shehaswalkedtoalmosteveryhouseholddeepinthemountains,talkingtotheparents

abouttheimportanceofeducationforgirls.

Theeffortspaidoff.Overthepast13years,herschoolhassent1,800girlstouniversity.**To

educateagirlistochangethedestinyofthreegenerations.Acultured,responsiblemotherwon't

letherdaughterdropoutofschool,44Zhangsaid.

5.WhatprobablymadeZhangGuimeidecidetoleavethelocalschoolinDali?

A.Herloveforteaching.B.Herdesireforexploration.

C.Herlossofhusband.D.Hereagernessforadventure.

6.WhatinspiredZhangtofoundahighschoolforgirls?

A.Difficultexaminations.B.Genderinequality.

C.Localmisunderstanding.D.Teacherresignation.

7.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeZhangGuimei?

A.Determined.B.Pessimistic.C.Economical.D.Hesitant.

8.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Afreehighschoolforgirlswassuccessfullysetup.

B.Awomanwithillnessesfacesupsanddownsinlife.

C.ThegendergapineducationinruralChinaisbridged.

D.Awoman'sdevotiontogirls'educationfinallypaidoff.

ThreeChineseastronautsrecentlyarrivedatthenewspacestationinanotherstepforwardfor

thegrowingspacepower.Hereisalookatsomeofthespacestation'smajorgoals.

Thethree-membercrewwillstayforthreemonthsinthestation'smainlivingspace,called

Tianhc.Theastronautswillcarryoutscientificexperimentsandperformmaintenance.Theyalso

plantocompletespacewalksandpreparethestationtoreceivetwoothermodulesnextyear.

WhileChinaadmitsitarrivedlatetothespacestationgame,itsaysitsnewstationismodern

andincludesthelatestspacetechnology.TianhemightevenoutlasttheInternationalSpaceStation

(ISS),whichisnearingtheendofitsoperationallifespan.

TherecentlaunchbroughtbackChina'scrcwcdspaceprogramafterafive-yearbreak.China

hasnowsent14astronautsintospacesinceitsfirstlaunchin2003.Ilisthethirdcountryafterthe

formerSovietUnionandtheUnitedSlatestodoso.

Asitseconomyexperiencedgrowthinthe1990s,Chine,madeaplanforspaceexploration.

Sincethen,ithasattemptedtocarryoutthisplancarefullyandevenly.Chinawasbarredfrom

joiningtheISS.Itislikely,however,thatChinawouldhavebuiltitsownstationanywaybecause

ofitsgoaltoberankedtheworldtoplevel.

ThespaceprogramispartofanoveralldrivetohelpChinatakeonevenlargerprojects.

ChinaalsowantstoexpandcooperationwithRussiaandothsr,mostlyEuropeancountriesalong

withtheUN.

China'sspaceprogramhasbeenalargepartofitsnationalpride.Itrepresentsthecountry's

risefromapoornationtobecometheworld'ssecond-largesteconomyinthelast40years.

9.Whatisthepurposeforthistrip?

A.Tocarryoutsomerestoration.

B.Todosomescientificexperiments.

C.lbgetusedtospacewalks.

D.Toreceivetwoothermodules.

10.Whatcanwesayaboutthenewspacestation?

A.Modernandadvanced.

B.Well-equippedandcomfortable.

C.Regularandreliable.

D.Accessibleandconvenient.

11.Whyisthestationbuik?

A.TojointheISS.

B.Toconductastronomicresearch.

C.lbbecomeamajorspacepower.

D.Tocooperatewithothercountries.

12.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthespacestationfromthetext?

A.ItwillreplacetheISS.

B.ItwilllastaslongastheISS.

C.Ithasbeenvisitedby14Chineseastronauts.

D.ItwillraisethelevelofChinesespacetechnologies.

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Outdoorteachinggivesstudentsagreatsenseofwonderandaweastheylearn.

OnamistySeptemberafternoon,aboywithabrightredbackpackspottedsomethingslimy

ontheground."Hello,allthemushrooms,"hesaid,tappingthefungus（真菌）.

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ThatwasjustonelessonforagroupofkidsfromtheChicagoBotanicGardenNature

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NaturepreschoolsintheUShavemorethandoubledinthelastthreeycars,accordingtothe

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“Takingthechildrendowntothecove（小海灣）areaandjustsittingandlookingatthegeese

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Additionally,naturedevelopsresilience（適應(yīng)力）,setskidsupfbrgreateracademicsuccess

andprovidesaready-madeclassroomwithlessonsinscience,mathandevenempathy.Studies

alsoshowbenefitsrangingfromsunlight'spositiveeffectoneyesighttostressreductionfrom

greenspaces.

Infact,teachersandparentsaresearchingforwaystomakeoutdoorprogramsmore

accessible.AndreaBockewitz,whosechildrenattendedanaturepreschool,saidshehopesthatthe

solutionswon'tbetemporary.4trmhopingthatthisisgoingtostick,thatwcarcgoingtogetkids

outsidemorc/'Bockcwitzsaid.

16.Whyisthelessonaboutmushroomsmentionedinthebeginning?

A.Tocriticizethetraditionalclassroomteaching.

B.lbexplainthegrowingconditionsoffungus.

C.Toleaduptothetopicofoutdoorschooling.

D.Tothinkhighlyoftheboyforhiscleverness.

17.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.NaturepreschoolsdonotcatchonintheUS.

B.Outdoorteachinghelpsdevelopthechildren'scuriosity.

C.Allthestudentstakingoutdoorclassesmustbecomelifelonglearners.

D.Kidsshownointerestinnature

18.WhatisAndreaBockewitz'sattitudetooutdoorschooling?

A.Indifferent.

B.Doubiful.

C.Negative.

D.Supportive.

19.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.LearningwithNature

B.SayNOtoTraditionalTeaching

C.NaturePreschoolsintheUS

D.GetClosetoKids

AspacecraftcarryingNieHaisheng,LiuBomingandTangHongbotoucheddownsafelyin

theGobiDesertinInnerMongoliatoday(Sept.17)at1:34a.m.EDT(1:34p.m.Beijingtime)

today,bringingthehistoricShenzhou12missiontoanend.

Shenzhou12launchedonJune16andarrivedsevenhourslateratTianhe("Harmonyofthe

Heavens"),thecoremoduleofChina'sEarth-orbitingspacestation.TheShenzhou12crew,

commandedbyNie,spent90daysaboardTianhe,stayingaloftaboutthreetimeslongerthanany

previousChinesecrewedspaceflight.

Shenzhou12'sreturntoEarthwasamultidayaffair.ThespacecraftdetachedfromTianhe

Wednesday(Sept.15)at8:56p.m.EDT,accordingtoastatementreleasedbytheChinaManned

SpaceEngineeringOffice(CMSEO).Shenzhou12thenperformedarendezvous(es(withTianhe,

whichwascompleteby1:38a.m.EDTThursday(Sept.16),CMSEOofficialssaidinanother

update.

Duringtheirtimeinorbit,theShenzhou12astronautssnappedsomeamazingphotosofEarth

andcarriedoutavarietyofscientificexperiments.Theyalsoperformedtwospacewalksdesigned

tohelpgetthe54-foot-long(16.6meters)Tianhefullyupandrunningandreadyforfuturevisits,

whichwillbefrequentoverthecomingmonths.

Forexample,ChinaisexpectedtosendtheroboticTianzhou3cargospacecrafttoward

TianhearoundSepl.20.Andthenextcrewedmissiontothenodule,thesix-month-longShenzhou

13,isapparentlyscheduledtolaunchinmid-October.(Exacttargetdatesarehardtocomebywith

Chinesemissions,becausethenationtendsnottoannouncemanydetailsofitsspaceflightplansin

advance.)

20.Theunderlinedpart“toucheddown^^inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.

A.landedsuccessfully

B.launchedontime

C.tookoffonschedule

D.updatedaroundtheclock

21.AccordingtothepassageweknowEDTis.

A.12hoursaheadofBeijingtime

B.8hoursaheadofGreenwichMeanTime

C.12hourslaterthanBeijinglime

D.8hourslaterthanGreenwichMeanTime

22.Whatisthemainpurposeof（hemissiontoTianhe?

A.Torepairthepartsthatwentwrong.

B.Tocarryouttwospacewalks.

C.TosendtheroboticTianzhou3cargospacecraft.

D.TogetChina'sEarth-orbitingspacestationreadyandrunning.

23.Inwhichsectioncanwemostpossiblyreadthistextonawebsite?

A.Geography.

B.News.

C.Health.

D.Environment.

Thevaccine（疫苗）newscontinuestoseemveryencouraging.Britainstarteditsmass

vaccinationeffortandtheU.S.isn'tfarbehind.Butthereisstillonedarkcloudhangingoverthe

vaccinesthatmanypeopledon'tyetunderstand.Thevaccineswillbemuchlesseffectiveat

preventingdeathandillnessiftheyareintroducedintoapopulationwherethecoronavirusisstill

severe-asisnowthecaseintheU.S.

Avaccineislikeafirehose（消防龍頭）.Avaccinethatis95percenteftective,asModema's

andPfizer'sversionsappeartobe,isapowerfulfirehose.Butthesizeofafireisstillabigger

determinantofhowmuchdestructionoccurs.

AtthecurrentlevelofinfectionintheU.S.(about160,(MX)confirmednewinfectionsperday),

avaccinethatis95percenteffective—distributedattheexpectedpace—wouldstillleavea

terribletoll(傷亡人數(shù))afteritwasintroduced.Almost36millionorsoAmericanshavecaught

thevirus,andmorethan600.000havedied.Thisisfarworsethanthetollinadifferentsituation

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But(herealitywehaveisactuallyworse.Howcouldthisbe?Novaccinecangelridofa

pandemicimmediately,justasnofirehosecanputoutaforestfire.Whilethevaccineisbeing

distributed,theviruscontinuestododamage.

Thereisonepositivewaytolookatthis:Measuresthatreducethevirus'sspread-like

mask-wearing,socialdistancingandrapid-resulttesting—canstillhavegreatconsequences.

Theywillsavemanylivesincomingmonths.

24.Accordingto(hepassage,whatisthepublic'sattitudetotheeffectsofthevaccine?

A.Critical.

B.Optimistic.

C.Worrcd.

D.Neutral.

25.Howdoestheauthormainlypresenthisargument?

A.Bygivingdefinitions.

B.Byclassifyingfacts.

C.Bydrawingcomparisor.s.

D.Byappealingtoemotions.

26.WecaninferfromParagraph3that.

A.fewerpeoplewilldieiftheinfectionrateislower

B.iheUShavecontrolled(hespreadofthecoronavirus

C.thedeathtollinthenextmonthswillbereducedalot

D.thevaccinesarelesseffectivethanexpected

27.Whichdoestheauthorthinkisabetterwaytosavelives?

A.Improvingtheeffectivenessofthevaccines.

B.Producingagreatervarietyofvaccines.

C.Lookingatthesituationinapositiveway.

D.Wearingmasksandpracticingsocialdistancing.

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A.LectureonBali.

B."WestSideStory"onS:agc.

C.WolfingdownandDigestion.

D.HolidayMarketandBakeSale.

43-year-oldJohnChadwickstartedlive-streaming（直播）lifeof（hebirdswiththeir

chicks.ButjustweeksafterjploadingthevideostoYouTube,hegainedmillionsofviewsfrom

aroundtheworld.

Johnsaid,“Tothinkthattensofmillionsofpeoplehavebeenwatchingthebirdsfromaround

theworldisjustincredibleandquiteoverwhelming.”

Thesoundengineerboughtthebirdboxbyaccident.Heplaceditonawillowtreeinhishack

gardeninMarch,andwithinhourstwobluetits（藍(lán)冠山雀）movedinandtheyhadfivechicks.At

first,heonlywantedtoshowhisfamilywhatthebirdswereupto.

Johnsaid,“Withinadaythebirdsmovedin,andIwantedtoknowwhatwasgoingoninside.

Istartedtolivestreamanddovideohighlightseveryday-onthefirstday100peoplewatchedit.It

showedthingslikethechicksbeingfedinthenestsasthepaientscarriedincaterpillars（毛毛蟲）.

Afterthreemonths,Ihad2,000subscribers.^^

Johndecidedtoputafinalvideotogetherandkeepitasshortaspossible-showingthebirds

goingintothenests,theeggshatching,andthechicksfledging（長羽毛）.

Nowdespitethehugeglobalsuccessofthevideos,Johnisunlikelytomakeenoughfbranest

eggofhisown.Hestillneedstostrugglefbrhisfamily.Butsomepeoplesaytheyfinditquite

relaxingandgenuinelyfascinatedbyJohn'svideos.

Hesaid,tlMypersonalchallengetomyselfwastogetoutofmycomfortablezone.And1

enjoyexploringnewareas.ButIkeepinmindthatIneedtocarefbrmy^amily.^^

31.WhydidJohnlivestreambirds5lifeatfirst?

A.Tokilltimeathome.

B.Toknowmoreaboutthebirds.

C.Togethimclosertohisfamily.

D.Tocallonpeopletoshelterbluetits.

32.WhattroubleisJohnfacedwithnow?

A.Hisfinancialproblem.

B.Littlebluetits'settlements.

C.Improvementofhisfinalvideo.

D.Challengesfromonlineviewers.

33.WhichwordscanbestdescribeJohn?

A.Intelligentandhardworking.

B.Helpfulandwise.

C.Knowledgeableandgenerous.

D.Adventurousandresponsible.

34.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ABirdLover'sVideoofBlueTitsAttractsMillionsofFans

B.AVideoRaisesPeople'sAwarenessofProtectingBirds

C.TechnologyCanGreatlyAffecttheSurvivalofWildlife

D.ABirdLoverMakesEffortstoProtectRareBlueTits

PapuaNewGuineaisanislandnationnorthofAustraliawithapopulationofmorethan9,

100.000people.Ilisrecognizedforitsculturaldiversity,asmostofitspopulationlivesin

traditionalindigenous（土著的）communit沁s.Aresultofthisisthattherearemorethan850active

languagesinthecountrytoday.

Theearliestfamilyoflanguagesinthecountry,thePapuafamilyappearedroughly40,（）（M）

yearsago.Thekeytothislanguagediversityistheisolationist（孤立主義的）tendenciesofthe

tribes（部落）withinPapuaNewGuinea.Tribesnevermadecontactwithoneanother,soeach

differentlanguagefacedlittleriskofmixingwithotherlanguagesorbeingreplaced.

ThischangedwiththearrivalofEuropeansinthe19thcentury.Theyintroducedthepeopleof

apuaNewGuineatoEnglishandotherEuropeanlanguages.ThecombinationofEnglishand

nativelanguageshasresultedinaformoflanguagecalledTokPisin,whichisthemostcommon

languageinthecountry.SpeakingTokPisinandEnglishcanhelpayoungPapuaNewGuinean

findmoreopportunitiesoutsideoftheirvillages.

However,thedisadvantageisthatwithmorepeoplespeakingTokPisinorEnglish,manyof

theindigenouslanguagesareindanger.AstudyofindigenouslanguagesinPapuaNewGuinea

foundthatonly58%ofstudentscouldspeakanindigenouslanguage.Meanwhile,91%oftheir

parentswerefluentintheirnativetongues.Ifthispacecontinues,manyoftheselanguagesareat

risk.SomeofPapuaNewGuinea'slanguagesarealreadyinvulnerableplaceswithfewerthan100

knownspeakers.

Eachlanguagerepresentsapieceofculturethatcouldnotbereplacedifeveryspeakerdies

out.lbhelpkeeptheselanguagesalive,linguists（語言學(xué)家jhaveworkedwithindigenousPapua

NewGuineanstocreatedictionariesandgrammaticalguides.Technologyisusedtorecordthe

language,meaningthatevenifthelastknownspeakerofalanguagedies,evidenceofthetongue

stillexists.Whilethiscanhelpkeepalanguagefromdying,teachingindigenouslanguagesin

localschoolscantrulykeepthelanguagesalive.

35.WhathasledtothelanguagediversityinPapuaNewGuinea?

A.Manyforeigners*arrivalinhistory.

B.Localgovernments'encouragement.

C.Thelargepopulationinthissmallcountry.

D.Thelackofcommunicationbetweentribes.

36.WhatdowcknowaboutTokPisin?

A.1(isusuallyspokenoutofthecountry.

B.ItwasinventedcompletelybyEuropeans.

C.1(contributestospreadingnativelanguages.

D.Itispopularamongtheyoungergeneration.

37.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vulnerable”inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Especiallyimportant.

B.Abletobeeasilyhurt.

C.Differentinsomeway.

D.Inapositionofauthority.

38.Whatis(helastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Theimportanceofancientlanguages.

B.Waystoteachstudentsnativelanguages.

C.Effortstopreserveendangeredlanguages.

D.Thebrightfutureofindigenouslanguages.

參考答案

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

【導(dǎo)語】本文為說明文。文章介紹了被譽(yù)為“活化石”的中華鮑被國際自然保護(hù)聯(lián)盟的瀕危物

種紅色名錄列為“極度瀕危5月14日，上海立法機(jī)構(gòu)通過了一項(xiàng)新的中華闋保護(hù)法，這

是全國第一部保護(hù)瀕危魚類的地方立法，該條例于6月6口生效。

I.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“OnMay14,Shanghailegislatorspassedanewlawprotectingthe

Chinesesturgeon,emphasizing“regionalcooperation”,accordingtoChinaDaily.t4Thisisthefirst

locallegislationinthecountrytoprotectoneendangeredfish,“saidDingWei,directorofthe

legislativeaffairscommitteeoftheShanghaiMunicipalPeople'sCongress.（據(jù)《中國日報(bào)》報(bào)道,

5月14口，上海立法機(jī)構(gòu)通過了一項(xiàng)保護(hù)中華陽的新法律，強(qiáng)調(diào)“區(qū)域合作”?！斑@是全國第

一部保護(hù)一種瀕危魚類的地方立法，”上海市人大法制委員會(huì)主任丁偉說）”可知，5月14日

在上海通過的一項(xiàng)新法律是關(guān)于保護(hù)中華斛的。故選A項(xiàng)。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段“Whetherthisspeciescanbepresen-eddependsonthenatural

population.uIfthenaturalpopulationisnotwellprotected,theChinesesturgeonisindangerof

extinction/'LiFurong,vicechairpersonoftheAgriculturalandRuralAffairsCommitteeof

ShanghaiMunicipalPeople,sCongress,saidinthereport.（該物種能否保存取決J?自然種群。

“如果自然種群得不到很好的保護(hù)，中華婚就有滅絕的危險(xiǎn)。''上海市人大農(nóng)業(yè)農(nóng)村委員會(huì)副

主任委員李芙蓉在報(bào)告中說）“可知，拯救該物種取決于保護(hù)其自然種群。故選D項(xiàng)。

3.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段“TakeneffectonJune6,theregulationurgescooperationinlaw

enforcement,scientificresearchandrescueofthespeciesbetweenShanghaiandotherprovinces

andregionsintheYangtzeRiverbasin,accordingtoPeople'sDaily.（據(jù)《人民日報(bào)》報(bào)