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一ALetter1Deareditor,Duringthewinterholidaylastyear,Iwentshoppingwithmygrandmother.Wesawseveralbeggars(乞丐)，someofwhomweredisabled,whichmademefeelsad.Amongthemwereoldpeople,youngpeopleandevenchildren!WhenIwantedtohelpthem,mygrandmotherstoppedme.Shetoldmetheywerenotworthshowingmercy(怜悯)tobecausesomebeggarscheatpeopleoutoftheirmoney.ShouldIhelpthem?Yours,GaoQifromTianjinLetter2DearGaoQi,Iunderstandyourgrandmother’spointofview.Ithinkthatisjustbecausesomebeggarshavecgeatedpeople,thisdoesn’tmeanyoushouldneverhelpanybeggars.Showingmercyandcompassiontopeoplewhoarenotasfortunateasusisoneofthekindestthingswecando.Whilesomebeggarsmayusedishonestmeanstogetmoney,mostbeggarswillnot.Eventhosewhousedishonestmeansareprobablydesperatefor(极想得到)foodandfeeltheyhavenochoicebuttocheatpeople.Itisimportanttobecarefulforyourownsafety.Butifyouwanttohelpthem,youdon’tnecessarilyhavetogivebeggarsmoneyinthestreet.Anotherwayyoucanhelpisbydonation(捐赠)totheChinaCharity\nFederation(中华慈善联合会).Visititswebsiteatwww.Chinacharity.cn.net.1.Thetwolettersaremostprobablytakenfrom_________.A.ahistorybookB.anEnglishstorybookC.asciencemagazineD.anewspaper2.Fromthegrandmother’swords,wecanlearnthat_______.A.sheneverhelpedthebeggarsB.sheshowsnopityforthepoorC.shedoesn’tbelievetherearerealbeggarsnowadaysD.shethinkschildrenshouldnothelpthesebeggars.3.Theunderlinedword“fortunate”inthepassagemeans________.A.luckB.unluckyC.unfriendlyD.grateful4.GaoQifeltsadfor__________.A.hisgrandmotherB.thedisabledbeggarsC.theoldpeopleD.himself5.TheeditortellsGaoQi_________.A.tohavehisownideaB.howtohelpthedisabledC.nottohelpthebeggarsD.tobecarfulabouthisownmoneyB请仔细阅读短文，将下面五句话还原到文中空白处，并将其标号填入对应题号的横线上。A.AnotherkidturnedtomeandsaidthatIwastheworstguyintheworld.B.Oneday,Iwokeupearlyandwenttowork.C.WhenIcameclosertosee,everythingbegantobeclear.D.TheweatherwascoldbutIdidn’twearajacketonlyashirt.Haveyouhadanembarrassingmoment?Whatifyoudon’tknowwhenithappens?Let’slookatmystory.1._____ItookthebusontimeandIarrivedearlyinthe\noffice.Aboutnoon,IturnedoffthecomputerandIwenttolunch.2._______Ontheroad,Ifeltsomethinglightfallonmyback,butIwastoobungrytopayattentiontoit.Intheselfservicecenter,Inoticedthatmanypeoplewerelookingatme.Ithoughtitwasbecauseofmyshirt,whichhadastrangeanddifferentstyle.Akidsaidshittome.3__________Iwasn’tangrywiththem,becauseIknowtheylikedmyshirt.Iatemylunchhappily.WhenIarrivedatthebathroomtobrushmyteech,Inoticedthatmyshirthadadirtypoitonmyshoulder.4.________ThelightthingthatIfeltonmybackwasguano(鸟粪).1.________2.__________3.__________4.____________CCountryname:IcelandArea:103,000sq.km.Speciality:Ithasanothername—thelandoficeandfire.Thereisalotofmeat,milkandeggs.Therearealsosomebeautifultouristplaces.StateName:Georgia(乔治亚)，namedafterKingGeorgeIIofEnglandArea:About152,488sq.km.Speciality:ItproducesmorepeanutsthananyotherstateintheUSA.Italsoproducesrarewhitemarbles.StateName:HawaiiArea:About16,705sq.kmSpeciality:First,thestatehasmanyvolcanicislandsanditsclimateistrpical.Second,thestatehastheveryimportantstatus(地位)ofbeingtheAmericanPacificNavalBase(海军基地).StateName:Massachusetts(马萨诸塞)Area:About21,385sq.km.Speciality:Thestatehasanumberofoutstandinginstitutions.Twoofthemareworldfamous:HarvardUniversityandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.\n1.Whichisthesmalleststateinarea?()A.HawaiiB.GeorgiaC.IcelandD.Massachusetts2.Massachusettsiswell-knownfor________.A.oilB.educationC.islandsD.peanuts3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTastate?A.HawaiiB.GeorgiaC.IcelandD.Massachusetts4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.A.theweatherofIcelandisalwaysfineB.HawaiihasalargerareathanMassachusetts.C.MassachusettshasaveryimportantnavalbaseD.thestateofGeorgiawasnamedafterKingGeorgeII.DNowadays,moreandmorepeopleliketotravelintheirholidays.TheotherdayIreadareportaboutthewayspeoplespendtheirholidays.Itisreportedthatinrecentyearsseveralnewholidayhabitshavebeendeveloped.Amongthem,themostinterestingoneisthegrowthoftheholidaycamps.Fromthereportwecanseethatin1998,60percentofpeopleliketostayathomeforholidays.Butnowtheproportionhasreducedto9percent.Morepeoplegooutforfun.Theproportionofcampingandtravelingabroadwasincreasingsteadily,from10percentin1998to68percentin2008.Peopleenjoythefreshair,cleanwaterandgreenhillswhentheygocampinginthesuburbs,In1998,48percentpeopleenjoyedgoingtotheseasidewhilein2008only27percentprefertogothere.Whatgreatchanges!Whydidthosechangesappear?Ithinkthereareseveralreasons.First,it’sbecausepeoplecanaffordtraveling.Second,peopleprefertopursuea\nhigh-qualityandcolorfullife.Third,theirattitudestorelaxationhavechanged.Lesspeoplewanttosavemuchmoneybyleadingasimplelife.Inshort,people’slivingstandardtodayhasbeenrisinggreatly.1.In1998,________percentofpeopleliketogooutforholidays.A.60B.40C.9D.812.Theunderlinedword“proportion”means________inChinese.A.均匀B.数据C.比例D.分布3.Whypeopleliketogocampinginthesuburbsaccordingtothepassage?A.TheycanfindsomethingfunB.Theycanpursueahigh-qualityandcolorfullife.C.Theycansavemuchmoney.D.Theycanenjoythefreshair,cleanwaterandgreenhills.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?______A.Thepercentofpeoplewholiketogooutforholidaysismorethanthosetenyearsago.B.People’slivingstandardtodayhasbeenchanged.C.Now,allofpeoplecanaffordtraveling.D.Nowadays,thepercentofpeoplewhowanttogototheseasideislessthanthosetenyearsago.5.Thestorymainlytellsabout______.A.travelingonholidaysinChinaB.wheretotravelC.averyinterestingtourD.whypeopleliketogooutforfun.ETraditionalTeachingMethodDoyourteachersstillusetraditionaltechniquestoteachyounowadays?Arevolution\ninteachingtechniquirednow.Inthepast,wejustthoughtthatateacher’saimwastoteachthestudentsallthatheknewandsolvealltheproblemsforthem.Therefore,studentscouldnotjudgethingsontheirownunderthiscircumstance.(3)Thusstudentsgraduallylosttheabilitytolearnbythemselves.Inaddition,theyonlyknowtheknowledgethatweretaughtinclassandmadethesamejudgmentuponeveryproblem.Ofcourse,theywouldfindtheirknowledgenotenoughtosolvepracticalproblems.Soitistimetochangetheteachingmethod.(4)Ateacher’sgoalistohelpthestudentstodevelopnotonlytheabilitytolearnbythemselvesbuttheskillstomakejudgementsontheirown.It’snotnecessaryforthestudentstoturntoteachersforhelpwhilemeetingwithdifficulties.Thefirstthingistodevelopthestudents’abilitiestofacethedifficultiesandovercomethem.Allinall,theaimofteachingistoliberate,butnottolimitedstidents’innate(内在的)powersofmakingjudgements.任务一：根据短文，回答下列问题。1.What’stheteacher’saiminthepast?2.What’sthefirstthingtodevelopthestudents’abilitiesaccordingtothepassage?任务二：翻译文中画线句子。3．—————————————————————————————————4.——————————————————————————————————任务三：按要求填空。5.从文中找出technique的同义词_______________________\n二AOncetherewasagreatwarbetweenthebeastsandthebirds.Batwasonthebirds’side.Inthefirstbattle,thebirdswerebadlybeaten.AssoonasBatsawthatthebattlewasgoingagainstthem,hewentaway,hidunderatree,andstayedthereuntiltheflightwasover.Whentheanimalsweregoinghome,Batfollowedthem.Theysawhimandasked,“Batisoneofthosethatfoughtagainstus!”Batheardandsaid:“Oh,no!Idon’tbelongtothebirds.Haveyoueverseenoneofthosebirdswhohaveteethandhair?Iamoneofyourownpeople.”Soonafter,therewasanotherbattle.Thistimebirdswon.Asthebeastssidewasgettingbeaten,Batwentawayagain.Whenthebattlewasoverandbirdsweregoinghome,Batwentinamongthem.Whentheynoticedhim,theysaid:“Youareourenemy.”“Oh,no,”saidBat,“Iamoneofyou;Idon’tbelongtothosebeasts.Haveyoueverseenabeasthadwings?”SoBatwentbackandforthaslongasthewarended.Attheendofthewar,birdsandbeastsheldameetingtoseewhattodowithhim.AtlasttheysaidtoBat,“Fromnowon,youwillflyaroundaloneatnight,andyouwillneverhaveanyfriends,eitherthosethatfly,orthosethatwalk.”1.WhichsidewasBatoninthefirstbattle?()A.OnhimselfB.NeitherC.Onthebirds’sideD.Onthebeasts’side2._______couldprovehimselftobeabirdaccordingtoBat.()A.Thathehadteethandhair.B.Thathehadwings.\nC.Thathehadteeth,hairandwings.D.Thathewasverybrave.3.WhichsidedidBatbelongtoaccordingtothemeeting?()A.ThebirdsB.Boththebirdsandthebeasts.C.Thebeasts.D.Neitherthebirdsnorthebeasts.4.Wecaninferthatthewarbetweenthebeastsandthebirdshappened_______.（）A.onlyonceB.twiceC.notexactlyD.threetimes5.Thebesttitleforthepassageprobablyis______.()A.AWarbetweentheBeastsandtheBirdsB.WhatIsBat?C.BeHonestD.TheStoryaboutBatBReadthedirectionsofthemedicinebeforeyoumakeyourchoices.Adults:4tablespoonfulsChildren:accordingtoage14—17years:6teaspoonfuls10---14years:4teaspoonfuls6---10years:2teaspoonfuls3---6years:1teaspoonfulRepeatabovedoeseverytwohoursifneededuntil6dosesaretaken.Ifyoudonotfeelbetterwithintwodays,seeadoctor.SKATEWELLBEFOREUSING1.Accordingtothedirections,whatshouldyoudobeforetakingthismedicine?()A.Heatitonthefire.B.Addsomehotwatertoit.C.Movethebottlequicklyupanddown.D.Goandaskthedoctor’sadvice.\n2.Forwhomwouldadoseoftwoteaspoonfulsbesuggested?()A.Agrown-upB.A10-to-14-year-oldchildC.A3-to-6-year-oldchildD.A6-to-10-year-oldchild3.Whatisthelargestamountofmedicinethatshouldbetakenbyanadultinafour-hourperiod?()A.TwodosesB.SixdosesC.FourdosesD.Eightdoses.4.Accordingtothedirections,howarechildren’sdosesdecided?()A.BytheageofthechildB.Bytheweightofthechild.C.Bythetimeofday.D.Byseeingadoctor.5.Whatshouldyoudoifthemedicinedoesn’twork?A.Changeitforsomebettermedicine.B.Seeadoctor.C.Stoptakingit.D.Takemore.CWhereveryouare,youcanseemanypeoplehavemobilephones.Itseemsthattheworldbecomessmallernowadays.Youcouldbefoundwhereveryouareaslongasyoutakethemobilephonewithyou.Somepeopleconsiderthemobilephonenecessaryandusefultothem,whileothersmaydislikeit.Peoplewholikethemobilephonearemuchmoreconcernedaboutitsadvantages.Itisconvenient,foryoucanconnectotherseasilyandquickly.Youdon’thavetowaitforanimportantcallathomealldaylong.Theyouthoftodaysendmessages,surfonthenet,listentomusicandeventakephotosbyusingthemobilephone.Peoplefinditadvancedforitsattractivefunctions.Insomecountries,itevenstandsforaperson’sstatus.However,somepeopledon’tlikeit.Imaginethatyougotospendyourholidaywith\nyourfamilyafterdaysofbusyandtiresomework.Whenyoulayonthebeachcomfortably,Yourphonerings.Thenyouhavetogobacktoyourofficeonlytofindanunimportantcustomerwaitingforyou.Atthatmoment,youmayevenwanttothrowyourphoneaway,foryoujustwanttorelaxandgetridofyourwork.However,whetheryoulikethemobilephoneornot,ithasalreadyaffectedourlivesandplayedanimportantroleinthehistoryofhumanbeings.任务一：根据短文，填入一个适当的词或词组完成句子。1.Becauseofthemobilephones,theworldseemsto________nowadays.2.Withamobilephone,youdon’thaveto_______homeandwaitforanimportantcallalldaylong.3.It’svery_______whenyougooutforaholidaywithyoufamily,butatthistimeyourphoneringing.任务二：翻译文中画线句子。4.___________________________________________________________________———————————————————————————————————任务三：给短文拟一个适当的题目。5．——————————————————————————————————D1)Iam16.NowI’mstudyingFrenchinFrance.Iwanttoinventalanguagemachinethatcanhelpuslearnasmanylanguagesaspossible.3)Iam13.IdreamofgoingtoatopuniversityafterIgraduate.IwanttobeaCEOinthefuture.Hans,Japan\nBonnie,USA4)Iama12-year-oldgirl.Iliketravelingverymuch.IwishtowalkaroundtheworldlikethegeographerXuXiake.Masha,Russia2)Iama16-year-oldgirlinTibet.TheQinghai---TibetRailwayhasbeenbuilt.I’llbeabletogettoBeijingbytraininabout48hours.MydreamistogotoLondontowatchthe2012OlympicGames.LiHua,China5)Iam14yearsold.Idreamofinventingarobotthatcanhelpthepolicecatchthethief.Jordon,Australia1.WhoisfromAustralia?()A.MashaB.HansC.LiHuaD.Jordon2.HowoldwillLiHuabewhenthe2012OlympicGamesareheld?()A.FourteenB.FifteenC.SixteenD.Nineteen3.Wholikestogoonatrip?A.BonnieB.MashaC.JordonD.Hans4.WhichsentenceisRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?()A.PeopleinTibetgettoBeijingbytraininabout3days.B.TheQinghai-TibetRailwayhasn’tbeenbuiltyet.C.Hanswantstobeareporterwhenshegrowsup.D.Bonniecanspeakatleast2languages.5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe“_________”.()\nA.IHaveaDreamB.StudentsfromSomeCountriesC.FiveMiddleSchoolStudentsD.TheStudents’InventionsEDoyouknowwhohasmorequestions,ateacherorastudent?Mostpeoplethinktheteacherdoes.Aboutthisquestionagreatlearnedmantoldhisstudentsthatnobodydoesbutateacher.Thestudentgotpuzzled.Withasmile,theteacherdrewtwocircles.Withinthelargeroneismyknowledgeofthings,andwithinthesmalleroneisyours.Outofthecirclesisstillunknowntobothofus.Sincemineislarger,asyoucansee,thelinethatmarksoutthecircleislonger.Thatmakesitclearthatwhohasmorechancestofacesomethingstillunknown.1.Thegreatlearnedmanbelievedthat________.()A.ateacherhasmorequestionsB.astudenthasmorequestionsC.bothateacherandastudenthavequestionsD.everyone,exceptateacher,hasmorequestions.2.Thestudentthoughtthat________.()A.astudent’sknowledgeislessthanhisteacher’sbecauseitcomesfromtheteacher.B.ateachercannotnecessarilyanswerallthequestionshisstudentsask.C.thosewhohavelessknowledgehavemorequestionsD.theteacherandthestudentcanteacheachother3.Attheendofthestory,thegreatlearnedmanconcluded(推断)that________.()A.astudentshouldlearnfromhisteacherB.ateacherdoesnothavesomanyquestionsashisstudent\nC.astudentknowsmorethanhisteacherD.ateacherhasmorechancestofacewhathedoesn’tknow4.WhichofthefollowingtopicscanNOTexpresstheideaofthestory?A.Youwillneverlearnenough.B.AteacherandhisstudentC.Thereisnolimittoknowledge.D.Knowledgeandquestions5.Wecanoftenfindsuchanarticlein__________.()A.atextbookB.anybookC.anewspaperoramagazineD.anencyclopedia(百科全书)三AATriptotheForestTomwentonatriptotheforestwithtwoofhisfriends.Whentheyarrivedthere,theyputuptheirtentsandthenrodeofftoaforesttoseehowthetreesweregrowing.Intheafternoonitstartedtosnow.Moreandmoresnowfell.SoonBobcouldhardlysawhishandsbeforehisface.Atthatmomenttheywereabouttenkilometersfromtheircamp(营地).Howcouldhefindtheroad?Bobknewthereweretworoads.Oneroadwenttothecamp,andtheotherwenttohishouse.Butallwaswhitesnow.Everyingwasthesame.Howcouldhetakehisfriendsbacktothecamp?\nSuddenly,Bobthoughtoutanidea.Thehorses!Letthehorsestookthemback!Butwhatwouldhappenifthehorsestooktheroadtohishouse?Thatwouldbeatripofthirty-fivekilometersinsuchcoldweather!Itwasgettinglate.Theyrodeonandon.Atlastthehorsesstopped.Wherewerethey?Noneofthemcouldtell.Johnlookedaround.Whatwasthatunderthetree?Itwasoneoftheirtents!1.Johnandhistwofriendswenttotheforestto____.()A.buildtheircampB.findtheirwayhomeC.enjoythemountainsinthesnowD.watchthetreesintheforest2.Theycouldnotfindtheirwaybackbecause_______.()A.therewasonlyoneroadtotheircampB.theycouldn’tdecidewhichofthetworoadsledtotheirtentsC.therewerenoroadsinthemountainsatallD.everythingwascoveredbythewhitesnow3.Itisclearthattheywantedthehorsestotakethemto_______.()A.John’shouseB.thecampC.theforestD.themountains4.Thehorsesstoppedbecause___________.()A.itwasgettinglateB.theyweretiredafterrunningforalongwayC.theyknewthattheyhadgottothecampD.theyhadseenJohn’shouse5.Thestoryhappened_________.A.onacoldwinterday\nB.onadarksnowyeveningC.inacoldcampfarfromvillagesD.atnightwhennothingcouldbeseenBGuessingisimportantintalking.Youneedtoguessallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirnativelanguage,anditisalsonecessarytodothisinaforeignlanguage,too.Herearesomeexamples.1.“What’sthematter?”“Iwenttoapartylastnight,…”2.“Ifeelsotiredthesedays.”“…”3.“Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.…”Youcanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontexthelpsalotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So“guessing”isveryimportantinunderstandingEnglish,especially(尤其)spokenEnglish.1.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout_________.()A.theimportanceof“guessing”inlearningaforeignlanguageB.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkaboutC.someexamplesofrightguessingD.Howimportantitistoguessallthetime2.Fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE1is___.()A.“soIdidn’thaveagoodtime”B.“soIwenttobedverylate”C.“soIfeltunhappy”\nA.“soIgotupveryearly”2.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is_______()A.“Ithinkyou’dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself.”B.“Ithinkyou’dbetterhavesomethingtodrink.”C.“Ithinkyou’dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends.”D.“Ithinkyou’dbetterbemorecareful.”3.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is________()A.“Sheisoneofthemostfamousefilmstars.”B.“Sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen.”C.“Sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers.”D.“Sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen.”4.Fromthepassagewecaninfer(推断)that“guessing”is______inlearningaforeignlanguage.A.theonlywayB.moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglishC.MoreimportantthananyotherwayD.MoreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglishCChristmasDayisonDecember25th.ItissaidthatJesuswasbornonthatday.OnChristmasEve---thenightbeforeChristmasDay---childrenalloverBritainputastockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.TheirparentsusuallytellthemthatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.FatherChristmasisverykind-hearted.Heisalwaysinredandcarryabigbagof\ngiftsforkids.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmaspresents.Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn’treal.InJimandKate’shouse,“FatherChristmas”isreallyMr.Green.Mr.Greendoesn’tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmallpresents.Whentheywereveryyoung,Mr.Greensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn’tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho“FatherChristmas”reallyis.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.1.ChristmasEveis________()A.thenightofChristmasDayB.theeveningofChristmasDayC.ChristmasDayD.thenightbeforeChristmasDay2.FatherChristmasoftenputspresents__________.()A.intochildren’shatsB.intochildren’sstockingsC.underchildren’sbedsD.intochildren’sshoes3.Whenthechildrenwereveryyoung,_______.()A.theydidn’tknowwhoFatherChristmaswasB.theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn’trealC.theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmas\nA.theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockings2.Whenthechildrenareolder,they_______.()A.knowthatFatherChristmasisrealB.asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresentsC.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfatherD.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriend.3.FatherChristmascomesintothehousethroughthe_________.()A.chimneyB.backdoorC.frontdoorD.windowD\nDate:11/01/2006—11/30/2006Customer:JimGreenAddress:CongtaiRoad16Postcode:056022Accountnumber:7501400BasicCharge:$10.00LocalCalls:DaytimeRate:68minutesCharge:$13.6NighttimeRate:115minutesCharge:$11.5LongDistanceCalls:DateNumberTimeLengthCharges:11/02/2006031175014669:35p.m.8minutesNight$1.611/04/20060302705592210:35a.m.5minutesDay$1.511/08/2006031175014668:47p.m.15minutesNight$3.0011/19/200601125193714:56p.m.9minutesDay$2.711/25/20060311305703410:34p.m.3minutesNight$0.611/29/2006031175014668:03p.m.11minutesNight$2.2Total:$46.7Paymentduedate:12/15/20061.Bobhastopay______inNovember,2006.()A.$10.00B.$46.7C.$13.6D.$11.5\n1.Localdaytimecallscost_______perminute.()A.$0.2B.$0.1C.$0.3D.$0.43.Bobcallsthelongdistancenumber________most.()A.03117501466B.03027055922C.0112519371D.031130570344.IfBobreceivesthebillonDecember8th________()A.hispaymentwillbelateB.he’llhave7daystopayforitC.histotalpaymentwillbedifferentD.hemustpaythebillinthreedays5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Bobonlymakescallsatnight.B.Bobneedn’tpayforthebasiccharge.C.Longdistancecallscostthesameaslocalcalls.D.Nighttimecallscostlessthandaytimecallsperminute.EHaveyouheardofpenpal?Youcanwritelettersore-mailstoeachother.Allstudentsbetweentheagesof9and18canregisteraspenpals.Eachpenpalwillbeasurprise.Youcanmakefriendsfromabroad.Youcanknowsomethingaboutforeignculture.YourEnglishwillbeimprovedifyouandyourpenpalwritetoeachotherinEnglish.Yourpenpalwillwriteyouthefirstletter.Yourpenpalwillbematchedwithyouaccordingtoyourageorsex.Youcangetupto2freepenpalsduringthecomingyearanditcostsyounothingtoregister.Ifyouareinterestedinit,justsendusaletterwithyourname,address,sex,age,\ncharactersandhobbies.Orclickheretoregister.Ifyouare14yearsoldoryounger,pleaseaskyourparentsforpermissiontoregister.REMEMBER,registeringisfree,butitmaytakeaweekuntilyoustartgettingletters.Ifyouwouldliketochooseyourownpenpal,youcansendusanenvelopewithyourinformation.Ouraddressisatthebottomofthispage:“TheStudentLetterBox22Avenue,NY12345,theUSA”.1.Whatisthepassageabout?()A.AstoryofapenpalB.AnadvertisementC.AlettertoapenpalD.Ane-mailtoapenpal2.Ifa13-year-oldboywantstofindapenpalhere,he____accordingtothepassage.()A.mustbeatleastfourteenyearsoldB.willspendmuchmoneytohispenpalC.canonlyhaveaboypenpallessthanfourteenD.hastotellhisparentsfirst3.WhichreasonisNOTmentionedaccordingtothemessage?()A.Becausetheywanttomakefriends.B.Becausetheywanttohaveatriptotheircountries.C.Becausetheywanttoknowsomethingaboutforeignculture.D.BecausetheywanttoimprovetheirEnglish.4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?()A.Peoplecanonlyregisterbye-mail.B.Itmaycostyousomemoneyifyouwanttoregister3penpals.\nC.Youmaynothavetospendanytimewaitingforlettersafterregistering.D.OnlythechildrenfromAmericacanregister.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“match”mean?()A.比赛B.匹配C.介绍D.跟随四AIfyouneedsomemoney,pleasewritealettertoMr.White.Maybehewillgiveyouahand.Mr.Whitewhowasonceverypoorisasuccessfulbusinessmannow,andhelikestohelpothers.Butheusuallysendsmoneytooldpeople,thesickandpoorchildren.Peoplewhoareyoungandhealthycan’tgetmoneyfromhim.SometimesMr.Whitedoesn’tsendpeoplemoney.Hesendsthethingsiftheyneed---shoes,ahearingaid,newpotsandpansorsomeadvice.DearMr.White,I’man25-year-oldboy.Ineed$200,000tobuyahouse.IreallyneeditbecauseIlikeagirl.NobodywantstomarrymeifIdon’thaveahouse.Canyouhelpme?TomDearMr.White,IamverypoorandIdon’thaveajob.Ican’tgivemysonenoughfoodtoeat,sohealwayscries.WhatcanIdo?Iwanttobuysomebreadformybaby.Canyoulendmesomemoney?AmyDearMr.White,\nIama24-year-oldwoman.I’mgoingtogetmarriednextmonth.Myproblemisthis:Ican’tcook.Pleasesendme$600foracookingschool.1.Whocan’tgetmoneyfromMr.White?()A.Theoldandsick.B.Thepoorandsick.C.TheyoungandhealtyD.Theoldandpoor2.Mr.Whitegivespeoplemoneybecause_________.()A.hewantstohelpweakpeopleB.hewantstoget“thanks”frompeopleC.hewantstoshowhissuccessD.hewantstobefamous3.Whatdoesthemotherwanttogiveherson?()A.MilkB.SomebreadC.ShoesD.Englishmoney.4.WhatcanyouinferMr.Whitewillgivethe25-year-oldboyand24-year-oldwoman?().A.Acarandanewpot.B.moneyorawashingmachine.C.Ahearingaidandanewpan.D.Someadviceandacookbook.BThe2006NobelPrizewinnerswereannouncedonOctober13.Doyouknowwhichcountry’sscientistswinthemostNobelPrizes?OfcourseAmericans.ThisyeartheywonalltheNobelPrizesforscience.FiveAmericanscientistssharedthethreeprizesforphysics,chemistryandmedicine.Americansusuallywinseveralscienceprizes,especiallyinrecentyears.In2004,sevenofthetensciencewinnerswereAmerican.Lastyear,itwasfiveoutoften.\nWhyareAmericanscientistssosuccessful?Enoughmoneyisnecessary.Expertssaidthefirstreasonwasmoney.GoodresearchisexpensiveandtheUsresearchscientistsaregivenalotofmoney.Morecreativeenvironment.Americanuniversitiesoftenhaveamorecreativeenvironment.Americanscientiststalkedtoeachotheralotinsteadofworkingbythemselves.Discussionisimportant.Likefather,likeson.RogerD.KornbergwhoisanAmericanwon2006NobelPrizeforChemistry.ButthisisnotthefirstNobelPrizeinhisfamily.HisfatherisalsoaNobelPrizewinner.Kornberg’sfather,Arthur,wonthe1959Nobelmedicineprizeforstudiesongenes.KornbergsaidherememberedgoingwithhisfathertotheNobelPrizeawardceremonyinStockholm,Sweden.“Ihavealwaysadmiredmyfather’sandothergreatscientists’work.It’shardtothinkIamoneofthem,”hesaid.TheKornbergsarethesixthfatherandsontowinNobelPrizes.1.HowmanyAmericanswonthe2006NobelPrizes?()A.ThreeB.FiveC.SixD.Eight.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforAmericanscientists’success?()A.Theyaregivenalotofmoney.B.Theirparentsmaysetagoodexampleforthem.C.Americanuniversitieshaveamorecreativeenvironment.D.Theyareaffordedtoflyanywhereintheworld.\n3.Whatdoes“Likefather,likeson.”MeaninChinese?()A.像爸爸，又像儿子。B.喜欢爸爸，又喜欢儿子。C.有其父，必有其子。D.像父亲一样喜欢儿子。4．RogerD.KornbergwontheNobelPrizebecauseofhisexcellentworkin__()A.computersB.physicsC.chemistryD.genes5.HowmanyfathersandsonshavebothwonNobelPrizesintheNobelPrizehistory?A.OnlyoneB.TwoC.Four.D.SixCTIMETABLEAIRBEIJING(INTERNATIONAL)CAACMon.Tue.Wed.Thur.Fri.Sat.FlightNo.F002F112F004F008F018F012F018F016F126BeijingLeaving10:0020:4510:0010:0020:4510:0020:4510:0020:45BahrainArriving19:2019:2019:20DohaArriving06:1519:3019:30AbuDhabiArriving22:2522:2503:2522:25DubaiArriving07:0509:0009:2503:25MuscatArriving10:3022:2500:1009:2522:2508:25\nSun.F006F128F014F00210:0020:4510:0020:4506:0506:0519:3019:3008:5522:3000:1010:3509:451..OnwhatdayscanoneflyfromBeijingtoDubaileavingintheevenongandarrivinginthemorning?()A.Monday,Wednesday,ThursdayandSaturday.B.Monday,ThursdayandSunday.C.Monday.D.Friday.2.WhenisitpossibleforonetoflyfromBeijingtoAbuDhabiandthentoBahrainonthesameday?()A.Monday,WednesdayandThursday.B.Monday.C.WednesdayD,It’snotpossible.3.IfonetakesF112onMonday,whichplacecan’thereach?()A.BeijingB.BahrainC.DohaD.Dubai.4.IfonewantstogotoDubaiandhewantstotakeF002,hehas______tochoose.()A.onedayB.twodaysC.threedaysD.noneoftheabove5.HowmanyflightscantakeustoMuscat?()A.TenB.NineC.ThreeD.TwoD\nIn1605,ascientisttookawillowbranch(柳枝)andplantedit.Hedidn’tplantitintheground,however.Heplanteditinavaseofsoil(泥土).Forthenextfiveyears,thescientistwateredthatwillowcarefully.Thewillowgrewandgrew.Wherediditgetthefoodforitsgrowth?Tomostpeople,thiswasaneasyquestion.Thewillowplant,ofcourse,tookthefoodfromthesoil.Thescientist,however,wantedevidence.Ifthewillowtookthefoodfromthesoilforitsgrowth,then,asitgrewandweighedmore,thesoiloughttoweighless.Heweighedthewillowbranchbeforeheplantedit.Itweighed5pounds.Thenheweighedthesoil.Itweighed200pounds.Afterfiveyears,heweighedtheplantandthesoilagain.Thewillowtreeweighed169pounds,butthesoilweighedalmostthesame.Theresultwassurprising.Wheredidthe164poundscomefrom?Aftermanyresearch,thescientistgottheanswer.Hehadgivenwatertothewillow,andthewillowgotitsfoodfromthewater.Hewasright,inaway.Todayweknowmoreaboutthequestion.根据短文内容，判断正(T)误（F）1.Thescientistdidtheexperimentinthesixteenthcentury.()2.Mostpeoplethoughttheplantgotthefoodfromthesoilforitsgrowth.()3.Thescientistfoundthatthewillowgrewandweighedmoreandthesoilweighedless.()。4.Thesoilweighed164poundsafterfiveyears.()5.Nowweknowaboutthequestionasmuchasthescientistdid.()EInrecentyears,studyingabroadhasbeenverypopular.Moreandmorestudentsleave\ntheirowncountrytogoabroadfortheirfurthereducation.Isitgoodorbadtostudyabroad?Inmyopinion,ononehand,ithassomeadvantages.Studyingabroadcanprovidebetterstudyingconditions.Peoplecanmakerapidprogressintheirforeignlanguagestudyanditcanalsohelpwidentheirfieldofvision.Bycommunicatingwithforeignstudentsorstayingalongtimewiththem,aprofitableexperienceisavailabletothem.Bythetimetheycomebackhome,theyaresupposedtohaveagreatadvantageoverthestudentsathomeinmanyways.Meanwhile,youngstudentscanlearnadvancedscienceandtechnologyfromforeigncountriesandspreadculturesofdifferentNations.Ontheotherhand,ithasdisadvantages.Quiteanumberofoverseasstudentsstayabroaddisappointedastheycan’tgetwhattheyhopefor,letalonesuccess.Becauseofthelackoflivingexperienceandpoorcapabilitytotakecareofthemselves,theymayfeellonelyandhomesick.Inaddition,highlivingexpensesandtuitionfees(学费)willbeaheavyburdenupontheirparents.SoIthinkwhetherstudyingabroadornotshouldbedecidedaccordingtooneselfandone’sfamily.Itisnotrighttofollowothers.1.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout_______.()A.studyingabroadisverypopularB.thedisadvantageofstudyingabroadC.theadvantagesofstudyingabroadD.studyingabroadcanprovidebetterstudyingconditions2.Whydoquiteanumberofoverseasstudentsstayabroaddisappointed?()A.Becausetheygeteverythingexceptsuccess.\nA.Becausetheycangetwhattheywanttoeasily.B.Becausetheyhopemuch.C.Becausetheyarefayawayfromsuccess.2.Theunderlinedword“burden”means________inChinese.()A.超载B.负担C.纽带D.关注4.Whichisthewriter’sattitudetostudyabroad?()A.Whetheritisgoodornottostudyabroaddependsontheindividual(个人).B.Studyingabroadhasmanyadvantages,soeveryoneshouldgoabroad.C.ScienceandtechnologyinforeigncountriesismoreadvancedthaninChina.()D.Studyingabroadcan’tleadtosuccess,sodon’tgoabroad.5.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?()A.IliketoStudyAbroadB.WhyGotoStudyAbroadC.StudyingAbroadD.HowtoStudyAbroad\n答案（一）(A.)1-5DCABB(B)1-4BDAC(C)1-4ABCD(D)1-5BCDCA(E)1.Ateacher’saimwastoteachthestudentsallthatheknewandsolvealltheproblemsfortheminthepast.2.Thefirstthingistodevelopthestudents’abilitiestofacethedifficultiesandovercomethem.3.因此学生慢慢地失去了自学能力。4．老师的目的不光是帮助学生培养自学能力，还应教给他们独立判断的方法。5．methodtechnique和method都有“方法；手段”的意思。(二)（A）1-5CBDCD(B)1-5CDBAB(C)1.besmaller2.stayat3.bad/terrible4.然而，无论你喜欢不喜欢手机，它已经改变了我们的生活，并在人类历史上发挥着重要的作用。5．AdvantagesandDisadvantagesoftheMobilePhone(D)1-5DDBDA(E)1-5ACDBC(三)（A）1-5DDBCA(B)1-5ABADB（C）1-5DBACA(D)1-5BAABD(E)1-5BDBBB(四)（A）1-4CABD(B)1-5BDCCD(C)1-5BDBAB(D)1-5FTFFF(E)1-5CDBAC