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Wikipedia is a free-access, free content Internet encyclopedia(百科全书), supported and hosted by the non-profit Wikipedia Foundation. Wikipedia is ranked among the ten most popular websites and is considered the Internet’s largest and most popular general reference book. Now, Wikipedia is becoming Wookiepedia as scientists hope the informative website will help us reach out to intelligent life forms. So aliens can learn about the human race.

Astronomers would like to beam (播送) the entire contents of Wikipedia into space in the hope of contacting aliens. They want to send messages to hundreds of star systems and planets 20 light years away using radio telescopes. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, in California, wants to use powerful radio telescopes to try to reach Chewbacca and his mates in a galaxy(银河系)far away.

The plans will be discussed by astronomers at the weekend as some scientists fear the reply from ET might not turn out to be friendly. Institute scientist David Black said, “One question is if there are dangerous creatures we might be drawing their attention to ourselves. Another is if we go ahead, what message should be sent? There could be many civilizations out there，but if they are all listening and no one is broadcasting or responding, then nothing will happen.”

Professor Stephen Hawking, who has warned that intelligent aliens probably exist and we should keep a safe distance from them, is among those. “If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America which didn’t turn out well for the Native Americans,” he said.

Signals from Earth’s radio and TV broadcasts have been heading out in space for some 60 years reaching around 5,000 stars.

1.What does the underlined word those in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A. aliens from space

B. astronomers sending signals

C. scientists for the plans

D. scientists against the plans

2.What has Prof. Stephen Hawking warned?

A. intelligent aliens would probably land in America.

B. the plans will be in vain and nothing will happen.

C. none of the civilizations would reply.

D. aliens would bring disasters to the human race.

3.Which can be the best title?

A. Wikipedia, the most popular website

B. Wikipedia to be beamed into space

C. Wikipedia, aliens’ best friend

D. Wikipedia to result in a disaster

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The boy’s dream was to have his own laboratory ________ to try out some of his own ideas.

A． from which B． in which

C． by which D． at which

阅读下面两则新闻报道,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

News item 1: Rescuers in Zhaotong, Yunnan Province continued searching on Sunday for six workers who went missing when water burst suddenly from a barrier lake formed during the 6.5-magnitude earthquake on Aug.3. The workers were digging tunnels to discharge(排出)lake water on Friday afternoon when the water suddenly broke through and flooded the construction site. The flooding also left another four workers injured, the press office of Zhaotong said on its official microblog.

News item 2: One person died and 324 others were injured after a 6.6-magnitude quake jolted southwest China’s Yunnan Province Tuesday night, according to the local government. The deaths were reported mainly from Jinggu County, where the epicenter(震中)was monitored. A total of 92,700 people in Jinggu were affected and 56,880 of them have been relocated, said an official of the county’s publicity department. After the earthquake, Yunnan has initiated the highest emergency response, sending rescue staff and materials to the affected areas.

【写作内容】

1.用约30个词概括上文的主要内容;

2.用约120个词谈谈你对自然灾害的看法,内容包括：

(1)地震可能给人们带来哪些危害(如身体和精神的伤害等)；

(2)自然灾害发生时人们应该怎么做；

(3)你自己的想法。

【写作要求】

1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,篇章连贯。

I don't know why his enemy is good __________ him.

A. in B. at C. for D. to

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last year, my brother and I went to Mianyang for a vacation．Some of my friends who had been there before said ___1.___ was a wonderful holiday destination．Before we went, we had planned for months．When the day came, we were ready.

After our plane landed, we went to the hotel．We had made our reservation six months __2.__ （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake．We __3.__（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, but for the week after．I didn’t understand why this would happen and my credit card had already been ___4.___ (charge) for the reservation．What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked．When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out．She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on __5.__ top floor．We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.

The manager’s confident words have our doubts about how the plan will be carried out.

A. gotten up B. taken up C. cleared up D. given up

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy. It happened during World War II. His family never ________ a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not ________ trips to the laundry several miles away. Keeping clothes ________ became a problem for young John’s household.

A family friend joined the army, and his ________to go with him. John’s family ________ to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s ________ , the friend suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they ________ the washer.

Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he ________ a love for the old, green Bendix. But ________ the war ended. When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly ________ . His mother ________ him and said. “You must remember, that machine ________ belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken ________ , let’s use this ________ to be grateful that we had it at all.”

The lesson turned out ________ . Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia (白血病). Though he ________ for months with her death, John could not begin getting over from the ________ until he remembered the old Bendix.

His daughter was a ________ . When he realized the simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to ________for a time. He felt ________ . He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss.

1.A.requiredB.repairedC.ownedD.saw

2.A.affordB.haveC.takeD.ride

3.A.goodB.cleanC.warmD.nice

4.A.refusedB.agreedC.consideredD.prepared

5.A.decidedB.offeredC.expectedD.promised

6.A.regretB.excitementC.sadnessD.astonishment

7.A.usedB.boughtC.borrowedD.got

8.A.producedB.developedC.achievedD.reduced

9.A.finallyB.obviouslyC.peacefullyD.immediately

10.A.upsetB.hopelessC.confusedD.frightened

11.A.encouragedB.comfortedC.taughtD.explained

12.A.onceB.alreadyC.hardlyD.never

13.A.downB.awayC.outD.up

14.A.chanceB.successC.eventD.treasure

15.A.importantB.reasonableC.invaluableD.necessary

16.A.thoughtB.missedC.struggledD.forgot

17.A.lossB.illnessC.difficultyD.lesson

18.A.washerB.deathC.giftD.loser

19.A.earnB.spendC.shareD.live

20.A.happyB.gratefulC.relaxedD.energetic

短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Hi Lana,

I am 61 years old and I am from New Zealand. I start teaching in China last February.

I decided that I reached 60 years I would like to do something different. I was lucky to have got a degree in English, that helped me find a job as a teacher in China. Now I work with two Canadian teacher. One, 57, has been here for four years, and the other, 63, have been teaching here for 6 years. He married with a lovely Chinese lady. The Chinese people are hard-working but the students are so willing to learn.

How an interesting country to live in!

I feel safer here than anywhere I lived. I have found her tips on teaching so usefully.

Thank you!

Dave

书面表达

假设你是学生李华，得知好朋友William在学习中感到压力很大，学习效果甚微，请你按照以下要点给他写一封电子邮件，帮助他放松身心，提高学习效率。

1. 快乐学习，保持愉快的心情；

2. 积极参加体育活动，听听歌曲音乐；

3. 多与同学交流，互相鼓励。

注意：1. 词数100左右，开头和结尾已经为你写好(不记入总词数)，但不得抄入答题卡内 。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear William，

Recently, I have heard that you feel stressed about study. I have a good mind to offer you some advice on how to study effectively.

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Best wishes.

Li Hua

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