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What I am actually eager to do is being a responsible person. I used to thinking it was so hard to grow up into a responsible member of our society. Besides, it was an accident happening in a snowy morning that changed my attitude . I was on the way to school and was waiting for the green light with my classmate John while a girl was knocked down by passing car. Without hesitation we ran to her and gave her first aid the instant when we saw it . Soon many help was given to him by the people nearby. Because we sent her to the nearest hospital in time, she was able to receive proper treatment . By the time she left the hospital, she has written a letter expressing her gratitude to those giving help. We both felt so proud that from then on we made up our mind to be always kind and responsible men.

In 1826, a French man named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. He invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.

The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.

Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.

Photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed our feelings, like other kinds of art.

1.The first photo was a picture of Niepce's _______.

A. business B. house

C. garden D. window

2.The Daguerreotype was _______.

A. a Frenchman B. a kind of picture

C. a kind of camera D. a photographer

3.This passage tells us_______.

A. how photography was developed

B. how to show you ideas and feelings in pictures

C. how to take pictures in the world

D. how to use different cameras

Modern Foreign Language Teacher

A successful, popular school in central South London has a new vacancy(空职) for an MFL Teacher of Spanish to start immediately after the Christmas holidays.

We required a specialist Spanish teacher; therefore Spanish should be your major language. Besides this, you need to make the lessons interesting and you should also have teaching experience.

Please contact Robert Eagle at 88143425.

General Manager

We are seeking a General Manager for our new workshop facility in Doha, Qatar. The successful individual should possess a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, along with 19 to 15 years' work experience in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Fertilizer or Marine industry and CNC machinery tools and equipment. A minimum of five years’; experience in a senior managerial capacity is essential. Candidates (候选人) that have work experience in Gulf countries or in the Middle East are encouraged to apply.

Please contact Brian Gambles at 88146725.

Finance Manager

The successful individual will be able to demonstrate substantial commercial experience working within a corporate, blue-chip environment. You will be able to interact with and present confidently to senior management. The business offers an excellent working culture and genuine opportunities for significant career advancement and development.

Please contact Mr. McMahon at 88147959.

HR Manager

We are looking for an HR Manager to join our project team who will be responsible for a new HR and Payroll project.

A minimum of three years' HR management experience is required for this position.

The successful individual will need to have managed HR teams and supported Payroll.

If you have the relevant experience and are available for a new assignment, contact Matt Ridley at 88146550.

1.Who should you get in touch with if you want to be a Spanish teacher?

A. Robert Eagle B. Brian Gambles

C. Mr. McMahon D. Matt Ridley

2.We know from the ads that the position of General Manager requires a person who _______.

A. has five years of work experience in the Marine industry

B. can support the senior management teams

C. has a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

D. has teaching experience

3.If you want to work in an excellent working culture, you should call _______ for an interview.

A. 88143425 B. 88146725 C. 88147959 D. 88146550

4.What is the minimum amount of experience required for the position of HR Manager?

A. Five years B. Six years

C. Ten years D. Three years

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多余选项。

Parents have started to notice many benefits associated with online math and reading tutoring services. Both conventional and online tutoring offers children academic help. 1. . Here's why.

Online tutoring, much like conventional tutoring, helps a student complete difficult assignments, and is geared toward(使适合) improving grades. This method, however, allows your children to master their studies from the convenience of home, making it more convenient for both children and parents who have a busy schedule. Since the Internet is probably already one of your children's favorite activities, working education programs into their online time is easier than convincing them to apply traditional face to face methods. 2. .These abilities are essential in today's world.

Online tutoring also enables very individualized programs and plans. Often, people believe online tutoring is designed for the masses. 3. . Beyond that, they often accommodate your children's learning speed. Not all children learn at the same rate, and feeling rushed means that important lessons are not mastered. Online tutoring eliminates that worry because children advance when they're ready, not when a tutor suggests its time.

4. . Students who are not self-motivated may use study time for surfing the Internet. Others need the more hands-on learning approach offered by one-on-one sessions.

So, how do you truly identify whether online tutoring is right for you and your child? 5. . If this method is not effective, contact a local tutor or tutoring center.

A. The online method is increasing in popularity, however.

B. The only way is to give it a try.

C. Online tutoring may not be for everyone, however.

D. Learning these requirements early will help to ensure future success.

E. However, most online tutoring programs are personally designed to match each child.

F. The conveniences of a home-based program are more important than your child's education.

G. Participating in online programs also enhances students' online research techniques and typing skills.

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The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in common. Residents built walls to influence from the other town.

In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very . For instance, when women birth, they would compete to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because was the symbol of success, people were busy making money, with no time for . Some young people couldn't bear the intensity and chose to drive to escape.

, in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People without pressure and do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn't care students came or not. Workers might sit around the office drinking coffee and doing nothing. the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was that mattered. No one had the slightest thought of moving , either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were the old models from the town of Pressure.

Some of the young were addicted to because of the emptiness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves. “What is for?” But just before life in the two towns completely , there came a great person--Mr.Reason. He went from door to door, with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had, ________ people in Pleasure began to make plans. They the wall between them and built a road to connect the two. People in the two towns came to realize the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don't go to extremes.

1.A. connect B. contact C. prevent D. arrange

2.A. worst B. best C. least D. most

3.A. took B. gave C. offered D. brought

4.A. health B. power C. wealth D. status

5.A. sometimes B. hardly C. seldom D. always

6.A. relaxation B. intension C. standard D. starvation

7.A. Furthermore B. Therefore C. However D. Moreover

8.A. got up B. went up C. grew up D. set up

9.A. must B. could C. need D. should

10.A. who B. where C. what D. whether

11.A. all day long B. all night C. all alone D. all the way

12.A. Regardless of B. Due to C. According to D. As for

13.A. pleasure B. time C. money D. pressure

14.A. backward B. downward C. upward D. forward

15.A. drugs B. food C. work D. books

16.A. money B. life C. pleasure D. pressure

17.A. failed B. improved C. lived D. succeeded

18.A. to talk B. talking C. talked D. talks

19.A. when B. as C. while D. since

20.A. went down B. put down C. pulled down D. wrote down

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进入高考复习紧张阶段，为帮助中学生健康成长，学校英文报开辟了“HEART-TO-HEART”专栏。假设你是该栏目的编辑Mike，收到一封署名为Worried的求助信。信中该同学向你诉说了自己的困扰：近日由于压力很大，经常发脾气，使正常的学习和生活受到了影响。请用英文给该同学写一封回信。

内容要点如下：

1．表示理解并给予安慰；

2．提出建议并说明理由: 向朋友倾诉， 加强户外运动， 保持积极心态等。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．信中不能出现与本人相关的信息；

3．信的开头与结尾已为你拟好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：lose one's temper 发脾气

Hi, Worried,

I'm sorry to know that you're having such a bad time at the moment.

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Mike

Most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness.

The first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation — for example, family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.

The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, habitual loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.

Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person's social contacts, e.g. friends, family members, co-workers, etc. We depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their popularity.

Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between habitual loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, habitual loneliness can be a sad and sometimes dangerous condition.

1.How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?

A. Talk to friends.

B. Just ignore it.

C. Go to see a doctor.

D. Ask your teachers for guidance.

2."It" in the last sentence of the second paragraph refers to _____.

A. a physical problem B. sleeplessness

C. temporary loneliness D. situational loneliness

3.The topic of the 4th paragraph is that____.

A. lonely people don't have many social problems

B. we depend on various persons for different reasons

C. one problem of loneliness is a person's social contacts

D. lonely people don't have many friends

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. How to Get Rid of Loneliness

B. Loneliness and Diseases

C. Loneliness and Social Contacts

D. Three Types of Loneliness

They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessories(配饰)．Yet these are not girls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies．A generation which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now favoring the same high street looks worn by those half their age．

Professor Julia Twiggy, a social policy expert，said，“Women over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 1960s．In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter．It was an expensive item that they would purchase only every three or four years—now you can pick one up at the supermarket whenever you wish to．Fashion is a lot cheaper and people get tired of things more quickly．” Professor Twiggy analyzed family expending data and found that while the percentage of spending on clothes and shoes by women had stayed around the same—about 5 or 6 percent of spending，the amount of clothes bought had risen sharply．

The professor said，“Clothes are now 70 percent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East．In the 1960s Leeds was the heart of the British fashion industry and that was where most of the clothes came from，but now almost all of our clothes are sourced elsewhere．Everyone is buying more clothes but in general we are not spending more money on them．’’

Fashion designer Angela Barnard，who runs her own fashion business in London，said older women were much more affected by celebrity style than in previous years．She said,“When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties，they want to follow them．Older women are much more aware of celebrities．There’s also the boom in TV programmers showing people how they can change their look，and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties．When I started my business a few years ago，my older customers tended to be very rich，but now they are what I would call ordinary women. My own mother is 6l and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago．”

1.It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because___________．

A．they get tired of themselves more quickly

B．TV shows teach them how to stay in shape

C. they feel much younger now

D．clothes are much cheaper than before

2.What can we learn about old women in terms of fashion?

A．They are often ignored by fashion designers．

B．They are now mole easily influenced by stars．

C．They are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion．

D．They are more interested in clothes because of their old age．

3.Which is the best possible title of the passage?

A．Age Is No Barrier for Fashion Fans．

B．The More Fashionable，the Less Expensive．

C．Unexpected changes in Fashion．

D． Boom of the British Fashion Industry

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Tu Yoyo，84， 1. (honor)with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Oct 5．She was the first Chinese citizen 2. (win) a Nobel Prize in science．Tu 3. (share)the prize with the Irish-born William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan．

Tu is a researcher at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine now．She was given the prize for 4. (develop) artemisinin(青蒿素)，a new drug therapy against malaria(疟疾)， 5. has saved millions of lives worldwide，especially in developing countries．

Tu and her colleagues joined a government project to find a new malaria drug 6. the late 1960s．They made 380 herbal extracts from two thousand recipes from traditional Chinese medical books．In 1971，after nearly two hundred 7. (failure)，Tu’s team 8. (final)found an extract that was 100％effective against the malaria parasites—artemisinin．In 2001．the World Health Organization made artemisinin 9. (it)first choice in the treatment of malaria．

“The discovery of artemisinin is a gift to mankind from traditional Chinese medicine．It’s the collective achievement of the research team. Winning the prize is 10. honor for Chinese science and traditional Chinese medicine，” Tu said．

Last Sunday, it was my father’s funny day. After supper, my father went to see the film. But in our surprise, he came back just about half an hour later. I asked him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about the funny thing what had happened in the cinema. He was sitting in his seat while a woman came to her and said the seat was hers. Surprising, they looked at their ticket carefully, only to find the seats shown in their tickets were the same while the colors were different. So they looked at the tickets carefully. After a while, my father apologized to the woman, saying, “Sorry, I make a mistake. Take this seat, please.” The fact was that his ticket found out under the glass on his desk was for the film a month ago.