3．The longest solar eclipse of the century cast a wide shadow for several minutes over Asia and the ——青夏教育精英家教网——

3．The longest solar eclipse （日食） of the century cast a wide shadow for several minutes over Asia and the Pacific Ocean on 22th July，drawing people outside to watch the sight in the sky．
   Day turned into night．Temperature turned cooler in cities and villages filled with fans of astronomy．The total eclipse could be seen starting in India on Wednesday morning and moving eastward across China and parts of the Pacific．Millions cast their eyes towards the heavens to catch an unusual view of the sun's colorful ring．Cloud in some areas prevented people from fully enjoying the sight．Still，many were frightened．
    The total eclipse occurs about twice a year as the moon passes between the earth and the sun on the same plane as earth's circle．
    The local astronomy society gave a flash on how an eclipse happens．Wednesday's event lasted up to more than six minutes in some places．In India，thousands bathed in the Ganges River in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi to clean their souls．It was sunny sky in Hong Kong for the eclipse，where students，parents and the elderly flooded in a primary school to watch．
    In Shanghai，children climbed up ladders to look through two large telescopes on the school roof to catch sight of the moon moving across the sun．Others looked through a pair of glasses covered with solar filter （过滤器） paper，where they could take pictures of the moon moving over the sun．
    In some cultures，many old stories are about eclipse．In India，a eclipse was considered unfavorable．In Chinese tradition，there is a story about a heavenly dog eating the sun．As the story goes，people would make noise to frighten off the dog and save the sun．

47．What can we learn about the longest solar eclipse of the century？A
A．Not everyone in the world could see the longest eclipse．
B．Any of the Asians was excited to watch the eclipse．
C．All people saw the longest solar eclipse on Wednesday．
D．The Chinese all caught sight of the total eclipse at the same time．
48．What does the text imply about the total solar eclipse？B
A．All people watched the solar eclipse for at least six minutes．
B．In ancient China，people couldn't understand this phenomenon．
C．Your eyes must be hurt without filter equipment while watching．
D．You can watch the total solar eclipse directly only with your eyes．
49．Which of the following statements about eclipse is TURE according to the text？C
A．Most Chinese people used to think eclipses would bring about misfortunes．
B．Chinese fathers were pleased to watch solar eclipses．
C．Indians think bad fortune will come about along with eclipses．
D．The Chinese people are too frightened to go outside when eclipses occur．
50．Where can we see the eclipse start？B
A．In Shanghai．B．In India．C．In Hong Kong．D．In the Pacific Ocean．

2．Amizade means friendship in Portuguese．It is also the name of a service organization in the United States that places volunteers in projects mostly in developing countries．Amizade's executive director，Eric Hartman，thought of the idea in Brazil in 1994，which explains the Portuguese name．
The Amizade Global Service-Learning and Volunteer Programs placed three hundred volunteers in nine countries last year．These American university students and others worked in thirteen communities．
Amizade works with local groups and individuals on service and learning projects．The local groups define and direct the projects．The volunteers learn about local cultures and make friends as they work in the community．
Amizade charges college students as much as ten thousand dollars for three months of experience．
Volunteers generally provide labor and do things like teaching and assisting at local health centers．They can also do research．College students can earn work-study credits．
Participants in programs have included a twelve-year-old boy and a man in his eighties．
There are programs in Ghana，Tanzania，Brazil，Bolivia，Mexico and Jamaica．There are also programs in Germany，Poland，Northern Ireland and the United States．
Recently，in Tanzania，thirteen Amizade volunteers worked on systems to harvest rainwater from the roofs of homes．They worked on the project in the Karagwe area，in the northwestern part of the country．Eric Hartman，the director，described the water collection systems in blog postings from Tanzania earlier this month．
Rain falls on the metal roofs and flows into aluminum gutters （排水沟）．These gutters carry the water to a large collection tank on the side of the home．
The rain harvesting systems mean that a family member no longer has to walk long distances to get water．So there is more time for farming or schoolwork．The systems are especially useful for those who are too sick to go a long way for water．
In the Caribbean island nation of Jamaica，Amizade places volunteers with a local partner in the small community of Peters field．The volunteers live with local families．They help children with schoolwork and computer skills．They also visit the sick and work on building，painting and other restoration projects in the community．

61．The intention of Amizade isD．
A．to help people make foreign friends
B．to train volunteers to teach English
C．to offer services and projects to developing countries
D．to place volunteers in projects in developing countries
62．Which of the following can't the Amizade volunteers do in the projects？C
A．Make good friends．
B．Learn about local culture．
C．Direct the projects．
D．Help children with homework．
63．If you are a college student and want to become a volunteer of Amizade，D．
A．you must be no older than 80
B．you must come from America
C．you must be strong-minded
D．you must pay to be admitted
64．The writer tells the story in Tanzania to show readersB．
A．some knowledge can be acquired from the blog
B．volunteers in Amizade can make a difference
C．Tanzania is a country desperate for fresh water
D．more volunteers are required for Amizade．

1．Imagine you're at a party full of strangers．You're nervous．Who are these people？How do you start a conversation？Fortunately，you've got a thing that sends out energy at tiny chips in everyone's name tag （标签）．The chips send back name，job，hobbies，and the time available for meeting-whatever．Making new friends becomes simple．
This hasn't quite happened in real life．But the world is already experiencing a revolution using RFID technology．
An RFID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed in a product，under your pet's skin，even under your own skin．Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it．The energy comes from the reader，a scanning device，that sends out energy （for example，radio waves） that starts up the tag immediately．
Such a tag carries information specific to that object，and the data can be updated．Already，RFID technology is used for recognizing each car or truck on the road and it might appear in your passport．Doctors can put a tiny chip under the skin that will help locate and obtain a patient's medical records．At a nightclub in Paris or in New York the same chip gets you into the VIP section and pays for the bill with the wave of an arm．
Take a step back：10or 12years ago，you would have heard about the coming age of computing．One example always seemed to surface：Your refrigerator would know when you needed to buy more milk．The concept was that computer chips could be put everywhere and send information in a smart network that would make ordinary life simpler．
RFID tags are a small part of this phenomenon．"The world is going to be a loosely coupled set of individual sall devices，connected wirelessly，"predicts Dr．J．Reich．Human right supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology．It goes too far tracking school kids through RFID tags，they say．We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when you bought a beer but also when you drank it．And how many beers．Accompanied by how many biscuits．
When Marconi invented radio，he thought it would be used for ship-to-shore communication．Not for pop music．Who knows how RFID and related technologies will be used in the future．Here's a wild guess：Not for buying milk．

31．The article is intended toD
A．warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technology
B．explain the benefits brought about by RFID technology
C．convince people of the uses of RFID technology
D．predict the applications of RFID technology
32．We know from the passage that with the help of RFID tags，peopleA
A．will have no trouble getting data about others
B．will have more energy for conversation
C．will have more time to make friends
D．won't feel shy at parties any longer
33．Passive RFID tags chiefly consist ofD
A．scanning devices
B．radio waves
C．batteries
D．chips
34．Why are some people worried about RFID technology？C
A．Because children will be tracked by strangers．
B．Because market competition will become more fierce．
C．Because their private lives will be greatly affected．
D．Because customers will be forced to buy more products．
35．The last paragraph implies that RFID technologyB
A．will not be used for such matters as buying milk
B．will be widely used，including for buying milk
C．will be limited to communication uses
D．will probably be used for pop music．

15．How northern Europeans beat the winter bluesAsk a child from northern Europe to draw two pictures-one on a rainy day and a second inthesunshine-and this is what you will get：in the first，as raindrops fall from the top of the page，the man behind the window has an unhappy expression．When a yellow sun sends out some light from the corner，theman is smiling．
Northern Europeans associate rain with sadness and sunshine with happiness．They think this is truebecause they are so aware of how their environment affectsthem．（71）AIn October 2008，a groupof researchers examined the influence of different daily weather factors，including temperature，wind and sunlight，on 1，200participants．The conclusion was that good or bad weather had little effect on people's feelings．（72）G A personwho is upset on dark or cold dayssuffers from a negative mood（情绪），and he will be likely to experience a sad winter．Thisis the basis of an illness called Seasonal Affective Disorder （SAD）．（73）C
AniKalayjian，professor of psychology at Fordham University，advisesthat weshould take steps to strengthen the brain's system againstweather-driven mood changes．Research on SAD has been focused on the brain's response to darkness and light．When our eyes detectdarkness，the brain gives off melatonin，which starts sleep cycles．（74）DIt takes over to help us wake up and feel better when we detect light．"We can encourage people to take charge of their feelings，"says Kalayjian．"Wetell them to leave the computers and theindoor games and get out there in the sun．（75）E"
A day of rain can potentially destroy your plan and affect your mood．But as theScottish comedian Billy Connolly once said："There is no such thing as bad weather，only the wrongclothing．"

A．Yet that link has no scientific basis．
B．It isseriouslydoubted amongthepeople who suffer from SAD．
C．It affects about10% ofthe population of northern Europe each year．
D．Another chemical called serotonin，however，can make people happy．
E．That's when people can recharge their serotoninand get a better mood．
F．Most studies prove that a negative feeling is associated with bad weather．
G．They determined that people actually differ in their sensitivity to weather changes．

14．---______ that he managed to get the information？
---Oh，a friend of his helped him．（　　）

13．下面短文中有10处语言错误．请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词．
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．
During the summer holidays，I thought I should do anything meaningful instead of touring．So I got a job at fast food restaurant and worked there for a cleaner．I worked 7hours a day for three week．The job was hard and boring and seemed endless，it made me so tired that I nearly left it halfway．Therefore，I stuck to it with determination．Every day I start off for work early in the morning and got to home late in the evening．Finally，I finished the job before the new school term began．Now，I understand that labor means．I consider it a successful experience，which is worth remembered forever．

12．We shouldn't put labels on other people ___________ based on one thing or a few words we've heard．（　　）

11．下面短文中有10处语法错误．请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词．
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11处起）不计分．
A book corner will be set up in our classroom．Our teacher calls on everyone donate a book．I support the decision because of books are the stairs leading to success．Read is of great help to us．The book corner helps broaden our horizon，and making our out-of-class activities more colorfully．
The book I donate is"How to Improve Your English Writing"，that can be beneficial to students who have troubles in writing English compositions．First，it introduces different types of English writing or some skills to write well．Besides，it provides many useful expressions and structures．Also，we can get good tips give by some experts．So I hope it can help my classmates about their English writing as well．

10．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短文．短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处．错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：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．
Dear Sir，
Thank you for invite me to the summer English course in your school．As for your choice between the two courses，I prefer the four-week course because of this will allow me more time to do some traveling but make a few new friends．Of all the subject I'm learning at school，I like English better．I had been learning English for eleven years but my spoken English remains poorly．So I really hope to take this chance to improve it．If possible，I'd like to stay with a family for a couple of days in order that I can know some customs in England，what I'm particularly interested in．I believe I will have wonderful time this summer．
Yours truly，
Li Hua．

9．AWL is well known for its dictionaries and English language teaching materials．Some readers have written in to ask us for the latest information on high quality books on English，so here we introduce two texts that aim to improve spoken English fluency．
Let's Speak （Beginner）
By Bev Dusuya，Naoko Ozeki and Kevin Bergman
ISBN：962001359X
Speak Up （Pre Intermediate）
By Kev Kusuya，Nako Zeki
ISBN：058222805O
"Teach the students about your culture and help them talk about their own．"How often are these worthy goals kept from being achieved by the limitations of your beginner level learners？Students at all levels want to talk about culture．
Topics include food，shopping，sports，fashion，the roles of men and women health，music and others．
These are all chosen from surveys of over 15，000students about their own interests in cross cultural communication．
"Let's Speak"and"Speak Up"share a special but excellent way that allows all students to take part in．
The series has questions which start thinking and help collect opinions about personal topics．Conversation practice is provided by using models of basic exchanges on the topic．Also，the cultural information presented in the series comes in the form of interesting，relevant facts and ideas from other countries through listening tasks and Culture Quiz exercises．
"Let's Speak"is fit for   entry level students of all ages．"Speak Up"provides for the needs of higher level beginners．Offering the same careful listening and speaking help，but with slightly more open ended discussion．
For any information about AWL's books，please get in touch with the following address：
Beijing Addison Wesley Longman Information Center
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36．Which of the following is not mentioned about the two books in the passage？C
A．Content．B．Writer．
C．Price．D．Book number．
37．The two books have in common everything exceptB．
A．the same interesting topics
B．the same level of learners
C．proper ways to excite the learner to talk
D．right kinds of activities for cultural communication
38．What does"entry level"refer to in this passage？A
A．Low level beginners．
B．Experts．
C．High level beginners．
D．Native speakers．
39．According to the passage，you can have at leastC ways to be connected if you want to know something about （AWL's） books．
A．two     B．three
C．four    D．six
40．The passage is probably taken from theC section in a newspaper．
A．EDUCATION   B．NEWS
C．BOOKSHELF 　D．OPINION．

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