20．Vancouver is Canada's most beautiful city.surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean．——青夏教育精英家教网—

17．Research shows that keeping a busy social life among lots of friends may keep people thinner than spending hours doing some exercises，according to scientists．They say that socializing and meeting with friends help increase levels of brown fat in the body which burns calories to produce heat．
Living in an exciting social environment was found to reduce fat in mice's belly by half over four weeks，even if they ate more．US researchers say that social excitement aids weight loss by turning white fat into brown．White fat stores calories and makes us fatter，while brown burns energy to produce heat．Turning white fat into brown is extremely difficult，normally requiring long-term stay in cold conditions or exciting part of the body's nervous system．
However，scientists from Ohio State University now think that having a busy social life is an even more effective way of changing white fat into brown．The team came up with their theory by studying the effects of various living environments on mice．Those，who lived alongside a greater number of mice，had more space and toys to excite themselves and then lost far more weight over the course of the study than their"couch potato"fellows．
Study author，Dr Matthew During，whose team's findings appear in the journal Cell Metabolism，said，"I'm still amazed at the degree of fat loss that occurs．"Explaining how new technology had threatened face-to-face socializing，he added，"It's not just a sedentary（久坐的）lifestyle and high calorie foods，but an increasing lack of social activities．"Co-author Dr Lei Cao said，"Loneliness is a potential factor for cancer and death； it's equal to cigarette smoking to a certain extent．Social activities are very vital．"

12．What information can we get from the first two paragraphs？C
A．Brown fat stores calories and makes us fatter．
B．Social excitement helps gain more weight．
C．Brown fat can burn energy to produce heat．
D．It doesn't take long to turn white fat into brown．
13．Which of the following statement does the text support？B
A．The mice lacking social life lose more weight．
B．Levels of brown fat can be increased by socializing．
C．The research findings haven't been published so far．
D．Dr Matthew During wasn't convinced of the result．
14．We can conclude from the text thatD．
A．the fat in mice's belly was reduced because of the relaxing environment
B．a sedentary lifestyle and high calories foods influence people's social life
C．cancer and death are mainly caused for lack of social life
D．surfing the Internet may influence people's face-to-face communication
15．What's the main idea of the text？B
A．Socializing is unnecessarily important in people's daily life．
B．Socializing contributes to people's losing weight．
C．White fat can be changed into brown fat．
D．Brown fat is of benefit to people's health．

16．Library Special Needs Service
Shellharbour City Library provides a range of Library Special Needs Service for people who are unable to access our library service in the usual way．As long as you live in Shellharbour City，we'll provide a full range of library services and resources including：
●Large printed and ordinary printed books
●Talking books on tape and CD
●DVD and music CDs
●Magazines
●Reference and information requests
You will be asked to complete a"Statement of Needs"application form which must be signed by a medical professional．
Home delivery service
Let us know what you like to read and we will choose the resources for you．Our staff will deliver the resources to your home for free．We also provide a service where we can choose the resources for you or someone instead of you choose the things from the library．You can also choose the resources you need personally．
Talking books and captioned videos
The library can provide talking books for people who are unable to use printed books because of eye diseases．You don't have to miss out on reading any more when you can borrow talking books from the library．If you have limited hearing which prevents you from enjoying movies，we can provide captioned videos for you at no charge．
Languages besides English
We can provide books in a range of languages besides English．If possible，we will request these items from the State Library of NSW，Australia．
How to join？
Contact the Library Special Needs Coordinator to register or discuss if you are eligible for any of the services we provide-Tuesday，Wednesday and Thursday 9am-5pm on 42972522for more information．

5．Library Special Needs Service is meant forD．．
A．those who can't get medical help in Shellharbour City．
B．only those who have walking disabilities
C．those who are fond of reading
D．people living in Shellharbour City with an illness or disability
6．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．Few entertaining resources are offered here．
B．People with limited hearing have to pay for captioned videos．
C．Books with different languages are available．
D．People have to choose what they need by themselves．
7．To get home delivery service，you mustA．
A．register ahead of time
B．only choose printed books
C．pay the library ahead of time
D．have others choose the resources for you
8．How can you learn more about the special service information？B
A．By visiting the library personally．
B．By phoning the library at the required time．
C．By emailing the library．
D．By contacting the library on weekends．

15．Summer school is something a kid will never forget．For some，it's a way to advance past their classmates．For most，summer school is a requirement in order to graduate with their classmates．I can remember being forced into taking a summer school course．It was not the school that forced me into this awkward situation，it was my mother．
I was a 16-year-old kid in a new school．My school did not offer summer courses so I had to take my course at an alternative school in the city．It was an experience I will never forget．I was not concerned with making friends．I was there to get credit for a course that I should have received for the previous semester．It was my doing that landed me in the situation and it was important that I understood this．
The fees were lowest but the experience was amazing．I enjoyed it so much that I didn't miss a day．The course was from Monday to Friday for an entire month．I passed the course with an A．I was thrown into an awkward situation and actually enjoyed it．My friends didn't even know I took the course．Most of them were still sleeping by the time my course ended each day．
Awkward situations are so important for personal growth．This situation made me feel more independent．I made friends．I finally understood what sacrifice and hard work were all about．While attending college，I remembered how much I enjoyed summer school and I chose to take summer school in my first three years of college．Some kids get pushed too much but some don't get pushed enough．I was never pushed enough．
Enable your children to struggle for success．If your child needs summer school you explain to them why it's important．Some parents are surprised by the situation and may want to be more involved in their children's education．Follow through and follow up．

1．Most students go to the summer school in order toB．
A．find good jobs graduation
B．graduate successfully on time
C．have a chance to make more friends
D．become top students in their class
2．Which of the following was NOT the benefit got by the author through attending summer  school？C
A．It helped him understand what sacrifice and hard work were．
B．It helped him make new friends．
C．It helped him get rid of bad habits．
D．It increased his independence．
3．What made the author go to summer school for the first time？A
A．His mother's wish．        B．What he had done．
C．His own requirement．      D．Study competition．
4．What does the author think of summer school？B
A．He thinks it is awkward．
B．He thinks it is significant．
C．He doesn't think it is suitable．
D．He thinks nothing of it．

14．如今，学生考试作弊的现象十分普遍，并且作弊方式多样，另监考老师防不胜防．请写一篇以My Opinion on Cheating in Examinations为题的英语短文（100字左右）．
要求：1．讨论学校存在的考试作弊现象；
2．分析产生这种现象的原因；
3．阐述你对这种现象的看法．
．

13．An Englishman：a Frenchman and a Russian were discussing happiness．"Happiness，"said the Englishman，"Happiness is when you return home tired after work，yet find your slippers（拖鞋） warming by the fire．"
"You English have no romance，"said the Frenchman．"Happiness is when you go on a business trip，find a pretty girl who entertains you-then afterwards you part without regrets．"
"You are both wrong，"said the Russian．"True happiness is when you are at home in bed and at 4a．m．，you hear a hammering at the door and outside stand the secret police，who say to you，‘Ivan Ivanovitch，you are under arrest'，and you say，‘Sorry，Ivanovitch lives next door．'"

29．The meaning of the Russian's words is thatC．
A．he would like to have a good sleep at night
B．he will feel happy if his neighbour is arrested
C．he thinks it happiness to feel safe
D．he will feel afraid if anyone knocks at his door at night
30．The best title for this story is"A"
A．The Difference in Happiness
B．How to Get Happiness
C．The Definition of Happiness
D．The Importance of Happiness．

12．Water is very important to living things．Without water there can be no life on the earth．All animals and plants need water．Man also needs water．We need water to drink，to cook our food and to clean ourselves．Water is needed in offices，factories and schools．Water is needed everywhere．
There is water in seas，rivers and lakes．Water is found almost everywhere．Even in the desert part of the world，there is some water in the air．You can not see or feel it when it is a part of the air．The water in the seas，rivers and lakes is a liquid，the water in the air is a gas，and we call it water vapour （蒸气）．
Clouds are made of water．They may be made of very small drops of water．They may also be made of snow crystals（结晶体）．Snow crystals are very small crystals of ice．Ice is frozen water．It is a solid．There can be snow and ice everywhere in winter．
Water may be a solid or a liquid or a gas．When it is a solid，it may be as hard as a stone．When it is a liquid，you can drink it．When it is a gas，you can not see or feel it．

21．Where can we find water？B
A．We can find water when it turns into vapour．
B．Water can be found almost everywhere．
C．We can see water in deserts here and there．
D．Water is only in seas and rivers．
22．We can drink water when it isA．
A．a liquid         B．a solid
C．in the air       D．turned into ice
23．Clouds are made ofC．
A．seas，rivers and lakes
B．blocks of ice
C．very small drops of water or snow crystals
D．solid，liquid and gas
24．Water has three states（状态）．They areD．
A．ice，snow and air
B．solid，vapour，snow
C．drops of water，blocks of ice and crystals of water
D．solid，liquid and gas．

11．文章中有10处语言错误，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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
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．每处错误及其修改仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Today is Sunday．The sky is full of sunshine，so does my life．At about 9：00a．m．，I go to the bookstore with my friends．There was a lot of new books．I didn't know what one to buy because these books were all useful to me．At 10：00，we went to cinema．The film was called The Earthquake of Tangshan but some people were waiting outside the booking office．It took us about two hours to see it．Having been seen the film，everyone was deeply moving．Some of my friends even burst into tear．That's a really wonderful film．It is very worth seeing．
What a happy day!I hope tomorrow I will be even happier．

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