Of all the speeches delivered in this contest today,_____ were more impressive than “Extend the Passion” by the student from Class 18

A. few            B. nothing            C. no one                  D. none      

 It was on December 3, 2011_____ a big fire happened in Beijing,_____ was a great shock to lots of people.

A. when; that     B. that; when            C. when; which         D. that; which

 Come on, Maria! You can also enjoy_____ you have been dreaming of, if you don’t lose heart.

A. as a convenient life as              B. as convenient a life as

C. as a life convenient as                  D. convenient as a life as

 What_____ relief! It almost took us five years to pay back all the money we borrowed from the bank. Now we are out of _____ debt.

A. a; 不填        B. a; the         C. the; a           D. 不填；不填

假如你是中学生李华，你在学校食堂就餐的过程中，发现学生浪费饭菜的行为十分严重，你深感痛心和羞愧。请给校长写一封信。

1.说明写信的目的;

2.对这些行为进行批评；

3.提出切实可行的建议。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结束语已为你写好。

Dear Mr. Headmaster,

I’m Li Hua, a student from Senior Three. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours faithfully,

                                                          Li Hua

下面短文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。

I think that travelling is a good way to learning about the world. And I like very much. There are many kinds of transport to choose of when travelling. We may neither take a plane, a train, a bus, a car, a bike, a ship or even take a trip on feet. As for me, I prefer to ride a bike. There are a good many advantages of travelling by a bike. I suppose it is not only cheaply, but also help us take exercise. Compare with other forms of transport, riding a bike causes little pollution, and is better for the environment.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项

In many parts of the world, cars play an important role in daily life and many societies would not exist without them.  71  But this is the prediction made by a team of transport researchers who are taken seriously, not only by government but also by car manufacturers.

The Human Science and Advanced Technology Institute at Loughborough in the UK is part of an international research program.  72  That will mean much saving, no accidents and better use of roads. The super-intelligent car in the future will drive itself.  73  Instead, we will have a choice of cars and change them as frequently as we change our clothing.

According to Dr. David Davis, who leads the research team, these predictions are based on the rising cost of the car culture, which had blocked up our cities, polluted our air, and caused more deaths than both world wars put together.

Davis says, cars will be fitted with some intelligent devices(装置) to regulate(调节) the distance between one car and another.  74  computers are much safer drivers than people, so cars in a road train will be able to drive much closer together than cars driven by people.

   By 2010, Dr. David Davis believes, car technology will give motorists a clear view of the road, whatever the weather conditions, by projecting an image of the road ahead on to the car’s windscreen.  75  Cars will be connected by an electronic tow bar to the car in front to form “road-trains”. “The front vehicle in such a train burns the normal amount.”says Davis. “but all the others in the train would burn about ten percent of the normal amount,  and so produce about ten percent of the pollution.”

A.      The team there believes that by 2030 all cars will be computerized.

B.      They believe that cars will become more important in 20 years.

C.      And it will not be owned by one individual.

D.     And by 2030, cars will travel in line, linked to each other electronically.

E.      So the idea that in 20 years’ time, no one will own cars may be hard to believe.

F.      Every driver will use less fuel in the car he owns.

G.     The car will automatically speed up, or slow down, to match the speed of the car in front.

Moral science is taught as a subject in most schools but with little effect. Perhaps part of the problem lies in the fact that morality is not a science, strictly speaking. It is too much of a social phenomenon, and also has too much of the personal and subjective things mixed within. Besides, morality itself changes with generations. So it is impossible to be defined in a textbook.

I remember sitting through forty minutes of moral lessons, which told stories about little children who never told lies and were rewarded for their goodness. It had little effect and left no impression on me, though.

If moral science has to be taught as a subject in schools, it needs a participatory(参与其中的) approach. When you tell a child about morals, you also have to deal with social norms（规范）and cultural differences. You have to explain that morality can be subjective, and be able to co-exist in society. You will probably have to refer to the morals of the present time.

The best way to tell a child how to live is to show him what is valued. If a child likes his friend, you have to make the child think about why. Once the child notices and recognizes goodness in others, he or she is likely to develop it as well.

In fact, children learn most of their morals by watching people around them. They absorb behavior patterns from teachers and older students. They watch to see what is rewarded and who is punished. They learn on the sports field and through social work. Moral science lessons should simply consist of letting them live and interact, and watch you support correct values and reward good behavior.

67.Which is NOT the reason that moral science is taught in schools but with little effect?

A. Morality doesn’t strictly belong to a science

B. Morality is more like a social phenomenon.

C. Different generations have different moral ideas.

D. Morality can’t be written down in textbooks.

68. The author describes his own experience of having moral lessons in order to _____.

   A. explain telling lies is not moral for little children.

   B. advise people should be rewarded for their goodness.

   C. prove moral lessons in schools have little effect.

   D. show he has no opinions about moral science.

69. When you tell a child about morals, you should________.

   A. teach him to share personal moral ideas with others

   B. tell him about social norms and cultural differences

   C. explain that nobody can influence his moral ideas.

   D. say that the present morals are likely to be changed.

70.What is the last paragraph mainly about?

   A. The best way of teaching children about morals.

   B. The value of teachers’ setting a good example

   C. The influence of people’s behavior on morals.

   D. The importance of rewarding good behavior.

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The Miami Planetarium(天文馆) opened its doors to the public on November 4, 1966 and has entertained and educated children of all ages about astronomy and the wonders of the night sky ever since. The planetarium houses a 65-foot diameter doomed projection screen with 231 seats.

At the heart of the Planetarium is a SPITZ “Space Transit Planetarium” star projector(放映机), which is capable of accurately reproducing the stars and planets as seen from anywhere on Earth at any time during the year. Shows daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Unlike any other in South Florida, the Planetarium is a unique setting for bringing the stars and planets indoors in animated live star shows and music filled laser light shows.

The Weintraub Observatory（天文台） houses two powerful telescopes. Observatory hours are from 8:00p.m. to 10:00p.m. Look through the telescope to view the planets, the four moons of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn and deep sky objects such as galaxies, nebulas and double stars.

Deposit: A $ 75 deposit must be received 10 days ahead of the visit date to guarantee your visit.

Cancellation Policy：The museum requires 48 hours advance notice prior to any cancellation or other changes to a reservation. Without prior notification the original total will be expected upon arrival.

Payment Policy: The balance of the admission fee is due upon arrival at the museum on your visit day.

Upon arrival: The leading teacher should check in at the box office with payment for the correct head count of students and teachers. Visitors should remain on the bus until a museum interpreter show you around the museum.

Museum Etiquette: We ask that all groups remain together and orderly. Teachers are asked to help maintain order with their groups. We reserve the right to refuse service to any group or individual not obeying the museum policies.

Bus procedures: The museum will provide parking for buses in our parking lot. Upon arrival, bus drivers will be directed by the museum staff to the appropriate places to park. It is recommended that buses remain on the spots throughout the group’s entire museum visit.

For more information & reservations call: (305)646-4222.

63. In the Miami Planetarium, visitors can _________.

A. look through the telescope to view the Mars at 11 p.m.

B. enjoy the roller coaster on the weekend.

C. watch animated live star shows on December 1

D. watch animated live star shows on December 25

64. If twenty students are to visit the Miami Planetarium together with five teachers, how much will they have to pay for the admission fees in total?

A. $230　　　 B. $250　　　　 C. $150　　　　 D. $200

65. To make sure that you can visit the Miami Planetarium on time, you must_____

　 A. pay the total admission fees in advance.

　 B. pay some of the admission fees in advance.

　 C. rent the bus owned by the planetarium

　 D. book the visit five days before the visit date

66. We can infer from the passage that _________.

　 A. the Miami Planetarium has a history of over 60 years

　 B. the Miami Planetarium is very popular among moviegoers

　 C. the Miami planetarium is located in North Florida.

　 D. the Weintraub Observatory is not open to visitors during the day.

Disease, poverty, hate, love—Charles Dickens’ stories opened his readers eyes to the most important themes of his age. Two hundred years on, his stories still speak volumes across the world, proving that Dickens’ legacy(遗产) was far greater than just “great literature”

　 February 7 marks the 200^th anniversary of the writer’s birthday. To mark this date, BBC writer Alex Hudson listed six things Dickens gave the modern world. Let’s take a look at two of them.

A white Christmas

Dickens is described as “the man who invented Christmas”—not the religious festival, but the cultural aspects that we associate with the festive season today. In the early 19^th century, Christmas was barely worth mentioning, according to critic and writer Leigh Hunt. The committee which ran the Conservative Party even held ordinary business meetings on Christmas Day – unthinkable in the West nowadays, when everyone but the most necessary workers takes at least three days off.

Many people believe that Dickens’ popular descriptions of the festive period became a blueprint for generations to come. In his classic novel, A Christmas Carol, he not only put forward the idea of snow at Christmas, but also painted a picture of glowing warmth –“ home enjoyments, affections and hopes”.

In his biography of Dickens, Peter Ackroyd wrote: “ Dickens can be said to have almost single-handedly created the modern idea of Christmas.”

“Dickensian” poverty

Dickens was one of the first to take an honest look at the underclass and the poor of Victorian (the period during British Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to 1901) London.

He helped popularize the term “red tape” to describe situations where people in power use needless amounts of bureaucracy（官僚作风） in a way that particularly hurts the weaker and poorer members of society.

“Dickensian” has now become a powerful word for describing an unacceptable level of poverty. In 2009, when the president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in the UK wanted to talk about deprivation in some areas of Britain, she did not use words like “terrible” or “horrific”, but rather described it as “life mirroring the times of Dickens”.

60. What is the main idea of the article?

　 A. An introduction to Charles Dickens’ classic novels.

　 B. Charles dickens’ impact on the world.

C. Charles Dickens’ amazing characters.

D. Why Charles Dickens is popular across the world.

61. Why is Dickens called “the man who invented Christmas”?

A. Because he created the religious festival.

B. Because many of his novels have something to do with Christmas.

C. Because one of his novels helped to shape Christmas celebrations.

D. Because he was the first man to have proposed celebrating Christmas.

62. According to the article, the phrase “red tape” refers to _______.

　 A. rules or procedures that are required to accomplish a task

B. a situation in which poor members of society are hurt.

C. conflict between people in power and weaker people

D. pointlessly time-consuming official procedures