假设你是李华。最近你办举行了一次班会，班会的主题是：太空探险的意义。请结合下表的内容，用英语给校报写一篇文章，客观地介绍讨论的情况并表达你自己的观点。

一些同学赞同：获得新知识；从太空取得新资源；扩大人类的生存空间。

一些同学反对：耗资巨大；宇航员的安全问题。

你自己的观点：……

注意：

1.       词数80~120；

2.       标题与开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

Outer Space Explorations, YES or NO?

We had an argument over whether it was necessary to carry out outer space explorations at a class meeting the other day_________________________________________________________________

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短文改错 文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处错误。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：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

  注意：只允许修改10，多者（从11处起）不计分。

Look at the girl walked out of the classroom with a basketball under his arm! She is Nancy, my best friend. With short hair and in her sports clothes, she is much like a boy.

She was not only good at sports. In fact, she is one of the top student in our class. And she is easy-going and warmhearted. Last week, because a heavy headache, I didn’t go to school for several days. When I was afraid I might fall behind others, Nancy came to help me. She explained the difficulty points of the text to me and shared her notes to me. Thanks to her help, I finally caught up with my classmates.

I’ve learned a great deal of from her, my kindhearted friend. And I will always try my best to help people which are in trouble.

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

 56. It was quite terrible. It took me some time to ______ （使镇定）down.

 57. It is known to us that knowledge is ______(力量).

 58. All children like to play ______（在户外）instead of staying indoors when the weather is fine.

 59.Elisa is looking forward to the day she can return to her ______(本国的) country.

 60.Go ______(径直地) ahead until you come to a bank. You won’t miss it.

根据对话内容，从对话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。

Daughter：Dad. You love me, don’t you?
Father：  Of course, I do.   51
Daughter：Well, I saw this great offer for a free phone here in the newspaper, and …
Father：    52
Daughter：Well, the phone is free … after the＄50 I pay is returned to me.
Father：  Ah, so that’s the catch.  53
Daughter：Dad. All my friends have one.
Father：  Ah, I don’t know.  54
Daughter：But the monthly charge for this service is only＄29.99, with 1,000 free weekday

         minutes nationwide, and unlimited weekend minutes.
Father：  I don’t know.
Daughter：Please Dad. With the new phone you won’t have to worry about me while I’m   

driving the new car.
Father：  55
Daughter：The new car you’ll need to buy so I can use the phone.
A.  Ah… what’s on your mind? 

B.  New car? What new car?
C.   Free? Nothing’s ever free. 

D.  What did you do to the new car?
E.  And why on earth do you need a phone? 

F.  They always charge a lot for the service.
G.  But what is the term of the service agreement?

You may think that sailing is a difficult sport, but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.
　 First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.
Let’s start with the wind blowing from the behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90° angle (角度) to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.
If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45° angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind, but it shouldn’t flap (摆动). It shouldn’t look like on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.
Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can’t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.
　 48. What should you consider first while sailing?
　 　 A. Sailors’ strength.　　　　

B. Wave levels.
C. Wind directions.

D. Size of sails.
　 49. What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?
　 　 A. The boat.　　　　　　

B. The wind.

　　　 C. The sail.　　　　　　　

D. The angle.

50. What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?
A. Move in a straight line.　

B. Allow the sail to flap.
C. Lower the sail.　　　　　

D. Tack the boat.

Some English words are made up of the same part and have different beginnings and different endings, such as import, export, report and transport. All these words, you can see, have the same root “port”, which comes from the Latin word, meaning “ to carry” or “ to move” from one place to another. And according to the bit at the beginning--- Which we call the prefix （前缀）, the meaning changes: “import” means “to carry in ” or “to bring into a country”, “export”, “ex” means “out of”, so this word means “to carry out of a country”, “re” means “back”, so the word “report” means “to tell somebody, to bring back information to somebody”, “transport”, “trans” means “across” and it means “to carry across one place to another.”

Let’s look at the following words: supporter, reporter, importer and exporter. You can see that in this case these words are nouns which are made up of the verbs. Adding a suffix （后缀）“er” to a verb means a person who does this thing. So supporter means somebody who supports. A reporter is somebody who reports. Importer is somebody who imports and exporter is somebody who exports, and so on.

43. “Some English words are made up of the same part…”, in the sentence “part” means________.

A. different beginnings and different endings

B. the same part which has several meanings

C. the root of a word

D. the same root which has different meanings

44. Which of the following is not true?

A. besides “port”, most English words have the same root which comes from the Latin word.

B. “Port” is the root forming some English words

C. The root “Port” means “to carry”.

D. “Port” is the root meaning “to move” from one place to another.

45. By adding a prefix or a suffix to a root, we can get a word which has _____.

A. the meaning of a Latin word

B. a different meaning

C. the meanings of “in” or “out of”

D. a lot of meanings

46. We can get a noun______.

A. just by adding “er” to “out of”

B. by changing a prefix

C. only by adding “er” to a root

D. by adding a suffix to a verb

47. According to the passage, if we talk about a repairman, you may guess that he must be______.

A. somebody who has regained health

B. a person who can repair something

C. somebody who has good health

D. a person who can do only simple things 

Could an eagle carry off a human baby? Ever since the story of Sinbad the Sailor, we’ve heard tales of human infants （幼儿）carried off by big birds. Sinbad, so the story goes, was carried off by a Roc. The Roc --- a huge bird --- took Sinbad in his beak（喙） and flew him off to his nest in the mountains.

Sinbad and the Roc were only imaginary. But what about eagles? Can an eagle lift a baby?

Two scientists wanted to find out. They climbed up into the high mountains and caught a golden eagle. They tied an eight--- pound weight to its neck. Eight pounds, they felt, was about the right weight for a very young baby. Then they let the eagle loose. The eagle couldn’t get off the        ground!

40. The story of Sinbad the Sailor told us that__________.

A. Sinbad was a very young baby

B. the big bird enjoyed living in the mountains

C. Sinbad was once lifted by a very big bird

D. big birds did harm to human beings

41. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Stories have been told of human beings carried off by birds, but we don’t know if these stories are true.

B. The Roc was a real bird that lived long ago.

C. Scientists are searching for the Roc in the mountains.

D. The Roc was much bigger than the golden eagle.

42. This passage is mainly about_______

A. eagle              

B. the lifting power of eagle

C. two scientists      

D. Sinbad the Sailor

Do you want to improve the way you study? Do you feel nervous before a test? Many students say that a lack of concentration is their biggest problem. It seriously affects their ability to study, so do their test results. If so, use these tips to help you.

Study Techniques

You should always study in the same place. You shouldn’t sit in a position that you use for another purpose. For example, when you sit on a sofa to study, your brain will think it is time to relax. Don’t watch TV while you are studying. Experts warn that your concentration may be reduced by 50 percent if you attempt to study in this way. Always try to have a white wall in front of you, so there is nothing to distract (make less concentrated) you.

Your eyes will become tired if you try to read a text which is on a flat surface. Position your book at an angle of 30 degrees.

Don’t try to complete too much in one study period. Finish one thing before beginning another. If you need a break, get up and walk around for a few minutes.

Test-taking Skills

　　All your hard work will be for nothing if you are too nervous to take your test. Getting plenty of rest is very important. This means do not study all night before your test! It is a better idea to have a long-term study plan. Try to make a timetable for your study which lasts for a few months.

Exercise is a great way to reduce pressure. Doing some form of exercise every day will also improve your concentration. Eat healthy food too.

When you arrive in the examination room, find your seat and sit down. Breathe slowly and deeply. Check the time on the clock during the test, but not too often. Above all, take no notice of everyone else and give the test paper your undivided attention.

36．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to he passage?

A.Check the time during the exam at a certain time.

B.Staying up all night and studying is a tiring but effective way

C.You should study in a different place every day, so you don’t get bored.

D.Your concentration will improve if you study and watch TV at the same time.

37. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.Time-planning Skills

B.Exercise-doing Skills

C.Pressure-reducing Skills

D.Tips both in Study and Test-taking

38. Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A. Don’t check the time during the test.

B. All your hard work will make sense if you study all night before the test.

C. You’ll concentrate more if there are some pictures in front of you.

D. You can break down the learning tasks and finish one at a time.

39. Which of the following is not included in the tips?

A. Reference books.　　　　

B. Healthy food.

C. Proper timetable.　　　

D. Enough rest

As I got out of my car near a store, I noticed a small sign stuck to the very bottom of the pole. It stood out because it appeared to be a  21 .

At first I thought it had fallen, but at closer look I saw it had been very securely (牢牢地） fastened with several inches of sticking tape  (胶带) ，I was  22  who would attract people’s attention in this way to sell a  23  and then I saw more such signs, a little girl and a lady.  24  I approached them and waited until the little girl wound another yard of tape around the last sign.

"Excuse me, but why are you placing the house for sale signs so close to the  25 ?” I asked.

"She is not selling the house. Look  26! ” the lady said with a smile. I bent down adjusting my position until I could finally read the small print.

"We miss you! Come home!" I read out loud. "Then look at the  27”  the lady said. I was really 28  my hands and knees and saw in the picture a girl and a  29  in front yard before standing up with a puzzled look.

"Her dog, Grace, is lost," the lady explained.

'But most people would hang a lost  30  where people could actually see it ,” I said.

"Well, you saw it." the young girl responded.

The innocent answer made me hesitate (犹豫）to  31  further explanation. Thankfully, the lady continued to explain , “ I have told her that it may be  32  to find her dog because you can see the store has many signs posted. But she wanted her dog find her. Thus the picture of the house, her and the dog … I didn’t want to 33  until she felt she did everything she could.” She said

I got  34  . The signs were there for the dog to see. If you want to learn the meaning of  35 , get down to a child’s level. One week later Grace came home. Amazing!

21. A. chance             B. belief              C. mistake               D. cheat

22. A. shouting           B. wondering           C. seeking               D. testing

23. A. house             B. picture              C. stored.                D. tape

24. A. Continuously       B. Curiously            C. Carefully              D. Stupidly

25. A. store              B. pole                C. ground                D. car

26. A. harder             B. closer              C. lower                  D. further

27. A. design             B. picture             C. material                D. explanation

28. A. on                B. with               C. off                     D. by

29. A. house             B. mother             C. dog                    D. shop

30. A. poster             B. sign               C. mark                   D. notice

31. A. send for           B. ask for             C. call for                  D. look for

32. A. easy              B. pleasant            C. hard                    D. hopeful

33. A. put up             B. give up            C. mix up                  D. clear up

34. A. this               B. those              C. these                   D. it

35. A. care               B. respect            C life                     D. faith

 Australia suffered its worst-ever outbreak of wildfires in February, _____ more than 170 people were killed.

A. of which         B. on which          C. in which           D. from which