阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

The Nigerian postal service has witnessed a reduction in the number of letters sent, especially by individuals, due to the alternatives of email and text.

“People prefer these over letters, because of the speed, although letters serve many purposes, other than conveying of messages", said Barry Varley Tipton, principal of Cherry Field College.

But some people think that the vanishing(逐渐消失的) art of letter writing has grave (严重的) consequences for students, teachers, the economy, society and the beauty of reading from loved ones, because letters in those days usually had a variety of styles .

A lover of letters writing, Hajiya Aisha refers to the occasions she has seen people enraged, because their connections at a cyber cafe took 56 seconds rather than the usual 36 hours. She says, “Although letters are slow, waiting for something good is not wholly a bad thing. Nothing beats a hand written letter.”

"When I was a graduate studying overseas twenty five years ago, my mother wrote to me daily. It was wonderful to receive those letters. They often said nothing more than everyone was thinking of me. I continue this tradition with several friends who are scattered worldwide. Hand written letters show the love that we have for family and friends. Email cannot replace the smile of actually getting the letter. The warm, sincere thank- you note, or the sweetly scented love letter we usually received and sent in those days is irreplaceable" she said.

Will electronic age stamps replace letters? Hopefully not, since it takes with it a culture rich in colour, history, and communication. Letters, like bits of ourselves, deserve to be stored away for future readers, giving them insight into details as small as the price and pattern of stamps, and as great as personal insights exchanged long ago.

【写作内容】

    1. 以约30词概括以上短文的主要内容：

    2. 然后以约120个词以“Will written letters die out ?”为主题写一篇短文，并包括如下要点：

      (1)有些人认为用手机收发短信和用因特网收发邮件更加方便快捷，写信很费时间

      (2)有些人喜欢和朋友或家人写信

      (3)你的观点

【写作要求】

    1. 你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用阅读材料中的句子

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称

【评分标准】

       概括准确、语言规范、内容合适，篇章连贯。

请根据以下资料，使用5个规范句子描述全部所给的信息内容。

[情景说明]

我校位于一座山脚下、小河旁。最近附近建了一间化工厂。

[写作要求]

1．必须使用5个句子介绍全部所给的内容。

2．短文标题已给出。   Pollution Harms Us

下面是今年部分旅游线路介绍及想出游人的兴趣特点介绍，请阅读相关信息并按要求匹配信息。请将答案的字母编号写在答题卷标号为61—65的括号上。

首先，请阅读旅游线路介绍：

      Here is a selection of the tours organized for the coming year:

    --8 days mountaineering trip--climb Yunnan's third highest peak, the Haba snow mountain. This is ideal for the truly adventurous. You need to be fit and healthy.

    --- 8 days cycling tour from Qiaotou Town--visit the spectacular Tiger Leaping Gorge. It is a leisurely tour suitable for anyone who is reasonably fit and healthy. No previous cycling experience is necessary and all our routes are on flat land!

    -- 8 days river rafting--white water adventure on the Yangtze from the old town of Lijiang. This adults-only tour is exclusively for good swimmers and physically fit.

    -- 10 days rainforest trek(乘牛车旅行)--spend 5 days in the forest and meet the local people. This is a walking tour and no previous experience is needed, just a curious mind and an interest in traditional cultures.

    -- 10 days horse trekking tour--visit authentic Tibetan villages of Shangri-la. The ultimate horse-riding experience in a spectacular mountain environment. This trip is for confirmed riders only. Don't expect three-star hotels on this trip.

请阅读以下有出游意向的人的要求，然后匹配旅游线路所适合的出游者。

a. An 18-year-old student who is interested in traditional lifestyles but only has a week to spare.

b. A family of four, including parents, a sixteen-year-old son and a thirteen-year-old daughter, who are looking for a fun holiday. All four are good riders and strong swimmers.

c. A retired couple who are reasonably fit and who want to find out more about ethnic minorities'(少数民族) cultures.

d. A group of four young adults who are into all extreme sports and are looking for something with plenty of excitement. They are more interested in the scenery than in the life of tile locals.

e. A family of five including a ten-year-old girl. They have many different interests and they are looking for a relaxing holiday.

f. A honeymoon couple who want the holiday of a lifetime. They are both sporty types and love water sports.

旅游线路                               出游者

46. 8 days mountaineering trip                  A. An 18-year-old student

47. 8 days cycling tour                       B. A family of four

48. 8 days river rafting                        C. A retired couple

49. 10 days rainforest trek                     D. A group of four young adults

50. 10 days horse trekking tour                 E. A family of five

                                          F. A honeymoon couple

41. Students who are going to study in America must __________.

A. buy their own textbooks themselves            

B. prove that they can pay for their study

C. find a living place with a kitchen              

D. find someone to pay for their college fees

42. Who is this speech probably given to?

   A. Students who are going to graduate from colleges.

   B. Students who are going to college in the US.

   C. Students who are going to apply for room-and-board.

D. Students who can’t pay for their college study by themselves.

43. The University of Washington __________________.

    A. has the highest fees of any college

    B. has the most foreign students of any college in the US

    C. is a key university in the Northwest of the US

D. charges less than other colleges in the Northwest of the US

44. What is NOT a must if you, a foreign student, apply for the university in the US?

   A. Apply eighteen months before you want to start.

   B. A signed Statement of Financial Responsibility.

   C. People who will help you pay for the study should provide a bank proof.

D. A bank letter from within the past six months.

45. What is the speaker’s purpose in this speech?

   A. To tell foreign students that money is the most important thing in the US.

   B. To advise foreign students to apply as soon as possible so as to have more chances.

   C. To state some requirements that foreign students should pay attention to when applying for colleges.

D. To tell people about the present situation of foreign students in the US.

    "S. H.E. is going to sing at the CCTV annual Spring Festival Evening Party, is that true?" cried out Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl in Shanghai and die-hard S. H.E. fan.

    After checking it on the Internet, Peng quickly phoned friends to spread the news. For fans like her, S. H. E. ’s performance is perhaps the only part of the old fashioned evening to get excited about.

    The Taiwanese band is made up of Selina, Hebe and Ella. Their name comes from the first letter of each of the singers' English names.

    Last week S. H. E. announced they would perform in Las Vegas, US, over Christmas and then in Guangzhou on January 15.

    At their Shanghai show on October 30, hundreds of parents waited outside the Hongkou Stadium. Inside, thousands of teenagers sang, cried and shouted as the band performed.

    "I love their music, healthy image and everything related to them. Thank God that, although my parents don't understand why I love them so much, they still bought me a ticket for that show," said Peng about the Shanghai performance.

    It is not just on the mainland that the three girls have made audiences much excited. In the past year the band has passed through Taiwan, Hong Kong and even Singapore and Malaysia.

    When the three high school girls entered a singing contest in Taiwan in 2000, none of them ever dreamed of being a superstar. "We had never met before, and we didn't talk at all at the beginning," recalled Ella.

    When asked about the secret of their success, she said, "Our average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep us close to our fans. We are happy to be the girls next door, your singing sisters."

    "It's really a magical journey, from day-dreaming high school girls to singers performing on the same stage as our idols(偶像). Nothing but magical," she said.

36. Why was Peng Weiye, a Senior 2 girl, so excited?

     A. S.H.E. band will get the old fashioned evening exciting.

     B. S. H.E. will perform in Las Vegas over Christmas.

     C. Her parents bought her a ticket for S. H. E. Is Shanghai show.

     D. S. H.E. will perform on the CCTV Spring Festival Evening Party.

37. How did the Taiwanese band get the name?

     A. Their fans gave the name to them.

     B. Their idols had a deep influence on them.

     C. A singing contest gave their idea of the band name.

     D. The first letters of Selina, Hebe and Ella form the band name.

38. What do you know about Peng Weiye?

     A. she stayed outside the Hongkou Stadium to listen to S. H. E. 's performance.

     B. She will watch the performance in Guangzhou on January 15.

     C. She pays close attention to everything about S. H. E.

     D. She was grateful that her parents understood and supported her.

39. Which is true about S. H. E. ?

     A. The secret to their success is their pretty faces and lovely clothes.

     B. They were close friends when they entered a singing contest.

     C. They caused a storm of excitement in Southeast Asia.

     D. They have well prepared to perform with their idols.

40. Which do you think is NOT the reason for S. H. E’s popularity among their fans?

     A. Their music and their healthy image.

     B. They can make audience much excited.

     C. Their success meets their fans’ day dream of becoming others’ idols.

     D. Their average looks and not-so-expensive clothes keep them close to their fans.

   On June 5, 1981 the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, U.S. announced the presence of a rare, infectious disease in five American homosexuals(同性恋). Soon doctors were finding similar cases all over the country and the world. The AIDS epidemic(流行病)had officially begun. By 1983 it was clear that AIDS had spread around the world. More than twenty years later, AIDS has left twenty-six million dead and another forty million infected.  AIDS has become the worst medical disaster ever experienced by mankind.

   Hundreds of young people between the ages of 20 and 45 died each week during the early years of the U.S. AIDS. More than 600,000 cases of AIDS have been reported since 1981 in the United States, and it is estimated that there may be as many as 900,000 Americans infected with HIV.

   Though the rate of HIV infections continues to increase in the United States, the number of AIDS cases has fallen sharply since 1996, when antiretroviral drugs came onto the market. Unfortunately, the AIDS epidemic continues today in Africa and much of Asia, where antiretroviral treatment is not available and health care is far from enough. AIDS is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, and the No. 1 cause of death due to infectious disease.

   HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, was first separated in 1983 by a team at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. That discovery made it possible to develop a test for AIDS and trace back to victims who may have died before doctors were aware of the disease.

   However, scientists still don't know exactly how and where AIDS started. Finding the source of AIDS could be important in developing a vaccine(疫苗) and be important in mapping the future course of the epidemic.

31. It can be inferred from the passage that        

     A. antiretroviral drugs will be obtained easily all over the world

     B. the best way to stop AIDS is to develop a vaccine

     B. scientists will soon find a way to cure AIDS

     D. there will be fewer AIDS cases in the world in the future

32. Which areas are the most worrying places where AIDS spreads quickly?

     A. Africa.           B. Asia.              C. The United States.      D. France.

33. The number of AIDS cases has greatly decreased in the United States due to the fact

     A. a team at the Pasteur Institute in Paris succeeded in separating HIV

     B. some effective medicine has been invented

     B. scientists understand AIDS better and better.

     D. The rate of HIV infections continue to rise in the United States

34. What's the importance of the discovery of the source of AIDS?

     A. It can be used to develop a test for AIDS.

     B. It can stop HIV forming AIDS.

     B. It can reduce the rate of death caused by AIDS.

     D. It can help develop a drug to prevent AIDS.

35. When did the name of AIDS come into being?

     A. In 1983.           B. In 1981.           C. In 1996.           D. In 1994.

   I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.

   I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows(誓约) mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.

   So here's what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion(提升), the bigger paycheck, the larger house.

   Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure(空闲), it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.

    It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.

    I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned. By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.

26. The best title of this passage probably is            

      A. Love your friends                        B. Live a real life

      C. Don't waste time                         D. Be a good mother and wife

 27. How did the author form her view of life?

      A. By working and social experience.       B. Learning from her friends.

      C. Through an unfortunate experience.      D. Because of her children and husband.

 28. The underlined sentence "It is so easy to exist instead of to live" in the fifth paragraph probably has the same meaning as               

      A. it is so easy to keep alive but not to live a real life

      B. it is very hard to live a real life

      C. it is so easy to make a living

      D. it is more difficult to exist than to live a happy life

 29. What's the author's attitude toward work?

       A. Do it well to serve others.

       B. To earn enough money to make life better.

       C. Try your best to get higher position and pay.

       D. Don't let it affect your real life.

 30. It can be inferred from the passage that          

     A. the author is a success in personal life

     B. the author didn't try her best to work well

     C. the author spent all her time caring for her children

     D. the author likes traveling very much

 "Don't be always particular   16   your present work and income.  ", my mother said to me softly, "as a matter of   17  ， you have done well and made great achievement in the   18  (entertain) field. "My face turned red on hearing   19   my mother said. She is right. Many other actors are worse off than me at present,  20   they are likely to be content with their life and be happy most of   21  time. I feel upset with my situation just because I seldom communicate with others and it seems as if I am cut off the outside world. I should have known when to hold fast and when to let go,   22  can help me avoid   23  (feel) great pressure and upset. I must know how to care for others and try not to   24  (understand) them. In this way, I will get close to    25   (lead) a happy life.

Many animals use some kinds of “language”. They use signals(信号) and the signals have meanings. For example, 1 a bee has found some food, it goes 　2 its home. 　3　 is difficult for a bee to tell 4 bees where the food is speaking to them, but it can do a little dancing. This tells the bees where the food is and 　5 it is.

Some animals show 　6 they feel by making sounds. It is not difficult to tell if a dog is angry because it barks. Birds make several different sounds and 　7 has its meaning. Sometimes we humans make sounds in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” to 　8 how we feel about 9 or we 　10 something on our feet.

We humans have languages. We have words. These words have meaning of things, action, feeling or ideas. We are able to 11 each other information, to tell other people 12 we think or we feel. By writing down words, we can remember what has happened or 13 messages to people far away.

Languages, like people, live and die. If a language is not used by people, it is called a dead language. This language cannot live and grow because 　14 speaks it.

A living language, of course, is often spoken by people today. It grows and changes with time. New words are created, and some old words have 　15 meanings.

1. A. because 　　　　　　 B. since 　　　 　　　 C. when 　　　　　　 D. as

2. A. out of 　　　 B. back from　　　　 C. away from 　　　 D. back to

3. A. It　　　 　 B. This　 　　 　　　 C. That　 　　 D. He

4. A. each other 　 B. another　 　　　 C. the other 　 D. others

5. A. how long 　 B. how far away　 C. how many 　　　 D. how old

6. A. why　　 　　 B. which 　　 　　　 C. how　 　　 D. what

7. A. each　　　　　　　　　　 B. every 　　 　　　 C. all　 　　　 D. some

8. A. show　 　　 B. say　 　　 　　　 C. talk　 　　　 D. speak

9. A. everything　 　　　 B. something 　　　 C. nothing　 D. anything

10. A. put　　　　　　　 B. drop　 　　　　　 C. fall　 　　　　　　 D. set

11. A. give　　 　 B. put　　 　　　　　 C. show 　　 D. take

12. A. that　　 　　 B. which　 　　　 C. what　 　　 D. why

13. A. send　　 　　 B. bring　　 　　　 C. push　 　　 D. get

14. A. someone 　 B. no one　 　　　 C. anyone 　 D. everyone

15. A. new　　　 B. right　　 　　　　 C. real　 　　 D. good

假设你是某所中学的学生 ，3月22日（世界水日）你参加了你班开展的一系列节水宣传活动。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，以日记的形式记录当天的活动内容。

注意：词数不少于60。提示词：宣传材料leaflets；危机crisis