据我校大部分教师反映，近些年来，随着网络的普及，越来越多的学生的书写能力明显退步了。为了改变这种局面，保护传统民族文化——汉字，我校学生会提出以下倡议：

1．  减少课外上网时间，多读书；

2．  养成每天记日记的好习惯，练习书写；

3．  少发电子邮件，尽量动手给亲朋好友写书信。

请你根据以上内容，代表学生会写一封英文倡议书。

注意：

1、开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

      2、词数：120左右。

Dear friends,

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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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每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限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Some students copy others’ homework. In one hand, it is true that sometimes we have many problem with our homework. On the other hand, some students copy others’ homework because they are not interesting in their lessons.

On my opinion, copying others’ homework are a bad habit. For one thing, it was against the rules of the school. We should work hardly to achieve high grades. For another, because copying others’ homework, we will lose the ability to thinking.

    So, let’s worked together to give up such bad behavior

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。

Once upon a time, there was a selfish man.   51   He could not share his things with anyone, not even his friends or the poor. One day, the man lost thirty gold coins. He went to his friend’s house and told him how he lost his gold coins. His friend was a kind man.

As his friend’s daughter was coming from shopping, she found thirty gold coins.   52   The girl’s father told her that the gold coins belonged to his friend and he sent for (派人去叫)him.

When the selfish man arrived, his friend handed the coins to him. After counting the gold coins, the man said that ten of them were missing. He said that he would recover the remaining coins from the kind man.   53   

The selfish man left the gold coins and went to the court. The judge then sent for the girl and her father. When they arrived, he asked the girl how many gold coins she found.    54    The judge then asked the selfish man how many gold coins he lost and he answered forty gold coins.

The judge then told the girl to keep the gold coins and that if anybody was looking for them, he would send for the girl. The judge told the selfish man that if anybody reported that they found forty gold coins, he would send for him.    55   But it was too late. The judge did not listen to him.

A. But the girl’s father refused.

B. She replied thirty gold coins.

C. He liked everything to be his own.

D. As a kind man, he was always ready to help others.

E. It was then that the man said that he had lost thirty gold coins.

F. When she arrived home, she told her father what she found.

G. Now he had no choice but to return the ten missing coins to the man.

Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper - a little bird called a honey guide.

The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees' nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.

Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.

47. Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?

A. It's small in size.         B. It's hard to recognize.

C. It's covered with wax.     D. It's hidden in trees.

48. What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. A honey seeker.    B. A bird.      C. A bee.      D. A beekeeper.

49. The honey guide is special in the way              .

A. it goes to church         B. it gets its food

C. it sings in the forest      D. it reaches into bees' nests

50. What can be the best title for the text?

A. Wild Bees               B. Wax and Honey

C. Honey-Lover's Helper      D. Beekeeping in Africa

Social networking isn’t only for the under 40s. More than 25 percent of Americans 50 years and older stay connected using sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, according to new research.

　 “The latest data tells us that more and more social networking is becoming a part of everyday life for Americans 50 plus,” said Kevin Donnellan, the chief communications officer at AARP, which released the report.

　 Nearly a quarter of older Americans are on Facebook and 73 percent said they use it to stay in touch with relatives, but not just their children and grandchildren. “They are using the Internet to keep up with the world and the people who are important to them,” said Jean Koppen, the author of the report. She added that older adults are also on Facebook to stay connected, not only with their family, but with their friends and those in the same age group. Almost 50 percent of older adults were introduced to the social networking sites by a family member, mainly a child or grandchild. “Just under one-fifth of adults aged 50 and older say they do not use the Internet,” according to the report.

　 The findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,863 adults. In addition to keeping up on Facebook and Twitter older adults are aware of the latest technology. Eighty-three percent had heard about the Apple iPad and 11 percent intended to buy one.

　 Despite the popularity of the Internet among the over 50s, they still mostly go to print newspapers and magazines for news. Only one percent said they followed blogs.

A.Social networking is becoming popular among older Americans.

B.Social networking isn’t for the under 40s in the U.S.A.

C.American old people’s way of life is quite fashionable.

D.Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are the most popular websites in the US.

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

A.85% of Americans 50 plus choose the Internet over print media.

B.About 20% of adults aged 50 plus have access to the Internet.

C.Three quarters of the people surveyed got to know the Internet through their family.

D.About 460 people in the telephone survey often use Facebook.

46.Where does the text probably come from?

A. A novel. 　　　　　　　　　B. A technology guide.

C. A newspaper.　　　　　　　 D. A student’s research paper

Marjorie Gestring

　　　 Marjorie Gestring was a springboard（跳板） diver from the United States who won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany at the age of 13 years．With the cancellation（取消） of the Olympics in 1940 and 1944 because of World War II, Gestring did not get a chance to defend her title, and her comeback attempt for the 1948 Summer Olympics failed．

Bob Mathias

　　　 17-year-old American Bob Mathias won the decathlon（十项全能运动） only four months after taking up the sport．He is the youngest athlete in Olympic history to win a men's track and field event．By the time Mathias retired from decathlon competition in 1952, he had nine victories in nine competitions．He had won two gold medals separately in 1948 and 1952．In 1954 a film about his early life called The Bob Mathias Story was made, in which he and his wife played themselves．

Fu Mingxia

　　　 Fu Mingxia was born on August 16, 1978 in Wuhan, Hubei Province．At an early age, her father taught her to swim at a nearby river．She started exercising gymnastics at age 5, soon turning to diving．Fu Mingxia left home at age 9 to train in Beijing．In the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Fu Mingxia became China's youngest Olympic champion ever when she won the 10-meter platform gold at the age of 13．

Ian Thorpe

　　　 Ian Thorpe was born on 13 October, 1982．He is a former Australian freestyle swimmer．At the age of 14, he became the youngest male ever to represent Australia．Ian Thorpe, 17 years old, won the gold medal in the 400m freestyle by breaking his own world record in Sydney 2000．He has won five Olympic gold medals．

40. How many times has Marjorie Gestring taken part in the Olympic Games?

　　　 A. Three　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Two　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Four　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Five

41. Which two athletes took part in the Olympics in the same year ?

　　　 A. Marjorie Gestring and Bob Mathias．

　　　 B. Bob Mathias and Fu Mingxia

　　　 C. Marjorie Gestring and Fu Mingxia

　　　 D. Bob Mathias and Ian Thorpe．

42. How long had Fu Mingxia practised diving in Beijing before she won the 10-meter platform gold in the 1992 Summer Olympics?

　　　 A. About ten years．　　　　 B. About nine years．

C. About five years．　　　　 D. About three years．

43. What is the passage mainly about ?

　　　 A. How to train young Olympic athletes．

B. The history of the Olympic Games．

　　　 C. Some young Olympic champions(冠军)．　　

D. How to prepare for the Olympic Games．

Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother. The December exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends in Purple Girls Club for a get-together. “

As Farah left the kitchen，her father called her from the living room.

Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands. “Farah, what has happened to your grades？You have failed in Mathematics. You were a good student and I had such high hopes for you, my girl. ”her father shook his head.

Farah had no answer. She loved her father very much and hated to see such look in his eyes. The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.

Farah decided to turn to her friends for help. One by one, she called her so-called friends in Purple Girls Club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help. Farah sat sadly on her bed and then made up her mind . She knew only one person would help her. She went downstairs and went to the house across the street.

Hafsa opened the door and welcome her in. “If you need any help, just let me know. We can study together till your exams,” she said.

Next Monday，as two friends entered the school together，Gina the leader of Purple Girls Club saw them and called out “Farah, you know our rules. You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”

“Gina，I have a new rule about friendship and it is that a friend in need is a friend indeed,” Farah replied sweetly.

36. Farah became pale after going to her father because________.

A. he didn’t allow her to go to Spain

B. he asked her to improve her grades

C. she had to leave Purple Girls Club

D. she didn’t do well in her exams

37. What made Farah get poor grades?

A. She had been thinking of the get-together.

B. She wasted too much time at the Purple Girls Club.

C. She attended too many parties with her family.

D. She didn’t pay attention to her teacher in class.

38. Why did Farah make friends with Hafsa?

A. Because Hafsa lived near her house.　　

B. Because Hafsa wasn’t as beautiful as other girls.

C. Because Hafsa promised to help her in the exams.

D. Because Hafsa helped her when she was in trouble.

39. What did Farah learn from her experience?

A. A friend is never known till a man has need.

B. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.

C. A friend without faults will never be found

D. A life without a friend is a life without a sun.

I had just finished high school when a disaster hit our family. It was October 1962, and   16   was out of the question(不可能). So I found a job. In 1971, my employer announced only graduates would get   17   . My job seemed at a dead end unless I   18   further. And to graduate, I had to pass the higher secondary examination first.

       I   19   an admission form and rode to the Human Resource Management office. On arriving there, I was   20  ---I couldn’t find the form. It was the last day to   21   the form, and no blank forms were   22   at the office. I was standing there, disappointed,   23   an elderly gentleman asked me why I looked so   24  . I told him what happened,   25  , “Now I’ll have to wait another year.”

       “Well,” he said, “if you’re really serious about studying further, come with me. I have a   26   blank form at home.”

       It was 12:30 pm. The counter(柜台) would   27   at 2 pm. His home was 10 km away and I had a slight   28  of going somewhere with a stranger. Anyway, this was my last chance. We reached his house on my bike. He advised me to remain    29   , and gave me a pen and the form. When it was   30  , he told me to rush back and    31    carefully. I reached the office at 1:58 pm. There were two people in line, waiting for their   32   . Just then, the counter official announced that no more forms would be   33   after mine. I breathed a sigh of   34   .

       I passed the exam and later got a bachelor’s degree. I also got the promotions. I     35    it all to the timely help from a true gentleman whose name I forgot to ask.

16. A. language             B. college                C. competition           D. employment

17. A. attention              B. prizes            C. promotions      D. approval

18. A. worked     B. explained                 C. attempted       D. studied

19. A. filled in        B. stepped onto         C. put down                D. looked at

20. A. ashamed             B. shocked        C. embarrassed           D. frightened 

21. A. submit     B. review            C. find                           D. revise

22. A. appropriate   B. practical        C. available                 D. helpful

23. A. before                 B. when                C. unless                 D. until

24. A. troubled              B. angry             C. serious            D. tired

25. A. agreeing              B. suggesting         C. responding    D. adding

26. A. special         B. similar               C. spare           D. private   

27. A. reset            B. move                         C. change                     D. close

28. A. fear                B. regret                         C. sadness                    D. puzzle

29. A. quiet                   B. calm                    C. slow                          D. polite

30. A. rewritten             B.    read               C. corrected                   D. done

31. A. drive                   B. walk                     C. follow             D. answer

32. A. form                   B. turn            C. luck                      D. role

33. A. recognized   B. chosen                  C. recommended    D. accepted

34. A. tension         B. confidence         C. relief                 D. anxiety

35. A. owe                    B. apply                        C.    devote                D. connect

There’s no doubt ______ the famous professor will come to give us a lecture.

   A. if             B. that         C. what          D. whether

 In hot summer, milk quickly turns sour(酸的)       it is refrigerated.

    A. while           B. if              C. unless         D. until