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When we Americans shop at the grocery stores today, we don’t seem to be surprised at the sight of strawberries in the winter or perfect tomatoes from Holland. In the space of a generation, we’ve become accustomed to eating food that’s never grown roots in local soil. In fact, most produce(农产品) grown in the United States travels an average of 1,500 miles before it gets sold.
Trucking, shipping and flying in food from around the country and the globe has a very bad effect on the environment and on public health. Take grapes for example. Every year, nearly 270 million pounds of grapes arrive in California, most of them shipped from Chile to the Port of Los Angeles. Their 5,900-mile journey in cargo ships and trucks gives off 7,000 tons of global warming pollution each year, and enough air pollution to cause dozens of asthma(哮喘) attacks and hundreds of missed school clays in California.
The way we eat has a great influence on the health of the planet. By choosing to eat lower on the food chain, and focusing on local and organic(有机的) produce, we can reduce global warming and air pollution, avoid poisonous chemicals, support local farmers and enjoy fresh, tasty food.
People are rediscovering the benefits of buying local food. How your food is grown, stored, transported, processed and cooked can all influence how it affects climate and the environment. Transportation-related influences are particularly important for imported foods. NRDC calculated the transportation influences of importing fresh produce and wine widely consumed in California. They directly compared the climate and air quality influenced by importing these foods instead of growing and consuming them in California. Their analysis shows that—all else being equal—locally grown foods are a better choice.
72. From the passage we can learn that most produce sold at the grocery stores in the US     .
A. is grown by local farmers                          B. is from foreign countries
C. comes from far away                              D. is out of season
73. What would be the effect of transportation of foods?
A. It pollutes the foods during the transportation.
B. It makes the cost of the foods much higher.
C. It makes the foods less fresh and tasteless.
D. It causes air pollution and global warming.
74. Which of the following may have a bad effect on the health of the planet?
A. Eating higher on the food chain.                 B. Eating locally grown foods.
C. Eating more organic produce.                   D. Eating fresh and tasty foods.
75. The main purpose of the passage is         .
A. to help the local farmers grow and sell their produce
B. to tell people that imported foods are less healthy
C. to warn people of the harmfulness of food transportation
D. to get local people to reject the imported foods

现在，网上购物正在被越来越多的消费者所接受。但是，由网上购物引发的问题也引起了人们的高度关注。清根据下表内容，用英语写一篇短文，分析网上购物的利与弊。

生词:  网上购物 online shopping (n.);

方便的convenient (adj.), convenience(n.)；        保证ensure (vt.)

注意：1. 内容应包括表格中的要点，并发表自己的看法；

      2. 词数100左右；

      3. 文章开头经给出，不记入总词数。

With the popularity of the Internet, more and more people prefer going shopping online because of its advantages.

第二节：书面表达（满分15分）

写作内容

你们班级举行了一场关于空气污染与人类健康的讨论会。请根据下列提示，写一篇关于如何防止空气污染的文章。

要点提示：

减少工厂污染气体的排放。

植树造林。

采用环保交通方式及利用新能源等。

写作要求

1、注意：要对要点进行适当拓展，比如：解释、说明、补充、举例等，使行文连贯。不能逐字翻译。

2、字数：100左右，开头已给出，不计入字数。

3、参考词汇：排放：give off         vt.         空气： atmosphere           n.

As we know, our health is closely connected with the degree of air pollution. Our air has become polluted and it is high time we took action to slow down the air pollution.

Students and Technology in the Classroom

I love my blackberry — it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer，as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices（设备）and truly communicate with others.

On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule — no laptop, iPads, phones ,etc .When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.

Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.

The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course the material and the class discussion.

I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.

I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I’m sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.

1.Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with _______.

2.The underlined word “engage ”in paragraph 4 probably means _______.

3.According to the author, the use of technology in the classroom may _______.

4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author _______.

假设你是李莉，一位18岁的女孩，英语成绩非常突出，有两年英语家教的经验，现在是“爱心俱乐部”的成员。你认为志愿者工作能使人树立自信，培养交往技能，锻炼自己的能力。看到下面这则招聘信息，你愿意利用这次机会，为需要帮助的儿童做些事情；同时增长见识，了解社会。?

A Voluntary Activity?

in the Winter Vacation?

5 Volunteers?

Wanted?

as English Teachers?

at S.O.S.Children’s Village?

      Those who are interested in taking part in the activity,please send an email to studentunion@bjsz.cn before May 10,2009 explaining your past experiences and purposes for applying.?

                                                      Students’ Union

注意：1. 根据中英文提示完成下面的英文邮件，书信的格式要完整；

       2.可适当增加细节使行文连贯；?

       3.词数120~150(开头已给出，不计入总词数)。

    参考词汇：tutor(vt. & n.)家教；Loving Heart Club爱心俱乐部