Kids Fishing Photo Contest

    Welcome to catch the excitement of your child on film while fishing and enter his or her picture in the yearly Kids Fishing Photo Contest! The contest is sponsored（主办，赞助） by Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) in celebration of National Fishing Week!

    The winning pictures are those that best catch the theme （主题）“kids enjoying fishing”. Winners will receive different fishing-related prizes. Winning pictures will also be posted on the VDGIF website and may be used in all kinds of VDGIF publications. There is no need to be a professional photographer. Any photo will do.

    Contest Rules

l   Children in the photographs must fall into one of the following age groups when the picture is taken: 1---5, 6---10.

l   Photos must not be more than 1 year old.

l   Photos must be taken in Virginia.

l   Children in a boat must be wearing a life jacket.

l   Only one photo submission（提交） per child.

l   Submit photo on photograph quality paper, no CD’s accepted.

l   Photos must not be bigger than “4*6” size.

l   Please stick a piece of paper to the back of the photo including: name, age, address, phone number and location where the photograph was taken.

l   Photos must be postmarked on or before June 19, 2011.

l   Judging will take place in July and winners will be posted on the VDGIF website.

l   Prizes will be sent directly to the winning children.

l   This contest isn’t open to immediate family of VDGIF employees and sponsors. Immediate family members refer to children, relatives or others living in the same household with a VDGIF employee or sponsor.

To Enter:

  Send your photo, with the child’s name, age, phone number and address to:

  2011 Kids Fishing Photo Contest

  Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

  P.O. Box 11104

  Richmond, VA 23230 – 1104

1.The purpose of the contest is to ______.

  A encourage people to take more pictures

  B help people realize the importance of fishing

  C celebrate a national fishing-related activity

  D encourage people to go fishing with kids

2.Which of the following photos can enter the contest?

  A A photo which was taken in Boston in 2009.

  B A large photo which was postmarked on July 11, 2011.

  C A photo which was taken in Virginia on Sept. 23, 2010.

  D A photo on which there is a 12-year-old girl.

3.What can be known about the prize of the contest?

  A Winners will get a great deal of money.

  B Winners will be allowed to travel in Virginia for free.

  C Winners’ works will be seen on any website.

  D Winners’ works may appear on the covers of VDGIF publications.

4.According to the contest rules, ______.

  A the result of the contest will be unknown before July, 2011

  B all Americans have the right to take part in the contest

  C photos can be sent to the sponsors in the form of email

  D the Smiths with only one child can enter the contest with two photos

Cities with high levels of homeownership—in the range of 75%, like Detroit and St. Louis—had on average considerably lower levels of economic activity and much lower wages and incomes. Far too many people in financial problems are trapped in homes they can’t sell, unable to move on to new centers of opportunity.

    The cities and regions with the lowest levels of homeownership—in the range of 55% to 60% like Los Angeles and New York—had healthier economies and higher incomes. They also had higher levels of happiness and well-being.

I was shocked to read these interesting points that Richard Florida made in his recent article. Let me try to understand. The people in Detroit and St. Louis are less happy than the people in New York, and Los Angeles. And, the reason is because of homeownership rates?

First, to compare them to New York City (the economic capital of the world), Los Angeles (the entertainment capital of the world) seems unfair. Most people in almost any other city in the world might be less happy!

Next, let’s try a different way of determining whether renters are happier than homeowners. Why don’t we ask them? Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey 2010 reported:

l     75% of current renters believe owning a home makes more sense.

l     67% plan to buy a home at some point in the future.

When they asked current renters for the major reason to buy a house, these were their answers (they could pick several answers):

l     78% said it was a good place to raise children.

l     75% said because they would feel safe.

l     70% said because you have control of your own space.

If you believe renters are happier, you would also have to believe the majority enjoy living in a less safe environment, which wouldn’t be a good place to raise children and would be a place where they have less control of their space.

63. Which of the following is a fact?

A. People in Los Angeles earn high incomes because of its low homeownership rate.

B. New York’s low homeownership rate increases people’s happiness levels.

C. Detroit’s high level of homeownership causes its economic problems.

D. St. Louis has a higher level of homeownership than Los Angeles.

64. In his article, Richard Florida tried to express that _________.

A. people in Los Angeles are happier than those in St. Louis

B. renting a house is better than owning a house

C. Detroit’s economy is healthier than New York’s economy

D. New York and Los Angeles are happiest cities

65. The writer believes that New York City and Los Angeles _________.

A. pay employees highest wages in America

B. benefit from low levels of homeownership

C. are leading cities across the globe

D. are best American cities to live in

66. From Fannie Mae’s survey report, we can know that _________.

A. paying rent makes more sense

B. most homeowners plan to sell their houses

C. most renters prefer to become homeowners

D. parents need to buy a house for their children

l like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don't always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don't get along well, which doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away, then we feel very sad. We miss them much, but we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.

There's more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people if those don't have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares, if someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

1.The first paragraph tells us __________.

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

3.Which of the following is the most probable place people name after friendly people?

4.If people have friends, they would live longer, because __________.

5.This passage tells us __________.

C
A light emitting diode （发光二极管）, or L．E．D．, is a device that shines when electricity passes through it．But it works differently than traditional kinds of light bulbs．Light emitting diodes use less energy and last much longer than bulbs with a filament （灯丝） inside．L．E．                               D．’s are also cooler to the touch, and shine a lot brighter than they used to．  
Red L．E．D．’s have long been used as signal lights on electronic equipment．But now light emitting diodes also come in blue and other colors．Colored L．E．D．’s are used to show images on everything from wireless phones to huge video signs．And white L．E．D．’s are being used increasingly to replace traditional lighting systems．  
But all these require electricity．In poor countries, people often burn fuel to produce light．But the smoke can make people sick．So an electrical engineering professor from Canada started a project to produce L．E．       D．lighting systems for the developing world．These lights are powered by batteries that can be recharged with energy from the sun．The batteries can also be charged through other ways, such as wind power and water power．
Professor David Irvine-Halliday tells the story of how he got the idea．In 1997, while climbing in the Annapurna mountains in Nepal, he saw a small school．All the children were outside．He looked through a window and saw that inside the school was dark．The school had a sign that read: "We have no teachers．If you want to stay and teach for a few days, we would be very pleased．" Professor Irvine-Halliday says that experience had a big effect on him．Back at the University of Calgary, he was on the Internet one day．He saw a company in Japan selling bright white L．E．                           D．’s．So he built a light with some．This is how he began the Light Up the World Foundation．
48．Compared with traditional kinds of light bulbs, L．E．D．’S________．
A．waste a lot of energy                    B．need shorter time to make
C．shine much brighter                 D．are warmer to touch
49．According to the passage, we know that L．E．D．’s________．
A．will replace all the lights            B．will be more and more popular
C．will be only colored ones               D．will be only used in developing countries
50．According to the passage, we can infer that the purpose of the Light Up the World Foundation is to________．
A．develop L．E．D．lighting system for the developing world                   
B．sell bright white L．E．D．’s
C．collect money for developing countries                                        
D．earn money by selling L．E．D．’s

根据所提供的语境和首字母提示，写出完整单词。（每小题1分，共15分）
【小题1】A close friendship        (逐渐地)grew up between them.
【小题2】Because of the computer, now we can c____________（交流） with other people on the Internet.
【小题3】Susan came home so thin and weak that her own children hardly __________(辨认)her.
【小题4】It’s ________ ( 正好,确切) twelve o’clock when I came back from work.
【小题5】Her husband has gone abroad on business. She is quite ______(牵挂) about him.
【小题6】The boy felt u________ because he didn’t do well in the exam.
【小题7】The hotline helps many t________who are between thirteen to nineteen years old.
【小题8】I stopped and smiled when I saw him, but he_______ me and walked on.
【小题9】She has a very large v____________ and she can read English novels now.
【小题10】His n___________ language is not Chinese but he can speak it fluently.
【小题11】What the British call “petrol” the Americans call “g____________”.
【小题12】A_________, I’ve known Barbara for years since we were babies.
【小题13】I don't say "yes" - not that I d         with you.
【小题14】Judging from his a_______, he must be from North East of China next to each other.
【小题15】Jane and Mary are good friends; the former is a teacher, and the l_______ is a nurse.