8、美国学生来校参观,由你班负责接待。请根据下面的内容提示，写出100字左右的口头通知稿。切忌逐字翻译，在确保要点齐全的前提下可适当发挥。

参观日期：5月27号（星期日）。

   参观人数：约60人。

   参观时间：上午9：00至11：00。

   具体安排：

       ①5月27日早晨8：45 在校门口集中，欢迎来访的美国朋友。

            ②带领客人参观校园、实验楼、教学楼和学生宿舍。

            ③10：00 在操场进行篮球友谊赛。

            ④客人11：00 离校。

 注意事项：

     ①着装校服。

            ②接待客人热情有礼貌。

            ③用英语交谈。

开头句和结尾句已写好，不记入字数。

Attention please，everyone ！

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That’s all .Thank you.

二、选择题

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7、Dear editor,

I’m a college student and I’ll graduating in half a year. I’m very worried about my future, because find a good job is so much difficult. At the moment, my parents want me to be a teacher, and I don’t like that idea. During my holiday break, I work part-time as a tour guide in my hometown. I liked job very much. But my parents didn’t agree with me. They thought the work was difficulty, even though one could make a lot of money. That is the most important to me is that being a tour guide won’t take me far from home. I always consider what my parents say, but it’s hard for me to take a decision . Could you give me some advices?     

                                                                 Yours

                                                                 Oliver

6、Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? __________71____________ The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.

*Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.

* Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively(消极地) when you are surrounded by people who think that way.______72______.

* When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.

*________73_________. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.

*_________74__________. Whether you treat yourself to lunch ,take a long ,relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance , you will be subconsciously (下意识地)putting yourself in a better mood.

* Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.

*Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness.________75________.

    A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.

       B．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy their emotional state will be infectious.

       C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.

       D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.

       E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.

       F．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.

       G．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.

5、LAST week's decision by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to strip Pluto(冥王星) of its planetary status, held since its discovery in 1930, has saddened those with a strong love of it.

"Pluto, once the smallest of the Nine Great Planets” writes American science writer Dava Sobel, in her book "The Planets", " is still loved by people, old and young."

Many people felt sorry about Pluto's demotion(降级).

"I just cannot accept this at this time," says Liu Ming, 29, who co-runs a small logistic(物流)company an Shanghai.

"I was taught that 'the Nine Great Planets' formed our solar system since primary school. And now they suddenly decrease the planets to eight. This will take some time for most of us to absorb it," says Liu.

Ordinary people simply feel nostalgic(怀旧), but for some professionals, especially planetarium (天文馆)curators(博物馆馆长)and educators, the change has become a real headache.

The "eight instead of nine" change will affect thousands of planetariums around the world. Schools will also be greatly affected.

In China, teachers are anxious as outdated textbooks are printed and released to the remotest corner of the country for schoolchildren ready to start a new term soon.

According to the Ministry of Education, new textbooks with modified(修正的) contents will not be available until next year.

Zhao Zhiheng, a member of the Astronomy Association from Tianjin, suggested that primary and middle school teachers be trained in the revised knowledge, and that the media carry more stories to let people know about the change as soon as possible. 

68．Which word similar to “strip” in meaning?

A．reduce             B．decrease           C．cross out         D．leave out

69．What is the correct order of the events described in the passage?

a．New textbooks with Pluto stripped of plants in solar system are released

    b．Pluto was discovered

    c．The International Astronomical Union stripped Pluto of its planetary status

    d．Outdated textbooks were printed and released to schoolchildren .

A．b d a c           B．b c d a           C．b d c a            D．b a c d

70．Which description is Not True ?

A．The fact that Pluto has lost its planetary status made some people sad.

B．That Pluto is decreased from nine to eight affected thousands of planetariums around the world .

C．Textbooks with the “eight instead of nine” change have been released for school children ready to start a new term.

D．The media are advised to be used to let people know about the change as soon as possible.

4、Fruit powered digital clock

Fruit’s not only good to eat, but it can also power this Fruit digital Clock. This clock uses the scientific principles on which modern electrical storage batteries are based. The acid from the fruit helps transmit an electrical flow between two metal poles. The clock is priced at US$14.95. Connecting any fresh fruit or vegetable to the clock will make it work. The fruit is a clean, renewable source of electrical power.

USB vacuum

Do you know the dirtiest parts of your desk are probably your keyboard and mouse? Get a USB Mini Vacuum with retractable(可伸缩的) cable and suck away all that gunk. The US- made product is priced at US$ 14.

SIM card reader

Making useful USB 2.0 multi-card readers even handier , this card can also read and write data to phone SIM cards. It comes with SIM editing software. Download your phonebook to your computer. If you lose your cell phone, you can store missing phone numbers in your new one. The US-made IMOMO SIM card + Multi Card Reader is priced at US$19 (152yuan).

Beer in your ear

The beer barrel(桶)-shaped Naf Naf Hyp MP3 is a musical box that’s capable of playing radio, CDs and cassettes. It’s got all the standard features of the typical clock-radio, but with the relaxing look of a big beer barrel. The Danish product is priced at about US$130 (1,024yuan)

64．If you have 115 yuan , which product can you buy ?

A．Fruit powered digital clock         B．USB vacuum

C．SIM card reader                        D．Naf Naf Hyp MP3

65．What statement is not true?

A．Fruit and vegetables can be used as batteries to make a clock work .

B．USB vacuum can be used to clean room.

C．With SIM card reader you won’t lose phone numbers.

D．Naf Naf Hyp MP3 can play radio, CDs and cassettes with a looking of a big beer barrel.

66．What does “gunk” mean in the second item?

A．dirt                 B．desk               C．keyboard        D．mouse

67．The passage is mostly likely a(n )___________.

A．entertainment information

B．science reports on new high-technology

C．introduction of some kinks of musical boxes

D．advertisement for new products 

3、Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.

In 1620, the settlers sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship（崇拜）. After a hard two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.

During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or diseases. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.

All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony(殖民地) depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a harvest rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the God be fixed. Years later, President of the United States declared the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been held on that date until today.

The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.

Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey filled with a bread dressing(填充物) to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to reach an agreement on the precise kind of dressing for the royal bird.

Thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year’s abundant harvest and ask for continued blessings.

60．According to the passage, Thanksgiving Day _____________.

    A．was first celebrated in America

    B．falls on the first Thursday of November

    C．is now celebrated in a completely different way.

    D．is a time for Americans to show respect to settlers.

61．We can Not know from the passage that_______________.

     A．Thanksgiving Day is an American national holiday most closely connected with the earliest history of the country

     B．The most important foods on Thanksgiving Day are roast turkey and pumpkin pie.

     C．Americans of all faiths and backgrounds celebrate Thanksgiving Day

     D．The roast turkey must be eaten with some bread according the tradition.

62．The settlers thought that their good harvest ____________

      A．came naturally                             B．was due to their hard work

      C．was linked with good weather       D．was got from God

63．The best title of this passage can be _______________.

     A．Thanksgiving Day             B．The Origin of Thanksgiving Day

      C．An Important Holiday       D．The Foods on Thanksgiving Day

2、A thief entered the bedroom of the 30th President of the United States, who met him and helped him escape punishment．

The event happened in the early morning hours in one of the first days when Calvin Coolidge came into power, late in August, 1923．He and his family were living in the same third-floor suite (套房) at the Willard Hotel in Washington that they had occupied several years before．The former President’s wife was still living in the White House．

Coolidge awoke to see a stranger go through his clothes, remove a wallet and a watch chain．

Coolidge spoke, “I wish you wouldn’t  take that．”

The thief, gaining his voice, said, “Why?”

“I don’t mean the watch and chain, only the charm (表坠)．Take it near the window and read what is impressed on its back, “ the President said．

The thief read, “Presented to Calvin Coolidge．”

“Are you President Coolidge ? “ he asked．

The President answered, “Yes, and the House of Representatives (众议院) gave me that watch charm．I’m fond of it．It would do you no good．You want money．Let’s talk this over．”

Holding up the wallet, the young man said in a low voice, “I’ll take this and leave everything else．”

Coolidge, knowing there was ＄80 in it, persuaded the young man to sit down and talk．He told the President he and his college roommate had overspent during their holiday and did not have enough money to pay their hotel bill．

Coolidge decided to offer the man and his roommate two rail tickets back to the college．Then he counted out ＄32 and said it was a loan (借款)．

He then told the young man, “There is a guard in the corridor．” The young man nodded and left through the same window as he had entered．

56．Why did Calvin Coolidge live at the Willard Hotel in those days?

A．Because the former President was still living in the White House．

B．Because the former First Lady hadn’t left the White House．

C．Because the First Lady liked to live there．

D．Because he liked there．

57．The young man’s roommate went back to the college ______．

       A．by air          B．by water            C．by bus        D．by train

58．What is Not the character of President Coolidge?

       A．considerate          B．kind     C．generous            D．selfish 

59．Which of the following might happen afterwards?

A．The young student repaid the＄32．

B．The thief was put into prison．

C．The President told many reporters the thief’s name．

       D．The President ordered the young man to repay the money．

21、―Do you mind if I have a look at your English notes?

―        It’s over there on the shelf.

       A．Yes , I do.           B．No ,of course not.       C．That’s OK.   D．Never mind.

20、Jimmy can hardly        himself in the photo since it was taken years ago.

       A．figure out            B．speak out             C．pick out              D．work out