【1】I was taking a walk with my friend this time yesterday. (改为一般疑问句)

__________ __________ taking a walk with your friend this time yesterday?

【2】Let’s roll up our sleeves to work harder. (改为反意疑问句)

Let's roll up our sleeves to work harder, __________ __________?

【3】She tries to improve her memory by using various memorizing methods. (对划线部分提问)

__________ __________ she try to improve her memory?

【4】We recycle waste paper in order to protect our environment. (改为被动语态)

Waste paper __________ __________ in order to protect our environment.

【5】Mary asked her mother, "Does Father Christmas forgive the dishonest kids?" (改为宾语从句)

Mary asked her mother __________ Father Christmas __________ the dishonest kids.

【6】As we all know, China has entered a new era(时代). (保持句意基本不变)

It's __________ __________ that China has entered a new era.

【7】us, Chinese history, the famous professor, last Sunday, gave, on, a lecture (连词成句)

____________________________________

- ______

A. Sorry. I’ll catch the last trainB. Never mind.

C. It’s my pleasure. ,D. You're welcome.

A. fewB. littleC. manyD. much

Do you think you are more intelligent than your parents and grandparents? According to James Flynn, a professor at a New Zealand university, you are! Over the course of the last century, people’s IQ test scores have gotten steadily higher --- on average, three points higher each decade. This improvement is known as the “Flynn effect”, and scientists want to know what is behind it. IQ tests are designed to measure general intelligence rather than knowledge. Flynn believes that intelligence partly comes from our parents and partly is the result of our environment, but the improvement in test scores has been happening too quickly to be explained by heredity (遗传). So what has occurred in the 20th century to help people achieve higher scores?

Scientists have proposed several explanations for the Flynn effect. Some suggest that the improved test scores simply reflect an increased exposure to tests in general and the learning of test-taking techniques that help us perform better on any test. Others have pointed to better nutrition. Babies now are born larger, healthier, and with more brain development than in the past. Another suggested explanation is a change in educational styles, with teachers encouraging children to learn by discovering things for themselves rather than just memorizing information, which improves their problem-solving skills.

Flynn has limited the possible explanations after carefully examining test data and discovering that the improvement in scores has taken place in only certain parts of the IQ test. Test-takers are not doing better on the maths or vocabulary sections of the test; they are doing better on the sections requiring reasoning and problem solving. For example, one part of the test shows a set of shapes, and test-takers must find the patterns and connections between them.

According to Flynn, this visual intelligence improves as the amount of technology in our lives increases. Every time you play a computer game, you are exercising exactly the kind of thinking and problem solving that helps you do well on one kind of intelligence test. So are you really smarter than your parents? In one very specific way, you may be.

Questions

【1】Does Flynn think you are smarter than your parents and grandparents?

【2】What do IQ tests focus on, general intelligence or knowledge?

【3】How do educational styles help people do better in the test according to some scientists?

【4】Which sections did the test takers do better in the test on?

【5】Why does the writer mention computer games?

【6】Do you agree with Flynn?Why or why not?

【1】What is the man doing with his MP5 player?

A.Watching a movie.B.Listening to music.C.Looking at some photos.

【2】Where did the man go last week?

A.A village.B.A city.C.A town.

【3】How long did the man stay there?

A.For three days.B.For four days.C.For a week.

Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons—for example, economic reasons—why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?

In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own hometown of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.

It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt (破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative and do not like change.

Although we have to respect people’s feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.

【1】What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?

A. Some of them are not attractive.

B. Most of them are too expensive to preserve.

C. They are more pleasing than modern buildings.

D. They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.

【2】Why do people still speak against new buildings in historic areas according to the author?

A. Because historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people.

B. Because new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style.

C. Because people like following old ideas and do not like change.

D. Because people have to respect new architectural styles.

【3】Which of the following is true according to the author?

A. We should reproduce the same old buildings.

B. Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.

C. Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.

D. No one understands why people speak against new buildings.

【4】By using “move things forward” in the last paragraph, the author probably means “________”.

A. Destroy old buildingsB. Put things in a different place

C. Choose new architectural stylesD. Respect people’s feelings for historical buildings

【5】What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To explain why people dislike change.

B. To warn that we could end up with living in caves.

C. To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.

D. To argue that modern buildings an be built in historic areas.

【6】What is the author’s attitude towards the topic “Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city?”

A. UninterestedB. SupportiveC. NeutralD. Disapproved

A. get out of B. near C.be sure D. making sure E.properly

The worst danger is a house on fire when people are asleep. Always be ready to leave through a window into the garden by 【1】 you can open it if necessary. If you should be on holiday in a tall building or hotel, make sure you know where the fire escape (太平梯) is. When you can’t find any way out, try to find pieces of cloth and make a rope to 【2】 a window to safety. If you smell burning in your home, get out right away. If you can’t breathe 【3】 because of smoke on your way out, crawl (爬行) on your hands and knees because smoke rises and the air will be cleaner 【4】 the floor. Smoke is a killer and more people have died from breathing it in than actually being burnt.

Fire in a cinema, hall or public place often means people pushing to reach a door. Keep your head up with arms up in front of your chest. This protects your chest and gives you the best chance to breathe. Above all, don’t get frightened!

A. minds B. modem C. performed D. fortunate E.terrific

Have you seen a group of boys dancing hip-pop together? The music beat is usually exciting and cool! And the people dancing hip-pop seem to really enjoy what they are doing.

What is the real meaning of “Hip-pop”? Some people say it is the motion that people make while they’re dancing. They move their hips sideways when they dance. That’s very interesting. The first hip-pop music came to the world in the beginning of the 1970s by DJs (disk jockeys) A Jamaican known as Kool Herc was the first person who 【1】 hip-pop music. Whenever people think of hip-pop, music and dance are the first things that come out in their 【2】.

However, there are other things that are part of the hip-pop culture. One of them is graffiti. Graffiti is 【3】 art where you draw pictures and words on walls, trains, and other places with spray paint. Many of you may have seen things around your neighborhood. Some of those works are really 【4】!

【1】Such crude methods are far ________ to make stick with the Internet. (trick)

【2】Her pride was hurt , but her ________ control of manner helped her. (habit)

【3】We ought to look below the surface of things and then discover the ________ of them. (essential)

【4】Calculate the perimeter and the area of a circle ________. (skill)

【5】It was highly ________ and what was called an “old-fashioned” hotel situated not far from Piccadilly. (respect)

【6】It is illegal for pubic officials to ask for gifts or money in ________ for favors. (change)

【7】Those ________ led the wire in through a hole in the wall. (electric)

【8】The Companies Act lays down a set of minimum________. (require)

A. For the first few years I didn’t draw any salary at all.

B. I’d like a full-time position with more responsibility.

C. Weber gave a fair hearing to anyone who held a different opinion.

D. He has served the farm faithfully for 20 years.