最近，一种叫做低碳生活的新的生活方式传遍了我国的各个地方，低碳的概念就是低能源，无浪费。我班就“低碳生活”召开了一次主题班会。大家各抒己见。李华代表同学们向某报社发了一封邮件。

要点如下：

1．学校应该建立无车日。老师和学生都只能步行或骑车到校；

2．不再使用塑料袋，改用布质的购物袋；

3．应该节约用水，不开无人灯；

4．我认为……

注意：

1．电子邮件须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2．第4要点的内容须用2-3句话作适当发挥；

3．注意邮件格式，词数80个左右，邮件的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

4．参考词汇：无车日no-car day  

Dear Editor,

     Recently, a new lifestyle called low carbon life is spreading every corner of our country. Last week, we had a class meeting on “Low carbon life”. Different students had different ideas.  ▲  ▲   

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Future and Today

It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. But do you know what future really is? I have to say that future is now. That is to say we must treasure every minute now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know how important time is and use it well.

There is an old English saying: “Gain time, gain life.” Then what’s time? Time is something that we can’t see or touch, but we can feel it passing by. Time is always with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeable. We always say “Time is money”, but time is even more precious(珍贵的)than money, because when money is spent , we can earn it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is priceless(无价的).

We should always remember: future is now. For us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.

As we all know, “Time and tide wait for no man.” If you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. So from now on, work hard. Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be brighter. Remember: “No pains, no gains.” Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest.

Title:    76     and Today

阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的选项完成此对话，使其意思完整。

A：Hello! May I speak to Tom，please?

B：Speaking． 71

A：This is Bill．I called you yesterday，but you were not at home．

B： 72 I need to prepare something for my trip to Shanghai．

A：Shanghai? That’s where the World Exposition(世博会) is being held．How lucky you are!

B：So I am． 73

A：I’ll have a birthday party next Friday．Would you like to come?

B： 74 My plane will take off next Wednesday．

A：What a pity(遗憾) that you can’t come! 　75

B：Thank you very much．Bye!

A：Bye!

66. 一些狗就是不知道怎样娱乐。

   Some dogs just don’t know▲     ▲     ▲   .

67. 我迫不及待想见到你。

   I ▲     ▲     ▲  see you.

68. 一直往前走，直到红绿灯处。

    ▲     ▲     ▲   until you see the traffic lights.

69. 他总是先想到别人。

   He always ▲     ▲     ▲  .

70. 南希的学校生活怎么样？

    ▲     ▲  Nancy's school life ▲     ▲  ？

根据句意或句子的语法要求，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

58. Our head teacher warned us    ▲    (not fly) kites near power lines in spring.

59. Monday is the    ▲   day of a week. (two)

60.    ▲     (wolf) belong to the dog family, living and hunting together.

61. He’d like to buy a present for his father’s     ▲     (forty) birthday.

62. All the people who were at the crime scene that night are made     ▲   ( leave) their fingerprints.

63. Tom said he     ▲    (return) the two books to the library in a week.

64. They moved away from the village for     ▲    (safe).

65. He     ▲    (nod）to me in greeting when I entered the room.

根据句意及所给中文提示或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词。

51.   ▲    (幸运), I didn’t hurt myself badly in the accident.

52. On a    ▲     (下雪的) night the story happened.

53. Today is    ▲     (阳光的，晴朗的)than yesterday.

54. My parents    ▲    (希望) me to be a doctor when I was a child.

55. China is a   ▲    (发展) country, unlike Japan.

56. There are 100 years in a c   ▲    .

57. Earth is becoming more and more     ▲     and polluted. (拥挤)

　　　　　　　　　　 　 Tai Zhou, China Travel Company

47. Which of the two hotels can we swim at?

　 A. Beijing Hotel. 　 　 B. Changcheng Hotel. 　 C. Neither. 　　　　 D. Both.

48. If we want to set off around National Day, which departure date should we choose?

　 A. June 8, 2007.　　 B. July 29, 2007.　 C. August 30, 2007.　　 D. September 30, 2007.

49. We cannot book by telephone at 　　 .

　 A. 9:00 am, Monday　B. 9:00 pm, Thursday C. 9:00 am, Friday　 D. 9:00 pm, Sunday

50. According to the ad, which of the following is true?

A. This ad is given by a Beijing travel company.

B. Changcheng Hotel is in the centre of Beijing.

C. We can save ￥500 leaving in late August instead of late September.

D. We can stay in Beijing for four days and five nights.

Even leaders pay tax

As the president of the US, Barack Obama earns a salary(薪水) of around $400,000 a year. But his income(收入) for 2008 was far more than that, according to the White House.

The White House recently published the tax returns of Obama and vice-president Joe Biden. Tax returns are reports of tax a person has to pay. They often include income information used to calculate（计算）the tax. In the US, people whose incomes are over a certain amount have to file (申请) tax returns every year. The tax returns of government officials are open to the public. This transparency (透明) helps to prevent corruption (腐败).

From Obama's tax returns, we can see that the president and first lady Michelle made about $2.66 million in 2008.

Most of the money came from the sales of the president's two books Dreams From My Father, and The Audacity of Hope (《无畏的梦想》). The two books, published in 1995 and 2006, are very popular and have been on the bestseller (畅销书) list for a long time.

The Obamas' income is down from 2007, when they made $4.2 million. However, that is still far more than former US president George W. Bush earned, who reported a total of $719,274 for his final year. The Obamas' income also greatly exceeded (超过) that of Biden, who reported a family income of $269,256. That's about a tenth of what the Obamas earned. As vice-president, Biden earns a salary of $220,000. US families earn an average income of about $50,000.

The Obamas' tax returns also show that together, the president and his wife paid about $933,000 in taxes. They gave $172,050 -- nearly 6.5 percent of their earnings – to different charity groups. In the US, if a person gives his money to churches and non-profit (非盈利的) organizations, the law reduces his or her taxes. This is one reason rich people in the US like to give to charity.

44. What are tax returns?

　 A. They are reports published by the White House.

　 B. They are reports made by the president.

　 C. They are reports of tax a person has to pay.

　 D. They are reports of people's incomes.

45. How much did Obama and his wife earn in 2008?

　 A. $400,000 　 　　　 　　　 B. $2,660,000 　　 　　　 C. $4,200,000　　 D. $7,191,274

46. In the US, which people have to file tax returns?

　 A. Everybody.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Wealthy people. 　　

　 C. Government officials.　　　　　D. People whose incomes are over a certain amount.

The year was 1932, Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small one-engine airplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter failed to work. (The altimeter shows the height of the plane above the ground.) At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the Atlantic Ocean. Just before daylight, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.

　 Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.

　 What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.

40. Amelia was ____________.

　A. an American　 　B. an Englishwoman　　 C. a European　　 D. living near the Atlantic

41. She ran into bad weather. Here "ran into" means ____________.

　 A. rushed into　　 　B. raced into　　　　　　　 　 C. met into　　　　　 　 D. met

42. Amelia's successful flight has proved that ______________.

　 A. women can do everything　　　

　 B. women can do things, as men have done

　 C. men and women are equal now　

　 D. women pilots are more successful than men pilots

43. The title for this passage would be ____________.

　 A. Amelia Earhart　　 　B. A Pilot　　　　 C. A Flight　　　　　　　 D. A Woman

When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely.

Simon Cowell, one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady camp up, and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea’. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face –it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.

The performance was posted online and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.

Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, that’s hardly a makeover,” she added.

Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”

36. Susan Boyle is _________.

　 A. a judge　　　 　　　　 B. a reporter　　　　 C. a beautiful 　　　 D. a Scottish woman

37. Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because______.

　 A. she was confident of her singing

　 B. she was satisfied with the judges

　 C. she was pretty and in good shape

　 D. she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables

38. According to the passage, which is NOT true?

　 A. It was the vocal talents that built Susan’s confidence

　 B. Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school.

　 C. Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.

　 D. Simon Cowell didn’t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight.

39. What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success?

　 A. It’s never too old to learn.

　 B. It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47.

　 C. If you have a dream, try to make it come true!

　 D. If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.