A taboo is a social action that is not allowed．Every culture in the world has its own taboos．The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable．I learned this through my own experience．

　　Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners around our city．Mr．Singh was from India and Mr．White from the USA．When I held out my left hand to shake hands with him, Mr．Singh seemed to be unhappy．Mr．White, however, was quite casual(随意的)．He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand．

　　In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner．I noticed that Mr．Singh didn't touch the beef and Mr．White seemed not to like chickens' claws(爪子)．During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr．Singh and continued to explain that we didn't know it was a taboo in India to shake one's left hand．Mr．Singh explained that since oxen(牛-)are sacred(神圣的)in India, people don't eat beef there．Mr．White joined in and said that it was not usual in the States for people to eat chickens' claws．He went on to say that Americans don't usually get into each other's personal space．Isn't it a good lesson to remember?

　　In the past, people used to travel to foreign countries because they thought they would be different in many ways－the buildings, the food, the national dresses and so on．At present, however, one large city is similar to another．They all have their Hilton or Sheraton Hotels everywhere．They all have their McDonald's, their KFCs and their Pizza Huts．Office buildings look the same everywhere, and most city centers are full of office buildings．And of course, people are driving the same brands(品牌)of Japanese or European cars．

　　Then what is the foreign travel for?What do tourists hope to experience in a foreign country that they cannot experience at home?The answer could be that people are very interested in the past．It is a nation's history and culture that are the main attractions．Most people travel overseas to find out what foreign countries history and cultures used to be like, not what they arc like today．Tourists try to learn the history and culture of foreign countries by visiting different kinds of museums．

　　Every country also has its own beautiful places for tourists to visit．Their own special scenery(风景：)would certainly attract tourists from other countries．

　　Finally, there is perhaps a country's attraction; its people．A country is not just its old buildings, its works of art(艺术品)or beautiful places, it's also the people who live in it．This is why a country such as Thailand attracts millions of people．The tourists come mainly because of the friendliness(友好)of the people there．It is why the Pacific islands are also so popular．The friendly, smiling people make visitors feel welcome．

The 1．________of Tourism

　　Alex Smith, a fifteen-year-old boy, studied in an American boarding school(寄宿学校)．In this school, students could go into town after school in the afternoon．

　　　　1　　 One afternoon, Alex walked to the town．He looked about at the shops and then went to a cinema．　　2　　 It was eight o'clock．He was a little worried, He walked back to the school as fast as possible．

　　When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance(入口)．It was locked．He looked up at the window of his dormitory．It was on the third floor．The window was open．　　3　　 But the door was also locked．Then he saw another open window on the first floor．It was the window of the teachers' office．　　4　　 Alex quickly climbed into the room．Just then, he heard someone opened the door．He had to hide under the sofa at once．One minute later, a teacher came in．　　5　　 Under the sofa Alex had to lie on the floor．

A．He looked into the room-no one was there．

B．After the film was over, he looked at his watch．

C．But they must go back to the school before six o'clock．

D．The teacher turned on the light, sat down on the sofa and began to read a book．

E．But it was quite dark and he went round the school building to another door．

　　There is nothing more important to life than the sun．Without the sun all living things on the earth would die．

　　The sun is a star．There are millions of stars like the sun i________(1)the sky．They are as large as the sun and as hot as the sun．At n________(2)you can see many stars, but in the daytime you can o________(3)see one star－the sun．

　　The sun is much n________(4)to us than any other star．That's w________(5)it looks the biggest and brightest of all the stars．The distance(距离)of the sun from the earth is as much as 110 million kilometers．Most of the stars are thousands of light years a________(6)from the earth．Do you k________(7)the light year?Nothing in the world travels faster than light．It t________(8)300 000 kilometers a second(秒)．And one light year is the distance that light travels in one year．

　　A farmer was selling a large elephant in the m 　　1　　．A man came up to the elephant and began to look at it very carefully．Being afraid that the man would find out the elephant was not worth(值)much, the farmer went up to him and said in a 1 　　2　　 voice,"Don't say anything about that elephant t 　　3　　 I have sold it, and I'll give you a present．""All right," said the man．

　　After the elephant was sold, the man gave him 50 yuan．Then the farmer asked, "Now, will you t 　　4　　 me how you found out the elephant had a defect(缺陷)in its left leg?" "I've never found any defect," said the man．

　　"Then why did you look so carefully at every p 　　5　　 of it?"

　　"Because I had never seen an elephant before, and I wanted to know what it was like．"

1．________　　2．________　　3．________　　4．________　　5．________

阅读下面短文，把A-D四个句子填入文中空缺处(1-4)，然后完成5小题．

Here is an interesting way to write a "secret letter", You do it with the help of watermarks．If you collect stamps, you know what a watermark is 　　1　　．But you can not see it．You can see it only when you put the stamp in the water．The mark is called a "watermark"．　　2　　 people make watermarks on stamps by applying pressure(使用压力)．In this way, the watermark can be shown clearly because of the reflection(反射)of the light．

It is easy to take watermarks and use them to write a "secret letter"．You put a piece of paper in water, them take it out quickly and put it on a piece of glass．　　3　　 Now you may write on the dry piece．You must use a hard pencil to apply pressure．When you raise the dry piece．　　4　　 But the words will be seen again if you put the piece of paper in water and take it out quickly．Now, please try it and see how it works．

A．The mark shows that you have a real stamp

B．When your wet paper becomes dry, you will not see anything．On every stamp there is a mark．

C．Put a dry piece of paper on the top of it．

D．Put it under the sun and make it dry．

5．Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Stamp

B．A piece of Special Paper

C．Water Mark

D．Secret Letter

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空．(必要时可加情态动词或助动词)

Victor used to be such a good runner that he ________1(win)nine awards at the age of 18．Then one day while he ________2(run)along the roadside, an accident suddenly happened to him．Unfortunately both of his legs ________3(injure)seriously by a car out of control．Since then, he ________4(not be)able to walk any more．

After a long time, however, he knew life ________5(not stop)for him．He focused on what he could do instead of what he lost．He realized that there were many possibilities for the disabled．One of the things he became interested in was foreign languages．

Every day he listened to tapes and read books．After several years he became fluent in three languages．Then he ________6(try)his best to work as a translator in a company．To everybody’s surprise, he became the best one in the city．

Though Victor wishes he could walk, he is always looking forward to ________7(live)a wonderful life in the future．Sometimes he ________8(miss)being able to walk or run．But now at least he can live on his own and make himself ________9(enjoy)what he likes．He thinks there’s much ________10(be)thankful for．

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、C、E、和F)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项．选项中有一项是多余选项．

The people below are all willing to offer help to those who needs help．After the description of these people, there is information about six voluntary jobs(A-F)．Decide which place would be most suitable for the person(s)mentioned in questions 61-65 and then mark the correct number on your answer sheet．There is one extra paragraph about one job which you don’t need to use．

1．________ Stephen：Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy(文化知识)volunteer．When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading．

2．________ Ben：After graduation, I don’t want to apply for a job at once．Instead, I plan to spend one year to help those who need help most and try my best to improve their lives．You know, education is essential to poverty relief and at the same time I’ll get valuable experience for my future career．

3．________ Susan：I’m a girl from England and has studied French for years．I’m here in Beijing University studying Chinese．I like China as it is full of mysteries．So I hope the voluntary work will help me to get in touch with Chinese people and get to know about China．Although my study is busy, I can be free at night and at the weekends．

4．________ Tim：Since I myself have overcome a lot of difficulties in my life, I understand young people’s problems and I know how to listen patiently to others and offer some advice．I’m working now in the daytime so I can only spend two to three hours a day at night to help others．

5．________ Lisa：I burst into tears when I saw those children in a TV programme．What a sight．They are only bone and skin left．What’s worse, every day the children are dying because of lack of food．I realized how lucky I am with enough food and a good chance to get education．The summer vacation is coming and I hope I can do something for them．

A．As we know, the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing and many people from other countries will come to visit China．The taxi drivers in Dongfeng Taxi Company think the way to show kindness is to be able to greet the foreigners in their languages．They need someone who can teach them languages and the best time is at night when they are not so busy．

B．Tim is so addicted to on-line games that he cannot concentrate on his study like before．Now he often misses school in order to play games, and tells lies to his teachers and parents again and again．Though he realizes what he does is wrong, he just can’t stop it．How badly he needs someone’s help．

C．Marie, a 44-year-old single mother of three, has to walk two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she doesn’t know which bus to take．What’s worse, since she does not know words, she can not write out a shopping list．Also, she can only recognize items by sight, so if the product has a different label, she will not recognize it as the product she wants．

D．“Helping hand” organization will hold an event to help the starving children in Africa．The event starts in August and those taking part in will go without food for 30 hours．In this way, it is expected that money will be raised for the poor children．

E．“Green Earth” cares a lot for the animals in danger．Still many people in the world don’t know much about the importance of animal protecting．This summer vacation a lot of events will be organized to call on people to live in harmony with our earth．

F．A group of young children in a remote village in southwest China are in great need of teachers．Because of the low salary, many teachers came and then went．The villagers hope to have a teacher who can stay for at least a year, because they know knowledge can make a difference to the children’s future．

阅读短文，根据短文内容和已给出的首字母，在空白处填入适当的单词．将完整的单词写在短文后面的横线上．

Dogs are very good pets．They are very f 　　1　　 to people and very beautiful, too．Most dogs get on well with c 　　2　　 and their parents．Others are good watchdogs because they cry loudly when a s 　　3　　 person arrives．

When you buy a dog, an important thing to think about is its s 　　4　　－buy a small dog if your home is small and a bigger one if y 　　5　　 is larger．Many people don’t know what to feed their dogs．Dogs eat a 　　6　　 anything!They like meat, rice and lots of other things．You can buy lots of food m 　　7　　 for dogs in shops．Don’t let your dog eat too much．Feed it only once a day．Always l 　　8　　 some clean water for your dog．It can get t 　　9　　 very quickly, especially in summer．

Remember that dogs need e 　　10　　．You should take it for a walk every day．Don’t keep your dog inside all day．

1．________2．________3．________4．________5．________

6．________7．________8．________9．________10．________

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1．Eunice, a biology student, has a particular interest in Korean art．She likes watching Korean soap operas very much．She wishes to listen to the theme song of the TV drama “Dae Jan Geum(Da Changjin)”sung by the singer named Lee Young Ah．

2．George had a strong wish to be a scientist when he was a child．He had many beautiful dreams to do some research work in the sea．But his dreams didn’t come true．Though he now works in a government office, he has not given up his interest yet．

3．Though Martha comes from the United States, she likes Chinese movies very much．She is a fan of Hong Kong actors．She has been looking forward to seeing their performances．

4．Nigel, 24 years old, has a beautiful girl friend．She has just come to China to see him．Nigel decided to see a romantic movie with his girl friend．

5．Pamela is a nurse．Since she saw David Copper field’s performance last year, she has been fond of such a kind of art．She wants to watch some wonderful performances and learn something from them．

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C

D

E

F