请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇有关四川大地震的短文。

时间：2008年5月12日14时28分

震级：8.0级

损失：已有69，227人死亡，数万人受伤，许多人被困；30%房屋建筑桥梁倒塌，交通受阻。1400，000人无家可归，三分之一的医院、工厂被毁。通讯中断，水、电、食物等供给难以获得。

严重性：近三十年来最强烈的地震。大约25个省有震感。

注意：1. 词数：100词左右。

2. 生词提示：8.0级 magnitude 8.0

Is your family interested in buying a dog? A dog can be a pleasant companion to your family, but if you choose the wrong kind of dog ，you will have a lot of troubles.

Families should sit down and thoroughly discuss the possible problems before buying a dog. Even if the children in your family are the ones who want the dog, the parents are the ones who are really responsible for seeing that the animal is properly cared for. If you don’t know much about dogs, it is a good idea to go to the library for books about different kinds of dogs, as well as books about how to train a young dog. In reading about the different breeds (种类) you should know that a dog described (描述) as very alert (机敏灵活的) may be too active. When a book describes a dog as an excellent hunting dog, it probably means that the dog won’t be happy living in a small house. Dog breeds vary (变化) in popularity as the years go by. One of the most popular dogs these days is the German shepherd. This is because it provides protection as well as companionship. The family should be warned that these dogs grow up to be very big, and may be too powerful for children to control. If space is limited, a toy dog may be a good choice. These dogs are very small and easy to train. They don’t need to be walked daily, since they can exercise in the home.

1.According to the passage, one can get information about different kinds of dogs .

A. by staying at home

B. by asking someone who has enough experience about different kinds of dogs

C. by buying a dog and training it

D. by reading books about dogs

2.The German shepherd is a popular dog .

A. because it is easy to train

B. because it is small and weak

C. because it is powerful and friendly

D. because it is alert and active

3.Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Don’t buy a hunting dog if your house is not big enough.

B. Dog breeds vary in popularity as the years go by.

C. The German shepherd is the most popular dog recently for it provides not only companionship but also protection.

D. You should have a discussion with your family before buying a dog in case it causes you a lot of troubles.

4.Which is the best topic of the passage?

A. The care and proper selection of dogs for families.

B. Different breeds of dogs.

C. Responsibility for seeing that dogs are properly cared for.

D. Different kinds of books about dogs.

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple though the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise.

1.People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because_____

A. they had surprise endings.

B. they were easy to understand.

C. they showed his love for the poor.

D. they were about New York City.

2.O. Henry went to prison because_____

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.

B. he broke the law by not using his own name.

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.

D. people thought he had taken money that was not his.

3.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A. He was well-educated.

B. He was not serious about his work.

C. He was devoted to the poor.

D. He was very good at learning.

4.Where did O. Henry get most materials(素材) for his short stories?

A. His life inside the prison.

B. The newspaper articles he wrote.

C. The city and people of New York.

D. His exciting early life as a boy.

The first summer job is often a signal that you are on your way to adulthood, and it is also a method for earning money to pay for what you dream of. It is never too early to start considering the future. Now, here are some good choices for you!

Retail(零售) Sales

Retail offers plenty of opportunity for teens who are looking for a job. This type of work can pay from $10 to $15 an hour depending on the duty you are expected to take on. It can also be great for teens who are friendly and enjoy talking to other people. For more information, call us at 111-222-3333.

Food Service

A job in the food service industry is a natural fit for sociable teens who enjoy communicating with public. It allows employees to work as part of a team while learning about following instructions. It also comes with the opportunity to earn between $8 and $10 per hour. Just call 111-222-3533 for more information.

Babysitter

This job requires someone who is highly responsible. Though it pays generally between $6 and $8 hourly, it also requires a lot of patience. This is a great choice for teens who wish to make a career in teaching, child care, social work or any other field that makes use of social skills or requires interaction with kids. Got a question? Just call 111-222-3336.

Housekeeping

This type of work can bring in about $5 an hour and it will allow teens to learn responsibility and develop their organizational skills. The summer sees an upswing in the tourism industry, so hotels are often looking for more housekeeping staff, and parks often need more people to assist with keeping public areas clean and organized as well. Telephone: 111-222-3330.

1.How much can you earn at least in two hours as a retailer?

A. $10 B. $12 C. $16 D. $20

2.Which of the following jobs may attract teens who want to be a teacher?

A. Retail Sales B. Food Service

C. Babysitter D. Housekeeping

3.The underlined part “an upswing” in the last paragraph can best be replaced by________

A. an increase B. a limit

C. a sign D. a trick

4.The text is mainly written for teens who__________.

A. are faced with communication problems

B. want a part-time job in the summer

C. dream of becoming a housekeeper

D. plan to start their own business

During the 19th century, women’s education was not considered important in the United States. Supporters of advanced education for women faced many problems. States did require each town to provide a school for children, but teachers were often poorly prepared. Most young women were not able to continue on with their education in private schools. If they did, they often were not taught much except the French language, how to sew (缝制) clothing, and music.

Mary Lyon felt that women’s education was extremely important. Through her lifelong work for education she became the most famous woman in the 19th century America. She believed that women were teachers both at home and in the classroom. And she believed that efforts to better educate young women also served God. If women were better educated, she felt, they could teach in local schools throughout the United States and in foreign countries.

In 1837, Mary Lyon opened Mount Holyoke Seminary for Women. Only four teachers and the first class of eighty young women lived and studied in the building when the school opened. But Mary knew the importance of what had been established (建立) — the first independent school for the higher education of women. The school continued to grow. In 1893, under a state law, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary became a college. Mount Holyoke College was the first college to offer women the same education as was offered to men.

People who have studied Mary Lyon say she was not fighting a battle (战争) of equality between men and women, yet she knew she wanted more for women. Her efforts led to the spread of higher education for women in the United States. Historians say she was the strongest influence on the education of American young people during the middle of the 19th century.

1.What did Mary Lyon think would be a result of better education for women?

A. They could be teachers in local schools in the USA and in foreign countries.

B. They could help their children with the homework.

C. They could help their husbands with the work.

D. They could help their parents with the housework.

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

A. Teachers were poorly prepared in the 19th century.

B. Mount Holyoke Seminary for Women was the first independent school for the higher education of women in the United States.

C. Mount Holyoke College only taught women French.

D. Young women studied French, sewing and music in private schools in the 19th century.

3.What contributions did Mary make to education?

A. She taught a great number of young women.

B. She made the law protect men’s right to education.

C. She was responsible for the spread of higher education for women in the USA.

D. She succeeded in developing her own education system.

（共5小题； 每小题2分，满分10分）

Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule

From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money, and time. 1. Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:

Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there’s nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already? 2.

Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? 3. It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.

4. This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.

Hopefully that gives you a good start. 5. And don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!

A. Try new things.

B. Ability is easily improved.

C. Make three or four instead.

D. Understand your food better.

E. Cooking is a burden for many people.

F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.

G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Everyone in the world experiences feelings of pressure or stress. No one can avoid stress completely, stress can be managed in healthy ways.

One way to manage stress is to BUILD your resistance（抵制）. Building resistance will increase your to live with（忍受） stress, and it will the effect of stress on your life.

One way to your mental resistance is to you are in another place. Some people call this “taking a mental holiday”.

A man named Tobias lives in the city of Harare, Zimbabwe. As a boy, he most of his time on the Praia de Macuti coast in Beira, Mozambique. Now, he works many long hours at his office and his job is .

Tobias reduces his stress by remembering the he had as a boy. He the blue water and the waves rolling onto the sand. This mental helps Tobias calm his mind.

Another way to manage stress in your life is to CHANGE ---- change the way you feel about a stressful .

Carmelita lives in Mexico City, Mexico. Traffic problems are very there. Traffic can usually stop a car for hours. Carmelita finds this very stressful. She gets very when she sits in traffic. Carmelita the way she feels by using that time in a new way. Carmelita loves stories. So, she listening to recorded books in her . By doing something she traffic delays will no longer be a stressful situation for her. , it can be a chance for her to listen to her favorite recorded books.

You can never all the stress and pressure of life. But stress management can help you reduce stress in healthy ways.

1.A. or B. for C. and D. but

2.A. physical B. mental C. old D. common

3.A. right B. ability C. memory D. trouble

4.A. slow B. stop C. reduce D. increase

5.A. strengthen B. defend C. choose D. follow

6.A. forget B. show C. imagine D. say

7.A. wasted B. spared C. spent D. missed

8.A. steady B. unusual C. excellent D. stressful

9.A. job B. fun C. attitude D. toy

10.A. looks for B. thinks of C. turns to D. looks after

11.A. journey B. test C. appetite D. chance

12.A. position B. process C. situation D. competition

13.A. common B. harmful C. strange D. different

14.A. quiet B. tired C. confused D. angry

15.A. clears B. changes C. develops D. finds

16.A. refuses B. avoids C. continues D. starts

17.A. office B. car C. room D. bookstore

18.A. enjoys B. remembers C. admires D. minds

19.A. Anyhow B. Therefore C. Instead D. Otherwise

20.A. reject B. improve C. remove D. meet

（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous(繁荣的) country. One day, he went on a trip to1._______ distant area of his country. When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, 2._________ it was the first time that he had made such a long trip, and the road 3.__________ he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country 4.________ leather.

Of course, this 5.__________ (cost) thousands of cows’ skin, and a huge amount of money. Then one of his wise servants risked his life in advising the king, “Do you have to spend that 6.__________ (necessary) amount of money? Why don’t you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?”

The king was shocked and angry, 7.__________ he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a “shoe’ for himself.

There is a 8._________ (value) lesson of life in this story: 9.__________ (make) this world a happy place to live in, you’d better change10._________ and not the world.

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有十处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除，或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出改正后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;

I am a big fan of Yao Ming and always wanting to be able to play basketball as him.

Sad, when I was very young and I was very short. But when I started senior high, I also started to grow. I was the taller boy in our class by the time I was fifteen and was picking to play for the school basketball team. We trained very hard every day, but I never gave in. On the day I played for the school team for first time, I got the highest score and our teams won. Everyone in my school congratulated us and it is like a dream. I will never forget that day.

针对某些学校学生抄作业较为普遍这种现象某英语报社举办以“Say no to copying homework”为主题的征文活动，假如你是某高二学生，你打算投稿，请根据以下要点写一篇短文，文章要求包括以下要点：

1. 学生抄作业的原因：

1)上课不认真听讲，作业不会做；

2)光顾着玩，没有时间写作业；

2. 写作业的重要性:

1)帮助检查我们的学习

2)帮助我们复习知识

3. 号召学生独立完成作业。

参考词汇：

认真地：attentively 复习：review

注意：

1：次数100左右（开头已写好，不计入总词数）；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Say No to Copying Homework

Nowadays, copying others’ homework is quite common in some schools._________________________________

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