The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place. Now it is an ecological disaster area. Nauru's heartbreaking story could have one good consequence-other countries might learn from its mistakes.

For thousands of years, Polynesian people lived in the remote island of Nauru, far from western civilization. The first European to arrive was John Fearn in 1798. He was the British captain of the Hunter, a whaling ship. He called the island Pleasant Island.

However, because it was very remote, Nauru had little communication with Europeans at first. The whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol. These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island. A ten-year civil war started, which reduced the population from 1,400 to 900.

Nauru's real troubles began in 1899 when a British mining company discovered phosphate(磷酸盐)on the island. In fact, it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate, which was a very important fertilizer for farming. The company began mining the phosphate.

A phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip mine. When a company strip-mines, it removes the top player of soil. Then it takes away the material it wants. Strip mining totally destroys the land. Gradually, the lovely island or Nauru started to look like the moon.

In 1968, Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world. Every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate.

Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars. In addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses. Soon people realized that they had a terrible problem—their phosphate was running out. Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing. By 2000, Nauru was financially ruined. Experts say that it would take approximately$433, 600, 000 and more than 20 years to repair the island. This will probably never happen.

1.What was Nauru like before the Europeans came?

A. Rich and powerful

B. Modern and open

C. Peaceful and attractive

D. Greedy and aggressive

2.The ecological disaster in Nauru resulted from .

A. soil pollution B. phosphate overmining

C. farming activity D. whale hunting

3.Which of the following was a cause of Nauru's financial problem?

A. Its leaders misused the money

B. It spent too much repairing the island

C. Its phosphate mining cost much money

D. It lost millions of dollars in the civil war.

4.What can we learn about Nauru from the last paragraph?

A. The leaders will take the experts' words seriously

B. The phosphate mines were destroyed

C. The island was abandoned by the Nauruans

D. The ecological damage is difficult to repair.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Recently, as the development of the Internet, there is a kind of language calling Web language. Some people even speak Chinese mixed with English letters. The other day our class had a discussion about if we should welcome the Web language.

Forty percent of the students think it ridiculous. They argue that it does no good helping people communicate, nor is it useful for learning English. Besides, it’ll make Chinese more standard and pure, finally ruining our mother tongue. However, 60% of our class is fond of it. They think it is simple,convenience and helpful in expressing them. What’s more, it may make the language more interesting.

Personally, it’s not good habit to use the Web language. It may be popular, but you may also make yourself be misunderstood.

As many as 4 out of every 1,000 infants born today have permanent hearing loss．When parents learn that their child has hearing loss, they are faced with many difficult decisions．These decisions can include choosing therapies and schools, as well as finding financial help for hearing aids or cochlear implants (人工耳蜗)．

Help Me Hear Foundation is a public charity that gives the gift of hearing to deaf children from families existing on very low incomes around the world．The foundation offers life-changing services for impoverished families, and provides real help for children with hearing impairment who may otherwise be left behind in schools or society due to their lack of hearing．

Help Me Hear Foundation believes that a child’s first years of development are critical．Being able to hear is vital to human, and Help Me Hear Foundation seeks to provide a positive lasting impression on society through its programs．Help Me Hear Foundation has many goals, including relieving the burden on communities with hearing-impaired infants and children, and strengthening the social structure of families and neighborhoods．

Recipients of Help Me Hear Foundation’s benefits receive state-of-the-art hearing devices that otherwise would cost thousands of dollars per child over the course of their lifetime．The Foundation raises money through donations for hearing aids and cochlear implants, which saves recipients and their families on average over $50,000 on related expenses．

The Foundation tries to be a transparent charity, and wants to be a catalyst for allowing deaf and hearing-impaired children to develop in a typical fashion alongside their peers．

Needy families can obtain information on specific services, and find out about deafness education by visiting the Help Me Hear Foundation’s website．The website offers helpful information on how hearing aids work, and how hearing aids ease many of the learning and language challenges that hearing-impaired children deal with on a daily basis．

1.Help Me Hear Foundation was probably set up to _____．

A． build schools for deaf children

B． research deaf children’s behavior

C． protect deaf children from being ignored

D． offer real help to poor deaf children

2.We learn from the text that _____．

A． the local government is in charge of the foundation

B． the work of the foundation depends on donations

C． even blind children can turn to the foundation

D． poor deaf African children cannot get help from the foundation

3.Visit the foundation’s website, and you will learn about _____．

A． the function of hearing aids

B． the specific services the foundation needs

C． the challenges that children face every day

D． the prices of a variety of hearing aids

4.For whom is the text most probably written?

A． Poor parents who have deaf children．

B． Doctors who want to improve skills．

C． Students who cannot see the blackboard clearly．

D． Teachers who have deaf children in their class．

5.The author writes the text mainly to _____．

A． tell how to avoid permanent hearing loss

B． explain how hard a life deaf children live

C． introduce Help Me Hear Foundation

D． advise people to give money to Help Me Hear Foundation

Joyce: What do you think of the lead teacher’s speech?

Caroline: I think it was __1.__ (interest)．

Joyce: __2.__ do I．I hear Mike is likely to win all the prizes in the exams this year．

Caroline: Yes, his teacher says so．He __3.__ (work) hard at his lessons every evening for months．He want to go to Oxford University next year．

Joyce: I hope he will realize his goal．

Caroline: I hope so．_4.__ I think he works too hard．I hope he’ll go out and enjoy __5.__ for a change．How about your son Carl?

Joyce: Don’t mention him．Carl never starts studying．

Caroline: You’re joking．I heard that Carl __6.__ (win) the composition prize．

Joyce: You have made __7.__ mistake．That is White Carl．My son is Brown Carl．The whites live in the same community __8.__ we do．White Carl has always been so hard working．He wants to be a __9._ (write)．My son likes going to the concert．He only likes singing．

Caroline: _10.__ he practices singing, he will become a singer in the future．

Joyce: Not all people can become a singer．I don’t think he has the talent．

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C． change TV channels without difficulty

D． become interested in ballgame programs

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A． It can easily set TV on mute．

B． Its headset volume is adjustable．

C． It has a new noise reduction ear tip．

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A． using recommendations

B． offering reasons for this invention

C． providing statistics

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星光中学（Xingguang High School）近期举行了一次登山活动。假定你是学校英语报记者，请写一篇短文，报道此次活动。内容包括：

1．时间与地点：4月10日，大青山（Daqing Mountain）；

2．活动的过程；

3．你对于这次活动的评论。

注意：1．词数100左右。

2． 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

He wrote a long letter ______ he explained what had happened in the accident．

A． what B． which C． where D． how

A good listener takes part in the conversation, offering ideas and ______ questions to keep the talk flowing．

A． raising B． understanding

C． copying D． solving

Some college students are seen doing _____work they can find to support themselves．

A． that B． which

C． whatever D． no matter what

The government has taken measures to______the high prices of daily goods to keep the market stable．

A． put down B． tear down

C． hand down D． bring down