Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment (环境) friendly products have contributed to the pollution problem. One result is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of.

However, today, more and more consumers are choosing “green” and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these: “Will this shampoo damage the environment?” “Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?”

A recent study showed that two out of five adults now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it. This means that companies must now change the way they make and sell their products to make sure that they are “green,” that is, friendly to the environment.

Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarket products carry labels(标签) to show that the product is green. Some companies have made the manufacturing (生产) of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize it in their advertising.

The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business. No longer will the public accept the old attitude of “Buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it. ”The public pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act.

64. It becomes clear from the text that the driving force(动力) behind green products is ______

       A. public caring for the environment    B. companies desire for bigger sales

       C. new ways of doing business      D. rapid growth of supermarkets

65. What would be the best title for the text?

       A. Business and People  B. Business Goes Green

       C. Shopping Habits Are Changing D. Supermarkets and Green Products

66. The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refers to _____

       A. a selling point    B. the company name

       C. a great demand for health foods       D. the manufacturing of green products

       Thinking is something you choose to do as a fish chooses to live in water. To be human is to think. But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it. Thinking about drinking is the key to critical（判断性的）thinking. When you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes（过程）. Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others. Indeed, critical thinking is at the heart of education.

       The word “critical” here has a special meaning. It does not mean taking one view against another view, as when someone criticizes another person for doing something wrong. The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond the easily seen-beyond the pictures on TV, the untrue reports in the newspapers, and the faulty reasoning.

       Critical thinking is an attitude as much as an activity. If you are curious about life and desire to dig deeper into it, you are a critical thinker. If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas, characters, and facts, you are a critical thinker.

       Activities of the mind and higher-order reasoning are processes of deep and careful consideration. They take time, and do not go hand in hand with the fast speed in today’s world: fast foods, instant coffee, and self-developing film. If you are among the people who believe that speed is a measure of intelligence（智力）, you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein. The first time Banesh Hoffman, a scientist, was to discuss his work with Albert Einstein. Hoffman was too nervous to speak. But Einstein immediately put Hoffman at ease by saying, “Please go slowly. I don’t understand things quickly.”

72．Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically, _______.

       A．it will be hard for us to think naturally and fast

       B．we might be controlled by other people’s ideas

       C．we will follow the ideas of others naturally

       D．we might be footed by other people’s ideas

73．If you are a critical thinker, you will ________.

       A．think deeply about different ideas   B．trust the reports in the newspapers

       C．take one view against another view D．criticize other people for their mistakes

74．In the last paragraph, “something new” suggests that ________.

       A．the smarter you are, the faster you do things

B．the faster you do things, the smarter you become

C．speed can improve intelligence

D．intelligence is not decided by speed

75．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Thinking and Critical Thinking.     B．Understanding Critical Thinking.

       C．Thinking Is Natural and Human.    D．Thinking Fast Means Intelligence.

Last Sunday, in my return from a weekend in the country, I took a taxi from Waterloo Station to my home in North London. We hadn’t gone very far  1  we had to stop at one of the many traffic lights. Just as the light was changing to  2  a policeman pulled  3  the door of the taxi, jumped in, shouted to the driver,“   4  that blue car in front. It’s been stolen,” and he sat down on the seat beside me. Then he seemed to see me for the first time for he said quickly but5  ,“Sorry sir, but I’ve got to catch that car.”The taxi driver  6  the speed without saying anything. After a few hundred yards the blue car stopped at  7  traffic light and we drew up8  .The policeman got out, ran round to the driver’s door of the blue car, opened it and  9  the driver out. I couldn’t hear what was said, but after a few minutes the policeman  10  to me and I went up to him. He asked me to help him take the car thief to the nearest  11  .The three of us got into the  12  .We drove off  13  the taxi following. I didn’t like sitting next to the  14  ,who was a young, rather tough-looking man, but I had no  15  .  16  it wasn’t far to the police-station. When we got there the policeman took my name and address, thanked me for my  17  and said I could go. So I got back into my taxi and we drove off again. The taxi-driver said18  that that was the second time in a month he had been  19  to he1p the police, and he  20  it wouldn’t happen again.

1.A.until                      B.because                     C.after                         D.before

2.A.orange                   B.yellow                      C.red                           D.green

3.A.out                        B.up                                   C.open                         D.aside

4.A.Follow                   B.Catch                        C.Knock                       D.Watch

5.A.politely                  B.apologically               C.gently                       D.clearly

6.A.increased                B.kept                          C.slowed                      D.removed

7.A.a                           B.the                            C.another                            D.the other

8.A.off                         B.beside                       C.alongside                   D.away

9.A.brought                  B.tried                         C.pulled                       D.spat

10.A.smiled                  B.came                         C.referred                     D.signed

11.A.car-park                B.police-station       C.traffic-light                D.railway-station

12.A.blue taxi               B.stolen car                  C.passing car                D.first taxi

13.A.with                     B.by                                   C.of                             D.in

14.A.thief                     B.driver                       C.policeman                 D.man

15.A.luck                            B.choice                       C.reason                       D.way

16.A.Finally                 B.Naturally                   C.Fortunately                D.Unfortunately

17.A.deed                     B.action                       C.help                          D.words

18.A.happily                 B.angrily                      C.curiously                   D.proudly

19.A.obliged                 B.seen                          C.begged                      D.allowed

20.A.thought                B.guessed                     C.believed                    D.hoped

Only when you stay and live with___ local people for a period of time will you have    

    ____better understanding of life here.?

    A.a;/                     B.the;a   C./;the                 D.the;the?

假设你是李莉，一位18岁的女孩，英语成绩非常突出，有两年英语家教的经验，现在是“爱心俱乐部”的成员。你认为志愿者工作能使人树立自信，培养交往技能，锻炼自己的能力。看到下面这则招聘信息，你愿意利用这次机会，为需要帮助的儿童做些事情；同时增长见识，了解社会。?

A Voluntary Activity?

in the Winter Vacation?

5 Volunteers?

Wanted?

as English Teachers?

at S.O.S.Children’s Village?

      Those who are interested in taking part in the activity,please send an email to studentunion@bjsz.cn before May 10,2009 explaining your past experiences and purposes for applying.?

                                                      Students’ Union

注意：1. 根据中英文提示完成下面的英文邮件，书信的格式要完整；

       2.可适当增加细节使行文连贯；?

       3.词数120~150(开头已给出，不计入总词数)。

    参考词汇：tutor(vt. & n.)家教；Loving Heart Club爱心俱乐部

Women ___ in some westen countries in the world.

A, look down up   B. are looked down   C. are being looked down  D. are being looked down upon

We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son's illness had put him under great _____.

   A. emotion    B. excitement    C. crisis    D. stress

Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.

   A. state      B. intention        C. occasion           D. practice

He make a long speech at the meeting.But most of us couldn't ___ him.

  A. heard of    B. ask for    C. agree to     D. agree with