How did Ancient People Tell Time?

    Natural ways of keeping time．

    In ancient time, people had to use the sun and the moon to tell time. They got up when the sun came up and worked in the fields until the sun went down．

    Man-made things

    The sand c1ock is made of two glass balls joined by a narrow neck．The

top ball was filled with sand．The sand slowly moved through the neck into the bottom ball．People knew how much time had passed when all the sand had fallen to the bottom ball．

People also made the water clock．They made a small hole near the bottom of a pot．Then they filled the pot with water．Markings inside the pot showed how much time passed as the water dripped(滴)out of the hole．

            Nature’s C1ocks in Living Things

                    Animals’ Body Clock

                    Animals do not need clocks to know time．They have a way of telling time by their bodies．Birds know when to fly to warmer places before winter．some animals know when to keep more food for the cold winter months．Some fish know when it is time to move up the river and lay eggs．

    Plants have their own clocks

    Plants also have their own clocks to keep time．Plants know when to open flowers or when to drop their leaves．

    The Body Clock in Human Beings

    People also have their own body clocks．When we get used to our lives，our body clocks can be very accurate．It can tell us when it is time to wake up．It can also tell us when to eat or to go to sleep.

68．How could an ancient farmer know when to go back home from the field in the daytime?

    A．By looking at the stars．    B．By looking at the moon．

    C．By looking at the sun．     D．By feeling whether tired or not．

69．In what way is the sand clock the same as the water clock in telling time?

    A．Both of them have a neck．            B．Both of them have two glass balls．

    C．Both of them can be used only once．    D．Both of them give the time by quantity．

70．What is the best title for the whole passage?

A．Man—made clocks  B．Nature’s clocks  C．Time and clock  D．How people keep time

第三节 书面表达（满分30分）

请根据下面四幅图画内容，写一篇短文，记述昨天发生在你叔叔身上的事。

　　注意：1.词数100左右。

　　　　　2.词汇：吊销驾照　 revoke a driving license

 Mr. Green stood up in defense of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one     .

    A. blamed          B. blaming         C. to blame         D. to be blamed

__after drinking even a small amount of beer is also regarded as violating the traffic regulations.

A. Drive                B. Driving           C. Drove               D. Being driving

-- It cost me 30 yuan to get here.

--Well, it was crazy of you to take a taxi ________ you could come by bus as well.

A. while                      B. if                    C. because             D. when

For many years, I stuck to the idea that my suffering was because of my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.

Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is to believe that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished(珍爱). We fantasize(幻想) about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.

But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally realize its promise of everlasting happiness, self-worth, and of course, love.

It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards are different with culture. In Samoa, a woman is not considered attractive unless she weights more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us work hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.

55．The passage tries to make the readers realize the importance of ___________.

         A．attitudes toward ourselves       B．culture difference

         C．body size             D．different beauty standards

56．The word “everything” in Paragraph Two probably refers to ___________.

         A．all the efforts              B．all the problems

         C．the whole world         D．the total truth

57．What can be inferred about the author?

         A．The author was once troubled by her/ his weight.

         B．The author succeeded in losing weight.

         C．The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents

         D．The author is a Samoan.

58．The best title for the passage probably is ____________.

         A．Lose all your wounds with your weight

         B．Beauty: standard varies with culture

         C．Change your attitude rather than your shape

         D．It will be different next time

Only after you finish your work  _____ TV.

A. you are allowed to watch            B. are you allowed watching

C. are you allowed to watch            D. can you be able to watch

-----I think you'd better type this letter again before Mr. Smith sees it.                               

------_____Oh, dear!

A. Who cares?    B. No problem.   C. I don't mind at all.  D. Is it as bad as that?

III 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节　阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

　　Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country, keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants.

　　Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.

　　On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first- class roads, and other support facilities（配套设施）needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.

　　Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.

　　41．Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection？

　　A. It is extremely important to develop tourism.　　B. Building roads and hotels is essential.

　　C. Support facilities are highly necessary. 　　D. Planning is of great importance to tourism.

　　42．The underlined word“ inhabitants” （in Paragraph 1 ） probably means____________.

　　A. tourists 　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. passengers

　　C. population 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. citizens

　　43．Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT ____________ .

A. a bad effect on other industries      　　

B. a change of tourists’ customs

C. over-crowdedness of places of interest　　

D. pressure on traffic

　　44．It can be inferred from the text that _____________ .

　　A. the author doesn’t like tourism developing so fast

　　B. local people will benefit from tourist attraction

　　C. other parts of a country’s economy won’t benefit from tourism much

　　D. we can't build too many support facilities

　　45．The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will ____________ .

　　A. waste a lot of money                  　　B. weaken their economy

　　C. help establish their customs            　　D. help improve their life

I'm happy that you agreed to work with us again．and I look forward to______you next week．    

A．being seen     B．see    C．seeing     D．having seen