课文填空 (共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)

根据课文内容，准确补充完整下列句子，完全正确方可得分。

1. _______________________ the earth is becoming warmer (see Graph 1) and that it is human activity that has caused this global warming rather than a random but natural phenomenon.

2. It will           those who love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings.

3. When I was young, I didn’t know much about the harmful          of smoking.

4. They also agree that it is the burning of more and more fossil fuels that has __________ this increase in carbon dioxide.

5.I was           as a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) twenty years ago.

When the man came in, gun in hand, we all stood there, ________．

    A. astonished   B. astonishing     

    C. being astonished     D. having astonished

Princeton University

Location

The University is in Princeton, New Jersey. It is an hour's train ride south of New York City and an hour's train ride north of Philadelphia.

Students

There are 4,600 undergraduates (本科生). There are also 1,900 post-graduate students, but Princeton is unusual among universities in having a student body made up largely of undergraduates.

 Faculty

Princeton has about 700 full-time faculty members (教员). There are another 300 or so part -time and visiting faculty. All faculty members at Princeton are expected to teach and research.

Degrees

   Princeton offers two undergraduate degrees: the bachelor of arts (A.B.) degree and the bachelor of science in engineering (B.S.E.) degree.

Academic Year

An academic year runs from September to late May and lasts two terms (fall and spring). A normal course load is four or five courses per term, although many students take extra courses.

 Residences

Princeton provides housing for all undergraduate students. Freshmen and second-year students are required to spend their first two years in one of five colleges. Each college has its own dining hall, common rooms and computer centers.

Fees and Expenses (Academic Year 2004-2005)

    Tuition (学费): $29,910

    Room and board: $ 8,387

    Other expenses (books, telephone, etc.): $ 3,083

    Total: $ 41,380

How many kinds of faculty members are there in Princeton University?

   A. Four.                B. Three.               C. Two.          D. One

In Princeton University, an undergraduate will pay at least ________ for the Academic

Year 2004-2005 besides tuition.

   A.   $11,470           B. $ 52,850            C. $ 41,380     D. $ 8, 387

In what way is Princeton University different from other American universities       according to the text?

A. All the faculty members at Princeton are expected to teach and research.

   B. It provides housing for all undergraduate students.

C. Its students are mainly undergraduates.

D. It has five colleges.

Which of the following is NOT true?

A. It's about an hour's train ride from Princeton University to the north of New York City.

B. Undergraduates should spend their first two years in one of five colleges.

C. An academic year lasts about nine months in Princeton University.

D. Princeton offers two undergraduate degrees.

读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

     If you like to break things when you are unhappy, the Nanjing Zhonghua Middle School is the school for you. This term, Nanjing Honghua Midlde School will build a "stress wall" to help students who feel unhappy because of schoolwork or for

other reasons.

     Tao Dehua, a leader at the school said the idea of a stress wall started when

footprints were found on some newly painted walls and some school windows were

broken.

     "These things happen because some students feel lots of pressure from their

studies or because they don't get along well with other students. When under stress,

the body get ready to either run or fight and becomes very nervous. Hitting the wall

can help relax the body and take away stress," Tao said.

     "Tests and homework make me Sad," said Lu Yan, a junior girl."I can't wait to

hit the wall. It will help me a lot with my problems."     

     Another girl student who wouldn't give her name said that the wall won't help.

"Mainly because it can't talk," she said. "I need to talk to someone when I'm sad."

【写作内容】

1、以约30个词概括这段短文内容；

2、然后以约120个词就“Should the stress wall be built"这个主题发表你的看法，并

   包括以下要点：

    (1)学生的压力来源；

    (2)是否该建此墙；

    (3)提供一些其他有效的减压方法。

【写作要求】

l、可以参照阅读材料但不得直接引用原文的句子；

2、作文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

  概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

Unfortunately, the element Madam Curie devoted all her life              her death .

A. to caused        B. causing          C. to be caused     D. to causing

—According to my grandma, it is a good idea to eat chicken soup when you have a cold.

        —         , scientists agree with her.

    A. Sooner or later          B. Once in a while      C. To be exact          D. Believe it or not

Football is so popular in China. Almost everyone is interested in the sport — young and old, boys and girls, and now even robots.

    Last week at Hangzhou Guangming Middle School, kids from several schools played football with their robots.

   Robot football was very different from human football. Only two robots played in each match. The field was as big as a ping-pong table. One half was black and the other was white. Each robot tried to catch the “football” and score a goal. The robot with more goals won.

    Gao Linge, a boy from Guangming Middle School, helped make one of the robots for the match.

    “My school bought the main board (主板),” said Gao, 14. “Then I decided what my robot looked like and made a computer programme for it.”

    Gao’s robot was eight centimeters tall and had two arms. It had four sensors (传感器) to “see” and “kick” the football.

    Ying Xuehai, a 12-year-old student from Gao’s school, also made a robot. His robot played against Gao’s. The match decided who would go to the final game. Ying lost the game. So he gave many of his robot’s parts to Gao.

    Even so, Gao’s robot didn’t win the final. It played well in the first five minutes. Then it slowed down. By the end of the match, it could hardly move. What was wrong? Gao and Ying found the problem — their robot ran out of batteries (电池)!

“We’ll solve the problem and beat the other school next time!” said the two boys.

How many robots are needed in one match?

A. Only one.            B. Two.          C. Three.          D. Four.

The third paragraph mainly talks about ________.

A. a wonderful robot football game.      B. how to let robots score more goals

C. the rules of the robot football games.    D. the way for robots to win the match

Why did Gao Linge lose the final?

A. Because his robot had no power.     B. Because he broke the rules of the match.

C. Because he used Ying Xuehai’s parts.  D. Because his robot went wrong.

From the passage we know that if you want to take part in the match, ________.

A. you must go to Hangzhou.    B. you must know something about computers

C. you must know how to play football on the playground

D. you must get along with Gao Linge and Ying Xuehai

There are some very good things about open education．This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in  many subjects．Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life．Some students do badly in traditional classrooms．The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules．For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom．

         But many students will not do well in an open classroom．For some students, there are too few rules．These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education．Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices．For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom．They worry about the rules even when there are no rules．Even a few rules will help this kind of students．The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education．Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their school．

         You now know what open education is．Some of its good points and bad points have been explained．You may have your own opinion about open education．The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory．In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students want    some structure in their classes．They want and need to have rules．In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects．Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting．They would not study those subjects if they did not have to．

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the reason why some students like open education?

A. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning．

B. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own future.

C. Open education allows the students to develop their own interests.

D. Open education has fewer rules.

From the passage we can learn that___________.

A. the writer believes that all students don’t want some structure in their classes

B. the writer believes that all students want some structure in their classes

C. nearly all teachers like open education

D. only the students that worry about rules or grades a lot like to be in an open classroom

Some students will do little in an open classroom because _______．

A. there are too few rules

B. they hate activities

C. open education is similar to traditional education

D. they worry about the rules

Which is NOT mentioned according to the passage given?

A. some advantages about open education

B. some disadvantages about open education

C. some students’ feelings in an open education school

D. the writer’s opinion about open education is the same as all the students’

Which of the following can best summarize the passage?

A. Many students like open education．

B. Open education is better than traditional education．

C. Open education is a really complicated idea．

D. Open education is a good idea in practice．

--- I don’t think it wise to spend so much money on the project.

   --- That’s true. _______ the cost, it will take a long time.

       A．Apart from      B．Rather than        C．Together with      D．But for

I recorded the professor’s speech on my cellphone _____ I could listen to it several times later.

A. in case  B. now that C. even though  D. so that