Open Letter to an Editor

       I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently---one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.

        Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume (简历) and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues (问题), approaches them, and writes about them, which tells me he is one of your best. I'm sure you would hate to lose him. Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He has a great assignment (分工), and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for you to keep him, he said. He knows that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility you've given him, takes ownership of his profession, and enjoys his freedom.

       So why is he looking for a way out?

       He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him. He wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights.

       The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editors usually ask how long the story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, and what the budget is.

       He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones. He wants someone to get excited about what he's doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out, exploring the best ways to report it. He wants to be more valuable for your paper. That's what you want for him, too, isn't it?

       So your reporter has set me thinking.

       Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists---everyone--is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential. If we can't do it, they'll find someone who can.

1. What does the writer think of the reporter?

     A. Optimistic.     B. Imaginative.    C. Ambitious.    D. Proud.

2. What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks?

     A. Finding the news value of his stories.   B. Giving him financial support.

     C. Helping him to find issues.            D. Improving his good ideas.

3. Who probably wrote the letter?

     A. An editor.      B. An artist.       C. A reporter.      D. A reader.

4. The letter aims to remind editors that they should __

     A. keep their best reporters at all costs

B. give more freedom to their reporters

C. be aware of their reporters' professional development

     D. appreciate their reporters' working styles and attitudes

The need to feed a growing population is putting much pressure on the world’s supply of water. With 97% of the world’s water too salty to be drunk or used in agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture. Although the idea of a water shortage（短缺）seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfull country, many of the world’s agricultural industries experience constant water shortages.

Although dams can be built to store water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seaons, the costs of water redistribution(重新分配)are very high. Notonly is there the cost of the engineering itself, but there is also an environmental cost to be considered. Where valleys(山谷)are flooded to create dams, houses are lost and wildlife homes destroyed. Besides, water many flow easily through pipes to fields,but it cannot be transported from one side of the world to the other. Each country must therefore rely on the management of its own water to supply its farming requirements.

This is particularly troubling ro countries with agricultural industries in areas dependent on irrigation（灌溉）. In Texas, farmers’ overuse of irrigation water be resulted in a 25% redcution of the water stores. In the Central Valley area of south eastern USA, a huge water engineering project provided water for farming in dry vallege, but much of the water use has been poorly managed.

Saudi Arabia’s attempts to grow wheat in desert areas have been the pumping of huge quantities of irrigation water from underground reserves. Because there is no rainfall in these areas, such reserves can only decrease, and it is believed that fifty years of pumping will see them run dry.

1. From the first two paragraphs we learnt that _______.

A.much of the world’s water is available for use

B.people in high rainfll countries feel lucky

C.the costs of water redistribution should be considered

D.water can be easily carried through pipes across the world

2.Which of the following is true?

       A.The water  in Texas have been reduced by 75%.

       B.Most industries in the world suffer from water shortagers.

       C.The underground water in Saudi Arabia might run out in 50 years.

       D.Good management of water use resulted from the project in the Central Valley.

3.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragreh that follows?

       A.Steps to improving water use managet.

       B.Ways tor redjuce the costs of builing dams.

       C.Measured to dmal with worldwide water shortages.

       D.Appmihes to handling the pressure on water supply.

4.The text is mainly about____________.

       A.water supply and increasing population

       B.water use management and agriculture

       C.water redistribution and wildlife protection

       D.water shornages and environmental protection.

You are the team star! Working  with _____________is really your cup of tea.

A. both     B. either       C. others        D. the other

James took the magazines off the little table to make_______for the television.

A. room         B. area          C. field         D. position

 Mrs.White showed her students some old maps                   from the library．

  A to borrow    B to be borrowed    C borrowed    D borrowing

. So far nobody has claimed the money__________in the library.

     A. discovered                        B. to be discovered

     C. discovering                       D. having discovered

Because of the heavy traffic，it was already time for lunch break______she got to her office．

   A．since    B．that    C．when      D．until

第二节  书面表达（满分25分）

       假设你是育才中学学生会主席李华。你校将举办一次英语演讲比赛（speech contest），希望附近某大学的外籍教师Smith女士来做评委。请参照以下比赛通知给她写一封信。

英语演讲比赛

主题：人与自然

时间：6月15日下午2：00－5：00

地点：501教室

参赛选手：10名学生

联系人：李华（电话44876655）

欢迎大家光临

       注意：词数100左右。

       Dear Ms. Smith,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

With best wishes,

       Li Hua

 I'll spend half of my holiday practicing English and__________half learning drawing

    A another    B the other     C other’s     D other

   A

When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. Ore of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games, Brownie, in return. loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them we always felt better when she was around.

One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, ”Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.

Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us .People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull pm her hair. she never barked(吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she lovely everyone.

Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss days when she was with us.

41. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?

A. Look at them sadly.    B. Keep them company.

C. Play games with them.  D. Touch them gently.

42. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie__________.

A. world eat anything when hungry   B. felt sorry for her mistake

C. loved playing hide-and-seek       D. disliked the author’s dad

43.Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?

A. She was treated as a member of the family.

B. She played games with anyone she liked.

C. She was loved by everybody she met.

D. She went everywhere with the family.

44. Some people got frightened by Brownie when she__________.

A. smiled    B. barked    C. rushed to them    D. tried to be funny

45.Which of the following best describes Brownie?

A. Shy      B. Polite     C. Brave    D. Caring