When Chinese people talk about American cities, the first ____ comes into their minds is San Francisco.

      A．city             B．one               C．that              D．of them

Of all my subjects, I like ____ physics best because it gives us____ useful knowledge of science. And I hope to become ____ scientist in the future.

       A．/ ; a; /             B．the; / : a           C．/ : an: /            D．/ : a: a

1．invite

       A．service                B．political               C．society                D．revision

2．south     

       A．southern             B．courage              C．soup                    D．trousers

3．poetry      

       A．fantasy              B．style                    C．satisfy                 D．terrify

4．longer    

       A．stranger            B．thing                    C．strongest             D．lung

5．pointed  

       A．praised             B．handed                 C．climbed               D．picked

请根据下面的文字提示写一篇英语小短文以便放在你的博客中。

1．上周五放学路上和Tony 同行，忽听有人呼救；

2．看见一妇女倒在血泊中，一辆小车正急驶而过；

3．欲上前施救但被一男子阻拦；

4．该男子示意你俩回头看，不远处有人在用摄像机拍摄。

注意：

1．词数100左右，开头与结尾已为你写好。

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3．生词：摄像机- video camera 拍电影 shoot a film

My friend Tony and I always walk home together after school.

What an interesting experience!

If          （必要）I’ll attend the meeting together with you.     

A: Some of our classmates are going to Japan for the summer vacation. Will you join them?

B :   61   But I have to go back home to stay with my mother because she is badly ill in bed.

A : Oh, that’s too bad!

B :   62 

A : Yes, my aunt in Hawaii has invited me to spend my vacation with her.

B : Great ! Hawaii is a wonderful place, isn’t it?

A : Certainly, I suppose she’ll show me around some interesting places there.   63 

B : As I know. Hawaii was discovered by Captain Cook in the 1770s and he got killed there the next year he discovered it.

A : That’s right.   64 

B : Sure, you’ll certainly enjoy yourself. But don’t forget to write to me, will you?

A :   65 

A : Of course, I will.

B : But now it’s become a world famous scenic spot.

C : I would go to, should I have the chance.

D : Have you got a way to spend yours?

E : No, never.

F : And I’m going to read some books about its history as well.

G : And I’ll go there as soon as the vacation starts.

    The most exciting kind of education is also the most personal. Nothing can exceed (超越) the joy of discovering for yourself something that is important to you! It may be an idea or a bit of information you come across accidentally―or a sudden insight, fitting together pieces of information or working through a problem. Such personal encounters are the “payoff” in education. A teacher may direct you to learning and even encourage you in it―but no teacher can make the excitement or the joy happen. That's up to you.

A research paper, assigned in a course and perhaps checked at various stages by an instructor, leads you beyond classrooms, beyond the texts for classes and into a process where the joy of discovery and learning can come to you many times. Preparing the research paper is an active and individual process, and ideal learning process. It provides a structure within which you can make exciting discoveries, of knowledge and of self, that are basic to education. But the research paper also gives you a chance to individualize a school assignment, to suit a piece of work to your own interests and abilities, to show others what you can do. Writing a research paper is more than just a classroom exercise. It is an experience in searching out, understanding and synthesizing（综合）, which forms the basis of many skills applicable（可利用的） to both academic and nonacademic tasks. It is, in the fullest sense, a discovering of an education. So, to produce a good research paper is both a useful and a thoroughly satisfying experience!

To some, the thought of having to write an assigned number of pages, often more than ever produced before, is upsetting. To others, the very idea of having to work independently is threatening. But there is no need to approach paper assignment with anxiety, and nobody should view the research paper as an obstacle to overcome. Instead, consider it a goal to accomplish, a goal within reach if you use the help this book can give you.

57．According to the writer, personal discoveries          .

       A．will give one encouragement and direction

       B．are helpful in finding the right information

       C．are the most valuable part of one's personal education

       D．will help one to successfully complete school assignments

58．It can be inferred from the passage that writing a research paper gives one chances        .

       A．to fully develop one's personal abilities

       B．to use the skills learnt in the classroom

       C．to prove that one is a productive writer

       D．to demonstrate how well one can accomplish school assignment

59．The writer argues in the passage that        .

       A．one should explore new areas in research

       B．one should trust one's own ability to meet course requirements

       C．one should consider research paper writing a pleasure, not a burden

       D．one should use all one's knowledge and skills when doing research

60．What will probably follow this passage?

       A．How to write a research paper.

       B．The importance of research in education.

       C．How to make new discoveries for oneself.

       D．The skill of putting pieces of information together.

    Scientists are closely concerned with the structure of buildings and with the quality of building materials. The World health Organization (WHO) observes that the introduction of air conditioning and energy conservation (保护) measures have been accompanied by growing problems of indoor air quality. Some pollutants arise from insulation (隔音) products, some from moving cars, and others from modern housing materials. As many Europeans spend up to 90% of their lives in buildings, the health effects of the indoor climate are very important.

　　Some construction materials, including fiberboard, insulation foams and certain glues for man-made wood floor boards, for example, give out organic products such as formaldehyde (甲醛). Heat and humidity increase the release of formaldehyde and the gas seriously harms the eyes. Paint, lacquer, etc. can also release dangerous gas into indoor air.

　　Construction materials can cause serious damage, especially when they contain asbestos（石棉）. Asbestos is naturally present in rock formations worldwide. It belongs to a family of mineral substances made up of solid, non-combustible（非易燃品） fiber. These properties make asbestos a highly sought-after construction material. As early as 1931, however, public health officers in the United Kingdom revealed the connection between breathing in asbestos dust and such diseases as lung cancer.

　　The land on which a building is sited may also contribute to pollution. Some kinds of granite or similar rocks contain traces of radium. As it breaks down, this naturally radioactive element produces some kind of radioactive gas that goes through tiny cracks in walls, floors and building materials, and makes its way into the building and the rooms. The better the homes are insulated, the more is the dangerous gas in indoor air. The main effect of this dangerous gas on health is to increase the risk of lung cancer.

53．What is the main idea of the passage?

       A．Some building materials pollute indoor air.

       B．Some factors cause indoor air pollution.

       C．Asbestos can cause lung cancer.

       D．The land on which houses are built contributes to indoor pollution.

54．Why are Europeans particularly concerned with building materials?

       A．Lots of building materials there are radioactive.

       B．They stay home up to 90% of their lives.

       C．They have a high rate of lung cancer.

       D．They spend most of their time indoors.

55．Why is asbestos a sought-after building material?

       A．It is a kind of insulation foam.

       B．Asbestos will not give out dangerous gas.

       C．This material is not easy to catch fire.

       D．It is rarely present in rock formations.

56．Why should we be careful about the land on which a building is to be sited?

       A．To determine whether the land is firm enough for a building to be sited on.

       B．To make sure that the land contains no radioactive material.

       C．To make certain that the land releases no formaldehyde or other gases.

       D．To check whether it contains any combustible materials.

    Editor’s notes: AWL is well known for its dictionaries and English language teaching materials. Some readers have written in to ask us for the latest information on high quality books on English, so here we introduce two texts that aim to improve spoken English fluency.

Let’s speak (Beginner)

By Bev Dusuya, Naoko Ozeki and Kevin Bergman

ISBN: 962001359X

Speak Up(Pre-Intermediate)

By Bev Kusuya, Nako Zeki

ISBN: 0583338050

“Teach the students about your culture and help them talk about their own.” How often are these worthy goals kept from being achieved by the limitations of your beginner level learners? Students at all levels want to talk about culture.

Topics include food, shopping, sports, fashion, the roles of men and women, health, music, and many more.

These are all chosen from surveys of over 15,000 students about their own interests in cross-cultural communication.

“Let’s Speak” and “Speak Up” share a special but excellent way that allows all students to take part in.

 The series has questions which start thinking and then help collect opinions about personal topics. Conversation practice is provided by ready to use (现成的)models of basic exchanges on the topic. Also, the cultural information presented in the series comes in the form of interesting, relevant（相关的）facts and ideas from other countries through listening tasks and Culture Quiz exercises.

Team activities in books provide lively problem solving games to enable sharing and comparison of cultural values.

“Let’s Speak” is fit for entry level students of all ages. “Speak Up” provides for the needs of higher level beginners, offering the same careful listening and speaking help, but with slightly more open ended discussion.

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49．In the sentence “Teach the students about your culture and help them talk about their own”, “your culture” here means the culture of           .

     A．the English native speakers　               B．the English learners

     C．the readers of the two books                D．the readers of the newspaper

50．Which of the following are mentioned about the two books in the passage above?

     a．publisher              b．titles                  c．content              d．writers 

     e．prices                  f．pages                 g．book number

     A．a,b,d,f　          B．a,c,d,g           C．b,c,d,e           D．b,c,e,f

51．The two books have in common everything EXCEPT         .

       A．the same interesting topics

       B．the same level of learners

       C．proper ways to excite the learners to talk

       D．right kinds of activities for cultural communication

52．The passage above is probably taken from the            section in a newspaper.

       A．EDUCATION                                      B．NEWS

       C．ENTERTAINMENT                             D．BOOKSHELF