You can make the difference

between

this…and this

This summer, join the International Conservation Scouts on a fun-filled holiday with a difference. Year after year, young people from all around the world get together at one of our sixteen conservation (环境保护) camp. Their shared aim? To help protect the countryside and its wildlife.

Many animals and plants are in danger of disappearing forever. The dormouse, a kind of mouse, for example, needs woodland plants for food and trees to stay in. Its habitat (栖息地) is being destroyed by man and it needs our help to survive.

On a conservation camp holiday you will learn all about nature and how to protect it. Our trained leaders will accompany you and tell you everything you need to know. Because of this you don’t need any experience, just energy and enthusiasm. You will explore the countryside and work to ensure the survival of hundreds of animals and plants and still have plenty of time to enjoy the camp’s excellent sports facilities and organized nature paths through beautiful scenery.

The International Conservation Scouts is a worldwide organization, so there must be a camp near you. You can spend a splendid holiday at any of the camps for as little as£60 including accommodation and food.

For more information send for a free conservation camps handbook today.

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 THE KEY TO SAVING WILDLIFE IS TO

ROTECT NATURAL HABITATS: YOUR WORK

WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

1.The main purpose of this passage is ___.

A.to offer young people a fun-filled holiday

B.to attract young people to attend a conservation camp

C.to persuade people into exploring the countryside

D.to raise funds for the International Conservation Scouts

2.According to the passage, you can ___ at the conservation camps.

A.experiment on the dormouse

B.practise your favorite hobbies

C.enrich your knowledge of wildlife

D.have free accommodation and food

3.Judging from the writing style of the passage, it is ___.

A.a piece of advertisement                      B.a science report

C.a passage for professional reading         D.a passage for arguing an opinion

Indian's snake charmers (耍蛇者) are to be retrained as wildlife teachers under a plan to prevent their unique skills and knowledge from being lost. The charmers, who make snakes dance to the sound of flutes (笛子), used to be a traditional feature of Indian life, performing in towns and villages, until they were forbidden in 1972 to control the trade in snake skins.

The government is now considering a plan to train the charmers, as they are known, to visit schools and zoos to tell children about forests and wildlife. There is also a proposal to set up a “dial a snake charmer” service to help householders to deal with unwelcome intruders.

“For generations they have been a feature of Indian life but now they can't earn a living for fear of arrest,” said Behar Dutt, a conservationist behind the plans, “if a policeman doesn’t catch them, animal rights activists report them.”

Many snake charmers have continued to work clandestinely since the ban, despite the threat of up to three years in prison. But their cloth-covered baskets, hung from a bamboo pole carried across their shoulders, make them an easy target for police.

The fate of Shisha Nath, 56, from Badarpur, a village just outside of Delhi, is typical of practitioners (从业者) of the dying art. “I used to earn enough to support my family and send my children to school,” he said. “Now it's hard to earn any money a day. My children want to be snake charmers. It’s our identity. We love the work. But it’s become impossible.”

Next month Dutt’s project to train 30 snake charmers will begin at a snake park in Pune, western India, where experts will enrich their home-grown skills with some formal knowledge.

More than the law, though, it is the dishonest attitude of their fellow countryman that angers many snake charmers.

“We’re disturbed all the time but when people want a snake removed from the house, they rush to us,” said Prakash Nath, who was ordered recently to the home of Sonia Gandhi, the Congress party leader.

1.According to the passage, snake charmers will be retrained as wildlife teachers mainly because___.

A.schools need large numbers of such teachers

B.most of them cannot support their families

C.their performances on the street are banned

D.the government plans to save the dying art

2.The purpose of the proposed “dial a snake charmer” telephone service is ___.

A.to give performance of snake dancing

B.to teach householders how to catch and kill snakes

C.to offer cleaning service to wealthy householders

D.to help remove unwanted snakes from the houses

3.The word “ clandestinely ” in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by the word “___”.

       A.secretly              B.publicly              C.unwillingly          D.diligently

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Snake charmers can easily be recognized by the police on the street.

B.Children of snake charmers would not like to continue their fathers’ job.

C.Snake charmers are quite angry with the attitude of their fellow countrymen.

D.The animal rights activists take a negative attitude towards snake charmers.

Miss Wenter was watching TV when the program suddenly stopped. “Sorry to interrupt the program. Now we are requested to broadcast an important notice from the police station. At about nine this evening, a lady named Mrs. Humney was robbed and killed. Anyone who can supply any clue is requested to report to the police. Thank you.” The terrible news made the lonely girl shake with fear. She couldn’t help looking around, but she didn’t notice that a man was already hidden behind the door to the veranda (阳台).

All of a sudden the man appeared before Miss Wenter. The girl really didn’t know what to do. “Don’t ask for trouble. Put your jewellery on the table. Then think over whether I shall be safe to stay up here for the night,” said the robber. That made Miss Wenter even more terrified, but she tried to calm herself.

Just then came the whistle of a police car. In a little while, someone rang the doorbell. The robber said with a gun against the girl’s back, “Go to the door and say that you’ve gone to bed. Never let him in.”

In a flash, the girl had an idea. “Oh, who are you?” she said. “Is there anything unusual?” asked the policeman. “No, there isn’t. Good night!” Immediately she added loudly, “Besides, my elder brother extends his warm greeting to you.” “Thank you. Good night,” the policeman replied in the same manner.

A few minutes later the sound of the police car going away could be heard. “It’s well done,” the robber said with a smile. Then he rushed to the girl. Almost at the same time the glass on the window was broken. The policemen hurried into the room from the veranda. They quickly put handcuffs (手铐) on the robber.

“Miss Wenter, your greetings were so good that it made us take action right away,” said Sergeant Bull, “because we’ve already known that your brother was killed in a robbery half a year ago.”

1.The TV program suddenly stopped because _______.

A.there was a sudden power failure just then

B.Wenter was so frightened that she turned off the TV at once

C.the police station requested an important notice to be broadcast

D.the man hidden in her room told her to interrupt the program

2.Miss Wenter mentioned her brother to let the policeman know that _______.

A.her brother missed him                   B.there was nothing unusual

C.there was something unusual               D.her brother was at home with her

3.One of the policemen drove the police car away _______.

A.to make the robber not watchful          B.to get more men to help catch the robber

C.to look for the robber elsewhere          D.to let Miss Wenter have a good rest

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Wenter was clever and she was calm in face of danger.

B.Wenter was not afraid because her brother would help her.

C.Wenter gave all her jewellery to the robber to save herself.

D.Wenter knew well that the policemen would come back soon.

5.Miss Wenter’s greetings made Bull feel something was unusual in Miss Wenter’s home because ________.

A.she didn’t ever have a brother            B.her brother was also a robber

C.her brother died half a year ago           D.she hated her brother

Eat your vegetables. Cut back on snacks. Our parents are always nagging (唠叨) us to eat properly. When we are constantly reminded to choose healthy foods, the fun is taken out of eating. Sometimes it even makes you do just the opposite: eat junk.

  Now there’s a nag-free reminder to eat healthily: the Healing Foods Pyramid.

  Created by nutrition experts at the University of Michigan in the United States, the pyramid is fun, easy way to learn how to eat and what to eat.

  The pyramid has strips in colors going from the left to the right. There are also pictures of all sorts of foods. “Study it for a while and you’ll remember which foods are really needed in your diet. You’ll see that dairy foods are kind of in the middle, and understand that you should probably eat less of them,” said Monica Myklebust, a nutrition expert.

  “And learn that meat and chocolate are closer to the top, so you should eat even less of these foods. At the very base of the pyramid is water. We know that our bodies are more than 50 percent water, so water is very important to our lives.”

  Pretty easy, isn’t it?

  The pyramid also tells people that they should eat whole foods: tomatoes rather than tomato juice, oranges rather than orange juice. Juice has a lot less pulp (果肉) than the whole fruit, which is a good source of fiber. Juice quickly loses its natural vitamin C.

  It’s called the Healing Foods Pyramid to emphasize the healing properties (特性) of the food. For example, fresh garlic can help fight colds, sore throats and ear infections.

  “Food is medicine,” said Myklebust. “Foods have healing properties and we’ve included these foods in our pyramid.”

  There is even a little blank space at the very top for your favorite treat — chocolate chip cookies or strawberry ice cream, for example. Treats heal, too, simply by making you feel good, Myklebust said. But remember, just once a day. And one scoop, not two, please.

1.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?

  A.We should eat less of meat and chocolate.

    B.It’s better to eat oranges than orange juice.

  C.Dairy foods are healthier, so we should eat more of them.

  D.Water is very important to our lives.

2.The purpose of the writer to write the passage is_______.

  A.to advertise a new kind of food

  B.to persuade us not to eat junk food

  C.to tell the readers food is medicine

  D.to introduce the Healing Foods Pyramid

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

  A.We should only eat healthy food.

  B.Juice is better than the whole fruit.

  C.We can eat what we like, but not too much.

  D.Only when we are constantly reminded to choose healthy foods can we eat healthily.

根据下列句子所给的汉语注释或首字母提示,在句子右边的横线上,写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空只填一词)

1.Of all the subjects, English is my ______ (最喜爱的).                      1.___________

2.Because of wind, good soil is ______ (逐渐) lost.                         2.___________

3.She was forced to resign because of ill ______ (健康).                     3.___________

4.He is one of Dr. Shaw’s ______ (病人).                                          4.___________

5.The stream runs through ______ (山谷) and villages till it comes to the river.

                                                                                                      5.___________

6.His drawings are not too bad ______ (比较) to yours.                       6.___________

7.______ (戴) such false hair, she looks younger for her age.               7.___________

8.It’s bad manners to ____ (打断) others while they are talking.            8.___________

9.After reading the letter, he became so angry that he ______ (撕) the letter.

                                                                                                      9.___________

10.He has ____ (原谅) you for the wrong you have done him.              10.___________

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误:对标有题号的每一行作出判断;如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(∨);如有错误(每行只有—个错误),则按下列情况改正:

此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线削掉。

此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词:在错的词下划一个横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意:原行没有错的不要改。

Dear Li Ming,

I have received your letter just now. Don’t worry about me.                    1.___________

I’m getting on well with my research works in the lab.But                2.___________

to my surprise, you say you will give up learn English.                            3.___________

The reason is because you have not done well in it recently                      4.___________

and you have lost interesting. I’m afraid I can’t agree with                      5.___________

you. I know it is not easy to learn English, and English                            6.___________

is widely used in the world today and it will be important                         7.___________

tool in their future work. Besides, it is becoming more                             8.___________

and more important in our daily life. If you study hard, and                      9.___________

you will succeed. Do remember that where there is a will                        10.___________

there is a way. I’m looking forward to hearing good news from you.

Yours,

Liu Dong

    假设你是李晓平,是唐山一中的学生。请你围绕“建设和谐社会”的主题根据下面所给出的要点提示,用英语给全省中学生写一封倡议书。

要点提示: 1.人与社会:热爱关心祖国、家乡、学校

2.人与人:家人、师长、同学,诚信互助

3.人与自然:能源、环境、动植物,爱惜保护

4.你的态度:(内容由考生自己拟定)

    注意:1.词数:100左右。倡议书的开头、结尾以及提示句已为你写好,不计入词数。2.内容可适当发挥,注意行文连贯。

                  A Letter to High School Students in Hebei                 

Dear fellow students,                                                           

     Our government is aiming to build a "harmonious society" (和谐社会). I think it is every citizen's duty to work hard to achieve this goal.

    As high school students, what should we do?                                      

_____________________________________________________________________________                                                  _______________________________________________________________________________  _______________________________________________________________________________  _______________________________________________________________________________      As for myself,                                                                    

_______________________________________________________________________________  _______________________________________________________________________________                                                                                                 

    Dear fellow students, let's start fight now and spare no effort to do a little bit every day, every hour, and every minute!                                                             

                                                           Li Xiaoping          

                                            From Tangshan No.1 High School

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