In Africa, the most important species（种类） in danger is the elephant, the world’s largest living land mammal. In 1979 there were 1.3 million elephants there. Ten years later, numbers were down to 600,000. Conservationists（保护工作者） warned that the species could be extinct（灭绝的）by the end of the century. But slowly the situation has changed: the demand for ivory has fallen greatly, and now the number of elephants is increasing rapidly; there are many more than there were sixteen years ago.

On the other side of the world, the grey whales of Baja California nearly disappeared during the last century. Fortunately, the US Marine Mammals Protection Act of 1972 saved them. The grey whales recovered quickly. Today there are perhaps 20,000 and these gentle giants are now worth far more alive than dead.

Today, wildlife is good for the tourist trade. And tourism, if it takes only pictures and leaves only footprints, is good for the national parks. If wildlife can always be treated in this way, animals can live and thrive(旺盛) in the world.

       In spite of the instructions he had been given, Tommy did not hurry straight round to Mrs. Blakey’s house with the note. Reading the toy-shop window with its decorated Christmas tree, he could not tear himself away from it until he had spent ten minutes staring at the gift he most wanted: a gun that fired corks. Where the road began to run downhill to Mrs. Blakey’s house he met some of his friends who were throwing snowballs. He joined in the fight, and by the time it finished, another twenty minutes had gone by. Ten more minutes were lost looking for the note for Mrs. Blakey, which had somehow dropped from his pocket during the fight, When, with the help of his friends, his finally found it, it was not only very wet, but, to his horror, he found that part of it was torn way and missing. That meant a further search, but in vain. So it happened that, now looking very untidy, Tommy reached Mrs. Blakey’s house nearly an hour late and carrying a dirty piece of paper that contained only the words:

for tea this afternoon

                         important to talk about

                        u. If it is inconvenient,

tell Tommy; otherwise,

ur house at four o’clock.

                             Yours sincerely,

                              Alice Hendry

       Mrs. Blakey was puzzled over the note for a while, then, imagining she knew what the missing words were, told Tommy to tell his mother it would be all right.

       Tommy returning home in much the same way as he had made the outward journey to Mrs. Blakey’s, arrived not long before four o’clock to find his mother very angry and already putting her hat on.

       “You naughty boy, where have you been?” she cried, and without waiting for an answer, “What did Mrs. Blakey say?”

       Tommy told her.

       “All right, you’d better come with me,” Mrs. Hendry said．And so once again Tommy found himself on the downhill road to Mrs. Blakey’s.

       At about the same moment that Mrs. Hendry and her son Tommy reached Mrs. Blakey’s door, Mrs. Blakey herself, having taken a different road, was waiting outside the Hendry’s home, wondering why there was no answer to her knock. Who could blame her for thinking that the torn note was an invitation to tea at the Hendry’s, instead of which Mrs. Hendry had in fact been asking herself out to tea with Mrs. Blakey?

1．In “he could not tear himself away from it” ‘it’ refers to________.

A．Mrs. Blakey’s house                              B．the message

C．the toy-shop window                            D．the road

2．Tommy’s mother told him_________

       A．to hurry straight round to Mrs. Blakey’s house with the note

       B  to play snowfight with the other kids

       C．to look at the toy-shop window

       D．to look for the note

3. Mrs. Blakey “told Tommy to tell his mother it would be all right” means_______.

       A．she didn’t mind the note being torn

       B．Mrs. Hendry’s request was inconvenient

       C．she thought she could accept Mrs. Hendry’s invitation

       D．she would find the missing words

4．Which of the statements is true according to the story?

       A．After taking the note to Mrs. Blakey, Tommy hurried straight home

       B．Tommy looked for the missing part of the note but could not find it

       C．Mrs. Blakey guessed correctly what the missing words were

       D．Mrs. Blakey expected to find Mrs. Hendry when she was going to her home at four o’clock

1．Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International?

       A．One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries.

       B．One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases.

       C．One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English.

       D．One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program.

       A．In some local office in the U. S.            B．In an ESL organization in China.

       C．In a preparation program in Denmark.    D．In an exchange student center in Africa.

3．If Mrs. Black in the U.S. hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact        .

       A．takeaction@betterworld. com               B．ram3462@hotmail.com

       C．club3864@hotmail,com                        D．staff@youth.org

4．What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do?

       A．To interview people online.                   B．To do some housework.

       C．To offer advice on Child Aid.                D．To provide language exercises.

短文改错。

A person’s age no longer tells you something about                           1．________

his social position, marriage or healthy．There’s no longer                        2．________

a particular year which one goes to school or goes to                             3．________

work or gets married or start a family．The social clock                         4．________

that kept us on time and told us when go to school, get                           5．________

a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it was used to be．                      6．________

It doesn’t surprise us to hear a 28-year-old university                             7．________

president or a 35-year-old grandmother, or 70-year-old                            8．________

man who has become a father for the first time．What we                       9．_______

all know, public’s ideas are changing nowadays．                                10．________

1．        will be on April 15. The cinema’s telephone number is        .

       A．Kim’s War: 29798663

       B．My Love, My Bride: 32275694

       C．Because You Are Woman: 29189188

       D．Marriage Story: 68415566

2．        will give a song and dance show at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Shanghai Centre Theatre.

       A．Leon Lai, a Hong Kong pop star

       B．The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra

       C．The Song and Dance Troupe of the Republic of Korea

       D．A Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

3．The address of the Shanghai Centre Theatre is        .

       A．1111 Gaoxi Road N                                     B．1376 Nanjing Road W

       C．523 Yan’an Road M                                    D．66 Jiangning Road

4．According to the advertisement, a six yuan ticket is for        .

       A．Russian Concert                                         B．Korean Songs

       C．South Korean Films                                    D．Leon’s Show

某杂志开设了一个“越洋对话”栏目，专为中美两国同龄人交流思想。某中学高三学生李华给美国朋友写了一封信，讲述了他在日常交往中遇到的一些感到困惑的问题。美国中学生Jordan Silva给他回了信。请仔细阅读下面的回信，然后根据信中的内容，将李华的去信补充完整。

注意：1．字数：120左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总数）；

          2．去信内容可适当发挥，但必须与回信内容一致；

3．参考词汇：小气鬼：a penny pincher

Hua

目前，许多学校对学生采取封闭式管理，学生对此看法不一。请根据下表所提供的信息，写一篇短文，谈谈自己的看法。(字数：150左右)

注意：1.不要逐字翻译。    2.短文开头已给出，不计人总词数。

Nowadays a lot of schools keep their students in school all day long. __________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

1. In which section will the text appear in the newspaper?

A. News reports.                                          B. Business world.

C. Different voices.                      D. Life events.

2. By attending which of the events will it be likely for you to practise your English?

A. Amateur Performance Night and Shanghai Book Crossing.

B. Amateur Performance Night and Good heart sale.

C. Good Heart Sale and Shanghai Book Crossing.

D. Good Heart Sale and Free Coffee for All.

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Tickets to all the events are free.

B. Free coffee for all will attract more Chinese than foreigners.

C. If you want to get any information about the events, you can only surf the Internet.

D. Both the organizers and participants of Good heart sale show concern about animals.

假如你叫李华，从某网站看到下面调查统计表，感触很深，从而决定写信给某英语报社，反映这一现实，并简要分析原因，呼吁教育部门和家长改变目前局面。

注意：

1．语言要连贯、准确，可适当发挥；

2．词数120—150。

Dear editor,

       ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a study released on Tuesday.

     The roughly 40 percent increase in attention problems among heavy TV viewers was observed in both boys and girls

The link was established by a long-term study of the habits and behaviors of more than1,000 children born in Dunedin, Hew Zealand, between April 1972 and March 1973.

     "Those who watched more than two hours, and particularly those who watched more than three hours, of television per day during childhood had above-average symptoms of attention problems in adolescence," Carl Landhuis of the University of Otago in Dunedin wrote in his report, published in the journal Pediatrics.

   "It suggests that the effects of childhood viewing on attention may be long lasting," Landhuis wrote.

     Landhuis offered several possible explanations for the association.

     One was that the rapid scene changes common to many TV programs may over excite the developing brain of a young child, and could make reality seem boring by comparison.

    "Therefore, children who watch a lot of television may become less tolerant of slower-paced and more mundane tasks, such as school work," he wrote.

     It was also possible that TV viewing may supplant(挤占) other activities that promote concentration, such as reading, games, sports and play, he said.

     Previous studies have linked the habit of long TV watching among children to over weight and diabetes(糖尿病), and another study in the same journal stated the poor nutritional content of the majority of food products advertised on the top-rated US. children's television shows.

     Up to 98 percent of the TV ads promoting food products that were directed at children aged 2 through 11 "were high in either fat, sugar, or salt," wrote Lisa Powell of the University of Illinois in Chicago.

1. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?   

A. TV viewing may occupy activities promoting concentration   

B. Childhood TV viewing can cause teenage problems.

   C. Attention problems were observed in both boys and girls.   

D. Attention to adolescence problems are highlighted.

2. According to Carl Landhuis,                     .

   A. the study was based on the habits and behaviors of more than 1,000 children.   

B. the effects of childhood viewing on attention may last for a short time.

   C. the young heavy television viewers are more likely to suffer from attention problems.

   D. children addicted to watching TV were more willing to do their school work.

3. What does the underlined word "mundane" refer m?

   A. ordinary      B. complex      C. challenging      D. boring

4. Which of the following explanations is NOT true?

   A. Habit of TV watching among children is linked to overweight and diabetes.

   B.TV viewing may supplant other activities that promote concentration.

   C. The rapid scene changes may over excite the developing brain of a young child.   

D. Majority of food products advertised on children's television are rich in nutrition.

5. The main purpose of this article is

    A. to advise children not to watch TV too much    B. to forbid children to watch TW

    C. to offer some advice on watching TV          D. to introduce the result of a study