Sophia Brent came to visit me nearly every day. She didn't make me angry most of the __1__ , though she smoked continually and __2__ used an ashtray. She followed me into the __3__while I made tea or coffee or supper and helped herself __4__ the children's orange juice. She was very __5__ with my two-year-old daughter Flora, who would hang about her for hours and __6__ to her lovingly as "Sofa", and she was always talking about my husband and asking me __7__ he was.

I could not decide why she chose my __8__ , although I realized that nobody __9__paid her very much attention. Her __10__ was very difficult in that she was straight out of a drama school and only nineteen, being required to __11__ a lead part with a fairly experienced __12__. They would not have liked her much__13__ she had been good. They took every opportunity to speak evil(坏话) __14__her. I think she thought I was the __15__ person around who was both unconnected with the __16__and really patient. For my__17__ , although I was sometimes made angry by her I did not __18__ her. There was something attractive in her enthusiasm(热情) and she had __19__ physical charm that with me she could get away with anything. She was__20__to have around, like flowers or a bowl of fruit.

1. A. time B. care C. need D. step

2. A. never B. almost C. even D. ever

3. A. room B. kitchen C. garden D. car

4. A. at B. to C. with D. about

5. A. hard B. strict C. angry D. successful

6. A. listen B. stick C. refer D. devote

7. A. where B. that C. which D. when

8. A. model B. neighbor C. company D. help

9. A. else B. one C. another D. other

10. A. clothes B. family C. appearance D. situation

11. A. accept B. play C. control D. like

12. A. actor B. friend C. enemy D. husband

13. A. even if B. as if C. so that D. now that

14. A. for B. of C. near D. around

15. A. other B. alone C. only D. exactly

16. A. anywhere B. things C. theater D. people

17. A. news B. opinion C. idea D. part

18. A. like B. dislike C. allow D. obey

19. A. very B. quite C. such D. pretty

20. A. nice B. difficult C. painful D. serious

假如你读过一本王教授写的关于温室效应的书,仍有些问题需要询问,想约他做一次电话访谈。请用英语写一封100词左右的信,信的内容如下:

本人情况介绍:柳莹,泰安二中的高三学生

约访谈的理由:现承担英语课题:温室效应

口头汇报时间:7月28日

对访谈的要求:持续时间:15分钟;教授方便时即可

对回信的要求:希望对方回信的时间为口头汇报前一周

联系方法:

你的邮件地址:Liuying@hotmail.com

参考词汇:project课题greenhouse effect 温室效应

信的开头和结尾已给出:

Dear Mr Wang,

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

Thank you for your prompt reply.

Yours truly,

Liu Ying

What do people eat?

People eat different things in different parts of the world.

In some countries, people eat 1 every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a　　2　　, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They can boil it, fry it or make it into rice noodles. They usually　　3　 it with meat, fish and vegetables.

Some people do not eat some kinds of　　4　 . Muslims, for example, do not eat pork, and Hindus (印度教徒)　　5　 eat beef.

The Japanese eat a lot of fish. Japan is　　6　 country and its fishing boats go all over the Pacific looking for　　7　 to catch. The Japanese sometimes eat raw(生的)fish. 　 8　 they also eat a lot of rice.

In 　 9　 countries such as Britain, Australia and the United States of America, the most important　 10　 is bread and potatoes. People there usually make their　　11　 from wheat flour. They cook potatoes in　 12　 . They can boil them, fry them, and roast (烤) them.

In Africa,　 13　 is the most important food. Like rice and wheat, corn is a kind of cereal(谷物).　　14　 people make the maize into　　15　 . From this flour they make different kinds of bread and cakes. Many Africans are very　 16　 and so they cannot afford to eat　　17　 meat with their cereal.

Cereal is a very　　18　 kind of food but we also need plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh fruit.

Some people eat only　 19　 and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or anything that comes from　 20　 . They eat only food from plants. Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat.

1. A. rice B. corn C. eggs D. tomatoes

2. A. day B. week C. month D. season

3. A. drink B. eat C. plant D. sell

4. A. cheese B. sugar C. meat D. salt

5. A. must B. can C. do D. do not

6. A. a lake B. a sea C. a mountain D. an island

7. A. dogs B. tigers C. fish D. birds

8. A. So B. And C. But D. Or

9. A. Western B. Eastern C. Southern D. Northern

10. A. seed B. job C. food D. house

11. A. soup B. butter C. cream D. bread

12. A. different ways B. the same way C. only one way D. a strange way

13. A. coffee B. wheat C. bean D. maize

14. A. African B. American C. Australian D. European

15. A. mutton B. flour C. tea D. noodles

16. A. rich B. poor C. strong D. black

17. A. little B. no C. less D. much

18. A. bad B. terrible C. important D. useless

19. A. chicken B. fruit C. duck D. pork

20. A. vegetables B. plants C. animals D. trees

Except for the Sun, the Moon appears to be the biggest object in the sky. Actually it is one of the smallest, and only looks big because it is so near to us. Its diameter(直径) is only 2,160 miles, or a little more than a quarter of the diameter of the Earth.

Once a month, or more exactly, once every 29.5 days, at the time we call"full moon", its whole surface looks bright. At other times, only part of it appears bright, and we always find that this is the part which faces towards the Sun, while the part facing away from the Sun appears dark. People could make their photographs better if they kept this in mind-only those parts of the Moon which are lit up by the Sun are brighter. This shows that the Moon gives no light of its own. It only throws back the light of the Sun, like a huge mirror hung in the sky.

Yet the dark part of the Moon's surface is not completely black; usually it is just light enough for us to be able to see its shape, so that we speak of seeing "the old Moon in the new Moon's arms". The light by which we see the old Moon does not come from the Sun, but from the Earth. We know well how the surface of the sea or of snow, or even of a wet road, may throw back uncomfortably much of the Sun's light on to our faces. In the same way the surface of the whole Earth throws back enough of the Sun's light on to the face of the Moon for us to be able to see the parts of it which would otherwise be dark.

6. How often do we see the Moon as its brightest?

A. Once every week.

B. Once every year.

C. Once every 29.5 days.

D. Once every 27 days.

7. What is meant by seeing " the old Moon in the new Moon's arms"?

A. We can see the dark parts of the Moon, though not clearly.

B. The new Moon is at its brightest.

C. The dark parts of the Moon are bright enough for us to see.

D. Part of the Moon's surface is lit by the Sun.

8. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The Moon gives no light of its own.

B. The Moon's diameter is exactly one fourth of that of the Earth.

C. The light by which we see the old Moon comes from the Sun.

D. The part of the Moon which is not lit by the Sun is completely black.

When Chinese scientists unearthed more than 1,000 bamboo slips (竹简) in a 2,000-year-old tomb in Hubei Province earlier this year, they were more worried than happy. How could they stop these priceless ancient works from being damaged by the light? As soon as the slips dried out, they would break and the words written on them would be lost forever.

Scientists have had similar problems dealing with some of China's greatest discoveries. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses (兵马俑) of the Qin Dynasty, for example, lost their bright colors when they dried out after coming into contact with the air. Fortunately, Chinese experts are now using modern techniques to preserve cultural relics (保护文物). They have started covering the warriors with a very thin layer of chemical paint to protect them. This paint absorbs sunlight and keeps out bacteria (细菌), so the colors don't fade.

As the bamboo slips found in Hubei were waterlogged (浸水的), another technique is used. Scientists take out the water and replace it with alcohol (酒精) and special chemicals before letting the wood dry. However, not all solutions are modern ones. In some cases, scientists have turned to history for an answer.

3. The underlined word "contact" in paragraph 2 means ________.

A. 关系 B. 接触 C. 消失 D. 功能

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

A. They dried out the warriors not to lose their bright colors.

B. They protected the warriors by means of a chemical paint.

C. They preserved the bamboo slips using alcohol after being dried.

D. They are using old techniques to preserve warriors and slips.

5. The purpose of writing this passage is ________.

A. to discover more and more Chinese ancient relics in Hubei Province

B. to stop these priceless ancient works from being stolen by thieves

C. to care for Chinese ancient relics so they are not damaged by the light

D. to prevent 2,000-year-old tombs and slips from being unearthed

A huge tunnel was discovered under construction outside Bogota's La Picota prison; it is believed it was part of an escape plan for prisoned billionaire cocaine(可卡因) merchants.

"This is the most sophisticated(复杂的) tunnel ever built in the history of Colombia's prison system," a police statement said. It referred to it as a wonder of modern engineering.

The tunnel had a good air supply and was reinforced(加固) with wood paneling(镶板) to prevent a collapse(倒塌). It was nearly 200 meters long and high enough for an average adult to walk through with a slight stoop(弯腰), police said.

Running nearly 15 meters below ground, the tunnel ended suddenly just 130 meters short of the prison walls, added police. Twenty-two workers were

arrested after police stormed the wood yard overlooking La Picota, where the tunnel began.

One of them admitted receiving US$120, more than three times the monthly wage, to get the tunnel finished before Christmas. He said the pay was good "because the job was for the jail's rich men."

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The tunnel was high enough for an average adult to walk without a slight stoop.

B. The tunnel was the most sophisticated tunnel ever built in the history of American prison system.

C. The tunnel ran nearly 25 metres below ground.

D. The tunnel was nearly 200 metres long.

2. Which of the following statements is the best title for this passage?

A. Escape Hope Ends

B. Many Workers Arrested

C. Police's Work

D. Known Wonderful Tunnel

During World Space Week, you may learn about some of Space's myths. One is: "The Great Wall of China is the only man-made object　　1　　from space with

the naked eye(肉眼)." You might be　 2　 of this claim(说法), but it's not true.

　 3　 , astronauts say that the Great Wall is just one of many man-made　　4　 that can be seen from space.

The ISS(国际空间站)　　5　 us a new way of looking at the Earth.　 6　 an orbit of 217 kilometers above the earth,　　7　 possible to see highways, airports, bridges, dams　　8　 even large vehicles. Cities can even be seen　 9　 from the International Space Station (ISS), which　　10　 about 400 kilometers above the planet.

"You can see the Egyptian　　11　 from space with a pair of binoculars (双筒望远镜). They are a little difficult to　 12　 with just your eyes," said Ed Lu, a US astronaut aboard the ISS. From the Moon, astronauts cannot 　 13　 any man-made features on Earth and the continents are very　 14　 to see. On Mars, the Earth would appear to the naked eye as　 15　 but a bright "star".

　 16　 knows who first told the Great Wall story. The 　 17　 reference to it comes in a book by a US writer called Richard Halliburton, 　 18　 in 1938. He wrote,"Astronomers say that the Great Wall is the only man-made thing on our

　 19　 seen to the human eye from the Moon." Halliburton's books sold quite well during the first half of the 20th century. So, if he didn't 　 20　 the story himself, he certainly spread it widely.

1. A. kept B. seen C. stopped D. taken

2. A. fond B. careful C. exciting D. proud

3. A. In fact B. By hand C. Step by step D. For ever

4. A. satellites B. planes C. objects D. spaceships

5. A. gives B. lifts C. holds D. carries

6. A. Though B. Through C. Off D. From

7. A. there is B. it is C. he is D. what is

8. A. so B. and C. but D. for

9. A. clearly B. wonderfully C. fiercely D. actively

10. A. raises B. spreads C. changes D. circles

11. A. golden stones B. walls C. temples D. pyramids

12. A. break up B. take on C. pick out D. carry on

13. A. make out B. get away C. come in D. go out

14. A. hard B. easy C. good D. simple

15. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything

16. A. Some B. Neither C. Everybody D. No one

17. A. best B. newest C. earliest D. worst

18. A. carried B. flied C. published D. replaced

19. A. planet B. star C. moon D. plane

20. A. go up B. stand up C. set up D. make up

Plants are very important living things. Life could not go if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. So animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.

If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.

Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit.

Most non-flowering plants don’t grow from seeds. They grow from spores. Spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as the seeds. When these spores fall on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.

50.   The main idea of the passage is that __________.

A. plants are important for life             B. plants cannot grow without air

C. there are many plants around us      D. we cannot live without water

51.   Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Plants can be divided into main types: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.

B. All fruits have seeds in them     

C. Seeds are protected by the fruits.

D. Some plants grow from spores.

52. The word “non-flowering ” in this passage means __________.

   A. 开花的      B. 有花的      C. 多花的      D. 不开花的

53. In “shady” place there is __________.

   A. a lot of sunshine      B. a lot of water      C. no water      D. little sunshine

Bayfield Shopping Coupons （赠券）

46．What are these ads for？

A. Food you can order for delivery.                   B. Places to go on vacation.

C. Special offers at a shopping center.                D. Things on sale in a big store.

47．Which of the following is true according to the ads？

A. Spending $50 means 3 hours of free parking.

B. One person can buy 4 tickets for the price of three.

C. After buying two CDs, you can get another two CDs for free.

D. At Mike’s Café, people can get a free drink after spending $6.

48．Which of the following is NOT mentioned at this mall？

A. Clothes store.           B. Music store.                     C. Restaurant.               D. Toy store.

49．We can know from this passage __________.

A. there are more than one theater in the center

B. if you buy a book there, you may pay less than half the price

C. you may get a free one if you buy a shirt, or a tie, or a pair of shoes

D. you won’t get a free soft drink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on the

I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge 26 and hardly any income. 27, I stopped giving and became very bitter.

Several years later, things started to 28 I became 29- enough to have a home, and 30 a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the 31, “ Will work for food. ” I 32. My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in 33. I replied, “ Honey, they just use that money for 34 or other bad things. ” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.

Three days later, I was 35 to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside 36- me to help him. So I stopped my car , and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “ God bless you, I only need 77 cents. ” I 37 into my ashtray and 38 enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.

Greatly shocked by this 39, I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He 40 with joy and tears in his eyes, “ You just made it 41 for me to see my mom for Christmas ! The bus offering this great sale is 42 right away ! ” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best 43 in life_____giving. It also 44 me that nothing is a coincidence, 45- everything has meaning.