11、I have offered to paint the house        a week’s accommodation.

A. in exchange for   B. with regard to    C. by means of     D. in place of

10、It is        to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living rather than spending it trying to make people        after they are ill.

A. good...good    B. well...better  C. better...better D. better...good

9、I’d appreciate        if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.

A. that           B. it             C. this           D. you

8、Students should be encouraged to use        Internet as        resource.

A. /...a          B. /...the        C. the...the      D. the...a

7、最近，你校同学就家教到底好不好这一话题开展讨论。假如你是李华，请你根据下表提供的信息，给报社编辑写一封信，客观地介绍讨论情况和你的看法。

注意：

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2、参考词汇：家庭教师tutor；家教home tutoring

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5、How to survive an earthquake

Indonesia is located on the edge of the volcanic ring that circles the Pacific. This means volcanoes and earthquakes, which can cause serious loss of life.

Many people there have heard suggestions of what to do in an earthquake. For instance, they are taught to stand in a doorway or, in a building, avoid the elevators and head for the stairs.

Mr. Doug Copp is an expert on earthquakes and is the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International. He has worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985. What his years of involvement have taught Doug is that when roofs and ceilings collapse they fall on objects and furniture, crushing them. Anyone hiding under a desk or a bed is always killed. However, Doug says the falling roofs and ceilings always end up forming triangle of space between the crushed object and the floor, what he refers to as Triangles Of Life. Instead of hiding under a solid object, lie on the floor next to it and you will likely have a space to survive. Doug says paper does not crush and usually where there are boxes of paper in an office building there will be a triangle space next to it.

What about the old idea of standing in a doorway because the roof falls into the room? Dough says people who stand in doorways are usually killed, too. If the door falls forwards or backwards you will get crushed by the falling ceiling. If it falls sideways you will get cut in half by the doorway.

What about stairs? Stairs have a different “moment of frequency （震动频率）” to the rest of the building and will swing back and forth until they collapse. Getting caught on a destroyed set of stairs means you will probably be injured or even killed by the different parts.

67. By telling Mr. Doug Copp’s rescue experiences, the writer tried to        .

A. teach people how to avoid loss of life

B. support some traditional ideas

C. make people accept some advice

D. explain what is a triangle space

68. Where will most probably a triangle space be formed?

A. Under a desk.                    B. In a doorway.

C. Next to a desk.                  D. Next to collapsed roofs.

69. If you are in bed when an earthquake happens, you should        .

A. lie close to your bed            B. hide under your bed

C. head for the stairs              D. stay where you are

70. Who has the highest probability to survive an earthquake?

A. Betty, lying besides a pile of magazines.

B. John, standing in a doorway.

C. Sarah, hiding under a sofa.

D. David, standing next to a door.

4、How would you like to brush a crocodile’s teeth? Or give a shark a bath? Cats are well-known for the way they keep themselves clean by licking （舔）, but other animals have their own ways to stay clean as well. And tidiness can be important for their survival. Even cockroaches （蟑螂） have to keep their feelers clean to help them into food.

Many animals in the wild, such as deer, wolves and bears, have an automatic cleaning system. Insects like to attach themselves to animals to feed on the skin or blood. These parasites （寄生虫） can be unhealthy. But their “host” animals are constantly dropping skin and fur by a natural process. They also like to rub up against trees or rocks to comfort themselves, and this removes additional skin and fur. Along with old fur goes the dirt and parasites living in the fur. While these animals may sometimes take a bath when they enter or cross a river or lake, they don’t need the water to stay clean. They don’t get sweaty, because they don’t have sweat glands （汗腺） all over their bodies the way people do. Growing new skin and fur is enough to keep them clean.

Some animals and birds use dust to get clean. Chinchillas, a kind of small animal that lives in the mountains of South America, have a very fine fur. （They are raised for their fur, in fact.） If they took water baths, they might get too cold. So, instead, they roll around in fine dust, raising quite a cloud as they “bathe”. The dust helps to keep their fur and skin dry. This protects them from bacteria and parasites that enjoy warm and wet places. And the fine dust doesn’t stick in their fur for long. It falls off or blows away.

As for lions and tigers, their rough tongues act like combs and can remove dirt and loose fur. Why is it important for them to stay clean and smooth? It helps them stay cool in very hot summer or feel warm in cold winter.

64. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Animals enjoy living in a clean environment.

B. Animals fight against parasites in different ways.

C. Unlike people, animals hate staying in water.

D. For animals, cleanliness is a survival skill.

65. According to the passage, such animals as deer, wolves and bears clean themselves by        .

A. living with parasites

B. replacing their skin and fur naturally

C. climbing trees or rocks

D. having a bath in a river or lake

66. It can be inferred from the passage that the way some animals stay clean        .

A. is decided by their physical conditions

B. is better than the way people do

C. keeps them away from parasites all the time

D. helps them survive any danger in the wild

3、Primary teachers are responsible for guiding children through the formation of many important life skills, and also watching over their students’ social development. Primary teachers come into contact with about 30 students every day, and teach them a variety of subjects. Many hours are spent before and after class on planning, preparation and correction. One should be a very patient, caring, yet firm person to be able to deal with the demands of children in the four to twelve-year-old age group.

Secondary teachers teach specific subjects to various groups of students. Just like primary teachers, they spend an amount of time planning and preparing lessons and correcting homework―their duties are not restricted to face-to-face teaching. Dealing with twelve to eighteen-year-olds requires a wide range of skills.

If you become a primary teacher, you will need to decided whether to be a “generalist （多面手）”, teaching a wide range of subjects, or a “specialist”, teaching only one or two. Most primary teachers are specialists. Generalist teachers spend the greatest part of their day with one class, which means that they spend more time with the same children. Specialist teachers have more time away from their students. It is therefore very important for generalist teachers to develop a strong working relationship with their students.

The unique rapport （和谐） you can develop with a particular set of students is one of teaching’s greatest pleasures. However, the disadvantage of primary teaching is that if you have a difficult student, you will be forced to deal with him or her, all day, every day, throughout the school year. Teachers need to work ot strategies to get themselves and their students through such difficulties.

Primary teachers today are generally four-year trained. They usually do a three or four-year under-graduate degree, and if this degree does not include teacher training, they will have to undertake postgraduate study in education as well.

60. After class primary teachers usually        .

A. come into contact with students

B. teach students a variety of subjects

C. deal with the demands of children

D. make planning, preparation and correction

61. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss?

A. What a primary teacher needs to do in the classroom.

B. The differences between generalist and specialist teaching.

C. How a primary teacher should try his best in the school.

D. The relationship between the primary teachers and students.

62. We can learn from this passage that        .

A. a primary teacher needs a wide range of skills

B. the disadvantage of primary teaching is having difficult students

C. teacher training is not important for a primary teacher

D. secondary teachers mainly teach children two subjects

63. The author writes the article in order to        .

A. tell teachers how primary teachers guide students

B. tell teachers what you should do as a primary teacher

C. let readers know more about primary teachers

D. let readers know how to be a primary teacher

2、Long after its introduction into the New World, American English was still considered non-standard English. According to some people of the 1780s American English was a peasant’s language that a “gentleman” will not speak. Considered in a bilingual point of view, British English was the dominant language linked to prestige and language purism （纯洁）. The belief in the authority or say in the superior of British English, has remained to the twentieth century, especially in the former British Empire or in the fields of British influence.

Thus, it is reported that in China, teachers and school textbooks refer to and recommend Received Pronunciation as the model, as well as standard British sentence structures, spelling and words. British English is also encouraged and accepted as the criteria of some major official examinations, for example, College English Test and Test for English Majors which are conducted by government. Similar situations could be found in countries, for example, in Africa, the West African Examination Council and Joint Admission accepts the British English as the standard English. Report can also be found that in Cairo some university students received lower grades if they used American spellings instead of British English. In Europe, we find teachers, British people as well as natives of the country in which they work, who follow the British English standard, and laugh at the American English.

However, the above attitudes are nothing but the last influence of a long-gone period of British supermacy （霸权）. The beginning of a clear lead of American English can be traced to the decades after World War Ⅱ. This coincides with the simultaneous （同时的） rise of the US as a military and technological power and the decline of the British Empire, which drove many to American English. And from then on, American English has continuously sent its influence to every corner of the planet.

56. From the first paragraph, we know that        .

A. American English was thought to be in a weaker position

B. American English was a kind of official language

C. American English was a language that gentlemen couldn’t understand

D. American English was spoken by peasants in the New World

57. Where do the students get poor mark if they use American spellings?

A. In China.      B. In Cairo.      C. In Europe.     D. In Western Africa.

58. From the last paragraph, we can make a conclusion that        .

A. Americans drive many people to learn American English by force

B. as the British Empire fell down in the WWⅡ, so did British English

C. a country’s language will spread as its economy develops

D. it is the WWⅡ that promotes the influence the American English

59. The main idea of the passage is        .

A. there are big differences between American English and British English

B. how American English developed into standard English in the end

C. people began to admit American English as standard as British English

D. American English is having advantage over British English.