People like different kinds of vacations. Some go camping. They swim, fish, cook over a fire and sleep outside. Others like to stay at a hotel in an exciting city. They go shopping all day and go dancing all night. Or maybe they go sightseeing to places such as Disneyland, the Tai Mahal or the Louvre.

Some people are bored with sightseeing trips. They don’t want to be “tourists”. They want to have an adventure— a surprising and exciting trip. They want to learn something and maybe help people too. How can they do this ? Some travel companies and environmental groups are planning special adventures. Sometimes these trips are difficult and full of the world. Some volunteers spend two weeks and study the environment. Others work with animals. Others learn about people of the past.

Would you like an adventure in the Far North ? A team of volunteers is leaving from Murmansk, Russia. The leader of this trip is a professor from Alaska. He’s worried about chemicals from factories. He and the volunteers will study this pollution in the environment. If you like exercise and cold weather, this is a good trip for you. Volunteers need ski sixteen kilometers every day.

Do you enjoy ocean animals ? You can spend two to four weeks in Hawaii. There, you can teach language to dolphins. Dolphins can follow orders such as “Bring me the large ball”. They also understand opposites. How much more can they understand ? It will be exciting to learn about these intelligent animals. Another study trip goes to Washington State and follows orcas. We call orcas “Killer Whale” , but they’ re really dolphins—the largest kind of dolphin. These beautiful animals travel together in family groups. They move through the ocean with their mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers. Ocean pollution is chasing their lives. Earthwatch is studying how this happens.

Are you interested in history ? Then Greece is the place for your adventure. Thirty-five hundred years ago a volcano exploded there, on Santorini. This explosion was more terrible than Krakatoa or Mount Saint Helens. But today we know a lot about the way of life of the people from that time. There are houses, kitchens, and paintings as interesting as those in Pompei. Today teams of volunteers are learning more about people from the past.

Do you want a very different vacation ? Do you want to travel far, work hard and learn a lot? Then an Earthwatch vacation is for you.

1.According to the passage, on an adventure trip, people ______________.

A. may not spend much time on sightseeing

B. won’ t meet some difficulties or hardships

C. can’t enjoy themselves .

D. can’t learn anything

2.If you want to learn something about people of the past, you can ___________

A. join the team to Hawaii

B. join the team to the Far North

C. join the team to Washington

D. join the team to Greece

3.The word “intelligent” in paragraph 4 means __________________.

A. exciting B. beautiful C. large D. clever

4.Which of the following is false ?

A. Some people find sightseeing trips boring.

B. Earthwatch is planning various special adventures

C. The life of orcas is under threat.

D. Many volcano explosions broke out 3, 500 years ago in Greece.

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Kids are flooded with media messages that glamorize (渲染) alcohol use. They also may be pressured by peers to ________ . However, as a parent you have great ________ on the choices your child makes. Take action: if you find alcohol in your child's room or backpack, or smell alcohol on his breath, do not ________ it.

Communication with your child is the ________ to preventing underage alcohol use. Here's what parents can do:

Learn about the warning signs and how alcohol use can ________ your child's mind, body, and emotions.

Talk early and ________ with your child. Tell your children what you expect from them ________ they are offered alcohol anytime, anywhere. For example, at a party ________ alcohol is being served.

Get involved with your child’s activities. Encourage your children to ________ supervised (有监督的) groups, clubs, and events that are challenging, fun, and alcohol ________ .

Be a good role ________ . Think about what you say and ________ you act in front of your child.

Teach your kids to choose friends ________ and how to form positive relationships.

Set the ________ --- no riding with anyone who has been drinking. Tell them to ________ you if they find themselves in that situation, and assure them you will come and get them, or ________ them find a way to get home safely.

Remind them of your rules and the ________ of breaking those rules.

Remember, as parents, the ________ you start talking to your child about drinking, the more influence you may have on their values and decisions. Several ________conversations are better than one long lecture. And finally, let them know how proud you are of the good decisions they ________ !

1.A. taste B. drink C. sell D. advertise

2.A. impression B. pressure C. opportunities D. influence

3.A. ignore B. mind C. care D. throw

4.A. skill B. ability C. key D. possibility

5.A. wound B. injure C. harm D. develop

6.A. occasionally B. often C. naturally D. clearly

7.A. unless B. because C. although D. if

8.A. where B. which C. what D. when

9.A. take up B. search for C. participate in D. get out of

10.A. cheap B. healthy C. free D. present

11.A. student B. teacher C. designer D. model

12.A. what B. how C. why D. when

13.A. timely B. wisely C. smoothly D. satisfiedly

14.A. rules B. situation C. time D. habits

15.A. suggest B. visit C. see D. call

16.A. help B. advise C. protect D. keep

17.A. ways B. causes C. seriousness D. prize

18.A. more kindly B. faster C. more carefully D. earlier

19.A. difficult B. short C. lively D. attractive

20.A. produce B. find C. make D. practice

Last year, I lived in Chile（智利）for half a year. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I had good days and bad days I didn’t understand.

Chuquicamata, my host community, is a mining camp. When I arrived there, I was scared. It was so different from what I was used to. There were lots of dogs in the streets, and there was no downtown, few smoothly paved（铺砌的）streets, and little to do for entertainment. Rain was not seen very often, earthquakes and windstorms were frequent.

I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was only able to communicate and needed one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn’t speak the thoughts in my head and there were so many.

Most exchange students experienced this like me. Culture shock presents（呈现）itself in everything from increased aggression（攻击）towards the people to lack of appetite（食欲）. I was required（要求）to overcome all difficulties.

As time passed, everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy.

But the sacrifices（牺牲）were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept and to succeed in another culture. I now have a deeper understanding of both myself and others.

1. The author came to Chile last year with the purpose of ________.

A. paying a visit to Chile as a tourist

B. experiencing Chilean life as a teacher

C. studying Chilean culture as a college student

D. studying knowledge as an exchange student

2. On arriving in Chile, why did the author feel frightened?

A. Because he did not know how to get along with the local people.

B. Because it was full of dangers like earthquakes and windstorms.

C. Because its living conditions were worse than what he was used to.

D. Because it was not convenient for him to shop there.

3.What did the author most probably think of his life in Chile?

A. Wonderful and worthwhile

B. Difficult but meaningful

C. Difficult and meaningless

D. Boring and disappointing

4. According to the passage, which of the following statements about Chile is TRUE?

A. Its official language is Spanish and English.

B. It is a developing country without foreign students.

C. It seldom rains and natural disasters often happen.

D. Most Chileans are not friendly to foreigners.

短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求用桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加： 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除： 把多余的词用（\）划掉。

修改： 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

This morning at about nine o’clock, I was on my way the supermarket. Suddenly I see heavy smoke rising about several hundreds meters away. “There must be a fire!” I thought. Getting nearer, I saw a shop was on fire. There was many people standing by the roadside watched. Six firefighters were struggling to put out the fire. I heard someone say they had fought for about an hour and two firefighters had rushed into the shop to rescue a woman. After a while, they rushed out support the woman. But one firefighter got injured serious. All the people and I whom saw what happened were deeply moved by their bravery. About twenty minutes late the fire was finally put out.

---How do you like the recorder?

---It can’t help ________my spoken English and I can’t help _______it away.

A. improving; throw B. to improve; throw

C. to improve; throwing D. improving; throwing

---Will he come to our dinner? ---He says that he will not come ________.

A. unless being invited B. if inviting

C. unless invited D. if invited

The value of the teaching method ______ the interest it inspires in the students.

A. consists of B. is consisted of

C. consists with D. consists in

The poster was revised _________the suggestions of other group members.

A. based on B. to base on

C. basing on D. which based on

Right in the heart of America — in Smith Center, Kansas, to be exact — high school football coach Roger Barta glanced at his notes as he stood among the sea of players gathered before him.

It was 6:30 a.m. on August 18, 2008, the first day of practice for this edition of the Redmen and the 31st opening day of the season for Barta, longtime coach and former math teacher at Smith Center High School. Barta wore a red T-shirt covering a ball-shaped belly(腹部).

Barta began with basic instructions: Drink lots of water. Fine advice. But what Coach Barta laid out next was the essential game plan — life lessons that many people consider his greatest strength. “Someone here is the best, and someone is the worst,” he said. “It’s time to forget about that. Let’s respect each other. Thus, we’ll like each other and then love each other. That’s when, together, we’ll become champions.”

He paused for a moment. When he continued, he spoke with even more fervor (热诚) to the 56 young men sitting before him. “One more thing, guys. We don’t talk about winning and losing. We talk about getting a little better every day, about being the best we can be, about being a team. And when we do that, winning and losing take care of themselves.”

Over the next four months, the Redman went on to beat each competitor, winning another perfect season. As their coach, Barta has created a 289-58 record, eight Kansas state championships, and 67 victories. In high school football, it’s the longest win in the nation. Through it all, Coach Barta kept his word: Not once did he ever say that a game was do-or-die.

“None of this is really about football,” he had explained to me back in 2007, convincingly (令人信服地)enough to force me to move to Smith Center from New York City with my wife, Mary, and three-year-old son, Jack, so I could write about him for a year. “What I hope we’re doing is sending kids into life who know that every day means something.”

1. According to the passage, we learn that Barta______.

A. was once a teacher

B. is a basketball coach

C. works in the university

D. has been a coach for 40 years

2.In the third paragraph, Barta stressed the importance of______.

A. health B. competition

C. combination D. success

3.In Barta’s opinion, which is important for a player?

A. Winning the game.

B. Learning from failure.

C. Trying his or her best.

D. Caring about the result.

4.The fifth paragraph mainly talks about______.

A. Barta’s motto

B. Barta’s training methods

C. Barta’s attitude towards life

D. Barta and the Redmen’s achievements

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

As children grow, so does their desire to become independent. 1. . As parents, our job is to find the right balance between kids’ desire for independence and the need to keep kids safe.

Kids need to be allowed, in fact encouraged; they like to be given certain risks. 2. . The right risk level for your child will depend on their age, developmental level, and character. It will change over time, and there are few hard and fast rules that apply to every child.

3. Every time you put your kids in the car you are putting them at risk. It is a fact of life.

So what is a parent to do ? We must encourage them to explore their world while setting clear limits where safety is an issue. 4. . We must let them run, but be prepared to catch them when they fall. We can’t take their steps for them; we can only point out the path.

It’s hard to imagine when they are small, but someday very soon they will be walking , riding a bike, even driving ! 5. .

A. Children do not often want to become independent.

B. It is impossible for any of us to live completely risk-free.

C. The goal for parents is to determine how much risk is appropriate.

D. Often they will become more willing to take risks and try new things.

E. Sometimes it is really tough for parents to encourage their children to be independent.

F. Someday they must face the world without us, and part of our job is to prepare them for that.

G. If we are overprotective, they are likely to grow up ill-prepared to meet and overcome the challenges they must inevitably(不可避免地) face.