8．September 21，2050----At a press conference today it was announced that the first tourist heading for Mars will be the 38-year-old US businessman Patrick Clifford．He will leave the earth in the  launching window of June 2052 and set his foot on the surface of Mars in November，together with the other 6 astronauts assigned for the mission to further explore the planet．
Patrick has now two years of training ahead of him to get ready for the trip．Not only will he spend five months in getting to Mars，but another 600 days there before he can go back home．Patrick was of course very excited，"This has been my dream since I was four，and seeing the first man on Mars 20 years ago made me realize that it was possible．"
To be able to pay the $ 1.3 billion for his ticket for the trip Patrick sold his majority stake （股份） in the company his father had built．"I know that my father would have been proud of me if he had still been alive today，he knew what this means to me"，says Patrick．There is no risk though that you will find Patrick begging in your street corner when he comes back， but it is said that he was paid twice as much for his part of the company．
So，how is he going to spend his 600 days on the red planet？"Well，since I don't have a job when I get back after selling the company，I have plenty of time to come up with a new business idea"，he says and laughs．If he brings a shovel（铁锹）he can start building the first hotel there，but maybe he shouldn't expect too many guests until someone can offer a cheaper ticket．
13．How long will Patrick Clifford be away before he comes back？D
A．About five months        
B．About two years           
C．About 600 days            
D．About 750 days
14．The underlined part in Paragraph 3 means thatC
A．the trip will turn Patrick into a beggar   
B．Patrick will get much money from the trip
C．we needn't worry about Patrick's economic condition
D．it's likely that Patrick will be very poor after he comes back
15．What can be inferred from the passage？A
A．Patrick is an optimistic man
B．A total of six people will go to Mars
C．Patrick's father felt excited at the news  
D．Patrick will spend all his money on the trip．

7．Why does most of the world travel on the right side today？Theories differ，but there's no doubt Napoleon was a major influence．The French have used the right since at least the late 18th century．Some say that before the French Revolution，noblemen drove their carriages on the left，forcing the peasants to the right．Regardless of the origin，Napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered，including Russia，Switzerland and Germany．Hitler，in turn，ordered right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia and Austria in the 1930s．Nations that escaped right-hand control，like Great Britain，followed their left-hand tradition．
The U．S．has not always been a nation of right-hand drivers； earlier in its history，carriage and horse traffic travelled on the left，as it did in England．But by the late 1700s，people driving large wagons pulled by several pairs of horses began promoting a shift （改变） to the right．A driver would sit on the rear （后面的） left horse in order to wave his whip （鞭子） with his right hand； to see opposite traffic clearly，they travelled on the right．
One of the final moves to firmly standardize traffic directions in the U．S．occurred in the 20th century，when Henry Ford decided to mass-produce his cars with controls on the left （ the reason was stated in a 1908 catalog：the convenience for passengers exiting directly onto the edge，especially if there is a lady to be considered）．Once these rules were set，many countries eventually adjusted to the right-hand standard，including Canada in the 1920s，Sweden in 1967 and Burma in 1970．The U．K．and former colonies such as Australia and India are among the Western world's few remaining holdouts（坚持不变者）．Several Asian nations，including Japan，use the left as well-though many places use both right-hand-drive and left-hand-drive cars．
9．Why did people in Switzerland travel on the right？C
A．They had used the right-hand traffic since the 18th century．
B．Rich people enjoyed driving their carriages on the right．
C．Napoleon introduced the right-hand traffic to this country．
D．Hitler ordered them to go against their left-hand tradition．
10．Of all the countries below，the one that travels on the right isA．
A．Austria              
B．England             
C．Japan                
D．Australia
11．Henry Ford produced cars with controls on the leftB．
A．in order to change traffic directions in the U．S．
B．so that passengers could get off conveniently
C．because rules at that time weren't perfect
D．though many countries were strongly against that
12．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？C
A．Before the French Revolution，all the French people used the right．
B．People in Britain and the U．S．travel on the same side nowadays．
C．The Burmese began to travel on the right in 1970．
D．All the Asian nations use the left at present．

6．Did you see snow in your hometown last winter？Did you feel it was warmer than before？"There have been 21 warm winters in China since 1986，"said scientists．They also said that in the past 100 years，as the global （全球的） temperatures went up by 0.74°C，the temperature in North China has climbed 1.4°C in only 50 years．China needs to take quick action to cut carbon dioxide （二氧化碳） emission （排放），because it's the main reason for global warming．The good news is that China has seen the importance of going green．China set the goal of cutting energy use by 20 and pollution emission by 10 in the 11th Five-Year Plan Can you slow global warming？Sure!You and your family can take st eps to cut the amount of carbon dioxide that is sent out into the air．
Here are some pieces of advice to help you save the earth．Wear used clothes．Wearing your brother's，sister's or dad's old T-shirt means you save the energy．Change your light bulbs （灯泡）．Use energy-saving light bulbs．And don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off your television and computer when they are not in use!Ride the bus．Taking a bus saves a lot of oil every year．Say no to plastic bags．The next time your parents go to the market，ask them to use baskets． Open a window．Don't use the air conditioner （空调），and let some fresh air in．When you have to use the conditioner，set the temperature higher in the summer and lo wer in the winter to save energy Make small changes in your daily life．Don't use paper cups，bags and boxes．
It's time for all of us to do something to save the earth．
1．The main reason for global warming isB．
A．the oil                               
B．carbon dioxide
C．paper cups，bags and boxes           
D．televisions and computers
2．The word"energy"in the second paragraph means"D"
A．活力        
B．干劲      
C．精力        
D．能源
3．How many pieces of advice are there in this passage？D
A．Three．
B．Four        
C．Five．
D Six
4．The passage is mainly about the ways toA．
A．slow down global warming                
B．make energy
C．change our daily life                
D．change the world weather．

5．假设你叫李华，现是武汉大学的一名新生．请你根据以下提示，给你中学的英语老师李老师写一封感谢信，表达对他的感谢．词数100左右．
提示：
1．对英语李老师表达感谢．
2．回顾在校时考试的压力、堆积如山的作业和父母的高期望让你很沮丧，多亏老师的鼓励和耐心指导，让你成绩提高，终于实现梦想．
3．希望老师的学生都能进入理想大学．

4．In considering people for jobs，we give preferenceto those with some experience．（偏爱）

3．Americans use many expressions with the word dog．People in the United States love their dogs and treat（41）themwell．They take their dogs for walks，let them play outside（42）andgive them good food and medical care．On the contrary，dogs（43）without owners to care for them lead a rather difficult way of life．The expression"lead a dog's life"，（44）describes（describe） a person who has an unhappy existence．
Some say we live in a dog-eat-dog world，（45）whichmeans many people are competing for the same things，like good jobs．They say that to be successful，（46）aperson has to work like a dog．This means they have to work very，very hard．Such hard work can make people dog-tired．And，the situati on would be even （47）worse（bad） if they became sick like a dog．
Husbands and wives use this doghouse term （48）whenthey are angry at each other．For example，a woman might be angry at her husband coming home late or（49）forgetting（forget） their wedding anniversary．She might tell him that he is in the doghouse．She may not treat him（50）nicely（nice） until he apologizes．

2．Law School Essays that Made a Difference
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Face it，and a lot of students have great LSAT scores．The best way for you to stand out in a crowd of applicants to top law schools is to write an exceptional（特别的，出众的） personal statement．This book puts you in the admissions office's seat．It gives you the intimate details一test scores，GPAs （grade point average），demographic inform ation，and personal statements一of 34 law school hopefuls，then shows you why they got into the colleges they applied to，and why some didn't．It's invaluable information that will help students evaluate （评估）their own chances of admission to the most selective law schools in the United States．
Business School Essays that Made a Difference
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What makes business school applications so brutal （无情）？For most applicants，it's the number，length，and complexity（复杂性） of the essays they have to writ e when applying for a course．Most top schools require multiple essays and this book is your best bet for succeeding with them．It contains：1．Forty-four real-life essays critiqued （评论） by admissions officers from schools like Tuck，Chicago，and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.2．Eight case studies of business school applicants saying what worked for them and what did not.3．Translations of essay questions telling you what they are really asking．
College Essays that Made a Difference
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ISBN：0375763449
This book helps students get into the college they want by showing them what essays helped actual students achieve their dreams．The book tells you what colleges want to see using interviews with actual admissions officers．The book has sections on the basics of essay writing-grammar and punctuation （标点符号＞一as well as the sections looking at what topics you should write about and how you should communicate your personality in your work．It finishes by looking at the work of a great many successful applicants to America's top colleges，and some unsuccessful students to tell you what to avoid．
13．With the three books，the Princeton Review aims atB．
A．offering students guides in making a difference in their jobs after university graduation
B．of fering guides on the writing of application essays for American universities
C．showing students how to pass LSA T in the US
D．showing college graduates what helped actual students achieve their dreams
14．LSAT is most probablyA．
A．an admission test given by a law school    
B．a test for admitted law students
C．information on business and college             
D．information on GPA
15．What's the purpose of writing the three texts？A
A．To sell the books．
B．To make the books easier to read．
C．To show the importance of the schools．
D．To introduce new authors．

1．Learning new words is learning new ideas：High school students can take control of their
learning by always looking up new words and finding out what they mean．They should keep a dictionary and a thesaurus close at hand．
Make clear lists：Students should make a list of everything that they need to get done．They should check off assignments （作业）once completed．They should include clear due dates．
Make a commitment：Active learners will resolve to keep up-to-date from the start．They will avoid procrastinating （delay doing something）．They will complete most of their work as early as possible．
Independent work is best：Students will so all assignments independently-they will never copy!Students who copy are passive learners．Passive learners do not give their mind a chance to think on its own．
Organization is key：Students should keep an excellent folder and notebook．All problems should be clearly stated and solutions given．All tests and quizzes should be corrected and used as study guides for exams and finals．
All actions without solutions are dead：Active learners will always show their work needed to solve a problem．Active learners will never turn in a list of answers without giving an explanation or a solution．
Advanced reading：Students should do any required reading for the topic before class．They should write an outline of the section or chapter．They should actively take notes as they read to help them remember．
56．If you want to be successful in exams and finals you shouldC．
A．give your mind a chance to think on its own
B．check off your papers once completed
C．keep an excellent folder and notebook
D．hand in your homework on time
57．If you want to be an active learner youA．
A．shouldn't copy others assignments
B．shouldn't write an outline before class
C．needn't correct mistakes in the tests
D．needn't kept a dictionary at hand
58．The best title of the passage is"D"．
A．How to Be an Effective Reader   
B．How to Get Good Scores in Tests
C．How to Collect Academic Information               
D．How to Actively Study in High School．

20．It is known to us that smoking isharmful（有害的）to our health．

19．假定英语课上老师要求同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，每句中最多有两处．错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除成修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
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．
Dear Jack，
I'm sorry to hear that you feel lonely in the new school，because you find hard to make friends．Now，I'd like to offer you any advice．
Firstly，it's normal for you to feel lonely because you were living in a new environment．Secondly，you should greet your classmates when met them on campus．Thirdly，it will be a good idea if you take an actively part in class activities，what can help them learn more about you．I believe you will be able to make new friends soon unless you're friendly to the others．
I hope the suggestion above will be helpful to you and everything will be tine with you for the future．
Yours，
Li Hua．