At one time or another most farmers have problems with mice．This is especially true for grain farmers．Mice eat a lot of grain．They also carry diseases（疾病）, which people can get from eating or touching grain the mice have made dirty．Farmers can use special grain storage building or they can kill the mice．However, both methods can be costly．Farmers must buy materials to build the special grain storage buildings or chemical poisons to kill the mice．

       Here is a way to kill mice without spending a lot of money．It is a simple but effective king of mouse trap．The method is first used by some farmers in the west African country of Mali．An agricultural expert in Mali reported about the Mali mouse trap in a magazine．The expert reported that his gardener caught 150 mice in just one night．The gardener used four traps．The trap is easy to make．First, remove the top from a 20 liter metal or plastic container（容器）．Put it n a hole in the ground．The top edge of the container should be the level with the surface of the ground．Fill the container with water to within eight centimeters of the top．Add tiny pieces of grain wastes．They should float on the water．Also put some wastes on the ground near the trap．During the night, mice will come out to eat the grain wastes．They will fall into the container and drown．Replace the food in the trap every night．

1．According to the passage, used the mouse trap first．

     A．an agricultural expert in the west Africa

       B．farmers in the United States

       C．an American gardener

       D．farmers in Mali

2．What does the passage mainly tell us?

     A．A simple and effective method used by farmers to kill mice．

     B．Methods used by farmers to kill mice．

     C．Farmers have problems with mice．

     D．How to kill mice．

3．is not needed in making the mouse trap．

     A．Water                  B．A container        C．chemical poison   D．Food

4．Which of the following can’t protect grain from being eaten by mice?

       A．A special grain storage building．          B．Chemical poisons．

     C．A mouse trap．                                          D．A hole in the ground．

I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang．It was a strange farmer．I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him．He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything．Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had a very bad accident．I really didn’t know who she was but I had to go．

       It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way．I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place．He was standing there, waiting for me．It seemed that Milly had died．“She meant more to me than anyone even my own wife!” he said．I could see that he had been crying．I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal（丑闻）．I was even more surprised when he told me he had put her in the barn（厩）．“I couldn’t leave her in the cold!” he said．Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his．I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door．He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground．

       “She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone except a doctor touch her!” he said and cried again．

1．The farmer wished that the writer might         ．

       A．look into the matter

       B．bring Milly back to life

     C．free him from a scandal

       D．keep the whole thing a secret[

2．The underlined phrase in the first paragraph means “       ”．

     A．expect                    B．understand        C．see clearly        D．hear clearly

3．Before he arrived at the farmer’s house, the writer expected to see Milly lying         ．

     A．on the ground of a barn                       B．on the floor of a room

     C．in bed in a room                             D．in bed in a barn

4．What do we know about Milly for the story?

       A．She had met with an accident．                   B．She had caused a scandal．

     C．She was seriously ill．                        D．She was hidden somewhere．

5．The person who told the story is probably a        ．

       A．farme       B．policeman      C．country doctor       D．newspaper reporter

Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress（紧张） helps to bring it on．It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them．

       Are we underemployed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure（闲暇） in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be?

       All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and bring our frustrations（沮丧，挫败） into the open．People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health better than shoes who bottle up their feelings．

       If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them．It is possible to change jobs．We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard．We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude．It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy．Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger．The teaching in the Bible “Don’t let the sun go down upon your wrath（愤怒）” is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religions（宗教，信仰）．

1．Which of the following statement is TRUE?

     A．Freedom from responsibilities helps relieve（减轻）stress．

     B．Stress is the direct cause of cancer．

     C．The cause of stress are worthy of serious study．

     D．Cancer is the number one killer in our society today．

2．According to the text, which of the following people is more likely to suffer from stress?

     A．People who have cancer．

     B．People who like to quarrel with others．

     C．People whose living standard is low．

     D．People who have more responsibilities than they can handle．

3．The word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means          ．

     A．a noisy quarrel

       B．a very loud noise

     C．a neat line of things side by side

       D．a journey in a boat

4．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?

     A．Changing our jobs．

     B．Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy．

     C．Speaking out about our frustrations．

     D．Reading the Bible．

Festival Activities Program

       TIME AND PLACE

       October 24 ~ 30

       Oct．24 ~ 30: 9:00 a．m ~ 4:00p．m

       Oct．25 ~ 29: 12:00 p．m ~ 9:00p．m

       at Kerry Center Hotel

       Classroom area

   （1）English Taster Lesson                      （2）Food health-keeping method presentation

       Computer area

   （3）E-photography and Techno-Music    （4）Education Software Demonstration

       Internet Training area

       SINA and Capital On-line will provide Internet Training for the public．The focus（焦点） will  be on browsing the Internet; how to find useful information on the web; and how to design an elementary web page．

       Foyer Activity area

   （5）The students from Beijing TV University for the aged will provide a calligraphy （handwriting） demonstration．

   （6）Children activities

1．A 70-year-old teacher wants to see how to use writing brush well, he should go to        ．

       A．Classroom area

       B．Computer area

     C．Internet Training area

       D．Foyer Activity area

2．The programs will last for         ．

     A．a week                B．a month          C．five days            D．two days

3．The word “browsing” in the passage probably means         ．

     A．seeing everywhere

       B．going here and there

     C．staring everywhere

       D．reading here and there in books, etc．

On Christmas Eve a few years ago an English couple（夫妇） received a very special telephone call．It was only a 20-second call but it was very important．The Haydens’ 15-year-old daughter had disappeared six months before．On Christmas Eve she rang them．“I’m phoning to wish a happy Christmas,” she said, “I love you．”

       Ronals and Edwine Hayden were so happy that they started a special telephone service called “Alive and Well”．The service helps parents to get in touch with children who have run away from home．

       Young people can phone “Alive and Well” and leave a message for their parents．The telephones are answered by answering machines．So no one can speak to the child of making him return home．

       Parents of runaway children who are under eighteen can ask the police to bring their children home, so children do not want to tell their parents where they are．Through “Alive and Well” they can telephone their parents without worrying about this or giving out their addresses．

       The Haydens and their helpers write down the tape recorded telephone messages and connect the address given．Many of the 30,000 British teenagers who have left home are probably in London．For only two pence they can go into a telephone coin box and call their parents．They can dial（拨） 5675339 and stop a parent’s worry: Is he dead or alive?

1．The Haydens’ daughter rang her parents         ．

       A．because she knew she had done something wrong

       B．in order to give them her address

     C．to say she was coming home soon

       D．in order to comfort her worried parents

2．If you ring “Alive and Well ”,       ．

       A．you will get the information you want  

       B．your message will be passed over to your parents

     C．your information will be kept a secret

       D．your parents will know where you are

3．Which of the following is NOT true?

       A．The Haydens received an “Alive and Well” call from their daughter before Christmas．

     B．An “Alive and Well” call usually costs only two pence because it is quite near and short．

     C．In this text at least 30,000 British teenagers don’t want to live with their parents．

     D．The “Alive and Well” call is far less important than the message it sends．

4．Through “Alive and Well”, parents of runaway children         ．

     A．often fail to persuade their children to return home

     B．know nothing from their children to return home

     C．can say nothing to their children

     D．can ask the police to help them to find lost children

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误，则按下列情况改正：

       此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

       此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

       此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

       注意：每行只有一个错误；原行没有错的不要改。

One day I happen to find a chatting room in my QQ,                          1．       

there people were chatting in English．I tried to chat with                    2．       

some of them．To my surprised, I found the oral English                    3．       

of some students were better than mine．                                          4．       

I asked him for advice and they told me to practice more                    5．       

on QQ．But every day after that I would spend one                            6．       

hour practice my oral English on QQ．                                             7．       

Day by day I learned from many useful words and expressions．         8．       

With time going by, I found that I could even                                     9．       

communicate some college students freely．                                      10．       

假如你是王东，你在新学校学习已经一个学期，请根据下列提示，用英语给你的朋友Alice 写封电子邮件，谈一谈你的高中生活，写一篇120词左右的文章。

       你的学校和班级

       你的作息时间

       你的朋友或老师

       你最喜欢的……

Dear Alice,

       I’ve been at senior school for more than one month．I’m writing down my thought about my school life．

       My new school is                                                             

       Bye for now．

                                                               Wang Dong

According to _______ recent report, large ice cream producers usually have      better production record．

A．a; the            B．不填; a           C．a; a          D．the; the

The old black woman used to tell stories under the tall tree, her grandchildren ______ around and ______attentively．

A．seating; listening                                        B．seated; listened

C．seating; listened                                        D．seated; listening

A feather falls slower than a stone only because the air holds the feather back more than it ______ the stone．

A．does           B．holds           C．will         D．is