Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful conditions. Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.

     Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting（转移注意力） us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support -- money aid, material resources, and needed services – that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.

1. Interpersonal relationships are important because they can       .

    A．make people live more easily            B．smooth away daily problems

    C．deal with life changes                 D．cure types of illnesses

2. The researches show that people's physical and mental health       .

    A．lies in the social medical care systems which support them

    B．has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

    C．depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

    D．is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes

3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word "cushions"?

A．takes place of                                   B．makes up of

C．relieves the effect of                        D．gets rid of

4. What is the subject discussed in the text?

    A．Interpersonal relationships.              B．Kinds of social support.

    C．Ways to deal with stress.              D．Effects of stressful conditions.

The word "conservation" has a thrifty （节俭） meaning. To conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were "limitless" and "inexhaustible". Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated, and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.

    Fifty years ago nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; timber was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word "conservation" had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today.

    For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about repairing the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation should, therefore, be made a part of everyone's daily life. To know about the water table in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic arithmetic formulas. We need to know why all watersheds need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to benefit the soil fully before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big, mature trees, because living space for most of man's fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume above the earth. In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.

1. The author's attitude towards the present situation in the use of natural resources is       .

    A．positive             B．neutral          C．suspicious          D．critical

2. According to the author, the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that       .

    A．they had no idea about scientific forestry

    B．they had little or no sense of environmental protection

    C．they did not know the importance of nature study

    D．they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials

3. With a view to correcting the mistakes of our forefathers, the author suggests that       .

    A．we plant more trees

    B．we be taught environmental science, as well as the science of plants

    C．environmental education be directed toward everyone

    D．we return to nature

4. What does the author imply by saying "living space is figured also in cubic volume above the earth" （Paragraph 3 ）?

A．Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller in volume.

B．Our living space should be measured in cubic volume.

C．We need to take some measures to protect space in volume.

D．We must create better living conditions for both birds and animals.

此题要求改正以下短文中的错误：

该行多一词：把多余的词用下划线（ __）划出，并用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一词：在缺词处加一个漏字符（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

What a long winter vacation! I stay at home doing nothing except

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homework every day as a robot. One day, an idea occurred to me,

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"Why not to find a part-time job to learn something new?"

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The next morning, after visiting many of shops, I was lucky

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enough to find one in small but pretty cake shop. When a

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tired-looking old man came in to buy a cake, I immediate

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helped him sat down in a chair and then brought him the cake.

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After he paid for them, I said thanks to him. He looked so

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happy that he praised me with a satisfying smile. From this,

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I learned: "Be good to others or they'll be good to you."

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如今世界粮食短缺，价格飞涨，给部分地区造成社会动荡。假设在你校开展的研究性学习中，你们小组以“World Food Crisiso”为题进行研究，现在请你代表你们小组向全体同学简要介绍你们的研究成果。主要内容如下：

  1．气候变化，造成粮食减产

  2．工业发展，城市化加速，耕地减少

  3．世界能源价格上涨，使用粮食生产生物燃料你如何做出自己的贡献

  注意：1．内容包括以上要点，但不要逐句翻译

        2．字数100左右，文章开头已提供，不计入总词数

        3．参考词汇：城市化urbanization 生物燃料bibfuls

    Hello, everyone,

    Now I'll tell you something about our research project The World Food Crisis on behalf of our group. As you know, food shortages have hit many countries in the world and even caused social unrest in some areas.

—Do you mind if I open the window ?

—        . I feel a bit cold .

A．Of course not .                             B．I’d rather you didn’t . 

C．Go ahead .                                          D．Why not ?

Do remember not to leave out         “r” while spelling the word “irregular”.

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

Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will         fresh for several days .

A．be kept         B．have kept            C．keep          D．be keeping

The boy has a handsome face         the scar on his forehead .

A．except          B．besides         C．other than          D．apart from

The long lasting war,        with blood and deaths, ended in people’s sadness ,        on result .

A．filling ; reaching                                         B．filled ; reaching   

C．filled; having reached                      D．filling ; reached

To our surprise , we got         people to attend the meeting as we expected .

A．twice as many                                    B．twice many as

C．as twice                                             D．as twice many