More teachers are starting off the school year with letters to parents and students to introduce themselves and set a tone（基调）for the year. The letters are a good way to establish positive communication with parents, several teachers told Education World.

       "I think it's professional（专业的）," said Dorothy Peselli, an English teacher at Sparta High School in Sparta, New Jersey. Peselli, who distributes the letters the first day of school, told Education World, "It gives parents an image of you as a professional. If you start communication off in a positive manner, you will have the parents on your side when you need them."

       In her letter to parents, Peselli encourages them to call or e-mail her with specific concerns about their children. "I want to work as a team to ensure that your child becomes an independent lifelong learner," Peselli wrote to parents last September. She also telephones the parents of all her students at the beginning of the year.

       Peselli includes with the letter a classroom handbook（手册）listing policies and procedures. And she requires that both parents and students read and sign statements (included in the letter!) that they read the handbook. The student letter also lists needed supplies and dispenses encouragement. "Please come to class ready to work and learn. This will be an exciting year for all of us," it says.

       Last year, Peselli taught at a different high school and parents there were "shocked," but appreciative, that she had so much contact with them. "I received roses and a thank-you note from one boy and his mother," Peselli said. She wishes her own children's teachers would take the time to write notes as well. "I never got a letter home from any of my daughter's high school teachers," she said. "It would be nice to know the background of some of the people who are teaching my daughter."

1．We may learn from the text that _____．

     A．most teachers are writing letters to parents and students

     B．the handbook is used to list supplies and give encouragement

     C．Peselli mainly introduces her background and teaching experiences in the letters

     D．Peselli believes it important for teachers to exchange information with parents

2．The underlined word "it" in the fourth paragraph refers to _____．

     A．the handbook       B．the letter           C．the school      D．the requirement

3．We can infer from the last paragraph that _____．

     A．Peselli seemed to be populate among boy students

     B．Peselli means to surprise parents by writing letters

     C．parents were satisfied with Peselli's way of working

     D．all Peselli's children are studying in high schools

4．The purpose of the text is to _____．

     A．introduce an English teaching method

     B．give advice on how to teach students

     C．show us how Dorothy Peselli makes teaching plans

     D．encourage teachers to keep in touch with parents

Court rules Rain pay $8M

       The agents for South Korean star Rain said they are discussing with their lawyers after a US court ordered him to pay more than $ 8 million for calling off a concert in Honolulu in 2007, AFP reported Friday. "This is a result we would never have expected," Jung Wook of JYP Entertainment said. "We will decide our future course of legal action with lawyers in a few days."

Sony freezes staff pay

       Japanese electronics firm Sony Corp. said Thursday it has decided to freeze its workers' salaries(薪金) for the year starting from April 1 to improve profitability, Reuters reported. The workers' bonuses(奖金) will also be lowered to 4 months' pay from 6 months, and managers' yearly bonuses will be dropped by 10-20%.

Newspaper goes Web-only

       The New York-based Hearst Corp. declared Monday it would publish its last print edition of the 146-year-old newspaper the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Tuesday and move its operation completely online. The newspaper said delivery would be stopped to about 118,000 weekday readers. Hearst had put the Seattle P-I up for sale since January, but there was no buyer. It is not clear how many of the paper's 150 employees will lose their jobs.

EU has high hopes for US message to Iran

       In a videotaped message marking Nowruz—the Persian New Year, Mr. Obama said US seeks a future with Iran that includes renewed exchanges and greater opportunities for partnership and economy.

       The European Union is hopeful that U.S. President Barack Obama’s message to Iran can help improve relations between Teheran and much of the world.

       EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said in Brussels Friday that the broadcast could help open “a new chapter” for relations with Iran. He also talked about U.S.’s relations with Japan and Korea.

1．Who was fined for not doing things as promised?

       A．Rain.                                                  B．The Seattle Post- Intelligencer.

       C．Sony Corp.                                         D．The New York-based Hearst corp.

2．The Japanese electronics firm has decided to           .

       A．drop the workers’ bonuses by 20% at most

       B．lower the workers’ bonuses to 4 months’ pay

       C．freeze its managers’ salaries starting from April 1

       D．reduce the managers’ yearly bonuses to 6 months’ pay

3．The Seattle Post- Intelligencer Probably will        .

       A．try to sell itself at a lower price

       B．cut the number of its employees

       C．increase the price of its print edition

       D．stop its online edition next Tuesday

4．From Mr. Obama’s message we know        .

       A．relations between Japan and US will be strengthened

       B．US will open “a new chapter” for relations with Korea

       C．US will improve its relations with Iran in economy

       D．Iran has good relations with the rest of the world

Starting the day on an egg could keep your blood pressure(血压) under control, research suggests. Scientists have shown that eggs produce proteins with a function similar to that of powerful blood pressure-lowering drugs.

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       The researchers, from the University of Alberta in Canada, showed that when eggs come in contact with stomach enzymes（酶） they produce a protein that acts in the same way as Ace inhibitors, drugs taken by millions around the world to lower blood pressure. Fried eggs proved "particularly effective, but more work is needed to show the effects outside a lab and in the human body.

       Earlier this month, British researchers declared that, contrary to popular beliefs, it is healthy to go to work on an egg. They concluded that the type of cholesterol(胆固醇) found in eggs has little effect on increasing heart disease risks.

       Researcher Professor Bruce Griffin, from the University of Surrey, said: "The wrong beliefs linking egg eating to high blood cholesterol and heart disease must be corrected. The amount of fat in our diet has an effect on blood cholesterol that is several times greater than the relatively small amounts of cholesterol found in eggs. The UK publics do not need to be limiting the number of eggs they eat. They can be encouraged to include them in a healthy diet as they are one of nature's most nutritious foods."

       The British Heart Foundation dropped its three-egg-a-week limit in 2005. However, almost half of Britons believe the limit still applies.

1．From the text we know that Ace inhibitors are _____.

     A．a kind of medicine                               B．a kind of protein

       C．a kind of illness                                 D．a kind of food

2．According to what Professor Bruce said, eggs _____.

    A．are the most nutritious food              B．have no effect on blood cholesterol

    C．can be included in a healthy diet            D．are forbidden to be eaten in the UK

3．We can infer from the text that _____.

    A．drugs to lower blood pressure will be replaced by eating eggs

    B．stomach enzymes mixed with eggs can cure heart diseases

    C．most Britons agree the three-egg-a-week limit should be dropped

    D．about 50% of Britons think eating an egg a day is bad for their health

4．The text is meant ______.

    A．to introduce a medicine made from eggs

    B．to introduce scientific findings about eggs

    C．to tell people how to lower their blood pressure

D．to advise people to eat as many eggs as possible

Anyone who reads a book and then goes to see a movie based on that book generally leaves the movie feeling a little disappointed. Why might this be? Both books and movies serve the purpose of entertainment. Both books and movies offer characters and plots. And, both books and movies provide a setting for a story. Books, however, offer a more attractive and complex form of entertainment than movies.

       Although movies are entertaining to watch, books have advantages over them. First, books, in comparison to movies, can more easily seize the depths of characters and create a complex setting through the use of rich description. Books leave it up to the reader to interpret, imagine, and recreate the story in his or her own mind. However, movies are action packed and provide lots of visual stimuli(视觉刺激); still, it is the movie not the viewer that interprets the characters, plot, and setting. Second, books are not limited to time. A writer can write as much or as little as necessary in order to create and tell a story. Movies, on the other hand, are limited to an hour and a half to two hours of entertaining time before the audience(观众) begins to get restless. Last, reading is an intellectual form of entertainment. Readers can improve their level of reading and vocabulary in a harmless, healthy, and pleasurable way. Movies, on the other hand, are not as complex and entertaining as books, and they leave nothing to interpret. Therefore, the advantages and entertainment value of books outweigh(胜过) those of a movie.

       To conclude, books, through interpretation, help the reader develop a sense of relationship to the characters and the story itself, but a movie strictly entertains. Books are a better form of entertainment than movies.

1．According to the author, _____.

      A．movies often make people disappointed

      B．more and more people-prefer books to movies

      C．books have many advantages over movies

      D．both books and movies strictly entertain

2．The underlined word "intellectual" in the second paragraph may relate to _____.

      A．training            B．learning           C．translation        D．memory

3．We learn from the text that _____.

      A．movies can easily seize the depths of characters

      B．books provide more visual stimuli than movies

      C．books leave readers nothing to interpret and imagine

      D．movies are usually time limited compared with books

4．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

      A．Movies: Easy Form of Entertainment

       B．Books: Better Form of Entertainment

       C．How to Produce Movies Based on Books

       D．Why Are We Disappointed at Movies

根据对话内容，从对话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项。

—Hi, Linda, what are you doing?

—Hi, Bob. I am preparing for the test tomorrow.

—      1      .

—Well, the reading room is full and the classroom is too noisy.      2     .

—I am afraid not. I feel very nervous. We don't have much time left.

—We can prepare together.      3     .

—Good idea. Let me ask first. Name three European countries.

—Easy, France, Germany and Russia. I can even say more.

—      4     Now it's your turn to ask questions.

—Ok, what are the seven continents of the world?

—Asia, Europe, Africa, and err... I really can't remember them all.

—      5     .

       A．Maybe that can help.

       B．Have you passed your test yet?

       C．It seems you are well prepared.

       D．Are you ready for the test?

       E．But why are you here in the garden?

       F．Don't worry, you still have time.

       G．Then we can have a good time.

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

1．He formed a lot of bad       （习惯）when working in that factory.

2．In his        （四十）, he would go to the library and sit in the same seat every day.

3．Please        （宣布）to your class that they will have a concert tomorrow.

4．I       （很少）see him invite his friends for a drink in the evening.

5．Each time Michael Scofield was put in a heavily guarded prison, he       （逃脱）easily.

6．They had the good news       （传开）throughout the country.

7．       （十二月）is one of the busiest months in Hainan, as we all know.

8．He pressed a round       （按钮）and the machine began to work.

9．The young girl looks much       （瘦）than she used to be.

10．The angry mother couldn’t help       （提高）her voice to blame the naughty kids.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：

                            如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；

                            如有错误（每行只有一个错误），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：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

       注意：原文没有错的不要改。

       In a family New Year party, my uncle gave my cousins                           1．      

and me a bit of wine and said, “Now enjoy yourself but don’t get drunk!”        2．      

was pretty frightened and secret believed I was taking a big risk with              3．      

my future, as I was only six then. Later my cousin had more and more            4．      

drinks. I wanted to keep up with them, and I didn’t want to destroy                5．      

myself. I solved this problem by drinking fruit juice and pretend                      6．      

that it was wine. I tried to look just as crazy and out of the control                  7．      

as they did. To teil the truth, they never knew the difference. Years.                 8．      

later. I finally told them the truth. And guess what? They just as                     9．      

ashamed as I was. They have been drinking grape juice too!                 10．      

假设你是北京的一位中学生李华，得知你的加拿大笔友Mike一家将来京旅游两天，你有意为他们做导游。请给Mike写一封email表达你的想法，并包括下列要点。

1．个人优势：熟悉北京，擅长英语；

2．参观景点：鸟巢，水立方，故宫，长城。

注意：

1．可适当增加环节，使文章意思连贯；

2．100词左右。首尾句已经给出，不计入总词汇。

参考词汇：

       故宫the Palace Museum

       鸟巢the Bird Nest

       水立方 the Water Cube

                                                                           

                                                                          

                                                                          

                                                                           

On Nov．4，2008，Chinese mainland and Taiwan signed four agreements，which will be ________ to both sides．

A．influential             B．beneficial             C．artificial            D．commercial

--Sorry．I made a mistake again．

--________．Practice more and you'll succeed．

A．Never mind                               B．Certainly not

C．Not at all                                   D．Don't mention it