请根据漫画，以“What will the child become?”为标题，用英语写一篇短文。

       要求：1、词数100个左右。

       2、内容要包括对以下漫画画面的描述以及你自己对这一现象的看法。

       提示：电子琴 electronic piano  画板 drawing board

What will the child become?

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假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom来信询问你们的学习情况。请你根据下图提供的信息，写一封100左右的回信，谈谈自从你校实行新课改以来，尝试新的学习方法，你们学习情况的变化。

Dear Tom,

It was great to hear from you again．                                           

1．The prices at Munchies are ______．

A．lower than usual                            B．bargain prices for the opening

C．lower for two people                       D．lower if you spend $21．00

2．Everyone who eats at Munchies well receive a ______．

A．free raffle ticket                               B．lucky draw coupon

C．free meal                                       D．balloon and whistle

3．I will find out who has won the top to Western Australia when I ______．

A．watch Channel 3 television

B．come down to Munchies at moon

                                 C．read The Straits Times on the 15^th of January

  D．attend the lucky draw at Munchies Food Hall

假设你是王力，国庆节期间你准备和家人去上海看世博。你想了解有关订票方面的具体情况，例如：可否在网上订票？团体购票是否可以打折？可否因故取消订票？你在互联网上查到了一份门票价格表（见下表），但还有些具体信息不明确。请给相关人员发一封信，询问有关情况。

参考词汇：取消cancel   折扣 discount   要求：词数120左右；可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。注意：信的开头与结尾已给出。

Dear Sir / Madam,                                                                  

        My family and I are planning a visit to Shanghai World Expo in the coming vacation．   

                                                                     Yours       

                                                                     Wang Li

If you still know little about the “IMF”, it’s time you started to read about it, for it has been a hot issue of the whole world．

The International Monetary Fund is one of the international financial（金融的） institutions, which works for global growth and economic stability．It provides policy advice and financing to members in economic difficulties and also works with developing nations to help them achieve economic stability and reduce poverty．The“ IMF” currently has a near-global membership of 185 countries．

To become a member, a country must apply for it and then be accepted by a majority of the existing members．Upon joining, each member of the IMF is assigned a quota（配额）, based broadly on its relative size in the world economy．The IMF’s membership agreed in May 2008 on a rebalancing of its quota system to reflect the changing global economic realities, especially the increased weight of major emerging markets （新兴市场） in the global economy, such as China, India and Russia．

The following diagram gives more information about major international financial institutions．

1．The main cause of the IMF’s decision to make changes in its quota system is ______．

       A．the shortage of resources                   B．global growth and economic stability

       C．the changing economic situations       D．the need to accept new members

2．The main purpose of the IMF is to ______．

       A．prevent the member countries from getting into wars

       B．collect money from rich countries to help poor ones

       C．provide assistance to its member countries when necessary

       D．make sure the world economy develops in a healthy way

3．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

       A．The quota an IMF member country gets depends on the size of the country．

       B．India together with China is proposing an increase in emergency funds．

       C．The more money a member contributes to the IMF, the more say it has in it．

       D．The International Development Association is meant to support developed countries．

4．The total resources of World Bank amount to about _______．

       A．$352 billion                                        B．$97．7 billion

       C．$41．6 billion                                      D．$41．5 billion

5．From the diagram we can see the present IMF is most probably under the control of _______．

       A．the US                                                B．Russia

       C．Japan                                                 D．any EU member state

Section One

The city is an accumulation of human civilization．Just as the American social philosopher Lewis Mumford put it, it is a special system which, fine and compact, has been designed to preserve the fruits of human civilization．Many Western languages have developed their versions of the term “civilization” from the same Latin word “civitas”（meaning “city”）, and it is by no means a coincidence．The city has played a significant role in the perfection of order in human society．

Section Two

The emblem（会徽）, showing the image of three people ― you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes the big family of mankind．Inspired by the shape of the Chinese character “世” （meaning the world）, the design conveys the organizers' wish to host an Expo which is of global scale and which shows the various urban cultures of the world．

Section Three

Created from the inspiration of Chinese character “人”, the design roots deeply in Chinese culture．It tells the world the eternal core （永恒的核心） and theme of Shanghai World Expo will be always human．The mascot “Haibao” will become the messenger for the theme of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China “Better City, Better Life”．

The basic structure of the Chinese character “人” in which each stroke supports each other also shows the concept that the beautiful life should depends on mutual-help（互相帮助）．If the human are willing to support one another, the harmony among human, nature, and society will be available．Such an urban life will be nice．

Haibao’s confident smile is expressing his sincere greeting from China ― “World Expo 2010 Shanghai China welcomes you!”

1．Section One mainly tells about ______．

       A．the part cities play in human civilization

       B．the development of the word “city”

       C．why the Expo is held in Shanghai

       D．where human civilization originated

2．The underlined word “it” in Section One refers to ______．

    A．the civilization                                    B．the philosopher    

       C．the word                                          D．the city

3．Which correctly matches the sections with the pictures they describe?

4．In Section Three, the second paragraph explains how the creation is connected with the _____ of the Chinese word “人”．

       A．story                   B．meaning              C．shape                  D．usage

5．The underlined word “stroke” in the second paragraph of Section Three means ______．

       A．one of the ideas a word has                  B．a line made by a writing tool

       C．a member of a family or the society       D．a person who has met with trouble

常言道“字如其人”。随着电脑的普及率越来越高，老师、家长和学生对书写的重视程度也降低了。据一项调查显示，有85．8%的中学生表示有人说过自己的字迹不好看，对于中学生而言，能写一手美观大方的字还是颇有益处的，而中学生不想改善字迹的理由也有很大差别，如图所示。请写一篇120-150的英文短文，反映一下中学生不想改善书法的理由以及你是如何看待这个问题的。

 注意：字迹 handwriting

仔细观察下图，请用英语写一篇120词左右的短文，简要描述漫画内容，并结合生活实

际，就漫画主题发表感想。

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1．Which of the following as is TRUE about Rosetta Stone?

      A．You can learn only a few languages.

      B．You will get some advice in time during learning.

      C．You may take part in the language school today.

      D．You can get your money back after seven months.

2．The main purpose of the text is to         ．

    A．tell adults how to learn a language well

    B．present readers to buy CDs of Rosetta Stone

    C．present some problems of learning languages

    D．compare adults and children learning languages

3．If there’ s a$499 program，you order it today and pay        .

    A．$479                B．$459               C．$449                    D．$439

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    A．education paper                               B．review on language

    C．science report                                    D．advertisement for a product

We invite you to join us this summer for the First ePals Conferencel

Dear ePals Community Member, ePals will hold its first conference for tech directors and teachers on Tuesday, July 15, in Boston. Our one-day event is a pre-conference of Alan.November’s Building Learning Commurities 2008 Conference. Come see how ePals, the Internet’s largest social learning network, cantransform your classroom, school and district with our award-winning, safe and protected School M@il^TM and SchoolBlog^TM offered at no cost.ePals team members, expert teachers and instructional technology directors will share their experiences using the ePals Global Community to build 21st Century skills in the classroom.

Among the speakers are:

•      Tim DiScipio, co-founder of ePals, sharing the vision for global collaboration and corporate partnerships with National Geographic, the classmate PC powered by Intel, and the XO from One Laptop Per Child

•      Dr. Kari Stubbs on "ePals 101: Where and How to Start Using Global Collaborative Tools in Project-based Learning." Dr. Stubbs led the Enhancing Education Through Technology （EETT） initiative in Kansas before joining ePals as director of professional development.

•      Dr. Rita Oates on "Accomplishing the New NETS Standards for Students with ePals Tools and Activities." Dr. Oates formerly was in charge of ed tech in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

•      Dr. Laurie Henry, University of Kentucky, talking about literacy（读写能力） issues in the online world

•      Dr. Shelia Gersh, City Colleges of New York, sharing her ePals project as an example of a successful 21st century online educational experience

•      Carol Bar, teacher at Blue Valley High School（KS）, "Blogging for Language Acquisition"

•      Adina Popa, teacher at Potowmack Elementary （VA）, will speak about schoolwide use of ePals and video conferencing to other classrooms

•      Several district tech directors talking about best practices in implementation（安装） and use in their districts for safe and protected student email and blogs

•      Other classroom teachers sharing their experiences for instructional success in the online community and using free, safe and protected online tools from ePals

Register and get more information at www.epals.com/conference

1．The letter is written to _______.

       A．attract more customers

       B．answer readers’ questions

       C．inform related people of a conference

       D．recommend some teachers

2．From the text we can learn that ______.

       A．the July 15 conference is just a pre-conference

       B．the July 15 conference will last till November

       C．BLC08 will be set up at the July 15 conference

       D．the BLC08 Conference will be held this summer

3．________ will talk about his/her experiences in using the ePals and video conference in classrooms at school.

       A．Tim DiScipio                                     B．Dr. Laurie Henry

       C．Adina Popa                                      D．A tech director

4．It can be inferred from the text that ePals here _______.

       A．refer to those who keep in touch with each other through email

       B．is in fact a software for online language study

       C．is an expensive tool for language learners on the Internet

       D．refer to all the language teachers who globally communicate with each other