Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining，construction，and warfare as the inventor of dynamite(炸药)．On April 12，1888，Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart attack．A major French newspaper _1_ his brother for him and carried an article _2_ the death of Alfred Nobel．“The merchant of death is dead” the article read．“Dr．Alfred Nobel，who became _3_ by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before，died yesterday．” Nobel was _4_ to find out not that he had died，but that，when his time was up，he would be thought of only as one who profited from _5_ and destruction.

   To make sure that he was _6_ with love and respect, Nobel arranged in his _7_ to give the largest part of his money to _8_ the Nobel prizes，which would be awarded to people who made great _9_ to the causes of peace，literature，and the sciences．So _10_ ，Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about.

1．A．found                B．misunderstood             C．mistook          D．judged

2．A．introducing           B．announcing                 C．implying          D．advertising

3．A．famous                  B．sick                            C．rich                 D．popular

4．A．upset                     B．anxious                       C．excited            D．pleased

5．A．death                     B．disease                        C．trouble            D．attack

6．A．repaid                 B．described                    C．supported        D．remembered

7．A．book                     B．article                         C．will                 D．contract

8．A．establish                B．form                           C．develop           D．promote

9．A．additions                B．sacrifices                    C．changes          D．contributions

10．A．generally              B．basically                      C．usually            D．certainly

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

首先请阅读下列儿童读物的封面及基本信息：

下面是这些书的简要内容。请把相关的内容与它们的书名匹配起来。

1．This picture book explores the life of a tree that has deep roots，long arms，and many children．She provides shelter for many animals and bears fruit．The author uses colorful， simple，yet detailed watercolor illustrations to convey her words．The charming pictures show the many aspects in the life of a tree down to the caterpillars that eat the leaves．It is good for pre-school children．

2．This charming picture book highlights the life of a garden，from planting seeds to harvesting．With the narrator as guide，the reader is led through a variety of free verse and occasionally rhymed poems that fill in the story of a garden and its inhabitants．The pictures, delightful watercolors in bright pastels，add to the whimsical feel of the poems．Young readers will certainly enjoy this fun and fanciful text．

3．This is a story from 1956 which introduces a little boy who likes to go fishing with a tree limb，a worn，and a pin．Although he never catches anything，on this particular day he finally does hook three big ones，but the little one gets away．The boy pulls them home in his wagon and his mother cooks them for supper．The swinging rhythms of the text and the good humor evident in the illustrations remain fun for the youngest readers．

4．This useful，attractive，oversize volume uses its height well，employing a tree metaphor to show the earth’s various kinds of life and how all living things, from bacteria to the largest  mammals，are related．Each spread covers one branch of the animal kingdom．To make the enormity of species understandable．Strauss equates individual species(e.g., 10,000 bacteria) with one leaf on the tree．

5．This is a story about how a grandfather teaches his eager granddaughter to catch speckled trout from the stream in springtime．After a whole day on the lake，only Grandpa is lucky．The next morning the young fisherman hurries to the dock alone，and soon she hooks the catch of a lifetime．Young readers will appreciate this story that celebrates the special bond between the older and younger generation，while brilliant watercolor illustrations capture the beauty of the natural world

Below are some classified ads from an English newspaper.

1．Where will you post a notice if you need someone to look after your children?

A．PERSONAL                                            B．HELP WANTED     

C．DOMESTIC SERVICE                                D．ROOMMATES

2．A second-hand jacket will probably cost you      .

  A．$60                     B．$40                     C．$20                     D．10

3．To have your travel notes published, you may contact         .

A．Students’ Union                                        B．Gayle Mcore 

C．The International Center                            D．Life Planning Workshop

4．If you want to have someone wake you up in the morning, you may call           .

A．800-5224              B．800-5770              C．800-7839             D．800-0760

How Room Designs Affect Our Work and Feeling

Architects have long had the feeling that the place we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical（经验的，实证的）basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused, and lead to relaxation.

Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a room’s ceiling affects how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook.

In addition to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupant’s ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention.

Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C．Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia. Tanner and his team found that higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots.

Recent study on room lighting design suggests that dim （暗淡的） light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner, or at parties could increase relaxation. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax.

So far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings. “We have a very limited number of studies, so we are almost looking at the problem through a straw （吸管）” architect David  Allison says; “How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad ,generalize use of them?” That is what we are all struggling with”

1．What does Joan Meyers-Levy focus on in her research?

A．Light       B．Ceilings.       C．Windows.       D．Furniture

2．The passage tells us that____________.

    A．the shape of furniture may affect people’s feelings

    B．lower ceilings may help improve students’ creativity

    C．children in a dim classroom may improve their grades

    D．students in rooms with unblocked views may feel relaxed

3．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably mean that_______.

    A．the problem is not approached step by step

    B．the researches so far have faults in themselves

    C．the problem is too difficult for researchers to detect

    D．research in this area is not enough to make generalized patterns

4．Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?

 CP ：Central Point   P：point    SP： Sub-point（次要点）   C：Conclusion

假设你是红星中学高三一班的学生李华，为响应绿化祖国的号召，你班四月十二日去郊区植树，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，介绍植树活动的全过程，给某英文杂志的“绿色行动”专栏写一篇以“Green Action in Our Class”为题的英文稿件。

注意：词数不少于60

提示词：郊区 suburbs

（请务必将情景作文写在答题卡指定区域内）

In your spoken English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.

（请务必将情景作文写在答题卡指定区域内）

Sunday, October 5

Clear, 69F

    My wife, Eleanor, and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and guide, and the minibus which goes along with the boat. We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way. Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was kept.

    After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat. After dinner we walked into downtown Nancy, a village with a large square and wooden houses.

Monday, October 6

Rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69F

   We spent about two hours in Nancy, then sailed on the Canal de la Marne au Rhine. Kind of a lazy day, eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner. After dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat, where we will visit tomorrow.

    It was pleasant to sit out on deck （甲板） and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph.

Tuesday, October .7

Light rain, 64P

This morning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church, which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day. We did lots of shopping, then walked across the bridge to see a very, very modem Catholic church with special Baccarat windows.

    We drove to the top of the Voges Mountains and started down the eastern side. Later we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers. It contains the largest window by Marc Chagall - 24 feet wide by 40 feet high.

Wednesday, October 8

Cloudy, 65F

Today we sailed from Schneckenhush to Saverne. We went through, two caves, an. extremely unusual pave of the journey. This river scenery is very different. We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some color on the other.

Thursday, October 9

Cloudy, 66F

Our dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and take us to the hotel where

everyone went their separate ways, Our boating days are over until next time.

1．Where did the author get off the train?

A．Paris.          B．Strasbourg.          C．Nancy.          D．Barn.

2．On which days did the tourists spend most of their time on the boat?

A．Monday and Tuesday.

B．Tuesday and Wednesday.

C．Wednesday and Thursday.

D．Monday and Wednesday.

3．From the text, we learn that Baccarat and Sorrenbourg are the names of_     _

A．towns          B．churches            C．museums        D．mountains

4．What does the author think of the tour?

    A．Tiring.         B．Expensive.           C．Enjoyable.       D．Quick.

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：原行没有错的不要改。

After five years away in may hometown, I find that                   1．          

the neighborhood which I used to living in has changed                2．          

a lot, The Sichuan Restaurant and the older fish shop                  3．          

across the street from our middle school were gone.                  4．          

There exist now a park that has a small river running                  5．          

through. The factory at the comer of Friendship Street and             6．          

Zhongshan Road has been moved out of the city, and  sports           7．          

center has been built in their place. The market at the comer of          8．          

Friendship Street and Xinhua Road has been given way to               9．          

a supermarket. Besides the bookstore next to our middle                 10．          

School is still there.

Children find meanings in their old family tales.  

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker,    1   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   2   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   3   , he loaded his family into the car and   4   them to see family members in Canada with a   5   “There are more important things in life than money. ”

The 6   took on a new meaning recently when Mr.Guyer downsized to a   7    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  8   that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t.   9   , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   10   was how warm the people were in the house and how  11   of their heart was accessible.  

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   12    hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.  

A university   14    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 15   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  

The 16    is telling the stories in a way children can 17     . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   18   , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 19    , and make eye contact（接触）to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children

20   they should take from the story and what the moral is .

1. A. missed                      B. lost                        C. forgot                     D. ignored

2. A. when                        B. while                      C. how                      D. why

3. A. friendless                   B. worthless                C. penniless                 D. homeless

4. A fetched                       B. allowed                  C. expected                 D. took

5. A. hope                         B. promise                  C. suggestion              D. belief

6. A. tale                           B. agreement              C. arrangement           D. report

7. A. large                         B. small                      C. new                       D. grand

8. A. surprised                    B. annoyed                  C. disappointed            D. worried

9. A. Therefore                   B. Besides                   C. Instead                   D. Otherwise

10. A. talked about             B. cared about             C. wrote about            D. heard about

11. A. much                       B. many                      C. little                       D. few

12. A. beyond                    B. over                       C. behind                    D. through

13. A. argument                  B. skill                       C. interest                   D. anxiety

14. A. study                       B. design                    C. committee             D. staff

15. A. provide                    B. retell                      C. support                   D. refuse

16. A. trouble                     B. gift                         C. fact                       D. trick

17. A. perform                   B. write                      C. hear                       D. question

18. A. means                     B. ends                       C. begins                    D. proves

19. A. needs                       B. activities                 C. judgments              D. habits

20. A. that                         B. what                      C. which                    D. whom

14days from just ￡2,090pp

Fully inclusive from the UK

Price covers: International airfares, departure taxes, fuel charge, local transportation all meals, entrance fees, guides, daily tours and visas for UK citizens.  

◆Days 1-3: UK-Shanghai

Fly to the great city of shanghai and in the evening sample traditional shanghai food. Visit the beautiful YU Garden, Old Town, Shanghai Museum, cross the Great Nanpu Bridge and tour the Pudong area. Also explore Xintiandi with its 1920’s style Shikumen buildings and end your stay in Shanghai with an amazing Huangpu river evening tour.

◆Days 4-7:Shanghai-Yangtze River Tour

Fly to Yichang and change （approx: one hour）to board your Yangtze River ship for the next four nights. Enjoy a tour of the three Gorges Dam（三峡大坝）before sailing on the grand Yangtze River, passing through the impressive Three Gorges. We take a side tripe to the Lesser Three Gorges or travel up the Shennong Stream in a peapod boat and enjoy various shore trips along the way.  

◆Day8 :Chongqing—Chengdu

Get off in Chongqing and drive to Chengdu for an overnight stay.

◆Days 9-10: Chengdu-Xi’an

Visit the famous Panda Reserve to see the lovely animals. We then fly to the historic city of Xi’an for two nights’ stay and enjoy traditional Shui Jiao. Next day, explore one of the most important discoveries of the 20th Century—the Terracotta Warriors（兵马俑），followed by the ancient City Wall and a performance of Tang Dynasty dancing.

◆Days 11-13::xi’an-beijing

Visit Little Wild Goose Pagoda and see the ancient objects at the well-known Shangxi Provincial Museum before walking through the lively Muslim Quarter to see the Great Mosque. Later fly to Beijing for three nights’ stay and try Peking Duck. During our stay in Beijing, we stroll through Tiananmen Square to the Forbidden City, the largest and best preserved collection of ancient buildings in China, and visit the summer palace. Next day we take a walk on the Great Wall, tour the unique Temple of Heaven and enjoy an attractive Chinese Acrobatic show.

◆Day14: Beijing-UK

Fly back to the UK, arriving home later the same day filled with happy memories.

1. The underlined word “sample” in the passage probably means “       ”

A. buy          B. reserve          C. taste        D. make

2. The first and last scenic spots to he visited in Xi’an are       .

A. the Terracotta Warriors and the Great Mosque

B. the Terracotta Warriors and Shanxi Provincial Museum

C. Little Wild Goose Pagoda and Great Mosque

D. Little Wild Goose Pagoda and the Muslim Quarter

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the ad ?

A. The tourists will have to pay extra for fuel and meals.

B. The tourists will visit the 1920’s Shikumen buildings in Beijing

C. The tourists will take a side trip to the Three Gorges Dam during the tour.

D. The tourists will stay in Beijing for three nights before leaving for the UK

4. The ad is mainly intended to        .

A. encourage the British to travel in China

B. attract the British to traditional Chinese food

C. offer service of booking air tickets to tourists

D. provide the British with a better understanding of China.