The Government should raise taxes on air travel and high-polluting cars in order to help the environment, an important committee of MPs has said. It also said that the 70 mph speed limit on motorways should be reduced or enforced to bring down the amount of carbon dioxide given off by cars. The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee’s latest report said that transport was the only sector (部门) of the UK where carbon emissions have continued to rise since 1990.

It said it was time for the Government to make demand for cheap air impossible by raising air passenger tax. Emissions from air traffic have risen by 5 times as much since 1900 and are guessed to rise.

The committee welcomed the recent introduction of changed car tax, which means that the lowest-carbon cars pay no road tax, while gas –guzzling (耗油的) 44s pay an increased rate of £210. However, the MPs say it doesn’t go far enough and are calling for a top limit of £1, 800 with lower limit of £200．

Committee chairman Tim Yeo said: “Air travel in particular is the fastest growing source of CO₂, with emissions more than five times since 1900．The Government should take much more decisive action to reduce the difference of income favor of trains, buses, and lower carbon cars and lorries. ”

Friends of the Earth’s senior organizer Tony Bosworth said :“Emissions from transport are still rising and forecasts suggest they will carry on rising for years to come.”

“Tinkering (熔补) around the edges is no longer enough to deal with the greatest threat the world faces.” A spokesman for the Department for Transport said:“Dealing with carbon emissions in transport is a key problem. Our policies will reduce carbon emissions from transport by 6.8 million tons in 2010.”

1．What is the purpose of Government’s raising taxes on air travel and high-polluting cars?

       A．To make more money

       B．To reduce the number of the planes and cars

       C．To encourage people to travel by bus or by rail.

       D．To help the environment.

2．the underlined word “emissions” in the first paragraph probably means “______”

       A．having a bad effect                   B．producing or raising

       C．sending out (gas or heat etc.)           D．doing a lot of harm

3．According to the changed car tax, if you have a lower-carbon car you will pay ______.

       A．no road tax                                        B．less road tax

       C．more road tax                                     D．a little road tax

4．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

       A．Transport is the biggest polluter

       B．Raise taxes on air travel and high-polluting cars

       C．Deal with greatest threat the world faces

       D．Air travel in particular is the fastest growing source of CO₂

请根据以下四幅图画和提示词，以《乐于助人新风尚》为题，用英语写一篇100字左右

的短文，主要内容为：1）图中助人为乐的行为；2）你对助人为乐的看法。短文的标题已经写好，不计入单词总数。

请看下图：

请结合下图写一篇作文。要求如下：

1．结合生活实际，适当发挥想象，描述图中内容，使内容充实完整。

2．说明自己对这一现象的看法，并提出解决办法。

3．字数不少于120字。

上周末，你同父母参加了京郊“农家乐”旅游活动。请根据图画内容，写一篇不少于100词的英语短文，描述京郊农村的变化。（开头已为你写好）

参考词汇：沼气marsh gas?

Last weekend, I, together with my parents, went to visit a mountain village in a suburb of Beijing.

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，在该行右边的横线上画一个（√）；如果有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一词：把多余的词用线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一词：在错词下划一横线，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。

One day I have happened to find a chatting room on                     1．         

my Q Q, who people were chatting in English. I tried                          2．         

to chat with some of them. Great to my surprise, I found                    3．         

that the spoken English of some junior students were better                  4．         

than me. I asked them for advice and they told me to                           5．         

practise more on QQ. But every day after that I would                         6．         

spend one hour practise my spoken English on QQ.                             7．         

Day by day I learned a lot of useful words and                                    8．         

expressions. As time went by, I found what I could                             9．         

even communicate some college students freely.                                10．         

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1．This passage most probably is a(n) _______.

       A．advertisement                                      B．news story

       C．lab report                                            D．letter of thanks

2．From the passage we learn that Mindle is a device which _______.

       A．has neither wires nor weight                B．is operated by a computer

       C．disappears while you read                    D．can find a book within one minute

3．With the device, the reader is able to ___________.

       A．enjoy reading when driving a car           B．improve reading skills

       C．gain access to free software                 D．get rid of heavy books made of paper

4．Different from mobile phones, Mindle ________.

       A．has a much more friendly screen           B．can work in the absence of electricity

       C．doesn’t involve regular fees    D．is wireless and can be used anywhere

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A – F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

1．

    European television had the idea of taking ordinary people and turning them into “stars” by putting them in unusual situations. “Big Brother” (created in Holland) was one of the first. A group of people were locked in a small house with cameras running 24 hours a day. It was called a “watch and dial” show because viewers vote by telephone to decide who should leave or stay.

2．

    “Big Brother” was probably the first of the new reality shows, bus such a programme has developed. Many have found appeal by having a theme to them, but most are based on the principle of “survival of the fittest” by eliminating participants as the series progresses. So we have the dating shows where winners either pair off or stay true to their partners outside the TV studio. Then there are those that test people’s abilities for specific jobs like running a kitchen, becoming an interior designer or a top model.

3．

    Critics say these programmes are basically bad television, but people watch them. So why are there so many of them? For the viewer it’s an opportunity to “people watch”. It’s natural to like watching other people. They’re interesting. We can imagine what we would do in that situation. We get to know the characters and see them grow and develop week after week. And of course, television is the perfect place to watch people. Like the theatre or cinema we can look at other people and they can’t look back. But with television, we can watch in the privacy of our own homes. We watch, but we don’t have to admit it to anyone.

4．

    The TV companies like reality shows because they are cheap to produce and attract younger viewers, which advertisers like. The last “Big Brother” in Britain attracted enormous advertising revenue. They aren’t dependent on “star” actors with enormous salaries. And your actors won’t go on strike. And why do people participate in them? Well, for fame and money of course. In the past, appearing on television wasn’t for ordinary people. You had to be good at something, like sport, or reading the news, or acting. But not any more.

5．

It seems that most shows do well at the beginning but then the viewing figures begin to fall. And it varies from country to country too. For example, one show had an adopted child try to guess the identity of her real father, and another had a family arguing over an inheritance. Both were cancelled after one episode. Perhaps the novelty has worn off. Certainly, reality TV seems to appeal much more to the younger audience. And now there are so many shows around even the young have become more critical. Reality shows will probably survive – it’s just no longer so easy to make a successful one.

By midday the sun was very strong, Jim was so tired                         1.______________

to walk. There was no trees near the road, so he rested                       2. ______________

under a big rock. After drinking some water, he took his                     3. ______________

shirt, lying down on the ground and feel asleep at once.                       4. ______________

He was very tired that he didn’t wake up until the evening.                   5. ______________

He was just about to jump while he felt something moving                   6. ______________

near his feet. He looked up and saw a long black snake.                       7. ______________

Jim was so frightening that he didn’t dare to move. The                      8. ______________

snake began to crawl(爬) across his legs. It crawled on and                 9. ______________

on until it was disappeared under the rocks, Jim jumped                       10. ______________

to his feet, picked up his shirt and ran down the road.

       请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

       In your English class, you are asked to describe the following picture and explain to your classmates how you understand it.

1．According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Simon             .

      A．is too talkative in the class

       B．likes to work with his classmates

       C．doesn’t exercise his body at the right time

       D．becomes weak because he exercises little

2．Which of Simon’s subjects will attract the headmaster’s attention in future?

       A．Biology and Maths.                              B．History and French.

       C．English and Chemistry.                         D．Physics and Physical Education.

3．Which of the following statements best describes Simon?

       A．He has made great progress in language classes.

       B．His potential has been fully reflected in science classes.

       C．His grade in maths makes him a born scientist.

       D．He needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects.