Even if you are in a rush, pushing someone _____ you can get into an elevator is just bad manners.

A. if only                           B. so that                          C. in case              D. as long as

---- You speak very good French!

---- Thanks. I _______ French in Sichuan University for four years.

A. studied　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. study　　　　　　　 C. was studying　　　　　 D. had studied

Mr. White, who comes from ____ European country, has formed _____habit of attending ____ church on Sundays.

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

我校将举行一次以“ My  Future ”为题的高中英语演讲会，你作为你校的一名参加者，请按下列要点写一篇演讲稿。（120~150 words）

1．做一名中学教师是我孩提时的梦想。

2．目前教师职业的实际情况。

3．你理想当教师的原因。

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Most scientists are now certain that global warming is taking place. Gases such as carbon dioxide produced by burning of coal, oil, wood, together with industrial pollution, are creating a warm blanket around the earth. This blanket is trapping heat in the atmosphere and so raising the temperature of the earth.

 The evidence for global warming can now be seen in the world’s changing climate statistics. In Europe, eight of the last ten years have seen record high temperature. For northern Europe, this has generally been a change for the better. Gardens can even now grow tropical plants in England, though London may never see a “White Christmas” again. On the other hand, the countries around the Mediterranean Sea, and those south of the Sahara desert are receiving even less rain than before. In sub-Saharan Africa the crops are drying out in the fields and people are dying of starvation. In the Americas, the climate is becoming more extreme ---the summers are getting hotter and hotter and the storms are becoming more violent. In 1999 the southern United States was struck by a series of destructive hurricanes, while the end of 1999 saw the worst floods ever in Venezuela. Meteorologists expect such trends to continue, and indeed to worsen, if global warming cannot be halted(终止).

 In addition to worrying about rising global temperatures and more extreme weather conditions, scientists are closely monitoring sea levels around the world. These are slowly rising, as the northern and southern polar ice-caps start to melt. This will have serious consequences for low-lying countries near the sea, such as the coral islands in the Pacific, and Bangladesh where the River Ganges already folds the delta(三角洲) every year. Already parts of these places are disappearing under the rising tides.

                          Title: Global Warming

There was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me. I guess that would have been when I was about six or seven years old, just several weeks or maybe a month before the orphanage(孤儿院) turned me into an old man.

   I would get up every morning at the orphanage, make my bed just like the little soldier that I had become and then I would get into one of the two straight lines and march to breakfast with the other twenty or thirty boys who also lived in my dormitory.

     After breakfast one Saturday morning I returned to the dormitory and saw the house parent chasing the beautiful monarch butterflies who lived by the hundreds in the bushes scattered around the orphanage.

     I carefully watched as he caught these beautiful creatures, one after another, and then took them from the net and then stuck straight pins through their head and wings, pinning them onto a heavy cardboard sheet.

     How cruel it was to kill something of such beauty. I had walked many times out into the bushes, all by myself, just so the butterflies could land on my head, face and hands so I could look at them up close.

     When the telephone rang the house parent laid the large cardboard paper down on the back cement（水泥）step and went inside to answer the phone. I walked up to the cardboard and looked at the one butterfly who he had just pinned to the large paper. It was still moving about so I reached down and touched it on the wing causing one of the pins to fall out. It started flying around and around trying to get away but it was still pinned by the one wing with the other straight pin. Finally its wing broke off and the butterfly fell to the ground and just trembled.

   I picked up the torn wing and the butterfly and I spat on its wing and tried to get it to stick back on so it could fly away and be free before the house parent came back. But it would not stay on him.

72. The author set the living butterfly free because_______.

A. he liked it very much

B. he had sympathy for the beautiful butterfly

C. he couldn’t bear a butterfly dying in his favorite bushes

D. its wing broke off

73. According to the passage, the author’s life in the orphanage was_____.

A. dull and full of strict rules

B. simple and easy

C. happy and full of hope

D. hard and busy

74. What is the author’s attitude towards the house parent’s pinning some butterflies on the cardboard?

A. tolerant        B. unconcerned      C. disgusted       D. discouraged

75. We know from the passage that_________.

A. the author lived alone in the dormitory

B. there were one hundred butterflies living in the bushes

C. the cardboard paper was left on the step so as to be watched

D. the author failed to stick the worn wing onto the butterfly with his spit

Motorists over the age of 75 face compulsory tests of their eyesight and ability to drive under proposals being considered by ministers.

The biggest overhaul of motoring law in a generation could also lead to all drivers having to give assurances(保证) of their fitness to get behind the wheel every 10 years.

Other changes under consideration include issuing(发放) daylight driving licenses for motorists with night blindness, together with stricter checks on all drivers whose medical condition brought a threat to other road users.

It is understood that the proposals will be part of a review of the law governing the medical fitness of drivers that will be announced publicly by the summer.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is dealing with a rising number of motorists who are concerned that they have conditions---from failing eyesight to epilepsy---that could affect their driving.

In 2006, the DVLA dealt with 600,000 motorists whose physical ability to drive needed to be recertified(重新认证), a 20 per cent rise on the previous year. With an ageing population, the biggest challenge is dealing with the rising number of elderly motorists. By 2021, there will be an estimated three million drivers over the age of 70 on Britain’s roads.

  ivers must renew their licenses at the age of 70 and every three years thereafter. The applicant is legally required to tell the DVLA of any conditions that could weaken their ability behind the wheel.

Ministers have ruled out a compulsory maximum age for driving but will instead rely on tightening up the checks on motorists over the age of 75. The most likely option would be tests to ensure motorists were fit to drive. They would include an eyesight test and a cognitive(认知) test that would prove a driver's ability to react to road signs, driving conditions, pedestrians and vehicles.

However, checks are likely to be tightened at all ages. The strictest controls are expected to be imposed(强制) on motorists of any age who have had a heart attack or stroke. They could have to produce a doctor's approval to resume(重新得到) driving. Anyone making a false declaration would be guilty of a criminal offence.

68hich of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The new motoring law will come into effect by the summer.

B. Drivers over the age of 75 must renew their licenses every three years.

C. Doctors will decide whether one can get their driving licenses.

D. Drivers at all ages will be expected to provide their medical condition.

69 What is the biggest challenge to the traffic safety in Britain according to the writer?

A. Ageing population.                                  B. Increasing number of cars.

C. Increasing number of elderly motorists. D. Driving conditions.

70The underlined word “overhaul” in Paragraph 2 means _______.

A. change                 B. consideration         C. concern                D. challenge

71What can be learned from the passage?

A. There will be more and more aged drivers in Britain.

B. Anyone can get a driving license as long as he/she is in good health.

C. Health tends to decline as one gets old.

D. It will be guilty to make a false declaration.

Hello， children and parents. Thank you all for coming to this meeting. I'd like to start by confirming that we will receive some money from the government for our school trip to Indonesia.

We will receive approximately $1，300 per child， which will reduce the overall cost to you.

Now that we are sure to get the money， it is time to do some serious planning. We are sure that the trip will be very exciting for the children， especially if they have not traveled overseas before. There are many benefits to having some exposure to different places and cultures. Your children will be able to learn a lot about other people and cultures on this trip.

Leanne is with us tonight. Leanne， where are you? Put up your hand， Leanne， so that the people can see who you are. Thank you. Leanne went on the trip last year and will be happy to tell you .of her experiences and answer any questions you might have. We will hear from her a bit later in the meeting.

We only have five months to organize the trip. From past experience I can tell you that the time will go very quickly! So we need to start organizing the trip. This  is the agenda for tonight's meeting:

64The key point of this speech is about

A. schools in another country

B. getting a job in another country

C. people studying in another country

D. a school trip to another country

65 The speaker will discuss the following except

A. transport               B. hotels

C. spending money             D. places to see

66__________ will help pay for this trip according to the text.

A. The students themselves                                B. The government

C. The organizer of the trip                                D. The students' parents

67 We can learn from the text that

A. Leanne knows very well about the coming trip and will go with the group

B. the students are able to attend some lessons during their trip

C. the students’ going on the trip will cost nothing

D. the speaker is likely to come from the government

If your parents take out a loan, remind themselves to make the payments on time. Otherwise it will become a negative record in their personal credit reports, which are playing an increasingly big role in people's daily lives. A story carried by Chongqing Morning Post in June, underlines this trend.

    According to the report, a Chongqing student borrowed money from the bank to finance his university studies. After he graduated in 2005, he went to work in Shenzhen. Later, he wanted to buy a house using loans. But several banks turned down his loan applications. The reason was that he had not paid back 1,500 yuan he borrowed from a bank when he was at university.

    A personal credit rating is becoming an essential “pass” in everyday life, as China establishes a nationwide credit database. Personal credit systems go back 150 years. In developed countries, enterprises and banks use them to decide whether or not to loan money or do other business with a person.

     A credit report estimates the credit worthiness of an individual, a company, or even a country. It is an evaluation made by credit bureaus of a borrower's overall credit history and his or her ability to repay debt. A poor credit rating means a high risk of defaulting on a loan, and thus leads to the refusal of a loan by the lender.

     Today in China, credit history in banks is the major content of a credit report. But in the future, reports will include information about the payment of telephone bills, water use fees, electricity and natural gas bills, and taxes, according to officials of the People's Bank of China, the central bank.

     Personal information such as appearance, genetic data, fingerprints, blood type, disease history, ethnic identity, family and religious beliefs are not to be included in credit reports, according to a draft regulation on credit rating issued last year by the Sate Council. The authors of the draft have just finished soliciting(征求) public opinions.

     The Credit Reference Center run by the People's Bank of China is in charge of developing a nationwide credit database. Credit reports for all people with bank transactions (交易)began in 2006.

     A personal credit rating is important to the social and economic activities of a person. According to the draft, if you have a personal negative credit record, it will be kept for five years.

60. The author took the story as an example in order to ________.

A. tell us the story of a Chongqing student

B. warn us of the importance of our personal credit report

C. encourage us to use credits widely

D. inform us to apply for a loan at university

61. Credit reports will include the following except ________.

A. taxes                       B. telephone bills

C. genetic data                  D. water use fees

62. According to the passage, which of the following statements    is TRUE?

A. Personal credit systems go back 150 years in China.

B. Credit reports began in 2006 in China.

C. Credit history in banks is the only content of a credit report.

D. You can turn to the People's Bank of China for the information about your credit report.

63. What's the best title for the passage?

A. Credit Really Counts

B. Credit in China

C. A Credit Report Rating

D. Credit Report Contents

A Divine Plan

    At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning­disabled children, the father of one student delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by those who attended. He began with a question. “Everything God does is done with perfection. Yet, my son, Shay, cannot learn and understand things as other children do. Where is God's plan reflected in my son？”

    The audience was stilled by the question. The father continued，“I believe that when God brings a child like Shay into the world, an opportunity to realize the Divine Plan presents itself. And it comes in the way people treat that child.”

    Then he told the following story：

    Shay and I walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked，“Do you think they will let me play？”

    I knew that most boys would not want him on their team. Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball. So I approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance from his teammates. Getting none, he took matters into his own hands and said, “We are losing by six runs(得分). The game is in the eighth inning(回合). He can be on our team and we will try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning.”

    In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. At the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the outfield.

    In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. They had the potential to win. Would the team actually let Shay bat at this juncture and give away their chance to win the game?

    Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat.  At last, understanding what the boy's intentions had been, the boys from both teams helped Shay win the game for the team and Shay was cheered as the hero.

     “That day，” said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face，“the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of the Divine Plan into this world.”

56Why did the father think most of the boys wouldn't let_____ join them?

A. Because it was a very important game and they couldn'tafford to lose it.

B. Because they knew Shay was physically disabled.

C. Because they didn't get on well with Shay.

D. Because they knew Shay was anything but good at playing baseball.

57The sentence “Although no hits came his way, he was obviously very happy just to be on the field.” should be put t the end of ________.

A. Paragraph 5                 B. Paragraph 6

C. Paragraph 8                 D. Paragraph 9

58What can we infer from the passage?

A. Shay's team would have lost the game without him.

B. The opponent team let Shay score purposely.

C. It was quite by accident that Shay scored.

D. Shay's team let him play because they didn't take the game seriously.

59The underlined word “juncture” can be explained by ________.

A. a critical point                  B. a particular place

C. a dilemma                          D. an important game