— Do you mind if I open the window?

— _______. We’d better let some fresh air in.

A. I’d rather you didn’t　　　　 B. Yes, please

C. No, please don’t　　　　　 D. No, go ahead

假如你是校报负责人，急需在学校内聘一位同学任英文版的编辑，请你用英文以“An English Editor Wanted”为题目写一则招聘启事。内容要点如下：

（1）该工作主要包括两部分：

一：从英文报刊杂志及互联网上选择适合学生的文章；二：选择与编辑同学们的来稿。

（2）希望该同学满足下列要求：

　 ①乐意奉献出一些业余时间为同学们服务；

　 ②英文与美术皆好；能熟练使用电脑。

（3）感兴趣的同学请在本周内与学生会（Students’ Union）联系。

注意：

1.词数100左右。

2.文章开头已为你写好。

An English Editor Wanted

Our school newspaper is looking for an editor for its English edition.

 短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文。请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Katherine,

How exciting I am to hear you are coming to visit me the next Friday. Unfortunate，I won't be able to meet you at the airport though I have classes in the afternoon. You won't find difficult to get to the city center. The airport bus left every 30 minutes and will take you right to the International Hotel. My class will be over by then or I will pick you up in there. I will take you to a hot-pot restaurant for dinner and we'll talk with our plan for the weekend over dinner. Having a pleasant trip and see you on Friday.                                   

Sincerely yours

Zhang Lin

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。

High school students do not just study and take classes. 　　 71　　 . They always have a lot of work to do in school and at home, so it is essential for high school students to organize their life well.

Here are seven tips to make life of high school easier and give you extra time to be with your friends and family:

Set targets every day.　　 72　　 . This will help you to know what you are going to do and avoid doing unimportant tasks. This will help you to get everything done more quickly and more efficiently.

　　 73　　 . Once you have completed your “to do” list, try to prioritize the goals you want to achieve. Set your most important goal at the top of your priorities and your least important goals further down the list.

Use your spare time properly. As a high school student, sometimes you might not notice that you actually have lots of spare time. Try adding up the minutes that it takes you on the bus to school and back home again.

Get enough sleep.　　 74　　 . This can make you ineffective and lead to unwelcome health problems.

Keep your goals realistic. Trying to accomplish unrealistic goals can often result in failure and frustration(挫折).　　 75　　 .

Just remember, everything you need to accomplish in one day is possible if you are organized and plan everything that you do in a day.

A.Find the right time.

B.Arrange your list of targets first.

C.If you try to study in this situation, you will probably waste your time.

D.They also have to take part in school activities, socialize and do their homework.

E.Before you go to bed, make a list of all the things you want to accomplish the following day.

F.It is unhealthy to make yourself stressed by studying when you are supposed to be sleeping.

G.Setting realistic goals that are difficult and then achieving them can, however, build your self-worth and make you proud of your achievements.

Scientists studying the impact of climate change on the Arctic need to consider ways to reduce their own carbon footprints(碳排放量), says Ryan Brook, a researcher who regularly flies north to study the health of caribous(驯鹿). He calls on scientists to show leadership by examining and sharing ways to reduce the impact of working in polar regions.

“The importance of the research is not a question here. It is important to our understanding of  adapting to climate change. But we need to think about better approaches,” says Brook.

“This is an issue for all scientists, though polar researchers often travel particularly long distances using commercial air travel. We also rely extensively on small aircraft, icebreakers, and snowmobiles, all of which produce large amounts of carbon.”

Brook studies the health of caribou herds in Nunavut and Northwest Territories. He works with northern wildlife managers. This work typically takes him north five or six times per year and when he calculated his own carbon footprint, he was not happy with the result.

“My research footprints are about the same as the annual footprints of an average Toronto resident. Basically, I have two footprints — my own personal life, which is moderate (适度的), and my research footprint.”

Climate scientists can rightly argue that Arctic research is a specialized field and the community of scientists who travel north is relatively small. Even if all scientists working in the north reduced their carbon emissions, it would not make a big impact on the global scale. For Brook, it’s the option that matters.

There are ways researchers can reduce the amount of carbon they use. Some helicopters use less fuel than others. Solar and wind power are alternatives to gas-fired generators. And while carbon offsets(抵消) don’t reduce the amount of carbon emitted, they are an easy first step.

“There aren’t necessarily any easy answers, but we need to start talking about it,” says Brook. “This is particularly important for the next generation of scientists being trained and I hope to see them become leaders in this issue.”

66. What is the importance of the research according to Brook?

A. The importance of the research is a question.

B. It is our understanding of adapting to climate change.

C. It is the importance of the research studying the health of caribou herds in Nunavut and Northwest Territories.

D. The importance of the research is use more solar and wind power as possible.

67. What did Brook find when he calculated his own carbon footprints?

A. His carbon footprints are more than the annual footprints of a Toronto resident.

B. His personal life footprints are more than the annual footprints of a Toronto resident.

C. His research footprints are about the same as his personal life footprints.

D. His personal life footprints are more than his research footprints.

68. Brook’s opinion is challenged by the statement that __________.

A. arctic research is very important

B. the Arctic is a special environment

C. the footprints of Arctic scientists are small

D. Brook’s situation is a common phenomenon

69. We can infer from the last paragraph that________.         .

A. we should take actions immediately instead of just talking

B. it’s easy to start talking about the problem of carbon emissions

C. it’s necessary now to pay attention to the problem of research footprints

D. the next generation of scientists are more interested in research footprints.

70. What’s the main idea of the text?

A. The importance of arctic research is not a question.

B. Climate change becomes worse because of arctic research.

C. Brook suggests ways of reducing the use of carbon.

D. Scientists must mind their own carbon footprints.

Stepping into a pool of water is common enough, but who could ever imagine stepping into a pool of fish? In February of 1974, Bill Tipp, an Australian farmer, saw a rain of fish that covered his farm. How surprised he must have been!

What caused this strange occurrence? This is a question that had long puzzled people who study fish. The answer turned out to be a combination of wind and storm.

When it is spring in the northern part of the world, it is fall in Australia. Throughout the autumn season, terrible storms arise and rains flood the land. The strong winds sweep over Australia like huge vacuum cleaners (吸尘器), collecting seaweed, pieces of wood, and even schools of fish. Strong winds may carry these bits of nature for many miles before vacuum dropping them on fields, houses, and astonished people.

Although they seem unusual, fish-falls occur frequently in Australia. When Bill Tipp was asked to describe the scene of fish, he remarked, “They look like millions of dead birds falling down.” His statement is not surprising. The wonders of the natural world are as common as rain. Nature, with its infinite wonders, can create waterfalls that flow upward and fish that fall out of the sky.

63. What could be the feelings of Bill Tipp the moment he saw the rain of fish?

A． excited　　　 B． scared　　　　 C． calm　　　 D． amazed

64. The underlined word " infinite” is closest in meaning to _________．

　 A． easy　　　　 B． difficult　　　 C． countless 　 D． dangerous

65. What is this passage about?

A． A sad story．　　　 　　　　 　　　B． Australia's northern part．

C． A rain of fish． D． The damage done by floods．

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60. Compared with the courses in class, English practice has the advantage that ________.

　 A. you can improve your English quickly through it

　 B. it will offer you the method of how to study English well

　 C. you can plan your time for English study according to your practical situation

　 D. you can teach yourself English at any time

61. If you are a student and want to add to your basic knowledge of English, you'd better_________.

　 A. take the test offered by English Practice 　 B. take the General English

　 C. take the classes in Work Skills　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. the classes in Community

62. People can most probably read this article__________.

　 A. on the Internet　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in an instruction book　

C. in a magazine D. in a newspaper

Britons Learn to Forgive

    LEEDS, England ─ A Leeds University psychology （心理学） professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.

    “The hatred we hold within us is a cancer,” Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.

    More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London ─ a course he says is the first of its kind in the world.

    These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart.

    The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.

    The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hatred in these people. “People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness,” he said, “People confuse forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one.”

    Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.

    “The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with,” said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project.

    Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people “want to get free of the past”.

56．From this passage we know that _________．

      A．high blood pressure and heart disease are only caused by hatred

      B．high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors

      C．without hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood pressure and heart

      D．people who suffer from high blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies

57．In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can ________．

      A．meet their enemies       　      B．change their attitudes towards bitterness

      C．enjoy the professor’s speech        D．learn how to quarrel with others

58．If you are a member in Hart’s workshop, you’ll ________．

      A．pay much money to Hart             B．go to the workshop every night

      C．attend a gathering twice a month       D．pour out everything stored in your mind

59．The author wrote this passage in order to ________．

      A．persuade us to go to Hart’s workshop

      B．Tell us the news about Hart’s workshop

      C．tell us how to run a workshop like Hart’s 　

      D．help us to look at various kinds of angers

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 　36 , he didn't teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 　37 and ill.

My father was 　38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 　39 all that way. Now he can no longer walk, and he has to sit in a chair all day. Even talking is 　40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 　41 about life, and I told them about one of my 　42 . I said that we must very often give things up 　43 we grow-our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always 　44 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 　45 up. He said,“But，Peter, I gave up 　46 ! What did I gain?”I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. 　47 , he answered his own question,“I 　48 the love of my family. I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also 　49 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated（生气）at someone, I 　50 remember his words and become 　51 . If he could replace his pain with a feeling of love for others, I should be 　52 to give up my small irritations. In this 　53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I 　54 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this 　55 .

36．A．Afterwards　　　　　　 B．Therefore　　　　　　 C．However　　　　　　　 D．Meanwhile

37．A．tired　　　　　　　　　　　 B．weak　　　　　　　　　 C．poor　　　　　　　　　　 D．slow

38．A．already　　　　　　　　　 B．still　　　　　　　　　　　 C．only　　　　　　　　　　 D．once

39．A．took　　　　　　　　　　　 B．threw　　　　　　　　　 C．sent　　　　　　　　　　 D．put

40．A．impossible 　　　　　　 B．difficult　　　　　　　　 C．stressful　　　　　　　 D．hopeless

41．A．worrying　　　　　　　 B．caring　　　　　　　　　 C．talking　　　　　　　　 D．asking

42．A．decisions　　　　　　　 B．experiences　　　　　 C．ambitions　　　　　　 D．beliefs

43．A．as 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．since　　　　　　　　　 C．before　　　　　　　　 D．till

44．A．suggests　　　　　　　　 B．promises　　　　　　　 C．seems　　　　　　　　　 D．requires

45．A．spoke　　　　　　　　　　 B．turned　　　　　　　　　 C．summed　　　　　　　 D．opened

46．A．something　　　　　　　 B．nothing　　　　　　　　 C．everyone　　　　　　　 D．everything

47．A．Surprisingly　　　　　 B．Immediately　　　　 C．Naturally　　　　　　　 D．Certainly

48．A．had　　　　　　　　　　　 B．accepted　　　　　　　 C．gained　　　　　　　　 D．enjoyed

49．A．touched　　　　　　　　 B．astonished 　　　　　 C．attracted　　　　　　　 D．warned

50．A．should　　　　　　　　　 B．could　　　　　　　　　 C．would　　　　　　　　　 D．might

51．A．quiet　　　　　　　　　　　 B．calm　　　　　　　　　　 C．relaxed　　　　　　　　 D．happy

52．A．ready　　　　　　　　　　 B．likely　　　　　　　　　 C．free　　　　　　　　　　 D．able

53．A．case　　　　　　　　　　　 B．form　　　　　　　　　　 C．method　　　　　　　　 D．way

54．A．suppose　　　　　　　　 B．wonder　　　　　　　　 C．know　　　　　　　　　 D．guess

55．A．award　　　　　　　　　　 B．gift　　　　　　　　　　　 C．lesson　　　　　　　　　 D．word

We should always remember to put such things as knives out of children’s ________.