假设一家英文报纸向中学生征集对现行中学英语教材SEFC的评价和建议，请你根据以下内容给该报纸写一篇小短文。

注意：1、短文的开头已为你写好；2、词数：120左右。

SEFC is a good textbook for middle school students.                                

阅读下面的短文,请根据文后的要求答题 (请注意问题后的词数要求).

Speak up in class. Ask questions, answer the professor’s questions, and share your opinion as much as possible. there are no points for sitting quietly anymore.
　　[6] ________. There are so many resources available in the library – magazines, videos, and of course, the books you need for your papers. Learn as much as you can about your library. Talk with the librarians about the resources available in your field.

76. Complete the following sentence according to Paragraph5. (no more than 5 words)

   It’s useless and meaningless for you to ___________________________ in class.

77. What does the underlined word “those” in Paragraph 2 refer to? (no more than 5 words)

___________________________________________________     _______________  ___

78. What’s the author’s advice on eating right?(no more than 10 words)

__________________________________________________________________    _  __

79. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 6 with proper words.(no more than 5 words)

_________________________________________________________________      ____

80. What is the main idea of the text?(no more than 10 words)

_________________________________________________________                 

   Recently, a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.

   He says our relation with others often become clearly defined when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you may think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.

   Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.

Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?

Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I do not know much. All I am is rich.

  People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

71. According to the first paragraph, people have not realized ____.

A. how important money is in their day-to-day life

B. how one spends money shows what is important to him

C. that money is more important than their philosophy of life

D. that their understanding of life is more important than money

72. The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money ____.

A. is a good way to test your friendship

B. will do harm to your friendship

C. will strengthen your friendship

D. is a good way to break off your friendship

73. What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?

A. He does not feel that he is well educated.

B. He does not think that he is a very important person.

C. He doesn’t think that being rich is worth so much attention.

D. He doesn’t consider himself to be very successful.

74. What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?

A. Money is an end.           B. Money is a means.

C. Money is everything.        D. Money is unimportant.

75. Which of the following might the author disagree?

A. Money is important in modern society.

B. The meaning of life does not completely lie in money.

C. Wealth will surely bring the owner happiness.

D. Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth.

There is a very special wolf that lives in Africa. They are actually called, the African wild dog, or painted dogs.

These animals live in open woodlands. or in the plains of Africa. Today, however, most of the animals can be found in eastern or southern Africa. These animals are beautiful. They have rounded ears instead of pointed like most dogs, and they have four toes (脚趾) on each of their feet, also a unique characteristic because other dogs have five. Their fur is always different from each other. The fur is usually a combination of black, brown, red, and white, and sometimes even yellow. No wonder they’re called the painted wolf.

The African wild dog is a very social animal. They live in groups and have numbers from five to about twenty. The members of a group are always very close to one another. They communicate in their own language or body language. When someone is very old or sick, the others will help, and they are willing to share the food with elders and with those who are weak, which is what we should learn from.

The family does everything together, from raising young, to sleeping together, to hunting. When they hunt, they work together using team work to kill animals that are larger than them.

They sometimes hunt farm animals. This is unfortunate, because both poachers (偷猎者), and people who own farms shoot the painted dogs who are just trying to survive.

Before, there used to be many large groups throughout the land, but now the African wild dog is very rare. They are also losing their population because of their own loss of habitat thanks to human’s farming and forest cutting.

66. From the text we learn that the African wild dog 　　　.

A. lives in the north of Africa

B. has sixteen toes altogether

C. has pointed ears like most dogs

D. lives in forests in groups

67. Why do African wild dogs get the name “painted dogs” ?

A. They all have colorful fur.

B. The dogs in the same group are of different colors.

C. Artists love to paint them in different colors.

D. None of them has the same color.

68. According to the author, what should we learn from African wild dogs?

A. They always do everything to together.

B. They help the sick the elderly and he weak.

C. They are always very close to one another.

D. They communicate in their own language.

69. Which of the following is NOT the reason why African wild dogs are becoming very rare?

A. Poachers kill some of them.

B. They are short of food sometimes.

C. They are losing their habitat.

D. Farmers shoot some of them.

70. Where could this passage probably be found?

A. The Travelers　　　　 B. Fashion Weekly

C. Animal World D. Star Magazine

Learning a Second Language

　 Some people learn a second language easily. Others have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little easier and more interesting.

　The second step is to practice your English. For example, write a diary every day. You will get used to writing it in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. Several weeks later, you will see that your writing is improving. In addition, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates outside class. You will all make mistakes, but gradually you will become comfortable communicating in English.

　The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. You can write this in your journal. After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it.

　 You must be positive about learning English and believe that you can do it. It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements. You will enjoy learning English, and you will feel more confident in yourself.

61. To feel positive about learning English means _______.

A. if you are patient, you will learn　

B. you can understand everything all at once

C. if you make mistakes, you can learn from your mistakes

D.　　 if you believe you can learn, you will learn

62. When you learn English, you do not need to ______.

A. be patient　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. make mistakes

C. express your ideas in English　 　　　 D. understand everything all at once

63. What is not helpful for you to enjoy learning English?

A. To communicate in English.　

B. To worry about taking risks.

C. To think about what has been done after each class.

D. To make a record of the achievements.

64. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. It is very important to learn a second language.

B. Some people learn a second language easily while other people do not.

C. There are ways to help you learn a second language more easily.

D. Don’t worry about taking risks when learning a second language.

65. What does the underlined word “journal” in the 4^th paragraph mean?

A. Diary　　　　　 B. Composition　　　　 C. Poem　　　 D. Newspaper

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle (吹口哨) when you are happy.

Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims（声称）as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species (物种) are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.

　　　　 If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects no outsiders almost any time, especially at nesting（筑巢）season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.

Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.

You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.

56. Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’ singing is actually　　　 .

A. an expression of happiness　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a way of warning

　　　 C. an expression of anger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a way of greeting

57. What is a bird’s “territory”?

　　　 A. A place where families of other species are accepted.

　　　 B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.

　　　 C. An area for which birds fight against each other.

　　　 D. An area which a bird considers to be its own.

58. Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

　　　 A. Because they want to invite more friends.

　　　 B. Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.

　　　 C. Because they want to find outsiders around.

　　　 D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.

59. How does the writer explain birds’ singing?

　　　 A. By comparing birds with human beings. B. By reporting experiment results.

　　　 C. By describing birds’ daily life.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. By telling a bird’s story.

60. Where will you probably find the passage?

A. A textbook　 B. A newspaper　 C. A science report　 D. A guidebook

Once upon a time, there was a small village. This village had a srange 36 . Each spring, any boy that had reached the age of majority (成年年龄) was given land and money to 37 a home. The boy had to 38 his home before winter. If his home failed to survive the winter weather, the villagers could not help him in any way.

One spring, Paul and Marc reached the age of majority. They 39 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for 40 on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered 42 .

After Marc saw several homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, 44 , continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.

Marc began building his home. He had several 46 starts, but his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc finished his home. It wasn’t 47 , but it was strong and he would improve it later.

The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of 48 , rushed back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 49 . The first winter snowstorm damaged his home and he 50 to death. The villagers felt pity for his loss.

Marc 51 the winter. He became a leader in the village, raised a family, and lived a 52 life.

Knowledge is only 53 power. It becomes 54 only when it is organized into definite (明确的) plans of 55 and directed to a definite end.

36. A. festival B. tradition C. atmosphere D. person

37. A. build B. repair C. paint D. visit

38. A. abandon B. complete C. find D. leave

39. A. lost B. hid C. earned D. received

40. A. places B. tools C. ideas D. chances

41. A. parks B. homes C. shops D. shelters

42. A. advice B. money C. rewards D. jobs

43. A. supported B. encouraged C. gathered D. produced

44. A. otherwise B. anyway C. therefore D. however

45. A. translate B. sell C. forget D. replace

46. A. false B. slow C. smooth D. successful

47. A. perfect B. small C. clean D. bright

48. A. energy B. time C. food D. oil

49. A. amazing B. funny C. ugly D. weak

50. A. was burnt B. was scared C. froze D. starved

51. A. hated B. survived C. liked D. avoided

52. A. good B. hard C. dull D. fast

53. A. legal B. dangerous C. potential D. popular

54. A. thought B. imagination C. land D. power

55. A. point B. promise C. duty D. action

-----The film is , I have to say, not a bit interesting．

-----Why? It’s ______ than the films I have ever seen．

A．far more interesting                           B．much less interesting

C．no more interesting                           D．any less interesting 

—What’s the matter with you?

—After the long walk, my legs       .

  A. gave out    B. gave off    C. gave in    D. gave up

I will never forget the day _____  we worked together in London．

   A．when          B．on that           C．which             D．that