阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

   Good morning, Ladies and Gentleman. Welcome to my lecture about the influence of work on our health. According to scientists, they find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows that whenever the employment rate increases by 1%, the death rate decrease correspondingly by 2%. All this comes down to one point: work is helpful to health.

    Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy and away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality. By work, people come into contact with each other. By collective activities, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him likely to disease.

    On the other hand, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When a writer finishes his writing or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words.

【写作内容】

    1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

    2. 以约120个词就 “The harder you work, the happier you will be”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：

（1）你对这一观点的看法；；

（2）假如你在学习或工作中遇到了困难，你打算怎么做：

（3）如何才能更好地做到努力学习并快乐生活。

【写作要求】

1．作文中可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子甚至抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

    概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

（请将作文写到答题卡上）

假设美国某中学的学生明天来你校访问交流，主题是高中生对文，理科的选择。请你用英语写一篇发言稿，向他们介绍你所做的选择，并说明选择的理由。

注意： 1.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数； 2.词数120左右； 3.短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息。

参考词汇：文科 arts;理科:science

【写作要求】只能用5个句子表达全部内容

【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。

Good afternoon ,everyone.

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（请将作文写到答题卡上）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先阅读下列某实习编辑从一组读者来信中整理出来的关键备忘信息：

 

 

以下信函为上面关键备忘信息的来源。为有效管理资料，请将关键备忘信息与信函原件匹配起来。

Dear Editor, I am a secondary school teacher of English. I would like to have pen friends all over the world for my students. They are aged 15-19 and good at swimming, cycling and raising cats and dogs. If students in your country are interested in corresponding with Turkish students in English, please tell them to write to my address, so that I can distribute their letters to my students who are willing to have friends and are in need of practice. Ms. Imbat 81030, Istanbul Turkey

46.

Dear Editor, I am interested in corresponding with other TEFL teachers and researchers about issues of professional development. I would like to share ideas with fellow teachers from English-speaking countries throughout the world. My hobbies are reading, listening to music and watching birds. Since I live in a rather isolated area, I would appreciate any spare copies of textbooks, teaching materials or journals that other teachers would be able to send me. Ms. Juliana Sirait 21214, Kisaran Indonesia

47.

Dear editor, I am a 33-year-old secondary school teacher of English in hungary. I would like to make new friends among English teachers mainly from England, the USA, Switzerland, and Scandinavia. I am interested in role-playing and team work. I would also like to correspond with colleagues all over the world with the same hobbies as mine: collecting nice things, listening to music, reading and traveling. Mariann Nyari 6724, Szeged, Tavasz 1/B Hungary

48.

Dear Editor, I am a 23-year-old Peace Corps Volunteer teaching secondary English in Equatorial Guinea. This is my first experience teaching formally, so I would like to know some of the ideas of all you professionals out there in the world. Letters do not have to be all business. When school day ends, I would enjoy hearing from you. I enjoy reading, singing, traveling and so on. Kury W. Cobham AP Box 456 Equatorial Guinea

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Dear Editor, I’m a 30-year-old teacher of English at a middle school. I’d be happy to make friends with both fellow teachers and students of English around the world. I also wish to find pen friends for my students between 13 and 20 years old. My interests are letter writing, listening to western pop music, exchanging gifts, and collecting stamps, maps, picture postcards and coins. Mr. S. Thevachandra 47/1, Kalm Unai Sir Lanka

50.

I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a splendid, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.

　 Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion.

　 Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.

　 I have often though that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”. But in memoir（回忆录）after memoir, they reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism ,drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.

　 Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage, if he’s honest, and he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.

　 Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they can. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.

　 Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating（解放性的）realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

41. We can learn from the passage that　　　 .

　 A. fun creates long-lasting satisfaction

　 B. fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness

　 C. happiness is lasting whereas fun is short-lived

　 D. fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness

42. To the author, the role Hollywood stars play is to　　 .

　 A. write memoir after memoir about their happiness

　 B. tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with fun

　 C. teach people how to enjoy their lives

　 D. bring happiness to the public instead of going to parties

43. In the author’s opinion, marriage .

A. affords greater fun B. leads to raising children

C. indicates duty and devotion D. usually ends up in pain

44.Which of the following is the best example of “painful happiness”?

A. Winning lottery by accident B. A bachelor resisting marriage

C. Raising children D. Buying some fancy clothes

45. If one gets the true sense of happiness, he will　　 .

A. stop playing games and joking with others B. keep himself with his family

C. give a free hand to money　　　 　 　　 D. use his time to increase happiness

I always avoid going on field investigations with the toxics (毒物)team, unless it’s absolutely necessary. It’s not that I mind the hard work, or am afraid of coming into contact with toxic substances. What I fear is quickly losing hope about the work I do.

　 However, doing field research with the toxics team, all I see and feel is filth—nothing else. Even if I close my eyes, I can smell the smell of food processing, rotting organic waste from paper mills and chemicals from clothing manufacturers.

　 One morning, I went to investigate a discharged pipe to document and collect samples of pollutants secretly being emitted by a textile mill. I had to work with the utmost secrecy in order to avoid being discovered by the textile mill.

　 I dipped a long measuring pole into the large polluting pipe to measure the volume of polluted water being emitted. But the surface of the water, covered in oil and filth, made me feel as if to vomit.

　 All of a sudden, I felt someone hit me on my back. It frightened me so much that I almost fell into the water. I grasped the pole and looked behind me to see an old man standing there. He asked: “Can you catch fish here?” I realized that he thought I was holding a fishing pole, so I kept calm and said: “Yes, I heard that there’s a kind of small fish living in this water, and it has medicinal benefits.”

　 The old man grew quite curious and replied: “That may be. If a fish can survive in water as dirty as this , it must have a lot of resistance. So it wouldn’t be too strange if such fish had medicinal benefits.”

　 It was clear he was just passing by, so I answered: “Yeah, survival of the fittest. Fish that adapt can survive, just like us humans.”

　 He kept talking to me and didn’t want to leave. He wanted to see whether or not I would catch the small fish with medicinal benefits.

36. The text is mainly about　　 .

　 A. a research report about pollution　　

B. an exciting experience of fishing

　 C. an experience of doing research on pollution

D. an unforgettable talk with an old man

37. Which word can take place of the underlined word in the 2nd paragraph?

　 A. fish　 　　　 B. textile 　　　C. water 　　　　 　D. pollutants

38. What is the writer of the text most probably?

　 A. A newspaper reporter. 　　　　B. A researcher about pollution.

　 C. A fisherman. D. A worker of the textile mill.

39. Why did the writer tell the old man he was fishing?

　 A. Because he wanted to satisfy the old man’s curiosity

　 B. Because the old man was interested in fishing too

　 C. Because he did the research secretly

　 D. Because the old man wanted to buy the fish

40. We can infer from the last paragraph that　　 .

　 A. the old man had found out the secret

　 B. the old man wanted to catch the fish by himself

　 C. the writer would have to tell the old man the fact

　 D. the old man was sent to watch over the writer

The central part of the United States suffered its own economic crisis(危机)in the nine-teen eighties. Unemployment reduced the population. The Spencer public library worked to help people in the town of Spencer, Iowa, to find jobs, It created a list of jobs and offered books on job skills and training.

One cold January morning in nineteen eighty-eight, library Workers found a small, almost frozen kitten(小猫)in the book drop. A book drop is the small metal door in the wall of the building Where people can return books when the library is closed. No one Knows who put the kitten there or why. But it turned out to be lucky for both the kitten and the town.

The library held a contest to name the cat. The winning name was Dewey Read more Books .Library officials agreed to permit him to live in the building. Dewey loved to keep people company while they chose books or used the library computer.

Soon, Deweys presence began attracting families and school groups to the library.

The local newspaper wrote about the new library cat. His story spread across the nation. Dewey began receiving letters from people in other countries. And a film crew from Japan arrived to include him in a movie about cats.

Head librarian Vicki Myron was Dewey's main caretaker. Last year, she published the best-selling book “Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World.”Here she gives readers an idea of how much the cat meant to her town.

READER:

“How much of an effect can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library into a meeting place and tourist attraction, inspire a classic American town, bring together an entire region and eventually become famous around the world? You can't even begin to answer those questions until you hear the story of Dewey Read more Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.”

31. What is probably the best title of the passage?

A. An economic crisis　　　 B. The Spencer public library

C.A best-selling book D.A library cat

　 32. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A. Some people left the town due to the economic crisis.

B. The cat brought joy to the town of Spencer.

C. The cat had a special ability to read letters from abroad.

D. The cat was taken good care of in the library.

33. Dewey's presence was lucky for the town of Spencer because　　 .

A. His story encouraged the town to face the economic crisis

B. He helped the jobless to find jobs in the library

C. He was considerate about the readers to the library

D.A film crew from Japan was attracted to Spencer

34. Tourists came to Spencer mainly because　　　 .

A. it is a classic American town with attractive sights

B. they wanted to have a look at Dewey

C .they had Dewey to be with them while reading

D. it had a public library with most popular books

35. The last paragraph wants to tell us　　　　 .

A. pets should be well treated

B. everyone should read the story of Dewey Read more Books

C. Vicki Myron thinks highly of Dewey

D. Vicki Myron advises us to buy her book on Dewey

A good friend of mine was complaining about her son the other day. “Did you notice,” she started, “how he didn't wait for me to get my salad before he dived into his?”

True enough, the boy attacked his plate faster than a cat in the wild. Without manners, we're no more than animals. Actually, that's not true, I've been watching and feeding a group of wild cats, and they show unusual politeness toward each other .Even when food is scarce, they take turns, leaving tat least a small part for the next in line.

My mother educated her three children to have good manners all the time. We were made to feel very uncomfortable as if we were sitting on pins and needles until we got used to saying please, thank you ,pardon me, and I'm sorry. And I have to say, while it was a painful learning experience, it was one of the most valuable.

I can't tell you how often I sat with my friends, eating at their dinner tables, and their parents thought highly of my good manners. While it was a little embarrassing. I knew even then that my mother's teachings were paying off.

Many years later, when I was attending seminars across the country, my manners were quite useful.

While I regret that I haven't been a perfect example, I'm still working on it. I suppose, in this regard, my mother lives on through me, I didn't have her beautiful singing voice or her green eyes, but she did make sure I received one of her finest characteristics.

26. What did the writer's friend most probably complain about?

A. Her son's eating too quickly.

B. Her son's not having a healthy diet.

C. Her son's not having good table manners.

D. Teenagers' not having good manners.

27. The underlined word “scarce” in Paragraph 2 probably means“　　　 ”.

A. too much　　　　　　　 B. not delicious

C. not enough　　　　　　 D. quite hot

28. We learn that the writer's mother .

A. was strict about her children's manners　 B. never punished her children

C. had beautiful blue eyes　　　　　　　 D. was not good at singing

29. What does the writer think of her experience of learning good manners?

A. Easy and relaxing　　 　　　B. Painful and valuable

C. Easy but useless　　 　　　D. Too horrible

30. We can infer from the passage that the writer　　　 .

A. is surely liked by everyone around her

B. is not satisfied with most people's manners around her

C. thinks she has been a perfect example to the young

D. thanks her mother for teaching her the good manners a lot

The computer plays an important part in our everyday life. It is one of the great ___16___ (invent) in the world in the twentieth century. It works for us not only at home, in offices, in big shops, but also at schools. Today it is used _17___ many ways. It really brings the world large wealth __18___ happiness.

__19___ first computer in the world ___20__ (call) Enid. It was built in American in 1946.Itw as large and heavy. Since it was born, it __21___ (develop) very fast. Until now it has gone through four periods and changed a lot. There are many kinds of computers. Computers are getting smaller and smaller and computing faster and faster. So __22__ are becoming more and more helpful.

The computer can do most of the things for people. It can help us __23___ (know) about the real world quickly, to learn __24___ we want to learn and to think for ourselves. ___25__ a student in the twenty-first century, you must work hard at it.

                            

Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right-and others are wrong. Many people believe that it’s their job to    1   others how their positions, statements, and points of view are   2   , and that in doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow appreciate it, or at least learn something. Wrong!

Think about it. Have you ever been   3   by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right.”? Or, has anyone you know ever thanked you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their   4   ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us   5   to be corrected. We all want our positions to be   6   and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest    7   of the human heart. And those who learn to listen are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the   8   of correcting others are often resented and   9   .

A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practise   10   others the joy of being right-give them the glory.  Stop correcting. When someone says, “I really feel it’s important to:”, rather than jumping   11   and saying, “No, it’s more important to…:”, simply let it go and allow their statement to   12  . The people in your life will become less defensive and more   13   . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have   14   You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s   15  , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos (自我). Starting today, let others be “right”, most of the time?

1. A. show	B. ask	C. prove	D. teach
2. A. unimportant	B. unbelievable	C. incorrect	D. imperfect
3. A. fooled	B. helped	C. taught	D. corrected
4. A. side	B. price	C. expense	D. cost
5. A. like	B. hate	C. prefer	D. afford
6. A. admired	B. received	C. realized	D. respected
7. A. shortcomings	B. advantages	C. desires	D. wishes
8. A. habit	B. form	C. position	D. purpose
9. A. punished	B. avoided	C. left	D. scolded
10. A. letting	B. lending	C. allowing	D. owing
11. A. out	B. up	C. in	D. off
12. A. last	B. go	C. work	D. stand
13. A. helpful	B. loving	C. careful	D. popular
14. A. dreamed	B. wanted	C. asked	D. demanded
15. A. sufferings	B. worries	C. success	D. happiness

期中考试成绩公布后，有一些家长发来信息或打来电话询问孩子的成绩为什么这么差。学生成绩差的原因是多方面的，就学生方面来说主要有以下几个原因。请根据下表提供的信息，写一篇短文说明成绩差的原因和获得好成绩的建议。

成绩差的原因	获得好成绩的建议
1．  初中底子薄弱或差； 2．  缺乏良好的学习习惯与方法； 3．  努力程度不够。	1．  课前预习 2．  上课认真听讲并做好笔记； 3．  课后复习，然后做作业； 4．  考前复习。

参考

词汇：1、就……而言：as far as sb. be concerned  2、预习：preview

 [写作要求]

1.     词数：100-120。

2.     句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯

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