--Does this T-shirt fit you well?

--Not so perfect, but a little fight _________ the shoulders.

　 A. at　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　 　 D. across

 The girl cycled round the comer so quickly that she lost her _________, fell off and hurt her legs seriously.

    A. patience       B. control           C. balance           D. touch

 Helen has been looking for a job over the whole year, feeling she can’t get _________ without work experience.

    A. one           B. it               C. that              D. this

--Rose, shall we attend the lecture about food and its nutrition this afternoon?

--_________? It is closely related to our health.

A. What if　　　 B. Why not　　　 　 C. How come　 　 D. What for

 Barack Obama once again came to _________ power in November, 2012, becoming _________ 45th president of the United States.

    A. 不填; 不填    B. the; the          C. the; a             D. 不填; the

  假定你是某中学生英语报的小记者，请根据漫画及内容要求写一篇英语短文投稿。

    内容要求：

1．  描述漫画内容；2．发表个人感想。

注意：

1．短文标题已给出，不计入总词数；

2．考生可适当发挥，使文章内容充实、连贯；

3．词数120左右；

4．文中不能出现考生的具体信息。

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阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

You will never imagine that such a small invention as a kite can

  （有益） us so much! Flying kites is a popular hobby in many                  76．         

countries of the Far East where        （漂亮） decorated kites               77．         

appear         different colors． In China there is a special Kites              78．          

Day on which children and a       fly kites together happily． A                79．         

flat kite is the oldest and         （简易） type of kite．It flies               80．         

b      air flows over and under the kite's wing． The pressure under        81．         

the wing helps the kite lift into the air． Kites have also       used           82．         

in experiments． Early scientists s          kites up into the air               83．         

to measure temperature at different h             .Kites were also          84．         

used to develop airplanes．           is known to us that the Wright        85．         

Brothers experimented with kites before they flew the first airplane．

"My aunt will come down soon, Mr．Nuttel," said a young lady of fifteen．

Framton Nuttel attempted to say something to please the niece． Privately he doubted whether this visit would do much towards helping with his　nerve problem．

"I know how it will be," his sister had said, "People there　 are nice． I shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there．" Framton wondered whether Mrs．Sappleton, the lady to whom he was presenting one of the letters ofintroduction came into the nice division．

"Do you know many of the people round here?" asked the niece．

"Hardly a soul," said Framton．

"Then you know practically nothing about my aunt． Her great tragedy（悲剧） happened

just three years ago," said the child, “Out through that window, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their day's shooting． They never came back． Poor aunt always thinks that they will come back someday． She has often told me about Ronnie, her youngest brother, singing ‘Bertie, why do you bound?"'

At this time, Mrs． Sappleton came in, greeting,“I hope you don't mind the open window．" She talked on cheerfully about the shooting． To Framton it was all purely horrible． He made a desperate but only partially successful effort to tum the talk on to a less scary topic． "The doctors agree in ordering me complete rest, and an absence of mental excitement．" he announced, "On the matter of diet they are not so much in agreement," he continued．

"No?" said Mrs． Sappleton, in a voice which only replaced a yawn at the last moment． "Here they are at last!" she suddenly cried． In the deepening dusk out came three figures with a tired brown spaniel （猎犬）．And then a young voice rang out of the dusk, "I said, Bertie, why do you bound?"

Framton grabbed wildly at his stick and hat, without a word of goodbye, and rushed out of sight．

“What is up?" Mrs． Sappleton was confused．

"I expect it was the spaniel," said the niece calmly, "He told me that he was once hunted into a tomb by a pack of dogs, and had to spend the night in a newly dug tomb with the creatures barking just above him． Enough to make anyone lose their nerve．"

Romance at short notice was her specialty．

72． According to the passage, we leam that Mrs． Sappleton　　　　 ．

　　　 A． felt sorrow about the shooting 　　　　　　　　 B． got along well with Ronnie

　　　 C． listened carefully to Framton 　　　　　　　　　 D． trusted and spoiled her niece

73． As for Framton's nerve problem, his doctors　　　　 ．

　　　 A． recommended him to go off for a shooting

　　　 B． suggested to him a rest cure in the countryside

　　　 C． advised him to keep his mind off excitement

　　　 D． agreed on the treatment of his diet

74． Which word can best describe Framton?

　　　 A． Cheerful． 　　　 B． Brave． 　　　　　 C． Fragile． D． Wise．

75． What can be inferred about the niece from the last sentence?

　　　 A． She was good at making up a story in a short time．

　　　 B． She showed a strong love for scary stories．

　　　 C． She fell in love with Framton in no time．

　　　 D． She took no notice of strange visitors．

SCS Global Services （SCS） has evaluated a new methodology for measuring the carbon sequestration（封存） ability of soil under the Verified（验证） Carbon Standard （VCS）, a leading greenhouse gas （GHG） accounting system． The methodology, developed by The Earth Partners, will allow land managers who sequester GHGs in grasslands and farmlands to produce carbon credits for sale in the voluntary market．

Managers of grasslands and farmlands can increase carbon sequestration in soil by practices such as changing grazing（放牧） practices and operating treatments designed to improve the variety and productivity of plant groups． The Earth Partners is presently piloting this methodology with farmers across seven million acres of the Palouse River and Columbia Plateau regions in the Pacific Northwest．

“The VCS program has achieved an important milestone in now combining grassland and rangeland carbon offset（抵消，补偿） projects," said Dr． Robert J． Hrubes, Executive Vice President of SCS． "SCS looks forward to approving and verifying agricultural carbon offset projects that use this very powerful new methodology．"

The VM0021  Soil Carbon Quantification Methodology is based on decades of soil carbon research and testing conducted by top soil scientists． The methodology was developed by The Earth Partners and verified by Environmental Services, Inc． as well as SCS Global Services． It is the first soil carbon methodology to be approved for use under the VCS．

"This widely tested methodology is the first to specially deal with soils in a market," said Steven I． Apfelbaum, Chairman of Applied Ecological Services, Inc． and Director of Science with The Earth Partners． According to Apfelbaum, soils represent the second largest living sink of carbon on the planet．

68． The new methodology is assessed according to          .

       A． The Earth Partners                                  B． the Verified Carbon Standard

       C． Environmental Services, Inc．                   D． Applied Ecological Services, Inc．

69． Carbon sequestration in soil can be strengthened by          .

       A． selling carbon credits in the voluntary market

       B． changing grazing practices and operating treatments

       C． reducing the variety and productivity of plant groups

       D． decreasing farmlands in the Pacific Northwest

70． Which of the following is true according to the passage?

       A． The VCS program proves to be successful in carbon offset projects．

       B． Many soil Carbon Methodologies have already been approved for use．

       C． The new methodology has been tested in many fields including soil．

       D． Soils seem to be the largest living sink of carbon on the planet．

71． What is the attitude of SCS towards the new methodology?

       A． Opposed．          B． Cautious．            C． Doubtful．          D． Approving．

“Everyone is entitled（有权） to their opinion" is a remark commonly heard in our society． We value free speech and the rights of the individual． The private preferences we keep, as long as they do not bother with the rights and freedoms of others, are ours to do with as we wish．

Children learn this central principle early on and soon become expert 'at using it effectively to suit their own purposes． The phrase ‘‘well, it's just my opinion" can act as a get-out clause which avoids further questioning or the need to give an explanation． A student may well prefer to put up a brick wall and so avoid the difficult task of providing a justification（正当的理由） for their view．They know the holy position freedom of speech holds for all of us and they know the taboo（禁忌）around challenging the opinions of others when they do not produce unfavorable effects on anyone else．

This can make things hard for the teacher． We want to promote tolerance and respect in our classrooms and give young people a sense; this is how one ought to behave． Yet, we are also seeking to develop reasoning and critical thinking． To some extent, there is an idea that people's views carry equal weight because all individuals ought to be treated equally． Treating people  equally is different from treating what they say with equal weight, though． We need to make clear  to students that the right to one's opinions does not ignore the need to support them with argument  when called to do so．

Justification is the signal difference between opinion and argument． Opinions are stated;  arguments are advanced． Opinions are given; arguments are proposed． When we ask a student to  explain themselves, we are asking them to give us something that will lend evidence to what they  have said． We are asking them to convince us, to persuade us, to show us the reasonableness of what it is they are saying．

64． According to Paragraph 2, if you offer a get-out clause, you may        .

       A． fall into a difficult situation                 B． escape being questioned

       C． raise your social position                   D． have to further explain your opinion

65． The teacher may find it hard to              .

       A． put up a brick wall to avoid giving acceptable reasons

       B． challenge the opinions ofothers to have a deep effect on them

       C． encourage tolerance and respect while developing reasoning and critical thinking

       D． tell the differences between opinion and argument

66． The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 3 refers to             .

       A． students               B． teachers               C． needs                  D． opinions

67． What would be the best title for this passage?

       A． Everyone is entitled to their opinion

       B． Never bother with the rights of others

       C．“It's just my opinion" isn't good enough

       D． Treat what people say equally