Apart from his monthly salary as a sales manager, he also gets a travel _____ that covers hotel bills.

A. insurance　　　　　　　　 B. circumstance　 C allowance　　　　　　　　　 D. competence

     Personal success or failure is of no _____，but the future of man cannot be ignored.

A competence             B. independence            C. intelligence             D. consequence.

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Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with things like disposable (一次性的) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don't have to bring their own. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.
Many disposable things are made of plastic, not easy to rot away. People throw them away after using them only once. It is a waste of natural resources and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.
At home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to use daily necessities （日用品）once more. Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school canteen, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.
1. Please list at least 4 disposable things mentioned in the passage. (Not more than 5 words)
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2. What will happen in some hotels in Beijing starting from June according to the passage?
(Not more than10 words)
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3. Why is it bad to throw disposables away after using them only once? (Not more than 15words)
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4. What should we do when we travel to somewhere? (Not more than 12 words)

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5. How can we be more environmentally friendly when we are in our canteen?
(Not more than 12 words)
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_____________1___________. Some travelers go to see battlefields or religious shrines. Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their photos taken in front of famous places. But most Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short and much of the rest of the year is in the rain. Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean（地中海）resorts and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason: sun.

_____________2____________. Italy's 30,000 hotels are booked every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French Beaches, parks, and roadsides. Spain's long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37 million tourists visit yearly, or one tourist for every person living in Spain.
    ____________3_____________.The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, it's getting worse. The French can't figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St. Tropez. And in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollution.

____________4______________. The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists. Obviously, they don't go there for clean water. They stand traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches. _______5_______.No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, it's still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo.

A. None of this, however, is damaging anyone's fun

B. All of these are reducing tourists’ fun

C. The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries.

D. They don't even mind the pollution.

E. People travel for a lot of reasons.

F. But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle.

假如你是《二十一世纪报》的实习编辑，收到一位中学生James 的读者来信，提到他面临的和父母交往中的问题和苦恼并且希望得到你的帮助，请你给他写一封100-120词的回信，提供一些建议。要点如下：

1 相互尊重 2 加强交流  3 意见不同时避免争吵，而是冷静处理。4…..

Dear James,

Sorry to learn about your problems._______________________________________________.

                                                                     Yours

                                                                     Editor

完成句子

1 These amazing paintings by Monet never fail to _________  _________(吸引) vistitors.

2 Our natural resources are__________  ________(耗尽；用完); it’s time to stop wasting energy.

3 Having stayed in US for 5 years, I have been ________   ________(习惯于) the life there.

4 Tony couldn’t concentrate on his studies because he is ________  ______(对…上瘾) computer games.

5 After a heated discussion, we ________  ________(对…作出决定)when to hold next meeting。

6 How did the traffic accident ________  _________(发生)？

7 It was the driver’s drunk driving that ________  ________(导致) the accident.

8 Many people are ________  _______(反对)rebuilding the old houses in the city.

9 My sister would like to go for a walk while I _______  ______ (想要) going swimming.

10 As the famous saying goes, one can’t get rich without ________  _______(冒险).

单词拼写

1 The money I have saved is s_____________ for buying a big house

2 His report was pretty good on the whole but he ________(忽视) the most important details.

3 Moyan is well-known for his ___________(独特的)writing style.

4 The thief felt g_________ of stealing some money from the old couple

5 Is that Mr Smith speaking? I’m calling to i_________ you of the meeting next Friday.

6 I’m afraid I can’t attend the meeting because I have to attend my brother’s wedding ________(仪式)

7 It’s reported that five people were badly i_________ in the accident and were sent to hospital immediately.

8 The doctors a__________ to save the dying patient but failed.

9 No one can p_________ what will happen tomorrow.

10 She is b________( 禁止) from driving for 12 months .

Children love to hear stories; a story told well can communicate morals and important lessons, or afford a medium for your children to explore feelings. Through your storytelling, your child can receive such benefits as follows:

*Defuse （消除）Fears: Tell a story that deals with a fear your child is struggling with. Is your child afraid of going to the dentist? Make up a story about a child who bravely goes to the dentist and finds out it really isn’t all that bad. Sometimes children need to see someone else conquer a fear before they believe they can overcome it

*Explore Consequences: The art of storytelling offers a perfect way to act out the kinds of consequences that follow certain actions. You can use the characters in the story to communicate your reasons behind limits and boundaries as you show your child why you make certain decisions. Because the story is about fictional characters, your child may be able to understand it(and the reasoning behind it)

*Stimulate（激发） Your Child’s Imagination: Storytelling is a great way to open your child’s imagination. Allow your child to interact with you as you tell stories, making up characters and monsters or obstacles for your characters to face. After a while, you may find yourself listening to a story your child invented instead of telling one yourself.

*Convey moral Expectations: Most fairy tales and nursery rhymes have morals woven into them. Use traditional fairy tales, modern children’s books and your own imagination to convey your morals to your children. Are you concerned that your child is being selfish or unkind to a new neighbor? Tell a story that praises kindness, generosity and inclusiveness. Is your child unwilling to pitch in with chores or helping around the house? A story like The Little Red Hen will help set a good example

 *Have Fun: Your child will always remember the hours you spent talking in silly voices, making up ridiculous characters and laughing about the stories you told.

67.What’s the purpose of this passage?

   A. To introduce some stories children enjoy.

   B. To encourage children to read more stories.

   C. To show benefits of storytelling to children.

   D. To discuss certain ways of telling stories.

68. According to the passage, The Little Red Hen can be a story that  ___ .

   A. help your child show interest in nursery rhymes.

   B. turns your child into a family helper.

   C. makes your child kind to your new neighbor.

   D. is one of your child’s favorite stories.

69. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Storytelling is always an effective communication tool.

   B. Stories help people make good decisions.

   C. Children are better at imagining stories than their parents.

   D. You can well impress your child by telling a funny story.

70. What can children benefit from storytelling?

   A. They will never be afraid to go to the dentist.

   B. It’s helpful for them to invent a new story on their own.

   C. They won’t make any moral mistakes.

   D. They will remember the ridiculous characters.

To be a good teacher, you need some of the talents of a good actor：you must be able to hold attention and interest of your students；you must be a clear speaker, with a good，strong，pleasing voice which is fully under your control；you must be able to act what you are teaching，in order to make its meaning clear．

A good teacher doesn’t sit still before his class；he stands all the time while he is teaching；he walks about，using his arms，hands and fingers to help him in his explanations，and his face to express his feelings．Listen to him，and you will hear the loudness，the quality and musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is talking about．

The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn’t mean he will indeed be able to act well on the stage，for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s．The actor has to speak words he has learnt by heart；he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part，even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand．What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words seem natural on the stage．

 A good teacher works in quite a different way．His audience takes an active part in his play--they ask and answer questions，they obey orders，and if they don’t understand something，they say no．The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience．He can’t learn his part by heart，because their brains couldn’t keep discipline：they couldn’t keep strictly to what another has written．

63．If you want to be a good teacher, you should________ .

A．act out what you have learnt strictly.    B．be a good actor on the stage.

C．sit all the time while teaching.                D．suit the needs of different students.

64．The underlined word “talents” in the first paragraph means________.    

 A．methods.   B．gifts.    C．wishes.      D  interests.

65．In what way is a teacher’s work different from that of an actor’s?

 A．The teacher must learn everything by heart．

 B．He has to deal with unexpected situations．   

C．He has to use more facial expressions．

D．He has to control his voice better than an actor．

66．The main difference between students and audience in the theatre is that students_____.        

 A．move around the class.     B．keep silent all the time.

C．take an active part in class.  D．1ike body language.

A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter, since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that costs $5, 000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.

　 A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality as she wanted a pair of earrings made. "Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, "I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl."

　 The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.

　 Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse." “I don’t like to part with it." she said sadly, I got it from my mother, and, my mother got it from her’s. But I really need the money.

　 The jeweler was quickly to pay her before she changed her mind .Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news .The man, however, was nowhere to be found. The jeweler immediately realized the whole thing.

59. Actually, the man wanted to buy another pearl for _____.

　 A. himself　　 B. his wife　　　 C. no one　　 D. his mother

60.He paid $5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because______.

　 A. he wanted to make the jeweler believe him　 　

　 B. he was very rich.　

　 C. his business had been successful　　　　　 　　　

　 D. he was anxious to get it

61. He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be______.

　 A. exactly the same quality as the black one

　 B. exactly the same size as the black one.

　 C. exactly the same as the black one　

　 D. exactly worth $25, 000

62. The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.

　 A. he happened to be out　　　　　

　 B. he died suddenly

　 C. he wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time

　 D. he got $20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money