Coupons to spend

“How did you spend your coupons?”

On their first day back to school, many students in Hangzhou greeted each other this way.

The coupons referred to the 100 yuan coupons each student received form the city government before the Spring Festival holidays. Over 260,000 primary school and middle school students were given coupons. They could use them in local stores and supermarkets, or to see movies and buy books.

The same coupons have also been given to low income families in Hangzhou. Other cities, including Chengdu and Nanjing, also gave coupons to their citizens. More cities are expected to follow their lead.

Why are local governments doing this?

These programmes are all part of a broader effort in China to increase domestic demand in the face of the global financial crisis.

The crisis has seriously affected China’s exports and investments (投资). Many factories in southern cities have been closed down. Some companies are laying off workers or reducing their pay. The stock market and real estate market have been falling.

In a time of financial crisis, people usually respond by saving money. They are uncertain about the future and are afraid that more difficult times may be ahead. Now many people are choosing not to spend money carelessly. Major chain stores have seen a sharp slowdown in sales, analysts say.

But spending keeps an economy healthy. If people don’t spend, there will be too many products in the market. Then shops will stop buying products from factories. When factories receive no orders, they close down. The workers there accordingly lose their jobs. Also, if people don’t spend, the service industry suffers. The total result is that the whole economy breaks down.

Issuing coupons is a practical and effective way to increase domestic demand in the current situation, said Jiang Zengwei, vice-minister of China’s Ministry of Commerce. Hangzhou reported a rise in customers in local markets during Spring Festival holiday.

However, issuing coupons is only a temporary measure. To increase consumers’ confidence, the government needs to establish a sound secure social system in the long term. When people don’t have to worry about education, health care and their pension, they will be more willing to spend instead of saving.

1.Why are local governments issuing coupons?

A. To increase domestic demand in the face of the global financial crisis.

B. To enable students to use them in local stores and supermarkets, or to see movies and buy books independently.

C. To help those low income families in the global financial crisis.

D. To show the government’s ability to solve economic problems

2.What is NOT the influence that the global financial crisis has brought us?

A. China’s exports and investments have been seriously affected.

B. People begin to spend money without a second thought.

C. Workers are faced with losing jobs and the reduction of the salaries.

D. The active stock market and real estate market have gone. 

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Issuing coupons is a practical and effective way to increase domestic demand in a long term.

B. The total result of saving money is that the whole economy breaks down.

C. The government may carry out new policies to encourage citizens to be willing to spend in the near future.

D. After issuing the coupons, the local markets have seen a rise in customers during Spring Festival holiday.

4.If the government is to print a slogan on the coupons to restore consumers’ confidence, what might be used to promote the idea?

A. Spend now, save later.

B. Spend money like there’s no tomorrow; come on!

C. Spend money like it’s going out of style; let’s do it!

D. Big spender, wise spender.

  Weather is the subject matter of Westerners whenever they meet. Housewives, businessmen, factory workers as well as farmers all talk about the weather. It is everyday news, whether or not conditions change. Many newspapers carry a regular front page news story in addition to the full reports on as inside-page provided by the weather service. Here are several different types of weather reports taken from the western papers:

    No.1 Regional forecast

    No. 2 Three-day Forecast

No. 3 Weather Stories

1.In a street of corner of London, two strangers may begin their talk with “______”

A. Hi, how are you?               B. What are doing here? Waiting for someone?

C. A nice day, isn’t it?              D. Didn’t you listen to the weather report last night?

2.The noon temperature of _______ is nearly 70’s at the weekend.

   A. Western Great Lakes             B. Duluth, Minn

   C. Westchester, Rockland           D. New Jersey

3.It seems that ________ has plenty of rain at the present season.

   A. Western Great Lakes             B. Winsconsin

   C. Westchester, Rockland           D. New Jersey

4. Which of the following is most probable according to No.3?

A. The traffic was terribly affected.   

B. The Five Great Lakes were covered by heavy snow.

C. The temperatures might drop to 50℃.

D. Many schools were damaged in the snowstorm.

The “Bystander Apathy Effect” was first studied by researchers in New York after neighbors ignored—and in some cases turned up the volume on their TVs—the cries of a woman as she was murdered (over a half-hour period). With regard to helping those in difficulty generally, they found that:

(1) women are helped more than men;

(2) men help more than women;

(3) attractive women are helped more than unattractive women.

    Other factors relate to the number of people in the area, whether the person is thought to be in trouble through their own fault, and whether a person sees himself as being able to help.

    According to Adrian Furnham, Professor of University College, London, there are three reasons why we tend to stand by doing nothing:

(1) “Shifting of responsibility”－the more people there are, the less likely help is to be given. Each person excuses himself by thinking someone else will help, so that the more “other people’ there are, the greater the total shifting of responsibility.

(2) “'Fear of making a mistake'’－situations are often not clear. People think that those involved in an accident may know each other or it may be a joke, so a fear of embarrassment makes them keep themselves to themselves.

(3) “Fear of the consequences if attention is turned on you, and the person is violent.”

    Laurie Taylor, Professor of Sociology at London University, says: “In the experiments I’ve seen on intervention (介入), much depends on the neighborhood or setting. There is a silence on public transport which is hard to break. We are embarrassed to draw attention to something that is happening, while in a football match, people get involved, and a fight would easily follow. ”

    Psychotherapist Alan Dupuy identifies the importance of the individual: “The British as a whole have some difficulty intervening, but there are exceptional individuals in every group who are prepared to intervene, regardless of their own safety: These would be people with a strong moral code or religious ideals.”

1.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Pretty women are more likely to be helped.  

B. People on a bus are more likely to stop a crime.

C. Religious people are more likely to look on.  

D. Criminals are more likely to harm women.

2.Which factor is NOT related with intervention according to the passage?

A. Sex.              B. Nationality.                  C. Profession.                  D. Setting.

3.Which phenomenon can be described as the “Bystander Apathy Effect”?

A. When one is in trouble, people think it’s his own fault.

B. In a football match, people get involved in a fight.

C. Seeing a murder, people feel sorry that it should have happened.

D. On hearing a cry for help, people keep themselves to themselves.

4.The author wrote this article ______.

A. to explain why bystanders behave as they do  

B. to urge people to stand out when in need

C. to criticize the selfishness of bystanders  

D. to analyze the weakness of human nature

Imagine that the genome (基因组) is a book. The book consists of 23 chapters with thousands of stories made up of paragraphs, words and letters on different levels. There are one billion words in the book, which makes it longer than 5,000 volumes the size of this book, or as long as 800 Bibles. If I read the genome out to you at the rate of one word per second for eight hours a day, it would take me a century. If I wrote out the human genome, one letter per millimeter, my text would be as long as the River Danube. This is an enormous document. A huge volume, a cook book of great length, and it all fits inside the extremely small nucleus (核) of a tiny cell that fits easily upon the head of a pin.

The idea of the genome as a book is not, strictly speaking, even a metaphor (比喻), It is true to a great extent. A book is a piece of digital information, written in one-directional form and defined by a code that translates a small alphabet of letters into a large dictionary of meanings through the order of their groupings. So is a genome. The only complication is that all English books read from left to right, while some parts of the genome read from left to right, and some from right to left, though never both at the same time.

While English books are written in words of different lengths using twenty-six letters. Genomes are written entirely in three-letter words, using only four letters, And instead of being written on flat pages, they are written on long chains of DNA molecules (分子), The genome is a very clever book, because in the right conditions it can both photocopy itself and read itself.

1.How do human genomes read according to the passage?

       A. Only from left to right.    B. Only from right to left.

       C. From both directions at the same time   D. From one direction at a time

2.We can learn from the passage that the human genome ______.

       A. is as long as the River Danube

       B. can be easily placed on the head of a pin

       C. is coded with and alphabet of four letters

       D. is smart enough to read and take photos of itself

3.It can be concluded that the passage is mainly written for ______.

       A. specialists in the field      B. general readers

       C. natural scientists        D. readers with academic background

4.The real purpose of the author’s comparison of the genome to a book is ______.

       A. to focus on the differences between the two

       B. to lay emphasis on the similarities between the two

       C. to simplify the concept of the human genome

       D. to give an exact description of the human genome

The people below are all looking for books to help themselves. After the description of these people, there is information about six books A---F. Decide which book would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 61---65 and mark the correct letter (A---F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.

_____1. Jim bought a home computer earlier this year and he’s become very enthusiastic about it, spending hours each evening ‘playing’ with it as his wife says. Unfortunately, he’s

getting a bit forgetful about things he’s promised to do!                             

___2. Freda prefers action to reading or watching TV. She is planning to redecorate the

living room and she isn’t expecting any help from others!                             

____3. Susan Laughton is taking ‘A’ Levels in English, History and Art next year and if she passes, she’s hoping to become a teacher.                                         

____4.Tony is very interested in animals and at the moment he wants to be a vet (a doctor for animals) when he grows up.                                    

___5. Jessica loves flowers, though, as her family lives in a second floor flat, there’s no

garden for her to grow anything in.                                        

A: Book One

By Rachel Lawson

Over 100 color photographs, $ 22.00

Written to accompany an exciting new 13-part ITV television series, Nature Watch, this book describes the people who spend their lives working with the birds, animals and plants in various parts of the world. Their enthusiasm is brought to life with their own outstanding color photographs. Hints on nature watching for the amateur are found throughout.

B: Book Two

By Bob Dillard

150 color photographs and 490 color pictures, $ 16.50

Just the book for the job! With over 600 color photographs and pictures it covers the most popular DIY tasks around the home---painting, wall coverings, finishing furniture and woodwork, and putting up shelves. Full of handy tips and clear instructions

C: Book Three

By Will Smith, $ 7.5

Week to a page. A truly delightful family science magazine, each issue brings to light new software to make time before the screen interesting. This pocket diary provides a wide range of information for the enthusiast. Try it for 3 weeks for just 6.6. You can save 0.9.

D: Book Four

By Martin Ferguson

Color throughout, Paperback $ 9.5

Another title in the popular and practical Learn to Paint series, this beautifully illustrated book show you how to paint animals, birds, fish and butterflies in the studio and in the field. Every issue contains plenty of usable samples and provides a free photography page.

E: Book Five

By Cynthia Wildman

12 double-page color paintings 170 line drawings, $ 17.8

A fresh and useful approach to indoor gardening. A month-by-month guide to jobs to do, plants to look for, planning ahead and enjoying seasonal variations — to give year-round color in the home. Illustrated by original paintings for each month.

F: Book Six

By Conrad Ellis & Richard Hopkins, Paperback $ 9.8

A guide to success in written work, study and examinations for students in all subjects at colleges, and universities. Topics covered include: grammar, punctuation, and spelling; sentence and paragraph structure; research and library work; charts and diagrams; essays, reports, and exams; letters and application forms; listening and note-taking; talking and reading skills.

根据句子及所给单词的首字母，按题号写出各单词的正确形式。（每空限写一词）

1.He stated his view that developing car industry in such a rapid speed is not b___________ in the long run.

2.I’m longing for being a____________ to the Miro Exhibition, as I don’t know the way well.

3.It is said that Mozart possessed a remarkable t___________ for music.

4.Small as the hotel is, it provides an a____________ supply of hot water 24 hours a day to meet your need.

5.Defeated, they still feel c_______ with the result of the competition, for they have spared no effort to make preparations.

6.As winter is a________, the weather is getting colder.

7.Wang Pengwei felt frustrated that a lot of r________ customers went to a newly-opened small restaurant.

8.In order to satisfy my daughter’s c________, I have to refer to the Encyclopedia(百科全书).

9.The homeless child w______ on the street is in the hope of finding something to eat.

10.We need to take m_____ at once to prevent the growth of the population in China.

 课文填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

1. Sometimes, too, I was too weak to go to school so my education __________.

2.The few who cannot see the real person inside my body do not ___________, and I just

   ignore them.

3.To look after my pets properly takes a lot of time but I __________.

4.I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has _________.

5.She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and __________.

6.________________ on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair.

7.When Claire got home, she wept _____________ in her armchair.

8.By that time, Tony expected the house ___________.

9.Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, ________________ that the speedboat

   was moving in a circle.

10. You see, on the morning of …did not run at all. It _________ at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

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。

Looking at the map of the world, and we can see that three quarters of the earth are covered by water. However, we are short of water, it sounds strange to you. But it is true. You see, 97% of the total water in the world is sea water, which is so salt that man can drink it. So only 3% of the water can be drunk or used for man. And the drinkable water comes from rivers, lakes and underground. Man even can’t use them completely, because the water contains icebergs and glaciers. All what is the worst is that water in some parts has been polluted or is being polluted. How can we drink? So something must be done to protect water from polluted.

假如你是李华，住在滨江。你的加拿大笔友Bob来信谈到了他所居住的城市，并希望了解你家乡滨江的情况。请你用英语写一封回信。回信须包括下表中的内容。

注意：1．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

      2．词数100--120左右。

After being elected ______ President of ________ United States, Barack Obama moved with his family into ________ White House.