Across the United States, there are several places where two independent towns grew together to become one city — but kept both their names.

Winston Salem is one of them. It’s a mid sized city in what’s called the plateau（high land）, between the Atlantic Coast and the inland mountains in the state of North Carolina. The Winston part is a relatively new place, founded early this century. It’s home to the nation’s biggest open air tobacco market.?

The giant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company’s headquarters is in Winston Salem, and Winston is the name of one of Reynolds’ best known cigarette brands. Fast growing Winston soon surrounded the much older town of Salem, so in 1913, people in the area voted to combine them into a single place.?

From a historical and tourist point of view, Salem, or Old Salem, as it’s called today, is the interesting and unusual part of town.?

Salem was founded in the 1700s by the Moravians. They spoke German, and their community was religiously based, with single men and single women living apart in separate dormitories. The Moravians greatly valued women’s work and brainpower. In fact, one of the nation’s oldest boarding schools for young women— the Moravians’ Salem Academy founded in 1772 — is still in operation. ?

Over the years, Salem lost its Moravian character. That all changed, though, when a nonprofit group began to rehabilitate the historic area. These days Old Salem is what’s called a living history museum, with exhibits, music, and tours of 18th-century houses, taverns and Moravian dormitory buildings just seven blocks from the tallest skyscraper in Winston-Salem.?

The historic community is booming again. Just as R. J. Reynolds is taking in millions of dollars making cigarettes across town, Old Salem is generating about ﹩15 million a year in tourism revenue and donations.?

1.From the passage we can know that____________.?

A. Winston Salem is the name of a city?

B. Salem is home to the tobacco market?

  C. the city Winston Salem has two names?

  D. Old Salem is the name of a tobacco brand

2.It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that__________.?

  A. the two cities benefited each other?

  B. Salem developed faster than Winston?

  C. R.J. Reynolds Company has moved into Salem?

  D. the combination meets the wishes of the people

3.The city Salem is special for its__________.?

  A. boarding school                           B. lifestyle and tradition?

  C. respect for brainpower                     D. religious belief

4.The underlined word“rehabilitate”in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to “___  __  _”.?A. reconstruct       B. evaluate          C. enlarge         D. decorate?

5.What will probably be talked about in the following part? ?

A. Some other attractions in Winston Salem. ?

B. How Winston makes profits from tourism. ?

C. Other examples of cities combined by two parts.?

D. Something about the boarding school for women.       

The United States has about 475,000 school buses ---all painted yellow. Each day they carry more than 25,000,000 children, half of all schoolchildren in the country. But these buses, on average, use four liters of diesel (柴油) fuel to travel less than sixteen kilometers. When the school year began last fall, diesel averaged 55 cents a liter nationally. The price nearly doubled, to a dollar and 8 cents, by the end of school in June.

Bob Riley speaks for the American School Bus Council. He says fuel prices for schools are not much lower than others have to pay. As a result, schools are looking for ways to reduce transportation costs. Bus routes are being redrawn or, in some cases, canceled . Some areas are buying buses that use natural gas or other alternative fuels. Other steps include fewer field trips and less travel by sports teams. And some school districts may end any bus service not required by law.

Studies show that school buses are the safest form of transportation to and from school. The American School Bus Council says cuts in bus service are bad for children and possibly the environment. It says removing buses from the road will mean an increase in other vehicles transporting students. Spokesman Bob Riley says another concern is that reducing bus services might reduce attendance.

But it could also get more children to walk or bicycle to school. And that would surely make people happy at the National Center for Safe Routes to School. More kids walking or biking safely to school is the aim of a three-year-old federal program, part of an international movement. The goal is to increase physical activity and reduce air pollution. The United States will celebrate Walk to School Day on October eighth this year. But for some students, high fuel prices could make every day a walk-to-school day.

1.This passage mainly tells us____________.

A. High fuel prices’ influences on school buses.

B. New measures to transport school students.

C. The safest form of student transportation.

D. The origin of Walk to School Day.

2.Which of the following information is implied in the first paragraph?

A. There are too many school buses in the United States.

B. There are too many students in the US.

C. Diesel prices are going up too rapidly in the US.

D. School buses consume too much diesel in the US.

3.What can we learn from Paragraph Three?

A. Cuts in bus service will have negative results.

B. The US government is encouraging cuts in bus services.

C. The US schools are searching for the safest transportation means.

D. Reducing bus service will do a lot of good to the environment.

4.In order to cut down transportation cost, many schools take the following measures EXCEPT____________.

A. changing some bus routes  

B. stopping some bus routes

C. asking parents to drive children to and from school

D. using other types of fuels

5.The National Center for Safe Routes to School encourages more children to walk or bike to school in order to ____________.

A. save more fuels and diesel for the country

B. keep the children safe on their way to school

C. make the children live a simple life

D. keep the children healthy and the environment clean

Even if you really enjoy your job, it’ s still possible to battle boredom as you work. You may not be able to make big changes---or change your job---but you can make small adjustments to your routine that can make every day seem, well, a little less routine.

1.Switch Your Seat 

Change your outlook at the office by changing your office. Ask your supervisor to help you find a new desk. Even switching desks with a neighboring coworker can offer a fresh atmosphere.

   If it's not possible to change your location, see if you can change your desk’s direction. A new view can be just as refreshing as a new location.

2.______________

Start and end your day in a different way. Consider a new mode of transportation, if it’s possible. Take a subway. Ride a bike on sunny days. Carpool with a coworker. Use a new route to get to your job. You needn't change it for ever---just long enough to help you escape the boredom.

3.Find a New Work Style

   Sick of attending that long-standing Monday morning meeting? Try to change it to the afternoon.

   If you find yourself feeling most bored in the afternoons, try to arrange to do your favorite tasks then and tackle less desirable projects in the mornings.

If you usually communicate with coworkers via email and instant messaging, start dealing with people face to face. Increased communication with coworkers may help improve your mood.

4.Get and Set a Goal

   If your work is short of objectives, it's no wonder that work has become boring. Identify a goal and set an “achieve by” date for it.

Your goal needn’t be too ambitious as long as you have enough enthusiasm for it. Perhaps you want to make a new project. Maybe you’d like to pursue a promotion. Or you may even set a goal of finding a new job altogether. Whatever it is, actively move toward an objective.

1.What is the purpose of the passage? (within 15 words)

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2.Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

 You will surely feel bored when you are not working toward something.

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3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words. (within 8 words)

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4.List three methods of escaping from boredom in your daily work. (within 5 words for each)

①____________________________________________

②____________________________________________

③____________________________________________

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

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过生日互赠礼物在中学生中似乎成为一种时尚，甚至有的学生还去饭店搞生日聚会。对此，同学们有不同的看法。假设你是王平，请你根据下表提示，给某英语报社的编辑写一封信，并谈谈自己的观点。

注意：1. 词数：120--150左右 （信的开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数）

2.短文须包括表中的全部内容，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.参考词汇：攀比 keep up with the Joneses

Dear Editor,

I’m a middle school student named Wang Ping.                                         

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Yours,

                                                         Wang Ping

 If you make       most of the equipment, there will be      rise in production.

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

 --- Peter, you       the window quickly, will you?

    --- OK! Oh! The window        broken.

       A．shut; is                                               B．will shut; has been

       C．are shutting; was                                 D．have shut; has been

 Asia is important to America because America's future _____ trade with Asia's growing economies．

       A．depends on     B．takes off       C．sets up                                  D．breaks out

 —What will you do next Sunday?

       —Maybe do some shopping, for I ______go to school on Sunday．

       A．mustn't        B．shouldn't       C．don't have to     D．had better not

 Your performance in the driving test didn't reach the required standard—____, you failed．

       A．in the end                                        B．after all    

       C．at the same time                               D．in other words

 The time has come ______ we can make extensive use of nuclear energy．

       A．when          B．which               C．since               D．while