5月1日，高二（3）班的学生志愿者Li Yue和ZhangHua去阳光敬老院（Sunshine Nursing Home）开展志愿者活动（送水果、打扫、聊天等）。假如你是校英语报的记者，请按下列要点用英语写一则100~120词的新闻报道。

1. 时间、地点、任务、活动；  2. 老人们的反应；  3. 简短评论

【参考词汇】 1. 时间： May 1st    2. 地点：Sunshine Nursing Home  3. 活动：a) present the elderly with fruits and …    b) do some cleaning / clean …      

c) chat / talk with      d) give per formances    4. 基本时态：一般过去时

Student volunteers Brought Sunshine to the Elderly

Strictly Ban smoking

       If you smoke and you still don’t believe that there’s a definite（一定的）link between smoking and bronchial（支气管的）troubles, heart disease and lung cancer, then you are certainly deceiving yourself. No one will accuse you of hypocrisy. Let us just say that you are suffering from a bad case of wishful thinking. This needn’t make you too uncomfortable because you are in good company. Whenever the subject of smoking and health is raised, the governments of most countries hear no evil, see no evil and smell no evil. Admittedly, a few governments have taken timid measures. In Britain for instance, cigarette advertising has been banned on television. The conscience of the nation is appeased, while the population continues to puff its way to smoky, cancerous death.

       You don’t have to look very far to find out why the official reactions to medical findings have been so lukewarm. The answer is simply money. Tobacco is a wonderful commodity to tax. It’s almost like a tax on our daily bread. In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities. So while the authorities point out ever so discreetly that smoking may, conceivable, be harmful, it doesn’t do to shout too loudly about it.

       This is surely the most short-sighted policy you could imagine. While money is eagerly collected in vast sums with one hand, it is paid out in increasingly vaster sums with the other. Enormous amounts are spent on cancer research and on efforts to cure people suffering from the disease. Countless valuable lives are lost. In the long run, there is no doubt that everybody would be much better-off if smoking were banned altogether.

       Of course, we are not ready for such a drastic action. But if the governments of the world were honestly concerned about the welfare of their peoples, you’d think they’d conduct aggressive anti-smoking campaigns. Far from it! The tobacco industry is allowed to spend staggering sums on advertising. Its advertising is as insidious as it is dishonest. We are never shown pictures of real smokers coughing up their lungs early in the morning. That would never do. The advertisement always depict virile, clean-shaven young men. They suggest it is manly to smoke, even positively healthy! Smoking is associated with the great open-air life, with beautiful girls, true love and togetherness. What utter nonsense!

       For a start, governments could begin by banning all cigarette and tobacco advertising and should then conduct anti-smoking advertising campaigns of their own. Smoking should be banned in all public places like theatres, cinemas and restaurants. Great efforts should be made to inform young people especially of the dire consequences of taking up the habit. A horrific warning – say, a picture of a death’s head – should be included in every packet of cigarettes that is sold. As individuals, we are certainly weak, but if governments acted honestly and courageously, they could protect us from ourselves.

Why do a few governments take timid measures toward smoking?

A because they are afraid of people.  B Because diseases cost a lot.

C Because they are afraid of the cutting down of their revenue.

D Because they are afraid of manufacturers.

The tone of this passage is________________.

A critical.  B ironical（讽刺的用反语的）.  C distaste（不喜欢）.    D amusing.

What does the sentence “because you are in good company” mean?

A you are backed by the government. B You are not alone.

C You have good colleagues.       D Governments are blind to evils of smoking too.

What is the best title of this passage?

A World Governments should conduct serious campaigns against smoking.

B World governments take timid measures against smoking.

C smoking is the most important source of income to many countries.

D tobacco industry spends a large sum of money on medical research.

(二) 用所学过的短语替换下列各句中的下划线部分，每空一词。（每小题1分，共10分）

1. A: It’s bad manners to laugh at the disabled, especially in public.

B: It’s bad manners to ________ ________ ________ the disabled, especially in public.

2. A: When he climbed to the top of the mountain, it was difficult for him to breathe.

B: When he climbed to the top of the mountain, he was ________ ________ ________.

3. A: In the university, he not only learned English but also French.

B: In the university, he learned French ________ ________ ________ English.

4. A: There are 15 books on the first shelf, and 21 on the second, which makes 36 altogether.

B: There are 15 books on the first shelf, and 21 on the second, which makes 36 _____ ______.

5. A: The hotel manager reserved two pleasant rooms for us.

B: The hotel manager ________ ________ two pleasant rooms for us.

6. A: All of the family jumped with joy when he received a letter from Qinghua University.

B: All of the family jumped with joy when he ________ ________ Qinghua University.

7. A: The students are eager to know the results of the final exam at home.

B: The students ________ ________ ________ know the results of the final exam at home.

8. A: He met his headmaster by chance on the way to school.

B: He ________ ________ his headmaster on the way to school.

9. A: Do you know who will join in the discussion in Shanghai?

B: Do you know who will __________ ________ the discussion in Shanghai?

10. A: That is to say, we can’t afford to buy that expensive car right now.

B: ________ ________ ________, we can’t afford to buy that expensive car right now.

第二节   完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30）

I was an introvert(内向的人) by  36 . For as long as I remember, putting on a sincere smile when meeting someone had  37   been easy. The key to a sincere smile,  38  , is simple. It’s to be  39 . But that’s the source of the problem. When meeting people,  40  being excited, I often felt upset.

But we all know  41  are important. The more friends you have, the more opportunities you get,  42  it’s job opportunities, a romantic relationship, or business partners. So a smile is important to make others feel  43 . Mother Teresa said, “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a(an)  44  to that person, a beautiful thing.”

The smile I’m now talking about is not to make a face to cashiers or waiters. I’m talking about those  45  smiles you make when meeting old friends. So I’ve discovered a  46 . And I call this technique “Oh, it’s Jamie!” When I meet someone, I imagine an old friend of mine called Jamie who was my first friend when we were  47  kids. It’s  48  why my smile is as wide as I can possibly make. And it’s not just the smile, but my tone and attitude that turn warm as well.

And the best part, whenever you’re friendly to others, they turn friendly  49 . You’re not hearing this from me. Some research done by scientists actually  50  this claim. So do remember to give it a try.

Three years ago at the age of 23, I took a long hard look at my life and decided that I was  51 .  52  of my life, I set about  53  dramatic changes and now I have become a popular writer. My  54  reflects that nothing is too difficult if you  55  bravely.

1. A. born          B. nature       C. myself       D. me

2. A. always            B. often            C. never            D. sometimes

3. A. therefore         B. thus             C. but          D. however

4. A. excited       B. interested       C. happy        D. worried

5.A. rather than        B. instead of       C. other than       D. apart from

6. A. parents       B. classmates       C. friends      D. lovers

7. A. what          B. how          C. why          D. whether

8. A. comfortable       B. excited      C. anxious      D. frightened

9. A. injury            B. gift             C. damage       D. mercy

10. A. voluntary        B. hesitant         C. wide             D. unwilling

11. A. method       B. treat            C. behavior         D. trick

12. A. still            B. again            C. no longer        D. even

13. A. no doubt         B. no secret        C. no reason        D. no wonder

14. A. in return        B. in turn      C. in time      D. in case

15. A. opposes      B. disproves        C. suggests         D. backs

16. A. wrong            B. nothing      C. something        D. right

17. A. Afraid           B. Tired            C. Reminded         D. Informed

18. A. to make      B. make             C. making       D. made

19. A. career           B. changes      C. decision         D. success

20. A. try          B. do           C. change       D. smile