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Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills（风车）began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.

For many centuries, people used windmills to grind（磨碎）wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s, when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.

During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.

60. From the text we know that windmills              .

A. were invented by European armies

B. have a history of more than 2800 years

C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas

D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered

61. What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?

A. Sailing a boat. 

B. Producing electricity.

C. Grinding wheat into flour.

D. Pumping water from underground.

62. One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that             .

A. wind power is cleaner

B. it is one of the oldest power sources

C. it was cheaper to create energy from wind

D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs

63. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A. The advantage of wind power.

B. The design of wind power plants.

C. The worldwide movement to save energy.

D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据末段句子Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind可知，接下来作者应该谈论利用风能发电的情况，因此选择D项。

That year , in the local school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid. Like two plus two was five, seven times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners……
Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mistakes.
Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff : sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes, etc. It didn’t seem like any of this bothered the new kid.
However, Little Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him……
It was the new teacher!
The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.
【小题1】根据短文第二三段描述，可知这位新老师的工作很有创造性，故选A。
【小题2】根据短文最后一段Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.描述，可知选B，这个所谓的最蠢的学生其实比其它学生知道的多。
【小题3】根据Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school.描述，可知选B。
【小题4】联系上文To do this they used all kinds of stuff :可知选C。
【小题5】The math lessons became interesting again because of the new teacher’s ___________.

A．creativity

B．imagination

C．responsibility

D．curiosity

【小题6】The passage implies that the stupidest child____________________________.

A．was in great need of math teacher’s help after class

B．knew much more about math than other classmates

C．had no much gift for math and was slow to learn it

D．disliked both the new math teacher and his lessons

【小题7】According to the passage, Lewis followed the stupidest in order to ______________.

A．learn about where he lived	B．find out if he felt upset
C．say something to comfort him	D．make friends with him

【小题8】 What does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refer to ?

A．To find the stupidest kid’s mistakes.

B．To think up the most original ways to explain.

C．To use all kinds of stuff.

D．To follow him home after school.

根据素质教育的要求，学校开设了选修课，成立了各种社团组织。请根据下列要点，给校报写一篇文章，讨论这些措施对学生成长的益处。

一、选修课满足学生兴趣的需要，拓展了学生的知识面，是学生课堂知识的巩固和补充。

二、社团活动为培养学生的组织能力和社交能力提供了平台，有利于中学生更好地熟悉和融入社会。

三、参加学修课活动不可人选我也选，应根据自己的兴趣和爱好。参加社团活动应以不影响日常学习为主。

要求：1. 表达准确，语言连贯；

2. 词数：120—150词左右（开头已经给出，不计入总数）。

参考词汇：选修课 selective courses

It is good that the schools have opened selective courses for the students, whose interests will be met and knowledge expanded.                            

                                                                  

                                                                  

                                                                  

                                                                  

                                                                  

                                                                  

                                                                  

 

根据中文句子完成英语句子，并把答案填写在答题卷相应位置上，每空填一词。

该旅行团将由一名受过专门培训过的护士陪同。

The tour will be _________ __________ a trained nurse.

我尝试过劝那病人，可是无效。

I tried to persuade the patient, but _________ ________.

他决定即使冒着被人嘲笑的危险也要做它。

He ________ ________ ________ do it even at the risk of being ridiculed.

她答应回去后请每个孩子吃个冰淇淋。

She promised to ________ each of the children ________ an ice-cream.

苏格兰占据了不列颠岛的北部，由大陆和周围的许多小岛组成。

Scotland occupies the northern part of Britain, ________ ________ the mainland and many islands.

请再说一遍好吗?我没听懂。

Would you mind repeating that? I didn't quite ________ _________ .

几十年后这个物种将会灭绝。

Species will be extinct in a ________ ________ .

他不顾家庭的压力和朋友的劝告，出发探险去了。

He left for the exploration, ______ ______ the pressure and advice from his family and       friends.

噪音快到我们无法忍受的地步。

Noise is coming to the point where we can't ________ ________ ________ it.