Young Chinese travelers are also looking to experience something different．Rather than join package tours to tourist attractions, they are getting to know the locals by combining travel with work and study．Let's explore some unconventional ways of travelling．

Homestay

Visitors pay their host family for the accommodation in return for an unforgettable cultural experience．You should respect the house rules．You will participate fully in the family's daily life and improve your language．Students arrange homestays through their university or reputable agencies．

Check homestayfinder．com or homestaybooking．com．

Laboring on a farm

This is a way to learn about sustainable living and meet local farmers．In return for volunteer work on organic farms, your hosts offer free food and accommodation．You usually work for at least four hours a day and tasks range from composting （堆制肥料） to building with mud bricks．Willing Workers On Organic Farms （www．finternational．org） is the main organization which facilitates these experiences．For more projects, visit: pickyourown．org/jobsonfarms．htm

Volunteering

Volunteering gives you a sense of satisfaction as you improve the lives of those less fortunate．You can work in a hospital, help build schools, or volunteer at an orphanage in Africa．Do not expect to live in luxury and be prepared to get your hands dirty．Volunteers pay for their own airfares．

For more info, visit: worldwidehelper．org, and isvonline．com

Intern （实习） overseas

Organizations such as ALESEC （aiesec．org） arrange paid internships with different companies．They partner with companies to offer work．The length of an internship ranges from six weeks to 18 months．Check: nextstepconnections．com

 

1.Which way of travelling should you experience if you want to know about a different   culture and improve your foreign language?

A．Homestay          B．Laboring on a farm   C．Volunteering    D．Intern

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2.Who may help you to work on a farm?

   A．Reputable agency                     B．University    

   C．Willing Workers On Organic Farms    D．ALESEC

3.What should you do if you want to help the less fortunate?

   A．Live in a host family                B．Volunteer at an orphanage

   C．Work in a company                    D．Work on organic farms

4.Where can you get information on internship in different companies?

   A．Homestayfinder．com                                     

    B．Pickyourown．org/jobsonfarms．htm

   C．Worldwidehelper．org,and isvonline．com                 

    D．Nextstepconnections．com

 

Animals are more like us than we ever imagined．They feel pain, they experience stress, they show affection, excitement and love．All these findings have been made by scientists in recent years---and such results are beginning to change how we view animals.

Strangely enough, some of this research was sponsored by fast food companies like McDonald’s and KFC．Pressured by animal rights groups , these companies felt they had to fund scientists researching the emotional and mental states of animals.

McDonald’s, for instance, funded studies on pig behavior at Purdue University, Indiana．This research found that pigs seek affection and easily become depressed if left alone or prevented from playing with each other．If they become depressed, they soon become physically ill．Because of this, and other similar studies, the European Union has banned the use of isolating pig stalls from 2010．In Germany, the government is encouraging pig farmers to give each pig 20 seconds of human contact a day, and to provide them with toys to prevent them from fighting

Other scientists have shown that animals think and behave like humans．Koko, the 300-pound gorilla at the Gorilla Foundation in Northern California, for instance, has been taught sign language．Koko can now understand several thousand English words, more than many humans who speak English as a second language．On human IQ tests, she scores between 70 and 95.

Before such experiments, humans thought language skills were absent from the animal kingdom．Other myths are also being overturned, like the belief that animals lack self-awareness．Studies have also shown that animals mourn their dead, and that they play for pleasure.

These striking similarities between animal and human behavior have led some to ask a question: “If you believe in evolution, how can’t you believe that animals have feelings that human  beings have?”

Until recently, scientists believed that animals behaved by instinct and that what appeared to be learned behavior was merely genetically-programmed activity．But as Koko the Gorilla shows, this is not the case．In fact, learning is passed from parent to offspring far more often than not in the animal kingdom.

So what implications does this knowledge have for humans? Because of this, should we ban hunting and animal testing? Should we close zoos? Such questions are being raised by many academics and politicians．Harvard and 25 other American law schools have introduced courses on animal rights．Germany meanwhile, recently guaranteed animal rights in its constitution---the first country to do so.

1.McDonald’s and KFC give money to support scientist to do research on animals, because_____

A．they are international big companies.

B．they love animals.

C．they are pressured by animal right groups.

D．they earn a large amount of money and want to do some good deeds.

2.The research on pigs at Purdue University shows that______

A．pigs love being alone.

B．pigs easily become physically ill.

C．pigs need affection.

D．pigs don’t like to play with each other.

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Animals behave by instinct.

B．Animals have self-awareness.

C．Animals have feelings and love.

D．Animals do not have language skills.

4.Should we ban hunting and animal testing?

A．Yes.

B．No

C．Not certain

D．Not mentioned

 

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71. It is said that Tim always ______________ (依靠他妻子)for advice on clothes. (rely)

72. You can’t imagine that a well-behaved gentleman _______ (竟然如此粗鲁) to a lady. （rude）

73.China has carried out some new agricultural policies, ___________________ (旨在提高) farmers’ living standards.  (aim)

74. At present, lots of food, water, tents, and medicine_______________(正在运往) from all over China and other parts of the world to the earthquake-stricken areas. (transport)

75. ___________________ (正专注于) his book ,he didn’t notice me when I entered. （absorb）

76. In the reading room we found her seated at a desk_________(注意力集中在) a book.（fix）

77. _________________ (捉弄别人) is something we should never do.  (trick)

78. Will you please ___________________(保证给我安排个工作) when I get there? You know, I have to work in order to pay for my schooling.  (guarantee)

79. Please find some books that ________________ (解释) these matters.（light）

80. She _______________________ (对……变得厌倦) her boyfriend’s negative remarks，so she wants to break up with him. (tired)

 

Food sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things. A person who eats such food can get an illness called food poisoning. Food poisoning is usually not serious, but some types are deadly. The symptoms of food poisoning usually begin within hours of eating the poisoned food. Fever is one of the most common symptoms.

Certain microorganisms（微生物）cause most types of food poisoning. Bacteria and other microorganisms can poison eggs, meat, vegetables, and many other foods. After entering the body, these tiny living things release（释放）poisons that make people sick.

Some chemicals can also cause food poisoning. They are often added to food while it is being grown, processed, or prepared. For example, many farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill weeds and insects. Some people may have a bad reaction to those chemicals when they eat the crops.

Some plants and animals contain natural poisons that are harmful to people. These include certain kinds of seafood, grains, nuts, seeds, beans, and mushrooms.

When people handle food properly, the risk of food poisoning is very small. Microorganisms multiply rapidly in dirty places and in warm temperatures. This means that people should never touch food with dirty hands or put food on unwashed surfaces. Food should be kept in a refrigerator to stop microorganisms from growing. Meat needs to be cooked thoroughly to kill any dangerous microorganisms. People should also wash food covered with chemicals before eating it. Finally, people should not eat wild mushrooms or other foods that grow in the wild. Some of these foods may contain natural materials that are poisonous to humans. In addition, some types of fish can be poisonous.

Most people recover from food poisoning after a few days of resting and drinking extra water. If people eat natural poisons, they must go to the hospital right away to have their stomachs emptied.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Food when poisoned can make people sick.

B. Food poisoning means death.

C. Food poisoning comes in varieties.

D. Food poisoning can be serious.

2.We know from the passage that the symptoms of food poisoning         .

    A.are always accompanied by a fever

    B.are too common to be noted

    C.can be noticed within hours

    D.can he ignored

3.Food poisoning can be caused by all the following EXCEPT        .

    A.some chemicals

    B.low temperatures

    C.some tiny living things

    D.certain natural materials

4.From Paragraph 5,we can learn that         .

    A.mushrooms should not be eaten

    B.vegetables are safer than meat and seafood

    C.natural poisons are more dangerous than chemicals

    D.different types of food should be handled differently

5.It can be inferred from the passage that        .

A.natural materials are safe in food processing

    B.chemicals are needed in food processing

    C.food poisoning can be kept under control

    D.food poisoning is out of control

 

 阅读下面的短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示；2)首字母提示；3)语境提示,在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

Last weekend, our school organized a social activity. We are required

to find out how much the countryside has changed.

The countryside takes          a new look both in living environment      1.       

and metal outlook. Hills are c            with trees and gardens are filled      2.       

with flowers. Rivers are clean with bridges            them, which are           3.         

very             (方便). Farmers are living in the beautiful houses which   4.         

are equipped with fine             (家具).What impressed us most is      5.        

              farmers are paying special attention to their cultural life.     6.        

             they have much money and less physical burden, they have    7.         

more time for leisure. People look____________ energetic and younger than   8.         

their age. This activity was _________(确实) a big surprise for us. What we   9.          

saw in the countryside was far better than we  e                         10.