Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English. Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.

Global English Center General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. * 3-month (700 yuan ), 6-month (1,200 yuan ) and one-year (2,000 yuan ) courses. * Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon. ~ Fri.. * Experienced college English teachers. Tel: 67605272         Add: 105 Zhongshan Road, 100082

 

Modern Language School Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills. * Small classes ( 12~16 students ) on Sat. & Sun. from 2:00~5:00 p.m.. * Native English teachers from Canada and the USA. * Language lab and computers supplied. * 3-month course: 1,050 yuan; 6-month course: 1,850 yuan. Add: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road, 100056 Tel: 67353019

 

The 21st Century English Training Center We specialize in effective teaching at all levels. * We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan. *Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec. 1. Call 67801642 for more information.

The International House of English A six-month English course for students of all levels at very low cost: 60 yuan for 12 hours per week. * Class hours: 9:00~12:00 a.m. and 2:00~5:00 p.m.. *Well trained Chinese and foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as a second/foreign language. Call 67353019 for further information.

【小題1】 Mr. White works in the daytime every day and the place he will choose is ______.

A．Global English Center

B．Modern Language School

C．The 21st Century English Training Center

D．The International House of English

【小題2】 The 21st Century English Training Center is different from the other three. It ______.

A．has a language lab and computers	B．has more experienced teachers
C．offers morning or afternoon classes	D．requires an entrance exam

【小題3】If you want to attend the course at the International House of English, you’ll pay about
______.

A．1,200 yuan

B．1,600 yuan

C．1,500 yuan

D．1,800 yuan

I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and I am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron. I was about 15 and I had to get a job taking care of a woman to make a living. She had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.
The woman sat in an electric wheelchair all day. She could only move her head and arms. She would tell me how to do things. She would teach me in great detail on the correct ways to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold(折疊) everything, including socks. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated(沮喪) and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to do it herself. But she never shouted or scolded. She only insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.
Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt and the right way to do the trousers. Now when I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.
【小題1】The writer used to take care of the lady because ________.

A．she wanted to learn to do housework

B．she was a friend of the lady’s

C．she had to earn some money

D．she couldn’t find a room to live in

【小題2】The underlined word ‘paralyzed’ in the first paragraph may mean ‘______’.

A．destroyed

B．deaf

C．seriously ill

D．unable to walk

【小題3】The little girl was ______ when the lady taught her how to do housework.

A．encouraged to learn	B．unwilling to learn
C．delighted to learn	D．recommended to learn

【小題4】Now the writer ______.

A．is still afraid of the lady	B．hates the strict lady
C．a(chǎn)dmires the disabled lady	D．is very grateful to the lady

The high school years are a key period. The things we learn during this time really shape our lives. Liu Changming, principal of Beijing No. 4 High School made 18 suggestions for students just starting high school on how to get the best out of high school. Here are ten of them.
1) Read 50 books. But choose them from ten different fields.
2) Help a person. Look for a classmate, an elderly person, in fact anyone who could benefit（獲益）from your help. You’ll find you benefit too!
3) Research. Research a particular area, such as science, history or art.
4) Make a foreign friend. Try to befriend someone from a foreign country. It’s an ideal way to learn about a foreign country.
5) Publish（出版）an article. Whether it appears in a newspaper, your school magazine or in your own blog, an article will be something to look back on in pride in later years.
6) Take up a new sport. Choose one you’ve never played before. If you find you like it, you’ll have a hobby for life
7) Join a club. Working hard in a club or other activities will give you a life outside of your studies.
8) Find a part-time job. Try and do the job for at least a month.
9) Find a person to learn from. Choose someone with unusual experience or special talent. Try to learn all you can from him or her.
10) Learn to cook four Chinese dishes. Learning how to cook is not only a practical skill but a way of building a bridge to other people.
【小題1】 According to the passage, by making a foreign friend you can ______.

A．learn about another culture	B．practice spoken English
C．discuss the international situation	D．share your happiness and sadness

【小題2】Beside learning a practical skill, another purpose of learning to cook is ______.

A．to help your parents with housework	B．to kill time
C．to have communication with others	D．to make friends

【小題3】Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A．You should read fifty books of the same field.

B．Do a part-time job for less than a month.

C．Try to publish an article to make you famous.

D．You can benefit a lot by helping others.

【小題4】The principal made the suggestions in order for the students to ______.

A．make contributions to society	B．a(chǎn)chieve greet progress in high school
C．love high school life	D．finish high school

After spending years searching for a planet with life, scientists may have found one. In September 2010, a team of US scientists discovered an Earth-sized planet called Gliese 581g. It has a surface temperature neither too hot nor too cold for liquid（液態(tài)）water. Scientists think there is a chance that the planet could have life.
The planet Gliese 581g goes around a star called Gliese 581, which is about 20 light-years from Earth. That is about 194 trillion（萬(wàn)億）kilometres －500 million times farther away from us than the moon.
A spacecraft traveling at a one-tenth of the speed of light would reach Gliese 581g within about 220 years. A human can’t live that long, but robotic explorers could make the job easier. However, our fastest spacecraft don’t come anywhere near that one-tenth light-speed mark.
At present, scientists don’t know what the surface might be like on Gliese 581g. What they know is that the planet is at the sight distance from its star to have liquid water. It’s also at the right distance to have an atmosphere that could protect the water if it is on the surface.
Although spacecraft won’t be getting there anytime soon, one way to look for life on Gliese 581g is to turn our radio telescopes（望遠(yuǎn)鏡）towards the planet and search for radiation（放射）. By studying the radiation, scientists would find out about the chemicals（化學(xué)物質(zhì)）around the planet and discover it Gliese 581g has an atmosphere. If it has one, studying the atmosphere would give us a good idea if the planet has life or not. But it’ll probably be many years before we can do this properly.
People have been arguing about whether there is alien life on Gliese 581g. Any discussion about alien life is just guessing at this point, according to its discoverers.
【小題1】 What did scientists find in September 2010?

A．A planet with water.	B．A planet similar to the earth.
C．A planet without life.	D．A planet near the earth.

【小題2】According to the article, Gliese 581g ________.

A．is at the right distance from its star	B．moves around the earth
C．is as far away from us as the moon	D．can be reached in about 220 years

【小題3】 Paragraph 5 is mainly about ______.

A．the possibility of living on Gliese 581g

B．the kinds of chemicals around Gliese 581g

C．the way of looking for life on Gliese 581g

D．the aim of studying the radiation on Gliese 581g

【小題4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage above?

A．Gliese 581g, a Likely Living Planet	B．Gliese 581, a Likely Living Planet
C．Gliese 581g and Its Star	D．Gliese 581g and Radiation

根據(jù)句子意思，用括號(hào)中所給漢語(yǔ)提示或英語(yǔ)單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空：在答題卡標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線(xiàn)上，寫(xiě)出空缺處所填單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）
【小題1】We should pay attention to our behavior and try to be good ______.（公民）
【小題2】The old woman walked ______ the road carefully.（穿過(guò)）
【小題3】Kathy always makes ______ mistakes than the other students in her class.（少）
【小題4】For some ______ reason, Sam noved to Japan.（未知的）
【小題5】One of the secrets of our success is to believe in ______.（我們）
【小題6】Even a child knows September is the ______ month of a year.（nine）
【小題7】Our notebook computer ______ 5 pounds and costs about $2,000.（weigh）
【小題8】Yesterday I ______ a new dress at the Macy’s for my mum.（buy）
【小題9】 I didn’t want to be treated ______ from anyone else.（different）
【小題10】 She was ______ in the kitchen when the light went out.（serve）

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答題卡標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線(xiàn)上，寫(xiě)出空缺處所填單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）
‘USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?’ We often hear such discussions. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.
It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.
Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden（負(fù)擔(dān)）to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think again.

Title: Studying at   【小題1】  or abroad
Phenomenon（現(xiàn)象）	Studying abroad has become a  【小題2】 for Chinese students.
Advantages	◆ It is helpful to the future   【小題3】  of Chinese students.
	◆ It helps to   【小題4】  foreign language skills.
	◆ It enables Chinese students to find jobs more   【小題5】 .
【小題6】	◆ It   【小題7】  Chinese students too much time to learn a foreign language.
	◆ It’s hard for Chinese students to get used to the life abroad   【小題8】 parents’ care.
	◆ Parents may be under pressure（壓力）because the cost of studying abroad is very   【小題9】 .
Purpose: To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be   【小題10】  by describing Liu Xiang’s example.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~使短文完整。在答題卡標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線(xiàn)上，完整寫(xiě)出空缺處所填單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）
You’re standing with your classmates. E 【小題1】  is talking except you. Perhaps you’re afraid they will laugh at when you say. Maybe you just aren’t b 【小題2】 enough to speak.
Shyness is like a snake that crawls（爬進(jìn)）into our mouth and s 【小題3】  us speaking. But we shouldn’t let it stay there.
I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes v 【小題4】me. When I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldn’t talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the
w 【小題5】  to a local shop, it was as if I’d forgotten how to talk. One summer, I got a j 【小題6】  in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers（顧客）. I had to tell them how m 【小題7】 
their meal cost. I had to ask them if they want to drink Coke or Sprite.
This job taught me how to speak with people.
You may be too young to find a part-time job. But you can look for other c 【小題8】  to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. O 【小題9】 you can go to get a newspaper for your family.
If you do these things for a while, the ‘shyness’ snake will soon begin to l 【小題10】  you alone. It’ll look for another mouth to crawl into.

將下列句子譯成英語(yǔ)，并將所譯句子寫(xiě)在答題卡上標(biāo)有題號(hào)的橫線(xiàn)上。
【小題1】謝謝你把字典借給我。
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【小題2】 爸爸的建議對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)很有價(jià)值。
__________________________________
【小題3】你知道這個(gè)火車(chē)站是什么時(shí)候建成的嗎？
__________________________________
【小題4】直到他說(shuō)話(huà)，我才發(fā)現(xiàn)他是揚(yáng)州人。
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【小題5】政府已經(jīng)采取措施禁止酒后開(kāi)車(chē)了。
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在家庭里、在社會(huì)中，只要我們從自身做起，我們的行為就可以為實(shí)現(xiàn)和諧社會(huì)（harmonious society）起到推進(jìn)作用。你們學(xué)校的English Newsletter正在以Doing Our Part（從自身做起）為題舉行征文活動(dòng)，請(qǐng)根據(jù)下列表格提示的內(nèi)容，用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一篇征文。

	行   為	作   用
在家庭里	⑴ 幫助父母做家務(wù)事 ⑵ 和父母多交流	⑴ 讓父母不太累 ⑵ ……
在社會(huì)中	⑴ 不亂扔垃圾 ⑵ …… ⑶ ……	⑴ 使環(huán)境美化 ⑵ …… ⑶ ……
展望：如果我們每個(gè)人……

要求：1）表達(dá)清楚，語(yǔ)法正確，上下文連貫；
2）必須包括所有相關(guān)信息，并作適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；
3）詞數(shù)：100詞左右（征文的開(kāi)頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）；
4）不得使用真實(shí)姓名、校名和地名等。
Doing Our Part
We have grown up and it’s time for us to do something for our family and society.
At home, _____________________________________________________________________
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—Mike，is this Tom’s pencil?
—Oh，yes，it is         ！

A．mine

B．hers

C．yours

D．his