Millions of people around the world cook their food over smoky fire every day.It is often difficult to find wood for the fire .People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun.

  Solar cooker, or ovens,have been used for centuries.A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in seventeen sixty-seven. Today ,people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook food and to heat drinking water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.

There are three kinds of solar ovens.The first is a box cooker, It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box .Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box oven is effective for slow cooking of large amonts of food.

The second kind of solar oven is a panel cooker. It includes several flat walls.or panels.that directly reflect the sun’s light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. People can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much.In Kenya ,for example ,panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars.

The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic cooker.It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven .Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens .However, these cookers are hard to make.They must be re-aimed often to follow the sun .Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.

You can make solar ovens from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at two hundred thirty-two degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things.

1.What is the main purpose of the author in writing the passage?

A.To tell the readers how to make solar ovens.

B.To advertise the solar ovens.

C.To give the readers brief introduction of solar ovens.

D.To help readers to save cost on fuel.

2.According to the passage we can conclude that ______.

A.panel cooker is the cheapest oven of the three

B.panel cooker is easy to make

C.box cooker is easy to make

D.box cooker is the most effective oven

3.If you have much food to cook ,you’d better choose      .

4.From the passage we know that      .

A.solar cookers are dangerous to use

B.solar cookers don’t burn while cooking

C.solar cookers cost less than other cookers

D.Swiss often use solar cookers while cooking

Book three is ______ most difficult book,but is isn’t ______ most difficult one in Senior school books.

—I ______ for you for two hours, but in vain. Where did you go?                           

   —I ______ at my uncle’s.

A.had looked; may have stayed     B.looked; must have stayed

C.have looked; may be staying      D.looked; must be staying

. –Are you cleaning my room ?

  ---I can’t help ______.I can’t bear seeing people’s room in a mess!

A. it              B. this            C. anything              D. so

In the conference room on the fifth floor, where a meeting________, some students were busily setting the chairs.

A．was to be held    B．has been held   C．will be held    D．is being held

.The man was caught______his hand into the pocket of a passenger

A. put       B. to be putting      C. to put         D.putting

第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Louis Armstong had two famous nicknames（綽號(hào)）. Some people called him Bagamo . They said his mouth looked like a large bag . Musicians often called him Pops , as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music .

Born in 1901 in New Orleans , he grew up poor , but lived among great musicians . Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth . Armstrong often said , “ Jazz and I grew up together .”

Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet(短號(hào)) at a boy’s home . In his late teens , Armstrong began to live the life of a musician . He played in parades , clubs , and on the steamboats that travelled on the Mississippi River . At that time , New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians . Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal .

In 1922 he went to Chicago . There , the tale of Louis Armstrong begins . From then until the end of his life , Armstong was celebrated and loved wherever he went . Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song .

His cornet playing had a deep humanity(仁愛(ài)) and warmth that caused many listeners to say , “ Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over .” He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world . His death , on July 6 , 1971 , was headline news around the world .

1. Armstrong was called Pops because he         .

A. looked like a musician          B. was a musician of much influence

C. showed an interest in music      D. travelled to play modern music

2. The third paragraph is developed          .

A. by space      B. by examples     C. by time      D. by comparison

3. Which statement about Armstrong is true ?

A. His tale begins in New Orleans .

B. He was born before jazz was invented .

C. His music was popular with his listeners .

D. He learned popular music at a boy’s home .

4. Which would be the best title for the text ?

A. The Invention of the Jazz Music .

B. The Father of the Jazz Style .

C. The Making of a Musician .

D. The Spread of Popular Music .

In our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of “mastery” — feeling important and worthwhile — and the sources of what we call a sense of “pleasure”— finding life enjoyable — are not always the same. Women often are told “You can’t have it all.” Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: “You choose a career, so you can’t expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life.” or “You have a wonderful husband and children — what’s all this about wanting a career?” But women need to understand and develop both aspects of well-being, if they are to feel good about themselves.

Our study shows that, for women, well-being has two aspects. One is mastery, which includes self-respect, a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to the “doing” side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is the other aspect, and it is made up of happiness, satisfaction and optimism. It is tied more closely to the “feeling” side of life. The two are independent of each other. A woman could be high in mastery and low in pleasure, and vice versa（反之亦然）. For example, a woman who has a good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time.

The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well-being for women, and correct past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well-being. But we know that both mastery and pleasure are important. And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work. In our study, all the groups of employed women were valued significantly higher in mastery than women who were not employed.

A woman’s well-being is developed when she takes on multiple roles. At least by middle adulthood, the women who were involved in a combination of roles — marriages, motherhood, and employment — were the highest in well-being, in spite of warnings about stress and strain.

1. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.

A. for women, a sense of “mastery” is more important than a sense of “pleasure”

B. for women, a sense of “pleasure” is more important than a sense of “mastery”

C. women can’t have a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” at the same time

D. a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” are both necessary to women

2. The author’s attitude towards women having a career is________.

A. negative                   B. positive                    C. indifferent                D. realistic

3. One can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles, ________.

A. it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strain

B. she will be more successful in her career

C. her chances of getting promoted will be greater

D. her life will be richer and more meaningful

4. Which of the following can be considered as a source of “pleasure” for women?

A. Family life                                                  B. Multiple roles in society

C. Regular employment                                    D. Freedom from anxiety

II卷（共35分）

第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀 

 認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。

Speaking in public is most people's least favorite thing. The reason is that we are all afraid of making fools of ourselves. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we become. In fact, public speaking is not a "gift" like musical talent. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned:

Try to make your idea clear and brief. If you can't express what you intend to get across in a sentence or two, and then your speech is not focused well enough. If you don't have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience will make no sense. After all, what you can impress your audience in your speech is one or two of your main ideas. One or two. Not ten or twenty.

No matter how long or short your speech is, you've got to organize it well-how you are going to open, what major points you want to make and how you're going to close. A strong close is critical: the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. When I do a radio or TV piece, I often write the last sentence first. When you know where you' re headed, you can choose any route to get there.

Finally, you'd better limit the time of your speech as properly as you can to hold the audience's curiosity. Take a vaudeville act (雜耍) for example. The standard length of one is usually 12 minutes. Just imagine how you are feeling if you have been watching all the performers singing and dancing their hearts out for more than the standard time

—How about going out for a picnic on Sunday morning?

       —Hmm．___．The weather is very good these days．

       A．Yes, why not                        B．Well, no way   

C．Oh, never mind                            D．Sure, no matter