---Go for a picnic this weekend, OK?

   ---_______. I love getting close to nature.

    A. I couldn’t agree more          B. I’m afraid not  

C. I believe not                 D. I don’t think so

       If you've ever wondered how dancers would tell the story of a man and a woman's love for each other through dance moves, you should watch people dance the Rumba.  36  And it is considered the most passionate (富有激情的) ballroom dance.

       Like many Latin dances, the Rumba has its roots (根源) in Africa. When the Spanish first moved to the New World, they brought African slaves to work for them.   37  When they were finished with a hard day's work, they would sometimes find the person they were in love with and dance the Rumba.   38  They wanted to dance the Rumba in public!

       The dance slowly spread and grew in popularity. Then, in the 1930s, the famous dance teacher Monsieur Pierre saw the Rumba being danced in New York and he decided it was so exciting and interesting it should be danced in London, too.  39

       Today there are several types of Rumba people dance. Some dance a type of Rumba that is very fast and features (以……为特点) big movements.   40 No matter what type of Rumba people dance, the story the dance tells is still the same: the love between a man and a woman.

A. From there, the Rumba spread across the world

B. This popular dance is from the island nation of Cuba

C. Others dance a slow type of Rumba and use small steps

D. When slave masters saw this dance, they were impressed

E. Slaves worked long hours and had very few ways to relax

F. When the Rumba was first danced, it referred to a dance party

G. This dance became a formal dance done in public with a partner

A man got lost while driving through a country. As he tried to read a map, he drove off the road into a ditch(沟渠) 　61　 (luckily). Though he wasn’t injured, his car was stuck deep in the mud(泥). So the man had got to walk to 　62　 nearby farm to ask for help.

“Warwick can get your car out of that ditch,” said the farmer, 　63　 (point) to an old mule(骡). The man looked at the weak mule and the farmer 　64　 just stood there repeating, “Yep, old Warwick can do the job.” The man thought he had nothing to lose. Therefore, 　65　 took the old man and Warwick to the ditch.111]

The farmer hitched(套住) the mule to the car and 　66　  (shout), “Pull, Fred! Pull, Jack! Pull, Ted! Pull, Warwick!” And the mule pulled the car from the ditch 　67　 very little effort.

The man was 　68　 (amaze). He thanked the farmer and asked, “Why did you call out all of those other names 　69　 you called Warwick?” The farmer smiled and said, “Old Warwick is just about blind. Once he believes he’s part of a team, he won’t mind 　70　 (pull).”

 Drinking alcohol in small amounts regularly could mean you are less ______ to become overweight

   than those who do not drink at all.

   A. possible                    B. common                  C. probable                 D. likely

The Sport I like Best

Of all the sports, I like table-tennis best. I think it is not only a sport but also  1   art, because it is a game  2    needs strength and skill. Some people think that    3  （play）table-tennis needs little strength,  4   I don＇t think so. In playing table-tennis, we should judge the direction of the ball, and hit it back with great strength so that we can win the game. At the same time we need to pick   5   the ball which     6  （fall）to the ground. So after one game you will be very     7  （tire） if you have tried your best. But, as a sport, I think it more like an art. In the game, you can often find the ball moving   8     （quick）quick, and each of the players＇movements  9     (be) very beautiful. So I like the sport very much.  Though I can＇t play it very well, I still show great interest in it. I think playing table-tennis can build our bodies, keep us    10   (health) and train our brains. So I like it very much.

_______they won the game was ________we had expected

     A. That ;which    B. Whether ;that    C. What ;that D. That ;what

 Mike suggested _____ to the top of the mountain to get a _____ of the whole city

   A. us visiting; view    B. to us a visit; view    C. we go; scene   D. our visiting; scenery.

The boy_______ in the bed _______to his friend that a cook laid an egg yesterday.

A. lay; lay     B. lying; lay    C. lying; lied    D. lied; lying

假如你是外籍教师Larry的笔友 Li Hua，Larry在给您的邮件中提到想向您了解更多南沙的情况，请

您给他回一个关于南沙区简介的邮件，邮件内容可以参考以下表格信息。

 注意：

1.词数：100左右  

2.可适当增加细节，注意行文连贯 

Dear Larry,

    I’m glad to receive your email. You asked me to tell you more about Nansha District.

                                        Sincerely yours，

                                        Li Hua

How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals. There’s a catch, however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for a whole week. There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can’t leave until the week is up. And a camera will be recording your every move.

Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people’s awareness (认识) of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week.

To Rob’s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviews and selected Eric, a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experience, which would take place in an art museum.

The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn’t stand up without banging their heads. They ate mash(a kind of food for animals) and drink water from a garden pipe. Their only privacy (隐私) was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Visitors who came here were warned, “Do not feed the humans.”

Finally it was over, and Pam and Eric came out of the cage. They had survived the week, and they each had a $2,500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. “It’s great for me to be able to stand up.” he said. Pam just changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn’t want to talk to anyone.

28. The underlined word “catch”(in Paragraph 1) probably means _______.

A. unsolved problem              B. surprising wonder 

C. unbelievable condition          D. hidden difficulty

29. What made it the most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?

A. That they didn’t know each other．

B. That they didn’t have meat to eat.

C. That they couldn’t lie down to sleep in the cage.

D. That they had to do almost everything in public.

30. Rob Thompson offered the job in order to___________.

A. Make a film about humans and animals

B. Advertise for his experiment about animals

C. Show how terribly some animals are treated

D. Experiment on how long a human can live in a cage

31. What would be the best title for this passage?

A. An Easy Way to Earn $2,500                B. Do Not Treat Animals Badly

C. Living Like a Chicken                                  D. Getting Along Well Anyway

Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.
  This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure-a 120-page diary kept 190 years age by Deborah Logan, "a woman who knew everybody in her day, "James Green ,the librarian told the magazine American Libraries.
  Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia ,It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington .D. C in the war of 1812.She describes President James Madison on horseback as "perfectly shaking with fear" during the troubled days. George Wash- ington, she writes, mistook her for the wife of a French man. and praised her excellent English ．
  The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from Eng- land to deliver the diary of his ancestor(祖先）to the Library Company, which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.
  Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession" about five minutes" when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person. On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoore was shocked to realise that he had left it in the taxi.
  Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck," I've felt sick since then," Luxmoore told reporters.
  According to Green. no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building .
Tom Brennan received a reward(奖励)of 1,000,Philadelphia gained another treasure for its histo- ry, and Luxmoore told reporters, "It's wonderful news. I'm on high".
46.This article mainly tells about the story of ＿＿＿＿＿
  A. a lost diary  B. Deborah Logan  C. Cory Luxmoore  D. the Library Company
47.From the text,we learn that the diary is now owned by＿＿＿＿＿
  A. Tom Brennan           B. an unknown person
  C. a Philadelphia magazine         D. the Library Company of Philadelphia
48.Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because＿＿＿＿＿.
  A. it was written in Philadelphia
  B. it tells stories about Philadelphia
  C. people in the city are interested in old things
  D. the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia
49.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?
  a-Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.
  b-The book was shown to James Green.
  c-Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.
  d-The book was left behind in a taxi.
  A. a. b. c. d     B. c. b. d. a     C. a. c. d. b     D. c. a. b. d
50.What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said "I'm on high"?
  A. I'm rich    B. I'm famous   C. I'm excited   D. I'm lucky.

If there is no difference in general intelligence between boys and girls, what can explain girls’ poor performance in science and mathematics?

  It seems to be that their treatment at school is a direct cause. Mathematics and science are seen as subjects mainly for boys, and therefore, as girls become teenagers, they are less likely to take them. Interestingly, both boys and girls often regard the subjects for boys as more difficult. Yet it has been suggested that girls do not take mathematics courses, not because they are difficult, but for social reasons. Girls do not want to be in open competition with boys because they are afraid to appear less feminine and attractive.

However, if we examine the performance of boys and girls who have taken mathematics courses, there are still more high-achieving boys than there are girls. This difference appears to be world-wide. Biological explanations have been offered for this, but there are other explanations, too.

Perhaps the difference which comes out during the teenage years has its roots in much earlier experiences. From their first days in kindergarten, boys are encouraged to work on their own and to complete tasks. Facts show that outstanding mathematicians and scientists have not had teachers who supply answers.

Besides, there can be little doubt that teachers of mathematics and science expect their boy students to do better at these subjects than their girl students. They even appear to encourage the difference between boys and girls. They spend more time with the boy students, giving them more time to answer questions and working harder to get correct answers from them. They are more likely to call in boys for answers and to allow them to take the lead in classroom discussion. They also praise boys more frequently. All of this seems to encourage boys to work harder in science and mathematics and to give them confidence that they are able to succeed.

Such a way of teaching is not likely to encourage girls to take many mathematics and science courses, nor is it likely to support girls who do. When it comes to these subjects it seems certain that school widens the difference between boys and girls.

29. Girls are likely to think that _____.

A.      science courses are for both boys and girls     B science courses make them more popular

C science courses make them successful          D science courses are difficult for them

30. The text mainly discuss_____ reasons for the difference between boys and girls in scientific achievements.

   A. biological          B. historical         C. social              D. personal

31. What are boys usually encouraged to do at school? _____

A.      To get help with their homework.     B To play the leading role in class.

C To work with girl students in class.     D To learn to take care of others.

32. The author would probably agree that ______.

A. boys and girls learn in the same way             B. boys and girls are equal in general intelligence

C. girls are more confident in themselves than before  D. girls should take fewer science courses than boys

61. France is Europe’s third largest country and faces the United Kingdom _________ the English Channel.

62. In the last ten years in China, 150 million people moved out of poverty. ______,the challenges are still great.

63. On average, there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year, _________(cause) about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.

64. When the lava(岩浆)reached the sea, there was the  _____________(possible)of a huge tidal wave which could flood half of the island.

65. As a result, he spent many years trying to find a state ____people could follow his teachings.

66. Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras ________(attach)to their head.

67. The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydro-electric dam in the world and _______(it) reservoir is more than 500 kilometers long.

68. Minibuses with seats for 12 passengers offer ________alternative to expensive taxis and crowded public transport in some areas.

69. Barcelona _________(situate) on the northeast coast, about five hundred kilometers east of the Spanish capital, Madrid.

70. By the late 1890s, he had moved to Galveston, where he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane _____(strike).

Dear Disney, Last weekend, the four members of my family spent an enjoyable holiday at the Magic Kingdom—Disneyland. And one event made our visit seem truly magical. We got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only to find out that our little daughter Gloria couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride. We were so excited that we all forgot ice-cream was not allowed on the ride. Gloria broke into tears and we all had no idea what to do. Then Murphy, one of the staff (员工) members, came over. She bent down and told Gloria that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, "Promise?" Then she gave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride. Sure enough, as we walked out the exit, there was Gloria's new friend with "her" ice-cream. Now you and I both know what happened, because we know that an ice-cream won't last twenty minutes on a summer afternoon in Florida. Murphy knew what time we would get off the ride; she went to the nearest shop and bought a brand-new ice-cream thirty seconds before we walked out the exit. Gloria said, "Thank you," but I'm sure she thought it was the same ice-cream. We know that someone tried hard to make our visit special. Thanks so much for going above and beyond!

                                            Your fan,                                                                                                                                                                                

                                            Carmen Rivera

28. Before the ride, Gloria cried because ________.

A. she couldn't find her parents in the line 

B. she was too little to take the ride

C. she couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride

D. she had to wait for twenty minutes

29. Murphy was waiting for Gloria ________ after the ride.

A. in the ice-cream shop         B. at the exit

C. in the front of the line        D. at the entrance

30. In order to keep the promise, Murphy ________.

A. took Gloria to the nearest shop       

B. asked her new friend to help Gloria

C. helped Gloria get off the ride      

D. bought a new ice-cream for Gloria

31. Carmen Rivera wrote the letter to ________.

A. order ice-creams               B. promise to visit again

C.  express her thanks            D. give some suggestions

Healthy habits are important to all of us. Here are a few tips that can help you improve your healthy habits.

● Compulsory breakfast.   36      There is a saying like our lifetime will be shorter when we don't eat breakfast. Breakfast is important to keep a healthy and a problem­free stomach.

● Good sleep . A good sleep is necessary for a healthy body and mind. Good sleep not only means sleeping for a long time (8 hours preferably) but also sleeping with a peaceful mind.    37 

● 38     Water is the best medicine for most diseases. We need to drink a lot of water every day, almost 8 glasses every day. Water helps us keep our body clean and fit.

● Relationships.   39   This causes your mind and heart to be more fresh and peaceful. This in turn leads to a healthy life. Speak to your children or old people at least for an hour every day, which reduces (减轻) your burden (负担) greatly . Healthy relationships lead to a healthy life.

●   40   Take a good walk every day, which is a very good habit regardless of the age or gender (性别). Walking helps you keep your mind at peace and helps in keeping a healthy body.

A. A peaceful sleep is important for a good healthy life.

B. Drink lots of water.

C. The first is to eat our breakfast every morning.

D. These are very healthy habits for all.

E. Spend at least half an hour for exercising each day.

F. Always keep healthy relationships with other people.

G. Take a good walk.

 It is said that the World Golf Championships(世界高尔夫球锦标赛)to be held in Shanghai will be ___________on TV.

   A. broadcast alive      B. broadcasting live    C. broadcast live        D. broadcasting alive

71.  Only by keeping ourselves healthy and strong can we feel ________ (energy).

72.  Li Ming speaks English very fluently; he must ______________ (practice) it a lot.

73.  Adam put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself ____________(remind) of his own dreams.

74.  You look much _________(slim) these days thanks to your hard work.

75.  Using all their _________(strong), the driver and the passers-by pushed the car out of  the mud in the end.

76.  In my opinion, we should limit our cost ______ what we can afford.

77.  Mr. Bush is on time for everything .How ______he be late for the important meeting?

78.  The old brothers found Henry________ (wander) on the street alone in London.

79.  Do you permit your children __________(smoke)?

80.  You’d better give the task to ______ you think can finish it ahead of time.

61._____________ (personal), it’s a waste of time spending too much time playing computer games..

62.I have received an__________ (invite) to lunch and not decided yet.

63.We must make it ________ (clearly)that smart phones work for us, and they are not our master.

64.The tray(托盘) is__________ (load) with cups

65.My friend gave his full __________(support) to my advice.

66.It is __________ (naturally)for the young to seek for the excitement of driving a fast car.

67.Mr Zhang Jiegong，a professor in memory,  made an _________ (impress) speech in the hall this term.

68.Sand _________(blow) in my eyes when I walked along the seaside.

69.If you are ___________(involve)in something, you give a lot of time, effort or attention to it.

70. A rat came to the window，but I moved suddenly and __________(frighten)it away.

When my mother was young, she lived in an old farm house in north Oregon，which was located far from any other neighbors. She lived with her elder brother and sisters. Since there were not enough rooms for them，her two sisters  41   the bigger bedroom downstairs，her brother in a room down the hall and she slept in the top room of the building.

The first  42   event that happened in that house was when my mother was about 10 years old.She was staying home sick with her brother. He had gone  43   to the kitchen when my mother heard a voice calling her name from the bottom of the stairs. The voice was  44  but that was impossible since the only other person in the house was her brother. That was followed by footsteps     45   the stairs to the top room. A few hours  46  her brother came up to see what she was doing. She asked him who the girl on the stairs was. He said there was no one in the house.

A few weeks later the  47   event happened. My grandmother was cooking supper in the kitchen. She turned around and two of the chairs were  48  .She pushed them in and went back  49  . About ten minutes later she turned around and three of the chairs were pulled out. My grandmother was quite     50   by this because only my mother's little sister was home at the time.

The last event at the house was the  51   and the one that made them move away. Her elder sister Josie was babysitting her younger one，Sarah，when there was a knock on the door. Josie went to     52   it and no one was there. She went to the  53   for some water and when she returned to the living room，Sarah was  54   ！She ran all over the house and  55   found Sarah sleeping in her bed. This was  56   because Sarah couldn’t   57  the stairs without help because they were very steep. This frightened her so she woke up Sarah and  58   her downstairs. Then the phone rang. It was my grandma  59   to say that my grandfather had died and she wouldn't be coming home that night. She was about to turn on the TV   60  she heard a woman's footsteps coming towards her. She turned around but nobody was there.

41. A. shared               B．supported       C．offered         D．afforded

42. A. interesting          B．particular           C．strange              D．anxious

43. A. upstairs             B．outsides             C．downstairs           D．indoors

44. A. male                 B．other                C．female          D．another

45. A. turning up           B．coming up        C．picking up           D．sending up

46. A. ago                  B．later                C．after           D．former

47. A. last                 B．second          C．third            D．final

48. A. pulled out           B．pointed out     C．thrown out       D．given out

49. A. turning              B．pushing          C．cooking         D．pulling

50. A. delighted            B．disappointed         C．frightened           D．satisfied

51. A. best                 B．worse            C．better          D．worst

52. A. receive              B．answer           C．reply                D．react

53. A. kitchen              B．living room          C．sitting room         D．bedroom

54. A. asleep               B．lost            C．gone             D．sleeping

55. A. in the end           B．at first             C．firstly              D．at the end

56. A. unnecessary          B．desperate        C．separate             D．impossible

57. A. run                  B．walk             C．climb           D．wander

58. A. took                 B．held            C．carried              D．brought

59. A. crying               B．shouting        C．calling          D．laughing

60. A. when                 B．before           C．while                D．Until

   The iPhone, the iPad: each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fad(一时的风尚). Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” –-- and many other brands are following suit. The BBC’s iPlayer --- which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet ---used the title in 2008. A lovely bear --- popular in the US and UK --- that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed-down version(简装本) of London’s Independent newspaper was started last week under the name “i”.

   In general, single-letter prefixes(前缀) have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce(电子商务) first came into use.

   Most “i” products are targeted at （针对）young people and considering the major readers of Independent’s “i”, it’s no surprise that they’ve selected this fashionable name.

   But it’s hard to see what’s so special about the letter “i”. Why not use “a”, “b”, or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King’s College, London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”, no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. “Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn’t have one clear definition（定义）,” he says.

   “However, thanks to Apple, the term is now connected with portability (轻便) .”adds Thorne.

   Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.

   Along with “Google” and “blog”, readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade(十年).

   But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was connected with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the fashion disappeared.

1. We can infer that the Independent’s “i” is designed for _________.

       A. old readers                                           B. young readers 

   C. fashionable women                                     D. engineers

2. The underlined word “ambiguous” means “__________”.

       A. popular               B. clear                     C. uncertain           D. unique

3. Nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are __________.

       A. portable         B. environmentally friendly    C. advanced           D. recyclable

4. The writer suggests that __________.

       A. “i” products are often of high quality      

       B. iTeddy is alive bear

       C. the letter “b” replaces letter “i” to name the products

       D. the popularity of “i” products may not last long