We are all looking forward ______ the Great Wall during the National Day.

   A. to visiting                        B. to visit

   C. for visiting                        D. for a visit to

1.化学老师做的实验激发了同学们的好奇心。（curiosity)

2. 具有中国特色的月饼正日益受到西方人的青睐。（special）

3. 在位育中学举办的古尔邦节上你可以享用到多种多样的民族食品。（Corban Festival）

4. 尽管有精心组织的防守，我们的篮球队还是在第一轮比赛中被淘汰了。(eliminate )

5. 直到那时他才意识到，一个人如果遇到困难就任凭命运的摆布，永远也无法实现自己的预期目标。( Not until…. )

How to Build Healthy Interpersonal Relationship

Human beings are social creatures and thrive(茁壮成长) in relationships with others. A healthy part to be a well-rounded, happy individual is engaging in healthy relationships with others. These friendships can provide safe environments in which individuals can thrive and help promote general well-being.    36．

1．Know your worth.

One of the first steps in building healthy interpersonal relationships is understanding one's value. When an individual is aware of and treasures what he or she has, the building of relationships can be founded on that knowledge.   37   ．Everyone has talents. When this worth is discovered, a person can then make use of these skills in approaching interpersonal relationships. If someone is a good listener, showing how to develop this skill can attract relationships with individuals who have a need for this talent.

2．Recognize the value of others.

   38．   In a healthy interpersonal relationships, both parties should be respected and feel as if they are valued in the friendship. When contributions to the relationship become one－sided, the relationship will move from healthy to unhealthy.

   39．

Another way to build healthy relationships is to make friends with someone who shares the same value systems and lifestyles. Knowing that a friend will not request something from an individual will help to foster trust in the relationship.    40   .The relationship can grow on this familiarity. Trust can also develop from these similarities and go a long way in fostering a healthy friendship.

A. Also, having the same lifestyle can provide a link of familiarity.

B. A healthy interpersonal relationship cannot be built on dishonesty.

C. Seek out individuals with similar value systems.

D. Be true to yourself.

E. Everyone has worth.

F. Here are some tips to build healthy interpersonal relationships.

G. Along with understanding one's worth is recognizing and understanding the worth of others.

短文中共有10处错误. 错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

注意:    1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。    

Dear Mr. Green,

I went to your office to visit you, and you happened to be out. Which I'd like to talk to you is as follows.

To improve students’ speaking English, our school will be hold an English Speaking Competition at 4 p.m. on Saturday in the hall. We invited you to be a judge if you're free. You're expected to ask the students several questions, basing on their speech, and make some comments with their performance. Besides, you’re expected to be kindly enough to spare some time to help the top two winners in preparations for the national competition. I'd appreciate if you could accept our invitation. I'm looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua



                        Body and Food

    Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment.The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy.

     But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?

     In the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening,

50. “Your body has close relations with the food you eat.” It really means that _____.

     A. all kinds of food you eat can be made into your body

     B. your body is made up of the food you eat

     C. what you eat has great effect on your health

     D. the more you eat, the fitter you will feel

51. The old saying referred to in the passage tells us that ______.

    A. eating apples regularly does lots of good to our health

    B. the apple is the best among all kinds of fruits

    C. apples can take the place of doctors   

D. an apple is a sure cure for illness

52. In the second paragraph, the writer tries to let us know ______.

    A. our bodies need food or we can’t live 

B. often eating apples is a good habit

    C. taking extra vitamin pills is completely useless

    D. a good diet is of great importance for our health

It’s against the law for the police to attach a GPS unit to your car without your permission, as the U.S. Supreme Court settled in 2012. But if the police are in hot pursuit of a bank robber or other escaping criminals that threaten public safety, a GPS tracker is acceptable. But exactly how can the police GPS track a car that is moving fast?

The answer to that question comes from StarChase, a new police technology being used

by a small but growing number of law enforcement (强化) agencies. It allows the police to fire glue-covered GPS bullet-like projectiles (发射体) from an air gun fixed in their police cars. If the GPS tracker makes contact with the escaping robber’s car, it’ll stick no matter how fast the vehicle is going. That way, the police will have a constant read on the car’s location and heading. Besides simply apprehending (逮捕) criminals, it’s believed that this new technology could help save lives. If the police successfully fire a GPS unit at a speeding criminal, they can

avoid a high-risk chase. Chases can be incredibly dangerous to all involved, including innocent bystanders and other drivers. Once the GPS bullet connects, there’s no need for the chase any longer.

Now a GPS-loaded gun isn’t cheap. Police departments need to pay about $5,000 per

vehicle for the technology, and individual GPS bullets cost as much as $250 each. That may sound expensive, but remember ： The alternative is often thousands of dollars in property damage, and great human cost in injury and lost life. According to StarChase, their GPS bullet system has an apprehension rate of 80% without any report of injury or property damage. If you’d like to learn more about the StarChase system，Popular Mechanics has just published a good article about it. There’s also plenty more information available at the company’s website.

32. When the GPS bullet sticks to the escaping robber’s car, the police can________.

A. know the car’s condition

B. ensure the robber’s safety

C. play a fair game with the robber

D. know the car’s position and direction

33. The GPS bullets could help save lives mainly because________.

A. the bullets won’t hurt people

B. they can make the robber’s car stop

C. the police can stop the dangerous chase

D. they have more advantages than normal bullets

34. From the text we can learn that GPS bullets__________.

A. are useful for the police B. are widely used in America

C. can control the rising crime rate D. can replace the police in the future

35. In which part of a newspaper can we read the text?

A. Life B. Nature C. Fashion D. Technology

Your next Saturday night takeaway could be brought to you by a robot after a major food delivery company announced plans to use automated vehicles to transport meals. Europe’s biggest online takeaway food company Just Eat has partnered with Starship Technologies to deliver food with robots on the streets of London later this month. “Nobody has ever done deliveries with land-based robots,” said Allan Martinson, the chief operating officer of Starship.

The robot courier can travel up to 4 miles per hour for about 10 miles. It uses a GPS signal and nine cameras to navigate(确定方向). Instead of a person arriving at their door, customers could find themselves receiving a notification(通知) on their phone that says a robot is on its way and a code to unlock the automated courier. “Put the code in, the robot opens up, and there’s your food,” said David Buttress, chief manager of Just Eat.

The robot, which has so far been tested in Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Glastonbury, costs ￡1 to transport within 3 miles, compared with the ￡3 to ￡6 it costs for a human courier. To date 30 robots have driven nearly 5,000 miles without getting into an accident or finding themselves picked on by passers-by. They have driven in more than 40 cities around the world, including London and Tallinn, Estonia.

An initial worry was how the public would react to robots. But Martinson said the public has been calm when passing the delivery machine on the streets. “The most surprising reaction has been the lack of reaction,” said Martinson.

Another significant fear was that people would disrupt(扰乱) the robots, or try to steal them and their contents. To prevent this, the robot is fitted with nine cameras, two way audio, and movement sensors that send a warning if it is lifted off the ground. And it opens only with a pass code provided to the customer via a notification. “It’s much easier to shoplift than it is to steal a robot,” said Martinson.

33. The test of Starship robots shows that ___________.

  A. they are easy to operate

  B. the robot delivery is appreciated in big cities

  C. the robot delivery is cheaper than human delivery

  D. they can travel for 10 hours continuously

34. Which of the following is one of the worries about Starship robots?

  A. People’s indifference to the robots

  B. Safety of the robot delivery

  C. Accuracy of the robot delivery

  D. People’s concern about public traffic

35. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

  A. Great Improvement of Just Eat

  B. Global Trend of Food Companies

  C. New Robots to Move on the Road

  D. Delivery Robots to Replace Takeaway Drivers

Bangkok has become the world’s top tourist destination, with 15.98 million visitors projected to visit Thailand’s capital city this year, according to the third annual Global Destination Cities Index released by MasterCard on Monday. Based on data MasterCard collected from governments, central banks, related public agencies and airlines so far this year, the projection for the entire year says Bangkok is surpassing (超过) London, the previous holder of the top place, by a very narrow margin.

Monday’s report marked the first time an Asian city has been projected to be the top-ranked tourist destination. London came in second, with 15.96 million visitors expected in 2013, and Paris, third, with 13.92 million visitors. MasterCard looked at 132 cities.

Other Asian cities that made it to the Top-20 Global Destination Cities in 2013 include Singapore at number four, with 11.75 million visitors; Kuala Lumpur at number eight, with 9.2 million visitors; Hong Kong at number nine, with 8.72 million visitors; Seoul at number 11, with 8.19 million visitors; Shanghai at number 14, with 6.5 million visitors, Tokyo at number 16, with 5.8 million visitors, and Taipei, with 5.19 million visitors.

The study found that Bangkok is experiencing a large increase in its number of tourists in 2013, up 9.8% from 2009. That compares to New York’s increase at 5.0% and London’s at 3.8%. Paris, meanwhile, saw a small dip in its number of tourists (negative 0.7%).

Caroline Lledo, who was visiting Bangkok from France, said Thailand has many offerings. “We like culture and the people are so nice. We also love shopping here,” Ms. Lledo said. MasterCard Worldwide’s global economic adviser Yuwa Hedrick-Wong cited (引用) overall value for money spent for why Bangkok is attractive. That is true for Thailand overall as well.

12．From the passage we can know that___________.

A.Bangkok defeated London by a wide margin

B.there are 15.96 million visitors visiting London in 2013

C.Paris is experiencing an increase in its number of tourists

D.London topped List of World’s Tourist Destinations in 2012

13．How many Asian cities have made it to the Top-20 Global Destination Cities in 2013?

14．What attracts visitors to Thailand?

15．What can we know about MasterCard?

A.MasterCard surveyed 131 cities.

B.Caroline Lledo was MasterCard’s adviser.

C.MasterCard collected data from private agencies.

D.It is the third time that MasterCard has released the Index.

Bike share programs range from small, community-based programs that offer bikes for free use to larger, technology-based services that involve public and private partnerships. Whichever form, they share common goals: fewer traffic jams in large cities, more lasting means of transportation, improved safety of communities and better health for riders.

While many Europeans have relied on biking as a form of transportation for many years, bikes share programs were introduced in large cities of the U.S. to encourage non-bike riders to join along and make it convenient for people to get around town without having to worry about locking up their bike or maintaining it.

This original programs that offered free bikes were ruined by theft and vandalism(故意破坏), but newer technology has helped decrease crime. Most large programs have electronic cards, computer or telecommunication tracking, and a system that stores credit card information. Bikes are usually clearly designed or colored so they are immediately recognized and some have parts that won’t work on other bikes. With membership fees at usually around forty dollars every year, they are significantly cheaper than driving and public transportation.

In the United States, community bike programs have been around for years. Portland’s Yellow Bike Project started in 1994. SmartBike DC, which started in 2008, and over one hundred bikes spread around Washington, D.C. New York City has an experimental bike share program in the summer; Portland, Minneapolis, Arlington, San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago are all intending to start small bike share programs.

Colleges have also been interested in community bikes. At the University of New England, for instance, students are given a $260 bicycle, for free, in exchange for leaving their car at home with their parents. However, many have had to stop programs due to unreturned bikes and vandalism

Starting bike share programs isn’t easy. Even the large programs in Europe still face theft and vandalism, and ridership drops during the winter and maintenance fees can add up. One disadvantage in the U.S. is that many communities aren’t set up for biking; they’re set up for driving. Long travels and a lack of bike lanes can’t necessarily be solved with easy-to-access bikes. Yet for those cities that are relatively flat and crowded, bike share programs —and increased bike ridership in general — offer so many benefits you have to wonder if two wheels might be the ride of the future.

Title: Bike Share Program

Eating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your 

future risk of heart disease. But there is another factor that can cause your heart 

problems more immediately: the air you breathe.

Previous studies have linked high exposure (暴露）to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problem, but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke (中风）within as little as a few hours after exposure.                 

In one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of

pollutants (污染物)were up to 5% more likely to                                         suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. A 

separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the U. S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) considers to be of “moderate” (良好）quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure.

The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and 

high blood pressure. However, it is important to be aware of these dangers because

 everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. So stricter regulation by the EPA of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but 

could also become necessary to protect public health.

9.The text mainly discusses the relationship between        .

A. heart problems and exercising     B. heart problems and fatty food 

C. heart problems and smoking     D.   heart problems and air quality

10.The underlined word “modest” in Paragraph 3 most probably means  .

A. extremely high             B. relatively low  

C. extremely low                  D.  relatively high

11. What can we learn from the text?

A. Eating fatty food has immediate effects on your heart.

B. Moderate air quality is more harmful than smoking,

C. The EPA conducted many studies on air quality.

D. Stricter regulations on pollutants should be made.

12.. The author’s purpose of writing the text is most likely to         . 

A. persuade  B.    inform    C. describe     D. entertain

The worst tourist (旅行者) in the world may be Nicholas Scottie of San Francisco. Once he flew from the US. to his hometown in Italy. He had some troubles on his journey. The night before, he stayed up late to deal with some emails, so when he boarded on the plane he decided to have a sleep. Hours later, he was woken up by some noise and he found the plane had landed.

As he thought he had arrived home, Mr. Scottie got off the plane . He thought he was in Rome. However, the truth was that the plane made a one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York.

Mr. Scottie waited at the airport for some while, but nobody was there to meet him, he thought maybe they were held up by heavy traffic which was very common in Rome. He decided to give his family a phone call. Unfortunately, he found he had left his cellphone at the hotel in San Francisco. Therefore, he decided to go home by himself. While he was walking in the city, Mr. Scottie found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones. He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many street signs were written in English. What made him most surprised was that drivers’ awareness of traffic safety was improved and he hardly found any driver speeding on the road. All cars were driving in line. The condition was widely different from that in the past. He was feeling proud.

　　Mr. Scotti knew very little English, so he asked a policeman (in Italian) the way to the bus station . He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language. Mr. Scotti thanked him, left, quickly found the bus station and got on a bus. He looked outside of the bus window.

注意： 

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1 ： 

After twelve hours' travelling round on a bus, Mr. Scotti thought to himself that Rome had changed so much that he even failed to find his home

Paragraph 2 ： 

To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car with sirens (警报) on.

_{—Can I have a day off tomorrow? I need to visit my grandma in the hospital．}

_{—______．I can manage without you．}

_{A．Forget it           B．Of course}

_{C．It depends          D．I’m afraid not}

假如你是某外国语学校的学生李华，最近你校在为一批来自澳大利亚的交换生征寻寄宿家庭(host family)。你有意申请，请用英语给外籍校长写一封信，推荐自己的家庭。内容包括:

1．介绍你的家庭情况;   2．陈述你申请的理由; 2-3条  3．希望得到这个机会。

注意:  1. 词数120左右, 开头和结尾已经写好, 不计入总词数;

    2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

Dear sir,

I am Li Hua. I’m writing to apply to be one of the host families for the exchange students.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your early reply.

                                                       Yours,

                                                                                                                                          Li Hua

Did you see snow in your hometown last winter? Did you feel it was warmer than before?" There have been 21 warm winters in China since 1986," said scientists. They also said that in the past 100 years, as the global (全球的) temperatures went up by 0.74 °C , the temperature in North China has climbed 1.4 °C in only 50 years. China needs to take quick action to cut carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) emission (排放),because it's the main reason for global warming. The good news is that China has seen the importance of going green. China set the goal of cutting energy use by 20 and pollution emission by 10 in the 11th Five-Year Plan Can you slow global warming? Sure! You and your family can take steps to cut the amount of carbon dioxide that is sent out into the air.

Here are some pieces of advice to help you save the earth. Wear used clothes. Wearing your brother's, sister's or dad's old T-shirt means you save the energy. Change your light bulbs (灯泡). Use energy-saving light bulbs. And don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off your television and computer when they are not in use! Ride the bus. Taking a bus saves a lot of oil every year. Say no to plastic bags. The next time your parents go to the market, ask them to use baskets。 Open a window. Don't use the air conditioner (空调), and let some fresh air in. When you have to use the conditioner, set the temperature higher in the summer and lower in the winter to save energy Make small changes in your daily life. Don't use paper cups, bags and boxes.

It's time for all of us to do something to save the earth.

1. The main reason for global warming is ____.

A. the oil                               B. carbon dioxide

C. paper cups, bags and boxes              D. televisions and computers

2. The word "energy" in the second paragraph means "_______"

A. 活力         B. 干劲            C. 精力                 D. 能源

3. How many pieces of advice are there in this passage?

A. Three.         B. Four             C. Five.             D Six

4. The passage is mainly about the ways to ____.

A. slow down global warming              B. make energy

C. change our daily life                 D. change the world weather

        In some ways, the United States has made some progress. Fires no longer destroy 18,000 buildings as they did in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, or kill half a town of 2,400 people, as they did the same night in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Other than the Beverly Hill Supper Club fire in Kentucky in 1977, it has been four decades since more than 100 Americans died in a fire.

But even with such successes, the United States still has one of the worst fire death rates in the world. Safety experts say the problem is neither money nor technology, but the indifference(无所谓) of a country that just will not take fires seriously enough.

American fire departments are some of the world's fastest and best-equipped. They have to be. The United States has twice Japan's population, and 40 times as many fires. It spends far less on preventing fires than on fighting them. And American fire -safety lessons are aimed almost entirely at children, who die in large numbers in fires but who, against popular beliefs, start very few of them.

Experts say the error is an opinion that fires are not really anyone's fault. That is not so in other countries, where both public education and the law treat fires as either a personal failing or a crime. Japan has many wood houses; of the 48 fires in world history that burned more than 10,000 buildings, Japan has had 27. Punishment for causing a big fire can be as severe as life imprisonment.

In the United States, most education dollars are spent in elementary schools. But, the lessons are aimed at too limited a number of people; just 9 percent of all fire deaths are caused by children playing with matches.

The United States continues to depend more on technology than laws or social pressure. There are smoke detectors in 85 percent of all homes. Some local building laws now require home sprinklers (喷水装置). New heaters and irons shut themselves off if they are tipped.

21．The reason why so many Americans die in fires is that _____.

A. they took no interest in new technology 

B. they did not pay great attention to preventing fires

C. they showed indifference to fighting fires 

D. they did not spend enough money on fire equipment

22．It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A. fire safety lessons should not be aimed only at American children

B. American children have not received enough education of fire safety lessons

C. Japan is better equipped with fire equipment than the United States

D. America's large population leads to more fires

23．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. There has been no great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that leads to high death rate.

B. There have been several great fires in the USA in recent 40 years that lead to high death rate.

C. There has been only one great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that led to high death rate.

D. The fire in Kentucky in 1977 made only a few people killed.

A 9-foot and 7-inch bronze statue titled Giddy-Up, Daddy was set up, in memory of Family Circus creator Bil Keane.

Jeff Keane, Bil’s youngest son, who took over work in the Family Circus, used to say,“As long as the family was together, we would be happy. Maybe that was the secret to what my dad did with his cartoon.” He added, “Paradise Valley and Scottsdale were important; we grew up here. My parents used to drive past here constantly. Our parents loved the Arizona life. So, we would get to put a statue here.”

The statue came to Scottsdale by way of Paradise Valley on the second anniversary of Keane’s death. He lived in Paradise Valley for more than 50 years, creating his famous comic strips(连环漫画)as well as raising his five children with his wife in their home north of Lincoln Drive.

The comic is modeled on his family, featuring characters of childhood innocence：Billy, Dolly, Jeffy and P.J.

Former Paradise Valley mayor Ron Clarke, said Bil Keane was always the go-to guy for anything the town needed—from helping create the Mummy Mountain Preserve to using his art to help raise money for Hurricane Katrina victims in Mississippi. “He was always so influential in town,” Clarke said.

Bronzesmith gallery director Kathy Reilly said this bronze statue was the first combination of animation(动画)and realism, which shows the emotions of joy, family and love.

“We found out how many people’s lives were touched by Bil Keane, not only through his cartoons but also through personal contact he had with so many people,” Reilly said.

Bil Keane and his family moved to Paradise Valley in 1958, and two years later, his comic strips began appearing in newspapers across the country.

After seeing one of Rick Kirkman’s comic strips, Keane sent a letter to Rick Kirkman, co-creator of the comic strip, stating, “you have a winner.”

“Those few words fed us for years, and fueled our enthusiasm and persistence. Never did so few words encourage us so much.” Said Kirkman.

24. Where is the statue most probably located?

A. In Paradise Valley.              B. In Scottsdale.

C. In Lincoln Drive.                D. In Mummy Mountain Preserve.

25. What do we know about Bil Keane’s comic strips?

A. They are based on the Arizona life.                  

B. They are modeled on five children.

C. They began to come out in newspaper in 1960.      

D. They were the combination of animation and realism.

26. What information can we get about the statue?

A. It is 9-foot and 7-inch in height.                                 B. It was built at the request of comic fans.

C. It was set up immediately after Bil Keane died.         D. It travelled many places before it was located.

27. How did Kirkman feel on hearing “you have a winner”?

A. He couldn’t hide his envy of Bil.                                 B. He was fed up with the behavior of Bil.

C. He felt more enthusiastic and determined.[来           D. He was pleased with his works and himself.

 It was not until he came back _______he knew the police were looking for him.

A．which    B．that     C．since　   D．before

       Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks' time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive (存活)if the rain is spread throughout the year, If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.   

   Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.

   There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs (悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing –-very, very slowly ---as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.

     Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.

24. Many plants may survive in deserts when__________________.

A. it is dry all the year round    B. the rain falls only in a few weeks

C. there is little rain in a year         D. the rain is spread out in a year

25. Sand dunes are formed when___________________.

A. sand piles up gradually             B. there is plenty of rain in a year

C. the sea has dried up over the years    D. pieces of rock get smaller

26. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is____________.

  A. too much sand              B. more sand than before

  C. nothing except sand          D. something else besides sand

27 It can be learned from the text that in a desert____________.

A. there is no rainfall throughout the year  B. life exists in rough conditions

C. all sand dunes are a few feet high      D. rocks are worn away only by wind and heat

Evening Workshops

Optional evening workshops will be held at small restaurants or other meeting places near the conference hotel. Meals and other costs are not included but are also optional. Locations will be announced at the conference site. Workshops are very loosely organized and most represent discussions that have been held at Society for Economic Botany (SEB) meetings over a series of years.

Workshop 1: Student Network

Date: Wednesday evening, Feb. 5th

Chairs: Hugo de Boer and Arika Virapongse Sponsor: Society for Economic Botany

Description: Student members of the SEB hold a networking mixer each year in order to meet each other and to become familiar with a variety of educational programs and faculty advisors(大学指导老师). Faculty members who are part of training programs are encouraged to join the mixer to meet

and talk with students. Workshop 2: Botanical Film Making Date : Wednesday evening, Feb. 5th Chair : David Strauch

Sponsor : University of Hawaii

Description : Digital film making is a particularly useful tool of linking cultural information to recognizable plants. This workshop is aimed towards increasing the quality of material recorded by giving participants greater control over the medium. We will cover technical aspects (e.g. camera settings, audio), technical aspects (framing, lighting, focus), and some ways of presenting the material. Experienced filmmakers are encouraged to attend, and participants are welcome to bring their own camera equipment.

Workshop 3: Collections for Botany

— Collections Development and Management Date: Friday evening, Feb. 7th

Chair: Jan Salick

Sponsor: Society for Economic Botany

Description: SEB is a network of researchers who have been developing standards for the development of collections of artifacts, plant samples and related materials. Participants discuss successes, problems, and funding sources for solving management issues.

29.  One of the purposes of a networking mixer held each year is to  .

A.  provide students with greater control over the media

B.  help the students to be familiar with educational programs

C.  help the students to deal with most of the environment issues

D.  link cultural information to recognizable plants 30.Which of the following is true according to the poster?

A.  Evening workshops will be held at small restaurants with meals included.

B.  Faculty advisers can join the mixer without training experience.

C.  Workshops have nothing to do with the discussions held at SEB meetings.

D.  Participants have more than one option on Feb. 5th    than another night.

31. You are a college student, interested in plants and good at taking TV pictures. Which of the Evening Workshops is most suitable for you?

A.  Collections for Botany.             B. Botanical Film Making.

C. Student Network.                   D. Society for Economic Botany.

 You won’t find paper cutting difficult _____you keep practicing it.

A. even if               B. as long as

C. as if                 D. ever since