Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. ____36____ .Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest. 
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. ______37____  .Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. _____38_______.
The following methods may work best for you. 
•Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it. 
•Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
•Write your notes in your own words. 
•_______39______________
•Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written. 
As you take notes ,you may want to use your own shorthand (速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. ____40______

A. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.

B. There are three practical note-taking methods. 
C. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes. 
D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later. 
E. You must write your notes on separate paper.

F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes. 
G. Use words, not complete sentences.

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_{I think you should go back to your ________ plan, which is much more practical than the present one.}

_{A. typical          B. original     C. abstract           D. contrary}

TUESDAY, July11

   SHANGHAI---The 12^th International Processing, Packaging & End-Line Printing Exhibition opens at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (to July 13)

   Tel: 021 6209 5209

   HONGKONG---The Hong Kong International Textile and Garment Machinery and Technology Fair 2006 opens at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (to July 14).

   Tel: +852 2584 4333

THURSDAY, July 13

   SHANGHAI---The China (Shanghai) International Wedding Photographic Equipment Exhibition (Autumn) opens at Shanghai Mart (to July16).

   Tel: 021 6272 2828

   HARBIN, Heilongjiang Province---The Ninth Harbin International Automobile Industry Exhibition and Sports Centre (to July 17 ).

   Tel : 0451 5363 5464

FRIDAY, July 14

   HONG KONG---The Hong Kong Wedding, Banquet & Wedding Accessories Expo 2006 opens at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (to July 16).

   Tel: +852 2367 8385

WEDNESDAY, July 19

   SHANGHAI---The 14^th Shanghai International Advertising Technology & Equipment Exhibition / Shanghai International Media Technology & Equipment opens at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (to July 22).

   Tel: 021 6328 8899

   SHANGHAI---The Shanghai International Outdoor AD Illuminating Technology & Equipment Exhibition, Outdoor Media Promotion Exhibition opens at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (to July 22).

   Tel: 021 6321 7522

   SHANGHAI---PAPERTECH Shanghai 2006 opens at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (to July 22).

   Tel: 021 6328 8899

34．More exhibitions are held in _______

   A．Shanghai New International Expo Centre

   B．Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

   C．Shanghai Mart

   D．Harbin International conference, Exhibition and Sports Centre

35．The text is likely to be a (an)____

    A．magazine                                     B．product advertisement    

C．private timetable                         D．business diary

 Tom, Look at your shirt! It requires _________ .

A washing  B washed    C to wash     D being washed

Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance（津贴）．The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly．

The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family．Timing is another consideration．Some children get a weekly allowance．Others get a monthly allowance．In any case，parents should make clear what，if anything，the child is expected to pay for with the money．

At first，young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it．If they do this，they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget．Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance．The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving．Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs，like clothing or electronics．

Allowances give children a chance to experience the things they can do with money．They can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want．Or they can save and maybe even invest it．

Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice：you have to cut costs and plan for the future．Requiring children to save part of their allowance can also open the door to future saving and investing．Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal finance．A savings account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest(利息)．That may not seem like a lot．But over time it adds up．

（Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS．）

73．Parents give their children allowance to_______________________．

74．Why are parents advised not to offer young children more money in advance?

    ________________________________________________________

75．What can we learn from the last paragraph?

    _________________________________________________________

76．By writing this passage, the author intends to make parents  ____________________．

_81____________ (arrive) at a strange-looking house, Wang Ping showed me into a large, bright clean room. It had a green wall, a brown floor and soft lighting. Suddenly the wall moved—it was made _82______ trees. I found later _83______ their leaves provided the room _84______ much-needed oxygen. Then Wang Ping flashed a switch _85______ a computer screen, and a table and some chairs rose _86______ under the floor as if by magic. “Why not sit down and eat a little?” he said, “You may find this difficult as it is your first time travel trip. Just relax, since there is nothing _87_________ (plan) on the timetable today. Tomorrow you will be ready _88______ some visits.” _89____________ (say) this, he spread some food on the table, and produced a bad from the floor. After he left, I had a brief meal and a hot bath. _90____________ (exhaust), I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.

We live in a world where there is so much competition. Every single person has a(n)_______ to succeed and be the best at what they can. There are college basketball players _______ reaching the professional level and students trying their best to get an "A" on their math test. We meet businessmen that have _______ a lot of money. We all have a role _______ we look up to, or have looked up to at some point in life, whether it is a respected elder in our family, a trusted friend around us, or a(n) _______ person often appearing on TV screens or magazine covers.

It is _______ having role models and looking up to people that _______ us. However, how often do you ask yourself, "why is he smarter than me?" or "How did this person achieve such a great _______ at such a young age?" I went to a great high school that was very _______ and demanding; I saw many very _______ student graduate and get into Ivy League a famous school. I also _______ when I got my math test papers back, I sometimes _______ why I never got consistent "A"s like the student sitting two seats away from me.

However, what I _______ after entering college was that one should never _______ their skills or levels of success with other people's. Every single person is_______ and we all have some sort of unique talent. If you are not good at _______ or want to improve a specific skill, you have to learn how to be patient and understand your _______ and try to overcome them.

The _______ is you can all become an honor student if you want to or even improve your running skills. But you have to keep in _______ that understanding your weaknesses and strength is a very _______ step in the process. You have to learn how to look at yourself and set goals step by step so that you can track your improvement.

41．A. stress        B. choice            C. desire           D. ability

42．A. dreaming of   B. informed of       C. getting into     D. broken into

43．A. spent         B. taken             C. earned           D. offered

44．A. style         B. model             C. type             D. pattern

45．A. cheerful      B. strange           C. famous           D. awkward

46．A. funny         B. astonishing       C. ashamed          D. great

47．A. oppose        B. persuade          C. motivate         D. follow

48．A. prizes        B. goals             C. tendency         D. success

49．A. competitive   B. acceptable        C. diverse          D. positive

50．A. careful      B. delicate          C. bright           D. curious

51．A. suspect      B. suggest           C. advocate         D. remember

52．A. noticed      B. wondered          C. explained        D. believed

53．A. achieved     B. learnt            C. checked          D. removed

54．A. combine      B. compare           C. adopt            D. relate

55．A. perfect      B. simple            C. ordinary         D. different

56．A. anything     B. nothing           C. something        D. everything

57．A. advantages   B. weaknesses   C. potential        D. personalities

58．A. problem      B. question          C. truth            D. doubt

59．A. contact      B. touch             C. action           D. mind

60．A. important    B. difficult         C. interesting      D. obvious

      Christine Lagarde has a pretty big job. The 57-year-old French woman is the Managing Director of the IMF(International Monetary Fund) and she’s the first woman in history to hold the position. So, what are

her tips for success?

      Travel

      “Travel the world.   36   ”That’s the first piece of advice Christine gave to business students at a

recent conference. Although Christine is French, she spent time studying and working in the United States.

Of course, you don’t have to live overseas to do well in business. But simply going on holiday to new

countries will benefit you a lot.

      Preparation

      There’s a saying in English: “If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.” Christine makes sure she’s

ready for whatever challenges lie ahead. To get the IMF job, she studied hard and prepared adequately.

   37   

English

English is the international language of business. If you have a strong command of English, you’re more likely to get a good job or be promoted. Christine has an excellent level of English.   38   So, read in English as much as possible, and watch English-language TV series, movies with subtitles(字幕)and listen to English music.

Health

Christine is known for her stamina(耐力). Whether they’re all-night negotiations or long, boring meetings, she just keeps on going.    39  By staying fit. She told reporters that staying in shape is extremely important for achieving success. Christine jogs, swims and cycles whenever possible.

Problems

“When everything is going wrong, just grit your teeth(咬紧牙关)and smile.” That was the piece of advice that Christine’s swimming coach gave her many years ago.   40   

A. How does she do it?

B. Be citizens of the world.

C. And, of course, she got the job.

D. It has certainly helped her get to where she is today.

E. She was busy at the time as the French Minister of Finance.

F. Remember that success is not an objective that you will one day reach.

G. So even when nothing is going your way, remember to stay positive and keep going!

Do you know why different animals or pests（昆虫） have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫)，but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of colors is protecting themselves. bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the tree.

Have you ever noticed an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid（液体） when it faces danger. While the liquid spread over, the enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it isn’t strong at all.

41.From the passage we can learn that locusts          .

   A．are small animals

   B．change their colors to protect themselves

   C．are dangerous to their enemies

42.How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?

    A．They run away quickly.

    B．Their colors are much like their enemies.

    C．They hide themselves in the day and appear at night.

43.Bears and lions can keep safe because they          .

    A．have the colors much like the trees

    B．move quickly

    C．like brown and gray colors

44.The kind of fish can live up to now because            .

    A．it is very big and strong

    B．the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies

    C．the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies

45.Which is the best title for this passage?

    A．The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests

    B．Colors of Different Animals and Pests

    C．The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests

 Whether the Renmin Road reconstruction project can be completed on time has to depend on _______ the weather conditions are like and ______ modern the equipment is.

A. what; how          B. how; whether                  C. what; whether          D. which; how

  What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red?    46    Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists (心理学家)tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings.   47   If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

   48   A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.   49   A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area—until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

    50   It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A. On the other hand, black is depressing.

B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as grow up---we are born with our preference.

C. The rooms are painted in different colors as you like.

D. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.

E. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.

F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colors.

G. Colors do influence our moods—there is no doubt about it

英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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。

3．必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。

      When I was a child, I hoped to live in the city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountains are green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirtier and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out. We must found ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so, we will live to regret it.

英国姐妹学校的老师Dr. Smith将要来你们学校开展教学活动。来中国之前，他给你们年级的学生写了一封公开信，调查需求情况。

Dear students,

   I’m so excited about my trip to China next month. I can’t wait to see your school and give my lessons there. Just a few things I’d like to know. What do you hope to get out of these lessons? What topics do you find most interesting? And what kind of teachers do you like?

I am looking forward to your reply.                                                                                                 Sincerely yours,                                                                                               Paul Smith 

写作内容：请根据以上内容给Dr. Smith写一封回信。

注意： 1. 信件格式已给出；词数100 左右

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Can you speak to dolphins(海豚)?         46        We interviewed a biologist and asked her what research on dolphin communication has shown. This is what she told us.

 Just like dogs, cats and other mammals, dolphins communicate by using sound, vision (视觉), touch and taste.        47    Dolphins don’t have the ability to smell, but their hearing and eyesight are excellent.

  We also asked Jane if dolphins have got their own language. She told us that they have and that dolphins started talking to each other from birth.             48        

Sometimes they even sound like a heavy metal band!

 We then asked Jane if any interesting experiments have been done. She told us that a very interesting experiment had been done with a mother dolphin and her two-year-old baby in an aquarium（水族馆）.         49          The two dolphins were in separate tanks（贮水池）which were connected by a special under water system. Unfortunately the biologists couldn’t understand what the dolphins were talking about because they haven’t been able to decode (转换) dolphin language yet. However, it was very clear that the dolphins knew what they were talking about.

          50        She told us that she and her team have been listening to dolphins for more than 17 years, using special equipment to record and analyze their language. Unfortunately they haven’t been able to decode it yet, but who knows — maybe one day we’ll get a phone call from a dolphin.

Just before Christmas 1978, Kenneth was a passenger in a car as it drove through the Navajo Nation. The night was dark, and the driver, an elderly woman,   41   and killed an eight-year-old boy.

       Later, when he saw how sad the boy’s family were, Kenneth made a(n)   42  . He would “do   43   it takes to make   44   happy at Christmas time.”

       A year later, at the age of 18, he was living with his mother and younger brother. They were   45   making ends meet on his low wages, but Kenneth bought a used Santa suit and went around   46   people as poor as himself to give candy and fruit to families even more needy.

       Just before midnight on Christmas Eve, he went knocking on doors of   47   houses in the poorest section of the Navajo Nation. Many of the darkened homes didn’t have   48  .

       Some families were   49   to open their doors so late at night. “It’s a man! He has a big bag!” he   50   a boy, holding up a lantern and watching   51   the curtains, tell his parents. Kenneth convinced them he was   52  .

       At every opened door, he   53   candies, oranges, toys and so on. Many Navajo kids had never seen   54   before, so his old costume and store-bought beard didn’t   55   them. It touched Kenneth that the kids were excited by so   56  .

       He   57   it up year after year, gathering more “elves” (精灵) to help him. His Christmas Eve   58    have grown into an annual Navajo feast with gifts of clothing, tools and toys for over 700 people. Kids who can’t   59   it to the event because they’re sick or lack transportation get a   60   visit from Kenneth or one of his elves.

       “My grandfather taught me that you learn to be a man by sharing and by keeping promises,” he says.

41. A. struck                 B. touched                  C. found                            D. stopped

42. A. conclusion            B. excuse                   C. promise                 D. effort

43. A. whichever             B. wherever                C. however               D. whatever

44. A. people                 B. children               C. brothers              D. his mother

45. A. probably                B. almost                 C. hardly                         D. nearly

46. A. suggesting                     B. persuading                    C. requiring              D. calling

47. A. old                         B. big                          C. bright                         D. lonely

48. A. electricity                 B. food                        C. doors                         D. windows

49. A. happy                   B. angry                      C. afraid                         D. eager

50. A. thought                   B. hoped                            C. let                         D. heard

51. A. out for                   B. from behind           C. from under                  D. out of

52. A. gentle                           B. generous                      C. harmless                    D. helpful

53. A. reached for                   B. put down                      C. picked out          D. handed out

54. A. Kenneth                  B. candies                  C. elves                      D. Santa Claus

55. A. disappoint                      B. satisfy                   C. attract                   D. please

56. A. much                             B. big                          C. little                       D. many

57. A. held                        B. kept                       C. gave                             D. took

58. A. gifts                       B. experiences           C. excitements          D. visits

59. A. make                             B. do                          C. get                         D. have

60. A. usual                      B. personal                C. normal                 D. formal 

       My car just wouldn’t move any further. It was complete dead, and I was a few miles

far away from anywhere on a cold, wet night. I decided walk around a little before accepting I’d have to spend the night in the car. Maybe I can find a telephone. Actually, I didn’t have to walk far after I found a small house standing on a field with a light shone from the sitting room. I knocked at the door and was delighting when a pleasant old man opened the door but listened to my story carefully. He said he had not telephone, and there wasn’t one within walking distance.

 If you sit upstairs of a double-decker bus, you will _____a good view of the rapidly changing city.

   A. give                 B. have            C. be got               D. miss

      With _________ she needed_________, she left the marketplace.

    A. everything; bought                              B. anything; having bought 

       C. everything; buying                                 D. something; buy

Located in the heart of Beijing, the Palace Museum is a approached from the south through the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tian’an men). Ten meter high walls and a fifty-two-meter-wide moat（护城河）surround the palace. Measuring 961 meters from north to south and 753 meters from east to west, the expansive architectural complex covers an area of 1,110,000 square meters. Each of the four sides has one gate, namely, the Meridian Gate (Wu men) on the south, the Gate of Diving Prowess (Shenwu men) on the north, the Eastern and Western Prosperity Gates(Donghua men and Xihua men).

The Palace Museum is limiting the daily number of visitors to 80,000, and recommending both individual visitors and tourist groups book tickets in advance online (booking address:http://gugong.228.com.cn). For detailed information and instruction, please refer to the “ticketing notice”. Foreign visitors are required to provide passport numbers during the online booking.

ADMISSION

*Free admission for children under 1.2 meter in height.

*Free admission for disabled visitors.

*Concessions for elementary, middle school, and undergraduate students on production of valid student ID or certified letter（确认函）from the school administrator (except graduate and adult or continuing education students):20yuan.

*50% discount on concessions for seniors 60 years old and older with valid certificate or proof of age (passport, etc.).

*Women’s Day: Half-price admission for female visitors.

*Children’s Day: Free admission for children 14 years old and younger; 50% discount on ad-mission for one accompanying parent, legal guardian, or adult.

21．What is the Palace Museum surrounded by?

A．A mountain    B．A lake    C．A square    D．A moat

22．How far is it from north to south of the Palace Museum?

A．753 meters      B．961 meters

C．80,000 meters   D．1,110,000 meters

23．What is a must when a foreigner books a ticket to the Palace Museum online?

A．ID card              B．Certified letter

C．Passport numbers     D．Proof of age

24．If Mary wants to go to the Palace Museum with her 10-year-old son on June 1, she should pay       .

A．20yuan     B．30yuan   C．40yuan   D．60yuan

I as well as my parents are going to New York City this month. I had been looking forward to visit there for a long time. It is one of the most beautiful cities all over the world. There are many places of interests where you can learn it in school. I’d also like to see the Empire State Building. Unlucky, the Twin Towers were destroyed in September 11,2001, or I would have the chance to see them by himself. Now I am getting ready for the excited trip. I am sure it will be unforgettable experience.