Why do we like drinking water from plastic bottles（塑料瓶）? Some people think it is healthy and clean. Others drink bottled water because it’s easy — you can carry it around with you. In hot countries, like Greece, we often buy bottles of cold water in the summer.
However, making lots of plastic is not a good idea for many reasons. First of all, we need a lot of oil for plastic products. We usually use oil as a source of energy. If we reduced the number of bottles we made, we wouldn’t need so much oil. Plastic bottles also pollute the environment. If we reused all our plastic bottles, we wouldn’t need so much space for rubbish dumps. But in Greece, we don’t reuse much of the plastic we use. In 2006, Greeks reused only about 10% of plastic waste. The rest became rubbish on land and in rivers and seas.
So next time you want to throw away a plastic bottle in the litter bin, stop and think. If you reuse it, you would help the environment. But what can you do when there isn’t a bin near you? Well, there are lots of useful ways that you can use your bottles again. For example, an empty bottle makes a great piggy bank for your pocket money, and if you cut a bottle in half, you will have a plant pot. Go green! You can make a difference.
28. What is not mentioned about bottled water in this passage?
A. It’s healthy. B. It’s clean. C. It’s easy. D. It’s expensive.
29. Plastic products are made from .
A. energy B. oil C. rubbish D. plants
30. Which is the best way to deal with used plastic bottles?
A. To reuse them. B. To make a piggy bank.
C. To make a plant pot. D. To drop them into the river.
31. The underlined part in this passage tells us “ ”.
A. To make a different life, you’d better go outside.
B. To look different, you’d better wear green clothes.
C. To protect the environment, you can do something.
D. To go green, you should use plastic products.
She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand. She was amazed by his and the softness and warmth of his skin.
A. fingernails B. fountain C. fuel D. figure
I was feeling splendid (精彩的) this morning! When approaching the bakery I saw a man asking for coins. I’ve often seen him and usually don’t react well to his whiney (嘀咕不停的) tone of his voice. This time I decided I’d give him something. After I’d paid for my tea-to-go, I got a 5 Euro bill ready. Leaving the store really slowly so he’d have a good chance to approach me, I nearly ran into him.
“Would you maybe have some coins for me?” He asked.
I said, “No, sorry, I don’t,” and watched his face fall already at what he thought was a refusal, one of many thousands he probably gets each day.
“I only have this for you”, I said and held the bill in front of his eyes. The way his jaw nearly fell and his eyes widened were priceless.
“Err ... wow!” he said, doing a double-take. “That’s really ... Thanks.”
“No problem,” I said. “I’m doing well at the moment, and I wanted to share it — have a good day!”
And I walked away. Actually, I walked away leisurely （悠闲地）, and I did giggle and laugh out loud for the next 200 meters. Really, you should have seen his face. He totally had not seen that coming! The joy, I think, did not just come from the fact that I love being generous. It also came from breaking up his expectations of what would happen, to allow for that tiny moment of amazement.
21. How did the beggar feel when the writer said “No”?
A. Worried. B. Surprised. C. Disappointed. D. Grateful.
22. The underlined phrase “doing a double-take” indicates that the beggar ________.
A. wasn’t used to being refused B. hesitated before reaction
C. accepted my offer immediately D. understood me without difficulty
23. The author’s delight doubled because ________.
A. the beggar didn’t expect so much money
B. he was attracted by the beggar’s face
C. he found the beggar was blind
D. the beggar wished him a good day
24. What kind of person is the author?
A. He’s always generous to people in need.
B. He enjoys making fun of poor people.
C. He lacks sympathy for the poor.
D. He can find happiness from little things.
Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.
36 Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.
For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones (荷尔蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc. 37
Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.
38 They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “ 39 Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”
Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry. 40
A. In general the person feels excited and ready to act
B. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.
C. Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it
D. Anger may cause you a cancer.
E. Do not express your anger while angry.
F. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.
G. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.
According to a traffic rule, under no circumstances _________be parked in the place where the bus stops.
A. any vehicle must B. shall any vehicle C. any vehicle shall D. will any vehicle
﹣Why ______ there doing nothing when you can lend me a hand，Michael？
﹣Sorry，Mom．（ ）
A．to stand B．standing C．stand D．what
Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more sharp and independent than their peers over time, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people.
Green tea contains antioxidant chemicals that may help stop the cell damage that can lead to disease. Researchers have been studying green tea's effect on everything from cholesterol (胆固醇) to the risk of certain cancers, with mixed results so far.
They found those who drank the most green tea were the least likely to develop ''functional disability'', or problems with daily activities or basic needs, such as dressing or bathing.
Specifically, almost 13 percent of adults who drank less than a cup of green tea per day became functionally disabled, compared with just over 7 percent of people who drank at least five cups a day.
The study did not prove that green tea alone kept people sharp as they grew older. Green-tea lovers generally had healthier diets, including more fish, vegetables and fruit, as well as more education, lower smoking rates, fewer heart attacks and strokes, and greater mental sharpness. They also tended to be more socially active and have more friends and family to rely on. But even with those factors accounted for, green tea itself was tied to a lower disability risk, the researchers said.
People who drank at least five cups a day were one-third less likely to develop disabilities than those who had less than a cup per day. Those people who averaged three or four cups a day had a 25 percent lower risk.
Although it's not clear how green tea might help against disability, Tomata's team did note that one recent study found green tea extracts (提取物) seem to increase leg muscle strength in older women.
While green tea and its extracts are considered safe in small amounts, they do contain caffeine and small amounts of vitamin K, which means it could affect drugs that prevent blood clotting (凝固).
32. What does the underlined word ''peer'' mean in the first paragraph?
A. Father. B. Brother.
C. A person of the same age. D. A person living in the same neighborhood.
32. What can be learned from the passage?
A. Antioxidant chemicals can lead to disease.
B. Those who often drank green tea can’t develop ''functional disability''.
C. ''Functional disability'' is related to problems with daily activities or basic needs.
D. People who drank at least five cups a day are not likely to become functionally disabled.
33. What does the fifth paragraph mainly tell us?
A. How the study was proved. B. Why green tea-lovers can keep sharp.
C. What healthier diets include. D. How to lower disability risk.
34. What have the Researchers discovered?
A. Those who drank green tea can't develop ''functional disability''.
B. Green tea alone kept people sharp as they grew older.
C. How green tea might help against disability.
D. Green tea extracts seem to increase leg muscle strength in older women.
35. From the passage we can infer that ______.
A. vitamin K is contained in caffeine B. vitamin K is good for our blood
C. vitamin K is bad for our health D. vitamin K is influencing on some drugs
假定你是星光中学的李华，将参加主题为“Let’s Ride Bicycles”的演讲比赛。请撰写一份演讲稿，主要内容包括：
1. 目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通阻塞等问题；
2. 骑自行车的益处，如节能环保、有利健康等。
参考词汇：低碳生活(low-carbon life)；节能(energy-saving)
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Kong zi, also called Confucius(551-479 B.C), and Socrates (469-399 B.C) lived only a hundred years apart, and during their lifetimes there was no contact between China and Greece, but it is interesting to look at how the world that each of these great philosophers came from shaped their ideas, and how these ideas in turn, shaped their societies.
Neither philosopher lived in times of peace, though there were more wars in Greece than in China. The Chinese states were very large and feudal, while the Greek city-states were small and urban. The urban environment in which Socrates lived allowed him to be more radical(激进的) than Confucius. Unlike Confucius, Socrates was not asked by rules how to govern effectively. Thus, Socrates was able to be more idealistic, focusing on issues like freedom, and knowledge for its own sake. Confucius, on the other hand, advised those in government service, and many of his students went out to government service.
Confucius suggested the Golden Rule as a principle for the conduct of life:" Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you. "He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some had more potential than others, and that it was knowledge that set men apart. Socrates focused on the individual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom. He believed that some had more potential to develop their reason than others did. Like Confucius, he believed that the superior class should rule the inferior (下层的) classes.
For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern. For Confucius, however, the family was the center of the society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations.
Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes.
29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
A. Socrates and Confucius had much in common.
B. Confucius had much influence on Socrates’ ideas.
C. The societies were influenced by the philosophers’ ideas.
D. There were cultural exchanges between China and Greece.
30. What made some people different from others according to Confucius?
A. Family B. Potential C. Knowledge D. Community
31. Socrates shared with Confucius the idea that___________.
A. all men were equal when they were born
B. the lower classes should be ruled by the upper class
C. the purpose of man was to seek freedom and wisdom
D. people should not ask others to do what they did not want to
32. This passage is organized in the pattern of ________.
A. time and events B. comparison and contrast
C. cause and effect D. definition and classification
Eyes can speak
Much meaning can be conveyed clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.
16 In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not for too long. And if he senses that you are staring at him, he may feel uncomfortable.
The same is true in our daily life. If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. 17 Eyes do speak, right?
Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. 18 If a man stares at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to look away from her, his intentions are obvious. He wishes to attract her attention and let her know that he is admiring her.
However, when two people are engaged in a conversation, the speaker will only look into the listener’s eyes from time to time to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking. 19 If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking as if trying to control you, you will feel awkward. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking to long at the victim. He wrongly believes that looking straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. 20
Actually, eye contact should be made based on specific relationships and situations.
A. On the contrary, it will give him away.
B. Do you have such kind of experience?
C. That’s what normal eye contact is all about .
D. Actually , continuous eye contact is limited to lovers only.
E. After all, nobody likes to be stared at for quite a long time.
F. But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex.
G. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel annoyed at being stared at that way.
51. 我昨天收到了纽约的姐姐的来信。
I ________ _________ my sister in New York yesterday.
52. 患难之交才是真朋友。
A friend ________ ________ is a friend indeed.
53. I’m sure that you will p_________ __________（参加）the basketball match.
54. Our leader called on everyone to ___________ (捐赠) money to the victims in the earthquake-hit area.
55. Gone are the days when HongKong was ____________ (统治) by Britain.
56. The students from Senior 3 ____________ (占用) most of the seats in the library.
57.They had enough money to live in ____________ (舒服) in their old age.
Four books that will inspire you to travel the world
There’s truly nothing like travel when it comes to gaining perspective(远景) and exposing yourself to other cultures. To get you in the adventuring mood, we asked Amazon Senior Editor Chris Schlep to help us come up with a list of books that transport readers to another time and place. Below, see his list of four books that will inspire you to travel around the world. For more information, please click Amazon.com.
SEATTLE: Where You d Go, Bernadette
Price: $16.73
Maria Sample’s first novel is not exactly a love story to Seattle, but if you read it, you just might want to come here to see if people are really as self-involved as the characters in her book. What really shines through is the strange storytelling and the laughs. Buy it on Amazon.
ITALY: Beautiful Ruins
Price: $16.29
This book by the popular author Jess Walters is a love story that begins on the Italian Coast in the early 60s and eventually appears on the screen in Hollywood. With the settings of the background from Italy to Edinburgh to Los Angeles, you will find yourself longing to go as well. Buy it on Amazon.
ENGLAND: Wolf Hall
Price: $15.57
You can’t travel to Thomas Cromwell’s England without a time machine，but reading Hilary Mantel’s prize-winning novel is the next best thing. It will make you long to see the ancient buildings and green grass of the English countryside, much of which is still there. Buy it on Amazon.
NANTUCKET: Here’s to Us
Price: $ 17.16
Eli Hildebrand has built a writing career out of writing about her hometown island of Nantucket. Her latest is Here’s to Us, which, perhaps not surprisingly, is a great beach read.
4．Whose book has been made into a film according to the text?
A. Hilary Mantel’s.
B. Jess Walter’s.
C. Maria Semple’s.
D. Elin Hilderbrand’s.
5．What can you buy if you have only $32?
A. Beautiful Ruins and Where You’d Go, Bernadette.
B. Where You’d Go, Bernadette and Wolf Hall.
C. Beautiful Ruins and Wolf Hall.
D. Wolf Hall and Here’s to Us.
6．What do the four books have in common?
A. They have the same price.
B. They have the similar content.
C. They have the similar background.
D. They have the same place of sales.
7．Where does the text probably come from?
A. A website.
B. A magazine.
C. A newspaper.
D. A textbook.
We are seeking for qualified and experienced candidates to join our fast growing team for the following positions at Ratchathewi (Head Office), Pracha – Uthit (site), Pantai Norasing (site), Thepharak (site), and a few other incoming projects in Bangkok.
●Project Managers
－Degree in Civil / Structural Engineering
－Minimum 7 years’ working experience in similar capacity, preferably in building construction.
－Ability to plan and execute works, keep deadlines, control cost and implement continual quality improvement
－Possess leadership attributes, good interpersonal and follow-up skill to motivate subordinates and develop team spirit
－Possess a valid driving license
●Accounting Officer
—Degree in Accounting
—Minimum 1~2 years accounting experience
—Knowledge of accounting packages & spreadsheets
●Account Executive / Finance Executive
—Degree in Accounting
—Preferably 3 years’ accounting experience VAT, Withholding tax compliance & submission
—Knowledge of accounting packages & spreadsheets
—Expert at English and Thai (泰国语) spoken or written
—Ability to handle full set accounts
●Senior Admin. Asst.
—Minimum 5 years experience in Building Construction company is preferable
—Computer literate with knowledge in Microsoft Office
—Good command of both written and oral English compulsory
—Female preferred
●Site Supervisor
—Diploma / Certificate in Building or Civil Engineering
—Minimum 5 years’ working experience in building construction or precast (预制的) concrete manufacturing
—Able to work independently and co–ordinate work effectively
All positions mention above requires candidates with good command of both written and oral English. Interested candidate, please send your application stating full qualification, work experience and expected salary together with a copy of transcript and a recent photograph to the address below:
ASCE Construction Limited.
503/19E K.S.L. Tower (11TH Floor), Sri-Ayudthaya Rd., Thanon Phayathai,
Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400
TEL: - 02642-6272 , 02642-6120
FAX: - 02642-6273
E-MAIL: asce_constructionhotmail.com
5. If you want to apply for the position of a project manager, you must have ________.
A. the ability to work independently
B. a degree in accounting
C. six years of experience at least
D. the qualification to drive
6. Most of the positions require the following EXCEPT ________.
A. a suitable degree
B. certain working experience
C. professional computer knowledge
D. a good command of English
7. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Candidates can only apply by mail.
B. More companies will be founded in Bangkok.
C. Candidates must be able to speak both English and Thai.
D. You will benefit from your work experience.
请你以“A Ten-minute Break”为题，按下列要点写一篇短文，让同学们从中有所启发。要点如下：
1．十分钟的课间休息很有必要。
2．要注意适当的休息方式。
3．你是怎样利用这十分钟的。
注意：①开头已经给出，不计入总词数；②词数 100 左右。
A Ten—minute Break
As a Senior Three student,_____________________________... ...
We wanted to get back home before dark，but it didn't________as planned.
A．make out B．turn out
C．take on D．take off
假设你是李华，你校外教David对中国文化很感兴趣。本周六你们学校邀请清华大学的王教授到校进行“孔子及思想”的讲座。请你给David发一封电子邮件,邀请他来参加讲座并向他介绍讲座的有关事宜.
1. 讲座的时间:5月7日(星期六)上午8:00---11:00
2.讲座地点:3号教学楼一楼102室;
3.活动安排:听讲座,讨论及提问,诵读孔子经典名句等.
注意：1.词数100 左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数.
参考词汇：孔子 Confucius 孔子思想 Confucianism
Dear David,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _
Yours,
LiHua
When US teenager Jake Olson isn’t playing football or golf for his high school, he’s often offering inspiration through his new book about his own life.
These activities might be too much for the average 16-year-old to deal with, but Jake is blind. When people ask him how he can possibly play golf without being able to see the ball, he says he is thankful for his father’s guidance.
It seems obvious that his early experience playing sports as a person with sight and muscle memory – repeating behaviors over and over until they become second nature – have also enabled Jake to hit the ball quite well.
Jake was born with a rare kind of eye cancer that took away the vision (视力) from his left eye when he was an infant (婴儿) and eventually his right eye, in 2009, when he was 12 years old.
Rather than letting the disease hold him back, Jake used his loss of sight and his faith as sources of motivation (动力).
“If I was going to sit on the couch (沙发) all day feeling sorry for myself, I wasn’t going to [do] anything. I decided right then and there that I wasn’t going to let it stop me and that I was going to go out and persevere (坚持不懈),” he said.资*源%库
It was with that mind-set that the student from Orange Lutheran High School in California was able to write his first book, Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life.
“It’s about opening the readers’ eyes to their true potential in life and making sure that they use all the abilities that they have,” Jake said.
Jake’s father, Brian Olson, said the family is impressed with what he has done with his life, including showing people that they can get through adversity (困境).
“Your darkest hour can soon become your brightest, and with every setback, there’s a setup,” Jake said. “In every one of us, there’s more potential than we can ever imagine, and it really is a choice.”
32. We can learn from the article that Jake Olson ______.
A. was born a blind child
B. was born with a gift for golf
C. has great muscle memory
D. is trying to find the cure for his disease
33. According to the article, Jake’s family members ______.
A. pity him deeply
B. once gave up hope on him
C. encouraged him to write the book
D. admire his efforts and determination
34. The purpose of Jake’s book is to ______.
A. promote good approaches to getting along with disabled people
B. inspire people to discover and use their hidden abilities
C. help people come up with better life goals
D. explain different definitions (定义) of “a happier life”
35. The underlined word “setback” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. experience B. failure C. opportunity D. success
My hometown is close to (33) magnificent river. At present, a new theme park named “Water World” is being built. The park (34) (consist) of three parts. It is modeled after life in the ocean. Fish Life is in the east. You can have a look at (35) (vary) kinds of fish. You can get yourself (36) (dress) as a shrimp(虾) or a crab(螃蟹). (37) (surprise) by your funny dressing up, your friends will take a lot of (38) (photo) for you. Waving Life is in the west. You can experience exciting rides there, from giant swinging ships (39) terrifying free fall. With all these attractions finished, no wonder children, teenagers and even adults can enjoy (40) (they) here. Seafood Life is in the middle of the park. There are some restaurants (41) _ you can taste fresh seafood. I think the tourism in my hometown will become (42) (good) because of the theme park.
When I dropped in, his family _______at the table, talking about something.
A. sat B. was sitting C. have sat D. were sitting
When we’re young and we dream of love and fulfillment, we think perhaps of moon-covered Parisian nights or walks along the beach at sunset. No one tells us that the greatest moments of a lifetime are short, unplanned and nearly always catch us off guard.
Not long ago，as I was reading a bedtime story to my seven-year-old daughter, Annie，I became aware of her focused look. She was staring at me with a faraway, blank expression. Apparently, completing The Tale of Samuel Whiskers was not as important as we first thought.
I asked what she was thinking about. “Mommy,” she whispered, “I just can't stop looking at your pretty face.”I almost dissolved(溶解) on the spot. Little did she know how many trying moments the glow of her sincerely loving statement would carry me through over the following years.
Not long after, I took my four-year-old son to an elegant department store, where the sweet notes of a classic love song drew us toward a tuxedoed(穿晚礼服的) musician playing a grand piano. Sam and I sat down on a marble bench nearby, and he seemed as astonished by the pleasant theme as I was. I didn’t realize that Sam had stood up next to me until he turned, took my face in his little hands and said, “Dance with me.”
If only those women walking under the Paris moon knew the joy of such an invitation made by a round-cheeked boy with baby teeth. Although shoppers openly chuckled(咯咯笑) and pointed at us as we glided and whirled(旋转) around the open space, I would not have traded a dance with such a charming young gentleman if I'd been offered the universe.
28. From the passage we know .
A. Annie knew how important she was to her mother
B. shoppers didn’t notice the author dancing with her son
C. there are bedtime stories in the Tale of Samuel Whiskers
D. Sam was not surprised at the music which was played in the store
29. When the author knew her daughter could not stop looking at her pretty face, she felt .
A. sad B. deeply moved C. annoyed D. ashamed
30. Why wouldn’t the author trade a dance with her son even if she was given the world ?
A. Because she knew she wouldn’t be given the universe.
B. Because her son was the most important person to her.
C. Because she thought she was the happiest one at the moment.
D. Because it was very important for the author to dance with her son.
31. What does the author want to prove by showing two examples of her kids?
A. Her kids love her very much.
B. She enjoys staying with her kids.
C. The greatest moments of a lifetime always come unexpectedly.
D. Those women walking under the moon should enjoy the happiness with kids.
