Children in Bosnia-Herzegovina all know the ancient story of the poor woman who caught a golden fish, released it, and in return gained wealth and happiness. According to a 1998 Associated Press story, this Balkan fairy tale turned into reality for one poor family. Before the start of the Bosnian war, the Malkoc family lived next to a small lake in the northwestern village of Jezero. One day in 1990, Smajo Malkoc returned from a trip to Austria with an unusual gift for his teenage sons, Dzevad and Catib: an aquarium(鱼缸) with two goldfish. Two years passed before Bosnian Serb forces advanced on Jezero.

The women and children fled, and the men stayed back to resist the attacking soldiers. Smajo Malkoc was killed. When his wife, Fehima, sneaked back into the destroyed village to bury her husband and rescue what remained of their belongings, she took pity on the fish in the aquarium. She let them out into the nearby lake, saying to herself, “This way, they might be more fortunate than us.” Fast-forward to 1995, Fehima Malkoc returned with her sons to Jezero. Nothing but ruins remained of their home and their village. Through misty eyes she looked toward the lake. Glimpsing something strange, she walked over to the shore. “The whole lake was shining from the thousands of golden fish in it,” she said. “It made me immediately think of my husband. This was something he left me that I never hoped for.”

During the years of killing all around the lake, life underwater had flourished. After their return, Fehima Malkoc and her sons started caring for and selling the goldfish. By 1998, homes, stores, and coffee shops all over the region feature aquariums containing fish from Jezero. The Malkoc house, rebuilt on its original site, is one of the biggest in the village. Two new cars are parked in front, and the family says it has enough money to quit worrying about the future. “ It was a special kind of gift from our father,” Dzevad Malkoc said. Whenever one gives, one can never underestimate what a gift of love or an act of kindness might produce.

65. Why did the woman let the fish out into the lake?

   A .She thought of the fairy tale.             B. She did so in memory of her husband.

   C. She showed mercy to them.              D. She intended to get reward from them.

66. What is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?

   a. The woman set the golden fish free         b. The woman buried her husband

   c. The woman slipped back home            d. The family rebuilt the house

   e. The family sold the goldfish

   A. c, b, a, e, d       B. c, a, b, e, d          C. b, c, a, d, e      D. b, d, a, c, e

67. What does the author intend to tell us?

  A .The more golden fish, the wealthier you’ll be.   B. Golden fish promise a good fortune.

  C .No pains, no gains.                        D. Give, and it will be given to you.

Many of us mistakenly believe that it’s wrong to think we have any good qualities. We may spend a lot of time blaming ourselves for our negative qualities, thinking that self criticism is the key to improving our performance. However, a constant focus on our supposed shortcomings can stop our efforts to make friends with other people. How can we believe that others could like us if we believe our inner being is flawed?

If someone seems to dislike you, the reason for that dislike might have little or nothing to do with you. The person who doesn’t like you might be fearful, or shallow or busy or shy. Perhaps you and that person are simply a mismatch for each other at this particular time.

Don’t take yourself out of the game by deciding that your flaws are bigger than your good qualities. In fact, some of the very qualities you consider to be flaws may be irresistible to someone else. Although some factors might cause one person to reject you, there are at least many factors that will work in your favor.

You might be thirty pounds over your ideal weight, but you may have a wonderful laugh and a real enthusiasm for life. There are many people who don’t mind your extra pounds. You may drive a shabby car, but you might be a great dancer and a loyal friend. There are people out there looking for loyalty, or fun, or sweetness, or wisdom, and the package it comes in is not important. If you are worried that you are not beautiful enough to attract friends, keep in mind that not everyone is looking for physical beauty in their friends. You can decide to feel inferior because you don’t have much money and you don’t drive a nice car. You can believe that this is the reason                                        that you don’t have many friends in your life. On the other hand, if you are very wealthy you may be suspicious that everyone is after your money and that nobody really likes you as a person.

The point is that you can focus on just about anything and believe it’s the reason you do not have friends and cannot make any.

8. According to the passage, ______ plays an important role in making friends.

A. admitting your shortcomings     B. self criticism      C. modesty  D. confidence

9. If you are not liked by a person, _______       .

A. you should find the reason in yourself  B. you’d better talk with the person face to face

C. you may not be the one to be blamed   D. you and that person misunderstand each other

10. We can learn from the third paragraph that_______        .

A. your goodqualities may make you earn more money

B. your weakness may also be your strengths in some way

C. your negative qualities may cause you to lose friends

D. you’ll have few friends if you don’t share the same interest

11. Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?______

A. It is important to lose weight.  B. It is easier for a wealthy person to make friends.

C. Inner qualities are more important than physical appearance.

D. If you are not beautiful enough, try to improve your physical beauty.

These days, both women and men ___41___(surround) by magazines and websites full of tips about dieting, exercise and fashion. Gone are the days ___42___ all men had to think about wearing a nice suit to be smart and handsome. Things have changed.

Now, a survey has suggested that 80% of men admit ___43___(be) unhappy about their body. The biggest body issues for ___44___ (they) were beer bellies and lack of muscles. Some think this sudden vanity is due ___45___ the pressure or influence of role models we see on TV and in magazines. People end up with a perception of ___46___ the perfect body should look like. But not everybody wants to put in the effort to have perfect muscles like Arnold Schwarzenegger. An opportunistic designer has even invented a muscle-enhancing shirt ____47____(make) the buyer look more of a hunk (猛男）.

But Joe Warner, the former editor of Men’s Fitness magazine, thinks the muscle-enhancing shirt is just ____48____ trick. He thinks many people in the country are overweight and should accept they need to do exercise regularly. Exercise is always good. ____49____we mustn’t forget beauty is only skin deep. Character is more important than ____50____ (appear).

Tayka Hotel de Sal

Where: Tahua, Bolivia

How much: About $ 95 a night

Why it’s cool: You’ve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? That’s something few can claim. Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt---including the beds (though you’ll sleep on regular mattresses and blankets). The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake which is the world’s biggest salt flat. Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste (糊) of wet salt that hardens when it dries. When rain starts to dissolve (溶解) the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.

Green Magic Nature Resort

Where: Vythiri, India

How much: About $ 240 a night

Why it’s cool: Taking a pulley(滑轮)---operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure. As you look out of your open window, there is no glass! You watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy(罩篷). Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read. You don’t even have to come down for breakfast---the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn “elevator”.

Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

Where: Cottonwood, Idaho

How much: $ 92 a night

Why it’s cool: This doghouse isn’t just for the family pet. Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly. Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side. You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a few steps of the loft(阁楼) in Willy’s head, or hang out inside his nose. Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant(消防栓) outside.

Gamirasu Cave Hotel

Where: Ayvali, Turkey

How much: Between $ 130 and $ 450 a night

Why it’s cool: Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash. But your stay will be much more modern. Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool in summer. (Don’t worry--- there is heat in winter.)

21. What do we know about Tayka Hotel de Sal?

   A. It is located on a prehistoric lake.

   B. It should be protected against the rain.

   C. Everything in the hotel is made of salt.

   D. You have to cross a rope bridge to the hotel.

22. How are the hotels similar?

   A. Expensive.                        B. Comfortable.

   C. Natural.                                  D. Unique.

23. What do the underlined words “Sweet Willy” refer to?

   A. The loft of the hotel.

   B. The name of the hotel owner.

   C. The building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B.

   D. The name of a pet dog of the hotel owner.

24. Which of the hotels gives you a feeling of living in the far past?

   A. Tayka Hotel de Sal.

   B. Gamirasu Cave Hotel.

   C. Dog Bark Park Inn B&B.

   D. Green Magic Nature Resort.

阅读下面的短文, 然后按要求写一篇150字左右的英语短文。

A boy found an eagle’s egg and he put it in the nest of a hen. The eagle hatched and thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what chickens do-scratching for food and flying short distances. It was a dull life. Gradually the eagle grew older and bitter. One day he and his chicken friends saw a beautiful bird soaring on the currents of air, high above the mountains.

“Oh, I wish I could fly 1ike that!” said the eagle. The chicken replied, “Don’t give it another thought. That’s the mighty(强大的) eagle, the king of all bird-you could never be like him!” And tile eagle didn’t give it another thought. He went on cackling and complaining about life. He died thinking he was a chicken.

My friends, you too were born an eagle. The Creator intended you to be an eagle, so don’t listen to the chickens!

【写作内容】

1. 以大约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2. 以大约120个词谈谈你对“自信"的看法, 内容包括：

(1)鹰成为鸡的原因； 

(2)这则故事的启示。

【写作要求】

1. 可以参照阅读材料的内容, 但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Debris(碎片，残骸) located early Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeast coast of Brazil is wreckage from the Air France jet that disappeared Monday, Brazil’s Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said.

No survivors have been found, he said. Jobim made the announcement after meeting with relatives and friends of Brazilians who were among the 228 people aboard Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, France.

Two debris fields were found about 650km(400 miles) northeast of the Fermando de Noronha Islands, an archipelago 355 kilometers(220 miles) off the northeast coast of Brazil—or at latitude 2 north, longtitude 30 west, the Ministry of Defense said on its website.

One of the fields was 5km(3 miles) long and that both lie near the flight path between Rio de Jane iro and Paris.

Among the wreckage was an air plane seat, metal debris, an orange float, a drum and an oil spill, the posting sail.

Brazilian air force planes spotted the debris field Tuesday morning, but it was not until a French commercial vessel arrived on the scene that the debris’ origin was confirmed. The planes searched 10,000 square kilometers (3,861 square miles) of ocean throughout the day and would continue to search for more debris overnight, the Brazilian Air Force said.

Two Netherlands-flagged vessels were expected to arrive in the area later in the day; a Brazilian navy ship was expected to arrive Wednesday, officials said. Brazilian air force jets were continuing to comb the area for other debris, and a US P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft was assisting as well.

The searchers also want to find the cockpit voice and data recorders, which might shed slight on what caused the jet to disappear before any of the three pilots was able to issue a mayday(国际遇险无线电呼救信号).

28. How far is the place where debris was found away from the northeast coast of Brazil?

A. 295km.           B. 355km.           C. 650km.           D. 1,005km.

29. How many countries are involved in helping the search?

A. 2.                   B. 3.                   C. 4.                   D. 5.

30. What can offer the materials to know the cause of the wreckage?

A. The cockpit voice and data recorders.

B. Any survivor from the 228 people aboard Flight 447.

C. An air plane seat, metal debris and data recorders.

D. Debris and the drum found on the site.

31. What does the underlined word “comb” mean in the last but one paragraph?

A. Arrange hair or fur.         B. Search the place thoroughly.

C. Study something carefully.       D. Clean or arrange something.

Bonus（奖金） culture has become the subject of many studies nowadays. Many people have been angered by the way some bankers and high officials seem to have been rewarded for failure. Others find the idea of offering many-million-dollar bonuses morally disgusting.

But few have asked whether performance-related bonuses really do improve performance. The answer seems so obvious that even to ask the question can appear ridiculous. Indeed, in spite of all the complaints about them, financial encouragements continue to be introduced in more and more areas, from healthcare and public services to teaching and universities.

So it may come as a shock to many to learn that paying for results can actually make people perform badly in many circumstances, and that the more you pay, the worse they perform.

No one is arguing that bonuses can help companies and institutions attract and keep the best staff. Nor does anyone argue against the idea that you can encourage people to do specific tasks by linking payments to those tasks. Rather, the point is about how to get the best out of people. Do employees really perform better if you promise to pay them more for getting results?

There are some obvious reasons why such payments can fail. It has been argued, for instance, that cash bonuses contributed to the financial crash, because traders had little enthusiasm to make sure that their companies enjoyed long-term survival.

Most bonus projects are poorly designed, says Professor Malcolm Higgs. He thinks the reason is that organisations try to keep bonus arrangements simple. Nevertheless, he thinks bonus projects can work as long as they link the interests of individual employees with the long-term goals of a business.

Bonuses can also encourage cheating. “Once you start making people’s rewards dependent on outcomes rather than behaviours, the evidence is people will do whatever they can to get those outcomes,” says Professor Edward Deci. “In many cases the high officials simply lied and cheated to make the stock (股票) price go up so they got huge bonuses.”

But the work of Deci and others suggests the problem with bonuses runs far deeper than poor design or cheating. In 1971, he asked students to solve puzzles, with some receiving cash prizes for doing well and others getting nothing. Deci found those offered cash were less likely to keep working on puzzles after they had done enough to get paid.

These studies suggest that offering rewards can stop people doing things for the pure joy of it. This was the basis for a series of books by Kohn in which he argues that rewarding children, students and workers with grades, scholarships and other “bribes” (贿赂) leads to low-quality work in the long run.

Those who believe in the power of bonuses fail to distinguish between inner drive and outside pressure — wanting to do something because you like it for itself in contrast to doing something because you want the reward, Kohn says. “It’s not just that these two are different, it’s often that the more you reward people for doing something, the more their inner drive tends to decline.”

A “do this and get that” approach might improve performance in the short term, but over longer periods it will always fail, Kohn says. People who receive bonus will naturally play safe, become less creative, cooperate less and feel less valued, he adds. What’s more, the studies also suggest that offering rewards can also stop people taking responsibility.

50. The effect of performance-related bonuses has not been well studied because people _______.

A. take the function of bonuses for granted

B. see that bonus offering is done everywhere

C. think financial encouragement is disgusting

D. are shocked by the practice of rewarding for failures

51. According to Malcolm Higgs, designs that _________ are the good ones.

A. drive people to finish short-term tasks

B. help to attract and keep good employees

C. link financial rewards with the quality of the outcomes

D. connect individual interests with long-term business goals

52. If a person plays safe to get a bonus, he is probably being ________.

A. more enthusiastic                     B. more risk-taking    

C. less daring                             D. less responsible

53. Which of the following do you think the author would most probably agree with?

A. Companies should make their bonus projects simple.

B. The benefit of bonus helps to get the best out of people.

C. The biggest problem with bonus is it creates cheating.

D. Bonus offering can stop people doing things for pure joy.

54. Which do you think is the best title of the passage?

A. What Is Bonus?                                        B. Does Bonus Work?

C.       Why Bonus Offered?                                 D. How Bonus Works?

 The doctor 　　　 you for your cough is sure to 　　　 it. 

A. curing; treat                   B. cures; treating

C. treating; cure                  D. treats; cure

What a Scientist Is Like

If you were asked to imagine a scientist, what image (形象) would come to your mind? The common idea that most kids from kindergarten through college have of a scientist is a man wearing a white lab coat with messy hair, big glasses, and several glass cups of mysterious colorful liquids giving off clouds of smoke. As for adults, the majority view scientists as strange people who spend 100 hours a week slaving away in a lonely laboratory. However, the reality is quite different.

Recently I’ve had a chance to take part in a scientific experience far from my laboratory and into Costa Rica. It supports a huge amount of wildlife due to its geographical placement between North and South America. It is home to more than 500,000 species (物种), which represents nearly 4% of the total species worldwide!

First we worked alongside conservationists to preserve wildlife at a leatherback turtle (棱皮龟) rescue center. We helped the volunteers preserve turtle populations by removing rubbish from the shoreline to create a safe environment for turtle eggs to come out. After that we stayed at Mount Arenal where we studied seismic activity

relating to earthquakes. During our stay at Arenal, we rode over the mountainous areas and took a long walk through the rainforest. After reaching the top, we went down and through waterfalls to the beautiful valley below! On the last day we got a hands-on introduction to rocket science where we learned about new rocket technology that will be used on the international space station.

During my Costa Rica experience, I know that being a scientist doesn’t mean working in a lab all day and night. A scientist is one who loves learning and getting a better understanding of the world from helping preserve wild-life, learning about earthquakes or inventing rockets. I think that schools should really stress that science is so much more than wearing a lab coat and mixing chemicals. Kids need to be aware of the excitement and adventures science can bring!

59. According to the first paragraph, scientists are often believed ______.

A. to work as slaves                 B. to behave in a strange way

C. to spend too much time in labs      D. to do experiments in messy labs

60. The author helped to preserve the turtle population by ______.

A. creating a safe nest for turtles        B. picking up rubbish on the shoreline

C. collecting the turtle eggs on the beach  D. finding a comfortable environment for turtles

61. What does the author learn about science from his experience?

A. Science is full of boring experiments.   B. Science is more than working in a lab.

C. Science is related to mysterious liquids.  D. Science is about wildlife and earthquakes.

62. Why does the author write this passage?

A. To encourage kids to study science.        B. To tell the story of traveling in Costa Rica.

C. To expect more people to travel in Costa Rica.D. To share the secrets behind science phenomena.

When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful． The help of others is a good          to help us pull through write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to          a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）． To make it a realistic as well as exciting          , I decided that I had to make a jump myself             ．Unluckily, I’m not good at any              , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping．

My friend Mr． Smith was willing to give me a           ． He took me to a ground school． The first day’s              included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n)         For this, I had to wait until the following           ．

The next morning, I was taken to the airfield．            , a heavy parachute was put on my back． Then I was             to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway． Once on board, the plane was soon             ． I began to feel nervous． As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a    13    from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane． The line was to pull my parachute             after I jumped．

“Get             , Henry,” Harry said． I moved carefully to the door．I wanted to            , “NO, no, no!” But no word came．

“Jump!” Harry called             ． “Jump!”

Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched． It worked All at once I was very happy． Then I felt a quick           ． My big parachute had opened! It was the best           I ever had． I looked down． There were rivers, trees, fields and houses． I heard the soft sound of the air． This was            ．

36．A． way            B． chance      C． idea          D． value

37．A． tell           B． write       C． read          D． copy

38．A． film           B． poem        C． story         D． program

39．A． secretly       B． instead     C． finally       D． first

40．A． sport          B． driving     C． lesson        D． drawing

41．A． try            B． hand        C． gift          D． suggestion

42．A． jumping        B.journey        C． training     D． entertainment

43．A． tree            B． tower       C． building     D． airplane

44．A． week            B． month       C． evening      D． morning

45．A． Besides         B． Once        C． There        D． However

46．A． asked           B． invited     C． forced       D． taught

47．A． slowing         B． climbing    C． landing      D． filling

48．A． belt            B． steel       C． line         D． seat

49．A． light        B． broken         C． fixed          D． open

50．A． ready        B． up             C． on             D． away

51．A． cry          B． rest           C． laugh          D． lie

52．A． softly       B． loudly         C． nervously      D． excitedly

53．A． comfort      B． wind           C． pull           D． push

54．A． failure      B． experience     C． competition    D． danger

55．A． tiring       B. shocking        C． true           D． fun

   假定你是某中学的学生李华。请用英语给出版社人编辑写封信，表达你对现在使用的英语教材的看法，内容主要包括：

优点：1.话题广泛；

      2.图片丰富；

     3.有助于提高学习兴趣。

建议：适当降低词汇难度。

注意：1.词数100左右；   

      2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

      3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Editor,

    As a student reader, I am writing to talk about the English textbooks published by your house.

 _________________________________________________________________________________    _________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________    _____

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

   Best regards,

           Li Hua                                                                                                                                         

Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs，its people are by now almost entirely an urban society Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业)，and most of the rest live in or around towns，small and large．Here the traditional picture is changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns，and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country，but most Americans do not live in small towns any more．Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs、of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than in Germany or England，let alone France．The statistics(统计)of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day．As the rush to live out of town continues．rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses，so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment．

36．If now America has 250 million people．how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry?        

A．About 25 million．     B．More than 25 million． 

C．Less than 25 million．   D. Less than 225 million

37．Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?         

A．United States．  B．Germany．    C．France．D．England．

38．What’s the meaning of the word “metropolitan” in the middle of the passage?         

 A .Of a large city with its suburbs．     B．Of small and large towns． 

C．Of urban areas．                 D．Of rural areas．

39．Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?          

A．Because they are the same．    

B．Because the rush takes place too quickly

   C．Because the process is gradual．

 D．Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas．

When we are young, we always dream of love and success. Perhaps we think of    41    nights or walks along the beach at sunset.

Not long ago, as I was    42    a bedtime story to my daughter, Annie, who was seven years old, I became aware of her    43    look. She was    44    at me with a trancelike(着迷般的) expression.  45   , completing The Tale of Samuel Whiskers was not as    46    as we first thought. I asked what she was thinking about.

"Mommy," she    47   , "I just can't stop looking at your pretty face." I was deeply moved by her words. Little did she know how many    48    moments the glow of her sincerely loving    49    would carry me through over the following years.

Not long after, I took my four-year-old    50    to a department store, where the sweet notes of a classic love song drew us toward a    51    playing the piano. Sam and I    52    down on a marble bench nearby, enjoying the    53    quietly.

I didn't realize that Sam had    54    next to me until he turned, took my face    55    his little hands and said, "    56    with me."

If only those women strolling under the moonlight had known the joy of such an    57    made by a round-cheeked boy with baby teeth.   58    shoppers openly chuckled(咯咯笑), and pointed at us as we    59    around the open space, I would not have    60    a dance with such a charming young gentleman if I'd been offered the universe.

41. A. painful                B. beautiful                     C. cold             D. dark

42. A. reading                  B. writing                          C. retelling                 D. sending

43. A. scared                   B. focused                              C. careless                D. anxious

44. A. studying                  B. watching                      C. glaring                  D. staring

45. A. Strangely                B. Luckily                         C. Obviously               D. Naturally

46. A. easy                    B. early                            C. simple                   D. important

47. A. whispered                B. shouted                              C. cried                    D. introduced

48. A. exciting              B. pleasant                             C. difficult            D. casual

49. A. criticism                  B. statement                   C. position            D. requirement

50. A. daughter                 B. son                            C. student                  D. cat

51. A. designer                 B. salesman                          C. manager                   D. musician

52. A. looked            B. walked                       C. sat                      D. bent

53. A. music                    B. concert                      C. story                    D. scenery

54. A. stood up                 B. looked up                          C. picked up           D. come up

55. A. with                B. in                               C. by                  D. on

56. A. Sing              B. Play                           C. Dance                  D. Go

57. A. invitation          B. excuse                       C. experience                 D. agreement

58. A. Whether          B. Whenever                         C. Since                   D. Although

59. A. looked            B. wandered                          C. moved                     D. skated

60. A. expected                 B. traded                        C. accepted                   D. chosen

Announcements

  Bret Harte vs. Calaveras alumni boys

    The annual Bret Harte vs.CHS graduates boys basketball game will be held at 7 p.m.,

  Saturday, Nov. 30, at Calaveras High. All players must have played at least one year of varsity (校

  队) basketball. Cost to play is $30. Admission for audience is $ 5 for adults and $ 2 for kids. 6-

  year-old kids and kids who are under 6 are admitted free. For more information, call Kraig Clifton

  at 743-0679 or Jeff Eltringham at 736-0162.

  CHS girls basketball skills

    The Calaveras High School girls basketball program presents the Junior Redskins Winter

  Skills, a developmental basketball program for girls in fifth through eighth grades that will be held

  from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sundays. Sign-ups are still being accepted for the second of the two five-

  week sessions, which will be held on five consecutive（连续的） Sundays beginning on Jan. 8,

  2017. Cost is $25 per session. Each participant receives a T-shirt at the end of each session. For

  more   information   or   to   sign   up,   call   Jeremy   Malamed   at   217-4563   or

  email sports.calent@gmail.com.

  CHS swim/baseball coaching vacancies

    Calaveras High School (CHS）is looking for a head boys/girls swim coach and a baseball

  coach for the 2016 spring season. Applications will be accepted and jobs will remain open until

  filled. Interview dates are to be set. Anyone interested can stop by the district office or the high

  school for an application. For more information, call Mike Koepp at 754-1811.

  Foothills Little League sign-ups

    Foothills Little League will hold sign-ups for the 2017 season from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, 

Dec. 6, at Pizza Factory in Valley Springs. All players must provide proofs of residency and a birth 

  certificate. For more information, call Shawn Threet at 304-7399 or leave a message at 772-1516.

  Yoga in Rail Road Flat

    Yoga is being offered at Rail Road Flat Elementary from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Fridays with

  instructor Kristine Louise. Costs are a $5 instructor fee and $ 2 donation to The Friends of Rail

  Road Flat School. For more information, visit friendsofrrfschool.org.

  56. Who will take part in the game to be held on Nov. 30?

  A. Boys who are studying in CHS at present.     B. All the students graduated from CHS.

  C. Boys who were on the CHS basketball team.   D. Any audience who is from Bret Harte.

  57. If you want to watch girls play basketball _________.

  A. you can make a call to Kraig Clifton     B. you can realize your goal on Jan. 15, 2017

  C. you can buy a T-shirt with the girls’ names     D. you can visit sports.calent@gmail.com

  58. As an excellent baseball coach you will focus on __________.

  A. CHS girls basketball Skills

  B. Foothills Little League sign-ups

  C. Bret Harte vs. Calaveras alumni boys

  D. CHS swim/baseball coaching vacancies

  59. If you want to register in Foothills Little League ________.

  A. you must provide your graduate certificate

  B. you must show your personal signature

  C. you must provide your personal identification

  D. you must prove to be a local resident

  60. If two adults take two children to practice yoga they should pay ________.

  A. 28 dollars     B. 8 dollars     C. 20 dollars     D. 14 dollars

 We became good friends quickly, ______ our life experiences couldn't have been more different.

  A. as long as       B. even though    C. in case         D. as though

The youngest of five children in a middle-class family, Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day, in 1821, in Oxford, Massachusetts. Although she was educated at home, Clara began teaching school herself at the age of fifteen until 1854. Later, before the Civil War (内战), Clara’s greatest achievement was the establishment (建立) of a free public school in Bordentown, New Jersey. What’s more, her only medical experience was when she cared for her invalid (病弱者) brother for two years.

When the Civil War broke out, Clara soon learned that many of the wounded soldiers had suffered from lack of medical supplies. So she asked for donations (捐款) to buy those supplies and began her own operation to hand out these supplies. In 1865, Clara built an information centre to serve war-torn families and often gave speeches. With so much work, she fell ill in 1868 and went to Switzerland to recover, where she learned something about the International Red Cross founded in 1864. But the United States could not take part then. Barton, returned home and began to establish the Red Cross in America. She worked hard, travelling to Washington for support, gave speeches and wrote articles to win the support of the public. She told people the Red Cross was not only important during times of war, but also useful in peace time. This got the attention of both the public and the politicians, and thus the American Association of the Red Cross came into being in 1881.

29. What did Clara Barton want to do during the wartime?

A. Advise the government to buy more medical supplies.  

B. Help some families to rebuild their home.

C. Collect money to buy medical supplies.  

D. Treat the wounded soldiers by herself.

30. According to the events in Clara’s life, which of the following is the right order?

a. Travelled to win support for the Red Cross in America.

b. Offered medical supplies to the army.

c. Established a free public school.

d. Stayed in Switzerland to improve her health.

e. Worked as a teacher at school.

A. e, c, b, d, a       B. e, c, a, b, d        C. e, b, c, d, a   D. e, b, a, c, d

31. Clara Barton insisted on establishing the Red Cross in America because ________.

A. it could stop a war breaking out    B. it was a sign of a powerful country

C. it could keep America at peace     D. it could help to overcome unexpected trouble

 I like the baby living next to us very much, who will smile at you whenever _______.

  A. praise                 B. praised            C. praising            D. to praise

The only one in our office that is familiar with the new system is Jimmy, in _____ absence, we had no choice but to wait．

A．whom                B．whose

C．who                 D．that

假如你是李华，你打算参加11月份举行的武汉市中学生英语演讲比赛。请你以李华的名义写一篇主题为“感恩”的演讲稿。

内容包括：

1.回顾高中阶段你周围的人是如何默默帮助你的；

2.你会成为一个懂得感恩的人吗？说说你的打算。

注意：

词数：120词左右。

开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。

Good afternoon, everyone! It’s a great honor for me to speak here．

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Thank you for listening．

 The parents seemed contented with the news ______ their son had been employed by a large company.

      A. what                        B. which                      C. that                         D. when