A primary school in UK has banned Valentine’s Day cards because of concerns that young pupils spend too much time talking about boyfriends and girlfriends.
Ashcombe Primary School in Weston?Super?Mare，Somerset，has told parents that cards declaring love can be“confusing” for children under the age of 11，who are still emotionally and socially developing. In this month’s newsletter(通讯)，Peter Turner，the head teacher，warned that any cards found in school would be confiscated(没收)．He wrote：“We do not wish to see any Valentine’s Day cards in school this year. Some children and parents encourage a lot of talk about boyfriends and girlfriends. We believe that such ideas should wait until children are mature enough emotionally and socially to understand the commitment involved in having or being a boyfriend or girlfriend.”Mr.Turner said any families wanting to support the Valentine’s Day idea should send cards in the post or deliver them to home addresses by hand.
His views were endorsed by Ruth Rice,46，who has twins Harriet and Olivia at the school. She said，“Children at that age shouldn’t really be thinking about Valentine’s Day，they should be concentrating on their schoolwork.”They are at an age when they are impressionable(易受影响的)and most parents including myself are with Mr.Turner. “She added that the cards cause” too much competition. If someone gets a card and another doesn’t，then someone will be disappointed.
However，Rajeev Takyar,40，who has two children Jai,11，and Aryan，five，at the school，said he was “outraged”．He said，“There are schools that have banned conkers(栗子游戏)and snowballs，and now Valentine’s Cards.”I think banning the cards stops children from having social skills. How are they going to learn about relationships otherwise？It’s ridiculous. Alec Suttenwood，father of three children，said of the ban：“It’s totally ridiculous. Young children just send the cards to each other as friends and to their parents. It’s just a bit of harmless fun. There is no difference between this and Mother’s or Father’s Day.”
1.Which of the following is the best title?
A．Ban on Valentine’s Day cards at school is well received.
B．Ban on Valentine’s Day cards at school causes argument.
C．British children spend too much time talking about love.
D．A British high school bans Valentine’s Day cards.
2.The underlined word “endorsed” means________.
A．criticized B．quoted
C．disapproved D．approved
3.What do you know about Harriet and Olivia?
A．They will send Valentine’s Day cards this year.
B．They are strongly against the school’s decision.
C．They are of the same age.
D．They are the children of Rajeev Takyar.
4.According to Rajeev Takyar，________.
A．sending Valentine’s Day cards helps develop children’s social skills
B．banning Valentine’s Day cards will benefit children
C．the cards cause too much competition among children
D．children are too young to talk about love
5.The newsletter by Peter Turner probably appeared on________.
A．February 22 B．February 6
C．March 18 D．August 1
1.B
2.D
3.C
4.A
5.B
【解析】
试题分析: 孩子们之间应该送情人卡吗？这一话题在英国引起了争论。这场争论是由英国一所小学的校长禁止学生之间送情人卡的规定而引发的。不同的人对此有不同的看法，有的家长认为孩子们情感发育不成熟，应该禁止。而有的家长却认为这样做妨碍了孩子社交能力的培养。
1.主旨大意题。文章开头介绍了一所小学禁止情人节贺卡的事情，然后解释了校长这样做的原因。再随后的两段中作者又分别讲述了来自家长的两种不同的观点看法，由此判断文章中心内容是关于小学禁止情人节贺卡所引发的争议，故B选项内容可以作为标题。
2.词意猜测题。根据后面Ruth Rice,所说的话可以判断这位家长对校长的做法是持赞同态度的，由此推测该词意思是“赞同”，选D。
3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段中who has twins Harriet and Olivia at the school.可知这两个孩子是双胞胎，所以年龄相同，选C。
4.细节理解题。根据第四段中Rajeev Takyar所说的话“,I think banning the cards stops children from having social skills. How are they going to learn about relationships otherwise？It’s ridiculous.”可知他认为孩子互换卡片有助于交往能力的培养，选A。
5.推理判断题。本文是关于禁止情人节卡片的，而且根据第二段中校长所写的“We do not wish to see any Valentine’s Day cards in school this year.”可以判断这则新闻应该是在情人节之前，选B。
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In the Caucasus region of Russia, nearly 50 out of every 100,000 people live to celebrate their 100th birthday, and many don’t stop at 100! By comparison, in America only 3 people in 100,000 reach 100. But these Russian old people aren’t alone. The Pakistanis, who live high in the Himalaya Mountains, and the Ecuadorans of the Andes Mountains seem to share the secret of long life, too.
These people remain healthy in body and spirit despite the passage of time. While many older persons in industrial societies become weak and ill in their 60s and 70s, some Caucasians aged 100 to 140, work in the fields beside their great-great-grandchildren. Even the idea of aging is foreign to them. When asked “at what age does youth end?”most of these old people had no answer. Several replied, “Well, perhaps at age 80.”
What accounts for this ability to survive to such old age, and to survive so well？First of all, hard physical work is a way of life for all of these long-lived people. They begin their long days of physical labor as children and never seem to stop. For example, Mr . Rustam Mamedov is 142 years of age. His wife is 116 years old. They have been married for 90 years. Mr. Mamedov has no intention of retiring from his life as a farmer. “Why？What else would I do？”he asks. All these people get healthful rewards from the environment in which they work. They all come from mountainous regions. They live and work at elevations of 1,660 to 1,000 meters above sea level. The air has less oxygen and is pollution-free. This reduced-oxygen environment makes the heart and blood vessel(血管) system stronger.
Another factor that may contribute to the good health of these people is their isolation. To a great extent, they are separated from the pressures and worries of industrial society. Inherited factors also play some role. Most of the longest-lived people had parents and grandparents who also reached very old ages. Good family genes may, therefore, be one factor in living longer.
1.The example of Mr. and Mrs. Mamedov implies that some Caucasians aged 100 to 140 ____.
A．become weak and hopeless
B．are too old to work in the fields
C．benefit from physical work
D．are still working in the fields
2.What is the main way of life for all of these long-lived people?
A．Retiring from their lives as farmers.
B．Having been married for 90 years.
C．Hard physical work.
D．Having no intentions.
3.Which of the following factors isn’t helpful to people’s health and long life?
A．Clean mountain air.
B．Daily hard work.
C． Good genes
D． Stress and pressure.
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TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (机器人技术). If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, a humanoid（有人类特点的）with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate（模仿）life with robot technology.
“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”
Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden（卧床不起的）.
Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.
The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot–on–wheels called Papero. A seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship.
Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices（设备）monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.
On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.
1.What is the best title of this passage?
A. “Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in Japan
B. Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan
C. Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly.
D. Robot Technologies Are Widespread in Japanese Daily Life.
2.The underlined word “embedded” in the first paragraph probably means .
A. fixed B. established
C. settled D. rooted
3.According to Professor Sato, .
A. the robot serves tea much faster than a human being
B. the robot does anything like human beings
C. tea – serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society
D. tea – serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks.
B. A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes.
C. All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots.
D. The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan.
5.We can infer from the passage that .
A. people are afraid of being monitored by robots.
B. the technology of robots has been highlighted in Japan.
C. robots can completely take the place of human beings.
D. people’s privacy should be strictly protected
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Organic food, once considered something that only health fanatics desired, is now a regular feature at most supermarkets. And that has created a bit of a dilemma. On the one hand, you have a conventionally grown apple. On the other, you have one that’s organic. Both apples are firm, shiny and red. Both provide vitamins and fiber, and both are free of fat, sodium and cholesterol.
Conventionally grown food generally costs less, but is organic food a better choice? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and sold food products are now being debated on a large scale. Supporters of organic foods ― a term whose meaning varies greatly ― are frequently telling the world that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of daily foods is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been aroused by sweeping claims that the conventional food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs.
Almost daily, the public is surrounded by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated(没证实的) reports that natural vitamins are superior to man-made ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than those treated with insect spray and the like.
Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, large amounts of written material about the benefits of organic foods makes it difficult for people to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely advertised and form the basis for people’s opinion.
One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the conventional food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.
1.According to Paragraph 2, which of the following statements about organic food is true?
A. It hasn’t been used until recent years.
B. It has no agreed definition.
C. It is popular among producers.
D. It is accepted by most nutritionists.
2.In Paragraph 4, treated grains are examples of ________.
A. healthier food B. organic food
C. conventionally grown food D. expensive food
3.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. most doctors believe organic foods prevent disease or provide other benefits to health
B. organic foods are actually less nutritious than conventionally grown foods
C. people cannot separate fact from fiction because of the TV advertisements
D. organic foods cost more but are not necessarily better than conventionally grown foods
4.According to the passage, many consumers are attracted by organic foods because they _____.
A. want to try something new
B. have carefully researched the products
C. value food safety and nutrition
D. expect to save some money
5.What is the author’s attitude towards the claims of organic foods?
A. Doubtful. B. Enthusiastic.
C. Supportive. D. Uninterested.
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假设你是某中学高三(5)班的班长。你班同学利用课余时间回收废报纸和饮料瓶获得了一笔收入。就如何使用这笔收入，你昨天下午专门组织了一次班会让全班同学进行讨论。请你根据以下讨论结果用英语写一篇班会总结。
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1．只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；
2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
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请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先请阅读下列书籍的封面及基本信息：
How to do just about anything on a computer
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B. A Gate at the Stairs
"A Gate at the Stairs" is writer Lorrie Moore's first book in over ten years. It takes place in 2001 shortly after the terrorist attacks on America. It tells about a young girl named Tassie who attends college in the Midwest. She takes a job as a babysitter for a woman and her husband who have adopted a child of mixed race. It is a funny, sad and emotional story about marriage, race, family, terrorism and war.
C. The Magicians and The Magic King
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D. Bear
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E. Cutting for Stone
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F. You Can't Teach Until Everyone is Listening
This book offers six simple, practical, and doable steps for managing your classroom! This concise guide shows teachers how to prevent misbehaviors—rather than react to them—and emphasizes the importance of: Establishing your role as a proactive classroom facilitator; creating a safe environment for learning; and, establishing a relationship of trust with your students. "You Can't Teach Until Everyone is Listening" is meant to strengthen every teacher's confidence and effectiveness in creating positive and productive classrooms and helping students to grow and learn to their greatest potential.
下面是一些读者的基本情况,请把相关读者和他们需要的书籍匹配起来。
1.Zhang Ying is preparing for further study in the USA. Therefore, he is interested in reading some books about American life, including college life, family, cultural diversity and even terrorist attacks.
2.Charlie, who attends college in the Midwest, majors in medicine. He is fond of reading stories about family and love, especially those related to his future career.
3.Kate, who teaches children of mixed race in a primary school in the Midwest, finds it difficult to manage her class effectively. Now she is eager to find a book which helps improve her teaching.
4.Daisy is a nurse in an Indian hospital. She is an experienced nurse, but she is not skilled at using the computer. She wants to learn how to set up her computer, send and receive e-mail securely, share files, and scan documents.
5. Tired of reading magic novels like Harry Potter or The Chronicles of Narnia, Henry’s interest turns to animals that have a close relationship with humans, such as dogs, cats and even fierce animals.
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你们学校很多同学想出国读书，他们认为国外的条件无论如何都比国内好。你却持有与他们不同的观点，请根据以下内容谈谈中学生出国读书的利与弊。文章开头与结尾已经给出。
同学的观点 | 你的观点 |
国外有较好的设备（facilities）和教学方法，跟外国学生交流可获益匪浅，在国外学习归来的人回国后肯定比国内的优秀。 | 很多出国的学生发现国外现实环境和理想其实相去甚远，更不用说获得成功了。国外生活很孤单无助，遇到问题无人帮忙。 |
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1. 只能使用五个句子表达全部内容；
2. 文章中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
评分标准：句子结构准确, 信息内容完整, 篇章结构连贯。
According to a new survey, an increasing number of high school students in China choose to study abroad. And some students in my school think studying abroad is a better choice for them.
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Therefore, whether it is good or not to study abroad depends on the individual.
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阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Dear editor,
I have been getting along well with my father. However, as I’m in Senior Three now, the question whether I should live at school or come back home for the nights has come to our family discussion. My father and I have different opinions over the matter and we are arguing over it these days.
My father insists that I should live at school. In the previous two years, I have been spending about 80 minutes every day to and from school. Living at school can help save a lot of time. In this way, I can have more time for my studies.
On the other hand, what I believe is that I should spend my nights at home. First of all, if I come home for the nights, I will have more freedom to arrange my studies. Meanwhile, I will have more time to communicate with my parents, which will make us understand each other better.
I don’t want to make compromises（妥协） and neither does my father, as it seems. Could you tell me what I should do? I would be grateful if you could give me some advice.
Your sincere reader,
Teddy
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假设你是某英文报社的编辑，读了Teddy的来信后，想告诉他你的看法。以下是你回信的内容：
1. 以约30个词概括以上短文的内容。
2. 以约120个词表达你对住校这件事情的看法，内容包括：
1）建议Teddy听从父亲的劝告，并在原文的基础上补充理由;
2）以你自己的经历支持你的观点;
3）给Teddy提一些建议。
【写作要求】
1. 可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也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。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
Dear Teddy,
Yours,
Editor Li
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Cooking food over a smoky fire is found everywhere in the world. It is often difficult to find wood for the fire. People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun. Solar cookers, or ovens, have been used for centuries. A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in 1767. Today, people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook food and to heat drinking water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.
There are three kinds of solar ovens. The first is a box cooker. It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box. Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box oven is effective for slow cooking of large amounts of food.
The second kind of solar oven is a panel(嵌板式) cooker. It includes several flat walls, or panels, which directly reflect the sun’s light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. People can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much. In Kenya, for example, panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars.
The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic(抛物线的) cooker. It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven. Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens. However, these cookers are hard to make. They must be re-aimed often to follow the sun. Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.
You can make solar ovens from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at 232 degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things.
To learn more about solar cooking, you can write to Solar Cookers International. The postal address is nineteen-nineteen Twenty-First Street, Sacramento, California, nine-five-eight-one-one, USA. Or you can visit the group’s Internet Web site. The address is www.solarcooking.org.
1.How long is the first solar cookers invented?
A. About 1767 yearsB. More than 300 years
C. More than 250 yearsD. Less than 250 years
2.In which of the following column could we find the passage?
A. Development ReportB. Agricultural Report
C. Health ReportD. Education Report
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The first sun-cooker was made by a Swiss soldier
B. Parabolic cookers can be dangerous sometimes
C. Sun-cookers often get hotter than 232℃
D. It is more expensive to cook with a sun-cooker than on fire
4.Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
A. Different Ways of Cooking
B. The History of the Solar Cookers.
C. How to Choose Solar Cookers.
D. Cooking Meals with the Sun for Fuel
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