3．We've reached a strange-some would say unusual-point．While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance according to a recent report from the World Health Organization （WHO），more people now die from being overweight，or say，from being extremely fat，than from being underweight．It's the good life that's more likely to kill us these days．
Worse，nearly l8million children under the age of five around the world are estimated to be overweight．What's going on？
We really don't have many excuses for our weight problems．The dangers of the problem have been drilled into us by public-health campaigns since 2001 and the message is getting through-up to a point．
In the 1970s，Finland，for example，had the highest rate of heart disease in the world and being overweight was its main cause．Not any more．A public-health campaign has greatly reduced the number of heart disease deaths by 80per cent over the past three decades．
Maybe that explains why the percentage of people in Finland taking diet pills doubled between 2001and 2005，and doctors even offer surgery of removing fat inside and change the shape of the body．That has become a sort of fashion．No wonder it ranks as the world's most body-conscious country．
We know what we should be doing to lose weight-but actually doing it is another matter．By far the most popular excuse is not taking enough exercise．More than half of us admit we lack willpower．
Others blame good food．They say：it's just too inviting and it makes them overeat．Still others lay the blame on the Americans，complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American-style fast food．
Some also blame their parents-their genes．But unfortunately，the parents are wronged because they're normal in shape，or rather slim．
It's a similar story around the world，although people are relatively unlikely to have tried to lose weight．Parents are eager to see their kids shape up．Do as I say-not as I do．

28．What is the"strange"point mentioned in the first sentence？A
A．The good life is a greater risk than the bad life．
B．Starvation is taking more people's lives in the world．
C．WHO report shows people's unawareness of food safety．
D．Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO's efforts．
29．Why does the author think that people have no excuse for being overweight？C
A．A lot of effective diet pills are available．
B．Body image has nothing to do with good food．
C．They have been made fully aware of its dangers．
D．There are too many overweight people in the world．
30．The example of Finland is used to illustrateC．
A．the cause of heart disease
B．the fashion of body shaping
C．the effectiveness of a campaign
D．the history of a body-conscious country
31．Which would be the best title for the passage？A
A．Actions or Excuses？
B．Overweight or Underweight？
C．WHO in a Dilemma
D．No Longer Dying of Hunger．

2．假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Edward正在学习汉语，希望你推荐一个适合他学习汉语的网站．请你根据
以下内容，给他回复邮件．
推荐网站：www．edchinese．com
网站内容：
1．网络课程：中文情景对话、中国风俗、中文电影、中文歌曲、成语和唐诗等；
2．有在线教师答疑解惑．
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．
Dear Edward，
I'm more than pleased to know that you are learning Chinese．I'd like to recommend www．edchinese．com to you．
It's a good website for non-Chinese speakers who are learning Chinese，especially for beginners．（高分句型）
Firstly，it provides you with a variety of online courses，such as Chinese idioms，dialogues and customs．Besides，the website will help you learn Chinese in most interesting and effective ways．Here you can learn to sing some Chinese songs，enjoy Tang poems and watch Chinese movies．Most important of all，if you meet with some difficulties in learning Chinese，there are teachers online to whom you can turn for help．（高分句型）And at last，the website is free of charge．
I hope you will find this website interesting and helpful．（高分句型）I'm looking forward to hearing from you．
Yours，
Li Hua．

1．In this digital age，we search almost everything online before we decide what to do．According to a US-based business reviewing website，the top searches at different times of the night in different European countries vary a lot．Below are some of the more interesting findings．Take a look．
Italy：While most Europeans are searching for restaurants or bars around 6p．m．，the Italians are searching for messages，shoes and job agencies．
Germany：Coming from perhaps the most organized and efficient country，the average German is attracted to food and drink．Having looked up restaurants and bars earlier in the evening，they have already been searching for breakfast and brunch by 9p．m．
UK：Karaoke is one of the most popular pastimes in Asia，but in Europe，the UK seems to be the only nation to look first for Karaoke bars in its Internet searches，roughly around 9p．m．Later into the night，Britons are going to 24-hour pharmacies （药房）by 10p．m．，and then there is a steady interest in 24-hour food stores and delivery，until 1a．m．
France：The French call it a day online quite early，at about 10p．m．But they don't do it until they've had a chance to put their dancing shoes on，after searching for"night club"and"dance"．
Spain：The Spanish seem to be quite practical．They search for elementary schools and dermatology（皮肤科） at 10p．m．，followed by swimming lessons at midnight．

21．A man searching for education information online often probably comes fromA．
A．Spain
B．UK
C．France
D．Germany
22．What can we learn from the text？D
A．The Italians don't like restaurants or bars．
B．UK is considered the most organized country．
C．Asian people often look for Karaoke first online．
D．Usually French people end their online search early．
23．In which section of a magazine does this text probably come from？B
A．Opinion．
B．Lifestyle．
C．Society．
D．Technology．

20．假定你是李华，晨光中学的学生，刚从友好学校美国威尔逊中学交换回国，现给寄宿家庭的史密斯夫妇写封电子邮件．要点如下：
1、昨天下午2点已平安到家，下周一上学；
2、感谢史密斯夫妇三个月以来的照顾；
3、欢迎随时来中国游玩．
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Dear Mr．Smith，
How is everything going？I'm delighted to tell you that I've returned home safe and sound at 2：00 pm yesterday．（高分句型一）Thank you very much for your kindness during my stay with your family．
Without your help，1 wouldn't have got accustomed to American life so soon and wouldn't have made great progress in English．（高分句型二） To express my gratitude，I'm sending you some Chinese paper cuts as a gift．As is known to all，paper cutting is a form of unique traditional Chinese folk art with a long history．（高分句型三）They arereally beautiful and I'm sure you will be fond of them．
I hope you and your family can travel to China someday．
Yours，
Li Hua．

19．The eyes are the windows of the soul （心灵）．Having a pair of bright，clear eyes is very important，so we should protect our eyes throughout our lives．
（36）G ．Don't read while lying down or walking．Relax after every hour of reading．
Keep a distance from the TV set when you watch TV and give your eyes a rest every 30minutes．
Don't stare at （盯着看） the sun or try to read in the darkness．（37）E．This can damage your eyes easily．
Get your eyes checked （检查） often．Not many people have this habit，but it is necessary．If you feel that there is something wrong with your eyes，get them checkd quickly．（38）D．
（39）BYou can close your eyes for a few seconds or look into the distance for one or two minutes．A small break will relax your eyes and help to stop you from getting eye problems．
Be careful when you choose your glasses．（40）A．Make sure your glasses are right for you．If they don't feel right，get your glasses changed．

A．Glasses that aren't suitable for you could bring you trouble．
B．Rest your eyes whenever you can．
C．Make sure you get enough sleep every night．
D．Eye problem can be found and treated early with regular checks．
E．Even if you're wearing sunglasses，never look for directly at the sun．
 F．Drink green tea every day as a way to protect your eyes against eye problems．
G．Develop （培养）good reading habits．

18．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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．
One Monday afternoon，we were playing basketball on the playground while I suddenly slipped and fell over．On seeing that，all my classmates rushed to me．Under the help of several other students，Li Xiang，one of my best friend put me on his back and head for the clinic immediately．It turned out that my right ankle got hurt but I had to be sent to hospital．He did not leave until an ambulance was arrived．The following day，he came to see me．To my greatly relief，he brought textbooks with them and helped me with my lessons．It was a great pleasure have such a devoting friend．

17．The truth is that junk foods were misnamed，andtherefore （因此） misunderstood．

16．假定你是李华，是我校一名高二的学生，暑假你们班同学将赴山东省博物馆参观学习，想邀请外教Andy一起前往．请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1．集合的时间，地点；
2．交通方式；
3．展览内容：中国剪纸，书画，文物（cultural relic）等．
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Dear Andy，
I'm very delighted to write a letter toinviteyou tovisit Shandong Museum for an exhibition．We plan to meet at the gate of our school at 7：00 am next Moneday and the school bus will be waiting for us at that time．（高分句型一）
The exhibition includes a collection of works created by some famous paper-cutting artists in China and some famous books and paintings．Besides，there is a show about Chinese culturalrelics．During the visit，I will show you aroundSpring City--Jinanand this is a good chance for you to enjoy yourself and learn more about Jinan．（高分句型二）
Would you please have a look atthe exhibition with me？I'd appreciate it if you could accept my invitation．（高分句型三） I'm looking forward to receiving your reply as soon as possible．
Yours，
Li Hua．

15．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
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．
I still remember what I became a good table tennis player．The first day I go to high school，I saw some of my classmate playing table tennis．Amazing at how skillful they were，I was determined to be just as good．Later on，I often watched them careful to learn their techniques．Then I kept practicing until I became too confident enough to challenge the good players．At the end of the term I became one of best players in my class．I am really proud for this experience，because it helps me realize that we all can achieve your goals through hard work．It also helps me better understanding the proverb"Practice makes perfect．"

14．Motorists who used to listen to the radio or their favorite tunes on CDs may have a new way to entertain themselves，after engineers in Japan developed a musical road surface．
A team from the Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute has built a number of"melody roads"，which use cars as tuning forks to play music as they travel．
The concept works by using grooves（凹槽）．They are cut at very specific intervals in the road surface．The melody road uses the spaces between to create different notes．
Depending on how far apart the grooves are，a car moving over them will produce a series of high or low notes，and designers are able to create a distinct tune．
Paten documents for the design describe it as notches"formed in a road surface so as to play a melody without producing simple sound or rhythm and reproduce melody-like tones．"
There are three musical strips in central and northern Japan-one of which plays the tune of a Japanese pop song．Reports say the system was invented by Shizuo Shinoda．He scraped some markings into a road with a bulldozer before driving over them and found that they helped to produce all kinds of tones．
The optimal speed for melody road is 44kph，but people say it is not always easy to get the intended sound．
"You need to keep the car windows closed to hear well，"wrote one Japanese blogger．"Driving too fast will sound like playing fast forward，while driving around 12mph[20km/h]has a slow-motion effect，making you almost car-sick．"
 
28．We can learn from the passage that the highness of notes is depended on．A
A．how far the grooves are        
B．how big the grooves are
C．the number of the grooves
D．the speed of the car
29．The underlined word"optimal"in the passage might meanC
A．fastest    B．possible      C．best      D．slowest
30．In order to hear the music well，you have toD
A．drive very fast
B．drive slowly    
C．open the windows wide
D．keep the windows closed
31．What's the best title of the passage？B
A．A New Type of Music
B．Melody Roads in Japan
C．A Musical Road Surface
D．A New Invention in Japan．