8．Hello，Listeners．Welcome to Henton Hospital Radio．Before our music programme at four，I'm going to repeat  some of our hospital rules．
The hospital can sleep 800 patients．There're 8 beds in each ward （病房）．The visiting hours are in the afternoon from 2：30 to 3：30 and in the evening from 7：00 to 8：00．But remember only two people can see you at the same time．Sorry about that，but you can see what would happen if we didn't have these rules．
The other rules are about our hours．We start quite early---you might not be used to that．We wake you at 6 o'clock，and breakfast is at 8 o'clock，lunch is at noon．
There's tea at 3：30 and supper is at 6 o'clock．
You can see the non-smoking sign---we don't allow smoking in the wards．I'm sure you understand why．However，if you do need to smoke，there are some smoking rooms where It is allowed．
You will find the radio switch （开关） on the wall near your bed，with your own headphones，if you want to listen．It's our own hospital radio wishing you a quick recovery （康复）．
25．Who do you think the listeners might be？A  
A．Patients．
B．Visitors．
C．Doctors    
D．Nurses
26．How many wards are there in this hospital？C 
A.8         
B.80         
C.100         
D.800
27．Which is Not allowed in the hospital？B
A．Listening to the hospital radio．
B．Visiting patients in the morning．
C．Smoking in smoking-rooms．
D．Getting up early in the morning．
28．What programme will follow this radio talk？D
A．Hospital rules．
B．A weather report．
C．A free talk．
D．A music programme．

7．WorldSki is aimed at finding the best ski offers on hotels in Europe and across North America．It provides a wide range of ski hotels．With various ski offers we are sure to make cost-effective arrangements．
Cheval Blanc，France
The five-star Cheval Blanc in Jardin Alpin has 36 well decorated rooms．There's also a four-star restaurant，a charming bar and a smoking area．Every guest has to pay $ 2555，which i ncludes private transportation．
Reservation through the website：oxfordski．com
Crystal Inn Hotel，Utah，USA
The modern，four-star hotel is only two blocks away from the town and a 30-45 minute drive to all of the ski resorts．And after skiing，the huge heated pool is great．Sleeping from one to ten guests，all rooms have fully equipped kitchens．Accommodation can also be booked through the resort，which costs $2480 including flights．
Reservation through the website：eaglepointresort．com
Chesa Grischuna，Switzerland
The cozy，three-star Chesa Grischu na is five-minute walk to the cable car．Previous guests include Winston Churchill，Audrey Hepburn and Prince Charles．Every guest has to spend $ 2880 on his accommodation，including ski hosting service．
Reservation through the website：ptski．Com
Cristallo Hotel，Italy
One of cortina's two five-star hotels，the Cristallo Hotel is set in private gardens a few minutes from resorts （旅游胜地），with a free shuttle into town and to the lifts．It's decorated in the style of hand painted woodwork．A guest is required to pay $ 2350 including flights．
21．What service does Crystal Inn hotel offer？B
A．A smoking area   
B．A heated pool   
C．A charming bar    
D．A free shuttle
22．Which of the following once received some famous guests？B
A．Crystal Inn Hotel     
B．Chasa Grischuna   
C．Cheval Blanc．
D．Cristallo Hotel
23．Where does this passage probably come from？A
A．A travel magazine  
B．A science fiction  
C．A student textbook  
D．A business report．

6．假定你是一名高中生，一次一位外国朋友问你，除了在学校学习英语之外还有什么其它途径练习英语．请你根据提示用英语写出你参加"英语角"的情况．提示：1、"英语角"于两年前成立，许多中学生参加，有时也有些大学生和外国友人来此．2、活动时间：每周六上午．3、活动内容：练习英语口语，谈论大家共同感兴趣的事情，交流学习英语的经验等．4、谈你参加此项活动的体会．
参考词汇："英语角"：English corner   （100字左右）

5．Two UK teachers，Richard Sears and Nick Gough，have overtaken the record for the longest journey made in a tuk-tuk （a three-wheeled vehicle）．
They have travelled 37，500 kilometres and passed through 37 countries．They p assed the record for a tuk-tuk journey of 37，410 km，set by Germans Susi Bemsel and Daniel Snaider in 2005，while crossing Northern Peru．
The pair，who left London in August，have travelled across deserts and forests．They have also survived close encounters （相遇） with elephants in Uganda and Botswana and an accident in Malaysia．
"Although there have been many testing times，we are happy to have experienced such wonderful places and to have met some truly great people，"Nick said．
Talking about their motivation （动机），Richard said，"The world's leaders have made a promise to achieve primary education worldwide by 2015，but over 57 million primary-aged children are now still out of school．Many more are in school，though they still cannot get better learning opportunities．"
To raise awareness （意识） of education projects in parts of the world where many kids have no chance to go to school，the pair planned this journey．They have been visiting schools along the route to get to know their needs and invite sponsors（发起者） through their charity Tuk Tuk Travels．
Their choice of transport was designed to take advantage of its slow-paced，open and friendly nature to unlock different cultures and learn about and from t heir values and struggles （挣扎）．The vehicle itself is eye-catching．
When their tuk-tuk broke down，not for the first time and just 70 kilometres short of the world record mark，the pair had to push the 800-kilogram vehicle for three days to make up the distance．
Having had their tuk-tuk fixed in Chepén，Peru，Richard and Nick are now back on the road．On reaching Chile，they will become the first people to drive a tuk-tuk around the world．
32．The underlined word"overtaken"in Paragraph 1 can be replaced byA．
A．beaten                     
B．equaled（等于）     
C．checked                   
D．forgotten
33．Which of the following can describe Richard and Nick's journey？D
A．Long but safe．
B．Painful and boring．
C．Comfortable and pleasant．
D．Dangerous but meaningful．
34．The main purpose of Richard and Nick's tuk-tuk tour is toD．
A．raise money to buy more tuk-tuks for poor people
B．test the tuk-tuk's slow-paced，open and friendly nature
C．become the first people to drive a tuk-tuk around the world
D．tell more people about the importance of education and help them
35．The text is most probablyD．
A．a travel guide          
B．a personal diary
C．an advertisement             
D．a newspaper report．

4．Scope：What led you to start an urban （城市的） garden？
Denzel：When I was 14，I went on a service trip to New Orleans．My group helped build an urban garden in a neighborhood that had all the same problems as mine．I realized we could make a difference at home too．I came back and worked with friends to find land we were allowed to use，clean it up，and build a garden．
Scope：Tell us about your neigh borhood in Philadelphia．
Denzel：There is crime （犯罪） and violence，and everybody used to see it as a place where there was nothing to do．Because there wasn't a lot of fresh food around，a typical （典型的） meal would be something like chips，soda，or cheese sticks．
Scope：What is the urban garden like？
Denzel：We have outdoor gardens and greenhouses where we can grow plants year-round．It's made a big difference in the neighborhood．
Scope：How？
Denzel：It's given people something positive （积极的） to do．Both young kids and older people come to the garden，and we help them grow their own food．They can also help with marketing when we sell food to local restaurants．People are eating healthier，too．Food is connected to everything．
Scope：What do you mean？
Denzel：If you don't eat fresh food，you feel tired and unhealthy．People who eat fresh food are more confident．People who grow their own food are even more confident．
Scope：Has that been true for you？
Denzel：As a young teen，I ate nothing but unhealthy food and was overweight．I felt depressed about where I lived．That changed when I started working on the garden．The physical work helped me get in better shape，and I went from eating chips to salad．I realized I could make a change for the better．
21．When Denzel was 14，he visited a neighborhood in New OrleansD．
A．which made a difference to the world
B．where lots of gardens had been built
C．where people had a healthy diet
D．which was an unsafe place
22．Since Denzel built the urban garden，people in his neighborhood have becomeA．
A．active                     
B．overweight       
C．rich                        
D．violent
23．The underlined word"depressed"in the text probably means"B"．
A．crazy                      
B．unhappy    
C．nervous                   
D．calm．

3．Robinson Crusoe is an English sailor．After many adventures and dangers，he comes to Brazil，（61）where   he settles down another voyage-to West Africa，for the purpose of trading （62）with  the natives．During a storm，the ship   （63）is destroyed（destroy） off the coast of an island without people，and he alone manages to swim ashore，（64）while   all the rest of the crew are drowned．He builds himself a house，and lives first by hunting，then raising livestock （牲畜） and crops．He saves a savage （野人） from the hands of cannibals （食人者），gives （65）himthe name Friday，and makes him into a perfect servant．After some time he rescues three more  （66）prisoners（prison） from the cannibals．For many years he manages to live on the island．
One day （67）anEnglish ship visits the island，its crew intending to leave the captain and his officers ashore．Robinson succeeds （68）inhelping the captain regain control of the ship．
Robinson，（69）taking（take） Friday with him，is invited aboard the ship and returns to England．After some years he revisits his island colony，（70）whichis becoming more and more prosperous，but Friday is killed during an attack by the Indians．

2．Science can't explain the power of pets，but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure （血压） and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack，reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer．
Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings．For some，an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife．A 2002study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress （紧张） levels and blood pressure in people-half of them pet owners-while they performed 5minutes of mental arithmetic （算术） or held a hand in ice water．Subjects completed the tasks alone，with a husband/wife，a close friend or with a pet．People with pets did it best．Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates．With pets in the room，people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions．It seems people feel more relaxed （放松）around pets，says Allen，who thinks it may be because pets don't judge．
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits．Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs； a separate group of 56people without pets were put on a diet program．On average，people lost about 11pounds，or 5% of their body weight．Their dogs did even better，losing an average of 12pounds，more than 15% of their body weight．Dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs but，say researchers，got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs-and found it worth doing．
28．What does the text mainly discuss？A
A．What pets bring to their owners．
B．How pets help people calm down．
C．People's opinions of keeping pets．
D．Pet's value in medical research．
29．We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well ifA．
A．he has a pet companion
B．he has less stress of work
C．he often does mental arithmetic
D．he is taken care of by his family
30．According to Allen，why did the people do better with pets around when completing stressful tasks？C
A．They have lower blood pressure．
B．They become more patient．
C．They are less nervous．
D．They are in higher spirits．
31．The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports thatA．
A．people with dogs did more exercise
B．dogs lost the same weight as people did
C．dogs liked exercise much more than people did
D．people without dogs found the program unhelpful．

1．When international aid is given，steps must be taken to ensure （确保）that the aid reaches the people for whom it is intended．The way to achieve this may not be simple．It is very difficult for a nation to give help directly to people in another nation．The United Nations Organization （UNO） could undertake to direct the distribution of aid．Here however rises the problem of costs．Also tied with this is time．Perhaps the UNO could set up a body of devoted men and women in every country who can speedily distribute aid to victims of floods and earthquakes．
More than the help that one nation can give to another during a disaster； it would be more effective to give other forms of help during normal times．A common proverb says，"Give me a fish and I eat for day，teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime．"If we follow this wise saying，it would be right to teach people from less developed nations to take care of themselves．For example，a country could share its technology with another．This could be in simple areas like agriculture or in more complex areas like medical and health care or even in building satellites．Even small country is able to help less developed nations．Sometimes what is take for granted，like the setting up of a water purification plant or the administration of a school，could be useful for countries which are looking about to solve common problems．It does not cost much to share such simple things．Exchange students could be attached for a number of months or years and learn the required craft while on the site．They can then take their knowledge back to their homelands and if necessary come back form time to time to clear doubts or to update themselves．Such aid will be truly helpful and there is no chance of it being temporary or of it falling into the wrong hands．
Many countries run extensive courses in all sorts of skills．It will not cost much to include deserving foreigners in these courses．Besides giving effective help to the countries concerned，there is also the build-up of friendships to consider．Giving direct help by giving materials may be effective in the short run and must continue to be given in the event of emergencies．However，in the long run what is really effective would be the sharing of knowledge．
32．According to the author，how could international aid reach the victims in time？C
A． By solving the cost problems
B． By solving the transportation problems
C． By setting up a body of devoted people in every country．
D． By relying on the direct distribution of the UNO．
33．What does the author try to express in the underlined sentence？C
A．Providing food is vital 
B．Learning to fish is helpful
C．Teaching skills is essential 
D．Looking after others is important．
34．Which aid is likely to fall into the wrong hands？D
A．A medical team．
B．An exchange program．
C．A water plant．
D．Financial support．
35．What can we infer about international aid from the passage？A
A．It is facing difficulties
B．It is unnecessary during normal times
C．It should be given in the form of materials
D．It has gained support developed countries．

20．Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia（怀旧）．It's fun to come home．It looks the same．It smells the same．You'll realize what's changed is you．Home is where we ran remember pain，live，and some other experiences； We parted here； My parents met here； I won three championships here．
If I close my eyes，I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home．I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table．To the right of the living room is my first bedroom．It's empty，but it's where my earliest memories are．
There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays，and where I cried on Halloween-when I didn't want to wear the skirt my mother made for me．I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong．If I sit at this table，I can see my favorite room in the house，my parents'room．It is simple：a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side．Their bed is my safe zone．I can jump on it anytime-waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning．
I'm lucky because I know my first home still exists．It exists in my mind and heart，on a physical property（住宅） on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles．It is proof I lived，I grew and I learned．
Sometimes when I feel lost，I lie down and shut my eyes，and I go home．I know it's where I'll find my family，my dogs，and my belongings．I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I'll be blamed by Mom．But I don't mind，because I want to hear her say my name，which reminds me I'm home．
24．Why does the author call her parents'bed her"safe zone"（Paragraph 3）？B
A．It is her favorite place to play．
B．Her needs can be satisfied there．
C．Her grandparents'photos are lined on each side．
D．Her parents always play together with her there．
25．What can be learned from the passage？B
A．The old furniture is still in the author's fist bedroom．
B．The author can still visit her first physical mom in Los Angeles．
C．The author's favorite room in her first home is the dining room．
D．Many people of the author's age can still find their first physical homes．
26．Sometimes when she feels lost，the author willC．
A．Open the window at night
B．lie down in bed to have a dream
C．try to bring back a sense of home
D．go to Los Angeles to visit her mom
27．What is the author's purpose of writing this passage？A
A．To express how much she is attached to her home．
B．To declare how much she loves her first house．
C．To describe the state of her family．
D．To look back on her childhood．

19．Where do you keep ice？In die freezer，of course．That's what scientists might have thought when they were looking for a safe place to store ice from mountain glaciers from around the world．They've decided to store ice in Antarctica because global warming is causing some of the glaciers in places like the Alps to melt．
Jerome Chappellaz of the French National Centre for Scientific Research is involved in creating an ice vault （地下室）there．He says："We are probably the only scientific community whose sample （样本） is in danger of disappearing from the face of the planet．If you work on rocks or on tree rings，the raw material is still here and will be for many centuries．"
And why do scientists need to study ice from the Alps？Ice formed on the top of a mountain is made of snow accumulated over thousands of years．Trapped air bubbles （气泡） contain samples of the atmosphere that existed when that ice was formed．Ice is a record of climate．By examining ice，we know carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher now than in the last three million years．Researchers use this kind of data to build computer models and try to predict what might happen in the future．
The ice vault will be housed in a snow cave at the Concordia Research Station，which is operated by scientists from France and Italy．The ice samples will be sealed in bags and placed 10meters below the surface at a constant temperature of-50*C．This will put the scientists'minds at rest．Losing the ice samples would be a disaster，and nobody wants to see a mine of scientific knowledge lost forever in a giant pool．
32．What is the researchers'purpose of studying ice？A
A．To learn about climate．
B．To learn about the Alps．
C．To trap air bubbles．
D．To reduce carbon dioxide．
33．Jerome compares ice with rocks and tree rings to state thatD．
A．ice should be stored at home
B．it's more valuable to study ice
C．ice disappears very quickly
D．it's necessary to store ice
34．What makes Antarctica a safe place to store ice？B
A．Its large mountains．
B．Its function as a freezer．
C．The abundant ice samples there．
D．The absence of global warming．
35．What do scientists think of storing ice in Antarctica？D
A．They consider it an easy job．
B．They're not optimistic about it．
C．They think it will cause disasters．
D．They think it's a reliable way．