Dolphins and sharks are showing up in surprisingly shallow water just off the Florida coast. Mullets, crabs, rays and small fish gather by the thousands off an Alabama pirer. Birds covered in oil are crawling deep into marshes （沼泽）, never to be seen again.

Marine scientists studying the effects of the BP disaster（英国石油公司漏油事件）are seeing

some strange phenomena. Fish and other wildlife seem to be fleeing the oil out in the Gulf and clustering in cleaner waters along the coast in a trend that some researchers see as a potentially troubling sign. The animals' presence close to shore means their usual habitat is badly polluted, and the crowding could result in mass die-offs as fish run out of oxygen. Also, the animals could easily be captured by their enemies.

    The nearly two-month-old spill（漏油）has created an environmental disaster in US history as tens of millions of gallons have flown into the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. Scientists are seeing some unusual things as they try to understand the effects on thousands of species of marine life.

For nearly four hours Monday, a three-person crew with Greenpeace cruised past delicate

islands and mangrove-dotted inlets in Barataria Bay off southern Louisiana. They saw dolphins by the dozen frolicking（嬉戏）in the oily sheen（光泽）and oil-tinged pelicans feeding their young. But they spotted no dead animals.

"I think part of the reason why we're not seeing more yet is that the impacts of this crisis are

really just beginning," Greenpeace marine biologist John Hocevar said.

The counting of dead wildlife in the Gulf is more than an academic exercise; the deaths will

help determine how much BP pays in damages.

1．What do the marine life react to the BP disaster?

       A．Birds crawl deep into caves.

       B．Dolphins and sharks show up in deep water.

       C．Tens of thousands of marine animals are found dead.

       D．Sea creatures flee from oil spill, gathering near seashore.

2．Which of the following is NOT related to the potentially troubling sign?

       A．The usual habitat of deep-water animals is badly polluted.

       B．Many animals could be easily eaten by their enemies.

       C．Masses of fishes could die due to lack of oxygen.

       D．Some dolphins are frolicking in marshes.

3．The environmental disaster was caused by     .

      A．the damage of the Mexico Gulf ecosystem

       B．the lack of environmental sense of BP

       C．the nearly two-month-old oil spill

       D．the crowding marine life

4．What is John Hocevar’s attitude towards the disaster?

       A．Worried.              B．Disappointed.          C．Depressed.            D．Hesitant. 

5．From the passage, we can infer that         .

       A．Bp will pay much money according to the number of dead wildlife there

       B．marine scientists have seen some strange phenomena

       C．the disaster has little influence on dolphins

       D．a three-person crew reached no conclusion

A Good Teacher is a Strict Teacher

One of the most important parts in the healthy development of a child is played by education. But the way in which education is understood has changed completely, as we must not forget that the severe and unfeeling way of bringing up a child in the past was primarily based on cruel grounding（基础）and strict rules that were supposed to create accomplished individuals, the typical gentlemen. Nowadays, society is much more open-minded and it does not put a great value on being strict, although this doesn’t mean that opinions regarding this subject do not differ.

On the one hand, there are also people who believe that there has got to be a bound between teacher and student if any satisfying results are awaited. Luckily for us, more and more teachers are understanding this fact and are doing their best to get over the strict rules and get in touch with us.

       My opinion is that only by having a friendly attitude and accepting other opinions, especially those of your pupils, you are truly able to do your job at high standards. However, this does not mean that a teacher shouldn’t be a bit more rough when he feels that things are getting out of hand.

       All in all, I must say that a good teacher is the teacher that has the ability to be kind and strict at the same time, thus achieving to gain his students respect and interest.

1．The aim of education in the past was to      .

       A．create perfect persons                          B．create open-minded persons

       C．bring up a child                                   D．build a cruel grounding

2．According to the passage, the narrow-minded people think      .

       A．a pupil is always interested in what he is learning

       B．a pupil himself will improve his studies

       C．children should be made to study

       D．children don’t like a rough hand

3．The underlined word “job” in the last paragraph can be replaced by      .

       A．controlling           B．teaching              C．learning               D．punishing

4．The author thinks a good teacher should be     .

       A．kind and strict                                     B．skilled and clever

       C．rough and cruel                                   D．friendly and practical

5．It can be inferred from the passage that       .

       A．society is much more open-minded and being strict is out date

       B．as long as the teachers are strict with students, the students will certainly get good marks

       C．most people are in favor of strict teachers because they have strict grounding and strict rules

       D．if we expect students to develop in a healthy way, the good relationship between teachers and students is important

Americans won’t live without cars! Each year there is an increasing number of cars on roads and streets, as millions of new cars are produced. One not of every six Americans work at putting together the parts of cars, driving trucks, building roads or filling cars with gas.

Most Amorists find it hard to think what life would be without a car. However, some have realized the serious problem of air pollution by cars. The polluted air is poisonous and dangerous to health.

One way to get rid of the polluted air is to design a new car that Does not pollute. That’s what several large car factories are trying to do. But to build the new car is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow.

Another way is to take place of the car engine by something else. Engineers are now working on some new cars. Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model that pleases man.

To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we’ll have to make some changes in the way many of us live. Americans, for example, have to cut down the number of their cars they are encouraged to travel and go to work by bike. Biding a bike is though to help keep the air clean.

But this change does not come cagily, a large number of workers may find themselves with no jobs if a ear factory closes down. And the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment.

1．How many ways to get rid of air pollution are suggested in this article by the writer?

      A．One.                   B．Two.                   C．Three.                 D．Four.

2．Large ear feretories are trying to build a clean car,        .

       A．which is clean itself                             B．which is used to clean streets

       C．which does not pollute the air                D．which is easier to make

3．If the number of ears is cut down, the most serious problem in American workers is       .

       A．to have no work to do                          B．to keep the air clean

       C．to get a better life                                 D．to go to work by bike

4．What is the conclusion of the writer?

      A．Bicycling is the only way out.

       B．The number of ears must be cut down.

       C．Cars bring us nothing but serious problems.

       D．Cars bring us not only a better life but serious problems.

Cables are playing a very important part in today’s communicates. They have been in use for over 100 years, but in the early times they caused a lot of difficulties for the forerunners.

Clearly, messages can be sent across the land by means of the electric telegraph, but you cannot put up a line of telegraph posts across the sea. Messages can be sent across the ocean by radio or by cable. The cable lies on the sea bottom and it has to have very good insulation （绝缘）. If any part of it is weak, the water will get through and stop all signals.

The first cable under the sea was between England and France. It was laid in 1851. In 1851 engineers tried to lay cable across the Atlantic Ocean, but they met a lot of diffidently. Half way accrues the Atlantic the cable broke, and the ship that was laying it had to return.

Kclvin advised that another cable ought to be laid. It was mad mady and put on board a big ship. Kelvin and his friends traveled with it and after many days of hard work, they reached America without breaking the cable. Keivin himself sent the first message by cable from America in Britain. Unfortunately only 732 messages were sent through this cable before it broke.

The next cable was laid in 1866, and this time there were no problems. The ship that laid it was the Great Eastem, one of the strongest ships that time there were no problems. The ship that laid it was the Great Eastern, one of the strongest ships that have ever been built. On the other hand, it was driven by powerful engines and also by sails.

1．The undersea cable must be made strong enough to prevent         .

       A．fishes from eating it                             B．enemy stealing it

       C．water getting through it                        D．others cutting it

2．The undersea cable that Kelvin and his friends laid was between         .

       A．England and France                             B．America and England

       C．America and France                             D．England and Britain

3．This passage mainly tells us        .

       A．how Kelvin laid the cable                      B．how the scientists discovered the cable

       C．the history of the cable in the world       D．how do lay the cable in the sea

In 1885, a young doctor named Conan Doyle opened offices in London.

He wanted to be a successful doctor, but for some reasons he never found enough patients. To pass the time, be began to write stories and send them to the newspapers.

Conan Doyle’s stories were about a clever detective, Sherlock Holmes. Consn Doyle wrote that Sherlock Holmes lived in Baker Street in London, and people with problems came to Sherlock Holmes with their problems, too. He was able to solve mysteries that the cleverest policemen in England were unable to figure out.

Sometimes Sherlock Holmes could solve a mystery without leaving his chair. He listened carefully to the information his client gave and figured out the answer. At other times he spent days or weeks looking for clones. Sherlock Holmes traveled to different cities and countries to solve the mysteries. Sometimes he wore disguises, pretending to be an old man, or a sailor. Holmes did nabbing to find out the answer to the mysteries be was working on.

Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in English literature, but many people don’t understand that he is a fictional chayote, not a real person. The English post offices report that people still send mail to Sherlock Holmes in Racer Street. Even he gets more than 2,000 letters every year.

1．Conan Doyle began to write stories perhaps because        .

      A．he wanted to tell something about his patients

       B．he wasn’t good at medicine

       C．he wanted to make more money

       D．most people were strong at the time

2．It can be inferred from the passage that         .

       A．many people asked Conan Doyle to solve their mysteries

       B．Conan Doyle got a lot of experience in solving mysteries

       C．Conan Doyle was a person with great literary quality and balcony

       D．Conan Doyle was able to help those who came to see him with their problems

3．The phrase “wore disguises” in the fourth paragraph means         .

       A．introduced oneself

       B．was in old clothes

       C．changed one’s clothes or one’s appearance

       D．seemed to be poor and helpless

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

       A．In 1885, a young dollar minced Conan Doyle opened offices in Paris.

       B．The character Conan Doyle wrote about was though to be a real person.

       C．To earn a lot of money, Conan Doyle began to writ stories.

       D．Sherlock Holmes is still living in Baker Street and gets more than 2,000 letters every year.

Wildfires Continue to Rage Across Parts of Russia

Wildfires continue to spreads very quickly across Russia as the country endured its boldest surname on record. More than 50 people have died, and more than 1,200 private houses have burned to the ground.

Local medina reported Sunday that areas under fire in central Russia has increased to 190,000 hectares and a total of 564 wildfire acnes were discovered arouses Russia.

Russian emergency officials say firefighters are engaged in an uphill battle as fires cosine across Russia and temperatures remain hovering near the hundred-degree mark.

The Kremlin has deployed hundreds of thousands of firefighters and volunteers, in an attempt to keep the fires under control, but emergency officials say that it is difficult due to the high temperatures and shifting winds.

Fires in the Far-East region have grown three times, in size, in the past 24 hours, according to the region's forestry department. One of the hardest hit is the remote Kamchatka peninsula.

State television footage has shown complete villages that have burned to the ground while fires continue to billow huge plumes of smoke into the air.

A resident of Kazan, Lyudmila Romanova, says her family's health has been affected. She says her seven-month-old granddaughter has started to have breathing problems due to the thick smoke, but that her grandson is more or less okay.

Voronezh, some 300 miles south of Moscow, was one of the hardest-hit regions. Officials say that nearly 600 people have been left homeless due to the flames.

Igor Vlaznev, head of the region's fire-fighter's unit, says the situation remains very tense. He says that everyone is praying to God, day and night, for rain to fall. He says it is the only thing that will help.

Weather forecasters say that temperatures are expected to remain near the century mark for the next few days, with no rain in sight.

Meanwhile, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin described the situation as very difficult, chided the authorities for not doing more to prevent damage, and fire those who do not do their part to get the blazes under control.

Mr. Putin also promised that all of the destroyed homes would be rebuilt by October after pledging more than $150 million towards the rebuilding effort.

1．How many people lost their lives in the wildfires areas Russia according to the passage?

       A．About 30 people.                                 B．More than 50 people.      

       C．More than 12,000 people.                     D．A total of 564 people.

2．How many wildlife scenes were found across Russia according to the text?

       A．Over 1,200.         B．More than 50.      C．564 in total.         D．About 300.

3．Why is it hard to keep the fires under control?

       A．Because the wildfires continue to spread very quickly across Russia.

       B．Because it’s the hottest summer on recorded in Russia.

       C．Because the fires continue to roll huge clouds of smoke upward into the air.

       D．Because of the high temperatures and shifting winds.

4．Which of the following are the herders – hit regions according to the passage?

       A．The Kremlin and Voronezh.                   B．Voronezh and the Kamchatka peninsula.

       C．The Kremlin and Kasan.                       D．The Kremlin and the Kamcharka peninsula.

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Dear Casey,

You asked in your last letter about my spare

time activities．Well, I like much more than one,                                 1．_____________

such as painting and model making, so my favourite                           2．_____________

is dancing．I started when I was eight year old,                               3．_____________

and it is a great fun! Dancing is not difficult．If                                4．_____________

you want to do it good, you need to find a good                               5．_____________

dancing teacher and taking lessons regularly．                                    6．_____________

That’s I did and I also had to take exams every                                   7．______________

six months．Now, I had stopped going to lessons．                           8．______________

But I sometimes take part performances at the                                   9．______________

school, that I really enjoy very much．                                              10．______________

       “The world’s oceans are slowly getting more acidic．” say scientists．The researchers from California report that the change is taking place in response to higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere．

      The lowering of the waters’ pH value is not great at the moment but could cause a serious threat to current ocean life if it continues, they warn．Ken Caldeira and Michael Wickett, from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, report their concerns in the journal Nature．Increasing use of oil fuels means more carbon dioxide is going into the air, and most of it will eventually be absorbed by seawater．Once in the water, it reacts to form carbonic acid．Scientists believe that the oceans have already become slightly more acidic over the last century．

       These researchers have tried to predict what will happen in the future by combining what we know about the history of the oceans with computer models of climate change．“This level of acidity will get much more extreme in the future if we continue releasinginto the atmosphere,” said Dr Caldeira．“And we predict the amount of future acidity will exceed（超过） anything we have seen over the last several hundred million years, let alone perhaps after rare disastrous events such as asteroid（小行星） impacts．

       However, it is not absolutely clear what that means for ocean life．Most organisms live near the surface, where the greatest pH change would be expected to occur, but deep-ocean life forms may be more sensitive to pH changes．Coral reefs（珊瑚礁）and other organisms whose shells contain calcium carbonate（碳酸钙） may be particularly affected if the water’s acidity levels keep going up, the team predict．They could find it much more difficult to build these structures in water with a lower pH．

       In recent years some people have suggested storing carbon dioxide from power station in the deep ocean as a way of dealing with global warming．But Dr Caldeira said that such a strategy should now be re-considered．“Previously, most experts had looked at ocean absorption of carbon dioxide as a good thing --- because in releasing  into the atmosphere we warm the planet, and when  is absorbed by the ocean, it reduces the amount of greenhouse warming．”

1．The ocean is becoming more acidic due to __________．

       A．the higher level of  in the air        B．the warming atmosphere

       C．the increasing use of oil fuels               D．the lower water pH value

2．According to Dr Caldeira, __________．

       A．more oil fuels will be used in the near future

       B．ocean absorption of carbon dioxide is a good thing

       C．the future situation of the amount of acidity is extremely serious

       D．scientists may predict climate changes with computer models

3．If the water’s acidity level keeps rising, __________．

       A．the waters’ pH value will become higher and higher

       B．some disastrous events will occur more often than before

       C．organisms living near the surface are more sensitive to pH changes

       D．ocean life whose structures contain calcium carbonate may be affected

4．Most experts once believed storing carbon dioxide in the ocean would reduce __________．

       A．the absorbed by the ocean            B．the amount of greenhouse warming

       C．the acidity of the ocean                        D．the gradual release of

5．The purpose of this passage is to __________．

       A．show people the findings of a research team 

       B．introduce Dr Caldeira and his team’s research

       C．warn people of the higher level of

       D．inform people of how acid the ocean is now

It is time for students to sell such things as chocolate bars and greeting cards to raise money for their school, class or club．It is inevitable that they will knock on your door and you will easily hand over your cash for overpriced items that you really do not want．That is okay, though, because there are many reasons why children should be allowed to raise money for their schools and clubs．

Fundraising（募集资金） is a great way to help children learn social skills．It is not easy to go up to a complete stranger and ask him for his money．They have to nicely ask for help, show the interested buyer what they have to offer and explain how it will help them in school．If someone refuses to buy an item, that child has to take the failure in stride（不特别费力地）, and that is a learning lesson as well．

Students can learn how to deal with money by fundraising．Of course, it might seem safer for us to take charge of our children’s earnings from their fundraising before it is turned into the school．However, by making them keep track of it, count it, and make sure everyone pays the right amount, they are learning an important lesson．Dealing with more Fundraising helps improve their schools．It is the children’s school．They have to learn there and grow there．Why not let them help in making it a better place?

Fundraising allows for more life experiences for the child．The raised money is used towards things like parties, trips, or for the music club to go to see a Broadway play．The children receive the rewards for their hard work at raising the money．Without fundraising, these field trips and special school memories would be missed．

In a word, fundraising helps children a lot in many ways．

1．The underlined word “inevitable” in the first paragraph means “_______”．

       A．unlikely            B．unavoidable       C．improper         D．unrealistic

2．One of the important indications that children are grown up is that __________．

     A．children can deal with money

       B．children learn to care for other

     C．children like to make up     

       D．children make a date with friends of the other sex

3．The author thinks that fundraising _______．

     A．adds to the family’s burden

       B．wastes the learning time

     C．helps to develop the children’s character                               

       D．builds up the children’s bodies

4．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

   CP: Central point   P: Point      Sp: Sub-point（次要点）     C: Conclusion

What would you do if you were lost in the dark forest at night? The first sensible lesson is that you shouldn’t bother trying to find your way in the dark at all, but just stay out until dawn．Because then you won’t trip over things? No, mainly because you’ll have an idea of direction．The sun rises in the east．But you will be amazed at how many people forget they know that．Apparently, the area underneath a holly bush provides a good makeshift shelter—they are thick, and evergreen．The next thing to do—or rather not to do—is panic, for the obvious reason that unless there is someone there to hear you scream．it will get you nowhere．Just try to think of nice, happy things．

There is always a point in films when a person who is lost in the desert or the snow, dehydrated （脱水的） and exhausted, comes across a set of their own footprints and realizes they have just walked in a huge, round circle．It is wrong to owe it to the unequal strengths or different lengths of your legs．Experiments prove that, without the sun or the moon（or landmarks） as a fixed guide, lots of small errors add up over time so the brain can’t correctly identify the “straight ahead” direction．To just get out of somewhere, pick a spot on the horizon and just head for it．

There are several ways to find directions in the dark, and by far the best is to establish north using the stars．Most people can identify the Plough, which is part of Ursa Major．It looks a lot like a saucepan．The Plough rotates （旋转） through the sky, but let’s imagine the saucepan lying horizontally, with its handle on the left．You need to trace a line from the star at the right-hand base of the pan, through the star at the right-hand rim （边沿）, and follow it upwards; the North Star is roughly five times the distance between those two ‘pointer” stars．Then drop a vertical line from the North Star to the horizon and that’s north．

“Tonight is very cloudy and I can’t see the Plough．” Maybe luckily, it is quite windy．Keep in mind that almost all of our weather comes from a south-western direction．（This only works if you are in the British Isles．）To find the direction, you can throw light bits of dried-out grass in the air and see which way they blow; or, if there are clouds and patches of clear sky, see which way they blow across the stars．You can also get an idea of direction from leggy plants．If they look as if they have been blown over, they will probably be pointing north-east．If they are simply leaning in one direction as they grow, there’s a good chance that it is south （they will be reaching towards the sun）．The last thing to do is to judge your direction and off you go．

1．What might be the best title of the passage?

       A．What to do if you are lost

       B．How to protect yourself in the forest

       C．How to survive in the forest

       D．How to direct your way out of the wild

2．Which of the following pictures matches the description of the position of the North Star?      

3．Why will people often walk in a circle if they are lost in the desert or the snow?

       A．Because without anything to refer to for directions, the brain will be confused by errors．

       B．Because one of the legs is longer and stronger than the other．

       C．Because the desert or the snow usually covers a large area for people to get across．

     D．Because people usually feel dehydrated and exhausted in the desert or the snow．

4．If you were lost in the Talklimakan Desert in China, ____ would NOT be dependable for you to identify the directions．

       A．the sun                B．the North Star      C．the moon             D．the wind