You may open your electronic mail and find information about how to buy medicine, cheap airline tickets, books and, of course, computers and computer products．There may also be offers for investment deals, bank loans and special holidays．However, to many computer users, this use of electronic spam to sell products has become a major problem as it makes computer communication more difficult．

　　Many companies who want to send a great deal of advertising might use the services of a“spammer”．A spammer is a person or company that uses computers to send out millions of copies of the same sales information．Spammers find e-mail addresses from websites, newsgroups and“chat rooms”, where people send messages to each other．Most spam is sent by companies who are trying to get you to buy their products．Some of these are honest companies that offer good products or services for a fair price．These companies can offer their products at a cheaper price than you might find in a store．However, much of the spam on the Internet is sent by criminals who are trying to sell products that do not exist or offer services they will not provide．They are only interested in stealing your money．When you answer their spam you find you are expected to send them money to receive a gift．One country in Africa had become famous for the number of criminals who try every known trick to separate people from their money．

想一想：What’s your opinion about using of electronic spam to sell products?

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话题链接：近年来，随着网络的飞速发展，人们网上交流的日益频繁，网上交友也日渐增多，网上交友到底如何？请看下文，然后想一想。

　　In so many ways, cyberspace(网络空间)mirrors the real world．People ask for information, play games, and share hobby tips there．Others buy and sell products．Still others look for friendship, or even love．

　　Unlike the real world, however, your knowledge about a person is limited to words on a computer screen．Identity and appearance mean very little in cyberspace．Rather, a person’s thoughts－or at least the thoughts they type－are what really count．So even the shyest person can become a chat-room star．Usually, this“faceless”communication doesn’t create problems．Identity doesn’t really matter when you’re in a chat room discussing politics or hobbies．

　　In fact, this emphasis on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation．Where else can so many people come together to chat their interests?

　　But some Internet users want more than just someone to chat with．They are looking for serious love relationships．Is cyberspace a good place to find love?The answer depends on whom you ask．Some of these relationships actually succeed．Others fail miserably．

　　Supporters of online relationships say that the Internet allows people to get to know each other intellectually(理智)first．Personal appearance doesn’t get in the way．But critics of online relationships argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace．Why?Because the Internet gives users a lot of control over how others view them．Internet users can carefully play with their words to fit whatever image they want to give．And they don’t have to worry about what their“speechless”communication is doing for their image．In a sense, they are not really themselves．

　　All of this may be fine if the relationship stays in cyberspace．But not knowing about a person is a big problem in a love relationship．With so many unknowns its easy to let one’s imagination…

想一想：Discuss with your classmates about how to deal with the friends on the Internet?

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The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health．Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat．Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon．Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures．That food is related to illness is not a new discovery．In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer．Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful．The additives which we eat are not all so direct．Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow．Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons．The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market．Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA)has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, ________．

1．What’s the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

It seems that the food we eat has a great effect on our health．

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3．What are penicillin and similar drugs can be used for?Why?(Please answer within 30 words．)

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4．Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence．

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　　My friend Paul will never forget his first chemistry teacher．He was a little man with thick glasses, but he had a strange way of making his classes lively and interesting．And his lessons were not easy to forget．

　　Paul remembers one of his first lessons from this teacher．After the students were all in the chemistry lab, the teacher brought out three bottles．One was petrol, one with castor oil(蓖麻油)and one with vinegar．“Now, watch carefully,”said the teacher．

　　He then filled a cup with some of the petrol, some of the castor oil and some of the vinegar．As the students watched him quietly, he mixed the three together．After that, he held up one of his fingers and showed it to the class．He then dipped it into the cup．After a few seconds he took his finger out．“Now watch,”he said．“Remember, you must do everything as I do．”

　　He put a finger in his mouth, tasted it and smiled, looking rather pleased．Then he handed the cup around the class of students．Each student dipped a finger into the mixture and sucked, then made a face．The mixture tasted terrible．

　　When the cup was at last returned to the teacher, he said sadly,“I’m sorry, none of you watched carefully enough．Yes, I sucked a finger, but the finger I put into my mouth was not the one I had dipped into the cup．”

　　It was Paul’s first important lesson as a student of chemistry and he never forgot it．

任务导入：Do you enjoy studying science?Explain why or why not．Some students are more interested in science than others．The reason for it is very simple．That is, they have an interesting chemistry class at the very beginning of their learning science．Have a discussion with your classmates about it．(和同班同学讨论你对科学感兴趣或不感兴趣的原因。)

　　Could the use of animals in scientific experiments be justified?Well you may get totally different answers when you are in different positions．

　　Suppose you are a pet owner．When someone asks to take away your lovely dog for a scientific experiment, certainly you will cry out and claim that he or she is a devil．This is just the reaction we are expecting for it is love and concern for others that make human beings human, and this kind of love and care are not only existing among ourselves, but also between us and the nature．Can you imagine living in a world where people kill animals for any purpose they like?Can you expect people loving each other in that kind of world?It must be a nightmare(噩梦)．

　　However, to get a fuller view of such a controversial issue(矛盾的问题)，you should put yourself in another position．Scientific experiments using animals have contributed a lot in medical development．Thanks to that, cures for many kinds of disease, which have killed thousands of people in the past few decades, have been found now and many lives are saved．If you are one of those with that kind of disease, will you support using animals in scientific experiments that can save you or will you give up your hope of life?The majority chooses the former and it is reflecting(反映)the rule of the nature－the fittest survives(适者生存)．

　　Every creature on the earth is a gift．We should love and protect them while at the same time make good use of them, since it is not only for our own sake(原因)but also for the sake of the harmony(和谐)that existing in the nature world．

问题导入：随着社会的发展，人们越来越重视人与自然的问题，越来越强调人与自然和谐发展的问题。其中，人与动物的关系问题也越来越引起人们的重视。但科学试验又离不开动物，这的确是一个矛盾的问题。对于科学家用动物做试验，你的态度如何？

A student from a college：I think, it is OK．Without using animals in scientific experiment, how can we develop our society?How can we find some very important medicine to cure the fatal diseases?How can we develop our science?And how can we develop our society?It is very necessary to do experiment with animals．It is the rule of the nature．

A farmer：No, absolutely not．I love animals very much, I raise some pigs and some chickens．It is a waste of money to use animals in scientific experiment．Any use?I don’t think so．

A woman teacher from a city：I understand it but don’t support it．We should respect animals．They are also a part of the nature．They are equal to our human beings．We shouldn’t deprive(剥夺)their rights to survive．On the other hand, I think it is OK．For the development of our society, every one should make a contribution to our society, sometimes, we may give our lives to it, let alone animals．

An official：It is very necessary to use animals in our scientific experiments．It can promote the development of our society．Also it will make our country stronger and stronger if we find some advanced substances by experiments using animals．Compared with this, the lives of animals are trivial．

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　　A year ago, the World Bank announced a new program to control malaria in Africa and Southeast Asia．It launched the Global Strategy and Booster Program in April of two thousand five on Africa Malaria Day．The five-year plan calls for expanded use of medicines and preventions like bed nets treated with insect poisons．Public health experts say mosquitoes spread as many as five hundred million cases of malaria each year．

　　Now, thirteen of those experts in North America, Africa and Europe have criticized the World Bank for its history on the disease．Their criticism appeared in the medical publication the Lancet．

　　They accuse the World Bank of wasting money on ineffective medicines．They say claims of“success stories”in India and Brazil are wrong．And they accuse the bank of false claims about increased spending in Africa in the past five years．

　　Amir Attaran at the University of Ottawa in Canada and the other experts ________ its malaria projects．They say the bank should instead finance groups that are better able to save lives quickly．

　　The Lancet published a reaction from World Bank officials, led by Jean-Louis Sarbib．The officials call the financial reporting accusations untrue．And they use evidence from India to dispute the accusations about treatments．

　　Malaria kills more than one million people each year, mostly young children in Africa．The Abuja declaration of two thousand calls for a fifty percent cut in malaria deaths in Africa by two thousand ten．A Lancet editorial says that if the World Bank is serious about being judged on results, then this is a chance for cost-effective action．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

It was declared by the Abuja in 2000 that malaria deaths should be reduced by 50％ by the year 2010．

3．Please fill in the blank in the 3rd paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

4．If you were an official of the World Bank, What should you say about the criticize from experts?(Please answer within 30 words．)

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

　　Birds in cages learn to value the comfortable life;flowers before withering learn to value the last days to give out scent．How about our human?What should we learn to treasure?Maybe lots of things are worth treasuring．A birthday gift．A book．A nice gown．An old photo．However, three things should be our most treasures through our life．

　　“Blood is thicker than water．”Once relatives, always relatives．This tie can never be eradiated．When we were young, grandparents’ spoil, aunts’ loving, and brothers’ or sisters’ care, gave us endless joys．Do these memories still haunt you?Can’t you forget the scene when your extended family got together to dine, talk, and laugh?Parents’ love is sunlight．Great．Unselfish．

　　Eternal．As saying goes“The tree desires stillness but the wind will not cease;the child desires cultivation but the parents will not wait”．It is useless to regret for our ignoring parents when they have dead．

　　So, now, learn to treasure．

　　The friendship between Karl Marx and F．Friedrich Engels are highly admired．A best friend in one’s life is satisfied, let alone we have so many friends around us．We share happiness and sorrow together; we talk to each other heart by heart; we sail far with common dreams; we miss each other when we are in two places…Can’t you forget those laughs and tears?Having friends, we can’t deny joys; we own the courage to pursue our dreams; we get the strength to overcome the difficulties．

　　So, now, learn to treasure．

　　Husband or wife is our long-life partner．“Love lives in cottage as well as in courts”．It is he or she makes us understand what“love”is, and what“family”is, no matter what he or she looks．One proverb is “you do not love a woman because she is beautiful but she is beautiful because you love her”．Life is a long, long journey．It is he or she, accompanying us to the end．Without them, we will feel lonely;we can’t have a complete family;we lose the truest love in the world．So, tightly grasp them in your hands．Remember, once they are lost, always lost．

　　So, now, learn to treasure．

　　If one owns above three things, he or she owns everything in the world．Are you ready to treasure them, from now on?

想一想：What else do you treasure in your life?

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　　It is a community based program aimed at reducing the incidence of preventable crime and preserving your way of life．

　　A police officer on patrol may not know what is normal in your street and may not recognize a stranger in your yard．You and your neighbours are in a position to observe and report anything of a suspicious nature to police．Some members of a community do nothing about suspicious activities, as they do not know what to do or if their neighbours would appreciate their involvement．Neighbourhood Watch is protection of your property and lifestyle through communication and co-operation between neighbours．

　　·Reduce preventable crime．

　　·Encourage reporting of suspicious(令人怀疑的)activity．

　　·Reduce the fear of crime within the community．

　　·Improve the level of home security in the community．

　　·Improve the quality of information passed to Police．

　　·Encourage the engraving of property to discourage theft．

　　·Assist in identifying recovered property．

　　Within the Perth metropolitan area, several Local Government authorities have appointed Neighbourhood Watch Development Officers and their duties include：

　　·Promotion of Neighbourhood Watch．

　　·Recruitment(充实, 招收)of volunteers．

　　·Liaison(联系)with the community, Crime Prevention Officers, local Police and other relevant(相关的)authorities．

　　·Organization of and participation in public meetings promoting Neighbourhood Watch．

An old man who has retired：I think it will be good to have neighbourhood watch．Neighbourhood watch is a community-based crime prevention program that aims at reducing the incidence of preventable crime such as burglary and theft as well as promoting closer community ties．I think it necessary to organize all the people in a community to take part in it．

A young single man：I want to be involved but haven’t got much time．How much time do I need?

A woman who has been married：If everyone takes an active part in neighbourhood watch, we’ll feel safe．Besides, it’s a good way to get to know our neighbours so that we can get on well with each other．

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　　When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger．But forgiveness is possible and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health．Indeed, research has shown that people who forgive report more energy, better appetite and better sleep patterns．“People who forgive show less anger and more hopefulness,”says Dr．Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good．“So it can help save on the wear and tear on, our system and allow people to feel more energetic．”

　　So when someone has hurt you, calm yourself first．Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure：a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love．Don’t wait for an apology．“Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,”says Dr．Luskin．“They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way．So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting a very long time．”Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who upset you．Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain．Instead, ________．Finally, try to see things from the other person’s perspective(视角)．You may realize that he or she－was acting out of ignorance, fear－even love．To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from that person’s point of view．

1．What does the text mainly aim to explain?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

In most cases, those who owe you an apology are unlikely to remember to say sorry to you．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

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4．What do you think is the most effective way of letting go of your anger when you are hurt deeply by someone?(Please answer within 10 words．)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese．

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　　During the war a soldier faithfully wrote his mother every week so she would know he was all right, until one week she didn’t get a letter and immediately began to worry．Within a couple of weeks she got a letter from the Army saying that her son had been captured and was being held in a Prisoner-of-War camp, and they assured her that they had no reason to believe the American prisoners were being mistreated in any way．

　　A few weeks later the woman finally received another letter from her son, it read：“Dear Mom, Try not to worry about me, they are treating us well and I’ll be released as soon as the war is over．Make sure that little Teddy gets the stamp for his collection．Love you, Joe．”The woman was overjoyed to hear the news, but was confused because she had no idea who“little Teddy”was．She decided to steam the stamp from the envelope and have a look．When she did she saw that written on the back of the stamp were the words：“They’ve cut off my legs”．

想一想：What can you learn from the passage?