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Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States，covering a wide area with its alkali(碱性的)sand．Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level，and Badwater，a salt water pool，is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States．

　 Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha” —the land of fire. Death Valley’s present name dates back to 1849，when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story．Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument(纪念碑)and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily．Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place．

　 Here nature created a lot of surprising，almost like the sights on the moon，ever-changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about，showing the most unusual colors．One of the most astonishing and variable parts of Death Valley is the Devil’s Golf Course，where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible

dreams．Sand sculptures(沙雕)stand on a frightening ground，as evening shadows move and lengthen．

1．__________ is the lowest place in the desert．　

　 A．Tomesha　　　 B．Death Valley

　 C．Nevada　　　 D．Badwater

2．The name of the valley comes from__________．

　 A. an Indian name

　 B．the death of the miners

　 C．the local people

　 D．a National Movement　

3．From the passage we can learn that_________．

　 A. no one had ever known the desert before the miners

　 B．it’s still not easy to travel across the desert

　 C. people can find gas-stations,　 cafe and hotels in the desert

　 D．people have changed the natural sight of the desert

4．Devil Golf Course is famous for _________．

　 A. the frequent wind

　 B．the colors of the sand

　 C. dream like sights

　 D．the sand sculptures　 ’

5．From the passage we can see that the writer _________ the Death Valley．

　 A. appreciates　 B．is fearful of

　 C．dislikes　　 D. is tired of

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　　The idea of becoming a writer had come to me since my childhood, but it wasn't until my third year in high school that I was sure I could 1 it. Until then I'd been 2 by everything with English. I found grammar dull and I 3 the homework.

　　However, things changed when one day Mr Fleagle--my third-year English teacher handed out a homework sheet 4 us a choice of topics for writing essays(作文) for the week. As usual I took the list home and did 5 until the night before the essay was 6 . Lying on the sofa, I finally faced up to the 7 task and the 8 on which my eyes stopped was“The Art of Eating Spaghetti(通心粉)”. Soon it recalled me of the beautiful and vivid 9 of one night when my family were seated around the supper table, having 10 .

　　Suddenly I wanted to put it down simply for my own joy 11 I would break the rules of formal essay, I'd learned in school and Mr Fleagle would surely give it a 12 grade. Two days passed 13 Mr Fleagle returned the graded paper, and he returned everyone's 14 mine. I was 15 myself for an order from Mr Fleagle to 16 after school for punishment when I saw him lift my paper and knock for the class's attention. To my 17 , he started to read my words! The entire class laughed with open-hearted enjoyment.

　　I did my best to 18 showing pleasure, but what I was feeling was pure delight that my words had the 19 to make people laugh. When Mr Fleagle finished, he made my happiness 20 by saying, “Congratulations, Mrs Baker.”

1．

[　　]

A．make　　　　B．do

C．become　　　D．have

2．

[　　]

A．amused　　　B．attracted

C．bored　　　　D．puzzled

3．

[　　]

A．enjoyed　　 B．forgot

C．missed　　　D．hated

4．

[　　]

A．offering　　　B．choosing

C．suggesting　　D．leaving

5．

[　　]

A．something　　B．anything

C．everything　　D．nothing

6．

[　　]

A．ready　　　B．done

C．finished　　D．graded

7．

[　　]

A．uneasy　　　B．unpopular

C．unwelcome　 D．unexpected

8．

[　　]

A．idea　　　　　B．list

C．unwelcome　　D．unexpected

9．

[　　]

A．impression　　B．memories

C．stories　　　　D．description

10．

[　　]

A．spaghetti　　B．super

C．art　　　　 D．tea

11．

[　　]

A．because　　B．in case

C．as if　　　 D．even if

12．

[　　]

A．failing　　　B．winning

C．worrying　　D．encouraging

13．

[　　]

A．before　　　B．when

C．until　　　 D．after

14．

[　　]

A．and　　　　 B．but

C．as well as　　D．instead of

15．

[　　]

A．pretending　B．persuading

C．preparing　 D．protecting

16．

[　　]

A．clean　　　B．write

C．leave　　　D．protecting

17．

[　　]

A．movement　　　B．disappointment

C．astonishment　　D．encouragement

18．

[　　]

A．control　　 B．continue

C．avoid　　　D．support

19．

[　　]

A．experience　　 B．power

C．chance　　　　D．favour

20．

[　　]

A．complete　　B．useless

C．ordinary　　 D．suitable

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Wugging, or web use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user. By using Everyclick.com, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it won’t cost them a penny.

Research shows that students are extremely passionate about supporting charity — 88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity. This age group is often the least likely to have their own income. 19% of 22 to 24 year olds have short-term debts of more than ?5,000. With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing (有感染力的) or possible.

Beth Truman, a 21 year old recent university graduate, has used Everyclick.com to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the “wugging” movement grow in popularity with students. “When you’re at university you become more socially aware, but it’s sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself,” says Beth. “Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity, without costing them a single penny.”

Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don’t feel they have the means to do so. Students using the web can raise money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding.

Everyclick.com works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can decide which of the UK’s 170,000 charities they would like to support through their clicks. Everyclick.com then makes monthly payments to every registered charity. Launched in June 2005, Everyclick.com is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK.

1. What does “wugging”show According to the passage?

A. a website　　　　　　　 B. a school organization 　　

C. a student movement 　　　 D. a charity-related action

2. In the case of charity, Everyclick.com ______.

A. receives much money from students

B. offers valuable information to students

C. frees students of the financial worries

D. praises students for their money-raising

3. What does we think of the “wugging” movement?

A. It makes Everyclick.com popular in the UK.

B. It becomes easy to do charity because of it.

C. It results in students’ more social awareness.

D. It helps students to save money.

4. From the passage, we can inferred that ______.

A. “wugging” is a win-win idea for both students and charities

B. most full time students do charity on the Internet every day

C. Everyclick.com helps students pay for the college education

D. Everyclick.com is the most successful search engine in the UK

5. What’s the general idea of this passage?

A. “Wugging”, a new popular term on the Internet.

B. More Britain charities benefit from the Internet.

C. Students raise money for charity by “wugging”.

D. British people show strong interest in charity.

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Word came that the government must control the spread of this disease.

　　“Our job” , said the 1 officer, “is to spray（喷药）the wall of every house in every town and village in the malaria（疟疾）parts of Mexico. You may be 2 to learn that there are about ninety-nine thousand 3 villages and towns. Some are big places like the Capital City,

4 are single houses deep in the forest or upon the mountain-tops. The men working with our programme say that most of these people 5 within districts which are 6 enough for the malaria-carrying mosquitoes（蚊子）to live in and spread the disease. That 7 that we must plan to spray the bricks of 8 three million houses once or twice a year for five years. ”

　　“We have 9 everything very carefully, ”the officer 10 . “Our advance guards have drawn 11 of some forty thousand parts of the country for 12 by the spray teams. Each house in the malaria districts has been given a special 13 so that we can work in order. The United Nations has given us cars and trucks to carry the spray teams and their 14 ”

　　“The malaria program has been 15 with the people in this country. Everyone wants to 16 . The Defense Department is helping us plan the 17 of men and supplies. The Education Department has printed sheets in Spanish to explain 18 malaria is spread. Resistance（抗药性）is a problem. It was in the neighboring country—United States that such resistance to spray was first 19 . Take the 20 of the house-fly and DDT. At first DDT killed them off. Now it won t hurt a fly. ”

　　“What worries people is the danger that the mosquitoes may become resistant, ”said the officer at last.

　　1．A．education　　　　　　　　 B．wealth　　　　　　　　 C．health 　　　　　　 D．medicine

　　2．A．surprised　　　　　　　　 B．excited　　　　　　　　 C．doubtful 　　　　 D．happy

　　3．A．united　　　　　　　　　　 B．developing　　　　　　 C．similar 　　　　 D．separate

　　4．A．many　　　　　　　　　　 B．some 　　　　　　　　 C．the others　　　　 D．a few

　　5．A．sleep　　　　　　　　　　 B．lie　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．stand 　　　　　　 D．sit

　　6．A．cold　　　　　　　　　　 B．hot　　　　　　　　　　 C．bright 　　　　　　 D．warm

　　7．A．says　　　　　　　　　　 B．expresses　　　　　　 C．means 　　　　　　 D．is

　　8．A．nearly　　　　　　　　　　 B．mostly　　　　　　　　 C．finally 　　　　　　 D．only

　　9．A read　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．learnt　　　　　　　　　　 C．written 　　　　 D．studied

　　10．A．mentioned　　　　　　 B．remembered　　　　 C．started 　　　　 D．continued

　　11．A．pictures　　　　　　　　 B．places　　　　　　　　 C．maps 　　　　　　 D．bus-lines

　　12．A．store　　　　　　　　　　 B．use　　　　　　　　　　 C．share 　　　　　　 D．show

　　13．A ．name　　　　　　　　 B．sign　　　　　　　　　　 C．number 　　　　 D．attention

　　14．A．tools　　　　　　　　　　 B．clothes　　　　　　　　 C．families 　　　　 D．guns

　　15．A．familiar　　　　　　　　 B．friendly　　　　　　　　 C．strict 　　　　　　 D．popular

　　16．A．work　　　　　　　　　　 B．run　　　　　　　　　　 C．stop 　　　　　　 D．help

　　17．A．movement　　　　　　 B．programme　　　　 C．action 　　　　　　 D．equipment

　　18．A．why　　　　　　　　　　 B．how　　　　　　　　　　 C．what 　　　　　　 D．that

　　19．A．proved　　　　　　　　 B．killed　　　　　　　　　　 C．thought 　　　　 D．discussed

　　20．A．event　　　　　　　　　　 B．matter　　　　　　　　 C．fact 　　　　　　 D．case