Most people may not think that there are any problems. With watermelons, but some Japanese sellers do. There is often wasted space when they store watermelons, because round watermelons do not sit nicely on shelves. So some clever farmers have solved the watermelon problem. They make their watermelons grow in square glass boxes so the watermelons become square. The only problem now is the price. The square watermelons cost about 80 dollars each.

Many people know the saying “Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you.” Well, today the poem needs to change to “Roses are red, roses are blue”! Australian scientists have just recently discovered that when they put a chemical from a blue flower into a rose, they can create a nearly 100% blue rose. Some of science’s inventions are beautiful, not just useful!

Since the mid-1990s, many Chinese farmers have had amazing rice harvests. For many years Chinese scientists have been working on developing new kinds of stronger rice and now they have produced a new kind, called super rice. Super rice not only can protect itself against insects and diseases, but it also produces more than any other kind of rice, Today farmers can grow almost one and a half times more rice than they could grow in the past.

Doctors might be able to use vegetables to fight cancer now. US scientists have discovered a way to put a chemical into tomato plants while they are growing. When cancer patients eat the tomatoes, the tomatoes will fight the cancer in their bodies. These cancer-fighting vegetables are not yet for sale, because scientists have not finished testing them. If study finds no problems with the tomatoes, then patients can begin to use this easy and delicious new treatment.

46. The square watermelons look like _______________.

47. __________ find a way to make blue roses.

A. Chinese scientists　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. English scientists

B. Australian scientists 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. American scientists

48. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “super”?

A. 晚餐　　　　　　　　 B. 超级的　　　　　　　　　 C. 伟大的　 　　　　　　 D. 可爱的

49. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Super rice can keep itself from insects.

B. Blue roses are more beautiful than red ones.

C. The tomatoes can fight many kinds of diseases.

D. The price of the square watermelons is very low.

50. The main idea of this passage is ___________.

A. how scientists discover new plants

B. how science makes plants produce more

C. how science has changed plants and people’s lives

D. how useful the scientists are

暑期英语学习交流中心将举行感恩活动, 要求用英语介绍你的至亲, 恩师,好友或学校。请你根据以下内容要点, 介绍你可亲可爱的妈妈。
内容及要点:1、年龄, 外貌（自由发挥，）。
2、个性品质（参考词汇: kind, friendly, wise, patient（耐心的）,
honest, chatter唠叨about every little thing,   get on well with）
3、互   动（参考句型: ①I help my mom to…②she won’t get angry if I…
③ she is happy if I…）
(参考词汇: do housework, fail in a exam,
make a mistake, encourage…）
4、感情表达（参考句型: ①I love… and I give her …
②she works so hard that I …
要求：                （参考词汇:wash feet; flower; a hug(拥抱)
1、文章必须涵盖所有内容要点，参考词汇可以选择运用。
2、此题具有开放性，考生可以围绕提示的语言要点适当发挥，力求言之成句。
3、力求阐述内容要点，词数80词左右。
4、文中不要提及你真实的校名和人名。开头, 结尾己给出, 不计入总词汇。
My mom is 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
I love my mom and I’m sure she is the best mom in the word.
My mom is about X years old. She is tall with white hair. She is a housewife. She is really a nice and kind mother.

书面表达

　今天是你值日，老师问你是否把该做的事都做了(如作业、扫地、擦黑板等).请据此编一段对话，要求运用Have you…yet？句型，每人说话不少于5次.

暑期英语学习交流中心将举行感恩活动, 要求用英语介绍你的至亲, 恩师,好友或学校。请你根据以下内容要点, 介绍你可亲可爱的妈妈。

内容及要点:1、年龄, 外貌（自由发挥，）。

2、个性品质（参考词汇: kind, friendly, wise, patient（耐心的）,

 honest, chatter唠叨about every little thing,   get on well with）

3、互    动（参考句型: ①I help my mom to…②she won’t get angry if I…

③ she is happy if I…）

(参考词汇: do housework, fail in a exam,

make a mistake, encourage…）

4、感情表达（参考句型: ①I love… and I give her …

 ②she works so hard that I …

要求：                 （参考词汇:wash feet; flower; a hug(拥抱)

1、文章必须涵盖所有内容要点，参考词汇可以选择运用。

2、此题具有开放性，考生可以围绕提示的语言要点适当发挥，力求言之成句。

3、力求阐述内容要点，词数80词左右。

4、文中不要提及你真实的校名和人名。开头, 结尾己给出, 不计入总词汇。

My mom is 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

I love my mom and I’m sure she is the best mom in the word.

My mom is about X years old. She is tall with white hair. She is a housewife. She is really a nice and kind mother.