As the population of the planet increases, so does the number of homes, businesses, parking lots, schools, airports and roadways. All these structures use electricity and need to be lighted. Humans demand these lights. They want their homes more comfortable and they want their streets sage. The problem is that researchers are finding that all the light is having a negative effect on humans and wildlife as well.

Less than 10 years ago I drove to a thinly populated section of my town, lay down in the middle of the road and watched an attracted meteor shower(流星雨). The area was short of homes, street lights and traffic. If I did that today, I wouldn’t be able to see the meteor shower as well, and I would surely be run over by a car.

Nowadays scientists are finding light pollution can be almost as bad as carbon dioxide pollution. If you’ve ever taken a flight at night, the view is beautiful, but you must remember that all the light you see is wasted electricity. The crew of the space shuttles see an even bigger picture of how extensive the wasted electricity is worldwide.

Additionally, electricity needs to be generated, and the generation of electricity creates pollution by giving off greenhouse gases. This affects the air we breathe and our quality of life.

Scientists are also studying the effects of light pollution on wildlife. Thousands of birds die each year when they crash into highly lighted buildings, as they become puzzled by the light. It has been long known that tiny sea turtle hatchlings become lost and follow lights on the shore instead of heading towards the sea.

    Fortunately, light pollution is one of the easiest sources of pollution that can be corrected without a negative effect. Following some guidelines and a little searching on Google can give you many ideas on how to reduce your contribution to light pollution. 

1.The author tells the story in the second paragraph mainly to _________.

     A. remember the past beauty of the town.

     B. stress the advantages of less pollution

     C. show the great changes of the town

     D. prove the bad effects of light pollution

2.In the passage the author advises people _________.

     A. to try to reduce unnecessary light.

     B. not to ignore the beauty around.

     C. to set proper light for animals

     D. not to destroy the animal’s living conditions.

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

     A. Light pollution is difficult to deal with.

     B. Light pollution is a threat to some animals.

     C. Light pollution has nothing to do with global warming

     D. Astronauts can’t see clearly in space due to light pollution.

4.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph which follows the last paragraph?

     A. The author’s contribution to light pollution

     B. Other sources of light pollution

     C. Ways of reducing light pollution

     D. More bad effects of light pollution

 

One day my teacher said, “ Life is a game of chess, and the other player is time．” From that moment, I knew I had to enjoy my life．Do not waste time, because, you know, time will not come back．You cannot buy it．It is one of those things in life that you must really, really value．

       When you see an opportunity, take it．You might not get it back．Never let an opportunity pass．And if it is too hard, remember that in the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity．

       Remember, you cannot choose how you' re going to die, or when.You can only decide how you' re going to live．Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow．Don' t just think of the present, but also think of your future. Your future is yet another chapter in your life and another way to live it．

       Every single living thing has a purpose in life．"The purpose of life is a life of purpose," said Robert Byre．

       Learn to use time wisely, take opportunities, and enjoy life．We can discover the meaning of life in three different ways: （1） by doing a deed; （2） by experiencing a value; （3） by suffering．Life．

56．1.The underlined part suggests that___________．

       A．If life is a game of chess, time is also a game of chess

       B．If life is a game of chess, both you and time are the players

       C．If life is one player in a game of chess, time is the other player

       D．If time is a game of chess, both life and you are the players

57．2.According to the author, what can you decide?

       A．How you die．                B．When you die．

       C．How you live．                D．When you succeed．

58．3.This article is most probably from__________．

       A．an explanation of time in the universe

       B．an essay about time and life

       C．an argument that time is the most important thing in life

       D．a description of an important class

 

单词拼写。(每题0.5分，共5分)

A. 根据首字母写出正确的单词

1. You must ask for p__________ before taking pictures in the church.

2. The new credit cards will be of great b___________ to both sellers and buyers.

3. It wasn’t your f___________. You needn’t apologize to you.

4. The job is not tiring at all. On the c____________, it’s very relaxing.

5. Smoking m___________ the risk of heart attacks and other health problems.

B. 根据汉语提示用正确的单词填空

6. She seems ____________ (真诚的) ，but I still don’t know whether I should trust her.

7. Bob earned his ___________(船费) on an English boat when he traveled to China.

8. Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his ________________(力量)

9. Eating too many desserts can be ____________(有害的) to one’s teeth.

10.Sometimes,the band may play to ____________(过路人) in the streets or subway.

 

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词

In addition to self-awareness, imagination, and conscience, it is the fourth quality — independent will — that really makes effective self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in agreement with them. It is the ability to act rather than to be acted upon, to actively carry out the program we have developed through the other three qualities.

The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has overcome unbelievable difficulties. The Helen Kellers of this world give dramatic(给人深刻印象的) evidence to the value, the power of the independent will.

    But as we examine this quality in the context of effective self-management, we realize it’s usually not the dramatic, the visible, the once-in-a-lifetime, up-by-the-bootstraps(自立自强的) effort that brings lasting success. This special ability comes from learning how to use this great quality in the decisions we make every day.

  The degree to which we have developed our independent will in our everyday lives is measured by our personal honesty. Honesty is, fundamentally, the value we place on ourselves. It’s our ability to make and keep promises to ourselves, to “walk our talk.”

   Effective management is putting first things first. While leadership decides what “first things” are, it is management that puts them first, day-by-day, moment-by-moment. Management is discipline (training to be self-controlled), carrying it out.

   Discipline obtains from belief—belief in a set of values, belief in an overriding(最主要的) purpose, to a long-term or short term goal that must be carried out.

 In other words, if you are an effective manager of yourself, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will. You are a follower of your own deep values and their source. And you have the will, the quality to control your feelings and moods rather than depend on others or have your work half done.

 

Title	The power of independent will
Theme	Independent will makes self-management 1.       .
Reasons	·The example given to 2.       power of independent will is amazing. ·Power of independent will helps to make one’s 3.       every day. ·4.      is very important to develop our independent will. ·It’s our ability to have our promises made and5.      .
Suggestions	·Effective managers should know 6.      should be done first. ·Effective managers with discipline should7.        to their  promises.
8.	·You 9.        your deep values. ·Your feelings and moods are able to be 10.       .

 

 

                                  

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CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL. FROM THE DESK OF: MR. JOSEPH YANA. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) BURKINA-FASO. Dear Sir / Madam,     I am the Bill and Exchange (assistant) Manager of the African Development Bank, MR. JOSEPH YANA.     In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of USD$9.900.000 in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his wife and two children in July 2002 in a plane crash. Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin(近亲属) to come over and claim his money, but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him in the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.     It is therefore upon this discovery that I in my department now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as next of kin or relation since nobody is coming for it and we don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The banking law and guidelines here says that if such money remains unclaimed after ten years, the money will be transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund.     The request of the foreigner in this transaction（办理） is necessary because our late customer was a foreigner. We agree that 30% of this money will be for you as foreigner partner, 5% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the business and 65% would be for me, after which I shall visit your country for disbursement(开支) according to the percentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged, you must apply first to the bank, and send your account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the money will be sent.     Upon receiving your reply, I will send to you by fax or e-mail the text of the application which you shall retype and fax to us. Trusting to receive your urgent reply through my alternative Email : jyana96 @ yahoo.com.id     Best regards.     MR. JOSEPH YANA.

1. A foreigner who receives this letter should ________.

A. be a close relative of the dead.

B. send hundreds of dollars to Africa

C. go to African Development Bank for the wealth

D. not take it seriously.

2.Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. Many millionaires died in the plane crash.

B. Any money unclaimed will be given to a poor foreigner.

C. the division of the money seems quite reasonable.

D. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK doesn’t exist at all.

3. A person who believes “__________” will fall into it.

A. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.               B. There's no such thing as a free lunch.

C. All rivers run into the sea                      D. A short cut is often a wrong cut