You and your parents can stop worrying- Edison, Pasteur, Darwin and many others were far from being "bright boys " when they were under twenty. Some of them, in the eyes of their teachers, were day- dreamers or slow pupils. So, young men or women, if you have the same experience, don' t fed disappointed.

It is always the case that parents prefer giving mere inspiring examples to encourage their children. If you take piano lessons and are not practicing hard, your parents might justly complain and show you the famous picture of little Mozart in his night- shirt, playing the piano at midnight. But the fact is that he didn’t appear to have much talent(才干)for music when he was quite young. It was not until 22 that Mozart suddenly became fired with a great liking(爱好)for music.

In the sciences, there have been thousands of people who showed great interest in certain subjects from their earliest years, and hundreds who had no idea of what they would do in the future. The well-known French chemist Pasteur displeased his parents because Louris did nothing but drew pictures and went fishing. Pasteur was twenty years old before he showed any interest in science. You have the Wright brothers, who showed great talent in engineering when they were quite young. And you have Thomas Edi-son, whose teacher tried to get him out of the class because his brain was often confused. You have the Nobel Prize Physicist Enrico Fermi, who at 17, had read enough mathematics for a doctor's degree. But there is also Charles Darwin, who hated to go to school when he was young. His farther was once so angry and shouted, "You care for nothing but shooting dogs and rat - catching. You will put your parents to shame."

So who knows what might happen in the future? It is, of course, better for the young people to know what they want to do in life . But they needn’t despair if they don ' t . There is still plenty of time and it’s never too later for success.

1. Before the age of 20, Pasture, Darwin and Edison__________.

A. were very interested in their future work .

B. were far from showing their talents .

C. showed early promise(有成功的希望)

D. failed in school.

2. To encourage their children parents are likely to give them__________

A. very excited examples        

B. real examples

C. some false examples          

D. extremely(非常) good examples

3. At the age of 22 Mozart________

A. was accidentally wounded by a fire 

B. suddenly become a great musician

C. started to play the piano at midnight  

D. became greatly interested in music

4. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

A. Most successful adults are failures before the age of 22.

B. Early schooling is not important for later success.

C. People who show no signs of great talent when they are young might turn out to be greatly successful as adults.

D. People who show signs of great success when they are young might turn out to be failures as adults.

5. Young people should not despair (丧失信心) if they are not successful because________.

     A. Edison and Darwin were not bright when young

     B. they have more years to live than adults

     C. they still have a lot of time to work for it

     D. no one can tell what might happen in the future

     Who's building the new China? It's not the factory owners or the business men and women of China. It's someone else. It's the people who have left their homes to follow their dreams, the dream of a better life.

     We see them every day, on every street comer, on every construction site in cities. They work day and night in the terrible working conditions and weather. They build the roads, the theaters, the cinemas, and the supermarkets. They even clean up our rubbish. They are China's migrant workers(民工).Young and old, these men and women are building the new China from the ground up.

      More than 140 million workers have left their homes in the countryside to look for jobs in big cities all over China. They hope to be rich, but they realize they have many difficulties in making enough money for their family. And one of the difficulties that these workers have is the pride and discrimination (歧视) from the people in cities.

      When night falls, everywhere I look I see the sad faces of the migrant workers. You can see them playing cards along the streets. Many are living far away from those whom they love. I can sometimes feel their pain, knowing exactly what it feels like to live so far away from home in a city where I walk a different walk and talk a different talk.

     Yes, they dress differently, they speak differently, and they have different habits(习惯), but they work hard to make money. The people in cities regard them as outsiders, and most governments(政府)refuse to give them medical care and public schooling for their children.

     If China hopes to move into the future, many things need to be changed. The first is discrimination need to stop our discrimination against the migrant workers of China. They may not make as much money as some people in cities, they may not have everything we have, but they are good honest people just trying to survive this game of life. These workers are very important and necessary to China' s economic(经济) development and have become an important force(力量) for the change of Chinese society. They are building the new China, so we should lend our hands and help them.

1. The journalist think__________ is building the new China.

A. the factory owners of China

B. the business men and women of China

C. the migrant workers of China

D. the people in Chinese cities

2. Which is the best title for the fourth and fifth paragraphs?

    A. Moving forward.

    B. The discrimination from the people in cities.

    C. How to make more money.

    D. A lonely life.

3. The word "survive" here in Chinese means“_______”

   A. 活过来       B. 挺过来       C. 活的累       D.活得长

4. Which one is TRUE about China's migrant workers according to the report?

a. They should be helped by us.

b. More than 1.4 billion migrant workers have been in big cities to make money.

c. They are not welcomed by the people in cities because they are not kind to others.

d. They're refused to give medical care by all the governments and their children can' t get any education.

e. They work hard day and night. But they may not make as much money as some people in cities.

f. They have become quite important to the change of Chinese society.

A. b c e f           B. a d e             C. b c d e           D. a e f

5. What does the report mainly(主要地)tell us?

    A. Though China's migrant workers work hard, their condition(状况) is terrible.

    B. The condition of China' s migrant workers needs to be changed for China' s development.

    C. The people in cities aren't polite to the migrant workers.

D. China's development only depends on(依靠) the migrant workers.

     Here are some tips on listening. We hope it can help you in one way or other.

     ●Relax yourself.

     Before yon start to listen to something, you need to relax . Don' t get nervous or excited . This will  help you with your listening.

     ●Listen carefully to the first sentence.

     The first sentence tells a lot about the whole passage . For example, ff at the very beginning, you hear "Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take away all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves but some people say it' s not a good idea. Our reporter says... " yon know you will hear a piece of news, not a children' s story, or a science report.

     ●Think when you're listening .

     When you're listening , try to do some thinking . For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened , When, where and how ? What was the result and what does the speaker want to tell us ? This way, you may understand the passage better.

     ●Listen for important facts.

      It's important for you to remember some important facts. For example, if the passage is a science report , you should try to remember its findings and how the scientists got their results.

     ●Don' t think about one or two words for too long.

     You may hear some words that you don' t know ,but don' t spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening. But you can remember some words or sentences that you think are import/rot, and you can use them when you're answering the questions.

1. This whole passage is mainly about________.

     A. tips on thinking              

   B. tips on finding the facts

     C. tips on listening        

     D. tips on remembering words

2. It's better for you to keep_________ when you begin to have a listening exam.

     A. excited           B. relaxed           C. nervous          D. worried

3. The sentence "Many shops in many parts of "China have decided to take away all "kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves'" "seem to be_________"

A. the first sentence of a piece of news    

 B. a tip on reading

 C. the end of a piece of news       

 D. a tip on speaking

4. When you're listening, it's important for you to remember________.

A. every word                    

B. every sentence

C. some important facets          

5. Who is the passage the most helpful to?

A. Foreign language learners.           

B. Doctors.

C. Scientists.                      

D. Journalists.

1. Li Ping made faces at the baby. Then it stopped__________.(哭) and smiled.

2. Mr White rang the airport to find out the_________(航班) from New York to Beijing.

3. Madam, before you take the medicine, you must look at the_________.(说明) very carefully.

4. My little sister is fond of _______(收集) stamps.

5. He was very t_______(感激)to us because we gave him a hand when he was in trouble.

6. Mike feels unhappy about the exam results . We should e_________ him to study harder and give him hope and help .

7. The whole world is getting dirtier and dirtier. We need to protect our natural e_______.

8. We had an e________ holiday in the beautiful village. All of us were very happy there .

9. We shouldn’t p__________ the environment any more, otherwise the earth will not be fit for us to live on.

10. A: I'm going to improve myself this year.

   B: Really? I think you' d better learn how to eat h________ , or you’ll be ill . I hope           you grow happily .

根据所给动词，用适当形式填空。

Now it's time for our weekly competition. Last week's prize of two theatre tickets 1______                 (win) by Bill Martins. Congratulation, Bill! I hope you 2_______(receive) your tickets by now. This week we are offering a classical(经典的)CD to the first listener who can name the piece of music and the person who wrote it. I 3_________(play) the piece of music in a few minutes, but before I do, you need 4_______(get) a pencil and a piece of paper, as I'm going to give you some help which should make your job a little easier. Listen carefully and you might be this week's lucky winner.

      First: Although the person who wrote the music was born Italy, he 5______ (spend) most of his life in Spain.

     Second: There is also a famous play. It 6_______(have) the same tide as the music and it is usually performed in the open air in the summer. When this piece of music was first performed,

many audiences couldn’t keep 7_______(listen). They got up and walked out. They thought the music was terrible and said it was a waste of their money.

     The last point: Part of his music has been used for an ad. I'm sure when you hear the music, you8__________(know) what the ad is for. I'm not going to tell you what product it is, because that would almost give you the answer!

     So, that' s the things to remember. If you can give us the answer, please ring 0018973266. 9_______(not, forget) the telephone number. And the music 10__________(come) up now.

      Hope you will enjoy it!

Here are some American classroom customs:

     If the teacher asks a question, you are expected to give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you do not know the answer, it is all right to tell the teacher that you do not know. Then he or she knows what you need to learn.

     There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you are absent (缺席), you should ear your teacher or someone who is in your class and ask for the assignment(作业). It is your responsibility (责任) to find out what assignments you have missed. It is not the teacher's responsibility to remind you of missed assignments.

      You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher, know you will not he there for the test. If your teacher allows make - up tests, you should take the test within one or two days after returning to class. Serious illness is the only reason for missing a test.

      Be on time! It is considered(认为) rude to be late. Also, it disturbs other students. If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Have your books and papers out of your bag before you come into the room. Then go to your seat and sit quietly. In the U. S. it is not necessary to knock before you enter the classroom. If you must leave during class, do so quietly. There is no need to ask the teacher's per-mission. Entering a teacher's office or any office with a closed door without knocking fast is not accept-able. Knock first, then wait to he invited in.

      Wearing a hat in class is considered impolite by many teachers. Some teachers may ignore it, but you should ask permission first.

1. What should a student do if he or she doesn't understand the teacher' s question?

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2. If a student misses a class, how can he or she find out the assignment?

___________________________________________________________________

3. What is the only reason for missing a test?

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4. Is it necessary for a student to knock before he or she enters the classroom ?

___________________________________________________________________

5. What about wearing a hat in class?

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1．从今以后，我们要更加努力学习英语。(from now on)

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2．你应该学会如何与他人相处。(get on with…)

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3．植树可以防止土壤沙化。(stop…from…)

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4．假如每个人都为保护环境做出自己的贡献，这个世界将变得更加美丽。(make a contribution to…)

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5．轮到你在会上发言了。(turn)

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假设你叫王平，是某电视台英文频道“School English”的忠实观众。请根据下列信息给栏目的主持人Cathy写一封英文信，并表达你对这个栏目的良好祝愿。

要求：1)语句通顺，合乎逻辑。

      2)字数80—100词(信的开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数)。

                                                               August 24th,2000

Dear Cathy,

I like your program very much. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours Sincerely，

                                                                          Wang Ping

There used to          a bookstore in the neighborhood, but now we have a drugstore _________

A. have; though   B. be; instead     C. had; by mistake     D. has; by accident

Can you provide us         some information         the computer?

A. for; with     B. about; with    C. with; about       D. with; with