Bicycle tour and race

　 A bike tour and race will be held on August 26th and 27th(Sat．&Sun．)at 5：30 a．m．The riders will leave Tian’an Men Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg．Then the next 55 kilometers’leg，from Yanjiao to Jixian，will be the first competitive(比赛的)part of the tour．The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli。

　 The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe，covering a distance of 20 kilometers．Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper．Sunday morning is free for the seaside．At all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing．

　 Cost：200 yuan Telephone：4675027

Brazilian footballers

　 The Brazilian Football Club play Beijjing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium On August 26th．The club has four nation team players．Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Ronario who has promised to play for at least 4 5 minutes．

　 Ticket Prices：60／100／150 yuan

　 Time／date：4：30 P．m．August 26th(Sat．)Telephone：5012372

Rock climbing

The third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26 th and 27 that the Huairou Mountain--climbing Training Base．More than 10 teams from Beijing，Wuhan，Dalian，Jilin and other places will take part in it．A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing．Free for audience．

Take a long—distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou．

　 Time／Date：9～12 am，August 26th and 27th Telephone：7143177，7144850 Wang Zhenghua

64．The main purpose of the above events is to give information about_______．

　 A．visiting teams　　 B．things to do for the weekend

　 C．famous play D．prices to pay for the events

65．If you take part in the bike tour，you will ride for_________．

A．ll0 kilometers　　 B．55 kilometers　 C．75 kilometers　 D.35 kilometers

66．What is special about the rock climbing competition?

　 A．You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part in．

　 B．The bus trip to the places of the competition is free．

C．You can watch it without paying．

D．Many foreign teams take part in it。

67．If you want to do something on Saturday afternoon，which telephone number will you call?

　 A．7144850　　　　 B．7143177　　　 C．4675027　　　 D．5012372

TOKYO, JAPAN--What do you do when you see a cockroach (蟑螂）？ Do you hit it with a newspaper? Do you step on it?

When researchers at Tokyo University see a cockroach, they take the remote control and make the cockroach turn around, run left or right, or go forward. These scientists are changing the cockroaches into robots. Each cockroach has a very small pack that has in it a microprocessor(微处理器）.Then researchers can send signals from the remote control to the pack. The signals control the movements of the cockroaches.

Why does anyone want to control a cockroach? “Insects can do many things that people can’t,” says Isao Shimoyama, head of robot research at Tokyo University. In a few years, he says, these robot insects will carry very small cameras. They will be able to move through earthquake rubble(瓦砾）to look for people or move under doors to find information about someone.

This may seem strange, but the Japanese government thinks the research is very important. The government is giving the scientists $ 5 million for this research.

First, the researchers breed (培育)hundreds of cockroaches. They use only the American cockroach because it is bigger and stronger than other cockroaches. Then they choose the best cockroaches and remove their wings and antennae(触须）. They put small packs where the antennae were. The packs weigh about three grams, or about two times the weight of the cockroaches themselves. “Cockroaches are very strong,” says Ralph Holzer, who is a researcher at Tokyo University. “They can lift 20 times their own weight. ”

With a remote control, the scientists send signals to the packs. When a cockroach gets the signal, it moves. The problem is that the cockroaches don’t always move in the right direction.

1.The scientists are changing the cockroaches into robots because ______.

A．they want cockroaches to do things people can’t in the future

B．they want to control the movements of the cockroaches

C．they want cockroaches to take photos of the earthquakes

D．they want to send signals to the packs on the cockroaches

2.What can cockroaches do to help people?

A．They can lift 20 times their own weight.

B．They can help people to carry very small cameras.

C．They can breed hundreds of cockroaches.

D．They can search for those people in rubble after an earthquake.

3.Scientists control cockroaches’ movements ______.

A．by removing their wings

B．by sending signals from the remote control

C．by using very small cameras

D．by removing their antennae

4.What problem do the rcscarchcrs meet with?

A．The cockroachcs sometimes clon;t move.

B．The cockroachcs sometimes move in ihc wrong direction.

C．The cockroachcs arc too big to move through earthquake rubble.

D．The cockroachcs can only lift 20 times their own weight.

 

Can you share me the information about Gong Li ________ you got from the Internet?

A. who                                       B. that                                C. what

 

 

Hi Brad,

It’s good to hear from you again. I find that I’m not good at writing compositions. It’s hard for me to prepare the form of a composition and organize sentences. ①Could you tell me how to deal with this problem? I would really appreciate if you offer me some good methods.

Best wishes,

                                                                      Cindy

Hi Cindy,

A composition is really a story and any story is told to an audience. There is a form for this and it is in three parts. First, tell them(the audience) what you are going to tell them. Then tell them, and finally tell them what you told them. Parts one and three are short and most of the information is in part two. It works like this.

Let’s say you are asked to write a 200-word composition about your visit to the Great Wall. You would begin with an opening sentence or two saying something like “The Great Wall of China is a national ②landmark that is famous around the world. I visited it last summer and I want to tell you about it.” That uses about 25 words to tell them what you are going to tell them.

The second part would be about 150 words and would contain information about the Great Wall such as how long it is, when it was built, who built it and why, the fact that it is one of the seven wonders of the world and you would talk about how you felt and what you thought when you visited this national treasure. This is telling them.

Finally, you would use about another 25 words to say something like “That was my first visit to the Great Wall and it was a very emotional experience to actually touch something so old and famous. ③每个中国人至少参观长城一次.I plan to go back whenever I can.” Here, you are telling them what you told them in the story and wrapping it all up into a neat package. This formula(惯例)works for both compositions and speeches and I think you will find it helps to organize your thoughts. I hope it’s helpful.

Best wishes,

                                                                 Brad Franklin

1.将文中①处的画线部分翻译成汉语：                                             .

2.(A) 试写出文中②处画线部分landmark的汉语意思：            .

(B)下面有四个在文中出现的单词，请找出画线部分发音哪个与众不同?                .

A. work            B. word            C. information            D. world

3.将文中③处的汉语翻译成英语：                                                 .

4.从文中找出适当的词组填空：How I wish to get a letter from you soon!

How I wish to _________  _________ you soon!

5.用英语回答问题：What’s the main idea of the passage?                                .

 

根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空

1.We know that they are two____ (policewoman) from their uniforms.

2.Kang Wei is____ (interview) a firefighter.

3. When the gatekeeper saw a man ____ (hide) in his room, he called the police.

4. Please call this number if you ____(require) any further information about new clothes.

5. I’m not ____ (allow) to go to the fashion show because I didn’t pass the English exam.