WHEN ARE YOU AN ADULT?
　　Many countries have ceremonies to celebrate their young people becoming adults. However, some countries do not. Instead, young people think of themselves as adults when they can do “adults” things. But when do you become an adult in the U.S.A.? Let’s look at what some American teenagers say.
　　Sam: I think you are an adult at 18. That’s when you can vote. You can help to choose who runs the state and the whole country. That’s grown up! My grandfather couldn’t vote until he was 21. They only change it to 18 in 1971. I guess they think we are more responsible at 18 now.
　　Jenny: I think it’s hard to choose. I get to drive a car at 16, don’t I? That’s a serious responsibility. When you have a driver’s license you show it to people to prove your age for all kinds of things. So that must be the age when you change from a young person to an adult. Because you have to prove you are that age and not a kid.
　　Suzie: I think there is something crazy about American laws about when young people can do things. So I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think that 18 is grown up, even if 16 isn’t. But then I can’t drink alcohol until I’m 21! If I’m an adult at 21, how can people stop me buying a can of beer in a shop?
　　vote: 选举
　　43. Which of the following is TRUE?
　　A. You can’t vote until 21.
　　B. You can drive a car at 18.
　　C. You can’t drink until 16.
　　D. You can buy beers before 21.

　　44. Sam thinks “grown up” means __________.
　　A. you can help to choose the president and governors
　　B. you can drink alcohol
　　C. you are responsible for all things you do
　　D. you can drive a car

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　1.由于大雪，飞行员只得把飞机降落到另一座城市的一个飞机场。

 　　______________ _____ the snow, the pilot had to land the plane at an airport in another city.

　　2.老师不会鼓励学生在考试前才温书至深夜，他们应该上课时专心听讲才对。

 　　Teachers do not encourage students to pull an all night for exams. They should _____ _______during lessons.

　　3.当你遇到问题的时候不要放弃，试试其他方法。

　　Don’t _____ _____ when you have a problem, try another way.

　　4.她根据遗嘱获得了一大笔财产。

　　She bagged a fabulous fortune _________________ _____ the will.

　　5.我给你五美元请你帮我看下车。

　　I pay you 5 dollars to _____ _________ my car.

　　6.我穿了一件红外套以便他能很容易地看见我。

　　I put on a red coat _____ _____________he could see me easily.

　　7.妇女们带着孩子排队领取食物。

　　Women _____ _____ with children for the food.

　　8.每早他都骑车载我去上学。

 　　Every morning he _____ _____ _____ _____ school.

词汇? （每小题1分，计15分）

1.It’s　i______ for? you? to? fly? to? the? sun

2.It is so dry here that you cannot find a d_____ of water.

3.The ? local g_____ has? taken? actions? to? protect? wild? animals.

4.The? girl? s_________??? when? she? saw? the? snakes.

5.Look! Those boys are f_______ again!

6.Zhalong is a nature? r _______ in Heilongjiang.

7.The lowest t_______ will be below zero.

8._______(不幸), little Yueyue died at last. All people feel sad about her.

9.He has a good m______ ,? he can learn things? quickly.

10.Many students don’t know the_______(重要) of English.

11.I often hear him _______(sing) in the next door.

12.The students are busy _______(read) books.

13.It was too cold and I ________(catch) a bad cold.

14.Help _____(you) to some fruit, children.

15.He rushed into the kitchen______ (save) the old man.

阅读下列邮件，然后根据要求写一封回信。

Dear Yang Fen,

　　Now I am new here. I can't understand what the English teacher says, and I am afraid of talking with the classmates here. But the biggest problem for me is that I can't sleep the night before a big exam. Could you help me?Yours,Wang Lin要求：请根据王林的困难，运用以下句型给出建议。 80词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

● You should ...

● Why don't you ...

● If I were you, I would ...

Dear Wang Lin,

　　I'm glad to hear from you. I have some suggestions that may help you.

I hope you will do better in English and get along well with your new classmates.

Yours, Yang Fen