—Ken, ______, but your radio is going too loud．

—Oh, I'm sorry．I'll turn it down right now．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．I hate to say it　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B．It doesn't hurt to ask

　　　 C．I'm really tired of it　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D．I'm crazy about it

Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in over 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

你所在的社區(qū)正在征集以下三個志愿者服務項目的具體活動方案：1）參與社區(qū)環(huán)保；2）陪伴空巢老人（the elderly in empty nest）；3）組織讀書活動。請你為其中的一個項目出謀劃策。（文中請不要出現(xiàn)真實的社區(qū)名稱、校名和人名。）

你的文章需包括以下內容：

l         介紹為該項目設計的2個具體活動；

l         簡單陳述活動的意義。

 Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1．你能幫我開一下電腦嗎?  (mind)

2．倫敦奧運會的閉幕式將于今年的八月十二日舉行。 (take place)

3．有了先進的科技，世界各國的警方可以更快更方便地抓獲罪犯。（available）

4．雖然工作繁忙，每天我們都應該勻出一點時間鍛煉身體，放松心情。 (relax)

5．一項新披露的調查表明網(wǎng)絡最吸引人之處在于它能讓網(wǎng)民及時了解世界大事。(inform)

Frogs, toads and salamanders usually make us think of green, slimy little monsters. These monsters actually belong to a very special class of animals called the amphibians. Amphibians can live both on land and in the water. They commonly inhabit ponds, rivers, marshes and other wetlands.

Today, amphibians are becoming extinct very quickly from all the six continents where they are found. More than 25 countries are reporting sharp drops in the populations of amphibians. In some places, embryos (胚胎) are dying; in others, adults are missing. Why are they dying off?

Scientists blame human interference. Industrial waste and toxic gases given out by factories, manufacturing plants and cars are steadily poisoning the breeding grounds of amphibians. Chemicals such as sulphur dioxide rise high into the atmosphere and mix with rain. This makes the rain acidic and thus kills off delicate amphibian embryos.

More rare species of amphibians are already gone. Costa Rica's Golden toads have not been seen since 1989. The Australian Gastric Brooding frogs are extinct. Leopard frog numbers are dropping in the Rocky Mountains. Leopard frogs live in the wetland regions in these areas. The wetlands are being drained to make way for highways, industry and new housing.

Another threat to the amphibians is the increased ultraviolet radiation. Ultraviolet rays come from the sun and are extremely harmful to living things. They can cause skin cancer in humans. Luckily for us, ultraviolet rays are blocked by a thick layer of ozone above the earth's atmosphere. Ozone is a special kind of oxygen which absorbs ultraviolet radiation. Now, the ozone layer is being destroyed by chemicals called CFC's which are given off by factories. A hole in the ozone layer was discovered over Antarctica in the late 1980’s. As a result, more ultraviolet rays are reaching the earth and more amphibians are dying.

Just as the emergence of new infectious diseases such as Bird Flu are a threat to human and animal populations across the world, amphibian species are also facing their most significant threat from a little understood disease. A chytrid fungus is understood to be of the major causes of frog death across the world.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS)

81.   _____________________________________indicate that amphibians are dying out quickly.

82.   What’s the destructive force of acid rain?

       _________________________________________________________________________.

83.   The ozone layer protects people by _____________________________________________.

84.   List at least two major factors that lead to the extinction of amphibians.

       _________________________________________________________________________.

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

One of the consequences of the terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan on 11 March was, of course, a leak of radiation at the Fukushima nuclear power station on the country’s east coast. Soon afterwards, all the people living within twenty kilometres of the plant were told to leave because of the danger from the radiation.

The pros and cons of nuclear power always come up in debates about how the world should produce the energy it needs. Those who think the risks are too great can obviously use Chernobyl – and now Fukushima – in their argument, while also pointing out that nuclear waste stays radioactive for hundreds of years, and asking what might happen if terrorists ever chose to attack a nuclear power plant. Those who support nuclear power point out that a very small amount of nuclear fuel can create a huge amount of energy, and that unlike the burning of fossil fuels such as oil, coal and natural gas, nuclear power stations don’t contribute to global warming by pushing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Most of the world’s energy currently comes from fossil fuels, but this can’t go on forever. As well as the problem of global warming there is the simple fact that the Earth has a limited amount of these resources. They will eventually run out – although there is a lot of disagreement about when that might be.

Apart from nuclear power, which currently provides less than 10% of the world’s energy, the other alternative is energy from renewable sources. These include hydropower, biofuels (made mostly from crops), wind power and solar power, and together they currently provide around 15% of the world’s energy. Some scientists think renewable energy is the great hope for the future – not only because it won’t run out but also because it is less risky than nuclear power and produces far fewer greenhouse gases than burning fossil fuels.

Other scientists, however, believe we will never produce enough renewable energy to fill the gap when fossil fuels begin to run out. That is why, even while watching the very worrying events in Japan, they argue that nuclear power will always have to be part of the solution to the world’s energy problems.

Being less than perfectly well-dressed in a business setting can result in a feeling of great discomfort that may well require treatment to eliminate. And the sad truth is that “clothing mismatches” on the job can ruin the day of the person who is wearing the inappropriate attire(著裝)—and the people with whom he or she comes in contact.

Offices vary when it comes to dress codes. Some businesses have very high standards for their employees and set strict guidelines for office attire, while others maintain a more relaxed attitude. However, it is always important to remember that no matter what your company’s attitude is regarding what you wear, you are working in a business environment and you should dress properly. Certain items may be more appropriate for evening wear than for a business meeting, just as shorts and a T-shirt are better suited for the beach than for an office environment. Your attire should reflect both your environment and your position. A senior vice president has a different image to maintain than that of a secretary or sales assistant. Like it or not, you will be judged by your personal appearance.

This is never more apparent than on “dress-down days”, when what you wear can say more about you than any business suit ever could. In fact, people will pay more attention to what you wear on dress-down days than on “business professional ” days. Thus, when dressing in “business casual” clothes, try to put some good taste into your wardrobe choices, recognize that the “real” definition of business casual is to dress just one notch(等級) down from what you would normally wear of business-professional attire days.

Remember, there are borders between your career and our social life. You should dress one way for play and another way when you mean business. Always ask yourself where you are going and how other people will be dressed when you get there. Is the final destination the opera, the beach, or the office? Dress properly and you will discover the truth in the principle that clothes make the man—and the woman. When in doubt, always misjudge on the side of dressing slightly more traditionally than the situation demands.

72. What is the passage mainly about?

   A. How to dress properly in a business setting.

   B. A president of a company should dress differently from a secretary or sales assistant.

   C. The differences between professional and casual dress.

   D. Improper dress will make a person feel uncomfortable.

73. Which of the following statements is true?

   A. Every company has strict rules regarding office dress.

   B. You can wear whatever you like if your company doesn’t have high standards for dressing.

   C. You should dress according to the business setting even when there are no fixed rules.

   D. In companies with relaxed rules on office dress, you can’t spot a manager among others.

74. Which statement best describes “dress-down days”?

   A. On dress-down days, you can wear whatever you like.

   B. People’s clothes on dress-down days don’t receive much attention.

   C. We can’t judge a person’s taste by his clothes on dress-down days.

   D. People are usually more careful about what they wear on dress-down days than on other occasions.

75. Which of the following is NOT the rule offered in the passage with regard to business dress?

   A. Remember to ask others for advice when you are not sure about what to dress.

   B. Think about how other guests will wear if you are invited to a dinner.

   C. For a business meeting and a concert, you should dress differently.

   D. Dress a bit traditionally if you are not sure about proper dress for a certain occasion.

SOUTH PARIS, Maine For eight students in the Wilderness Leadership class at Oxford Hills High School, a three-day weekend hike in the White Mountain National Forest sounded like a fun, challenging course requirement.

But when a storm dumped up to 3 feet of snow on western Maine, a harsh learning experience turned into a crash course in winter survival.

Reported missing from their scheduled meeting place in Gilead at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, the eight students and two teachers were not found until 11 a.m. yesterday [Monday], after a pilot spotted the group moving in rugged snow-blanketed area. The discovery followed an unsuccessful ground search by volunteers on snowshoes.

After the group was reported missing Sunday, volunteers hiked 3 miles into the woods to look for the students. The five-hour effort turned up nothing and the decision was made to wait until yesterday morning to also canvass the area by air.

A Maine Warden Service pilot lifted off and spotted the group close to their intended trail at about 11 a.m. Strong airflow prevented him from descending toward the hikers but the group clearly recognized the plane as part of a search team.

“They waved at the plane. They laid down, spread out, and waved,” said Mark Latti, a spokesman for the Maine Warden Service. “The pilot then guided a search party into their location.”

68.　 Before yesterday, the three-day weekend hike was supposed to be a _____.

　　　 A. fun and relaxing excursion　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. ridiculous course requirement

　　　 C. crash course for wilderness survival　　　　　　 D. challenging learning experience

69.　 The underlined word “canvass” in paragraph 4 probably means _____.

　　　 A. intrude　　　　　　 B. search　　　　　 C. harvest　　　　　　　　　 D. exploit

70.　 Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　　 A. The volunteers gave up the search at last because of the airflow.

　　　 B. The pilot succeeded in landing besides the hikers.

　　　 C. The hikers almost stuck to their planned route in spite of the heavy snow.

　　　 D. The search party went into the woods by air, and saved the students out.

Submitting Homework Online

In order to upload an assignment to the system properly, you must save the assignment using one of the following applications: Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, or Microsoft Excel.

After you complete an assignment, it is important to save your work. This ensures that assignment being uploaded to the system is the most updated version. Your word processing program may attempt to save the assignment to a default folder on your computer. We recommend creating a new folder, named after your course, in a location that is easy to remember, such as “My Documents.”

File Name Requirements

Select a file name for the assignment that is easy to remember. The file name must NOT contain spaces. Any spaces used in the file name will prevent the file from uploading to the system. File names using the extensions .rtf, .html, .zip, .jpg, or .exe are NOT allowed. Review the following examples to be sure that you use the proper format:

l Example of an acceptable file name: lesson1.doc

l Example of an unacceptable file name: lesson 1.doc

Assignment Upload Procedure

Make sure you save the assignment using one of the applications previously identified and ensure that it meets the file name requirements described above. When the file is ready to upload, follow these steps:

1.　　　 Log into the system.

2.　　　 Enter your address information and click the CONTINUE button. You will be routed to the “Directions” screen.

3.　　　 Review the directions and click the CONTINUE button. You will be routed to the “Special Assignment Upload” screen.

4.　　　 Click the BROWSE button. The “Choose File” pop-up window appears.

5.　　　 Navigate to the location on your computer where you saved your assignment, and select the file.

6.　　　 After you have selected the file, click the UPLOAD button to upload your assignment to the system.

65.　 Which file name is acceptable for submitting homework?

A. research paper.doc　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. research paper.pdf

C. researchpaper.doc　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. researchpaper.rtf

66.　 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

　　　 A. Applications.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Uploading steps.

　　　 C. The file name.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Code numbers.

67. The directions suggest saving an assignment to a specific folder in order to help the student_____.

A. navigate the system　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. remember the location of the document

C. choose the appropriate application　　　　　 D. remember the document name quickly

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

When I became an amputee at age 29, I was forced to rethink the idea of physical perfection. My life became different, as I changed from an acceptably attractive woman to an object of pity and __50__.

Too busy __51__ physical pain and obvious mobility limitation, I was not aware of this change at first. I was determined to __52__, feeling good about the progress I had made, as I moved forward.

__53__, as I made my first excursion outside the hospital, society had already assigned me a new status. Happy to be free of my restriction in the hospital, I rolled through the shopping mall – a __54__ survivor, feeling like a war hero. Unfortunately, I had a rude __55__ as I discovered that others did not view me in the way I had come to view myself.

All eyes were upon me, yet no one dared to make eye contact. Their efforts to __56__ my eyes forced me to realize they saw only my missing legs. Mothers __57__ held their children closer as I passed. Elderly women patted me on the head saying, “God Bless You!” with __58__ in their eyes.

While I sat thinking about what had happened, a small girl came up to me. She stared with unembarrassed __59__ at the empty pants. Finding nothing there, she looked up at me with a puzzled look, she innocently asked, “Lady, where did your legs go?”

I explained that my legs had been sick. Since my legs hadn’t been strong and healthy like hers, the doctors had to __60__ them. Leaning her head upwards, she asked, “Did they go to ‘Leg Heaven’?”

That incident made me think about how __61__ children and adults react to the unknown. To a child, an odd appearance is an interesting curiosity and a __62__ learning experience while adults often view the same thing with fear and horror. I began to realize that, I, too had been __63__ of the same inappropriate reactions before I knew what life was like for an amputee.

To fulfill the wholeness of my mind and spirit, I now smile warmly, make eye contact, and speak in a confident manner. By using a __64__ approach, I attempt to enlighten society about the fact that having a not-so-perfect body doesn’t mean having a poor quality of life.

50. A. comfort                   B. fear                         C. hatred                      D. sadness     

51.   A. crying with               B. figuring out              C. holding back             D. dealing with

52.   A. endure                     B. quit                          C. revenge                   D. succeed           

53.   A. Instead                    B. Moreover                 C. However                  D. Therefore

54.   A. calm                        B. poor                        C. proud                      D. rare               

55.   A. awakening               B. ending                    C. happening               D. proceeding

56.   A. turn                         B. hold                       C. catch                             D. avoid

57.   A. softly                       B. protectively              C. reluctantly                D. pleasantly         

58.   A. pity                          B. anger                       C. depression                D. upset 

59.   A. curiosity                  B. determination            C. enthusiasm               D. satisfaction      

60.   A. lose                         B. adjust                       C. remove                    D. stretch             

61.   A. differently                B. positively                  C. strangely                  D. sympathetically

62.   A. painful                     B. potential                   C. similar                      D. common   

63.   A. conscious                B. guilty                C. ignorant                   D. short

64.   A. creative                    B. flexible                     C. positive                    D. scientific

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Like many other young people, Lin Chi-ying (Vicky) and Chiang Chiu-ping (Pinky) dreamed of traveling the world. What makes them special is that they actually did it; what’s more, they did it on bicycles.

At 18, Vicky read the famous Cycling Diary of Hu Rong-hua and was __41__ to take a bike tour of southern China by herself. In 1991, while riding along the island’s east coast, she met a Japanese __42__, who invited her to join him on a world cycling tour.

In July 1998, they began their trip in Alaska. Vicky soon realized, however, that their travel philosophies were quite different. Her partner seemed intent on testing his endurance, while she preferred __43__ the fantastic scenery and meeting the locals. They parted after a month. Vicky cycled alone through the Rocky Mountains down to the western United States. By this time, her __44__ efforts to persuade her college friend, Pinky, to join her had succeeded.

Once, in California, Vicky and Pinky were unable to find any cheap __45__, so they camped in a park. They were woken up by __46__ police officers, who told them camping there was illegal. In cities, they would __47__ through colleges and libraries, “in need of air-conditioning,” Pinky joked.

Vicky and Pinky praise friends back in China who supported them __48__, as well as people who assisted them along the way. They have fond __49__ of the wonderful friendliness of the people in a Turkish village, where Vicky and Pinky farmed, cooked, and danced with the locals.