When my wife and I went to live in an Arab country, my friends told us to be prepared for a culture shock（文化差異）. Later, we realized that the advice given to us by our friends was correct.

The culture shock started with the weather. Here, the burning sun can cook an egg in a minute ! The hot weather made us feel so tired that we were falling asleep at midday !.

Another culture shock was the working week. We worked from Saturdays to Wednesdays, including Sundays. It was also strange to see people praying( 禱告) in a certain direction! They have strict rules for women. They do not let people see their faces in public. They do not let women drive cars, either. All dresses worn by women have to cover the body completely. They believe that women cannot be see in public.

At the weekends, we went camping in the desert(沙漠). I will never forget watching the sun setting over the desert. We also enjoyed riding on the camels.

In the end, we enjoyed living there, but their culture is very different from the American culture.

1. The writer experienced( 體驗) the culture shock_______.

A. before going to the Arab country   

B. after camping in the desert

C. during stay in the Arab country    

D. while watching the sunset

2.People in the Arab country do not go to work_______.

A. on Mondays and Tuesdays 

B. on Saturdays and Sundays

C. on Wednesdays and Thursdays    

D. on Thursdays and Fridays

3. Which of the following is strict rules for women ?

    a. cover faces in public        b. not go outside

    c. be dressed in white          d. not drive cars

A. a ; c     B. a ; d     C. b ; c     D. b ; d

4. What does the writer think of living in the Arab country ?

  A. He enjoyed living there    

B. He enjoyed the culture there.

C . He was interested in praying 

D. He felt strange to see the weather

In January 1998 twp pigs escaped from west of London. The gigs were going to be killed for meat. For almost a week, they hid in the woods around the town of Malmesbury.

When the local police began to look for the pigs, newspaper reporters from all over the country joined them. Soon people everywhere were reading about the adventures(歷險記) of Butch and Sundance with great interest. The owner of the pigs said that if they were found, he would sell them to anyone who would give them a home. A number of newspapers tried to buy the pigs, and finally The daily Mail paid a lot of money for them.

One rainy night, six days after the escape, a reporter from The Daily Mail and some people from the town found Butch in the woods. They caught her and put her in a cage. The next day, Sundance was caught, too.

The pigs were sent to a zoo. They were no longer free, but they were alive !

1.Why did the two pigs escape ?

2. Where did the two pigs hide for almost a week ?

3. Who joined the local police in looking for the pigs ?

4. What’s the name of the two pigs ?

5. What do you know The Daily Mail is ?

Yellowstone is a huge park covering over 3,400 square miles in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. It can be reached by air to Cody or Jackson, 50 miles from the entrances(入口) . There is no train service nearby. Limited(有限的) bus service is used from some of the towns near it. Once in the area, a car is almost a must . The park has 5 entrances, which are open from May to October . It is a good idea to plan a trip during the good weather, but except big crowds and show traffic. Parts of the park are open in the winter for snow sports.

Be sure to come prepared for different weather at any time of the year. Take enough of your clothing so you will be prepared for unexpected changes in temperature. Take good walking shoes and thick socks, if you are going to do any hiking. You can also see the park on horseback.

If you want to learn about Yellowstone, the National Park Service has many talks, films and tours to help you to understand it .

1. How large is Yellowstone National Park ?

2. What is a must if you are in the area ?

3. Why are parts of the park open in winter ?

4. What do you need to take while going to do any hiking ?

5. Where can you find more information about Yellowstone ?

Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes ? Some students at Winter Park High School just quickly get up and go to class in their own bedrooms. Of course, their teachers and classmates do not see them because all their class work is on the computer.

The Florida High School, the state’s only on-line school, has 250 students who are taking classes at home by computers.

 “I’m a lot more comfortable at home,” said Luke Levesque, a 16-year-old who is taking a computer class on line. He thinks (A) the school’s computer lab is so noisy that he can’t study well.” Home is much better,” he says.

Students in this first on-line program take classes in math, American government, chemistry, computer, and Web-page design. They also have to go to regular( 正規(guī)的) school to attend other classes.

When a student is ready to begin in class, he or she (B) _______the computer, reads the teacher’s instructions, and begins working on the lesson for the day. What happens if a student has a question for the teacher ? Or the teacher wants to say something about the work a students is doing ? The student and the teacher talk to each other every day through e-mail or by telephone.

Is it easy for students to cheat on tests(考試作弊) when they’re working at home ? (C) The teachers have already thought about this. They make students take their final exams in person in the classroom.

“You see most of the same things on-line that you see in a regular classroom,” says teacher Linda Hayes.

If this first on-line program goes well, in three years Florida High School students will be able to take all their classes by computer. When that happens, students will be able to get their high school diplomas(畢業(yè)證書) without having to (D) 走進(jìn)教室。

1.將劃線部分(A)改寫成 the school’s computer lab is_______noisy for_______to study well.

2.在(B)的空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語________________________

3.將劃線部分(C)譯成漢語__________________________________________________

4.將劃線部分(D)譯成英語_____________________________________________________

5.在正文中找出能夠說明主題的短語

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One of the strangest jobs at the Oscars is that of a seat-filler. When one of the stars needs to go to the bathroom, a seat-filler sits in the star’s seat. That way, the TV cameras won’t show any empty seats. Kathy Muller talks about her night as a seat-filler.

   ( A) I was told to reach the theater in the middle of the day, wearing my dress for the evening. There were about 200 of us seat-fillers, all very excited. We were told what we should and shouldn’t do (for example, ”Don’t talk to the stars”) , and then ( B) 我們一直等到五點(diǎn)鐘。 That’s when the stars started coming.

   The show started at six o’clock. We had to stand outside the doors. Then, when someone came put to go to the bathroom or have a cigarette( 香煙) , we were told to go and sit in their seat. ( C) The show was three hours long, and I only sat down five times. By the end, I was really tired, but I was happy because, during the evening, I sat behind Jim Carrey ( he’s very tall !) and close to Denzel Washington, Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. It was an exciting night, but I think ( D )_______ year I’ll watch the Oscars on TV at home like everyone else !

1.將劃線部分( A) 改寫成 I was told to_________at the theater at________.

2.將劃線部分(B)譯成英語_______________________________________________

3.將劃線部分( C)譯成漢語_____________________________________________

4.在（D）的空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語__________________________

5.從短文中找出兩個描寫心情的形容詞________________________________________________________________________

英語是一門重要的工具性學(xué)科。有人認(rèn)為學(xué)習(xí)英語為了出國；也有人認(rèn)為學(xué)習(xí)英語為了升學(xué)；還有人認(rèn)為學(xué)習(xí)英語為了找到好工作等等。請你以I learn English for……為話題，寫一篇短文。內(nèi)容包括：

1．學(xué)習(xí)英語的目的；

2．學(xué)習(xí)英語的原因；

3．今后在英語學(xué)習(xí)反面的打算。

要求：

1．要講題目不全；

2．書寫工整，語言連貫，在文中請不要出現(xiàn)自己的真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校；

3．詞數(shù)80—100， 文章的開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

 I learn English for________________

Everybody has different ideas about learning English, but I think…………

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We should return the books to the library________ time.

A.about         B.on           C.by           D.for

I'm sure I can improve________in spoken English in two years' time.

A.myself           B.ourselves    C.himself          D.themselves

—- Happy Birthday,  Jim!

—________!

A.The same to you        B.Thank you

C.Good luck             D.Have a nice time

—Must I be back home before 6 o'clock?

—No,  you            . But don't be too late.

A.can't          B.mustn't        C.needn't         D.won't