In a recently published book, I came across some exercises with interesting names such as fishbone diagrams, lotus flowers and clustering. As I used these exercises in my classes, I noticed that students were interested. They said more and wrote more. They enjoyed expressing their ideas and sharing them in groups. They were no longer passively waiting for the bell , but actively taking part in the lesson. I find that creativity can act as a way to increase participation and improve fluency.

Creativity has become a popular word in recent years. Scholars in arts, psychology, business, education and science are all working to get a deeper understanding of it. Robert J. Stemberg is a creativity specialist and Yale professor of psychology. He defines creativity as “the ability to produce work that is both new (original) and appropriate(applicable to the situation ) ”. This definition is useful, as we want our students to use language in a new way and to use it correctly and properly. Mot scholars say there are two types of creativity: big “C” creativity and small “c” creativity. Big “C” creativity refers to genius level thinking that results in artistic masterpieces and scientific breakthroughs. Small “c” creativity refers to everyday level thinking that can be used in any situation our emphasis is on the latter. While it goes without saying that any of our students could go on to be the next Picasso or Edison, our aim is to help students produce more ideas and use language in a new way.

1. The underlined words “waiting for the bell” in the first paragraph probably means______.

   A. longing for a phone call        B. hoping to have a bell   

C. expecting the end of the class    D. waiting to speak in the class

2. It can be inferred from the passage that the author thinks the exercises in the book were _____.

 A. popular    B. useful    C. scientific     D. creative   

3. When you use a familiar word in a new way, you are ________.

   A creative in the sense of big “C” creativity.

   B. creative in the sense of small “c” creativity..

C. not creative in the sense of big “C” creativity..

D. not creative in the sense of small “c” creativity.

4. The main purpose of the passage is to _________.

A. show how useful the book is.

B, explain what creativity 

C. discuss how one can be creative 

D. tell what reaching aims at

    据报道，2008年北京奥运会将选拔约十万志愿者为之服务。请你以“Dos and Don’ts for the 2008 Olympic Volunteers”为题，用英语写一篇短文，讨论志愿者应该做什么，不应该做什么。短文应包括下表中的内容：

注意：1。对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥

      2．词数120左右。短文中已写好了的部分，不计入词数

      3．参考词汇：形象—— image

Dos and Don’ts for the 2008 Olympic Volunteers

It is reported that about 100,000 people will be chosen as volunteers for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. What should the volunteers do and what should they not do?

_________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

If I have the honour to be chosen as a volunteer, __________________________________

请根据下面的英文短诗，展开适当的想象，写一篇短文。

标题为：My Teacher Mr. Moore

There’s a teacher Mr. Moore.

Who is lovely and thirty-four.

Always encouraging us to try.

He leads us to a world of “why”.

We all admire him more and more.

注意：

1．  不得照抄短诗原文。

2．  必须结合短诗的内容，发挥想象，适当展开。

3．  必须突出短诗的主题，结构完整，语意连贯。

4．  短文不能写成诗歌形式。

词数：120左右。

They were completely ________ by the story he made up.

A．taken in        B．taken up        C．taken off     D．taken out

China has a population of 737 million people in the countryside, ________ makes up 56 percent of the country's population.

A．it           B．what      C．which           D．who

—Will you please stop that? It makes me nervous.

—I don't see ________ that bothers you.

A．where           B．what      C．if          D．how

—When are you going to visit your uncle in Guangzhou?

—As soon as I ________ my work for tomorrow.

A．complete       B．had completed         C．will complete           D．completed

I still remember father spent plenty of time teaching me how to pronounce a word, how to understand something that I saw for the first time and how to be polite to others．And I will never   1 one sentence my father used to say to me, “I love you, son．Say you love me, son.”  2  , I would scream, “I love you, Dad.”

When I was growing up, I found that I had little in  3  with my father gradually．Sometimes we often argued about something sharply and then the argument changed into a   4  ．I knew there was a gap between us．I didn't   5    hearing the words “I love you” from my father the last time．To tell you the truth, I couldn't honestly remember   6   I had last said those words to him, either.

Now father was in hospital．The doctor said it was   7   and he needed an operation at once,   8   he wasn't sure whether my father was able to  9  it．Everything in my childhood 10   in my mind．Then I called and said, “Dad, I love you!”

There was a   11   at the other end and he replied coldly, “Well, I love you, too!”

I   12   and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are   13  , I know you will say what you want to say.”

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and   14   asked, “Paul, is everything OK?”

A few weeks later I was working when I received my father's call．“Paul, I love you.” I was so 15  that my tears rolled down my cheeks．Perhaps both of us  16  that this special moment had 17 our relationship to a new level.

A short while after this special moment, my father finally narrowly   18   death following the heart operation．I can't   19   that if I did not take the first   20   and Dad did not survive the surgery, what kind of life I would lead now.

1．A．forget                B．read                 C．understand       D．practice

2．A．Actually             B．Simply             C．Naturally          D．Strangely

4．A．fight                  B．quarrel             C．question           D．discussion

5．A．expect               B．think                C．enjoy               D．remember

6．A．why                  B．whether            C．where              D．when

7．A．risky                  B．serious             C．important         D．difficult

8．A．but                    B．because            C．so                    D．for

9．A．remain               B．master              C．survive             D．defeat

10．A．put                  B．opened             C．kept                 D．appeared

11．A．response           B．pause               C．silence             D．surprise

12．A．cried                B．smiled              C．nodded             D．moved

13．A．free                 B．ready               C．happy              D．convenient

14．A．eagerly             B．carefully           C．excitedly          D．nervously

15．A．touched            B．amused            C．encouraged       D．shocked

16．A．required           B．realized             C．reacted             D．reported

17．A．formed             B．built                 C．taken               D．increased

18．A．escaped            B．passed              C．beat                 D．fought

19．A．conclude          B．infer                 C．imagine            D．decide

20．A．effect                    B．step                 C．word             D．advice

Dear Jane, Barbara and Roger,

As you know, we've been looking for a new house for some time．Now that all our children have left home, we find that the house is too big for us．Also, since your father retired, there has been no reason for us to stay in this district．Although we like our neighbors, we're decided to move south for two reasons．First, the weather will suit us better, and second, we've be a little nearer to you, Uncle George and Auntie Hilda．It will make visiting each other much simpler.

We stayed with your uncle and aunt last weekend and saw several houses．One of them sounded as if it were just what we wanted．The right number of rooms, a small garden, etc．When we saw it, we nearly died! It was in a terrible condition and would have cost a fortune to make it habitable（宜居的）．The roof and all the walls needed repairing and the whole inside redecorating．After that, we were very cautious about believing details from the estate（房地产） agent．The next two we saw were not much better, but the fourth house was exactly what we wanted．It was empty, so we're going to move in immediately．We'll put all your things in boxes and take them with us．You'll have to sort them out, throwing away what you don't want.

Can you all come next weekend? You can have a nice rest in a country．Telephone on Wednesday at the new number to let us know.

Lots of Love,

Mum and Dad

1．The parents decided to move south because ________.

       A．they didn't like traveling

       B．they wanted to go back to their hometown

       C．they both retired and they wanted to live with their children

       D．they wanted to be nearer to their relatives and they liked the weather in the south

2．What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in Para 2 “When we saw it, we nearly died!”?

       A．We were at a loss for words when we saw the house.

       B．We were so tired since we had been to several houses.

       C．We were so excited because the house was exactly what we wanted.

       D．We were greatly disappointed because the house was in a poor condition.

3．From the passage, we can understand that the estate agent ________.

       A．overstated the exact condition of the house

       B．did not have enough houses for people to choose from

       C．tried to persuade people to buy houses in a poor condition

       D．usually could not understand the need of their customers

4．The purpose of the parents writing this letter is to ________.

       A．ask their children to help them move house

       B．express their regret for not being with their children

       C．inform the children that they will move to a new house

       D．ask their children for suggestions about moving to a new house