5、About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table．I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation．At one point the woman asked: “So, how have you been?” And the boy, who could not have been more than seven or eight years old, replied, “Frankly, I’ve been a little depressed lately．”

       This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing．As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school．

       The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years．Children don’t seem childlike anymore．Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to．

       Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different．Childhood as it once was no longer exists, why?

       Human development is based not only on innate（天生） biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge．Movement from one social rote（生搬硬套） to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status．Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders．

       In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation（揭示） machine has been brought in 98 percent of American homes．It is called television．Television passes information to all viewers alike, indiscriminately （不加区分地）．Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures．

       Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access．Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbol that must be memorized and practices．Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials．

1．Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world______________．

       A．through contact with society

       B．naturally and by biological instinct （本能）

       C．gradually and under guidance

       D．through exposure to social information

2．The phenomenon that today’s children seem adult like is due to ____________．

       A．the widespread influence of television

       B．the poor arrangement of teaching content

       C．the fast pace of human intellectual development

       D．the constantly rising standard of living

3．Why is the author in favor of communication through print for children?

       A．It enables children to gain more social information．

       B．It develops children’s interest in reading and writing．

       C．It helps children to memorize and practice more．

       D．It can control what children are to learn．

4．What does the author think of the change in today’s children?

       A．He feels amused by their premature （早熟） behavior．

       B．He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note．

       C．He considers it a positive development．

       D．He seems to be upset about it．

4、Forty years ago, Rachel Carson died and the Pittsburgh area lost perhaps its most influential citizen．A native of a Pennsylvania College for Women graduate, Carson published “Silent Spring” in 1962, a work that launched the modern environmental movement and led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency （EPA） as well as the passage of our major environmental laws．

       However, there has been a puzzling and troubling trend in recent years: an attack on her theory by conservatives and the agrochemical （农用化学品） industry．For example, Rush Limbaugh gave the following quiz: “Who caused more deaths: Adolf Hitler or RachelCarson?” Limbaugh's answer was Carson, due to the approximately 100 million deaths from malaria （疟疾） since 1972, the year in which the pesticide （杀虫剂）DDT was banned for use in the United States in part as a result of “Silent Spring．”

       Therefore, on this 40th anniversary of Carson's death, we need to take a scientific look at the myths that remain about pesticides．

       Myth 1: Pesticide usage has declined since 1962．In fact, pesticide usage has more than doubled since 1962, and the global pesticide industry currently uses over 2．5 million tons of pesticides each year．Even DDT is still used abroad．

       Myth 2: Pesticides are safe．In fact, as Carson warned us, these poisonous chemicals are unsafe since they are designed to kill biological organisms, but are often not specific in their targets．Pesticide exposure can cause skin irritation, headache, cancer and even death．According to the WHO, over 25 million people a year in developing countries suffer severe acute pesticide poisonings with over 20,000 deaths．

       Of the 80,000 pesticides and other chemicals in use today, 10 percent are recognized as carcinogens （致癌物质）．According to recent studies, brain cancer rates are five times higher in homes with “no-pest” strips and six times higher in homes where pets wear flea collars （杀蚤颈圈）．Our homes have pesticide concentrations 10 to 100 times higher than outdoors．

       So, if Carson were with us today, still battling the agrochemical industry that spent millions of dollars, what would she be advocating? I feel confident that she would be a strong supporter of a new principle of chemical assessment．

Simply put, this principle requires producers of pesticides to prove that they are safe and necessary before they are put on the market．Our current system puts the burden of proof on government and scientists to prove that a pesticide is dangerous and poses an “unacceptable risk” before it can be pulled from the market．

1．Limbaugh attacked Carson because he thought that _____．

       A．“Silent Spring” had caused in part the 100 million deaths from malaria

       B．she was supporting the production of poisonous pesticides

       C．“Silent Spring” was originated from Hitler’s writings

       D．she had not cared for the 100 million deaths from malaria

2．Which of the following is the content of Myth 1?

       A．The production of pesticides has doubled during the past 40 years．

       B．2．5 million tons of pesticides have been produced since 1962．

       C．The usage of pesticides has been dropping since 1962．

       D．Pesticides have become less poisonous since 1962．

3．The author mentions “flea collars” in the sixth paragraph to indicate _____．

       A．pesticides contribute to the development of cancer

       B．the close connection between them and dog cancer rates

       C．the medical effect of flea collars on dogs

       D．flea collars contribute to high pesticide concentrations indoors

4．What is the suggested new practice of chemical assessment?

       A．Government should prove a pesticide is unsafe．

       B．Scientists should be responsible for writing assessment reports．

       C．Producers of pesticides should provide proof of their safety．

       D．A special committee should be set up for chemical assessment．

3、根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

----Lovely day, isn't it?

----Mm, yes,  1  And it's supposed to get warmer．

----Yes, that's true．You know, though, I'm always a little worried to see winter go．

-----   2 

-----Well, I love skating．In fact, I used to teach skating for a living．

-----Oh? That sounds interesting． 3

-----I work at Bank of America．How about you?

-----   4  

-----Here?

-----No, I'm from Chicago．I'm just visiting here for the wedding．

----Oh, I see．

----By the way,  5  I'm Helen Keller．

----Nice to meet you．My name is John Smith．

       A．But what do you do now?

       B．It's very cold．

       C．It's really warm．

       D．I guess I should introduce myself．

       E．I'm on the radio station．

       F．What' your name?

       G．Really?

2、此题要求改正所给段文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画出一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

       该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

       该行缺一个词;在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\）,在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

       该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

My classmates and I worked as volunteer in Beijing                        1．________

Paralympics in September 13．Early in the morning at 7:20 ,             2．________

we gathered at the National Stadium , namely the Bird’s Nest．        3．________

As soon as we got into it ten minutes late ,we started to do            4．________

some cleaning ．From 9:00 am to 4:00 pm , we tried our best help     5．________

the disabled athletes to get ready for their competitions , leading the      6．________

audience to their seats and keep order ．It was until 12:00 that we    7．________

had lunch and took a rest ,which last about an hour ．We stopped     8．________

working at 4:00．Though it was a tired job , We felt                           9．________

that it an honor to serve the disabled friends from all over the world． 10．________

1、假如你叫李华，最近你校在为一批来自英国的学生征寻住宿家庭，你有意申请。请用英语给校长写封信，说明你申请的理由：

       1．住房宽敞，有私家车；

       2．擅长英语，乐于交流；

       3．去年接待过英国学生。

       注意：1．词数100左右；

       2．可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；

       3．信的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir，

       I’m writing to request a valuable chance to be one of the host families for the British students．

Yours,

Li Hua

27、This village appears _______ to mine, but I’m not _______ with it at all．

A．similar; familiar                                           B．similar; similar

C．familiar; similar                                    D．familiar; familiar

26、Jack drove his newly-repaired car home but it broke down halfway．He should have bought a new one _______．

A． in the place           B．in place       C．in first place        D．in the first place

25、Having failed my French exams, I decided to _______ science subjects．

A．stick to         B．insist on         C．concentrate on          D．adapt to

24、Better _______ academically, he returned home to continue his experiment．

A．furnished       B．equipped       C．provided          D．installed