25、You are about to open the most important book--the book of your life．

    Are we obsessed with（痴迷）holding many things when we are alive，such as money，power, and property?

    （A）we pass all of our money, power and property to somebody else at last! What reminds? Not much!

    What would you like to leave behind when you（B）pass away? Beautiful memories of happy time or pages that you wish to tear out forever? Today you have been given all opportunity to rewrite your book with a（c）fresh piece of paper．

    If you knew you had only one more day to live，how would you use this valuable time，how would you write your own book? Would you be able to enjoy the golden rays（光线）of the（D）_______and the gentle breeze?

    Take notes of all the good things（E）_________your life．Live each hour with happiness，love the people，and do all the things that（F）你以前从未做过．Offer a helping hand and live each day as if there was no tomorrow．

    This is the book--- the book of your life．

1．将划线部分（A）改写为All of our money，1powerand property ______ _______to somebody else at last!

2．写出划线部分（B）和（C）的同义词或近义词

3．在将划线部分（D）和（E）的空白处各填入一个适当的单词

4．将划线部分（F）译成英语

5．本文用一个词语来比喻人生。请在文章中找到这个词语。

23、现在有越来越多的!学生利用休息或周末时间参加各种各样的课外补习班。对于这一现象，有两种不同看法。赞同的人认为：课外补习班的老师比自己的老师教得好；可以提高学习成绩：而且可以学到更多的东西。持反对意见的人认为：课外补习容易使学生变得懒惰；没有时间放松；并且许多补习班以赚钱为目的。

    请以“A training class is__________”为题，写一篇短文。

内容包括：

1、你是否参加过课外补习；

    2、阐明你对这一现象的看法；

    3、说明你持这一看法的理由；

要求：

1、补全题目、单词数在80—100之间，文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数；

    2、请不要在文中出现真实的学校或姓名，否则不予计分：

3、字迹工整，内容健康，鼓励写出真情实感。

20、Teenagers in England do many the same things as children in China．They enjoy sending messages on their mobile phones and they also like swimming, listening to the latest music, watching TV and surfing the Internet.

    Let’s follow Sally, a British teenager, and spend five days with her during her school holiday

1．Sally and her mother went to the supermarket to buy

A．food for lunch and pens                     B．some books and pens

C．some fish and clothes                        D．some food and books

2．Which of the following things did Sally do on the fourth day?

A．She went swimming．                     B．She went out for breakfast．

    C．She read books．                         D．She went shopping．

3．According to the passage, we can infer （推断） that _________．

A．parents shouldn't leave children alone at home

    B．a park is the best place to meet friends

    C．teenagers don't do their homework during their school holiday

    D．surfing the Internet has become an important part of teenagers' lives

19、Television has long been one of America's favorite forms to relax: It develops faster than print and radio media．But how and when we catch our favorite shows is changing greatly．

    During the 2004-2005 TV season the average family watched more than 8 hours of television a day, an increase of morn than 12 percent from ten years ago. There were also more programs to choose. In 2006 the ordinary American home had access to 104 different channels, almost double the number just six years ago.

But new technologies（技术）like video recorder and digital cable（数字有线）are changing the way people think of traditional TV．That, of course, depends on the audience's age．Old people still watch some TV shows and the nightly news．Young people are more likely to listen to download music on watch their favourite shows on the Internet．However, according to an expert, “TV will never be replaced．But without the video recorder or the Internet, I would feel lost—like I had my legs, but not my arms.”

1．American people like watching TV and __________

A．it develops faster than newspaper and radio media

B．all the American families watch TV 8 hours a day

C．there were 104 different channels in 2000

D．all people like the night news

2．Why is the way American people watch TV changing a lot?

A．The number of audiences is large．      

B．People spent lots of time watching TV.

C．There are mere channels to choose       

D．The new technologies give new ideas to relax.

3．The underlined word “had access to” means ___________

A．had a night to buy 

B．had time to enjoy

C．was able to choose from

D．had a way to relax

4．The passage mainly tells us _____________

     A．the video recorder and the Interne1 will not replace TV

     B．old people like TV shows mere than the young

     C．how and when American people catch their favourite shows is changing greatly

     D．we will feel lost without the new technologies

18、Butterfly world, the largest free flying park for butterflies in a beautiful garden in South Africa, opened its doors to the public in November 1996．The idea began in the UK and such parks can be found in countries throughout the world．Each year these parks are visited by thousands of visitors and now thanks to the efforts made by two women from Capetonian, South Africans now have the chance to experience nature at its best．

    Great care has been taken with the wonderful indoor garden．The garden is nice to look at,  with all its water features（特点），foreign plants and the beautiful butterflies which fly around you．

Butterflies world welcomes visitors to take photos or videos of these beauties．Drinks and

 light meals are served from our restaurant，and there are many butterfly goods in the shop．

Inside the show house，you can learn about the life cycle of a butterfly, and if visitors are lucky，they might see a baby butterfly coming out of its pupa（蛹）．

The park is open every day of the year except December 25th, and the opening hours are from 9 a m．to 5 p．m．in every month，except June，July and August, when it is open from 10 a．m．to 4 p．m．

    There are no formal guides（正式的导游）, but if you ask for one at the ticket sales counter, we will provide you with one of the staff（职工）who can show you around．

1．According to the passage, we know that ________

    A．Butterfly World is a natural open air garden with wild life

    B．every visitor will have the chance to see a baby butterfly

    C．Butterfly World was built by two women

    D．visitors can not only eat but also buy the butterfly goods

2．If foreigners want to visit Butterfly World, they should visit it ____________

A．on Christmas Day

B．at 9:30 a．m．on 6 June

C．at 9:30 a．m, on 30 September

D．at 4:10 p．m．on 15 August

3．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．A Wonderful Garden．                

B．Butterfly World．

C．The life cycle of Butterfly．

D．An experience of a lifetime,

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

    A．Formal guides can show you around Butterfly World in South Africa．

    B．Butterfly parks can be found in many countries around the world．

    C．In Butterfly World you can find butterflies and foreign plants．

D．If there weren't two Capetonian women's effort, there would be no Butterfly World．