31、1．他以前是个老师，对吗?   

    He ____ ___ be a teacher，____ he?

2．Tom被允许写完作业后踢球。

    Tom is ______ to play football after his homework_____  ____．

3．士兵们尽力阻止水位上涨。

    Soldiers tried to _____the water _____  ____．

4．中国人口最多的是东南部。

The _____  ____ part of China is the southeast．

5．你怎样看待污染?   

    How do you ______  _____pollution?

6．我们应该知道改变坏习惯永远不会太晚。

    We are supposed to know it is ______ _______ ______to change had habit．

7．我有个问题想和你商量商量。

I have a problem that I need to _____ ____ with you．

8．你还记得发生在你身上的最尴尬的事情吗?

Do you remember the most _____ thing that _____ to you?

30、 

Xu Jinglei most popular blogger in the world

    The weblogs by Chinese star Xu Jinglei is now the world’s most popular．With more than 50 million clicks，it tops the“Technorati”billboard，a leading weblog search engine．

  “I didn’t expect it to be so popular．So many dicks have encouraged me to keep writing．”said Xu，adding that her blog is mainly to introduce her films．

    Xu，an actress 一turned—director，became famous over seas,8when she won a best director award for Letter From An Unknown Woman(一个陌生女人的来信)in the 2004 San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain．

    She considers blog writing to be the most convenient and economic way of publicizing(宣扬)her films．   

    While busy shooting her latest movie Dream May Come(梦想照进现实)，which was released(发行)in China at the end of June，2006，she wrote about the filming process and her marketing plans into her blog．

    She even inserted in her blog links to film clicks posted on the wedsite of her film company．

    Begun in October，2005，Xu’s blog at blog．sina．com．cn／m∥xujinglei only took 112 days to break domestic(国内的)records with more than 10 million visits．

Since then，she has updated her blog every other day．But if she feels well，she sometimes posts two or three article in a day．

    Visitors leave thousands of message about each of her articles．

     A survey by baidu．com showed there were 16 million bloggers writing in Chinese in 2005，with a total of 36．82 million weblogs．Xu Jinglei was one of the first famous people．

1．From this passage We know that Xu Jinglei _________．

    A．is the most popular actress in the world．

    B．is a famous writer with many works．

    C．has made her blog the most popular in the world．

    D．is the director of The Banquet(夜宴)。

2．For what film did she win a best director award?

    A．Letter From An Unknown Woman．     B．Dream May Come

    C．Far From Home《我的美丽乡愁》．    D．Spring subway《开往春天的地铁》．

3．When was her latest movie Dream May Come released?

    A．In June，2004．B．In October，2005．C．In June，2006．D．In October,2006．

4．Which is her blog’s website?

    A．blog．Baidu．com. cn／m／xujinglei     B．b1og．Sohu．com．cn／m/xujinglei

    C．blog．Sina．com．cn／m／xujinglei       D．blog．Yahoo．com．cn／m／xujinglei

5．There were____million bloggers writting in Chinese in 2005．with a total of____    million web．blogs．

    A．16，50    B．16，36．82    C．112，36．82  D．50,10

29、 

Wealth and Health

    Different weather makes people feel different．It influences(影响)health，intelligence(智力)and feelings．   

    In August，it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States．People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month．In the Northeast and Middle West. it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times: People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March．

    Weather can also influence intelligence．For example，in a 1983 report by scientists，IQ of a group of students were very high when a very strong wind came，but after the strong wind；their IQ was 10％ below．The wind can help people have more intelligence．Very hot weather，on the other hand．can make it lower．Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year(July and August)．

    Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings．Winter may be a bad time to thin people．They usually feel cold during these months．They might feel unhappy during cold weather；But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer．At about 18℃，people become stronger．

    Low air pressure(气压)may make people forgetful．People leave more begs on buses and in shops on low air pressure days．There is“good weather”for work and health．People feel best at temperature of about l 8℃．

    Are you feeling sad，tried，forgetful，or unhappy today ?It may be the weather’s problem．

判断正(T)、误(F)：

1．Hot and wet weather have a bad effect oil health．

2．People may have higher intelligence when there is a rain． 

3．Students in many schools of the United States often get better on exams in the cold months of the year．

4．Lower air pressure may make people remember thing easily．

5．In“good weather”of 18℃，people feel very sleepy．

28、 

Thanksgiving Day

    Nov．23 was Thanksgiving Day in 2006．Let’s step back and give thanks for all the blessing we have.

The origin(起源)

    Thanksgiving is one of the most important holidays in America and is closely tied to American  history．The origins of Thanksgiving can be traced back to 1620 when over 100 English Puritans(清教徒)sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and settled in the new world for religious(宗教上)freedom．But after they arrived，they found themselves in trouble．They have to deal with the new climate and almost half died from disease or hunger. Luckily，the local Iroquois(易落魁族人)tribe helped them out and taught them how to grow local plants．Finally they got a good harvest(收获) and the colonists decided to celebrate with the local people as an expression of thanks．In 1863 President Lincoln declared the fourth Thursday of every November to be Thanksgiving Day and it be came a traditional holiday．

What to eat

    Thanksgiving Day dinner is a big deal．many people spend all day in the kitchen preparing things such as plum(李子)pudding，mincemeat pie(甜馅饼)，strawberry sauce，pumpkin pie and of course，roast turkey．Roast turkey is usually the centerpiece(中心装饰品，餐桌中央摆设)of the table，and has come to be a symbol that represents Thanksgiving．   

1．The Thanksgiving Day is_____．

    A．on Nov．23    B．in 1862    C．in 1863    D．on the fourth Thursday of November

2．Thanks to____，English Puritans were helped out and got their first good harvest．

    A．religious freedom    B．the local Iroquois tribe

    C．the new climate      D．President Lincoln

3．___________declared the Thanksgiving Day．

    A．English Puritans            B．The local Iroquois tribe

    C．The President Washington    D．The President Lincoln

4．________is symbol of the Thanksgiving Day?

    A．Plum    B. pudding    C．Roast turkey     D．Strawberry sauce

5．The thanksgiving Day is original(最初的)from _________．

    A．England      B．One of the European countries   

C．America      D．We are not told

26、(二)认真理解电视广告词“If we don’t save water，the last drop of water will be a teardrop．”根据提示，写一篇60一80词左右的短文。

提示：1、生活离不开水；

2、可饮用水的数量在减少；

3、水污染严重；

4、应该保护水资源．提倡水资源的再利用。

注意．1、语言表达正确，要点完整；

2、可适当发挥；

参考词汇：water suitable to drink可饮用水；amount数量

25、 

1．Which hotel mentioned(被提及)is the most expensive according to the passage?

A．Midtown East      B．Millennium Hilton

C．Marriott New York Financial Center     D．The Ritz-Carlto New York Battery Park

2．Which picture shows the correct position of Millennium Hilton (A) and Times Square (B)?

3．Which two hotels are on the same street?

A．Midtown East and Millennium Hilton．

B．Millennium Hilton and Marriott New York Financial Center．

C．The Ritz—Carlton New York Battery Park and Midtown East．

D．Marriott New York Financial Center and the Ritz—Carlton New York Battery Park．

4．Which of the following is TRUE in the passage?

A．You can swim indoors in Midtown East．

B．The five—star hotel has 39 gates to get in and out．

C．It’s convenient to visit the United Nations from Millennium Hilton．

D．Marriott New York Financial Center is more expensive than Midtown East even thought it has only three stars．

5．The passage is probably from ________

A．a guidebook    B．a dictionary    C．a telephone book    D．all application form

24、 

Grygori Pilikian spent his 114th birthday the other day and Some reporters visited him to find out the secret of a long life“The secret of a long life is happiness，”Grygori said．“If you are happy，you will, live a long time．”“Are you married?”a reporter asked．“Yes．”Grygori answered．“I married my third wife when 1 was 102．If you are happily married．you will live better．But for(要是没有)my third wife，1 would have died years ago．”“What about smoking and drinking?”another reporter asked．“Yes，they are important。”Grygori said．“Don’t smoke at all and you will feel well．Drink two glasses of beer a day and you will be healthy and happy．”

1．Some reporters visited Grygori because __________

A．he was a happy man    B．he was a friend of them

C．he had lived to be much longer than most people    D．he had married three times

2．Grygori thought that _______ was the most important to life．

A．his wife  B．happy    C．happiness    D．smoking

3．The word“beer” in the last paragraph means ________ in Chinese

A．啤酒    B．饮料    C．汽水    D．汤

4．The best title for this passage is ________

A．Grygofi’s Birthday    B．The Secret of a Long Life

C．Happiness and Life    D．Reporters Visited Grygori

23、 

1．In this passage．the word “host” means “             “

A．主人    B．女主人    C．主办城市    D．客人

2．What is Liu Mei?

A．A farmer    B．A cleaner    C．A worker    D．A student

3．Why did the school children join in the “Green Angels Compaign”?

A．Because they liked wearing green clothes

B．Because they liked collecting litters．

C．Because only“Green Angels”could plant trees．

D．Because they wanted to make the city cleaner．

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Liu Mei could sleep well when she heard the exciting news．

B．Liu Mei wants to plant more than 50 trees．

C．Liu Mei couldn’t sleep well when she heard the exciting news．

D．Not only the old but also the young helped to make Beijing’ dream come true．