When       different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.

A．compared                B．being compared

C．comparing               D．having compared

 is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.

A．As                     B．That

C．This                    D．It

 Don’t worry if you can’t come to       party — I’ll save       cake for you.

A．the; some                B．a; much

C．the; any                 D．a; little

 We won’t keep winning games       we keep playing well.

A．because                 B．unless

C．when                   D．while

 —Would you take this along to the office for me?

—        .

A．With pleasure            B．That’s right

C．Never mind              D．Don’t mention it

 假设你是李华，你的新西兰笔友Nick将于八月来四川旅游，特来信询间有关旅游景点情况。请根据下表所提供的要点，写一封回信，并表示盼望他的到来。

    注意：I．词数100左右，信的格式及开头已为你写好（不计人总词数）。

          2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

          3．参考词汇：

          省份---province

          海子---lake

          都江堰水利工程---Dujiangyan Irrigation Project

Dear Nick，

    I'm glad to hear that you're coming to Sichuan in August.

                                                              Yours sincerely,

                                                                                    Li Hua

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。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一个勾（V）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：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。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

When our six children were young, suppertime is always     1.______

being interrupted by neighborhood children ring the bell.         2.______

They wanted one child or another to come out and played.       3.______

Finally we had good idea. We hung a sign on the front            4.______

door that was read: "We're having dinner. Come back            5.______

later." That night, we sat down to what they thought would       6.______

be a pleasant, uninterrupted meals. But as soon as we            7.______

began dinner, the doorbell rang. On the front door stood a        8.______

five-year-old boy from across the street. He looked up          9.______

at us and said, "I just want to know what the sign say.”           10.______

Instead of hitting the beach，fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.

The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in Texas A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four--week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential（潜能）．

Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture. And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says. "This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have。chance to do in high school.’，

Warner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes（蚊子）．His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever. Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.

The agricultural research at A&M differs from stereotypes. It's "molecular（分子）science on the cutting edge，” Funkhouser says.  The program broadened students'  knowledge. Victor Garcia of Rio Grande City hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about chemistry from the program.

At the end of the program，the students presented papers on their research. They're also paid &600 for their work--another way this program differs from others，which often charge a fee.

Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun，that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.

1.The research program is chiefly designed for _______．

A. high school advisers from Houston

B. college students majoring in agriculture

C. high school students from different places

D. researchers at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

2.It can be inferred from the text that the students in poorer areas ______．

A. had little chance to go to college

B. could often take part in the program

C. found the program useful to their future

D. showed much interest in their high school experiments

3.When the program was over, the students ________.

A. entered that college               B. wrote research reports

C. paid for their research            D. found a way to make money

4.The underlined expression“on the cutting edge”in paragraph 5 means“on the most ______ position"．

A. important         B. favorable        C. astonishing       D. advanced

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A. A Program for Agricultural Science Students

B. A Program for Animal Science Students

C. A Program for Medical Science Lovers

D. A Program for Future Science Lovers

EAT YOUR VEGETABLES. Wash your hands. Always say“please" and“thank you". We are full of advice for our children, but when it comes to money, we often have little to say. As a result, our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners, but without any idea how to-manage their money.

Here are some basics that will help guide them their entire lives：

Show them the future. If your 13-year-old girl were to save＄1,000，invest（投资）it at 8%and add＄100 every month，by the time she's 65，she would have＄980,983！

Be careful of credit（信用）．Credit cards can help you buy necessary things and build a credit history，but they must be used responsibly, which means paying off your debt in time. Explain to your children that when you buy something using a credit card，you can easily end up paying two or three times what you would have paid if you used cash.

Teach patience. Suppose your child wants a new bicycle that costs $150. Rather than paying the cash，give him some regular pocket money and explain that by putting aside，say ＄15 each week，he will be able to buy it for himself in only ten weeks.

Provide incentive. Tell your children the importance of saving.“For every dollar he or she agrees to save and invest rather than spend, you agree to add another dollar to the pot,”says Cathy Pareto, expert in money planning.

Explain your values. Values and money are deeply intertwined, says Eilleen Gallo, co-author of The Financially Intelligent Parent. When your child demands that you buy something, explain why you really don’t want to buy it.“You might say,‘I'd rather save that money for your education,”，advises Gallo. Every time you spend or don't spend money，you have a chance to share your values.

1.The writer gives some basics to help______in a proper way.

A. parents teach their children how to deal with money

B. children follow their parents' instructions

C. children manage their money

D. parents save their money

2.The writer thinks that, if a child wants to buy something, his parents should _______.

A. give him some regular pocket money

B. encourage him to put money away for it

C. explain to him the importance of investment

D. tell him to save some money by using a credit card

3.The underlined word“incentive" in paragraph 6 means _____.

A. honor            B. praise            C. excitement        D. encouragement

4.What leads the writer to write this article?

A. Parents want to know how to educate their children.

B. He wants to share his good ideas about money matters.

C. He thinks money management the most important for children.

D. Parents care little about their children's management of money.

Juanito Estrella has been a housekeeping manager on the US-based large passenger ship Carnival Spirit for 18 months and feels he has found the suitable position in his career（职业）．He has always wanted to travel.“I guess I am a really restless spirit. I like traveling, so when the chance came, I jumped at it,”he says.

The chance came in the form of a newspaper advertisement for work on cruise ships（游船）．At the time Estrella was the housekeeping manager at a Melbourne hotel. He applied and, after two interviews，a medical check and police clearance，the job was his.

Estrella is responsible（负责的）for the cleanliness of the ship, making sure that 160 crew work properly. "I enjoy it because there is no other work--you wake up each day in a different place and a different culture. It's exciting when you go to the next country and you don't understand the language，”he says.

Estrella likes being busy and getting to know people from all over the world. The 1,000 crew come from 94 countries, and Estrella has learnt Spanish and a little Croatian.

But there is a downside. “You cannot get really drunk... because you have safety responsibilities to yourself and others，”he says. "You don't really think about home. You start to-think about home only when you get closer to your vacation and wonder what you'll be doing.”

Life on the ship is anything but cruising. Estrella and his fellows work at least 10 hours a day，seven days a week. He warns the job is not for everybody. “You have to love being busy and be prepared to work every day--and to give up drinking too much alcohol.”In his spare time，if the ship sails into a port, Estrella explores it, otherwise he works out in the crew's gym，goes on the internet or calls home.

1.What do we know about Estrella?

A. He is very fond of traveling.

B. He doesn't drink wine now.

C. He cannot speak a foreign language.

D. He used to be a housekeeping manager.

2.The underlined word "downside" in paragraph 5 probably means＿.

A. disappointment   B. disadvantage     C. failure          D. loss

3.Which of the following is true?

A. Estrella doesn't often feel homesick because of his work.

B. The work on the ship is not suitable for a married person.

C. Estrella can find no other job except the one on the ship.

D. The people on the ship are from 94 countries.

4.In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that life on the ship is＿．

A. not a tiring journey at all             B. just an interesting voyage

C. far from a voyage for pleasure        D. more than a pleasant travel by sea