—It’s a long time since I saw my sister.
— _________ her this weekend’
A. Why not visit B. Why not to visit
C. Why not visiting D. Why don’t visit
The manager suggested an earlier date _______ the meeting.
A. on B. for C. about D. with
加拿大高中生David在互联网（Internet)上登出启事（notice），希望结识一位中国朋友，以便学习中国的语言、文化（culture）。
假设你是李华，请在看到这则启事后，用英文给David发一封电子邮件，主要内容包括：
●你怎样得知David的愿望
●你愿意成为他的朋友
●你打算如何帮助他
●你盼望他的回复
注意：
1.电子邮件的格式已为你写好。
2.词数：100词左右。
3.请在答题卡上作答。
注意：请在答题卡上作答。
My hometown is a pretty city，so people there are 1.______
kind and polite. With coming of spring，grass and 2.______
trees turn green，and flowers grew in many colors. 3.______
In summer, the sea under the blue skies is even more 4.______
beautiful. After autumn arrives，the city looks as an 5.______
old man with leaves fallen from the trees. In winter， 6.______
a lot of white birds come to my city for food. I can 7.______
wait more patiently above the sea for quite a long 8.______
time. While they find fish come to the surface, they 9.______
fly down immediate and catch them without delay. 10.______
That is my city, and I love it so much.
The flag, the most common symbol(象征) of a nation in the modern world, is also one of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic meaning, the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark buildings, ships and other vehicles related to a country.
The national flag as we know it today is in no way a primitive(原始的)artifact. It is , rather, the product of thousands of years' development. Historians believe that it had two major ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind direction.
Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats. Often strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. People's food supplies were similarly vulnerable. Even after they had learned how to plant grains, they still needed help from nature to ensure good harvests. Therefore they feared and depended on the power of the wind, which could bring warmth from one direction and cold from another.
Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier methods, such as watching the rising of smoke from a fire. The connection of the flag with heavenly power was therefore reasonable. Early human societies began to fix long pieces of cloth to the tops of totems(图腾) before carrying them into battle. They believed that the power of the wind would be added to the good wishes of the gods and ancestors represented by the totems themselves.
These flags developed very slowly into modern flags. The first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked: The king of China around 1000 B.C. was known to have a white flag carried ahead of him. This practice might have been learned from Egyptians even further in the past, but it was from China that it spread over trade routes through India, then across Arab lands, and finally to Europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the national flag.
1.The best title for the passage would be .
A. Development of the National Flag B. Power of the National Flag
C. Types of Flags D. Uses of Flags
2.The underlined word "vulnerable" in Paragraph 3 means .
A. impossible to make sure of B. likely to be protected
C. easy to damage D. difficult to find
3.The earliest flags were connected with heavenly power because. .
A. they could tell wind direction
B. they could bring good luck to fighters
C. they were handed down by the ancestors
D. they were believed to stand for natural forces
4.What does the author know of the first national flag?
A. He knows when it was sent to Europe.
B. He believes it was made in Egypt.
C. He thinks it came from China.
D. He doubts where it started.
5.What will the author most probably talk about next?
A. The role of China in the spread of the national flag.
B. The second ancestor of the national flag.
C. The use of modern flags in Europe.
D. The importance of modern flags.
Tragedy at the Circus
In yesterday’s circus（马戏团）show, a tiger suddenly attacked its trainer and had to be shot dead. As the circus packed up and left, circus officials said the show would go on even without tigers.
However, the officials can’t simply turn a blind eye to the ethical problems left behind. Even before this tragedy(悲剧),animal rights activists protested against keeping wild animals in unnatural conditions and forcing them to suffer for the profit(利润)of circus organizers.
It is now time for us to take effective steps to make sure that circus animals are treated properly.
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Circus Safe for Animals
Our circus recently suffered a most tragic event in its history. While we are thankful for the pity from the public, we are also astonished by the opinion expressed in “Tragedy at the Circus.”
First, our performing animals are not taken from the wild. As to the ethical problems，we always believe humans and animals can—and should—live together nicely. To us, the performing animals are representatives of their species(物种),and our circus is one of the only places left willing to support this special role of performing animals in the existence of the species. Those who argue that circus life is harmful to animals show little knowledge of these facts. Life in the “wild” is unsafe, but a continuous struggle for existence. To overlook these reslities is the greatest fault against the animal kingdom.
This circus has proven that animals are stronger and smarter than we could imagine. Within the circus is a joyful atmosphere for both animals and humans: people are educated, and species saved.
1.What is the main purpose of the first passage?
A. To show pity for the performing animals.
B. To express worries about animal trainers' safety.
C. To deal with the difficult situations of the circus.
D. To call for action to protect circus animals.
2.What will the circus most probably do?
A. Take no notice of the tragedy.
B. Continue its performances.
C. Use fewer wild animals.
D. Limit its profit.
3.What does the circus think of its performing animals?
A. They are as clever as human beings.
B. They struggle continuously with human beings for existence.
C. They are helpful in saving their species.
D. They have equally natural living conditions as wild animals.
4.What is the most probable relationship between the two passages?
A. A public request and a newspaper report.
B. A newspaper article and a reply to it.
C. Two parts of a newspaper article.
D. Two newspaper reports.
