John James Audubon was born in 1785 and died in 1851, but his name is still talked about every day. Audubon was a scientist who loved nature. He wanted to show people the importance of nature in their lives. He was especially interested in birds, and painted many beautiful pictures of them.
In1950, the National Audubon Society was formed by people who were also interested in birds and wanted to continue Audubon’s nature studies. Even now, when people think of the Audubon’s Society, they usually think of birds. But the Society does other things besides watching birds.
The members of the Society try to improve the environment as much as they can. They let the public know about the laws that are needed. They have helped to pass many laws that protect birds and animals, and people, too. They teach young people how to protect their environment. They try to make their own communities (社区) cleaner, better places to live in.
John James Audubon knew that nature was important. He did not know how important his work would become.
1.“ His name is still talked about every day.” means “_________”.
A. People seldom speak of his name.
B. He is still remembered by people
C. His name is very important
D. Pay attention to his name, please.
2. The National Audubon Society was founded by _________.
A. Audubon’s supporters B. Audubon himself
C. the scientists D. the painters of birds
3. People often think of birds when the Audubon Society is told about because ____________.
A. some birds had joined the Society
B. the Society did a lot in protecting birds.
C. the Society had no interest in birds
D. all the members of the Society were painters of birds
4. What do you think is the best title for the article?
A. Audubon and the National Audubon Society
B. How to Protect Birds
C. How to Keep Our Environment Clean
D. The Greatest Society
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1.Which of the following magazines is published monthly?
A．Discover B．Self C．Instyle D．Wired
2.Which two magazines are published by the same publisher?
A．Wired and Instyle B．Discover and Instyle
C．Self and Discove D．Self and Wired
3.Which magazine offers the biggest price cut?
A. Instyle B. Wired C. Discover D. Self
4.Those who are interested in management and the use of high technology would probably choose _____.
A．Instyle B．Self C．Wired D．Discover
Warm water freezes more quickly than cold water. Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago. But few people believed him. Later, a Canadian scientist George Kell proved the English scholar was right. Dr.Kell filled an open jar（罐子）with cold water. He filled another with warm water. He put them both in the same low temperature. And the warm water froze first.
What was the reason? Some of the warm water changed into vapour. It went into the air. This meant that less of the warm water was left to freeze. And so the warm water froze faster than the cold water.
1. Sir Francis Bacon was__________________.
A. an American chemist B. an English scholar
C. a Canadian scientist D. a French physicist
2. Dr.Kell’s jars were both_____________________.
A. put in a place of the same low temperature
B. filled with warm water
C. left empty
D. put on a long table
3. The cold water froze more slowly because_____________.
A. there was less of it left B. there was more of it left
C. something else was added to it D. its jar was much bigger
4. Dr.Kell proved what Bacon said in _____________ way.
A. a difficult B. a hard C. a wrong D. a simple
I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter(搬运工). I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. “I am a foreigner”, I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. “ You’ll soon learn English!” he said. It seems to me that in England each man speaks a different language. The Englishman understand each other, but I don’t understand them! Do they speak English?
1. How did the writer of the passage get to London?
A. By train B. On foot C. By sea D. By air
2. What country did the writer of the passage come from?
A. England B. Ameica C. France D. We don’t know
3.Why couldn’t the porter understand the writer when he spoke English?
A. Because he was a foreigner.
B. Because the porter could only understand the London dialect (方言).
C. Because he spoke not British English but American English.
D. Because he couldn’t speak idiomtic (地道的) English.
4.“In England, each man speaks a different language.” The writer thinks so because_________________.
A. some people speak English, while others don’t.
B. he does not understand native(本国的) speakers of English
C. not every Englishman speaks English
D. each Englishman can speak several foreign languages
Many years ago, in a small town, there lived a doctor. He was good and kind. At any time of the day and night, he was always ready to go to help a sick person. Everyone in the town liked him and people always went to him when there was anything wrong.
The years went past, and the doctor became old. He began to lose his memory.When people noticed this, they didn’t go to him any more.
“He may give us the wrong medicine,” they said, and they were afraid.
The good old doctor noticed that people didn’t come to him any more but didn’t understand why. So he asked, “Why does no one come to me now?”
No one wanted to tell him the real reason because they didn’t want to make the good old man unhappy, so they said, “You have helped all the sick people in the town. There is no one sick now.”
The doctor was pleased when he heard that.
1.People always went to the doctor when they were____________.
A. wrong B.not right C.not well D.not happy
2. “He began to lose his memory.”means __________.
A. He couldn’t know his sick persons any longer.
B. He forgot everything in the past.
C. He couldn’t find anything.
D. He couldn’t remember things well.
3.The sick people didn’t come to the doctor any more because____.
A. there was no sick man in the town
B. he might give them the wrong medicine
C. they were afraid of him
D. he was old and no longer a doctor
4. The old doctor was _________ when he heard that there was no one sick in the town.
A. sorry B. angry C. glad D. surprised
书面表达（满分25分）
有人说， 父母为孩子包办一切是孩子成长的最大杀手。的确，太多的中国家长习惯于为孩子包办一切。假设你是李华，请针对这一现象给某英语报社编辑写一封信并阐述你的观点或建议。
1、简述这种现象；
2、分析其弊端（从独立性、兴趣能力、影响等方面去分析）；
3、你的观点或建议。
注意：1、词 数100左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3、开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
4、参考词汇 独立性independence;抵制resistance
Dear Editor,
I’d like to tell you some of my problems with my parents in daily life. My parents tend to make almost all decisions for me.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
