书面表达 （满分30分）
暑假即将来临。最近，你班同学讨论了假期计划，并提出了两种不同看法。请根据下列提示写一篇有关此次讨论的英语短文，并谈谈你的看法。
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优 点 |
缺 点 |
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呆在家中 |
花费少；舒适方便； |
不能亲身了解外界 |
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外出旅游 |
增长知识；开阔眼界；有利于放松。 |
花费多；旅途劳累。 |
注意：1.词数100-120左右。
2.短文必须包括表中所列要点，可根据内容分段表述。
3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
4.参考词汇：开阔眼界―broaden one’s horizon(或view)
短文改错 （共10小题，满分16分）
此题要求改正所有短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（P）；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（）,在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下面划一横线，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。
Last summer I go to America and studied at a language 1___
school. I had many wonderful experience, but I also 2_
had a sad one. One day, the school held the party, where 3______
I invited to talk about Inner Mongolia. After that they asked me lots of 4___
things about China. And I couldn’t explain them in English 5____
clearly. I felt sadly. I learnt a lesson from this experience. I 6___
have already studied English for eight years, but I can’t use it 7_____
very good. I must work hard to improve my spoken English 8______
so that I will not be able to communicate freely with foreigners. 9____
I hope I can be a bridge between China and others countries 10___
in the future.
Scientists have found what look like caves on Mars, and say they could be protecting life from the planet’s terrible environment.
The first caves appear as seven mysterious black dots （点） on the pictures which were sent back by NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter. Each as large as a football field, they may be openings into natural caves below the Martian surface.
“If there is life on Mars, there is a good chance that you’d find it in caves,” said Jut Wynne, one of the researchers who noticed the features (特征) while working on a US Geological Survey Mars Cave Detection Program.
Jonathan Clarke, a geologist with the Mars Society of Australia, yesterday described the discovery as exciting.
One photo taken at night by an infrared imager(红外线成像器) showed one hole to be unusually warm, suggesting hot air may be flowing out.
“I said: ‘Wow, that’s a cave’” Dr. Clarke said excitedly. “People have been looking for these for a long time; now we have found them.”
He agreed such caves could be perfect places to search for life escaping from the bitterly cold, radiation-soaked(充满辐射的), dry surface.
“Tiny drops of water could collect inside,” he said. “If there are gases coming out, they could provide energy for a whole range of bacteria (细菌). A cave is also a protection from radiation; the surface of Mars is exposed to high levels of space radiation.”
The caves probably formed when tube-shaped lava flows(管状岩浆流) spread across the planet long ago. The outside of the tubes cooled, forming solid walls, while something hotter inside allowed the remaining to flow out, forming caves.
1. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. How the caves were formed on Mars.
B. How NASA sent the pictures back to earth
C. Caves on Mars may be full of hot air or a sign（迹象）of life.
D. Scientists have completely recognized the surface of Mars.
2. We can learn from the passage that __________.
A. water has already been found on Mars
B. the scientists found all the caves at night
C. it is certain that there is life in these caves
D. the surface of Mars is bitterly cold, radiation-soaked and dry
3. According to the passage, Dr. Clarke was so excited because ________.
A. such caves could provide energy for life
B. they had finally found the caves on Mars
C. such caves would be perfect places to search for life
D. There would be life on Mars.
4. Necessary conditions for life on Mars mentioned in the passage may include_________.
A. lava and energy B. water and radiation from space
C. gases and lava D. water and protection from radiation
5. what does the underlined word “ the planet” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. the Mars B. the earth C. the caves D. radiation
Discover
A science magazine, designed for wonders of modern science, written for the educated general readers. Published by Disney Magazine Publishing Co., Discover tells many of the same stories professionals (专业人员) read in Scientific American. A truly delightful family science magazine, each issue （每期） brings new topics to make dinner time and water-cooler conversations interesting.
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Issues:12 issues/12months
Self
Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc., Self is a handbook designed for women’s overall physical and mental health. Every issue contains usable articles such as “Style Lab”, in which wearable clothes are mixed and matched on non-modles and the “Eat Night Road Map”, with tips on how to eat properly.
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Instyle
Instyle is a guide to the lives and lifestyle of the world’s famous people. The magazine covers the choices people make about their homes, their clothes and their free time activities. With photos and articles, it opens the door to these people’s homes, families, parties and weddings, offering ideas about beauty, fitness and in general, lifestyles. Publisher: The Time Inc. Magazine Company.
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Wired
This magazine is designed for leaders in the field of information engineering including top managers and professionals in the computer, business, and education industries. Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc. , Wired often carries articles on how technology changes people’s lives.
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1.Which two magazines are published by the same publisher?
A. Wired and Instyle B. Discover and Instyle
C. Self and Discover D. Self and Wired
2. Which magazine offers the biggest price cut?
A. Instyle B. Wired C. Discover D. Self
3. The “Style Lab” in Self provides readers with articles which _________.
A. offer advice to ordinary women on clothes.
B. show how a woman can become famous
C. introduced places with the best food
D. discuss ways of training models
Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16,1775, and died on July 18, 1817. She began writing early in life, although the prejudices (偏见) of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously (匿名 ).
But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath’s many famous local people and visitors. She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home. Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath. The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, basically keeping its streets and public buildings in the original shape, just like what she described in her novels. Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen’s Bath can be enhanced (增强)by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street. Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen’s time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.
The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society. After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books, cards and many specially designed gifts. Jane Austen quizs (小测验) are offered to keep the children busy.
You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen’s Bath, which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours. The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.
1. Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath________.
A. in her early twenties B. in her early teens
C. in her late twenties D. in her late teens
2.What can we learn about Bath from the passage?
A. Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen’s death.
B. The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.
C. Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen’s time.
D. No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen’s time.
3. The author writes this passage in order to________.
A. attract readers to visit the city of Bath
B. ask readers to buy Austen’s books
C. tell readers about Jane Austen’s experience
D. give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society
4.It takes you about one and a half hours________.
A. to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street
B. to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts
C. to find a guide to take you to the Centre
D. to look around the city of Bath on foot
Food sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things. A person who eats such food can get an illness called food poisoning. Food poisoning is usually not serious, but some types are deadly, The symptoms ( 症状) of food poisoning usually begin within hours of eating the poisoned food. Fever is one of the most common symptoms.
Certain microorganisms (微生物) cause most types of food poisoning. Bacteria and other microorganisms can poison eggs, meat, vegetables, and many other foods. After entering the body, these tiny living things release (释放) poisons that make people sick.
Some chemicals can also cause food poisoning. They are often added to food while it is being grown, processed, or prepared. For example, many farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill weeds and insects. Some people may have a bad reaction to those chemicals when they eat the crops.
Some plants and animals contain natural poisons that are harmful to people. These include certain kinds of seafood, grains, nuts, seeds, beans, and mushrooms.
When people handle food properly, the risk of food poisoning is very small. Microorganisms multiply rapidly in dirty places and in warm temperatures. This means that people should never touch food with ditty hands or put food on unwashed surfaces. Food should be kept in a refrigerator to stop microorganisms from growing. Meat needs to be cooked thoroughly to kill any dangerous microorganisms. People should also wash food covered with chemicals before eating it. Finally, people should not eat wild mushrooms or other foods that grow in the wild. Some of these foods may contain natural materials that are poisonous to humans. In addition, some types of fish can be poisonous.
Most people recover from food poisoning after a few days of resting and drinking extra water.
If people eat natural poisons, they must go to the hospital right away to have their stomachs emptied.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Food poisoning means death
B. When poisoned, food can make people sick
C. Food poisoning comes in varieties
Ｄ. Food poisoning can be serious
2. We know from the passage that the symptoms of food poisoning ______.
A. only contain fever B. are too common to be noticed
C. can be noticed within hours D. can be ignored
3.Food poisoning can be caused by all the following EXCEPT __________.
A. some chemicals B. low temperatures
C. some tiny living things D. certain natural materials
4. From Paragraph 5, we can learn that ____________.
A. mushrooms should not be eaten
B. vegetables are safer than meat and seafood
C. natural poisons are more dangerous than chemicals
D. different types of food should be handled differently
5. It can be inferred from the passage that _____________.
A. natural materials are safe in food processing
B. chemicals are needed in food processing
C. food poisoning can be kept under control
D. food poisoning is out of control
