Lisa, now stop for a short break. You should know that you all the morning.
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On internet, there is such a discussion about how we live in harmony with nature.
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假设你是李华。你家附近有一家工厂。它常向河里排放废物，同时放出有毒气体。这导致了饮用水的不安全。也对人们的健康造成很坏影响。看到这些，你不能忍受。你想请他们削减产量，同时，阻止他们排放污水和毒气。但你的父亲是这家工厂的厂长，这样会使他失去工作。另外，他已经为此向人们道歉，而且给了人们一些钱。你想原谅他，但又觉得他这样做是不对的。你不知道怎么办才好。于是你给专栏主持人Annie写信，向她诉说你的烦恼，并请她给你一些建议。字数120个左右。
Dear editor,
I'm Li Hua of Senior Two, No.16 Middle School. I'm writing to you for your advice._____________________________________________________________
Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
Happy birthday! Do birthday really make people happy? Of course they do．Birthday celebrate the day when we were born．Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggest another year of growth and maturity（成熟）—or so we hope．We all like to imagine that we are getting wiser and not just older．Most of us enjoy seeing the wonder of growth in others, as well．For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud．For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process．But growing old? That is a different story．
Growing old is not exactly for people in youth-oriented（以年轻人为中心）American culture．Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young．As the old saying goes, “You’re young as you feel．” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old．People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom．But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”．
Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden．Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by．Retirement at the age of 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income．Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference．Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care, and housing．Some even experience age discrimination（歧视）．American sociologist Pat Moore once dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets．She was often treated rudely--even cheated and robbed．However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect．
Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast．Why? People are living longer．Fewer babies are being born．And middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the group of the elderly．America may soon be a place where wrinkles（皱纹）are “in”．Marketing experts are ready noticing this growing group of consumer．
Title: Different Opinions About 1._____________Old.
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The young caring for and respecting the old |
There is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster than others and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.
That product is foreign words.
Gairaigo — words that come from outside － have been part of the Japanese language for centuries. Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers.
But in the last few years the trickle (涓涓流水) of foreign words has become a flood, and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional Japanese.
“The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new,”says University Lecturer and Writer Takashi Saito.”By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new, which makes it easier for the media to pick up.”
“Experts often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people in their own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers,” said Muturo Kai, president of the National Language Research Institute.”Foreign words find their way easily into announcements made to the general public, when they should really be explained in Japanese.”
Against the flow of new words, many Japanese are turning back to the study of their own language. Saito’s Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flying off booksellers’ shelves.
“We were expecting to sell the books to young people,” said the writer, ”but it turns out they are more popular with the older generation, who seem uneasy about the future of Japanese.”
1.What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms?
A. The ideas expressed in foreign words sound new.
B. Foreign words are best suited for announcements.
C. Foreign words make new subjects easier to understand.
D. The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.
2.In the opinion of Takashi Saito, Japanese people ______.
A. are good at learning foreign languages B. are willing to learn about new things
C. trust the media D. respect experts
3.Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words?
A. The media and government papers. B. Best-selling Japanese textbooks.
C. The interest of young Japanese. D. Foreign products and experts.
4.The book Japanese to Be Read Aloud ______.
A.sells very well in Japan
B.is supported by the government
C.is questioned by the old generation
D.causes misunderstanding among the readers
I realized that I was getting cold, and felt it was probably time to go back to the apartment, so I put my collar up against the wind and began to walk back up the cold street. I managed to get some food from a vendor（小贩）, and walked on.
About twenty-five minutes later I knew that something was wrong. It was getting very, very cold, there were no streetlights, and the hill I was hoping to see on my right was nowhere in sight. There was almost no light except for mysterious red crosses shining from the tops of churches, and I was beginning to get worried. To cut a long story short, I had walked the wrong way from a crossroads, and had wandered miles in the wrong direction. My head was aching from the cold, and I couldn’t think straight. Turing around, I started back, and a long time later was outside the house I had set off from. It was at about that time I realized that I had a gate key but no house key. How happy I was when I found that the front door was open—my only piece of good luck that day. My apartment was of course locked, my head felt like it was about to explode, and my hands and feet were freezing.
I tried turning the handle. No luck. I tried another key from England. I wanted to avoid waking the family downstairs, so despite the fear of an early death from cold, I couldn’t break the door down. What would my hosts think? I pulled an ATM card from my pocket and forced it alongside the inside of the lock. I didn’t think it would work, but after fifteen minutes of trying, I heard a click. Another couple of minutes later the door was open. Relieved, I took off my clothes in the dark and got into bed.
1.The purpose of the passage is mainly to .
A. tell us how difficult it is living abroad
B. show us how terrible the weather was
C. tell us an unusual experience abroad
D. show us how afraid the author was
2. What made the author find he had walked the wrong way?
A. He didn’t see the house.
B. A vendor reminded him.
C. The street name reminded him.
D. He didn’t see the hill.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The front door was closed.
B. The house had many locks.
C. The author woke the hosts.
D. The author came from England.
4.From the passage we can infer that the author was .
A. careful B. careless C. excited D. annoying
