suggestion
A．information B．question C．exhibition D．connection
nature
A．camera B．labor C．village D．natural
单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1.She _______ （挑选）a diamond ring and decided to buy it.
2.In the accident, only two people __________（幸存）at last.
3.Have you seen the latest _________ (设计) of the bridge over the Changjiang River.
4.I have some _________(怀疑) whether they will come here on time.
5.He __________(移开) his trousers and I found the wound.
6.The __________(奇特的) style attracted a large number of people.
7.The headmaster is to ______________ （举办）a welcome party for foreign teachers next week.
8.We ____________(替换) the old computers with new ones yesterday.
9.As an ___________ （古老） saying goes, “A gentleman should seek fortune in an allowable way”.
10.I’d like someone to sing the song to us. Anyone ___________ （自愿）?
South Asia heatwave kills nearly 100.
DHAKA - A heat wave sweeping India, Bangladesh(孟加拉国) and Nepal has killed nearly 100 people over the past two weeks, officials said on June 3, 2005.
A third of the people died in northern Bangladesh, mostly women and children from dehydration(脱水), heat stroke and diarrhoea(腹泻).
"We are getting reports of several deaths due to heat wave and related diseases almost every day," an official said, as temperatures touched 43degC .
The weather office in Dhaka said the hot weather will persist for another week until the monsoon(季风) rains which are normally due by the middle of June.
Severe heat conditions in the southern Indian have killed at least 55 people, officials in the two states said.
While temperatures have fallen from a high of 45degC in Andhra Pradesh to around 40degC, giving a respite to people, they are still on the rise in Orissa with Talcher town registering 48.5deg C, a weather official said.
At least five people have died in Nepal from extreme heat, the government said.
1.We can infer that the heatwave can cause ______.
A．heat stoke B．dehydration C．diarrhoea D．all above
2.When the monsoon rains come, the temperature will _______.
A．remain the same
B．go on to rise sharply
C．begin to drop obviously
D．rise a little
3.Which place is the hottest in the early June, 2005?
A．Dhaka B．Talcher C．Andhra Pradesh D．Nepal
It gives me great pleasure today to say a few words in praise of a man we will all miss very much. To be honest, I can't imagine we will do without him when he's gone.
Bill Masters almost single-handed built up our sales force in the Houston area and developed the market position that we enjoy today. In only six years, he has brought the firm from a very low fifth position in the area sales to the point where we now outsell all but one of our competitors. Not only have we got 37 per cent of the market under Bill's leadership; we are increasing our share with each passing month.
As you know, the company has moved Bill to northern California to work his sales magic in one of this company's most competitive(竞争的) areas. But we know that if anyone can do it, Bill Masters can, and I know you all join me in wishing him the best of luck in his new work.
1.The speech was made _______.
A．at a welcome meeting
B．at the opening of a new school term
C．when somebody was leaving
D．when they had a new manager
2.How long did Masters worked there?
A．37 years B．less than 5 years
C．about six years D．since he began to work
3.When Bill started to work in Houston area, he had _______to help him.
A．many people B．nobody
C．about 37 people D．very few people
4.Bill increased the company's sale _______.
A．by 37 per cent every month
B．to the second largest in the area
C．to be the fifth largest in the area
D．five times as much as before
Cara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, in me U. S. Last Thursday, she didn't go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between me ages of 9 and 15. They spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons, too.
The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. In the U.S., many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like.
Cara's father is a film director. Cara says, “It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I saw a lot of people doing different jobs.” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and Candy. In the chemistry department, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too.
Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she h2Ls many choices.
1.What is Cara's father?
A．An engineer. B．An official. C．A moviemaker. D．A professor.
2.According to the passage, Take our Daughters to work Day is ______.
A．on every Thursday in April
B．a holiday for girls of all ages
C．a day for girls to know about jobs
D．a day for girls to get a job easily
3.On this special day, Cara has done all the following EXCEPT that ____.
A．she learned to use scales
B．she worked as an actress
C．she went to work with her aunt
D．she used toothpicks and Candy to build a bridge
4.What is probably the best title for the passage?
A．Cara Lang, a Fortunate Girl
B．Take Our Daughters to Work Day
C．Children's Day and Work Day
D．Ms. Foundation, an Organization for Women
