假定你是李华，希望通过外籍教师Peter找一位英语笔友。请你给Peter写一封短信，描述一下你理想中笔友的条件，并说明为什么选这样的笔友。具体内容包括：
1、年龄；2、性别；3、爱好（旅游、运动、宠物等）。
注意：1、词数：120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。
Dear Peter,
I am writing to ask whether you are able to do me a favor.
Best regards,
Li Hua
阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
1.It’s necessary for us _____________________ the available statistical data to predict the future trend. (make)
我们有必要利用现有的统计数据来预测未来趋势。
2.It was the second time that he the plan, which was more perfect than the last one. (come)
这是他第二次提出这个计划，比上一次的更加完善。
3.__________________ that first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River. (it)
是我的姐姐首先想到了沿湄公河骑车旅行。
4.His classmates _______________ in accomplishing his study in the university since 2010. (support)
自2010年以来他的同学支持他完成了大学学业。
5.Having spent some time in the city, he had no trouble ______________________ the History Museum. (find)
他在这个城市已经呆了一段时间，因此毫不费力找到了去历史博物馆的路。
6.______________________ I often went to Tsing University to listen to the lectures given by famous professors. (time)
曾经有一段时间我常常去清华大学听那些著名教授的讲座。
7.When we chatted yesterday, Mr. Smith asked ___________________ the war twenty years before. (go)
昨天我们聊天时，史密斯先生问我是否经历了20年前的那场战争。
8.The TV is broken, so I ____________________. (have)
电视坏了，我将找人来修。
9._________ real life, the film is very popular with teenagers. (base)
以真实生活为基础，这部电影很受青少年的欢迎。
10.The manager requested that the task ______________________ before National Day, so we had to work day and night. (finish)
经理要求这项任务在国庆节前完成，因此我们不得不日夜工作。
When US student Olivia Priedeman, 17, woke up one morning, she thought she had had a dream about making plans with a friend. But it wasn’t a dream. Her phone showed that during the night, Priedeman had read a text message from her friend. She did it while she was fast asleep.
Reading and responding (反应) to text messages while asleep – called “sleep texting” – is an unusual sleep behavior, similar to sleepwalking. It’s also a growing concern among doctors: young people can’t live without their cell phones.
One in three teenagers sends more than 100 text messages a day, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project. And at least four out of five teenagers said they sleep with their phone on or near their bed.
Elizabeth Dowdell, a professor at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, has studied sleep texting. She said that having a phone nearby all night is a big part of the problem.
“That phone is in bed with them or sometimes on top of their chest when they’re sleeping or even in their hand. So the response is kind of automatic (自动的),” she said.
Andrew Stiehm, a sleep medicine expert with Allina Health in Minnesota, agrees. It’s possible for the part of the brain that controls motor (运动神经) skills to wake up, while the part of the brain that controls memory and judgment may remain asleep. That’s why some people can perform basic movements – such as walking, talking, texting or even driving – while they’re sleeping.
Some of Dowdell’s students have admitted that they’re disturbed by their nighttime texting behavior. But because sleep texting is unconscious (无意识的), it’s a difficult habit to break.
Dowdell said she knows of some students who wear socks on their hands to keep themselves from texting.
Marjorie Hogan, a doctor at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, suggests keeping all electronic devices outside the bedroom at certain times.
Shay Radhakrishnan, 16, admits that she sleeps with her phone. But now the practice is giving her some pause (停顿).
“A lot of people leave their phones on their side tables, but for some reason I leave mine on my bed,” she said. “It is probably dangerous because it will probably wake me up a lot more – and probably cause me to start sleep texting.”
1.What happened to Olivia Priedeman?
A. She sleepwalked to a friend’s house.
B. She phoned one of her friends during the night.
C. She dreamed of making plans with a friend.
D. She read a text message from her friend while asleep.
2.How does sleep texting happen?
A. Some parts of the body are out of control during sleep.
B. The brain part controlling motor skills wakes up during sleep.
C. The brain part controlling judgment stays awake during sleep.
D. The brain part controlling memory becomes unconscious during sleep.
3.What does doctor Hogan suggest people who sleep text do?
A. Stop texting during the daytime.
B. Keep their phones out of their bedrooms while they sleep.
C. Take some medicine to control the behavior.
D. Wear socks on their hands to stop themselves from texting.
4.Which of the following statements about sleep texting is TRUE?
A. Sleep texting can reduce the quality of one’s sleep.
B. It’s easy to break away from a sleep texting habit.
C. Sleep texting does more harm to one’s health than sleepwalking.
D. One in three teenagers has a sleep texting habit.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) – we’ve all heard the name, but what makes him “the father of American literature” as classic US author William Faulkner once called him?
Mark Twain is someone Americans are taught to love. Older relatives, English teachers and the media always praise him. But when you actually take the time to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you find that his work is more wonderful than you could’ve ever imagined.
The novel describes a young boy named Tom Sawyer growing up in a small town along the Mississippi River. He explores the countryside on a riverboat with his friends, falls in love with girls, starts secret clubs and searches for treasure. Twain’s idea of childhood is magical – a time of imagination, wonder and, of course, adventure.
More importantly, through the eyes of Tom Sawyer, Twain cleverly makes fun of US culture. For example, Tom hates going to church, and Twain uses scenes of Tom there to mock religion (宗教) and its old traditions. “Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it,” he writes in one chapter.
Twain’s writing is full of these kinds of critical (批判的) points about culture and politics. That’s why he is so loved in the US – he wasn’t afraid to state his opinions, and he did so clearly. For instance, Twain didn’t like US wars abroad. In 1900, after the US invaded (入侵) the Philippines, Twain wrote in a newspaper article: “We do not intend to free, but to subjugate (征服) the people of the Philippines… We have gone there to conquer.” He also believed strongly in women’s right to vote in elections and gave a famous speech on the subject, called “Votes for Women”, in 1901.
“Tom was a glittering hero once more – the pet of the old, the envy of the young,” Twain writes in Tom Sawyer. But he could just as well be describing himself.
1.According to the author, after reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, you are likely to think _____.
A. it’s even better than you expected
B. it’s as wonderful as you expected
C. it’s better to read it with teachers
D. it’s not worth all the praise
2.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. A brief description of the novel.
B. Where Twain’s idea of childhood comes from.
C. How naughty and adventurous Tom Sawyer is.
D. What makes Tom Sawyer’s adventures so wonderful.
3.What does the underlined word “mock” mean?
A. make changes to B. make fun of
C. give reasons for D. give examples of
4.Why is Twain so loved in the US according to the article?
A. He wrote bad things about US wars abroad.
B. He supported women’s right to vote.
C. He criticized American culture and society clearly and cleverly.
D. He showed readers a magical childhood that everyone would love.
Now, it’s time for some brief news items.
Teens Go Online
Some 13 million European children under 18 use the Internet for schoolwork, games and music according to research done by Nielsen’s “Net-rating”. The study covered Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Experts advised parents to limit the time their kids on line and keep them away from chat rooms.
Chat to the magic Mum
British author J.K.Rowling, mother of magic boy Harry Potter, will do an Internet interview about her new book ”Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” on June 26. Before the event, children are invited to send their questions about Harry to the website. The book will hit stores in the US and UK on June 21 and will arrive in China in August.
School Soldiers
Russian school students will have to do basic military training (军训) in their final year of school, the government has decided．The lesson will include learning to fire guns, marching drills and how to deal with a chemical, nuclear or biological attack. The activity is seen as part of a drive toward the education of their love for their country.
_____________________
Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes? Some students at Winter Park High School just roll out of bed in their pajamas(睡衣) and go to class in their own bedrooms. Of course, their teachers and classmates do not see them because all their class work is on the computer. The Florida High School, the state’s only online school, has 250 students who are taking classes at home by computer. Students in this first online program take classes in algebra(代数), American government , chemistry, computer, economics, and web-page design. They also have to go to regular school to attend other classes.
1.Why will Russian school students have basic military training?
A. To get ready for being a military.
B. To learn to protect themselves.
C. To gain some military knowledge.
D. To develop their love for the country.
2.About Florida High School, which of these facts is true?
A. Some of the students have to attend classes at home instead of in the school.
B. There are altogether 250 students who take classes in the classrooms.
C. At the online school, 250 students are taking classes not only by computer.
D. Students can’t take classes in algebra, chemistry, computer and so on.
3.The news from Florida can be given a title “ ” .
A. Get up Late B. Online School
C. Magical Computers D. No Teachers
4.What is the second news item mainly about?
A. J.K.Rowling will have an Internet interview.
B. Children will meet Harry Potter’s mother.
C. The Harry Potter book will be sold on the Internet.
D. The Harry Potter book will arrive in China in early June.
“Let the world know China and let China know the world.” I can’t remember exactly where I have seen this slogan(口号) in Beijing. Considering the simple fact of the wish people have for learning foreign languages and the number of people going abroad each year, everyone can tell how hard China and Chinese people are trying to know the world. But I didn’t know how equally important and urgent(迫切的) it is for the world to know China until I came to the UK.
In the self-introduction during our first class in a PhD course, when I told them I wanted to finish the degree as soon as I could and then go back to China, the British students looked at me in both surprise and disbelief. Their idea is that everybody who comes to the UK, including the Chinese, will stay here to look for a better life and that this is the only place where one can find a better life.
When I asked my friend for advice about buying a new car, she looked at me, asking in surprise, “A new car?” Later I found out that her surprise was because of the popular image of Chinese students: either too poor or too economical.
When we Chinese students for the first time joined the monthly performance hour of the department and sang some traditional songs and gave a short humorous introduction, all the teachers and students were surprised. To them, Chinese students are so serious and shy. These ideas have been because of the fact that Chinese students are sometimes not seen among the students.
So “let the world know China” should no longer remain an empty slogan. It is something we all should do, home and abroad, and something we should do with confidence and openness.
1.In British students’ opinion, Chinese students come to the UK mainly because .
A. they want to get a British degree
B. the education in UK is the best in the world
C. they want to know more about British
D. they want to look for a better life in Britain
2.The general image of Chinese students in British students’ mind is_____.
A. very rich B. very common
C. very humorous D. very poor or economical
3.The British students think Chinese students were serious and shy because Chinese students_____.
A. always spoke poor English
B. didn’t show themselves bravely in public
C. didn’t have much money
D. had problem communicating with them
4.By writing the passage, the writer wants the reader _____.
A. to be as humorous as possible
B. to take away the empty slogan
C. not to be too poor or too economical
D. to show ourselves with confidence
