Sitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands. Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn't forget that Charles Darwin (1809-1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired his famous work, On the Origin of Species. You can certainly follow Darwin's footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands. The islands are certainly a paradise (天堂) for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control. Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be. The most well-known animal of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise(巨型海龟), which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Sanra Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago(群岛). Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself. Despite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.
Travelling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world. At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.
1.What do we know about Darwin's visit to the islands?
A. He completed his famous book on the islands
B. He studied different creatures on the islands
C. He was touched by the geography of the islands
D. He was attracted by well-known animals of the islands
2.Which of the following plays a role in making the islands "a paradise for wildlife"?
A. Animals on the islands feed on grass.
B. Local government forbids killing wildlife.
C. Tourists are not allowed to touch the animals.
D. People cannot visit the islands as they wish.
3.Your stay on the islands will be most impressive mainly because of_________.
A. a closer view of animals
B. Darwin's inspiring trip
C. The beautiful sea views
D. various daring activities
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Unique Attraction for Wildlife Lovers
B. Calapagos as a Paradise for Adventures
C. Charles Darwin as a Symbol of Galapagos
D. A Successful Example of Wildlife Protection
About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always yelling at them.
We often met. I always spoke, but the only answer I ever got was a hello from a four-year-old girl. One day when I returned, they were just coming back to their apartment and the little girl was holding the door in the hall open for the others. I remained in the car doing unnecessary things. The parents were telling her to hurry. I looked up and saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for me. I hurried as much as I could and thanked her. She was smiling from ear to ear.
That afternoon I was at the K-Mart and saw a white teddy bear. I thought of the little girl and said to myself, “I bet she would like it.” So I bought it for her.
The next day there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother and the other children were there in the hall, too.
Now when we meet in the hall, we all speak in a friendly manner. Last night we had about four inches of snow. The temperature was below zero. When I opened the outside door, there was my car with all the snow removed. The man next door was the only person I knew in the whole building, so when I saw him the next day, I asked him if he was the nice person that removed the snow. He said NO. He wanted to, but his wife said she wanted to do it.
Isn’t it amazing that the small kind act of a four-year-old girl can change so many things for the better?
1.Why did the author do unnecessary things in his car?
A. His neighbor yelled at him.
B. He did not know how to kill time.
C. The weather was cold outside.
D. He did not wanted to be embarrassed.
2.The underline word “yelling” in the passage probably means _____________.
A. knocking B. shouting
C. beating D. laughing
3.What the four-year-old girl did made the author feel _____________.
A. warm B. sad
C. upset D. angry
4.The passage mainly tells us__________.?
A. Children should be polite to their neighbors.
B. People should be kind and communicate with each other.
C. Your neighbors are not as bad as you think.
D. Things can be changed by removing snow.
假定你是李明，你看到周围很多同学都是近视眼，请根据下面所给出的要点提示，给我校英语报写一篇短文。
要点提示：1．导致近视的原因：长时间看书、看电视和玩电脑游戏等；一些不良的习惯如走路看书、躺着看书等。 2．如何保护视力：坚持做眼保健操；培养良好的读书习惯等。
注意： 1．词数100左右。 2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇： 近视的 short-sighted; 坚持 stick to
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处 加一个漏字符号(
)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2． 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
While playing near my home, I notice a turkey with its head under a rock. It looked stuck. My friends and I watched a while, but the bird couldn’t free it.
I ran home and told my mom, and we decided to call the bird rescue center. When the rescue workers arrived, she helped the bird out from under a rock. She checked to see that its wings were OK, or if it had any wounds or breaking bones. It was only being skinny from not eating. The worker said the turkey would be set freely if it fully recovered. If not, it would stay at the center. After leaving she thanked my mom and me for calling.
Billy: I’m really busy with work these days, and most of the time I just eat fast food.
Jennifer: Aw, you shouldn’t eat that much fast food. It’s terrible for you.
Billy: I wish it 1.________ (be) this way either, but the pace of city life these days is 2.___ fast that anything you do needs to be really efficient（有效率的）.If you’re a little slower than other people, it could give the impression that you’ve failed somehow.
Jennifer: OK, but when you’ve got some free time, I’ll take you out to a special restaurant, 3.________ you might change your mind.
Billy: What’s so special about this restaurant?
Jennifer: It’s a “slow food” restaurant? The foods there4._________ (cook) carefully, and the atmosphere of the place is really5.________ (peace).There’s a snail 6._______(paint) on the wall of the restaurant, expressing the hope that people will enjoy their food at a snail’s pace.
Billy: 7._______ (sound) really interesting! Who first put8._______ this idea of “slow food”?
Jennifer: In the 80s, a few Italians established a “Slow Food Society” as 9._______ way of speaking out against fast food. In fact, the “slow food movement” is a kind of return to the more natural beginnings of life. “Slow food” doesn’t just mean 10._______ you eat slowly; it’s also supporting food with personality.
Billy: Well, I can’t wait to go and eat there now.[
When you’re living a busy life, every minute must be accounted for, you feel like you must be checking something off the list, or __ to the next destination, And no matter how you ___ _ your attention there’s never enough time in a day to catch up.
Six years ago I was lucky to have a stop-and-smell-the roses type of___ _.When I needed to be out, she was taking her time___ a purse and a crown. When I needed to have a quick lunch, she’d___ _ to speak to the elderly woman who looked like her grandma.
___ _ my child caused me to deviate from (偏离)my schedule, I thought to myself, “We don’t have___ _ for this.” As a result, the two words I most ___ _ spoke to her were; “Hurry up.”
I started my __ _ with it. “ Hurry up and eat your breakfast.” I ___ _ my day with it. “Hurry up and get in bed.” Although the words did little to___ my child’s speed, I said them __ .
Then one day, things __ _.We’d just picked my older daughter up from kindergarten and were getting out of the car. Not going ___ _ enough, my older daughter said to her little sister, “You are so slow.” When she crossed her arms and let out a sigh, I saw__ _ it was a terrible sight.
I was a mother who pushed and pressured and ___ a small who simply wanted to enjoy life.
My eyes were opened; I saw the___ my hurried existence was doing to my children. I looked into my small child’s eyes and said, “I ___ _ to be more patient from now on.” I ___ _ her who was now smiling at her mother’s promise.
Living at a slower speed still takes a（n）__ _,but my younger daughter is my living reminder of why I must keep trying.
1.A. returning B. skipping C. rushing D. wandering
2.A.lose B. divide C. escape D. avoid
3.A. neighbor B. friend C. sister D. child
4.A. looking into B. picking out C. giving up D. handing out
5.A. stop B. continue C. agree D. decide
6.A. Wherever B. Although C. Whenever D. Since
7.A.time B. money C. space D. permission
8.A. happily B. commonly C. secretly D. anxiously
9.A. game B. job C. day D. business
10.A. ended B. enjoyed C. began D. spent
11.A. measure B. reduce C. reach D. increase
12.A.again B. anyway C. instead D. otherwise
13.A. settled B. started C. broke D. changed
14.A.far B. normally C. fast D. quietly
15.A. ourselves B. them C. her D. myself
16.A. worried B. appreciated C. supported D. hurried
17.A. damage B. credit C. good D. justice
18.A. hope B. prefer C. plan D. promise
19.A.begged B. adopted C. hugged D. fooled
20.A.lifetime B. effort C. minute D. team
