【題目】Mom, don’t you think it's OK to play once in a while it doesn’t affect my studies?

A. even if B. unless

C. so that D. as long as

【題目】We believe the time and hard work _______ in completing such an important project are worthwhile.

A. involved B. involving

C. to involve D. to be involved

【題目】On April 24th, another natural disaster-the oil spill（泄露）in the Gulf of Mexico, happened. Millions of dollars have been used to help stop the spill and to clean up the animals, beaches, and land spoiled by the oil. Unfortunately, when many of these chemicals are used, more damage is caused to the environment, especially to lives in the sea.

But governments seem to accept the risk of transporting mil-lions of tons of oil by ship every day so that we can fill up our cars and drive around and cause even more environmental damage. Interestingly, the biggest companies in the world produce cars, and the next biggest supply the gasoline to make them run.

Of all of today's environmental disasters, an oil spill may actually be one of the least serious. Although oil is poisonous, it is a natural material. In the end, it breaks down naturally. In 1967 the tanker Torrey Canyon sank off the Scilly Isles near the coast of England and spilled 120，000 tons of oil into the ocean. If you go there today, you will find it hard to see any sign that it ever happened.

However, we should be thinking more about reducing our dependency on oil. Governments should be encouraging research into new technologies, such as cars run by solar power, electricity, hydro-gen, and so on. Much of this research, in the past, was stopped by the oil, gas, and coal.

If the world's millions of cars were 10% more efficient （高效的），we would need many fewer tankers crossing the oceans each year. If this happened, the risks of oil spills would be reduced, and the air we breathe would be cleaner and fresher, too.

【1】What is the passage mainly talking about?

A. Oil spills pollution.

B. What oil pollution is.

C. Oil tanker accidents.

D. How to reduce oil pollution.

【2】How does the author support the idea that oil spills are not as serious as people believe?

A. By giving a description.

B. By making an argument.

C. By giving an example.

D. By drawing a diagram（圖表）.

【3】Which suggestion is made for reducing oil tankers according to the passage?

A. We should build safer tankers in the near future.

B. We should develop new technologies to cut oil use.

C. Tankers should not be allowed to sail near the coastlines.

D. Countries should build more oil pipelines under the sea.

【4】Where can you read this article?

A. In a story book. B. In a science magazine.

C. In a novel. D. In a brochure.

【題目】_【1】__You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so ,however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how.

Plan your time carefully.

When planning your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making the list，you should make a schedule of your time. First arrange your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying.__ 【2】_ A weekly schedule may not solve all the problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

Find a good place to study.

Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this place, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios or TV！When you sit down to study，concentrate on the subject.

Make good use of your time in class.

__【3】_ Good listening habit in class means less work later. Taking class notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

Study regularly.

When you get home from schools, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher has mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read the material._ 【4】_ If you do these things regularly，the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude towards the tests.

The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you to remember your new knowledge. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't be overly worried.

__【5】_ You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

A．There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

B．Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

C．Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.

D．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E．Maybe you are an average student.

F．Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.

G．This will help you understand the next class.

【題目】 —Wow, you have a really good voice. I_____ you were good at singing.

—Thank you.

A. haven't known B. hadn't known

C. didn't know D. don't know

【題目】Students who date(約會(huì)) in middle school have significantly worse study skills. They are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use as their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

“Romantic relationships are a trademark of adolescence, but very few studies have examined how adolescents differ in the development of these relationships,” said Pamela Orpinas, study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.

Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade.

Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires about the students’ academic(學(xué)術(shù)的) efforts. He found that some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students always had the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school.

“At all points in time, teachers considered the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,” according to the journal article. Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit (學(xué)分), being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.

“Dating a classmate may be as complicated as dating a co-worker,” Orpinas said, “when the couple break up, they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps see the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and could divert (轉(zhuǎn)移) attention from studying.”

“Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school,” Orpinas concluded.

【1】According to the passage, students who date in middle school may_____

A. have poorer academic performances

B. be more likely to hurt others

C. enjoy better school lives

D. be less likely to use alcohol and tobacco

【2】When doing his study, Orpinas ________________.

A. followed a group of students of 6th and 12th grade

B. completed a survey and a report each year

C. found that the students’ study skills have connection with their frequency of dating

D. completed questionnaires about the students’ academic efforts

【3】What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?

A. They don’t want to see each other any longer.

B. They will think it’s reasonable to get depressed.

C. They will miss their ex-partners sometimes.

D. Their attention to studying will be affected.

【4】Orpinas’ attitude towards dating in middle school is_____

A. supportive B. negative

C. positive D. Unconcerned

【題目】Welcome here! The Southern Spring Home & Garden Show will be held at The Park Expo and Conference Center. This show will last from Wednesday (March 2) to Sunday (March 6,2012).

Admission : Adults $10.00. Teenagers under 15 free with a paying adult.

Join Lincolnton’s own Tammie Davis as she performs her original country songs at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5th.

Special Days: The Spring for Kids First Night Gala benefiting the Council for Children’s Rights will take place from 7 p.m. to 10p.m. on Wednesday, March 2,2012. Tickets are $50 and include an access to Freedom Hall, where you can enjoy delicious food, beverage(飲料)and entertainment free of charge.

Seniors Day(55+):Wednesday is for them. Cost is $7.00 but without coupons(減價(jià)優(yōu)惠).

Hours :Wednesday, Thursday &Sunday :10 a.m.---5p.m.;Friday &Saturday :10 a.m.----9 a.m.

Wheelchairs are available on a first come first served basis for you. The cost is $1.00 and you are required to leave a valid driver’s license or ID.

Parking :All Day Parking: $6.00;Half Day Parking:$3.00; Every Hour Parking:$1.00

For more Information: Come to visit Mardee Woodward in person.

E-mail: mwoodward@southernshows.com

Telephone:704-376-4085

【1】 We can learn from the text that the show will ___________.

A. last only five days

B. offer a free parking

C. have the only one singer

D. take place in a private house

【2】 How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and a child aged 16?

A.$ 10 B. $ 30 C.$ 20 D.$40

【3】We can infer from the text that______________.

A. old people can visit the show onlyon Wednesday

B. the disabled can use the wheelchairs free of charge

C. there are not enough wheelchairs for the disabled

D. kids’ tickets on Wednesday don’t include beverage

【題目】______yourself with positive people and you will keep focused on what you can do instead of what you can’t.

A. Surrounding B. Surrounded

C. Surround D. Having surrounded

【題目】People in the United States honor their parents with two special days： Mother's Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father's Day, on the third Sunday in June.

Mother's Day was proclaimed a day for national observance by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation.

In 1909，Mrs. Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart. After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910，the first Father's Day was observed in Spokane. Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to established Father's Day as a national commemorative day, in 1972.

These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother's Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father's Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

【1】According to the passage, which of the following about the second Sunday in May is not true?

A. It is a day to show love to mothers.

B. It is a day to wear carnations.

C. It is a day for people to visit the cemetery.

D. It is a day for many people to attend religious services.

【2】Choose the right time order of the following events.

a. The first Father's Day was observed.

b. Mother's Day was proclaimed a day for national observance.

c. Father's Day became a day for national observance.

d. The idea of honoring fathers was brought up.

A. a b c d B. d a b c

C. b a c d D. d a c b

【3】Who plays the most important role in Father's Day becoming a national commemorative day?

A. Mrs. Dodd. B. Margaret Chase Smith.

C. Ann Jarvis. D. Woodrow Wilson.

【4】The author's purpose of writing this passage is to __________.

A. call on people to love and respect their parents

B. introduce Mother's Day and Father's Day

C. tell the difference between Mother's Day and Father's Day

D. show how important fathers and mothers are

【題目】Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For ex-ample, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country's economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants.

Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country's economy can suffer.

On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first-class roads, and other support facilities （配套設(shè)施）needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.

Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many sup-port facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.

【1】Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection?

A. It is extremely important to develop tourism.

B. Building roads and hotels is essential.

C. Support facilities are highly necessary.

D. Planning is of great importance to tourism.

【2】The underlined word " inhabitants "（in Paragraph 1） probably means __________.

A. tourists B. passengers

C. population D. citizens

【3】Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT __________.

A. a bad effect on other industries

B. a change of tourists' customs

C. over-crowdedness of places of interest

D. pressure on traffic

【4】The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will __________.

A. waste a lot of money

B. weaken their economy

C. help establish their customs

D. help improve their life