.In the time ____ takes to drink a cup of coffee, customers can get a pair of special-made shoes in this store.

A. it   B. one   C. that   D. when

Product Description

In the 150 years since the publication of Origin of Species, Charles Darwin has been considered between two extremes--- a great biologist or heretic（持異端學(xué)說(shuō)者）. However, the truth is much more difficult to understand than that. In any case, Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection had the greatest influence in history.

In The Darwin Myth，author Benjamin Wiker offers a full-side analysis of Darwin’s theories as well as the social, scientific, and religious effect of his work. Scientists often cause debates(爭(zhēng)論) that will last for generations for their new theory. Still, no scientist has caused more debates than Charles Darwin. To some he is the revolutionary “father” of evolution. To others his theory of evolution unconsciously disagrees with many ideas in modern eugenics.（優(yōu)生學(xué)） In The Darwin Myth: The Life and Lies of Charles Darwin, author Benjamin Wiker will make them clear.

Contents

So who is Charles Darwin? What did he really believe and what did his research really prove? In this book, Benjamin Wiker cuts through the myths. In The Darwin Myth, Wiker tells us:

★How Darwin set out to create a godless Theory of Evolution

★Why many of his best friends criticized Darwin’s theory, and why he never defended himself;

★Why Darwin’s theory in a certain way supported slavery, an institution he hated;

★How much of what we know about Darwin comes from his autobiography(自傳), which the key points are completely misleading.

1. If you buy three copies of The Darwin Myth at a time, how much should you pay?

   A. $88.35    B.$55.35   C. $50    D. $27.97

2. According to the passage, what is The Darwin Myth mainly about?

   A. An analysis of Darwin’s theory and the debates about him.

   B. A brief introduction to Darwin’s life.

   C. How Darwin created Theory of Evolution.

   D. Why many people criticized Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.

3. From the passage, we know that ________.

A. The Darwin Myth is Darwin’s autobiography

B. The debate about Darwin’s theory has been going on since Origin of Species was published.

C. Darwin theory agrees with modern eugenics.

D. Darwin himself supported slavery.

4．We can infer from the passage that ________.

   A. Darwin lost many of his best friends because of his theory

   B. Darwin’s autobiography has misled many readers.

   C. Benjamin Wiker was one of Darwin’s friends who knew him well

   D. The Darwin Myth will end the debates about Darwin

第三節(jié) 書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分30分）

       假如你是學(xué)生會(huì)主席，請(qǐng)根據(jù)下列要求，用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一則關(guān)于春游的通知。

       參加者 高中一、二年級(jí)的學(xué)生

       活動(dòng)內(nèi)容 1．去博物館看《人與自然》的展覽。

       2．參加泉山植物園。

       集合地點(diǎn) 學(xué)校大門(mén)前

       集合時(shí)間 1．4月25日上午乘校車(chē)前往；

       2．早上七點(diǎn)集合，七點(diǎn)二十分開(kāi)車(chē)。

       注意事項(xiàng) 1．參觀展覽時(shí)保持安靜, 并認(rèn)真記筆記，準(zhǔn)備回來(lái)后討論。

       2．在山頂野餐，要自帶午餐和飲料。

       3．參加者在本周四前到學(xué)生會(huì)報(bào)名。

       注意：

       1．通知必須包括所列內(nèi)容，可以適當(dāng)調(diào)整內(nèi)容的順序和增加細(xì)節(jié)，使其連貫、完整。

       2．詞數(shù)：100左右。      

       3．通知時(shí)間：4月24日

       4．生詞：植物園the botanical garden; 報(bào)名sign up for; 學(xué)生會(huì)the Students' Union

The students of Senior Grade One and Grade Two will go out for a visit on April 25.

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The Students’ Union

April 24

．The factory I worked______ has been taken down and replaced by some buildings．

       A．in it              B．in which     C．in      D．in that

I quite agree with you. We are of one ______.

A. thought                    B. idea                  C. opinion             D. mind

Life is difficult.

It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult.

Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that their difficulties represent(代表) a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.

What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems,

depending on their nature, cause in us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.

Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability(能力) to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt, instruct.” It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.

1.From the passage, it can be inferred that __________.

A. everybody has problems

B. we become stronger by facing and solving the problems of life

C. life is difficult because our problems bring us pain

D. people like to complain about their problems

2.The main idea of paragraph 3 is __________.

A. most people feel life is easy         B. the writer feels life is easy

C. the writer likes to complain about his problems

D. most people complain about how hard their lives are

3. According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to __________.

A. encourage them to learn

B. teach them to fear the pain of solving problems

C. help them learn to deal with pain

D. teach them how to respect for problems

4.The saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt, instruct.” suggests that __________.

A. we do not learn from experience        B. we do not learn when we are in pain

C. pain teaches us important lessons       D. pain cannot be avoided

Mary has lived in China for 3 years, so she ______ to the life here.

A. used  B. has got used   C. was used    D. got used

．It is obvious to the students ______ they should get well prepared for their future.

A. as        B. which           C. whether           D. that

　　There is a boy in my gym class (I’ll call him Bill) who has unbearably yellow teeth that almost make everyone feel unpleasant. Recently another boy told Bill that he should “go Ajax” his teeth. Bill was crushed. Had the other boy been thinking, he would have realized that there is a better way to handle such a situation. He could have dealt with it with tact. He could have showed this hurtful truth in a more careful, sensitive way—that’s “tact”.

　　If a person isn’t sensitive to another’s feelings, there is no way he or she can be tactful. Yesterday, my 5-year-old brother proudly announced that he had cleaned the screen on our television set. Unfortunately, he used furniture polish(亮光油), which produced an oily film on the television screen. My mother smiled and thanked him for his efforts—and then showed how to clean the screen properly. Her sensitivity enables my brother to keep his self-respect. Yet, sensitivity alone does not make tact.

　　“Tactfulness” also requires “truthfulness”. Doctors, for example, must be truthful. If a patient has just been disabled in an accident, a tactful doctor will tell the truth—but express it with sensitivity. The doctor may try to give the patient hope by telling them curing techniques under study or about advanced equipment now available. Doctors must use tact with patients relatives as well. Instead of bluntly saying, “Your husband is disabled,” a doctor might say, “I’m sorry, but your husband has lost feeling in his legs and…”

　　Tact should not be confused with trickery. Trickery occurs when a nurse is about to give a patient an injection and says, “This won’t hurt a bit.” Instead of trickery, the nurse might guarantee the patient that the discomfort of the injection is a small thing compared to the benefits of it. It would also be thoughtful for the nurse to tell the patients about some of these benefits.

　　Tact is a wonderful skill to have, and tactful people are usually admired and respected. Without tact our society would become an intolerable place to live in.

1.When told he should “go Ajax” his teeth, Bill probably felt ________________.

　　A．surprised                  B．cheated　　   C．regretful                D．painful

2.According to the author, his mother’s praise for the brother is _______________.

　　A．both sensitive and tactful         B．sensitive but not tactful enough

　　C．truthful but not tactful             D．sensitive but trickish

3.The fourth paragraph mainly talks about __________________.

　　A．how to comfort the patients

　　B．how to use trickery carefully

　　C．differences between trickery and promises

　　D．a(chǎn)nother feature of tact

4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

(The numbers stand for the paragraphs)

第三節(jié) 書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分30分） 

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要求:1. 列出生活中反映一兩件家鄉(xiāng)變化的事, 如購(gòu)新車(chē)、住新房等。

    2. 列出最近發(fā)生的一兩件國(guó)家大事，如成功舉辦奧運(yùn)、“神舟七號(hào)” 順利升空等。

    3. 要表達(dá)出你的喜悅和自豪之情，并談?wù)勀愕母邢搿?/p>