雖然她以前從未接受過(guò)電視采訪，但她表現(xiàn)得游刃有余。（interview）

 整個(gè)上午他都在忙于寫(xiě)那篇故事，只是偶爾停下來(lái)喝杯茶。(break off)

由于公眾的要求，電視臺(tái)又把這部電視連續(xù)劇重播了一遍。（demand）

有一批外國(guó)中學(xué)生正好在清明節(jié)期間到你校參觀訪問(wèn)。你被要求去接待這批中學(xué)生。你被應(yīng)邀要向他們介紹中國(guó)的清明節(jié)文化。請(qǐng)你現(xiàn)在寫(xiě)好一篇英語(yǔ)講稿。內(nèi)容必須包括清明節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)文化和清明節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)美食等。 

講稿的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)為你寫(xiě)好。

Boys and Girls,

    Today I feel great honor to be invited to introduce a Chinese holiday to you…

That’s the general introduction of Qing Ming Festival. If you have any questions, you are free to ask.  Thank you very much.

整個(gè)上午他都在忙于寫(xiě)那篇故事，只是偶爾停下來(lái)喝杯茶。(break off)

由于公眾的要求，電視臺(tái)又把這部電視連續(xù)劇重播了一遍。（demand）

如果對(duì)此還有疑問(wèn),就請(qǐng)舉手.  (who)

Amongst the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction. Hundreds of titles are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. Furthermore, some of the most successful films of recent years have been based on science fiction stories.

　It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new development in literature, but its ancestors can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books were often concerned with the presentation of some form of ideal society, a theme which is still often found in modern stories.

  Most of the classics of science fiction, however, have been written within the last hundred years. Books by writers such as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to mention just two well-known authors,

 have been translated into many languages.

 Modern science fiction writers don't write about men from Mars or space adventure stories. They   are more interested in predicting the results of technical developments on society and the human mind; or in imagining future worlds which are a reflection of the world which we live in now.

Because of this their writing has obvious political undertones.

In an age where science fact frequently overtakes science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep ahead of scientific advances. Those who are sufficiently clear-sighted to see the way we are going, however, may provide a valuable lesson on how to deal with the problems which society will inevitably face as it tries to master its new technology.

Dirty Britain

Before the grass has thickened on the roadside and leaves have started growing on the trees is a perfect time to look around and see just how dirty Britain has become. The pavements are stained with chewing gum that has been spat out and the gutters（the low part at the edge of a road where water collects and flows away:） are full of thrown away fast food cartons. Years ago I remember traveling abroad and being saddened by the plastic bags, waste bottles at the edge of every road. Nowadays, Britain seems to look at least as bad. What has gone wrong?

   The problem is that the rubbish created by our increasingly mobile lives lasts a lot longer than before. If it is not cleared up and properly thrown away, it stays in the bushes for years; a

semi-permanent reminder of what a shabby little country we have now. Firstly, it is estimated that 10 billion plastic bags have been given to shoppers. These will take anything from 100 to 1,000 years to rot. However, it is not as if there is no solution to this. A few years ago, the Irish government introduced a tax on non-recyclable carrier bags and in three months reduced their use by 90%. When he was a minister, Michael Meacher attempted to introduce a similar arrangement in Britain. The plastics industry protested, of course. However, they need not have bothered; the idea was killed before it could draw breath, leaving supermarkets free to give away plastic bags.

   What is clearly necessary right now is some sort of combined initiative, both individual and collective, before it is too late. The alternative is to continue sliding downhill until we have a

country that looks like a vast municipal rubbish tip. We may well be at the tipping point. Yet we know that people respond to their environment. If things around them are clean and tidy, people behave cleanly and tidily. If they are surrounded by dirt, they behave dirtily. Now, much of Britain looks pretty dirty. What will it look like in five years?

76. The writer says that it is a good time to see Britain before the trees have leaves because_______.

    A. Britain looks perfect.                                 B. you can see Britain at its dirtiest.

C. you can see how dirty Britain is now.      D. the grass has thickened on the roadside.

77 . According to the writer, the major problem is that __________.

A. rubbish can not be cleared up                        B. rubbish lasts longer than it used to

C. our society is increasingly mobile                  D. people in Britain are dirty

78. What can be learned about Michael Meacher?

A. He followed the Irish example with a tax on plastic bags.

B. He failed in his attempt to introduce a tax on plastic bags.

C. His attempt to follow the Irish example with a tax on plastic bags was welcomed.

D. He had problems with the plastics industry who weren’t bothered about the tax.

79. What does the writer state in the last paragraph?

A. It’s too late for people to take immediate action.

B. There is more than one solution to the problem.

C. Britain will become an extremely dirty country in five years.

D. People tend to behave according to what they see around them.