The  Shanghai World Expo ________ a large number of tourists from abroad.

A．appealed to     B．led to

C．contributed to        D．belonged to

(2011·安徽皖南八校聯(lián)考二)—Could we put off our camping?

—________.We may as well go on as planned.

A．Not at all　　　　　　　      B．Not exactly

C．Not especially        D．Not really

2010年11月初，你所在的城市下了一場罕見的大雪。此次大雪比去年提前了近一個月，雪災給人們的生產和生活帶來了巨大的影響。請根據下面的提示，敘述這件事，并談談你的感受。

1．早晨外面大雪飛揚，很多樹木被積雪壓斷，房屋受損；很多車輛被困在路上；人們被迫步行前往目的地；部分航班被取消；列車被迫延遲。

2．市政府號召全市人民參與除雪活動，并采取措施，解救被困群眾，確保市民生活盡快恢復正常。

3．最后寫出你的感受。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2．文章的開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

3．參考詞匯：目的地destination

In early November, 2010, our city witnessed a terrible disaster of snowstorm. The heavy snow happened a month earlier than last year，greatly affecting the life of people.

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Good morning, everyone，

It's great honor for me to speak here. My name's Li Xiaojun, born of a harmonious family. My father and mother are all high school teachers.Influenced by them, I read widely during my early age, but I've developed a great interest in arts and sports. I'm easy­going, get along well with my classmates.

It is this personality which helps me win over all my classmates' friendships, and also help me overcome many difficulties both in academic and personal life. Being admitted in your university has always been a beautiful dream for me. I dream constantly that I，along with mine classmates，will study happy with the help of the respectable professors；I dream that I will swim freely in the sea，enjoying the waves of knowledge.

I hope all my dream will come true in the near future.

Thank you.

Making Peace with Your Parents

As a teen，you're going through big changes physically and mentally. Your interests are expanding.   __71__

Here is the challenge：Kids need to explore the world in new ways, and parents need to protect them from the dangers in that world. These conflicts can easily set off fireworks in otherwise calm houses. Sometimes conflicts can't be avoided. But by paying attention to the building blocks of successful relationships, you can work towards making home a happy and healthy place for you and your parents.

For instance，try to find a time to talk when your parents are not angry, tired, distracted or hungry. A good time to talk is when you're all relaxed. Timing is everything. If the conversation begins to turn into an argument, you'd better calmly and coolly ask to stop the conversation—for now.    __72__    Listen  to  what  your parents are saying, and repeat it back to them. This shows them that you're listening.   __73__

Respect is the building block of good communication. People who respect each other and care about each others' feelings can disagree without things getting ugly.

__74__   How do you build trust? Trust comes by actually doing what you say you're going to do. Some teens find that doing fun activities with their parents can improve their relationships. Sometimes we forget that parents are more than rule­makers—they're interesting people who like to watch movies and go shopping—just like their teenagers!

What do you do if you are trying your best, but your relationship with your parents continues to be rocky?    __75__   You can find supportive adults，such as a teacher or a coach，who can lend an ear.

Remember you can only change your own behavior. Your parents are the only ones who can change theirs.

A. It also gives them a chance to clear things up if    you're not on the same page.

B. You can pick it up again when everyone's more relaxed.

C. And then you'll be able to accept what your parents say.

D. Faced with the challenge, children don't know what to do.

E. You are more likely to get along with your parents and have more independence if your parents believe    in you.

F. And your desire to take control of your own life is growing.

G. You may consider seeking outside help

Dear Economist，

My newly­wedded wife and I are deeply in love. There is, however, one issue that threatens the happiness of our marriage. I absolutely insist on shopping at Walmart. My  wife, meanwhile, would  rather  avoid Walmart at all costs. I have recently tried to convince her that not only does Walmart offer the lowest prices known to man, but that the chain is also a force for good—lower prices mean better standards of living for all consumers, increased global trade means a tighterknit(緊密團結的) international community, and efficient operations translate into higher productivity growth for the economy. My wife complains about poor labour policies, the fact that Walmart squeezes suppliers, and that it puts local shops out of business.

Who is right? Will our marriage survive?

Brian Gee

Dear Brian，

I have to agree with you about Walmart. Jason Furman，then an economist at New York University, now an adviser to President Obama, famously argued in 2005 that Walmart was unwittingly (不知不覺地) a  progressive success story.The chain's prices don't much affect me(I prefer Whole Foods)but Furman estimated  that they benefited low­and­middle­income Americans to  the sum of around $250 billion a year.

Walmart does not pay much, so it may depress  wages.Then again, it may increase wages by offering jobs to the otherwise—unemployed. Either way, the benefits of low prices to Walmart shoppers far outweigh any seemingly reasonable costs to Walmart employees. And while it is true that Walmart employees tend to be poor，the same is true of Walmart shoppers.

Armed with this information you can face your wife with confidence. You are sure to win the conversation. The divorce is likely to be more argued.

Economist

68. What concerned Brian Gee so much that he wrote the letter?

A. His wife refuses to shop at Walmart.

B. They are faced with a divorce.

C. They  can't  afford  the  costs  of  shopping  at    Walmart.

D. They are in conflict about shopping at Walmart.

69．Brian Gee's wife tends to hold the opinion that________.

A. it is wrong for Walmart to depress its employees' wages

B. consumers' lives have improved thanks to Walmart

C. Walmart's business operation increased productivity in economy

D. Walmart's business increases global trade

70．What can be inferred from the reply letter?

A. Some employees accept the low pay to keep the job.

B. Walmart appeals to only poor consumers and poor employees.

C. Employees suffer from Walmart's low prices more than consumers.

D. Jason Furman, a New York University economist，spoke highly of Walmart.

However important school life may be，we can't ignore the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom. Therefore the great influence of parents can't be ignored or discounted by the teacher. They can become strong supports of the school or they can consciously or unconsciously prevent the school from accomplishing its aims.

Administrators have been aware of the need to keep_parents_apprised_of the newer methods used in schools. Many principals have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program and developmental math.

Moreover，the classroom teacher can also play an important role in explaining to parents what they should do. The informal tea and many interviews carried on during the year，as well as new ways of reporting pupils' progress, can significantly aid the interchange of ideas between school and home.

Suppose that a father has been drilling Junior in arithmetic processes night after night. In a friendly interview, the teacher can help the parent change his method. He might be persuaded to let Junior participate in discussing the family budget，buying the food，using a measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating mileage on a trip and engage in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis.

If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in math and at the same time，enjoying the work.

Too often, however, teachers'  conferences  with parents  are  devoted to  unimportant  accounts  of children's wrong­doing, complaints about laziness and poor work habits，and suggestions for punishments and rewards at home.

What is needed is a more creative approach in which the teacher，as a professional advisor，plants ideas in parents' minds for the best use of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom. In this way, the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters' competence.

64．The underlined phrase “keep parents apprised of” in  Para.2 probably means to let parents ________.

A. judge       B. know 

C. design    D. develop

65．What is the purpose of the schools' informal tea and interviews?

A. To improve the relationship between teachers and parents.

B. To explain to parents the change of the school curriculum.

C. To report students'  misdoings and suggestions for punishments.

D. To help develop good communication between school and home.

66．Why does the author provide the example in Paragraph 4?

A. To help parents know the importance of home activities.

B. To show how the teacher can guide in home training.

C. To prove parents are non­professional advisors.

D. To advise parents to teach kids math at home.

67．From the passage we learn that the author ________.

A. thinks teachers should do better as professionals

B. is worried about children's performance at home

C. is satisfied with the present state of school education

D. believes time spent out of the classroom has been wasted

There are several advantages in planting trees：they firm the soil，soak(滲透) up extra water and take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. However，it now turns out that planting trees could add to global warming. We all know that tree roots do a great job of keeping soil firmly on the ground and out of the wind's power. The problem is that some of the dust clouds play an important part in soaking up carbon dioxide.

Huge dust storms blow out over the oceans from  dry parts of North Africa and Central Asia. Tons of dust are lifted and left as a thin film over the ocean surface.

Dust from China is carried east and left in the Pacific Ocean. If a tree­planting programme there is successful and the dust supply reduced, the net result may be that less carbon dioxide gets locked away in the ocean.

Andy，an environmental scientist has spent the past few years studying dust and says his work shows clearly the complexity of the system. For this reason the need is to focus on cutting carbon dioxide giving off rather than doing anything else.

Robert, an American scientist, has  shown that when native grassland areas are invaded by trees, carbon is lost from the soil. “We are studying why the soil carbon disappears，but one theory is that trees do a lot more of their growing above ground compared to grass, so less carbon goes directly into the soil from trees.” said Robert.

In wet areas of the world, the gain from trees absorbing carbon dioxide above ground seems to be outweighed by the loss of carbon from the soil below ground.

Countries that plan to fight against global warming by planting trees may have to think again. Solutions to environmental problems are often more complex than they first appear，and understanding the Earth's climate is a very great challenge.

60．People usually hold the opinion that ________.

A. huge dust storms can destroy carbon dioxide

B. planting trees could reduce global warming

C. huge dust storms can destroy the oceans on the Earth

D. planting trees is the only way to control huge dust storms

61．Andy, an  environmental  scientist, believes  that________.

A. environmental problems are more complex than expected                 

B. trees shouldn't have been planted in dry places

C. dust plays a more important part than trees

D. carbon dioxide is harmful to everything

62．Robert's experiment proves that ________.

A. trees absorb more carbon than grass

B. carbon can turn grass into dust

C. less carbon can make trees grow faster

D. grassland areas should be covered by forests

63．The best title for this passage is “________”．

A. The importance of planting trees

B. The dust clouds soak up carbon dioxide

C. Is it really useful to plant trees to reduce global warming?

D. Why the soil carbon disappears

 I was reading these intriguing stories behind a group of great logos in the world. Personally Nike is my favorite one—it's so simple. And I liked the stories behind them, which made me forget all other things. McDonald's, Apple, Mercedes Benz and Adidas own great logos as well，and they are among my very favorites.

Nike

In the Greek myth, Nike is the goddess of victory and the source of inspiration  for  soldiers. This  logo represents the wing in the famous statue of the Greek goddess. Nike's logo was designed by Carolyn Davidson in 1971 for $35，and was registered as a trademark in 1995.

McDonald's

The logo was designed in 1962 by Jim Schindler  to  resemble  the  archshaped  signs  on  the  side  of  the company's then walk­up hamburger stand. Later on, the two golden arches were combined together to form the M．The McDonald's name was added to the logo in 1968.

Apple

There  are  different  stories  behind Apple's logo. The first logo was a reference to the religious story of Adam and Eve, in which the apple represented the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. One year later, the second logo was designed in 1977 by Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne，and it described Sir Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree. This logo didn't stay long. One year later it was replaced almost immediately by graphic designer Rob Janoff's “rainbow apple”，a rainbow­colored silhouette(輪廓)of an  apple with a bite taken out of it. And then the rainbow­colored apple was replaced by the onecolored logo in 1998. It has not been changed so far.

Mercedes Benz

The Mercedes Benz logo, which was originally created by Gottlieb Daimler in 1909, consists of a simple description of a three­pointed star that represents its rule of the land，the sea and the air. The company was founded by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach. Marcedes is the name of Maybach's elder daughter, while Benz came as a result of a combination with Benz，Cie. and DMG in 1926.

Adidas

The  Adidas  logo, which  was created by the founder of the company Adi Dassler, represents mountains, pointing towards the challenges that are seen ahead and goals that can be achieved. The logo was used for the first time in 1967.

56．What does the author think of the stories of the great logos?

A. They are boring.

B. They are out of date.

C. They are attractive.

D. They are practical.

57．What does Nike's logo stand for?

A. The goddess of victory.

B. The source of inspiration for soldiers.

C. The statue of the Greek goddess.

D. The wing of the Greek goddess.

58．We can learn that Apple's present logo is ________.

A. the religious story of Adam and Eve

B. a bitten apple with only one color

C. Newton's sitting under an apple tree

D. the rainbow­colored bitten apple

59．Which of the following time orders describes the births of the great logos?

A. Mercedes Benz—McDonald's—Nike—Apple

B. Nike—McDonald's—Apple—Mercedes Benz

C. McDonald's—Apple—Nike—Mercedes Benz

D. Nike—Mercedes Benz—McDonald's—Apple

My husband is an engineer. Since we met，he has always been the rock in my life.I knew he had his feet　 __36__　 planted on the ground，and it seemed that no matter what else went　 __37__，he would be the constant one.

Three years of romance and two years of marriage later, I began to feel　 __38__　 of him because he never brought me flowers，he never　 __39__ me，and nothing had changed in our marriage.

After　 __40__， I finally told him I wanted to be　 __41__. He just sat there, speechless and didn't even know __42__　 to say to make me stay. Finally，he spoke, “What can I do to change your __43__？”

“I'll stay if you have a good answer　 __44__　 this question，”I replied coldly. “If I asked for a　 __45__ growing on a cliff, and getting it for me　 __46__　 certain death，would you still do so？”

His face grew troubled. “Can I give you the answer tomorrow morning？” With that, my heart　 __47__. He couldn't even give me an answer　 __48__　 away.

The next morning，I found he was　 __49__. However，I found a note under a warm glass of milk. My eyes　　 __50__　 misty(濕潤)as I was reading it.

“Dear，I'll give you my　 __51__.

After you do typing for a long time, I need my　　 __52__　 to do it for you.

Every time you leave the house，you forget your keys. I need my legs to run　 __53__　 and open the door for you.... that's why I cannot pick the flower for you...”

With tears　 __54__　 from my eyes, I opened the door. And there he was, with an extremely worried look on his face, waving the packet he had in his hand in front of me.

Just because someone doesn't love you　 __55__　 you want him to, it doesn't mean that he doesn't love you heart and soul.

36．A.deeply　　 B．firmly　　C．slightly　　　　 D．totally

37．A.different B．crazy C．exciting D．excited

38．A.liked　 　　 B．tried C．fond 　　 D．tired

39．A.frightened 　　　 B．loved 　C．surprised 　　 D．lost

40．A.some time 　　　 B．sometime C．sometimes 　 D．some times

41．A.in　 　 B．up 　C．down 　 D．out

42．A.what　 　　 B．which C．how　 　 D．when

43．A.saying 　　 B．comment C．opinion D．mind

44．A.to 　　 B．of C．for D．about

45．A.tree B．moon 　C．flower 　 D．butterfly

46．A.meant　 　 B．resulted C．caused D．led

47．A.sank B．settled C．rose 　　 D．worried

48．A.soon　 　　 B．straight C．slight 　 D．quickly

49．A.missed 　　 B．missing 　C．losing 　 D．lost

50．A.fell 　 B．changed 　C．grew 　　 D．got

51．A.descriptions 　 B．causes 　C．lists 　　 D．reasons

52．A.heart 　　　 B．fingers C．mind 　　 D．arms

53．A.home　 　　 B．at home C．out D．in

54．A.steaming B．stretching C．streaming 　　 D．spreading

55．A.like it 　　　 B．way C．how　 　 D．the way