單詞拼寫

1. The health expert is concerned about the g         (成長)of the young in the country.

2. Scientists are still trying to explore the o         (外層的) space..

3．We have o          （克服）many unforeseen difficulties。

4. They were caught selling i        (違法的) drugs.

5. Your r          （要求）that she wait till next week is reasonable。

6. A w         (流傳的、分布廣泛的) disease is spreading in this area.

7. The old man is not s       (穩(wěn)固的) on his legs after being ill for a long time.

8. What is the a        (平均的) rainfall for August in your country?

9. There has been serious d        (分歧) between the two parties over the question.

10. The e      (教育家) is always doing some research into the school teacher.

Do your spirits soar (猛增) on a sunny day? Do you relax at the sound of flowing water?
Some scientists suggest that these contacts with nature are good for your health. In one study, hospital patients with a view of trees had shorter hospital stays and less need for pain medications. Another study indicated that prisoners with a view of the outdoors had fewer doctor visits.
“Why do we desire nature? Maybe we’re programmed to need it, since our ancestors’ survival was so dependent on their connection with nature,” suggests biologist E.O. Wilson.
Want to find out if contact with nature improves your outlook on life? Try a few of these ideas.
Hang out a bird feeder and watch the birds that visit it.
Sit down in the backyard or a nearby park. Close your eyes. What do you hear? Birds singing? The wind in the trees? Crickets (蟋蟀) chirping?
Find an anthill. Sit down and watch the ants work.
Take a walk right after a rainstorm. What looks different? Smells different?
Go barefoot on a sandy beach.
Open the curtains and the window, if the weather allows it.
On a windy day, watch the trees.
Go to a creek, river or park fountain. Listen to the sound of water in motion.
Camp out in the backyard or at a nearby state park. Use a tent or sleep on the ground.
Find a wide-open space to study the stars. Learn about the different constellations (星座).
Raise a garden. Or plant some seeds in a flowerpot.
Go hiking with your family. Talk about all of the colors you see in nature.
Take a camera and capture your nature experience.
【小題1】From Paragraph 2 we can learn that ______.

A．prisoners don’t like to go to the doctor when ill	B．trees can be used as pain medications
C．prisoners should often get out of prison to come into contact with nature
D．contacts with nature are very helpful for hospital patients

【小題2】According to E.O. Wilson, we desire nature probably because ______.

A．it can help us feel relaxed

B．we have inherited (繼承) from our ancestors who were dependent on nature

C．people have lived with nature for thousands of years

D．contacts with nature can improve a person’s outlook on life

【小題3】 From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A．studying the constellations is important to everyone
B．you can know all the colors only by going hiking
C．nature is quite important to us	D．walking in a rainstorm can be very helpful

【小題4】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Go hiking with your family	B．Let nature nurture you.
C．Visit your doctor less.	D．Watch the trees more often.

單詞拼寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

1.The boy, s______________ of stealing the collected money, is being closely watched over.

2.To their d_______________, their son was admitted into a famous university.

3.Word came that our football team was d_____________again. 

4.If we work with a strong will, we can o___________ any difficulty, however great it is.

5.He joined the group c______________of five young men.

6.It is impossible to know in ______________ (提前) what will happen.

7.The old man is respected by the people because he has____________(貢獻(xiàn)) to the country.

8.Disneyland offers its visitors ___________（各種各樣的）activities.

9.The girl made a great________(印象) on her neighbours and they spoke highly of her.

10.All ____________(航班) have been put off because of the heavy snow.

 

單詞：

1. A study shows the safe driving speed r __________ from 60km to 80 km per hour.

The building o________ the post office is a book store,which is open 24hs every day.

I think we have everything in the agreement, shall we s________ it?

An awful idea has just s__________ me .

The p__________ water is not fit to drink.

Well __________ (教育) when she was young,she is respected by everyone in the villiage.

From the __________ (位置)on the top of the TV Tower, we can have a better view of the whole city.

We need to buy some new __________ (家具).

Is there any ______________(可能) you could pick me up at the airport.

__________ (有希望)， I will get a pay raise next month.

BROOKSVILLE — It’s the time of year again, when young bears are on their own for the first time. And that means more sightings where bears usually aren’t supposed to be.

This weekend, a 258-pound black bear took a brief tour of Brooksville, with police and firefighters chasing.

Another black bear, weighing just 100 pounds, was spotted Saturday, crossing busy U. S. 19 near a retirement community in Spring Hill. Several other bear reports have come from Citrus County.

"It is really difficult for the younger bears to find their own land around here, " said Niki Everitt, bear hot line director for the Gulf Coast Conservancy.

Brooksville’s bear first was spotted late Thursday crossing State Road 50, headed toward Tom Varn Park. Police and firefighters tracked the bear through the park and the Brooksville Quarry golf course.

The bear then wounded down the middle of Broad Street before being surrounded near Luigi’s Pizza. An official with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission came with a tranquilizer spear(加入鎮(zhèn)靜劑的矛).planning to stick the bear by hand. "The guy saw the size of the bear and figured that wasn’t a great idea, "said Capt. Frank Phillips of the Brooksville Fire Department.

Emergency officials waited until a tranquilizer gun was brought from Land O’ Lakes. The bear then got a free ride to the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area.

It is not unusual for bears to move into living areas this time of year, experts say. Mothers give their male baby bears the boot once the youngsters are 2 years old. With living areas growing, the young bears keep finding smaller and smaller areas in which they can set up their own land.

"They’ re trying to find a land of their own, where they won ‘t get beat up, " said Lt. Rip Stalvey, a game commission spokesman.

Everitt said people should not be too concerned about the recent bear sightings, since" we have never had a bear attack in Florida."

Black bears mainly eat the tender and fresh leaves of Sabal palms, as well as acorns and berries. Recent weeks of dry weather likely have reduced their food supply.

"If we don’t get some relief soon," Everitt said," we’re probably going to see a lot more of it."

1. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Bear sightings in living areas worry people.

B. Policemen try hard to get the bears controlled.

C. People take up too much land from bears.

D. ears come out to disturb people’s lives.

2. Which is true according to the passage?

A. The 100-pound bear was caught near Luigi’s Pizza.

B The Gulf Coast Conservancy makes bears homeless.

C. Brooksville’s bear was too large to be caught by hand.

D. Bears frequently visit humans’ living areas.

3. Bear sightings can usually be expected ______.

A. in the cold season                    B. in the warm season

C. near lakes or rivers                   D. near Luigi’s Pizza

4. The underlined phrase "give their male baby bears the boot" means______.

A. make them wear the boots             B. find new homes for them

C. drive them away from home            D. keep them in safe places