As has been all too apparent in recent days at Balcombe, few issues cause greater concern than energy policy. Many village communities feel their countryside is being ruined by the power-producing machines of wind farms; yet they never take "direct action", even though the planning laws put them at a severe disadvantage. And the generous subsidies (財(cái)政補(bǔ)貼) , which encourage the expansion of wind power, are not favorable to the village communities and set landowners in conflict with other residents (居民) .
Those who disagree with the rapid expansion of wind farms state that the damage they cause is out of proportion(比例) to the benefits they bring, because their energy output cannot match that of the carbon-based power stations they are supposed to replace. Supporters insist that wind must be part of a mix of renewables, nuclear and carbon, and that the country is committed to meeting EU ( European Union) targets for non-carbon energy generation.
Against this background, the fact that there is an argument within the Government over whether to publish an official report on wind farms' impact on the countryside becomes even more extraordinary. The two parties in the coalition (聯(lián)合) government are in disagreement over what it should say.
We have some advice for the two parties: publish the report, and let the country be the judge.  Even if it contains evidence that wind farms are harmful, it will hardly be a pleasant surprise to people who do not like them. Equally, supporters must argue their case by acknowledging the concerns and explaining why they are either misplaced or worthy of much attention.
The suggestion that further negotiations are to take place to produce an "acceptable" report suggests that the politics of coalition government are doing the country harm in a certain way. Given the sensitivities involved, all the information should be available so that people can reach their own conclusions, rather than being left with the suspicion（猜疑）that facts are being replaced by political beliefs.
小題1:We can learn from the first paragraph that__________.

A．energy policy catches much attention of the public

B．the residents are in favor of the expansion of wind farms

C．many village communities are satisfied with the subsidies

D．the planning laws offer great benefits to the residents

小題2:Supporters think that the expansion of wind power____.

A．is more rapid than that of carbon-based power

B．guarantees an increase in energy output

C．is expected to be much better than that of nuclear power

D．a(chǎn)grees with EU targets for non-carbon energy generation

小題3:It can be inferred from the passage that____.

A．a(chǎn)n official report will settle the energy problem

B．the two parties are divided over the issue of wind farms

C．the two parties have agreed on a further negotiation

D．political beliefs concerning energy issue go against facts

小題4:Which of the following reflects the author's opinion?

A．Increase political impact on energy policy.

B．Release a statement of supporters on wind farms.

C．Let the nation judge the facts about wind power.

D．Leave the two parties to reach their own conclusions.

Our warming planet is expected to face serious water crisis（危機(jī)）in the coming decades — which means each nation’s natural resource will be more important than ever.

小題1:According to the statistics, what is the world average of freshwater resource per person?

A．244,973 cubic kilometers

B．241 cubic kilometers

C．3,642 cubic kilometers

D．6,122 cubic kilometers

小題2:Which country or region has the most freshwater resource per year?

A．Guyana

B．Brazil

C．Iceland

D．China

小題3:Which country or region appears twice on the top 5 lists?

A．Bhutan

B．Seychelles

C．Canada

D．Suriname

Why do Americans struggle with watching their weight, while the French, who consume rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.
According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers’ markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.
After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.
In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity — or  extreme overweight — among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17% — and is growing.
小題1:In what way are the French different from Americans according to Dr. Joseph Mercola?

A．They go shopping at supermarkets more frequently.

B．They squeeze eating between the other daily activities.

C．They regard eating as a key part of their lifestyles.

D．They usually eat too much canned and frozen food.

小題2:This text is mainly the relationship between _________.

A．Americans and the French

B．life style and obesity

C．children and adults

D．fast food and overweight

小題3:The text is mainly developed __________.

A．by contrast

B．by space

C．by process

D．by classification

小題4:Where does this text probably come from?

A．A TV interview	B．A food advertisement
C．A health report	D．A book review

 “Here is the Eight O’ Clock News.”
“Chinese people spent about 120 billion yuan during the first three days of the May Golden Week last year. This year it has increased to 140 billion yuan.”
“The children of Beijing No.2 Middle School sang with students from Toronto in Canada to celebrate the 20^thanniversary. They had been sister schools since 1986. They spent about two weeks together in Beijing. They visited the Great Wall and the Summer Palace. They took a lot of photos in Beihai Park.”
“Have you ever got tired of heavy shopping bags? A new shopping assistant robot which was invented by Japanese company could be the answer. The helpful robot can follow you around and carry several bags. The robot was tested at a shopping center in February 2006. ”
“About 500 people from different countries were in the 2006 “Rock Paper Scissors(剪刀)” World Match in Canada. This event was founded in 1842. It is said playing this game is fun, and also a good way to solve problems among people.”
“And now it’s time for Morning Music.”
小題1:The students from Canada and Beijing No. 2 Middle School didn’t ________.

A．take photos	B．visit places of interest
C．sing songs	D．have a football match

小題2: This year during the first three days of the May Golden Week, it cost Chinese people ___________ yuan more than that of last year.

A．260,000,000,000	B．120,000,000,000
C．140,000,000,000	D．20,000,000,000

小題3:Which of the following is not talked about in the news?

A．The robot can help with shopping bags.

B．A Japanese company invented the robot.

C．The robot was tested at a shopping centre.

D．There are such robots in people’s homes now.

小題4:The underlined word “anniversary” means           .

A．birthday	B．yearly return of the date of an event
C．university	D．the new beginning of something important

小題5: Which of the following is a game?

A．Rock Paper Scissors	B．May Golden Week
C．Shopping assistant robot	D．A visit to the school

More than a hundred reporters from around the world thronged and bustled in the Stock Exchange Building in Stockholm's Old Town for about an hour before the doors to the Swedish Academy swung open. Notably, there were many Japanese reporters present, hoping to break the news that Haruki Murakami had won the prize. Finally, the Swedish Academy's Permanent Secretary Peter Englund stepped out from the doors and said Canadian short story writer Alice Munro has won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature.
The following is a truncated Q&A with reporters and Englund. (The questions have been simplified and clarified.)
Why did Alice Munro win?
We gave her the Nobel Prize in Literature because she is a master of the contemporary short story.
Which book to begin with?
One of the amazing things about her is that she has no weak works in her writing. She has always worked to the best of her ability; she has always cultivated the short story to perfection. And she has never really written a weak or bad book. So you can take your pick. 'The Moons of Jupiter' was the first book I read by her and you can see both her different themes in that book and also her very special narrative mode, you can find it there. She tells her stories a bit like nobody else. She has a very economical language and sparse style. You can find that in 'The Moons of Jupiter.' You can take your pick. The latest one is obviously very interesting, 'Dear Life,' which contains a number of autobiographical sketches at the end that gives a key to the entire authorship of Alice Munro.
How was she informed?
Well, I left a message on her answering machine. I couldn't reach her and it was of course pretty early in the morning. But she will be notified by courier, by email to her both agents, by standard mail and so on.
What kind of message did you leave?
Basically, congratulations! You've won the Nobel Prize in literature.
What's the Importance of a woman winning?
Don't ask me. We picked her for excellence, nothing else. Of course it matters when you start doing the headcount. But she is no representative. She has received this prize just because of what she has done. Nothing else.
So the sexual balance doesn't count?
We don't have these kinds of quotas; thank god ... We don't have any quotas. We could, if we wanted to, award this prize four times in a row to a children's book writer working in the United States. If we wanted to. We can do as we please. We don't have to fill any quotes in any direction. We just give it to authors who show an extraordinary literary quality. One of these is Mrs. Alice Munro.
小題1:Why were there so many Japanese reporters in the Stock Exchange Building in Stockholm's Old Town?

A．They were waiting there to report who would win the 2013 Nobel Prize in 2013.

B．They had expected that Haruki Murakami would win the prize.

C．They just wanted to be the first to report the 2013 Noble Prize winner.

D．They were waiting in the stock market to give the world a big surprise.

小題2:Alice Munro would most probably be informed of her winning by ________?

A．picking up her answering machine	B．email from both of her agents
C．standard mail	D．The passage doesn’t clarify it.

小題3:According to the passage, Alice Munro was awarded the 2013 Noble Prize in Literature mainly for ________.

A．she has an obvious advantage over Haruki Murakami

B．it is rare for a woman to have written so many perfect stories

C．she is a master of the contemporary short story

D．she deserves a prize for her hard work for so many years

小題4:Alice Munro is best known for her work ________.

A．“Dear Life”, which contains a number of autobiographical sketches that gives a key to her entire authorship

B．“The Moons of Jupiter”, which represented both her different themes and also her very special narrative mode

C．“DanceoftheHappyShades”, which helped her win the first Governor General’s Award

D．no specific work, but the uniqueness and perfection reflected in all her works

That the Leaning Tower of Pisa no longer leans quite so much after a ￡20 million project to save it has proved to be a great success.The tower, which was on the edge of collapse, has been straightened by 18 inches, returning it to its 1838 position.

“It has straightened a little bit more than we expected, but very little helps, ”said Prof.John Burland, the only British member of the rescue committee.“The tower is still very slightly moving towards being upright. ”
The tower, which has been leaning almost since building work first began in 1173, was closed to the public in 1990 because of safety fears.The 183?foot tower was nearly 15 feet off vertical and its structure was found to have been weakened by centuries of strain(作用力).
Prof.Burland said it could have collapsed “at any moment”．However, it took nine years of quarreling before any work was done.The last attempt at straightening the tower was carried out. Concrete was poured into the foundations, but the result was that the tower sank further into the soil.
The straightening work involved digging out around 70 tonnes of earth from the northern side of the tower, causing it to sink on that side.Before the digging started, the tower was fixed with steel ropes and 600 tonnes of lead weights.
However, halfway through the project, concerns at the ugliness of the weights led to their removal and the tower leaned greatly.The weights were hurriedly reattached. In one night, the tower moved more than it had averaged in an entire year.The tower's stonework has also been restored.
The Italian government stepped in after a tower collapsed in Pavia in 1989, killing four people.Experts suddenly realized that the tower at Pisa, which was similarly built and on the same sort of earth, could do the same.
小題1:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．The Building of the Leaning Tower of Pisa

B．Saving the Leaning Tower of Pisa

C．The Collapse of the Leaning Tower of Pisa

D．The History of the Leaning Tower of Pisa

小題2:According to the passage, the Leaning Tower of Pisa_________________.

A．closed for the straightening work in 1990

B．began to lean more than 800 years ago

C．has a history of more than 1, 000 years

D．has become vertical

小題3:What drove the Italian government to save the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

A．The development of new technology.

B．The advice of Prof. John Burland.

C．The expectation of the rescue committee.

D．The collapse of a tower in Pavia.

小題4:What most probably played the most important part in straightening the tower?

A．The lead weights fixed to the tower.

B．Restoring the stonework.

C．Pouring concrete into the foundations.

D．Digging earth from the southern side of the tower.

Big Ben, the landmark of London, a clock famous for its accuracy and chimes(和諧的鐘聲), stopped working for 90 minutes, an engineer said Saturday.
People do not know why the 147-year-old clock on the banks of the River Thames stopped at 10:07 p.m. Friday. It continued keeping time, but stopped again at 10:20 p.m. and remained silent for about 90 minutes before starting up again, a spokeswoman for the House of Commons said.
There has been speculation(推測(cè)) that a recent period of hot weather may have been to blame(責(zé)備). Temperatures in London reached 90 ℉on Saturday, and forecasters called it England’s hottest day in May since 1953.
The clock has experienced occasional problems. In 1962, snow caused the clock to stop before the New Year. In 1976, the clock stopped when a piece of its machinery broke. Big Ben also stopped on April 30, 1997, and once more three weeks later.
小題1:How many times has Big Ben stopped up to now?

A．Three

B．Five

C．Six

D．Eight

小題2:The probable reason for Big Ben stopping working this time is ________.

A．high temperature	B．low temperature
C．broken machine	D．heavy snow

小題3:The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．Big Ben’s history

B．the solution to Big Ben’s problem.

C．the landmark of London

D．Big Ben’s silence

London Summer School in Classics
Dates
The London Summer School in Classics 2008 will be held at King’s College London. It will run from 8th July until 17th July. Applications close on 2nd June, 2008.
For an application form, please download either the 2-page PDF or the word format document from the foot of the page.
If you have any problems downloading the application form or any questions, please contact: London Summer School in Classics, King’s College London.
Tel: 020 7848 2299
Fax: 020 7848 2545
Organization
The school is organized by the colleges of the University of London. The summer school offers eight days of intensive teaching in Greek and Latin. There are four language classes each day as well as lectures and a debate, between 10:30 am and 4:30 pm. The course is not residential (提供住宿的), and there is no teaching during the weekend of 12th to 13th July.
The fee is £85.00. Travel grants (旅行補(bǔ)助金) are available as a contribution to your travel costs, but may not cover all your expenses. The travel grants are arranged during the summer school.
Teaching is generally in groups of 12-15 people and it, as far as possible, comprises (包含) of students of roughly the same level of experience. The style of teaching is friendly, but demanding: a lot of work is expected from students during the school, but they usually find the whole experience both stimulating and valuable. Some classes concentrate chiefly on reading, while others offer a mixture of grammar and translation practice. Our tutors include some of the most experienced and talented teachers of Classics in the London area and beyond.
The Summer School in Classics caters for a wide range of interests and for both school & university students as well as those who wish to learn Greek or Latin, or to revive their knowledge of the languages. Our principal concern is to provide a thorough program of language learning in a lively university environment.
62. To join in the school, you have to apply before ________.
A. 8th July, 2008          B. 2nd June, 2008
C. 17th July, 2008         D. 13th July, 2008
63. As a student of the school, you are probably asked to _______.
A. do a lot of reading in Greek and Latin
B. learn the grammar of Greek and Latin only
C. do some translation work only
D. speak Greek and Latin with experienced teachers
64. What is the London Summer School in Classics most concerned about?
A. Providing a stimulating experience for students.
B. Promoting students to develop a wide range of interests.
C. Teaching students languages in a lively environment.
D. Improving students’ level of debating in the argument.
65. Which is one of the teaching ways of the school?
A. Student groups consist of the same level students strictly.
B. Students needn’t do any work in the class.
C. Students learn Greek and Latin by listening to teachers all day.
D. Students are generally divided into groups of 12-15.

Timetable




小題1:Which of the following is true of the membership card? 

A．Its number is l0865 305305．	B．It belongs to Mr．E．M．Driscoll．
C．It is valid through the year of 2010．	D．It gets the owner a discount when used．

小題2:If one wants to attend a business lunch in London at l2：00, the latest train that he should take at Oxford leaves at         ．

A．11：45

B．11：15

C．10：35

D．10：05

小題3:If you would like to have some vegetable beef, what may be your choice? 

A．French Slam®	B．Chicken-Fried Steak®
C．The Super Bird®	D．Sandwich with Salad or Soup®

小題4:The chart shows that from 2005 to 2008，        ．

A．the percentage of the Spanish families with a computer rose 35 points

B．the percentage of the White families with a computer remained unchanged

C．the number of the Black families with a computer was on the decrease

D．the number of the Asian families with a computer showed the sharpest increase

（1） Lad and Lassies Play School 2902 N. W. 22nd Place                       375---7742 Land Clearing Service RFD Millville                              462---1606 Lannon’s Real Estate 905S.E.2nd Terrace                         376---8668 Larry’s Pools Inc. 4100 Oak Strcet                           377---4276 London Recreation Club 2L4S. 33rd Drive                          378---8432

 

( 2） Adu1ts twelve years o1d and over take two teaspoonfu1s as needed，not to take over fifteen teaspoonfuls per day. Chi1dren six years old to twelve years old take half of the adult dosage（劑量），not to take over seven teaspoonfuls per day. Do not take more than the recommended dosage un1css directed by a physician．Not to be used by children under six years old. Nor by persons with high blood pressure，heart disease, or diabetes（糖尿�。�. This preparation may cause drowsiness. Do not drive or operate machinery while taking this medication. Chronic（長(zhǎng)期的）cough is dangerous. If relief（緩解）does not occur within three days，discontinue use and consult your physician.

小題1:Which number would you call丘f you were looking for a house or an apartment？

A．375－7742

B．376－8668

C．462—L606

D．378—843257

小題2:Which address would you give to your friends if they wanted to play tennis？

A．RFD Millville	B．905 S.E. 2nd Terrace
C．214 S.33rd Drive	D．4100 Oak Street

小題3:According to the directions, which of the following people should take the medication described？

A．Someone with high blood pressure.	B．Someone with diabetes or heart disease.
C．Someone under six years old.	D．Someone who has a cough.

小題4:If this medication does not help within three days, one should         .

A．take fifteen teaspoonfuls on the fourth day	B．stop driving and operating machinery
C．take half of the usual dosage	D．stop taking it and see a doctor