Even with the multimedia excitement of the web. Electronic Mail, e?mail, is the most frequently used application of the Internet. Many people who have a chance to use the Internet at school, home, and work. They use the Internet for no other purposes than to send or receive e?mails.

It's all very easy. You prepare the message, log onto(登錄) the Internet, and send it. The message first goes to your Internet Service Provider's mail server, which in turn sends it to the recipient's(郵件接收者) mail server. On the way your message may go through several servers, each reading the name in order to send it to the right server. The message then remains in the recipient's mail e?mail server until he requests it by “checking his mail”.

The benefits of e?mails are obvious: mostly it's quick. Also, many people feel that the rules for regular mails don't apply to e?mail, making it less formal, which in turn make e?mail easier to write and send.

It's not just friends and co?workers that are receiving e?mails. Wherever you look, the Web is providing e?mail addresses. This has made communication between strangers easier than ever. You can read an interesting article online and immediately send the author an e?mail. Anyone who posts his e?mail address on a Web page is saying he wants to receive e?mail.

There are places you can go if you don't know someone's e?mail address. Check out Bigfoot, the Internet Address Finder, or Netscape's E?mail Directories for more information.

E?mail is one of the services offered by your Internet Service Provider—a service that you're applying for every month.

1.The passage is about .

A. the multimedia excitement B. different websites

C. e?mail D. mail server

2.We can infer from the passage that .

A. e?mail is the only application of the internet

B. if you want to send and receive e?mails, all you have to do is to log onto the Internet.

C. many people use the Internet only for the purpose of sending and receiving e?mail

D. you can send e?mails to friends and co?workers but you can't make communication between strangers

3.If you don't know someone's e?mail address, .

A. look up in a dictionary

B. check on Netscape's E?mail Directories

C. ask your computer teacher

D. refer to your textbook

4.What can you infer from the fourth paragraph?

A. Only friends and co?workers send e?mails.

B. It's convenient to communicate between strangers online.

C. It's difficult to contact the author on the Internet.

D. You can't log onto the Internet except at home.

It's really true what people say about English politeness: it's everywhere. When squeezing past someone in a narrow passage, people say "sorry". When getting off a bus, English passengers say "thank you" rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things. After all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. I used to think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles, and here are some more polite ways of interacting (交往) with people in UK.

People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customers and retail assistants in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional（例外的）to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.

Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This also is showed in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.

1.What is the author's attitude towards English politeness?

A. He thinks it is artificial.

B. He appreciates it very much.

C. He thinks little of it.

D. He thinks it goes too far.

2.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The author think it's unnecessary to say “thank you” to the bus driver.

B. In Germany, employers often say “thank you” to employees for their job.

C. Germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough.

D. German men never treat a woman to dinner.

3.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. English people try to avoid criticizing others in the daily life.

B. In Germany, passengers sometimes say “thank you” to bus drivers.

C. English drivers often say “thank you” to passengers when they get off the bus.

D. Germans are more considerate and polite than Englishmen.

4.The author develops the text through the method of .

A. giving comments

B. telling stories

C. making comparisons

D. giving reasons/examples

What is home?stay? Literally it is a home for you to stay when you are not home. To be specific, home?stay provides foreign language students with the opportunity to speak native language outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a local home. Here is what you will experience in our British Home?stay Program.

What to Expect

The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.

Accommodation Zones

Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre (Zone 1) as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的). Zones 3 and 4 often offer smaller accommodation in a more crowded area. It is very convenient to travel in London by underground.

Meal Plans Available

◆Continental Breakfast

◆Breakfast and Dinner

◆Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal(谷物類食品), bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee.

Friends

If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.

Self?Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

Accommodation on a room?only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long?stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary home?stay and may not benefit those who need to practice English at home quite as much.

1.The passage is probably written for_________.

A. hosts willing to receive foreign students

B. English learners applying to live in English homes

C. travelers planning to visit families in London

D. foreigners hoping to build British culture

2.Which of the following will the host provide?

A. Medical care. B. Free transport.

C. Room cleaning. D. Physical training.

3.According to the passage, what does continental Breakfast include?

A. Dessert and coffee. B. Fruit and vegetables.

C. Fruit and cold meat. D. Bread and fruit juice.

4.Why do some people choose self?catering accommodation?

A. To enjoy much more freedom.

B. To enrich their knowledge of English.

C. To entertain friends as they like.

D. To experience a warmer family atmosphere.

Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.

It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical twins, they will very probably be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.

Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.

1.Which of these sentences best describes the writer’s point in Paragraph 1?

A. To some extent, intelligence is given at birth.

B. Intelligence is developed by the environment.

C. Some people are born clever and others born stupid.

D. Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.

2.It is suggested in this passage that ________ .

A. unrelated people are not likely to have different intelligence

B. close relation usually have similar intelligence

C. the closer the blood relationship between people, the more different they are likely to be in intelligence

D. people who live in close contact with each other are not likely to have similar degrees of intelligence

3.The phrase “at random” (Line 3, Para.2) means ________ .

A. purposely B. regularly

C. independently D. aimlessly

4.The best title for this article would be ________ .

A. What Does Intelligence Mean?

B. We are Born with Intelligence

C. On Intelligence

D. Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence

Living a healthy lifestyle lies in forming the right eating habits. Here are some of the good habits you can develop when it comes to healthy eating.

Drink plenty of water. You must drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. You may need even more water if you are in a hot environment or if you are exercising.

Eat breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A recent study has shown that those who eat breakfast will consume an average of 100 calories less during the day than their colleagues who skipped breakfast. They will also be able to concentrate better.

Don’t skip lunch. If you do so, your blood sugar level will drop and your metabolism (新陳代謝) will slow down. When you get home you are starving and eat everything you can find.

We all need to snack from time to time, but please choose your snacks carefully. In fact, it’s a good idea to eat two healthy snacks besides your three main meals. Choose healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables, low fat yogurt, cottage cheese with apple sauce, and so on.

Eat your fruit and vegetables. We should eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Take a piece of fruit for a snack, add some banana and raisins to your favourite breakfast cereal, have a salad with lunch, and eat at least one vegetable at dinner each night.

Do not eat your dinner too late. Try to eat dinner at least 3 hours before you go to bed. This will give your body a chance to digest most of the food before you rest for the next 8 hours. Plan dinner for the week ahead of time and make sure you have everything you need in the house so other family members can get a head start on dinner if you have a late meeting at the office.

1.How many good eating habits are mentioned in the passage?

A. 8. B. 7. C. 6. D. 5.

2.The underlined word “raisin” most probably means “_____”.

A. a peach leaf B. a dried grape

C. a piece of cheese D. a peanut

3.Who is this passage intended for?

A. Students. B. Housewives.

C. Office workers. D. Cooks.

4.You may most probably find this article _____.

A. in a textbook B. in a science fiction book

C. in an advertisement D. in a website

閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)以下提示：1）漢語提示，2）首字母提示，3）語境提示，在每個空格內(nèi)填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)挠⒄Z單詞，并將該詞完整地寫在右邊相對應(yīng)的橫線上。所填單詞要求意義準(zhǔn)確，拼寫正確。

As children, loving our parents is an important part of life.It is our parents who create us, 1._____ (撫養(yǎng)) us, make us who we are and keep a roof over our heads in all kinds of weather. Here are some ways to love our parents.

Firstly, tell them we love them every day. A gentle“I love you”will warm a coldest 2.h_______. Parents brought us into this world. 3. _____ them, we might still wander at an unknown corner of an unknown world. Then,show 4._____ (尊敬)to them and don’t get angry easily because anger helps5._____ us nor our parents. Instead, keep6. c _____ and sometimes share our feelings with them. Besides, obey their requests, 7. _____ will make our attitudes better. What’s more, understand that parents should be8. _____（原諒） when they make mistakes. We should also keep 9.c________ with them as much as possible. Learn from them by listening to their stories as parents are the resources of our growth and even our 10. t_______ in one way or another.

假定你是星光中學(xué)的高中畢業(yè)生李華，母校將為高一新生舉辦主題為“What to learn in senior high school?”的英語沙龍活動，特邀請你結(jié)合自身經(jīng)歷談?wù)勛约旱捏w會。請根據(jù)以下提示準(zhǔn)備一份英語發(fā)言稿：

1.學(xué)會學(xué)習(xí)； 2.學(xué)會做人； 3.……

注意：1.詞數(shù)120左右；

2.發(fā)言稿開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Good morning, everyone! It is my honor to be here to share with you my opinions on what to learn in senior high school.

___________________________________________________________________________

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___________________________________________________________________________

Thank you!

A rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below 16℃.Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate.Without the forest cover，these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere，warming the rest of the world.Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns，potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.

In the past hundred years，humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources(資源)：land for crops，wood for paper and other products，land for raising farm animals.This action affects the environment as a whole.For example，a lot of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)in the air comes from burning the rainforests.People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.

There are two main reasons for this.Firstly，when people cut down trees，generally they can only use the land for a year or two.Secondly，cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now，but in the long run it actually reduces the world's wood supply.

Rainforests are often called the world's drug store.More than 25% of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests.However，fewer than 1%of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value.It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the world's shrinking rainforests.

1.Rainforests can help to adjust the climate because they ______.

A．reflect more heat into the atmosphere

B．reduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earth

C．bring about high rainfall throughout the world

D．rarely cause the temperature to drop lower than 16℃

2.What does the word“this”underlined in the third paragraph refer to?

A．Humans have begun destroying rainforests.

B．People have a strong desire for resources.

C．We will lose much more than we can gain.

D．Much carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests.

3.It can be inferred from the text that ______.

A．we can get enough resources without rainforests

B．we will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained land

C．the level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns

D．there is great medicine potential in rainforests

4.What might be the best title for the text?

A．Rainforests and the Environment

B．How to Save Rainforests

C．How to Protect Nature

D．Rainforests and Medical Development

I was a freshman in college when I met the Whites. They were completely different from my own family, yet I felt at home with them immediately. Jane White and I became friends at school, and her family welcomed me like a long-lost cousin.

In my family, it was always important to place blame when anything bad happened.

“Who did this? ”my mother would scream about a dirty kitchen.

“This is all your fault, Katharine, ”my father would insist when the cat got out or the dishwasher broke.

From the time we were little, my sister, brothers and I told on each other. We set a place for blame at the dinner table.

But the Whites didn’t worry about who had done what. They picked up the pieces and moved on with their lives. The beauty of this was driven home to me the summer Jane died.

In July, the White sisters and I decided to take a car trip from their home in Florida to New York. The two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, were college students, and the youngest, Amy, had recently turned sixteen. Proud of having a new driver’s license（駕照），Amy was excited about practicing her driving on the trip. She showed off her license to everyone she met.

The big sisters shared the driving of Sarah’s new car during the first part of the trip, but when they reached less crowded areas, they let Amy take over. Somewhere in South Carolina, we pulled off the highway to eat. After lunch, Amy got behind the wheel. She came to a crossroads with a stop sign. Whether she was nervous or just didn’t see the sign no one would ever know, but Amy continued into the crossroads without stopping. The driver of a large truck, unable to stop in time, ran into our car.

Jane was killed immediately.

I was slightly injured. The most difficult thing that I’ve ever done was to call the Whites to tell them about the accident and that Jane had died. Painful as it was for me to lose a good friend, I knew that it was far worse for them to lose a child.

When Mr. and Mrs. White arrived at the hospital, they found their two daughters sharing a room. Sarah had a few cuts on the head; Amy’s leg was broken. They hugged（擁抱）us all and cried tears of sadness and of joy at seeing their daughters. They wiped away the girls’ tears and made a few jokes at Amy as she learned to use her crutches（拐杖）.

To both of their daughters, and especially to Amy, over and over they simply said, “We’re so glad that you’re alive. ”

I was astonished. No blame. No accusations.

Later, I asked the Whites why they never talked about the fact that Amy was driving and had run a stop sign.

Mrs. White said, “Jane’s gone, and we miss her terribly. Nothing we say or do will ever bring her back. But Amy has her whole life ahead of her. How can she lead a full and happy life if she feels we blame her for her sister’s death? ”

They were right. Amy graduated from the University of California and got married several years ago. She works as a teacher of learning-disabled students. She’s also a mother of two little girls of her own, the oldest named Jane.

1.How did the accident occur?

A. Amy didn’t know what to do when she saw the stop sign.

B. Amy didn’t slow down so their car ran into a truck.

C. Amy didn’t stop at a crossroads and a truck hit their car.

D. Amy didn’t get off the highway at a crossroads.

2.The Whites did not blame Amy for Jane’s death because _____.

A. Amy was badly injured herself and they didn’t want to add to her pain

B. they didn’t want to blame their children in front of others

C. they didn’t want Amy to feel ashamed and sorry for the rest of her life

D. Amy was their youngest daughter and they loved her best

3. From the passage we can learn that _____.

A. Amy has lived quite a normal life

B. Amy has never recovered from the shock

C. Amy changed her job after the accident

D. Amy lost her memory after the accident

I wished I had known earlier the fact that I was a low achiever because there was a reason beyond my control. Then I needn’t have worked so hard in my late twenties and early thirties. But I just didn’t know that. I was writing and writing. I was working for no other reason than to hear people praise me.

Most people who go through university read at least twice as fast as I do. I can never tell my left from my right. I avoid dialing a telephone if I can help it, because I sometimes have to try three times before getting the number right. I hear that recording “The number you have reached is not in service” more than any man on earth.

Despite my weaknesses I view my dyslexia(difficulty in reading) as a gift, not a curse(詛咒). Many dyslexics are good at right brain, namely abstract thought, and that is what my king of creative writing is. I’m starting with nothing and coming up with something that didn’t exist before. That’s my strong point. I owe my career to Ralph, Salisbury, my writing instructor at the University of Oregon, who looked past my misspellings and gave me encouragement and hope. I just carried on and never looked back. I’m also very “visual”. This means nothing in school, but when I write books or scripts, I’m seeing everything in my imagination. I write quickly. I go like the wind and can get up to 15 pages a day. Writing is not the problem. I have no problem downloading; it is inputting where things get messed up.

The real fear I have for dyslexics is not that they have to struggle with messy input, but that they will quit on themselves before they finish school. Parents have to create victories whenever they can, whether it is music, sports or the arts. You want your dyslexic child to be able to say, “Yeah, reading is hard. But I have these other things I can do.”

1.According to the passage we know that________.

A. The author had known he was a low achiever since he was a little child

B. The author didn’t work very hard on writing in his late twenties

C. The author owed his dyslexia to his laziness in the childhood

D. The author worked hard for people’s praise

2.From Paragraph 3 we can know that ______

A. The author was grateful to his writing instructor

B. The author often complained about his dyslexia

C. The author had trouble with both inputting and outputting.

D. Having problem in inputting, the author wrote slowly.

3.Which of the following proverbs can best summarize the main idea of the passage?

A. He who laughs last laughs best.

B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

C. Reading enriches the mind.

D. When God closes a door, somewhere he opens a window.

4.What kind of man is the writer?

A. Open-minded and optimistic

B. diligent and generous

C. clever but selfish

D. kind but useless