假如你是李華，你所在的學校將要舉辦一場春節(jié)慶�；顒�。你和你的同學邀請你校的美國交換生Tom參加。請你一封信給Tom，要點如下：

1.邀請Tom一起表演，一個中西合璧的節(jié)目；

2.活動時間：農(nóng)歷12月30日晚7：00---10：00；

3.活動地點：學校學術(shù)報告廳。

注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；

2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)為你寫好，但不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Tom,

You have told me that you are very interested in how we Chinese celebrate our traditional festivals. __________

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We are looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

Global Positioning Systems are now a part of everyday driving in many countries.These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go.But,they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost.Many times,the driver is to blame.Sometimes a GPS error is responsible.Most often,says Barry Brown,an expert in human-computer interaction,it is a combination of the two.

We spoke to Mr Brown by Skype (網(wǎng)絡(luò)電話軟件).He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States.There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay.Barry Brown:“And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination.And,then it wasn't until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived.They actually put their home address ia So again,the GPS is kind of 'garbage in garbage out'”.

Mr Brown says this is a common human error.But,he says,what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings,or failures,of GPS equipment.Barry Brown:“One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn.Because they just give you the next turn,sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it's going to the wrong place.”

Barry Brown once worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh.The two men studied the effects of GPS devices on driving by placing cameras in people's cars.They wrote a paper based on their research.It is called “The Normal,Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS”.It lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers.These include maps that are outdated,incorrect or difficult to understand.They also include timing issues related to when GPS commands are given.

Barry Brown says to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers,passengers and GPS systems work together.

1.In Paragraph 2,Mr Brown mentioned his friend in the conversation to .

A.build up his own reputation

B.laugh at his stupid friend

C.prove the GPS system is only garbage

D.describe an example of human error

2.Which of the following statements would Barry Brown most likely agree with?

A.GPS units are to blame for most GPS service failures.

B.We should introduce higher standards for the driving license.

C.Cameras are urgently needed to help improve GPS systems.

D.Drivers,GPS systems and passengers should unite to improve GPS systems.

3.What is Mr Brown's attitude towards GPS?

A.Unconcerned. B.Prejudiced. C.Objective. D.Critical.

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

A.Driving with GPS can be difficult

B.Driving confusions can be caused by small screens

C.Driving without GPS should be much more convenient

D.GPS equipment in driving:to be deserted or improved?

B

1.What is Citizens' Bank advertising?

A.A kind of checking account.

B.A way to bank over the phone.

C.A free hotline for new customers.

D.A service for account holders.

2.What is Mr Renfield's relation to Citizens' Bank?

A.He has had accounts with it for many years.

B.He is a member of its board of directors.

C.He recently opened a new account with it.

D.He used its Automated Alert Service.

3.Which of the following will be most important for Mr Renfield?

A.Receiving information directly on his cell phone.

B.Knowing when his balances drop to a certain level.

C.Being informed when a specific check clears.

D.Having his monthly bank statement sent to him.

Grey clouds move as low as smoke over the treetops at Lolo Pass. The ground is white. The day is June 10.It has been snowing for the past four days in the Bitterroot Mountains.Wayne Fairchild is getting worried about our trek over the Lolo Trail-95 miles from Lolo Montana to Weippe in Idaho, across the roughest country in the West. Lewis and Clark were nearly defeated 200 years ago by snowstorms on the Lolo.Today Fairchild is nervously checking the weather reports.He has agreed to take me across the toughest,middle section of the trail.

When Lewis climbed on top of Lemhi Pass,140 miles south of Missoula,on Aug.12,1805,he was astonished by what was in front of him;“high mountain chains still to the West of us with their tops partially covered with snow.”Nobody in what was then the US knew the Rocky Mountains existed,with peaks twice as high as anything in the Appalachians back East.

Today their pathway through those mountains holds more attraction than any other ground over which they traveled,for its raw wilderness is an evidence to the character of two cultures:the explorers who braved its hardships and the Native Americans who prize and conserve the path as a sacred (神圣的)gift. It remains today the same condition as when Lewis and Clark walked it.

The Lolo is passable only from July to mid-September.Our luck is holding with the weather,although the snow keeps getting deeper.As we climb to Indian Post Office,the highest point on the trail at 7,033 ft,we have covered 13 miles in soft snow,and we hardly have enough energy to make dinner.After a meal of chicken,I sit on a rock on top of the ridge (山脊）.There is no light visible in any direction,not even another campfire.For four days we do not see another human being.We are occupied with the things that mix fear with joy.In our imagination we have finally caught up with Lewis and Clark.

1. We learn from the text that before 1805 .

A.The Rocky Mountains were wholly covered with snow

B.there were no people living in the western part of America

C.no Americans knew of the existence of the Rocky Mountains

D.the Appalachians were the western frontier of the United States

2.We learn from the text that the Lolo Pass .

A.has changed a lot since 1805

B.is the meeting point of three cultures

C.remains much the same as it was 200 years ago

D.now attracts a large number of tourists to visit

3.Judging from the text,Lewis and Clark were most probably .

A.two native Indians

B.explorers of the early 19th century

C.merchants who did business with the Indians

D.travelers whose curiosity took them over the Lolo Pass

4.We can infer from the text that when crossing the Lolo Pass the author .

A.was attempting the impossible

B.was trying to set a world record

C.was following the trail of Lewis and Clark

D.was fighting with weather and taking unnecessary risks

Is any economist so dull as to criticise Christmas? At first glance,the holiday season in western economies seems a treat for those concerned with such vagaries (奇想）as GDP growth.After all,everyone is spending;in America,retailers make 25% of their yearly sales and 60% of their profits between Thanksgiving and Christmas.Even so,economiwsts find something to worry about in the nature of the purchases being made.

Much of the holiday spending is on gifts for others.At the simplest level,giving gifts involves the giver thinking of something that the recipient would like-he tries to guess her preferences,as economists say-and then buying the gift and delivering it.Yet this guessing of preferences is not easy;indeed,it is often done badly.Every year,ties go unworn and books unread.And even if a gift is enjoyed,it may not be what the recipient would have bought if they had spent the money themselves.

Interested in this mismatch between wants and gifts,in 1993 Joel Waldfogel,then an economist at Yale University,sought to estimate the difference in dollar terms.In a research,he asked students two questions at the end of a holiday season:first,estimate the total amount paid (by the givers) for all the holiday gifts you received;second,apart from the sentimental value of the items,if you did not have them,how much would you be willing to pay to get them? His results were gloomy:on average,a gift was valued by the recipient well below the price paid by the giver.

In addition,recipients may not know their own preferences very well.Some of the best gifts,after all,are unexpected items that you would never have thought of buying,but which turn out to be especially well picked.And preference can change.So by giving a jazz CD,for example,the giver may be encouraging the recipient to enjoy something that was ignored before.This,a desire to build skills,is possibly the hope held by many parents who ignore their children's desires for video games and buy them books instead.

Finally,there are items that a recipient would like to receive but not purchase.If someone else buys them,however,they can be enjoyed guilt-free.This might explain the high volume of chocolate that changes over the holidays.Thus,the lesson for gift-givers is that you should try hard to guess the preference of each person on your list and then choose a gift that will have a high sentimental value.

1.The word “sentimental” in Paragraph 3 is close to “ ”

A.intelligent B.emotional C.social D.practical

2.According to the text,which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Price is nothing but the factor when you give gifts.

B.Chocolates will be blamed when people receive them as gifts.

C.The receivers often overestimate the values of gifts.

D.Wants do not always correspond to needs in gift-giving.

3.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the text?

A.The gift-giver tries to neglect the actual needs of the receiver.

B.The best gifts are well picked by the givers.

C.In gift-giving,guessing preference is often a failure,so it's the thought that counts.

D.You have to take money into consideration when giving a gift.

4.The text is most likely taken from a .

A.users' handbook B.medical journal

C.travel magazine D.consumer-related report

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Theme park getaways are popular with families, but they sure aren’t cheap. Happily, there are some golden rules of ticket-buying that apply to pretty much every theme park, and they can help you chip away at the cost of tickets. 1..

●Buy tickets online.

Never ever pay the walk-up ticket price at a theme park. 2..You're guaranteed to save a significant sum-sometimes as much as $$ 20 per ticket-even for same-day tickets.

●Buy in advance.

3..For instance, Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, slices off $$25 per ticket when you make your purchase at least three days ahead.

● 4..

This one is a universal no-brainer. Single-day ticket prices at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, are about 30 percent less than admission on Saturdays and Sundays. But the big bonus is that lines will be much shorter, allowing you to spend less time waiting in lines and more time having fun.

●Go in the afternoon.

5..For example, Hersheypark’s sunset tickets allow entry after 4 pm or 5 pm, depending on the day. You'll still get between four to six hours of fun before the park closes, and you'll pay up to 50 percent less than the full-day ticket price.

A. Avoid weekends.

B. Buy more tickets than you need.

C. Here are some ways to lower your theme park spending.

D. At larger parks, you’ll save money when you buy a package.

E. Instead, visit the theme park website and print out your tickets before you go.

F. Some parks offer deeply discounted tickets for visitors arriving later in the day.

G. Most theme parks offer a price cut if you buy tickets at least a few days before you arrive.

閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

The best example of universally understood body language may be the smile.A smile can open doors and tear down walls among .

I have organized and reorganized an with the dentist for months.I also it twice and called the day before to All the paperwork would be ready for the x-rays.

Then I arrived.It wasn't At all.The lady there even had no - what I was talking about.I felt my blood boil.I was getting so .I didn’t yell at her but I may as well have because the I was talking to her was not nice.I spoke down to her like she was a child and incapable.It was not a good moment.The whole time she smiled and was to me.

Only when everything was finally was I nice.I sat down in the waiting area and it all.How can I make it better? How can I make up for my behavior a moment ago? I couldn't.I could her a chocolate bar I had on me,but this needed more than that.It needed an honest And that is exactly what I gave.

I apologized for the way I had spoken to her and told her it was wrong of me.She .Again with a .God help me be that woman who smiles and forgives so .I don't get it right every time.I can be rude and when I am,I almost myself for it.I am not that person,not anymore.Yet I continue to grow and continue to .It's true that smile vanished my anger and opened a door to understanding.

1.A.friends B.strangers C.patients D.relatives

2.A.interview B.operation C.experiment D.appointment

3.A.confirmed B.arranged C.discussed D.admitted

4.A.conclude B.approve C.ensure D.apply

5.A.crowded B.ready C.open D.busy

6.A.plan B.thought C.idea D.mind

7.A.mildly B.roughly C.privately D.immediately

8.A.mad B.sad C.humourous D.curious

9.A.habit B.way C.accent D.tune

10.A.rude B.attached C.friendly D.devoted

11.A.figured B.added C.made D.sorted

12.A.reflected on B.worked at C.called at D.went through

13.A.unnecessary B.impolite C.impossible D.unfair

14.A.post B.assist C.press D.gift

15.A.comment B.promise C.apology D.suggestion

16.A.refused B.agreed C.ignored D.accepted

17.A.smile B.hope C.doubt D.belief

18.A.slowly B.easily C.frequently D.tightly

19.A.teach B.forgive C.hate D.see

20.A.expand B.react C.overcome D.learn

閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Miss Saigon is a popular musical 1. (produce) by the creators of Les Miserables in 1989.It 2. (set) in 1975 during the Vietnam War.Chris, 3. American soldier,meets Kim,a young Vietnamese woman,and they quickly fall in love. 4. deeply are they in love that they offer to stay together forever,and Chris tries 5. (desperate) to take herb back with him to the US.However,Chris has to leave Vietnam with the American troops and Kim is left 6. .Chris ends up living in the US and getting married.

A few years later,Chris finds out that Kim is still alive and 7. (give) birth to his son.He returns to Vietnam 8. (find) Kim and his son.However,since Chris will not leave his wife for Kim,the story ends tragically.Kim commits suicide 9. despair,hoping that Chris 10. (take) their son back to the US so that he can have a better life.The emotional tale of Miss Saigon has become one of the most popular musicals in history.

第一節(jié)單詞拼寫

1.It suddenly (突然想到）me that we might have made the wrong decision.

2.Which kind of (交通工具）do you prefer to use:bus or train?

3.The stay in your hometown is a(n) (難忘的）experience.

4.I must have (誤解）what you meant.

5.Why do some people (反對）to human cloning?

第二節(jié)句子翻譯,填充短語

1.I’m very grateful that they helped me (度過;挺過）the hard times.

2. (追溯到）1,500 years ago,the old temple comes back to life again.

3.He escaped by (冒充為）as a guard.

4.I have tried very hard to find a solution to the problem,but (徒勞的）.

5.He sat by the window, (陷入沉思).