◆Monkeys do math

If monkeys manage the world, we might have stayed away from the recent banking hardship. In an experiment led by Keith Chen at Yale, monkeys showed an understanding of pricing and planning the money, as well as a wish to stay away from losses when required to buy food with money. Makes sense this one looks like it’s checking its stocks (股票) on a smart phone. Think that’s impressive?

◆Camel eats breakfast with people

The first time Joe ate with British farmers, he was uninvited. The four-year-old Bactrian camel stuck his head through their open kitchen window, and emptied a fruit bowl. Now the couple, who rent out reindeer, camels, goats, and other creatures for television shows, movies, and photo shoots, set a place at their table for the confident double-humped creature, where Joe eats grain food and his favorite: bananas on toast.

◆Marmots (土撥鼠) befriend a boy

A group of marmots in the Austrian Alps has made friends with eight-year-old Matteo Walch by chance, whose family vacations there in summer. Typically, they beat their tails, chatter, and whistle to warn other marmots of danger, but with Matteo, they behave much differently, allowing the boy to feed, pet, and even touch noses with them. “Watching them makes me feel a connection with nature,” says Matteo. How sweet!

【1】In what way do monkeys behave like humans according to the text?

A. In character.B. In intelligence.

C. In communication.D. In the way of lifestyle.

【2】Why do the British couple raise the animals?

A. To make money.

B. To have dinners with them.

C. To protect endangered animals.

D. To train them to act as humans.

【3】Why did Matteo Walch go to the Austrian Alps?

A. To warn marmots of danger.

B. To develop interest in nature.

C. To make friends with marmots.

D. To go on a holiday with his family.

Attractions

Do you:

◆ Love the National Park, value it and hope to safeguard its future?

◆ Wish to see the beautiful landscape of the Park protected?

◆ Like to enjoy peaceful informal recreation within the Park?

Aims

The Friends organization aims are to help protect and improve the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park for all to enjoy. We are a voluntary organization and registered charity without financial links to the National Park Authority.

Activities

We encourage everyone to enjoy the National Park through regular talks and visits to interesting places in the Park with expert guides.

We keep an eye on planning applications. Park Authority policies and threats to the National Park such as massive leisure complexes. We work with like-minded organizations such as the Campaign for National Parks to make our voice more effective.

We help children to understand the National Park by sponsoring publications such as an adventure booklet and projects in local schools.

Benefits

◆ Guided visits to places of interest which may not always be available to the general public.

◆ All members receive our regular News and Views.

◆ Talks by experts in their fields on current issues.

◆ A discount is available on Friends items for sale.

◆ Satisfaction of participation in work parties, for those willing and able to be involved.

If interested, please complete the Application Form at www.fpnp.org.uk

Attractions

Do you:

◆ Love the National Park, value it and hope to safeguard its future?

◆ Wish to see the beautiful landscape of the Park protected?

◆ Like to enjoy peaceful informal recreation within the Park?

Aims

The Friends organization aims are to help protect and improve the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park for all to enjoy. We are a voluntary organization and registered charity without financial links to the National Park Authority.

Activities

We encourage everyone to enjoy the National Park through regular talks and visits to interesting places in the Park with expert guides.

We keep an eye on planning applications. Park Authority policies and threats to the National Park such as massive leisure complexes. We work with like-minded organizations such as the Campaign for National Parks to make our voice more effective.

We help children to understand the National Park by sponsoring publications such as an adventure booklet and projects in local schools.

Benefits

◆ Guided visits to places of interest which may not always be available to the general public.

◆ All members receive our regular News and Views.

◆ Talks by experts in their fields on current issues.

◆ A discount is available on Friends items for sale.

◆ Satisfaction of participation in work parties, for those willing and able to be involved.

If interested, please complete the Application Form at www.fpnp.org.uk

【1】Which of the following is discouraged by the Friends organization?

A. To build massive complexes for public amusement.

B. To prevent possible damages to the National Park.

C. To help protect and improve the Park for all to enjoy.

D. To sponsor publications and projects in local school.

【2】One of the benefits for members of Friends is to ________.

A. have Friends' goods free of charge

B. visit any place not open to the public

C. take part in work parties if they want to

D. give talks in their fields on current issues

【3】The purpose of this poster is to invite more people to ________.

A. raise money for the Friends organization

B. join the Friends organization and be members of it

C. work as managers for Pembroke shire National Park

D. enjoy the landscape of Pembroke shire National Park

The Mac Kids Book Club is home of the latest and greatest books, activities, and prizes. Claim your badge（徽章）now to join the coolest club around!

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★Please reveal in your review that you received the book for free through DOGObooks.

【1】What can you do after joining Mac Kids Book Club?

A. Create your book store. B. Earn much money.

C. Share books and movies. D. Discuss your study..

【2】You can enter the Free Book giveaway ________.

A. on the Internet. B. by telephone.

C. in the bank. D. by email

【3】Who can be allowed to sign up for Free iDOGO ID?

A. British pupils. B. Chinese teenagers.

C. American pupils D. American adults.

【4】This text is most probably taken from___________.

A. a research paper B. a newspaper report

C. a class presentation D. an online advertisement.

The meaning of silence varies among cultural group. Silence may be 【1】, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness, uneasiness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every 【2】 with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a person’s needs. Many native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of 【3】 among people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore, when a person from one of these culture is speaking and suddenly stops, what may be 【4】 is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these cultures, silence is a call for 【5】.

Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with 【6】 among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show 【7】 between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.

Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the 【8】 meanings of silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patient’s silence is not 【9】 too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing 【10】of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.

（寫作內(nèi)容）

1.用約30個詞簡要描述圖畫內(nèi)容；

2.談談讀書的意義；

3.就如何養(yǎng)成讀書的習慣提出建議(至少兩點)。

（寫作要求）

1.作文詞數(shù):120詞左右；

2.作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學校名稱；

3.不必寫標題。

（評分標準）

內(nèi)容完整，語言規(guī)范，語篇連貫，詞數(shù)適當。

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A hundred years ago, women had very few opportunities. Their role was to marry and raise children. Sally Nicholls, new novel is set in that time. Her main characters are three young London women. Evelyn is from a wealthy family, May is from a religious background, and Nell is a woman from a much poorer community. Though they are from, different backgrounds, they all become involved in the women’s suffrage(選舉權(quán))movement during World War 1(1914-1918).

Far From the Tree by Robin Benway, US

The New York Times reviewer called the book a “brilliant exercise in empathy (感同身受) It’s an unusual novel. It begins with a troubling event for the main character, Grace, a 16-year-old who loves chemistry and cross-country running. But when she finds that she has become pregnant, she chooses to give up her baby for adoption and has to deal with the pain that this causes her.

The situation is __________for her because Grace was once an orphan(孤兒)herself. She feels that she cannot turn to her adoptive parents for comfort and advice. Instead, she turns to her blood siblings (兄弟姐妹). But Grace soon finds that they are as troubled as she is, and that they are also keeping things to themselves that hurt too much to speak about.

Readers can expect to be moved by the characters and their situations, but also gain insight (理解)into modem family life in America.

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green, US

This novel has two principal teenage characters. Aza Holmes has a mental illness, which is a condition where a person does the same thing over and over, without being able to stop. Aza narrates (敘述)the novel, so we learn all about her from the inside out.

The second main character is Daisy, Aza’s friend. The two start an adventure to find a billionaire who has gone missing.

“This is my first attempt to write directly about the kind of mental illness that has affected my life since childhood, so while the story is fictional (虛構(gòu)的)，it is also quite personal, ” said Green in a statement.

【1】The writer uses this passage to .

A. introduce the books to readers

B. tell readers some stories

C. comment on the books

D. advertise the books

【2】Which word can be filled in the blank in the passage?

A. positive B. dangerous

C. common D. complicated

【3】Which of the following is NOT true about the three books?

A. The leading characters in the three novels are all young females.

B. John Green has suffered from mental illness since he was a child.

C. Things a Bright Girl Can Do mainly introduces World War I.

D. Far From the Tree reveals modern family life in America.

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Dear Miss Wang,

It is the first time that I asked you for help, because I really don’t know how to do. It is the relationship between my mother and me that has troubled me for a long time. I’m a student and Mother is an university teacher, who is too busy with her work that she has little time to talk to me. I love her and I do good in my studies, but I still felt afraid of her as she is much too strict with me. What’s worse, I don’t know how to communicate with her. Maybe it’s because of we’ve seldom sat down and exchanged (交流) our feelings and thoughts. I hope we can know more about each other and understand each other better. What can we do? I wonder if you can give me some suggestion.

Looking forward to hear from you.

Best wishes!

Yours,

Xujuan

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Last weekend,after pay a visit to the city of New York,I visited the Smithsonian Institutions National Air and Space Museum,where lies in Washington,D.C.

The museum,which covers a area of 18,000 square meters,is made of 24 exhibition halls.All kinds of planes, rockets,missiles and spaceship of great importance and variously old instruments that famous pilots and astronauts used are on display.In addition,I see copies of some satellites and aircraft.More interestingly,I tried operating on some aircraft by myself.During the visit,I took lots of pictures as well.

This brief visit helped myself learn much about the history of human's space exploration.It made me more interesting in science and technology.

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞。

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Dear classmates,

It is a pleasure for I to have a chance to make a short speech today. Recently I had found that some of our classmates study late into the night and do not spare some time to take a rest during the day either. They often cannot help fall asleep in class. And some classmates seldom have breakfast, that is also a bad habit and will surely do harm to our health.

In my opinion, it is extreme important for us to have enough sleep and a proper diet. We must learn to make a use of our time, and only in this way can we keep fit or study well. I wonder if you agree me.

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Dear Alice,

I am delighted to hear that you will come to my city for sightseeing.I was writing to you expressing my willingness to make arrangement for your tour.

As for the accommodation,I have the option of either staying in my home or in a hotel,that I can reserve for you in advance if you like. However,I'd like to help you work a travel schedule.In the way,could you do me a favor and purchase a Coach purse though it doesn't bother you?With my mother's birthday approached,I wish to present it to her as a birthday gift.

I'm looking forward to meeting you soon. I hope you will have a fun here.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua