When I took his temperature, I found it was two degrees above         .

A．a(chǎn)verage         B．ordinary         C．common        D．normal

         production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.

A．As          B．For        C．With          D．Through

    , Tony stood up and accepted the prize.

A．Surprising and happy                                  B．Surprised and happy

C．Being surprised and happy                   D．Surprised and happily

Communicating clearly-to your boss, co-workers,  friends, children, and spouse (配偶) -- is an important part of your success and your  1  to improve the conditions you live and work in. Many people think that good communication is born, not  2  , and that some people are just  3    good speakers and motivators. They think the rest of us are just  4 to sit on the sidelines.

Communication is a habit. And being a habit it can be   2  and mastered, it is  6   an important habit, in fact, that it  7   its own step, its own place   8   the path to success.

It's also a little different.  9  the other good habits you are trying to  10  , this one is not just   11  self control and inner focus. Communication is interaction outside yourself, with other people, and about the ability to judge a   12  so that you  13   the right thing at the right time.

Life is about the   14  with other people: those above us (our boss), those   15  us (our colleagues, friends), and those who look up to us (our employees and children). The  16  of communication is about how to make  17  with each of these groups so that they can help you achieve your  18   , and you, in turn; can help them achieve theirs. For even though you are on the road to self-improvement, it's not a   19  you are taking alone.

If you can't communicate with people, you have dramatically  20  your chances for success.

1．A．a(chǎn)bility             B．part               C．desire            D．intention

2．A．learned         B．built                   C．produced          D．made

3．A．clearly               B．naturally          C．obviously         D．simply

4．A．supposed             B．devoted          C．delighted             D．decided

5．A．a(chǎn)ffected             B．created             C．designed          D．developed

6．A．but                   B．just               C．such            D．so

7．A．deserves            B．declares            C．states             D．proves

8．A．a(chǎn)long                  B．for               C．with              D．on

9．A．Unlike                B．Like              C．As                D．Despite

10．A．maintain             B．train              C．nourish            D．form

11．A．merely             B．a(chǎn)bout             C．the               D．for

12．A．circumstance     B．suffering          C．situation           D．surrounding

13．A．convey            B．speak              C．tell                 D．transfer

14．A．talking            B．contacting           C．mixing            D．dealing

15．A．a(chǎn)round                                         B．beside              C．under             D．by

16．A．nature           B．craft             C．a(chǎn)rt              D．way

17．A．friends            B．contact              C．peace             D．through

18．A．results           B．effects              C．purposes           D．goals

19．A．journey            B．route                 C．process           D．course

20．A．damaged         B．ruined            C．narrowed          D．worsen

Camp memories last forever! We make sure they are unforgettable!

Sun Summer Camps offer so many exciting things for campers to do. Unlike other camp programs that include horses as a small part of their program, at Sun Camp, horses ARE the program! We are 100%horse from stable(馬廄) management, nature walks, and track rides to bedroom furnishings.

Horses help us achieve many of our aims. Girls can learn to develop responsibility, self-confidence and personal connections in their lives while having fun. Using horses as a wonderful tool for education, our camps offer an interesting place for growth and learning.

Imagine each girl having her very own horse to spend time with and a best friend to love and take care of! Each camper is responsible for a horse for the week. Our riding program provides a lot of riding and lesson time. Campers will learn how to take care of the horse as well as how to ride. Days are filled with horse-related activities to strengthen the connection between each girl and horse, as the girls learn to work safely around the horses.

At Sun, we try to create a loving, caring family atmosphere for our campers. We have “The Bunkhouse”(4 girls), the” Wranglers Roost”(4 girls), and “The Hideout”(2 girls) in our comfortable 177-year-old farm house. All meals are home cooked, offering delicious and healthy food for the hungry rider.

Our excellent activities create personalized memories of your child’s vacation, Each child will receive a camp T-shirt and a photo album (usually300-500 pictures) of their stay at camp.

Our camps are offered during June, July and August 2008, for small groups of girls aged 13-16 years, not only from Canada but also other parts of the world.

We will send you full program descriptions at your request.

1．What is the main purpose of the passage?

       A．To attract people to the camps.

       B．To talk about camping experiences.

       C．To describe the programs of the camps.

       D．To explain the aims of the camps.

2．What do we know about the camp programs at Sun?

       A．Campers are required to wear camp T-shirts.

       B．Horses play a central role in the activities.

       C．Campers learn to cook food for themselves.

       D．Horse lessons are offered all the year round.

3．The programs at Sun mainly aim to help people ________.

       A．understand horses better                 B．a(chǎn)chieve an educational purpose

       C．have fun above other things             D．enjoy a family atmosphere

4．The passage is written mainly for ________.

       A．horse riders                          B．teenage girls

       C．Canadian parents                           D．international travelers

Dogs are social animals, but without proper training, they will behave like wild animals. They will soil your house, destroy your belongings, bark wildly, fight other dogs and even bite you. Nearly all behavior problems are perfectly normal dog activities that occur at the wrong time or place or are directed at the wrong thing. The key to preventing or treating behavior problems is learning to teach the dog to react in a normal way.

One of the best things you can do for your dog and yourself is to obedience train (服從訓(xùn)練) it. Obedience training doesn’t solve all behavior problems, but it is the most important. Training opens up a line of communication between you and your dog. Effective communication is necessary to instruct your dog about what you want it to do.

Training is also an easy way to build the social rank order. When your dog obeys a simple request of “come here, sit,” it is showing obedience and respect for you. It is not necessary to make yourself as of the dog by using extreme ways. You can teach your dog its subordinate (從屬的) role by teaching it to follow your orders. Most dogs love performing tricks for you to happily accept that you are in charge.

Training should be fun and rewarding for you and your dog. It can enrich your relationship and make living together more enjoyable. A well-trained dog is more confident and can more safely be allowed a greater amount of freedom than an untrained animal.

1．Behavior problems of dogs are believed to __________.

    A．worsen in modern society                 B．occur when they go wild

       C．be just part of their nature                 D．present a danger to the society

2．Effective communication between a dog and its owner is _________.

    A．a(chǎn)n extreme measure in obedience training

    B．a(chǎn) good way to teach the dog new tricks

    C．a(chǎn)n easy method for dogs to perform tasks

    D．a(chǎn) basic way to solve the dog’s behavior problems

3．Why do pet dogs love performing tricks for their masters?

    A．To show their willingness to obey      

       B．To avoid being punished.

    C．To show their emotion for their masters.   

       D．To win leadership.

4．When a dog has received effective obedience training, its owner __________.

    A．will enjoy a better family life               B．can give the dog more freedom

       C．can give the dog more rewards     D．will have more confidence in himself

A bully is a person who enjoys hurting other people. A bully can hurt people with words or by hitting them. 85% of children in the UK have been bullied at least once.

How can I tell if a person is a bully?

He or she will…

•Try to find your weak point—perhaps you are shy, nervous or easily made worried.

•Make fun of you in front of your friends.

•Borrow money then won’t pay you back.

What can I do if a bully bothers me?

•Tell the bully to leave you alone.

•Do not be afraid to ask other people for help, even though the bully tells you not to.

•Do not feel ashamed because you have been bullied. You have done nothing wrong! The bully should feel ashamed.

•Do not believe the bad things a bully says about you.

What should I do if I see a bully bothering someone?

•Help people who are being bullied, even though you don’t know them.

•Be a friend to people who are bullied.

•Tell a teacher if you see bullying.

•Tell bullies to stop. Sometimes bullies are afraid, too.

Why do some people become bullies?

Some bullies…

•Have never learnt to think about other people’s feelings.

•Don’t like themselves, so they are sad. They think they will be happy if they make another person sad.

•Have been bullied themselves by other bullies.

Can bullies change?

Yes! Bullies can change when they learn to think about other people’s feelings.

Sometimes bullies must be punished（懲罰）before they understand. Sometimes, bullies just need friends.

1．A bully often _________.

       A． makes people think about themselves   B．borrows money but doesn’t return

       C．helps people when they are in trouble     D．thinks about other people’s feelings

2．If you see a bully bothering your friends, you should _________.

       A．leave them alone                                  B．help them stop the bully

       C．make them ashamed                             D．tell them they are wrong

3．Which of the following is true?

       A．Bullies say bad words to people.

       B．Bullies like themselves very much.

       C．Bullies make people around them happy.

       D． Bullies must always be punished.

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

       A．Bullies Can Change                              B．World Without Bullying

       C．Bullying Is Everywhere                        D．Bullying Around Us                                                

The Government should raise taxes on air travel and high-polluting cars in order to help the environment, an important committee of MPs  has said. It also said that the 70 mph speed limit on motorways should be reduced or enforced to bring down the amount of carbon dioxide given off by cars The House of Common Environmental Audit committee’s latest report said that transport was the only sector（部門）of the UK where carbon emissions have continued to rise since 1990.

It said it was time for the Government to make demand for cheap air impossible by raising air passenger tax. Emissions from air traffic have risen by 5 times as much since 1900 and are continuing to rise.

The committee welcomed the recent introduction of changed car tax, which means that the lowest-carbon cars pay no road tax, while gas-guzzling（耗油的）4×4s pay an increased rate of ￡210. However, the MPs say it doesn’t go far enough and are calling for a top limit of ￡1,800 with lower limit of ￡200.

Committee chairman Tim Yeo said : “Air travel in particular is the fastest growing source of CO₂, with emissions more than five times since 1900. The Government should take much more decisive action to reduce the difference of income favor of trains, buses, and lower carbon cars and lorries.”

Friends of the Earth’s senior organizer Tony Bosworth said: “Emissions from transport are still rising and forecasts suggest they will carry on rising for years to come.”

“Tinkering（隨意或部分修補(bǔ)）around the edges is no longer enough to deal with the greatest threat the world faces.” A spokesman for the Department for Transport said: “Dealing with carbon emissions in transport is a key problem.”

1．What is the purpose of Government’s raising taxes on air travel and high-polluting cars?

A．To reduce the number of the planes and cars

B．To make more money

C．To encourage people to travel by bus or by rail.

D．To help the environment.

2．The underlined word “emissions” in this passage probably means “          ”

A．having a bad effect                              B．producing or raising

C．sending out (gas or heat etc.)                D．doing a lot of harm

3．According to the changed car tax, if you have a lower-carbon car, you will pay         .

A．no road tax          B．less road tax        C．more road tax      D．a(chǎn) little road tax

4．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Transport is the biggest polluter

B．Raise taxes on air travel and high-polluting cars

C．Deal with greatest threat the world faces

D．Air travel in particular is the fastest growing sources of CO₂

My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing. I looked down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands.

I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece.

“What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes? ”

As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

Slowly I walked to the piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. Slowly, I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys.

As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested.

Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically.

My eyes burned holes into the pages in front of me.

There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

When I came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my “page-turning” feat, I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away, a celebration went into action inside my head. I had finished. I had mastered the impossible.

1．The author was nervous before the performance because _______.

     A．her mother and father weren’t present

     B．the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

     C．she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

       D．she had never performed in public before

2．The underlined phrase “mess up” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

       A．put into disorder                               B．forget about 

       C．stop halfway                                   D．do well in

3．The author _________.

       A．didn’t make any mistake in the performance

       B．felt better at the beginning of the performance

       C．paid all attention to nothing but her performance

       D．lost her concentration sometimes during the performance

4． What did the author feel about her performance?

       A．She thought it was comfortable and successful.

       B．She thought it was very difficult but successful.

       C．She thought she had never made a mistake during the performance.

       D．She thought she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly.

根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并填寫在試卷答題卡上。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

（B：Burley, the boss; J: Jeremy）

B：Good morning.

J：Good morning, Mr.Burley.

B：Please be seated.   1 

J：Yes, I have. I worked for the B& J Business Forms Company.

B：  2 

J：I quite enjoyed it, but office was too big and sometimes noisy. I want to work in a smaller and quieter office.

B：  3  I think my office is very quiet and modern. I hope you don’t stay away from work too much.

J：  4 

B：That’s very good indeed.  5  One of the young men in my office is always absent. Right! I’ll take you on.

A．I need a young man like you.

B．How long have you worked in an office before?

C．That sounds very good.

D．Have you ever worked in an office before.

E．In my last job I was only away for one day in two years.

F．I’d like to follow your advice.

G．And did you enjoy it?