The manager of the travel agency was try...

 It will be some years before some foreign doctors change the impression they have _____Chinese medicine, _____, in their opinion, is nothing but raw herbs and not effective at all in treating diseases.

 It was very difficult to rescue the drowning boy in the sea. One moment the rescue workers _______him but the next moment they _____. 

 ________confidence and the necessary equipmnt, they failed to rescue the 42 miners trapped in the coal mine.

第二节 读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Some people think studying under pressure keeps us motivated. Maybe a little pressure does good to us, but too much pressure is not favorable to students. Scientific studies show people studying under too much pressure generally don’t perform as well as they do when they are not under extreme pressure. Psychologically, too much pressure can lead to mental problems or disorders. In recent years, there has been an increase in stress related diseases among college and high-school students. A newspaper article says many students admit that they have cheated in exams because of excessive pressure coming from their parents and teachers who demand high marks in their examination.

著名英国心理学专家最近应邀赴你校做中学生心理健康辅导，你准备参加一个讨论会，你的英语老师提供以上英文材料给你们作为参考话题，你参加其中的“压力对学生有害”讨论，你准备写一份发言稿，内容要点包括：

1． 以约30个词概括短文要点：

2． 以约120个词，就“压力对学生有害”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包括以下要点：

（1）陈述你自己学习、生活的压力事例并说明其影响；

（2）对你的学习成绩好坏，你父母持什么态度；

（3）你对“压力对学生有害”的观点和看法。

1．在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现自己的真实姓名和学校名称。

3.  题目自拟。

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三．写作(共两节，满分40分)

基础写作(15分)

根据以上表格，以 “The death of Kim Jong-il”为题写一篇通讯稿。

只能使用五个句子表述。

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

The death of Kim Jong-il