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A．ease B．react C．misread D．breakfast
书面表达（共25分）（原创）
你朋友Joe写信告诉你他找工作又失败了，他向你询问一些方法，请按照以下写作内容和要求，以英语书信形式给予答复（信的开头和结尾已给出）。
1、正确面对目前形势（全球金融危机、冲击、竞争对手多而且强）；
2、传播你在找工作的信息；
3、精心准备好自己的工作简历；
4、确信自己具备你求职工作所要求的能力；
5、准备好每一次面试，留下好印象，展现自己的能力。
注意：信的开头和结尾已有，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：1、全球金融危机the global financial crisis
2、个人简历resume
Dear Joe,
I’m very sorry to hear you failed again in finding a job.
Good luck!
Yours truly
Hanghang
单词拼写（每空1分，共10分）（原创）
1.Luckily, our government has paid special attention to the problem of (污染).
2.The survival of civilization depends on many (环境) factors.
3.Our local weather station (预报) there would be a thunderstorm the next day.
4.You need to spend more time on your English study, as far as I’m (就……而言).
5.He made very positive (贡献) to the success of the project.
6.The report (强调) that students should improve math skills.
7.Her mother is a quiet woman with (优雅的) manners.
8.The (经济) of our country has been developing steadily.
9.Do you have any (以前的) experience of this type of work?
10.I don’t have the (力气) to do it again.
Several years ago, a student working on a research project in my laboratory approached me with concern.“I’m doing something wrong,”she exclaimed. I had seen her research results and knew she was making good progress, so I was surprised to hear that she was having a problem. Over the next several days we went through her experiment; yet I could not find a problem. Finally, I asked her,“Why do you think you’re doing something wrong?” “Because I’m not getting what you said I should get,”she replied with some confusion.
Her response shocked me. I had not told her what she“should get”, but we had discussed some published hypotheses(假说) several weeks earlier. On seeing the research data that did not fit these predictions, I recognized that she had a new finding and came to change my hypotheses. But she was interpreting her results as a mistake. With almost four years of a college science major behind her, this student still had the common misunderstanding that science is a boring exercise in proving something we already know to be true.
But how can this happen? Throughout school, science is often described in textbooks as a series of“known”facts and figures; for example, DNA is a double helix; earthquakes occur at plate boundaries, etc. Unfortunately, the process by which these discoveries were made and how they fit into scientific progress are often ignored in the classroom. These details help show the nature of scientific discoveries and the tails help show the nature of scientific discoveries and the skepticism(质疑) that goes with new discoveries before they are accepted.
Understanding science is more than memorizing that DNA is a double helix. It is to have the ability to take in new information on diet, exercise, or disease and apply it to our own lives. Understanding the process of science and scientific problem-solving can help us make better decisions every day.
1.The student thought her research project had gone wrong because .
A．she was not making progress
B．her teacher told her so
C．she couldn’t get enough data
D．she had some unexpected findings
2.How did the writer feel when he found out the reason for the student’s confusion?
A．Confused. B．Surprised. C．Excited. D．Pleased.
3.What is to blame for the student’s misunderstanding about science?
A．Her own carelessness.
B．Her teacher’s lack of experience.
C．The method of science education.
D．The publication of some wrong hypotheses.
4.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A．The meaning of understanding science.
B．How to use known facts.
C．The best way to make scientific discoveries.
D．How to use scientific knowledge in daily life.
Do you enjoy watching beautiful sunsets and seeing wildlife in some of the best parts of Wisconsin? Do you like being around people who share the same respect and love for natural resources? If you say“yes”, then a fisheries biologist is a great career choice for you.
As you can probably guess, education is very important. A Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries or biology is strongly recommended(推荐). Many biologists have a Master’s degree. But it’s not only good education that prepares you for a career as a fisheries biologist—field experience is also important. Volunteer work, internships(实习) and short-term fish technician positions are good ways to gain valuable training that can give you an edge in the competitive job market.
In addition to good education and field experience, a fisheries biologist needs other skills. You’ll spend a lot of time working with the public, so it’s important to feel comfortable talking to a variety of people. Good communication, listening, and presentation(陈述) skills are a must.
A common misconception among many people is that fisheries biologists get to fish all the time. Most biologists wish that were true. But as a fisheries biologist, you are especially busy during the fishing season, which leaves little time for you to actually go fishing. It’s sad, but true.
Each day brings something different in the life of a fisheries biologist. In the spring and fall, you spend a lot of time on the water shocking fish in order to sample the population, studying fish, and talking with people. The winter is spent analyzing(分析) fish data and communication with the public.
So if you find fish interesting and fun to learn about, and like working both outside and inside, consider a career as a fisheries biologist. You’ll never be bored!
1.We can infer this passage was written to .
A．advise us to respect and protect wildlife
B．encourage us to spend more time working outside
C．explain why education is important for our career
D．introduce a good career to those who are interested in wildlife
2.What are Paragraphs 2 and 3 mainly about?
A．Education needed to find a good job.
B．Requirements for becoming a fisheries biologist.
C．The benefits of being a fisheries biologist.
D．Some good ways to gain valuable training.
3.The underlined word“misconception”in Paragraph 4 probably means“ ”。
A．question B．misunderstanding C．dream D．explanation
4.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A．fisheries biologists like working in winter most
B．fisheries biologists can easily get bored of their work
C．fisheries biologists get to fish all the time all year round
D．fisheries biologists spend a lot of time working outside in spring and fall
England has been the birthplace of most of the great English-language theater written throughout history. Most of the plays in England that are truly famous have something in common. They usually come from a playwright(剧作家) with several famous plays.
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is considered the most famous British playwright. Shakespeare has a large catalog(目录) of tragedies, comedies and history plays, and each category is home to some of the most famous plays ever written. Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Julius Caesar are all tragedies and performed in theaters around the world every year. Famous comedies include A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing. In the history category, Richard Ⅲ and Henry Ⅴ are very famous.
Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw
Several hundred years after Shakespeare, English people began to enjoy the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. Wilde’s plays are still popular now, and The Importance of Being Earnest is both performed and studied extremely frequently. A Woman of No Importance and An Ideal Husband are among his other famous works. Shaw and Wilde were born within a few years of each other, but Shaw was a much more productive writer. His most famous plays include Pygmalion and Candida. Shaw’s plays are loved so much that an entire theater company is devoted to performing his work in Niagara-on-the-Lake in southern Ontario.
Harold Pinter
The plays of Harold Pinter certainly have an international presence. His writing was so widely recognized for its importance that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 2005. Pinter is especially known for his style of writing. Many of his plays such as Betrayal, The Dumb Waiter and his first play, The Room, are extremely well known.
1.The writer wrote this passage to .
A．advise us to spend more time enjoying plays
B．explain why England has so many wonderful plays
C．tell us about some famous British playwrights and their works
D．tell us the differences among some British playwrights
2.What do the works in the underlined part in Paragraph 2 have in common?
A．They are all Shakespeare’s early works.
B．They are all tragedies written by Shakespeare.
C．They are all Shakespeare’s famous comedies.
D．They all belong to the history category of Shakespeare’s plays.
3.Which of the following plays were most probably written in the same period of time?
A．The Dumb Waiter and A Woman of No Importance.
B．Richard Ⅲ and A Woman of No Importance.
C．An Ideal Husband and Candida.
D．Candida and Betrayal.
4.Who was mentioned in this passage that he had received the Nobel Prize because of his writing?
A．William Shakespeare. B．Oscar Wilde.
C．George Bernard Shaw. D．Harold Pinter.
