They did everything in their power to save the building dating back to the Qing Dynasty, but their efforts were _______.
A. in turn B. in timeC. in vainD. in need
–I am so glad I caught you at home. I need your help!
–_______, Robin?
A. What’s up B. What else C. How come D. Why not
人们对有些大城市在节假日里不允许燃放鞭炮持不同意见。请根据下表用英语写一篇短文，介绍人们的不同观点，并表达自己的看法。
赞成的理由 | 反对的理由 | 你的看法 |
1、庆祝节日的传统方式 2、展示人们快乐心情 3、可以观看美丽烟火 | 1、容易引起火灾 2、污染环境 3、损坏视、听觉，甚至可能使人受伤或致残，给家庭带来痛苦 | ？ |
注意：
1．词数不少于100；
2．可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；
3．开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：烟火fireworks
阅读下面短文，按照要求用英语回答问题。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分l0分)
As we enjoy the summer ocean waves along the beaches，we may think nervously about Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and the great fear that sharks inspire in us．Yet we are happy to see global efforts to protect the declining number of sharks．The world has realized that we need the species，like sharks, to keep a balanced ecosystem．
Sharks，in particular，are“in’’these days．Thanks to good public policy and famous stars such as Jackie Chan and Ang Lee，killing sharks for fin soup is no longer cool．
The demand for shark fins has been rising for decades，threatening sharks with extinction(灭绝)-up to 100 million sharks are killed each year just for their fins．But we have started to reverse the trend，particularly in many areas of the United States and overseas where restaurants once proudly provided delicious shark fins on the menu．
In California，a ban on the sale and possession of shark fin soup has gone into effect this year through the efforts of Wild Aid and other organizations.
Overseas marketing and public efforts featuring posters on public transportation systems and TV ads have been underway for the past few years．These efforts all show signs of success, on both the supply side and the demand side of trade in shark fins．
Actually，stopping the killing of sharks is part of a broader movement to stop the killing of wild animals and the buying and selling of wildlife products．These products come from hunting elephants, tigers and rhinos，besides killing marine life．
Whether it is shark fin soup or ivory piano keys，killing animals is big business．The hunting of elephants in search of ivory tusks for luxury(奢侈的)goods has become a fall-scale war．The decrease of African elephant populations is alarming. Together with international partners, the United States is leading the worldwide effort to reduce demand for high-end products that rely on killing animals．
1.Why do people begin to make efforts to protect the declining number of sharks?
(No more than 15 words)
2.What’s the main reason for killing sharks?(No more than 10 Worals)
3.Who helped California decide to ban the sale and possession of shark fin soup?
(No more than 5 Words)
4.What does the underlined word‘‘reverse”in Paragraph 3 mean?(1 word)
5.In your opinion，what’s the best way to stop killing animals?(No more than 20 words)
The aims of the Illustrators(插图画家)Exhibition，staged as part of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair，organized by BolognaFiere and held from 19 to 22．March 2012，are to bring illustrators and publishers together and to promote illustrators and their works among publishers．
QUALIFICATIONS
*Individual illustrators or groups of illustrators of any nationality, if they were born before 31st December l994，whose artwork is intended for use in children’s books，are qualified to enter the Exhibition, either directly or through publishing houses or schools．
*Please state in the application form whether you are entering work for the Fiction or Non-fiction Category．Illustrators may only enter one category.
*Artwork previously presented to the Exhibition may not be re-entered．
*The confirmation form must be filled in and a photograph attached, then presented together with illustrations no later than 26 September 2011．
SHIPMENT
Entries may be delivered by post，express delivery service or by hand．From abroad，please use the following forms：Form “A” for registered mail or post by air；Form “B” if using an international forwarding agent or airline.
To avoid deiays, material should not be sent by normal post．Material should be sent “carriage paid”，including any customs and delivery costs．
BolognaFiere may not be held responsible for the non-arrival or late arrival of artwork．All published works must be accompanied by a declaration bearing the ISBN number，publisher’s name and address．
REQUIREMENTS
The illustrations (i.e. the size of the sheet) must not exceed (超过) the following dimensions：
Fiction：32*42cm(or 42*32cm)
Non-fiction：50*70cm(70*50cm)
Illustrations in larger formats will not be considered，nor will they be returned by BolognaFiere．The illustrations must be on paper or flexible board，maximum thickness 2mm(for scanner separation purposes).
SELECTIONPROCESS
All artwork received by the stated deadtine and meeting the specified requirements will be examined and selected by an international group(whose decision is final)，inclnding five members(from publishing houses and art schools) appointed each year by BolognaFiere.
ANNUAL
Each illustrator selected by the Committee will be granted two pages in the Annual，for the reproduction of all or some of the illustrations as well as a space for the bibliography(参考书目). BotognaFiere has the fight to choose the works to be published in the Annual and to make complete or partial reproductions．
EXHIBITIONS ABROAD
After the Bologna event，the illustrator Exhibition will travel to Japan under the supervision of JBBY．The illustrator exhibition may afterwards be transferred to other venues(场馆)in other countries，The Exhibitions of illustrations held abroad follow the same rules and regulations as the illustrator Exhibition，and the provision(条款)of the regulations are extended to tile organizers of the exhibitions held abroad．
RETURN OF ARTWORK
All the works will be returned to their owners by BolognaFiere by the end of July 2012．
1.According to the text，the Illustrators Exhibitions
A．will last five days in all in July every other year
B．is intended for college students who are good at painting
C．is held by the Bologna Children's Book Fair
D．can strengthen the relationship between illustrators and publishers
2.The illustrators of the Illustrators Exhibitions
A．should be at least 16 and no more than 25
B．may re-enter their artwork after it is returned
C．should state the category of their artwork clearly
D．may choose to attach a photo to the application form
3.Which of the following is unacceptable for delivering entries?
A．Normal post． B．Airline post．
C．Registered mail． D．Express delivery．
4.What is BolognaFiere responsible for?
A．Paying for the delivery costs．
B．Late arrival of artwork．
C．Confirmation of the ISBN number．
D．Returning the illustrator’s works．
5.The Illustrators’ works will not be considered if they
A．are received after the day of 26 September 2011
B．are smaller than the size 32*42cm
C．are thinner than 2mm
D．don’t meet the demands of the international cxperts
“It hurts me more than you，’’and “This is for your own good．’’These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin，clean my room，stay home and do homework.
That was before we entered the permissive period in educafion in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school．The schools and the educators made it easy on us．They thought that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators，turned on the television，left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation．
Now teachers，faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years，are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake．One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students-“so passive”-and-wonders what happened．Nothing was demanded of them，she believes. Television，says Klompus，contributes to children’s passivity．“We’re not training kids to work any more,” says Klompus．“we’re talking about a generation of kids who’ve never been hurt or hungry．They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying ‘go look it up’，you tell them the answer．It takes greater energy to say no to a kid．”
Yes，it does．It takes energy and it takes work. It’s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work．It’s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it's for their own good．It’s time to start telling them no again.
1.Why are children becoming more inactive in study?
A．Because they watch TV too often
B．Because they have done too much homework．
C．Because they have to fulfill too many duties．
D．Because teachers are too strict with them．
2.To such children as described in the passage
A．it is easier to say no than to say yes
B．neither is easy-to say yes or to say no
C．it is easier to say yes than to say no
D．neither is difficult-to say yes or to say no
3.We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on
A．1earning Latin
B．natural development
C．discipline
D．education at school
4.By “permissive period in education’’the author means a time ．
A．when children are allowed to do what they wish to
B．when everything can be taught at school
C．when every child can be educated
D．when ehildren are permitted to receive education
5.What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Parents should leave their children alone，
B．Kids should have more activities at school．
C．It’s time to be stricter with our kids．
D．Parents should always set a good example to their kids．
