Is the world really _____ mad? The other day I was sitting in a small restaurant having a quiet drink and a talk with a few friends when it suddenly ____ me that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long ____ the whole room was filled with smoke. I asked with an apology for ____ to open a ____ to stop myself ___!
Nowadays air pollution is something we hardly question any more. ____, I still can’t walk down the streets in any of the big cities without ____ that people are suffering from the air pollution. It is time for the governments in the world to introduce emission (废气排出) controls on all cars and __ __ the public transport system to encourage people to ____ their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lessons each morning and it really makes him ____ when he climbs above the smog layer and looks down ___ it and thinks, “I’m breathing that!” This kind of ____ results from the bad management of resources. Waste things should, ____ can, be treated properly. Houses building, road construction and industrial development are all earthmoving (or earth reducing) operations and can change the balances of ____ created even millions of years. I would like to ____ serious study done on all these main works ____ they are built. Also, there should be ____ national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural ____.
1.A. goingB. comingC. risingD. returning
2.A. metB. occurred toC. happenedD. showed
3.A. agoB. afterC. beforeD. now
4.A. leaveB. payC. questionD. permission
5.A. roomB. windowC. bottleD. hole
6.A.talkingB. killingC. being poisonedD. dying
7.A. whichB. whatC. asD. that
8.A. HoweverB. AlthoughC. ThereforeD. So
9.A. thinkingB. persuadingC. decidingD. learning
10.A. increaseB. reduceC. raiseD. improve
11.A. washB. leaveC. driveD. repair
12.A. sickB. tiredC. dirtyD. excited
13.A. onB. intoC. fromD. for
14.A. discussionB. questionC. pollutionD. operation
15.A. butB. yetC. stillD. and
16.A. plantsB. mindC. humansD. nature
17.A. seeB. startC. enjoyD. pay
18.A. afterB. beforeC. sinceD. beyond
19.A. fewB. anyC. moreD. no
20.A. situationsB. soilsC. statesD. places
_1.__You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so ,however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how.
Plan your time carefully.
When planning your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making the list，you should make a schedule of your time. First arrange your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying.__ 2._ A weekly schedule may not solve all the problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
Find a good place to study.
Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this place, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios or TV！When you sit down to study，concentrate on the subject.
Make good use of your time in class.
__3._ Good listening habit in class means less work later. Taking class notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
Study regularly.
When you get home from schools, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher has mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read the material._ 4._ If you do these things regularly，the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.
Develop a good attitude towards the tests.
The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you to remember your new knowledge. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't be overly worried.
__5._ You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
A．There are other methods that might help you with your studying.
B．Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.
C．Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.
D．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.
E．Maybe you are an average student.
F．Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.
G．This will help you understand the next class.
Students who date(约会) in middle school have significantly worse study skills. They are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use as their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
“Romantic relationships are a trademark of adolescence, but very few studies have examined how adolescents differ in the development of these relationships,” said Pamela Orpinas, study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.
Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade.
Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires about the students’ academic(学术的) efforts. He found that some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students always had the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school.
“At all points in time, teachers considered the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,” according to the journal article. Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit (学分), being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.
“Dating a classmate may be as complicated as dating a co-worker,” Orpinas said, “when the couple break up, they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps see the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and could divert (转移) attention from studying.”
“Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school,” Orpinas concluded.
1.According to the passage, students who date in middle school may_____
A. have poorer academic performances
B. be more likely to hurt others
C. enjoy better school lives
D. be less likely to use alcohol and tobacco
2.When doing his study, Orpinas ________________.
A. followed a group of students of 6th and 12th grade
B. completed a survey and a report each year
C. found that the students’ study skills have connection with their frequency of dating
D. completed questionnaires about the students’ academic efforts
3.What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?
A. They don’t want to see each other any longer.
B. They will think it’s reasonable to get depressed.
C. They will miss their ex-partners sometimes.
D. Their attention to studying will be affected.
4.Orpinas’ attitude towards dating in middle school is_____
A. supportive B. negative
C. positive D. Unconcerned
The weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a story from a doomsday movie．
Many experts and green groups fear they will come true unless there is a united global effort to hold back greenhouse gas outpouring．In the decades to come, Asia—home to more than half the world's 63 billion people—will change from one climate extreme to another, with tired farmers battling droughts, floods, disease, food shortages and rising sea levels．
"It's not a pretty picture," said Steve Sawyer, climate policy adviser with Greenpeace in Amsterdam．Global warming and changes of weather patterns are already occurring and there is more than enough carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to drive climate change for decades to come．
Already, changes are being felt in Asia but worse is likely to come．Sawyer and top climate bodies say, and could lead to mass migration and widespread human disasters．According to predictions, icebergs will melt faster, some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands will have to evacuate or build sea defenses, storms will become stronger and insects and water-borne diseases will move into new areas as the world warms．
All this comes on top of rising populations and demand for food, water and other resources．Experts say environmental worsening such as deforestation and pollution will likely enlarge the results of climate change．
In what could be a sign of the future, Japan was hit by a record of 10 typhoons and tropical storms this year, while two - thirds of Bangladesh, parts of Nepal and large areas of northeastern India were flooded, affecting 50 million people, destroying livelihoods and making tens of thousands ill．
The year before, a winter cold strike and a summer heat wave killed more than 2,000 people in India．
1.This passage is mainly about ____ ．
A．present situation and predictions of environmental problems in Asia.
B．the weather predictions for Asia in the future and the reasons
C．how to improve our environment
D．reasons why the world will no longer be suitable for us to live in
2.In the future the Asian farmers will have to face the following except ____ ．
A．food shortages B．wars
C．droughts D．floods
3.The underlined word "doomsday" in the first paragraph may mean____ ．
A．the hell B．the end of the world
C．a great world war D．mystery
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Asian climate will change greatly．
B．Some islands may be flooded in the future．
C．People may meet with some new diseases resulting from water．
D．More than 50 million people have been ill in Asia the year before．
Welcome here! The Southern Spring Home & Garden Show will be held at The Park Expo and Conference Center. This show will last from Wednesday (March 2) to Sunday (March 6,2012).
Admission : Adults $10.00. Teenagers under 15 free with a paying adult.
Join Lincolnton’s own Tammie Davis as she performs her original country songs at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5th.
Special Days: The Spring for Kids First Night Gala benefiting the Council for Children’s Rights will take place from 7 p.m. to 10p.m. on Wednesday, March 2,2012. Tickets are $50 and include an access to Freedom Hall, where you can enjoy delicious food, beverage(饮料)and entertainment free of charge.
Seniors Day(55+):Wednesday is for them. Cost is $7.00 but without coupons(减价优惠).
Hours :Wednesday, Thursday &Sunday :10 a.m.---5p.m.;Friday &Saturday :10 a.m.----9 a.m.
Wheelchairs are available on a first come first served basis for you. The cost is $1.00 and you are required to leave a valid driver’s license or ID.
Parking :All Day Parking: $6.00;Half Day Parking:$3.00; Every Hour Parking:$1.00
For more Information: Come to visit Mardee Woodward in person.
E-mail: mwoodward@southernshows.com
Telephone:704-376-4085
1. We can learn from the text that the show will ___________.
A. last only five days
B. offer a free parking
C. have the only one singer
D. take place in a private house
2. How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and a child aged 16?
A.$ 10 B. $ 30 C.$ 20 D.$40
3.We can infer from the text that______________.
A. old people can visit the show only on Wednesday
B. the disabled can use the wheelchairs free of charge
C. there are not enough wheelchairs for the disabled
D. kids’ tickets on Wednesday don’t include beverage
Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.
Ms. Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.
Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.
Ms. Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.
“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr. Len Notaras, according to a local report.
He said Ms. Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”. Dr. Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria on the teeth of the crocodile.
1.This passage is most likely to be found in ______.
A. a travel guide B. a textbook
C. a novel D. a newspaper
2. The crocodile attacked Ms. Pethrick when she was ______.
A. swimming in the river
B. standing on the river bank
C. watching the crocodile
D. fishing in the water
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms. Pethrick?
A. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.
B. She had eight wounds altogether.
C. One of her fingers also got hurt.
D. Her eyes were badly poked.
4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. The husband should save the wife
B. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes
C. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine
D. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws
