How cool can libraries be in an era（时代）of iPods and Kindles? More than you think．Only if you know where to go．
Central Library: Seattle, Washington, United States
The Central Library in Seattle is modern and fashionable and has tourists from around the world paying visits and taking tours．It was designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and American designer Joshua Ramus．Tours began in 2006, two years after its opening．The library holds various art exhibitions, book signings and other events, while visitors can stop by the Chocolate cart for a coffee and scan through the gift shop anytime
Trinity College Library: Dublin, Ireland
The Trinity College Library in Dublin is the oldest library in Ireland, founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I．It is the largest single library in the world, also known as the Long Room, which contains more than 200,000 0fthe library's oldest books．The Long Room houses one of the oldest harps（竖琴） in Ireland．Dating to the 15th century, the old harp is the model for the symbol foreland．
Geisel Library, University of California: San Diego, United States
At first glance, it looks like a spaceship．Architect William Pereira, who helped design actual space launch facilities at Cape Canaveral in Houston, Texas, designed the library in 1970．It has been featured in sci-fi films, short stories and novels．The library hosts "Dinner in the Library," which invites readers for cocktails, and also a special speech from distinguished authors．
TU Delft Library: The Netherlands
The library at the Delft University of Technology was constructed in 1997 and has more than 862,000 books, 16,000 magazine subscriptions and its own museum．The building itself exists beneath the ground, so you can't really see the actual Library．What makes it interesting is the roof, which is a grassy hill．The roof covers 5,500 square meters．And it has become one of the most striking and greenest structures in the area．
1.Which of the four libraries has the longest history?
A．Central Library． C．Geisel Library．
B．Trinity College Library． D．TU Delft Library．
2.What makes Geisel Library different from the others is that__________.
A．famous writers often deliver speeches there
B．it has a reoffer grassy hill
C．Queen Elizabeth I founded the library
D．it is the largest single library in the world
3.In Central Library, you can__________.
A．buy souvenirs C．enjoy sci-fi films
B．drink cocktails D．see the old harp
假如你是荣光中学的学生李华，你偶然看到在你市求学的美国学生Tom在网上发帖，要大家给他推荐一本学习汉语的书。你手头正好有一本合适的书可以借给他。请你给他发一封电子邮件，要点如下：
1．说明写信原因；
2．描述书的情况；
3．约定见面时间和地点。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I’m Li Hua, a student of Rongguang Middle School．
Yours,
Li Hua
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下书信。
书信中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。
修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Sir，
Thank you for invite me to the summer English course in your school．As for your choice between the two courses, I prefer the four-week course because of this will allow me more time to do some traveling but make a few new friends．Of all the subject I’m learning at school, I like English best．I had been learning English for eleven years but my spoken English remains poorly．So I really hope to take this chance improve it．If possible, I’d like to stay with a family for a couple of days in order that I can know some customs in England, that I’m particularly interested in．I believe I will have wonderful time this summer．
Yours truly,
Li Hua
Susan: I’m so glad to see you, David．1. has been such a long time．How are you?
David: I’m fine, and you?
Susan: I’m just wonderful．God, time goes by so quickly! Are you going to the air quality conference in Chicago?
David: I am．And I’m really glad to see you．Just last night I found your name in the conference materials, but it didn’t come to my 2. that we would meet on the plane．
Susan: I’m afraid I haven’t had time to look at 3. conference materials very carefully．I had no idea you were coming, but I am certainly glad to see you．I was feeling very nervous about going there 4. friends．
David: I can imagine．My English has gotten not so fluent since I returned from the States, 5. I’m rather nervous myself．But I saw that you 6. （give） the most important talk at the conference．
Susan: 7. （frank） speaking, I’m scared to death about it．
David: I’m just giving a talk in one of the workshop sections, and I hope I won’t make all of you 8. （disappoint）．
Susan: But your English is much 9. （good） than mine．
David: But you’re now the Director of the Air Quality Institute, so you 10. know the technical terms．
Susan: Maybe．But I still can’t understand totally a lot of technical terms in my field．
My wife and I moved into our home two years ago．We had a yard with a lot of ．Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some to the area．
Last summer, I found a tiny little in the yard that I could not immediately identify．I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either．We decided to let it growing until we could find out what it was．
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the plant, it appeared to be a sunflower．I decided to the weeds around it．As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something ．The sunflower had not where I saw it begin．It actually had begun under a big and grown under and around it to reach the ．
That’s when I that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing．If we ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we to go and get what we need for growth．
We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the to achieve our goals．Like the , it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had in itself that it would succeed．Stand tall like the sunflower and be who and what we are, then the environment will begin to us．We will find a way to go under or any “rocks” in order to reach our goals．
1.A．flowers B．insects C．rocks D．vegetables
2.A．color B．water C．fertilizer D．shape
3.A．weed B．seed C．rock D．plant
4.A．stop B．continue C．improve D．escape
5.A．weak B．lonely C．strange D．pretty
6.A．remove B．tend C．watch D．collect
7.A．wonderful B．terrible C．valuable D．unusual
8.A．passed B．started C．left D．died
9.A．tree B．table C．rock D．wall
10.A．air B．top C．sun D．house
11.A．realized B．doubted C．regretted D．hoped
12.A．place B．way C．course D．process
13.A．fill in B．put in C．worry about D．believe in
14.A．forget B．hate C．aim D．wait
15.A．ability B．wish C．plan D．idea
16.A．yard B．sunflower C．home D．summer
17.A．energy B．virtue C．courage D．faith
18.A．aware of B．afraid of C．proud of D．tired of
19.A．support B．affect C．upset D．forgive
20.A．into B．around C．through D．from
1. Sometimes they try to get out of a class to escape a teacher they don’t like．Here is some advice to solve this problem．
Ask yourself, “What can I learn from this teacher?” Even if you don’t worship （崇拜） his or her personality or lectures, dig deep until you find a subject in which he or she is very knowledgeable．Focus on that part of the teacher’s personality, and use him or her as a tool for learning．Not only will you gain more knowledge in that subject, but a closer relationship with your teacher may help you understand one another better．2.
Talk to students who are doing well in the class and ask them for tips, tools, and a plan of action to get along with the teacher better．3.
If you still can’t get along, make an appointment with the school guidance counselor （辅导员）．He or she will offer many tips and suggestions for you to get out of difficult teacher relationships．4. That means they can help you and your teachers get rid of the bad impression on each other．
5. Your parents can meet with your teacher and try to work it out．
Teachers are there for more than just homework, and they know about more than just their subject matter．They can help you learn how to function as an adult and a lifelong learner．
Undoubtedly, these will be a few teachers along the way who you will always remember and who might change your life forever．
A．Sometimes a guidance counselor can act as a mediator between you and the teacher．
B．If you’re too shy to talk to another student, study his or her actions and behavior in the classroom and try to follow that lead．
C．Guidance counselors have the right to blame teachers．
D．There must be something good in every teacher for you to learn from．
E．Students find it easy to get along well with their teachers．
F．If your relationship problems can’t be solved in school, then it’s time to tell your parents or guardians．
G．Students don’t always get along well with their teachers．
