Laptop computers are popular all over the world.People use them on trains and airplanes，in airports and hotels.These laptops connect people to their workplace.In the United States today，laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer programme that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want.Within five years，each of the 1，500 students at the college will receive a laptop.The laptops are part of a $10 million computer programme at Westlake，a 110－year－old college.The students with laptops will also have access (接近) to the Internet.In addition，they will be able to use e－mails to “speak” with their teachers，their classmates，and their families.However，the most important part of the laptop programme is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs.They can work with it at home，in a fast－food restaurant or under the trees—anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology.laptop used in higher education，such as colleges and universities，is workable.As laptops become more powerful，they become more similar to desktop computers.In addition，the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet，but also libraries and other resources.State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students.State officials are also testing laptop programmes at other universities，too.
At Westlake College，more than 60 percent of the staff(职员) use computers.The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons.As one Westlake teacher said，“Here we're in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a_window_on_the_world．They can see everything and do everything.”
1.The main purpose of the laptop programme is to give each student a laptop to ________．
A. use for their schoolwork
B. access the Internet
C. work at home
D. connect them to libraries
2.Which of the following is TRUE about Westlake College?
A. All teachers use computers.
B. It is an old college in America.
C. 1，500 students have laptops.
D. Students there can do everything.
3.“A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can ________．
A. attend lectures on information technology
B. travel around the world
C. get information from around the world
D. have free laptops
Researchers say that newborn babies react differently to native and foreign vowel(元音) sounds.It suggests that language learning begins before their birth.But how much learning of speech sounds is unknown.
Scientists have known that about 10 weeks before birth，a fetus can hear sounds outside its world.But Christine Moon，a psychologist，found that unborn babies may also start to learn languages.So Christine Moon and her coworkers tested the newborn babies' responses (反应) to different vowel sounds，which are the loudest in human speech.
It might seem difficult for scientists to learn anything about newborn babies，because of their poor language ability.But for their experiment，Christine Moon and her coworkers found a good method—they used special pacifiers(安抚奶嘴)connected with computers.The researchers studied 80 healthy newborn babies.Half of those babies lived in the United States，the other half in Sweden.Each baby had a pair of soft headphones next to his or her ears.When a baby sucked (吮吸) on the pacifier，the computer would send sounds through the headphones.
Christine Moon's team recorded each baby's responses.American babies were more likely to continue sucking on their pacifiers when they heard Swedish vowel sounds than when they heard English vowel sounds.Swedish babies were more likely to continue sucking on their pacifiers when American vowels were played.The babies' responses show that they stopped to pay more attention to vowel sounds like those from their parents' language.
Christine Moon also suggests that new parents should be careful about trying to give language lessons to unborn babies.Playing extra sound might actually disturb them.They hear plenty already.
1.The underlined word “fetus” probably means________．
A. a famous psychologist B. a developing baby
C. a former researcher D. an unborn baby
2.Why did Christine Moon use vowel sounds in her study?
A. Because they are important parts of a language.
B. Because they are the loudest in human speech.
C. Because the pronunciation rules of all vowel sounds are the same.
D. Because vowel sounds are used more often than the other sounds.
3.What conclusion can be drawn from Christine Moon's study?
A. English is more meaningful than Swedish.
B. Babies can understand outside sounds before their birth.
C. American babies are cleverer than Swedish babies.
D. Newborn babies pay more attention to their native language.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Vowel sounds in human speech
B. Teaching languages before birth
C. Learning languages before birth
D. Differences between Americans and Swedish
Events This Week in Santa Cruz County
Movies at the Beach (Night at the Museum)
September 9，2017
Free movies showed on a large screen at Esplanade Park Bandstand next to the beach.
Esplanade Park Bandstand
Capitola Village，CA 95010
831．475.7300
http：//www.cityofcapitola.org
Santa Cruz Greek Food and Cultural Festival
September 9，2017—September 11，2017
The Santa Cruz Greek Festival has been voted (选举) the BEST STREET FESTIVAL in Santa Cruz County for many years.It's one of the most attractive community events.Come and enjoy this real Greek food，drinks，live music，and dancing.Music is provided by the Spartans with dancing every day.And Greek dance groups perform throughout the weekend.There will be vendors (商贩) selling well－made local products.At the bar，you can enjoy Greek beer，wine，Ouzo or Metaxa.
Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church
223 Church St.between Cedar & Centre
Santa Cruz，CA 95060
831．429.6500
http：//www.livelikeagreek.com/
Mole & Mariachi Festival
September 10，2017
The Mole & Mariachi Festival is in support of Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.Your support will help fund (资助) educational programmes，visitor services，capital improvements and increased hours the park is open to the public.
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
44 School Street
Santa Cruz，CA 95060
831．429.1840
http：//www.thatsmypark.org
Ohlone Day
September 10，2017
Celebrate the Ohlone People of the past with those of the present at Ohlone Day.You will see traditional dancers and Ohlone demonstrators (游行者) will share traditional basketry，songs，stories，tools，musical instruments，language and history.You can throw an atlatl (梭标投射器)，play Ohlone games and try your hand at fire making.
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
101 North Big Trees Park Road
Felton，CA 95018
831．335.7077
http：//www.parks.ca.gov/
1.Further information about free films can be found at________．
A. http：//www.thatsmypark.org
B. http：//www.parks.ca.gov/
C. http：//www.livelikeagreek.com/
D. http：//www.cityofcapitola.org
2.Where can people buy local goods?
A. 101 North Big Trees Park Road.
B. 44 School Street.
C. 223 Church St.
D. Capitola Village.
3.What do we know about Mole & Mariachi Festival?
A. It requires tickets.
B. It is held on a weekday.
C. It is run by an educational organization.
D. It can raise some money.
4.On which of the following can visitors try to make a fire?
A. Ohlone Day.
B. Movies at the Beach.
C. Mole & Mariachi Festival.
D. Santa Cruz Greek Food and Cultural Festival.
假如你是李华，你校即将举行一年一度的“校园书市 (a campus book fair)” 活动，其目的是给同学们提供一个交换、利用图书的机会。请你用英语写信给你的加拿大笔友Mike, 介绍此次活动的有关情况。内容应括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动内容：买书，卖书，交换图书;
3. 活动意义。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mike,
How are you doing these days?
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Yours,
Li Hua
结合语境，根据首字母提示或中文提示用Book 4所学单词的适当形式填空
1.His encouraging speech always i_________ us to be ready to fight with all kinds of hardships.
2.A man of success is even better if he keeps being ________(谦虚的)
3.Great changes have taken place in our school in the past two d_________ or twenty years.
4.An electric fan keeps the air __________(循环).
5.In the future, we can send robots e__________ with advanced chips to do observation for us.
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（不多于3个词），并将答案填写在答题卡题号为51-60的相应位置上。
Culture shock isn’t a clinical term or medical condition. It’s 1.(simple) a common way to describe the confusing and nervous feelings 2. a person have after leaving a familiar culture to live in a new and different culture.
To understand culture shock, it is vital to understand what culture is. You may know that genes determine a big part of 3. you look like. What you might not know is that your environment has a big effect on your 4.(appear) and behavior as well.
Your environment isn’t just the air you breathe and the food you eat, though; a big part of your environment is culture. Culture 5.(include) the common things that members of a community learn from family，friends，media，literature，and even strangers. Often，you don’t even know you are learning these things because they become second-nature to you－for instance，the way you follow 6.(shake) hands with someone，the kind of things you find 7.(interest)，or how you view religions.
The differences between cultures can make 8. very difficult to adjust to the new surroundings. When you go to a new place，such as a new country or even a new city，you often enter a culture that is different 9. where you used to live. Sometimes your culture and the new culture are similar. Sometimes，they can be very different. What might be perfectly normal in one culture－for example，spending hours eating a meal with your family－might be unusual in a culture 10.(value) a more fastpaced lifestyle.
