(R=Reporter,A= Alexander)

R:【1】

A:It has to do with my love of sports. As a kid, I loved to play sports. I was a tennis player. I love to watch sports and to get excited about what happens on the field. Why not use sports as a way to tell these stories? I know kids are going to get into it. What kid doesn't love tennis or swimming or soccer?

R:【2】

A: I've always been interested in the power of poetry. I've been trying to write my feelings and ideas about the world we live in and poetry allows me to talk about some heavy and deep things in a pleasant way. I love poetry and for me, it's so cool.

R:【3】

A:Video games and television mostly offer fantasy (幻想). They offer interesting and unrealistic fantasy. Literature (文學(xué)) opens up a world of possibility to readers. As a writer for kids, I want to help readers imagine what's possible in the world—how to make it better and how to make themselves better in it.

R:【4】

A:Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, E. E. Cummings — those are the main ones. It's the things they wrote about, the way they played with language and held the readers' attention.

R: Are you planning a new novel?【5】

A:It will be. I'm writing a prequel (前傳) toThe Crossover. It's about the father, Chuck Bell, when he was 12 years old.

A. Will it be in poetic form?

B. What can literature offer young people that video games and television cannot?

C. Why are both of your recent novels about sports?

D. Do you write from your experience or imagination?

E. Why did you write these two novels in poetic form?

F. Which writers have had the greatest influence on your writing?

A. Will it be in poetic form?

B. What can literature offer young people that video games and television cannot?

C. Why are both of your recent novels about sports?

D. Do you write from your experience or imagination?

E. Why did you write these two novels in poetic form?

F. Which writers have had the greatest influence on your writing?

A: Welcome back to “The Problem Line”. I'm Becky. Our topic today is problems with parents. Okay, it's time for another call. 【1】

B: Hello. My name's Victor.

A: Hi, Victor. Welcome to “The Problem Line”.【2】

B: Well, I'm having problems with my mom. Every time we talk about something, we argue.

A: 【3】 It's impolite.

B: I know. But she orders me around all the time. I can't even decide what to wear on weekends.

A: 【4】

B: I tried, but she never listens to me. She thinks I should listen to her because I'm her child.

A: I think you should ask your teacher for help. Perhaps she will listen to your teacher.

B: 【5】 Thank you.

A. What's your problem?

B. Well, why not talk with her?

C. She talks to me about many things.

D. You shouldn't argue with your mom.

E. What are you not allowed to do?

F. OK, I'll have a try.

G. Hello, who's calling?

A. What's your problem?

B. Well, why not talk with her?

C. She talks to me about many things.

D. You shouldn't argue with your mom.

E. What are you not allowed to do?

F. OK, I'll have a try.

G. Hello, who's calling?

—_____. I'd like to breathe some fresh air.

A. I don't agree B. I agree

C. I'm afraid not D. I'm afraid so

—Yes, sometimes. I think I should learn to plan my time carefully.

A. take the place of B. get in the way of

C. have to do with D. play a part in

(1)一開始，緊張，感到不舒服。

(2)跑步時(shí)，遇到麻煩，胃痛嚴(yán)重。

(3)摔倒在地。

(4)同學(xué)加油，老師鼓勵(lì)，不放棄。

(5)最后成功沖過(guò)終點(diǎn)線。

(6)盡管沒(méi)有獲獎(jiǎng)，但感到驕傲。

(7)表達(dá)自己的一點(diǎn)感受。

要求:(1)詞數(shù) 80~100。

(2)可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

(3)文中不能出現(xiàn)與本人相關(guān)的信息。

(4)開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

參考詞匯:終點(diǎn)線 finishing line

Boys and girls,

I’m very pleased to speak here and I’d like to talk about

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That’s all. Thank you!

Traveling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village, but this doesn’t mean that we all behave in the same way.

How should you behave when you meet someone for the first time? An American shakes your hand while looking into your eyes. In Japan, you should bow, and the more respect you want to show, the deeper you should bow.

Many countries have rules about what you should and shouldn’t wear. In Muslim(穆斯林) countries, women should wear long blouses and skirts. In Korea, you should take off your shoes when entering a house. Remember to place them neatly together where you come in.

In Spain, lunch is often the biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours. For this reason, many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner. In Mexico, lunch is the time to relax, and many people prefer not to discuss business as they eat. In Britain, it’s not unusual to have a business meeting over breakfast.

【1】Although we live in a global village, we behave in________.

【2】An American usually shakes your hand and________at the same time.

【3】In Korea, you should take off your shoes when________.

【4】In Mexico, many people prefer to relax rather than________as they eat.

【5】________, people hold a business meeting over breakfast.

【1】那些游客們上周游覽了市郊。

The tourists __ __in the suburbs of the city last week.

【2】他們一一握手，互相介紹。

They ___ __ all around and introduced one another.

【3】她從梯子上掉下來(lái)，造成了腦震蕩。

She ___ __ a ladder and suffered from a concussion.

【4】我正在寫重新裝飾客廳的點(diǎn)子。

I am ___ ____ideas of how we can redecorate our living room.

【5】我們最好把這個(gè)地方收拾一下，班主任馬上就來(lái)了。

We had better get the place __ __. The classroom teacher is coming.

A: Have you heard of life in space, Mary?

B: No, not yet. 【1】

A: UFOs? You mean the aliens (外星人)? B: Yeah!【2】

A: Really? When did he see them?

B: Oh, it was about one o’clock in the morning. He was going out of bed todrink some water. Then he heard something outside. So he went to the window and looked out.【3】

A: What was it? A plane?

B: No, it was a UFO. Then he saw three short aliens in his garden!【4】 He ran to get his camera.

A: And then?

B:【5】

A: Oh, no, what did he do then?

B: When he came back to the window, the aliens went away.

A. There was red light in the sky.

B. A UFO landed when I was walking in the street.

C. But I have known about UFOs.

D. They had no hair on their heads.

E. You must be dreaming.

F. He couldn’t find his camera.

G. And Tom has seen them before.

He has been using plastic bottles filled up with water and a little bleach (漂 白劑) to provide dark rooms with light for many years. And the idea has now spread across the world. It is predicted that his lighting system, which works using refraction (折射) of sunlight, will be fitted in over a million homes by the end of this year.

Alfredo used normal plastic drink bottles that are often thrown away. The secret of the liquid in the bottles is the bleach added to water, which stops it turning green in the sunlight. Mr. Moser drills a hole in a roof tile (瓦片) and then pushes the bottle in from below, keeping the bottle in place with polyester resin (聚酯樹脂). Depending on the strength of sunlight, the light fills his home, and the bottles are just like electric bulbs (燈泡) of between 40 and 60 watts (瓦).

Alfredo came up with the idea for his “Moser light” during one of the blackouts in Brazil in 2002. He said only factories had power in his home city, in southern Brazil during the energy shortage.

The local supermarket and his neighbours’ houses are using Moser lights. He earned a few dollars, but his invention has not made him a rich man. Now a great number of people admire what he is doing!

【1】What did Alfredo's wife think of him?

A. Alfredo was always busy repairing machines.

B. Alfredo couldn’t do any housework.

C. Alfredo was clever with his hands.

D. Alfredo is a helpful man to save our world.

【2】Why does Alfredo put a little bleach into the bottle?

A. Because the bottle can give more light.

B. Because the bleach can keep the bottle in a roof tile.

C. Because the bleach can protect water from turning green.

D. Because the bleach can reflect the sunlight.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?

A. People can use Moser’s lights only at night.

B. Moser’s light gives too poor light.

C. Moser’s bottles use electricity to light the room.

D. Moser’s bottle light is a green idea.

【4】The underlined word “blackouts” in the passage probably means .

A. 地震 B. 停電 C. 旱災(zāi) D. 洪澇

【5】We can infer from the passage that _ .

A. Alfredo’s lights will be more and more popular

B. nobody will buy Moser lights in the future

C. Alfredo won’t repair machines any more

D. Alfredo’s invention will bring him a lot of money

For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day.

Every evening I’d anxiously wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her_______ and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.

During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her.

Looking at her large_______ apartment, I realized how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then that I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on balancing family and work._____ difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a positive attitude.

Back home, I reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she______ to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be______ . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable goals.

My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the_____ has really taught me. Sacrifices(犧牲)pay off in the end. The separation between us has proved to be a______ for me.

【1】A. besides B. however C. otherwise D. therefore

【2】A. leave B. refuse C. contact D. forgive

【3】A. explaining B. sleeping C. wondering D. regretting

【4】A. patience B. company C. intelligence D. influence

【5】A. comfortable B. expensive C. empty D. modern

【6】A. Depending on B. Supplied with C. Faced with D. Concentrating on

【7】A. managed B. offered C. attempted D. expected

【8】A. grateful B. energetic C. independent D. practical

【9】A. question B. experience C. history D. occasion

【10】A. treasure B. gathering C. failure D. pleasure