Certain drugs are produced by the special chickens inside their egg whites. These drugs are made of proteins which can be found in animals’ skin, hair, milk and meat. The scientists also use DNA technology to make sure that the drugs are only inside the egg whites. In this way, the chickens can stay healthy.

Besides egg whites, drugs made of proteins come in milk of cows and sheep. Compared with cows and sheep, the special chickens have ascendancy over them. First, they are cheaper to raise. Second, they need less room and grow faster.

These special chickens can pass on their drug-producing ability. So far, five generations of the special chickens have appeared. But scientists may need more time to make the drugs perfect. It’s said that scientists will realize their dream in five to ten years.

【1】What is the passage mainly about?

A. It’s mainly about a serious illness.

B. It’s mainly about a natural ability of chickens.

C. It’s mainly about the special drugs.

D. It’s mainly about the DNA technology.

【2】According to the passage, the special chickens _________.

A. don’t need much room and it grows very slowly

B. were developed by scientists from France

C. produce certain drugs outside the eggs

D. can pass on this drug-producing ability to their children.

【3】The underlined word “ascendancy” in the passage means “________” .

A. problemsB. advantagesC. disadvantagesD. situations

---Never mind. I ____ here for only a few minutes.

A. have comeB. have arrivedC. have beenD. have been waited

近日，你校迎來一批來自英國(guó)的交流生，學(xué)校組織學(xué)生向他們介紹中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)文化。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)表格信息寫一篇題為"Chinese Tea"的英語短文，向英國(guó)交流生介紹中國(guó)的茶文化。

注意:1.對(duì)所有要點(diǎn)逐一陳述，適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。

2.詞數(shù)90左右。開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

3.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名、校名、地名等相關(guān)信息。

Chinese Tea

Tea is an important part of Chinese culture.

Have you seen people carrying rubbish bags while jogging? Or their hands filled with old plastic bottles? You might soon. Sweden's latest fitness craze(狂熱)-plogging-is making its way to the whole world.

What is plogging? It is a new word made up of part of "jogging" and part of the Swedish words "plocka upp(pick up)", which means picking up rubbish while jogging. By plogging joggers will keep fit and save the world at the same time.

It all began when a Swedish man, Erik Ahlstrom, moved to Stockholm two years ago. This capital city left Erik a strong idea: "It looks like a dump(垃圾場(chǎng))." His way to make a change is pretty outside the box: he invited groups of joggers-armed with(用……裝備)rubbish bags and gloves-to jog through the city and pick up rubbish. Amazingly, it has turned popular and people share photos of the rubbish they collected on the Internet.

It is said that a half-hour of plogging burns about 288 calories(卡路里)，while only jogging burns 235 calories. Some parents go plogging with their children at weekends. "It is the best family education. My child learns the idea of environmental protection by plogging. She is only 6," said a father. And a company called Vivobarefoot now will give out a pair of shoes in exchange for 17 plastic bottles.

Plogging is well accepted in many other countries. There are plogging groups in Germany, Australia and the US. In China, it's starting to go popular among exercisers who want to make a difference.

【1】Who started plogging?

_____________________

【2】What is the meaning of plogging?

_____________________

【3】Would you like to go plogging with your parents? Why or why not?

_____________________

【1】湯姆對(duì)閱讀感興趣。

_____________________

【2】他夢(mèng)想將來成為一名成功的作家。

_____________________

【3】對(duì)他來說，盡可能地多閱讀很有必要。

_____________________

【4】他己經(jīng)在寫作比賽中多次獲獎(jiǎng)。

_____________________

【5】他認(rèn)為還需要更多的努力來實(shí)現(xiàn)他的夢(mèng)想。

_____________________

【1】These instruments are one of those ________(牛仔).

【2】Kate took off her shoes and ________(搖動(dòng))the sand out of her shoes.

【3】I want to sell my car but I don't know ________(確切)how much it is worth.

【4】She always ________(表達(dá))her ideas clearly.

【5】If our parents do everything for us children, we won't learn to depend on ________(我們)，

【6】You can never imagine how much difficulty I had ________(創(chuàng)建)my own website.

【7】Sofa is to living room as shower is to ________.

【8】一Does your grandpa live with you?

一No, he lives ________ in the countryside.

【9】一Would you like to have some more sweets?

一No, thanks. Eating too much sugar can ________ to tooth problems.

【10】一Sorry, I can't afford to go abroad.

一What about having a country travel with a little ________ price?

A: You have a lot of coins, Greg.

B: I know. I collect them.

A: Nice. 【1】

B: My coins come from many foreign countries.

A: Here's an interesting one. 【2】

B: That one is from Japan.

A: These coins have square holes in them.

B: Those are old Chinese coins.

A: 【3】

B: Yes. I learn history from coins.

A: 【4】

B: Coins have famous people or places on them.

A: Also animals or plants.

B: Yes. 【5】

A: Do you travel to these countries?

B: Some of them.

A: Fun. So you can remember your trip from the coin.

A. Do you collect old and new coins?

B. How?

C. They have different sizes.

D. Where are they from?

E. When?

F. It has a hole in it.

G. They show something about the country.

A. Do you collect old and new coins?

B. How?

C. They have different sizes.

D. Where are they from?

E. When?

F. It has a hole in it.

G. They show something about the country.

In his late twenties he was given money by the Italian government to study art and liked early Italian artists, which shows in some of his work. He loved the greens and browns of the Italian fields and the clear light there, and wanted to put this light into his paintings.

This led him to paint colours thinly one on top of another from light to dark, but he insists he's never sure what the results will be. He says, "It's a secret-because I don't know myself. I don't start by painting yellow, knowing I'm going to put anything on top." Like most talented people, Aitchison makes it sound easy. "Anyone can do the colours-you can buy them. I simply notice what you put the colours next to."

Unlike some artists, he never does drawings before he starts a painting, as he feels that if he did, he might get bored and not do the painting afterwards. Instead, Aitchison changes his paintings many times before they are finished. This explains why his favourite models are people who don't ask to see their pictures while he's painting them. "If I feel they're worried and want to look at the painting, I can't do it."

Since moving to London years ago, he has not felt part of the Scottish(蘇格蘭的)painting scene. He says he doesn't want to follow any tradition, but just paints the way he can. However, his work still influences young British painters.

【1】In the passage, the writer is trying to .

A. describe particular works by Craigie Aitchison

B. teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison

C. introduce the artist Craigie Aitchison to the readers

D. explain how Craigie Aitchison has made money from painting

【2】What can the reader learn about Aitchison from the passage?

A. He works in a different way from other artists.

B. He often gets bored easily with his paintings.

C. He found the drawing classes easy at art school.

D. He was sure what his painting was like before drawing.

【3】Aitchison prefers models who don't .

A. keep moving around while he's working

B. ask him about his strange method of working

C. worry about how long the work will take

D. feel worried to see the work as it's developing

【4】What might a visitor at an exhibition say about Aitchison's work?

A. I love his recent painting of Scotland, which are very similar to a number of other Scottish painters.

B. You can still see the influence of his trip to Italy in some of these pictures.

C. You can tell he spent a lot of time drawing the picture before he started painting.

D. I wonder if his law training helps him at all, especially in selling his work.

Class Afloat is a Canadian school on a tall ship! The ship is sixty-four metres long and nine metres wide and it can take up to sixty students. The classrooms are well-equipped(設(shè)備精良)and comfortable and there's even a library! There is no need to know anything about sailing-students can learn on the ship.

Not all the students are Canadian-there's usually a mix of nationalities(國(guó)籍).This year, there are also students from Mexico, the USA, Germany and Turkey. There's a mix of ages too. There are secondary school students-first year university students and students who are doing a gap year(休學(xué)年)programme.

The teachers design special study programmes for each student. Because the school is a ship, you can do some exciting courses-for example, Marine Biology(studying the animals and plants in the sea) and History or Geography courses about the places you visit. Students also learn all about sailing! All the classes are in English, so you must have a good level of English.

Students don't just study. They must also clean, cook and sail the ship, in their free time, students can rest, read or watch a film. In the evenings, they relax with friends, have club meetings and sometimes they have a karaoke night.

Every sixteen to twenty days, the ship stops in a port for three to six days. In port there're lots to do-home stays, camping trips, museum tours, cultural events, hiking, etc. They also go snorkeling and do other water sports. Parents can meet up with the students in one port every term.

Students also take part in two volunteer programmes in Senegal(塞內(nèi)加爾)and the Dominican Republic(多明尼加共和國(guó)). They help local families in different ways, for example, with basic health matters or starting a business. Students learn how, with just a little money and time, they can make changes that improve other people's lives.

【1】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Students don't have to know how to sail before they join the ship.

B. Besides studying, students also have to do jobs on the ship.

C. Students have to speak English well in order to have classes on the ship.

D. Students don't usually meet any local people when they stop in ports.

【2】What is snorkeling?

A. It is an activity of hiking through the forest.

B. It is an activity of swimming underwater.

C. It is an activity of playing games in a tent.

D. It is an activity of riding horses.

【3】The passage is mainly about .

A. special courses on a shipB. sailing around the world

C. a school on a sailing shipD. learning to sail a tall ship

Meg was the oldest of the four sisters. She was sixteen. She was very pretty and she loved pretty clothes. Jo was fifteen. She was very tall and thin. She was different from Meg. She didn't care about dresses or hairstyles. She was a tomboy(假小子).Beth was thirteen. She was very shy and quiet and she seemed to live in a happy world of her own. The youngest, Amy, looked like a snow princess with her blue eyes. She loved beautiful things and she was a little vain(虛榮的)?She also thought that she was a very important person.

"Christmas isn't Christmas without any presents," Jo said sadly. "I hate being poor!" Meg said, looking at her old dress.

"Some girls have lots of nice things, and other girls have nothing at all," said Amy. "I don't think it's fair!"

"But we've got Father and Mother, and each other," said Beth.

The four sisters looked happy for a moment when they remembered this.

"But we haven't got Father," said Jo. Their smiles suddenly disappeared. Mr March was far away with the soldiers.

"Mother says our men are suffering(受苦)and we mustn't spend money for pleasure," Meg said."That's why we can't have presents this year."

"Well, each of us has a dollar to spend," said Jo. "What can the army do with four dollars?

Nothing! I don't expect anything from Mother but I'd like to buy a book for myself !" Jo loved reading.

"I want to spend mine on some new music," said Beth. She played the piano and she loved singing.

"I'm going to buy a box of drawing pencils. I really need them!" said Amy. She wanted to be an artist.

"Mother didn't say anything about spending our own money," cried Jo. "We work hard for it so let's buy what we want and have a little fun."

It was true. The two older sisters had jobs. Meg worked as a teacher for the King family and Jo looked after Aunt March, their father's rich, bad-tempered(壞脾氣的)old aunt. Beth and Amy helped with the housework.

【1】What was Jo's hobby?

A. Knitting.B. Singing.C. Drawing.D. Reading.

【2】On a snowy day, the March sisters are .

A. complaining about having no money for Christmas presents

B. talking about what presents they will buy with some money

C. expecting some nice Christmas presents from their parents

D. talking about what jobs they will have to make more money

【3】The passage is probably from .

A. a poemB. a guideC. a novelD. an advertisement