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2 . Cities of Tomorrow
Middle school students combine science and imagination as they celebrate National Engineers’ week in a Future City Competition.
In the African city of Mwinda, floating farms are quite common. The city’s residents zip around in hydrogen-powered hover (盘旋的) vehicles, and renewable energy resources provide the city’s power. That’s how Jake Bowers, 12, Emily Ponti, 14, and Krisha Sherburne, 12, imagined their future city.
The students, who attend St. Thomas More School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, took first place for their design last week in the 2007 National Engineer Week Future City Competition held in Washington, D.C. The students won a trip to the U.S Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.
Kids from 35 middle schools across the country made it to Washington. They had teamed up with teachers and volunteer engineer mentors(顾问、导师) to develop cities. Each team began by creating a fictional city on SimCity 3000, a computer game that allows players to construct towns.
The students then built a tabletop model of the city, wrote an essay and presented their creation to a panel(专门小组) of judges. This year’s theme asked students to design fuel cell powered communities. Fuel cell technology works by using hydrogen and oxygen to produce power. The process is environmentally friendly.
Organizers hope the competition provides a fun and educational way to spark young people’s interest in engineering. “As the number of graduates in engineering(decreases), it’s ever more important to encourage students to build these skills at an early age,” says John Hofmeister, President of Shell Oil Company. Shell is a sponsor of the annual Future City contest. Judging by this year’s competition, plenty of kids are getting the message. Some 30,000 students from more than 1,000 schools participated in the 2006-2007 Future City Competition.
1. What is not imagined in the three teenagers’ mind for their future city?| A．Hydrogen-powered hover vehicles. |
| B．The city’s power provided by renewable energy resources. |
| C．Floating farms. |
| D．Oxygen-powered floating factories. |
| A．St. Thomas More School in Baton Rouge is in Alabama. |
| B．The 2007 National Engineer Week Future City Competition was held in Louisiana. |
| C．The students who took first place for their design won a trip to U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville. |
| D．The U.S Space Camp lies in Washington D.C.. |
| A．could use computers to help them construct their future cities |
| B．created a real city on SimCity 3000 |
| C．teamed up on their own to develop cities |
| D．built a tabletop model of the city and presented it to their teachers for judgment |
| A．will spark young people’s interest in living in Space Camp |
| B．will decrease the number of graduates in engineering |
| C．will encourage college students to build engineering skills after their graduation |
| D．was participated in by 30 students on average in each school |
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a
“The gun fired. My legs
“I was driven on by a
“I knew I had done it, even before I
| A．passed along | B．passed down | C．went by | D．went over |
| A．coach | B．athlete | C．captain | D．judge |
| A．defeat | B．move | C．beat | D．break |
| A．real | B．lucky | C．serious | D．false |
| A．competing | B．training | C．fighting | D．attending |
| A．eagerness | B．pleasure | C．relief | D．worry |
| A．accident | B．event | C．issue | D．topic |
| A．did up | B．made up | C．put up | D．lined up |
| A．safely | B．heavily | C．thinly | D．gently |
| A．seemed | B．used | C．happened | D．had |
| A．dragged | B．drawn | C．pulled | D．pushed |
| A．mass | B．residents | C．crowd | D．team |
| A．moment | B．period | C．while | D．date |
| A．concentration | B．collection | C．combination | D．classification |
| A．so | B．but | C．or | D．as |
| A．never | B．ever | C．even | D．still |
| A．starting | B．lasting | C．finishing | D．running |
| A．unconcerned | B．unconscious | C．unknown | D．unnoticed |
| A．offered | B．told | C．announced | D．heard |
| A．stuck | B．involved | C．lost | D．spread |
4 . Running for a Dream
I will never forget that November day．It was hotter than normal．This was the
For the first two and a half miles．I felt
Then without warning，my strength began to decrease．Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors，I
I watched as runners rushed by me．
The doctors were there in seconds，but my eyes searched the crowd for him．There was only one person I wanted to
"But we worked so
It wasn't long before my running shoes were back on，marking a
| A．dream | B．weather | C．result | D．day |
| A．for | B．to | C．across | D．over |
| A．coldness | B．astonishment | C．excitement | D．amusement |
| A．proud | B．great | C．nervous | D．afraid |
| A．programs | B．studies | C．instructions | D．practices |
| A．sacrifice | B．potential | C．patience | D．attention |
| A．look | B．move | C．start | D．come |
| A．should | B．could | C．must | D．need |
| A．relief | B．spirit | C．pleasure | D．glory |
| A．give | B．feel | C．hold | D．add |
| A．Where | B．Because | C．If | D．Although |
| A．trust | B．emotion | C．strength | D．confidence |
| A．loud | B．foreign | C．soft | D．firm |
| A．going | B．running | C．fighting | D．training |
| A．refer | B．talk | C．listen | D．agree |
| A．frightened | B．disturbed | C．disappointed | D．bored |
| A．develop | B．change | C．follow | D．happen |
| A．late | B．hard | C．closely | D．quickly |
| A．new | B．near | C．rough | D．narrow |
| A．wish | B．duty | C．rank | D．race |
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(
)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。
As is known to us, fewer and fewer students do sports regularly, what makes them weak and easily tiring. There are many reasons for this. First of all, some of the students complain that they have too much homeworks, resulted in less time to take exercise. Besides, some of them think that it is very difficult for them to keep doing exercise, because it is a very hard thing. Because lack of physical activities, many students are in poorly health. I suggested that our school should take measures to encourage more students to take a part in sports. For us students, no matter how busy they are, it is necessary to spare any time to do exercise.
6 . The Rugby (英式橄榄球) World Cup is currently being held in New Zealand. The tournament, due to finish on October 23, is living up to the famous English saying, “Rugby is a thug's (暴徒) game played gentlemen. ”
The games are physically aggressive; the tackles (冲撞) on the pitch are brutal; but the end of each match is a civilized affair. Players shake hands and applaud each other. Of course, the other side to this saying is: "Football is a gentleman's game played by thugs. " Indeed, unlike soccer players, rugby players don't often question the referee's (裁判员) decisions or pretend to be injured when they are not.
“Football could learn a lot from rugby," said Brian Moore, a former England rugby player "The wonderful spirit of rugby is: there is a gentlemanly code to it. You play hard on the pitch, but you always respect your opponent..
Rugby is mainly played in Europe. Australia, New Zealand and parts of Africa. "It is more enjoyable to play than soccer because you are always involved in the game," said Peter, a Welsh rugby coach. "Rugby is also a far superior test of strength, stamina (耐力) and determination. "
Most professional rugby players are large, strong and weigh over 90 kilograms. People who play the sport need to be tough and be prepared to get hurt. Black eyes, broken bones, lost teeth and being knocked unconscious—all these are common injuries. Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is blind in one eye thanks to a rugby accident at school.
In England, children begin playing the game at school at the age of 8. When they enter high school, many begin to play full contact rugby. Children are taught to play for around one hour a week during their PE lessons. Most schools have a rugby team. Children who play for the school team are usually the sportiest kids, and are seen as brave and athletic.
1. What can be concluded from the first three paragraphs?| A．Football players are not real gentlemen. |
| B．There is a better spirit in playing rugby than football. |
| C．Football players are not as athletic as rugby players. |
| D．Brian Moore thinks that rules should be stricter in football. |
| A．rugby players pretend to be injured when they are not |
| B．rugby is not very popular in America and Asia |
| C．rugby makes people enjoy sports better than soccer |
| D．rugby needs players' strong will rather than strength |
| A．prove that playing rugby can earn people fame |
| B．explain why Gordon Brown is blind in one eye |
| C．support the point that rugby players often get hurt |
| D．warn teenagers against playing rugby at school |
| A．Teenagers will lose interest in football. |
| B．English children have a talent for rugby. |
| C．Playing rugby doesn't involve skills. |
| D．Rugby is not suitable for everyone. |
7 . Recently a study, led by Pedro Hallal of the Federal University of Pelotas, suggests that nearly a third of adults,31%, are not getting enough exercise. That rates of exercise have declined is hardly a new discovery. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, technology and economic growth have helped to create a world in which taking exercise is more and more an option rather than a necessity. But only recently has enough good data been collected from enough places to carry out the sort of analysis Dr Hallal and his colleagues have engaged in.
There are common themes in different places. Unsurprisingly, people in rich countries are less active than those in poor ones, and old people are less active than young ones. Less obviously, women tend to exercise less than men-34% are inactive, compared with 28% of men. But there are exceptions. The women of Croatia, Finland, Iraq and Luxembourg, for example, exercise more than their male countrymen.
Malta wins the race for the most slothful country, with 72%of adults getting too little exercise，and Swaziland and Saudi Arabia are in close behind，with 69%.In Bangladesh，just 5%of adults fail to exercise enough. Surprisingly，six in ten Americans are active enough according to Dr Hallal's study，compared with fewer than four in ten British men.
These high rates of inactivity are worrying. Human beings seem to have evolved（进化）to benefit from exercise while deliberately avoiding it whenever they can. In a state of nature it would be impossible to live a life that did not provide enough of it. Actually lack of enough activity these days has nearly the same effect on lifespan（寿命）as smoking.
1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1？| A．The decline of the rates of exercise is newly discovered. |
| B．The study suggests 31%of female adults get too little exercise. |
| C．The enough good data has been collected from only one country. |
| D．The industrial revolution has changed the way people live to some degree. |
| A．have little time to exercise |
| B．hate to get regular exercise |
| C．take more exercise to lose weight |
| D．exercise more than men in their country |
| A．powerful | B．rich |
| C．lazy | D．unpopular |
| A．Worldwide Lack of Enough Exercise |
| B．A New Health Discovery |
| C．Evolvement of Human Beings |
| D．Benefits of Taking Exercise |
| Looking for Teens Interested in Child Care This is a chance for teens to accompany a child through projects and activities, play with them indoors and outdoors, help with arts and crafts ,deliver flyers to homes in the neighborhood，and so on. When: We welcome teen volunteers whenever they are available. How often: Our volunteers determine the amount of time they give and their schedule. Where: Wilder Child Development Center, 911 Lafond Ave. St. Paul |
| Library Intern （实习生） Part-time, Temporary $12.48一$13 .87 /per hour Program: Wilder Research Responsibilities: Help with moving to new buildings, record reports and other documents using a specialized library database, get items from area libraries, help library users, help with literature searches, other everyday library chores, and so on. Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree with some library experience or a current Master of Library and Information Science student. Strong attention to detail, good search skills and customer service skills. How to apply: Send resume to Wilder Research, 1295 Bandna Blvd, or send an e-mail to jobs@wilder.org. |
| Site Responder Part-time , Regular $9.46一$10.52/per hour Program: Jackson St. Village Responsibilities: Work at night to handle emergencies, provide services such as lawn care and snow removal, support the needs of residents and take care of the property and buildings. Qualifications: Must have good communication skills and must be able to solve the problems and concerns of the residents, their visitors, and staff. Individuals or teams are encouraged to apply. How to apply: Send resume to Wilder Foundation, 516 Humboldt Avenue, St.Paul, MN 55107 or a fax to （651） 223-7273, or an e-mail to jobs@wilder.org. |
1. As a volunteer in the child center, __________．
| A．you should follow the schedule of the center strictly |
| B．you must keep the child you look after indoors |
| C．you will earn some money for what you have done |
| D．you yourself can decide how long to stay there |
| A．A college degree and library experience. |
| B．Having knowledge of the Internet. |
| C．Being willing to help others. |
| D．Being able to handle emergencies. |
| A．only individuals can apply for the job |
| B．applicants should pay close attention to detail |
| C．applicants are required to do some physical work |
| D．applicants will deliver flyers homes in the neighborhood. |
| A．are not all for part-time opportunities |
| B．are not all chances to make some extra money |
| C．all can be communicated on the Internet |
| D．are offered by the same organization |
Those who have apassionfor climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as others, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skills year by year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty. But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
1. What sports are popular among people in winter in the passage?
| A．Soccer and golf. | B．Skiing and skating. |
| C．Cycling and hockey. | D．Mountaineering. |
| A．strong emotion | B．good way |
| C．better feeling | D．enough affection |
| A．it has man-made rules |
| B．it is too dangerous for climbers |
| C．it is free for climbers to use their own methods |
| D．it can’t bring people joy or leisure |
| A．mountaineering has no appeal for people |
| B．physical quality is more important than mental one for climbers |
| C．a mountain climber passes his best by the age of thirty |
| D．it is possible for an old man of fifty or sixty to climb the Alps |
| A．Sports in winter | B．Team work in climbing |
| C．Mountaineering | D．The quality for mountaineering |
Our client, an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school in Ealing, West London, is currently seeking a teacher for Health & Social Care. The position will be a full-time post until July 2014. We require an energetic teacher to develop the learning potential of students. We are seeking someone with excellent subject knowledge who can combine academic strictness and achievement with enjoyment of teaching Health & Social Care.
Receptionist Administration
Full Time
A receptionist is required from 1st June 2014 at Dartford Science & Technology College. The position is only from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Friday, with an hour’s break for lunch every day. The successful applicant must have a good telephone manner, good interpersonal skills and proficient IT skills.
Cleaner
Part Time, Term Time
We are seeking to appoint a hardworking person to join our cleaning team. Previous experience would be an advantage but it is not essential. 10 hours per week are required during term time and the extra 3 weeks are added in the summer holidays or as directed by the Business Manager to ensure the needs of the school are met.
Closing date: 12th May 2014, 12 noon. Please return the completed application forms to the school.
Science Technician
Term time plus 10 days, 37 hours per week
We are looking for a technician to provide a technical support service for science teaching staff. Applications are to be received no later than midnight on 10thJune 2014.
If you are keen to work, visit our website via the button below.
1. A school in Ealing, West London is looking for _________.
| A．a full-time science teacher |
| B．a teacher with the ability to get along with people |
| C．a technician who can provide a technical support service |
| D．a teacher with excellent knowledge about Health & Social Care |
| A．10 hours a week | B．34.5 hour a week |
| C．39.5 hours a week | D．37 hours a week |
| A．work full-time |
| B．have previous working experience |
| C．work the whole summer holidays |
| D．hand in the application form before 12 noon on May 12th 2014 |
| A．in a novel | B．in a magazine |
| C．on the Internet | D．in a newspaper |
