1.你和父母或你和同学（朋友）的一次外出活动；
2.你的自主学习活动；
3.你的感受。
注意：1.不可逐条翻译；
2.词数不少于80词。
Since our learning burden was reduced, we have had much more time to enjoy ourselves and develop our own abilities.
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2 . At a farm off Narrow Lane near Lexington, Kentucky, US, old-fashioned houses look over the little red barn (畜舍). The farm is mostly empty now. Jim Mahan and his family, who lived there for generations, have moved to a different plot of land in northern Fayette County. As land is sold, houses go up where there once were fields.
But during the summer, the barn is filled with city kids who have come to enjoy the farm. They’re members of the Fayette County Livestock (FCL) Club, which showcases (展示) various skills. The barn is where they look after the animals. “A lot of Lexington kids don’t know anything about farm life,” said Adria Meier, 17, who has looked after goats and sheep for three years. “There is so much to learn.”
The dozen or so children who take care of their goats and sheep at the little red barn must take a six-hour class before they get an animal. They pay for their own animals but get special club programs, such as one that provides vet (兽医) care.
Mahan lets the group use the barn for free, and the kids spend up to three hours a day there during the summer. But as his land gets sold, he doesn’t know whether the club can continue. What makes the FCL Club special is that most of the kids can’t just walk out their doors and take care of their animals. Most are driven to the ban by their mothers, who usually hang around and chat as their kids feed and exercise the animals.
There are valuable lessons learned along the way. For instance, don’t cut wool off your goat when there is wind, and sheep are social animals and will cry loudly when separated. “Tending to animals helps teach us responsibility. Unlike learning to shoot an arrow, caring for an animal isn’t something you can simply abandon,” said Carly Playforth, 16, of Lexington.
1. What is the requirement for kids before they get animals?| A．Attend a class. | B．Pay certain money. | C．Have varied skills. | D．Get special club programs. |
| A．It offers services unconditionally. | B．It pays for their use of the barn. |
| C．It lets mothers care for animals. | D．It allows mothers to push kids. |
| A．Suspicious. | B．Moved. | C．Appreciative. | D．Opposed. |
| A．Kids’ life on a sold farm. | B．Valuable lessons learned on the farm. |
| C．A special club intended for Lexington kids. | D．A club activity of caring for farm animals. |
1. 发出邀请；
2. 展览介绍（时间；地点；主题；内容等）；
3. 期待回复。
注意：
1. 从如下主题中选择一个进行介绍：paper cutting 剪纸；Peking Opera 京剧；calligraphy 书法；seal cutting 篆刻；
2. 词数不少于100；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头结尾以给出，不计入词数。
Dear Chris,
Good news for you!
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Yours,
Li Jin
What’s your favorite sport?
Why do you like this sport?
What benefits can you get from this sport?
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5 . EVENTS
Bicycle tour and race
A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat & Sun.). At 5:30 am, the riders will leave Tian’anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg. Then the next 55-kilometre-leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be takern from Jixian to Changli.
The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.
Cost: 200 yuan
Telephone: 4675027
Brazilian footballers
The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.
Ticket prices: 60; 100; 150 yuan
Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26 (Sat. )
Telephone: 5012372
Rock climbing
The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators (观众).
Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.
Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27
Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua
1. The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about_________.| A．visiting teams | B．famous players |
| C．things to do for the weekend | D．prices to pay for the sports events |
| A．35 kilometres | B．55 kilometres |
| C．75 kilometres | D．110 kilometres |
| A．race | B．practice |
| C．part of the training | D．part of the tour |
| A．A foreign team takes pan in it. |
| B．You can watch it without paying. |
| C．You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part. |
| D．The bus trip to the place of the competition is free. |
| A．4675027 | B．7143177 | C．5012372 | D．7144850 |
6 . Sports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public, and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.
An attraction of sport programs for the major U. S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons—the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.
Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract made viewers. They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers, cars and life insurance.
Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers, and the ratings(收视率)are unusually low. However, the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars, business and personal computer, and holiday trips. This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of low ratings. Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of “company cars” and computer, with such viewers, these programs don’t need high ratings to stay on the air.
1. Television sport programs on weekend afternoons .| A．result in more sport event |
| B．get more viewers to play sports |
| C．make more people interested in television |
| D．bring more money to the television networks |
| A．Because there would be few viewers |
| B．Because the advertisers would be off work |
| C．Because television programs would go slowly |
| D．Because viewers would pay less for watching television |
| A．holiday | B．sports viewing | C．television shopping | D．expensive purchases |
| A．their advertisers are carmakers |
| B．their viewers are attracted by sports |
| C．their advertisers target at rich people |
| D．their viewers can afford expensive cars |
| A．Television viewers are determined by male viewers |
| B．Rich viewers contribute most to television companies |
| C．Sports are gaining importance in advertising on television |
| D．Commercial advertisers are the major sponsors of sport event |
