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Ancient Rome was one of the world’s most powerful empires more than 2,000 years ago. The Romans’ ideas about roads, laws government and buildings still influence us today. Italy is shaped like a boot.

The Colosseum in Rome was built during the time of the Roman Empire, in the first century A.D.      it is a popular tourist attraction today.

Italy is well-known for its designers, who create cars, handbags, clothes, shoes and other items that are in demand for their style and fine workmanship.

Today, the economy of Italy is stronger than in the past. today, manufacturing and tourism are the main sources of income.There are some big companies, but Italy has many smaller companies, too.

       the southern part does not offer as many manufacturing jobs, so it is not as prosperous.

Italy is a member of the European Union, a group of countries that join together for better trade. The currency or money they use is called the “euro”.

Food and eating good meals are important to Italians.  

Popular foods include pasta, risotto, minestrone and pizza. McDonald’s is also popular there.

Many families still eat their main meal in the middle of the day.  families spend a lot of time together.

The family is very important to the Italian way of life.

The country used to depend on agriculture.

Mountains cover about three-fourths of the country.

It could seat about 50,000 people, who went to see fights between animals and people.

While there are some supermarkets, many people shop at small, neighborhood markets.

Italy has several islands off the coast.

The northern part of the country is the main manufacturing center.

The moon shines with     light. What a good night!

   A. reflectively    B. reflection    C. reflected    D. being reflected

I've been writing for most of my life. The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one difference and one practice that have greatly helped my writing processes. The difference is between the creative mind and the critical mind. While you need to use both of the creative mind and the critical (批判) mind to reach a finished result，they cannot work in parallel (平行_k.&s~5*u，并行) no matter how much we might like to think so.

　Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possibly the single greatest trouble with writing that most of us meet. If you are listening to a 5th grade English teacher correcting your grammar while you are trying to capture a fleeting（稍縱即_k.&s~5*u逝的）thought, the thought will die. If you catch the fleeting thought and simply share it with the world in raw form, no one is likely to understand. You must learn to create first and then criticize if you want to make writing the tool for thinking as it is.

　The practice that can help you overcome your learned bad habits of trying to edit as you write is what Elbow calls“free writing”. In free writing, the goal is to get words down on paper non-stop，usually for 15-20 minutes. No stopping, no going back, no criticizing. The aim is to get the words flowing. As the words begin to flow，the ideas will come from the shadows and let themselves be captured on your notepad or your screen.

　Now you have raw materials that you can begin to work with using the critical mind that you’ve persuaded to sit on the side and watch quietly. Most likely，you will believe that this will take more time than you actually have and you will end up staring blankly at the pages as the deadline draws near.

　Instead of staring at a blank start and filling it with words no matter how bad they could be，stop halfway through your available time and rework your raw writing into something closer to the finished product. Move back and forth until you run out of time and the final result will most likely be far better than your current practices.

When the author says the creative mind and the critical mind“cannot work in parallel”in the writing process，he means _______.

A. no one can be both creative and critical               

B. they can’t be regarded as equally important

C. they are in constant conflict with each other 

D. one cannot use them at the same time

What usually prevents people from writing on is _______.

A. putting their ideas in raw form             B. attempting to edit as they’re writing

C. ignoring grammatical problems            D. trying to capture their fleeting thoughts

What is the chief purpose of the first stage of writing？

A. To organize one’s thoughts logically.     B. To choose an appropriate topic.

C. To get one’s ideas down quickly.           D. To collect many more raw materials.

In what way does the critical mind help the writer in the writing process？

A. It refines(improves) his writing into a better shape. 

B. It helps him to come up with new ideas.

C. It saves the writing time available to him.

D. It allows him to sit on the side and observe.

—— I was wondering if we could go skiing at the weekend.

   —— ______________ good.

   A. Sound        B. Sounded         C. Sounding       D. Sounds

Sang Lan was so seriously injured that she was ______ to a top hospital in New York.

   A. rushed            B. rushing            C. going            D. gone

Our neighbor has _________ ours.

   A as big a house as ours        B. as a big house as

   C. the same big house as       D. house the same big as

After you have used the dictionary，please just put it back      it belongs．

A．to whom    B．to which    C．what      D．where

What do you know about the sea? We know that it looks very pretty when the sun is shining on it. We also know that it can be very rough when there is a strong wind. What other things do we know about it?

     The first thing to remember is that the sea is very big. When you look at the map of the world you will find there is more water than land. The sea covers three quarters of the world.

     The sea is also very deep in some places. It is not deep everywhere. Some parts of the sea are very shallow. But in some places the depth of the sea is very great. There is one spot, near Japan, where the sea is nearly 11 kilometers deep! The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. If that mountain were put into the sea at that place, there would he 2 kilometers of water above it ! What a deep place !

     If you have swum in the sea, you know that it is salty. You can taste the salt. Rivers, which flow into the sea, carry salt from the land into the sea. Some parts of the sea are saltier than other parts. There is one sea, called the Dead Sea, which is very salty. It is so salty that swimmers cannot sink! Fish cannot live in the Dead Sea!

     In most parts of the sea, there are plenty of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also millions of tiny living things that float in the sea. These floating things are so small that it is hard to see them. Many fish live by eating these.

     The sea can be very cold. Divers who go deep down in the sea know this. On the top the water may be warm. When the diver goes downwards, the sea becomes colder and colder. Another thing happens. When the diver goes deeper, the water above presses down on him. It squeezes him. Then the diver has to wear clothes made of metal. But he cannot go very deep. Some people who wanted to go very deep used a very strong diving ship! They went down to the deepest part of the sea in it. They went down to a depth of eleven kilometers !

When does the sea look beautiful?  

A. When it is calm.               B. When the weather is fine.

       C. When there is a strong  wind.     D. When there is a storm.

How much of the earth’s  surface does land cover?  

A. 15%.       B. 25%.        C. 30%.         D. 45%.

Why does the writer cite（引用） the sea somewhere near Japan? 

       A. To show that the sea in some places is very deep.

       B. To show that the sea in some places is very shallow.

       C. To show that its depth is 9 kilometers greater than the height of the highest mountain.

       D. To show that its depth is 11 kilometers greater than the height

          of the highest mountain.

Which of the following statements about the Dead Sea is NOT true?

       A. Swimmers cannot sink.         B. It is a safe place for swimmers. 

       C. It is extremely salty.           D. Fish can be found in it.

假如你是李華，你的外國筆友Jim計劃要到北京觀光。請你根據(jù)下列表格中的信息，在信中向他介紹一下北京。

注意：1．詞數(shù)120左右。

2．信的開頭已經(jīng)為你寫好。

3．信中內容必須包括表格所提供的要點。（可適當增加內容）

國家體育場  the National Stadium       鳥巢   Bird’s Nest

Dear Jim,

Learning that you are coming to Beijing for a visit, I’m very glad to offer you some information about the city                                                          

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                                                 Best wishes,  

Li hua    

The fresh air _____ our health and we _____ it.

A. benefits to; benefit                    B. benefits; benefit from

C. benefits from; benefit                  D. benefits; are benefited by