5、Bexley Middle School eighth―graders won the grand prize at the 2009 National Engineers week Future City Competition(TM) on Feb. 18 in Washington，D. C. They competed with 37 other schools across the country.

The students qualified for the national competition by winning a regional competition on Jan. 17 in Columbus. By winning the national event，the students earned an all ―expenses paid trip to Space Camp in Huntsville，Ala. ，according to a Bexley school district news release.

Future City aims to Rrouse interest in science，technology，engineering and math among young people. Bexley team members were Tom Krajnak，Abby Sharp，Wyatt Peery，Elizabeth Maher. Aaron Hutchinson and Truman Haycock. They work in teams under the guidance of a teacher，Margaret Englehardt，and a volunteer engineer，Mark Sherman，design and build a city of tomorrow. Mayor John Brennan presented the students during a recent Bexley City Council meeting.

Each team in the Future City competition plans its city using Sim City software and creates a model to show a physical representation of one section of the city. Team members must write both an essay about the yearly theme and an abstract about their city. They also must make a presentation to judges.

Focusing on eco一responsibility. the Bexley team built "Novo―Mondum，" an Icelandic city in the year 2171. Krajnak said the team's project included a new water system for each resident unit and a 500一word essay on using bacteria to purify water. "We used our essay and abstract to build a model. " he said. "It was hard to organize which building would go where， what each building does and how to make it look good. "

Englehardt said her students did a good job answering impromptu(即席)questions during the regional competition. "They can think on their feet，" she said. Principal Harley Williams said the school is very proud of the students’ performance.

71. The grand prize winners will___________

A. receive scholarship for further studies

B. get a free trip to Space Camp in Huntsville

C. earn a large sum of money for their designs

D. be admitted to universities without exams

72. The goal of the Future City competition is to___________

A. make the Sire City 4 Deluxe software popular

B. test the students’ knowledge of city planning

C. select future engineers from young students

D. make students become interested in engineering

73. Each team must do the following EXCEPT___________.

A. write brief abstracts describing their city

B. present and defend their designs before judges

C. build a future city in Iceland by themselves

D. create model cities using the Sim City software

74. According to Margaret Englehardt，the students___________?

A. always stand still in the competition

B. react very quickly to the questions

C. prepare for the questions in advance

D. take pride in the advisers’ performance

75. It can be inferred from the passage that___________.

A. The creativity and teamwork are essential for their success

B. local government paid litde attention to the competition

C. 38 schools took part in the national Future City competition

D. the participants designed a future city without consulting others

4、Children pushed in buggies which face away from their parents may suffer long―term emotional and language problems，according to a study published on Friday.

The research，believed to be the first of its kind，found that children who were not facing the person pushing them were less likely to talk hugh and interact with their parents.

The findings were based on a study of 2，722 parents and babies and an experiment where 20 babies were wheeled in bugles for a mile，facing their parents for half the journey and facing away for the other half. Parents using face―to―face buggies were twice as likely to talk to their children while the babies’ heart rates fell and they were twice as likely to fall asleep，an indication that they were feeling relaxed and safe.

In addition，only one baby out of the 20 studied laughed while sitting in an away―facing buggy. "Our data suggests that for many babies today，life in a buggy is emotionally impoverished and possibly Stressful. Stressed babies grow into anxious adults，"said Dr Suzanne Zeedyk，developmental Psychologist at Scotland's Dundee University who carried out the research.

The study，which was published by National Literacy Trust as part of its "Talk To Your Baby" campaign，found that 62 percent of all children observed traveled in away―facing buggies.

Zeedyk said it would impact negatively on babies’ development if they spent a long time in away一facing buggies，which would undermine their ability to communicate with their parent at a time when their brain Was developing rapidly.

Laura Barbour of the Sutton Trust，a social mobility charity which funded the research， said buggy manufacturers should look closely at the findings.

66. Using away-facing buggies may_______

A. benefit both the babies and their parents

B. affect babies’ language ability permanently

C. help babies communicate with their parents

D. have positive effect on babies’ development

67. Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?

A. Parents may talk twice with the babies in away―facing buggies.

B. The study suggests children feel relaxed and safe in buggies.

C. the samples of the study were 20 babies wheeled in buggies.

D. One of the 20 babies Was twice as likely to fall asleep in buggies.

68. The underlined word "impoverished" in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_________”

A. poor    B. nervous    C. rich D. energetic

69. National Literacy Trust ________

A. has been funding the research for a long time

B. is a social mobility charity funding the research

C. carried out the study of babies pushed in buggies

D. started the campaign named "Talk To Your Baby"

70. Which of the following would be the best tide for the text?

A. Best for Kids to Face Parents in Buggy

B. Best for Kids to Communicate with Parents

C. Stressed Babies Grow into Anxious Adults

D. Buggy Manufacturers Care about the Finding

3、Facebook means never having to say goodbye. The social media web site has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends. Last week，a guy whom I hadn't seen since my bachelor  party five years ago sent me a friend request. I accepted and waited for "Easy E" to send me a  greeting of some kind. He had sought me out，after all.

I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son. However，I'm pretty sure we won't ever write wall―to―wall，let alone e―mail each other. But he'll remain  a friend of online until one of us makes a point of removing the other from his official list.

My pool of friends consists of family members，college buddies，co―workers from past and  present，and friends of friends. There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old e―mail  addresses，I'm confident that I could increase my friend count actually.

A person could make a mission out of reconnecting with childhood friends，former  classmates，distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better. And some people  can even handle hundreds of on―screen relationships，keeping up with the daily happenings of  their small army of companions. After all，there are worse fates than having too many friends.

Thanks to e―mail，the inability to schedule face―to―face meetings no longer means a  friendship must come to a close. But even with e―mail，people will lose touch if one or both  parties stop writing back. That's normal. People move from school to school，job to job，city  to city. You never have to feel guilty for breaking away.

Every day，the masterminds of Web 2. 0 find new ways of making human communication  easier. However，convenience Call be a crutch(拐杖). Some things shouldn't be simplified. When it comes to friendship，there can be no shortcts.

61. According to Paragraph 1，the web site is famous because___________

A. it has an interesting name of "Facebook"

B. it helps people get in touch with old friends

C. it can send people a greeting of some kind

D. it reminds people of events in the past

62. From the second paragraph we call learn that the writer________

A. would write to the friend quite often

B. asked the friend to email him only

C. did get some information on the friend

D. would keep in touch with the friend forever

63. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. There are 35 people in the author's list of friends right now.

B. The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e―mails.

C. The list of 35 fiends doesn't include the old e―mail addresses.

D. It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count.

64. What does the writer mean by saying "However，convenience call be a crutch"?

A. The masterminds of Web 2. 0 also sell crutch on line.

B. Taking a crutch is a new way of making friends on line.

C. Convenience is dangerous for human communication.

D. Convenience is not really good for human communication.

65. What does the author think of the convenience of communicating on line?

A. The technology could not keep true friendship forever.

B. The social web site of Facebook means nothing at all.

C. There will be no ways of making real friends on line.

D. People will not lose friends with the help of the Facebook.

2、A fit and healthy teenage rugby player died 12 hours after taking treatment for acne(粉刺)，an officer，Mary Hassel，said today. She said Shaun Jones，14，died "as a result of complications(并發(fā)癥)of medical treatment".

Shaun，who was described by his mother as "vain" about his appearance，saw Dr Jones，his family doctor，about spors on his back and shoulders after learning his friends had been given medication to deal with similar problems.

The boy，who had previously used Clearasil to treat the spots，was diagnosed with mild acne and given a prescription. But when he went to his local chemist's with his mother，he was told the drug was not available. They said they had contacted Dr Jones(in fact they didn't)，and  Shaun could be given different pills which were the same as the drug originally prescribed.  Mrs. Jones noriced there was no safety instructions included in the box，but thought nothing of it at the time.

Shaun took the drug just before going to bed at 10：30 pm. Little more than an hourlater， he complained of shortness of breath and tighmess in his chest. Mrs. . Jones initially contacted an out―of―hours GP service but was told no doctor was available. When Shaun's condition  became worse，he was rushed to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital by ambulance in the early hours of the next morning.

Despite treatment there，and at the University Hospital of Wales，Cardiff，where he was transferred，Shaun died at 10：40 am the following day. Doctors at the hospital believe an unusual reaction to the acne drug could have caused his death.

Hassel said she would write a report to the Lord Chancellor's office imdedining the impor-tailce that "doctors prescribe drugs and doctors make adjustments and patients receive drugs with the correct information attached".

56. Shaun Jones decided to take the treatment for acne because______________.

A. he thought he was fit and healthy

B. his friends advised him to take it

C. his mother gave him the suggestion

D. he wanted to improve his appearance

57. Which of the following is true of the drug Shaun took?

A. It was previously named Clearasil.

B. It was not the one in the prescription.

C. It should not be taken before going to bed.

D. It Was forbidden for people at Shaun's age.

58. We can learn from Paragraph 4 that ______________.

A. Shaun began to feel uncomfortable at 11：00 P. m

B. Shaun's parents called their family doctor at first

C. Ms. Jones called all out―hours GP service at first

D. Shaun's parents drove him to Royal Glamorgan Hospital

59. The reason why Shaun was transferred to the University Hospital of Wales was that______________

A. there were no doctors available at his local hospital

B. his family doctor suggested he be transferred there

C. he was expected to get better treallment at the hospital

D. the doctors in Royal Glamorgan Hospital were too busy

60. It call be inferred from the passage that Mary Hassel______________.

A. would report the event to the Lord Chancellor's office

B. could help mole people become more careful about drugs

C. would tell people the importance of correct prescription

D. could help more patients attach correct information to drugs

1、While traveling in Ssesse Island，Uganda，I came across a basket weaver. Weaving basket designs is a complex craft that  36  much skiu and cleverness. To see an expert work is so  37  that I had watched this particular lady for hours. What Was astonishing，  38  ，was that a young African man had also become  39  as the basket weaver performed her craft.

.   40  whether the young man was more interested in the basket weaving or the weaver，I  41  the unexpected couple. On being asked about his  42  in weaving，the wise young man looked at me with complete puzzle and   43  that he didn't know how to weave so he was watching because people call always 44  something from one another.

Of all the lessons I've learned during my travels. one of the finest is that  45 has nothing to do with wealth and little to do with  46  education! Wisdom can be  47  in every village，every. town，every city，country，and continent in every  . 48  of the earth. Moreover，the wisest are often not those who aye the most outspoken but， 49  ，those who are quiet and modest.

The young man on Ssesse Island is a perfect  50  . His high status in the village Was such that he was not  5l   to study the lowly task of basket weaving；yet，there he was. And to top it off，this modest young man threw out a pearl of wisdom so  52  .

As I watch what is  53  in our world today. I find myself wishing that more people had the wisdom of my young African friend. Much time has  54  since I met the young man but I have carried his wisdom in my heart  55  . And I believe that it doesn't matter who we are，we can always learn something from one another.

24、----What time do you start work?

---- _____________.

  A. It’s none of your business.        B. It varies.

  C. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.                 D. It doesn’t make any difference

23、Jack’s room always has the dusty smell of an apartment whose windows are　opened.

A．rarely                   B．generally             C．apparently           D．frequently

22、

―What is your secret of success?  

―_______ is my efforts, not my intelligence that really ________.  

A. That; counts             B. It; counts          C. It; count         D. That; count  

21、Some foreign schools have a special unit ________ a child who has done wrong goes and gets advice for his problems.  

A. where            B. when             C. there              D. whenever