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Whether youre traveling alone， with a friend or with the whole family， theres a nearly endless selection of activities youll want to experience—so many that its hard to decide where to go first.

Missouri Botanical Garden

You could easily spend an entire day making your way through the 79 acres on display here. The gardens also boast seasonal exhibits， such as the summer Lantern Festival—taking place through July—that showcases beautiful works of light each year.

4344 Shaw Blvd， 314-577-5100， missouribotanicalgarden.org.

St. Louis Art Museum Free

There are more than 33，000 works on display here， including the recent addition of 225 donated pieces of feature work by American artists and more than 200 pieces from Asia. The museum is free， and special exhibits are free on Fridays.

I Fine Arts Drive， 314-721-0072， slam.org.

St. Louis Science Center Free

With a wealth of displays to keep kids and adults alike entertained and learning all day， the center boasts an impressive 700 hands-on exhibits， including a fossil dig site， water tables in the discovery room， electrical energy demonstrations， and cyber activities.

5050 Oakland Ave， 314-289-4400， slsc.org

St. Louis Zoo Free （Free for some attractions）

The zoo includes beautiful naturalistic displays and boasts plenty of activities to keep kids excited， from feeding exhibitions and safaris （游獵）， to sea lion shows and conservation talks.

One Government Drive， 314-781-0900， stlzoo.org.

1. When can you appreciate works of light？

A. In May. B. In June.

C. In July. D. In August.

2. How is St. Louis Science Center different from the other three places？

A. It is free of charge.

B. It opens all year round.

C. It holds plenty of events.

D. It combines learning with doing.

3. Where should kids go if they are fond of animals？

A. 4344 Shaw Blvd. B. I Fine Arts Drive.

C. 5050 Oakland Ave. D. One Government Drive.

B

While I was on my way to Walmart， I was greeted by an elder woman who was working at the door as a greeter. I had a return to make so she stopped me and asked to tag my bag. Usually I would have gotten annoyed because I know I dont steal， so why does my bag need to be tagged？ Id just witnessed someone ahead of me being not so nice， and treating the lady like she was a nobody. I could see this lady looked to be at retirement age， trying to make ends meet. The look on her face and the energy she gave was that of someone afraid and not knowing where they stood in life. Not to mention the person ahead of me whod just snatched （夺） a bag back from her and stormed off without even saying thank you. I could tell this woman was hurt by that， and no one knew how many people had been treating her that way all day long.

What if she was a grandmother whod recently taken care of her grandchildren for whatever season？ What if her husband she had to support recently fell sick and they couldnt afford the medical expenses， so she had to go back to work？ What if she just lost everything she had in her retirement and now she had to go back to work？

All she wants is to do her job and do it well. All she wants is to serve customers the way she was trained. All she needs is to be appreciated. Can I be that someone she needs， just for the moment？

I looked her in her eyes as she scanned my bag， smiled and said， “Your hair is beautiful and fits you well！” Her face lit up and she smiled back and began to tell me how much easier it was to manage. It was salt-and-pepper hair and was cut in the prettiest style. She handed my bag back， smiled and told me the service desk was straight down to my left. I said， “Thank you！”

4. At the door of Walmart， the old woman ___ .

A. was made to welcome customers and check their bags

B. asked every customer for money to feed her family

C. was asked to keep the door open all the time

D. worked as guide to give customers direction

5. Seeing the look of the old woman and the treatment she received， the author ___ .

A. was puzzled B. turned generous

C. became annoyed D. showed sympathy

6. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2？

A. She was sure the old woman was respected by people.

B. She didnt understand why the old woman did such a job.

C. She insisted the old woman should stay at home comfortably.

D. She supposed the old woman might be in trouble for some reason.

7. What was the authors purpose to say “Your hair is beautiful and fits you well”？

A. To make the old woman feel appreciated.

B. To praise her for her hair style and clothes.

C. To please her so as not to let her bag tagged.

D. To confirm her hard work and special beauty.

C

One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends， you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school？

Listen—Listen when your friends are talking. Dont say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes its not necessary for you to have anything to say； they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.

Help them—If your friends are ever in need of something， be there to help them. You should try to put them first， but make sure you dont do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra pencil or pen with you to classes in case they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.

Be there for them—Be there for your friends to make them feel better in hard times. Marilyn Monroe， a famous US actor， once said，“I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of control， but if you cant stay with me at my worst， you are sure not to deserve to be with me at my best.” Always remember this！ If you dont want to stay with your friends when theyre in hard times， then you dont deserve to be with them when theyre having a good time！

___ Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping， go for ice cream， have a party， go to the movies and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together， you both can have a good time. And youll remember these things when youre all old！

8. If you want to help your friends， you should ___ .

A. ignore their faults

B. put them at the first place

C. change their bad habits first

D. try to do everything for them

9. What can we learn from Marilyn Monroes words？

A. A man cant live a happy life without a friend.

B. A friend is easier lost than found.

C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

D. A man is known by his friends.

10. Which of the following can be put in the blank of the last paragraph？

A. Enjoy yourself. B. Make plans.

C. Understand your friends. D. Play with your friends.

11. Whats the text mainly about？

A. How to be a good friend.

B. How to find a good friend.

C. How to make more friends.

D. How to help friends in trouble.

D

Rome—Doctors and medical groups around the world last weekend reacted with strong opposition to the news that an Italian specialist is on the brink of cloning the first human baby.

Dr Severino Antinori， who is the head of a hospital in Rome， has been referred to in an Arab newspaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant with a cloned baby.

Antinori refused to comment on the reports， but he said he hoped to produce a cloned embryo （卵） for implantation （植入） within two years. So far seven different kinds of mammals have already successfully cloned， including sheep， cats and most recently rabbits.

Doctors showed their doubt and were strongly opposed although they admitted that human cloning would finally come true unless there was a worldwide ban on the practice.

Professor Rudolf Jaeniscb of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said， “I find it astonishing that people do this where the result can be predicted that it will not be a normal baby. It is using humans as Guinea pigs. It makes people feel sick.”

But Ronald Green， director of the Ethics Institute at Dartmouth College in the US， said it was unlikely that an eight-week-old pregnancy would lead to a birth.

So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders， many of them dying soon after their births.

Doctors are opposed to human cloning because they are worried about the welfare of the cloned child if there is one.

“There are no benefits of cloned human beings， just harm，” said Dr Michael Wilks of the UK.

12. What does the underlined phrase “on the brink of” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean？

A. On the side of. B. On the point of.

C. In search of. D. In favour of.

13. What is the doctors general attitude to the cloning of humans？

A. They support it.

B. They welcome it.

C. They are against it.

D. They pay no attention to it.

14. What can we learn about the cloned animals？

A. They are active.

B. They are born unhealthy.

C. They live a relatively long life.

D. They have a different charactor from the normal.

15. What is the best title for the passage？

A. The Success of Human Cloning

B. The Anger at Human Cloning

C. Failure of Human Cloning

D. Voices against Human Cloning

A major source of teen stress is school exams， and test anxiety is not uncommon. When you recognize your teen is under stress， how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam？

Be involved. Parents need to be involved in their teens work. 1 What they look for is your presence—to talk， to cry， or simply to sit with them quietly. Communicate openly with your teen. Encourage your teen to express his worries and fears， but dont let him focus on those fears.

Help them get organized. 2 Together， you and your teen can work out a timetable in which he can study for what he knows will be on the test.

Provide a calm setting. Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy. Give him a nutritious diet. It is important for your teen to eat a healthy， balanced diet during exam times to focus and do his best. 3 If this happens， encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. A healthy diet， rather than junk food， is best for reducing stress.

4 Persuade your teen to get some sleep and/or do something active when he needs a real break from studying. Making time for relaxation， fun， and exercise is important in reducing stress. Help your teen balance his time so that he will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.

Show a positive attitude. 5 Your panic， anxiety and blame contribute to your teens pressure. Make your teen feel accepted and valued for his efforts. Most importantly， reassure your teen that things will be all right， no matter what the results are.

A. Encourage your teen to relax.

B. The best thing is simply to listen.

C. They will only make the situation worse.

D. Parents attitude will influence their teens emotions.

E. Exam stress can make some teens want to eat nothing.

F. Your teen may also make negative comments about himself.

G. Help your teen think about what he has to study and plan accordingly.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college， I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salomes 1 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 2 that I decided to write an article about her.

I 3 Salome Bey， telling her I was from Essence magazine， and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 4 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up， I was scared out of my mind. I 5 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadnt even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 6 ， taking notes and asking questions that all began with， “Can you tell me...” I soon realized that 7 Salome Bey was one thing， but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 8 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days with draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript （手稿） into a large 9 and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didnt take long. My manuscript 10 . How stupid of me！ I thought. How could I 11 in a world of professional writers？ Knowing I couldnt 12 the rejection letter， I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later， I was moving to California. While cleaning my apartment， I 13 the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editors letter in 14 ：

Dear Ms Profit，

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some relevant materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to publish your story soon.

Shocked， it took me a long time to 15 . Fear of rejection 16 me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and failed to have my article appear in a major 17 . More importantly， I lost years of 18 writing. Today， I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this 19 ， I learned a very important lesson： You cant 20 to doubt yourself.

1. A. joy B. voice C. speech D. smile

2. A. proud B. confident C. satisfied D. moved

3. A. visited B. emailed C. phoned D. interviewed

4. A. agreed B. refused C. hesitated D. paused

5. A. replied B. discovered C. explained D. knew

6. A. seriously B. patiently C. nervously D. quietly

7. A. dreaming B. fooling C. inviting D. interrupting

8. A. attention B. failure C. comment D. pressure

9. A. envelope B. bag C. box D. drawer

10. A. disappeared B. returned C. spread D. improved

11. A. compare B. struggle C. survive D. compete

12. A. ignore B. deliver C. face D. receive

13. A. put down B. found out C. came across D. made up

14. A. disbelief B. anxiety C. doubt D. panic

15. A. recover B. prepare C. escape D. concentrate

16. A. encourage B. cost C. hurt D. scold

17. A. novel B. paper C. magazine D. story

18. A. constant B. endless C. typical D. enjoyable

19. A. experience B. success C. benefit D. accident

20. A. attempt B. afford C. expect D. pretend

The main purpose of newspapers is to provide news. If you examine newspapers closely， you would find that there are all sort of news： accidents， floods， fires， wars， sports， books， etc. The news cover everything which happens to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items which are very interested. A news report is usual very short， except for when it is very important， but it has a lot of information. It is also writing in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is in fact the summary of news items. It gives both the necessary information， what， when， where， how， and why.

健康一直受人們关注。健康之重要，人尽皆知，而许多青少年不注重健康问题，假期尤甚。请以“Have a Healthy Lifestyle”为题，用英文写一篇短文。

内容包括：

1﹒青少年不注重健康的具体表现；

2﹒导致的危害；

3﹒你的建议。

注意：

1﹒词数100左右；

2﹒文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数；

3﹒可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Have a Healthy Lifestyle

We all know that health is very important. Only when we are healthy can we study well and enjoy life.