Task 1

Virginia Wildlife is your ticket to learning more about Virginia's spectacular （壯观的） wildlife， fisheries， and breathtaking habitats. Whether you hunt， fish， boat， camp， or take in the wildlife from your easy chair， Virginia Wildlife offers you stories and insight on the natural world， supplied by the state's leading wildlife and outdoor experts.

Virginia Wildlife magazine has been dedicated to bringing its readers the best in hunting， fishing， boating， and wildlife resource information from around the state. Its award winning design， feature articles， spectacular color photography， and original artwork is an excellent way to explore Virginia's great outdoors.

Published for nearly seven decades by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries， Virginia Wildlife offers its subscribers twelve months of information-packed articles and award-winning images captured by nationally recognized photographers. Each month you will be treated to a magazine that includes something for the entire family： for example， instruction on becoming a better bow-hunter， tips on tackling （对付） that monster catfish （鲇鱼）， unique game and fish recipes， stunning （绝妙的） photographs， and much， much more.

Let this 36-page， full-color magazine be your guide to Virginia's great outdoors！ Subscribe for one year only for $12.95. Receive a two-year subscription for only $23.95.

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1.What can we learn about Virginia Wildlife magazine？

A.It is a monthly magazine with 36 pages.

B.It recommends tour guides for outdoor activities.

C.It is intended for grown-ups who like wildlife.

D.It is published by famous wildlife scientists.

2.Which number should you dial if you want to change your mailing address？

A.（804） 367-0486.      B.（804） 367-0487.       C.1-800-710-6670       D.1-800-710-6688

3.Where is this text most probably taken from？

A.A biology book.        B.A travel guide.          C.A magazine.              D.A website.

Task 2

Our younger son， Tim， was in his senior year of high school. Every student is madly trying to get good 1 and complete college applications. There was an essay he had to write and the 2 was drawing near. We're good parents. We do our best at keeping our 3 shut—whenever possible. Tim knew what he should do， but he had a tendency to 4 anything. Weekend homework was never done until Sunday night， no matter how much free time there might have been.

I knew I shouldn't 5 him， but I really worried. So I said in an offhand （漫不經心的） way， “By the way， Tim， have you worked on that essay you're 6 to do？” Tim， in his

7 way， looked at me and said， “Mom， your anxiety is not going to make me get it done any faster”— a line that has been 8 in family memory forever. Tim hit on something that seems 9 truer today than when he first said it. Our anxiety doesn't make us faster or more efficient （效率高的）. 10 ， it simply makes us more anxious.

It seems so 11 ， and yet， something I easily forget. When I closed my eyes on the subway train， my anxiety was the first thing to

12 . It was surprisingly loud： “You need to do this！ Have you worried about that？ What about that？” I 13 to open my eyes quickly， take out my phone and send an email 14 put down something in my calendar. I forgot I should deal with my anxiety rather than be

15   by it.

We should keep our anxiety under 16 . How can we have the courage to face 17 if we worry about this and that？ When our anxiety comes up， we should keep our eyes closed and say to ourselves that 18 will be much better and we can make it through. As long as we

19 dealing with anxiety every day， it will become less and less till it disappears 20 .

Task 3

It is necessary to be reasonable and flexible enough to avoid conflicts as much as possible and live in peace with others. 1 If you have done all your best to avoid conflicts and you are still arguing， then read these effective tips on how to avoid conflicts.

Don't get in the center of the conflict

Sometimes people can get in the center of conflicts due to their enthusiasm for offering help.Frankly speaking， it is very unwise， because it can make you the main figure of the conflict. 2 You should focus on your own life issues.

Be kind

3 Life is full of conflicts and disagreements， and that's why you should find more conservative ways of dealing with them. For example， kindness can lessen the conflict.

Try to be a peacekeeper

Peacekeepers tend to cooperate with people without bad emotions which usually lead to arguments and even conflicts. “ 4 ” This saying is the life motto of a natural-born peacekeeper. Don't worry if you are not a natural-born peacekeeper， you can gain this skill during life.

Walk off

When the conflict is gathering pace and you can't manage to control yourself， you should choose to handle the situation in another way. By all means， try to keep yourself away from stress. 5 You should get away from the situation for a while.

A.The greatest victory is a battle not fought.

B.Conflicts are unavoidable，so try to accept them.

C.Weak people usually desire others to offer help and support.

D.Let other people solve their problems without your presence.

E.It is helpful to put some distance between yourself and the opponent.

F.When someone pushes you to the limit，try to act kindly towards this person.

G.Arguing can either break your friendship or affect your relationship to some degree.

Task 4

语法填空一

Looking at mineral supplementation and exercise in mice， researchers at the University of Michigan （UM） found 1. ______ （surprise） results： nutrition has a greater impact on bone mass and strength than exercise.

Further， even after the exercise training

2. ______ （stop）， the mice kept bone strength gains 3. ______ they ate a mineral-supplemented diet. “The longer-term mineral-supplemented diet leads 4. ______ not only increases in bone mass and strength， but

5. ______ ability to maintain those increases even after stopping exercising，” said David Kohn， a professor at the UM.

The second important finding is that the diet alone has 6. ______（benefit） effects on bone， even without 7. （exercise）. This surprised Professor Kohn， 8. ______ expected exercise with a normal diet to fuel greater gains in bone strength， but that wasn't the case. “The data suggests the long-term 9.______ （consume） of the mineral-supplemented diet could be beneficial in preventing the loss of bone and strength with age， even if no exercise training 10. ______ （do），” he said. While most studies look at effects of increasing dietary calcium （鈣）， the UM study increased calcium and phosphorous （磷）， and found benefits to increasing both.

Though the findings don't translate directly from mice to humans， they do give researchers a good place to start.

语法填空二

I was on my way home from work 1.______ I saw a girl got a flat tire.

I've been fortunate that I've never had to change my own tire， but I 2.______（change） them for other people. I “just so happened” to be walking by when she parked and the flat 3. ______ （notice） by me. I said “Well， looks like I got a job 4.______（do）！” She offered to call a repair man， but I said it wouldn't be necessary. I'd be glad to change it 5. ______

her. There wasn't much to it of course， until it came time to loosen the nuts（螺母）. I couldn't do it！

What are the odds though that there was someone there， at that same time， 6. ______

lent a hand to someone already lending a hand！ This guy was clearly 7. ______ （big） than me， and he was jumping on the bar to loosen 8.______ nuts. I thought for sure he'd break it off instead of getting it loose！ But he did it！

9. ______ （replace） my embarrassment of not being strong enough with 10.______（grateful）， I was able to proceed with the rest of it smoothly. She offered to pay， or at least buy me lunch. I said again the reward itself is doing the good deed.

Task 5

Shark nets in place across Australia， specifically in New South Wales（NSW） and Queensland， to protect beachgoers should be dropped as they have caused more harm than good， a study has found.

The measures was carried out by some governments， including nets and traditional drum lines， and provided beachgoers with a false sense of safety. The study found the effectiveness of nets was difficult to evaluate， while the significant damage they cause to other marine （海生的） wildlife was clear. Researches desire for non-deadly shark control measures such as eco barriers， which physically separate swimmers from sharks， sonar（聲呐） technology， and various shark-spotting techniques.

Researchers said while the risk of coming across a shark was rare， any shark-related deaths and injuries caught huge public and media attention.

One of the arguments in support of using shark nets is that just one shark-related death has been reported in Queensland since the 1960s. Similarly， since the 1930s， NSW has had only one shark-related death. But there have been at least 13 people killed by sharks at beaches without nets on the NSW north coast over the past two years.

The Humane Society International's head of campaigns， Nicola Beynon， said the government needed to move away from outdated methods. “Deadly shark nets and drum lines are more than 50 years behind scientific and animal welfare standards for dealing with marine wildlife，” said Beynon.

The NSW Greens' marine spokesman， Justin Field， said， “People are 100 times more likely to drown at the beach than to be killed by a shark in Australia. Therefore， millions of dollars going into the shark net program should be directed to observation towers for our lifeguards and improving the beach devices.”

1.Which of the following do researchers focus on？

A.Beachgoers' safety. B.The shark-related death rate.

C.Friendly shark control ways.                        D.Advanced shark-spotting techniques.

2.What is paragraph 4 mainly about？

A.Shark-related deaths.                                 B.Measures to protect sharks.

C.Reasons of using shark nets.                        D.Dangers for beachgoers.

3.What do Nicola Beynon and Justin Field have in common？

A.Science is developing too fast.                      B.Observation towers need rebuilding.

C.Many people are drown every year.                D.No shark nets are to be used.

4.What can be the best title for the text？

A.Are shark nets necessary？                       B.A new study on sea animals

C.Shark net programs                                   D.Effective ways of avoiding sharks

Task 6

When I think of my father， I remember his hands. They often tied flies and built wooden toys for me. They 1 my chest and stomach when I learned to swim. 2 ， they couldn't break away from the bed rails for his cancer once.

His hands were 3 so that he wouldn't pull out his intravenous injection （靜脉注射）. Continuous injections left his hands 4 . I looked at his hands and 5 how so many things came from watching his strong hands.

When I was six， with his hands 6 in tying flies， he also needed to keep an eye on the fish being fried in the pan. Then he said， “You should help one person each day.” As I grew up， he would 7 I was replacing the windows in the same way as his hands did. But the time came when my sister and I waited for Dad's 8 from the X-ray lab. Hearing the bed coming toward us， we 9 ， stood up and went close. Dad raised his hand， and the nurse stopped 10 the bed. My chest got tighter when I looked down at him. He was bald （秃顶的）， his eyes sunken （凹陷的）.

“How are you doing？” As stupid as that

11 as， I could think of nothing else.

“It could be worse，” he said.

“It could be worse？” I 12 his words. “Dad， how on earth could this get any worse？”

“A little girl from the children's cancer floor came out of X-ray when I went in，” he said simply，“ 13 my granddaughter. That would be worse.”

I sat with Dad during his 14 night， the distance between him and me 15 like gaps. At 7 am my father left us， and I looked toward the ceiling as if watching Dad drive away after 16 his grandchildren. Only this time there would be no 17 from him.

I believe dignity may be the most 18 thing parents can pass on to their children， because we need to live with it even the day we die. 19 the nurse moved the bed away， his hands were no longer tied down. They were folded 20 across his chest.

Task 7

How to be the best girl ever

Being the best person in the world isn't really possible. However， aiming to be the “the best” you will ensure that your talents and abilities are brought forth.

Look after yourself

Use basic grooming（裝束）to stay clean and neat. Avoid getting caught up in beauty regimes（养生之道） that suck away time you could be using more productively to play sport， read a book， or invent a new life-changing product.

1. ____________Stay organized Being organized is key to being the best girl ever. 2. _____ Lay out your clothes every morning， make your bed， keep your room clean， and always have the project that is due ready for the next day at school！

3. _______Don't think that you have to use the gym or jog if you don't enjoy them. There are plenty of ways to stay active and feel good. Look for your preferred ones and link up with friends who also enjoy the same activities.

Keep your grades up 4.______ Try as hard as you can in school. Never think “It's just a test.” Instead， think “This is a test！ What if it counts？ Even if it doesn't count for much， I want to do the best that I can， for my own interest！”

Be confident Say who you are and be what you say！ Realize that over time， you may well change greatly and it's called maturing. 5. ______ You are always a work in progress， so be prepared to be a lifelong learner.

To be the best girl ever is not a slogan，but a dream. Never is it an illusion，but an action.

A.Take up relaxation exercises to keep you calm.

B.Find a sport or form of exercise that works for you.

C.Instead， find quick and easy ways that work best for your needs.

D.Even the prettiest and happiest girls can be caught up in untidiness.

E.It can increase your joy around other people and it can prevent stress.

F.Have the best grades by studying in a focused and purposeful manner.

G.Such personal growth is normal as you learn more about yourself and the world.

Task 8

Ⅰ.语法填空

A study showed that people who walked 35 minutes a day may have 1.________ （little） severe strokes（严重中风） than those physically inactive.

“While exercise 2.________ （benefit） health in many ways， our research suggests that even 3.________ （simple） getting in a small amount of physical activity each week may have a big effect later by possibly 4.________ （reduce） severe strokes，” said the study author Katharina S. Sunnerhagen with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

The researchers studied 925 Swedish people with 5.________ average age of 73 who had a stroke， while 80 percent of them had a mild stroke. Participants 6.________ （ask） after the stroke how much they moved or exercised before the stroke. Among them， 52 percent said they were physically inactive before having their stroke. Researchers found that people 7.________ engaged in light to moderate physical activity before their stroke were twice as 8.________ （like） to have a mild stroke rather than a moderate or severe stroke when compared to people who were physically inactive.

“There is a growing body of evidence that physical activity may have a protective effect on the brain and our research adds 9.________ that evidence，” said Sunnerhagen. She noted that the study is 10.________（encourage）. It does not prove that physical activity reduces severe strokes， however， it showed a connection between them.

Ⅱ.書面表达

假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部正在招聘志愿者，接待下周五来访的美国人。请你写信应聘，内容包括：

1.你的优势;

2.你的打算。

注意：

1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir or Madam，

Yours，

Li Hua