In order to increase their job chances after college, Chinese students are turning to a special practice—Eiffel Tower nose jobs (鼻整形手術(shù)). The latest trend in plastic surgery promises to create a nose that is similar to the curve of the Eiffel Tower.

Surgeon Wang Xuming said: “We are influenced by the beauty of the Eiffel Tower. We are not content to just add something to the nose; we reconstruct it.” The surgery costs about US$ 10,000 and involves the enlarging of the nose using tissue from the forehead.

Hundreds of posters advertising the procedure are put up all over Chongqing city, where surgeon Xuming runs his private practice. They show a western-looking woman with an almost-to o-perfect nose, against an outline of the Eiffel Tower.

Interestingly, many young women in China are eager to achieve a western appearance, as they believe it will give them an advantage in the highly competitive job market. “Some students face a lot of employment pressure after graduation. If their facial features are good, they’ll have more chances of finding a job,” said surgeon Xuming. “We’ve had students getting the Eiffel Tower nose; it’s helped them a lot.”

Apparently, Chinese employers are quite particular about appearances and prefer attractive candidates. Some of them even go as far as putting height and weight requirements in their employment ads. Plastic surgeons across the country are reporting an increase in the number of students choosing beaut “improvement”.

According to a Mr. Li, hospital manager at surgeon Xuming’s clinic, most of their customers are female and the bill is taken care of by the family. “They usually come in with their mothers, and tend to be from well-off backgrounds.” he said.

Personally, I don’t think it so important to “improve” our appearance as long as we are skilled at our jobs. We can’t decide how we look, but we can decide how well we live and work.

【1】Why do Chinese college students choose to have a nose operation?

A. To have more chances of getting a job.

B. To gain a real westerner appearance.

C. To Take good care of their family.

D. To look like the Eiffel Tower.

【2】What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?

A. The city of Chongqing.

B. A plastic surgery procedure.

C. The posters advertising the surgery.

D. Xuming’s private practice.

【3】What can we learn from Mr. Li’s words?

A. Most families can’t afford the expensive operation.

B. Their customers are usually from wealthy families.

C. Patients can be well looked after at the clinic.

D. The number of plastic surgeons is increasing.

【4】Which of the following will the author probably agree with?

A. Chinese employers only care about their employees’ appearance.

B. Chinese students are content with the shape of their noses.

C. A western face looks prettier than a Chinese one.

D. Skills at work speak louder than appearance.

A

A big bowl of milk can be a great way to start the day. Many snack bars contain nutrients that help our bodies stay strong and healthy. But some of these foods are packed with too many vitamins and minerals. According to a new study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), this extra fortification may be more harmful than helpful.

Of the tested snack bars, 27 have more than 50% of the recommended amounts of vitamin A, niacin and zinc. Nutrition facts listed on packages are based on recommended daily values for adults, who are physically larger and require more vitamins and minerals. So when kids eat these cereals (麥片) and snack bars, they are getting more nutrients than they need.

Vitamin A, niacin (煙酸) and zinc (鋅) are best in fresh and unprocessed foods that are in their natural state. Vitamin A helps you see at night. It occurs naturally in eggs, meat and carrots. Niacin is a vitamin that helps our bodies make energy. It is found in foods like fish, seeds, and peanuts, as well as in whole grains like wheat and brown rice. Zinc helps our bodies fight off infection. It is found in many foods, including wheat-based products, meats, beans and nuts.

Children typically eat more than one serving of cereal or snack bars a day, in addition to taking vitamin supplements. Eating large amounts of these nutrients can be dangerous to kids’ health. Too much vitamin A can cause liver damage, and high levels of zinc can destroy the body’s natural immunity, or power to fight infection.

The EWG authors are calling for the FDA to make changes to its guidelines for nutrient intake and revise its daily values to match kids’ diets.

【1】 What can we infer from the second paragraph ?.

A. most kids are lack of nutrition.

B. kids need less nutrients than adults.

C. the cereals are full of all kinds of nutrients.

D. the snack bars don’t have enough nutrients .

【2】If you want to avoid infection, what food should you eat more?

A. Meat and nuts. B. Fish and rice.

C. Eggs and carrots. D. Beans and fruits.

【3】The fourth paragraph is mainly to tell us that__________.

A. children like eating fast food

B. vitamins can damage immunity

C. too many nutrients affect health

D. children should refuse to eat cereal

【4】What would be the best title for the text?

A. Nutrients and kids’ health.

B. Students’ diet at school.

C. Kids’ three main nutrients.

D. The importance of nutrients.

【題目】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項 （A 、B 、C 和 D ）中，選出最佳選項。

The pillage (掠奪) and destruction of ancient shipwrecks and sunken archaeological sites by treasure hunters seeking gold and other valuables may be illegal under the terms of an international treaty under discussion by UNESCO's 188 Member States.
"Protecting our underwater heritage is extremely important and increasingly urgent as no site or shipwreck is now out of bounds for treasure hunters. New technologies have made deep-water wrecks easily accessible and these technologies are getting cheaper," warns Lyndel Prott.
According to estimates by commercial salvors (尋寶者), there are some three million undiscovered shipwrecks scattered across the world's oceans. Even the figures for the known wrecks are impressive. The Northern Shipwrecks Database for example contains 65,000 ship loss records for North America alone from 1500 AD to the present. The Dictionary of Disasters at Sea by Charles Hocking (1969) lists 12,542 sailing ships and war vessels lost between 1824 and 1962.
Then there are sunken cities such as the trading town and pirate stronghold(海盜堡壘) of Port Royal in Jamaica, which disappeared beneath the waves after an earthquake in 1692. Or the remnants of ancient civilisations, such as the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, and the Neolithic villages being discovered under the Black Sea, which some believe could help explain Noah's great flood.
These treasures of cultural heritage are under serious threat. Technology now allows extraordinary access to the ocean depths for determined and well-financed treasure hunters. And the potential rewards are huge. In 1985, American salvor Mel Fisher discovered the wreck of the Seora de Atocha, a Spanish ship that sank off the Florida Keys in 1622 with her cargo of gold, silver and jewellery worth an estimated US $400 million.
An archaeologist can spend ten years or more studying a ship, conserving its objects and publishing its findings. We gain an enormous amount of information and knowledge from this work. With treasure hunters, all of this is lost. This is tragic, for humanity as a whole.
（1）Why is it important and urgent to protect our underwater heritage?
A.Underwater heritage is easily accessible to treasure hunters.
B.Underwater heritage is out of reach of archaeologists.
C.New technology makes protection of underwater heritage easier.
D.There is no law to protect underwater heritage.
（2）What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A.Shipwrecks discovered by commercial salvors.
B.The main cause of shipwrecks.
C.The history of sunken ships.
D.The figures of shipwrecks around the world.
（3）What happened to Port Royal in 1692?
A.It was washed away by flood.
B.It was beneath the waves after an earthquake.
C.It was discovered under the Black Sea.
D.It was rebuilt by Noah.
（4）Why is Mel Fisher mentioned in the fifth paragraph?
A.He risked his life in treasure hunting.
B.He was one of the most successful commercial salvors.
C.He made a great discovery of shipwrecks.
D.He had no trouble in finding a shipwreck.

Hobbs was an orphan (孤兒). He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.

One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn't know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do—painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it's too much for one and too little for the other.”

“Here is the reading of your uncle's will (遺囑)，” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.” “Yes, I see. I'll do that，” said the young man.

【1】Hobbs wanted to borrow money to ________.

A. study abroad

B. work abroad

C. pay off the debts

D. learn to paint pictures

【2】What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” (in Paragraph 2) probably mean?

A. Surprised. B. Frightened.

C. Satisfied. D. Excited.

【3】With the money, he got, at first Hobbs ________.

A. planned to have a happy life for a few days

B. decided to give up his work in the factory

C. was to give a dinner to his friends

D. had no idea what to do

【4】Hobbs was asked to ________.

A. tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it

B. read his uncle's will

C. tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money

D. buy some pictures

【1】It is said that the love story about Xu Xian and the White Snake happened on _____.

A. Dragon Tower B. West Lake

C. Water Cube D. Disneyland

【2】If a person in Hangzhou feels like visiting Water Cube, he should call _____to get information.

A. 00852-28029822 B. 0451-82187899

C. 0571-68345576 D. 0l0-28135589

【3】Disneyland, which attracts a lot of tourists from home and abroad every year, is in _____ according to the travel information.

A. Beijing B. Harbin

C. Hong Kong D. Hangzhou

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the travel information?

A. Water Cube is special in design.

B. The price of a ticket for West Lake is the highest.

C. In Disneyland.you can't see any cartoon characters.

D. The price of a ticket for Dragon Tower is the lowest.

假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華，請根據(jù)以下四幅圖的先后順序，介紹你在寒假期間參加“絲綢之路文化行”敦煌站的活動過程，并以“Silk Road Travel”為題，給�？�“英語角”寫一篇英文稿件。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)不少于60；

2. 開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

提示詞：莫高窟the Mogao Caves

Silk Road Travel

This winter vacation I went to Dunhuang to explore the Silk Road with my classmates.

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同學(xué)寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

As a middle school student of Senior Three．I do sports one and two hours a day, such as doing morning exercises, playing basketball, long-distance running and so on．I think it is very helpfully in me．Take exercise makes me even more healthier so that I won't be ill very often. What's more, I also get myself relaxing in different kinds of sports. Only in this way I do a better job in my study in high spirits．For doing physical exercise, I'm becoming stronger and more confident than ago．I did think it is necessary for everyone to spend some time on sports every day so people's health is important in modern life．

1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people?

There are isolating（孤立的）jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.

2) How do you handle change?

Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don’t happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.

3) Do you enjoy working with computers？

I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you’ll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.

4) What type of work environment do you enjoy？

This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won’t know immediately to a smaller setting where you’ll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.

5) How do you like to get paid?

Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.

Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I’ve seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.

【1】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. You may ignore your skills when you select job.

B. Job skills are the most important things when you select job.

C. There are more important things than job skills when you select job.

D. Selecting job, you should assess your skills and match them with the position.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Isolating jobs usually drive people mad.

B. Interactive jobs make people shy easily.

C. Extreme people tend to work with others.

D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.

【3】What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?

A. Design B. Changes C. Cooperation D. Hobbies

【4】What is the best title for this passage?

A. Lifestyles and Job Pay B. Jobs and Environment

C. Job Skills and Abilities D. Personalities and Jobs

【1】What is important to wear when riding?

A. Warm clothes. B. Loose jeans.

C. Hiking boots. D. Cowboy boots.

【2】You’d better bring your own equipment for ________.

A. horseback riding B. fly fishing

C. cattle work D. mountain biking

【3】Where can you possibly read this article?

A. In a novel . B. In a science magazine.

C. In a travelling guide. D. In a history textbook.

【題目】閱讀理解。
閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

Camping wild is a wonderful way to experience the natural world and, at its best, it makes little environmental influence. But with increasing numbers of people wanting to escape into the wilderness, it is becoming more and more important to camp unobtrusively（不引人注意地）and leave no mark.
Wild camping is not permitted in many places, particularly in crowded lowland Britain. Wherever you are, find out about organizations responsible for managing wild spaces, and contact them to find out their policy on camping and shelter building. For example, it is fine to camp wild in remote parts of Scotland, but in England you must ask the landowner's permission, except in natural parks.
Camping is about having relaxation, sleeping outdoors, experiencing bad weather, and making do without modern conveniences. A busy, fully-equipped campsite（野營地）seems to go against this, so seek out smaller, more remote places with easy access to open spaces and perhaps beaches. Better still, find a campsite with no road access: walking in makes a real adventure.
Finding the right spot to camp is the first step to guaranteeing a good night's sleep. Choose a campsite with privacy and minimum（最小化的） influence on others and the environment. Try to use an area where people have obviously camped before rather than creating a new spot. When camping in woodland, avoid standing dead trees, which may fall on a windy night. Avoid animal runs and caves, and possible homes of biting insects. Make sure you have most protection on the windward side. If you make a fire, do so downwind of your shelter. Always consider what influence you might have on the natural world. Avoid damaging plants. A good campsite is found, not made—changing it should be unnecessary.
（1）You needn't ask for permission when camping in ________.
A.national parks in England
B.most parts of Scotland
C.crowded lowland Britain
D.most parts of England
（2）The last paragraph mainly deals with ________.
A.protecting animals
B.building a campfire
C.camping in woodland
D.finding a campsite with privacy
（3）The passage is mainly about ________.
A.the protection of campsites
B.the importance of wild camping
C.the human influence on campsites
D.the dos and don'ts of wild camping