45．What’s Jenny’s
favourite school event?
A．School Olympics. B．Science Fair.
C．School Camping. D．School Party.
47．Last year
Tony went .
A．swimming B．dancing C．rock-climbing D．hiking
B
My Daddy on Campus
Ⅰwas late on my first day of high
school. My next class, Spanish, scared me. As the second bell rang in the
hallway, I ran to the door of the classroom.
At the door, a hand reached out and shook mine firmly. I looked up.
A man smiled and introduced himself as Profe, which
means teacher or professor in Spanish. Right away, his warm smile and welcoming
words eased my fears. I enjoyed his classes a great deal because I learned more
than just Spanish.
I admit I only speak a little Spanish. But I try to live out the
life lessons I learned from Profe every day.
“Everyone is worth your time. ”
Profe stood
outside his classroom door every day before and after class. During lunch, his room was
always filled with students. He would stay after school to listen to and chat
with students. He taught me that every person is special.
“Don’t fear the difficulties.”
One time, I ran into his class crying. My friends had rejected
me, and I wasn’t even sure why they always left me alone. Profe
told me, “Linda, life gives you ashes（灰塵）. But learning its lessons will turn those ashes to jewels. The hard
stuff will help you become a better person.” Ⅰ learned to look at my troubles differently because I know I’ll grow in difficult times.
A year ago. I
visited my old high school hoping to see Profe. But
he had retired. My high school helped me contact him. Now we stay in touch
through e-mail. The author William Arthur Ward wrote: “The ordinary teacher
tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher shows. The great teacher inspires. ” Thank you, Profe, for inspiring me.
49．Which of the
following is NOT true?
A．The writer could speak very good
Spanish.
B．Profe spent a lot of time with his
students.
C．The writer enjoyed Profe’s classes very much.
D．Profe and the writer stay in touch through e-mail now.
50．What is the
passage mainly about?
A．The writer missed her high school
life very much.
B．The writer learned lots of life
lessons from Profe.
C．Profe helped the writer deal with difficulties.
D．Profe was good at teaching language.
Sugar―free beets
that still taste sweet, tastier tomatoes and brighter―colored fruits and vegetables that
stay ripe（熟的）longer are
all foods that are being grown now. How can they
carry traits, such
as being tastier, brighter, and riper? They are genetically engineered.
Genetic engineering（基因工程）is like making a change in a recipe. For example, when you make
cakes, you mix together all of the usual ingredients. If you add an extra
ingredient, like salt, the cakes will taste differently.
Genes are ingredients in the recipe for life. They carry the traits
of living things. Your genes dictate what color hair and eyes you’ll have, how
tall you’ll be, as well as many other traits. Genes carry traits for plants,
too. By adding genes to a plant, you can sometimes create new traits. For
example, adding a certain gene to a potato plant can make the potato plant
distasteful to bugs（蟲子）. This makes some farmers happy because they don’t have to use
chemicals to keep bugs away from their plants.
It sounds great, but some people are opposed to the idea of food
that is genetically engineered. Ronnie Cummins, from the Campaign for Food
Safety, is against it. He says that one of the major concerns is allergies（過敏）. Supermarkets don’t always
label foods that are genetically engineered. A customer could unknowingly buy
food that has an added gene from another plant that he or she is allergic to.
It could be dangerous.
Gary Burton from Monsanto, a seed（種子）company that engineers food, disagrees. He says his company tests
for allergies. Burton
believes that genetic engineering is a valuable tool for making better food.
The technology can help farmers use less insecticide（殺蟲劑）and grow healthier crops. Burton thinks there are
many advantages.
But Cummins says that we just don’t know what will happen in the
future if we keep adding genes to foods. We could mistakenly create a
monster.
People have different opinions about genetic engineering. One side
supports it and thinks it will only help us. The other side is opposed to
playing with nature and fears health risks. Which side do you think is right?
52．What could be
a good thing about food that is genetically engineered?
A．It’s more expensive. B．It could taste different.
C．It requires less insecticide. D．It’s not labeled in the
supermarket.
53．In general,
who does not support the idea of genetic food?
A．People from seed
companies.
B．Farmers who use engineered
seeds.
C．People from the
Campaign for Food Safety.
D．Scientists who create genetically
engineered food.
54．It can be
inferred that
.
A．growing genetic foods will make farmers richer
B．people will eat more genetic foods in the future
C．using fewer chemicals could make the food tastier
D．there could be unknown dangers about genetic foods
55．What is the
best title of this passage?
A．Future Farming B．Foods with a Difference
C．Genetic Engineering D．Genetically Engineered Fruits
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1 in New York with my mum and dad and two
brothers. We’ve also got two 2 and one cat. My parents keep the 3 cat. My elder brother Tom 4 after his dog Dan and my younger
brother Ben takes care of his dog Holy. How many children are there in your
family? Have you got any pets at home?
Tom and I are in City
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Garden School. We all work hard. Which grade are you in?
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known each other since we were born. We’re still neighbours
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