It is well known that the Japanese people’s love of fish is almost as a bee’s interest in honey. As fish populations were decreasing, fishing companies were forced to fish further and further away from the shore. Then they had a big challenge－how to keep the fish fresh for longer. So they decided to keep the fish stored in freezers on the boats. But the public did not like frozen fish. So again the fishing companies had a new bigger challenge. What they decided to do was to have fish tanks on their boats. After catching fishes, they would put them in the tanks and keep them living there until they got back to shore. But in this protected environment, lacking predators (掠食者)，the fish stopped moving around. The Japanese public felt these dull fish did not taste fresh, which had an unpleasant effect upon sales. Once again the fishing companies had an even bigger challenge ...
Stop for a minute! Before we go any further, I would like to ask “What are your challenges? How do you handle an unexpected challenge?” May I think it this way that you should try to attack your challenges? Conquer them with a Swiss Army knife. Take the most proper and simple tool that you can adopt to deal with your situation.
Now back to our story. How did the Japanese finally figure out the fresh fish problem？Sharks! You might think the same. Sharks were caught and put into the tanks with other fishes. Don’t sharks eat fish? Well, they do eat a few fish, but they did also keep more fish active and alert (警覺的) The fish stay fresh because they are challenged.
Now, try to keep yourself fresh by finding your own shark to offer yourself a challenge in your own business and career.
1.The main reason for the fishing company to fish in the far sea is that_________.
A. the fish resource near the shore was decreasing
B. the fishes farther away from the sea tasted fresher
C. people would prefer eating fresh fishes to less fresh ones
D. it was getting harder and harder to keep fishes fresh
2.The relationship between fishes and sharks is similar to that between_________in nature.
A. dogs and cats B. monkeys and mosquitoes
C. wolves and antelopes D. children and lions
3.The underlined part of the last paragraph means “_________.”
A. If you went fishing, you might do as the fishing companies did
B. Try to find a big shark, and you will meet your challenge
C. To succeed in life, you should always be ready to meet challenges
D. Sharks are usually compared to the challenges in people’s life
4.The purpose for the author to write the passage is to_________.
A. tell the readers “no pains, no gains”
B. tell the readers how the Japanese keep the fish fresh
C. suggest readers looking for challenges to make progress
D. advise readers to find something difficult to do
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During the opening ceremonies（儀式）, after the official greetings from the government leaders, people who attend the festival begin to march smartly before the viewing stands, and white camels （駱駝）transport their riders across the sands. Horsemen from different nations display their beautiful clothes and their fine horsemanship. One following another, groups of musicians and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turn to show off their wonderful traditional culture. Groups of men in blue and yellow play horns and beat drums as they dance in different designs（傳統文化）. On their knees in the sand, a group of women in long dark dresses dance with their hair: their long, dark, shiny hair is thrown back and forth in the wind to the rhythm of their dance.
The local and visiting Italian dogs are anxious to run after hares. The crowd is on its feet for the camel races. Camels and riders run far into the distance, and then return to the finish Line in front of the cheering people.
Towards the evening, there comes the grand finale of the opening day, an extremely exciting horserace. All the riders run very fast on horseback. Some riders hang off the side of their saddles. Some even ride upside down -- their legs and feet straight up in the air -- all at full speed. Others rush down the course together, men arm in arm, on different horses. On and on they went. So fast and so wonderful!
64. The Sahara Festival is a festival which________.
A. has a very long history in North Africa
B. is held in the same place on the same day
C. is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara
D. is celebrated mostly by travelers from different countries
65. Before the races begin, ________ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies.
A. musicians, dancers, horses and hares B. camel riders, musicians, dogs and hares
C. horsemen, dancers, camels and dogs D. musicians, officials, camels and horses
66. The underlined word "finale" in the fourth paragraph most probably means the ________of the opening day.
A. first part B. middle C. last part D. whole
67. This passage mainly tells readers_______.
A. what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival
B. how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara Festival
C. what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival
D. how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival
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注意：
(1)可適當加入發揮，以使行文連貫;
(2)詞數：100左右。
(3)開頭已經給出。
It is well-known that we live in a dynamic world with various difficulties.?????????????????????????????????
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I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law. Let us take a , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a（an） were accepted.
Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction（分散注意力） of TV, they might together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our ----everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of illness ----are caused at least in part by to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better. On evenings when such talk is , families could discover more active pastimes(娛樂). Freed from TV and forced to find their own activities, they might take a together to watch the sunset they might take a walk together.
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At first glance, this idea seems radical(激進的). will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years since television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can childhoods without television. It wasn't that difficult.
1.A. valuable B. pleasant C. serious D. quick
2.A. suggestion B. advice C. opinion D. offer
3.A. get around B. sit around C. meet with D. stand stiff
4.A. misfortunes B. troubles C. affairs D. problems
5.A. physical B. mental C. common D. familiar
6.A. failure B. attempt C. ability D. permission
7.A. comment B. talk C. discuss D. remark
8.A. impossible B. unpleasant C. funny D. unnecessary
9.A. ride B. look C. walk D. rest
10.A. And B. But C. Or D. While
11.A. At B. With C. For D. In
12.A. a good book B. a fine poem C. a quiet hour D. a composition
13.A. Professors B. Scientists C. Educators D. Parents
14.A. yet B. still C. just D. even
15.A. Skill B. Writing C. Speaking D. Listening
16.A. before B. as C. after D. when
17.A. talk B. programme C. performance D. quiet-hour
18.A. come across B. come about C. come out D. come up
19.A. How B. Whether C. What D. If
20.A. remind B. recognize C. remember D. know
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近年來，禽流感頻發，一些國家在疫區捕殺所有鳥類。對此，你們班開展了主題班會，討論結果如下：
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贊成捕殺者認為 |
反對捕殺者認為 |
你的態度 |
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防止病毒擴散，威脅人類健康 |
不殺鳥類，不公平，太殘忍 |
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2．疫區擴大，不易治愈 |
2． 盡快找到疫苗 |
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參考詞匯：禽流感bird flu；家禽poultry；病毒virus；疫苗vaccine詞數: 100左右
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A．the, / B．an, one C．an ．that D．/, one
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