Can you think of three reasons for and three reasons against using animals in medical research?
    Every year about seventeen million animals are used in laboratory experiments. But in many countries today, a difficult question is being asked: Do we have the right to use animals

Here is another story about the same young man.
    It was market day in the little town of Lanark, and the country people had come in from the farms around about to sell their produce to the townsfolk(镇民). Merchants set up their stalls by the town cross to sell clothes, knives, spice and wine. Tinkers（补工） came to

救华莱士的妇人被处以死刑，当华莱士听到此事后当夜来到Lanark，为那位妇人报了仇。华莱士不是一般的草寇，他的心中有伟大的理想。
        King Edward's chief man in Lanark was Sheriff Hazelrigg. It was his job to keep people in order. He arrested the woman who had rescued Wallace and had her put to death. The townspeople were horrified but could do nothing to pre

在水的循环过程中evaporation, condensation 和 precipitation都具体指哪一过程？transpiration又代表什么呢？
    The water cycle is an exciting and continuous process. The water cycle is the movement of water in the environment by evaporation,condensation, and precipitation. The warm sun causes water on the earth to evaporate(t

阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后根据空白处所给单词的首字母,写出各单词的完全形式,使短文语义完整。
    During a battle in the Second World War， a fighter pilot was shot down over enemy occupied territory. The plane crashed onto the ground and began to burn fiercely. Fortunately， a group of nuns from a nearby convent（女修道院） happened to be worki

看图作文是近几年英语高考试题常采用的一种书面表达形式，其特点是通过观察和分析单幅或一组图画，把图画内容转化成文字信息。它能有效地考查考生的观察能力，想象能力和语言组织及运用能力。
要写好看图作文，考生必须掌握一定的写作技巧。本文将结合具体实例说明看图作文的一些应试思路。
一、认真审题定格式
认真审题，把握要求，确

句型转换
在句中空格内填入一个英文单词,使句意与所给句子的意义相同。
1.Karl was such a good teacher that all his students loved and respected him.
  ①Karl was ____ good ____ teacher that all his students loved  and respected him.
  ②As a teacher， Karl was ____ good ____ all his students loved

阅读下面短文,然后把划线处的句子译成汉语。
    （1）The airship lifted up from the ground. Men raised their hats and cheered.
“Good luck！” the crowd shouted. Alberto Santos Dumont leaned over the side of the basket.  He smiled and waved at the thousands of people in the park below.
    （2）Like a c

26.What is happening to everyone in the world at the same time? 
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27.A man wanted to buy the slowest boat made in Hong Kong.He advertised for it. Three boat-owners came to sell their boats. He wanted the three boat-

写作（Writing）（共1小题,计20分）
    Suppose you are Jack， and you are studying at a language school in Britain. Your roommate， Pat， has left you this note. 

One possible version：
A）Dear Pat，
    We have decided to take a trip to Windsor on Sunday（18th）. We’ll meet outside the school main doors at 9：00 a.m.，and our coach leaves at 9：15.  Don’t be late！Anyone going on the trip needs to pay 5 pounds.  In Win

1.—Need I do the repairs now?
  —Yes,you ______ ,but you______ ask someone to help you.
A.need;need B.must;can C.need;can D.must;need
2.—Do remember to give my regards to your parents.
  —Yes,I ______ .
A.will B.do C.can D.am
3.This pen looks like mine,yet it

翻译(Translation)
阅读下面短文,然后把划线处的句子译成汉语。
(71)Whether we know it or not western culture is on a quest. A uest, that no matter how impossible it may seem, we continue to do

短文改错(Error correction)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。
对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:

智力测试(Intelligence test)
回答下列问题。
91.Simone Summers owns some rabbits and hens.In total,her pets have four heads and twelve legs.How many