注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.首句已给出，不计入总词数。

The selection registration named Star Students is under way in our school. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

1.掌握听力技巧和方法；

2.充分利用网络、英文电台等听力资源；

3.听、说相结合。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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St Paul’s Cathedral

Ludgate Hill, EC4

Bus: 6,8,11,15,22,25

Open: Daily 8:00—19:00 (17:00 from Oct. to Mar.)

Entrance free

Designed by the great architect, Sir Christopher Wren, St Paul’s Cathedral was built following the Great Fire of London of 1666, which destroyed the gothic (哥特式) cathedral on the site at that time. Its choir is internationally famous. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married here in 1981.

Buckingham Palace

South end of the Mall (SW1)

Bus: 2, 11, 14, 16, 19, 22, 24, 29, 30, 38, 52, 73, 74, 137

Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the king or queen for much of the year. (When the king or queen lives there, a flag flies over the palace.) The Mall is a very impressive wide street, leading from Buckingham Palace to Trafalgar Square.

Note: As the palace is the monarch’s official residence, it is not open to the public during most of the year.

The Tower of London

Tower Hill, EC3

Bus: 42, 78

Open: Mon. — Sat. 9:00-18:00; Sun. 8:00-19:00

Parts of the Tower of London are over nine centuries old, as building began under William the Conqueror in 1078. Famous as a prison in the distant past, the Tower has also been a royal residence, a zoo and an observatory (瞭望台), among other things. It is now a museum and many thousands of people visit it every year in particular to see the Crown Jewels.

Westminster Abbey

Broad Sanctuary, SW1

Bus: 3, 11, 12, 24, 29, 39, 53, 59, 76, 77, 88, 109, 155, 168, 170, 172, 184, 503

Open: Daily 8:00—18:00 (Mar.—Dec., Tuesday till 20:00)

Entrance free

A Benedictine abbey which already existed on the site was rebuilt by Edward the Confessor and consecrated (奉为神圣) in 1065. On the way to its present form, the abbey was expanded in the 13th-16th centuries, with the two west towers being added in the 18th. There are many famous tombs in the abbey, including that of the unknown soldiers and those of many poets and writers. No visitors will miss them.

In many ways, a guide dog serves as a blind personˈs eyes. Atrained guide dog is a necessity for many   (1)  people. It helps ablind person move with confidence,   (2)  having to worry aboutrunning into obstacles (障碍物). To   (3)  such responsibility, eachguide dog attends a program that includes   (4)  obedience (服从)training.

A guide dog begins   (5)  its special career as a young dog.Each dog receives loving care,   (6)  obedience, and becomesaccustomed to public places.   (7)  pay close attention to each dogˈsnature so as to   (8)  the dog with a suitable owner. After two yearsof training, the guide dog is   (9)  .

A sightless person and this new   (10)  will form a bond. Thedogˈs trainer teaches themto work   (11)  together. On city streets,for example, a guide dog will   (12)  at each curb (路牙子) and onlygo when the path is clear. You probably feel surprised at thecalmness with which a guide dog and its owner walk along a(n)   (13)  street. You should never try to disturb them   (14)  you are notfamiliar with the way in which the dog has been trained or theexact way in which the two   (15)  together.

One of a guide dogˈs most important   (16)  might be called“reasonable disobedience.”Should the owner give a command thatis not   (17)  to follow, the dog will simply   (18)  to obey. Rather thanfeeling   (19)  , the owner quickly learns to   (20)  the dogˈs judgment.

Thousands of years ago, it was common to see many stars in the sky.   (1)   , this changed with the invention of   (2)   . Cities have gone brighter, using more lights. And that means most people in urban areas will never see beautiful groups of stars. They will never see a   (3)   night sky and never be inspired by it.

Today, people are   (4)   by light — even at night time. Much of this light   (5)  where it shouldnˈt be — it creates light   (6)   . For example, a person can put a light outside to shine on his own house. But the light could be so strong that it may   (7)   shine on his neighborˈs house. The   (8)   light shining on the neighborˈs house is one kind of light pollution.

But is all this light really a big   (9)   ? People need light to see, work and drive safely at night, and for many other things! But scientists say that this extra light has proven   (10)   on living creatures — animals and humans.

One kind of animal   (11)   by light pollution is the bird. Many birds travel to a different area of the world to lay eggs,   (12)  at night. But lights from tall buildings can   (13)   the birds off their natural path. They may also crash into brightly lighted buildings, in danger of losing their   (14)  .

Human beings experience problems   (15)   light pollution too. Light affects some chemicals in peopleˈs bodies. And people who are continually   (16)  to light at night have higher rates of health problems.

People and animals need light,   (17)   they also need darkness. Experts say that people must use light   (18)   . Only use the amount of light that you   (19)   . Donˈt think that more light is better light. People also can greatly   (20)   light pollution by using well-designed lights, which only shine light where it should be. Using less light and better lighting decisions reduces the energy people use.

Sometimes, we want to know what our lives are going to look like. We may want to know what gifts and  (1)   are going to be presented to us in the coming years   (2)   if our goals will be realized. Perhaps we feel like we need help to make a   (3)   and we want to know which choice will work out best. We may   (4)  fortune-tellers, our dreams, and many other sources in the hopes of  (5)   out what the future holds.  (6)  we would probably be overwhelmed(感到不知所措) if we knew everything to happen to us.

   Just think of your life   (7)  you've lived it up to this point. You have probably done more and faced more than you could have ever   (8)  If someone had told you all the jobs and relationships you would
  (9)   when you were a child, you would have become overwhelmed. With your head full of information about the   (10)   you would have had a very  (11)   time experiencing your life in the present moment, which is where everything  (12)   happens.

   In many ways, not knowing what the future has  (13)  brings out in us the qualities we need to grow. It would have been difficult to   (14)  yourself to certain people or projects if you knew they wouldn't eventually   (15)  Yet, it was through your commitment to see them that you experienced the  (16)  
you needed to grow.   (17)  your life, it would likely be hard to say that   (18)   in your past should not have happened. In fact, your most challenging experiences with their expected lessons may have eventually  (19)  you the greatest rewards.

   Not knowing the future  (20)  us just where we need to be ---- fully committed and in the present moment.

Most people are poor listeners. Even when we think we are listening carefully, we usually   (1)   only half of what we hear, and we remember even less. Improving your listening skills can be   (2)   in every part of your life.

The most important   (3)   of poor listening is giving in to distractions (分心的事物) and letting our thoughts   (4)   . Sometimes, however, we listen too   (5)   . We try to remember every word a speaker says, and we lose the   (6)   message by concentrating on details. In other situations, we may jump to conclusions and   (7)   a speaker without hearing out the message. Finally, we often judge people by their   (8)   or speaking manner   (9)   listening to what they say.

You can   (10)   these poor listening habits by taking several steps. First, take listening   (11)  and commit yourself to becoming a better listener. Second, work at being a(n)   (12)  listener. Give your undivided attention to the speaker in a genuine effort to   (13)  her or his ideas. Third,   (14)   distractions. Make a conscious effort to keep your mind on what the speaker is saying. Fourth, try not to be   (15)   by appearance or delivery.   (16)  preconceived (事先形成的) judgments based on a personˈs looks or manner of speech. Fifth, suspend (延缓) judgment   (17)  you have heard the speakerˈs entire message. Sixth,   (18)  your listening by paying attention to main points, to evidence, and to the speakerˈs techniques. Finally, develop your note-taking skills. When done  (19)   , note taking is an

excellent way to improve your concentration and to keep track of a speakerˈs   (20)  . It almost forces you to become a more attentive and creative listener.

     Every dream has something to do with our feelings, longings, wishes, needs, fears, and memories. But something on the “outside” may affect what we ___21___. If a person is hungry or tired or cold, his dream may include a feeling of this kind. If the ___22__on your body has slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are ___23___ or resting on the ice and snow. The material for the dream you will ___24___ tonight is probably to come from the experiences you have today.

     ___25___ the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has an effect on you ___26___ you are sleeping (feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc.) and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and interests you have now. This is why very young ___27___ are likely to dream of fairies, older children of school examinations, ___28___ people of food, homesick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom.

     To show you how that is ___29___ while you are asleep and how your wishes or needs can all be joined together in a dream, ___30___ is the story of an experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his ___31___ was rubbed ___32___ a piece of cotton. He would dream that he ___33__ in a hospital and his girlfriend was visiting him, ___34___ on the bed and feeling gently his hand!

     There are some scientists who have made a special ___35___ of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams ___36___. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone, but it ___37__ an interesting approach to the problem. They believe that dreams are ___38__ expressions of wishes that didn’t ___39___. In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes ___40___ out.

There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see  there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the __41____home from work in the evenings. A man will be__42____the newspaper, and seconds later it __43___ as if he is trying to ___44__it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger___45__ next to him.___46___ place where unplanned short sleep __47__ is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring（打鼾）so ___48____that the professor has to ask another student to___49___ the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing（尴尬）situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the ___50___ of  the head pushes the arm off the___51___, and the movement carries the__52___ of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no___53___ of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when __54___ . Police reports are full of ___55___ that occur when people fall into sleep and go__56_____ the road. If the drivers are ___57____ , they are not seriously hurt. One womanˈs car, ___58____ , went into the river. She woke up in four feet of __59____ and thought it was raining. When people are really ___60_____，nothing will stop them from falling asleep-----no matter where they are.