Composition One:

Write a film review of more than 100 English words.

Your film review must include the following

1) 电影名称，导演，主要演员等基本信息

2) 电影故事梗概

3) 你对电影的评价（可以是演员演技，电影主题，电影音乐，或是你的综合感受。）

Composition Two:

Write about your favourite European city or country in more than 100 English words.

The composition must include the following

 1) 该城市或国家的地理位置介绍和著名地标性建筑。

 2）你喜欢该城市或国家的理由（不得少于三条理由，可从政治，经济，建筑艺术，历史文化，旅游娱乐等方面思考）。

请任从以上两个作文题目中选一个写作，题目自拟。

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63.Composition One:

Write a film review of more than 100 English words.

Your film review must include the following

1) 电影名称，导演，主要演员等基本信息

2) 电影故事梗概

3) 你对电影的评价（可以是演员演技，电影主题，电影音乐，或是你的综合感受。）

Composition Two:

 Write about your favourite European city or country in more than 100 English words.

The composition must include the following

 1) 该城市或国家的地理位置介绍和著名地标性建筑。

 2）你喜欢该城市或国家的理由（不得少于三条理由，可从政治，经济，建筑艺术，历史文化，旅游娱乐等方面思考）。

请任从以上两个作文题目中选一个写作，题目自拟。

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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 woman's 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.

Is a mouse that can speak acceptable? How about a dog with human hands or feet? Scientists, the people who know how to make such things happen, are now thinking about whether such experiments are morally right or not.

   On Nov. 10, Britain’s Academy of Medical Sciences launched a study on the use of animals with human materials in scientific research. The work is expected to take at least a year, but its leaders hope it will lead to guidelines for scientists in Britain and around the world on how far they can go mixing human genes into animals in search of ways to fight human diseases.

“Do these constructs (构想) challenge our idea of what it is to be human?” asked Martin Bobrow, a professor of medical genetics at Cambridge University and chair of a 14-member group looking into the issue. “It is important that we consider these questions now so that appropriate boundaries are recognized.”     

  Using human material in animals is not new. Scientists have already created monkeys that have a human form of the Huntingdon’s gene so they can study how the disease develops; and mice with livers (肝) made from human cells are being used to study the effects of new drugs.

  However, scientists say the technology to put ever greater amounts of human genetic material into animals is spreading quickly around the world --- raising the possibility that some scientists in some places may want to go further than is morally acceptable.

     Last year in Britain there was a lively debate over new laws allowing the creation of human-animal embryos (胚胎) for experiments. On one side of the debate were religious groups, who claimed that such science interferes with nature. Opposing them were scientists who pointed out that such experiments were vital to research cures for diseases.

  The experts will publish reports after the end of the study, in which they will give definitions (定义) for animal embryos with human genes or cells, look at safety and animal welfare issues, and consider the right legal framework to work within. 

When you’re returning to Australia, be careful that you don’t bring in pests and diseases. Some items you might bring back from overseas can be pests and diseases that Australia doesn’t have. When you return, declare(申报)all food, meat, fruits, plants, seeds, wooden souvenirs, animal or plant materials.

    Australia has strict quarantine(检疫)laws and tough on-the-spot fines. Every piece of luggage is now screened or X-rayed. If you fail to declare any quarantine items, or if you make a false declaration, you will get caught. In addition to on-the-spot fines, you could be accused and fined more than $60, 000 and you may risk 10 years in prison. All international mail is also screened.

    Some products may require treatment to make them safe. Items that are restricted because of the risk of pests and diseases will be seized and destroyed by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service(AQIS).

    In many cases, the goods you declare will be returned to you after inspection. However, any item that presents a quarantine risk will be withheld(扣留). You will be given a range of options for each item depending on the quarantine risk: ·

  ·Treating the item to make it safe*;

  ·Holding the item until an import permit is presented*; ·

  ·Re-exporting the item*；·

  ·Destroying the item.

Those treatments with the sign “*” are subject to fees.

 Further information:

    For more detailed information about bringing in food, animals, plants, animal or plant materials, call the AQIS at 1800-020-504.

Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot“greener”towards the environment.“We didn't know at that time that there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,”says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.

But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement. Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass­roots Americans are taking part in the movement.“The understanding has increased many, many times,”says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first Earth Day.

According to US government reports, emissions(排放) from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 million tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of “green thinking” has become part of practices.

Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.

Twenty-five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today, it's hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does not have such a kind of program. Until we do that, nothing else will change!” says Bruce Anderson.

There’re some important days in April to remember.

Fools’ Day

April Fools’ Day falls on the first day of April. It’s the only of the year when you can play tricks on others and needn’t worry about them getting angry. You must make sure the jokes are good for both sides. Don’t make your tricks mean（低劣的） or dangerous.

First Modern Olympics

On April 6, 1896, King George I of Greece welcomed people to the modern day Summer Olympic Games in Athens.

Back then, Athens was just a small village, and news about the Games was unable to reach many people. As a result, only 245 athletes took part in the games. They weren’t chosen by their countries like they’re now. Instead, they came by themselves and paid for the journey themselves. Ever since then, the Summer Olympic Games have been held every four years in a different city around the world.

Health Day

April 7 is World Health Day. This day is not just about hand-washing and healthy eating. Each year a different theme(主题) is selected. For example, the theme of 2012 Health Day was Ageing and Health.

This year, Health Day will focus on high blood pressure. The main causes of blood pressure include stress, too much salt in your food and too little exercise.

Earth Day

We call the Earth our “mother”; however, our mother is facing lots of problems. April 22 this year marks the 43rd Earth Day. It’s a day to remind us to care about the planet. On this day people do things to help improve the environment and cut down their energy use. Earth Day comes only once a year, but it reminds people to live in a green way every day. If we truly care about the planet, every day can be Earth Day!

CCTV—1 Channel 2

18:00 TV Classroom: Computer

18:30 China Music TV

19:00 News

19:30 Weather Report

19:40 Today’s Focus

20:05 40-part Serial（连续剧）

The Gate of Reign（39）

21:25 Stories on the Map

22:30 China Sports Report

23:00 On the Screen Next Week

CCTV—2 Channel 8

17:30 Foreign Light Music

18:10 Children’s Programme:

Cartoon City

19:05 World-famous Cities: Toronto

20:55 The Story of Earth

21:30 Economy 30 Minutes

22:00 News in English

22:30 Special Sports: Football Match (China-Indonesia）

00:20 On the Screen Next Week

( TV programmes in Beijing Sunday, May 26, 2012 CCTV )

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       The first reality TV show in the world was called Expedition Robinson and it was shown in Sweden in 1997. Half the population of the country watched the final event and a new kind of TV program was born. Two years later in Holland, the first series of Big Brother was filmed. Again, it was a great success and the final program was watched by 15 million people. Now more than 20 countries around the world have Big Brother or Expedition Robinson on their TV screens. The ordinary people who take part in the programs are known by millions of people in their own countries and reality TV has become big, big business.

       For the TV producers, reality TV is a dream which comes true because many of the programs cost nothing to make. At some point, the television audience are asked to telephone the program to vote or to apply to take part in the show. It is the cost of these telephone calls that pays for the shows. One of the most popular shows is Pop Idol. In the show, a group of attractive young people are made into pop stars. TV audience vote for their favorite person on the show. The winner makes a record and millions of copies of the record are sold. His or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines or on the front pages of newspapers, and then, they are quickly forgotten.

       But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In Portugal, two TV channels got into trouble because they showed too much of the personal lives of the people in the shows. In France, reality TV is called “rubbish TV” and the TV studios of Big Brother were attacked “against human rights.”