【正文】 (1) What do most people believe about sea water?(2) What did Dr Bombard think about it?(3) What did he do to prove that he was right?(4) How did he live on the sea?(5) What was the result of his experiment?20I am an American student and I want to tell you about some of the things America is famous for. I think these are all important parts of American popular culture.Firstly, America makes lots of amazing films. Films are very popular in America. When a new film is released at the cinema, lots of people go and watch it. Many America actors are world famous. Lots of them have huge houses in a place called Hollywood.Fast food is very popular in America. In a fast food restaurant, you can buy chicken and beef burgers, chips and soft drinks as well as other things. It is great because once you have ordered your food you only have to wait a couple of minutes for your meal to be ready. I think fast food is delicious, but try not to eat it too often because it is unhealthy.My favourite sport is basketball. All my friends like watching it, and many students in America support a team in the NBA. Because I live Chicago, I support the Chicago Bulls. My favourite player is Michael Jordan. He is very famous and earns a lot of money, but he does not play any more because he is retired.Questions:(1) What does the student think of the thing he wants to talk about?(2) What is said about many America actors?(3) Why does the student say fast food is so popular?(4) What suggestion does the student give us about fast food?(5) What do we learn about many students in America?21Tom was on a bus when it happened. He was travelling along when suddenly there was a loud crash. The bus driver had fallen asleep while he was driving, and had driven into a huge building. Everything went black. All Tom could remember was being in great pain.He woke up three days later, with a bad headache. It was then that he realized that he had only one arm. During the accident a sharp piece of metal had cut off his arm. That is why he so much pain.At first he found it difficult to adjust to life without one of his arms. He had to learn to do many things with just one arm instead of two. However, after some time he got used to it and began to be motivated to do many things again.Nowadays，he is back at work and has started running every day. He enjoys running because it keeps him fit and healthy. Also he is very fast, and it doesn’t matter that he has only one arm. It has been hard to adjust to life after the accident, but now he is as happy as he has ever been.Questions:(1) Why did the bus 。 he had been surfing the netfor seven days straight.Current studies show that about 6to 10 per cent of internet users bee addicted. And some researchers worry particularly about young people because the Internet is taking the place of the mall or the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friend and family.What is the cure? There is advice to help Internet addictseven online. Some experts remend that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to control it. The Internet shouldn’t control you.生詞： 2. addict上癮者。There are some differences in body language between cultures. It is important to give them attention.生詞：ficial ywan Questions:1. What can body language show?2. What feelings can a smile hide besides happiness?3. How do people show agreement or disagreement in most countries?4. If a man stands holding his arms across his chest, what does he mean?5. If someone rolls his eyes and turns his head away from a reporter, what can you guess about his feelings?9In many parts of the world, university students work in the summer. They need money, and they can get some working experience. Traditionally, they get jobs as servers, cashiers, and lifeguards at swimming pools.These days, however, more and more students are wording at dots. Dots are Internetbased panies which offer goods and services online. Today，s young people already know a lot about puters, and they can quickly learn more. The pay is also usually much better than that at traditional summer jobs.There are other advantages besides the pay. Students see dot jobs as a good start on their futures. In addition to providing good experience, the work is also enjoyable for most. On top of this, their coworkers treat them with respect.Dots are new and need new ways of thinking. Imagination and enterprise are more important than formal qualifications. So some students are even leaving school to start their own dots.生詞：1. cashier 2. enterprise Questions: 1. What kind of jobs do they do traditionally?2. What are dots?3. What are the advantages of working at dots?4. What qualifications are important for working at dots?10The day she won the lottery was the greatest day of her life. Or so she thought. As she took the cheque for one million dollars, Mary started making plans. A new house. A new car. A vacation in the sun. And, of course, she could stop workinggive her life a total makeover!Eight years later, Mary was broke. The money was all gone. So were her friends. The new life was over, but how could she go back to her old one ?Winners of sudden wealth often stop working, and then don39。Body language shows all kinds of feeling, wishes and attitudes and is sometimes more important than spoken language.s the aim oftrailwalker been held every year? (3) Who can joins largest fundraising event is organized to raise money to help poor people in Aisa and Africa. Since1981. More than $ 91 million dollars have been raised to help improve the living standards of these poor people. Trailwalker is held in November every year. People over 18 who are interested in the event can form a team of four people to take part in this charity walk. Trailwalker is a tough hike which requires partticipants to plete100 k