1．　　Tim Berners-Lee is a computer scientist. He is regarded as the father of the World Wide Web. Burners-Lee was born (1)       June 8th, 1955 in London, England. His parents, both computer designers, encouraged him to think and work (2)       as he grew up. He was (3)       excellent student and naturally took an interest in computers and science.
　　After graduating from Oxford University, Tim (4)       to work at a science research centre in Switzerland. There he developed some of the different systems (5)      would later become the Web. The first was HTML, the computer language used to make web pages. The second was an address system that let computers anywhere (6)       each other and send and receive information. In 1990, while still at the science centre in Switzerland, he put them together (7)       the first Internet browser. It could run on any computer and allowed people to create and (8)       their information.
　　Tim knew that the (9)       people used the Web, the more useful it would be. He wasn't interested in money (10)       knowledge, so he gave out his invention for free. Many people were interested and the (11)       of the Internet began.
　　Today, Tim works (12)      a professor at the MIT in America, researching new and interesting ways to use the Web. He has received (13)       awards from governments and organizations for his efforts. He is still not very interested in money. That is why he (14)       by his students and workmates. It may also be one of the reasons that (15)       people outside the world of technology know his name.

2．　　There are many places of interest in China. They (1)       lots of visitors from all over the world every year. The most famous one among them is the Great Wall. It has a (2)       of over two thousand years. It is about 6,300 kilometers (3)      . It is often called "Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wall" and it is one of the "Seven Wonders" of the ancient world. Besides the Great Wall, many rivers, such as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River are very (4)       as well.
　　Among the rivers, the Yangtze River is the longest in China and the (5)       largest in the world after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon in South America. As the largest water system in China, the Yangtze River is very (6)       to the country. Rivers and lakes are usually the birthplaces of Chinese culture. Have you heard of the (7)       love story about Xu Xian and White Snake?It is said that the story happened on West Lake a long time ago. West Lake is the most fantastic place that I have ever visited. It (8)       in the south-west of Hangzhou. Many tourist attractions in Hangzhou are worth, such as (9)      , Sudi Causeway, the Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda. The scenery is so attractive that visitors often lose themselves in it.
　　Now more and more foreign (10)      , choose to travel in China for its beautiful scenery. Why not have a trip with your family in the coming winter holiday?

3．　　Mobile phones and the Internet have improved our life in many ways. However, along with improvements, they have also brought a number of worrying problems.
　　Many car accidents are caused by mobile phones. You can use many new mobile phones to get on the Internet. This can be very convenient, but some drivers get on the Internet while driving. Driving needs all our attention. By looking at their mobile phones and not at the road, these insensitive (感觉迟钝的) drivers are a danger to us all.
　　Many of the dangers of the Internet are well known. Children who visit websites without their parents' permission (许可) sometimes talk to older people they don't know and put themselves in great danger. People with blogs sometimes post embarrassing(使人尴尬的)photographs of people they don't know on their websites without permission. There are also people who use the Internet to get personal information that we do not want them to have.
　　Mobile Phone and Internet Safety Tips:
◆If you need to use a mobile phone while you drive, use a "hands﹣free" phone.
◆In difficult driving situations such as rain or snow, do not use your phone at all.
◆Do not make very important phone calls while driving. They take your attention off the road.
◆Tell your children not to talk with anyone they do not know on the Internet.
◆In an embarrassing situation, pay attention to people around you. People will be shy about taking your picture if they know you're paying attention.
◆Refuse to give out any personal information on the Internet.

4．　　Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing (令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as "yes" and "no".
　　On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren't paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, "Do you have cold drinks?"The woman there didn't say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her:She had raised her eyebrows (眉毛), which in Micronesia means "yes".
　　Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, "Do you have cabbage today?" He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means no.
　　Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean "yes" or "no".

5．　　What was life like in China 3, 500 years ago?Was it very different to life now? What did people do? How did they live?Let's find out.
　　The Kings
　　From 1700 until 1100 BC, the area of China around the Yellow River was ruled by a family of kings called the Shang. They were rich and very powerful. The king and his family lived in large beautiful palaces. They had many servants who made them food and did all the work in the palaces, so they had an easy life.
　　The People
　　The richest people lived in cities with very high walls. They didn't work, and spent their time hunting and horse riding. They were good at capturing animals.
　　Other people lived outside the walls. There were merchants (商人) and craftsmen (工匠), so they worked for their living. They were not poor, but they were not protected during wars.
　　Most of the people during this time were farmers. They lived in villages in the countryside. They worked in fields with tools made of stone, grew grain such as rice, wheat, and kept animals. The best place for farming was by the Yellow River. Here the warm, wet weather was perfect for growing rice. The farmers lived in small houses made of mud or bamboo. They had to listen to the kings and the rich people all the time and give them food and gifts. They didn't have a very easy life.
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　　During the time of the Shang, the Chinese discovered how to make bronze (青铜). Bronze is an important metal because it is strong and lasts for a very long time. The Chinese made all kinds of things from bronze, such as pots for cooking, cups for drinking, jewellery and weapons (武器).
　　But perhaps the most important development during the time of the Shang was writing. With it, people could pass on information about themselves, their lives and what they believed. Although the Chinese started writing at this time, they didn't have paper yet, so people wrote on animal bones, on bamboo, and even on turtle shells!
　　So, life for people in ancient China was quite different from our lives today.

6．School activities for kids and teens
　　July is a month of fun-filled activities for kids and teens as long as you know where to find them. When you want some fun activities for July, consider these ideas happening in this month.

7．　　Zheng He was an amazing man. He was born in 1371. (1)       Over time Zhu Di saw that Zheng He was very clever and strong and they became close friends. In 1403 Zhu Di became the king of China and he asked Zheng He to join his government.
　　The king wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power. (2)       Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led seven sea trips to different parts of the world. He certainly traveled to India, Africa and the Middle East. (3)      
　　Zheng He led a fleet with 28, 000 men and over 300 ships, such as boats for food, water and even soldiers' horses. Each of his trips lasted between two and four years. (4)      On these trips, he brought with him many Chinese goods like silk and medicine to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods. (5)      

A. When he returned, his boats were always full of expensive things such as gold and treasures, and strange animals like a giraffe.
B. So he gave orders to build many new ships and made Zheng He their leader.
C. Eleven years later, he was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him.
D. A few people think his ships have even reached South America and Australia.
E. And it is believed that he sailed more than 50, 000 kilometers during the years of his travels.

8．　　Before the Internet appeared, people went to libraries to search for facts, figures and stories in a big collection of books known as encyclopedia. An encyclopedia i(1)             all kinds of knowledge. It gives a complete introduction of the knowledge. For example, encyclopedia of c(2)             and customs may talk about life styles and festivals in different countries.
　　The word "encyclopedia" comes from the a(3)            Greek language long time ago. Roman writer Pliny the Elder wrote the first encyclopedia nearly 2, 000 years ago. The most famous encyclopedia is The Encyclopedia Britannica. It is made up of 22 volumes (卷) with 40 million words. It was not easy to make such a h(4)            book.
　　Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, started in 2001. Users can visit the free website on the Internet a(5)             anywhere. It is not perfect, but Wikipedia is always trying to make it better.

14．来自美国的交换生即将到你的学校进行学习, 请根据表格内容写一篇短文, 向他们简单介绍下周主
题为"Hand in Hand"的英语周活动的相关内容和情况.
注意:1. 词数不少于 70 词, 不包含所给出的开头部分;
2. 不得透漏学校、姓名等任何真实个人信息, 否则不予评分.
活动项目:
★English Talent Show
*唱英文歌或表演英语短剧
*展现才华
★Book Sharing
*分享一本英语书
*鼓励阅读
★Guangzhou Culture
*请你补充活动内容;
*请你补充活动目的.
Dear friends, English Week is coming. This year, there will be many fantastic activities. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________