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　　第一節(jié)短文理解

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A.、B.、c.、D.四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

　　Text 1

　　Andy lived high in the Rocky Mountains.He hunted(打獵) wild animals there.He also tookother men hunting.That was his work.

　　One day a letter brought Andy a new job.This job changed both his feeling about animals andhis way of hunting.The letter said: "I want to write a story about bighorn sheep.I need pictures togo with my story.Will you get pictures of the sheep for me?"

　　Andy' s two sons wanted their father to take the job."We will help you !" they said.Bighornsheep are very wild.Andy knew it would be hard to get pictures."But why not try?" they said.

　　For days, Andy and his sons tried to get pictures.They did not want the sheep to hear them orsee them, so they walked softly.They hid behind rocks, but the sheep always ran away.

　　Then one day, Andy and his sons walked around a big rock.They met some sheep face toface.But the sheep didn' t run ! "Now I know why the sheep run away," Andy said."They runbecause we come up behind them.From now on,~ we will stay where they can see us."

　　The next day, Andy saw some sheep fight out in the open.He and his sons walked towardthem.The men did not try to hide, but they did walk slowly.They knew that any fast move willfrighten them away.

　　"Don' t look fight at the sheep," Andy said."Wild animals do not like to be looked at.Theywill run away." The men looked off to this side and to that side, but they walked closer andcloser.And soon they were close enough to get good clear pictures.

　　They made good friends with the wild sheep and sent many fine pictures to the writer for hisstory.Since then, they have never hunted the bighorn sheep again.

　　21.What was the new job Andy got?

　　A 1 to hunt bighorn sheep.

　　B.to write a story of bighorn sheep.

　　C.to protect bighorn sheep.

　　D.to take pictures of bighorn sheep.

　　22.What is the right way to get close to bighorn sheep?

　　A.Look directly at them.

　　B.Walk slowly to their faces.

　　C.Run to them from one side.

　　D.Follow them from behind.

　　23.What did Andy gain from his new job?

　　A.He won respect from his children.

　　B.He was well paid by the story writer.

　　C.He knew better how to use a camera.

　　D.He leamed more about bighorn sheep.

　　Text 2

　　Everywhere in the world, plants and animals live together.Some animals eat plants they livewith, Some plants stay alive because many plant-eating animals have natural enemies that eat them.

　　Rich soil for the roots of plants is produced by worms and other very small animals that live underground.Green plants feed animals and people.

　　It takes all the plants and animals living together to keep the earth a good place to live in.

　　Plants and animals trade with each other.They trade for things they both need to stay alive.

　　Animals breathe and the air gets changed inside their bodies.When they breathe the air outagain there' s something called carbon((碳) in it.Animals can' t use this air again.But plants needcarbon.The plants trade fresh air for the carbon they need.

　　Plants make food from carbon and water.They use sunlight for this work, just as a machineuses gas or electricity to keep running.The plants store the food they make inside themselves.

　　But what do the plants get in return? Many things.Plants make food from the carbon andother things that come from animals' bodies.Insects like bees carry pollen(花粉) from one flowerto another and the pollen forms seeds.Birds and other animals eat the fruit in which seeds growand often drop the seeds where they can grow up into new plants.So animals help the growth ofnew prants.

　　24.Which of the following is the closest in meaning with "trade with" in paragraph 2 ?

　　A.live for

　　B.give to and take from

　　C.stay with

　　D.teach and learn from

　　25.What is compared to "electricity" in paragraph 47

　　A.Sunlight.

　　B.Water.

　　C.Air.

　　D.Carbon.

　　26.What is the main idea of the text?

　　A.Living things are connected in nature.

　　B.Some animals stay in plants for safety.

　　C.Animals and plants are of different types.

　　D.Some plants can stay alive by themselves.

　　Text 3

　　It is reported that bags are getting bigger all the time, and that there are more bags per personon the street today than at any other time in history.If this is true, possible explanations could include the wide use of small electric and electronic gadgets(裝置), a reading-material explosion, apopular interest toward tight or pocketless clothing, or cheap bagmaking labor overseas.

　　But, much as nature finds ways--such as disease--to control overpopulation, city life hasthrown up impediments(障礙) to bags.to enter many public buildings, theatres, ballparks, andperhaps even underground railway stations, you must go through a search or go bagless.The cityhas countless bag rules.It is hard to keep them all straight, and you're never sure, when leavinghome for the day, whether it might be a bad idea to bring one along.

　　Last week, the New York Public Library got in the game.Students, researchers, writers, historians, and anyone else who has got used over the years to treating the vast Rose Main ReadingRoom as an office or a reading room came up against a new rule.You are no longer allowed tobring a bag larger than eleven inches by fourteen inches into the library.If you walk in with one,you must leave it at the coat check.You may keep its contents with you, however, and the libraryprovides big clear plastic bags for them.You return them when you come back for your own bag.

　　What the library is trying to prevent, in this case, is people taking things out, rather thanbringing things in.A librarian said on the second day, "It' s a big change for people who usedcome and bring in half their flats.The people who use the library responsibly will continue to doso.The people who steal will continue to get away with it, if they really want to.

　　27.What does the writer mainly talk about?

　　A.The history of the bag rules.

　　B.The importance of using libraries.

　　C.Different bags used in our daily life.

　　D.The use of bags and the rules against it.

　　28.The bag rules in many public buildings require people to

　　A.leave the places bagless

　　B.pay for bringing in bags

　　C.have their bags examined

　　D.use big clear plastic bags

　　29.What is the purpose of the new rule at the New York Public Library?

　　A.to change people' s way of reading.

　　B.to help people better use the library.

　　C.to prevent people stealing from the library.

　　D.to stop people from bringing in dangerous things.

　　30.How is the effect of the new rule according to the librarian?

　　A.Excellent.

　　B.Limited.

　　C.Harmful.

　　D.Unclear.

　　第二節(jié)補(bǔ)全文章

　　根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

　　You might be surprised to know that bicycles have existed for about two hundred years, but noone is sure who first made this popular two-wheeled machine.

　　31 The front wheel was much bigger than the back one, and also there weren't any pedals (踏板), Riders had to move themselves forward by pushing their feet against the ground.

　　32 In 1879 an Englishman had the idea of connecting them to the back wheel with achain.Gears(此輪), which made things much easier for those cycling uphill, first appeared in the1890s.

　　There are now about one billion bicycles in the world.33 They have to compete with carson the streets of all the world' s cities, and the two forms of transport don' t always mix well.InLondon in 2005, for example, over 300 cyclists were either killed or seriously hurt in accidents.

　　Because bicycles are much more environmentally friendly than cars, now many governmentsencourage people to ride rather than drive.34 The number of yearly journeys made by bicyclein London has increased 50% over the last five years.

　　However, although one in three British people owns a bicycle, they still don't use themnearly as much as they could35.

　　It is hoped that more people will rely on bicycles to move around.The reasons are obvious--cycling helps to protect the environment, keep us fit, and it is often not only cheaper but also quicker than travelling by car in many cases.

　　A.Pedals fmally arrived in the 1840s.

　　B.Cycling is on the rise in the Unilted Kingdom.

　　C.Bicycles are used for only 2 % of journeys in the UK.

　　D.The first person who made a bicycle was an Englishman.

　　E.The number of bicycles is twice more than that of cars.

　　F.The early models didn' t look much like the bicycles of today.

　　G.Cycling helps improve people's health.