they had no choice but to sell their daughters to feed the rest of their families.
Murray decided to save the girls. She knew that the price of pork was high there. And a fully-grown pig could sell at the same price as a young girl at the market. So in 1989, she began going door to door visiting poor farmers. She said she would give them free piglets (小猪) if they keep their daughters at home. By raising the piglets to fully-grown pigs, the
farmers were able to sell the animals rather than their daughters. She also paid for the girls’ education and gave two liters of coal oil each month to people living in areas without electricity.
In the first year, 32 out of the 37 families she visited agreed to Murray’s program. In the 19 years, Murray did what she had said every year to poor farmers and the practice of selling girls as slaves has almost completely disappeared. More than 3,000 girls could stay at home with their families.
Thanks to their education, many of these girls are doing very well. They fought against this practice and have tried their best to keep their younger sisters free. 56. Poor farmers would sell their daughters as slaves in order to _____.
A. buy piglets B. support their family C. pay for coal oil 57. How much was a fully-grown pig in the region in Nepal?
A. $35. B. $75. C. $35- $75. 58. Which do you think is the most important in the region in Nepal?
A. Education. B. Coal oil. C. Pork. 59. What’s the main aim of Murray’s program?
A. To improve poor farmers’ living conditions. B. To stop farmers selling their daughters. C. To provide education to more girls. 60. From the passage we know that ______.
A. Murray was very interested in Nepal
B. Murray sold piglets to farmers at low prices
C. Murray developed a girls’ saving plan for poor farmers
C
Is there intelligent (有智力的) life on other planets? The astronomers(天文学家)Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett believe intelligent life exists (存在) somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact these beings(人；生物).
Why do they think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first
reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. “This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life,” say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size—the universe is huge. “Tools like the Hubble Telescope(哈勃望远镜) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies (星系),” says Shostak. “And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth.”
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In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes(高倍望远镜) allow scientists to discover smaller planets—the size of Mars or Earth—in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life.
Have beings from space already visited Earth? “Probably not,” says Shostak. “It’s a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, such as radio signals. In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don’t have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other.” 61. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are _____.
A. astronomers B. farmers C. singers 62. What is the best title for Paragraph 2?
A. The Age and Size of Earth B. Our Galaxy: The Milky Way C. Why Intelligent Life Might Exist
63. Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past?
A. There were not any smaller planets.
B. There were not any powerful telescopes. C. The astronomers were not interested in them.
64. Why haven’t beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak?
A. They’re afraid of us. B. It’s a long way away. C. They don’t want to see us.
65. What does the underlined phrase “life forms” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Messages B. Tools C. Intelligent beings
D
阅读下面短文，选择方框里A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使内容完整、正确。 We had a terrible school trip last week. Some students were late. Then we waited half an hour for the school bus, but it didn’t arrive. 66 When we arrived at the zoo, we were all tired and hungry. We wanted to see elephants, but there weren’t any. There were some smart seals, but we missed the show. 67 When we wanted to take some photos, we found we forgot our cameras. Then it started to rain, and nobody had an umbrella. 68 My friends had some ice cream, too. I didn’t have any, because I don’t like it. I wanted French fries, but there weren’t any. 69 So we didn’t see more animals. At last, we went back to school. 70 We didn’t enjoy ourselves at all.
将下面方框中A-E五个句子，填入短文中的五个空白处，使短文意思完整、通顺。
A. We were tired, wet and disappointed. B. We were told we arrived too late. C. After lunch, it was still raining. D. In the end, we had to take the subway. E. So we went for lunch and ate pizza. 7
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第二卷 E
Travelling is one of the most important activities and people have been interested in it for many years. Staying healthy while travelling can make your trip happier. But do you know how to keep healthy during a trip? The following information may be useful to you.
Before leaving
Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses.
Take some necessary medicine with you. They can be used when you get sick or have other problems.
Do some exercise for weeks or months before you leave if you plan to do lots of walking or climbing during your trip.[
Prepare proper food. Before you prepare the food, the first thing you need to think about is how long you will travel with the food. If you take a long trip, you should bring food such as bread, biscuits and some fruit. They don’t go bad quickly. The nearer people can bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables.[]
While travelling
Be sure not to eat dirty food or bad fruit.
Have enough time to take a rest during your trip.
Tap water is not safe, so drink bottled water and always clean the cover of the bottle.
Keep food in good condition. If you take hot food, you should try to keep it hot. For example, you can put it in heavy towels. If you need to keep cold food cold, you can put cold food in a box with ice. When you arrive, put cold food in the fridge. Remember: If you travel with food, keep hot food hot and cold food cold.
任务型阅读：根据短文内容，填写下列表格。（没格一词）
How to keep fit during a trip ● Wear comfortable shoes, a hat and sunglasses. ● 71 some necessary medicine with you. Before leaving ● Exercise for weeks or months 72 you leave. ● Prepare proper food. Take bread, biscuits and some fruit for a 73 trip or bring meat, fish, eggs, milk and even salads and vegetables. ● 74 eat dirty food or bad fruit. While travelling ● Have enough 75 to take a rest during your trip. ● Drink bottled water and always clean the cover. ● Keep food in good condition. 76 to keep hot food hot and cold food cold. 第四部分 语言知识运用填写题(共三节，满分25分) 第一节 词汇运用(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) ◆ 选择括号内恰当的单词填入空白处，使句子完整、正确。
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77. —What do you think of classical music?
—Well, it is not my favorite, but I don’t ( like / mind ) it.
78. He didn’t tell his parents he was going home because he wanted to give them a ( surprise / chance ).
79. I don’t think my parents are too ( kind / strict ) with me. They allow me to do what want to do.
80. —Dou you know Mary’s vacation plan?
—No, I don’t. She told me ( something / nothing ) about her plan. ◆ 根据音标或汉语提示，写出单词或词组的适当形式，使句意完整、正确。
81. Chinese culture is becoming more and more popular in /???????/ countries. 82. Our school is as beautiful as ??????.
83. — May I ________ (借) your car, please? Mine is broken. — No problem. Here is the key.
84. The activities of learning from Lei Feng in our school is very （受欢迎）with students. 85. People could (几乎不) believe their ears when they heard the news about Wu Bin . 86. The Tang costume (代表) Chinese history and fashion culture. 第二节 遣词造句(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据所提供的图画和提示词，写一个符合图意的完整、正确的句子。
87.time, spring 88. letter, last Saturday 89. bad, in
90. fond, lake 91.Li Lei, help
第三节 综合填空(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
根据短文内容，选择方框内的单词,并用其适当的形式填入空白处，使短文意思通顺连贯，语法正确。
year enjoy with until almost Jose Andre is a rising star in Bolivia’s（玻利维亚）music scene. He has already performed in some of the country’s top places. But the fact is that Jose is just nine 92 old and he has no vision! The blind boy showed his music talent at the age of four when he
started playing the drums and the piano 93 a high standard of ability and skills. And by
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the age of five, he had formed a jazz band!
The young boy knows 94 every jazz song in the book. And he can play them all with great confidence. It is not the only kind of music he 95 . He also loves listening to blues, heavy metal, etc.
Jose’s father is very proud of his son. But he said that he had nothing to do with his son’s unusual talent. In fact, he didn’t even know much about jazz 96 Jose started to play. He believes that Jose just has a talent for music. 第五部分 书面表达（15分）
生活因为鼓励而精彩，生活因为鼓励而幸福，鼓励就是力量，鼓励能使我们走向成功，超越自我，增强信心。请你以 “Encouragement brings me power(鼓励带给我力量)”为题，写一篇90词左右的英语短文。
内容提要：
1.在日常生活中你遇到过什么困难？
2.谁鼓励你克服困难的？举1-2个例子说说你的经历。
3.他人的鼓励给你带来了什么影响？ 温馨提示：
短文中请勿使用真实姓名、地点或所在学校名称。
Encouragement Brings me Power
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