come to school and gives them the energy they need for learning. The program began in the 1960s.
The kitchen in Vrindaban is run by the Akshaya Patra Foundation. It is one of the
lunch program’s biggest partners. “Just $11.50 can feed one child for an entire year,” said Madhu Sridhar, president of the Akshaya Patra Foundation. Lunch Is Served!
The Akshaya Patra food truck arrives at Gopalgarh Primary School. Since the
program started, the number of underweight children has gone down. The children get foods they need — as long as they finish what’s on their plates. 60. The kitchen in Vrindaban supplies food to _____. A. the poor
B. the old
C. college students D. school children
61. Why is it difficult for children to go to school in India? A. Because there are not enough teachers. B. Because there are not enough schools. C. Because they have to work to make money. D. Because their parents refuse to send them to school.
62. Which of the following about the Mid-Day Meal Scheme is NOT true? A. It is run by Narasimha Das.
B. It has been carried out for about 50 years. C. It is to encourage children to go to school. D. It is the largest school-lunch program in the world.
C ★★
Animal moms are great moms. You might be surprised at some of these moms.
Octopuses (章鱼)
The mother octopus lays about 50,000 eggs. For about 300 days, she stays with
the eggs, cleans them and protects them. She does not leave to feed. However, this animal mom dies as soon as the eggs are hatched (孵化). Crocodiles
A crocodile mother puts a lot of time and effort into raising her babies. She starts
by building a nest (巢), which she guards for over two months! When the eggs are ready to hatch, the young crocs call out to their mother, who digs them out and helps them hatch. She then carries them in her mouth down to the water, where she will guard them for several more weeks or months until they learn to hunt on their own. Bats
Bats become moms by hanging head up in a cave, giving birth. Catching the
youngster before it can fall to the ground below, she puts it in a pouch (育儿袋). Bat moms may carry babies with them when feeding for the first few days. As the little bats get bigger and heavier, moms help them hang on the wall of their caves and return often to feed them. It continues for about three weeks, until the babies are grown up and able to fly on their own. Koalas (考拉)
The animal mom gives birth after a pregnancy (怀孕期) of only 35 days. The
hairless baby climbs into its mother’s pouch and lives there for another five months. When the little koala is between five and eight months old, it leaves the pouch for short periods of time but returns for safety. Once it is too big to return to the pouch, it will climb onto its mother’s back and ride there until it is about 12 months old. 63. Which animal moms die when their babies are born? A. Octopuses. C. Bats.
B. Crocodiles. D. Koalas.
64. A crocodile mother usually carries her baby to the water _____. A. in her mouth B. on her back C. in her pouch
D. by her tail
65. A bat mom _____. A. gives birth by lying in the nest B. gives birth by hanging in a cave C. leaves its babies in the pouch for months D. lets its babies live on their own after birth
66. How long does a young koala usually stay with its mom? A. 35 days.
B. 5 months.
C. 8 months. D. 12 months.
D ★★★
Elephants might be the most well-known and well-loved animal in African
wildlife. But conservation (保护) of the African elephant faces special difficulties. While the elephant population is half of what it was 40 years ago, some areas of Africa have more elephants than populated areas can support. That’s why AWF scientists are studying elephant behavior, protecting habitats and finding ways for humans to live peacefully with elephants in Africa.
Years ago, overhunting and the ivory trade were the biggest threats to elephants’
survival. Luckily, ivory bans (禁令), hunting rules and protected areas protect elephants from these dangers today.
The 21st century brings a different challenge to elephant conservation —
land-use. Elephants walk across borders and outside parks and other protected areas. So they often destroy crops, causing conflicts (冲突) between local farmers and these big animals.
Successful conservation strategies (策略) must allow elephants to walk freely in
their natural habitats while reducing conflicts between elephants and local people.
AWF researchers are searching for a way to give both elephants and people the
space they need. The AWF is collecting information on elephant habitats and behavior. The information they gather will help to develop the widest possible space for elephants.
The AWF is helping elephants by protecting their habitats. And they also work
with local famers to improve their life in order to encourage them to protect rather than destroy elephants.
67. The first paragraph of the text is mainly to tell readers _____. A. African elephants are endangered now
B. there remains a lot to do to protect African elephants C. African elephants are popular animals
D. the number of African elephants has increased over the years 68. What is the biggest difficulty in protecting African elephants now?
A. They are still being killed. B. Their habitats are being destroyed. C. They don’t have enough food. D. They can’t live in peace with farmers.
69. To protect elephants, the AWF does all the following EXCEPT _____. A. keeping elephants
B. protecting elephants’ habitats C. doing research on elephants D. helping farmers improve their life 70. What is the best title for the text? A. African elephants conservation B. Living with African elephants C. African elephants’ situation D. African elephants being endangered
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Ernest Hemingway’s first book of stories is called “In Our Time.” It includes a
story called“Big Two-Hearted River,” about the effect of war on a young man. It tells about the young man taking a long fishing trip in Michigan.
The story is about two kinds of river. 71. _____ It is where the young man fishes.
The other is dark. It is a swamp, a dangerous place.
72. _____ He is also trying to forget the war. Yet he never really speaks about it.
The reader learns about the young man, not because Hemingway tells what the young man thinks, but because he shows the young man learning about himself.
“Big Two-Hearted River” is considered one of the best modern American
stories. 73. _____ Then it is often published in collections of best writing.
Hemingway soon published another long story so that he was recognized as a
serious writer. 74. _____ It is about young Americans in Europe after World War One. The war had destroyed their dreams. And it had given them nothing to replace those
dreams. These people were later called members of “The Lost Generation.” The book was an immediate success. At the age of 25 Ernest Hemingway was famous.
Many people, however, could not recognize Hemingway’s art because they did
not like what he wrote about. Hemingway’s sentences were short. He wrote about what he knew and felt. 75. _____ His statements (陈述) were clear and easily understood.
A. It came out in 1925. B. One is calm and clear. C. He used few descriptive words. D. He developed his writing skills this way. E. The novel was called “The Sun Also Rises”.
F. The story shows the young man trying to forget his past. G. With the success of his novel, Hemingway became more popular. 第四部分： 写作 （共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10 分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
One day a traveler came to a small town, which he has never visited it before. There is no doubt that he knew no one there and everything about the town. Since his hair too long, he wanted to have it cut. There happened to have two barbershops close to each other on the main street. A shop was tidy, and the barber sat on the sofa, waited for his next customer. The floor of the other barber’s was full of hair, and the barber looked tiring in a chair. He thought the second barber was more skillfully than