replaced with recycled paper. But the hardest thing for the kids was when they found out how much rubbish was created by the chocolate, crisps and other snacks（小吃）eaten at lunch time. Of their own accord（自愿地）, the children gave them up. Now they bring apples and home – made snacks.
The school has its own garden where they grow vegetables and flowers so that they can learn about the environment. They also use this area for their recycling store – large containers to collect aluminium, bottles, paper and fabric（织物）.
Even the school’s play area is made from recycled things.
Since the children started, the school’s heating and lighting bills have fallen obviously and the number of rubbish bags has gone down from seven a week to two or three.
Everywhere in Shute School there are bright posters asking everyone to take their rubbish home, to save energy and paper and to keep the green flag flying. 61. Which of the following best describes the writer’s idea? A. The pupils at Shute School are fighting against pollution. B. The pupils at Shute School are learning to save things. C. The pupils at Shute School have declared a war on waste.
D. The pupils at Shute School have found a way to recycle waste things.
62. Children at Shute Country Primary School bring apples and home – made snacks to school in order to _______.
A. create less rubbish B. save money C. obey the school’s rules D. keep their promise
63. We can infer from the text that‘green revolution’means ________. A. beautifying schoolyard B. activity against waste C. planting green plants D. throwing away waste
64. What do the children think creates the most waste? A. Paper towels. B. Cleaning products. C. Snacks. D. Paper.
65. We learn from the text that the children’s behaviour _______. A. has brought arguments B. has saved the school’s cost. C. was against by their parents D. was forced by their herd teacher
C
Fire fighting is serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save people’s lives. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone else in the family, such as stairways and emergency exits, but not elevators.
From the lower floors of buildings, escape through windows is possible. Learn the best way to get out from a window with the least chance of serious injury.
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the fingertips will have a drop of about 6 feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way down than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed before opening the window. Otherwise, smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked into the room.
On the second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement might end in injury. Bushes and trees can help you to have a soft landing.
66. Which of the following should not be used when trying to escape from a fire?
A. Windows. B. Elevators. C. Fire exits. D. Stairways. 67. How far from the ground is the second floor window?
A. About 12 feet. B. About 6 feet. C. About the height of an average man. D. Nearly 10 feet. 68. According to the passage, windows are _______ of escaping a fire. A. the only way. B. the best way.
C. safer than any other ways. D. one of the possible ways. 69. The writer suggests that _______. A. breathing in smoke might be harmful
B. smoke will enter the room through an open window C. fresh air can’t reach the second floor window D. to keep you head low will help you to escape a fire
70. If you are on the second or third floor when a fire breaks out, you’d better _______. A. drop directly onto the ground
B. first drip onto a roof then onto the cement C. drop from a roof window then onto bushes or trees D. drop onto the cement rather than bushes and grass
D
In some countries in which there is very little rain at any time, the farmers have to irrigate their fields. Irrigation is easy enough if there is a great river near the crops, and if there is plenty of water in it Canals carry the river water to the fields when necessary. In some seasons there may be too much water in the river, and the water may flood all the land near it. At other times the river water may not be enough for all the
farmers and then it will be difficult to irrigate the fields.
To prevent these difficulties, a dam may be built across the river. This will store water for dry seasons, and in wet seasons it will prevent the flooding of the land. A great lake will, no doubt, be formed behind the dam, and this may mean that houses and fields will be covered with water. Most people will accept that and will be ready to move to other places, then the country can have the right amount of water at all times, more crops will be grown, there will be more food for everyone, and there will be no more floods.
Dams have been built for centuries in different parts of the world Modern dams are usually built of concrete（混凝土）,but earth dams were used in India and Ceylon about 2500 years ago. There was another across the River Tigris very long ago, and large numbers of irrigation canals were made in Iraq to irrigate the land. The Romans were great dam – builders, and there was also a famous dam at Ma’ribin Arabia.
The Ma’ ribin dam was a great piece of engineering, but it was less famous than the Pyramids of Giza because it was hard to reach. If Greek travelers had crossed the desert and had seen it, they would, no doubt, have included it among the wonders of the world. But there is not much of it to be seen now; the pyramids have lasted longer.
Some great modern dams have been built in Africa. The Kariba dam is one example. No doubt many other dams will be built in the future, but in some places there are no rivers to dam.
We cannot use sea water for irrigation; the salt will not allow the crops to grow. Fresh water is always needed, and it is very difficult and costly to make fresh water from sea water. This is done in a few countries, but the fresh water is for drinking. There is not enough at present for irrigation. Perhaps a scientist will one day invent a cheaper way of producing fresh water from sea. If fresh water could be made cheaply, we could grow more food. The world needs a machine to do this, and anyone who invents it will soon be a rich man. 71. Irrigation is easy if _________.
A. there is a big river near the crops B. there is much water in the river
C. there is dam near the crops D. both A and B 72. To irrigate means ________.
A. to build a dam B. to dig a canal C. to water the dry land D. to prevent floods 73. A dam is built to ________ according to this passage.
A. store water B. prevent floods C. flood the land D. both A and B 74. We spend ________ to make fresh water from sea water.
A. much money B. some money C. little money D. less money 75. A few countries make fresh water from sea water for _________. A. irrigating B. drinking C. showing D. boating
Ⅳ.短文改错（10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正： 该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。 What did we use to do after there was television? We used to have hobbies, and going outside for our amusements. We even used to read book and listen to music and broadcast talks occasionally. All which belongs to the past. Now all our free time are controlled by the?box?.We rush home or gulp（吞下）down
76. _________ 77. _________ 78. __________ 79. __________ 80. __________ 81. __________
our meals to be in time for this and that programme. We have even given up sit at table, having a
leisurely（从容的）evening meal and exchanging a news of the day. If any member of the family dare to open his mouth during a programme, he is quickly silenced.
82. __________ 83. __________ 84. __________ 85. __________
Ⅴ.写作（25分）
王伟是武汉中学一年级四班的班长，他认识一位在武汉大学任教的美籍教授Smith。他所在班级打算11月15日周五下午举行一次“如何学习英语”的讨论会，王伟想请Smith参加。同学们得知这一消息非常高兴，急切盼望Smith能参加他们的讨论会。 请你以王伟的身份给Smith写一封邀请信。 注意：①格式正确。 ②词数100左右。