In the decade（十年）of the 1970s, the United Nations organized several important meetings on the human environment to study a very serious problem．We humans are destroying the world around us．We must learn to protect them, or life will be very bad for our children and grandchildren．

       There are several major aspects to this problem．

       Population

       Most problems of the environment come from population growth．In 1700 there were 635 million people in the world; in 1900 there were 1．6 billion; in 1950, 2．5 billion; and in 1980, 4．4 billion．In the year 2010 there will be 7．3 billion．More people need more water, more food, more wood, and more petroleum．

       Distribution

       Scientists say there is enough water in the world for everyone, but some countries have a lot of water and some have only a little．Some areas get all rain during one season．The rest of the year is dry．

       Petroleum

       We are using up the world’s petroleum．We use it in our cars and to heat our buildings in winter．Farmers use petrochemicals to make the soil rich．They use them to kill insects on those plants．These chemicals go into rivers and lakes and kill the fish there．Thousands of people also die from these chemicals every year．Chemicals also go into the air and pollute it．Winds carry this polluted air to other countries and other countries．

       Poverty

       Poor farmers use the same land over and over．The land needs a rest so it will be better next year．However, the farmer must have food every year．Poor people cut down trees for firewood．In some areas when the trees are gone, the land becomes desert．However, people need wood to cook their food now．Poor people cannot save the environment for the future．

       We now have the information and the ability to solve these huge problems．However, this is not a problem for one country or one area of the world．It is a problem for all humans．The people and the nation of the world must work together to protect the world’s resources．No one controls the future, but we all help make it．

According to the passage, our world is being destroyed mainly because ______．

       A．pollution is getting worse and worse   

B．population are increasing greatly

       C．we humans are using up all of our natural resources

       D．distribution is not reasonable．

Good distribution means ________．

       A．having things in the right place at the right time．

       B．cutting down forests and selling them to other countries．

       C．building water systems to carry water to farms．

       D．conserving our natural resources

The best title of the passage should be ________

       A．The World Being Destroyed    

       B．A Serious Problem We Should Pay Attention to

       C．Aspects That Destroyed Our World

       D．Conserving the World’s Natural Resources

根据句中所给汉语，完成下列句子。（每空一词，每空0.5分，共10分）

David _____   _________  _________ (突然放声大哭), when he saw his aunt.

It will be two hours _____  ______  _____  _____ (我们才到家). (before)

有些人认为成功和运气有关。

Some people think that success _______ _________ _______ _______ with luck.

请记下我的电话号码。万一有什么重要事情，可以打电话给我。

Please _______ _______ my telephone number. You can call me ______ ______ anything important happens.

大自然给香格里拉提供了无数的自然宝藏，使得这片土地成为当地人民的幸福家园。

    Nature _________ Shangri-la ________ endless natural treasures, making the land a happy home for the local people.

我来这里只是确认一切进展顺利。

I only came here to _____ _____ _____ everything went on well.

It took several hundred years ______ paper-making spread to western countries.

     A．when       B．before     C．after       D．since

They work day and night; however, _______ of the money they make goes to their so-called eldest brother.

A. four-fifth          B. four-fifths  C. four-five                  D. four-fifths

On seeing the wonderful sculpture，everyone present      a cry of surprise．

   A．let out    B．give away    C．put forward   D．make up

补写出下列名篇名句中的空缺部分。

(1)策扶老以流憩，            。            ，鸟倦飞而知还。（陶渊明《归去来兮辞》）

(2)              ，              。臣不胜犬马怖惧之情，谨拜表以闻。（李密《陈情表》）

(3)别君去兮何时还，               ，                。（李白《梦游天姥吟留别》）

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请考生在以下三、四两大题中选定一大题作答，只能做所选定大题内的小题，不得选做另一大题内的小题。如果多做，只按所做的第一大题记分。

On June 17, 1774, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In a letter the next day they refused the offer as follows:

    We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are sure that you mean to do us good by your proposal（提议）; and we thank you heartily. But you must know that different nations have different ways of looking at things, and you will therefore not be offended（冒犯） if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it. Several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces: they were taught all your sciences; but when they came back to us, they were bad manners, ignorant（无知的）of every means of living in the woods–they were totally good for nothing.

  　We are, however, not the less thankful by your kind offer, though we refuse to accept it; and, to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take care of their education, teach them in all we know, and make men of them.

The tone(语气) of the letter as a whole is best described as________.

A. angry          B. pleasant            C. polite          D. ambitious

The Indian chief’s purpose of writing the letter seems to be to ____.

   A．politely refuse a friendly offer            B．express their opinions on equal treatment

   C．show their pride                D．describe Indian customs

According to the letter, the Indians believed that ____.

   A．it would be better for their boys to receive some schooling

   B．they were being insulted by the offer

   C．they knew more about science than the officials

   D．they had better way of educating young men

Different from the officials’ view of education, the Indians thought ____.

   A．young women should also be educated

   B．they had different goals of education

   C．they taught different branches of science

   D．they should teach the sons of the officials first

Everybody said it was a perfect marriage; no one had ever known______ couple.

A. the happier      B. the happiest      C. a happiest        D. a happier

US bees operation keeping groups have been attacked seriously by so called Colony （群体）Collapse Disorder．Almost 1/2 of their worker bees have vanished during the past season．This disorder has also been reported in Israel, Europe and South America．Bees fly away from the hive and never return．Sometimes they are found dead; other times they are never found．Many crops and trees depend  on pollination^^}） by bees to help them grow． 

A new report says a virus may be at least partly responsible for the disorder in honey bee colonies in the United States．This virus is called Israeli acute paralysis virus．It was first found in Israel in 2004．lan Lipkin at Columbia University in New York and a team reported the new findings in Science Magazine．Doctor Lipkin says the virus may not be the only cause．He says it may work with other causes to produce the collapse disorder．

The team found the virus in colonies with the help of a map of honey bee genes that was published last year．They examined thirty colonies affected by the disorder．They found evidence of the virus in twenty-five of them, and in one healthy colony．The next step is further testing of healthy hives．

The researchers suggested that the United States may have imported the disorder in bees from Australia．They say the bees may carry the virus but not be affected．

The idea is that unlike many American bees, the ability of Australian bees to fight disease has not been hurt by the varroa mite．This insect attacks honey bees, which could make the disorder more likely to affect a hive．Australian bee producers object to these suspicions．

And some researchers suspect that bee production in the United States is down mainly because of the weather．Honey bees gather nectar from flowers and trees．The sweet liquid gives them food and material to make honey．But cold weather this spring in the Midwest reduced the flow of nectar in many flowers．Many bees may have starved．Dry weather in areas of the country could also be playing apart．

Wayne Esaias is a NASA space agency scientist who keeps bees in his free time．He lives in central Maryland, where he has found that flowers are blooming a month earlier than they did in 1970, which may be partly responsible for the disorder. Wayne Esaias is organizing a group of beekeepers to document nectar flow around the country.

What is the author’s attitude toward the cause of this disorder?

       A．Doubtful. B．Neutral.    C．Supportive.      D．Negative.

The researchers found the virus sharply by            .

       A．studying the published Science Magazine

       B．researching the causes of bee death

       C．examining some affected colony

       D．exploring a connected chart

The passage is mainly developed by             .

       A．presenting the effect and analyzing its causes

       B．making comparisons between two countries

       C．providing data and examples

       D．following the time order

How many possibilities may be involved in the bee disorder according to the passage?

       A．Three       B．Four  C．Five  D．Six

From the passage we can infer that            .

       A．American bees are more likely to defend themselves against hurt from other insects than Australian ones

       B．A collection of plants production in U.S ay be influenced by the bee disorder

       C．Israeli acute paralysis virus should be responsible for the disorder

       D．The solution to the disorder will be found eventually

—It has been a wonderful evening．Thank you very much．

—           .

       A．I'm glad to hear that                 B．My pleasure

       C．No, thanks                           D．Don't say so