Forests have always been useful and important to man who makes use of them in many ways. Every day trees are serving man everywhere. Trees supply man with fruits and building materials in the form of wood. Without trees it would be impossible to build houses, boats, bridges and so on. Furniture such as desks, chairs and beds is made of wood. Trees can stop man from terrible heat. They're also useful in preventing good and rich top soil from being washed away during heavy rains.

　　If there were no trees, heavy rains would wash away the rich top soil that is so important to plants. The result is that the land will become a desert. There are plenty of desert areas in the world. A long time ago these desert areas used to be very rich areas, but man in the past had no enough knowledge about science of nature, they cut down too many trees in the area where they lived and never planted new ones. By and by the rich top soil was blown and washed away by strong winds and heavy rains. In the end the rich land changed into useless deserts where nothing could grow.

According to the passage, ______.

　　　　A. a long time ago, man didn't know how to make use of wood

　　　　B. trees are not as useful as they were in the past

　　　　C. trees were more found in the past than they are today

　　　　D. people have always found trees useful

　　If there were no trees, ______.

　　　　A. the land would become better　　　　B. heavy rains would be very clean

　　　　C. the rich soil couldn't be kept　　　　 D. there wouldn't be any plants

　From the passage, we know that man must ______.

　　　　A. do nothing to keep the balance（平衡）of nature

　　　　B. take his best to keep the balance of nature

　　　　C. try his best to keep the balance of nature

　　　　D. do his best to stop the balance of nature

Once upon a time，there was a father and a son.The son was very rude and often hurt others’feelings with bitter words.So he had no friends and got more and more fretful(烦躁的)day by day.The father had been trying to persuade him to change his bad manner but father’s efforts made no difference on the wild son.

One day，the father got an idea.He set up a wooden board and called his son over and gave him a hammer and a box of nails.He told the young man to hammer a nail every time when he had a quarrel.The son did so.After a day，he himself saw the board was filled with nails whose quantity was so huge which looked so ugly that he was shocked and finally made up his mind to be a nice guy.The father suggested he pull out one nail every time when he checked his bad temper and avoided talking impolitely.He did that.When the last nail was drawn out the son was so excited that he couldn’t help showing the board to his father.However，his cheer trailed_away and slowly he grew frustrated(沮丧的)while he was staring at the board which was actually as disagreeable as a water?sapped (被水侵蚀的)stone deep on the seabed.The father pointed to the holes left in the board and told him that sometimes the hurt just like the holes stuck in one’s mind forever.The boy cried and regretted being such an impudent(轻浮的)guy.Since then，he was polite and kind and made a lot of friends，and turned happily.

1．Many people didn’t like the son because he used to ________ them.

A．beat 　　　　　B．hurt　　　　　　 C．fight with 　　 D．laugh at

2．At first the son was ________ to listen to his father.

A．happy 　　　　 B．sorry　　　　　　 C．ready 　　　　　D．unwilling

3．Why did the father tell his son to hammer a nail?

A．Because his son had nothing to do.

B．Because his son liked to have a quarrel.

C．In order to change his son’s bad manner.

D．In order to love his son.

4．What does the underlined phrase“trailed down”mean?

A．减弱 　　　　　B．放过 　　　　　 C．抛开 　　　　 D．出轨

5．What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The Father and the Son　　　　　　　 B．The Son Had Quarrels with Others

C．A Great Father　　　　　　　　　　　 D．How a Father Taught His Son

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　Mr Robinson had to travel somewhere on business, and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by 　1 　．He liked sitting beside a window seat when he was 　2 　, so when he got onto the plane, he looked 　3 　a window seat．He found that all of them had already been 　4 　except one．There was a soldier 　5 　in the seat beside this one, and Mr Robinson was surprised that he 　6 　taken the one by the windows, but 　7 　, he at once went toward it．

　When he 　8 　it, however, he saw a notice on it．It 　9 　, “This seat is reserved for proper load balance（载重平衡）．Thank you．”Mr Robinson had never seen 　10　 notice in a plane before, but he thought that the plane 　11 　be carrying something particularly heavy in 　12 　baggage room which made it necessary to 　13 　the passengers properly balanced, so he walked on and found 　14 　empty seat, not beside a windows, to sit 　15 　．

　Two or three people 　16 　to sit in the window seat beside the soldier, but they too read the 　17 　and went on．

　Then, when the plane was nearly 　18 　, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane．The soldier, 　19 　was watching the passengers coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside him．In this way he succeeded to have the 　20 　as a companion during the whole trip．

　　Even though he has been caught, the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is still causing trouble. His arrest has thrown up as many questions as it has answers. Top of the list is what should happen to Saddam now, closely followed by calls for information from him about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction(大规模杀伤性武器). He is currently being held by American troops at a secret place. The US says he will stand trial(审判) for his cruel actions during his years in power. This is likely to take place at a court set up two weeks ago by the US-backed Iraqi Governing Council(伊拉克临管会). The council's president Abdul Azizal-Hakim has warned Saddam could be executed(处死) if found guilty by the court. And the US supports this.“I think he ought to receive the worst punishment for what he has done to his people,”said US President George W. Bush, without directly stating that Saddam should be put to death. However, many nations, including Saddam's long time enemy Iran, believe he would receive a fairer trial in an international court. Even Britain, America's closest supporter, said it would not take part in any trial that could lead to Saddam's execution. The UN Security Council(联合国安理会) has yet to make its position clear. But UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan did say that“the UN does not support a death penalty.”Besides waiting for a trial of Saddam, the world wants to see if the US and Britain can find the banned weapons they gave as the reason for the war in Iraq. Asked if Saddam's capture could lead to a breakthrough in the hunt for the weapons of mass destruction, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said,“there's obvious possibility there. But I think we should carry on what we're doing in Iraq”.

50.After the arrest(逮捕) of Saddam, people are most concerned with the question that _____.

　A.whether there are weapons of mass destruction in Iraq  B.where he is held now

　C.how he will be punished   D.none of the above

51.Which of the following is not true?

　A.Saddam will be punished for his cruel actions. B.An international court will be set up.

　　C.UN does not support a death penalty.

　　D.Many nations think it is not fair to have the trial in the court set up by the US-backed Iraqi Governing Council.

52.Tony Blair's words implies that _____.

　A.he is not sure whether they can find the weapons  B.Britain will not take part in trial

　C. Both A and B      D. Neither A nor B

The rain was coming down heavily and I was going to be late for an important conference. Dressing up quickly, I called for a taxi, 　 1 　 that it would be faster than the subway.

It wasn't.

After a long wait, I finally got one, but the traffic was heavy. I looked at my 　 2　 from time to time. Just as the traffic started moving, the driver 　 3 　 a man up ahead in a wheelchair.

“Wouldn't he be cold sitting right there!” the driver cried and began to 　 4　 .

I could see there would be another 20 minutes' 　 5　 — 　 6　 him into the cab, folding up his chair and putting it into the taxi's small 　 7 , then dropping him off who knows where.

“What are you doing?” I shouted to the driver.

As the 　 8　 came out, I wanted to take them back. The wrongness of my 　 9　 to the driver shocked me. Why did I let out the shout?

The driver 　10　 me and we continued the journey. Eventually I got out of the taxi and

11　 to the office. As I ran, I understood that, though it wasn't my duty to take the time to help others, I shouldn't have 　 12　 the driver's stopping. I should have been able to see beyond my impatience to notice what was most inerrant (不会错的). Whenever I think of this incident, this is my 　13 : I am not a 　14　 self-centered person, but I still feel 　 15

of being self-centered. Living a busy life in a fast-paced big city, do we still need to stop to help those who are in need of help?

1. A. reminding　　　　 B. expecting　　　　　 C. realizing 　　　 D. attempting

2. A. computer 　　　　 B. document　 　 C. message 　　　 D. watch

3. A. witnessed 　　　　 B. picked 　　　　　 C. spotted 　　　　 D. observed

4. A. pull over 　　　　　 B. take off 　　　　 C. pass by 　　　　 D. run away

5. A. complaining 　　　 B. suffering 　　　 C. waiting 　　　　 D. struggling

6. A. indicating 　　　　 B. recommending　 C. lifting 　　　　　 D. urging

7. A. trunk　　 　　　　　　 B. box 　　　　　　　 C. window 　　　　 D. carriage

8. A. anxieties 　　　　　 B. words 　　　　　 C. results 　　　　　 D. comments

9. A. reaction 　　　　　　 B. request 　 　　　 C. comment 　　　 　　　 D. suggestion

10. A. comforted 　　　 　　　 B. prevented　 　　 C. encouraged 　 D. ignored

11. A. escaped 　　　　　 B. fled 　　　　　　　 C. settled 　　　　　 D. flooded

12. A. excited at　　　　　 B. thought about　　 C. made fun of　　　 　　　 D. complained about

13. A. feeling 　　　　　　 B. motto 　　　　　 C. dream 　　　　　 D. determination

14. A. skillfully 　　　　 B. strangely 　　　 C. particularly 　　 D. hopefully

15. A. proud 　　　　　　 B. aware　 　　　　 C. ashamed 　　　 D. confident