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[1]A researcher who helped make crops grow in dry land areas received the World Food Prize last week. Daniel Hillel was recognized for his work in developing what is called “micro-irrigation" or “drip irrigation." It has made farming possible in places where there is little rainfall or water.

[2]Daniel Hillel's farm near his home in Israel shows his ideas at work. “Each tree row is fed by these plastic tubes that drip water at the base of the tree." Watering plants drop by drop has changed agriculture by reducing the amount of water needed to grow crops.

[3]Farmers now depend on drip irrigation in many areas, including vineyards in Spain, onion fields in Africa, and even farms in the United States. Farmers in California grow about fifty percent of the fruits and vegetables of the continental United States. And the reason that is possible is because of these drip and micro-irrigation techniques.

[4]Daniel Hillel was born in California. After his father died, his mother moved the family to Palestine, where her parents lived. The area eventually became part of the state of Israel. Daniel Hillel got his start in dry land farming as a settler in Israel's Negev Desert in the 1950s. “The issue was efficient use of water because land is available and extensive while Water is limited."

[5]Desert farmers were not able to push water through irrigation canals to their crops the way farmers have since ancient times. So Mr. Hillel and others gave plants just what they needed, just where they needed it. The idea was to apply the water little by little. The method worked so well that soon Mr. Hillel was traveling the world, showing others _____.

1.Why did Daniel Hillel win the World Food Prize?   ( no more than15 words)

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2.How did drip irrigation change agriculture? ( no more than12 words)

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3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words. ( no more than 5words)

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4.What’s the main idea of the text? ( no more than 12 words)

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5.What does the underlined word “it” (Line3, Paragraph 1) probably refer to?

(no more than 3 words)

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A. To make advertisements for the three items.

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D. To make preparations for an auction.

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C. Its top is purely made of silver metal.

D. Its shape can be easily adjusted.

3.We can infer from the passage that the Home Office Desk is ___.

A. totally made of dark walnut wood

B. meanwhile sold with a personal computer

C. designed to protect individual privacy

D. only allowed to be used at home

4.Which of the above goods has the least discount?

A. A charming table lamp.     B. The Home Office Desk

C. The lovely coffee table.     D. None of them

Cities in Europe and around the world may be growing “bike trees” in the near future. Invented by Japan’s JFE engineering Corp., the invention proved useful in the busiest parts of this nation’s crowded cities.

   Local governments of Japan have struggled for ways to encourage people to park their bikes considerately, particularly close to big stations, but that may block some roads and entrances to home and businesses. “Our cities do not have a lot of space for any kind of parking, including bicycles.” said Mitsuharu Oshima, a spokesman for JFE Engineering. The bike tree comes in two types; one in a tower that is above ground, and on the contrary, the other in a subterranean structure.

  A cyclist registers（登记）with the operator of the equipment, pays a monthly fee and pushes the wheels of his bicycle into restraints at the base of the bike tree. Each bicycle is fitted with an electronic card with the owner’s details. A mechanical arm then pulls the bike into the base of the tower and moves it to a free location inside. To collect the bike later, the cyclist puts his card through a reader and his bike is automatically (自动地)returned to him in seconds. “The science of the equipment has been difficult----even though they may look simple ----because bikes come in many different shapes and sizes.” said Oshima.

   As well as clearing away the road, bicycles cannot be stolen from a bike tree. There are presently versions at seven sites in Japan and two others are under construction, while work is under way on an even larger version----with room for 9,400 bicycles---in Thailand. And Oshima believes that the idea could catch on in Europe, particularly in countries such as France, Holland and Denmark, where cycling is so popular.

1. What is the right order of the following things when you use the bike tree?

  ① the wheels of the bicycle are put into restraints at the base

  ② the card is read and the bike is automatically returned

  ③ an electronic card with the owner’s details is given

  ④ the bike is pulled and moved to a free location inside

A.③②①④      B. ②①④③     C. ③①④②      D. ②④③①

2. What made it difficult to design “bike trees”?

  A. The location of “bike trees”           

B. The differences of the bikes

  C. The method of finding enough bikes       

D. The importance of traffic safety

3. From the passage, we can know that___________.

  A. cyclists can use “bike trees” for free in Japan

  B. there are seven “bike trees” used for holding bikes in Japan

  C. local government of Japan encourage people to ride bikes

  D. countries with many cyclists in Europe will like the idea of “bike trees’

Known as the Animal Lady in this area which I lived in, I was always asked to lend a hand in animal   36  . One afternoon three little neighbor girls ran up   37  my door, saying a baby squirrel was on the sidewalk. I quickly   38  the kids and they led me to a tiny squirrel still with milk teeth. I  39  and held the little creature up gently in my arms to check it for   40  . It seemed fine. I figured the mother must have been killed,   41  it an orphan(孤儿). Now, the baby was pretty hungry for milk and then left its nest to   42  the neighborhood for help.
I was about to carry it into my   43  when I found several other babies starting to run down the tree from where their nest was. With the first squirrel hid into my   44  , I stood at the base of the tree and was   45  when three more babies ran right down into my hands. Those dear little creatures were so happy to feel safe and   46  ,and they all held each other close in my shirt. I took them home and   47  them bread and milk to eat. The poor starving things went   48  as they swallowed the meal.
I phoned a lady in the next town who   49  a small squirrel shelter. She had a big back yard with large   50  surrounded by a tall wooden fence. She assured me she was well   51  to care for the babies and provide a natural home for them when they were grown.
I love that those little girls cared enough about the squirrels to seek out the   52  of the Animal Lady! And I really   53  getting to help the baby creatures. And then the   54  of caring continued    55   the lady with the squirrel shelter took them in. How wonderful to be part of a chain of kindness.

It was a cold, wet day on June 6th, 2007, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to         ,Wasana stared at the         ,then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that         at the back of the classroom.

He         large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a rock on the hill. For a few minutes, Wasana         the water, wondering why it looked so        . Then it hit him—the         was similar to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes. Fearing a         disaster, he shouted         at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “Run, run, don’t stay here! The         on the hill is going to fall on us! ”

Chaos broke out as the         ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point. When some teachers         Wasana, he showed them the water gushing from the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground.

Just then Principal Gurusinghe drove into the school. Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. After         the site, Grrusinghe knew the school was in       The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down        .

        a group of teachers and older students Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. They were too        : ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. There was little Grrusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth         their classrooms. Thanks to Wasana’s         action and careful observation,        was hurt in the accident.

1.A. rest    B. dine      C. chat       D. arrive

2.A. rain    B. hill         C. book     D. sun

3.A. stood B. placed  C. faced           D. hid

4.A. felt     B. knew     C. heard    D. noticed

5.A. glared at    B. stared at       C. shouted at     D. aimed at

6.A. dangerous B. moving C. interesting    D. familiar

7.A. show B. view      C. scene   D. scenery

8.A. heading      B. leaving  C. going     D. coming

9.A. angrily        B. rudely   C. happily         D. wildly

10.A. rock          B. water           C. sand      D. tree

11.A. villagers   B. students     C. principals      D. climbers

12.A. blamed    B. questioned   C. approached  D. instructed

13.A. choosing          B. visiting  C. examining     D. clearing

14.A. relief        B. loss        C. security         D. danger

15.A. at any minute   B. for the moment     C. for once        D. at one time

16.A. Leading    B. Demanding C. Covering        D. Helping

17.A. nervous   B. strange         C. unique  D. late

18.A. swallow    B. threaten        C. affect    D. blow

19.A. legal         B. quick     C. direct   D. united

20.A. no one     B. only one        C. anyone D. someone