Life on land probably began about 430 million years ago, though it has existed in the water for perhaps as much as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first thing on land, we probably think of strange animals coming out of the oceans, but in fact no animals could have been living if plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They supplied the first land animals with the surrounding and food necessity, since they, the plants, are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy.

　　The first plants to exist out of the water were probably certain kinds of algae（海藻）which were followed by other plants that grew close to the ground and needed water in which to reproduce. Once the move to land had been made, however, evolution（进化）took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their roots（根）,and some had got tree -like forms since height was very important in gaining sunlight. About 300 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were like modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds.

　The main idea of the first paragraph is ________.

　　A. life on land probably began 430 years ago

　　B. the first animal on land came from oceans

　　C. there wouldn't be animals without plants

　　D. plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy

　Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　　A. Algae has existed for more than 430 million years.

　　B. It is impossible that algae might be the earliest plant on land.

　　C. Plants get food from animals in the oceans.

　　D. Evolution began after animals appeared on land.

　Plants with roots appeared about ________ million years ago.

　　A. 430　　　　　B. 300　　　　　 C. 330　　　　　 D. 100

　According to the passage, ________ appeared earlier than ________.

　　A. apples; oranges　　　　　　　　 B. oranges; apples

　　C. oranges; roses　　　　　　　　　D. algae; wheat

It was 4 o'clock in the morning, when I received the phone call.

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just   36  in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a(n)  37  and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was  38  . The doctor described the  39 , which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they   40  the charcoal(木炭),it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol).The flames  41  my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.

  42 , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and  43  him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in  44   to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(伤疤).

After he  45  from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容)for 6 months  46  it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling. So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.

When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch very  47  scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not   48  it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

I   49   this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to  50   and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive.

By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not  51 . So he made the  52   to give up any plastic surgery. We all have “scars” that we believe  53  people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.  

But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same  54  standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  55   yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

1.                A．brought        B．given           C．turned   D．showed

 

2.                A．doctor         B．hospital         C．aircraft   D．ambulance

 

3.                A．serious         B．terrible         C．dangerous D．important

 

4.                A．event          B．process         C．reason   D．accident

 

5.                A．got            B．lit             C．burned　　   D．moved

 

6.                A．took           B．held　　        C．caught 　　   D．attracted

 

7.                A．Fortunately      B．Surprisingly      C．Happily   D．Slowly

 

8.                A．Pushed         B．threw          C．dropped  D．rolled

 

9.                A．shape          B．place           C．fact  D．time

 

10.               A．benefited       B．recovered      C．suffered   D．relaxed

 

11.               A．if             B．while          C．because   D．although

 

12.               A．normal         B．violent         C．obvious   D．popular

 

13.               A．mention        B．notice          C．laugh D．hide

 

14.               A．sent           B．kept           C．handed   D．passed

 

15.               A．heart          B．life            C．practice   D．considerate

 

16.               A．grow          B．matter         C．exist  D．appeal

 

17.               A．mistake        B．effort          C．decision   D．request

 

18.               A．invite          B．cause          C．allow D．Remind

 

19.               A．false           B．strict           C．moral D．general

 

20.               A．by            B．over           C．beyond   D．within

 

 

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

1.beach      A．head　　　B．great　　　C．break　　　    D．season

2.educate     A. medal      B. prepare     C. effect          D.  complete

3.doubt      A．habit　　  B．above　　 C．club　　　    D. climb

4.exist       A．expert    B．example　　C．expect　　　  D．excellent

5.question    A emotion    B situation      C suggestion      D information

 

War, money and power are a few things that countries and people are concerned about. __1__ I agree that those things are important, I believe that everyone should start to __2__ more on a growing problem—global warming.

Global warming will not only __3__ our country and our generation, but also the entire __4__ and future generations. It is __5__ because the weather has been a lot warmer over the past few years, which __6__ the melting(融化) of the ice in the Antarctic. This will soon cause water levels to __7__ and flood parts of the world.

Many people ignore this problem because they feel __8__ they can't do anything about it and have more __9__ things to worry about. If we all __10__ so, then our ozone layer(臭氧层) will be __11__ and the planet will no longer be able to make life continue to exist. We should do our best to limit the use of our planet's __12__ resources(资源) and keep our air clean. __13__， future generations will suffer from our __14__.

Some might feel that they can't stop global warming from __15__. But if every single person does his or her part in keeping the air clean, then it will become a __16__ effort. Sure, there are some things that cause pollution and that we won't be able to __17__ change. This may include cars burning oil, but we can __18__ adjust some of these things. People can start carpooling, taking the bus, riding their bikes, or __19__ just walking.

If everyone takes __20__ now, I believe we can start seeing remarkable results within a few years.

1．A.When　　　　B．As　　　　　　 C．How　　　　　　 D．Though

2．A.depend　　 B．focus　　　　　 C．hang　　　　　 D．remark

3．A.annoy　　　 B．interrupt　　　 C．affect　　　　 D．confuse

4．A.world　　　 B．continent　　　 C．industry　　　 D．climate

5．A.failing　　 B．completing　　 C．changing　　　 D．occurring

6．A.lies in　　 B．results in　　 C．suffers from　 D．escapes from

7．A.reduce　　 B．rise　　　　　 C．drop　　　　　 D．move

8．A.as if　　　 B．in case　　　 C．even though　　 D．if only

9．A.popular　　 B．suitable　　　 C．important　　　 D．difficult

10．A.do　　　　 B．keep　　　　　 C．like　　　　　　 D．find

11．A.protected B．strengthened　 C．destroyed　　　 D．surrounded

12．A.unlimited B．natural　　　 C．recycled 　　　　D．industrial

13．A.Therefore B．Otherwise　　 C．However　　　　 D．Instead

14．A.illnesses B．failures　　　 C．decisions　　　 D．mistakes

15．A.continuing B．arriving　　 C．improving　　　　 D．disappearing

16．A.physical　 B．mental　　　 C．national 　　　　 D．worldwide

17．A.slightly　 B．fully　　　　 C．hardly　　　　　 D．slowly

18．A.at least　 B．at most　　 C．at first　　　　　 D．at last

19．A.yet　　　　 B．even　　　 C．still　　　　　 D．thus

20．A.time　　　　 B．turns　　 C．action　　　　 D．arms

 

“Any time! Any where! Decades ago there was no such thing” – “Communication”.
Then, September 7th 1987, the global system for mobile communication or GSM was born. And international agreements that laid out the standards, regulations and practices gave rise to a global mobile phone industry.
To be honest, the world’s first mobiles were not so attractive and the range of effectiveness wasn’t very good. But they became a must-have among those wealthy people who could afford that. However, by advantage of GSM which has many different elements to it, we can all enjoy the ability to go around the world in 217 countries, land in that country and know that a phone would work.
There are other cell phone systems using different technology in the world. The majority of the United States and parts of South America have been using something called CDMA which is very rare in Europe. In some Asian countries like China, GSM and CDMA both exist at the same time. But the GSM Association claims 85% of the global mobile phone market. They estimated there are now about 2.5 billion different users who make more than 7 trillion minutes of calls everyday, and that’s not all.
20 years later, the mobile phone is so much more than just a phone. You can use it to send text messages, take pictures, show video, even surf the internet.
“The phone itself is involved from just being a communication tool, to be a tool for round-the-clock connectivity, you can not live without it even in a minute.” Mobile consultant Nick Lane also points out with so many customized styles and features, your mobile phone will become a symbol of you.
Where will the global mobile phone industry be in another 20 years? Certainly, there will be more connections than better coverage. As for where else technology will take us, one can only imagine.
【小题1】According the passage, we can know that GSM is ____________.

A．a global-used mobile phone	B．a global mobile phone industry
C．a global mobile phone association	D．a global mobile communication system

【小题2】It's most difficult to find a CDMA mobile phone in ____________.

A．the United States

B．South America

C．Europe

D．China

【小题3】From this passage, we can infer that ____________.

A．as soon as the first mobiles appeared, they became popular and many people have one

B．with a GSM mobile phone, you can make a phone call in most parts of the USA

C．there are only two cell phone systems in the whole world: GSM and CDMA

D．most of the mobile phone users in the world now are using the GSM mobile phone

【小题4】By pointing out “your mobile phone will become a symbol of you”, what does Nick Lane want to tell us about the mobile phone in the future?

A．You can have a mobile phone with the unique look and functions as you like.

B．Others can find us without any difficulties if we carry our mobile phone.

C．The mobile phone can be used as a permit when you enter some places.

D．The mobile phone we carry can show others how wealthy we are.

【小题5】What does the writer feel about the GSM development in the following 20 years?

A．Satisfied.

B．Worried.

C．Confident.

D．Confused.