From the jagged (锯齿状的) peaks of the Himalayas to the powerful Yangtze River that flows into the Pacific, China’s vast terrain (地带) and varied climate make it the sixth most biologically diverse nation on the planet.
Since 1998, The Nature Conservancy has been working in China’s northwest Yunnan Province to protect some of the amazing natural and cultural diversity unique to this country for its future generations. In cooperation with Chinese local and state government agencies, the Conservancy established the Yunnan Great Rivers Project, which protects an area about the size of West Virginia.
Did you know?
●China contains 10% of the world’s total species.
●At least 15% of China’s mammal species and 8% of its bird species are found nowhere else on Earth.
●Nearly 15,000 plant species are native to Yunnan Province.
●Yunnan is home to 75% of Tibetan medicinal herbs and 30 endangered species.
What is the Nature Conservancy trying to do?
Education for Sustainability (可持续性)
The Nature Conservancy recognizes that environmental education is an important element of working closely with local communities to achieve sustainable conservation results. In response, the Conservancy launched a new program called Education for Sustainability which tests means of teaching and learning that combine conservation goals, social justice, and appropriate development and participation in a vision and mission for personal and social change.
Promoting Green Tourism
Tourism is both an environmental threat and an economic opportunity, with the potential to provide extremely needed income to northwest Yunnan. The Conservancy is working with local communities, government agencies, and tourism ,enterprises(企业) to develop strategies for “green” tourism which will limit the footprint of mass tourism while generating income for local people. In addition to combining tourism development and management at our five action sites, we assisted with regional marketing efforts to promote eco-tourism opportunities

1. 1.

   China ranks _______ among the most biologically diverse nations on the planet

   1. A.
      tenth
   2. B.
      sixth
   3. C.
      fifteenth
   4. D.
      eighth
2. 2.

   Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

   1. A.
      The Nature Conservancy has been working in China’s
   2. B.
      The Nature Conservancy cooperated agencies in the Yunnan Great Rivers Project
   3. C.
      Nearly 10% of the world’s plant species are native to Yunnan Province
   4. D.
      For the moment the Nature Conservancy is devoting itself to education for sustainability as well as eco-tourism
3. 3.

   To develop strategies for eco-tourism, the Nature Conservancy is working with the following EXCEPT _________

   1. A.
      West Virginia
   2. B.
      local communities
   3. C.
      government agencies
   4. D.
      tourism enterprises
4. 4.

   Which of the following best shows the author’s attitude towards tourism?

   1. A.
      We should greatly promote tourism as it has no disadvantages
   2. B.
      Tourism is extremely helpful to people in Yunnan
   3. C.
      Tourism does no good to our environment
   4. D.
      Tourism is an opportunity for the economy as well as threat to the environment

　　He walked outside, got the whip and stood in the doorway with it. “If you want it bad enough, ”he told the teacher, “ come and get it, because I’m not coming back in. ”

　　That was his last day of school.

　　Ralph never did marry. He lived with his brother, Cliff. And he worked on a farm, with fifty whiteface cows.

　　Then he started collecting bottles and cans for the recycling（回收）center.

　　Then his brother died, and Ralph developed diabetes（糖尿病）and lost both legs.

　　Now he lives here in Bradbury Manor Nursing Home, and he likes it. He rolls around in his wheelchair all over the place. He’s a happy person who feels life has been good to him.

　　Why? After all, so many people would feel disappointed if they had never married ... If they hadn’t finished school ... If they were old and lost both their legs and were living in a nursing home. Why does Ralph Wiley feel life has been good to him?

　　“I just do, ”he says, “I get in bed by myself. I go to the bathroom by myself. I made my bed myself yesterday. ”

　　We all make our own beds, and we all have to lie in them. Ralph has made his exceptionally comfortable. Which is why he shall surely rest in peace.

　　1．Ralph’s childhood must have been________.

　　A．pleasant

　　B．hard

　　C．sweet

　　D．full of imagination

　　2．Why did Ralph leave school?

　　A．Because he made a serious mistake and was dismissed（开除）from school.

　　B．Because the teacher whipped him and he was afraid to go back to school.

　　C．Because he’s unwilling to see cruel punishment to happen in the classroom.

　　D．Because he’s tired of going to school.

　　3．What kind of people is Ralph? ①pessimistic（悲观的）②optimistic（乐观的）③timid（胆小的）④carefree ⑤irresponsible ⑥kind

　　A．①③⑤

　　B．②④⑥

　　C．②③⑥

　　D．②④⑤

　　4．What is the best title of the passage?

　　A．Life Is Good.

　　B．From a Child to an Adult.

　　C．Life.

　　D．Ralph Wiley.

　　Ralph Wiley was born in 1926, on March 20. There were eight boys and four sisters, yet he says it wasn’t a hard life. His father worked in a sawmill（锯木厂）in the woods. When Ralph was in the fifth grade, the teacher told him to go outside to get a whip（鞭），because she wanted to whip one of the students.

　　He walked outside, got the whip and stood in the doorway with it. “If you want it bad enough, ”he told the teacher, “ come and get it, because I’m not coming back in. ”

　　That was his last day of school.

　　Ralph never did marry. He lived with his brother, Cliff. And he worked on a farm, with fifty whiteface cows.

　　Then he started collecting bottles and cans for the recycling（回收）center.

　　Then his brother died, and Ralph developed diabetes（糖尿病）and lost both legs.

　　Now he lives here in Bradbury Manor Nursing Home, and he likes it. He rolls around in his wheelchair all over the place. He’s a happy person who feels life has been good to him.

　　Why? After all, so many people would feel disappointed if they had never married ... If they hadn’t finished school ... If they were old and lost both their legs and were living in a nursing home. Why does Ralph Wiley feel life has been good to him?

　　“I just do, ”he says, “I get in bed by myself. I go to the bathroom by myself. I made my bed myself yesterday. ”

　　We all make our own beds, and we all have to lie in them. Ralph has made his exceptionally comfortable. Which is why he shall surely rest in peace.

　　1．Ralph’s childhood must have been________.

　　A．pleasant

　　B．hard

　　C．sweet

　　D．full of imagination

　　2．Why did Ralph leave school?

　　A．Because he made a serious mistake and was dismissed（开除）from school.

　　B．Because the teacher whipped him and he was afraid to go back to school.

　　C．Because he’s unwilling to see cruel punishment to happen in the classroom.

　　D．Because he’s tired of going to school.

　　3．What kind of people is Ralph? ①pessimistic（悲观的）②optimistic（乐观的）③timid（胆小的）④carefree ⑤irresponsible ⑥kind

　　A．①③⑤

　　B．②④⑥

　　C．②③⑥

　　D．②④⑤

　　4．What is the best title of the passage?

　　A．Life Is Good.

　　B．From a Child to an Adult.

　　C．Life.

　　D．Ralph Wiley.

  I paid a carpenter(木匠) to help me mend an old farmhouse, and after his first day on the job, he 36 an hour of work on a flat tyre (轮胎), his electric saw(锯) refused to work and now his old truck 37 down. While I drove him home, he sat in 38. On arriving, he invited me 39 to meet his family.

   40 we walked toward the front door, he stopped for a short moment at a small tree, 41 tips of the branches with his hands.

   When opening the door, he did something strange. His sun-burnt face was 42 smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his 43 a kiss.

   After I left the happy family, I passed the tree and I suddenly became 44. I asked him, who 45 me to the car, “46 we went in, why did you stop by the tree earlier?”

   “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he 47.

   “I know I can’t 48 having troubles on the job and in my life, 49 those troubles shouldn’t be 50 in the house to my wife and the children. I know I can 51 one thing for sure, I can hang them up on the 52 every night when I come home. Then in the 53 I pick them up again before I leave for work.”

   “54 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick 55 up, there aren’t nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before.”

36. A. spent                   B. took                C. cost                  D. paid

37. A. set                B. broke                  C. put                   D. turned

38. A. ruins             B. silence            C. excitement        D. surprise

39. A. in                  B. out                  C. by                     D. on

40. A. Until              B. Once                   C. As                     D. With

41. A. touched        B. to touch          C. touch                 D. touching

42. A. wearing         B. putting on    C. dressing           D. getting

43. A. son               B. baby                   C. wife                   D. dog 

44. A. sad               B. curious            C. happy               D. hungry

45. A. walked          B. catch            C. supported          D. drove

46. A. After              B. Since                     C. Until                   D. Before

47. A. informed       B. replied            C. asked                       D. requested

48. A. help              B. wait                  C. begin                 D. block

49. A. and               B. so                   C. but                    D. because

50. A. belonged          B. brought           C. taken                 D. put

51. A. lose               B. buy                 C. control              D. return

52. A. door              B. tree                 C. house               D. wall

53. A. evening         B. night                C. morning            D. noon

54. A. Funny               B. Sad                 C. Disappointing    D. Terrible

55. A. it                       B. myself             C. them                  D. the tree