In Singapore, most of us love window-shopping while some others enjoy having a picnic at East Coast Park or Changi Beach on sunny days. Singaporeans are never bothered by the occasional thunderstorm. However, we know that if it rains for long continuous periods, there will be more serious effects. Just recently the main shopping street of Orchard Road was flooded and some part of Bukit Timah was impassable to traffic. People reacted by writing in to the newspaper to complain about this! We forget that other countries suffer much worse effects. Elsewhere, heavy tropical（热带的）storms often result in floods that ruin crops especially in Thailand and Malaysia. This in turn usually means that the price of rice and vegetables here in Singapore will rise because we import these products from them. If there is a typhoon or tsunami, thousands of lives are lost too. This happened in Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand in 2004 and it serves to remind us of how Mother Nature can cause great damage.

Weather patterns in general have changed dramatically in recent years. Scientists believe that global warming and the resulting melting of the polar ice-cap has caused the level of the ocean to rise. This in turn causes flooding of low-lying areas in countries where the land is rather flat and some parts of which is below water level. It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show her extreme anger, so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities, for example, illegal logging（伐木）or irresponsible forest-burning to clear land for farming.

56.From Paragraph 1, we can see that most Singaporeans love________.

A. making complaints           B. going out for picnics

C. doing window-shopping    D. traveling along the coast

【答案】C

【解析】根据第一段第一句可知。

57.What will happen in Singapore if there are floods in its neighboring countries?

A. Heavy tropical storms will follow shortly.

B. The price of rice and vegetables will go up.

C. Many people will write in to the newspaper.

D. More rice and vegetables will be imported.

【答案】B

【解析】根据第一段倒数三，四句可知。热带风暴导致的洪水会毁掉庄稼，新加坡的蔬菜和大米是从这些国家进口的，所以会导致蔬菜，大米的价格上升。

58.The underlined word“it” in Paragraph 2 refers to___________.

A. the arrival of heavy tropical storms

B. the import of rice and vegetables

C. the rising price of rice and vegetables

D. the loss of lives in natural disasters

【答案】D

【解析】上句提到台风和海啸会导致成千上万的人死亡。这在2004年在印度尼西亚和泰国的普吉岛发生过。自然灾害到这人死亡这件事用来提醒我们大自然可以带来巨大损害。

59.Which of the following shows how the low-lying areas are flooded?

a. global warming

b. the rise in ocean level

c. harmful human activities

d. the flooding of low-lying areas

e. the melting of the polar ice-cap

A. c→a→e→b→d         B. a→c→e→b→d        

C. c→a→b→e→d         D. d→a→c→b→e

【答案】A

【解析】根据最后一段可知。

60.What should we do in order not to make Mother Nature angry?

A. Clear more land for farming.           B. Reduce harmful human activities.

C. Bring down the price of food.          D. Improve the quality of weather.

【答案】B

【解析】根据最后一段It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show her extreme anger, so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities,“人们认为是人类的活动导致了大自然极端愤怒， 因此，现在我们真的应该团结合作减少有害活动。”

最近，你班同学组织了一场讨论，讨论的主题是：新课标下的贵州省高考英语试题中是否应该有听力测试。请你根据下表中的提示写一篇短文，介绍讨论的情况。

注意：1．文章的起始句已给出。     

2．词数：100左右（不包括已给的起始句）。

3．参考词汇：国际合作—international cooperation

完成句子（注意词性和时态）(每空1分,共20分。)

1.我们现在都担心着她的安全。

Now, we ________ all ______________  __________ her safety.

2.我们听说正在遭受一种怪病的折磨。

We heard that he ________   ______________  _________ a strange disease

3.实际上，她是一个非常善良的人

_______  _________ , she is very kind.

4.在昨天的会议上计划被提出来。

The plan ___________  ______ at the meeting yesterday.

5.他刚刚从手术中恢复过来。

He has just ____________  __________ the opreation.

6.漆黑的夜晚，风雨交加，电闪雷鸣，我全然被这种力量镇住了。

The dark, raining evening, the wind, the thundering clouds _________ me _____________

in their _____________

7.她的母亲是一个很难相处的人。

Her mother is a woman hard to _______  ___________  ________ .

8.从国外回来后， 他们在上海定居下来。

After returning from abroad, they ___________  _________ Shanghai.

最近，你班同学组织了一场讨论，讨论的主题是：新课标下的贵州省高考英语试题中是否应该有听力测试。请你根据下表中的提示写一篇短文，介绍讨论的情况。

完成句子（注意词性和时态）(每空1分,共20分。)
【小题1】我们现在都担心着她的安全。
Now, we ________ all ______________  __________ her safety.
【小题2】我们听说正在遭受一种怪病的折磨。
We heard that he ________   ______________  _________ a strange disease
【小题3】实际上，她是一个非常善良的人
_______  _________ , she is very kind.
【小题4】在昨天的会议上计划被提出来。
The plan ___________  ______ at the meeting yesterday.
【小题5】他刚刚从手术中恢复过来。
He has just ____________  __________ the opreation.
【小题6】漆黑的夜晚，风雨交加，电闪雷鸣，我全然被这种力量镇住了。
The dark, raining evening, the wind, the thundering clouds _________ me _____________
in their _____________
【小题7】她的母亲是一个很难相处的人。
Her mother is a woman hard to _______  ___________  ________ .
【小题8】从国外回来后， 他们在上海定居下来。
After returning from abroad, they ___________  _________ Shanghai.