15.(　　 ) The best title for the passage is

　　 A. China's Wetlands Have All Entered the World's List

　　 B. Wetlands--Home for Wildlife and Human Beings

　　 C. Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands

　　 D. Wetlands--Valuable Resources(珍贵资源) of Land on the Earth

第十组(共3篇)：

(A )

An artist (画家) went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes(颜料和画笔)and painted till evening. When it got dark he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.

At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said," No, I don`t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What`s money? In a week it will all be finished ,but your picture will still be here."

The artists was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered ,"It`s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I`ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think."

14.(　　 ) We must protect wetlands because _______ .

　　　 A. they are home for wildlife　　　　　　　　 B. they can offer food to the animals and birds

　　　 C. they can prevent flood　　　　　　　　　　 D. All of the above

13.(　　 ) The World Wetlands Day is on _______.

　　　 A. April 22　　　　 　B. June 25　　　 　　C. February 2　　 D. March 22

12.(　　 ) Usually the weather in the wetlands is ________.

　　　　 A. hot　　　　　　 　　B. pleasant　　　　　 C. cold　　　　 　　D. dry

11.(　　 ) The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the ________ of China.

　　　　 A. east　　　　　　　 B. south　　　　　　 C. west　　　　 　　D. north

9．(　　 )Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______-．

A．she likes to hear all about the past ． B．she likes talking

C．Linda had not told her that she has arrived　 D．she is going to pay for the telephone call (　　 )10．Linda tries to stop her mother by ________．

A．telling her how much the call is costing　 B．writing a letter as she has promised to do

C．telling her that they have arrived safely　 D．promising to write, and ringing off

(　 C )

　　 There are many wetlands(湿地)in China and some of them have become the world's important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow, Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world's largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve(自然保护区) is in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not

many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-Crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.

　　 The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife(野生动物). Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change

the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.

　　 Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.　　　　(red-crowned crane)

8．(　　 )David says,"Nearly four pounds," because ______．

A．he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call

B．he wants to buy himself a new hat

C．Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

D．he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs

7．(　　 )Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because _____．

A．it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

B．it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

C．she had telephoned home since she was a child

D．she will speak from one side of the word to the other

6．(　　 )Linda is telephoning home to ________．

A．tell her mother some bad news　 B．say that she and David have arrived safely

C．report an accident to her mother　 D．say that she and David have left London

5．(　　 )Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?

A． The police． B． Jack　　 C． Nobody． D． The American driver

(B )

Linda and David have travelled by air from London to Sydney, Australia． Linda has promised(答应)her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely． This is something she had done ever since she was a child ． David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little．

"If there were an accident．" He says, "they'd know soon enough．Bad news travels fast．"

But Linda has promised that she would ring．"However," she says, "it doesn't cost much when you just think that it's the other side of the world． It’s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。"

"If you're on that telephone for less than one minute, I'll eat my hat," David says, "And one minute’s nearly four pounds(英镑)．"

"That‘s no more than you’d pay for a new hat," ‘’Linda answers．

She has asked the man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number ． The telephone rings ． Linda picks it up．

"‘Hello, Mum ． Is that you ?"She says．

"Six pence per second, "David reminds(提醒) her．

“Hello．, love．" It is Mrs Lee, Linda’s mother, speaking from London． "I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room ．It‘s a better line than when you called me from your office． Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes．"

"Yes,Mum ．"Linda puts in．． "I just wanted to ring to ……．"

"I remember how you rang when you went to Betty‘s house to eat, when you were a little girl． And then when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker

"Nearly four pounds．" says David．

Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye．

"’Yes, all right, "says Mrs Lee," But you will write, won‘t you, as you did when you were at work …"

Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass． and there is no stopping her ．

"Four pounds fifty,"says David．

At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off．

"There! That wasn't long, was it ?"

" Four pounds, ninety pence．" David answers．"And you didn't even say that we've arrived．"