第二节　写作(满分30分)

目前地球面临水资源危机，请你根据以下提示写一篇120-150词的短文。

1．人们以为淡水是取之不尽的(提示：雨水、河水、井水……)；

2．实际上淡水非常紧缺(提示：人口增加，工业用水增加，污染……)；

3．人类应该怎么办。

Global Shortage of Fresh Water

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卷(五)

第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

I had planted different hot peppers in my garden.A Mexican fellow called Sam worked for me.He__36__hot peppers，too.It was late summer and a beautiful sunny day.My son，Marcus，eight，and my daughter，Ellen，ten，picked several__37__hot peppers and entered our workroom with their__38__.They wanted to see if Sam could__39__more hot peppers than I．After a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to__40__，too.That was not__41__terms for them so they left the room.

They__42__about an hour later with a new proposal and new hot peppers they had just picked.__43__they had reasoned that when a pepper was__44__in color it was the hottest kind.Marcus and Ellen would eat the green colored peppers__45__ Sam and I would eat the red colored peppers.Giving Sam a wink (使眼色)，we__46__.Showing good sportsmanship (体育精神)，I had the kids__47__the peppers that Sam and I would eat.They picked the largest two red peppers.Then they picked a__48__green one for themselves.Knowing what was going to__49__，I told them I would make it__50__for them.I cut one pepper in half and removed the__51__to reduce the heat a little.The contest was one of speed rather than__52__.Each child had pepper in hand and was__53__to start.

Looking at my__54__I said，OK，on three.One，Two，THREE.So much happened all at once.Tears，screams and spitting running around，the children__55__their mouth with fast waving hands.A short time later，Sam and I agreed that the red tasted better than the green.

36．A.at　B．liked　 C．sold　D．studied

37．A.heavy B．colorful C．large D．green

38．A.proposal B．tricks C．imagination　 D．plans

39．A.plant　 B．pick　 C．harvest　 D．eat

40．A.taste B．participate 　C．contribute　 D．share

41．A.acceptable　 B．comfortable　 C．profitable　 D．tolerable

42．A.entered　 B．returned　 C．responded　 D．reached

43．A.Somehow　 B．Unfortunately　 C．Unexpectedly　 D．Anyhow

44．A.purple　 B．green　 C．red　 D．orange

45．A.while　 B．but　 C．so　 D．if

46．A.smiled　 B．understood　 C．agreed　 D．jumped

47．A.prepare　 B．select　 C．cut　 D．cook

48．A.fresh　 B．small　 C．delicious　 D．hot

49．A.take in　 B．take on　 C．take place　 D．take effect

50．A.more convenient　 B．more interesting

C．happier　 D．easier

51．A.seeds　 B．leaves　 C．skin　 D．flesh

52．A.time　 B．skill　 C．quality　 D．quantity

53．A.nervous　 B．eager　 C．willing　 D．glad

54．A.watch　 B．children　 C．partner　 D．pepper

55．A.opened　 B．covered　 C．fanned　 D．washed

35．I________that he is the man who took away my dictionary.

A．doubt　 B．predict　 C．suspect　 D．accuse

34．-Do you mind if I smoke here?

-________.I’ve got a bit of cold these days.

A．I’m afraid I do　 B．Of course not

C．No trouble at all　 D．Yes，just go ahead

33．I’ll________the story where you left off.

A．turn up　 B．catch up　 C．go up　 D．take up