55. - What do you think of the English 　　　(train) school?

　 - It is great. I have improved my English a lot.

(B)根据句意及汉语提示完成下列句子。

54. The large population of China has caused many 　　　(difficult). For example, many farmers have no farmland to grow crops on.

53. The foreigner spoke English so 　　　(quick) that I could hardly understand what he said.

52. I think the most helpful 　　　(invent) is the light bulb(电灯泡). It gives people more time to work and play.

51. - The 　　　(develop) of new products is important to our company. Do you know?

　　 - Yeah, it is our duty to try our best to deal with it.

(D)

Most new people were born in developing countries. These countries are found in much of Africa, South America and some parts of Asia. In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on average(平均), only one or two children. In the developing countries, many women have five or more children. In 1950, around one quarter of the world’s population lived in the developed countries. By 2050, these countries will be home to only around one tenth of the world’s people.

In the developing countries, more than one billion people are still living below the poverty(贫困)line. These people do not have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing. Children get little time at school and people suffer(遭受痛苦) from many kinds of diseases.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the world’s population was around six billion people. The U.N. has said that the world’s population will level off(平稳下降) at 12.5 billion by the year 2100. Other groups think the world’s population will continue to grow, reaching 14 billion before it becomes stable(稳定的), or even falls.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

46. In what areas of the world can developing countries be found?

47. In 1950, what percent(百分比) of the world’s population lived in developing countries?

48. How can we describe the people who are living below the poverty line?

49. There will be twelve and a half billion people on the earth in 2100, won’t there?

50. 将文中画线部分翻译成汉语。

Ⅴ. 词汇。(10分)

(A)用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。

(C)

Dear readers,

Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted(被污染), and who has watched life slip away(消失) from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor. She would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother needs her badly(非常) at home. What will her future be?

Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pestora, these are the real life.

But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor(资助) a child like Maria. Through “Save the Children”, you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner, and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.

To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors. Building a school, a hospital, or bringing in clean water is what “Save the Children” has been about since 1932. For you there are many rewards. You have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child, to receive photos or progress reports, to know you are reaching out to another person, not with a handout(救济品), but a hand up. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria.

It can make a difference in her life and yours.

For the children

David Li Guyer

(　 ) 41. We can read the letter in 　　　.

A. somebody’s diary　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a piece of newspaper

C. a progress report　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a story book

(　 ) 42. What’s Maria’s most serious problem?

A. She has no chance to go to school.

B. Her father died of a serious disease.

C. Hard work has made her suffer a lot.

D. Her mother needs her badly at home.

(　 ) 43. What is “Save the Children”?

A. An activity to help poor children go to school.

B. An office of the government to collect money.

C. A program shown at theaters to help the poor.

D. A group who works for children in poor places.

(　 ) 44. The last sentence in the letter means 　　　.

A. If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded

B. What you give is more than what you take

C. Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot

D. Maria and you can help each other at school

(　 ) 45. Which activity is similar to “Save the Children”?

A. English Corner. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Project Hope.

C. The Summer Camp.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Job Training.

(B)

I’m a college student in Shanxi Normal University now. Three years ago, I studied in a high school. (1)I worked very hard and did well in every subject. And I took an active part in all kinds of activities with my classmates, such as holding sports meet, planting trees, visiting some places, watching the traffic with the policemen and contributing clothes, books, pencil?boxes and money to poor villages. But I can never forget a special activity-a visit to a blind and deaf school.　 On October 3rd, 1998, the students in our school visited the An Qing Blind and Deaf School. We had a party with some of the disabled students there. We played games together and had a wonderful time.

I met a girl named Zhao Yang at the party. She couldn’t say a word, nor could she hear. (2) We “talked” with each other by making some gestures and writing on each other’s hand. Soon we became good friends. When it was time to say “Good-bye”, she wrote on my hand, (3)“Please come here as often as possible.” I saw her words and tears roll down my face at once. (4)Many people are concerning about(关心) disabled people, and they give away money to assistance fund(救助基金). But the disabled people also want more communication(交往) with ordinary people. If you know any disabled people, please don’t forget to visit them “as often as possible”. They need our help.　

根据要求完成下列各题。　

36. 根据解释，在短文中找出相应的单词。　

d　　　 : unable to use a part of your body completely because of illness

c　　　 : the activity of expressing ideas and feeling

37.将(1)处改为同义句。　

38.将(2)处用How提问。　

39.将(3)改为间接引语。　

She told me 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　.

40.将(4)处译成汉语。

(A)

Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from one place to another. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.

No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did， their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any longer. They could stay in one place and grow it.

People began to live near one another, so the first village was established. Many people came to work in the villages, and these villages became even larger.

When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again. People built factories. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities began.

Today, it’s strange that some people are moving back to small villages. Can you tell me why?

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

(　 ) 31.People moved from place to place to hunt animals.　

(　 ) 32. The story says,“No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed.” In this sentence, the word “they” means people.

(　 ) 33. When machines appeared, life in the cities changed again.

(　 ) 34. All people like to live only in very big cities.

(　 ) 35. People built factories after the cities grew big.