(C)

1970 was World Conservation(保护) Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped that governments(政府) would act quickly to conserve nature(保护自然). Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland but now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air, the water and everything that grows and lives. We can’t live without these things. If things go like this, we shall destroy ourselves.

What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask, “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests, and so on. In a small town in the United States, a large number of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “No one is going to change our world.” It was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve animals.

根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。

(　 ) 41. The United Nations wanted everybody to know that the world is in danger.

(　 ) 42. There are fewer plants, trees and flowers in Holland because many kinds of plants, trees and flowers can’t grow there any more.

(　 ) 43. The most important thing for us to do is to clean the banks of our rivers.

(　 ) 44. “No one is going to change our world” is a name of a song.

(　 ) 45. From this passage we know that we must conserve nature.

(B)

What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know what to do with them. Many old computers are put away in homes. Many more are simply thrown away as the rubbish.

Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products(产品). Dell, Hewlett Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers.

In some countries, laws have been passed, too. Computer companies have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers that are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade(升级).

Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers. The computers then go to schools, charities(慈善团体) and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things and cut down waste, too.

(　 ) 36. What do many people do with old computers?

A. They repair them. 　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. They sell them.

C. They send them to others. 　　　 　　　 D. They stop using them.

(　 ) 37. How many computer companies are mentioned in the second paragraph？

A. One. 　　　　　　　 B. Two. 　　　 　　　 C. Three. 　　　 　　　 D. Four.

(　 ) 38. According to the laws in some countries, computer companies must 　　.

A. recycle most of their products

B. collect all their used products

C. repair and upgrade old computers

D. make more cheaper computers

(　 ) 39. What do the organizations do to solve the problem of old computers?

A. Help the computer companies to collect them.

B. Repair and send them to those who need them.

C. Help people to learn to use them.

D. Turn rubbish into useful things.

(　 ) 40. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Repairing old computers.

B. Encouraging to make cheap computers.

C. Recycling old computers.

D. Helping those who need computers.

(A)

Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big, and they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap(捕蝇草).

The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.

Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all these important things, especially nitrogen(氮). Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea!

(　 ) 31. The Venus flytrap is a kind of 　　　.

A. plant　　　　　　　　 B. animal　　　　　　　　　 C. food　　　　　　　　　 D. meat

(　 ) 32. The Venus flytrap grows in 　　　.

A. most parts of the world　　　　　　　　　　　 B. some parts of Africa

C. dry parts of the United States 　　　　　　 D. wet parts of England

(　 ) 33. From the passage, we learn that 　　.

A. all plants can eat people　　　　　　　　　　 B. all plants can eat animals

C. some plants can eat people　　　　　　　　 D. some plants can eat animals

(　 ) 34. The underlined word “presses” probably means 　　　　in Chinese.

A. 挤压　　　　　　　 B. 关上　　　　　　　　　　 C. 打开　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 松开

(　 ) 35. Why do some plants eat animal meat? Because 　　.

A. plants are dangerous to animals

B. animals are dangerous to plants

C. plants want to get what they need from animal meat

D. Plants want to protect themselves against animals

21.　　　 　22.　　　 　23.　　　 　24.　　　 　25.　　　

16.　　　 　17.　 　　　　18.　　　 　19.　　　 　20.　　　

15. - Hello! Could I speak to Mr. Liu, please?

- Sorry. He 　　　　for a month.

A. had been away　　 B. was left　　　　　　 C. has been away　　　　 D. left

Ⅱ. 情景交际。(5分)

从方框中选出适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。

A: Lucy, why are you going out 　16　 ?

B: That’s the sound of a truck collecting rubbish.

A: Do you mean you have to take the rubbish to the truck?

B: Yes. You know 　17　 　is our duty. We should help protect the environment.

A: I agree.　 18　 , we must do something around the neighbourhood.

B: Sure. It is our duty to keep the environment clean and tidy. If we make a contribution to protecting the environment,　 19　

A: That’s right. We mush try our best to make our country more beautiful. So we should 　20　 　to improve the environment.

14. - Do you mind my smoking here?

- 　　　　Look at the sign. It says “No Smoking”.

A. Of course not.　　　 B. No, I don’t.　　　 C. You’d better not.　　 D. If you like, you can.

13. His actions made me 　　　　angry 　　　　say a word.

A. so; that　　　　　　　　 B. enough; to　　　　 C. too; not　　　　　　　　　 D. too; to

12. The little boy is only six years old, 　　　　he can make wonderful model cars.

A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. and