8、TUVALU, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it fears it will be swallowed up by the sea. Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu’s nine little islands is more than five meters above sea level. Salt water is already entering the country’s drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetables. Without urgent help, the country’s days are numbered.

But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 20～50cm by 2050. A century ago, St. Mark’s Square, the lowest point in the city, flooded about nine times a year. Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times. While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, Tuvalu’s rising sea level is caused by global warming.

The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degree over the past century, scientists expect it to rise by an extra 1～3 degrees over the next 100 years.

Warmer weather makes glaciers （冰川） melt, adding more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen about 10～25cm in the last 100 years.

The main cause of global warming is human pollution. Through burning coal, oil and gas, people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as CO₂. This adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.

Many scientists believe that, if the warming is not stopped, there will be huge climate changes. The sea level could rise by one meter this century.

Should this come true, the sea will swallow up millions of homes and the world will be flooded with “climate refugees” looking for somewhere to live.

1．We can infer from the first paragraph that            .

       A．Tuvalu is in danger of moving slowly downwards into the sea

       B．all Tuvalu’s islands are about five meters above the sea level

       C．drinking water in Tuvalu will be destroyed

       D．Tuvalu is often flooded by storms and waves

2．Put the following events in the right order.

       a. Glaciers begin to melt.

       b. People burn coal, oil and gas.

       c. The greenhouse effect is growing.

       d. The earth is getting warmer and warmer.

       e. The sea level is rising.

       f. More CO₂is produced.

       g. Many places are sinking into the sea.

       A．d, f, b, c, a, e, g                                  B．b, f, c, d, e, a, g

       C．f, c, b, d, a, e, g                                  D．b, f, c, d, a, e, g

3．What does “climate refugees” mean?

       A．People who are forced away from their homeland by climate.

       B．Climate changes.

       C．Rare animals.

       D．Climate effect.

4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．Tuvalu’s nine little islands are less than five meters above the sea level.

       B．The average global temperature has risen by 1—3 centigrade degrees over the past 100 years.

       C．the warmer temperature causes the sea level to rise.

       D．There will be huge climate changes unless the warming is stopped.

7、If women are mercilessly exploited（剥削）year after year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe （衣柜） packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.

Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.

No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability （耐用）. They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.

When comparing men and men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide.

1．Designers and big stores always make money ________.

A．by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry

B．because they are capable of predicting new fashions

C．by constantly changing the fashions in women’s clothing

D．because they attach great importance to quality in women’s clothing

2．To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as _________.

A． a quality of instability                         B．a waste of time

       C． an expression of taste                        D．an expression of creativity

3．The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the ________of clothing.

A．cost                   B．appearance          C．comfort              D．suitability

4．According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．New fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women.

B．The constant changes in women’s clothing reflect their strength of character.

C．The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society.

D．Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women.

5．By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious" （Para. 4, Line 1-2）, the writer means that _________.

A．women’s inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at

B．women are better able to put up with discomfort

C．men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers

D．men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

6、Most people are afraid of bees. Anyone who’s been stung by one quickly learns to avoid bees whenever possible. I learned that lesson when, as a child, I ran into a beehive. Dozens of bees attacked, stinging me all over my body. It was a painful incident, but I was lucky. Those bees weren’t Africanized, or “killer” bees.

Killer bees are extremely aggressive（攻击的）. When they become upset, they attack. And just about anything like noises, shiny objects, dark clothes can all cause killer bees to attack. When one killer bee stings a victim, it gives off a chemical. Other bees smell this and go into attack mode. The whole hive will aggressively attack the unfortunate victim. Killer bees will also run their victims for up to a quarter of a mile. Some victims have tried to keep away from the bees by jumping into water. But killer bees will wait for them to come up and then continue their attack.

Killer bees can be found in South America and the southern United States. They were created when, in 1956, scientists brought African bees to Brazil. African bees were known to increase coffee production. Some scientists thought that these bees might increase honey production, too. So in Brazil, they tried crossbreeding the African bees with European honeybees. The results were disastrous.

The new Africanized bees actually decreased honey production and were very aggressive. Scientists tried to separate the bees, but some of them escaped and began rapidly spreading north. Since then, killer bees have been causing damage to humans, animals and the American honey industry. Over the years, these aggressive killer bees have caused nearly 10,000 people to die.

What’s the best thing to do if you are attacked by killer bees? Fortunately, killer bees don’t fly very fast. Most healthy adults can outrun them. Experts advise you to cover your face and run!

1．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．It’s a better way to jump into water to escape the attack of killer bees.

B．The Africanized bees did actually increase honey production though aggressive.

C．Killer bees didn’t attack humans, but animals.

D．It is usually not easy for a killer bee to catch up with a healthy adult.

2．The writer refers to his experience of being stung by bees at the first paragraph in order to ___________.

A．prove that bees are dangerous

B．present that killer bees are more dangerous

C．support the idea that people are afraid of bees

D．tell us he had a narrow escape from the attack of bees

3．The underlined word “disastrous” in the third paragraph probably means _________.

A．full of hope                                        B．of no use

C．causing much damage                         D．exciting

4．We can infer from the passage that ___________.

A．killer bees will take the place of European bees before long

B．killer bees are sure to increase the production of coffee

C．it is difficult to get rid of killer bees

D．killer bees have caused great harm to the people there

5、One winter evening, a storekeeper was going to close up his shop. Suddenly he saw Seth, a lazy, good-for-nothing fellow grab a pound of fresh butter and concealed it in his hat. No sooner had the storekeeper seen the act than he hit upon exactly the right revenge. He would punish the thief, and satisfy his own appetite for fun.

Seth had his hat on his head, and the butter in his hat. He was anxious to leave. However, the rightful owner of the butter offered him a cup of hot drink, took him by the shoulders and planted him in a seat close to the stove. The grocer stuffed in the stove as many sticks of wood as he could possibly fit inside.

Seth already could feel the butter settling down closer to his hair, so he jumped up, declaring that he must go.

“Sit down; don’ t be in such a hurry,” replied the grocer, pushing him back into the chair again.

Streak after streak of the butter came pouring from under the poor man’s hat. The fun-loving grocer kept on stuffing wood into the stove. Then, as if surprised, he remarked, “You seem to be perspiring（排汗）as if you were warm! Let me put your hat away for you.”

“No!” exclaimed poor Seth at last, unable to stand it a moment longer. “No, I must go; let me out.”

A greasy（油腻的）waterfall of butter was now pouring down the poor man’s face and neck, soaking（浸泡）into his clothes, and trickling down his body into his boots. He was bathed in oil from head to toe.

Just as his victim darted out the door, the grocer said, “I reckon（估计）the fun I’ve had out of you is worth the money, so I shan’t charge you for that pound of butter in your hat.”

1．Why did Seth put the butter in his hat?

A． Because he just wanted to play a trick on the grocer.

B．Because he had nowhere to put the butter but in the hat.

C．Because he wanted to revenge himself on the grocer.

D．Because he didn’t want to pay for it.

2．What is not the action that the grocer took as revenge?

A．The grocer offered Seth a cup of hot drink.

B．The grocer forced Seth to take a seat near the stove.

C．The grocer overcharged Seth for the butter.

D．The grocer offered to take off Seth’s hat.

3．What is the best title of the passage?

A．Great fun                                           B．The right revenge

C．A fun-loving grocer                             D．A foolish customer

4、根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

—We hear so much about exercises these days. So even experts can’t agree on which exercises are best. Now some doctors are strongly encouraging arm exercises.

—Arm exercises?  1 

—  2  They say that arm exercises are a way to become physically healthy.

—But don’t arm exercises raise your blood pressure?

—Yes. But the articles I read supply ways to make up for that.

—How?

—By adding leg exercises, so that the arms don’t do all the work.

—  3 

—Sounds right to me. I quite agree with you.

—  4 

—They mentioned quite a few, but some of the popular ones are cycling with special bicycles that make you use both your arms and legs.

—  5  So I’d like to have a try.

—The same with me.

A．So what exercises do the experts suggest?

B．The more leg exercises you do, the better you are.

C．And in turn I’m sure that they’re also a good chance of losing weight.

D．Actually that’s not the main reason.

E．What’s your opinion about this?

F．Is that because our arms are too fat or soft?

G．I can hardly believe it.

3、1．The climate here              （适合）me very well.

2．There is a red             （地毯）in our living room.

3．If I had              （保险）the sickness wouldn’t have caused such a big problem.

4．I soon noticed his             （缺席）from school.

5．He was arrested on charges of corruption and             （滥用）of power.

6．A railway between the two cities is under             （建设）.

7．We must             （保证）the safety of people’s lives and property.

8．             （比较）the two things carefully, we found many differences.

9．All the             （全体职员）are off today.

10．Is he suffering from             （压力）of work?

2、Susan is a seventeen year old girl, and she is very busy. She never1．       

has enough time for that she wants to do. Like many other girls           2．       

about her age, she spends hours in the telephone talks to her                3．       

friends. She often goes out to weekends, and she looks after               4．       

children for other families to get some money. But, of course,             5．       

during the school years she herself has a lot homework to do.             6．       

During the football season, Sandy is more busier than usual. She          7．       

and other pretty girls are cheerleaders. They jump up and down           8．       

together, cheering when the team has played good. When the team        9．       

isn’t playing well, the girls try their best encourage the players.            10．       

The cheers are usually not long, but it takes a long time to

practice shouting them together.

1、作为中学生，请以How to Get on with Our Parents为题，从以下几个方面写一篇短文。

1．相同的问题：父母对我们什么都要管。

2．父母总是什么都担心，他们说目的是为了让我们健康幸福地成长。

3．解决问题的办法：我们理解父母，也让父母理解我们。

注意：

1．词数100左右

2．可适当增加内容细节，使全文连贯。

3．开头已经给出。

How to Get on with Our Parents

As middle school students,

25、—What do you think of that tea set as a gift for Mary’s birthday?

—_______,but I am afraid she won’t like the design

A. Let me look at it                  B. It’s quite ugly  

C. Let me think it over                D. It’s not so bad