Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.
Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.
Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.
Animals are more than just beautiful and interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature (生态平衡). Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.
For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied(繁殖)quickly.
Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.
Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid (禁止) the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.
【小题1】 Animals are important to us mainly because____ .

A．they give us a source of food

B．they are beautiful and lovely

C．they keep the balance of nature

D．they give us a lot of pleasure

【小题2】What has happened to the animals on the earth?

A．Hundreds of kinds of animals have disappeared forever.

B．Many kinds of animals have died out.

C．About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever.

D．All kinds of animals are in danger.

【小题3】 Which of the following is NOT true?

A．People care much about animals because they need them.

B．Once a certain kind of animals is gone forever, there will never be any more.

C．Killing rats and mice will cause some problems.

D．Laws have been passed to forbid the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list in some countries.

【小题4】 What can we infer from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting animals in danger?

A．Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals.

B．Animals in danger will not be killed any more.

C．Animals in danger will be kept away from people.

D．The number of some animals in danger will increase.

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第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号里的英语单词的正确形式完成句子。

71.Quite beyond me is _______________________（怎样解决）this problem.（solve）

72.His _______________（不承认打破了）the precious vase made his father very angry. （admit）

73.If he stays here longer, he__（就会适应吃）such strange fruit by the next month. （accustomed）

74.Most citizens do not object ____________________（禁止吸烟）in public places.（forbid）

75.__________________（我们与生俱来的）is the tendency to love and to be loved.（born）

76.Not only ___________（这项发明被重视）but the inventor was also spoken highly of at the conference. （attach）

77.The great GM project , _____________________（他们为此做出了贡献）, is assessed to lead to the rapid development of modern agriculture. （contribute）

78.Honey, look at your mistake in spelling this word, or you ______________________（就能得到）full marks in this exam. （get）

79.After claiming your baggage tomorrow, you can proceed to ______________________（我站的地方）, right next to the newspaper stand.（stand）

80.___（坚持在一起）your friends through thick and thin that brings you lifelong friends. （stick）

 

近日，本市的一些公园内纷纷竖起禁止遛狗的标牌。假如你是李华，你就这一现象对公园内游客的看法进行了问卷调查，得出以下结论。请用英语写一篇短文, 介绍你的调查结果, 并说明自己的观点或建议。

支持的游客认为该禁令：	反对的游客认为该禁令：
1保护环境卫生； 2避免儿童受到惊吓或被咬伤； 3避免宠物狗传播疾病	1减少游玩的乐趣; 2导致某些中老年游客缺少陪伴； 3影响人与动物的和谐相处

 
(参考词汇：禁令 ban; 和谐 harmony  n.)
注意：1. 根据提示的内容适当展开，以使行文连贯；勿逐字翻译；
2. 词数：120左右；开头已写好，不计入总词数；
3. 文中不能出现考生的具体信息；
4. 书写不工整，卷面不整洁，文章不分段者，总分不高于12分。
Recently, I have done a survey about whether it is reasonable to forbid walking the dogs in the local parks.        
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All parents know that one of their most important tasks is to prepare their children for an independent life, but any parent can tell you that it’s hard to let go of your children. That balance between keeping your children safe and allowing them to learn from their own mistakes can be heartbreaking. Years of experience means that parents often do know best, but on the other hand the young, being less bound by tradition, are often more creative, more able to find new solutions to old problems. Revolutions are led by the young.

Good teachers make the growth of critical thinking (批判性思维) easier in their students, only to find that this lead to a questioning of the teachers’ basic beliefs. Schools encourage parents to become involved, but are often embarrassed when parents have doubts about some of the educational methods being used. Governments encourage unimportant groups to empower themselves in order to participate fully in the development process. And they are often surprised when the new leaders of these groups turn around and attack the policies or decisions of that same government. However, the rebellious (叛逆的) young and the newly unimportant groups are important in social development. They are not necessarily representatives of those they want to represent in their demands, but their voices must be heard.

Good parents know that just forbidding (禁止) particular behaviors does not prevent their children from finding ways to engage in these forbidden activities. Indeed, sometimes the forbidden fruit is more inviting, just because it is not accepted by authority. Parents must work with their children to educate them on the facts, know as much as possible about the lives of their children, provide a good example, encourage more wholesome activities but also support their children when they don’t follow what is expected of them. But the most important point is that they also need to learn how to let go.

1.By saying “Revolutions are led by the young.”, the author indicates that young people are more _______.

A．conventional       B．realistic           C．creative           D．heartbreaking

2.From the second Paragraph we know ________.

A．teachers’ basic beliefs should be questioned by students

B．schools encourage parents to question their education methods

C．government is satisfied with the new leaders’ attack on the policies

D．the voice of the rebellious young should be heard by the government

3.In order to educate children well, parents should _______.

A．forbid particular behaviors in their daily life

B．know them well and set a good example to them

C．educate them with facts and expect much of them

D．know as much as possible about their children

4.From the passage we can learn that the author prefers _______.

A．free parenting                          B．traditional parenting

C．critical parenting                        D．smart parenting

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A．Letting Go – for Children’s Independent Life

B．Parents’ Task – in Children’s Development

C．Way of Growth – for the Young Groups

D．Teaching Methods – for Teachers and Schools