57. 我更愿意待在家里看電視，而不是跟朋友在外閑逛。

hanging out with friends,I prefer to watch TV at home.

56. 所有寵物在生活上給予它們主人愛與安慰。

All pets the owners with love and comfort in their lives.

   Nowadays,the food that you buy comes from many different countries. Have a look in your fridge,cupboard,and fruit bowl and check the origins (來源) of the food. Perhaps there are apples from California,lamb from New Zealand,or potatoes from Egypt. You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate. This journey,from "field to plate1”is called " food milesM  A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer's field to the person who buys the food. Nowadays,food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer (消費者) . Why is this,and what are the effects (影 響) of these long distances?

    Traditionally,farmers sold their food in the local market,so the food didn't have to travel very far. The consumers also did not travel very far because they went to their local market to buy the food. This was a good system for farmers and consumers. However,there were some disadvantages. For example,consumers could only buy food that farmers produced locally. In addition,they could only get food that was in season. Now,because of modem technology,food comes from all over the world. We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes. They are available in winter if we want.

    Some countries have to import (進(jìn)口 ) most of their food. This is because they have difficult climates. The United Arab Emirates ( UAE) ,for example,gets 85% of its food from other countries. Even food made in the UAE often uses imported materials.

    What's wrong with ”food miles" ? Is this not a good way of increasing international trade? I believe these miles are worrying for a number of reasons. First of all,because food travels such long distances,we need more planes,lorries,and ships to move the food. This means we use more oil or petrol,so there is more pollution and more global (全球的) warming. In addition,food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty. Tomatoes,for example,are picked early and stored for their long journeys. For this reason,they are usually tasteless when they get to the consumer. Local food has a better taste,and it also reduces the amount of global pollution. We need to buy more local food.

53. What is called "food miles"according to this passage?

   A. The origins of the food.

   B. The effects of long distances.

   C. The journey from field to plate.

   D. The disadvantages of imported food.

54. Some countries,like the United Arab Emirates,have to import most of their food because of

   A. long distances

   B. difficult climates

   C. fresh and tasty food

   D. modern technology

55. This passage is mainly about .

   A. how local food travels from field to plate

   B. what "food miles" is and its effects

   C. how some countries import their food

   D. where different kinds of food come from

    Have you ever wanted to achieve something really amazing in life? Well,Greg Mortenson wanted to climb a mountain,but he ended up helping thousands of people to have a better life.

   Greg's story began with failure. In 1993,he set out to climb K2,the world's second highest mountain. But Greg never made it to the top. After five days,he stumbled (芬良跑) into the village of Korphe in northern Pakistan,injured (受傷的) and hungry. The kind villagers there looked after him for several days.

   Greg saw that the villagers were very poor and hungry,and some of them were ill. Also,the village school didn't have a roof (屋頂) and the children wrote on the ground with sticks. Greg knew he wanted to do something to help. ” I'll build you a school," he told the villagers. " I promise."

   Greg went back home to the USA to raise money for the school. He even lived in the car to save money!Finally he went back to Korphe and built the school. But this was just the beginning of something bigger!Since then,Greg9s organization has built around 80 schools and run many others in Pakistan and other countries,too.

   Sreg hasn’t finished yet. He does many other things to help people in poor countries. He has got many prizes,but it's the smiles of 艦妒children he has helped that make him happy!

Greg has just written a best-selling book about his story called Three Cups of Tea. It's an interesting and exciting book which tells us what ordinary (普通的) people can do with courage and determination (決心) ！

50. How did Greg keep his promise to build a school?

   A. He raised and saved money.

   B. He did business to make money.

   C. He wrote a book to sell for money.

   D. He borrowed money from his friends.

51. What does the underlined word ”this” refer to?

   A. Saving money. B. Living in the car.

   C. Raising money. D. Building the school.

52. What's the main idea of this passage?

   A. Building schools can help people to have a better life.

   B. We have to do something in return to those who help us.

   C. Ordinary people can make a difference to people's lives.

   D. Climbing mountains is a good start to help poor people.

第二節(jié):閱讀下面B、C、D三篇短文，從各小題所給的 四個選項中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的一個最 佳答案。(共10小題，計15分)

   Do you sleep well? If your answer is no,the following might help you.

Set a certain bedtime and rising time

   A certain bedtime and rising time can help you build up your body clocks. Set a bedtime which is good and natural for you. Don’t change your bedtime and rising time on weekends.

Avoid exciting activities just before sleep

    Exciting activities get your thoughts running. At the same time,if you make tomorrow's plan or read an exciting story before turning off the light,it doesn’t give you enough time to relax before you try to sleep.

Keep the bedroom for sleeping only 

   It's a bad habit for you to use your bedroom as a place to eat,watch TV,read,talk on the phone,or discuss important matters with your family members. Break that habit to get better sleep.

Don’t go to bed too early

   Your body usually lets you sleep only the number of hours it needs. You should decide how many hours you must sleep in order not to experience daytime sleepiness.

Take a warm shower before your bedtime A twenty-minute warm shower at a temperature of about 45 °C—50°C not only is a great relaxation at day's end,but also raises your body temperature by several degrees. The coming drop in temperature of your body will naturally make you feel sleepy.

46. K you want to build up your body clocks,you should .

   A. set a certain bedtime and rising time

   B. go to bed neither too early nor too late

   C. keep the bedroom for sleeping only

47. Why should you avoid exciting activities just before sleep?

   A. Because they will get your thoughts running.

   B. Because you have to make tomorrow's plan.

   C. Because you should read an exciting story.

   D. Because you will have to turn off the light.

48. Your bedroom should be kept for only.

   A. talking   B. eating

   C. reading   D. sleeping

49. According to the passage, will make you feel sleepy.

   A. taking a cold shower

   B. the drop in your body temperature

   C. your daily experience

   D. raising your body temperature

第一節(jié)：閱讀下面一篇短文，判斷下列句子是否符合短 文內(nèi)容，符合的用"A”表示，不符合的用"B"表示。(共5 小題，計5分)

    Have you seen some machines that eat used plastic bottles and give some coins to the users (用戶) ？

   Recently,such machines have appeared at universities in Chongqing. They can turn rubbish into treasure and encourage the public to recycle rubbish. The machine is as large as a fridge. Users put an empty bottle in the machine. It is identified (識別) by a small camera. Then it is put into a built-in bin. The users can get some coins. They can also give away the money.

   When the machine is filled with bottles,it will tell the company's (公司的) head office. Nearby stations will send workers to have bottles collected,packed and sent to the conpany.

    The bottle recycling machines could greatly encourage the public to recycle rubbish and save natural resources (資源) .Now the machine only eats plastic bottles. Sometime in the future it will also cover others,such as glass bottles,to turn more rubbish into treasure and make full use of the natural resources.

    People can also see similar machines in Shanghai. In the future,more such machines will appear at some large stations,bus stops,neighborhoods and schools.

41. The bottle recycling machine eats plastic bottles and gives some money to the users.

42. When the machine is full,some workers will be sent to collect the bottles.

43. So far,the bottle recycling machine has been able to accept glass bottles.

44. There is no bottle recycling machine in Shanghai now.

45. The passage encourages the public to protect the environment by using the bottle recycling machines.

The Sweetest Sight

   I was in the most beautiful city in the world,yet I only wanted home.

    It was an amazing week for my husband and me — the trip of a lifetime. Months ago,when my husband told me that he would have a meeting in London,I expressed my 31 to go to Europe together with him. Then we asked his mother to 32 our two children and started off.

    During the week's time,33 visited London and Paris — as much as we could,Big Ben,the Louvre and so on. All these were beautiful places we expected to see before. We really enjoyed ourselves.

  On our last night in Paris,34 we enjoyed the night view (夜景) of the Eiffel Tower,my husband called home. His mother 35 the phone. In a second,my husband's face fell and he looked so worried. I could feel something 36 happened. ..What's wrong?n I asked.

    He didn't answer and continued to listen. A few minutes later,he said 37 to me that Tony,our seven-year-old son,had fallen off his bike and 38 his leg. He must be sent to hospital at once.

    At that moment,Paris suddenly lost its charm (魅力) .I don't want to be here!I shouldn’t be here!I should be home 39 my kids! ” We hurried back to our hotel and then to the airport ... Finally,we got home. We rushed into our children's bedroom. Seeing our two children,I suddenly realized the truth ：there is no 40 sight (風(fēng)景) in the world than your children's faces that greet you at home.

31. A. question   B. wish   C. step   D. place

32. A. look after   B. talk with

   C. find out   D. wake up

33. A. he   B. she   C. we   D. they

34. A. after   B. since   C. though   D. because

35. A. shouted   B. finished

   C. wrote   D. answered

36. A. ugly   B. useful   C. right   D. bad

37. A. hardly   B. clearly   C. sadly   D. truly

38. A. danced   B. broken   C. thrown   D. opened

39. A. toward   B. with   C. under   D. from

40. A. quieter   B. richer   C. sweeter   D. wider

30. —I'd like to know .

—Maybe in the forest.

   A. whether we will go camping

   B. where we will go camping

   C. whether will we go camping

   D. where will we go camping

29. He has arms now and is able to pick the table up with one hand.

   A. weakest   B. weaker   C. strongest   D. stronger

28. —How clean your car is!

—Thank you. It very often.

   A. is washed   B. washes

   C. was washed   D. washed