1．The main purpose of this passage is ___.

A．to offer young people a fun-filled holiday

B．to attract young people to attend a conservation camp

C．to persuade people into exploring the countryside

D．to raise funds for the International Conservation Scouts

2．According to the passage, you can ___ at the conservation camps.

A．experiment on the dormouse

B．practise your favorite hobbies

C．enrich your knowledge of wildlife

D．have free accommodation and food

3．Judging from the writing style of the passage, it is ___.

A．a(chǎn) piece of advertisement                      B．a(chǎn) science report

C．a(chǎn) passage for professional reading         D．a(chǎn) passage for arguing an opinion

Indian's snake charmers (耍蛇者) are to be retrained as wildlife teachers under a plan to prevent their unique skills and knowledge from being lost. The charmers, who make snakes dance to the sound of flutes (笛子), used to be a traditional feature of Indian life, performing in towns and villages, until they were forbidden in 1972 to control the trade in snake skins.

The government is now considering a plan to train the charmers, as they are known, to visit schools and zoos to tell children about forests and wildlife. There is also a proposal to set up a “dial a snake charmer” service to help householders to deal with unwelcome intruders.

“For generations they have been a feature of Indian life but now they can't earn a living for fear of arrest,” said Behar Dutt, a conservationist behind the plans, “if a policeman doesn’t catch them, animal rights activists report them.”

Many snake charmers have continued to work clandestinely since the ban, despite the threat of up to three years in prison. But their cloth-covered baskets, hung from a bamboo pole carried across their shoulders, make them an easy target for police.

The fate of Shisha Nath, 56, from Badarpur, a village just outside of Delhi, is typical of practitioners (從業(yè)者) of the dying art. “I used to earn enough to support my family and send my children to school,” he said. “Now it's hard to earn any money a day. My children want to be snake charmers. It’s our identity. We love the work. But it’s become impossible.”

Next month Dutt’s project to train 30 snake charmers will begin at a snake park in Pune, western India, where experts will enrich their home-grown skills with some formal knowledge.

More than the law, though, it is the dishonest attitude of their fellow countryman that angers many snake charmers.

“We’re disturbed all the time but when people want a snake removed from the house, they rush to us,” said Prakash Nath, who was ordered recently to the home of Sonia Gandhi, the Congress party leader.

1．According to the passage, snake charmers will be retrained as wildlife teachers mainly because___.

A．schools need large numbers of such teachers

B．most of them cannot support their families

C．their performances on the street are banned

D．the government plans to save the dying art

2．The purpose of the proposed “dial a snake charmer” telephone service is ___.

A．to give performance of snake dancing

B．to teach householders how to catch and kill snakes

C．to offer cleaning service to wealthy householders

D．to help remove unwanted snakes from the houses

3．The word “ clandestinely ” in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by the word “___”.

       A．secretly              B．publicly              C．unwillingly          D．diligently

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

A．Snake charmers can easily be recognized by the police on the street.

B．Children of snake charmers would not like to continue their fathers’ job.

C．Snake charmers are quite angry with the attitude of their fellow countrymen.

D．The animal rights activists take a negative attitude towards snake charmers.

Miss Wenter was watching TV when the program suddenly stopped. “Sorry to interrupt the program. Now we are requested to broadcast an important notice from the police station. At about nine this evening, a lady named Mrs. Humney was robbed and killed. Anyone who can supply any clue is requested to report to the police. Thank you.” The terrible news made the lonely girl shake with fear. She couldn’t help looking around, but she didn’t notice that a man was already hidden behind the door to the veranda (陽臺).

All of a sudden the man appeared before Miss Wenter. The girl really didn’t know what to do. “Don’t ask for trouble. Put your jewellery on the table. Then think over whether I shall be safe to stay up here for the night,” said the robber. That made Miss Wenter even more terrified, but she tried to calm herself.

Just then came the whistle of a police car. In a little while, someone rang the doorbell. The robber said with a gun against the girl’s back, “Go to the door and say that you’ve gone to bed. Never let him in.”

In a flash, the girl had an idea. “Oh, who are you?” she said. “Is there anything unusual?” asked the policeman. “No, there isn’t. Good night!” Immediately she added loudly, “Besides, my elder brother extends his warm greeting to you.” “Thank you. Good night,” the policeman replied in the same manner.

A few minutes later the sound of the police car going away could be heard. “It’s well done,” the robber said with a smile. Then he rushed to the girl. Almost at the same time the glass on the window was broken. The policemen hurried into the room from the veranda. They quickly put handcuffs (手銬) on the robber.

“Miss Wenter, your greetings were so good that it made us take action right away,” said Sergeant Bull, “because we’ve already known that your brother was killed in a robbery half a year ago.”

1．The TV program suddenly stopped because _______.

A．there was a sudden power failure just then

B．Wenter was so frightened that she turned off the TV at once

C．the police station requested an important notice to be broadcast

D．the man hidden in her room told her to interrupt the program

2．Miss Wenter mentioned her brother to let the policeman know that _______.

A．her brother missed him                   B．there was nothing unusual

C．there was something unusual               D．her brother was at home with her

3．One of the policemen drove the police car away _______.

A．to make the robber not watchful          B．to get more men to help catch the robber

C．to look for the robber elsewhere          D．to let Miss Wenter have a good rest

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Wenter was clever and she was calm in face of danger.

B．Wenter was not afraid because her brother would help her.

C．Wenter gave all her jewellery to the robber to save herself.

D．Wenter knew well that the policemen would come back soon．

5．Miss Wenter’s greetings made Bull feel something was unusual in Miss Wenter’s home because ________.

A．she didn’t ever have a brother            B．her brother was also a robber

C．her brother died half a year ago           D．she hated her brother

Eat your vegetables. Cut back on snacks. Our parents are always nagging (嘮叨) us to eat properly. When we are constantly reminded to choose healthy foods, the fun is taken out of eating. Sometimes it even makes you do just the opposite: eat junk.

　　Now there’s a nag-free reminder to eat healthily: the Healing Foods Pyramid.

　　Created by nutrition experts at the University of Michigan in the United States, the pyramid is fun, easy way to learn how to eat and what to eat.

　　The pyramid has strips in colors going from the left to the right. There are also pictures of all sorts of foods. “Study it for a while and you’ll remember which foods are really needed in your diet. You’ll see that dairy foods are kind of in the middle, and understand that you should probably eat less of them,” said Monica Myklebust, a nutrition expert.

　　“And learn that meat and chocolate are closer to the top, so you should eat even less of these foods. At the very base of the pyramid is water. We know that our bodies are more than 50 percent water, so water is very important to our lives.”

　　Pretty easy, isn’t it?

　　The pyramid also tells people that they should eat whole foods: tomatoes rather than tomato juice, oranges rather than orange juice. Juice has a lot less pulp (果肉) than the whole fruit, which is a good source of fiber. Juice quickly loses its natural vitamin C．

　　It’s called the Healing Foods Pyramid to emphasize the healing properties (特性) of the food. For example, fresh garlic can help fight colds, sore throats and ear infections.

　　“Food is medicine,” said Myklebust. “Foods have healing properties and we’ve included these foods in our pyramid.”

　　There is even a little blank space at the very top for your favorite treat — chocolate chip cookies or strawberry ice cream, for example. Treats heal, too, simply by making you feel good, Myklebust said. But remember, just once a day. And one scoop, not two, please.

1．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?

　　A．We should eat less of meat and chocolate.

    B．It’s better to eat oranges than orange juice.

　　C．Dairy foods are healthier, so we should eat more of them.

　　D．Water is very important to our lives.

2．The purpose of the writer to write the passage is_______.

　　A．to advertise a new kind of food

　　B．to persuade us not to eat junk food

　　C．to tell the readers food is medicine

　　D．to introduce the Healing Foods Pyramid

3．What can be inferred from the passage?

　　A．We should only eat healthy food.

　　B．Juice is better than the whole fruit.

　　C．We can eat what we like, but not too much.

　　D．Only when we are constantly reminded to choose healthy foods can we eat healthily.

— I don’t understand how or why.      1    

— But you just had it this morning, didn't you?

— Yes,      2    

— Have you checked all the usual places?

—      3    

— Well, please wait until I get finished here.      4    

— Thanks. I’d really appreciate it.

— Hey!      5    

— That’s it! Where in the world was it?

— It had fallen off the table into the corner.

A．Look, what I found!

B．The usual and unusual.

C．But it seems to have disappeared.

D．I should know where it is.

E．I saw it somewhere.

F．I was very careful not to misplace it.

G．And then I’ll give you a hand in looking for it.

根據(jù)下列句子所給的漢語注釋或首字母提示，在句子右邊的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空只填一詞）

1．Of all the subjects, English is my ______ (最喜愛的).                      1．___________

2．Because of wind, good soil is ______ (逐漸) lost.                         2．___________

3．She was forced to resign because of ill ______ (健康).                     3．___________

4．He is one of Dr. Shaw’s ______ (病人).                                          4．___________

5．The stream runs through ______ (山谷) and villages till it comes to the river.

                                                                                                      5．___________

6．His drawings are not too bad ______ (比較) to yours.                       6．___________

7．______ (戴) such false hair, she looks younger for her age.               7．___________

8．It’s bad manners to ____ (打斷) others while they are talking.            8．___________

9．After reading the letter, he became so angry that he ______ (撕) the letter.

                                                                                                      9．___________

10．He has ____ (原諒) you for the wrong you have done him.              10．___________

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤：對標(biāo)有題號的每一行作出判斷；如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾(∨)；如有錯誤(每行只有—個錯誤)，則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線削掉。

此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一個橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。

Dear Li Ming,

I have received your letter just now. Don’t worry about me.                    1．___________

I’m getting on well with my research works in the lab．But                2．___________

to my surprise, you say you will give up learn English.                            3．___________

The reason is because you have not done well in it recently                      4．___________

and you have lost interesting. I’m afraid I can’t agree with                      5．___________

you. I know it is not easy to learn English, and English                            6．___________

is widely used in the world today and it will be important                         7．___________

tool in their future work. Besides, it is becoming more                             8．___________

and more important in our daily life. If you study hard, and                      9．___________

you will succeed. Do remember that where there is a will                        10．___________

there is a way. I’m looking forward to hearing good news from you.

Yours,

Liu Dong

    假設(shè)你是李曉平，是唐山一中的學(xué)生。請你圍繞“建設(shè)和諧社會”的主題根據(jù)下面所給出的要點(diǎn)提示，用英語給全省中學(xué)生寫一封倡議書。

要點(diǎn)提示： 1．人與社會：熱愛關(guān)心祖國、家鄉(xiāng)、學(xué)校

2．人與人：家人、師長、同學(xué)，誠信互助

3．人與自然：能源、環(huán)境、動植物，愛惜保護(hù)

4．你的態(tài)度：(內(nèi)容由考生自己擬定)

    注意：1．詞數(shù)：100左右。倡議書的開頭、結(jié)尾以及提示句已為你寫好，不計(jì)入詞數(shù)。2．內(nèi)容可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，注意行文連貫。

                  A Letter to High School Students in Hebei                 

Dear fellow students,                                                           

     Our government is aiming to build a "harmonious society" (和諧社會). I think it is every citizen's duty to work hard to achieve this goal.

    As high school students, what should we do?                                      

_____________________________________________________________________________                                                  _______________________________________________________________________________  _______________________________________________________________________________  _______________________________________________________________________________      As for myself,                                                                    

_______________________________________________________________________________  _______________________________________________________________________________                                                                                                 

    Dear fellow students, let's start fight now and spare no effort to do a little bit every day, every hour, and every minute!                                                             

                                                           Li Xiaoping          

                                            From Tangshan No.1 High School

I’m interested in a one一bed room. Do you have any _______？

A．convenient      B．a(chǎn)vailable         C．possible         D．personal

The world around us has changed a lot．Nowadays the Internet provides easy ____ to various kinds of information.

A．way     B．a(chǎn)ccess          C．entrance        D．means