In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment．There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be enough.

　　 Today things are　 36　 , the world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we keep doing this, human life on the earth 　 37　 survive(生存）.

　　 Everyone realizes today that if 　 38　 fishes are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing ways, more and more fishes are caught. We know that if lots of trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the earth. Yet we　 39　 to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down trees.

　 We realize that if rivers 　 40　 with waste products from factories, fish will die.　 41　 , in most countries wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea.

We know, too, that if the　 42　 of the world keep on rising at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough food. What can we do to solve these problems? If we eat 　 43　 , there will be more food for everyone．Land that is used to grow crops feeds　 five times more people than land where animals are kept．

　 Our natural resources will　 44　 longer if we learn to recycle them．

　 Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner　 45　 in the future.

36. A. common 　　B. the same 　　C. changeable 　　D. different

37. A. may not 　　B. will not 　　 C. shall not 　　　 D. could not

38. A. too many　　 B. many too　　 C. too much　　　 D. much too

39. A. continue 　　B. have 　　　C. ought 　　　D. decide

40. A. pollute　　 　B. will pollute　 　C. are polluted 　　　D. are polluting

41. A. And 　　　　B. However 　　　C. Generally 　　　D. Therefore

42. A. production 　　B. pollution 　　 C. population 　　D. Development

43. A. more vegetables and less meat　　　 B. less vegetables and more meat

　 C. more vegetable and more meat　　　 D. less vegetable and less meat

44. A. use 　　 B. stay 　　　C. keep 　　　 D. last

45. A. nature 　　　B. sea 　　 C. planet 　　　D. forest

In one way of thinking. failure is part of life. In 　31 way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often 　32 .Robert Bruce , leader of the Scots in the 13 ^th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider 　33 a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough 34 in the rock. He tried six times. On the 　35 time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to 　36 the English . Edison , the inventor of the light bulb, made 37 　models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked 　 38 he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have 　39　 failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it won't 　 40 ”.

So what? First，always think about your failure. What caused 　41 ？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go 　 42　 next time.

Second, is the goal you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some 　 43　 about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing any way.

The third thing to keep in 　44 about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to “l(fā)ive with yourself" even though you may have 　45 ．

(　 )31. A. other　　　 B. another　　　　　　　　　　 C. first　　　　　 D. second

(　 )32．A. told　　　　 B. said　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. talked　　　　 D. spoken

(　 )33. A. doing　　　 　　　 B. taking　　　　 　 C. making　 　　　 D. playing

(　 )34．A. room　　　　 　　　 B. house　　　　　 　 C. place　　 D. soil

( )35. A. tenth　　　 B. sixth　　　　　 　　 C. eighth　 D. seventh

(　 )36．A. save　　　　 B. help　　　　　 　 C. defeat　　 　　　 D. kill

(　 )37．A. hundred　　 B. hundreds　　 C. hundred of　 D. hundreds of

(　 )38. A. why　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. what 　　　 D. who

(　 )39. A. not　　　　 　　　 B. no　　　　　　 　 C. never　 　　　　　 D. nothing

(　 )40．A. do　　　　 B. make　　　　　 　 C. take　 　　　　　　 D. work

(　 )41. A. one　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　 　　 C. that　 　　　　　　 D. this

(　 )42．A. high　　　　 B. large　　 　　　　 C. right 　　　　　　 D. bright

(　 )43．A. Thinking　　 B. shopping　　　 　 C. reading 　 D. cleaning

(　 )44. A. heart　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　 　 C. ears　　 　　　　 D. mind

(　 )45. A. failed.　　　 B. succeeded　　　 　 C. finished　　 D. passed

It was late on a snowing night. Doctor Van was driving fast to the hospital to do an operation (手術(shù)) on a badly hurt (受傷的) person. Minutes later he came to a red traffic light and had to stop to wait. A man suddenly opened the door of the car and got in.

“Drive on, ” shouted the man, “Just do what I’ve told you to. ” The man was strong and tall while Doctor Van was not.

“But I’m a doctor, ” Van tried to tell him what he was going to do. “I’m on my way to the

hospital to save…” “Stop talking and drive faster, as fast as you can!” the man stopped Van and Van had to do so.

Only a few minutes had passed when the man made Van stop his car again and drove

him off, and he himself drove away very quickly.

Van stood in the snow for a moment and then walked around to look for a taxi.

Another half an hour had passed when Van got out of the taxi and ran into the hospital. But it was too late and nothing could be done.

The man who had taken Van’s car was standing by the person all the time. He was so

sad! Only then did Van know that the man was the father of that badly hurt person!

（ ）41. What was the weather like that night?

A. Rainy　　　　 B. Snowy　　　　 C. Windy　　　　 D. Warm

（ ）42. Who needed an operation at once?

A. Doctor Van.　　 B. The man　 C. Doctor Van’s son.　 D. The man’s son.

( ）43. Why did the man take Van’s car?

A. Because he was a doctor and had to get to the hospital as soon as possible.

B. Because he wanted to use the car to see a friend who was in hospital and needed his help.

C. Because he wanted to get to the hospital earlier than the doctor.

D. Because he was worried about his son and could not wait to see him.

（ ）44．Which of the following is not true?

A. The man lost his son.　　 B. Doctor Van was stronger than the man.

C. Doctors need cars.　　　 D. The weather was not fine that night.

（ ）45．Which of the following can be the best title （標(biāo)題） for this passage?

A. A Doctor Driving at Night.　 B. A Good Doctor Met a Bad Man.

C. Too Worried to Be Helpful.　 D. How to Save a Badly Hurt Person.

Overhead bridges can be seen in many Parts of Singapore，in the places where traffic is very  41 and crossing the road is not safe.

These bridges can help people cross roads  42  . Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way  43  zebra crossings.

They are more efficient(效率高的)，thou  44  convenient(方便的)because people have to climb up a lot of steps．This is inconvenient to the old. When people use an overhead bridge，they do not  45  traffic. But when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is kept back. This is  46  the government has built many overhead bridges to help people and keep traffic moving at the same time.

The government of Singapore has spent a lot of money  47  these bridges. For their own safety, people should be advised to use them instead of rushing across the  48  . Old people may find it a little difficult to climb up and  49  the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the moving traffic.

Overhead bridges are very  50  . People，both old and young，should always use them. This will stop accidents from happening.

1.A. easy    B. heavy        C. hurry    D. free

2.A. safely    B. quietly   C. fast      D. slowly

3.A. from       B. to        C. across   D. as

4.A. more       B. much     C. less      D. little

5.A. hold up  B. put up     C. hold on  D. get on

6.A. why        B. what    C. how      D. where

7.A. protecting   B. repairing    C. building   D. buying

8.A. bridge    B. road    C. step             D. bus stop

9.A. down       B. away from    C. on       D. towards

10.A. great         B. useful       C. beautiful    D. especial

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意．然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

     If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It may save your life. This is the surprising    41    of a British cook.

     One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from the table, and    42    a snake appeared ... and bit him on the hand.

A few days earlier, the snake came to the    43    from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and    44    under the dish.

      “I went to try to pick it up and it bit me again, I threw it    45    the kitchen, and it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door,” Mr. Jackson said.

      Anyway, Mr. Jackson stayed    46    and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his    47    began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn’t say what was wrong    48    they didn’t know what kind of snake it was.

      Then Mr. Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors    49    it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Mr. Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day.

      “So my advice is this: If a snake bites you, pick up your phone. Take    50    photo first and then show the photo to the doctors,” suggests Mr. Jackson. “Oh, and if the snake doesn’t smile for the photo, don’t worry!”

1.A. chance                          B. advice                     C. excuse                    D. business

2.A. suddenly             B. nearly                      C. especially          D. fortunately

3.A. garden                          B. hospital                   C. restaurant         D. school

4.A. hung                    B. hid                C. jumped          D. ran

5.A. under                            B. into                          C. towards                   D. across

6.A. cool                      B. noisy                        C. pleased                   D. afraid

7.A. foot                      B. leg                            C. hand                        D. mouth

8.A. but                  B. though                    C. so                    D. because

9.A. wrote                            B. sent                         C. sold                          D. taught

10.A. his                               B. her                           C. its                    D. their