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

While Nick was on the bus reading his newspaper, the man sitting next to him suddenly pushed a large envelope（信封）into his hands. "Here, take this!" the man said, stood up and got off the bus before Nick could say a word.

    Nick sat there, holding the envelope. It felt heavy.  There was paper inside, or money perhaps. "I'd better hand it over to the police," he thought. There was a police station close to his office. But, as he got off the bus, a man came to him. He seemed to be waiting for something.   "He wants the envelope," Nick thought. Nick began to walk quickly, and the man hurried after him. Nick managed to lose the man in the crowd（人群）．When he entered the police station, the man was no longer in sight.

    Inside the police station, Nick handed over the envelope to the policeman who was on duty.  The man opened it. The envelope was full of money, false（假的）money.“Clearly the man made a mistake," the policeman said. "He thought you were one of the gang（團伙）!”

    “However," the policeman went on. "I'm afraid I must ask you to keep quiet about all this.  We are trying to catch some very clever thieves, and we don't want them to know that we have some of the money. So you mustn't say a word to anyone-not even to your boss!"

1. The man who suddenly gave Nick an envelope was most probably_______.

A. Nick's friend    B. the bus driver    C. a thief    D. a postman

2. As Nick got off the bus, a man came to him because_______.

A. he wanted to catch Nick

B. he thought Nick was a policeman

C. he wanted to give Nick some money

D. he thought Nick was one of their gang

3. By the last few sentences of the passage, we can infer that_______.

A. Nick let everyone know his wonderful story

B. Nick's boss was the last to know Nick's story

C. Nick would keep silent about what happened for some time

D. the gang already knew the police got some of the false money

A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches (英尺) longer.

He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening（縮短）by about two inches.

Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything. But when his mother  finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.

Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’ s trousers. She was a kind girl,so she went quietly upstairs withoutsaying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.  The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she,too, remembered her brothers trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done. You can imagine（想象）the look on the young man’s face when he put the trousers on the   next morning.   .

1.What were the young man’s new trousers like at first?

2.Why didn’t the young man’s mother and sisters answer him in the kitchen?

3.When did his elder sister shortened the trousers?

4.What did the young man find about the trousers the next morning?

He found that the trousers were ______ inches too short for him. 

5.How did the young man feel when he put the trousers on the next morning?

　　Last Thursday morning there was a big football match on TV. Tom knew it. He got up late when his mother came   7   his bedroom and asked, “Why do you get up late? What’s wrong with you? ”“I have a bad headache（頭痛）, I’m afraid. I can’t go to school today, Mum. Could I   8   home this morning? I think I   9   this afternoon. ”Tom answered. “But if the match is over, you must   10   to school this afternoon. ”His mother said.

　　1．A. is　　　　 　　　　　　  B. am　　　　　　　　　　 　　   C. are　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. was

　　2．A. play　　　　　　　　　　 B. plays　　　　　　  　　　　　　  C. playing　　　　   　　   D. to play

　　3．A. watch　　　　　　　　　　 B. watches　　　　 　　   C. watched　　　　　　　　　　 D. watching

　　4．A. will be　　　　　　　　　　 B. will is　　　　　　 　　　　　　  C. is 　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. has

　　5．A. from　　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　  　　   C. in　　   　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. about

　　6．A. but　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　  　　  
?

; C. on　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

　　7．A. in  　　   　　　　　　  B. on　　　　　　　　  　　   C. into　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

　　8．A. stayed　　　　　　　　　　 B. stay at　　　　    　　　　　　  C. stayed at　　　　 　　   D. live

　　9．A. am good　　　　　　  B. am well　　　　  　　   C. will be well　　　　　　   D. will is well

　　10．A. go to　　　　　　　　　　 B. goes to　　　　   　　   C. go　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. going

Ron loved basketball. One afternoon on his way to a basketball game, he was walking and dreaming about playing college basketball the following year. As Ron was walking to the game, a car hit him so hard that he was thrown three feet into the air.
Ron woke up in a hospital room. When he learned that both his legs were broken, he realized his college basketball dreams were over. Ron did what the doctors told him, but his progress was slow. When he left the hospital, Ron was sent to a health center for physical treatment.
A week after he arrived there, he met Sunny. Sunny was a coach．His legs were hurt  paralysed(癱瘓的) from a skiing accident. Even though he couldn’t move his legs, Sunny coached of a basketball team called the Suns. Everybody on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited Tony to join the game. Tony played badly, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself．
After becoming a part of the Suns, Ron improved quickly. Basketball was like   medicine for him. And whenever Ron became depressed or angry, Sunny was there to encourage and help him. The day before Ron left the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he managed to be generous and cheerful, even with his paralysis.
Sunny smiled and said, “It’s really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows(陰影) fall behind.”

1. 1.

   What happened to Ron on his way to a basketball game?

   1. A.
      A car hit him
   2. B.
      He met his coach
   3. C.
      His doctor called him
   4. D.
      He fell down and cut his foot
2. 2.

   The underlined word “depressed” means ___ in Chinese

   1. A.
      懶惰的
   2. B.
      好奇的
   3. C.
      沮喪的
   4. D.
      激動的
3. 3.

   What is the most important thing we can learn from the story?

   1. A.
      Basketball can teach people about life
   2. B.
      Keep smiling when you face difficulties
   3. C.
      Life is more difficult for the paralysed
   4. D.
      Skiing is more dangerous than basketball