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Directions： Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage.

Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.

The contemporary environmental movement is often said to have begun with the publication of Silent Spring by the zoologist and biologist Rachel Carson (1907–1964). This landmark work, which took Carson 4 years to complete, diligently detailed the relationship between animal death and the use— now understood as the abuse—of man-made chemicals used as pesticides, especially DDT. One of the claims of the book that she tried to demonstrate was that DDT had the effect of softening the eggshells of birds as well as interfering with their reproduction, and that such effects would lead to their extinction if use of DDT were to continue. It would eventually create a springtime of silence when the songs of birds would not be heard. Her studies also found DDT to be a cause of human cancers.

Born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, Carson graduated from the Pennsylvania College for Women in Pittsburgh (now Chatham College), where she majored in English until her junior year, when a course in biology inspired her to switch to zoology as her field of concentration. She earned a master’s degree in this area from Johns Hopkins University and became a biologist at the Bureau of Fisheries in 1936. During this time, she wrote for various national magazines, and her first book, Under the Sea-Wind, was published. Carson had concerns as early as 1945 about pesticides being used more and more by the government. But her cautionary claims in Silent Spring were met with anger by the pesticide and chemical industries. Her authority as a scientist were challenged, and it was held that her findings were just the roars of a hysterical(歇斯底里的) woman. She was even accused of being a member of the Communist Party. Some go so far as to say that she told a lie .

But She is often celebrated as the founder of the contemporary U.S. environmental movement. Yet her work in Silent Spring, warning about the misuse of pesticides and other chemicals, has not as yet taken firm hold. Americans likely use twice as much the volume of pesticides that they did at the time she published her seminal work, and globally, their use is ever increasing. Powerful pesticides are sold over the counter, and their use is so widespread that many environmentalists are fearful that chemical runoff into streams and rivers is still popullting the animals that humans eat and the water that they drink.

In short, while the main purpose of Silent Spring was to warn the public of the dangers of the overuse of pesticides and chemicals, nonetheless the public hasn’t refused such use. Isn't it time that we firmly said no to pesticides?

Title: The 1 of Environmentalism
The 2 : the publication of Silent Spring	The contents	One of the claims of the book was that DDT had the effect on softening the eggshells of birds, interfering with their reproduction and 3
	The author	4
		Her formal major: English
		Her latter major: 5
		Her first published book: 6
The present situation	Pesticides are still 7 ， the volumn of which is as twice as it was
	Pesticides are 8 to homeowners
	Chemical is still polluting the animals and 9
conclusion	We should __10__ pesticides

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 21 a few of them are very 22 . English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 23  language. Many millions are 24  to do so.
Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different   25 . Have you ever   26  ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or your   27 back.”.“Easy and funny! Our records and tapes   28   you master(掌握) your English in a month. 29  the first day your 30 will be excellent. Just send us ... ” Of course, it never 31 quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should   32  that we all learned our own language well when we were  33 . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult.   34   what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, 35 in it all the time. Just imagine how much 36  that gets!
So it is 37 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 38   upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and   39   much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will   40 . But they cannot do the student's work for him.

五、Cloze test(完形填空)20分

In the last century there were not 　1　 big towns in the U.S.　2　 there are today.Most towns in the country were small.And in these small towns,the general store was 　3　 people 　4 the things they couldn't made or grow at home.

5 the store sold 6 a good deal about life in the United States at that time.People bought tools that they needed on their farms.They bought salt,sugar,coffee and 7 that their farms didn't produce.They bought articles of 8 that they could not make themselves,and cloth or other materials that the 9 would make into dresses for themselves,shirts for the men and clothes for their children.

Life in the 10 century America was 11 .One proves that most people were satisfied with what they had 12 still they looked forward 13 courage to whatever the future would 14 them.It would be interesting to know 15 they would feel about life in the world today. 16 to them that life is too complex,or would they be glad to see that life is 17 in the past?

Nobody will 18 know the 19 people at that time would enjoy life today or not.Perhaps man is always the same of his kind.They did take things for granted,and also they did try to make life more comfortable.We have to admit that it is the same 20 people at present.

1.A.many B.so many C.so much D.a lot of

2.A.where B.like C.what D.as

3.A.where B.for C.in which D.that

4.A.made B.bought C.sold D.paid for

5.A.That B.No matter C.Which D.What

6.A.says B.talks C.refers D.tells

7.A.other things B.another food C.other foods D.foods and drinks

8.A.clothes B.clothing C.dresses D.suits

9.A.farmers B.men C.women D.children

10.A.eighteenth B.nineteenth C.twentieth D.next

11.A.easy B.simple C.interesting D.tiresome

12.A.and which B.and yet C.and that D.but what

13.A.in B.to C.of D.with

14.A.bring B.take C.happen to D.serve

15.A.what B.whether C.that D.how

16.A.Did it appear B.Would it seem C.What did it seem D.What appeared

17.A.still what it used to be B.better than what it was

C.much more easier than D.no more than it was

18.A.never B.always C.once D.ever

19.A.truth that B.fact whether C.idea how D.information of

20.A.as B.for C.with D.like

Chinese press, thousands of tourists and space experts from Japan, Germany, Italy and other countries have gathered at China’s Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province on Tuesday, October 23 to witness the historic moment-the launch of the nation’s first moon orbiter (人造卫星), which is scheduled to take place at 6:05 p.m.on Wednesday．

Space center experts were worried earlier in the day when Xichang experienced an unexpected rainfall from about 4:05 a.m．till 7:10 a.m．on Wednesday, but they were able to breathe a sigh of relief when the weather cleared．Both national and local meteorological observatories (气象台)forecast cloudy weather for the launch site on Wednesday afternoon．However they said they believed it would not affect the launch mission, an opinion which was shared by technological staff at the site．

Local villagers within a radius of 2.5 km of the launch site and under the trajectory(轨道) of the carrier have been told to move to safe areas two hours prior to the planned launch．Tourists have been charged 800 yuan (105 U.S.dollars) to witness the launch of China’s first lunar satellite．A local travel agency has said that the two observation platforms are capable of holding 2,000, but it is not known how many people paid for the chance．

The moon orbiter, Chang’e-1, named after a legendary Chinese goddess who flew to the moon, and the carrier Long March 3A have passed all pre-launch tests．

China hopes to become the 17th nation to join the International Space Station (ISS) project, and carried out its first piloted space flight in October 2003, making it only the third country in the world after the Soviet Union and the United States to have sent men into space．In October 2005, China completed its second manned space flight, with two astronauts on board．

1．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．China counting down to launch of its first lunar satellite

B．Chang’e-1 lunar satellite and its launch

C．Chang’e-1 lunar satellite to conduct 1st orbit transfer

D．China hopes to join the International Space Station

2．Space center experts believed _______．

A．rainfall would come as soon as possible．

B．the cloudy weather wouldn’t affect the mission．

C．All the 2,000 tourists should paid 800 yuan each to witness the launch．

D．The mission was the third time of China’s manned flight．

3．Please arrange the time order of the following events according to the passage．

a．Local villagers have been told to move to safe areas．

b．Unexpected shower fell on the early morning of Wednesday．

c．The moon mission is scheduled to take place．

d．Journalists and tourists gathered at the Satellite Launch Centre．

A．b c d a B．a b c d C．d b a c D．c d a b

4．It can be implied from the passage that _____________．

A．China has become the 17th country to join the International Space Station

B．China will launch its manned spaceship to the moon soon

C．China is the third nation to send men into space

D．China is pioneering in the space exploration now

Nations plan next steps to end global warming

On December 3，more than 10,000 scientists, environmental activists and government officials from 187 countries met in Bali, Indonesia, which is the largest global warming conference ever held.

One of the main goals of the two-week meeting is to develop a replacement for the international treaty called the Kyoto Protocol, which has been signed by 174, countries, calling for limits on the emission of greenhouse gases.

Under the Kyoto Protocol, nations were legally bound to reduce greenhouse gases, but since it was signed in 2005, they have continued to increase worldwide. Of the largest greenhouse gas emitters, only Russia and Japan have agreed to follow me rules. China and India－second and sixth on the list－are making efforts to make cuts.

The U.S signed the treaty in 1997 but has not yet agreed to follow the strict rules, which require that greenhouse gas release be reduced by 10% by 2012. U.S. officials are opposed to these mandatory（强制性的），or required, cuts in emissions. "We’re worrying that it would be too costly and would hurt the U.S. economy. But we're not here to be a roadblock," said Harlan L. Watson, a top U.S. climate official.

Even if greenhouse gases are reduced, scientists say it will take decades or longer to stop the global warming that is already underway. To help poor countries deal with rising temperatures and climate changes, the UN has developed the "Adaptation Fund" to help them improve farming techniques and water systems.

But so far, it has only raised $67 million.

"The money should come from the countries most responsible and most capable," said Kate Raworth, a senior research official from the Oxfam International aid group. She listed the U.S., European Union, Japan, Australia and Canada.

1. The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 3 refers to“_____”.

A．greenhouse gases

B．the countries which have signed the treaty.

C．people who are against the treaty

D．the measures taken to reduce greenhouse gases

2. By saying "But we’re not here to be a roadblock", Harlan L. Watson wants to say that_____．

A．the U.S will be a roadblock to the global economy

B．the U.S has realized that some action must be taken

C．the U.S refused to follow the rules of the Kyoto Protocol

D．the U.S thinks this conference of no importance

3.According to Kate Raworth, the "Adaptation Fund" should come from all the following EXCEPT______．

A．Japan

B．European Union

C．India

D．Canada

4.Why did U.S officials not agree to make effort to reduce greenhouse gases?

A．Because the greenhouse gases they emitted are not so harmful.

B．Because they fear that it would affect the U.S economy.

C．Because they shouldn’t be responsible for global warming.

D．Because they think these gases won’t cause global warming_____.

5.We can learn from the passage that_____.

A．the conference will last a fortnight

B．the U.S hasn’t signed the Kyoto Protocol.

C．many manufacturers attended the conference

D．the global warming will be stopped as soon as greenhouse gases are reduced

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