【题目】Half of the world’s population lives in areas affected by Asian monsoons(季风), but monsoons are difficult to predict. American researchers have put together a 700-year record of the rainy seasons, which is expected to provide guidance for experts making weather predictions.

Every summer, moist(潮湿的)air masses, known as monsoon, produce large quantities of rainfall in India, East Asia, Indonesia, Northern Australia and East Africa, which are pulled in by a high pressure area over the Indian Ocean and a low pressure area to the south.

According to Edward Cook, a weather expert at Columbia University in New York, the complex nature of the climate systems across Asia makes monsoons hard to predict. In addition, climate records for the area date to 1950, too recent and not detailed enough to be of much use. Therefore, he and a team of researchers spent more than fifteen years travelling across Asia locating trees old enough to provide long-term records. They measured the rings(年轮)or circles, inside the trunks of thousands of ancient trees at more than 300 sites.

Rainfall has a direct link to the growth and width of rings on some kinds of trees. The researchers developed a document—a Monsoon Asia Drought Atlas(地图集). It shows the effect of monsoons over seven centuries, beginning in the 1300s.

Professor Cook says the tree-ring records show periods of wet and dry conditions. “If the monsoon basically fails or is very weak one year, the trees affected by the monsoon at that location might put on a very narrow ring. But if the monsoon is very strong, the trees affected by that monsoon might put on a wide ring for that year. So, the wide and narrow ring widths of the tree chronology(年表)that we developed in Asia provide us with a measure of monsoon variability. ” Armed with such a sweeping set of data, researchers say they now can begin to refine climate computer models for predicting the behavior of monsoons.

“There has been widespread famine and starvation and human dying in the past in large droughts. And on the other hand, if the monsoon is particularly heavy, it can cause extensive flooding,” said Eugene Wahl, a scientist who is with America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s paleoclimate(古气侯)branch studying weather patterns over the history of the Earth. “So, to get a knowledge of what the regional moisture patterns have been, dryness and wetness over such a long period of time in great detail, I would call it a kind of victory for climate science.”

【1】What’s the passage mainly about?

A.A breakthrough in monsoon prediction.

B.The necessity of weather forecast.

C.The achievements of Edward Cook.

D.The effects of Asian monsoons.

【2】It is difficult for experts to predict Asian monsoons because______.

A.it is hard to keep long-term climate records

B.they are formed under complex climate systems

C.they influence many nations

D.there is heavy rainfall in Asia

【3】What can be inferred from the passage?

A.The trees affected by monsoon grow fast if the monsoon is weak.

B.The Monsoon Asia Drought Atlas has a monsoon record for about 1,300 years.

C.Long and detailed climate records can offer useful information for monsoon research.

D.The rainfall might be low although the monsoon is strong in monsoon-

affected areas.

【4】According to Professor Cook, the rings of the trees_________.

A.determine the regional climate

B.have a great influence on the regional climate

C.offer people information about the regional climate

D.reflect all kinds of regional climate information

【5】What do we know about the research according to Eugene Wahl?

A.It will help people prevent droughts and floods.

B.It should include information about human life in the past.

C.It has analysed moisture models worldwide.

D.It is a great achievement in climate science.

【6】Which of the following best describes the tone of this passage?

A.Friendly. B.Pessimistic.

C.Humorous. D.Matter-of-fact.

【题目】根据下列句子所给首字母或汉语注释,写出空缺处单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

注意:请在答题卡上作答。

1】I am totally in f_________ of your plan.

【2】The writer finally agreed to a__________ his best-known novel for movie, which later became a big hit all around the world.

【3】The businessman made a large ________(财富) in his life and gave all his money to charity when he died.

【4】I had expected this well-known expert to solve the puzzle, but it turned out he didnt live up to his r_____________ at all.

【5】It makes no d_____________ to me whether you come to the party or not.

【6】The police have been looking into the ___________ (神秘的) disappearance of the child. But nothing has been found yet.

【7】__________ (与……比较起来) with his handwriting, mine is much more fluent and fancy.

【8】I am highly _____________(怀疑) about what he told me. He might be telling a lie.

【9】This mine accident c________ hundreds of lives, leaving many families in deep grief.

10】I am now in a really ____________ (困惑的) situation where I dont really know what to do.

11】While they are identical twins, they have little in c__________ apart from appearances.

12】He fell and broke his legs while a_________ to jump over the fence.

13】Burger King offers a wide v___________ of different burgers for you to choose from.

14】The country is believed to have been carrying out projects developing weapons of mass d______________.

15】He likes to be r____________ to as Boss by his students.

【题目】Rabindranath Tagore(泰戈尔) was an Indian writer and poet, who was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Composed of 326 short verses, Stray Birds(飞鸟集) is a collection of short verses translated from Bengali into English by the poet himself, where Tagore spiritualizes nature into the experiences of human existence while demonstrating his love for nature and simplicity through poetic words.

Now read the following verses taken from Stray Birds(1916) and try to answer the questions.

·Man does not reveal himself in his history, he struggles up through it. (verse 52)

·The cloud stood humbly(谦逊的) in a corner of the sky.

The Morning crowned it with splendour(光辉). (verse 100)

·Man is worse than an animal when he is an animal. (verse 248)

·Bees sip honey from flowers and hum their thanks when they leave.

The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him. (verse 127)

·The stream of truth flows through its channels of mistakes. (verse 243)

·Let him only see the thorns who has eyes to see the rose. (verse 230)

·Set bird’s wings with gold and it will never again soar in the sky. (verse 231)

·Men are cruel, but Man is kind. (verse 219)

·Let me not put myself wrongly to my world and set it against me. (verse 206)

·Wrong cannot afford defeat but right can. (verse 68)

·“I give my whole water in joy,” sings the waterfall. “though little of it is enough for the thirsty.” (verse 69)

·The woodcutter’s axe(斧头) begged for its handle from the tree.

The tree gave it. (verse 71)

·Thank the flame for its light, but do not forget the lampholder standing in the shade with constancy of patience. (verse 64)

【1】Which of the verses sing praise for those who are ready to sacrifice(奉献) themselves without asking anything in return?

A. verse 248 &69 B. verse 71 & 100

C. verse 69 & 71 D. verse 100& 52

2Which of the verse makes strong comparison and contrast between two opposite types of persons?

A. verse 68 B. verse 248

C. verse 127 D. verse 243

3Which of the verses has similar meaning to the saying “All is not gold that glitters(闪光); but gold will glitter forever.”?

A. verse 100 B. verse 69

C. verse 230 D. verse 206

4Which of the verses might be most suitable said to parents, telling them not to spoil their children with wealth?

A. verse 231 B. verse 71

C. verse 127 D. verse 100

【题目】Finding summer jobs for teenagers has not always been easy, but now you no longer have to worry about what your kid can do to earn their own money. Recently I found some different sites online that offer information about what kids can do. Below is some of that information, along with questions to think about to help you come up with your own ideas.

Ideas for summer work:

Parks and Recreation Programs.

Babysitting (当临时保姆) during the day of school.

Working part-time at a day care for the summer.

Car washing.

Working at local vegetable stands.

The easiest way for you to find ways for your child to make money is to think about others’ inconveniences (不方便). Think of things you need done, or would like to have done, and what you would consider paying for these things to get done. Once you have some ideas, you can sit down with your child and talk to them about what they would be interested in doing. Then once you have an idea of what they want to do you can help them come up with fair prices.

Preferably you would want to only have your child working with people you know and trust, or in the least bit you could have your child pick a partner. That way with each of them carrying cell phones, even those without service can call 911, they will be much safer.

You can find out more information and many more ideas for kids to use to make money during their summer holidays by visiting http://www.kidswantmoney.com.

【1】The author wrote the passage to _____.

A. share his discoveries online

B. introduce jobs for teenagers

C. advertise a website for teenagers

D. talk about his summer work experience

【2The passage is mainly written for _____.

A. teenagers B. teachers

C. parents D. website designers

【3】Which of the following is NOT considered when teenagers look for summer jobs?

A. Who they’d better work for.

B. How much should be charged.

C. Whether the jobs are safe.

D. Where the workplace is.

【4What can we learn about http://www.kidswant-money.com?

A. The author set up the website.

B. It gives information about educating children.

C. People need to pay to visit the website.

D. It offers ideas for children to make money.

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