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It was a village in India．The people were poor．However, they were not unhappy．After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries．

Then one day．Some visitors from the city arrived．They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs．However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place．

       This seemed like money for nothing．There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers．All they had to do was catch them．Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs．Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money．For the first time, the people were able to dream of a batter future．But the dream didn’t last long．

       The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well．More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately．

       The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak．They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides（杀虫剂） and medicines．Soon there was no money left．

       Then the people realized what was happening．It was the frog．They hadn’t been useless．They had been doing an important job---eating insects．Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly．They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases．

       Now, the people are still poor．But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs．These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning．

1．From paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers __________．

       A．worked very hard for centuries         B．dreamed of having a better life

       C．were poor but somewhat content        D．lived a different life from their forefathers

2．Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

       A．the frogs were easy money          B．They needs money to buy medicine

       C．they wanted to please the visitors       D．the frogs made too much noise

3．What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

       A．the crops didn’t do well               B．there were too many insects

       C．the visits brought in diseases            D．the pesticides were overused

4．What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

       A．Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country

       B．Health is more important than money

       C．The harmony between man and nature is important

       D．good old day will never be forgotten

C A B C

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单词考查 （共10小题，满分20分）
【小题1】He was found in ____________（拥有） of drugs and was accused.    
【小题2】To t_____________（改造）hills into fields is an extremely tough job. 
【小题3】It was a long journey, but we e____________ (最终) arrived at the small village before dark.
【小题4】He was b_______ from driving for three months owing to rushing red lights.
【小题5】The door opens and closes _____________（自动地）.
【小题6】Whatever you do, you’ve to take the possible c_____________.
【小题7】The rise in carbon dioxide is causing a s__________（持续）increase in global warming.
【小题8】Try to use e____________ friendly materials to consume less energy.
【小题9】There’s a lot of a__________（焦虑）among the staff about job losses.
【小题10】In autumn, the temperature in this city v_______ from 10c to 30c in a day.

根据首字母或汉语提示写出正确的单词.补全下列各句

1.Few birds managed to s________ the winter last year.

2.The Amber Room was also a treasure _______ (装饰) with gold and jewels.

3.The community service needs many v________, who are willing to help without pay.

4.Andy seems to be __________(发信号) to his teammates in computer language..

5.If you really like the job, __________（距离）is not a problem.

6.It was a great r_________ to find that my family was all safe.

7.I p__________ didn’t believe what he said at the meeting.

8.The tourists were ________ (讨价还价) with the man over the price.

9.It’s reported that Kobe has b_________ up with his wife.

10.The internet games are a________ to some young people.

 

When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. For the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room. Nowadays, though, we increasingly use Bell’s invention for taking photographs, accessing the internet, or watching video clips, rather than talking. Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has appeared: the mobile phone.

         The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper, the scientist who invented the modem mobile handset（手机）. Within a decade, mobile phones became available to the public. The streets of modem cities began to feature sharp-suited characters shouting into giant plastic bricks. In Britain the mobile phone quickly became the same with the “yuppie”, the new type of young urban professionals who carried the expensive handsets as status symbols. Around this time many of us said that we would never own a mobile phone.

         But in the mid-90s, something happened. Cheaper handsets and cheaper calling rates meant that, almost overnight, it seemed that everyone had a mobile phone. And the giant plastic bricks of the 80s had changed into smooth little objects that fitted nicely into pockets and bags.

         Moreover, people’s timekeeping changed. Younger readers will be amazed to know that, not long ago, people made spoken arrangements to meet at a certain place at a certain time. But later Meeting time became approximate under the new order of communication: the Short Message Service （SMS） or text message. Going to be late? Send a text message! It takes much less effort than arriving on time, and it’s much less awkward than explaining your lateness face to face and the text message has changed the way we write in English. Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important when you’re sitting on the bus, hurriedly typing “Will B 15mm late - C U @ the bar. Sorry! -).”

         Alexander Graham Bell would be amazed if he could see how far the science of telephony has progressed in less than 150 years. If he were around today, he might say “That’s gr8! But I’m v busy rite now. Will call U 2nite.”

1.What does the underlined part in Para.2 refer to?

A. Houses of modern cities.                      B. Sharp-suited characters.

C. New type of professionals.                    D. Mobile phones.

2.According to Paragraph 4, why did Meeting time become approximate?

A. People were more likely to be late for their meeting.

B. SMS made it easier to inform each other.

C. Young people don’t like unchanging things.

D. Traditional customs were dying out.

3.If you want to meet your friend at the school gate this evening, which of the following message can you send him?

A. Call U@ SKUg8 2nite.                   B. IM2BZ2CU 2nite.

C. CU@ the bar g8 2nite.                   D. W84U@ SKUg8 2nite.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us about?

A. Alexander Graham’s invention.

B. SMS as a new way of communication.

C. New functions of the mobile telephone.

D. The development of the mobile phone.

 

A flock of wild ducks were flying in formation, heading south for the winter. They formed a beautiful V in the sky, and were admired by everyone who saw them from below.

One day, Wally, one of the wild ducks in the formation, spotted something on the ground. It was a barnyard with a flock of _    ducks who lived on the farm. They were waddling around on the ground, quacking merrily and eating _    that was thrown on the ground for them every day. Wally liked what he saw. "It sure would be nice to have some of that corn," he thought to himself. "And all this flying is very tiring. I'd like to just __   around for a while."

So after thinking it over a while, Wally left the formation of wild ducks, made a sharp __  , and   for the barnyard. He landed _    the tame ducks, and began to waddle around and quack    . He also started eating corn. The formation of wild ducks continued their journey South, but Wally didn't care. "I'll __   them when they come back North in a few months," he said to himself.

Several months went by and __  enough, Wally looked up and spotted the flock of wild ducks in formation, heading north. They looked beautiful up there. And Wally was tired of the   . It was muddy and   he waddled, there was nothing but duck doo. "It's time to leave." said Wally.

So Wally _  his wings furiously and tried to get airborne. But he had gained some   from all his corn-eating, and he hadn't exercised his wings much either. He finally    the ground, but he was flying too _    and slammed into the side of the barn. He fell to the ground with a thud and said to himself, "Oh, well, I'll just wait until they fly __   in a few months. Then I'll rejoin them and become a wild duck again."

When the flock flew overhead once more, Wally again tried to    himself out of the barnyard. But he simply didn't have the strength. Every winter and every spring, he saw his wild duck friends flying overhead, and they would    to him. But his attempts to leave were all    .

    Eventually Wally no longer paid any attention to the wild ducks flying overhead. He hardly even noticed them. He had   , become a barnyard duck.

1.A. tame                              B. ugly                                   C. beautiful                            D. wild

2.A. food                              B. grain                                 C. corn                                    D. vegetable

3.A. rest                                B. waddle                    C. walk                                    D. fly

4.A. turn                   B. dive               C. land                                     D. circle

5.A. hurried                B. looked             C. left                                      D. headed

6.A. between               B. among             C. behind                                D. within

7.A. loudly                                B. sadly               C. merrily                               D. eagerly

8.A. see                   B. recognize           C. leave                                       D. rejoin

9.A. strange                B. lucky              C. sure                                    D. natural

10.A. barnyard          B. corn               C. waddling                         D. quacking

11.A. every day             B. every time                 C. everywhere                            D. nowhere

12.A. flapped           B. spread                    C. removed                           D. opened

13.A. strength         B. skills                      C. friends                             D. weight

14.A. got off          B. got to               C. got up                                          D. got back

15.A. slowly          B. fast                   C. high                                     D. low

16.A. back            B. south                C. north                                      D. overhead

17.A. lift             B. fly                        C. struggle                              D. rise

18.A. call out          B. come back                          C. come over                         D. call back

19.A. in return              B. in need                            C. in vain                                 D. in place

20.A. after all                B. above all                    C. therefore                          D. however

 

单词考查 （共10小题，满分20分）

1.He was found in ____________（拥有） of drugs and was accused.    

2.To t_____________（改造）hills into fields is an extremely tough job. 

3.It was a long journey, but we e____________ (最终) arrived at the small village before dark.

4.He was b_______ from driving for three months owing to rushing red lights.

5.The door opens and closes _____________（自动地）.

6.Whatever you do, you’ve to take the possible c_____________.

7.The rise in carbon dioxide is causing a s__________（持续）increase in global warming.

8.Try to use e____________ friendly materials to consume less energy.

9.There’s a lot of a__________（焦虑）among the staff about job losses.

10.In autumn, the temperature in this city v_______ from 10c to 30c in a day.

 

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