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16．When you think of environmental problems you probably think of pollution，but the poaching （偷猎） of wild animals is one，too．Poaching has worried environmentalists for years and，despite laws，this terrible crime has yet to be stopped．
Poaching is a serious problem，especially in Africa and Asia．This crime is done for commercial profit （商业利益），meaning hunters kill animals illegally and sell their most worthy parts．Although poachers usually hunt tigers，elephants and rhinos，they kill sharks and whales，too．This illegal hunting has led to decreasing populations of many species（物种）．
Many nations have banned poaching，but enforcement （执行） is difficult．The small number of police officers trained to deal with this creates an unfair advantage for poachers．
Poachers usually kill animals for only one product：tigers are killed for their striped fur，elephants their ivory tusks and rhinos their large horn．The bodies of the animals are left to rot．Sharks'fins are cut off and their bodies thrown back into the ocean．Without fins they can't swim and will die．The illegally obtained fins are used to make shark fin soup．
The laws that"protect"animals are no more than pieces of paper．The current poaching bans （禁令）need better enforcement，and I have a plan．
The number of enforcers needs to be increased so that there are enough to watch the herds（兽群） and make sure poachers can't shoot the animals．The reserve parks in Africa should become a huge zoo so that the animals can move but within a fenced area．Another idea is to build a concrete enclosure instead of fences．Watchtowers could be constructed so enforcers can monitor a wide variety of poacher targets．This may not completely end the problem，but it would slow it down．
Poaching is a serious problem and a criminal act．（犯罪） The effects of poaching will be felt for centuries to come，and if there are any still alive，the only place to see animals might be in a zoo．

72．Poaching has not been stopped mainly becauseC．
A．there are no laws to ban this crime
B．this crime has not been that serious
C．effective measures have not been taken
D．the author's plan has not been adopted
73．What is the basic reason for poaching？A
A．People's desire for profit． B．People's needs for food．
C．The lack of protecting laws． D．The worsening of environment．
74．We can infer from the last paragraph thatA．
A．poaching will be more serious if not stopped
B．the effects of poaching will be removed soon
C．it has been too late to stop poaching now
D．zoos are the best place to protect animals
75．The purpose of this passage is toB．
A．show the astonishing fact of the bloody illegal hunting
B．provide some suggestions on banning poaching
C．warn the seriousness of the present animal condition
D．call on people to protect environment and animals．

15．The Mona Lisa，one of the world's most famous paintings，has been recreated with 3，604cups of coffee-and 564pints of milk．The different colors were created by adding no，little or lots of milk to each cup of black coffee．
The recreated Mona Lisa measured 20 feet long and 13 feet wide．It took a team of eight people three hours to complete the work．It was created for The Rocks Aroma Festival in Sydney，Australia，and seen by 130，000people who attended the one-day coffee-lovers event．
Elaine Kelly，one of the organizers from the Sydney Harbor Foreshore Authority，was delighted with the result．She said，"Each coffee cup was filled with varying amounts of milk to create the different shades（色度） of the painting．We wanted to create an element of surprise and a sense of fun in the way we communicated with the public．"
"Once we had the idea of creating an image（像） out of coffee cups we searched for something iconic（有代表性的）to reproduce（复制）．And after some time we chose the most iconic painting in history．The Mona Lisa has been reproduced so many times in so many different mediums but，as far as we know，never out of coffee，"Kelly continued．"Besides，the idea is practical．"
"It was fantastic．It really looked like the famous painting-the Mona Lisa．It was wonderful，"said one visitor．
After much planning it was great to see it coming together so well and the 130，000people who attended the event certainly enjoyed it and were deeply attracted by it，"said Kelly．

68．How were the different colors of the recreated Mona Lisa created？A
A．By adding different amounts of milk to each cup of black coffee．
B．By adding different amounts of black coffee to each cup of milk．
C．By using paints of different colors
D．By using different kinds of coffee
69．How large is the recreated Mona Lisa？B
A.20square feet               B.260square feet
C.564square feet              D.3，604square feet
70．The people who saw the recreated Mona Lisa are allA lovers．
A．coffee      B．milk     C．Mona Lisa     D．painting
71．The event organizers chose to recreate the Mona Lisa for the following reasons EXCEPT thatD．
A．the Mona Lisa is a very iconic painting in history
B．the Mona Lisa has never been reproduced out of coffee
C．the idea can be actually carried out
D．it is very easy to do so．

14．Once upon a time there was a wise man who used to go to the sea to do his writing．He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work．One day he was walking along the shore．As he looked down at the beach，he saw a human figure moving like a dancer．He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach．So he began to walk faster to catch up．As he got closer，he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing，but instead he was reaching down to the shore，picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean．As he got closer he called out，"Good morning!What are you doing？''
The young man paused，looked up and replied，"Throwing starfishes（海星）in the ocean．"
"I guess I should have asked，why are you throwing starfishes in the ocean？"
"The sun is up and the tide is going out．And if I don't throw them in they'll die"
"But，young man，don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it．You can't possibly make a difference!"
The young man listened politely．Then he bent down，picked another starfish and threw it into the sea，and said，"It made a difference for that one．"There is something very special in each and every one of us．We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference．And if we can know that gift，we will gain through the strength of our vision the power（力量） to shape the future．
We must each find our starfish．And if we throw our starfish wisely and well，the world will be better．

60．One day，the wise man saw a young manD．
A．dancing along the beach           B．walking with a dancer
C．picking up starfish for sale      D．trying to save as many starfishes as possible
61．The underlined words"something very special"refers toD．
A．the gifts from friends          B．the strength of making decision
C．our own starfish                D．the ability to make a difference
62．The writer told this story to show usB．
A．how and where we can write a good article
B．everyone can do something for the future
C．wise man are sometimes stupid
D．young man are in fact wiser than old people
63．What is the best title for this passage？C
A．A wise man and a young man       B．A young man who is throwing starfishes
C．Everyone can make a difference   D．We must find our starfish．

13．The financial crisis is reminding Americans of a lesson they first learned in childhood：Share and share alike．They are sharing or swapping tools and books，cars and handbags，time and talent．
The renewed desire to share shows up in a variety of examples：A car-sharing service has had a 70percent membership increase since the crisis occurred．Some companies encouraged his employees to take vanpooling．Governments are putting bikes on the street for public use．How-to-swap Web sites are increasing quickly．
The economy reflects the way Americans have cut back，especially on daily items：Department store sales dropped 1.3percent in June．People are not buying cars，and as a result，auto sales dropped 27.7percent last month．They are not paying others to do what they can do themselves-Home Depot reports increased attendance at in-store do-it-yourself clinics．And although paint sales are down in general，according to Sherwin-Williams，individual consumers are still buying．
When Tom Burdett needed to cut some tiles at his home outside Annapolis，he refused to buy expensive tools．So he asked his neighbors and friends for help．Sure enough，someone had just what he needed．And when that friend needed help fixing a satellite dish，Burdett volunteered to help．
The sharing mind-set is not new to the American culture，but many Americans give it up when the nation changed from an agricultural society to an industrial one，said Rosemary Hornak，a psychology professor at Meredith College in Raleigh，N．C．They moved farther from their families and did not have time to connect with new neighbors because they worked so much，she said．
Neighborhood conversations tell more of the story as the movement grows organically （持续地） in communities across the Washington region and the nation．On one street in Arlington，for example，neighbors are collecting their separate money for mulch （覆盖料） and dividing it among themselves．

32．What is the text mainly about？B
A．Introducing a new way of life．B．Sharing in the financial crisis．
C．How to reduce the living expense．D．How to handle the financial crisis．
33．Why do people in modern times give up the sharing mind-set？C
A．Because they don't need it at all．B．Because they aren't interested in it．
C．Because they are busy with work．D．Because they hate being disturbed．
34．The underlined phrase"cut back"in Para.3probably meansD．
A．shared B．helped C．abandoned D．reduced
35．It can be inferred from the passage thatA．
A．more and more Americans solve problems in their daily life by helping each other．B．if the prices of service goes down，individual consumers won't do something themselves．
C．the sharing-mind set is a strange to many Americans．
D．when the crisis ends，Americans will abandon the sharing-mind set．

12．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
One hundred and forty million years before human being existed，dinosaurs ruled earth．
They lived for such long on the earth that they developed into many different species．They had few enemies beside each other，so each species had to protect their young from been eaten by other dinosaurs．As they lived in a warm and wet climate，there were plenty of food，so dinosaur species multiply quickly．Who knows what would have happened if the earth's weather had not changed？Sad it became hot and dry and the dinosaurs were unable to prevent them from disappearing altogether．It is still a mystery that why they suddenly became extinct．
However，students and scientists love to study their bones and imagine their life so they can solve the mystery in the future．

11．Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family，and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck．I'm not going to say luck，talent，and circumstances don't come into play because they do．Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence，and that's just the reality of how life is．
However，to succeed in life，one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical．And，in addition to that，in order to get really good at something，one needs to spend at least 10，000hours studying and practicing．To become great at certain things，it'll require even more time，time that most people won't put in．
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love．If you don't enjoy what you do，it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it．
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success，you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost．It's sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent，but thinking that way does you no good，and there's a huge chance that you're wrong anyway．
Whatever you do，if you want to become great at it，you need to work day in and day out，almost to the point of addiction，and over a long period of time．If you're not willing to put in the time and work，don't expect to receive any rewards．Consistent hard work won't ensure you the level of success you may want，but it will ensure that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into．

24．Paragraph 1mainly talks aboutB．
A．the meaning of success  B．the reasons for success
C．the standards of successD．the importance of success
25．In Paragraph 2，the underlined word"that"refers toD．
A．setting a practical goal             B．being good at something
C．putting in more time                 D．succeeding in life
26．Successful people suggest doing what one loves becauseD．
A．it takes a lot of time to succeed     B．work makes one feel pain
C．one gives up his work easily       D．one tends to enjoy his work
27．What can we infer from Paragraph 4？B
A．Successful people like to show their great skills．
B．People sometimes succeed without luck or talent．
C．People need to achieve success at the cost of life．
D．It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success．

10．My aunt Edith was a widow of 50，working as a secretary，when doctors discovered she had got what was then thought to be a very serious heart illness．?
Aunt Edith didn't accept defeat easily．She began studying medical reports in library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart doctor，Dr．Michael Debakey，of Houston，Texas．He had saved the life of someone with the same illness．The article said Dr．Debakey's fees were very high； Aunt Edith couldn't possibly pay them．But could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay？
So Aunt Edith wrote to him．She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live：her three children，who would be on their own in three or four years and among them a little girl who always dreamed of traveling and seeing the world．There wasn't a word of self-pity--only warmth and humor and the joy of living．She mailed the letter，not really expecting an answer．
A few days later，my doorbell rang．Aunt Edith didn't wait to come in； she stood in the hall and read aloud：
Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply．If you can come to Houston，there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation．?
Signed：Michael Debakey?
That was seven years ago．Since then，Aunt Edith has been around the world．Her three children are happily married．For her age，she is one of the youngest，most alive people I know．
51．"Aunt Edith didn't accept defeat easily"means that．C
A．she was very beautiful         B．she was very strong
C．she was very brave            D．she was very warm hearted
52．Why did Aunt Edith write to Dr．Debakey？Because．D
A．she had no time to visit him
B．she didn't know the way to Houston
C．she didn't believe in him
D．she wanted to get some help from him
53．In fact，Aunt Edith's letter to Dr．Debakey was full of．A
A．courage    B．illness       C．pity    D．sadness
54．After reading Dr．Debakey's letter，Aunt Edith felt．D
A．discouragedB．frightened    C．disappointed   D．encouraged．

9．We，teenagers，have already had the ability to take care of our daily life __________．（　　）

8．下面短文中有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
例如：It was very nice to get your invitation to spend∧weekend with you．Luckily theI was completely free then，so I'll to say"yes"．am
2．只允许修改10处．
My father walked into my room to let me know that dinner was ready．It was 6o'clock in a Saturday evening，and I was studying as usually．Suddenly，we hear the horrible screams．Rushing outside，we saw a person who running away and our neighbor，Miss Slade，lay on the ground in front of her garden．His continuous cries made me worried．My father tried talking to her while I went to get some bandage．I did my best to wrap her wounds and slowed the bleeding．When ambulance arrived and took over，we started to relax．The doctor said it was our fast response and the Life Saving class I had taken earlier that year had saved her life．

7．He almost killed somebody，but one minute changed his life．This beautiful story comes from Sherman Rogers'book，Foremen：Leaders or Drivers？In his true-life story，Rogers shows the importance of effective relationships．
During his college years，Rogers spent a summer in an Idaho logging camp．When the superintendent（管理者）had to leave for a few days，he put Rogers in charge．
"What if the men refuse to follow my orders？"Rogers asked．He thought of Tony，an immigrant（移民）worker who grumbled（发牢骚）all day，giving the other men a hard time．
"Fire them，"the superintendent said．Then，as if reading Rogers'mind，he added，"I suppose you think you are going to fire Tony if you get the chance．I'd feel bad about that．I have been logging for 40years．Tony is the most reliable worker I've ever had．I know he is a grouch and that he hates everybody and everything．But he comes in first and leaves last．There has not been an accident for eight years on the hill where he works．"
Rogers took over the next day．He went to Tony and spoke to him．
"Tony，do you know I'm in charge here today？"
Tony grunted（轻哼一声）．
"I was going to fire you，but I want you to know I'm not，"he told Tony，adding what the superintendent had said．
When he finished，Tony was shocked："Why he didn't tell me that eight years ago？"
That day Tony worked harder than ever before-and he smiled!
Rogers went back to school after that summer．Twelve years later he met Tony again who was now superintendent for railroad construction for one of the largest logging companies in the West．Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to have such success．
Tony replied，"If it had not been for the one minute you talked to me back in Idaho，I'd have killed somebody someday．One minute changed my whole life．"
One minute．Have you got one minute to thank someone？A minute to tell someone what you sincerely like or appreciate about him/her？A minute to go into details about something he did well？One minute．It can make a difference for a lifetime．

61．What happened to Sherman Rogers during the superintendent's absence？C
A．He and Tony knew a great deal about each other．
B．He decided to write the book Foremen：Leaders or Drivers？based on a true-life story．
C．Instead of firing Tony，Rogers managed to get him to work even harder．
D．He recommended that Tony work for one of the largest logging companies in the West．
62．The underlined word"grouch"in Paragraph 5refers to someone who （is）D．
A．everybody dislikes or hates
B．rather stubborn
C．unfriendly towards others
D．complains constantly
63．The smile on Tony's face suggests thatB．
A．he was more than glad to have developed a better relationship with Rogers
B．he felt quite satisfied because all his efforts had been recognized
C．he remained optimistic in spite of unpleasant working conditions
D．he was delighted to have cleared up any misunderstandings with his coworkers．
64．Which of the following is Not True according to the passage？A
A．Rogers was in charge that summer because the superintendent left the camp．
B．The foreman was actually quite positive about Tony．
C．But for Rogers，Tony might have had an entirely different life．
D．Tony had been working in the same logging camp for eight years before he first met Rogers．
65．What does the author intends to convey through the article？B
A．Communication is the key to dealing with people with bad tempers．
B．Recognizing and appreciating others is a virtue in work as well as in life．
C．A foremen's job is to get the workers to work harder．
D．The less we complain，the more successful we will become in our career．

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