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17．Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs，its people are by now almost entirely an urban society．Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry（林业），and most of the rest live in or around towns，small and large．Here the traditional picture is changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns，and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country，but most Americans do not live in small towns any more．Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas（large cities with their suburbs ） of more than a million people each-a large proportion than in Germany or English，let alone France．The statistics（统计） of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day．As the rush to live out of town continues，rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses，so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb．But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment．
61．If now America has 250million people．how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry？C
A．About 25million．
B．More than 25million．
C．Less than 25million．
D．Less than 225million．
62．Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas？C
A．United States
B．Germany
C．France
D．England
63．What's the meaning of the word"metropolitan"in the middle of the passage？A
A．Of a large city with its suburbs．
B．Of small and large towns．
C．Of urban areas．
D．Of rural areas．
64．According to the passage，what can we learn about small towns in the United States？B
A．Most small towns become gradually crowded．
B．Small towns are still similar to each other．
C．As the traditional picture is changing，towns are different．
D．Small towns are turning into large cities．
65．Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb？C
A．Because they are the same．
B．Because the rush takes place too quickly．
C．Because the process is gradual．
D．Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan areas．

16．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，每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：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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．
My friend Li Hua come to visit me on May Day．During the following days，I showed he around the city of Hangzhou．We went to the Museum in the morning of May 2，and we learnt many about the history of Zhejiang．In the afternoon，we made a tour to West Lake．It was really great funny!In the evening，I took Li Hua to the night zoo there．It is very interesting to see animal at night．The next day we went to the bookshop to buy books．Though we were very tiring in those two days，but we enjoyed ourselves very much．
注：night zoo：

15．In order to know a foreign language thoroughly（完全地），four things are necessary．First，we must understand the language when we hear it spoken． Secondly，we must be able to speak it ourselves，with confidence（自信） and without hesitation（犹豫）． Thirdly，we must do much reading． Finally，we must be able to write it． We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar．
There are no shortcuts to success in language learning． A good memory is a great help，but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book． It is not much learning by heart long lists（一览表） of words and their  meanings，studying the dictionary and so on． We must learn by using the language．
If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized，we are not really learning the language． We must"learn through use．"Practice is important．We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can．
25． The most important things to learn a foreign language areB．
A． understanding and speaking
B． listening，speaking，reading and writing
C． writing and understanding
D． memorizing and listening
26． Someone hears and writes English very well，but he speaks it very badly． This is becauseD．
A． he doesn't understand the language when he hears it spoken
B． he doesn't have a good memory
C． he always remembers lists of words and their meanings
D． he often hesitates（犹豫） to practice speaking it
27． One can never learn a foreign language well byB．
A． doing much practice
B． studying the dictionary
C． learning through use
D． using the language
28． Which is the most important in learning a foreign language？C
A． A good memory．
B． Speaking．
C． Practice．
D． Writing．

14．Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again． They want to bring water to the deserts，so people can live and grow food． They are learning a lot about the deserts． But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time． Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．
Why is more and more land becoming desert？Scientists think that people make deserts． People are doing bad things to the earth．
Some places on the earth don't get much rain． But they still don't become deserts． This is because some green plants are growing there． Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places． Plants don't let the sun make the earth even drier． Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away． When a bit of rain falls，the plants hold the water． Without plants，the land can become desert more easily．
21． DesertsD．
A． never have any plants or animals in them
B． can all be turned into good land before long
C． are becoming smaller and smaller
D． get very little rain
22． Small green plants are very important to dry places becauseD．
A． they don't let the sun make the earth even drier
B． they don't let the wind blow the soil away
C． they hold water
D． All of the above．
23． Land is becoming desert little by little becauseC．
A． plants can't grow there
B． there is not enough rain
C． people haven't done what scientists wish them to do
D． scientists know little about the deserts
24． Which is the main idea of the first paragraph？B
A． Scientists know how to change desert into good land．
B． Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land．
C． If scientists can bring water to desert，people can live and grow food there．
D． More and more places are becoming deserts all the time．

13．A scientist responsible for finding signs of life on other planets has warned that human beings should probably think twice before making contact with aliens（外星人）．
Professor Matthew Bailes is based at Swinburne University and is leading Australia's efforts to find signs of extra-terrestrial （外星的）life．But he warned that making contact with aliens capable of transmitting powerful signals to earth over tens of thousands of light years could lead humans into disaster，because they're likely to be so much advanced．"The history of weak civilizations contacting more advanced civilizations is not a happy one!"he said．
Prof Bailes was recently put in charge of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation's $100m to search for alien life，which is being financed by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner and is backed by Professor Stephen Hawking．The team working on the project will use the Parkes radio telescope，one of the largest in the world，to scan the universe．
Prof Bailes told the news media that accurate computers would have to be installed at Parkes to sort through as many as a billion samples a second to try to detect patterns or likely signals．"There is no manual（指南） on how to find aliens．We'll have to imagine the sort of transmissions an alien race might send．"
The computers，he warned，would take a year to build，and the project has five years to run．But he said that the signal，if and when it arrives，would likely be quite weak after travelling across such vast distances．He said that scientists hope that aliens will send a pattern human beings would be able to recognize，such as prime numbers．But he warned that we might all be"long dead and buried"before we could work out how to reply and the aliens could get an answer．
32．What did the scientist warn humans？D
A．Don't send any signal to the aliens．
B．Don't receive the powerful signals from aliens．
C．Don't reply to any signal the aliens sent．
D．Don't contact with aliens casually．
33．What can we learn from Paragraph 2？B
A．The history of weak civilizations should never be forgotten．
B．The aliens'civilizations may be more advanced than humans'．
C．Human civilization needs to be developed urgently．
D．The aliens are more intelligent than humans．
34．What can we infer about the equipments at Parkes？D
A．They have scanned the universe for years．
B．They are the best equipments in the world．
C．They are capable of detecting the exact target signals．
D．They haven't been installed then．
35．Bailes'attitude of communicating with the aliens isC．
A．encouraging
B．indifferent
C．negative
D．hopeful．

12．That Rashema Melson graduated at the top of her class surprised few people at her high school in Washington，D．C．But that she maintained a 4.0grade point average and is heading to one of the nation's top universities while living in a homeless shelter never fails to amaze anyone．It is truly an inspiration．
Eighteen-year-old Melson knows that the story seems improbable，especially for someone growing up in one of the hard parts of the nation's capital．"Life is not fair，but despite that difficult reality，you must keep striving through the pain and tears，"she said in a graduation speech at Anacostia High School．
Melson's father was killed before her first birthday，and for the past several years，she has lived with her mother and three brothers and sister in a homeless shelter．Melson said she considered the shelter a place to stay in，but not a home．"There is no furniture，and no refrigerator．It's just a place to stay in until you get where you want to be，"she told the reporter．Because of a lot of noise at the shelter，Melson found it difficult to do her homework．That caused her to head to school every morning around 7：00a．m．and stay for the next 13hours，taking honors courses and competing in track．But Melson rarely spoke up about her family's situation nor did she ever complain．
"I know that people look up to me because I always try to be the best example，"she said．Melson said she hopes to study medicine science at Georgetown，although her dreams involve having her own room to study，as well as a place to shower safely．"Never be afraid to go after your dreams，and regardless of the negative word that has been said to us，beat the obstacles and let the sun shine，"she told her fellow graduates．"Each step we take is paved with possibilities．Now go and unlock the door to your future．"
28．Melson did quite well in the high school graduation exam，whichA．
A．was very common to many people
B．was big news to her classmates
C．made her well known in the nation
D．made her be liked by her teachers
29．What does the underlined word"striving"in paragraph 2mean？B
A．Doing something difficult．
B．Making great effort．
C．Understanding the truth．
D．Finishing everyday task．
30．What can we know about Melson？A
A．She went through a very tough life．
B．She was afraid to be late for school．
C．She sometimes complained about her life．
D．She felt aimless about her future．
31．What can we learn from Melson's words to her fellow graduates？C
A．Practice makes perfect．
B．It is never too old to learn．
C．Nothing is impossible to a willing mind．
D．Experience is the mother of wisdom．

11．The London Underground is one of the best transport networks in the world with around 24million journeys made each day，so it's important that everything runs smoothly．Remember the following to travel like a Londoner．
Keep right on escalator （自动梯）
London Underground asks that you stand on the right when using the escalators and leave the left free for others to walk down．If you're traveling in a big group，or with lots of shopping bags，stand and stay right and let others pass you-it will speed up the process and be a more pleasant journey for everyone!
Remember the"rush hour"
The tube network is very busy during the rush hour．You can expect the trains and stations to be overcrowded between 7：30and 9：30in the morning and between 17：00and 19：00in the evening．
Move down the platform to find more space
As you enter the station platform，you will often find more room if you walk down to the end of the platform．Here，the train carriages are usually the emptiest as well．
Carry a bottle of water in the warmer months
The London Underground is over 150years old and although the trains have been modernized，many still lack air conditioning and cooling units．Make sure you take a bottle of water with you，especially in summer，as the long tube journeys can get very hot．
Keep your personal belongings safe
Like any large city be cautious of pickpockets operating in the busy stations and tubes．Carry a bag with zips and keep your personal belongings and valuable items in it to avoid becoming the victims of theft．
Plan your journey on the London Underground in advance with a free tube map．Click here to download．
21．The text is mainly aboutA．
A．suggestions on using the London Underground
B．the management of the London Underground
C．the development of the London Underground
D．advantages of using the London Underground
22．What should we do when taking the London Underground？C
A．Avoid taking water along with the ride．
B．Avoid taking a large number of shopping bags．
C．Stand on the right when using the escalators．
D．Walk to the middle of the platform to find more space．
23．In order not to be stolen，you're advised toD．
A．avoid traveling in a big group
B．avoid traveling during the rush hour
C．stay away from busy stations and tubes
D．keep your valuables in a zipped bag．

10．What can we learn about the man？
A．He drove very carefully．
B．He drove carelessly and got a traffic ticket．
C．He always drove through a lot of traffic．

9．What conclusion can we draw from the conversation？
A．It is easy to pass the exam given by Mr．Smith．
B．Mr．Smith often makes mistakes．
C．Mr．Smith's course is difficult．

8．Where does the conversation probably take place？
A．Over the phone．
B．In a store．
C．At home．

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