Climate change, pollution, overuse of water and development are killing some of the world’s most famous rivers including China’s Yangtze, India’s Ganges and Africa’s Nile, WWF said on Tuesday．At the global launch of its report “World’s Top 10 Rivers at Risk”, the group said many rivers could dry out, affecting hundreds of millions of people and killing unique aquatic life．

 “If these rivers die, millions will lose their livelihoods, biodiversity will be destroyed on a massive scale, there will be less fresh water and agriculture, resulting in less food security,” said Rayi Singh, secretary-general of WWF-India．The report launched ahead of “World Water Day” today, also cited the Rio Grande in the United States, the Mekong and Indus in Asia, Europe’s Danube, La Plata in South America and Australia’s Murray-Darling as in need of greater protection．

Rivers are the world’s main source of fresh water and WWF says about half of the available supply is already being used up．Dams have destroyed habitats and cut rivers off from their flood plains while climate change could affect the seasonal water flows that feed them, the report said．Fish populations, the top source of protein and overall life support for hundreds of thousands of communities worldwide, are also being threatened, it found… The Yangtze basin is one of the most polluted rivers in the world because of decades of heavy industrialization, damming and huge influxes of sediment from land conversion．

Climate change, including higher temperatures, also means serious consequences for fishery productivity, water supply and political security in Africa’s arid Nile basin．Tributaries flowing into the Ganges are drying up because of irrigation, WWF said．

What does the text mainly talk about?

      A．Saving fresh water in our life．             B．How to protect our rivers．

      C．An important discovery．                  D．World’s top 10 rivers are at risk．

We can infer from the text that _____．

      A．rivers’ dying out could affect food security  

       B．there are four Asian rivers mentioned in the passage  

       C．the Yangtze is polluted thanks to the lack of enough tributaries 

       D．higher temperatures couldn’t affect fishery productivity

The top 10 rivers are fast dying as a result of the following EXCEPT _____．

      A．climate change    B．wasting water   

       C．pollution              D．dams

WWF is probably a name of _____．

      A．an organization      B．a newspaper         C．a magazine           D．a report

At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River________,one of the ten largest cities in China

  A.lier Chongqing    B.Chongqing lies   C.doer lie Chongqing   D.doer Chongqing lie

Three Gorges Cruises(游程)
Day 1 Home → Beijing
We will meet you at the airport in Beijing and take you to the hotel in the downtown area.
Day 2 Beijing
After breakfast, you’ll visit Tiananmen Square. Then you will go to the Forbidden City, the home of Chinese emperors for more than 500 years. In the evening you will attend a welcome party and have a chance to enjoy Beijing Roast Duck!
Day 3 Beijing → Chongqing
After breakfast, you will fly to Chongqing and visit the Chongqing Museum. Then your cruise down the Yangtze River will begin on the five-star cruise ship, Regal China. You will spend the night on the ship.
Day 4 Chongqing → Fengdu
At 8:00 a.m., the cruise will leave Chongqing. Relax on the deck, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the river. In the afternoon, we will arrive at Ghost City — Fengdu for an excursion (短途游览) on the shore. Overnight on the ship.
Day 5 Three Gorges
You will sail through the Qutang Gorge and the Wu Gorge, and take a small boat down the Shennong Stream to enjoy the scenery.
Day 6 Three Gorges
After passing the Xiling Gorge, you will go on a morning shore excursion to the Three Gorges Dam.
Day 7 Three Gorges → Wuhan →Shanghai
At 2:30 p.m., the cruise ship will arrive in Wuhan and the cruise tour will end. You will have a chance to visit the Yellow Crane Tower（黄鹤楼）, and then you will fly to Shanghai.
Day 8 Shanghai → Home
You will visit the Shanghai Museum in the morning. After lunch, you will visit the Bund （外滩）, which is said to be a landmark of Shanghai. Then you will be seen off at Shanghai airport.
【小题1】 How many nights will you spend on the cruise ship?

（Xinhua）The Expo 2010 Shanghai China formally opened its door to the highly avid public this morning．

Top Chinese political advisor Jia Qinglin and International Exhibitions Bureau President Jean-Pierre Lafon activated the opening device together at a commencement ceremony．

The Expo, carrying a theme of "Better City, Better Life", reflects the crystallization（结晶）of wisdom about urban construction and vision of a better future life, Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said while addressing the ceremony．

BIE Secretary Teneral Vicente Gonzalea Loscertales said the Shanghai World Expo would be "the most splendid and unforgettable" and would help the world better understand the present, have a glimpse into the future and strengthen cooperation between countries and organizations．

Visitors, from home and abroad, are thronging to the gates of the Expo site, waiting for security checks in long queues．Around 300,000 tickets have been sold or distributed for the opening day, organizers said．

The Expo is expected to attract 70 million visitors from China and abroad．The Expo site covers an area of 5.28 square kilometers along both sides of the Huangpu River, a tributary of the Yangtze River．

What is the theme of the EXPO 2010 Shanghai China?

       A．Better City, Better Future.                  B．Better City, Better World.

       C．Better City, Better Life.                   D．Better City, Better Future.

What does the underlined word “avid” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

       A．active．        B．brave．               C．energetic．            D．eager.

What is the best title for this passage?

       A．Expo site opens to public．

       B．Expo site covers an area of 5.28 square kilometers.

       C．The Expo is wonderful.

       D．The Expo is unforgettable.

According to the passage which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A．The Expo reflects the crystallization of wisdom about urban construction and vision of a better future life.

       B．The Shanghai World Expo would be "the least splendid and unforgettable".

       C．Expo site covers an area of 5.28 square kilometers.

       D．Visitors, from home and abroad, are thronging to the gates.

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.At present another bridge          across the Yangtze River in the city. ( build)

这座城市现在正在修建另一座跨长江大桥。

2.I was about to call Mr.  Stone           my cell phone missing.  ( find)

昨晚我正要给斯通先生打电话，这时我发现我的手机不见了。

3.Have you ever considered how weak humans are          a volcano, hurricane or earthquake?  ( compare)

你曾想到过吗，与火山，飓风或地震相比，人类是多么的弱小？

4.Visit our stores. Nowhere else          such good bargains. (buy)

来我们店看看。你在别的任何地方都买不到这样好的便宜货。

5.In fact, everything           is actually pretty hard. ( worth)

事实上，值得去做的每件事情，往往都很难。

6.If you had informed me in advance yesterday, I            at the aifl)ort.  ( see)

如果你昨天提前通知我，我就会在机场送他了。

7.Frequently            from one position to another may be seen as a sign of nervousness.  ( change)

频繁地改变你身体的位置，是紧张的表现。

8.I found it very interesting           kids playing hide-and-seek.  ( watch)

我发现看孩子们玩捉迷藏是非常有趣的。

9.I hope you can quit smoking and live            as I have.  ( health)

我希望你能戒烟并能像我一样过一种健康的生活。

10.            with Big Tom is that he is very good at cooking.  (interesting)

大汤姆非常有趣的地方是他非常善于烹饪。