这几年，“考生该不该复读”这个话题一直为社会各界所关注。下表是你班同学讨论的结果，请你给英文报社写一封信，客观介绍讲座情况，并简要阐述自己的观点。

Dear Editor,

   I'm writing to tell you about the discussion we've had about whether students retake classes

The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African eco-system. Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great degree the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna（大草原）surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals and live in its habitat.

It is the elephant’s great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and under-bushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.

Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed（有蹄的）plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.

What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole eco-system.

66. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Disappearance of African elephants.

B. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.

C. The effect of African elephants’ search for food.

D. The eating habit of African elephants.

67. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” in the first paragraph most probably mean?

A. fixing the time.            B. worsening the situation.

C. Improving the quality.      D. Deciding the conditions.

68. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?

A. They result from the destruction of rain forests.

B. They provide food mainly for African elephants.

C. They are home to many endangered animals.

D. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds.

69. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The African elephant has become extinct.

B. African elephants have 300 pounds of plants every day, including small trees and under-bushes.

C. The African elephant is in a way the builder of the environment like other land animals.

D. If the African elephant disappears, the whole eco-system won’t be affected.

70. The passage is developed mainly by _________.

A. presenting figures                       

 B. pointing out similarities and differences

C. describing the changes in the order of space      

 D. giving examples

第二节：书面表达(满分30分)

    最近，李越被评为你们班的“每周之星”。请你根据她的事迹(在上周六下午，不顾天气炎热，为班级选购歌咏比赛服装)，用英语为班级板报写一篇l00一120个词的短文。你的文章应包括下列要点：

    1．李越的事迹及其对同学的影响；        2．你的评论。

    注意：1．文章的标题和开头已给出(不计词数)。

2．参考词汇： singing contest 歌咏比赛

Costume   服装

Star Student of the Week

Li Yue has been awarded the title of "Star Student of the Week" for what she did for our class._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

书面表达

　　请根据下列内容，用英语写一篇介绍世界著名童话作家安徒生 (Hans Christian Anderson) 的短文。 字数：100-300。

　　他生于1805年。十一岁丧父。由于家庭贫穷，童年时期没能上学，他跟人学习缝纫技术。十四岁时到一剧院工作。后来在一些热心人的帮助下上了学。1828年接受高等教育 (higher education)。毕业后献身文学 (literature)。他坚持写小说，诗歌等。他努力创作，获得很大成功。他一生共创作一百六十多个故事。1875年去世。