阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1至20各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　(From a newspaper)“… She was married to an officer in India long ago, and she had a life of physical adventure(冒险) as exciting as her poetry. Her husband could cross rivers using crocodiles(鳄鱼) as stepping stones. He died when she was only 39. Unwilling to exist without him, she took her life, leaving a young son in England.”

　　I stared at the paper, 　(1)　 reading, and couldn't help thinking.

　　Crocodiles are 　(2)　 animals as a rule, but they can 　(3)　 like lightning when they want to. And they don't mind hurrying 　(4)　 they're hungry. There used to be lots in Indian rivers, 　(5)　 on fish mostly; but what's a little fish for a fifteenfoot crocodile? They ate people, fisherman or anyone else 　(6)　 enough to get too near: women doing the 　(7)　, or children playing at the water's edge. A hungry cro's mouth 　(8)　 over a meal with a sound like a gunshot. A big fellow can 　(9)　 in a man in two bites(咬).

　　That woman's husband crossed rivers 　(10)　 from one cro's back to the next. I believe it. It had to be done 　(11)　 before the creature could see what was happening. It was 　(12)　 a brave, active man; and no doubt he 　(13)　 with practice. He could never look back 　(14)　 crossing.

　　The wife used to watch him －I felt 　(15)　 of that. She lived for the adventure, the 　(16)　 excitement of it all. Their real life was with tigers, snakes… It's no wonder she wrote 　(17)　 poetry.

　　Then he 　(18)　. I imagined how she felt. Was there another man 　(19)　 him in India, even in the world? She was still young, hardly a sitting-room widow(寡妇).“I must go, too,” she said to herself. So she did what she felt she had to do. A 　(20)　, probably, to her head.

　　But her young son, their son? Was her love for him nothing compared to her husband? Well, what do you think?

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The Channel is the name given to the stretch of water which separates England and France. Ferries operate all year round to carry people across the Channel, and they are busy most of the year. January is the only quiet month nowadays. As well as summer holiday-makers, there are day trippers and coach traffic, not to mention lorries and other commercial vehicles. Some ferries carry cars and their passengers, while others also connect train passengers with the Continental rail network.

The biggest hazard for the ferry is the wind. The crew listens to BBC weather reports four times a day. Or they sometimes get gale warnings from local radio station.

Crossing the Channel by ferry is a bit like trying to cross Oxford Street on a busy afternoon, according to one ferryboat captain. The ferries from Folkstone and Dover to Calais and Boulogne have to cross the main flow of traffic. This consists of ships traveling through the Channel to and from Northern Europe. There may be four hundred ships making the journey at any one time, and they all pass through a “choke point” which is only fifteen miles (twenty-five kilometers) wide. The cross-channel ferries have to sail right through the middle of all this traffic.

1.The passage is mainly concerned with _____.

A. the English Channel

B. the weather on the Channel

C. cross-channel ferries

D. what crossing the Channel by ferry is like

2.The word hazard is closest in meaning to ________.

A. trouble                             B. danger                    C. enemy                     D. problem

3.We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. if there is a gale warning from the BBC, the ferries will stop operating.

B. the traffic on the Channel is very busy only in winter

C. ferries are busiest in the afternoon

D. the crew of the ferry listens to the weather reports four times a day

4.Where does this passage most probably appear?

A. In a dictionary.                                                     B. In a novel.

C. In a transportation magazine.                            D. In a geography textbook.

They ________ the bridge to stop their enemies from crossing it．

1. A.
   blew up
2. B.
   blew down
3. C.
   blew out
4. D.
   blew over

Humankind has tried to improve its standard of living since the very beginning of civilization. Back then, as well as today, providing food and security was the basic task for a person. However, nowadays the range of required goods has expanded significantly. People feel the need for not only some primary things, such as a piece of bread and a roof over their heads, but also for various facilities and luxuries. Providing humanity with these things is connected to the use of natural resources, which requires energy. In turn, the common sources of energy we use today cause pollution, so economic growth is almost unavoidably associated with environmental damage.

Economic growth is the increase in numbers of goods and services produced over time by an economy, and it is calculated in terms of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Before growth is calculated, inflation (通货膨胀)is adjusted in order to take into account its mis­leading effect on the price of goods and services. Economic growth can also be explained as the increase in expected output, which results from an increase in actual output, or total de­mand.

There are certain aspects of economic growth which affect the environment. The first of these is the fact that in order to produce more goods and products, at a faster rate, the construction of large industrial plants is required. These plants produce a lot of waste, leading to the pollution of water and the atmosphere, which may cause negative long term health effects to nearby populations of animals, or people. They also lead to global warming.

Industrial manufacturing leads to the constantly increasing energy consumption. The traditional energy sources, which are commonly used nowadays, are considered to be the greatest polluters to the environment. There also exist so-called eco-friendly sources of energy. They are sometimes preferred but replacing the traditional sources with them also requires time, during which people have to make some sacrifices to support these undertakings.

In order to produce economically practical energy, a sometimes significant transformation of the natural site is often inevitable. This is expensive and, has harmful effects on the environment. Application of wind energy would block airflows’ natural speed which is the reason for their decrease in strength, after crossing the windmill. Consequently, the pres­sure balance that is brought about by this current will be affected, and it is important to re­member that the environment and weather conditions are directly affected by atmospheric pressure.

For these reasons, bringing about economic growth without any resulting environmental damage, whatsoever, is impossible.

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A． Pollution caused by plant construction.

B． Effects of windmills on the environment.

C． Economic growth and human civilization.

D． Economic growth and environmental damage.

2.What does the underlined word “They” in the third paragraph refer to?

A．Goods and products                     B．The industrial plants

C．Water and atmosphere                   D．Negative health effects

3.According to the passage, the author holds the opinion that ______.

A． economic growth should be calculated in terms of GDP

B． use of natural resources causes no damage to the environment

C． industrial manufacturing may cause damage to the environment

D． a windmill is a perfect way to produce economically practical energy

4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

Son’s Help

Mr. Smith worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup, he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.

It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Smith didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his six-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.

“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”

1.Mr. Smith was paid much because _______.

A. his wife helped him a lot

B. he worked in a factory

C. he was busy and had a lot of work to do

D. he had worked there for a long time

2.Mrs. Smith did all housework because _______.

A. she couldn’t find any work

B. she thought her husband was tired

C. her husband spent all time in gambling

D. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling

3._____, so he was put into lockup.

A. Mr. Smith often gambled

B. Mr. Smith was late for work

C. Mr. Smith didn’t help his wife at home

D. Mr. Smith wasn’t polite to the police

4.The woman had to leave Mr. Smith because _______.

A. he didn’t love her any longer

B. he wouldn’t stop gambling

C. he had been put into lockup

D. he was hardly sent away by the factory

5.What is the meaning of the underlined word in the first paragraph?

A. clinic            B. office           C. prison             D. restaurant