Mr John Heppell

　　House of Commons

　　London

　　SWIAOAA

　　Monday 12th March 2007-11-12

　　Dear Mr Heppell,

　　I am Sabrina Akhtar studying in a high school and I've noticed that forests are disappearing(消失).

　　You know, forests are disappearing around the world each year. This is because of many different reasons including farming, tourisms pollution(污染), etc. If we stop doing these things, there will be a good future for people of tomorrow.

　　Now I'm writing to ask you to help stop forests from disappearing. You can help by getting shops to stop selling paper made from trees and changing to tree-free paper(paper not made from trees). This will help forests so much. There are many, many things we can do to help forests. If you would like to know more, please visit http://www.Rainforestweb.org/. By changing the little things, we can make a big difference.

　　If you would like to contact me, please see the above address or e-mail me at shazadinol@hotmail.co.uk.  Thank you for taking your time in reading this letter.

　　Yours sincerely,

　　Sabrina Akhtar

　　(56) The writer of this letter is ______________.

　　A. a student        B. a teacher        C. an officer       D. a driver

　　(57) ________ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing.

　　A. Rain       B. Tourism        C. Planting       D. Breathing

　　(58) The writer advises Mr Heppell to ___________.

　　A. stop shops from using paper any more

　　B. use paper which is made from trees

　　C. stop shops selling paper made from trees

　　D. plant more and more trees in the future

　　(59) How can Mr Heppell contact the writer?___________.

　　A. By calling her              B. By interviewing her

　　C. By visiting her              D. By e-mailing her

　　(60) What's the purpose of this letter?_____________.

　　A. To know more about Mr Heppell

　　B. To make friends with Mr Heppell

　　C. To ask Mr Heppell to teach in the school

　　D. To ask Mr Heppell to help protect forests

阅读理解

　　One day James came up to Dick and said, “Look what I've found in Mr. Trotter's rubbish bin!” It was a piece of paper. On it were some test questions for history.“That's our history paper. I'm sure of it,” said James. “It's in Mr. trotter's handwriting.”“Yes , I think so.” said Dick. “I'll sell the paper for $1 to our classmates.” said James. So in the next three days he next three days he went round the class and sold the “test paper” to his classmates. James felt happy because he got $ 40. All the students were sure that these questions would be in the test paper. The questions were quite difficult so they had to work hard at preparing (准备) them.

　　The day for the exam came. Mr. Trotter walked into the classroom, “History test ,”be said then gave out the test paper. Oh dear ! It was different from the paper that James had found. None of the questions were the same. None of the students did well. James had to give all their money had to his classmates. Ever since he has never looked in teachers' rubbish bins again.

(1) In Mr Trotter's rubbish bin James found the paper with________ on it .

[　　]

A. a telephone number

B. some exercises

C. some answers to the questions

D. some test questions for history

(2) Who wrote the test questions on the paper?

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(3) In the end ,James got _______ from his classmates.

[　　]

(4) Which of the following was true?

[　　]

A. The questions in the paper were quite easy.

B. James never sold the test paper to his classmates.

C. The test paper Mr. Trotter gave out was different from the one James had found

D. Some students did very well in the history exam.

(5) The best title for this passage is ________ .

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A. History Test

B. A lucky boy

C. A good way to make money

D. The best way to pass an exam

My Favorite Sweater

by Bonnie Highsmith Taylor

     My favorite sweater grew too small.

     I love that sweater best of all.

     My grandma made it when I was three.

     She made that sweater just for me.

     I picked the yarn (纱线), a special blue.

     The color of bluebells, wet with dew(露珠).

     When I was three I was very small.

     But now I’m five and much too tall.

     I have a new jacket now that’s green.

     So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.

     Queen just had kittens out in the shed (小屋).

     My favorite sweater is now their bed.

51.   Who is the writer of the poem?

       A. The grandma.    B. Miss Taylor.      C. Mrs. Taylor.      D. Queen

52.   The girl in this poem is 　　　 years old now.

       A. 3                      B. 4                    C. 5                   D. 6

53.   Whose name is Queen?

       A. The girl’s       B. Her grandma’s   C. Her mother’s   D. The cat’s

54.   What color is the girl’s new jacket?

       A. Green.                     B. Blue.                 C. Red.                 D. Purple.

55.   The word “kitten” in this poem most probably means 　　　.

       A. a kind of food    B. a baby cat          C. a kind of drink   D. a bed for a baby

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Tom: I'm interested in gestures.

　　Ellen: Are you? Gestures differ from country to country.

　　Tom: Yes. Talking about gestures is a lot of fun.

　　Ellen: I've noticed that Japanese women often cover their mouths when they laugh.

　　Tom: They think it's impolite to show their teeth.

　　Ellen: I once talked to some students from India. They moved their heads up and down when they meant “No”, and from side to side for “Yes”. That looked strange to us.

　　Tom: Is that right? I thought nodding meant “Yes” in all parts of the world.

　　Ellen: No, not in some parts of India. But those students said their gestures were so natural to them that they couldn't change them.

　　Tom: This is one of the most popular comics in my country. Do people in American comics jump this way when they are surprised?

　　Ellen: Yes, they do. Comics always use big gestures, you know. (Ellen shows Tom a picture of a man.)

　　Tom: I've often seen this picture. He is shrugging his shoulders, isn't he?

　　Ellen: Yes, he is. It means I don't care or I give up. How do you gesture with your hand when you mean “Come here” in Japan?

　　Tom: We hold out our hands with the palms down, and move it up and down.

　　Ellen: That looks like “Sit down”, “Be quiet”, or “Get away” to us. When we mean “Come here”, we hold out our hands with the palms upward, and move our fingers toward our bodies.

1．The main idea of this dialogue is ________.

[　　]

A．Americans, Japanese and Indians have different languages of gestures

B．Americans, Japanese and Indians have one and the same language of gestures

C．Americans, Japanese have one and the same language of gestures

D．Indians and Chinese have one and the same language of gestures

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．Americans nod their heads to mean “No”.

B．Americans shrug their shoulders to show they are interested.

C．American women cover their mouths when they laugh.

D．Japanese women often cover their mouths when they laugh.

3．Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude?

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A．The Indian students' gestures are unlike the American ones.

B．The Indian students' gestures are quite like the American ones.

C．The Chinese students' gestures are quite like the American ones.

D．The Japanese gestures have something to do with Chinese gestures.

4．In some parts of India, nodding means ________.

[　　]

5．To Americans, shrugging the shoulders means ________.

[　　]

A．“I'm sorry, I don't care (or I give up).”

B．“I'm right.”

C．“Thank you very much.”

D．“That's all right.”