You can make the difference between this … and this. But how?

This summer, join the International Conservation (环境保护)Scouts on a fun—filled holiday with a difference. Year after year, young people from all around the world get together at one of our sixteen conservation camps. Their shared aim is to help protect the countryside and its wildlife.

Many animals and plants are in danger of disappearing forever. The dormouse, a kind of mouse, for example, needs woodland plants for food and trees to stay in. Its habitat is being destroyed by man and it needs our help to survive.

On a conservation camp holiday, you’ll learn all about nature and how to protect it. Our trained leaders will accompany you and tell you everything you need to know. Because of this you don’t need any experience, just energy and enthusiasm(热情). You will explore the countryside and work to ensure the survival of hundreds of animals and plants and still have plenty of time to enjoy the camp’s excellent sport games and organized nature paths through beautiful scenery.

The International Conservation Scouts is a world—wide organization, so there must be camp near you. You can spend a splendid holiday at any of the camps for as little as ￡60, including accommodation(住宿)and food.

For more information, send for a free conservation camps handbook today:

The International Conservation Scouts

Stanton St. John

Oxfordshire OX 71 TL

THE KEY TO SAVING WILDLIFE IS TO PROTECT NATURAL, HABITATS

YOUR WORK WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

1.The main purpose of this passage is           .

       A．to offer young people a fun—filled dangerous holiday

       B．to attract young people to attend a conservation camp

       C．to persuade people into exploring the countryside

       D．to raise funds for the International Conservation Scouts

2.According to the passage, you can        at the conservation camps.

       A．do experiment on the usual dormouse

       B．practise numbers of favorite hobbies

       C．enrich your knowledge of wildlife

       D．have free accommodation and food

3.Judging from its writing style, this passage seems to be          .

       A．a piece of advertisement for the young

       B．a serious science report for the young

       C．a passage for professional reading

       D．a passage for arguing an opinion

4.The International Conservation Scouts is located in             .

       A．16 different countries                           B．some camps near you

       C．the United Kingdom                            D．the beautiful countryside

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

In the seventh grade when my mother suggested that I should join the golf team,  I thought she had lost her mind. But as  36 , my mother won in the end. I  37  on the junior school golf team in the seventh and eighth grade. The summer before  38  school came, I had a burning  39  to play on the high school team.

    That summer I  40  almost every Sunday morning on the golf course (高尔夫球场) with my  41 , and too many afternoons counting on the course with my mother. This  42  relationship with my parents  43  during my high school years,  and Mom and I  44  it to the hours spent together on the golf course.   45  you're walking down the freshly mowed fairway (高尔夫球场上的平坦大道), staring (凝视) out  46  miles of nothing but golf course,  and looking up at the beautiful blue sky, you will realize  47  is important in life. My mom and I have solved most of the world's  48  there and plan to write a book together one day. We talk about such things in the middle of a round of (一轮比赛) golf as we would never do at  49 ,  where she is Mom and I am an annoying ( 惹人烦恼的 ) teenager. On the golf course, we're just two people who  50  golf.

51  has become part of my life during the past years. My friends know in the summer the place to find me is on the golf course.  There is  52  I love more than a perfect autumn morning,  riding around in a golf cart with my dad. Golf has  53  me and made me into the person I am today. And I have to  54  that all of it is thanks to my mom who  55  me join that middle school golf team. She was right -- as usual.

1.A. much                B. well                   C. usual                 D. normal

2.A. played               B. joined                 C. got                   D. went

3.A. junior               B. high                   C. primary                D. college

4.A. fire                 B. opinion                C. hope                   D. desire

5.A. took                B. spent                C. cost                   D. bought

6. A. father             B. mother                C. sister                  D. teacher

7. A. funny               B. unhappy               C. close                   D. lasting

8.A. changed             B. began                 C. broke                  D. continued

9. A. owe                B. lead                  C. lend                   D. explain

10. A. Until              B. When                C. How                    D. Why

11.A. in                  B. through             C. across                 D. into

12. A. that             B. who                  C. which                   D. what

13.A. problems           B. questions             C. answers               D. secrets

14. A. school            B. home                C. table                   D. course

15. A. discover           B. hate                 C. love                   D. think

16. A. Walking            B. Studying              C. Talking        D. Golfing

17.A. nothing            B. something            C. anything               D. everything

18.A. shaped             B. controlled            C. helped                 D. given

19. A. regret            B. accept              C. consider                D. support

20.A. appreciated         B. brought             C. made                  D. invited

We were a very motley (混杂的) crowd of people who took the bus every day many years ago. During the early morning ride from the suburb, we sat drowsily (昏昏欲睡地) with our collars up to our ears.

A small grey man took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. No one ever paid very much attention to him. Then one July morning he said good morning to the driver before he sat down. The driver nodded guardedly. The rest of us were silent.

The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically, smiled and said in a loud voice: "And a very good morning to you all!" Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured "Good morning!" in reply.

The following weeks we were more surprised. Our friend was now dressed in a nice old suit and a wide out-of-date tie. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.

One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smilingly and asked: "Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?" The man nodded shyly and said yes. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower.

The summer went by when one morning Charlie wasn't waiting at his usual stop. When he wasn't there the new day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or – hopefully – on holiday somewhere, Later we were told one of his very close friends had died at the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work. The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, a little bit more grey. Inside the bus was a silence similar to that in a church. Even though no one had talked about it, all those of us sat with our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.

1.From the first paragraph we can inter that the passengers ____.

A. had a cheerful trip every morning        B. didn't know each other

C. seldom talked to each other              D. talked and laughed on the way

2. Why were some of the passengers amazed when the old man greeted them?

A. Because he looked energetic.             B. Because he spoke in a loud voice.

C. Because he was holding some flowers.     D. Because they hardly greeted each other.

3.How did the passengers feel when Charlie was not there the next day?

A. Concerned.       B. Pleased.             C. Surprised.        D. Disappointed.

4. The underlined word "it" in the last paragraph most probably refers to ____.

A. the reach for his not taking the bus         B. the death of one of his very close friends

C. the reach for his looking more grey          D. the silence on the bus

Disposing（处理）of waste has been a problem since humans started producing it．As more and more people choose to live close together in cities,the waste-disposal problem becomes increasingly difficult．

During the eighteenth century,it was usual for several neighboring towns to get together to select a faraway spot as a dump site．Residents or trash haulers（垃圾拖运者）would transport household rubbish,rotted wood,and old possessions to the site．Periodically some of the trash was burned and the rest was buried．The unpleasant sights and smells caused no problem because nobody lived close by．

Factories,mills,and other industrial sites also had waste to be disposed of．Those located on rivers often just dumped the unwanted remains into the water．Others built huge burners with chimneys to deal with the problem．

Several facts make these choices unacceptable to modern society．The first problem is space Dumps,which are now called landfills,are most needed in heavily populated areas．Such areas rarely have empty land suitable for this purpose．Property is either too expensive or too close to residential neighborhoods．Long-distance trash hauling has been a common practice but once farm areas are refusing to accept rubbish from elsewhere,cheap land within trucking distance of major city areas is almost nonexistent．

Awareness of pollution dangers has resulted in more strict rules of waste disposal．Pollution of rivers,ground water,land and air is a price people can no longer pay to get rid of waste．The amount of waste,however,continues to grow．

Recycling efforts have become commonplace,and many towns require their people to take part．Even the most efficient recycling programs,however,can hope to deal with only about 50 percent of a city’s reusable waste．

1.The most suitable title for this passage would be ______．

2.During the 18th century,people disposed their waste in many ways EXCEPT for ______．

3.What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?

4.The main purpose of writing this article is to ______．

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

　　此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行作出判断；若无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；若有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正；

　　该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

　　该行缺一个词；把缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

　　该行错一个词：把错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

In America, that labour costs are so high,                             76.                    “do it yourself” is a way of its life. Many people                                                                                 77.                    repair their own cars, their own house and so on.                                                                           78.                    Soon they may also be writing for their own                                                                            79.                     books. In Hollywood there is a company                                                                                 80.                    that publishes children’s books at the help of                                                                               81.                    computers. Although others book companies all                                                                        82.                     publish that way, this particular company is very usual.                                                               83.                    It “personalizes” the book by having the computers made                                                            84.                   the readers the main characters in a story.                                                                                           85.