For 19 years, the owl researcher, Denver Holt, has journeyed to Barrow, Alaska, each summer to map out the relationship between lemmings （旅鼠） that crawl across the tundra （冻原） and snowy owls that hunt them from above．

As he prepares for his 20th field season in the Arctic, he says that the snowy owl has a role to play in understanding ecological changes in one of the fastest changing places in the world．"When lemmings are doing well, everything is doing well," Mr．Holt said．"If climate change results in habitat （栖息地） changes and it affects the lemmings, it will show up in the snowy owls because 90 percent of their diet is lemmings．The owls are the key to everything else．"

Twenty years of data provides an unusually deep look at the animal's population trends．And more research on snowy owls in other parts of the world ?they are found throughout the Arctic could flag changes in the global arctic ecosystem without the need for any other markers．

"It's a believable point," ．．said John W．Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell Lab of Qrthinology at Cornell University．"Systems are difficult, and if we have an easily accessible marker for the system beneath it, that's a really good thing, because we can measure cheaply and easily how an ecosystem is doing．It gives us a quick understanding of the situation．"

There is an unscientific reason to study the snowy owl as well, Mr．Holt says．There is something interesting about owls．"People pay attention to owls more than other birds because they look like us," he said．'They have a symmetrical （对称的）face, eyes facing forward, a round, flat face and a round head with feathers that look like hair．"

63．From the passage, we know that lemmings ____．

　　　 A．live mostly on snowy owls　　　　　　 　 B．often change their habitat

　　　 C．are increasing rapidly these days　　 　　　 D．can affect the life of snowy owls

64．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　　 A．Mr．Holt goes to the Arctic to study snowy owls every winter．

　　　 B．Climate change has a direct influence on snowy owls．

　　　 C．John W．Fitzpatrick thought Mr．Holt's research and findings were useful and meaningful．

　　　 D．People study snowy owls just for scientific research．

65．The underlined word "flag" in the passage is closest in meaning to "____"．

　　　 A．influence　 　　 B．mark　　 　　　　　　　 C．measure　 　　　　　 D．cause

66．What is the best title for this passage?

A．Mr．Holt's Research on Ecological Changes 　　　　　　　　　　　

B．Changes in Snowy Owls

C．Snowy Owls And Eco-changes　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　

D．Reasons to Study Snowy Owls

In the USA Forbes magazine has published its annual list of the richest people in the world. Bill Gates of Microsoft is the richest man again for the eleventh successive year with a fortune of forty?four billion dollars.

　　There are a record 691 dollar billionaires according to Forbes magazine. Between them they have a fortune of two point two trillion dollars. The highest concentration of the ultra?rich is in New York followed by Moscow and San Fransisco and then London and Los Angeles. But in total the very wealthy live in forty?seven different countries with Iceland Kazakstan? Ukraine and Poland entering the list for the first time this year.

　　Laksmi Mittal,an Indian born steel tycoon （巨头）enjoyed the biggest increase in personal fortune. His net worth has quadrupled （变成四倍）to thirteen billion dollars making him the world’s third richest man. Ingvar Kamprad founder of the Swedish furniture chain Ikea also saw a big increase in wealth taking him to the sixth place. Developing countries make more of a showing than in past years — there are for example three Russians and four Indians in the top sixty richest people, though surprisingly perhaps none from China excluding Hong Kong. Asian wealth is probably under?represented as its usually spread among families whereas Forbes looks at individuals. Relatively few women feature in the list — among them is JK Rowling,author of the Harry Potter novels ranked 620th with a fortune of 519 million dollars. New entrants to the list include the founders of the Internet search group Google Sergie Brin and Larry Page each worth more than seven billion dollars after their company’s recent stock market debut. The richest Italian is the prime minister Silvio Berlusconi ranked number 25 in the global wealth league.

Which of the following persons has the largest fortune according to this year’s  Forbes magazine?

A. Laksmi Mittal.       B. Ingvar Kamprad.

C. JK Rowling.         D. Silvio Berlusconi.

There are about _____ persons with a fortune between 100 million dollars and 519 million dollars in the world.

A. 300    B. 180    C. 70    D. 150

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. No Chinese has entered the top sixty richest people in the world.

B. Russia is a developing country.

C. This is the first time that Sergie Brin and Larry Page has been included in the list.

D. There are more billionaires（亿万富翁） in New York than any other city in the world.

We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. There are more billionaires in London than in Moscow.

B. Ukraine is a very rich country in the world.

C. JK Rowling’s novels have sold very well.

D. The IT industry is a profit?making industry.

　　I don't know what's your opinion about mountains.

　　It was only in the eighteenth century  people in Europe began to  that mountains were beautiful.  that time, mountains were feared by the people on the plain, especially by the city people, they were wild and  places  one was easily  or killed by terrible animals.

　　Slowly, however,  people  comfortably in the towns began to grow  them. They began to feel  looking for wild excitement, as their attention turned from the man-made town to the country; and to places  dangerous and wild. So high mountains began to be  for a holiday.

　　Then, mountain-climbing began to grow popular  To some people, there is something  about getting to the  of a high mountain: a struggle against nature is finer than a battle  other human beings. And after a difficult climb, what a  reward it is to look down on everything within sight.

　　36．A. when　　　　　B. which　　　　 C. that　　　　　　D. and

　　37．A. regret　　　　B. seem　　　　　C. hope　　　　   D. think

　　38．A. After　　　　　B. Before　　　 C. During　　　　　D. At

39．A. lived　　　　　B. living　　　　　C. to live　　　　　D. who living

　　40．A. whom　　　　　B. for whom　　　C. with whom　　　D. to whom

　　41．A. danger　　　　 B. dangerous　　　C. dangerously　　 D. dangerless

　　42．A. that　　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. where　　　　　D. in where

　　43．A. lost　　　　　 B. missed　　　　 C. found　　　　　D. searched

44．A. many　　　　　B. much　　　　　C. many the　　　 D. a lot

　　45．Ａ. that living　　　　　　　　　　　B. who were living

　　   C. that were lived　　　　　　　　　 D. who living

　 46．A. tiring with　　　B. tiring of　　　　C. tired with　　　 D. tired of

　47．A. interesting　　　B. interest in　　　C. interested　　　 D. interested in

　 48．A. untouched　　　B. touched　　　　C. untouching　　　D. touching

　　49．A. where was　　　　　　　　　　　B. which were

　　　　C. which that was　　　　　　　　　 D. which it was

50．A. excited　　　　 B. expensive　　　 C. popular　　　　D. terrible

　　51．A. for sport　　　　　　　　　　　　B. as a sport

　　　　C. with a sport　　　　　　　　　　 D. like a sport

　  52．A. pleasure　　　　　　　　　　　　B. pleased

　　　　C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　　　　D. unpleasant

53．A. top　　　　　　    B. middle　　C. bottom　　　　D. foot

　　54．A. about　　　　　     B. for　　　C. without　　　　D. against

　　55．A. disappointed　　　　　　　　　　 B. satisfied

　　　　C. satisfactory　　　　　　　　　　　D. disappointing

　A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world people may not have enough water by the year 2025. A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.

　　PAI researchers Robert Engel says by the year 2025,about three thousand million people lack water. At least 18 more countries are, expected to have serious water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on the earth stays the same.

　　Mr. Engel says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will increase.

　　The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problem. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr. Engel says there are problems all over the world be cause of diseases such as cholera（霍乱）that is carried in water.

　　Lack of water also results in more international conflict（冲突）. Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability to improve their economics. This is because new in dustries often need large amounts of water when they are beginning.

　　The Population Action International study gives several solutions（解决方法）to the problem, One way, it says. is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third is to use less water for agriculture.

　　The report also says long-term solution to the water problem must in clued controls on population growth.

　　1．According to the report, how many countries will lack water by the year 2025?

　　　　A. 18.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. 28.

　　　　C. 46.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. At least 46.

　　2．Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

　　　　A. The amount of the water on earth will always stay the same.

　　　　B. The report gives three solutions to the water problem.

　　　　C. Most of the countries that lack water belong to the developing countries.

　　　　D. There's only one long-term solution to solve the water problem.

　　3．Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

　　　　A. The polluted water may carry diseases.

　　　　B. Some countries may fight with each other for water.

　　　　C. The developed countries don't lack water now.

　　　　D. Industries need a lot of water.

　　4．What is the main idea of this passage?

　　　　A. Water shortage is quite serious in the world nowadays.

　　　　B. PAI did a lot of study about water shortage.

　　　　C. Controlling pollution is the best way to solve the problem of water shortage.

　　　　D. Water shortage will be a serious problem facing us in the near future.

A few days ago I got a call from my old college friend whom I haven’t seen for a very long time. The topic, which was about all the good old times that we had changed to a touching story when he started talking about his father.　　
His father’s declining health made him stay at the hospital. Because of his illness, his father suffered from insomnia (失眠) and often talked to himself. My friend, who had not been able to sleep for a few days as he had to keep watching his father’s condition, became irritated and told his father to keep silent and try to get some sleep. His father said that he really wanted to sleep well because he was very tired and told my friend to leave him alone in the hospital if he did not want to keep him company.　　
After his father finished talking, he fell unconscious (失去知觉). My friend was very sorry for speaking the ill words towards his father. My friend, whom I knew as a tough person, cried as a baby on the other end of the telephone. He said that from that moment on, he prayed every day, asking God to let his father wake up from his coma. He promised himself that whatever words came out from his father’s mouth after he regained his consciousness, he would gladly take them. His only hope for God was to give him a chance to rectify his past mistake.　　
Often, we complain when we have to accompany or watch over our parents for years, months, days, hours or even minutes. But do we realize that our parents keep us company and watch over us for as long as we (or they) live? From the day we were born to our adulthood, and even when deaths come to us, they are always at our side.
Imagine how sad our parents will be when they hear a seemingly innocent word of “no” come out from our mouths. We can make promises to ourselves that from now on there will be no more complaints that come out from our mouths when we have to watch over or accompany our parents. No more complaints come out from our mouths when we feel that our parents have treated us like little children. There are so many unlucky ones who have neither fathers nor mothers. They long to have the things that we most complain about, but never have them.
Actually, it takes only a second to think and light the lamp that will bring us to a place where peace is dwelling.
【小题1】Which of the following word can be used to describe the writer’s friend?