It’s you and I who are to blame for the state of the earth. No question about it. It’s our life-style that is threatening life on Earth, so we must make the changes. The good news is that many of those changes are really quite simple, even enjoyable, but for every careful step we take as individuals , we must press government and industry to take a big step on our benefit . And we must start now. Tomorrow’s too late.

My aim this year is to persuade as many of my friends and colleagues as possible to choose the train, and leave their cars behind too. My gardens have been pesticide(杀虫剂)–free zones for years and I enjoy seeing more wildlife on my doorstep as a result; I’ve tried to reduce my contribution to water pollution too, by using environment-friendly, phosphate(磷)–free washing powder , and by no longer thinking of the toilet as a suitable waste-disposal(处理) point .

I ran after a young lady through town recently to give her back the piece of paper she had carelessly thrown away. She disappeared into a shop, and when I followed her inside and made my presentation, she was doubly embarrassed--she worked there, and the boss gave her a ticking–off too. I’ve started asking fellow drivers at gas stations why they aren’t using unleaded (无铅的) petrol . These are small things, but we have to start somewhere, and every little does help .

To help the environment, the author is trying to do everything mentioned below EXCEPT        .

       A．taking the train instead of a car    

B．throwing away the old cars

       C．avoiding the use of pesticides       

D．running after those who throw articles carelessly

The author ran after a woman through town because he wanted         .

A．to find out where she worked

B．to give her back the piece of paper she had lost

C．to tell her not to throw away pieces of paper carelessly

D．to ask her to pay him for picking up the piece of paper.

The word “ticking-off ” in the last paragraph probably means         .

A．blaming    B. a piece of paper      C．prize      D. ticket

The purpose of this passage is to         .

A. persuade his friends to take the train

B. inform us of the good news

C. make clear who is responsible for the environment

D. try to advise us all to protect our environment

_____for the damage to the house , Daisy had to pay a heavy fine.

  A Blaming  B blamed   C  To blame   D To be blamed

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s   36  filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   37   that I decided to write an article about her.

I   38   Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career. She   39   and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40   I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there   41  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that   42   Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   43   was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   44   draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript   45  . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I   46   in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47   the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While   48   my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49  :

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some   50   materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to   51   your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   52  . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   53   writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this   54  , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   55   to doubt yourself.

36．A．joy    B．voice C．speech      D．smile

37．A．proud       B．active       C．satisfied    D．moved

38．A．visited      B．emailed    C．phoned     D．interviewed

39．A．agreed      B．refused     C．hesitated   D．paused

40．A．replied     B．discovered       C．explained  D．knew

41．A．seriously   B．patiently   C．nervously  D．quietly

42．A．blaming    B．fooling     C．inviting    D．urging

43．A．hardship   B．failure      C．comment  D．pressure

44．A．with  B．by     C．on     D．in

45．A．disappeared      B．returned    C．spread      D．improved

46．A．compare   B．struggle    C．survive     D．compete

47．A．ignore      B．deliver      C．face   D．receive

48．A．decorating       B．repairing   C．cleaning    D．leaving

49．A．disbelief   B．anxiety     C．horror      D．trouble

50．A．subjective B．relevant    C．private      D．reliable

51．A．broadcast  B．create       C．publish     D．assess

52．A．recover     B．prepare     C．escape      D．concentrate

53．A．energetic  B．endless     C．typical      D．enjoyable

54．A．experience       B．success     C．benefit      D．accident

55．A．attempt     B．afford       C．expect      D．pretend

Some years ago I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s  36  filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so  37  that I decided to write an article about her.

I   38  Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She  39  and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40  I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there  41  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that  42   Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story was just impossible. The  43   was almost unbearable. I    44   for days with draft after draft（草稿）. Finally I put my article into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My article   45  . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I  46   in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47   the refusal letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, while   48  my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49  :

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is nice. Yet we need some   50   materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to  51   your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   52  . Fear of refusal cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars. More importantly, I lost years of   53   writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this   54  , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   55  to doubt yourself. 

1. A. joy                   B. voice           C. speech           D. smile

2. A. proud             B. active               C. satisfied            D. moved    

3. A. visited           B. ordered              C. phoned               D. interviewed

4. A. agreed            B. refused              C. hesitated            D. paused

5. A. admitted              B. discovered          C. explained            D. knew

6. A. seriously             B. patiently       C. nervously       D. quietly

7. A. blaming           B. fooling          C. inviting         D. urging

8. A. hardship              B. failure              C. comment          D. pressure

9.A. struggled              B. painted              C. wore             D. kept

10. A. disappeared          B. returned             C. spread               D. improved

11.A. compare               B. board            C. survive          D. compete

12.A. ignore            B. deliver              C. face                 D. receive

13. A. decorating           B. repairing        C. cleaning             D. leaving

14. A. disbelief            B. anxiety          C. horror           D. panic

15. A. subjective           B. related              C. private              D. reliable

16.A. broadcast             B. create               C. publish              D. judge

17. A. recover          B. prepare              C. escape           D. concentrate

18. A. steady               B. endless              C. typical              D. enjoyable

19. A. experience           B. success              C. benefit              D. accident

20.A. attempt               B. afford           C. expect           D. pretend

Mr Song said that global warming was largely       for the country’s frequent extreme weather in 2011 .