单词拼写(共10小题; 每小题0.5分, 满分5分)
【小题1】The lady thinks her husband is very r________, because he is very honest and positive.
【小题2】However, all hope was not lost. Many soldiers and volunteers came to r________ the survivors.
【小题3】More than 100 passengers were i____________ in the traffic accident on July, 23 and they were sent to the nearest hospital in Wenzhou.
【小题4】The people in the western part s____________ a lot from drought (干旱) this summer.
【小题5】People are encouraged to take the public t_______________ instead of driving their cars to work to reduce air pollution.
【小题6】He is as stubborn as a mule. Nobody can p______________ him to change his mind.
【小题7】 My roommate happens to have moved away so you can s_______________ the room with me.
【小题8】It’s your strong determination and active a_____________ towards life that leads you to success.
【小题9】Earthquake is a natural d_______________, which can not be forecast yet. As a result, it causes great losses.
【小题10】Of the two famous athletes in dash(短跑), the former is lightning Usain Bolt from Jamaica(牙买加); the l____________ is Tyson Gay from America.

I _____ in London for many years, but I’ve never regretted my final decision to move back to China.

A. have lived      B. was living        C. lived          D. had lived

Today about 70 countries use Daylight Saving Time (DST). Daylight Saving was first introduced during World War I in Australia. During the world wars, DST was used for the late summers beginning January 1917 and 1942, and the full summers beginning September 1942 and 1943.

In 1967, Tasmania experienced a drought（干旱）. The State Government introduced one hour of daylight saving that summer as a way of saving power and water. Tasmanians liked the idea of daylight saving and the Tasmanian Government has declared daylight saving each summer since 1968. Persuaded by the Tasmanian Government, all states except two passed a law in 1971, for a test use of daylight saving. In 1972, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria joined Tasmania for regular daylight saving, but Queensland did not do so until 1989.

Tasmania, Queensland and South Australia have had irregular plans, often changing their dates due to politics or festivals（节日）. For example, in 1992, Tasmania extended（延长）daylight saving by an extra month while South Australia began extending daylight saving by two weeks for the Adelaide Festival. Special daylight saving plans were made during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

The differences in daylight saving in Australia continue to cause serious problems in transport and many other social activities. It also reduces the number of hours in the working day that are common to all centers in the country. In particular, time differences along the east coast cause major differences, especially for the broadcasters of national radio and television.

72. Daylight Saving Time was introduced in Tasmania _______________.

A. to stop the drought in 1967          B. to support government officials

C. to pass a special law in the state      D. to save water and electricity

73. According to the text, which state was the last to use DST?

A. Victoria.                         B. Queensland.

C. South Australia.                   D. New South Wales.

74. What can we learn about DST in some Australian states?

A. It doesn’t have fixed dates.          B. It is not used in festivals.

C. Its plan was changed in 2000.        D. It lasts for two weeks.

75. What do we know about the use of DST from the last paragraph?

A. There exist some undesirable effects.    B. It helps little to save energy.

C. It brings about longer working days.     D. Radio and TV programs become different.

On numerous drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle (甲虫) from certain tragedy while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.
Though Mother’s Day follows Earth Day, for me, they have always been related. My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift (节俭). Like her mother and her grandmother before her, Mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and re-uses her plastic bags.
Mom creates a kind of give-and-take relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to fend off the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders out at night, it’s likely they’ll be knocked down by a family of raccoons (浣熊). Spiders that make their way into the house are captured (捕获) in a juice glass and set loose in the garden.
I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for spent (开败的) dandelions (蒲公英) to parachute; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mom didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came compassion and an instinct (本能) for preservation.
I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet, it is out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and re-use packing envelopes. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other through the palm (棕榈树) leaves above my porch (门廊).
Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness I immediately wanted to share with my mom.
【小题1】Why does the author say Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?

— I will come to attend your lecture at 10:00 tomorrow.

— I’m sorry, by then my lecture will have ended and I _____ in my office.

A．am working?? ????????????? B．will work??? ????????????? ????????????? C．will be working??? ????????????? D．will have worked