A. True or False (判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): ( 7分)
In the time it takes you to read this sentence, the
population of the earth will have grown by 10 people. That may not sound much,
but it is 9000 people an hour, 1.5 million a week, and 79 million a year. That
is the same as adding most of the population of Germany to the world every year!
Most of these new people are born in developing
countries. These countries are found in Africa, South America and parts of Asia. In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing very slowly.
This is because women in these countries have, on average, only one or two
children. In 1950 the population of developed countries is around one quarter
of the world’s population.
In developing countries, more than one billion people
already live below the poverty line. These people don’t have enough food to eat
and they live in poor housing, and children get little or no time at school.
The UN has said that the world’s population will level off (稳定在) at
12.5 billion people by the year 2100. Other groups think the world’s population
will continue to grow, reaching 14 billion people before it becomes stable(稳定的),or
even falls.
71. The population of the
earth is growing at the speed of 9,000 people per hour.
72. Most of the new people
are born in Africa, South America and parts of Asia.
73. In Europe,
most women seem to have their children of one or two.
74. In 1950, the population of the developed countries is about
25% of the world’s people.
75. In developing countries,
many children are too busy to go to school.
76. More than one billion
people in developing countries don’t have enough to eat.
77. In the passage we learn
that the world’s population will go down very soon.
B. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 7分)
A four-year-old girl is lying in the arms of
a doctor. She has just lost her mother. Her pink clothes are full of blood and
her eyes look at something only she can see.
Every day we
see pictures like this on our televisions. We see Iraqi(伊拉克的) children begging for food and water from American and British
soldiers as they move through towns and cities towards the capital, Baghdad. We
see these children following parents, carrying bags of almost the same size as
their small bodies as they escape from their homes in Baghdad.
They show
just some of the young lives that have been turned upside down by ongoing
war and the terrible price paid by Iraqi children.
“Dad, why
are the Americans fighting against us? Are we going to be killed?” asks the son
of Abu Singar, an Iraqi engineer. Abu finds it hard
to explain this war to his eight-year-old son.
He tries to
make him feel safe by saying, “The bombs(炸弹) are far
away from us. The Americans are fighting the soldiers. We’re going to be all
right.” Even though Abu knows it isn’t always true, little else can be done. In
Baghdad,
parents give their children sleeping pills to try and let them escape
from the sound of bombs. And all the schools are closed.
Now things
are worse, and the ongoing war makes it impossible to count the numbers who are
hungry, sick, hurt or even dead.
78. The first
paragraph mainly tells us that the little girl _______.
A) was afraid of the blood B)
was frightened by her mother’s death
C) was surprised to see the doctor D)
was nervous to open her eyes
79. What happens
to the children in Iraq
because of the war? They _______.
A) can carry heavy bags themselves B)
beg for food and water
C) go away from their homes D)
live a most terrible life
80. From the
report we know that Baghdad
is _______.
A) a town in Iraq B)
a city in America
C) the capital of Iraq D)
a country near Iraq
81. What does the
word “ongoing” probably mean in Chinese? _______
A) 正在进行的
B)
非正义的
C) 残酷的
D) 影响恶劣的
82. Abu finds it
hard to explain this war to his son because _______.
A) he
doesn’t want to make his child feel dangerous
B) he and
his child are afraid to lose each other in the war
C) he
doesn’t want his child to believe American soldiers
D) he will
lose his country and his home
83. Which of the
following statements is true
according to the report? _______
A) The bombs
are far away from Iraq
and the people there are safe.
B) The people in Iraq
suffer a lot in their daily life in war conditions.
C) The Iraqi people have been out of jobs since the war began.
D) The only
thing the Iraqi people can do is to escape from their homes.
84. The underlined words “Sleeping pills” in Paragraph 5 probably means “_______”.
A) a place to keep children safe when sleeping
B) a kind of thing to help people to be away from the war
C) a kind of medicine to help people to fall
asleep
D) a kind of food to make people strong
C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the
passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文): (14分)
Body language is used by people for sending messages to one another. It
is very 85 because it can help you make
yourself easily understood. When you are talking with others, you are not just
using words, but also using 86 . For example, waving one’s
hand is to say Goodbye. Nodding the head means agreement, while shaking the
head means disagreement. The gestures are accepted both by Chinese and
foreigners as having the 87 meanings.
Different 88 have different body language. For
example, men in Russia, France and Arab countries kiss each other when
they meet, but men in China
or Australia
shake hands instead of kissing. People in Puerto Rico like touching each
other, but people in Britain
do not touch each other. People in Arab countries like 89 one another when they are talking, but
English people must keep a distance away when they are talking. When you use a
foreign language, it is very important to know the meanings of gestures and
movements in the foreign country. Following the 90 will help you communicate with people and
make your stay there much more 91 and comfortable. Gestures are also the part of the
culture and the part of the language.
85. A) simple B) popular C) useful D)
amusing
86. A) expressions B) gestures C) hands D)
pens
87. A) right
B) same C) different D)
opposite
88. A) people B) groups C) cities D)
countries
89. A) standing close to B) getting close to C)
getting away from D) keeping
away from
90. A) habits B) hobbies C) customs D)
rules
91. A) pleasant B) easy C) difficult D)
funny
D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper
words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给): (14分)
Small moments sometimes last a very long time. And a few words - though
they mean little
at the time to the people who say them - can have great power.
I recently heard a s 92 from Malcolm Davis, who has been a
professional writer for the last twenty-four years, mostly in advertising.
As a boy, Davis
was t
93 shy and helpless. He had f 94 friends and no self-confidence. Then one
day, his high-school English teacher, Ruth White, asked the class to write
their own chapter that would f 95 the last chapter of the novel since they
had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird.
Davis wrote his
chapter and turned it in. Today he cannot recall a 96 special about the chapter he wrote, or
what grade Mrs. White gave him. However, what he does remember is the four
words in the paper: “This is good writing.” Four words. They c 97 his life.
“Until I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or what I was or
what I was going to be,” he said, “After reading her note, I went home and
wrote a short story, something I had always dreamed of doing but never believed
I could do.”
Over the r 98 of that year in school, he wrote many
short stories and always brought them to Mrs. White for instruction. “She was
encouraging, helping and honest. She was just what I needed,” Davis said.
E. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 14分)
Among the four
skills in learning English, which one of these seems to be different from the
others”? The answer is speaking. The other three you can do alone on your own.
But you can’t really speak alone!
Where can you
find people to speak English? And how can you practice speaking when you are
alone?
At school If you
pay to go to a language school, you should use the opportunity to speak. If
your teacher asks you to speak in pairs or groups with other students, try to
say as much as possible. Don’t worry about your mistakes. Just speak!
Conversation Clubs Many cities around the world have
conversation clubs where people can exchange one language for another. Look in
your local newspaper to find a conversation club near you. They are usually
free although some may charge a small entrance fee.
Shopping Even if
you don’t want to buy anything, you can ask questions about products that
interest you in a shop. “How much does this cost?” “How can I use it properly?”
Often you can start a real conversation and it costs you nothing!
Café and Bars There are often American, Britain, Irish
and Australian bars in many large cities. If you can find one, you’ll probably
meet many people speaking English as a first or second language.
Songs and Video Repeat the words of an English-language
song singing with the music until it becomes automatic. It’s good practice for
your memory and for the mouth muscles that you need for English.
Signs Language
is all around you. Wherever you go, you find language. Shop names, street
names, advertisements, notices, and car numbers… When you walk down the street,
you can practice reading the words and numbers you see. Say them to yourself.
It’s not exactly a conversation, but it will help you to “think” in English.
But don’t speak too loud!
Above all, speak
as much as possible! Make as many mistakes as possible! When you know that you
have made a mistake, you know that you have made progress!
99. Why is “speaking item” different from the other
three in learning English?
100. How many
ways does the writer suggest to learn to speak English when you are alone?
101. What should
you do if your teacher asks you to speak in pairs?
102. One can find
people speaking different languages in Café and Bars, can’t he?
103. What do you
want to do when you ask “How much does this cost?” according to this passage?
104. What’s the
use of reading the words and numbers you see to yourself?
105. What does
the writer mainly tell us to do when we want to practice speaking English?