6．The area of “horse latitudes”was dangerous because 　　　.

　　　 A．ships could easily sink there

　　　 B．there was no wind there

　　　 C．ships were overloaded with horses

　　　 D．there were souls of dead horses often making trouble to seamen

5．Today the Atlantic is 　　　.

　　　 A．romantic ,rather than businesslike

　　　 B．completely lacking in romance

　　　 C．less important to business than in the days of the sailing ships

　　　 D．more important to business than in the days of the sailing ships

4．According to the passage ,Atlantis 　　　.

　　　 A．probably did not exist even long ,long ago

　　　 B．was an island named after the ocean in which it was supposed to have existed

　　　 C．was surely an actual island which had disappeared

　　　 D．was the name of an island given by the Spanish adventurers

3．Which fact does this passage lead us to believe ？

A．The volume of the atmosphere is four times that of the world’s oceans

B．The water in the oceans in the main source of rain and snow on land areas

C．The atmosphere is mainly made up of the vapor carried over land by air currents

D．The earth cannot support the water in the atmosphere if it falls down onto the earth suddenly

B

　 The Atlantic Ocean ,named for the lost island of Atlantis in very old stories ,has made up for the romantic beginning of its name by becoming the most important business highway in the world ;yet traces(痕迹)of romance are continually mixed with the business of the sea .

　 For instance ,the Spanish adventurers who first sought gold and silver in America frequently found their ships stopped because there was no wind ,usually on the edge of the steady trade winds

-about 30 degrees north or south latitude(纬度).A sailing ship could carry only so much water ,and as it lay still under a hot sun for days or weeks ,the severe pains of thirst would make anyone dying or go away forever .

　 The horses were generally the first victims(牺牲品);they had to be thrown overboard when they died or became mad with thirst .Because the Spanish gentlemen thought highly of their horses ,even believing they had souls after their death ,they suffered bitter regret and believed the ghosts (灵魂)of the proud war horses would so often come to the scene ;and they saw the restless spirits in their dreams and related their dreams to sailors .

　 Whenever the seamen passed that way ,they would see in the waves or clouds images of wild horses bearing down on them ;they began to call the broad belts of calm the “horse latitudes,”the romantic name by which they are known today .

2．It can be inferred from the passage that 　　　.

　　　 A．the atmosphere has a lot of water in it when it goes around

　　　 B．the water in the atmosphere is purer than that in the world’s oceans

　　　 C．the amount of water in the atmosphere is greater than that in the oceans in the world

　　　 D．the small amount of water in the atmosphere plays an important part in the rainfall on the earth

1．What might have been discussed in the preceding (在前的)paragraphs ？

　　　 A．The ocean .　　　　 B．The earth .　　　　　 C．The rainfall.　　　　 D．The atmosphere .

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

第一节；短文改错(共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分)

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

　　　　 根据下表提供的数据，写一篇说明文，简述过去几年来某地区人们饮食结构的变化，以及这些变化带来的益处。

Changes in People’s Diet

The Answer Sheet

第一节；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：如无错误，在该行

右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(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：在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：在错的词下划一根线，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。