April 29th, 2017

Dear Sir,

I am writing to express my views on the article No End to World Hunger in the City Times on April 28th.

To begin with, I do not agree with the writer’s claim(断言) that the world’s population will grow to ten billion by 2050. Studies have shown that families in wealthy countires have fewer children. The world’s population is unlikely to grow so much because countries around the world are becoming richer.

Secondly, it is said that we could have too little food in the future, I do not think so.With new farming technology, we might be able to grow other kinds crops. We already have new kinds of rice and cereals (谷物) that can grow more quickly and feed more people. At the same time, some scientists say that we have more than enough food in the world — it is just not shared evenly(平均地). I think that this may be true and, if it is, hunger is a problem that can be solved.

Finally, I do not think it is helpful to claim that there will be “no end to hunger”. We might not be able to solve the problem of the world hunger quickly, but there are many things that we can do. Cutting down on food waste and raising money to feed the hungry is easy enough to do.

Genrally speaking, I strongly believe there can be an end to world hunger. However, we must be ready to take actions now.

Yours faithfully,

Luks Ng

1.What is the right order of the letter?

A. ①date ②sender’s name ③reason for writing ④arguments(辩论) ⑤conclusion(结论)

⑥closing ⑦greeting

B. ①date ②greeting ③reason for writing ④arguments ⑤conclusion ⑥closing ⑦sender’s name

C. ①date ②greeting ③arguments ④reason for writing ⑤conclusion ⑥closing ⑦sender’s name

D. ①sender’s name ②greeting ③conclusion ④reason for writing ⑤arguments ⑥closing ⑦date

2.Why does the writer write the letter?

A. Because he is against world hunger.

B. Because he thinks food will be enough.

C. Because he wants to argue with the editor.

D. Because he wants to express his views.

3.What does the underlined word “unlikely” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

A. 喜欢的 B. 不喜欢的 C. 可能的 D. 不可能的

4.What can we learn about the article No End to World Hunger?

A. It is in the Times.

B. It is written by Luks Ng.

C. Its writer thinks there will be little food in the future.

D. Its writer thinks the world’s population will become small.

5.Which of the following is NOT the writer’s views?

A. There will be no world hunger.

B. Families have fewer children in wealthy countries.

C. We can do something to solve the problem of world hunger.

D. We can grow more crops with new farming technology.

C

配对阅读 左栏是五个人的个人情况介绍，右栏是七位医生的介绍。请为每个人选择相应的医生。 

请用适当的词完成下面的短文。每个空只能写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

Emperor penguins live in the Antarctic, one of the most extreme (极端的) environments in the world. The 1. there is so cold that the temperatures can fall to -40°C. They are the largest and heaviest kind of penguins in the world. They can hold their breath for up to 22 2., and can go under the water as deep as 565m. They can swim almost as 3. as dolphins (海豚) 24 km per hour. They have to be able to swim fast, or they’ll be 4. by killer whales for food.

The female (雌性的) penguin 5. one egg each winter. She passes it to the male (雄性的) penguin. Then she goes back to the sea for two months to find food. The male stays with the egg and keeps it warm. 6. the egg gets too cold, the baby penguin inside will 7.. So the male keeps 8. egg off the ice and covers it with his stomach feathers (羽毛).

For the two months that the females are away, the males stay together to stay warm and protect each other 9. strong winds and snowstorms. During this time, they eat 10. because they can’t leave their eggs until the females return.

请阅读下面这篇文章，根据所提供的信息，完成信息卡。

A forest fire that burned 55 square kilometers was finally brought under control on Wednesday morning. The fire started on Sunday in Black Bear State Park and quickly spread to nearby areas.

On Monday, police evacuated (疏散) the small town of Lawson and asked the people to leave their homes. The fire destroyed 20 homes in the area and caused heavy damage (损坏) to 40 others.

Nobody was hurt. Officials said the damage to homes and cars was between $l million and $2 million. The fire spread quickly in the hot, dry weather. Fire fighting was difficult because of strong winds. Firemen from 55 fire departments in the state joined the National Fire Service to put out the fire. Some kept fighting for 24 hours. Fire engines (消防车) and helicopters (直升机) dropped water onto the fire. In order to control the fire, firemen cleared a way around the fire.

Police closed King Road to traffic on Tuesday because of heavy smoke. Thousands of tourists had to drive an hour north to Queen Road to pass the fire area. Local police think open fires left by tourists might be the cause of the accident and ask tourists to follow the rules in case such accidents ever happen again.

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除了野地生火外，游客乱扔垃圾和在树上刻字留念也是景区常见的问题。假如你是地方环保组织Earth First的成员，请你根据以下要点，给游客写一封公开信，谈谈你的看法。

内容包括：

1．分别分析两种不文明行为可能带来的危害；

2．针对这两种不文明行为提出建议；

3．呼吁游客遵守规则，保护环境。

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1．不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校真实的名称和学生的真实姓名。

2．语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear visitors,

It is sad to hear that fires left by our tourists might be the cause of recent disaster. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

John

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—He was_______ emperor in ancient China.

A. a; / B. a; an C. an; a D. an; /

Mario works in an after-school reading program_______ kids.

A. help B. helps C. to help D. helping

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A. put on B. put off C. put up D. put out

_______ the TV program I Am A Singer came out, music fans all over the country became interested in it at once.

A. As soon as B. Unless C. Although D. Until

I ______ this bike for three years.

A. have bought B. have had C. have borrowed D. have been