On Nov.18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.
Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to use the box to change the weight of the balloon. The three people were also carrying some bags of sand.
After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men’s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.
  At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were very cold and  they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London!
【小题1】Where did they start their travel on Nov.18th, 1908?
                                                                            
【小题2】What was the metal box used for?
                                                                            
【小题3】 Why did they have to drop some whole bags of sand during the travel?
                                                                            
【小题4】 How long did they travel in the end?
                                                                            
【小题5】
What do you think of the three people and their travel? (请自拟一句话作答)
                                                                            

In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were not many people on earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited.
Today, things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue like this, human life on earth will not survive.
Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough food.
What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food. Land that is used to grow crops can feed five times more people than land where animals are kept.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future.

The importance of protecting the environment
Problems
◆ More fish being caught.
◆ More 【小题1】     being cut down.
◆ More waste products being put into rivers.
◆ More【小题2】     being born.
Causes
◆ The world is becoming too 【小题3】     .
◆ Modern methods make the situation worse .
Result
We human beings will not survive on the earth.
Solutions
◆ Eat more vegetables and less meat so that more food will be
available  for everyone.
◆ Use modern methods of 【小题4】     control so that the population will not grow too fast.
◆ Educate people so that the 【小题5】    will be better and cleaner.
   

任务型阅读(10分)
It is very important to have good friends. 1)拥有许多朋友的一种生活是有趣且丰富多彩的。A life without a friend is a life without a sun.2)Having good       can       us in lots of different ways. People with a lot of friends usually feel happier than people with no friends. Everything we do will be more fun if we have friends with us to share our adventures(经历). When we are feeling sad or worried, our friends will give us advice and help us out of difficulties.
We should not only have good friends but also be good friends. We need our friends as much as they need us. We should be willing to help friends when they need help.
1. 回答下面问题
What will friends do when we are feeling sad or worried?
                                                                   
2. 在2)句的空白处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺:                
                                                                     
3. 将1)句译成英语:____________________________________________________
4. 写出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子:
If friends need our help, we should be glad to help them.
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5. 找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子:                                
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