Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The young oranges are growing well in Florida’s weather. Warm sunshine and gentle rains, along with Ed Rawlings’ expert care, will produce a good crop（收成）of oranges this year.

However, Ed has to guard against Florida’s changeable winter weather. In January and February, temperatures can destroy Ed’s entire orange crop. Having farmed in Florida for the past 35 years, Ed is prepared for the frost(霜). When temperatures drop below freezing, Ed tries to save his crop by watering his orange trees. The water freezes and forms a thin layer(层) of ice around the trees. Strange as it may sound, this thin layer of ice actually keeps the fruit warm.

What happens is simple. When the trees are watered, the water loses heat and becomes ice. The warmth of the heat it loses is taken in by the fruit and keeps its temperature at a safe level. Ed has effectively used this method to save many orange crops.

But Ed still faces difficulties. The trees must be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point. Also, just the right quantity(数量)of water must be used. Too much water can form a thicker layer of ice that will break the tree’s branches(树枝). Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat, so Ed has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered, and how much water should be used.

Computer technology may help Ed with some of these worries. With equipment(设备), air and soil temperatures and wind speed can be measured. The information is fed into a computer which can calculate(计算) when the temperature will drop below freezing. The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water to be used and how frequently(  ) the trees should be watered. Ed finds looking after his orange trees a lot easier with the help of a computer, and, his customers will have the benefits(利益) of computer—age oranges. 

1.The passage is mainly about______.

A. a farmer expert cares for his orange trees

B. the different uses of computers

C. growing oranges in Florida’s changeable weather

D. different ways of frost protection

2.Ed tries to protect his crop by______.

    A. using a wind machine to drive away the cold air

    B. equipping his orange trees with a computer

    C. watering it at the proper time

    D. picking his fruit at the first sign of frost

3. According to the passage, the computer technology______.

    A. removes the need for frost protection

    B. prevents temperature from dropping

    C. tells farmers why outdoor temperatures change

    D. helps the farmer get a better harvest

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处    的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）

Not everyone has a chance to be a detective(侦探), but I got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 1988.

One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my father’s new car.  1.   , but to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving instead. “She has stolen my father’s car,” I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver, “Follow that new car in front,” and I told him why.

 2.  , so I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the sound of a police car. The police told the woman to stop the car using a loudspeaker(喇叭). The taxi came to a stop, too. I got out right then and said to the woman, “This is not your car. It’s my father’s car.”

The woman smiled and said, “Oh, You’re Mr Johnson’s younger son, right? I’ve seen your photo in your father’s office.”

     Before I could say another word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant(店员). My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired.    3.  . After hearing this, we called my father and he told us what she said was right. The police and taxi driver laughed.  4.  . It was both the first and last time I worked as a detective.

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）

Our cities are getting bigger and bigger as more people move from the country to the cities. There are lots of reasons why they do this—mostly it is easy to find work, because all the big companies are in the cities and they need lots of people to work there. When there are lots of people living and working in a city, they need things like restaurants, shops, hospitals and schools. There are more jobs that people need to do. There will be lots of transport in the city to move all the people around. Everything you want will be found in the city: government offices, museums and art galleries, cinemas, big restaurants and parks.

Unfortunately(遗憾地) the city is much busier, more expensive, and more dangerous than the country. The air is not as fresh as in the country because of all the cars and trucks on the roads. There are so many people that are not as friendly——you cannot get to know everyone as you do in the country, and people may get lonely. You do not have much room in the city——most people live in apartments——not houses, and they do not have gardens or lots of space, and because of all the people there is also a lot of noises.

The country is much cheaper to live and there are less dangerous people than you find in cities. Perhaps the best thing is that you can have a big house with a garden and it will be very quiet, but there are not many jobs or services there. There are also not many shops, schools or hospitals. It is hard to get around in the country.

Every person is different, but more and more people are choosing to live in cities because there are so many jobs to do there. What do you think about the city?

1. Are our cities getting bigger than before?

2.Why do people move to the city?

3.What is the best thing about the country?

4.What is the problem with the country?

5.What does the writer think about cities?

根据中文意思完成句子。（共10分，每小题2分）

1.你看上去很累了。为什么不请人帮帮忙呢？

 You look very tired. ______________ask someone for help?

2.我认为你没有必要为那件事担心。

 _______________you need to worry about that.

3.你一到美国就给我打电话好吗？

 Will you ring me up _________________?

4. 你最好不要让他抄你的作业。

___________________let him copy your homework.

5.必须采取措施阻止他花大量时间玩电子游戏。

Something must be done to________________.

根据中文提示和英文提示词语，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于

60个词的短文。英文提示词语供选用。

暑假即将来临。你班同学们正在讨论假期计划，提出了不同的看法。有的想和家人外出旅游，有的想和同学一起打球。你有什么看法呢？请你根据你自己的实际情况谈谈你的打算和想法。

提示词语：the summer holiday, come, your classmates, talk about, travel, play, think, do

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Tom is a kind boy.  ____ is always ready to help others.

    A. He       B. His      C. Him       D. Himself

Lily gets up  ____ 7 o’clock.

   A. in        B. on      C. at         D. to

There ____ many places of interest in Beijing.

A. has       B. have      C. is         D. are

--- ______ helped the poor cat find its home?

--- My best friend, Mary.

A. What     B. Who      C. Whose     D. Which

The price of the bus ticket is much ____ than before.

   A. cheap     B. cheapest   C. cheaper    D. the cheapest