、阅读与表达 (共10分，每小题2分)

阅读短文, 根据其内容回答问题。

A type of bird that is now extinct (消失) is the passenger pigeon. The passenger pigeon lived in the eastern part of North America. Scientists believe that in the year 1500 there were as many as five billion of these birds living from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. They flew at great speeds and would travel to many places to look for food. Passenger pigeons grew to be about 16 inches long.

Settlers who came to North America killed the passenger pigeon for food and for its feathers. The forests where they lived were cut down to clear the land for farming. Because the passenger pigeon laid only one egg at a time, their population did not grow quickly. The last passenger pigeon died at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens in 1914.

Another type of bird that has become extint is the dodo. The dodo lived on an island called Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It had short, stubby legs and wings and a large curved beak. The dodo was about the size of a large turkey. It was acturally related to the pigeon, but it could not fly. Like the passenger pigeon it laid only one egg at a time. Dodos became extinct because they were eaten by sailors and animals, such as pigs and monkeys, that the sailors brought to the island. The dodo is believed to have died out in 1680.

Another flightless bird that has become extinct is the moa. The moa lived on the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Like the dodo, the moa’s legs were shorter, but some of these birds grew to be more than ten feet tall. And the causes of its extinction is the same as the dodo’s.   The moa is believed to have died out sometime during the 1700s.

1. Were there many passenger pigeon in the year 1500?

2. When did the last passenger pigeon die at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens ?

3. Where did the dodo live before it died out?

4. How many kinds of birds have died out in the passage?

5.Why have these birds died out?

完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）

    根据中文意思完成句子。

1. 该吃晚饭了。

___________________________________ supper.

2.春天来了，咱们去植树吧。

Spring is coming.  __________________to plant trees.

3. 河水过去很脏，但是现在很干净。

    The river ______________ dirty. But it’s very clean now. 

4. 父母和邻居都为他而自豪。

    _________________________________________ him.

5. 学生们作业太多，用在体育锻炼上的时间很少。

The students have ____________________ physical exercises.

文段表达 (15分)

根据中文大意和英文提示词语，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的短文，所给提示词语供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

75. 《二十一世纪英语报》针对如何提高英语口语技能进行专题征文。请你向该报投稿，稿件内容包括：你对英语口语(spoken English)的认识、你是如何练习的以及你今后的打算。

 提示词语：important, talk, an Englishman/ Englishwoman, by, speak, pronunciation

The meat is ___ dear and eating ____ meat is bad for your health .

There are many trees on ______ side of the street.

--- It’s so hot in the room . _____

--- Not at all . I’d be happy to .

Nobody told us _____

--- Which of the two English dictionaries will you buy ?

--- I’ll buy ___ of them , so I can give one to my friend , Helen .

A either               B neither             C all                D .both

I think____ important to learn English well.

I hope my father____ ask me about my marks.