Most birds find it safe to sleep in the trees,but_______they have eggs or young chicks,they don’t use a nest.

A.why                                                             B.how

C.unless                                                          D.where

完成句子(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

31.They sat together around the table,with _______(门关着).(shut)

32.I haven’t the slightest idea ____ (他正在说什么).(talk)

33.The fact ____ (他失败了数次) makes him very upset.(he,fail)

34.Last night,John was answering the letters that ____ (寄给他的) during the past two weeks.(arrive)

35.He believes that children ____ (应允许……学习) at their own pace.(allow)

36.She has an excellent ____ (对名字的记忆力),which helps her quite a lot in her work.(memory)

37. ____ (他是否出过国) doesn’t make much difference.(he,abroad)

38.The factory’s output of cars this year is ____ (大约是去年的三倍).(as,great)

39.Not only ____ (要帮助) the disabled to find jobs,but also medical treatment will be provided for those who need it.(give)

40.It is possible that the King of Stonehenge was linked to the stones;he ____ (可能参与) in planning the monument,or in helping transport and pull up the stones.(hand)

—Do you need any help,Lucy?

—Yes.The job is _______ I could do myself.

A.less than                                                       B.more than

C.no more than                                                D.not more than

Many facts suggest that children are overweight and the situation is getting worse,according to the doctors.I feel there are a number of reasons for this.

Some people blame the fact that we are surrounded(包围)by shops selling unhealthy,fatty foods,such as fried chicken and ice cream,at low prices.This has turned out a whole generation of grown-ups who seldom cook a meal for themselves.If there were fewer of these restaurants,then probably children would buy less take-away food.

There is another argument that blames parents for allowing their children to become overweight.I agree with this,because good eating habits begin early in life,long before children start to visit fast food shops.If children are given fried chicken and chocolate rather than healthy food,or are always allowed to choose what they eat,they will go for sweet and salty foods every time,and this will carry on throughout their lives.

There is a third reason for this situation.Children these days take very little exercise.They do not walk to school.When they get home,they sit in front of the television or their computers and play computer games.Not only is this an unhealthy pastime(消遣)，it also gives them time to eat more unhealthy food.What they need is to go outside and play active games or sports.

The above are the main reasons for this problem,and therefore we have to encourage young people to be more active,as well as steering them away from fast food shops and bad eating habits.

According to the text,what kind of children may eat more unhealthy food?

A.Those who often take exercise.

B.Those who often watch television.

C.Those who often have meals at home.

D.Those who often walk to school.

The author thinks that children are becoming overweight because ________.

A.their parents often cook meals for them

B.they are too busy to go out and play

C.they can’t choose what to eat

D.there are too many fast food shops around

The word“steering”underlined in the last sentence most probably means ________.

A.forcing                                                               B.guiding

C.driving                                                         D.moving

The main purpose of the text is to ________.

A.tell a story                                                    B.provide facts

C.give advice                                                   D.compare opinions

The African elephant,the largest land animal remaining on earth,is of great importance to African ecosystem(生态系统).Unlike other animals,the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment.As a big plant-eater,it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna(大草原) surroundings in which it lives,therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat(栖息地).

It is the elephant’s great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat.In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day,it kills small trees and underbushes,and pulls branches off big trees.This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas.In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.

Take the rain forests for example.In their natural state,the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor.By pulling down trees and eating plants,elephants make open spaces,allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor.In such situations,the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.

What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species.If the elephant disappears,scientists say,many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna,greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.

What is the passage mainly about?

A.Disappearance of African elephants.

B.Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.

C.The effect of African elephants’ search for food.

D.The eating habit of African elephants.

What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably mean?

A.Fixing the time.

B.Worsening the state.

C.Improving the quality.

D.Deciding the conditions.

What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?

A.They result from the destruction of rain forests.

B.They provide food mainly for African elephants.

C.They are home to many endangered animals.

D.They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds.

The passage is developed mainly by ______.

A.showing the effect and then explaining the causes

B.pointing out similarities and differences

C.describing the changes in spare order

D.giving examples

The glass doors have taken the place of the wooden ones at the entrance,_____ in the natural light during the day.

A.to let                        B.letting                       C.let                                   D.having let

________ fire,all exits must be kept clear.

A.In place of                B.Instead of                  C.In case of                  D.In spite of

He has made a lot of films,but _______ good ones.

A.any                           B.some                         C.few                           D.many

_______ matters most in learning English is enough practice.

A.What                        B.Why                         C.Where                       D.Which

完型填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl  36   to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl   37   the mother would not return to her eggs and she   38   to take them home. There she carefully   39   the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days   40   the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the   41  .

Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.   42  , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.

As they   43  , the girl was able to   44   her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to   45  . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when   46   and in her dreams. Later, she had an   47  : She would pilot a plane to guide them in   48  . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.

Caring about   49   safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not   50   or follow him, and   51   slept in the grass.

One day, the girl   52   into the plane, started it and soon left the   53  . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds   54   flapped（拍打）their wings and   55  . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.

36. A. managed           B. attempted            C. happened        D. supposed

37. A. realized            B. expected             C. imagined        D. admitted

38. A. helped             B. decided              C. afforded         D. meant

39. A. placed             B. protected             C. treated          D. examined

40. A. ago               B. out                  C. later            D. long

41. A. family             B. lake                 C. home           D. world

42. A. But               B. Also                 C. Thus            D. Still

43. A. increased          B. improved             C. rose             D. grew

44. A. ask               B. lead                  C. want            D. allow

45. A. fly               B. race                  C. swim            D. sing

46. A. asleep            B. away                  C. around          D. awake

47. A. idea              B. opinion                C. explanation      D. excuse

48. A. sky               B. heaven                C. flight           D. plane

49. A. his               B. her                    C. their           D. its

50. A. respect            B. remember              C. recognize       D. receive

51. A. so                B. instead                C. hardly          D. too

52. A. climbed           B. looked                 C. reached         D. fell

53. A. house             B. floor                  C. water           D. ground

54. A. secretly            B. disappointedly          C. patiently        D. eagerly

55. A. looked away     B. set out        C. went by        D. turned back