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随着社会经济的发展，环境问题日益严峻。为了让广大中学生具有环保意识，有家英文报纸就如何处理城市垃圾向全国中学生征文。请你根据以下提示，以Saving our City为题，写一篇100词左右的短文。文章第一句已给出，不计入总词数。

提示：（1）城市垃圾的危害：污染环境，有害健康；

（2）你所在城市处理的方式主要有：a.垃圾分类；b.报纸、玻璃等的再利用；c.填埋有害垃圾；d.处理废水；e.制定法律等；

（3）尽我所能，保护环境。

Saving our City

     Rubbish may cause a lot of environmental problems if it is not properly treated._______

Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were not willing to work on farms along the Atlantic because they worried about the terrible storms that destroy buildings and crops. The farmer received a steady stream of refusals at the interview for a farmhand.

Finally, a short, thin man approached the farmer. "Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him.

“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,” answered the little man.

Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man’s work.

Then one night the wind howled loudly from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!”

The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, “No sir. I told you I could sleep when the wind blows.”

Enraged(激怒) by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement, he discovered that all of the haystacks had been covered. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could be blown away.

The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he also returned to his bed to sleep while the wind blew.

  71. Why did the farmer constantly advertised for hired hands?

A. Because he needed hired hands all the year round.

B. Because there was too much work to do on the farm.

C. Because he could hardly hire a farmhand.

D. Because he offered poor conditions for the hired hands.

72. What does the man mean by saying “I can sleep when the wind blows?”

A. He needed much sleep after working hard on the farm.

B. He was very brave and not afraid of wind.

C. He enjoyed sleeping when the wind blew.

D. He would get everything done before the wind blew.

73. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The farmer hired the little man because he was not afraid of storms.

B. The farmer knew the little man was a heavy sleeper under any condition.

C. The little man was hard working and devoted to his work.

D. The little man was fired shortly after he tied everything down.

74. What do you think of the little man ? He is ________.

A. lazy           B. helpful           C. coward(胆小的人)         D. brave

75. The farmer felt amazed because _________.

A. the little man was sleeping            B. everything was in safety

C. the wind was too strong              D. he could not open the doors

68. Which of the following conditions best shows the purpose for a casual position?

A. You can gain an extra income when you work.

B. You can choose to work either the day shift or the afternoon shift.

C. You can go to work in a nearby company.

D. You like to work in a young, friendly, motivated team environment.

69. _______ are most probably wanted, according to the ad.

A. Wooden pallets sellers                 B. Forklift operators

C. Public bus drivers                       D. Timber yard managers

70. Which of the following job hunters has the advantage to be employed?

A. The one who takes a public bus to work.

B. The one who gets a lift to work.

C. The one who goes to work on foot.

D. The one who has his own transport.

Are the Super Girls super enough to make it into China's most authoritative(权威的) dictionary?

The editors of Cihai are working on a new edition, and they say they haven't decided yet.

“The editing preparation of the 2009 edition of the dictionary has just started,” an editor of Cihai said. “Which new words will be added, and which old ones will be deleted, remains unknown.”

The TV programme that brought the Super Girls into the public eye has certainly had an influence on Chinese society since its debut in 2004.

The editor said the new edition will include terms such as “Shenzhou VI,” the name of China’s second manned spacecraft, and Ba Jin, a late master of contemporary(现代) Chinese literature.

The argument began earlier this week, when media reported that Cihai, as a dictionary that prides itself on its educational and historical value, would not include terms such as “Super Girl.”

An official said that some online words were popular, but Cihai preferred words of both popularity and stability(稳定性) and those that can withstand the test of time and usage.

A reporter from China Economic News said: “We all agree on the great contribution of Ba Jin, but who can look down on the social influence of the Super Girl?”

A Professor told China Daily: “Of course ‘Super Girls’ should be edited into Cihai. If some strange words can be in there, why not ‘Super Girls’? Even though it may die out after a few years just as, say, ‘Shenzhou VI’ will be replaced by ‘Shenzhou IX’ one day.”

Cihai records new words reflecting the latest developments in the social and natural sciences, including biology, electronics, computer science and economics.

  64. What can we know about Cihai from the passage?

A. It will be edited and published in 2009.

B. Most of the words in Cihai withstand the test of time and usage.

C. It records all new words at home and abroad.

D. It is revised and edited every year.

65. The underlined word “debut” means _______.

A. performance                        B. names popular

C. first public appearance          D. stories known to all

66. Which of the following people has a clear opinion on whether “Super Girls” should be edited into Cihai?

A. The editor.                     B. The official.      

C. The reporter.                  D. The professor.

67. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. The argument whether Cihai should include “Super Girls” was caused by a media report.

B. The term “Super Girls ” is known all over the country.

C. Whether the new edition Cihai will include “Super Girls” remains unknown.

D. “Super Girls” are not so famous as Mr. Ba Jin.

April sales figures show a disappointing month for Wal-Mart. The world's largest retailer reported a big drop in sales last month―its worst decline in nearly 30 years. As VOA's Mil Arcega reports, Wal-Mart is not alone.

A three and a half percent drop in sales does not seem like much. But for a company that sells more than $300 billion worth of goods every year, analysts say it is significant. 

Alan Murray, the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal, says the drop represents Wal-Mart's biggest decline since 1979. “There are a number of things going on. Part of it is early Easter, so some of those sales got moved into March. Part of it is bad weather.”

But it may also signal a trend.  Across the board, retailers from Target to JC Penny and the Gap, reported weaker sales in April.  Analysts say the decline suggests high gasoline prices and the slowing U.S. housing market are finally catching up with consumers.  Murray says there may be other factors at play.

“Wal-Mart is not doing what it used to do very well. It made an attempt last year to sell clothes to high scale retailers. That didn't work. It had to back off.  It's remodeling（重新塑造） its stores.  That's not working very well,” says Murray.

To bring customers back, some say Wal-Mart needs to go back to its marketing basics. Retail analyst Dana Telsey says that means low priced goods in a friendly retail environment. “I think Wal-Mart is working to enhance（提高）its image. It could always be better. Going back to its roots is a way, that hopefully, customers will become familiar with it again.”

Wal-Mart is one of the biggest economic indicators in the retail industry. As the world's largest profit making enterprise, Wal-Mart's yearly revenues(总收入) represents about 2.5 percent of total economic activity in the U.S. 

60. What would be the best title for this passage?

A. The world’s largest retailer.         

B. The Wal Mart’s biggest drop in sales.

C. The Wal Mart’s biggest revenue in sales.

D. The world’s largest profit making enterprise.

61. According to the passage, the followings are all reasons for Wal Mart’s sales declined in April except _______.

A. cheaper goods

B. unfriendly shopping environment

C. early Easter and unpleasant weather

D. high gasoline prices and the slowing housing market

62. According to the passage, what was the popular image of Wal Mart?

A. It sold clothes to high scale retailers.

B. It often sold discounted goods.

C. It was one of the biggest retailer industries.

D. It sold low priced goods in a friendly atmosphere.

63. By “Wal Mart is one of the biggest economic indicators in the retail industry”, the writer suggests ________.

A. Wal Mart should remodel its stores

B. Wal Mart should hunt for money

C. Wal Mart works well in the U.S. economy

D. Wal Mart affects economic activity in the U.S. to some extent.

The human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of it. This helps us to adjust to the outside world. Without our nerves and our brain, which is a system of nerves, we couldn’t know what’s happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of our body. The history of torture(折磨) is based on the human body being open to pain.

But there is a way to handle pain. Look at the Indian fakir(苦行僧) who sits on a bed of nails. Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm, and feel no pain. This ability that some humans have developed to handle pain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain.

The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude toward it. If the dentist says, “This will hurt a little,” it helps us to accept the pain. By staying relaxed, and by treating the pain as an interesting sensation (感觉), we can handle the pain without falling apart. After all, although pain is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stuff of life.

 56. What does the writer mean by saying “we pay for our sensitivity” in the first paragraph?

A. We have to take care of our sense of pain.

B. We suffer from our sense of feeling.

C. We should try hard to resist pain.

D. We are hurt when we feel pain.

57. When the author mentions the Indian fakir, he shows that _________.

A. fakirs possess magic power             B. Indians are not afraid of pain

C. people can learn to cope with pain    D. some people are born without a sense of pain

58. What is essential for people to stand pain according to the writer?

A. Their relaxation.                 B. Their interest

C. Their nerves.                    D. Their attitude.

59. The author believes that _______.

A. feeling pain is part of our life          

B. pain should be avoided at all costs

C. feeling pain can be an interesting thing   

D. magic power is essential for reducing pain

When I was a boy of 12, something happened to me that taught me a good lesson. We lived on the  36  of a forest, and every evening, birds would come and   37  in the trees and sing. There wasn’t a musical   38  made by man that could produce a more beautiful   39   than the song of the birds. So I   40   that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way I would have my own private   41   .

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, being   42   , the bird fluttered (扑腾) about the cage, but finally it   43   down in its new home. I felt very   44 

with myself and looked for­ward to some beautiful   45   from my little pet.

The next day, my new pet’s mother flew to the   46  with food in her mouth. The baby bird   47  everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to   48   her baby.

The following morning when I went to see my pet, I found it lying in the cage,   49  . What had happened! I had taken extremely care of my pet, or so I thought.

Arthur Wayne, an expert on birds, was visiting my father at the time, hearing me   50  

over the death of my bird, explained what had happened. “A mother bird,   51   her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it   52   berries (草莓). She thinks it better for her young to die than to live without   53   .”

  54   since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have the  55  to live freely.

Not only ______ do well in her study but she is also good at sports.

A. Mary does         B. Mary did         C. does Mary         D. did Mary