阅读下面短文，把A—D四个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确，然后完成第75小题。     Gasoline (汽油) prices are getting higher and higher. The price make it hard for drivers to afford the fuel (燃料).

      71________ The new cars are different and they can run on many different kinds of fuels. Some of these cars are called “hybrids”. One kind of these cars can run on a special fuel, filled with a gas called hydrogen (氢气). 72________ They give off no emissions (排放物) when they run on the roads, so they are very clean and good for the environment.

One car makers is excited about hydrogen fuel cell technology. 73________ Once we use the oil up, it will take millions of years for more oil to form. Since gasoline is made from oil, that could be a problem for drivers and companies if they still drive or make traditional cars. 74________

People are testing buses with hydrogen fuel cells and we may see this kind of buses on the roads in the near future.

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75. What is the main idea of the passage?

   A. Gasoline is becoming more and more expensive.

   B. Traditional cars polluted the environment badly.

   C. The special fuel cell is not only useful, but also cheap.

   D. Some new kinds of cars will take the place of the traditional ones.

　　 Gasoline (汽油) prices are getting higher and higher. The price makes it hard for drivers to afford the fuel (燃料).

　　 81_______ The new cars are different and they can run on many different kinds of fuels. Some of these cars are called "hybrids". One kind of these cars can run on a special fuel, filled with a gas called hydrogen (氧气). 82______ They give off no emissions (排放物) when they run on the roads, so they are very clean and good for the environment.

　 One car maker is excited about hydrogen fuel cell technology. 83_____ 　Once we use the oil up, it will take millions of years for more oil to form. Since gasoline is made from oil, that could be a problem for drivers and companies if they still drive or make traditional cars. 84_______

People are testing buses with hydrogen fuel ceils and we may see this kind of buses on the roads in the near future.

(　 )85. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　 A. Gasoline is becoming more and more expensive.

　　 B. Traditional cars polluted the environment badly.

　　 C. The special fuel cell is not only useful, but also cheap.

　　 D. Some new kinds of cars will take the place of the traditional ones.

Gasoline (汽油) prices are getting higher and higher. The prices make it hard for drivers to afford the fuel.

??? One group held a special event to display（展示）new kinds of cars .

The new cars are different and they can run on many different kinds of fuels .

Some of these cars are called hybrids(混合动力). They can run on different kinds of fuels . One kind of them runs on a special fuel cell which is filled with a gas called hydrogen(氢气). ___1.___? They are very clean , and don’t give off bad fumes(烟雾) when they run .

The man who makes fuel cell cars is excited about the technology .__ 2.___ Once we use oil up , it will take millions of years for more oil to form. Since gasoline is made from oil , that could be a problem for companies that make traditional cars , and for drives . __3.__

?? Buses that run on hydrogen fuel cell power are being tested on the road . They could become a common form of transportation in the near future

4.What do you think of this kind of new cars ? Why ?

短文综合填空（本大题满分11分，每空1分）

Most people may not think that there are any problems with watermelons, but some Japanese sellers do. There is often wasted s_______1.when they store watermelons, because round watermelons do not sit nicely on shelves. So some c_______2.farmers have solved the watermelon problem. They make their watermelons grow in square glass boxes so the watermelons become square. The only problem now is the p_______3.. The square watermelons cost about 80 dollars each.

Many people know the s_______4.“Roses are red, violets(紫罗兰) are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you”. Well, today the poem needs to c_______5.“Roses are red” to “Roses are red, roses are blue”! Australian scientists discovered that when they put a chemical from a blue f_______6.into a rose, they can create a nearly 100% blue rose. Some of science’s inventions are beautiful, not just u_______7.!

For many years Chinese scientists have been w_______8.on developing new kinds of stronger rice and now they have produced a new kind, called super rice. Super rice not only can protect i_______9. against insects(昆虫) and diseases(病害), but it also produces more than any other kind of rice. Today farmers can grow almost one and a half times more rice than they could grow in the p_______10..

Doctors might be able to use vegetables to fight cancer now. US scientists have discovered a w_______11.to put a chemical into tomato plants while they are growing. When cancer patients eat the tomatoes, the tomatoes will fight the cancer in their bodies.

先阅读短文，然后根据短文内容和所给的首字母补全单词，使短文内容完整、意思通顺。并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

Most people may not think that there are any problems with watermelons, but some Japanese sellers do. There is often wasted s_______(73) when they store watermelons, because round watermelons do not sit nicely on shelves. So some c_______(74) farmers have solved the watermelon problem. They make their watermelons grow in square glass boxes so the watermelons become square. The only problem now is the p_______(75). The square watermelons cost about 80 dollars each.

Many people know the s_______(76) “Roses are red, violets(紫罗兰) are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you”. Well, today the poem needs to c_______(77) “Roses are red” to “Roses are red, roses are blue”! Australian scientists discovered that when they put a chemical from a blue f_______(78) into a rose, they can create a nearly 100% blue rose. Some of science’s inventions are beautiful, not just u_______(79)!

For many years Chinese scientists have been w_______(80) on developing new kinds of stronger rice and now they have produced a new kind, called super rice. Super rice not only can protect i_______(81) against insects (昆虫) and diseases(病害), but it also produces more than any other kind of rice. Today farmers can grow almost one and a half times more rice than they could grow in the p_______(82).

Doctors might be able to use vegetables to fight cancer now. US scientists have discovered a w_______(83) to put a chemical into tomato plants while they are growing. When cancer patients eat the tomatoes, the tomatoes will fight the cancer in their bodies.