完形填空  从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（10分）

Save the Wild Tiger

When people think of tigers, they think: strong and dangerous. But now, the big animal is calling for our help.

There were once eight kinds of   1  in the world, but three died out during the 20th century. In the last 70 years, the    2  of Siberian tigers（东北虎）has gone from as many as 300 to_____3____22 somewhere The Siberian tiger has been___4____ dying out completely. If the government doesn’t make any efforts, it’s quite___5____ that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in the to twenty years.

In order to double the number of wild tigers  in the __6___ ten years the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金会) has started a program recently It ___7___save wild tigers and put an end to tiger hunting and killing. China together with twelve other____8___, has joined in.

Wild animals, such as red deer and wild pigs, are the main ____9____ of the tigers. The hunting of these animals is the greatest threat(威胁)to tigers. So the most important thing is ___10___ the animals that tigers eat. To protect the wild tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating and hunting wild animals.

1.                A．pigs           B．tigers          C．deer D．lions

2.                A．name          B．kind           C．number  D．type

3.                A．less than        B．more than       C．bigger than    D．over

4.                A．in need of       B．in danger of     C．in front of     D．out of

5.                A．possible        B．impossible       C．necessary     D．sure

6.                A．last            B．next           C．past D．later

7.                A．aims to         B．used to         C．refuses to     D．in order to

8.                A．cities          B．provinces       C．countries D．towns

9.                A．friends         B．food           C．members D．groups

10.               A．to sell          B．to kill          C．to save    D．to keep

Here is a page from a magazine called Future. Read the following information about things that may happen in ten years.

Cars will run on solar power (太阳能) and will be much cleaner. They will be much safer. For example, if you are too close to another car or if you are driving dangerously, your car will slow down or stop by itself.
New cities will have to be built in the sea. Some cities on water will have two levels (层). People will live on the upper level; the lower level will be used for traffic, shops and factories.
Biotechnology (生物技术) will make food better and healthier. Plants without insects or illnesses (病虫害) will be developed. The taste of fruit and vegetables will be better and food will be kept longer.
Many new ways to cure (治愈) illnesses will be found. People will use products of genetic engineering (基因产品) to cure more illnesses. However, some new illnesses will appear.
【小题1】What will happen in the future according to the passage?

It’s Saturday evening. Bruce is having a birthday party. There are a lot of children at the party. They play together for an hour. Then Bruce’s mother gives them some food. But she forgets to give Sam any.

Sam feels wronged(委屈)but then he remembers his mother’s words, “Be polite(礼貌). Don’t ask for food.” So he waits for a few minutes, then he holds his plate up over his head and says loudly, “Does anyone want a nice clean plate?”

1.What day is it/

2.What are the children doing in the afternoon? They are______.

3.They play for________.

4.Who gives them some food?

5.Sam’s mother tells him not to_____.

A. play in the street    B ask for food   C. Play with girls   D. swim in the river

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A Nice Clean Plate

   It’s Saturday evening. Bruce is having a birthday party. There are a lot of children at the party. They play together for an hour. Then Bruce’s mother gives them some food. But she forgets to give Sam any.

  Sam feels wronged(委屈) but then he remembers his mother’s words, “Be polite.(礼貌). Don’t ask for food.” So he waits for a few minutes, then he holds his plate up over his head and says loudly, “ Does anyone want a nice clean plate?”

1.What day is it?

A. Sunday   B. Saturday   C. Monday   D. Friday

2.What are the children doing in the afternoon? They are ___.

A. reading   B. singing   C. playing   D. dancing

3.They play for ___.

A. an hour   B. ten minutes   C. half an hour   D. twenty minutes

4.Who gives them some food?

A. Bruce’s father   B. Bruce’s uncle   C. Bruce   D. Bruce’s mother

5.Sam’s mother tells him not to ___.

A. play in the street  B. ask for food   C. play with girls  D. swim in the river

One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie.
Agatha Christie’s real name was Agatha Miller. She was born in England in 1890.She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to Christie.
She sold her first mystery book in 1920. This book was the first time that the world met Mrs.Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot. Ten years after that, Mrs. Christie wrote her book with her second famous detective, Miss Marple.
In 1928, Mrs. Christie’s first marriage broke up. She married M.E.L. Mallowan in 1930, but she still wrote her books under the name Agatha Christie.
In her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 short stories. She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old. Her books can still be found on sale in bookstores all around the world.
【小题1】 What did Aghta Christie do?