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Ⅰ.单项填空
1. ——US President George W. Bush and Secretary of Treasury Henry Paul son welcomed Vice-Premier Wu Yi in the White House.
——Oh, ____.
A. I was told so B. I was told
C. I was told that D. I told so
2. How beautifully Super Girl Li Yuchun sings!I have never heard ____.
A. the better voice B. a good voice
C. the best voice D. a better voice
3. Dalian is ____ most beautiful coastal city and I believe I will come for ____ second visit.
A. the; a B. a; a C. the; the D. a; the
4. You will find this map of great ____ in helping you to get around London.
A. price B. cost C. value D. usefulness
5. Look, in ____, and the speech begins at once.
A. Lian Chan comes B. comes Lian Chan
C. does Lian Chan come D. is Lian Chan coming
6. Wait till you are more ____. It’s better to be sure than sorry.
A. inspired B. certain C. calm D. satisfied
7. After I was told to ____ the army, the officer asked me to ____ the lecture to be given by the general.
A. join; attend B. join; join
C. attend; attend D. attend; join
8. Let Harry play with your toys as well, Clare—you must learn to ____.
A. support B. care C. spare D. share
9. We all know that ____ speak louder than words.
A. movements B. performances C. operations D. actions
10. ____ has been announced, we shall have our final exams next month.
A. Which B. As C. It D. What
11. My English teacher praised me for ____ I ____.
A. the progress; made B. the progresses; made
C. a progress; made D. the progress; taken
12. Tom ____ was able to answer the difficult question.
A. only B. just C. alone D. lonely
13. The weather ____, we’d better get in crops as soon as possible.
A. staying to be fine B. staying fine
C. appearing fine D. stays fine
14. Not a single song ____ at that party.
A. she sang B. sang she
C. did she sing D. she did sing
15. I live in a ____ house.
A. faced-south B. south-face C. south-facing D. facing-south
Ⅱ.根据首字母或汉语提示写出所缺单词
1. We call the scientific study of the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their surroundings e____.
2. We know the principle of e____ before the law.
3. It’s too hot in the house, so we have the air c____ going day and night.
4. Do you like the ____(内容) of this book?
5. The teacher told us that we should put an end to the ____(不正确) behaviour.
Ⅲ.根据所给汉语完成句子
1. 听演讲时，我们应该对重要的东西做笔记。
We should ____ of the important things when we heard lectures.
2. 过马路时要小心，否则会被汽车轧着。
Be careful when you cross the streets. If not, you may ____ by a car.
3. 过去花园里曾有棵大树，现在不见了。
There ____ a big tree in the garden and now it is gone.
4. 直到最近我才有时间读这本书。
Only recently ____ to read the book.
5. 政府正在尽力消灭非典。
The government is trying to ____.
Ⅳ.完形填空
Unfortunately man has killed animals， polluted rivers and cut down forests through the ages． But lately people are beginning to realize that their own lives depend on the way they treat “Nature and all living things” in it．
Man has __1__ ways of showing his love to nature． He says he loves it， although he often __2__ its beauty． While walking through the woods, how many times have we picked flowers， plant roots and all？ Then later， as the __3__ wither（枯萎）， we threw them away． That’s one of the reasons __4__ many kinds of plants and flowers have become rare． Or， have you __5__ wondered where all the thousands of New Year trees come from and __6__ happens to them once the __7__ are over？
Man destroys nature by polluting the air． That’s probably the greatest danger__8__ our lives． The smoke from factories and __9__ from cars and trucks do not only harm the surrounding vegetation（植被）, it __10__ our health， too．
Man pollutes rivers， seas and oceans． Just think of the __11__ fish that die by the thousands because of polluted waters．
Biologists have __12__ that all kinds of wild life are __13__ in the areas where they live． Even the wolf， which we __14__ dangerous and“bad”， plays an important role in the nature． Here is an interesting example. There is a large __15__ in one of the Great Lakes between Canada and the U．S． Early in last century many wild deer went to the island． Nobody knows how they __16__ there．
The deer multiplied（繁殖） until there were as many as 4，000 on the island． They destroyed __17__ of the vegetation on it． Finally， as they could not find enough __18__， they began to starve and die． Then came the wolf． __19__ knows how wolves got to the island， but they __20__． The wolves killed those deer that were easiest to catch—the sick， the weak and the old． So， only the strong and healthy animals were left． The island became green once again and there was enough food for the deer that were left．
1． A． lovely B． strange C． many D． much
2． A． harms B． breaks C． injury D． destroys
3． A． stems B． branches C． rootsD． flowers
4． A． what B． how C． why D． when
5． A． still B． even C． ever D． quite
6． A． which B． that C． what D． how
7． A． years B． meetings C． parties D． holidays
8． A． to B． of C． about D． for
9． A． waters B． smells C． gases D． whistles
10． A． affects B． efforts C． effects D． causes
11． A． poor B． weak C． strong D． ill
12． A． studied B． developed C． invented D． discovered
13． A． valuable B． need C． necessary D． helped
14． A． consider B． think it C． regard D． sound
15． A． field B． land C． mountain D． island
16． A． left B． got C． reached to D． arrived in
17． A． a whole B． most C． more D． more much
18． A． plants B． rice C． vegetation D． food
19． A． Nobody B． Anybody C． Somebody D． Everybody
20． A． got B． went C． arrive D． did
Ⅴ.阅读理解
(A)
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited.
Today, things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on earth will not survive.
Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea,there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough food.
What can we do to solve these problems？
If we eat more vegetables and less meat, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops feeds five times more people than land where animals are kept.
Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems we shall have a better and cleaner planet in the future.
1． Today, we have to think about the problem of our environment, because ____.
A. things are getting worse and worse
B. the limited natural resources are being used up too quickly
C. the environment is continuing to be polluted by too much waste and poison
D. if we care nothing about the protection of the environment, no human beings will exist on earth
2． If we ____, the natural resources can be used longer.
A. use them as little as possible
B. use them properly and pay attention to the recycle
C. make full use of them
D. learn to recycle them
3． Which of the following statements is NOT true? ____.
A. If we eat more meat, more food can be saved
B. In the past, there was no need for us to think about the environmental protection
C. If we keep on cutting down trees, forests will disappear, and nothing will grow on land
D. We should not take more and more fish out of the sea, or there will soon be no fish left
4． In order to slow down the increase of the world population, ____.
A. we should encourage the young people to marry later
B. we should encourage the married to use modern methods of birth control
C. we should let the people have more education
D. both A and B
5． According to the passage, the most important thing we must understand is that ____.
A. we should keep our environment from being polluted
B. we must make enough laws to protect our natural resources
C. man will destroy himself if he doesn’t solve the problems mentioned in the passage
D. we will have no enough food if the population of the world countries rises at the present rate
(B)
At one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents(文件) because they could be stored electronically. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper.
It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet-connected computers, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when email is introduced, the printers start working overtime. “I feel in my bones this revolution is causing more trees to be cut down,” says Ted Smith of the Earth Village Organisation.
Perhaps the best sign of how computer and Internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets. Several Internet companies have been set up to help small businesses print quality documents from a computer. Earlier this week Hewlett-packard Co. announced a plan to develop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document, a medical record or just a one-line e-mail, even if they are nowhere near a computer. As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet the greater demand for printers.
Does all this mean environmental concerns(环境问题) have been forgotten? Some activists suggest people have been led to believe that a lot of dangers to the environment have gone away. “I guess people believe that the problem is taken care of, because of recycling(回收利用),” said Kelly Quirke, director of the Rainforest Action Network in San Francisco. Yet Quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. He says printers that print on both sides are growing in popularity. The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural waste.
6． The growing demand for paper in recent years is largely due to ____.
A． the rapid development of small businesses
B． the opening up of new markets
C． the printing of high quality copies
D． the increased use of the Internet
7． Environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation is ____.
A． to encourage printing more quality documents
B． to develop new printers using recycled paper
C． to find new materials for making paper
D． to plant more fast-growing trees
8． Hewlett-packard Co. has decided to develop new technologies because ____.
A． people are concerned about the environment
B． printers in many offices are working overtime
C． small companies need more hard copies
D． they see a growing market for printers
9． What would be the best title for the text? ____.
A． Computers and Printers
B． E-mail and the Business World
C． Internet Revolution and Environment
D． Modern Technology and New Markets
(C)
The world’s stocks of seafood will have collapsed by 2050 at present rates of destruction by fishing, scientists said on Nov. 2, 2006. By 2048, to be exact, catches of all the presently fished seafoods will have declined on average by more than 90 per cent since 1950. The study says the loss of biodiversity cut down the ability of oceans to feed the world’s growing human population—expected to rise by 50 per cent to nine billion in 2050.
Over-fishing also destroys the stability of marine environments, largely reducing the ocean’s ability to produce seafood, resist diseases, filter pollutants and rebound from stresses such as climate change. And every species matters when it comes to the ocean’s ability to repair itself, says the study.
Dr Boris Worm, of Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, the lead author, said: “This is what is projected, not predicted, to happen. I am confident we will not go there because we will do something about it. But if this trend continues in this predictable fashion, as it has for the last 50 years, the world’s currently fished seafoods will have reached what we define as collapse by 2048.”
“Every year a higher percentage of the currently fished stocks has collapsed. We are losing it piece by piece.” Prof Callum Roberts, of the University of York, who was not involved in the study, said: “The animals and plants that inhabit the sea are not merely embellishments(装饰) to be wondered at. They are essential to the health of the oceans and well-being of human society. We need to ban destructive fishing practices and create a network of large-scale marine reserves around not just Britain, but globally.”
10. According to the passage that all seafood will run out in 2050 will ____.
A. make the sea water much fresher and cleaner
B. make it impossible to support more people with the seafood
C. make the whole animals on land die away
D. make the fishermen have more free time to rest
11. What bad result will over-fishing bring to us? ____.
A. Destroying the stability of marine environments
B. Largely reducing the ocean’s ability to produce fresh water
C. Increasing the ocean’s ability to filter pollutants
D. Making the ocean have no more capability to repair itself
12. What is Dr Boris Worm’s idea about the future of the seafood in the world? ____.
A. All seafood will surely run out in 2050
B. The seafood will become more and more than now in 2050
C. Seafoods will not collapse if people try their best to protect the ocean
D. The situation of the seafoods will get much worse than predicted even if people do something about it
13. How should we do in order to protect the seafood from running out?____.
A. We should encourage the destructive fishing practices around the world
B. We should regard the animals and plants that inhabit the sea embellishments to be wondered at
C. We should create a network of large-range sea reserves around the whole world
D. We should learn that the animals and plants that inhabit the sea are not necessary to the health of the oceans
(D)
1970 was World Conservation(保护) Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped that governments would act quickly in order to conserve nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland but now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern men and their technology. We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything that grows and lives. We can’t live without these things. If we continue acting like this, we shall destroy ourselves.
What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers, and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometres of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called No One Is Going to Change Our World. It was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.
14. There are fewer plants, trees and flowers in Holland now because ____.
A． there has been a lot of conservation in Holland
B． Holland does not need so many plants, trees and flowers
C． many plants, trees and flowers do not grow there any more
D． some plants, trees and flowers are dangerous
15. We shall destroy ourselves if we don’t change ____.
A． the United Nations B． modern technology
C． our rivers and forests D． the government of Holland
16. No One Is Going to Change Our World was ____.
A． an important book published in 1970
B． an idea that nobody would accept
C． a record calling all people to conserve nature
D． a rule worked out by the United Nations
17. What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world? ____.
A． We should plant more trees and flowers
B． We should clean the banks of our rivers
C． We should know what we must do and begin to do now
D． We should know what will happen in the future
18. What’s the main idea of the passage? ____.
A． 1970 was World Conservation Year
B． The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is indanger
C． Conservation is necessary
D． It is the young people who are helping to save our world
Ⅵ.短文改错
An American company wants to build a paper factory
in our city. But opinions are divided on the question. 1.____
Some think we should build a paper factory. If we do, 2.____
many new jobs can created for the local people, and it 3.____
will sure push the development of the city’s economy. 4.____
What’s more, the factory will bring modern ideas of
management and new machines, include 5.____
equipments for protecting the environment. 6.____
On the other hand, others insist on not have it built 7.____
in the city. They believe that the factory will be produce loud 8.____
noises, will disturb people’s peaceful life. Besides, poisonous 9.____
gases from the factory will dirty the air we breathe in. 10.____
The rivers will also be polluted by the waste water from the factory.
Ⅶ.书面表达
去年，某化工厂爆炸导致松花江污染，哈尔滨全市因此停水四天，人们涌进超市大批购买水和饮料。假如你是某市第一中学的李华，请你给你校所在城市的市长写一封信，根据人们在发展社会经济的同时没有保护环境的意识，有意或无意地破坏环境的情况，谈谈在发展该市时，应注意哪些环境问题，来确保该市可持续性发展，使该市人民永远幸福快乐。
注意：
1．不要逐字翻译, 可适当增加细节使行文连贯；
2．词数120左右；
3．开头已给出，不计入总词数；
4．参考词汇：爆炸 blast(n＆v);危机crisis;
有意或无意地intentionally or unconsciously。
Key(6)
1. ——US President George W. Bush and Secretary of Treasury Henry Paul son welcomed Vice-Premier Wu Yi in the White House.
——Oh, ____.
A. I was told so B. I was told
C. I was told that D. I told so
2. How beautifully Super Girl Li Yuchun sings!I have never heard ____.
A. the better voice B. a good voice
C. the best voice D. a better voice
3. Dalian is ____ most beautiful coastal city and I believe I will come for ____ second visit.
A. the; a B. a; a C. the; the D. a; the
4. You will find this map of great ____ in helping you to get around London.
A. price B. cost C. value D. usefulness
5. Look, in ____, and the speech begins at once.
A. Lian Chan comes B. comes Lian Chan
C. does Lian Chan come D. is Lian Chan coming
6. Wait till you are more ____. It’s better to be sure than sorry.
A. inspired B. certain C. calm D. satisfied
7. After I was told to ____ the army, the officer asked me to ____ the lecture to be given by the general.
A. join; attend B. join; join
C. attend; attend D. attend; join
8. Let Harry play with your toys as well, Clare—you must learn to ____.
A. support B. care C. spare D. share
9. We all know that ____ speak louder than words.
A. movements B. performances C. operations D. actions
10. ____ has been announced, we shall have our final exams next month.
A. Which B. As C. It D. What
11. My English teacher praised me for ____ I ____.
A. the progress; made B. the progresses; made
C. a progress; made D. the progress; taken
12. Tom ____ was able to answer the difficult question.
A. only B. just C. alone D. lonely
13. The weather ____, we’d better get in crops as soon as possible.
A. staying to be fine B. staying fine
C. appearing fine D. stays fine
14. Not a single song ____ at that party.
A. she sang B. sang she
C. did she sing D. she did sing
15. I live in a ____ house.
A. faced-south B. south-face C. south-facing D. facing-south
Ⅱ.根据首字母或汉语提示写出所缺单词
1. We call the scientific study of the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their surroundings e____.
2. We know the principle of e____ before the law.
3. It’s too hot in the house, so we have the air c____ going day and night.
4. Do you like the ____(内容) of this book?
5. The teacher told us that we should put an end to the ____(不正确) behaviour.
Ⅲ.根据所给汉语完成句子
1. 听演讲时，我们应该对重要的东西做笔记。
We should ____ of the important things when we heard lectures.
2. 过马路时要小心，否则会被汽车轧着。
Be careful when you cross the streets. If not, you may ____ by a car.
3. 过去花园里曾有棵大树，现在不见了。
There ____ a big tree in the garden and now it is gone.
4. 直到最近我才有时间读这本书。
Only recently ____ to read the book.
5. 政府正在尽力消灭非典。
The government is trying to ____.
Ⅳ.完形填空
Unfortunately man has killed animals， polluted rivers and cut down forests through the ages． But lately people are beginning to realize that their own lives depend on the way they treat “Nature and all living things” in it．
Man has __1__ ways of showing his love to nature． He says he loves it， although he often __2__ its beauty． While walking through the woods, how many times have we picked flowers， plant roots and all？ Then later， as the __3__ wither（枯萎）， we threw them away． That’s one of the reasons __4__ many kinds of plants and flowers have become rare． Or， have you __5__ wondered where all the thousands of New Year trees come from and __6__ happens to them once the __7__ are over？
Man destroys nature by polluting the air． That’s probably the greatest danger__8__ our lives． The smoke from factories and __9__ from cars and trucks do not only harm the surrounding vegetation（植被）, it __10__ our health， too．
Man pollutes rivers， seas and oceans． Just think of the __11__ fish that die by the thousands because of polluted waters．
Biologists have __12__ that all kinds of wild life are __13__ in the areas where they live． Even the wolf， which we __14__ dangerous and“bad”， plays an important role in the nature． Here is an interesting example. There is a large __15__ in one of the Great Lakes between Canada and the U．S． Early in last century many wild deer went to the island． Nobody knows how they __16__ there．
The deer multiplied（繁殖） until there were as many as 4，000 on the island． They destroyed __17__ of the vegetation on it． Finally， as they could not find enough __18__， they began to starve and die． Then came the wolf． __19__ knows how wolves got to the island， but they __20__． The wolves killed those deer that were easiest to catch—the sick， the weak and the old． So， only the strong and healthy animals were left． The island became green once again and there was enough food for the deer that were left．
1． A． lovely B． strange C． many D． much
2． A． harms B． breaks C． injury D． destroys
3． A． stems B． branches C． rootsD． flowers
4． A． what B． how C． why D． when
5． A． still B． even C． ever D． quite
6． A． which B． that C． what D． how
7． A． years B． meetings C． parties D． holidays
8． A． to B． of C． about D． for
9． A． waters B． smells C． gases D． whistles
10． A． affects B． efforts C． effects D． causes
11． A． poor B． weak C． strong D． ill
12． A． studied B． developed C． invented D． discovered
13． A． valuable B． need C． necessary D． helped
14． A． consider B． think it C． regard D． sound
15． A． field B． land C． mountain D． island
16． A． left B． got C． reached to D． arrived in
17． A． a whole B． most C． more D． more much
18． A． plants B． rice C． vegetation D． food
19． A． Nobody B． Anybody C． Somebody D． Everybody
20． A． got B． went C． arrive D． did
Ⅴ.阅读理解
(A)
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited.
Today, things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on earth will not survive.
Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea,there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough food.
What can we do to solve these problems？
If we eat more vegetables and less meat, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops feeds five times more people than land where animals are kept.
Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems we shall have a better and cleaner planet in the future.
1． Today, we have to think about the problem of our environment, because ____.
A. things are getting worse and worse
B. the limited natural resources are being used up too quickly
C. the environment is continuing to be polluted by too much waste and poison
D. if we care nothing about the protection of the environment, no human beings will exist on earth
2． If we ____, the natural resources can be used longer.
A. use them as little as possible
B. use them properly and pay attention to the recycle
C. make full use of them
D. learn to recycle them
3． Which of the following statements is NOT true? ____.
A. If we eat more meat, more food can be saved
B. In the past, there was no need for us to think about the environmental protection
C. If we keep on cutting down trees, forests will disappear, and nothing will grow on land
D. We should not take more and more fish out of the sea, or there will soon be no fish left
4． In order to slow down the increase of the world population, ____.
A. we should encourage the young people to marry later
B. we should encourage the married to use modern methods of birth control
C. we should let the people have more education
D. both A and B
5． According to the passage, the most important thing we must understand is that ____.
A. we should keep our environment from being polluted
B. we must make enough laws to protect our natural resources
C. man will destroy himself if he doesn’t solve the problems mentioned in the passage
D. we will have no enough food if the population of the world countries rises at the present rate
(B)
At one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents(文件) because they could be stored electronically. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper.
It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet-connected computers, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when email is introduced, the printers start working overtime. “I feel in my bones this revolution is causing more trees to be cut down,” says Ted Smith of the Earth Village Organisation.
Perhaps the best sign of how computer and Internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets. Several Internet companies have been set up to help small businesses print quality documents from a computer. Earlier this week Hewlett-packard Co. announced a plan to develop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document, a medical record or just a one-line e-mail, even if they are nowhere near a computer. As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet the greater demand for printers.
Does all this mean environmental concerns(环境问题) have been forgotten? Some activists suggest people have been led to believe that a lot of dangers to the environment have gone away. “I guess people believe that the problem is taken care of, because of recycling(回收利用),” said Kelly Quirke, director of the Rainforest Action Network in San Francisco. Yet Quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. He says printers that print on both sides are growing in popularity. The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural waste.
6． The growing demand for paper in recent years is largely due to ____.
A． the rapid development of small businesses
B． the opening up of new markets
C． the printing of high quality copies
D． the increased use of the Internet
7． Environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation is ____.
A． to encourage printing more quality documents
B． to develop new printers using recycled paper
C． to find new materials for making paper
D． to plant more fast-growing trees
8． Hewlett-packard Co. has decided to develop new technologies because ____.
A． people are concerned about the environment
B． printers in many offices are working overtime
C． small companies need more hard copies
D． they see a growing market for printers
9． What would be the best title for the text? ____.
A． Computers and Printers
B． E-mail and the Business World
C． Internet Revolution and Environment
D． Modern Technology and New Markets
(C)
The world’s stocks of seafood will have collapsed by 2050 at present rates of destruction by fishing, scientists said on Nov. 2, 2006. By 2048, to be exact, catches of all the presently fished seafoods will have declined on average by more than 90 per cent since 1950. The study says the loss of biodiversity cut down the ability of oceans to feed the world’s growing human population—expected to rise by 50 per cent to nine billion in 2050.
Over-fishing also destroys the stability of marine environments, largely reducing the ocean’s ability to produce seafood, resist diseases, filter pollutants and rebound from stresses such as climate change. And every species matters when it comes to the ocean’s ability to repair itself, says the study.
Dr Boris Worm, of Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, the lead author, said: “This is what is projected, not predicted, to happen. I am confident we will not go there because we will do something about it. But if this trend continues in this predictable fashion, as it has for the last 50 years, the world’s currently fished seafoods will have reached what we define as collapse by 2048.”
“Every year a higher percentage of the currently fished stocks has collapsed. We are losing it piece by piece.” Prof Callum Roberts, of the University of York, who was not involved in the study, said: “The animals and plants that inhabit the sea are not merely embellishments(装饰) to be wondered at. They are essential to the health of the oceans and well-being of human society. We need to ban destructive fishing practices and create a network of large-scale marine reserves around not just Britain, but globally.”
10. According to the passage that all seafood will run out in 2050 will ____.
A. make the sea water much fresher and cleaner
B. make it impossible to support more people with the seafood
C. make the whole animals on land die away
D. make the fishermen have more free time to rest
11. What bad result will over-fishing bring to us? ____.
A. Destroying the stability of marine environments
B. Largely reducing the ocean’s ability to produce fresh water
C. Increasing the ocean’s ability to filter pollutants
D. Making the ocean have no more capability to repair itself
12. What is Dr Boris Worm’s idea about the future of the seafood in the world? ____.
A. All seafood will surely run out in 2050
B. The seafood will become more and more than now in 2050
C. Seafoods will not collapse if people try their best to protect the ocean
D. The situation of the seafoods will get much worse than predicted even if people do something about it
13. How should we do in order to protect the seafood from running out?____.
A. We should encourage the destructive fishing practices around the world
B. We should regard the animals and plants that inhabit the sea embellishments to be wondered at
C. We should create a network of large-range sea reserves around the whole world
D. We should learn that the animals and plants that inhabit the sea are not necessary to the health of the oceans
(D)
1970 was World Conservation(保护) Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped that governments would act quickly in order to conserve nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland but now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern men and their technology. We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything that grows and lives. We can’t live without these things. If we continue acting like this, we shall destroy ourselves.
What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers, and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometres of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called No One Is Going to Change Our World. It was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.
14. There are fewer plants, trees and flowers in Holland now because ____.
A． there has been a lot of conservation in Holland
B． Holland does not need so many plants, trees and flowers
C． many plants, trees and flowers do not grow there any more
D． some plants, trees and flowers are dangerous
15. We shall destroy ourselves if we don’t change ____.
A． the United Nations B． modern technology
C． our rivers and forests D． the government of Holland
16. No One Is Going to Change Our World was ____.
A． an important book published in 1970
B． an idea that nobody would accept
C． a record calling all people to conserve nature
D． a rule worked out by the United Nations
17. What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world? ____.
A． We should plant more trees and flowers
B． We should clean the banks of our rivers
C． We should know what we must do and begin to do now
D． We should know what will happen in the future
18. What’s the main idea of the passage? ____.
A． 1970 was World Conservation Year
B． The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is indanger
C． Conservation is necessary
D． It is the young people who are helping to save our world
Ⅵ.短文改错
An American company wants to build a paper factory
in our city. But opinions are divided on the question. 1.____
Some think we should build a paper factory. If we do, 2.____
many new jobs can created for the local people, and it 3.____
will sure push the development of the city’s economy. 4.____
What’s more, the factory will bring modern ideas of
management and new machines, include 5.____
equipments for protecting the environment. 6.____
On the other hand, others insist on not have it built 7.____
in the city. They believe that the factory will be produce loud 8.____
noises, will disturb people’s peaceful life. Besides, poisonous 9.____
gases from the factory will dirty the air we breathe in. 10.____
The rivers will also be polluted by the waste water from the factory.
Ⅶ.书面表达
去年，某化工厂爆炸导致松花江污染，哈尔滨全市因此停水四天，人们涌进超市大批购买水和饮料。假如你是某市第一中学的李华，请你给你校所在城市的市长写一封信，根据人们在发展社会经济的同时没有保护环境的意识，有意或无意地破坏环境的情况，谈谈在发展该市时，应注意哪些环境问题，来确保该市可持续性发展，使该市人民永远幸福快乐。
注意：
1．不要逐字翻译, 可适当增加细节使行文连贯；
2．词数120左右；
3．开头已给出，不计入总词数；
4．参考词汇：爆炸 blast(n＆v);危机crisis;
有意或无意地intentionally or unconsciously。
Key(6)