55. Mr Perkin had to wait until ______.

A. there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.

B. there was only one car in the parking lot.

C. there was no one about to look at him.

B

Are you a TV lover? Can you imagine(想像) living without TV? Well, you could give it a try.

A group of Americans , TV-turnoff Network, have an idea. From April 19 to 25, they are asking children all over

the world to turn off their TVs for one week. They hope children will find more interesting things to do. Maybe

they can read some books, or learn to swim,or paint a picture. Since 1995, about 24 million people in the US

have taken part in TV-turnoff Week.

TV-turnoff Week says watching TV too much can bring big problems to schools, health and families. They want

kids to watch less TV. What do you think?

Bad for your studies

American scientists did a study of 1,300 children. They watched the children for 4 years. They say that if

children watch too much TV, they don’t do well in school.

Bad for your health

Students show that when children watch too much TV, they eat more unhealthy food. More children are getting

overweight(超重). Overweight children become ill more easily. Watching TV too much is also bad for their eyes.

Bad for family life

About 40% of American families watch TV at dinner time. That means they don’t talk very much when they eat

together.

Also, too many violent(暴力) things

An American study says that before a child turns 18 years old, he or she will see 200,000 violent things on TV.

Some kids become violent in real life.

If you want to learn more about this unusual week, you can go to this wetsite: www.tvturnoff. org.

56. The TV-turnoff Week is______.

A. Any week in April B. The first week in April

C. From April 19 to 25.

57. What do children do during that week?______.

A. They watch TV much less.

B. They read some books, or learn to swim, or paint a picture.

C. Both A and B

58. The passage tells us if children watch TV too much, they may_____.

a. be overweight b. know more about the world

c. be weak in study d. become violent in real life.

A. abd B. abc C. acd

59. A group of Americans have formed the idea about TV-turnoff Week because they _____.

A. think watching TV too much is bad. B. think watching TV is a waste of time.

C. think the children should study harder.

60. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?.

A. The wetsite, www.tvturnoff.org. can tell you more about TV-turnoff Week.

B. Children in America aren’t allowed to see violent things on TV until they are 18.

C. About 60% of American families don’t watch TV when they have dinner.

C

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means (通讯设备).

Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the

biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it,

drink it and even hear it.

Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so

serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place,

Man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious. It's bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only

one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us

angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and

factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.

Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic.

It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must

take care of the rise in population at the same time.

61. Our world is becoming much smaller ___.

A. because the earth is being polluted day and night. B. thanks to science development

C. because of the rise in population

62. Thousands of years ago, life was ____ it is today.

A. much easier than B. as easy as C. much harder than

63. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here "it" means ____.

A. water pollution B. air pollution C. noise pollution

64. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because ____.

A. it's bad for all living things in the world B. it makes us angry more easily

C. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty

65. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world's population does.

B. The problem of pollution is not so serious because of modern traffic

and modern communication means.

C. If people could go to work by bike or on foot ,it would be helpful

in fighting against the problem of SO2.

E

MANY kids love to play with snow in the winter. But Long Chuan has come to hate it.

This year his hometown in Guizhou Province suffered from snowstorms for nearly a month. The heavy snow

stopped cars and trains, broke the pylons (电塔) and turned tap water to ice.

Every day Long had to walk several kilometers to fetch drinking water. "I couldn't ride a bike and it took me

3 hours to walk to school. I can't remember how many times I slipped on the hard ice," said Long.

Long is not alone. This year millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter without

enough water and electricity (电). The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people. They also

cost the country 111.1 billion yuan.

What's behind the snowstorms?

Experts say a special type of climate (气候) condition, La Nina, caused the storms. During a La Nina, the

water in the Pacific Ocean (太平洋) near the equator (赤道) becomes colder than usual. It changes the weather

around the world.

Besides China, Canada, the US and Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snow storms this winter. The

special climate caused the recent flooding in Australia, too.

However, experts say that people have damaged the environment. Global warming (全球变暖) may be causing these

extreme (极端的) weather events to happen more and more often.

Little girl, big trouble

The name "La Nina" comes from Spanish. It means "little girl".

In the last century, there were 19 La Ninas. La Ninas often last several months. They usually bring China

colder winters and hotter summers than usual.

71. Why does Long Chuan hate snow now?

A. Because he doesn't like cold weather all the time.

B. Because there were terrible snowstorms in his hometown.

C. Because the snow made people sick.

72. The snowstorms in Long Chuan's hometown _____.

A. killed more than 100 people B. made it hard to ride a bike

C. used too much electricity

73. According to the passage, ____ caused the snowstorms.

A. a special kind of weather B. serious flooding

C. a little girl

74. The passage warns people _____.

A. to wear more clothes in winter B. to stop riding bikes on ice

C. to protect the environment

75. Put the following items into the right order.

a. global warming b. snowstorms c. La Nina

d. no electricity or water e. broken pylons

A. c-a-b-e-d B. a-c-b-e-d

C. b-a-c-d-e

XII. 短文写作。(本题12分)

随着现代生活节奏加快和人民生活水平的提高,越来越多的家庭拥有私家车, 私家车在给人们的出行带来方便的同时,也造成尾气污染(tail gas pollution)，交通拥堵(traffic jams)、交通事故(traffic accidents)等诸多问题。请你以中学生的敏锐视角，写一篇80-100词的议论文，谈谈你对选择交通出行方式(means of transportation)及其利弊(advantages &disadvantages)的看法。

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