B)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框所给的词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置，每个词限用一次。(每小题1分)

Animals are important in Indian culture and are treaded in a special way. For example, a lot of elephants aren’t  51   . they are domesticated(驯养). They aren’t kept as pets, but as working animals. Every working elephant   52   its own keeper. An elephant and its keep meet for the first time when they are both young, and they grow up together. In fact, their relationship continues for the rest of the elephant’s   53   perhaps 40 years. Lots of elephants work in the forest, moving heavy   54   when they are cut down. Some give rides to tourists, or   55     people during celebrations and festivals. Keepers take excellent care of their elephants , feeding them   56   and giving them a bath at the end of the working day.

57   special animal in India is the cow. Cows are protected animals,  58   they aren’t kept on farms or killed for food, although people do use their milk. So in India you can often see cows walking around towns and cities, and nobody tries   59   them. If they sit down in the middle of the road, people   60   drive around them! Do you think it’s interesting?

四、阅读理解(40分)

A)请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题 所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。(每小题2分)

A

61.Where can we get funny cards when we visit English?

A. In the Cartoon Museum.           B. On Stratford Butterfly Farm.

C. At Cox’s Hotel.                  D. At Cox’s pub.

62. Which is the proper time to go to the pub at Cox’s Hotel?

A. 9:00-18:00 on Friday.             B. 10:30-17:30 on Tuesday.

C. 12:00-1:30 on Saturday.           D. 10:00-16:30 on Monday.

63.How much should four college students pay for a visit to Startford Butterfly Farm?

A. £ 16.          B. £ 32.         C. £ 18.       D. £ 22.

B

Have you ever wanted to achieve something really amazing in life? Well, Greg Mortenson wanted to climb a mountain, but he ended up helping thousands of people to have a better life.

Greg’s story began with failure. In 1993, he set out to climb K2, the world’s second highest mountain. But Greg never made it to the top. After five days, he stumbled(踉跄)into the village of Korphe in northern Pakistan, injured(受伤)and hungry. The kind villagers there looked after him for several days.

Greg saw that the villagers were very poor and hungry, and some of them were ill. Also, the village school didn’t have a roof(屋顶)and the children wrote on the ground with sticks. Greg knew he wanted to do something to help. “ I’ll build you a school,” he told the villagers. “ I promise.”

Greg went back home to the USA to raise money for the school. He even lived in the car to save money! Finally he went back to Korphe and built the school. But this was just the beginning of something bigger! Since then, Greg’s organization has built around 80 schools and runs many others in Pakistan and other countries, too.

Greg hasn’t finished yet. He does many other things to help people in poor countries. He has got many prizes, but it’s the smiles of the children he has helped that makes him happy!

Greg has just written a best-selling book about his story called Three Cups of Tea. It’s an interesting and exciting book which tells us what ordinary(普通的)people can do with courage and determination(决心)!

64.What was wrong with Greg when he got to the village for the first time?

A. He fell ill.               B. He was badly hurt and hungry.

C. He lost his way.           D. He failed in his business.

65.How did Greg keep his promise to build a school?

A. He raised and saved money.

B. He did business to make money.

C. He wrote a book to sell for money.

D. He borrowed money from his friends.

66.What does the underlined word “this” refer to?

A. Saving money.                 B. Living in the car.

C. Raising money.                 D. Building the school.

67.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Building schools can help people to have a better life.

B. We have to do something in return to those who help us.

C. Ordinary people can make a difference to people’s lives.

D. Climbing mountains is a good start to help poor people.

C

Today there are many fires than in the past. Over 100,000 wildfires burn each year in America. Russia has 20,000 to 35,000 wildfires every year. Australia has on average 60,000 each year. These fires destroy(损害)huge areas of forests and burn hundreds of homes.

Many experts believe there are several reasons for this sudden increase in fires. The first reason is climate(气候)change. Recent weather has been warmer and drier. This leads to dangerous fire conditions. When lightening strikes(发生雷电)，dry grass easily catches fire. Hot winds add to the problem. The wind spreads a fire quickly. In 2010, Russia had the hottest and driest summer in a century. In just one month, 500 fires destroyed over 2,000 homes. Some people lost their lives.

Traditional fire-fighting practices are another reason for the increase in fires. In America, firefighters used to quickly put out every fire. They didn’t allow the grass and trees to burn. As a result, today many forests have thicker vegetation(植被).Thicker vegetation means more fuel(燃料)for fires. Also, without fires from time to time, forests become overcrowded and unhealthy. Some trees are dead. The dead wood then easily catches fire. So surprisingly, America has many more fires today partly because of its past fire-fighting practices.

Scientists now understand that a fire can be a natural part of a healthy forest. As a result, countries like Australia allow more fires to burn naturally. Sometimes, fire fighters even start fires to get rid of(去除)dead wood. Of course, they carefully control the fires. The fire thins out old trees. This allows sunlight to reach the ground. As a result, fires help new trees to grow. Therefore, if a fire is not a serious threat(威胁)to people, firefighters may let it burn naturally.

68. Why did Russia have so many fires in one month in 2010?

A. Because lightening spread the fire.

B. Because there was much fuel for fires.

C. Because there were not enough firefighters.

D. Because it was unusually hot, dry and windy.

69. What happens because of the traditional fire-fighting practices in the USA?

A. There are fewer wildfires.

B. Trees and grass become thicker.

C. The weather becomes warmer and drier.

D. Sunlight reaches the ground to help forests.

70. What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?

A. Fires are serious threats to human beings.

B. Australian firefighters don’t put out fires.

C. Fires can play an important role I forests.

D. It’s difficult for firefighters to control the fires.