C

Below is an introduction to some National Parks of Canada.

Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada

Wood Buffalo National Park is Canada's largest national park and one of the largest in the world. Established in 1922 to protect the last remaining herds of bison in northern Canada, it now protects an outstanding example of Canada's Northern Boreal Plains. The park was named as a World Heritage Site in 1983. Here, visitors can find some of the best examples of karst topography in North America, unique Salt Plains.

Banff National Park of Canada

Banff's rich history dates back to 1885, when three railway workers came across hot mineral springs surfacing from deep within the mountains. This discovery led to the establishment of Banff National Park, and marked the beginning of Canada's national parks system. Covering 6,641 square kilometers of valleys, mountains, glaciers, forests, meadows and rivers, Banff National Park is one of the world's premier destination spots. Banff is home to a number of outstanding geological and ecological features, including the hot springs and the Castleguard Caves, Canada's longest cave system.

St. Lawrence Islands National Park of Canada

Conceived in the 1870s, St. Lawrence Islands is one of Canada's

oldest national parks. Located in the scenic 1000 Islands Tourist Area,

this tiny jewel has a rich and complex natural human history. Centuries

ago, aboriginal peoples referred to it as the “Garden of the Great Spirit”.

Today, 24 scenic islands, along with a mainland area at Mallorytown

Landing, are included in the park. Here, water is the main attraction. Both

power and sail boaters stop at the park's islands on the way to the

St. Lawrence River.

Grasslands National Park of Canada

It was here Sitting Bull that took refuge after the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. Grasslands National Park is the first national park of Canada to preserve a large part of the mixed prairie grasslands. This magical land of diversity, beauty and history is divided into two blocks. The East Block contains the Killdeer Badlands and the Wood Mountain Uplands, and the West Block preserves the Frenchman River Valley and the dissected plateaus, coulees and famous 70 Mile Butte. It provides visitors opportunities for camping, hiking, horseback riding, biking and nature viewing in one of the last frontiers of the Canadian west.

63.In order to learn the human history on the islands you’d better go to ___________.

A. Banff National Park B. Grasslands National Park

C. Wood Buffalo National Park D. St. Lawrence Islands National Park

64. Banff National Park was built because ___________.

A. there were lots of scenic islands B. there were many valleys and mountains

C. mineral springs were found in Banff D. there was no national parks in Canada then

65. From the passage, we can know that ___________.

A. visitors can enjoy karst topography in Wood Buffalo National Park

B. Banff National Park is Canada's largest national park

C. people have access to exploring the caves in St. Lawrence Islands National Park

D. Grasslands National Park is where sail boaters stop on the way to the St. Lawrence River

66. The passage is most probably taken from ___________.

A. a travel brochure B. a student’s textbook

C. a photograph album D. an entertainment magazine

D

The nuclear leak (核泄漏) at the Fukushima power plant in Japan, which followed the deadly earthquake two weeks ago, has caused an unexpected reaction in China.

A sudden panic buying of salt occurred in many areas of our

country about a week after the disaster. Salt in these districts was almost bought up overnight. Some sellers wanted to make a fortune by raising the price. The panic buying was caused by two major rumors on the Internet: First, iodized (含碘的) salt can protect against radiation. Second, there might be a fall in sea-salt production following the nuclear pollution of the ocean. Such fears are not new. The same kind of panic happened with vinegar during the SARS outbreak and garlic in the time of the influenza period.

How can rumors like this spread in such a large country as China? Chen Fang, a reporter with the China Youth Daily said that many Internet users say there is a “crisis of trust” in today’s China. “Experts don’t have enough credibility and people don’t trust all government announcements, either.” Chen said.

However, Chen added that the rumors should not be exaggerated (夸大). Many salt-buyers didn’t care; others simply failed to understand what experts and governments were talking about. They just did as their neighbors and friends did. It was a case of the blind following the blind – that was the real reason behind the big increase in the demand for salt.

On March 20, the Ministry of Commerce said: “The panic buying of salt has stopped and the market is back to normal.” He also said China has enough salt to satisfy demand.

Now everything is back to normal, many want to return the salt they bought. But in the view of the Xinhua Daily Telegraph, “It is true that these people paid extra money to buy the salt, but they created the crisis in the first place and caused the price to rise.” The newspaper continued: “So there is no reason why they should get the money back.”

Perhaps consumers should keep the salt to remind themselves that often rumors are without foundation.

67. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Crisis of trust B. Leak causes panic

C. A funny rumor D. The blind following the blind

68. Which is NOT the reason for which many people buy up iodized salt?

A. People are too ready to believe rumors.

B. People are afraid of a sea-salt shortage.

C. People find it a chance to make a fortune.

D. People think it protective to fight against radiation.

69. What is the Xinhua Daily Telegraph’s attitude towards the salt-buyers?

A. They should have only themselves to blame.

B. They should be punished for their activity.

C. They should trust experts and governments.

D. They should return the salt and get the money back.

70. What is the tone of the writing?

A. Considerate. B. Persuasive. C. Doubtful. D. Objective.

卷II(非选择题 满分35分)

五、按照课文内容填空(共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面课文段落，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文的连贯要求，在71-80空格处各填入一个适当的单词，使短文通顺完整。请将答案写在答题纸上。

◣ A ◢

(Book 4 Unit 2 Working the land)

Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his 71 face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has 72 for the past five decades. Dr Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice. In 1974, he became the first 73 pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high 74 . This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the 75 in the same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid strain.

◣ B ◢

(Book 4 Unit 5 Theme parks)

The theme park you are probably most 76 with is Disneyland. It can be found in several parts of the world. It will bring you into a magical world and make your dreams come 77 , whether traveling through space, visiting a pirate ship or meeting your favourite fairy tale or Disney cartoon character. As you wander around the fantasy 78 park, you may see Snow White or Mickey Mouse in a parade or on the street. Of course Disneyland also has many exciting rides, from giant 79 ships to terrifying free-fall drops. With all these 80 , no wonder tourism is increasing wherever there is a Disneyland. If you want to have fun and more than fun, come to Disneyland!

六、短文改错(共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分)

假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中

有10处错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从11处起)不计分。

例如：It was very nice to get your invitation to spend / weekend with you. Luckily I was

the am

completely free then, so I’ll to say “yes”. I’ll arrive in Bristol at around 8 pm in Friday evening.

on

Hello, everyone. In recent years people around the world may feel it that the climate has been

getting warmer and warmer. Places which used to be rich snowfall have no snow in winters.

However, in some areas droughts lasted longer and people find they can hardly work or fall sleep

without air conditioners. The side effects of global warming are frightened. It melts the ice caps,

causing sea levels to rise rapid. It also disturbs weather patterns, where results in many natural

disaster. Global warming has a effect on both us and our next generations. We should devote

ourselves to stop global warming.

七、书面表达(满分15分)

2011年5月1日起全国实施室内公共场所禁烟，为此，你校学生对市区的部分室内公共场所禁烟的情况进行了调查，结果发现，约40% 的室内公共场所仍有吸烟现象。假如你是李华，请你用英文给21世纪报的编辑写封信,内容包括以下要点：

1.简要描述调查结果;

2.说明吸烟对健康的影响;

3.提出具体的禁烟措施或建议。

注意：

1.词数100-120左右;

2.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：现象phenomenon

Dear editor,

A smoking ban in all indoor public places in China, such as hotels and restaurants, has

taken effect since May 1st, 2011, but the survey we have recently conducted shows that ____

Best wishes!

Yours Sincerely

Li Hua

英语试题答案

一. 听力

BBCBA ABBBA CBACC BCCAC

二.单选

ACDBB BACDC BDAAD

三.完型

BADDC ADADC BCACB DADBA

四.阅读

CBC CCAD DCAA BCAD

五.课文填空

71. sunburnt 72. struggled 73. agricultural 74. output 75. crop

76. familiar 77. true 78. amusement 79. swinging 80. attractions

六.改错

Hello, everyone. In recent years people around the world may feel it that the climate has been

getting warmer and warmer. Places which used to be rich ∧ snowfall have no snow in winters.

in

However, in some areas droughts lasted longer and people find they can hardly work or fall sleep

last asleep

without air conditioners. The side effects of global warming are frightened. It melts the ice caps,

frightening

causing sea levels to rise rapid. It also disturbs weather patterns, where results in many natural

rapidly which

disaster. Global warming has a effect on both us and our next generations. We should devote

disasters an

ourselves to stop global warming.

stopping

七.作文

One possible version:

Dear editor:

A smoking ban in all indoor public places in China, such as hotels and restaurants, has taken effect since May 1, 2011, but the survey we have recently conducted shows that the phenomenon of smoking still exists in about 40% of the indoor public places in our city.

As we know, smoking is harmful to health. It contributes a lot to lung cancer, of which many people have died in the past years. What’s worse, it can also cause many other diseases. Not only smokers themselves suffer from these smoking-related diseases, but also non-smokers around them have to breathe tobacco-polluted air.

For the sake of our health, “no smoking” signs must be put up in indoor public places so that smokers can be kindly reminded not to smoke there. In addition, those who break this rule should be strictly punished by law. However, the most important is that every one of us should improve the awareness and take the responsibility to carry out the smoking ban.

Best wishes!

Yours Sincerely

Li Hua

英语作文评分标准:

各档次的给分范围和要求：

第五档：(13—15分)包含全部要点;语言基本无误;行文连贯，表达清楚。

第四档：(10—12分)基本包含要点，遗漏少量次要点;语言有少量错误;行文基本连贯，表达基本清楚。

第三档：(7— 9分)包含部分要点;语言虽有较多错误，尚能达意。

第二档：(4— 6分)要点不明确;语言错误多，影响意思表达。

第一档：(0— 3分)白卷或文不对题;错误百出，不知所云。

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