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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.分，满分20分）
Every August on the island of Heimaey, off the southern coast of Iceland, young people often take a walk along the streets throughout the night. What’s more, their parents allow them to 16 .Why? The children of Heimaey are going to 17 young puffins—small black-and-white seabirds.
The cliffs(悬崖)above the town are 18 to a large group of puffins. The birds dig holes all around the cliffs. These holes are their homes. Their 19 stay in the holes for about seven weeks. Then they begin to leave. Some move slowly on their 20 wings and feet down to the northern Atlantic Ocean that surrounds Heimaey. 21 , they swim, which they can do naturally, and learn to dive for fish. 22 , however, may lose their way at night and 23 themselves in the town instead. On the ground, the young seabirds are 24 . Because their wings are not fully developed, they cannot 25 quickly to sea and safely. The birds then become a good 26 for cats and other animals. For many years, islanders have 27 many young puffins. Early at night in late August, children 28 thick paper boxes and lights hurry to the seashore to catch puffins. They spend most of the night 29 after the birds. They put the birds they’ve caught in 30 and take good care of them. The next morning the children take the puffins to the ocean and set them 31 . The birds will live 32 until they are at least two years old. Then they will 33 to the cliffs to build homes of their own for their families.
34 the children of Heimaey always come to save puffins? “Yes,” answer the boys. “We look forward to it. The 35 time for us is setting the birds free.”
16. A. take a walk B. stay out C. come back D. make friends
17. A. kill B. watch C. catch D. save
18. A. home B. close C. dangerous D. falling
19. A. brothers B. friends C. parents D. young
20. A. undeveloped B. strong C. beautiful D. ugly
21. A. However B. There C. Therefore D. Again
22. A. These B. Those C. Others D. Puffins
23. A. make B. send C. bring D. find
24. A. at ease B. in trouble C. at rest D. in safety
25. A. take off B. give off C. send off D. run off
26. A. friend B. toy C. meal D. game
27. A. caught B. eaten C. helped D. observed
28. A. making B. buying C. tearing D. carrying
29. A. running B. walking C. playing D. flying
30. A. water B. pockets C. paper D. boxes
31. A. off B. free C. out D. away
32. A. on land B. at sea C. in cliffs D. in town
33. A. stick B. devote C. return D. fall
34. A. Will B. Man C. Must D. Did
35. A. first B. last C. next D. best
答案
16-20 BDADA 21-25 BCDBA 26-30 CCDAD 31-35 BBCAD
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试题【第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.分，满分20分）Every August on the island of Heimaey, off the south】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Municipal(市政府) regulations normally ban anything from smoking in public places to parking in certain zones. But officials in the Brazilian town of Biritiba Mirim, 70km (45 miles) east of Sao Paulo, have gone far beyond that. They plan to prohibit residents from dying early because the local cemetery(墓地) has reached full capacity.
There’s no more room to bury the dead, they can’t be cremated(火化) and laws forbid a new cemetery. So the mayor has proposed a strange solution: outlaw death. Mayor Roberto Pereira says the bill is meant as a protest against federal regulations that prohibit new or expanded cemeteries in preservation areas. “They have not taken local demands into consideration”, he claims.
A 2003 decree(法令) by Brazil’s National Environment Council forbids burial grounds in protected areas. Mr. Pereira wants to build a new cemetery, but the project has been stopped because 98% of Biritiba Mirim is considered a preservation area.
Biritiba Mirim, a town of 28,000 inhabitants(居民), not only wants to prohibit residents from passing away. The bill also calls on people to take care of their health in order to avoid death. “I haven’t got a job, nor am I healthy. And now they say I can’t die. That’s ridiculous,” Amarildo do Prado, an unemployed resident said.
The city council is expected to vote on the regulation next week. “Of course the bill is laughable, illegal, and will never be approved,” said Gilson Soares de Campos, an assistant to the mayor. “But can you think of a better resolution to persuade the government to change the environmental decree that is prohibiting us from building a new cemetery?” The bill states that “offenders will be held responsible for their acts”. However, it does not say what the punishment will be.
44. What is the bill to be proposed by the officials in Biritiba Mirim?
A. Ban on smoking in public places.
B. Ban on parking in certain zones.
C. Prohibiting residents from dying early.
D. Forbidding buried grounds in preservation.
45. What can we infer from the phrase “have gone far beyond that”?
A. Officials in Biritiba Mirim have nothing of these regulations.
B. The bill to be proposed by officials in Biritiba Mirim is much too unexpected.
C. Officials in Biritiba Mirim have been to many places around the world.
D. The officials in Biritiba Mirim have built too many cemeteries in their town.
46. What’s the attitude of the mayor of Biritiba Mirim towards the federal regulations?
A. He objects to them.
B. He gives strong backing to them.
C. He asks the residents for advice on them.
D. He remains silent about them.
47. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A. The mayor of the town wants to build a new cemetery against federal regulation.
B. The residents of the town sing the praises of the bill.
C. The government is going to change the environmental decree.
D. No better resolution of the problem has been thought out.
A San Francisco self-service laundry（自助洗衣店） may be one of the world’s most unusual places to surf the Internet but a fashionable club on Moscow’s Red Square is definitely the most fashionable, according to a Yahoo survey of the globe’s best cybercafés(网吧).
The winners of the first Yahoo Mail Internet Café Awards were published on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary(纪念日) of the world’s first cybercafé in London’s West End.
Among the top picks were the unusual Brain Wash in San Francisco, named as “the height of Internet café with self-service laundry” and Moscow’s Phlegmatic Dog, selected as Most Stylish with its “unique combination of comfort and hi-tech”. Taking the Best UK Internet Café award was Café Curve in Brighton, southern England—“a must for anyone who likes style, comfort, typing and keeping in touch”. And the title of the world’s Most Remote Internet Café went to an internationally funded centre in Timbuktu, Mali.
The winners were chosen by a team of judges who considered travelers’ more than 1,000 nominations(提名) of cybercafés in 111 countries. The results have been collected in a Rough Guides e-book.
In the decade since London’s Café Cyberia first opened its doors in 1994, approximately 20,000 Internet cafés have sprung up in 171 countries, according to Yahoo Mail.
“Despite the fact that home and work Internet access is now commonplace, Internet cafés fulfill the same role as they did 10 years ago,” Eva Pascoe, a co-founder of Café Cyberia, said in a statement. “They are the post offices of the wired generation.”
48. The purpose of Yahoo Mail Internet Café Awards is ______ .
A. to honor the 10th anniversary of Yahoo
B. to celebrate the rapid development of Internet cafés
C. to mark the 10th anniversary of London’s Café Cyberia
D. to promote the most fashionable club
49. Which is NOT the correct match of the following cybercafés?
A. Café Curve in Brighton—the Best UK Internet Café award
B. The internationally funded centre in Timbuktu — the world’s Most Remote Internet Café
C. Moscow’s Phlegmatic Dog—the most fashionable
D. Brain Wash in San Francisco—combination of comfort and hi-tech
50. What does the last sentence “They are the post offices of the wired generation.” imply?
A. Internet surfers communicate with each other on Internet rather than by posting letters.
B. Internet cafes start the same service as post offices.
C. Post offices and Internet cafes are of the same importance to surfers.
D. Post offices turn to be Internet cafes in e-mail times.
第二节：完形填空
Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 16 the theme “Water for Life”.
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 17 drinking water. The United Nations 18 to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like a(n) 19 challenge. But everyone, 20 teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the 21 of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work— 22 discarded batteries which pollute water.
In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how 23 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that 24 the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone 25 batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to 26 awareness in her area.
She 27 her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 28 the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family, friends and local waste-management 29 , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n) 30 video.
Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 31 progress.
When asked 32 she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite 33 . “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize is 34 to young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 35 the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.
16. A. had B. gave C. wrote D. discussed
17. A. enough B. safe C. much D. polluted
18. A. asks B. orders C. hopes D. ensures
19. A. good B. strong C. important D. unreal
20. A. especially B. sometimes C. even D. seldom
21. A. boys B. others C. students D. grown-ups
22. A. collecting B. selling C. buying D. using
23. A. things B. chemicals C. water D. air
24. A. making B. recycling C. reducing D. handling
25. A. uses B. has C. throws D. needs
26. A. tell B. increase C. spread D. inform
27. A. talked to B. listened to C. heard from D. thought about
28. A. and B. besides C. as well as D. as good as
29. A. officials B. workers C. clerks D. experts
30. A. industrial B. agricultural C. scientific D. educational
31. A. much B. no C. some D. little
32. A. if B. how C. when D. why
33. A. proud B. glad C. modest D. worried
34. A. praises B. helps C. supports D. honors
35. A. awarding B. saving C. serving D. favoring
第二部分：阅读理解
Shanghai—Shanghai officials are welcoming a new national-water law that they say will help them protect the upper reaches of the Huangpu River and other water ways in Shanghai.
The new law, which came into effect yesterday, updates a law enacted（颁布） in 1988 that focused on supplying water to needy areas, but didn’t pay a great deal of attention to environmental protection.
The previous law, for example, gave local authorities power over waterways in these areas, but didn’t pay attention to the sources of those rivers and lakes. So, Shanghai was responsible for cleaning and protecting the lower reaches of the Chang Jiang River but had no say in how the river’s upper reaches, which feed into Shanghai, are maintained.
The new law will make it easier to control the amount of waste that ends up in local rivers and reduce inefficient use of waterways, said Zhang Jia-yi, director of the Shanghai Water Affairs Bureau, on the bureau’s website commenting on law yesterday.
Zhang said the new law focuses on the efficient use of water sources and emphasizes the harmonious development of China’s population, its economy and environment.
Zhang also emphasizes the city will crack down on companies and individuals that pollute the city’s water sources. The bureau sets up a special force to investigate(调查) water pollution in March.
So far this year, the bureau has published more than 3 million in fines on various polluters, Zhang said.
36. The best title for the news report should be ______.
A. A new Law Is Born
B. A New Water Law to Protect Rivers
C. Is it Necessary to Protect the Rivers
D. Make Full Use of Water Sources
37. The underlined phrase “crack down on” means _____.
A. bring up carefully B. speak highly of
C. deal with seriously D. destroy completely
38. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The law in 1988 is suitable for the new requirements.
B. The new law will stop waste being poured into the Chang Jiang River.
C. A lot of polluting units have been fined this year.
D. The new law and the old one are the same in protecting the environment.
39. We can infer from the passage that _____ .
A. the problem of protecting the water sources wasn’t paid much attention to
B. no laws were carried out to manage the water sources in Shanghai.
C. the new law mainly emphasizes how to make use of the water sources.
D. companies or individuals that polluted the water sources didn’t get fined.
During recent years, floods and flash floods have caused billions of dollars in damage each year. They are among the most common and widespread of all natural disasters. Even more importantly, they’re No.1 weather-related killer. A flood can happen anywhere along the Mississippi, in New England, even in the desert.
The following are some fascinating facts about floods and flash floods.
A flood（commonly called river flood）is high flow of water from a river or similar body of water, happening over a period of time too long to be considered a flash flood. Flooding is caused in many ways. Winter or spring rains, together with melting snows, can fill rivers too quickly. Heavy rains from hurricanes or other tropical（热带的）systems can also produce river flooding. The Mississippi River Flood of 1993 was caused by repeated heavy rain from thunderstorms over a period of weeks.
Flash floods are quickly-rising floods which are usually the result of heavy rains over a short period of time, often only several hours or even less. They can also be caused by ice jams（冰塞）on rivers related to a winter or spring melting, or occasionally even a dam break. The constant influx（汇集） of water finally caused a great overflow to begin, powerful enough to sweep vehicles away, roll big stones into roadways, uproot trees, level（夷平） buildings, and knock bridges down. The speed of the rising of water is the most frightening.
Do remember: Move to higher ground and stay away from low areas during heavy rain. Stay out of flooded areas. Never allow children especially to play or walk in flowing water. Never drive your car into water of unknown depths.
43. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The power of floods B. The damage of floods
C. The occurrence of floods D. The facts about floods
44. The last paragraph is mainly about ______ .
A. flood safety tips B. the reasons for floods
C. the waste water systems D. the swift flood waters
45. According to the passage, people are afraid of _____ most during flash floods.
A. the constant influx of water
B. the sudden occurrence of flash floods
C. the quick rising water
D. the great damage of flash floods
46. According to the passage, flash floods are ______.
A. great floods resulted from heavy rains in a short time
B. floods rising quickly from heavy rains in a short time
C. quickly-rising floods in a long time
D. floods happening over a long time
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