According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the fire season last year was the worst on record in terms of the number of fires and acres burned. There were 96. 385 fires and 9.873429 acres affected by fire in a year that was 125% more destructive(毀滅性的) than the10-year average. These fires cost the federal government $1.5 billion to fight, and this figure does not include the money spent by local and state governments as part of the effort.

Fires in the southern states represented half of the national total last year with Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas being home to a usually high amount of activity. Wildfire has also taken place in Western states such as California, Colorado and Alaska throughout the past 10 years.

It is said that two-thirds of forest fires are started accidentally by people. Almost one quarter are purposely set, while lighting causes 10%.

Forest fires can have advantageous effects. Charcoal(木炭) enriches soil and some plant species(種類) grow well after fire. The cones of the jack pine tree, for example, will not spread their seeds unless there is heat. Douglas fir trees grow best in open sunlight areas after fire.

【1】Forest fires are considered to be the most frightening because____.

A. fire-retardant chemicals can't be made use of

B. huge walls of flames can burn acres of land

C. they make the greatest loss of all disasters

D. they spread too fast and do great damage

【2】Almost 25% forest fires are set_____.

A. unexpectedly B. by lighting C. on purpose D. naturally

【3】What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A. The advantages of forest fires. B. The usage of charcoals.

C. Pine trees need fires. D. Fires destroy all plants but two.

【題目】Nowadays, an increasing number of museums are open to visitors free. However, free ______ might lead to some social problems as well.
A.accommodation
B.attraction
C.admission
D.adjustment

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

My father is an engineer. Although he is in Africa most time of the year and there isn’t much time for him to be with the family, but we are all proud in him. He builds railways there. It’s important part of the great Belt and Road project. At first people there found the Chinese and their work strangely. My father often saw people running after trains out of curious. People there even didn’t understand that the Chinese people work very hard. Now, however, the African people have seen the benefits bringing by the railways and they are willing to make friends with the Chinese here. My father had already made some African friends and one of them is planning to come to visit us. We are looking forward to show our African guest around our city.

【1】He was generous with his time,______________.

【2】However, ________________ when one had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg.

【3】He told me ___________ the correct papers so I could stay in Johannesburg.

【4】Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, ___________ that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.

【5】____________ the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea.

【題目】This ______ of culture between Europeans and the Romany led to many nations taking action against them, even banning Romany groups from entering.
A.collision
B.switch
C.surplus
D.dimension

【題目】People with simple names enjoy quicker career advancement because names which are hard to pronounce inspire negative _______ from superiors.
A.consideration
B.consequences
C.expectations
D.reactions

【題目】She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand. She was amazed by his and the softness and warmth of his skin.
A.fingernails
B.fountain
C.fuel
D.figure

【題目】The teacher ____________ the exam marks on the wall so that the students could see them. Actually, I didn't quite like this ____________, though I was among the top students.
A.put up; practice
B.put on; improvement
C.take down; performance
D.take off; scene

【題目】It made our head teacher angry ________ Wang Lin，without the ________ from the school，was absent from class for a week.
A.that；permission
B.which；permit
C.which；permission
D.that；permit

【1】【1】What was Hawking 's major at Oxford University?

A. Math B. Physics. C. Chemistry.

【2】【2】How many children does Hawking have?

A. Three. B. Two. C. One.

【3】【3】According to Hawking, what does his story show us?

A. Nobody should lose hope. B. Life is not fair. C. Love is precious.