C

The African elephant , the largest land animal remaining on earth , is of great importance to African ecosystem（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）. Unlike other animals , the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment . As a big plant-eater , it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna（大草原） surroundings in which it lives , therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat（棲息地）.

It is the elephant’s great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat . In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day , it kills small trees and underbushes , and pulls branches off big trees . This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas . In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters .

Take the rain forests for example . In their natural state , the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor . By pulling down trees and eating plants , elephants make open spaces , allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor . In such situations , the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well .

What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species . If the elephant disappears , scientists say , many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna , greatly chaning and worsening the whole ecosystem .

64. What is the passage mainly about ?

A. Disappearance of African elephants .

B. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants .

C. The effect of African elephants’ search for food .

D. The eating habit of African elephants .

65. What does the underlined phrase “ setting the terms ” most probably mean ?

A. Fixing the time .                B. Worsening the state .

C. Improving the quality .           D. Deciding the conditions .

66. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage ?

A. They result from the destruction of rain forests .

B. They provide food mainly for African elephants .

C. They are home to many endangered animals .

D. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds .

67. The passage is developed mainly by_______.

A. showing the effect and then explaining the causes

B. pointing out similarities and differences

C. describing the changes in space order

D. giving examples

第二節(jié):短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)

此題要求改正所給短文的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行作出判斷：如無(wú)錯(cuò)誤，在該行右邊橫線上劃一個(gè)勾（√）；如有錯(cuò)誤（每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤），則按下列情況改正：

該行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

該行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

該行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒(méi)有錯(cuò)的不要改。

That afternoon we didn’t go out, we didn’t take a walk as usually.                76. ________        

We stayed at home because of the weather was rainy, windy and cold.                     77. ________         

We sat in the living room. My aunt had her child around her.                       78. ________        

Mary, Tom and John sat near their mother, that was resting on                        79. ________        

a couch. I sat alone. They don’t want me near them. My aunt had                   80. ________        

never liked me. She let me live with her, but she was always                          81. ________         

unkind to me. Her children—my cousins—were cruel for me.                         82. ________       

I was a poor orphan, only ten years old. I had friends. Nobody                       83. ________       

wanted me. I went into the next room. Here there was a bookcase

full of interested books. I chose a book that was full of pictures.                            84. ________        

I began to read. Read made me forget all my troubles.                                          85. ________        

Your pen________smoothly. Where did you buy it?

A. writes            B. is written               C. wrote                       D. was written 

 I couldn’t understand _____ with you.

A. the matter was what               B. what the matter was

C. that was the matter                 D. what was the matter

第二卷（共4 5分）

第四部分：書(shū)面表達(dá)（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)：閱讀表達(dá)（共5小題；每小題3分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列小題。

Cell phones are everywhere-everywhere except Aztec High School.

A new policy put in place at the beginning of the school year by the Aztec School Board forbade cell phones from the school’s campus.

“They are interrupting the educational process,” said Kirk Carpenter, the Aztec High School headmaster. “There is no educational benefit from having them here.”

The new policy started recently afrer long discussions between school and district managers. Aztec school officials said that cell phone use had become a problem during testing sessions.

Carpenter said, “There are also a lot of issues with cell phones. The bottom line(問(wèn)題的關(guān)鍵) is that they are not in line with what we are trying to do bere, which is providing an education for our students.”

Although the headmaster has heard of no serious objections to the new rule, the complaint he hears most often is parents’ being concerned about contacting students directly in case of an emergency.

第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：語(yǔ)法和詞匯知識(shí)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

例：Mr. Smith owns_______collection of coins than anyone else I bave ever met.

A.larger         B.a larger                     C.the larger           D.a large

答案是B．

---–I’d like to order a piece of pizza, a cup of coffee and two steaks. How about you, Helen?

----_________!

A.Just the same                           B.All the same to me

C.Same again, please                   D. The same to you

By taking the scientific development of his day one step further, Jules Verne _______ modern science fiction.

A. lay the foundation of                     B. laid the foundation of

C. lie the foundation of                     C. lain the foundation of

I would appreciate it _______ you call back this afternoon for the doctor’s appointment.

A. that                  B. if                      C. which               D. whether

—I don’t care what people think.

—Well, you __________. People’s idea is of great value to you.

A. could                     B. would                    C. should                    D. might

 Candidates ______ remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.

  A. must            B. shall              C. may              D. can