n the past few years,we have had thousands of trees ______ around our school.

A.plant 　　　　 B.planted 　 C.planting 　　　 D.being planted

 

　　People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries.And in the 1 300 years，there were 2 many changes in 3 places that now people can 4 tell an English person 5 an American in the way he or she talks.

　　Many old words 6 in England but were kept in America.For example，300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a “faucet”，a “spigot”，or a “tap”.All these words are 7 heard in different parts of America，but only “tap” is still common in 8 .Americans often made up new words or changed old 9 .“Corn” is one kind of plant in America and 10 in England.

　　Also，over the last three centuries the English language 11 thousands of new words for things that weren't known 12 .And often，American and English people used two 13 names for them.A tin can is called “tin” for short in England，but a “can” in America.The word “radio” is 14 all over the world，including America.But many English people call it a “wireless”.And almost anything having something to do 15 cars，railroads，etc. 16 different names in British and American English.

　　But now American and British English may be growing close together.One 17 is the large amount of American speeches that British people hear daily in movies，on television，or 18 travelers. 19 this，Americans seem to be influencing the British more or less.So some day，English may even be 20 on both sides of the Atlantic.

1.A.following　　　　　　 B.recent　　　　　　 C.oldest　　　　　　 D.last

2.A.such　　　　　　　　 B.too　　　　　　 C.so　　　　　　　　D.great

3.A.either　　　　　　　　 B.both　　　　　　 C.neither　　　　　　D.two

4.A.hardly　　　　　　　　 B.difficultly　　　　 C.clearly　　　　　　D.easily

5.A.with　　　　　　　　 B.from　　　　　　 C.to　　　　　　　　D.and

6.A.disappeared　　　　 B.were disappeared　　 C.spoke　　　　　　D.took

7.A.not　　　　　　　　 B.hardly　　　　　　 C.also　　　　　　 D.still

8.A.America　　　　　　 B.the two countries　　 C.England　　　　 D.British

9.A.word　　　　　　　　B.forms　　　　　　 C.ones　　　　　　 D.ways

10.A.another　　　　　　 B.also planted　　　　 C.a plant　　　　 D.a kind of food

11.A.added　　　　　　 B.has added　　　　　　 C.discovered　　　　D.has discovered

12.A.anywhere　　　　 B.in some countries　　　　C.before　　　　 D.for centuries

13.A.new　　　　　　 B.short　　　　　　　　 C.different　　　　 D.surprising

14.A.produced　　　　　　 B.made　　　　　　 C.developed　　　　D.used

15.A.to　　　　　　　　 B.away　　　　　　 C.with　　　　　　 D.from

16.A.has　　　　　　　　 B.have　　　　　　　　 C.have given　　 D.was given

17.A.thing　　　　　　 B.cause　　　　　　　　 C.belief　　　　 D.expression

18.A.from　　　　　　 B.in　　　　　　　　　　 C.on　　　　　　 D.to

19.A.For　　　　　　　　B.Because　　　　　　　　C.Besides　　　　 D.Because of

20.A.different　　　　 B.more different　　　　　　C.the same　　　　D.more useful

閱讀理解：

　　Look at the rock, and what do you see? Something to build with? Some-thing to eat or wear or keep you warm? Could it once have been an animal or a plant? Does it make you think of treasures hidden under the ground? No? Yet rocks are all these things.

　　The soil in which we grow our food is made up of rock worn down by weather. The salt we put on our food comes from halite. Halite is a natural mineral found as rock.

　　Have you seen walls of limestone(石灰石) in some buildings? Limestone is made up of plants and skeletons（骷髏）of sea creatures that died long ago. The coal that keeps some of us warm in winter comes from plants that lived millions of years ago.

　　Gold and silver and diamonds are called treasures. They are dug from rock. But these are not our only treasures. When you look at a rock, you may see many more of the treasures of our earth.

1．Rocks were once ______.　　　

[　　]

A．something to build with　　　B．something to eat

C．an animal or a plant　　　D．all of the above

2．The word in this story that means “not seen or kept out of sight” is ______.

　[　　]

A．dug　　　B．hidden

C．call　　　D．under

3．Soil is rock worn down by ______.

　　　[　　]

A．minerals　　　　　　　　　　　B．salt

C．rain, wind and the sun　　　　D．light

4．The story does not say this, but from what we have read, we can tell that ______.

[　　]

A．coal comes from old limestone

B．all rocks are made of salt

C．there are many kinds of rocks

D．gold, silver and diamonds are our only treasures

5．The main idea of the whole story is that ______.

[　　]

A．men use rocks in many different ways

B．rocks are not very important to man

C．all rocks are hidden under the ground

D．all our treasures are hidden under the ground

A desert is a beautiful land of silence and space. The sun shines, the wind blows, and time and space seem endless. Nothing is soft. The sand and rocks are hard, and many of the plants even have hard needles instead of leaves.

The size and location(分布) of the world’s deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas develop. But within the last 100 yeas, deserts have been growing at a frightening speed. This is partly because of natural changes, but the greatest makers are humans.

Humans can make deserts, but humans can also prevent their growth. Algeria Mauritania is planting a similar wall around Nouakchott, the capital. Iran puts a thin covering of petroleum(石油) on sandy areas and plants trees. The oil keeps the water and small trees in the land, and men on motorcycles(摩托車) keep the sheep and goats away. The USSR and India are building long canals to bring water to desert areas.

In this passage, “needles” refers to _______.

A. small, thin pieces of steel.

B. long, thin pieces of branches.

C. small pointed growth on the stem(莖) of a plant.

D. small, thin pieces of sticks.

Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The greatest desert makers are humans.

B. There aren’t any living things in the deserts.

C. Deserts have been growing quickly.

D. The size of the deserts is always changing.

People in some countries are fighting a battle against _______.

A. the growth of deserts B. the disappearance of desert plants

C. natural changes  D. congenital climate

We can guess that Mauritania and Algeria belong to _______.

A. Asian countries 　　　　       B. American countries

C. European counties　　　 D. African countries

Choose the sentence which best gives the main idea of the passage.

A. The deserts of the world are always changing.

B. Man is to take measures to control the growth of the world’s deserts.

C. Deserts are lands of silence and space.

D. Deserts have grown at a fast pace in the past 10 years.

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分 30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C、和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑

   Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen   36   his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but   37   for a glance.

   One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,   38   in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he   39   the old gardener was blind.40   , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t  41  in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you  42   reasons. First I was a   43  when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can   44  them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s  45  .

   “Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man   46   .

   “Yeah, it’s   47  that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never   48   them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good  49   . In the meantime, it also   50  a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

    The old man’s  51  astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and  52  them as a link of minds so as to make   53   enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？

   I believe every flower has   54  with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though   55  to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.

1. A. loving            B. watering         C. tending          D. planting

2. A. stop     　　     B. stay             C. live         D. run

3. A. kept              B. dropped          C. fallen       D. lost

4. A. realized          B. noticed          C. felt         D. thought

5. A. Excited           B. Frightened       C. Shocked      D. Satisfied

6.A. feel          B. see              C. hear         D. eat

7. A. one          B. two              C. three            D. four

8.A. gardener       B. teacher          C. farmer       D. painter

9. A. taste             B. plant            C. touch        D. appreciate

10.A. it                B. me               C. them        D. you

11. A. with pleasure    B. in surprise          C. with hope    D. in anger

12. A. true             B. possible         C. a pity       D. a shame

13. A. put              B. turn             C. get         D. knock

14.A. mind              B. life             C. future       D. mood

15.A. introduces        B. offers           C. stands       D. leaves

16.A. words             B. behavior         C. story        D. attitudes

17. A. treats           B. acts             C. works        D. serves

18.A. anybody           B. somebody         C. everybody   D. nobody

19. A. ears             B. soul             C. eyes        D. heart

20.A. refusing          B. trying          C. pretending   D. Failing