13、As more and more creatures  ___1__ extinction, many scientists try hard to save them, __2 ___ the public’s help to protect them.___3_, few people have any idea what ___4__ these creatures are.

I _5__ two foreign photographers worked together a couple of years ago and took pictures of those __ 6__ animals and plants. They later had a book published in order to introduce those creatures to the public.It is ___ 7_ that if we really want to protect and save endangered species, we have to get to know them first. In fact, about two-thirds of such creatures are plants. Some of them are so unusual but we don’t know they are so precious. We are not biologists, so how can we __8_?In short, it is necessary to make endangered species known to the public. We can increase people’s knowledge through _9_ and lectures.If we try to make it part of our __10__, we may have a chance to protect those valuable creatures.

1.       A. close        B. draw              C. near            D . access

2.       A.calling on    B. calling for      C. shouting to      D. reminding

3.       A.Therefore     B. However          C. No matter how    D. Somehow

4.       A. exactly      B. extremely        C. essentially      D. particularly

5.       A. hear of      B. heard about      C. heard            D . heard that

6.       A. scarce       B. seldom           C. rare             D. especial

7.       A. true         B. necessary        C. important        D. a pity

8.       A. say          B. tell             C. speak            D. remark

9.       A. performances B.  complaints      C. exhibitions      D. measures

10.    A. course       B. education        C. instruction      D. direction

12、If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about rate, or speed, of reading:

1. Knowing why you are reading---what you are reading to find out ---will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.

2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

3. Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, news, letters from friends, items, or bits of news from local, or hometown paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.

4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow to fast, as you go along. You need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful readings when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.

1. According to the passage, your reading speed depends on _______.

A.    whether the reading material is easy or difficult

B.    what you are reading

C.    what your prupose in reading something is

D.    both B and C

2. If one wants to be relaxed by reading, one should take up__________

A.    a story book

B.    a book on science and technology

C.    news, letters from friends

D.    some material full of information

3. Which of the following readings should you read slowly and carefully?

A.    Fairy tales.

B.    Aesop’s Fables.

C.    Directions for use of a machine.

D.    An evening paper

4. Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage？

A.    How to decide your reading speed.

B.    How to raise your reading speed.

C.    How to improve your reading skills.

D.    How to choose your reading materials

11、I was the middle child of three, but there was a gap of five years on either side, and I hardly saw my father before I was eight. For this and other reasons I was somewhat lonely. I had the lonely child's habit of making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons, and I think from the very start my literary ambitions（文學(xué)志向） were mixed up with the feeling of being isolated（孤獨(dú)） and undervalued. I knew that I had a natural ability with words and a power of facing unpleasant facts, and I felt that this created a sort of private world in which I could get my own back for my failure in everyday life.
     However, the quantity of serious writing which I produced all through my childhood would not add up to half a dozen pages. I wrote my first poem at the age of four or five, my mother taking it down to dictation. I cannot remember anything about it except that it was about a tiger and the tiger had "chair-like teeth" - a good enough expression. At eleven, when the war of 1914-18 broke out, I wrote a poem which was printed in the local(地方的） newspaper, as was another, two years later, on the death of Kitchener. From time to time, when I was a bit older, I wrote bad and usually unfinished "nature poems". I also, about twice, attempted a short story which was a failure. That was the total of the would-be serious work that I actually set down on paper during all those years.
1..The underlined word"it" in paragraph 2 refers to ____.
    A.the quantity of serious writing
    B.the writer's first poem
    C.the writer's childhood
    D.the tiger in the poem
2..From the text, we learn that as a little boy the writer ____.
    A.had no playmates
    B.showed his gift for writing
    C.put out lots of poems and stories
    D.got his first poem published in 1916
3..What can be inferred about the writer?
    A.He was least favoured in his family.
    B.He had much difficulty in talking with others.
    C.He had an unhappy childhood for lack of care.
    D.His loneliness resulted in his interest in writing.

10、In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.

In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London. She was then only semi-conscious and on the “Dangerously III” list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms. While they were discussing the baby’s case, a nurse asked to speak to them. “Excuse me,” said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, “but I think the baby is suffering from thallium(鉈) poisoning.”

“What makes you think that?” Dr. Brown asked, “Thallium poisoning is extremely rare.”

“ A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie,” Nurse Maitlan explained. “In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. They’re exactly the same as the baby’s”

“You’re very thoughtful and you may be right,” another doctor said. “We’ll carry out some tests and find out whether it’s thallium or not.”

Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide used in Qatar.

1．The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby’s illness was _____.

A. a doctor in Qatar    B. Nurse Mitlan

C. Dr. Brown            D. Agatha Christie

2. As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie _____.

A.  had never met this baby

B.  had spent a long time studying the baby’s case

C.  visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith

D.  gave Nurse Maitlan some advice on the phone

3. It seemed likely from the passage that the baby’s illness had something to do with ____.

A.    a dangerous pair of glasses

B.    the water in Qatar

C.    a harmful substance used to kill insects

D.    a dad writer

4. When the baby was sent to the hospital in London, her case was considered to be_____.

A. an urgent one  B. quite a simple one

C. a usual one    D. the result of thallium poisoning

9、Welcome to Ontario Parks, a new body set up to manage Ontario's most treasured special places, the parks in our area.
      We are entering a very exciting year for Ontario Parks. Last season we asked some 15,000 visitors in 45 parks how we could improve our programs and services. We also looked at the thousands of comment cards we received. As a result, new comfort stations have been added, the number of campsites has been increased, and we've made other facility（設(shè)施） improvements. In addition, we'll be providing more educational programs. This year, for example, more than 40 parks will offer special day and evening activities to excite your curiosity about nature and history.
       Through the Internet, you'll be happy to know that you can now explore all 270 parks on line. Let your family plan your park vacation, study a map of canoe routes, listen to the call of a loon or find up-to-date information about programs, services and facilities.
        So come and discover what Ontario Parks has to offer. Our parks are places to go with families and friends, for relaxation and fun, or simply to get away from it all. They are places where we can enrich our souls and "recharge our internal（內(nèi)部的） batteries". They provide chances to explore nature, see wildlife, swim, canoe, camp, hike, picnic, ride a bike… You'll enjoy some of the best outdoor experiences available anywhere in the world.
   We urge you to make 2006 the year that you come out and have an Ontario Parks experience!
1.The writer's purpose in writing the text is to ____.
    A.tell more people the improvements in Ontario Parks
    B.attract more people to explore the parks on line
    C.praise the beauty of nature in Ontario Parks
    D.have more people visit the parks
2..The facility improvements of Ontario Parks include ____.
    A.new programs and services
    B.new comfort stations and campsites
    C.comfort stations and special activities
    D.new campsites and educational programs
3..From paragraph 4, we know that Ontario Parks offers visitors ____.
    A.the world's new sports and games
    B.the most exciting adventures in the world
    C.many choices to relax and refresh themselves
    D.chances to experience all the outdoor activities
4..According to the text, we can safely say that ____.
    A.some visitors suggested more campsites
    B.about 15,000 people visited 45 parks last season
    C.many more people will visit Ontario Parks in 2006
    D.the manager of Ontario Parks worries they will have fewer visitors

8、Directions:  Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading, which you do not need.

1.  ___

If you suddenly received a lot of money, how would you spend it? For the people of Tuvalu, a tiny state comprising nine islands in the South Pacific, something unusual happened. In 1999 Tuvalu, with its population of 11,000,was the third poorest state in the world. Later, Tuvalu received a domain name on the Internet —— the letters “.tv”. A communication company from California quickly offered to buy the domain name for $ 40 million. The islanders became very rich.

2.  ___

At the same time the islanders received some very bad news. Due to global warming, and because the islands are only 3m above sea level, Tuvalu will probably become the first state in the world to disappear under the sea. According to scientific estimates, the islands will suffer severe floods within the next 15 - 20 years, and by the end of the century, the islands will have disappeared from sight altogether.

3.  ___

You can already see signs of the rising sea on Tuvalu. Pools of seawater appear here and there, some beaches are swallowed by the waves, and the roots of trees are rotting by the ocean. The rains cause temporary floods.

4.  ___

But despite these problems, the Tuvaluan had their new money. Paul Lindsay, a documentary film - maker, went all the way to Tuvalu, and came back with an incredible story. As the water rises, the Tuvaluan are using the money to develop the land that is soon to disappear. They are building new houses, planning nightclubs, restaurants and hotels, and new cars are driving around on new roads. "Just because we are sinking, it doesn't mean we don't want to raise our standards of living." Lindsay was told by Sam Teo, Tuvalu' s minister for natural resources.

5.  ___

Of the $ 40 million Tuvalu received through the Internet deal, $ 10 million was used to asphalt the islands' L9km of roads. Before 1999 there were four cars on the islands. The Tuvaluan used to walk or cycle everywhere. There was a flood of imported foods and goods and soon these had unexpected consequences. The Tuvaluan people now suffer from diseases such as obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes. Others discovered that it was too expensive for them to keep their cars. There is now a huge rubbish dump in the middle of this tropical paradise, covered with abandoned cars and other waste.

5、So much to do, so little time．So much information, so little time to read．In this age there is more information than ever before．There is not enough time to read everything we want to read．However, you can take in and understand more information in shorter time through speed-reading．This article will not make you read 3 000 words per minute, but it will show you how to increase your speed greatly．You will also learn the basic techniques of speed reading, along with the dos and don'ts of speed-reading．

When you first learned to read, you would say the word out loud and sound it out．Then you might whisper the word because people can become annoyed when you read aloud．The stage you are now at is saying the word in your head．Most people tend to read this way．Saying the word in your head will cut your reading speed tremendously (極大的)．

How do you calculate your reading speed? The speed is measured by how many words per minute you can read．Get some reading material, preferably a book．Find out how many words are on the page．Time yourself one minute．Start your timer and start reading．When the timer sounds, stop at once．If you counted 500 words on the page and you read half of the page, then you are probably reading at 250 words per minute．

The first thing about speed-reading is looking at the word and recognizing it．Don't say the word in your mind, just look at it and recognize its appearance．Later you will recognize groups of four words or more to increase your speed．This is the first and most important step in speed-reading．

The next step is technique．As with any other skill, speed-reading requires technique．You should first be sitting up straight with your book on a horizontal (水平的) surface, such as a table or desk．Next, should be able to see the entire page．This is necessary if you want to recognize clumps of words．Lastly, you should be focused．It's hard to read a lot of noise．Find a quiet place to read．This will help your understand of the text．You need something to guide your eyes while reading．Then right, you should use your hand, Remember when you were little, you would read using your finger．That is a great technique, only now you're using your hand to underline each line．Move your finger smoothly across page．No need to go rush , start our slow．Keep your eyes focused on words as you recognize them while using your hand as a guide．This will increase you speed．

The third step is practice．Practice makes perfect．Set time intervals(間歇)．Read using different techniques, but make sure you understand what you're reading．

1．Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

     A．Now there is limited information than ever before．

     B．Now conditions ask people to use less time to know more information．

     C．Now people can read what they like．

     D．The less you read, the more time you will spend．

2．What is the subject discussed in the text?

     A．What speed-reading is． 

     B．Why we need speed-reading．

     C．Now it is much information time．

     D．People should practice speed-reading in different kinds of ways．

3．Which of the following shows the right way for the speed-reading from the text?

     a．Ask for some techniques．

     b．Look at many words and recognize them．

     c．Practice more．

      A．c, a, b          B．c, b, a       C．b, a, c       D．a(chǎn), c, b

4．The underlined sentence “you should be focused” in the fifth paragraph means that _________．

     A．a(chǎn) person should devote his attention to it while reading

     B．your feelings will be hurt while reading

     C．a(chǎn) person should smooth away difficulties while he reads

     D．you should pay attention to your faults while you are reading

5．To speed up your reading, you should_________．

      A．sit up straight with your book flat and use something to guide your eyes

      B．say every word out loud and sound it out

      C．know it is necessary to read quickly

      D．underline some important words while you say them

4、Turning on the TV, a wonderful scene comes to your eyes—a group of men, tall, strong and handsome, and women, young, beautiful and attractive, too. Together they eat in the finest restaurants, traveling everywhere around the world by luxurious planes and pleasure ships. They are models.

  Do you envy them? What sort of life are models leading? Is it a wonderful life for a young lady or a young man?

A few models are well-known actors or actresses who can make a lot of money only by showing themselves off in commercials. But the majority of them are just curious to see what it is like. They’d like to be models just because they are attracted by what they imagine—models earn a lot of money and lead a glorious life. This is true for those who are very successful. However, most models find it difficult to get work. Very few can earn enough to live on, and for all models their expenses are high. Their agents claim about 20% of the earnings, and no model will get very far without a clever agent. Besides, they have to buy good clothing. They also have to pay to travel to interviews and reach the places where the work is to be done.

  Interviews for a model job are known as cattle-markets in the modeling world, and not without a good reason. A top model can choose his or her work, demand and receive high fees and has his or her expenses paid. But for most models, the situation is quite different. And agent or employer inspects each model much as a farmer inspects cattle at a market. Intelligence, qualifications and personal characteristics count for little against good looks and tight figures. For all except the very few lucky ones, the life of a model is a continual search for work, trying to sell himself or herself in the face of fierce competition and, sometimes, not particularly moral standards on the part of some employers.

  Immigration officials at airport look suspiciously at a girl whose passport shows her occupation as “Model”, and these are men and women of considerable experience of the world. It comes no surprise to find that some models prefer to put “Secretary” or “Businessman” as their jobs in their passports.

  Modeling is a changeable world with great rewards for a tiny minority but not for the majority.

1. For models, their good looks and tight figures are ____, compared with their intelligence and qualifications.

   A. more important                        B. less needed    

C. less essential                        D. more looked down upon

2. Which of the following can lead you to believe according to the passage?

   A. A model’s traveling expenses are usually paid by his employer.

   B. To be a model, good looks are the most important qualification.

   C. Most models have a fairly easy way of life with high pay.

   D. A model can hardly be successful without a good agent.

3. Models often put “Secretary” or “Businessman” instead of “Model” in their passports because ____.

   A. they want to avoid being stopped to sign their names by fans

   B. a person with the occupation of a model is easily attacked by black societies

   C. models are sometimes looked down upon

   D. secretaries and businessmen are free of custom duty

4. What may be the author’s attitude towards modeling?

   A. It is a worthwhile life for a young lady or a young man.

   B. He is in favour of young people to try modeling.

   C. Before being crazy about a model job, young people should be aware of the difficulties.

   D. It is a field in which everyone has a great chance to succeed.

5. The underlined word “suspiciously” can most probably be replaced by ____.

   A. doubtfully        B. excitedly        C. proudly         D. sadly