yoday more and more people live in cities

yoday more and more people live in cities篇一：初三英语阅读竞赛[上学期] 新人教版

初三英语阅读竞赛

（试卷满分100分，用时80分钟）

一、完形填空（共30小题，每小题1分；共30分）

( A )

通过下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Today more and more people live in cities . So there is usually in a city to grow food . of the land in a city is used homes , shops , roads ,and parks .

Most food for city is grown in the countryside(农村). It is often brought to the city by truck ,train and car . Some food even comes into the city by plane .

Do you live in a city ? If you , think of all kinds of food you eat in a day .All of the food comes from the countryside. The wheat(小麦)for your bread is grown on farms in the countryside . So are vegetables .

Water is thing that cities get from the countryside . Everyone needs water every day . We use a little of it for , but we use even more to bathtubs(浴缸),run showers( 沐浴),and wash streets .

The used by cities comes mostly (主要地)from rain . But people cannot use the rain that falls on cities . The rain dirty as it falls dirty air . Once it hits city buildings or streets ,the rain will more dust(尘埃).It is not good for drinking bathing(洗澡). So cities must reach out to the countryside for water. There ,the rain falls through onto trees and grass . The fallen rain runs into rivers and lakes . So it is important to keep both cites and the countryside clean .

（ ）1. A. small place B. a small place C. little room D. a little （ ）2. A. Some B. Most C. Many D. Few

（ ）3. A. for B. of C. by D. from

（ ）4. A. men B. woman C. person D. people

（ ）5. A. live in B. don't live in C. do D. don't

（ ）6. A. one B. other C. others D. another

（ ）7. A. eating B. drinking C. washing D. watering

（ ）8. A. fill B. fall C. full D. drop

（ ）9. A. water B. food C. tea D. vegetables

（ ）10.A. looks B. keeps C. changes D. becomes

（ ）11. A. across B. along C. through D. past

（ ）12.A. pull up B. pick up C. put up D. catch up

（ ）13. A. and B. but C. or D. so

（ ）14. A. clean B. tidy C. clear D. nice

（ ）15.A. smoke B. light C. cloud D. air

( B )

I had worked that day ,as a nurse . Now I faced the dirty supper dishes . I wanted to 16 why Jimmy hadn't phoned as usual to say “Good night ” to BOb and Tom . “Maybe Daddy's 17 working on an accident ,” I said to Bob . “Go to 18 now . You'll see him in the morning .” Soon there was a knock at the door . “There 19 be something wrong with your phone ,” my neighbor told me . “The City Police Station wants you to 20 .”

I went into the living room and dialed(打电话) . Then I 21 the words every police wife fears (害怕): “Your husband has been hurt .” When I reached the hospital , my heart sank(下沉). The entrance was jammed(拥挤) with TV-news trucks . In the 22 I saw Jimmy's best friend ,Smith . “Just tell me -is he alive ?” I asked .

Smith 23 and didn't answer. Then I found my younger sister , Mandy . “He's 24 ,” she told me , and we began to cry together. Later , Smith told me 25 had happened .

In the morning , when my little Bob asked , 'Where's Daddy? “ I 26 him into my arms and tried to explain . ”A bad man 27 Daddy last night , “ I said ." Daddy can't come home any more . He's in heaven(天堂) now .” My son looked at me , his blue eyes 28 the picture of trust(相信). “Do they have 29 in heaven ?” he asked . “Can I call him ?”

“No, Bob ,Daddy still loves you , but Daddy can't 30 ”.

（ ）16. A. know B. understand C. remember D. guess

（ ）17. A. busy B. never C. sure D. often

（ ）18. A. play B. study C. sleep D. wait

（ ）19. A. must B. need C. can D. will

（ ）20. A. rest B. call C. work D. stay

（ ）21. A. saw B. remember C. heard D. wrote

（ ）22. A. room B. crowd C. truck D. station

（ ）23. A. forgot B. turned C. returned D. understood

（ ）24. A. dangerous B. fine C. afraid D. gone

（ ）25.A. how B. where C. when D. what

（ ）26. A. pulled B. pushed C. sent D. held

（ ）27.A. saw B. beat C. hurt D. caught

（ ）28. A. drawing B. showing C. looking D. enjoying

（ ）29. A. food B. language C. phones D. TVs

（ ）30.A. work B. talk C. sleep D. rest

二、阅读理解.( 每题2分,50% )

( A )

On Nov.18th,1908,three men went up in a balloon （汽球）.They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.

Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope（绳子） ,and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight（重量） . It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.

After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.

At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres ! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometers from London!

（ ）31. Three men flew in balloon ________.

A. for nearly 1,800 kilometers

C. to visit Poland B. to another city D. more than a century ago

（ ）32. The metal box was used for ________.

A. carrying the bags of sand B. keeping drinking-water

D. changing weight C. carrying ropes of the basket

（ ）33. When the balloon went up higher, ________.

A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall B. They saw the sun go down

C. They made a hole in the basket with their knives

D. They could see a black hole on the ground

（ ）34. The balloon landed ________.

A. in London B. on the sea C. on a lake D. in a foreign country

（ ）35. Which of the following is NOT true?________

A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose.

B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.

C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up.

D. The three men had to land because they felt cold.

( B )

Rules of Reading Club

The following rules will be used for the Reading Club :

1. All books must be read from page one to the last page .

2. The parent or the teacher will initial(write the first of one's name) the booklist after a student has finished reading a book . Teachers will initial the booklist only for the books read at school . It is the responsibility(责任)of the student and parent to write the names of all books read , and the number of pages of the book on the booklist .

3.All books read must be of the student's reading level(水平) or above. Example : A third grade student should not read first grade books if he or she is able to read at a third grade or higher reading level .

4.All books the student finishes during the school year (including (包括) the textbooks read at school ) will be counted towards the 100 books . Comic books

(漫画书) and the like will not be counted . Books of good quality(高质量的) read from the school library , public library, classroom , home ,etc. will be counted .

5.When a student has finished a club booklist (one sheet of 1500 pages ), he/she should bring the sheet to the office . The child will get a small reward(奖励) and may get another piece of booklist to go on reading .

It takes four booklist sheets for 100 books or four 1500 pages to reach 6000 pages . Either way -You're a Winner !

36. The student needs to ask his/her parent or teacher to initial the booklist ______.

A. as soon as he/she begins to read a book

B. before he/she reads a book

C. after he/she finishes reading a book

D. while he/she finishes reading a book

37. What kind of books will not be counted ?

A. Story books B. Picture books C. History books D. Biology books

38. How many books should a student read before he/she gets another booklist ?

A. 25 . B. 1,500 C. 6,000 . D. 100

39. According to the rules , which of the following is NOT true ?

A. The student should read the whole book through .

B. The parent will initial the booklist for the books the student reads at home .

C. A third grade student can read the first grade books if he/she likes to do so .

D. The student needs to read 100 books or 6,000 pages in the school year to be a winner .

40. According to the rules , which of the following is the most possible booklist ?

yoday more and more people live in cities篇二：短文改错专练

短文改错专练

1. 短文改错

The first time I decide to leave home was when I was upon graduation in high school. I was having trouble get along with my parents. I had about fifty dollar in my pockets, and so I thought about leaving home. It took me only two weeks away from home while I started to feel homesick. Living on my own is a total different experience for three main reasons: being more responsible, more decisive and more creative. Because of I’m on my own, I get to deal with my duties without being told. I have to be more careful because my parents are not here to give me their advices. In the other hand, I could make my own future plan. I have made rules for me to follow. 2短文改错

Rose wanted a job. She went to many offices and she didn’t like any of them. One day she saw a board in an office read: “This office needs a typist whom can type 200 words a minute.” Rose was exciting. When Rose went to the manager’s office, the man was writing something. Rose knocked at the door and the manager raised her head. “Do you need a typist?” asked Rose. “Yes!” he said. Rose clapped her hand. She couldn’t help saying, “OK! How much will you pay for me every month?” The manager thought for a while and said, “I will pay you 77 dollars for first three months. Then I will pay you 30 dollars every month.” Rose smiled and answer, “Great! I will come and work here three months late.” The manager was speechless.

3.短文改错

Dear Wei Fang,

It s a long time since I heard from you in last lime．Now I' d like to tell you a impressive story that happened on the first day of my teaching career．

A boy, Li Ming, whom father died a month ago, was late for school．He stood outside the classroom silent．I smiled to him and let him come．

After a while, he began to cry．Seeing this, I walked to him and asked what has happened．He told me his mother was ill but he had to get some medicine for her．At the same time, he apologized to me for his lateness．Moved by his word, I praised him for his deeds and decided to sing a song was named "Mother" for the students．From then on, I began to realize we should respect our parents and did our best to help them．Do you think so? I'm looking forward to your reply．

4.短文改错

I went hiking to a mountain with my friends last summer. It was good trip at te beginning and something unexpected happened half way. One of my friend suddenly felt a terrible pain in his stomach and be couldn’t move any far. Nobody knew what to do it. One girl tried to call her mum in her mobile pone, but there was no signal in the mountain area. Lucky we had brought a tent with us. We put it up and let him rested in it. He took some medicine. Then he drink some water, and ate some food. After while, he felt much better and we walked on. We all enjoyed us on the top of the mountain.

5短文改错

Last Sunday afternoon, on her way back to school, Liu Fang came across an old man lying on the ground, seriously hurt in the leg. She immediately stopped, called 120 and practiced first aid. Soon, the ambulance came and took the man to hospital. When everything was OK, she left for school. Such is Liu Fang, a helpful, positive and determined person. Though there might be misunderstanding or even trouble when we do good, I strongly believe that she has done the right thing. As responsible citizens, it is our duty to help people in need. Also, if you don’t offer your help when others are in trouble, how can you expect help from others when you are in trouble? Therefore, helping others means helping ourselves in a sense, doesn’t it?

6.短文改错

The winter holiday is coming, which made me excited. I have been looking forward at relaxing myself. I’d like to go skating, climb mountains and see several movie. I think I can play the basketball with my classmates. How a wonderful time I’ll have during the winter holiday! However, my parents think different. They don’t want me go out. They are afraid I’ll be knocked down by a truck, fallen off a tree, or fight with others. Besides, they are afraid I will lose my way. I hate being treated like a bird keeping in a cage. To get more freedom, so I will try to persuade them.

7.短文改错

On Saturday afternoon, Li Hua and Wang Ping, members from “Green Eyes”, was having an environmental protection activity near the riverside when they catch sight of a bird on the ground. They picked it out and found it wounded. Thinking it should die without timely help, they took it home. Under their treatment and care, the lucky bird got recovered soon. When time came for them to fly the bird, they felt a bit of pity but very delightful I think it’s worthwhile for him to do such a thing. Here I call on the public to show respects for the nature. Only by changing the way which we treat the environment can we get along well with it.

8.短文改错

Our English teacher is a middle-aged woman，who had been teaching English for more than 20 years．She is always working hard．For a model teacher for many years， she is kind and friendly to us and very strict with us. In class，she always encourages us speak and read English as much as possible． She is quite good at teaching and try to make her lessons live and interesting．In her spare She In time，she often teaches us English song and helps us to put on English short plays．She loves us so 10 much as she is always ready to help us．In the fact，she is not only our good teacher but also our good friend．We all respect and love him．

9.短文改错

The day is my Dad’s birthday. This afternoon I went to the shopping center downtown,

and bought present for him. Then I took the subway train to home. Sitting on the train, I thought my dad will be very happy when she saw the present. At the next station, an old lady with two heavy bag got into the train and stood in front of me. She looked tiring. I hesitated for a moment, and then offered my seat to her. The old lady thanked me a lot and sat down. Seen her smile, I felt happily. I will always ready to help others in the future.

10.短文改错

I just come back from Britain last week. I was luckily enough to be one of the student from different countries to visit the UK from Feb.16 to 28. We paid a visit to many places, like London, Oxford or the Lake District. I learned much about British culture and history in London, where was my favorite. I also liked Oxford, in which I saw much more old buildings. The Lake District was beautiful, but it was pity that it rained heavily when they were there. The most excited thing for me in the Britain was that I made a lot of friends there.

11.短文改错

Nowadays more and more people are concerning about their health, but how to keep health? First,it is necessary to take any exercise every day．Research shows that get plenty of exercise makes the heart beat fast and the lungs work harder．Second, eat more fruits, vegetable and less meat．Third, getting rid of bad habits as smoking and drinking is also important way to keep healthy．Smoking and alcohol drinking injures one’s health a great deal, and therefore should be given up．If people follow these three ways of keeping fit, they’ll great improve their health．

12.短文改错

One day Tom and I were walking down the street while we saw an old man fall off his bike. He was badly hurt. Many people crowded around us. Someone suggested carrying the old man to the roadside, so Tom disagreed. He has learned first aid. He said that they ought to leave him where he was and checked him first. At that time the old man wasn't breathing. Tom asked me to call in the First Aid Center at once and he began to start the old man's breathing, use the mouth-to-mouth way. Within five minutes, the old man began to move little and doctors also arrived. They said that we had done was correct. I have learned from this experience that a knowledge of first aid can make a really difference.

13.短文改错

Like many teenagers in China, most of my spare time was spent doing my homework. As a result, I don’t have enough times to do that I’m interested in even on weekends or on holiday. The first thing which I enjoy when I have a few spare minute is to listen to music. It’s the best way for

me to escape the stress of their study. When I listen to music, it is like go to another world. Sometimes, the words of the songs seem to express exact how I’m feeling. Besides, I’m also interested in a fashion and I’m always searching something special that can reflect my personality.

14.短文改错

The water we drink and use was running short. We all have to learn what to stop wasting water. One of the step that we should take is to find ways of reusing it. Today in the most large cities, fresh water is used only once and then it runs in waste system. But that is possible to pipe the used water to a purifying factory, there the used water can be treated with chemical materials by the workers so that it can reused. But even if every large city purified and reused it’s water, we still

would have enough water.

15.短文改错

One day, I went to the railway station to buy a ticket to my aunt. When I got there, I told that the

ticket had all been sold out. Just then a man came up and said with a strongly Zhejiang accent

that he had a spare ticket. I didn’t know that if I could believe him or not. After hesitate for a

while, I decided to take it. So as soon as the man left, I began to regret. If he was not honest, what

shall I do? On a third day, I went to the station to see my aunt away. As I was waving goodbye to

her, I saw the man sitting next to my aunt, smiling at me.

16.短文改错

In recent years, the volunteering spirit has spread among the Chinese people, especially among youngsters. More and more school in China require students to take part community service during the vocations. Students are often seeing to sweep the streets, plant trees and visit orphanages. Community service is of the great benefit to both those in need and society. Moreover, community service is helpful to cultivate our socially responsibility. As modern middle school students, we should get active involved in community service. By participating, we can learn what to work well in a team, how to improve our interpersonal skill and organizing ability. Undoubtedly, both of these are important to our development. Therefore, they should treasure all such chances.

17.短文改错

Nowadays，people in many big cities are complaining the heavy traffic. It has serious influenced people daily life and economic development. To solve the problem，some pieces of advice is put forward. Some people suggest that more streets and roads are built. By this way，the traffic density can be reduced, thus speeding up the flow of buses and cars.

Some people advise limiting the number of bikes and cars. This can decrease the traffic flow. But on the other hand, this will effect the consumption and makes buses more crowded.

In my opinion，the number of private cars should be put under the control. And at the same time， buses should have their own special routes cannot be used by other vehicles.

19.短文改错

After watch “English TV” last Sunday morning, I phoned to my classmate and asked him

to go to see a film in the afternoon. Before the film was over, we returned to school to do our lessons. While we are having a rest in the corridor, I saw Mr. Liu, my head teacher. He told me that we had made some progresses in English, but my Chinese lagged behind, especially my Chinese composition. He suggested I must read more and keeping a diary every day. In the evening my father told me that reading newspapers would do me well to improving composition writing. That was really good idea! What they said was quite right, and I should follow their advice.

20.短文改错

Never shall I forget the first English lesson giving by Miss Liu．One Monday morning, when she entered in the classroom, we found that she was young and beautiful lady．Then she introduced herself and said they shouldn’t call her Teacher Liu but Miss Liu．Late, she let us go the blackboard and said something about ourselves in English in turn．When it was my turn, I felt too shy that I didn’t dare to say anything before the class．She went up to me and said kind, “Don’t be afraid．I believe you can do it well．” At last, I went to the blackboard．She praised me for that I had done．

21短文改错

After shopping, mother and I went to a restaurant for lunch．I notice mother looking at a nearby table occupy by an elderly woman and young couple．They ate silently, and it was clearly that things were not going well．As we left, mother stopped on their table．“Excuse me,” she said, put her arm around the unhappy old woman．“You remind me so many of my mother．May I hug you?” The woman smiled happily as she accepted to it．After we left, I said, “ That was very nice of you, mother．So I didn’t think she looked like grandma．” “Neither did me．” said mother

cheerfully．

22.短文改错

We senior school students do have some growing pains．Take some of my classmate for example，they often feel upset because the expectations from parents，endless homework and the pressure of exams．These serious affect their physical and mental well-being．Therefore，I think about it quite necessary to take measures to relieve the pains．First，that is a good idea to have heart-to-heart talks with our parents，tell them we won’t disappoint them．Meanwhile，it's advisable to spare sonic time to take some exercise beside our devotion to the studies so that we will always feel relaxing and energetic．As along as we were fully prepared，awe are sure to

yoday more and more people live in cities篇三：大学英语六级改错20篇

大学英语六级改错20篇

Error Correction (15 minutes)

Most studies suggest that when women and men do the

same job and have the experience, pay rates tend to be

similar. Most of the dollar differences stem from fact that -------71. women tend to be more recently employed and have more -------72. years on the job. Whether women who have started a career

will attain pay equality with men rest on at least two factors. -------73. First, will most of them continue part time at their jobs after -------74. they have children? A break in their employment, or a decision -------75. to work part time, will slow its raises and promotions

because it would for men. Second, will male-dominated -------76. companies elevate women to higher-paid jobs at the different -------77. rate as they elevate men? On some fields, this had clearly not -------78. happened. Many men, for example, have committed their -------79. lives to teaching careers, yet relative few have become -------80. principals or headmasters.

答案：

71. from fact -> from the fact

72. recently -> frequently

73. rest -> rests

74. part -> full

75. its -> their

76. because -> as

77. different -> same

78. On -> In

79. men -> women

80. relative -> relatively

第二篇： Error Correction (15 minutes)

Time spent in a bookstore can be enjoyable, if --71.

you are a book-lover or merely there to buy a book a

present. You may even have entered the shop

just to find shelters away a sudden shower. --72.

Whatever the reasons, you can soon become totally

unaware of your surroundings. The desire to pick

up a book with an attractive dust jacket is

irresistible, even this method of selection ought --73.

not to be followed, as you might end up with a

rather bored book. You soon become engrossed in --74.

some book or other, and usually it is only much

later that you realise you have spent far much --75.

time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten

appointment -- without buying a book, of course.

This opportunity to escape the realities of

everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a

bookshop. There are not many places where it is

impossible to do this. A music shop is very much --76.

like a bookshop. You can wander round such places

to your heart's content. If it is a good shop, no

assistant will approach to you with the inevitable --77.

greeting: "Can I help you, Sir?" You needn't buy

anything if you don't want. In a bookshop an

assistant should remain the background until you --78.

have finished browsing. Then, only then, are his

services necessary. Of course, you may want to

find out where a particular section is, since when he --79.

has led you there, the assistant should retire

discreetly and look as he is not interested in --80.

selling a single book.

答案：

71. if -- whether

72. (away) from

73. (even) although

74. bored -- boring

75. (far) too

76. impossible -- possible

77. /

78. (remain) in

79. since -- but

80. (as) if

Error Correction (15 minutes)The key to being a winner is to have desire

and a goal from which you refuse to be deterred (被吓住).

That desire fuels your dreams and the

special goal keeps you focusing. --71.

Deeply down we all have a hope that our --72.

destiny is not to be average and prosaic. Everyone

talks about a good game, but the winner goes out

and do something. To win, there has to be movement --73.

and physical action. Attitudes and persistence can

help us become who we want to be. --74.

Competition is the best motivator. Because --75.

many people use competition as an excuse for not

doing something, those who really want to success --76.

see competition as an opportunity, and they're

willing to do the tough work necessarily to win. --77.

Learn to deal with fear. Fear is the greatest

deterrent to taking risk. People worry so much --78.

about failing that their fear paralyzes them,

drained the energy they might otherwise be using to --79.

grow.

You can cultivate self-respect by developing a

commitment to your own talents. It may be

necessary to do the thing you fear the most in

order to put that fear in rest, so that it can no --80.

longer control you.

答案：

71. focused

72. Deep

73. does

74. what

75. While/Although

76. succeed

77. necessary

78. risks

79. draining

80. to

第四篇： Error Correction (15 minutes)

Changes in the way people live bring about changes in the

jobs that they do. More and more people live in towns and cities

instead on farms and in villages. Cities and states have to provide --71.

services city people want, such like more police protection, more --72.

hospitals, and more schools. This means that more policemen,

more nurses and technicians, and more teachers must be hired.

Advances in technology has also changed people's lives. --73.

Dishwashers and washing machines do jobs that were once done

by the hand. The widespread use of such electrical appliances --74.

means that there is a need for servicemen to keep it running --75.

properly.

People are earning higher wages and salaries. This leads --76.

changes in the way of life. As income goes down, people may not --77.

want more food to eat or more clothes to wear. But they may

want more and better care from doctors, dentists and hospitals.

They are likely to travel more and to want more education

Nevertheless, many more jobs are available in these services. --78.

The government also affects the kind of works people do. --79.

The governments of most countries spend huge sums of money

for international defense. They hire thousands of engineers, --80.

scientists, clerks, typists and secretaries to work on the many

different aspects of defense.

答案：

71. (instead) on --- of

72. like --- as

73. has --- have

74. the --- /

75. it --- them

76. leads --- causes

77. down --- up

78. Nevertheless --- Therefore

79. works --- work/job/jobs

80. international --- national

第七篇： Error Correction (15 minutes)A good way to get information for essays and reports is to interview people who are experts in --71.

your topic or whose opinions may be interesting.

Interviews are also a good way to get a sampling of

people's opinions on various questions. Here are

some suggestions that will help you make most of a --72.

planned interview:

1. If the person to be interviewed (the

interviewee) is busy, cancel an appointment in --73.

advance.

2. Prepare your questions before the interview so

that you make best use of your time. In preparing

think about the topic about what the interviewer is --74.

likely to know.

3. Use your questions, but don't insist in sticking to --75.

them or proceeding in the order you have listed.

Often the interviewee will have important

information that was never occurred to you, or one --76.

question may suggest another very useful one.

4. If you don't understand something the

interviewee has said, say politely and ask him or --77.

her to clarify it or to give an example.

5. Take notes, if the interviewee goes too slowly --78.

for you, ask him or her to stop for a moment,

especially if the point is important. A tape

recorder lets you avoid this problem. Therefore, --79. be sure the interviewee agrees to be taped.

6. As soon as possible after the interview, read

over your notes. They may need clarified while the --80. topic is still fresh in your mind.

答案：

71. in -- on

72. the (most)

73. cancel -- make

74. interviewer -- interviewee

75. in -- on

76. 去掉was

77. (say) so

78. slowly -- fast

79. Therefore -- However

80. clarified -- clarifying

第八篇： Error Correction (15 minutes)

Some people, in all seriousness, say that

humans will be living in space within the next hundred or so years. Planet Earth will be crowded, dirty and lack of resources. A sort of exodus --71. of mankind will begin.

Spaceships will be assembled so that they

revolve around the earth. Some may orbit around Mars. These space stations will be serviced by

space buses. We saw the first space bus launch in --72. April 1981. This was "Columbia", it made several --73. orbits around the earth and then returned, landing on a huge dry lake bed in California. "Columbia" will be used again. Previous spaceships have

been abandoned, only the nose cone being used to bring the crews back to earth. --74.

Upon established, each space station will --75. generate its own atmosphere and have its own agriculture. It will need to rotation to provide --76. an artificial gravity; people will be forced inwards --77. from the center by centrifugal force.

The moon and Mars could become new sources of new materials. Driving through space will no --78. longer need Earth fuel- the energy would come

from the sun. This energy would be converted from --79.

yoday more and more people live in cities篇四：大学体验英语上机听力答案5级全(新)

Unit 8 In a New Culture

Script

Steve: I can’t believe these people. I can’t believe what they do.

Trish: Calm down, Steve. What are you talking about?

Steve: Look at this. I just bought a donut. I’m so sick of the clerk wrapping each pastry individually, then taping the bags shut, then putting those bags in another bag, folding it down, and then taping that bag shut. I can’t take it anymore. It’s crazy and it’s bad for the environment.

Trish: How long have you been living here? Don’t you know that’s the way it is? Steve: I just want them to stick ‘em in a napkin for me , so I can eat while I’m walking to class.

Trish: There you go again. Don’t you know it’s rude to eat while you walk? Steve: I’m so tired of this place. I don’t have time to sit down and eat. People here are too inflexible, and they have too many rules.

Trish: Yeah, right, Steve, so you’re gonna convert everybody here to your way of doing things?

Steve: Yeah, there has to be more individual freedom to do whatever you want. Trish: Why don't you just relax and go with the flow?

Steve: Go with the flow? The whole system is a waste of my time. The clerks here should learn how to be more efficient, like in the U.S.

Trish: What are you talking about? When I was in the U.S., the clerks were really rude. They just ignore you, and seem offended if you want anything.

Don't you think it’s better this way?

Steve: Are you kidding?

Trish: Well, I kind of like it. It’s nice to relax and enjoy the moment while your packages are being wrapped. I like all of the traditions, and the care and

attention that people give you, and the manners. To me, it’s a wonderful place to live.

Steve: I think you’re nuts.

Trish: You’re not gonna last long, mate.

Unit9 High-tech Gadgets

Script

Andy: Hey, Bob. How are ya? Come and see what I’ve got.

Bob: Is that another new computer?

Andy: Yeah. Look how fast it is.

Bob: Wow! I can’t believe it. And I thought your other computer was fast!

Andy: It is fast, but this one’s like lightning.

Bob: And the picture’s so clear.

Andy: Mmm. Isn’t it? The color is pretty impressive, too, don’t you think? Bob: Yeah. You always have the latest, don’t you?

Andy: You bet. This machine is right on the cutting edge of technology. You wouldn’t believe how much it can do. Apart from e-mail and free Internet service, I can watch TV on it while surfing. With this new desktop program, I can watch TV, e-mail, streamline videos, and scan artwork. And it’s not that expensive to upgrade, either. Uh, speaking of computers, how’s yours? Still like it?

Bob: Yeah, it’s fine. Thanks!

Andy: I know I gave you a good deal. It was only a year old. Still, are you sure it meets all your needs? Maybe you should think about upgrading.

Bob: you know me – the only things tat I need a computer for are e-mail and word processing.

Andy: Yeah, but does it give you room to expand? If you want to be able to do more two years from now, will your computer be able to handle it?

Bob: Well I don’t know. But I kind of doubt that I’ll need a new one anytime soon.

Andy: Yeah, but with computers, there’s always a new model coming out that can do so much more. If you don’t keep up with technology, you'll get left

behind.

Bob: well, what’s wrong with that?

Unit 10 Bad Habits

Script

Doctor: Hi, Julie. How are you?

Julie: Her, Dr. Cassidy. I’m actually fine. It’s just that I’ve been a little tired the last few days, and my stomach is kinda upset.

Doctor: Well, that doesn’t surprise me. I have some news that you might find exciting. You’re pregnant.

Julie: No way!

Doctor: Yes, you’re going to have a baby.

Julie: Are you kidding me? Ah, I need a cigarette.

Doctor: That’s the last thing you need. You need to stop smoking, and immediately.

Julie: But I can’t stop smoking.

Doctor: For your baby’s health, Julie, I’m afraid you have to.

Julie: But smoking is the only way I can relax! It helps me when I’m stressed out.

Doctor: Now, there are a number of things that are extremely important for pregnant mothers, and not smoking is only one of them. Another is to stop drinking alcohol. Do you drink?

Julie: Well, I have a glass of wine with dinner, but I’m not an alcoholic. And I thought a little bit was supposed to be good for you anyway.

Doctor: If you drink while you’re pregnant, your child could have birth defects. I cannot emphasize enough, Julie, the importance of quitting.

Julie: Okay, then. What else is there?

Doctor: Well, coffee.

Julie: Do I have to give up everything I enjoy? I need coffee to wake me up in the morning.

Doctor: I’m afraid, Julie, you’ll have to stop drinking that, too. Caffeine affects the baby’s heart rate. And, it’s also important to get regular exercise.

Julie: You’re kidding! I have to quit smoking, stop drinking alcohol and coffee, and on top of all that, I have to start exercising? Boy, it is amazing that

yoday more and more people live in cities篇五：高考英语完形填空阅读理解专项训练

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 A

These days computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy have changed into computer game houses to get more These places are always crowded with people.

In the computer game houses, people__3__ a lot of money matching on the machines. It’s The last they even can’t __7__ without it.

The result is that some people don’t want to for hours and hours. For school boys, things are . They don’t want to have

Some of them can get enough money from their Some of them are not enough to get the money. So they have to steal or rob others’ and become __14__.

Computer game addiction(上瘾 to stop it.

1. A. streets B. schools C. towns D. cities

2. A. boys B. money C. computers D. students

3. A. take B. spend C. cost D. pay

4. A. possible B. easy C. good

5. A. read B. learn C. win

6. A. lose B. try C. waste

7. A. come B. live C. study D. hard D. download D. watch D. eat

8. A. watch TV B. go out C. stay there D. work

9. A. better B. exciting C. even worse D. interesting

10. A. lessons B. games C. families D. sports

11. A. classes B. rooms C. schools D. shops

12. A. classmates B. teachers C. sisters D. parents

13. A. lucky B. unlucky C. careful D. polite

14. A. good B. bad C. rich D. poor

15. A. important B. wonderful C. unusual

B.

Concorde’s Birthday

CONCORDE, the world’s fastest traveler plane, will soon be over 33 years old. It first __1__ on 2 March, 1969 in France. Concorde was developed France and Britain. From 1956 these two countries had a __3__ of a supersonic（超声速的）traveler plane. In 1962 they started to __4__ together on the plan. The plane __5__ over 1.5 billion pounds to develop. It is the most tested plane in the history. It ork, compare with 7-8 hours in other traveler USAork before you leave

D. serious

London! York __13__ a cost of 55 million pounds. Twenty have been built __14__. Air France and British

1. A. invented B. produced C. flew D. took off

2. A. for B. by C. from D. with

3. A. talk

4. A. work

5. A. paid B. fight C. meeting C. carry C. needed D. dream D. finish D. cost B. do B. wanted

6. A. gave B. was giving C. was given D. had given

7. A. sound B. voice C. noise

8. A. spends B. takes C. costs D. shout D. travels

9. A. Because of B. Thanks to C. Give up D. Think of

10. A. possible B. impossible C. real D. unreal

11. A. plane B. passenger

12. A. later B. late C. flight C. earlier D. airline D. early

13. A. with B. at C. for D. on

14. A. so well B. so soon C. so expensive D. so far 15. A. build B. own C. sell D. make

C One afternoon just before Christmas, an old man was walking ity center. The shops were all full of good things and they sitting on the ground crying sadly. When the __3__ old man asked him why he __4__, the little boy told him that he had a ten penny piece that his uncle him. At once the old man pulled out a handful of coins. He out a shining new ten penny piece and handed it to the child. “Thank you very much,” said the little boy, drying his __8___. He cheered up at once. An hour or so later, the old man was making his way __9__ home by the same road. the boy and asked him The boy told him that he had not lost the second coin 14 he still couldn’t find the first one. “” he cried, “I would have twenty pence now.”

1. A. by B. between C. through D. over

2. A .were crowded B. were crowding C. crowded D. had crowded

3. A. angry B. sad C. happy D. kind

4. A. cried B. had cried C. was crying D. would cry

5. A. spent B. left C. paid D. lost

6. A. had taken B. had brought C. had given D. had borrowed

7. A. picked B. made C. gave D. left

8. A. mouth B. eyes C. feet D. ears

9. A. on B. back C. to D. for

10. A. surprise B. joy C. sadness D. excitement

11. A. usually B. usual C. before D. well

12. A. where B. when C. why D. if

13. A. just B. just now C. right now D. now

14. A. and B. but C. while D. as

15. A. When B. Since C. If D. As

D

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means（通讯设备）. ，but it has brought new 2 ．One of the biggest is pollution．To pollute means to make things dirty．Pollution comes in many ways．We see it，，drink it and even hear it．

Man has been polluting the earth．The 4 people，the more pollution．Many years ago，．When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place，．But this is no longer true． Man is now slowly polluting the whole world．

Air pollution is now the most serious．It’s，but it is not the only one kind of pollution．water．Noise pollution makes us become 9 more easily．

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution．（煤）in houses and factories in the city，and from putting dirty 11 into the air．

Pollution by SO2．It is caused by heavy

traffic．，there will be less air pollution．

The earth is our home．We must take care of it．That means 14 the land，water and air clean．．

1．A．Flight B．Sleeping C．Life D．Meeting

2．A．difficulties B．business C．jobs D．problems

3．A．smell B．touch C．dream D．want

4．A．better B．more C．fewer D．stranger

5．A．if B．because C．until D．when

6．A．flew B．ran C．moved D．arrived

7．A．bad B．safe C．hard D．possible

8．A．helps B．treats C．frightens D．kills

9．A．hungry B．angry C．excited D．sad

10．A．continue B．finish C．stop D．start

11．A．fire B．litter C．wind D．smoke

12．A．dangerous B．important C．interesting D．popular

13．A．driving B．playing C．swimming D．dancing

14．A．increasing B．producing C．keeping D．making

15．A．rise B．information C．price D．progress

A篇 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A

11.C 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.D

B篇 1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.A

11.C 12.C 13.B 14.D 15.B

C篇 1.C 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.A

11.C 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.C

D篇 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.C

11.D 12.A 13.A 14.C 15.B

阅读理解

A

Mr. Read was born in a small village with high mountains all around it．He has few fields and he can’t get enough food for his family．He’s often worried about it．So he works harder and harder and tries his best to get more money．

One afternoon，Mr. Read went out to look for some grass for his cows．It was very hot and he had to have a swim．Suddenly he saw a big tortoise in the water．He swam there and caught it．The next morning he went to the town to sell it in the markets．When he was walking in the street, a car hit him down and he was hurt．He was sent to hospital at once．The doctors looked him over and had an operation on him．Two weeks later he felt much better．The doctors were satisfied with the operation and said，“You’ll be fully recovered in a week．We’re sure you can write when you leave hospital．”

“It’s really a miracle（奇迹）！”shouted Mr. Read，“I could neither read nor write before！”

1．．

A．they live in a small village B．they have few fields

C．they’re too lazy to work D．nobody would help them to get money

2．

A．he wanted to get some grass in the water

B．he wanted to look for a tortoise in the water

C．he wanted to have a good rest in the water

D．he wanted to have a swim

3．Mr. Read’s ．

A．head B．leg C．right hand D．left hand

4．In Chinese the phrase“be fully recovered”means

A.完全覆盖 B．全部找回 C．恢复疲劳 D．恢复健康

5. What the doctor said meant that ______________ .

A. he did a very successful operation

B. the farmer was lucky enough to write after the operation

C. the accident helped the farmer to write D. he taught the farmer to write while he was staying in hospital

B

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money.

When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转 ) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

1. Happiness is for_________.

A. those who have large and beautiful houses B. those who have cars

C. those who have a lot of money D. all people

2. When you do something wrong, _______________.

A. you may correct it B. you will have no chance to challenge yourself

C. anybody will laugh at you D. you will be happy

3. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. When you get success, your friends will be very proud of you.

B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D. All the above.

4. Why do we say “Happiness is not the same as money”? Because _______________.

A. money always brings happiness B. money doesn’t always bring happiness

C. everything can be bought with money D. only rich people have happiness

5. Which is the title of the passage?

A. Do Something Good to Others B. Happy and Lucky

C. Happiness D. Life and Success

C

One night, a little before nine o’clock, Dr Johnson was answering a telephone call. He was asked to go and give an operation to a very sick boy at once. The boy was in a small hospital in Glens Falls, sixty miles away from Dr Johnson’s city – Albany. The boy had hurt himself in a traffic accident. His wife was in danger, but his family was so poor that they could not pay the doctor anything. After he heard all this, Dr Johnson was driving carefully. He thought that he could get to the hospital before 12 o’clock. A few minutes later, the doctor’s car had to stop for a red light at a crossing. Suddenly a man in an old black coat opened the door of the car and got in.

“Drive on”, he said. “I’ve got a gun (枪).”

“I’m a doctor,” said Johnson, “I’m on my way to a hospital to operate on a very sick…”

“Don’t talk,” said the man in the old black coat, “Just drive.”

A mile out of the town he ordered the doctor to stop the car and get out. Then the man drove on down the road. The doctor stood for a moment in the snow. After half an hour, Dr Johnson found a telephone and called a taxi. At the railway station he learned that the next train to Glens Falls would not leave until 12 o’clock.

It was after two o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Glens Falls. Miss Clarke, a nurse, was waiting for him.

“I did my best,” said Dr Johnson. Miss Clarke said, “The boy died an hour ago.”

They walked into the waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat, with his head in his hands.

“Mr. Shute,” said Miss Clarke to the man, “this is Dr Johnson. He had come all the way from Albany to try to save your boy.”

1. From the story we know it took Dr Johnson _________ to get to the hospital.

yoday more and more people live in cities篇六：九上Unit2

Unit 2 Topic 1

(满分100分，时间90分钟)

第一部分 听力（20分）

Ⅰ.听句子，选择正确图片。每个句子读一遍。（5分）

1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____

Ⅱ.听句子，选择正确答语。每个句子读一遍。（5分）

( )6.A.She’s well. B.She’s ill. C.She isn’t here.

( )7.A.Yes, it has. B.No, it doesn’t. C.Yes, it is.

( )8.A.No, thanks. B.Yes, thank you. C.Yes, very much.

( )9.A.Good idea. B.Yes, please. C.No, thanks.

( )10.A.I’m doing my homework.

B.I was watching TV.

C.I have finished my homework.

Ⅲ.听短文，选择正确答案。短文读两遍。（5分）

( )11.What do many places in the world need today?

A.More sea water. B.More clean water. C.More fresh water.

( )12.How many ways does this passage tell us to get fresh water from the sea water?

A.One way. B.Two ways. C.Three ways.

( )13.Which way costs more money, but works faster than the sun?

A.The way of heating the sea water.

B.The way of making the sea water cold.

C.Neither of the above.

( )14.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.What do many places in the world need.

B.Why to turn salt water into fresh water.

C.How to turn salt water into fresh water.

( )15.Which way is the best to get more fresh water?

A.Heating the sea water.

B.Making the sea water below zero.

C.The way to spend the least money but to get the most fresh water.

Ⅳ.听短文，回答问题。短文读三遍。（5分）

16.How does Mr. White usually go to work?

________________________________________________

17.When does Mr. White usually leave his home to the office?

________________________________________________

18.Where does Mr. White work?

________________________________________________

19.Where was Mr. White when it was 8: 05 one morning?

________________________________________________

20.Why didn’t Mr. White seem to be in a hurry?

________________________________________________

第二部分 基础知识运用（55分）

Ⅰ.单项选择。（10分）

( )1.—How long _____ you _____ here?

—For about two years so far.

A.have; studied B.did; live C.do; stay D.were; swimming

( )2.We have known each other _____ ten years ago.

A.for B.ever C.about D.since

( )3.There is _____ pollution in the world. We must stop it.

A.much too B.too much C.many too D.too many

( )4.—Is the flower beautiful?

—Yes, at _____ it’s _____ the one you bought for me.

A.last; as bad as B.least; no better than

C.last; not better D.least; no worse than

( )5.I can’t stand _____ for you so long.

A.to wait B.waiting C.waits D.waited

( )6.The boss made child laborers _____ 12 hours every day.

A.working B.works C.work D.to work

( )7._____ the environment is important for human beings.

A.Take care of B.Taking care of C.Took care of D.Take the care of

( )8.—Have you finished your homework?

—Not _____. There are still some exercises to be done.

A.already B.yet C.just D.ever

( )9.—It smells terrible. What has happened here?

—Look, there is much waste gas _____ from the chemical factory.

A.pour B.pouring C.poured D.pours

( )10.When I was walking in the street yesterday, I saw a UFO _____ over my head.

A.flying B.flies C.flew D.to fly

Ⅱ.情景交际。（5分）

填入适当的句子，补全对话。

A: Hello, May!

B: Hi, Peter! I haven’t seen you for weeks. 11.________________________

A: I have been to Hawaii (夏威夷).

B: How was your journey?

A: Great! Hawaii is a beautiful place.

B: 12. ________________________

A: I went there by air.

B: 13. ________________________

A: Yes, I had lived there for 4 years before I came here.

B: 14. ________________________

A: I traveled with my friends.

B: 15. ________________________

A: I have been away for about eleven days.

B: What a wonderful journey!

A: Yes, it was!

Ⅲ.完形填空。（10分）

I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of litter nearby that I realized no one else was going to pick it up.

I live near a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there three minutes. I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided to clean up the forest, and I wanted to happy when I went again. I made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes I started to pick up litter, my bag was full! There were cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it.

From then on, I to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I often stay there for three hours. It makes me feel to do something for the environment. After each trip, I look through all the litter that I’ve collected. If of it is recyclable（可回收利用的）, I’ll keep it. I can’t understand why people drop litter. But I will keep on picking it up they stop dropping it. I know I am only doing a small bit the earth, but I still think it is important.

( )16.A.seeing B.throwing C.dropping D.cleaning

( )17.A.after B.for C.with D.in

( )18.A.such B.very C.so D.too

( )19.A.make B.feel C.look D.find

( )20.A.after B.later C.before D.of

( )21.A.had gone B.have gone C.go D.will go

( )22.A.tired B.sad C.interesting D.great

( )23.A.many B.few C.any D.much

( )24.A.until B.after C.as soon as D.when

( )25.A.helped B.to help C.help D.helping Ⅳ.阅读理解。（30分）

(A)

The earth is about 4,600 million years old. Modern man has lived on the earth for only 35,000 years, but during that time, we have changed our planet in many ways. Many of the things that we have done are good, but more are not good for the earth.

Water pollution

A lot of people, birds and fish die each day because of water pollution. Factories have polluted the land and the water. As a result, many rivers and lakes are now dead.

Air pollution

In big cities, factories, as well as cars, trucks and buses are the main cause of air pollution.

Many people in cities now have serious health problems. For example, Mexico city used to be a beautiful sunny capital, but today it is always covered by thick brown clouds.

Soil pollution

In order to have a good harvest, most of the farmers use chemicals too much in their fields. That’s bad for the soil. But this kind of pollution is difficult to stop.

Hope for the future

These problems are very serious for our future, so all of us should do something to improve our environment. If we can stop pollution, our planet will become more and more beautiful and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people!

( )26._____ have made the earth change a lot.

A.Human beings B.Animals C.Plants D.People in other planets

( )27.There are _____ kinds of pollution in this passage.

A.two B.three C.four D.five

( )28.Pollution isn’t a big problem now, is it?

A.Yes, it is. B.No, it isn’t. C.Yes, there is. D.No, there isn’t.

( )29.Which sentence is NOT right according to the passage?

A.Most of things that we have done are good for our planet.

B.We must stop the factories from pouring waste water into the rivers and lakes.

C.Because of water pollution, many rivers and lakes are now dead.

D.Water pollution is very serious nowadays.

( )30.Which sentence is RIGHT?

A.Though Mexico city is always covered by thick brown clouds, it’s still a beautiful sunny capital.

B.Air pollution can make people sick.

C.Now fewer farmers use chemicals in the fields.

D.Factories, cars, trucks and buses are the main cause of soil pollution.

(B)

Stop and listen! What do you hear? You may hear many different sounds. Some of those sounds may be noise. Noise is a loud or unwanted sound.

Noise can be caused by many kinds of machines, such as motorcycles, jet planes (喷气式飞机), farm tractors, and power motors. And, to some people, rock music is also a noise.

What happens to people who live near noisy machines or use them over a period of time? Doctors have found that these people have trouble in sleeping. And most importantly, constant (连续的) loud noise can cause loss of hearing.

Scientists use a unit of measure called a decibel(分贝) to measure the loudness of a sound. The sound of a quiet room, for example, measures 35 decibels. Talking measures between 40 and 65 decibels. Sounds from traffic and from some rock bands measure over 120 decibels. Noise at such high level causes the greatest hearing loss.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

( )31.According to the passage, noise is all sounds that you can hear.

( )32.A “decibel” is a machine that makes loud noise.

( )33.Loud noise can help people sleep better.

( )34.Not all people think that rock music is a noise.

( )35.We can infer (推断) from the passage that noise is a serious problem.

(C)

The students were having their chemistry class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What is water?” No one answered for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, “Why don’t you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you what water is like?”

Just then, a boy put up his hand and said, “Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell.” Most of the children agreed with him.

“I’m sorry, children,” said the teacher, “our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a serious problem.”

根据短文内容，回答问题。

36.Why didn’t the children answer the teacher’s question at first?

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37.Please use a sentence to describe what water is.

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38.Why does the water in the river have color and smell?

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39.Do you think the boy who answered the teacher’s question is stupid?

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40.What did other students think of the boy?

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第三部分 写作（25分）

Ⅰ.词汇。（10分）

(A) 根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.Look, there is a bird _____ (sing) in the tree.

2.The bad air makes my chest hurt and it’s difficult for me _____(breath).

3.They are doing their homework carefully. You’d better not _____(disturb) them.

4.Litter _____ (influence) the look of our city.

5.It is known that smoking does great _____(harm) to us.

(B) 根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。

6.The chemical factories _____ (生产) terrible gas.

7.Each year people pour _____ (废物) into rivers, lakes and so on.

8.There are _____ (几个) students reading books over there.

9.Do you know he has _____ (参军) for five years?

10.Loud noises can cause high _____ (血) pressure as well.

Ⅱ.综合填空（5分）

Life today is much of the biggest ones is pollution. Water has made rivers dirty. It kills fish and our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us speak and become angry more Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad for all things in the world.

11._____ 12._____ 13._____ 14._____ 15._____

yoday more and more people live in cities篇七：2014短文改错练习

2014年高考英语短文改错起跑线（从这里开始）

一． 单句改错.（下列句子各有一处错误，请改正）

1. Now people get a lot of informations from TV. 2. German is a European country.

3. They didn’t want me to do any work at family. 4. Yesterday I met an old friend of my father.

5. Boys and girls, don’t lose hearts. Do better next time. 6. They are of different size.

7. It is so beautiful place that you must visit it. 8. What a terrible weather we have been having! 9. It took place in France, an European country.

10. Suddenly I caught a sight of my English teacher in the crowd. 11. What good time we had last night! 12. We shall spend three-day holiday together.

13. I came to understand that was not easy to earn money. 14. Some parents think useless for girls to go to school.

15. When he bought a chocolate cake, he put them in a secret place. 16. One day I wrote a little story and showed to my teacher. 17. It’s important that we should think over before doing anything. 18. The truck was moving so fast that the driver couldn’t control. 19. I apologized and controlled me at my best till the dinner started. 20. We must take part in the social practice to prepare us well for our future. 21. The teacher did not punish for cheating but instead gave me a second chance. 22. Henry did not like his car, that ran badly and often broke down.

23. There was a five-pound note in the pocket of the trousers I had told her to wash it. 24. People can hardly do some fishing there.

25. I visited a place where is surrounded by mountains. 26. I am sure you will find one you like it. 27. It was yesterday when he broke the window. 28. He had lost his glasses without them he couldn’t see. 29. Oliver Twist, the hero of the story, he was an orphan. 30. It starts with choosing a tree from neither a farm or a store. 31. She never has enough time for that she wants to do. 32. I find what I have one shortcoming in my character. 33. What necessary it is that we get rid of the bad habits. 34. It didn’t matter that I would win or not.

35. People in the US drink more coffee than people in any country. 36. The development will bring us much more hopes and chances. 37. The Olympics are held each four years. 38. A summer, Fane traveled abroad.

39. I hope you think about my request as soon as possibly. 40. I know you are particular interested in Human Rights. 41. As there is no air or water, there can be no life, too.

42. There were too many nice things that I didn’t know what to choose. 43. He decides to travel a lot and visit such many new places as possible. 44. I couldn’t see as clear as before.

45. The water in it is so dirty that it smells terribly. 46. I appreciate your help very well.

47. You always gave me specially attention and inspired me. 48. It was until midnight that it stopped raining.

49. People both at home and abroad have been great helped by the new computer. 50. He has to work if he wants to live comfortable. 51. She is a brave and honesty girl.

52. It is much easy to make plans than to carry them out. 53. It is convenient for me to prepare for the exam than before. 54. He gave me an order worthy 15 million dollars.

55. The tree was put into a Christmas stand that holds the tree up straightly. 56. Is teaching kids English as interested as you expected in college? 57. We had guests last night who had not stayed in it ago. 58. We are all very much active and the activities are enjoyable. 59. If you won’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus. 60. Our city is a modern city. It set up in the early 1980s. 61. Bad habits not come suddenly.

62. I have caught a bad cold for a week and I can’t get rid of it. 63. Following the road and you will find the store.

64. I rush over without delay, jumped into the water and swam towards him. 65. You must do everything you can help them.

66. When a rabbit see something dangerous, it runs away. 67. Its tail, which is white, moving up and down as it runs. 68. Think perhaps I was too tired; I stood up and was going to sleep. 69. I was often tired and watch TV demands little effort. 70. The little girl hurried home with the remained money. 71. His young patient was soon able to get up and ran about again.

72. It was kind of them to meet me at the station and drove me to their home. 73. She liked it very much and reads it to the class. 74. There were over 1000 students attend it.

75. Is it likely to be any food at the party on Saturday? 76. Please excuse us for not able to say goodbye to you. 77. He spends hours on the telephone, talks to his friends. 78. Filling with many people, the room is crowded.

79. At the interview there are many people who wait to interviewed for jobs. 80. It will cost a rocket a hundred thousand years to reach it. 81. There used to have a church in front of the school. 82. Hope you great success in your work!

83. All you can do is encouraging him, show him understanding and offer him advice. 84. In Friday afternoon, some students took part in a speech activity. 85. In a few weeks the story was returned to her.

86. It was very fine when I got up early on last Sunday morning. 87. I rushed out the house as quickly as I could. 88. It is necessary to decide what is worth taking notice. 89. I had difficulty in grammar after I entered into the school. 90. She could hardly afford for the medical care.

91. But we don’t seem to have much time to talk about together. 92. He was punished because what he had done. 93. The ice isn’t thick enough for us to skate. 94. I gave you my luggage at a quarter of an hour ago. 95. I am writing to thank you with your kind help. 96. He means to come no earlier as that time. 97. We must return back to school this afternoon 98. Child as he is, but he knows a lot.

99. Having been ill for a long time, so she fell behind her classmates. 100. Thinking he happened to have no work to do, and he came back home.

二． 单句改错（下列句子各有两处错误，请改正）

1. If you close your eyes, you can’t see something, because your eyelids prevent the light enter your eyes. 2. For our joy, Li Ding, monitor of our class, who was among the winners. 3. The only thing I can think is when I am going to get home listen to my music. 4. All my classmates are busy prepare for the exam except myself.

5. The main problem was in that I always thought in Chinese and tried to translate anything into English. 6. I communicated myself thanks to his great kindness.

7. I was great delighted to learn that you do very well in the mid-term examination. 8. If you learning English, it is not enough only to keep in minds the rules of grammar.

9. I get up very early this morning to go to the airport to meet Mr. White, a expert from the USA. 10. One and a half year later, I now think English a fun to learn.

11. I went through the test for many times but I can only answer three out of the twenty questions. 12. For instance, on one night, the played strong and loudly music till 4 o’clock in the morning.

13. Thinking he had no work to do, and my father came back home, quickly finishing his supper and left for the cinema.

14. Men have been interesting in the stars ever since they first looked up into sky. 15. That is difficulty to say how many people are learning English. 16. Three years ago, he was picked out and send to study in abroad.

17. Sometimes, I wish I can stay in a quiet place lonely, away from this city for a long time. 18. Many years ago, I step into a bookstore for some books I wanted them.

19. Having learned why he wanted the book, and the bookseller gave him some writing papers and a new pencil as a gift.

20. You can find all kinds information in just a few minute on the internet. 21. I got know that they were college students travel in china. 22. Under the help of him and my classmates, I made some progresses.

23. We went to the zoo on last Sunday. There were a lot of visitors stood in front of the ticket window. 24. With development of mobile phones, the short message service is becoming more and more popular for us nowadays.

25. On the night before my first day, I was much excited to go to sleep and as a result, I got up lately in the morning.

26. Three years ago, I was studying to abroad in Japan. It was there where I began reading comic books. 27. Have they ever thought of plastic bags do harm our environment?

28. It is certainly that Zhang Village will built into a better modern village.

29. On the ceremony we made a statement which as grown-ups we should have sense of duty to our society from now on.

30. Though the city is modern, but there are still some problems, such as air pollution crowdedness and noisy.

短文改错（1）

In many western countries heavy industry is high developed the difference between heavy and light industry are based on the nature of the goods produced. Heavy industry produce machines while light industry uses machines produce the smaller objects required for various purpose in our home and offices. The growth of industry in country depends on the general level of economic or industrial development. In its beginning, industrialization is likely to be cheap. decrease （减少）costs, industrialists in an area usually depends on Local supplies of the coal or electric power for their operation.

短文改错（2）

It happened in a morning that I was walking in the street. I ate up a banana and threw its peel on the corner of the road. Short after that I heard a scream behind. I looked back to see what was happened. A little girl about 8 years old fell down and the banana peel was exactly under her left shoes. She stood up without cry. Then she picked up the banana peel and ran toward the dustbin. On that moment, I realized my fault, and went to apologize her for that, but my vanity (虚荣心)prevented me. The little girl had taught me a good lesson by her action. And now, after I do everything, I'll think carefully whether it's right and wrong. I'll do my best to be in good habits and qualities.

短文改错（3）

Mr Wang is my physics teacher. He has 1.75 meters in the height. He was born in November 4, 1952. So he is a middle-aged man. He graduated Qinghua University in 1978. After graduation, he becomes a middle school teacher. He has been taught physics for more than 20 years. He is very successful as a teacher. He has been given a lot of honor. He not only is a good teacher in phy

sics but also speak English and Russian very well. In his spare time, he likes reading books, collect stamps and listening music. Also, Mr Smith is kind-hearted.

短文改错（4）

Dear Lily,

I got your letter and pleased to hear about your job interview at a grocery store. I know you wanted to get a job at the TV station, and you've been looking for several week now and haven't found something. The job at the grocery store doesn't sound badly. If I am you, I'd take it. If you worked there a while, you could earn some money. Its your decision, of course, but I advise you to take it. Let me to know what you decided to do. By the way, after you get the job you can think about get a bike later.

Love

短文改错（5）

Dear Abby,

How are you? I've got a wonderful news to tell you I have offered a scholarship at a university in Australia for my further education. One hundred and twenty students took exam for it, but only a few were chosen and I was one of them. Therefore, my parents are not happy about it. They are strong against my going there. They say it is too far away that they will not see me for a whole year but they are afraid of I will feel lonely. They can't imagine a girl so young live alone. They advise me to study in the capital instead. Then I'll be able to continue living with them. How can I persuade them to accept the fact I have grown up?

Best Wishes,

Jane

短文改错（6）

I went to see film after supper. In my way to the cinema, I met an old English woman, she had lost her way. I gave up the chance to see the film, walking towards her and took her to her hotel. While go there, I told her great change had taken place in the past few years and she told me something about Britain and her family. Though I missed the film, however I felt very happy, for

I not only helped the old lady out from trouble but also practise my spoken English. If I hadn't worked hard at English, I would have been able to help her.

短文改错（7）

I was anxiously expected your letter, and at last it has been reached me. I am very glad to know that everyone at home is enjoying good health as usually. Things there are the same now as we were before. The final examination will take place of next week. But I am now busy preparing my lessons. It's nice to think that the summer vacation is coming near. I can't say much I want to see you all again. Looking forward to spend summer days with you. Give my love to Father, mother and anyone at home.

短文改错（8）

Helen is one of my best friends. She had taught us English when I attended training course two years before. Helen always made good preparations for the lessons; she tried her best to make her classes lively. I used to being poorly in English, especially in written English. But now I'm able to write English letters and reports correct. I still remember how she helped me for my English patiently. Teachers' Day's come. I'm going to send to her a card and give her best wishes.

短文改错（9）

I'd like to tell you why I learn English．I often read English aloud and try learn something important by hearts, which helps me remember it easily and form the good habit of thinking in English. I listen to a lot and talk with others in English．In this way, I was improved both my hearing or my spoken English．I keep a diary in English every day but my spoken English is becoming better and better． I also try my best to master the necessary grammar knowledge．By this means, I can express itself in English correct. That's the way I have been learning English．I hope it will be useful to you． That's all．Thank you．

短文改错（10）

I passed all the other course that I took at my university, but I could never pass botany. This was why all botany students had to spend several hours a week in a lab look through a microscope

at plant cells, and I could never see through a microscope. This was used to make my professor angry. "I can't see everything,‖ I said. Then he began patient enough to explain how to see through it, and I still couldn't make it. At last we tried it with every adjustment of the microscope known to man. With my pleasure, I saw something and drew it quickly on the paper. "What's that?" my professor asked. "That's what I saw." I answered. "No, you don't!" he shouted, and he bent over and looking into the microscope. "That's your eyes! You've fixed the lens so that it reflects! You've drawn your eyes!"

短文改错（11）

One cold day, a aged lady was sent for her doctor. When he came, she tells him that her right leg was very sore(酸痛)in the knee. The pain sometimes was bad enough to make it walking difficult. She asked him what the trouble could be because she had ever before suffered some similar discomfort. After making a careful examination, the doctor said, "You are in a very bad state of health for a woman of your age. I think the trouble in your right knee is just matter of old age. We get diseases as we get old. The trouble will mostly clean up in spring!" "Non sense, doctor!" she said, "My left knee is perfect, and it is exactly same age as my right."

短文改错（12）

May I have you attention please? I have a few things to tell to you. When you have a class here in the language lab, please be here a little early. Change your shoes before enter the lab. Don't bring anything here except your text books. When you are into, please don't touch these machine without permission. Always do as the teacher tell you to. In class you should only speak the English, not Chinese. Recorders can be used make a copy of the listening materials. When class over, turn off your machines and leave the lab one by one.

短文改错（13）

On Children's Day last year, our city hold an interested activity, that children and their parents play the rich and the poor. In the dinner, the rich could have more delicious food, but the poor could only have breads with porridge(粥). Parents both hoped to have the dinner for the poor with the children. They hoped that their children could be taught the lesson from the dinner. Now many p

eople on the earth don't have enough food and clothes. Every day only one half the world could enjoy enough food. The activity was held to make the families understand the differences from the poor and the rich and also make the parents know that too much material life won't always do good to the children.

短文改错（14）

We'll never forget the day which my classmates and I paid a visit to a chemistry factory last week. It was a larger one with nearly 2,000 workers. It looked a garden and we could see colorful flowers, grass and trees anywhere. We also visited some workshops and saw workers worked very hardly. We talked to them and learned a lot. We understood them further. On the way home we felt tiring. We all thought that we had a very good day. We really hoped that we could get more chances of leave the school and learn social experience.

短文改错（15）

One morning Mrs. Jenkins went to department store to buy a coat. There was not shop assistant in the store before she got there. She had to wait. Then a fat lady came in. She went to Mrs. Jenkins and asked her to serve for her. She told Mrs. Jenkins that she wanted to buy a coat. Mrs. Jenkins said that she couldn't do. The fat lady got angrily. She didn't let Mrs. Jenkins explain anything but insisted that Mrs. Jenkins would do that right away because it was her job. At last Mrs. Jenkins has to tell her that she was a customer herself and wanted to buy a coat, either.

短文改错（16）

If there are much more people in the world, there must have more food to feed the people. But food is already a problem in today's world. One-third of the world's population is starving, so there is not enough food. Ten thousand people died of hunger every day in some parts of the world. But in others parts of the world, people become ill or died because they eat too much food, and they are very fat. Some countries have no food, but the others have too much, and they throw them away. How can tomorrow's world feed its people? The world needs produce more food than it does now.

短文改错（17）

yoday more and more people live in cities篇八：阅读理解(翻译)

阅读理解

Unit 1

(1)Memory Lane Isn't What It Used to Be

About this time every year, I get very nostalgic. Walking through my neighborhood on a fall afternoon reminds me of a time not too long ago when sounds of children filled the air, children playing games on a hill, and throwing leaves around in the street below, I was one of those children, carefree and happy. I live on a street that is only one block long. I have lived on the same street for sixteen years. I love my street. One side has six houses on it, and the other has only two houses, with a small hill in the middle and a huge cottonwood tree on one end. When I think of home, I think of my street, only I see it as it was before. Unfortunately, things change. One day, not long ago, I looked around and saw how different everything has become. Life on my street will never be the same because neighbors are quickly growing old, friends are growing up and leaving, and the city is planning to destroy my precious hill and sell the property to contractors.

It is hard for me to accept that many of my wonderful neighbors arc growing old and won't be around much longer. I have fond memories of the couple across the street, who sat together on their porch swing almost every evening, the widow next door who yelled at my brother and me for being too loud, and the crazy old man in a black suit who drove an old car. In contrast to those people, the people I see today are very old neighbors who have seen better days. The man in the black suit says he wants to die, and another neighbor just sold his house and moved into a nursing home. The lady who used to yell at us is too tired to bother anymore, and the couple across the street rarely go out to their front porch these days. It is difficult to watch these precious people as they near the end of their lives because at one time I thought they would live forever.

The ―comings and goings‖ of the younger generation of my street are now mostly ―going‖ as friends and peers move on. Once upon a time, my life and the lives of my peers revolve around home. The boundary of our world was the gutter at the end of the street. We got pleasure from playing night games, or from a breathtaking ride on a bicycle. Things are different now, as my friends become adults and move on. Children who rode tricycles now drive cars. The kids who once played with me now have new interests and values as they go their separate ways. Some have gone away to college, a few got married, two went into the army, and one went to prison. Watching all these people grow up and go away only makes me long for the good old days.

Perhaps the biggest change on my street is the fact that the city is going to turn my precious hill into several lots for new homes. For sixteen years, the view out of my kitchen window has been a view of that hill. The hill was a fundamental part of my childhood life; it was the hub of social activity for the children of my street. We spent hours there building forts, sledding, and playing tag. The view out of my kitchen window now is very different; it is one of tractors and dump trucks tearing up the hill. When the hill goes, the neighborhood will not be the same. It is a piece of my childhood. It is a visual reminder of being a kid. Without the hill, my street will be just another pea in the pod.

There was a time when my street was my world, and I thought my world would never change.

But something happened. People grow up, and people grow old. Places change, and with the change comes the heartache of knowing I can never go back to the times I loved. In a year or so, I will be gone just like many of my neighbors. I will always look back to my years as a child, but the place I remember will not be the silent street whose peace is interrupted by the sounds of construction. It will be the happy, noisy, somewhat strange, but wonderful street I knew as a child.

Statements

1. By saying ―nostalgic‖, the writer means that he misses his parents very much.

2. The writer feels sentimental every time he walks along his street every year when autumn comes.

3. The writer has been living on the same street for sixteen years since he was born.

4. The writer finds it hard to accept the fact that many of his good neighbors are moving out.

5. The lady who used to yell at the writer and his brother for being too loud has ceased to live.

6. The writer thinks of the past all the more when he sees those who had grown up with him leave the neighborhood they grew up in.

7. None of the writer’s friends and peers still lives on the street now.

8. The biggest change on the writer's street is removing the hill to make way for residential development.

9. When the writer says that his street will be another pea in the pod, he means that his street will have some new attractions.

10. The writer will move out of his street like many of his neighbors in a year or so.

答案: 1-5 F T N F F 6-10 T F T F T

1）记忆里是不是有什么它曾经是 每年这个时候，我非常怀念。走在我家附近的一个秋天下午的时候我想起不久前，当空气中充满了孩子们的声音，孩子们在山上玩游戏，扔在附近的街道叶子，我是其中的一个孩子，无忧无虑的和高兴。我住在一个街道只有一个块长。我住在同一条街上的16年。我爱我的街道。一方有六上的房屋，和其他只有两栋房子，中间用小山丘和一个巨大的三叶树，一端。当我想回家，我想我的街道，只有我看到它，因为它是以前。不幸的是，事情的变化。有一天，不久前，我环顾四周，看到一切都变得不同。我的街头生活永远不会相同，因为是快速成长的老邻居，朋友在成长过程中和离开，这个城市正计划破坏我的珍贵的山和出售该物业给承建商。

这是我很难接受我的邻居有很多精彩的弧线变老，不会被周围更长。我喜欢街对面的情侣，谁坐在一起回忆起来的阳台，几乎每天晚上，隔壁的寡妇谁骂我的兄弟和我的太大声，和黑色西装谁开车1的疯老头旧汽车。相反，对这些人的人，我今天看到谁是很老邻居看到更好的日子。在黑色西装的男子说，他想死，和另一名邻居，卖掉了房子，进入疗养院感动。这位女士用谁骂我们是太累了，麻烦了，和街对面的夫妇很少出去这些天他们的前面门廊。这是很难看着他们接近自己的生命结束这些珍贵的人，因为在同一时间，我以为他们会永远活着。

的“缺憾和我的街头年轻一代戈斯”现在大多是“走出去”作为朋友和同行继续前进。很久很久以前，我的生活和我的同龄人的生活围绕着家庭。我们世界的边界是在街道的尽头水沟。我们从晚上玩游戏，或从上一个骑自行车的惊险乐趣。现在不同了，正如我的朋友们长大成人，继续前进。现在孩子谁骑三轮车驾驶车辆。孩子们谁曾经和我一起玩现在有了新的利益和价值，因为他们分道扬镳。有些人走了上大学，有几个结了婚，两人入军队，一个进了监狱。看着这些人长大了，离开只是让我为过去的好时光长。

也许我的街头最大的变化是，城市是要转化为新的家园我的珍贵的几个地段山。对于16年，认为从我的厨房窗口已经是该山的看法。这座山是我的童年生活的基本组成部分，它是社会活动，我的街头儿童中心。我们花了几个小时有建筑要塞，雪橇，和打标签。从我的厨房窗户认为现在是非常不同的，它是一个拖拉机和自卸卡车撕裂了山。当山上去，邻里会不一样。这是我的童年一块。它是作为一个孩子的视觉提醒。如果没有山，我只是一个街道将在荚豌豆。

曾经有一段时间当我的街道是我的世界，我以为我的世界将永远不会改变。但是很多事情发生了。人长大了，人们变老。地方的变化，并与变化而衍生出来的知道我不能回去的时候，我爱心痛。在1年左右，我将离开我的邻居一样多。我总是会回到我作为一个孩子来，但我记得的地方将不再是沉默的街道是由建设和平的声音打断了。这将是快乐的，嘈杂，有些奇怪，但奇妙的街上，我作为一个孩子知道。

报表

1。说“怀旧”，作者表示，他非常想念他的父母。

2。笔者感到伤感，他沿着他的每一次街头散步时，每年秋天来。

3。笔者一直住在同一条街上的16年以来，他就诞生了。

4。笔者认为难以接受的事实是，有不少是自己的好邻居迁出。 5。这位女士用谁喊在作家和太大已不再是他的哥哥生活。 6。笔者认为，过去，更当他看到那些与他长大谁离开了邻里他们长大英寸

7。作家的朋友和同龄人没有现在仍然生活在街上。

8。对作家的街头最大的变化是取消了山，用来兴建住宅的发展方向。

9。当笔者说，他将是另一个在街头的荚豌豆，他的意思，他的街头将有一些新的景点。

10。笔者将搬出他的街道一样，很多邻居在一年左右。

(2)Passage One

The world population growth rate is expected to decline in the 2000s, falling from 1.8% currently (in 2000) to1.5% in the year 2010, according to the US Bureau of the Census. However, total population will increase by one billion during each of the next three decades. ―Global population was estimated at 5.3 billion people in1994. 75% of the earth’s inhabitants lived in developing nations, and that proportion is going to reach over 80% by the year 2020,‖ says the Census Bureau.

―Even with a reduced growth rate, population increases continue to be large because the population itself is so large,‖ points out the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). The United Nations’ high, medium, and low forecasts for the world’s population are based on specific assumptions about fertility and mortality (死亡率). For instance, if mortality continues to decline and current family-planning programs and other socioeconomic policies continue to lower fertility, the world’s population could stop growing after reaching about 10-11 billion people in the latter half of the next century. If fertility declines at a faster pace, world

population could stop growing in 2040 at 8 bi1lion. But if fertility declines at a slower pace, the population will grow until 2130 to 14 billion according to PRB.

Rural-to-urban migration, combined with natural increase, is leading to a disproportionate (不成比例的) growth in urban population, especially in developing nations, says PRB. In 1950, only three cities had populations over 10 million. Now there are 11 such cities, and that number is growing.

Currently, 41% of the world's populations live in urban areas. In 2020, this proportion is

expected to increase to 60%. Urban populations in developing countries are growing at twice the rural rate, according to the Census Bureau. But rural populations in the Third World are still growing faster than urban populations in industrialized nations.

Statements

1. It is estimated that the world population growth rate between 2000and 2010is going to decrease.

2. According to Paragraph 2, by the year 2020 there will be over 80% of the world population living in developed nations.

3. A large population base is the cause of the increase of the world population.

4. There are 11 cities with populations over 10 million in developing nations.

5. In 2020, 60% of the world's population is thought to live in urban area.

世界人口增长速度预计将在2000年代下降，下降1.8％，目前（2000年）在2010年最大宽度为1.5％，根据美国人口普查局。然而，总人口将增加1在未来30年的每亿美元。

“全球人口估计为5.3亿人于1994。地球75％的居民生活在发展中国家，这个比例将达到超过2020年的80％，说：“人口普查局。

“即使有经济增长速度放缓，人口增长仍然是很大，因为人口本身是如此之大，”指出，人口资料局（pRB的）。联合国的高，中，低为世界人口的预测是基于对生育率和死亡率（死亡率）的具体设想。例如，如果死亡率继续下降，目前的计划生育方案和其他社会经济政策继续降低生育率，世界人口可能会停止生长后达到约10-11亿元，到下个世纪后半期的人。如果以更快的步伐生育率下降，世界人口可能会停止在2040年增长8 bi1lion。但是，如果以较慢的速度生育率下降，人口将增长到140亿至2130根据pRB的。

农村向城市迁移，增加与自然相结合，是导致不相称（不成比例的）在城市的人口增长，特别是在发展中国家，说pRB的。 1950年，只有三个城市有人口超过1000万美元。现在有11个这样的城市，而且这个数字正在增加。

目前，41％的世界人口生活在城市地区。2020年，这一比例预计将增长到60％。发展中国家的城市人口增长速度的两倍，农村，根据人口普查局。但在第三世界农村人口增长速度仍然比工业化国家的城市人口。

报表

1。据估计，世界人口将减少至2000and 2010is增长率。

2。根据第2款在2020年之前，将有超过80的世界人口居住在发达国家％。

3。人口基数大，是世界人口增长的原因。

4。有11个城市，人口超过1000万在发展中国家。

5。 2020年，世界60％的人口被认为是居住在城市地区。

Passage Two

In Africa and Asia there is a very serious disease called schistosomiasis (血吸虫病 ). It is caused by a tiny worm which can penetrate the skin of a human being and cause a potentially serious illness. The larvae ( 幼虫) of these worms live in certain types of snails (蜗牛). When they are ready, the larvae (幼虫) leave the snails and enter the bodies of men and animals. In many African rivers there is a large animal called a hippopotamus (河马). It looks rather like an enormous sausage with short legs and a big mouth. Hippos spend much of their time in the river and they do not seem to serve any purpose. Because of this, some African

governments ordered that the great animals should be shot on sight to provide meat for local

people. When hunters killed most of the hippos in some areas, the number of cases of the disease increased rapidly. There were outbreaks of the disease in areas which had not

previously experienced it. At first, the health authorities could not understand the reason why the disease had spread. They made investigations and discovered some very surprising facts. When they are in the water, hippos keep the muddy water in motion because they move about frequently. When they climb up on the river bank, they go in single file, making natural channels down which rain water can flow into the river. Without the hippos, mud gathered in the rivers and caused them to run over their banks. At the same time, rain water was unable to drain into the rivers easily, and this also helped to produce floods. Certain types of water snail breed rapidly on flooded land, carrying with them the larvae which spread

schistosomiasis.

Now African governments are importing hippos so that Nature can do her work properly and keep the water snails under control. This is one example of what happens when Man interferes with the work of Nature.

Statements

6. Schistosomiasis is caused when the skin of a human being is penetrated by certain kinds of snails.

7. When hippos are considered useless, some African governments ordered that the great animals be sent to zoos.

8. Schistosomiasis spread in some areas when hunters killed 90% of the hippos in some areas.

9. Rain water was able to drain into the rivers through the channels made by hippos.

10. Nature cannot do her work in a satisfactory way if Man interferes with its work.

答案: 1-5 TFTNF 6-10 FFNTT

在非洲和亚洲有一个非常严重的疾病称为血吸虫病（血吸虫病）。它是由微小的蠕虫病毒，可以穿透一个人的皮肤，造成潜在的严重的疾病。这些蠕虫幼虫（幼虫）生活在某些类型的蜗牛（蜗牛）。当他们准备好了，幼虫（幼虫）离开蜗牛，进入人和动物的尸体。

在许多非洲河流有一个大的动物称为河马（河马）。它看起来有点像一腿短和大嘴巴巨大的香肠。河马耗费了大量的时间都在河里，他们似乎没有起任何作用。正因为如此，一些非洲国家政府下令，伟大的动物，应视拍摄，为当地人民的肉。当猎人杀死大多数在一些地区的河马，对这种疾病的病例数迅速增加。有在其中以前没有经历过地区的疾病暴发。起初，卫生当局无法理解为何该疾病蔓延的原因。他们进行的调查，发现一些非常令人惊讶的事实。

当他们在水中是，河马保持议案泥泞的水，因为他们经常走动。当他们爬上河岸时，他们走在单一文件，使天然河道下的雨水流入河中。没有河马，泥聚集在河流，造成他们运行在他们的银行。同时，雨水无法排入河流容易，这也有助于产生洪水。某些类型的水很快就淹没钉螺滋生地，随身携带的幼虫传播血吸虫病。

现在，非洲各国政府在进口河马让大自然可以做她的正常工作和保持水蜗牛受到控制。这是一个人时会发生什么性质的工作的干扰的例子。

报表

6。血吸虫病是由于皮肤时，人是由侵入某些种类的蜗牛。

7。当河马被认为是无用的，一些非洲国家政府下令，伟大的动物被送到动物园。

8。在一些地区血吸虫病传播猎人打死90时在某些地区的河马％。

yoday more and more people live in cities篇九：仁爱版英语最新试题九上Unit1Topic2

Unit 1 Topic 2

第一部分：听 力(15分)

Ⅰ. 听句子，选择与所听句子内容相符的图片。每个句子读一遍。（5分）

1.

Ⅱ. 听对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。（5分） ( ) 6. A. He’s back now. B. He’s in Zhenzhou now. C. He’s gone to Zhenzhou now. ( ) 7. A. 20%. B. 25%. C. 30%. ( ) 8. A. The woman. B. The man. C. The woman and the man. ( ) 9. A. He gets up late today. B. His bike is broken. C. Because the traffic is bad. ( ) 10. A. Tea. B. Coffee. C. Either. Ⅲ. 听短文，选择正确答案。短文读两遍。（5分） (

) 11. The United Kingdom has a population of .

A. about 5.9 million B. about 59 million C. about 590 million

( ) 12. Most of the people live in the United Kingdom.

A. in cities and towns B. in the countryside C. near the river

( ) 13. London is a city.

A. quiet B. small C. crowded

( ) 14. Most people live in the in the Scotland.

A. southeast B. middle part C. northeast

( ) 15. The number of farmers and farm workers is about A. as million B. 1.18 million C. 3.5 million

第二部分：笔 试(85分)

Ⅰ. 单项选择。（10分）

( ) 1. — the population of the U.S.A. in 2005?

— It about 296 million. A. What is; is B. What was; was C. How many is; was D. How many was; is ( ) 2. — Have you returned the library book ?

— Yes, I’ve returned it. A. already; already B. yet; yet C. already; yet D. yet; already

( ) 3. The world’s population problem will be serious all the countries do something to

control it. A. or B. but C. unless D. and ( ) 4. I can’t swim, and he can’t swim .

A. also B. too C. either D. neither ( of the students boys in our class.

A. One fifth; are B. One fifths; are C. First fifths; is D. One five; is ( the strong wind, they had to shut up all the windows.

A. Because of B. Because C. Thanks to D. Thanks ( ) 7. — I have never visited a paper factory.

— A. So have I. B. So I have. C. Neither have I. D. I haven’t now. ( ) 8. — What do you know about China?

— It’s the one-child policy that has controlling the population in China. A. been good at B. taken good care of C. worked well in D. got on well in ( ) 9. Our English teacher us, so our English is the best of all.

A. strict with B. is strict with C. strict to D. is strict to ( ) 10. Japan is a country while China is a country.

A. developing; developed B. developed; developing C. developing; developing D. developed; developed

Ⅱ. 情景交际。（5分）

从方框中选出适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。 A: The world’s population is so large. Shops are full of people on Sundays.

B: The earth will be full of people and there will be standing room only. A: That will be a serious problem. B:

A: Look up into the sky. What can you see? B:

A: Oh, yes, the moon is the satellite of the earth. Maybe man will fly to the moon and live on the moon one day. B:

A: I mean man can fly to the moon.

B: I think so. But there is no air, no water and no life on the moon.

Ⅲ. 完形填空。（10分）

What has happened to the life in our countryside? Great changes in my hometown. Many women have joined in a club. When they are free, they usually get together and invite some important people to give them talks. So far, they have nine. John Smith is

one them.

At the meeting, he said, “The world’s population has 6.5 billion. It’s been one of the most serious problems of the world today. The more mouths, food we need. But there is not enough food for everybody. More than people in the world are hungry.”

“To our surprise,” John went on, “somewhere in the world, it that when people get more food, they have more babies. A woman is having a baby every minute, so they have never stopped being hungry. What can we do this?” for a few seconds.

Just then a woman stood up and said, “Why not find the woman and stop her?” ( ) 16. A. happened B. have happened C. have taken place D. took place ( ) 17. A. lady B. lady’s C. ladies’ D. ladies ( ) 18. A. met B. heard C. invited D. listened ( ) 19. A. for B. between C. with D. among ( ) 20. A. reached B. arrived C. got D. arrived in ( ) 21. A. the better B. most C. the more D. the much ( ) 22. A. half of B. half of the C. the half of D. a half of ( ) 23. A. seems B. looked C. says D. read ( ) 24. A. for B. on C. in D. of ( ) 25. A. moved B. read C. waited D. laughed Ⅳ. 阅读理解。（30分）

(A)

Life in the 21st century will be different from life in the 20th century, because many changes will take place in the new century. But what will the changes be?

The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools.

People will work fewer hours than they did in the 20th century, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And more people will go to other countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for buildings, new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day, instead, they eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots(机器人). Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a new problem. ( ) 26. People may not have as much as they did in the 20th century.

A. fruit B. milk C. bread D. meat

( ) 27. In the 21st century people don’t have to A. travel B. work fast C. work long hours D. eat meat

( ) 28. Traveling will be in the 21st century.

A. less interesting B. more difficult C. more expensive D. much cheaper and easier

( ) 29. In the 21st century there will be A. more cows and sheep B. more people

C. fewer people D. fewer buildings and houses

( ) 30. Every family will have at least one in the 21st century.

A. computer B.TV set C.VCD D. robot

(B)

一个名为“人口危险委员会”的组织对世界上100个大城市进行了调查。请根据上面12个主要大城市的调查表回答问题。

A. Mexico City B. Los Angeles C. Calcutta D. Bombay

( ) 32. Which city has the largest population?

A. New York. B. Moscow. C. Tokyo. D. London.

( ) 33. The number of the students studying in high schools in Tokyo out of 100 students is the

same as that of A. Seoul B. St. Paul C. Calcutta D. Osaka

( ) 34. In which city do all the houses have water and electricity?

A. London. B. Los Angeles. C. New York. D. Bombay.

( ) 35. It is the most difficult for people in to make a phone call.

A. St Paul B. Mexico City C. Bombay D. Calcutta

(C)

A very important world problem is the growth of population on the earth. The population of the world today is more than 6.5 billion. That is a Look at the second hand of your watch. Every second four babies are born in the world. Another baby! Another baby! Another baby! You can’t speak enough to keep up with the birth rate. The population is growing faster and faster. So it goes on, hour after hour. In one day,

people have to find food for over 350,000 mouths This great growth of population will make a big problem by the year 2010—there will be as as 7,000,000,000 people on the earth. So this is one of the problems you are going to see in your life.

36. 将下列几个单词分别填入短文所缺的空格中。其中有一个是多余的。

① ② ③ ④ ⑤ 37. 将短文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。

38. From the passage we know there are about new babies to be born in a minute. 39. The rate of the growth of population every year is about ( ) 40. 请为本文选择一个最恰当的标题。

A. The Number of Dead People B. The Growth of Population C. The Food Shortage D. The Heavy Traffic

Ⅴ. 词汇。（10分）

(A)根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。

country. It’s in the west of Europe. 42. I can’can you.

43. Our country’s economy(经济rapidly.

between the two countries have improved a lot recently. basketball player in NBA. (B)根据汉语提示完成句子。

46. If prices are low, it’s 大概) because of lack of demand.

47. The company operates(制定) a very strict 政策) on smoking. 48. There are (太多的人) on the earth.

49. Running 起作用) keeping healthy, doesn’t it? 50. We must drive for (好几个) hours to get to the store. Ⅵ. 综合填空。（5分）

根据短文内容及首字母提示在空白处填上适当的单词，使短文意思完整。

in the world. Too many people cause too many the increasing population, China has formulated(制定of family planning. That is late marriage, late childbirth women of 20 years old can 23, their marriage is a of 23 or more is a late childbirth.

China in the following years.

Ⅶ. 书面表达。（15分）

请看图，根据提示写一篇题为“The Population Problem

”的短文（70词左右）。

提示：1. 人口问题是当今世界最大的问题之一；

2. 中国是世界上人口最多的国家；

yoday more and more people live in cities篇十：2013年高考英语试题(北京卷)word+答案

2013 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

英语(北京卷)

第一部分：听力理解（共三节：30 分）

第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）

听下面 5 段对话，每段对话有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，听完每段对话后， 你将有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。 01. What room does the man want?

A. Simple B. Double C. Twin

02. What will the man buy?

A. Vegetable B. Meat C. Bread

03. What does the man plan to do?

A. Go fishing B. Go jogging C. Go camping

04. How much is the change?

A. $8 B. $ 42 C. $50

05. What’s the weather like this afternoon?

第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）

听下面 4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。

06. When will the woman go to see the movie?

A. Friday. B. Saturday C. Sunday

07. Where will the woman sit for the movie?

A. In the front. B. In the middle C. At the back

听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。

08. When will the two speakers meet?

A. On the 13th B. On the 14th C. On the 15th

09. What is the man doing?

A. Persuading the woman to accept his suggestion.

B. Making an apology to the woman.

C. Inviting the woman to lunch.

听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。

10. Where are the two speakers?

A. In the library. B. In the café. C. In the classroom

11. What does the woman like about the summer school?

A. The size of the class. B. The math book. C. The teachers.

12. Where is the man planning to do?

A. Boston B. Washington D.C. C. New York

听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。

13. Where does the speaker get information for the trip?

A. The internet. B. Travel agents. C. Guidebooks.

14. What public transportation does the speaker seldom take?

A. Planes. B. Buses. C. Trains.

15. What kind of hotels does the speaker usually stay in?

A. Hotels with low prices.

B. Hotels providing meals.

C. Hotels near sightseeing places.

第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 7.5 分）

听下面一段对话，完成第 16 至 20 五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词，听对话前，你将有 20 秒钟的时间阅读试 题，听完后你将有 60 秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。

Customer Pick-up/Delivery Form

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分）

第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，共 15 分）

从每题所给的 ABCD 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Volunteering gives you a chance _____________ lives, including your own.

A. change B. changing C. changed D. to change

22. Don’t turn off the computer before closing all programs_____________ you could have problems

A. or B. and C. but D. so

23. Shakespeare’s play Hamlet_____________into at least ten different films over the past years.

A. had been made B. was made C. has been made D. would be made

24. _____________ the course very difficult, she decided to move to a lower level.

A. Find B. Finding C. To find D. Found

25. --- Do you think Mom and Dad_____________late?

--- No, Swiss Air is usually on time.

A. were B. will be C. would be D. have been

26. I have an appointment_____________Dr. Smith, but I need to change it.

A. to B. off C. with D. from

27. Many countries are now setting up national parks_____________animals and plants can be protected.

A. when B. which C. whose D. where

28. Hurry up! Mark and Carl _____________ us.

A. expect B. are expecting C. have expected D. will expect

29. When we saw the road_____________with snow, we decided to spend the holiday at home.

A. block B. to block C. blocking D. blocked

30. I took my driving license with me on holiday, _____________I wanted to hire a car.

A. in case B. even if C. ever since D. if only

31. _____________makes the book so extraordinary is the creative imagination of the writer.

A. That B. What C. Who D. Which

32. --- So what is the procedure?

--- All the applicants_____________before a final decision is made by the authority.

A. interview B. are interviewing C. are interviewed D. are being interviewed

33. Experts believe _____________people can waste less food by shopping only when it is necessary.

A. why B. where C. that D. what

34. If we _____________a table earlier, we couldn’t be standing here in a queue.

A. have booked B. booked C. book D. had booked

35. --- You needn’t take an umbrella. It isn’t going to rain.

--- Well, I don’t know. It_____________ do.

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

第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）

阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上讲该项 涂黑。

A Leap（跳跃）to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive. she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t how far away things are.

her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her double vision, she often sees to beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola. To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom attitude.

Lola never thinks about is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids she grew up.

all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her for others is “just believe yourself”.

36. A. runs B. teaches C. trains D. dances

37. A. since B. unless C. after D. though

38. A. tell B. guess C. assume D. predict

39. A. suspected B remembered C. imagined D. noticed

40. A. deeply B. well C. ahead D. closely

41. A. task B. sport C. event D. show

42. A. boring B. enjoyable C. different D. unsatisfactory

43. A. talent B. quality C. nature D. condition

44. A. doubt B. advantage C. challenge D. program

45. A. examine B. express C. open D. trust

46. A. fearful B. harmful C. unfair D. inconvenient

47. A. to B. on C. off D. against

48. A. greeted B. treated C. served D. paid

49. A. pains B. stresses C. injuries D. problems

50. A. positive B. friendly C. flexible D. caution

51. A. defending B. quitting C. winning D. bargaining

52. A. standard B. range C. view D. goal

53. A. until B. as C. when D. before

54. A. proud B. tired C. ashamed D. confident

55. A. plan B. advice C. reward D. responsibility

第三部分：阅读理解 （共两节，20 分）

第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）

阅读下列短文：从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将正确的选项涂在答题卡上。

A

EP Portable Heater

We all know that the cost of heating our homes will continue to be a significant

burden on the family budget. Now millions of people are saving on their heating

bills with the EP Portable Heater. With over one million satisfied customers around

the world, the new EP heats better and faster, saves more on heating bills, and runs

almost silent.

The EP has no exposed heating parts that can cause a fire. The outside of EP

only gets warm to the touch so that it will not burn children or pets.

The EP will not reduce oxygen in the room. With other heaters, you’ll notice

that you get sleepy when the heat comes on because they are burning up oxygen.

The advanced EP also heats the room evenly, wall to wall and floor to ceiling.

it comfortably covers an area up to 350 square feet. Other heaters heat rooms unevenly with most of the heat concentrated to the center of the room. And they only heat an area a few feet around the heater. With the EP, the temperature will not vary in any part of the room.

The EP comes with a 3-year warranty(保修) and a 60-day. no questions asked. Satisfaction guarantee. If you are not totally satisfied, return it to our expertise and your money will be given back to you.

Now, we have a special offer for 10 days, during which you can enjoy a half price discount and a free delivery. if you order that, we reserve the right to either accept or reject order requests at the discounted price. Take action right now!

56. What is mainly discussed in paragraph 2?

A. the heat of the EP B. the safety of the EP

C. the appearance of the EP D. the material of the EP

57. From the passage, we can learn that the EP___________.

A. doesn’t burn up oxygen B. runs without any noise

C. makes people get sleepy D. is unsuitable for children and pets

58. The underlined word “evenly” in paragraph 4 probably means .

A. continuously B. separately C. quickly D. equally

59. The main purpose of the passage is to______________.

A. persuade people to buy the product B. advise people to save on heating bills

C. report the new development of portable heaters D. compare the difference of different heart brands

B

Tail Spin

Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, shown off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she’s even swimming at all. She doesn’t have a tail.

Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a

fish trap. When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in

December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going

to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst.

Grace did make it --- but her tail didn’t. She ended up losing

her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.

Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without

her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and

peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move

another way---like a fish! She pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncles from side to side.

The movement put harmful pressure on Grace’s backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn’t hurt her.

The first time Grace wore the artificial tail. She soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The tail isn’t necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉).”

Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.

60. When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her___________.

A. physical build B. potential ability

C. chance of survival D. adaptation to the surroundings.

61. A man-made tail is created for Grace to ___________.

A. let her recover faster B. make her comfortable

C. adjust her way of swimming D. help her perform better tricks

62. The story of Grace inspires people to___________.

A. stick to their dreams B. treat animals friendly

C. treasure what they have

D. face difficulties bravely

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