In the past my hometown was used to be a beautiful place. Thick trees and green grass could be seen in everywhere. In order to build house and grow more crops, people cut down more and more trees. With time went on, the whole forest was almost destroyed. Gradually the green hills have changed into wasteland. As a result, sandstorms struck us now and then, of which we suffer a lot. However, I do hope all the people should realize the terribly result of not caring about our environment. What's more, they should take good care of the forests and plant trees instead cutting them down to improve our living conditions.
根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
1.They said that the painters were careless and their paintings were _____（荒谬的).
2.They are _______（反对）to my view and want to do it again.
3.Our friendship has steadily ________ （加强）over the years.
4.The boy is ____（沉迷于））to playing computer games and has lost interest in his lessons.
5.It is more difficult for smoking couples to become________（怀孕的）.
6.May the friendship between the peoples of our two countries last ______（永远）.
7.People had to gather up their few _____(财产)and escaped abroad.
8.Who can _______（预测）what paintings will be in the future?
9.We need a foreign policy that is more (灵活的).
10.The Chinese people should make a greater （贡献）to mankind.
__1.__ You can find it on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and trash cans from Tokyo to Paris, from Moscow to Cape Town. Street art has become a global culture. Even art museums and galleries are collecting the works of street artists.
Street art started very secretly because it was illegal to paint on public and private property without permission. __2.__Some think it is a crime and others think it is a very beautiful new form of culture. Art experts say that the street art movement began in New York in the 1960s. Young adults painted words and other images on the walls and trains. This colourful style of writing became known as graffiti（涂鸦）, whose art showed that young people wanted to rebel against society.
Street artists do their work for different reasons. __3.__They choose street art because it is closer to the people. Some artists try to express their political opinion in their works. Others like to do things that are not allowed and hope they can’t be caught. Advertising companies also use street art in their ads because it gives people the impressions（印象）of youth and energy.
_4.__Artists can show their pictures to people all over the world. Many people, however, say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it alive.
_5.__There, it will continue to change and grow.
A. Street art used to be illegal, but now has become popular.
B. In today’s world, the Internet has a big influence on street art.
C. People often have different opinions about street art.
D. The street art movement lives with the energy and life of a big city.
E. With the development of science and technology, different art styles come into the Internet.
F. Street art, a very popular form of art spreads quickly all over the world.
G. Some of them do not like artists who make so much money in galleries and museums.
Little Brother
By Cory Doctorow, 382 pages, $19.95
In the very near future, Marcus Yallow is walking with his friends in San Francisco when a 9/11-sized terrorist attack occurs blocks away. Everyone around is secretly taken away by the Department of Homeland Security to see whether they're terrorists. However, during the investigation, one of his friends dies mysteriously. The friends try to find out the truth. If you read only one science-fiction novel this year, make it this one.
The Flying Troutmans
By Miriam Toews, 274 pages, $32
The heart of the book is a road journey in Canada made by Hattie，Thebes and Logan to find Cherkis, the kids' dad. It's rich in dialogue, sometimes funny, sometimes surprisingly sad, always character-true. Toews is an extraordinarily gifted writer, with tough-minded compassion (同情) for her characters.
Reading By Lightning
By Joan Thomas, 388 pages, $22.95
We're in 1930s Canada, where Lily's father arrived three decades earlier to be promised fertile agricultural land. But they had been cheated and thrown in the middle of Manitoba. Now William Piper and his wife farm their land and place little hope in this life.
What They Wanted
By Donna Morrissey, 325 pages, $32
A father has a heart attack; a brother and a sister leave Newfoundland and go to Alberta, Canada to work； a tragedy brings reconciliation (和解), but also terrible loss. Primarily a novel of character, it's also a novel of Canada, of two very specific and vividly drawn places. Donna Morrissey's characters are troubled, sensitive, quick to be moved to anger or pain, and just as quick to laughter and affection.
1.If Jim only has 20 dollars, which book could he buy?
A. The Flying Troutmans. B. What They Wanted.
C. Little Brother. D. Reading By Lightning.
2.According to the text, we know that The Flying Troutmans is .
A. full of dialogue B. a sad story C. about tourism D. a real story
3.In Reading By Lightning, why did William Piper arrive in Canada?
A. To carry out his promise. B. To work in a big city.
C. To get work experience. D. To seek his fortune.
Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers fried to conquer (征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The republic of Ireland, in the south, is an independent country.
In the 1840s ,the main crop, potatoes was affected by disease and about 750, 000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺) of work, forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada. As a result of these problems, the population fell from 8.2 million in 1841 to 6.6 million in 1851.
For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people still work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace.
The Irish are famous for being warm-hearted and friendly, Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”. Since independence, Ireland has revived (复兴) its own culture of music, language, literature and singing. Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments. Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc.
1.What does the author tell us in Paragraph 1?
A. How the Irish fought against the English.
B. How Ireland gained independence.
C. How two “Irelands” came into being.
D. How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland.
2.The last paragraph is mainly about____.
A. the Irish character B. Irish culture
C. Irish musical instruments D. a famous Irish writer
3.We learn from the text that in Ireland _____.
A. different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments
B. people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside
C. it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker
D. food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Life in Ireland B. Ireland, Past and Present
C. A Very Difficult History D. The Independence of Ireland
If you planning to study in the United States, you need to consider several factors （因素）. Everyone has different opinions about where is the best place to live in. Also, the best places to live in are not always home to the best schools. What’s more, many schools specialize in different areas of study. They Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for example, is a great school for computer science. And if you want to study oceanography, your interests may be better served by attending school in a place which is near the ocean.
Now I will tell you about which states I believe are the best to live in. California is a nice state. Northern California especially has very good weather. As for me, I enjoyed the time I spent in Massachusetts, Virginia and Mary land. These states have a lot of history and culture. The weather is not so perfect as that in California, but is still quite nice. My favourite of America is the Midwest. Middle America, I think, is home to the true American sense of values. Besides, there are many good universities, too.
Also you need to think about your likes and dislikes and then research the different areas. You like sunshine and hate snow? Then you probably won’t like the Midwest or even the Northeast. Open space, nature, peace and quiet? Then you’d better stay away from America’s larger cities. Are you interested in government? Then Washington D.C. is the only place for you. Whatever you decide, put some thought into it.
1.From the first paragraph we can infer that in the USA .
A. all colleges and universities lie in big cities
B. all colleges and universities lie in beautiful places
C. famous colleges and universities lie in nice places
D. famous colleges and universities may not lie in nice places
2.____ should be considered first if you want to study in the USA.
A. The climate
B. The scenery
C. The study condition
D. The living condition
3.The writer likes Middle America best because .
A. he feels the real character of the nation here
B. the weather is fine here
C. the life is full of excitement
D. he likes sunshine and hates snow
4.The passage mainly .
A. tells us something about American universities
B. gives us some advice on studying in America
C. lets us know about America
D. describes the scenery of America
