It is said that another acre of the world’s forest will be destroyed forever. Why is this happening? There are two reasons — land and wood. In many countries the trees have been cut down because the land was needed for animals or crops. In other parts of the world the trees are cut down because their wood is wanted. This wood is used by local people for firewood or it is used for building. But many people don’t know that in most places the trees won’t be replaced. The soil in the forests is very thin, but it is protected by the trees. When the trees are cut down, the soil is washed away by the rain or blown away by the wind. Soon nothing can be grown on it. The forest becomes a desert. Then more land will be needed, and more trees will be cut down.
When the forest is destroyed, it isn’t only the trees that are lost — the homes of millions of animals and plants are destroyed, too. All kinds of animals are in danger — fish，reptiles, birds, mammals, insects, and shellfish — as well as thousands of plants.
Who is to blame for this? The answer is simple: all of us. There are just too many people in the world. The world’s population is now six billion. Of course, it’s very easy to blame the local people. We don’t cut down trees. They do. But the products are bought by people like you and me — wood houses, beds, tables, chairs, paper… Why are the forests being destroyed? Just look around. You are probably using it right now.
1.People cut down large areas of trees in order to _________.
A. grow crops B. keep animals C. build houses D. get land and wood
2. In most places, __________after trees are cut down.
A. new trees can grow better B. forests will become deserts
C. most animals can live there D.people build new house there
3. According to the passage, we should _________________ to protect the forest.
A. use fewer wood products B. plant more trees
C. blame the local people D. protect the soil
Here is the timetable of science activities in the Children’s Palace.
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Monday 19:00 — 21:30 Space and Man Dr. Thomas West Would you like to know more about the outer space? (4 weeks) |
Tuesday 18:30 — 20:30 Photography Mr. Brown from Italy Learn to take good pictures, please bring your own camera. (5 weeks) |
Wednesday 18:30 — 21:00 Computer Science Prof. Harry Morison from Oxford University Learn how to use Windows 2000. (12 weeks) |
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Thursday 19:00 — 21:00 Modern Medicine Prof. Lucy green Would you like to know medical advances? (4 weeks) |
Saturday 14:00 — 17:00 Technical English Prof. Rose Beet Do you want to learn the technical words and articles? (16 weeks) |
Sunday 8:30 — 11:30 Exhibition of Personal Inventions You can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions. (2 weeks) |
1.If you want to learn technical English, you should go to the Children’s palace on ______.
A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Saturday D. Sunday
2. The teacher who teaches photography is from ______.
A. England B. Italy C. America D. China
3.The computer science class may last for about ________ .
A. 2 weeks B. 4 weeks C. 12 weeks D. 16 weeks
根据中文大意和英文提示词语，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑，不少于60词的文段。请将文段写在答题卡上。
目前，许多同学学会了上网聊天。他们在结识新朋友，学习新东西的同时，也遇到了很多问题。下面是几个同学的困惑，请你针对他们的问题，谈谈你对网上聊天的看法，并给他们提出一些可行性的建议。
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If the net-friends want to know my phone number, what should I do? |
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John |
Sometimes, I meet some adults. I have nothing to chat with them. What should I do? |
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If they want to visit or invite me, what should I do? |
完成句子。（共10分，每小题2分）
根据中文意思和英文提示完成句子。将答案部分写在答题卡相应题号后的横线上。
1.汽车来了。咱们上车吧。
The bus is coming. _________________ the bus.
2.、孩子们对小动物很感兴趣。
The children _________________ small animals.
3.经常熬夜你身体受不了。
to stay up late so often.
4.日本地震非常严重，以致于许多人失去了家园。
The earthquake in Japan was ___________________.
5.汤姆是我们班最好的学生。他不但学习上严格要求自己，而且乐于帮助别人。
Tom is the top student in our class. He __________________.
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答下面的问题，将答案写在答题卡相应题号后的横线上。
Charter schools in the US operate with public money but without many of the rules that govern traditional public schools. In the United States the rules for charter schools are different from state to state. But in general these schools have greater freedom to decide what and how to teach.
A charter school might have nothing to do with the local public school system. It might be started by teachers, parents, community groups or a profit-making business.
Forty-seven million students go to traditional public schools. And more than a million students go to charter schools.
And now a group of charter schools have formed the Green Charter Schools Network. The idea is to have environment friendly school buildings but also to go further than that.
The schools teach students to give lots of time and attention to the community problems that affect them and the environment. For example, young children grow vegetables in a school garden and learn about healthy eating. Older students help recycle waste from restaurants. And local schools share what they grow in community gardens with people in need.
Jim McGrath is president of the Green Charter Schools Network. He says there are about two hundred “green” charter schools across the United States. And the Green Charter Schools Network holds its first national conference this October in Minnesota. Supporters of green schools say their goal is to let the movement be popular across the country.
1.. Are the rules for charter schools the same in the US?
2.. How many students go to charter schools?
3.. What do students in charter schools often do?
4.. Do teachers teach students to protect the environment or to know the Network?
5.. Why do supporters hope charter schools to be popular across the country?
阅读短文还原句子（共8分，每小题2分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容从方框中选择恰当的句子把短文补充完整，将其代号填在答题卡相应的题号后。注意选项中有一个多余选项。
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A. Every area of your map should be filled in with colors[B. For a clear map, it must show a number of things C. On your map, you must tell people where the hospital is D. Next, fill in the shapes of the places and roads in light colors E. Think about places you often have to go to |
A map is a picture of a place. There can be many different maps of the same place. A map cannot show everything about a place. 1 . Here, you will get to make a map which shows the things that make your community a special place to live in.
Before you start drawing, make a list of the places and things in your community that you want to include on your map. 2 , places where your relatives and friends live and your favorite places. How do you get there? What roads or paths do you take? What kind of things do you see along the way? As you know, some maps are made to show locations and other maps show us how to get there. They can also show the distances.
Now, let’s create a map of your community. On a large piece of paper, draw pictures of the places or the things you decide to include on your map. 3 . Use darker colors to fill in the areas between the features and roads on your map to make your map more interesting to look at. 4 . When your map is finished, show it to your friends or family members to see what they think of it.
