Scientists （科学家） are trying to make the deserts （沙漠） into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.
Some places on the earth don’t get much rain. But they still don’t become deserts. This is because some green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very helpful to dry (干旱的)places. Plants don’t let the hot sun make the earth even drier. Plants don’t let the wind blow the earth away. When a little bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become deserts much more easily.Why can the land become deserts?
| A．Some places don’t get much rain. |
| B．Plants don’t let the hot sun make the earth even drier. |
| C．People don’t keep the earth well. |
| D．Scientists haven’t learnt enough about the deserts. |
Scientists are to make the deserts into good land again.
| A．carrying water | B．growing food | C．doing nothing | D．studying a lot |
Which is NOT true?
| A．The land never stops becoming deserts. |
| B．Scientists ask people to live in the deserts and grow food there. |
| C．People do bad things to the earth. |
| D．Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. |
Why are green plants and grass helpful?
| A．They can hold the water. |
| B．They can keep the earth wet. |
| C．They can stop the wind from blowing the earth away. |
| D．All the above. |
Which is the best title（题目）for the passage?
| A．The Desert Problem |
| B．People Make Deserts |
| C．Green Plants and Grass |
| D．The Deserts, the Tree and the Water |
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容和表格提示信息，在空白处填入适当词语，使其意思与短文内容一致 （每空词数不限）．
There were three brothers，John，Jack，and James． Evey year on their mother's birthday，they would send their mother expensive birthday gifts to show how rich and successful they were．
The oldest brother， John had the most money and he wanted his mother to know this．
" I must give her something none of my brothers can give her．"John thought．"I must find something of which there is only one in the world．"
He advertised in a newspaper： Wanted： The perfect gift for the woman who has everything．
For many days， his telephone did not stop ringing， people phoned him from all over the world． They wanted to sell him "the perfect gift"． However，they did not have anything that was only one in the world．
Then， less than a week before his mother's birthday，a man came to his office． He was carrying a cage（鸟笼）， and in the cage there was a large bird．
"This bird， "the man said， "can speak ten languages and sing many pop songs． There is no other bird like it in the world．"
"I'll listen to it， John said， " If you tell the truth， I'll buy the bird from you．
The man spoke to the bird， "Talk to me in French， The bird spoke to him in French． "Tell me a joke in Japanese， He said． The bird told him a joke in Japanese． "Sing a famous pop song， he said． The bird did so， too．
"I'll buy it， John said． "How much do you want？ "
"Half a million dollars" the man said． This was lots of money， but John paid him． Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card
The day after his mother with a birthday． "Well， Mum， he said， "What did you think of the bird？
"Oh， it was delicious， dear．" she said．
（1）Of the three brothers， was the richest．
（2）After John advertised in the newspaper，people phoned to him"the perfect gift．"
（3）The bird was because it could speak ten langues and sing any pop song．
（4）John phoned his mother to ask if she the bird．
（5）The last paragragh tells us that John's mother the bird．
Everyone needs friends．There is an old saying"Friends are God's way of taking care of us．"But how do you find real friendship and keep it？
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends．Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree．You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow．
First，you should choose a friend．What makes a Good friend？It is not because a person has money or good looks．A good friend should be kind and patient．For example，if you have a bad day，a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help．To make a friend，you can not be too shy．You should make each other happy and share your lives．But things cannot always be happy．Even the best have fights．What should you do when you have a fight with your friend？You have to talk to him or her．When there is no one around，have an honest talk．If he or she doesn't want to talk，you could write a letter．
There are three steps to being friends again：
Tell him or her how you are feeling； say what your friend has done wrong，and explain why you did this or that．Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life．
56．The world"patient"in the first paragraph means ．
| A． |
友好 |
| B． |
大方 |
| C． |
耐心 |
| D． |
热情 |
57．Sally wants to tell students the ways to ．
| A． |
find friends |
| B． |
plant trees |
| C． |
get happy |
| D． |
keep fit |
58．What makes good friends？A good friend should ．
| A． |
be lovely and cool |
| B． |
be kind and patient |
| C． |
c．have lots of money |
| D． |
have good looks |
59．According to the text，you can your friend after a fight．
| A． |
buy a present for |
| B． |
never say a word to |
| C． |
have dinner with |
| D． |
write a letter to |
60．What is the best title of the text？
| A． |
Teenagers and friendship |
| B． |
The good friends around you |
| C． |
The trouble of growing up |
| D． |
The care and keeping of friends． |
Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in．Here are two of the cities listed as"the world's best．"
SAN JOSE，COSTARICA The city has comfortable weather all year round （15℃to 26℃）．Housing is not very expensive in SAN JOSE．Also，many of the city's older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafes．Beautiful mountains are around the city．Lots of people go sightseeing there every year．But air pollution is a problem in the city center．
Hong Kong，CHINA，this lively city﹣﹣﹣﹣once a small fishing village﹣﹣﹣﹣﹣is today an international business center．It is an interesting mix of East and West，old and new．Modern tall buildings are next to small temples （庙宇）．Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses．Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day．But outside the city，there are parks for walking or relaxing．Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes．There's also food from Europe，North America，and other parts of Asia．However，this small city has a large population of nearly seven million!That's why housing is often very expensive．Traffic and air pollution are also a problem．
51．Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose？
| A． |
The weather |
| B． |
The mountains |
| C． |
The air |
| D． |
The traffic |
52．What makes Hong Kong the world's best according to this passage？
| A． |
The lively city and the wonderful dishes． |
| B． |
The large population and the traffic． |
| C． |
The expensive housing． |
| D． |
The beautiful temples． |
53．What do the two cities have in common？
| A． |
They both have beautiful mountains． |
| B． |
They both have a large population． |
| C． |
Air pollution is a problem in both cities． |
| D． |
They are both crowded． |
54．The word"mix"here means ．
| A． |
交点 |
| B． |
融合 |
| C． |
区别 |
| D． |
中点 |
55．From the passage，we can know that ．
| A． |
San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world's best． |
| B． |
Housing in San Jose is not very expensive． |
| C． |
the weather in both cities is fine． |
| D． |
San Jose used to be a small fishing village． |
Ten years ago，when I was in high school，Mrs．While was my language teacher．One day at lunch time，I was about to eat my cold fish sandwich and she suddenly asked me if she could buy my lunch from me．She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria（食堂）．I was very pleased．I had never thought of going to the cafeteria to buy my lunch like other students．The food at the cafeteria was too expensive for my family．
Kids always complained about the cafeteria food but I really wanted to buy it．When we finished lunch that day，she told me that she was a Catholic and Catholics don't eat red meat on Fridays﹣they eat fish on Fridays．After that，every Friday Mrs．White bought my fish sandwich and with the money I could buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria．
One year later，I learned from a classmate that Mrs．White was not a Catholic and her family was not rich．She bought my cold sandwich because she saw a little girl that was excited to have a hot lunch．She wanted to help me!I couldn't help crying．I will never forget her kind heart．I will remember my dear Mrs．White all my life．
根据短文内容回答下列各题．
92．Why didn't the writer go to the cafeteria to have lunch？
93．How did the writer feel when Mrs．White wanted to buy her cold fish sandwich？
94．What did the writer do with the money from Mrs．White？
95．Was Mrs．White a Catholic？
96．What kind of person was Mrs．White？ ．
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
Li Wen is a normal 15﹣year﹣old boy from the countryside，He works very hard and does well in school．It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school．When he was a little boy，he seldom caused any problems，and his family spent a lot of time together．Unfortunately，things began to change a few years ago．His parents moved to the city to look for jobs，and his grandparents came to take care （1） him．But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy．
Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork．He became less interested in studying．Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations．Finally，Li Wen's parents made the（2） to send him to a boarding school，but Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school．He found life there difficult．One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school．His teacher was worried about him and she called his parents．（3） 她建议他们亲自与他们的儿子谈谈．So his parents took a 24﹣hour train and a 5﹣hour bus ride to get to Li Wen's school．
They had a long talk．"It was exactly what I needed，"he said．"Now I understand that even though they are busy，they are always thinking of me．They take pride in everything good that I do．"
After that，Li Wen's parents had much more communication with their son than they used to．Now Li Wen has really changed．He became more outgoing and made some good friends in school．He even joined the school basketball team and became active in many other activities，"I'm much happier now，and I work even harder than I used to．I know my parents love me and they're always proud of me．"says Li Wen．"It's very important for parents to be there for their children．"
根据短文内容完成下列各题
87．在（1）和（2）处填上适当的词（1） （2）
88．写出原文 He failed his examinations．的问义句．He his examinations．
89．将（3）译成英语．
90．在文中找出absence的形容 词 ，often的反义词
91．Do you think it is important for parents to be there for their children？
Why？ ．