A close friend of mine lives with six hundred wild animals on the Greek Island of Kyklos.Ever since he left school (where I first knew him)，he has travelled all over the world collecting animals for his very own zoo.He hoped to collect at least two examples of every sort of animal on his island before the Great Flood. But the flood that my friend was afraid of was a flood not of water, but of people. I expect you have heard of my friend: he writes books about his travels，and about the wild and wonderful animals that he collects. The money from the books helps to pay for all the food that these animals eat.
My friend told me that when he was out looking for water last week，(there is not enough water on the island，though there is plenty all round it，)he found oil.He needs money for his travels，and for his zoo，and a little oil would buy enough water for a lifetime；but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it，it will be the end of his zoo, and his life's work.
So，if I know my friend，he will not tell anybody (but you and me)about what he found—because oil and water do not mix.My friend lives________.
| A．on an island in the middle of great flood |
| B．at the school that we used to go to on Kyklos |
| C．on a Greek island with six hundred animals |
| D．all over the world；he is always travelling |
Since he left school________.
| A．he has collected books about every sort of animal |
| B．he has lived in zoos all over the world |
| C．he has lived all the time on a Greek island |
| D．he has travelled all over the world collecting animals |
The flood，of which my friend was afraid, was ________.
| A．a flood of too many people |
| B．a great flood of water |
| C．a flood of too many animals on his island |
| D．a flood of oil |
Drunk driving(醉驾) has become a serious problem in China. According to the Ministry of Public Security(公安部), the police caught more than half a million drunk drivers in 2010. On the night of May 9.2011. musician Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars in Beijing because he drank too much wine. He was punished(惩罚) under China’s new drunk driving law that came into use on May 1.2011.
The new law sees drunk driving as a crime(犯罪). In the west, drunk driving is also a crime. In the US, for example, if the police catch a drunk driver, the driver will pay a fine, lose his or her license and even go to prison(监狱). If the driver wants to drive again, he or she has to do public service, and take part in educational programs.
You may think: drunk driving is crime? Isn’t this law too unkind? But experts say: not at all. They think it is to protect people’s tights to life and health. Drunk driving is very dangerous! Mr. Gao ran his car into three other cars because .
| A．he went home too late | B．he drank too much wine |
| C．the road was too crowded | D．he was sleepy |
What does the underlined part “a fine” in the second paragraph refer to(指)？
| A．Health | B．Weather | C．money | D．wealth |
When do experts think of the new law?
| A．The law is to protect people’s rights to life and health |
| B．The law is not kind to drunk drivers |
| C．Driving has become a serious problem |
| D．Drunk driving is very dangerous |
Which of the following sentence is TRUE?
| A．Drunk driving isn’t dangerous |
| B．In the US, drunk drivers will lose their licenses |
| C．The police caught less than half a million drunk drivers in 2010 |
| D．In China, drunk driving is not a crime |
备注：1.文章最后一段的tights 应改为rights, 2.第65小题中的when 应改为what
Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to schools, shops and anywhere else. Therefore, China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.
Compared with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.
However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others safety. So they ride too fast. During the rush hour, too many bicycles may cause traffic accidents. We still have a long way to solve the problem. Where can you see bicycles in China?
| A．In the big city | B．In the town |
| C．Almost everywhere | D．In the countryside |
“The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying.
| A．China has plenty of bicycles | B．China makes bicycles |
| C．Only China has bicycles | D．All the Chinese have bicycles |
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles
| A．Bicycles are much cheaper than cars. | B．Bicycles are more beautiful than cars |
| C．Bicycles are easy to park | D．Bicycles are safer than cars. |
What does the last sentence mean?
| A．We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles |
| B．It’s too far to ride bicycles |
| C．We still need to do much to solve the problem |
| D．we should walk farther to solve the problem |
An artist went to beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a famer. Every day he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening. When it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No I do not want money, but give me one of your pictures”, .The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month. I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”What did the artist go to the country for?
| A．To look for the farmer | B．To spend a holiday |
| C．To teach the farmer’s son | D．To see the farmer’s son |
What did the artist do every day in the country?
| A．He chatted with the farmer every day | B．He went out to paint every day |
| C．He played cards with the farmer every day | D．He worked for the farm |
Where did the artist live in the country?
| A．In a hotel | B．He was in France |
| C．He was in Britain. | D．In his own house |
When you see homework covering the kitchen table and toys are piling up around the sofa, you probably wish there was a bit more space. You are not alone. Nearly a third of parents say they feel squeezed into their homes but cannot afford to move to a bigger property, a report reveals today.
Twenty-nine perc
ent say “their property is too small to fit the size of their family—rising to 40 percent for those 34 and under”. One in four children is ‘forced to share’ a bedroom, according to the Finda-Property. Com website. Property analyst Samantha Baden said: “Afford-ability remains a key issue for families, with the average cost of a three-bedroom home around ￡193,000.”Very few can afford to buy or to rent a property of the size they want and in the area they desire to live in, according to Miss Baden.
A recent report, from investment firm LV, also found that many ‘space-starved parents’are pushed into a two-bedroom home which was perfect when they were a young couple, but has no space for three or so children. Grown-up children who cannot afford to leave homo are also adding to the problem facing families in Britain’s ‘big squeeze’.
For a home to be the correct size, which means it is not overcrowded, parents must have their own bedroom. Children under ten can share, as well as same-sex children between ten and 20.Anyone over 21 also needs their own room.
The report comes as official figures, published yesterday by the Land Registry, revealing house prices are falling sharply in every region except London. The worst – hit area is the North East where average house prices have fallen to below ￡100, 000 for the first time in seven years. However, they remain unaffordable for millions.According to Paragraph 1, the report reveals .
| A．children like to do homework in the kitchen |
| B．some families can’t afford a bigger property |
| C．only a few families have housing problem |
| D．people are satisfied with their living condition |
What Miss Baden said in Paragraph 2 means .
| A．most families don’t have enough money yet |
| B．no family could afford a three - bedroom home |
| C．it is common to live in a three - bedroom home |
| D．the price of a bigger property is still acceptable |
The report from the investment firm LV shows .
| A．young couples should live in a two - bedroom home |
| B．families with three or so children couldn’t afford a home |
| C．parents should buy houses for their grown - up children |
| D．some grown - up children couldn’t afford a separate home |
What can we learn from the last paragraph?
| A．House prices are falling down everywhere. |
| B．People are able to buy a home of correct size. |
| C．The house prices in London has not fallen down. |
| D．The North East is now an area suitable to live in. |
Now let’s look ourselves as a species in relation to ecosystem balance.Modern scientists believe that humankind, like other animals, evolved(进化) through millions of years of changes and adaptations to the environment and that our most direct evolutionary ancestor was probably an earlier species of the primate(monkey, ape) group. Despite this similarity with other creatures, however, the evolution of humankind differs from that of other species in one important and unique way.
In other species, evolution has led to specialization, both in the species abilities and in its place within the environmental structure. For example, the giraffe is much adapted to feeding on treetops, but it is also specialized and thus limited to feeding on trees and shrubs. Only with great difficulty can it bend down to graze on the ground. Similarly, the anteater is extremely well adapted to eating ants but is unable to catch or eat other animals. The same is true for countless other species.
For humankind it is opposite. Our evolution had led to a very generalized ability. Our highly developed intelligence and ability to make and handle tools mean that we can do almost anything. Humans evolved in such a way that we are able to move into every environment on Earth and even into space. No natural competitor offers great resistance, and other natural enemies such as disease have been controlled.
Said another way, we see in humankind a great imbalance between biological potential and environmental resistance. The result is the rapidly increasing world population, frequently referred to as the population explosion. Further, to support our growing population, natural ecosystems are being increasingly displaced by human habitations, agriculture, and other human supporting activities.From the passage we can infer that in the course of evolution _______.
| A．humankind is very important to earlier species, such as the primate group |
| B．human beings are limited by the environment while animals are not |
| C．human beings become more and more different from each other |
| D．humankind has experienced a generalization rather than specialization in ability |
According to the passage, primate includes such animals as _______.
| A．monkeys and anteaters | B．tigers and apes |
| C．apes and monkeys | D．monkeys and giraffes |
According to the passage, evolution has made it possible for humans to _______.
| A．increase the population |
| B．resist natural offers |
| C．go to the moon |
| D．cure all diseases |
According to the author, imbalance between biological potential and environ mental resistance has resulted in _______.
| A．the population explosion |
| B．the destruction of human habitations |
| C．the growth of natural ecosystem |
| D．the specialization of humans |