短文填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。 （本大题共 5 分， 每格 0.5 分）
It was already late when we started for the next town. According to(根据) the map, it was about fifteen miles a______ on the other side of the hill. There we felt sure that we would f___
__ a bed for the night. Soon darkness fell after we left the village, b___
___ unluckily, we met no one as we drove fast along the narrow road which led to the hill. As our car climbed higher, it became c__
___ and the rain began to fall, and it was d__
___ for us to see the road. We drove very slowly.
After we traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town. We were beginning to get worried. Then, the car suddenly s_______. We found that we used up the gas(汽油), so we d___
___ to spend the night in the car.
After eating some bread, I t_______ to go to sleep at once, but John, a poor sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk up the hill. Soon he found, in the valley below, the lights of the town we were looking for. We at once pushed(推) the car to the t___
___ of the hill. In l___
__ than a quarter of an hour, we were in the town and we found a hotel there easily.
There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影), because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.
The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.
The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to his vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?
| A．Because the vegetables wanted more light. |
| B．Because the tree drank almost all the water. |
| C．Because the vegetables weren’t the pride of the gardener. |
| D．Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as the tree. |
From the passage we know .
| A．The vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up |
| B．The gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree |
| C．The gardener didn’t know what was happening in the patch at first |
| D．The tree didn’t know how important the sun was to the vegetables |
The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “ ” in Chinese..
| A．长久地 | B．小心地 |
| C．有效地 | D．和谐地 |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．The tree and the vegetables. | B．The tree and the patch. |
| C．The gardener and his patch. | D．Sunlight and water. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．We should take good care of trees and vegetables. |
| B．One can live alone without any help. |
| C．We should get on well with others around us. |
| D．Both trees and vegetables harmed each other. |
London used to be “foggy” for the same reason that cities like Beijing or Chongqing are “foggy” today. The “fog” was in fact smog, a mixture of smoke and fog. In other words, it was made by air pollution. In London, some of this pollution came from factories, but much of it came from the coal(煤)that people burnt in their houses to keep warm during the winter. By the 1950s, London’s smog problem had become so bad that the government decided to do something to clean the air. A new law was made and nobody could burn coal in any British city. Within a few years, the air became much cleaner. There were no more “pea-soupers”.
Many Chinese cities now face the same sort of problem with air pollution that London faced 40 or 50 years ago. However, this problem is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve. One reason is that more of the pollution comes from the factories, rather than from coal burnt in people’s houses. If these factories were closed, this would harm the economy and lots of people would lose their jobs. Another reason is that changing from coal to cleaner fuel(燃料), like gas, is quite expensive.
However, the air in many Chinese cities is becoming cleaner and cleaner, as the government and people pay more and more attention to cutting down pollution. As a result, there are fewer “pea-soupers” in Beijing than there used to be.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。What was the main reason for air pollution in London?
| A．There was too much smoke in the sky. |
| B．There were too many factories in the city. |
| C．People burnt too much coal in the houses. |
| D．The city was too big for the cleaners to clean. |
How did the air in London become much cleaner?
| A．There was not so much fog in the winter later. |
| B．A law was made to keep people from burning coal in their houses. |
| C．Many factories in the city were closed. |
| D．People paid more attention to cleaning their city. |
What does the underlined word “pea-soupers” refer to?
| A．Smog | B．Smoke | C．Gas | D．Coal |
The problem of air pollution is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve because of _____ reasons.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
What do you think the government will do with the air pollution?
| A．The government will ask people to burn coal. |
| B．The government will ask people always use gas instead of coal. |
| C．The government will close all the factories in China. |
| D．The government will pay more and more attention to cutting down pollution. |
Singapore’s public transport system (公共交通系统) is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local. There are three main forms of public transport here that you would find in any other big city--trains, buses and taxis.
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TRAINS Trains run from 6 a.m. to midnight. Single trip tickets start at 80 cents. If you buy an EZ-Link card for $15, you can take the trains and buses as you like. If you need more information, just call Transit Link at 18007674333. |
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| BUSES There are several bus services in Singapore and fares（车费）start at 80 cents. Be sure to always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he cannot give you changes. If you need help, just call Transit Link at 18007674333. |
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TAXIS There are three main taxi companies--City Cab（65522222），Comfort（65521111）and Tibs（65528888）.Booking can also be made easily by calling the number above. |
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| RENTAL（租）CARS Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you like to travel as you like, renting a car is a good choice. Renting takes away the trouble of getting to places around Singapore. Just sit back and enjoy the city. It also means you’ll get to see a lot more than a train or a bus won’t let you see. For car rental, call Avis on 6567371668. |
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根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。 Buy an EZ-Link card, and you can take __________.
| A．both buses and trains | B．only trains |
| C．both buses and taxis | D．only rental cars |
What is a good choice if you want to travel freely in Singapore?
| A．To take a bus. | B．To take a train. |
| C．To rent a car. | D．To take a taxi. |
If you need to rent a car, you may call __________.
| A．65528888 | B．6567371668 |
| C．18007674333 | D．65522222 |
The passage mainly talks about __________ in Singapore.
| A．how to rent a car | B．how to take a bus |
| C．3 taxi companies | D．public transport system |
From the passage, which sentence is true?
| A．A local has some trouble finding his way around. |
| B．It’s much cheaper to go around by bus than by train. |
| C．You can see a lot more in Singapore only by renting a car. |
| D．It’s easy and convenient for visitors to travel in Singapore. |
People are having “Beautiful Guangxi Clean villages” activities in Guangxi. Make sure it can be done well, the Press Conference (新闻发布会) was held on May 3rd, 2013 in Guangxi. There will be something to do these days. First, the government will send many members to the villages. They will live in 1,4353 villages of Guangxi with villagers. A member of government will manage a village. Second, every village must have places to put litter. Third, villagers must put litter to the designated place. Don’t throw it here and there. Finally, the litter must be put away in time .
“Beautiful Guangxi Clean villages” is really hard and long work. If people do well, Guangxi will get more and more beautiful.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确为“T”，错误为“F”，并在答题卡上把“T”或“F”涂黑。The Press Conference was held on May 3rd, 2013 in Guangxi.
The government will send 1,4353 members to the villages.
Villages must put litter to the designated place.
“Beautiful Guangxi · Clean villages” isn’t hard and long work.
After the activities, Guangxi will become more and more beautiful .
(C)The earth is not only, but also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you. because nearly 70% of the earth’s surface（表面）is covered with water. But about 97% of that is sea water, or salt water. Man can only use the other 3%—the fresh water from rivers, lakes, and other sources. And we can’t even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glaciers（冰川）. Even worse, some of it has been polluted.
However, as things stand today, the fresh water is still enough for us. But our need for water is becoming larger and larger quickly—almost day by day. We should take steps to do with this problem now and in this way we can get away from a serious world-wide water shortage later on.
We all have to learn how to stop wasting our valuable water, one of the first step is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system(下水道), from there it returns to sea or runs into underground (地下)places.
But even if every large city reused its water, we still would not have enough. All we’d have to do to make use of sea water in the world is to remove the salt. The earth is thirsty for water because_______ .
| A．man has not enough food to eat. |
| B．we haven’t had enough fresh water |
| C．only 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water. |
| D．more water is sent into the sewer system |
The underlined word “valuable ” means _______. .
| A．much and salt | B．fresh and enough |
| C．dear and useful | D．clean and helpful |
What can we do if we want to have enough fresh water?
(a) make good use of the sea water.
(b) carry salt water into lakes and rivers.
(c) try to save the fresh water as much as possible
(d) do our best to use the water again.
(e) drink and use all the water on the earth’s surface
| A．(c)and(e) | B．(a) and (b) |
| C．(a), (c)and(d) | D．(b) , (d) and(e) |
The best but the most difficult way to solve the water problem of the world is to ___
| A．remove the salt from the sea water |
| B．make the water in the cities clean. |
| C．take the water from underground |
| D．make the need for the water smaller. |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．The Importance of Water | B．The World’s Water Problem |
| C．The Thirsty World | D．Fresh Water and Sea Water |