Believe it or not，oceans and seas are easy to be harmed by the development of human society．There are also influenced by man﹣made pollution easily．It is human beings that do great harm to the ocean ecosystem．
The coral reefs （珊瑚） of fine ecosystems that provide food and protection for many ocean creatures（生物）．The quarrel in almost all the oceans is in danger for pollution．Chemicals from factories end up in the seas and oceans and destroy（破坏） coral reefs．If the coral system die，some ocean creatures will be sure to die out．
Protecting the ocean also has something to do with the protection of ocean wildlife like dolphins．The fishing industry depends on modern ways to catch many fish in order to earn more money．But net for fishing also catch other sea animals．The fishing boat workers are advised to check their nets and set other ocean animals free．But the boats are in a hurry to make money and often other ocean animals are caught with fish．
Oil spills can destroy the ocean environment because of oil kills all ocean life．The world depends on oil and because there is plenty of oil off the shore in many countries．The need for you is more important than the risk of the oil spill．However，the fact is that one ocean mistake can lead to an ocean environment accident that will cause years of damage to the financial ecosystems．Or use bills will kill all the creatures in the area of the spill．The oil will be washed up on the shore and destroy ecosystems along the shore，including birds．
Everyone who cares about the environment should pay more attention to protecting the ocean，and all of us should do something for the protection of the ocean．
61．According to the passage，the ocean is harmed easily as a result of ．
A．the overuse of the oceans
B．the change of natural conditions
C．the growth of population by the sea
D．the activities of humans
62．What does the second paragraph mainly tell readers？
A．the importance of protecting coral systems．
B．Coral reefs are home to ocean animals．
C．The great harm caused by factory pollution．
D．How ocean creatures depend on coral reefs．
63．Why do people continue to get oil in the sea at the risk of oil spills？
A．Because they believed all you still can be stopped．
B．Because there is plenty of oil in the sea．
C．Because they are in great need of oil
D．Because getting oil in sea is easier than on land．
64．What does the underline word "damage" mean？
A．混乱
B．损害
C．灾难
D．误导
65．This passage is written mainly to tell us ．
A．many ocean creatures are in danger now
B．oceans can provide us with a great deal of oil
C．the sea has been seriously polluted
D．something should be done to protect the oceans．
Thousands of years ago much of our earth was covered with blocks（块）of ice．These ice blocks were as tall as high buildings in modern cities．Most of the ice was in the northern part of the world． Then the ice blocks started to move south．Cold and rain came with the ice．Animals and people had to move． At last, the ice began to melt （融化）．After half a million years, most of it had melted．More than half of the earth became covered with water．The climate became much warmer．Things began to grow．The earth began to look the way it looks today．Thousands of years ago our earth was very ________．
| A．warm | B．hot | C．cool | D．cold |
What did animals and people try to do when the ice blocks moved south?
| A．They tried to stop them moving. |
| B．They tried to melt them． |
| C．They tried to move behind them． |
| D．They tried to stay ahead of them． |
The melting ice may help to form___________.
| A．mountains and valleys | B．the sun,the moon and the earth |
| C．cities and countries | D．seas,lakes and rivers |
The underlined word "climate" means ________．
| A．the freezing ice |
| B．the weather of the year |
| C．the moving of the ice blocks |
| D．a plant or an animal |
Which of these things maybe happened because the Ice Age ended?
a．Forests grew
b．Food became harder to find
c．Fishing became easier
d．The temperature dropped．
| A．a; b | B．b; d | C．c; d | D．a; c |
Indonesia （印尼） |
An Air Asia flight from the Indonesia to Singapore lost contact(联系) with air traffic control on Sunday. Transport Ministry official said the aircraft, flight number QZ 8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6:17 a.m local time. The Airbus 320-200 had 155 passengers and crew（乘务员） on it, another Indonesian Transport official said. |
Shanghai |
HONG KONG---At least 36 people were killed and 47 injured（伤害） in a stampede during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai, the city’s government reported. The deaths happened in the eastern city’s famous Bund, the riverside area where tens of thousands had gathered. The stampede began after 11:35 p.m. in Chen Yi Square, the city said. The exact cause was unclear. President Xi Jingping ordered an immediate investigation, the official Xinhua news service reported. |
Which flight lost contact according the article?
| A．MH370 | B．ATR-72-600 | C．QZ8501 | D．MH17 |
How many people lost their lives in the two accidents?
| A．36 | B．42 | C．155 | D．191 |
The stampede took place _____________.
| A．on Christmas Eve | B．during New Year’s Eve |
| C．at 6:17 a.m local time | D．on Sunday |
Both the two articles are talking about_____________.
| A．health | B．education |
| C．environment | D．safety |
We are most likely to read these articles in_____________.
| A．text books | B．newspaper |
| C．comic books | D．magazines |
阅读表达 （共10分，每题2分）
Joe Brown has a shop. He sells meat in his shop. One Thursday a woman comes into his shop at five to one. “I’m sorry I’m late,” she says. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe has only one piece of meat in his shop. He takes it out of the fridge and says, “This is＄6.50.” “That piece is too small.” the woman says, “don’t you have for anything bigger?” Joe goes into the room behind his shop, puts the piece of meat into the fridge, takes it out of again and closes the door with lots of noise. Then he brings the piece of meat to the woman and says, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman says with a smile, “give me both of them.”
Answer the following questions within 4 words.（每题答案不超过4个词）What does Joe Brown sell?
________________________________________________When does the woman come to Joe’s shop?
____________________ ____________________________Why doesn’t the woman want that piece of meat?
_________________________________________________How many pieces of meat are there in the fridge?
_________________________________________________How much is the piece of meat in fact(实际)?
________________________________________________
If you go to visit London，you will see a lot of buses and cars on the road，you will also see a lot of bikes because more people travel by bike．Why?
There are a lot of reasons for this．First，it’s very cheap to buy a bike，and riding bikes is quick, too．You often need to wait for a bus for half an hour．When the bus comes，there are so many other buses and cars on the roads so the bus moves very slowly．The underground train（地铁）is quick but very expensive．
I travel to work by bus for about four years.I often arrive at work late and feel tired.Then one day , a friend of mine says, “I go to work by bike，why don’t we travel together？”“Because my bike’s old，”I answer，“and there are so many buses and cars on the road．I feel afraid…”“Don’t be afraid!”says my friend，“If you follow me and we ride slowly，you will be fine．”
Two days later I buy a new bike．We go slowly, but we arrive at work quickly. I spend 40 minutes going by bus, but only half an hour by bike! Now I love riding a bike. And I feel healthy. Many people think my idea is good and maybe you’ll see more bikes on the road in the future.
Many people think in the same way as I do．That’s why you see a lot of bikes on the road．Who knows，perhaps in the future we’ll have roads for bicycles only．I hope so!There are ___________ people travelling by bike now in London.
| A．no | B．fewer | C．more | D．a lot |
I travel to work by bus for ___________.
| A．a few months | B．about four years |
| C．two years | D．one year |
Which is NOT mentioned(提到) about the good things of riding a bike in the passage?
| A．we can have more time. |
| B．we don’t need to pay much money. |
| C．we can keep healthy. |
| D．we can keep the air clean. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．I begin to ride a bike to work because I had no bus to take. |
| B．The bus moves slowly because there are so many people in it. |
| C．Buses,cars and bikes run on the road in London. |
| D．I spend 40 minutes going by bike. |
Maybe you’ll see more _________ on the road in the future.
| A．cars | B．buses | C．vans（货车） | D．bicycles |
Do you know Eskimos? Let me tell you something about their lives.
Eskimos live near the North Pole (北极). There are only two seasons there, winter and summer. There is no spring or autumn there. The winter nights are long. You can't see the sun for more than two months, even at midday. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never goes down and there's no night.
Eskimos have warm clothes. They make their clothes from the skins of animals. From skins (皮毛) they make coats, caps and shoes. Near the North Pole trees can't grow, for it is too cold there. The Eskimos have to make their houses from skins, snow or stone. When they got out in storms and can't get back home, they make houses of snow. They leave these houses when the storm（风暴） is over.
Life is hard for the Eskimos, but they still like to live there. Near the North Pole there are _____ in a year.
| A．two seasons - winter and summer |
| B．two seasons - spring and autumn |
| C．four seasons – spring，summer，autumn and winter |
| D．two seasons sometimes and four seasons sometimes |
How long does the longest day or night last (持续) near the North Pole?
| A．24 hours | B．Over a week |
| C．A month | D．Over two months |
Eskimos use skins to make _____.
| A．stones | B．animals | C．trees | D．clothes |
There are no _____ near the North Pole.
| A．days | B．nights | C．trees | D．animals |
To protect (保护) Eskimos from storms, their houses are made of _____.
| A．animals | B．stones | C．snow | D．rain |