命题人：马旺营

一．阅读理解（40分）

A

When you watch TV programs about wild animals, it is surprising to see how an antelope (羚羊) can run away from a strong lion. In the wilderness, everyone has his own way to protect himself. Even plants have their own ways to fight off enemies.

Over millions of years, plants have developed their own defense system (防卫系统). Chemicals are fantastically used by plants to survive (幸存). By making their leaves, flowers, roots and fruits poisonous (有毒的) to enemies, plants can fight back.

One such plant is the Golden Wattle tree(金合欢树). The British scientist David Cameron has found when an animal eats the tree’s leaves, the amount (数量) of poison increases in the other leaves. “It’s like the injured leaves telephoning the others to fight together against the enemy,” he said.

The tree also sends defense messages to neighboring plants by giving out a special smell. Golden Wattle trees in the nearby 45 meters will get the message and produce more poison within 10 minutes. Now, if an enemy eats too many of the trees’leaves, it will die.

Every kind of plant or tree is good at producing a special set of chemicals. Herbivores(草食动物), like rabbits, can safely eat the leaves of one tree, but they may be poisoned by its neighbor.

In this way, plants have not only developed their own defense system, but also shared it with others. This makes it impossible for a single animal to destroy even a small area of forest.

21. From the first 2 paragraphs, we can learn that _________.

A. plants can do nothing against their enemies

B. chemicals are quite useful for plants to survive

C. an antelope can always run away from a strong lion

D. leaves, roots, flowers and fruits of plants are poisonous

22. If animals eat one Golden Wattle tree’s leaves, the tree can________.

A. kill the animals with a special smell ???????????????????

B. tell other trees to come to protect it

C. warn other trees against the animals on the phone

D. send defense messages to the neighboring plants

23. The last paragraph of the passage suggests that this kind of defense system is ________.

A．bad for animals ???? ??????????????????????? ????????? B．good for forests

C．helpful to some animals?????? ??? ???????????? D．harmful to forests

24. The passage is mainly about __________.

A．the examples of protecting forests

B．the balance between animals and plants? ???

C．the ways of plants fighting against?enemies???

D．the relationship between lions and antelopes

B

Hi, everybody!Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore! Now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store. Are you Chinese film fans? OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon《卧虎藏龙》, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai. Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on. Maybe you are Indian film fans and star-chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia (百科全书) of Indian Cinema. The book is a complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood. If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures. In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films. Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!25. The speaker of the passage is most probably _______. A. the writer of 25 New Takes???????????

B. a tourist in the cinema bookstore C. the manager of the cinema bookstore?

D. a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema26. How many Asian countries does the speaker refer to when he talks about the film books? A. Two.???????????? B. Three.???????? C. Four.????????????? D. Nine.27. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage？ A. Indian cinema is second only to Hollywood. B. The British Cinema Book includes a complete list of names of stars. C. Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States. D. The French Cinema Book covers over a century's French films.

C

All the advances in technology were meant to make our lives easier and in most cases they did so, but with what price? We have become so lazy that we don’t even go shopping. We just look for something on the Internet. We order and we get the object delivered at home. We don’t even have to go to the bank as we pay online and the money transfer(转账)is made by the bank. Going shopping was one of the favorite hobbies for women all over the world, but now they choose to do other things. The application of science to entertainment has made us lazy: TV, DVD, computers, MP3 players. Why do we go out when we have everything at home? Why do we spend time cooking when we have the sandwich-marker which gets us out of every trouble? Why do we bother washing and ironing when we have the dry-cleaning at the corner of the street and it does everything for us? Why do we do the house-cleaning when there are persons who earn a living from this? There is a solution for everything, but to have all these you need money, money earned by hard work. So far, technology hasn’t solved this problem. Comfort and stability are to be contained only with great efforts and many sleepless nights. To get the best products you have to work a lot, because high quality means a great deal of money. When you see how many things you can buy so that you make your existence easier, you don’t care you have to work ten hours a day or you don’t have a free weekend. You make all these efforts because you know you’ll later be rewarded. Therefore, in this aspect we haven’t become lazy; I could say that we are still quite hard-working.

28．In the author’s eyes, the price of the advances in technology is ______.? A．robbing us of too much money?? ? ?B．causing the decline of our health ?C．making us lazier than ever? ?? D．driving us more crazy about entertainment29．The main idea of the second paragraph is ______.?? ? A．going shopping was the favorite hobby for women all over the world?? ? B．the application of science to entertainment has made people lazy?? ? C．new electric products have made us have more time for entertainment?? ? D．new technologies are changing our lives from shopping to entertainment30．According to the passage, we can have all the following done by machines except ______.?? ? A．shopping ? B．playing music? C．cooking D．house-cleaning31．The underlined phrase “this problem” in the 3rd paragraph refers to ______.?? ? A．earning money through hard work??? ?B．working with great efforts??? ?C．working with sleepless nights??????? ? D．having to promote quality?

D

Smile, when making an introduction.Every day we meet people in a number of business and social situations. And the way we meet and greet them creates an impression. It’s important to do so in a proper way, no matter whether you are introducing yourself to someone, or introducing two people to each other. To keep you aware of this, we have gathered tips on how to make a proper introduction. ◎Always stand when making an introduction.When you are seated and someone comes up to greet you, make the effort to stand up. By doing this, you show respect for yourself and for the other person. ◎Always maintain ( 保持) eye contact while making an introduction.Many people are not aware of the value of this simple action. When you make eye contact you are giving a confident image. ◎Always introduce a person of lesser authority to one of greater authority. The most important thing to remember is to say the most important person’s name first.For example, when introducing your supervisor to a job candidate, you would give your supervisor’s name first. "Bob Jones, may I introduce Susan Lee, who has just graduated from ABC University?" ◎In a situation where rank is unimportant, an introduction is based on sex and age. A man is presented to a woman and a younger woman to an older woman.What if you find yourself in a situation where you have forgotten the other person’s name? Start with a handshake and reintroduce yourself. By doing this, you will usually cause the other person to do the same. However, if the other person does not take your suggestion, it is OK simply to apologize and let the person know that you cannot remember her or his name. This is not the ideal situation, of course, but it does happen to all of us. The other person should be forgiving.32．The article gives you advice on _________.? A．how to make a self introduction???????????? B．how to make a proper introduction? C．how to leave a good impression on people ? D．how to greet people in social situations33．According to the passage, people will think you are ______ if you don’t make eye contact with them. ?A．not honest ? B．not confident ? C．shy ?D．unfriendly34．What should you do when you introduce a new worker to your boss?? A．You should not give your boss’ name? ? B．You should give the new worker’s name first? C．You needn’t give your boss’ name? D．You should give your boss’ name first35．If you forget the other person’s name, you’d better ________.? A．ask him/her directly????????????????? B．apologize first and then ask him/her?? C．shake hands with the person and reintroduce yourself? D．consider his age first

E 补全对话

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