About ten men in every hundred have the trouble of color blindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about one in two hundred is affected（感染）in this matter. Perhaps, after all ,it is safer to be driven by a woman.
There are different kinds of color blindness. For example, a man cannot see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades (影子) of  green. Sometimes a person can’t tell the difference between blue and green. Only a few unlucky men may see everything in shades of green— a strange world indeed.
Color blindness in human beings is a different thing to explain. In only one eye there are millions of very small things called “cones（锥状细胞）” . These help us to see in the bright light and to tell differences between colors. These are also millions of “rods“（杆状细胞），but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shapes but not colors.
Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue light will. Human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the help of the cones in our eyes, we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the help of the rods we can see shapes at night.
【小题1】“Color blindness” means           in Chinese.
A. 盲目        B. 无色      C 色盲    D 讨厌颜色
【小题2】 Some people say it’s safer to be driven by women because         .

阅读理解
It is said that all dreams serve a purpose（目的）. While there is no agreement among scientists about why we dream, there are many ideas about the different kinds of dreams we have.
One common kind of dream is the repeating dream, in which the same story is repeated again and again, often for many months or even years. Some believe these are a sign people have a problem in their life and once that problem is gone then the dream will stop. Others think they are a way to help people remember something very important.
Another well-known kind of dream is the nightmare. The pictures and stories in such dreams make people very afraid and dreamers usually remember them far more clearly than normal dreams. The cause of such dreams may be seeing something terrifying such as a car accident or some deadly snakes. Others think such dreams may be trying to make a person pay attention to something that is dangerous in their life.
Daydreams happen during wake-time when we forget where we are or what we are doing and find ourselves in a made-up story or unreal world. We often daydream when we are doing something that is not interesting or exciting. They help us think about our future.
Lucid dreams are the most fun. These happen when dreamers suddenly understand that they are dreaming. Instead of waking up, they stay in the dream and are able to control what happens in the dream as if they are making a movie.
【小题1】The underlined word “they” (in paragraph 2) refers to “_________”.

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	A	B	O	AB
A	A,O	A,B,O,AB	A,O	A,B,AB
B	A,B,O,AB	B,O	B,O	A,B,AB
O	A,O	B,O	O	A,B
AB	A,B,AB	A,B,AB	A,B	A,B,AB

①Forests help to keep water from running away, so drought does not often happen. The trees in the forests can keep raindrops from hitting the soil directly, and the dead leaves on the ground can also keep the water from running away.②
Chinese people don’t want to see more floods and droughts. We have built the “ Great Green Wall” of trees across the northern part of our country.③ Thanks to the “ Great Green Wall”, we can prevent the wind from blowing the earth away. It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland. That’s why more “ Great Green Walls” are needed. Trees must be planted all over the world.④
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。（10分）
【小题1】 “Great Green Wall will make the world better.” This sentence should be put in      .

阅读理解
根据短文完成任务：阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题
A volunteer is someone who offers to perform a service out of his own will, often without payment. The year 2001 was the International Year of the Volunteer. 2005 was the UK Year of the Volunteer.
Some volunteer for clinical trails (临床试验) or other medical research. Some may even donate their bodies to scientific research after their death.
An online volunteer is a person who spends time and effort with an organization through an online connection, rather than in person. A great number of people from around the world are online volunteers. Online volunteers can provide help in many fields. The practice of offering online help goes by other names.
(A)There are many opportunities for people to donate their services using the internet. (B) Online volunteers can do different kinds of tasks. Young or old, anyone can spend his spare time online offering some help as an online volunteer. Are you ready to be an online volunteer?
【小题1】What is a volunteer?
【小题2】Where may some donate their bodies to after their death?
【小题3】 How can an online volunteer work?
【小题4】将(A)句翻译成汉语。
【小题5】将(B)句改为被动语态。

阅读理解
In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past . New medicines and machines are developing every day to extend life. However, some people , including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they say that people should have the right（权利）to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable . They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity（尊严）and to decide when they want to die. Others don’t agree and say that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite （明确的）answer.
【小题1】The best title for this passage is ______________.

阅读理解
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. it was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, writer letters, do shopping, play computer games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.
【小题1】 The Internet can not be used for______.

Can animals do work for us? Some scientists think that animals may do a lot of jobs. They say that we may see many elephants, monkeys, dogs, bears, and other animals do a lot of things. Animals can get something to eat if（如果） they do some work for people.
Some scientists say that many different animals may do lots of jobs if they know they will get something to eat. Of course, dogs can guard（看护） a house , and elephants can do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animals to work in factories. In America apes(猿)can help people make cars. Scientists believe that these big monkeys may drive cars.
【小题1】Many different animals may do many jobs if______.

Wind is the great maker of waves. There are exceptions (例外), such as the tidal (潮汐的) waves sometimes caused by earthquakes under the sea. But the waves most of us know are caused by winds blowing over the sea .
Now let’s learn some physical (自然地理学的) things about it. A wave has height, from low point to high point . It has length (长度)--the distance from this high point to that of the following wave. The period of the wave means the time it takes for succeeding high points to pass a fixed point. None of these things stays the same--for all depend upon (依靠)the wind, upon the depth (深度) of the water and many other matters.
The water that makes up a wave does not advance with it across the sea. Each drop of water turns around in a little circle with the passing of the wave, but returns very nearly to its original position (原先的位置). And it is lucky that this is so. For if the huge groups of water that make up a wave really moved across the sea, sailing would be impossible. If we want to find the speed of a wave, we may use the following way : Speed =" wavelength" × frequency (频率).
Here, wavelength is the distance between two high points , frequency means the number of cycles per second
【小题1】What causes waves?

New York City is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move on their way to work and school?
In New York you can travel by subways, bus, taxi and private (私人的) car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city. Travelling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.
The second way to travel is by bus. It is a slower way to travel.
You can also travel by taxi. This is very expensive, but the taxi will take you to every place you want to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, there is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work..
The last way is to use your private car. It’s not good to drive during the “rush hour”. If there is an accident on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.
The best time to travel is from 9 a.m to 4.pm . Traffic will be less crowded during this time because most people are already at school or at work at that time.
【小题1】How many ways of travelling are mentioned (提到) in the passage?