2. people,reach,top,were,Tenzing and Edmund,the,first,to, the

Ⅵ. 连词成句，将所给单词连成句子。要求符合语法，语句通顺，大小写正确，单词不得重复使用，标点已给出。

1. run,of, part,along,the,Himalayas,southwestern,China

4. They want to (挑战) themselves in face of difficulties.

3. The first to (到达) is a woman.

2. Even more (严峻) difficulties include freezing weather conditions.

V. 根据句意及汉语提示完成句子

1. (攀爬) high hills is very dangerous.

5. Humans can sometimes be (强大) than the forces of nature.

iv.任务型阅读 •

    Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history. Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers,for food,for sport,and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today.About 170 kinds in the United States alone considered in danger.

    Why should people care? Because we need animals and because once they are gone,there will never be any more. Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food.Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. For example,when farmers killed large numbers of hawks,the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice,with no hawks to keep down their numbers,the rats and mice multiplied quickly.

    Luckily,some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animal or plant on the danger list. Slowly,the number of some animals in danger is growing.

根据短文内容回答问题。

1. Why people kill animals?

   
   

2. Why should people care?

3. How to translate “Every animal has its place in the balance of nature”？

4. What may happen when farmers killed large numbers of hawks?

5. What's your suggestion for animal saving? (At least one suggestion)

Ⅲ阅读理解

    There are some places in the world where great cities once stood. There were gardens trees and grass,but now these cities have gone and the places are like deserts. Scientists began to study this land to find out what happened. Many of them believed the land died when the trees were cut down.

    Trees help other plants grow and help to hold the soil in place. They keep the soil from blowing away. The leaves of trees on the ground keep rainwater from running. Trees near farms protect growing plants from strong winds.

    Once there were hundreds of farms in the southern United States. Then the farms turned into fields of dry dust. Trees might have saved these farms. But few trees grow in the dry Southwest now.

    Now we try to save trees. In many places,when a tree is cut down,a new tree is planted in its place. We do not want the land to die.

() 1. What can trees do according to the passage?

   A. Trees can keep other plants green. 

    B. Trees can help other plants grow.

   C. Trees can help the land. 

    D. Trees can keep other plants in place.

() 2. Which of the following sentences is true?

   A. Trees let the rain water run off.

   B. All the farms in the United States have turned into deserts.

   C. There aren’t any trees in the dry Southwest now.

   D. Land will die if there are no trees.

() 3. The main idea of the passage is .

   A. that farms are better than cities   B. how farms turned into deserts

   C. that trees are important to the land   D. how people save trees

() 4. From the passage we know that.

   A. trees can blow soil away   B. man should protect the land

   C. trees grow only in deserts   D. trees die easily

() 5. What's the meaning of “blowing away” in the 2nd paragraph?

   A. 刮走   B. 融化   C. 逃走   D. 飞走

Ⅱ.完形填空

    Last Saturday I went to the airport to wait for a friend who was 1 from the USA. He was my best friend,John. John 2 Hong Kong four years ago to 3 his studies in the States. 4 these four years,we continued to 5 in touch with each other by writing letters. John always told me that he 6 Hong Kong a lot and wanted to see us again.

    At the airport,I met John's parents. I talked with them and knew that they had been waiting for nearly an hour. They were 7 eager (急切的) to see John that they did not 8 waiting longer than was necessary. Soon we saw passengers passing through an exit. I began to feel very 9 . Then I saw a tall young man walking towards us.

    10he was wearing sunglasses,I had no doubt 11 he was John. We 12 each other. Both of us were 13 . When John came near,he 14 his luggage (行李) onto the floor and embraced (拥抱) his parents. I was almost moved to 15 . Then he shook hands with us one by one and invited us to have tea at his home.

() 1. A. backing   B. leaving  C. returning   D. turning

() 2. A. stayed   B. left   C. away   D. out of

() 3. A. find   B. keep   C. learn   D. further

() 4. A. Until   B. Among   C. Between   D. During

() 5. A. keep   B. hold   C. come   D. have

() 6. A. missed   B. wished   C. forgot   D. remembered

() 7. A. such   B. very   C. so   D. rather

() 8. A. wish   B. like   C. mind   D. hate

() 9. A. exciting   B. excited   C. good   D. enjoy

() 10. A. Because of   B. If  C. Although   D. But

() 11. A. because   B. besides  C. except   D. that

() 12. A. waved from   B. waved to   C. wave for   D. wave with

() 13. A. glad   B. happiness   C. worry   D. good

() 14. A. took   B. dropped   C. fell   D. carried

() 15. A. tears   B. crying   C. feeling   D. thinking