Municipal(市政府) regulations normally ban anything from smoking in public places to parking in certain zones. But officials in the Brazilian town of Biritiba Mirim, 70km (45 miles) east of Sao Paulo, have gone far beyond that. They plan to prohibit residents from dying early because the local cemetery(墓地) has reached full capacity.

There’s no more room to bury the dead, they can’t be cremated(火化) and laws forbid a new cemetery. So the mayor has proposed a strange solution: outlaw death. Mayor Roberto Pereira says the bill is meant as a protest against federal regulations that prohibit new or expanded cemeteries in preservation areas. “They have not taken local demands into consideration”, he claims.

A 2003 decree(法令) by Brazil’s National Environment Council forbids burial grounds in protected areas. Mr. Pereira wants to build a new cemetery, but the project has been stopped because 98% of Biritiba Mirim is considered a preservation area.

Biritiba Mirim, a town of 28,000 inhabitants(居民), not only wants to prohibit residents from passing away. The bill also calls on people to take care of their health in order to avoid death. “I haven’t got a job, nor am I healthy. And now they say I can’t die. That’s ridiculous,” Amarildo do Prado, an unemployed resident said.

The city council is expected to vote on the regulation next week. “Of course the bill is laughable, illegal, and will never be approved,” said Gilson Soares de Campos, an assistant to the mayor. “But can you think of a better resolution to persuade the government to change the environmental decree that is prohibiting us from building a new cemetery?” The bill states that “offenders will be held responsible for their acts”. However, it does not say what the punishment will be.

44. What is the bill to be proposed by the officials in Biritiba Mirim?

     A. Ban on smoking in public places.

     B. Ban on parking in certain zones.

     C. Prohibiting residents from dying early.

     D. Forbidding buried grounds in preservation.

45. What can we infer from the phrase “have gone far beyond that”?

     A. Officials in Biritiba Mirim have nothing of these regulations.

     B. The bill to be proposed by officials in Biritiba Mirim is much too unexpected.

     C. Officials in Biritiba Mirim have been to many places around the world.

     D. The officials in Biritiba Mirim have built too many cemeteries in their town.

46. What’s the attitude of the mayor of Biritiba Mirim towards the federal regulations?

     A. He objects to them.              

     B. He gives strong backing to them.

     C. He asks the residents for advice on them.    

     D. He remains silent about them.

47. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

     A. The mayor of the town wants to build a new cemetery against federal regulation.

     B. The residents of the town sing the praises of the bill.

     C. The government is going to change the environmental decree.

     D. No better resolution of the problem has been thought out.

四．动词的适当形式填空

open the floor, have a lasting effect on, cut back on, think of…as, flow into, what if, wipe out, take responsibility for, result in, in the form of, under way, focus on, rely on

1.The pollution ____________________ unsafe drinking water which has led to health problems for people living near the river.

2.Pollution is very bad for the people who _________________ the river for water.

3.Two special government projects are also ________________ to protect the river.

4.The projects _________________ problems along the Yangtze River such as water conservation.

5.There’s also another resource in the fight against desertification, ___________________ the China National Desertification Monitoring Centre.

6.______________ we run out of space?

7.People should ______________________________ not buying certain kinds of fish, because there are not many left in the ocean.

8.Now we _____________________ for discussion.

9.Many types of waste ________________ our water.

10.In addition, many sea creatures __________________________ by fishing boats.

11.These boats catch large numbers of fish without giving them time to lay eggs. This ________________________________ the number of fish left for us to eat.

12.My suggestion is that we should try to ___________________ production and reduce the amount of things we make and buy.

13.The people running these factories are very concerned about the environment. We need to stop ________________ companies and money _______ the enemy.

    Child models are very much in demand all across the world. Many magazines and online stores that sell products for children like their models young.For this reason,they seek out children who can model clothing and have no problem posing（摆姿势）and smiling for the camera．Those who are seeking out child models for thelr advertising can go to online modeling sites and view plotures of children who are web models．They can take a look at their portfolio（整套照片）and decide whether they will accept them．

    Parents who are seeking to get their children into the modeling business can also create a portfolio for ther children and put them online.They can look for jobs for their chldren through an online modeling site,or they can wait for job offers for their children.These online sites act as web modeling agency for models young and old alike．Anyone who has the desire to be a model can get a portfoilo together and join the site．

If you have a child who you want to be a model，you should frst stalt a portfolio for him or

her and Then join an online modeling agency.Once you join the agency,you can then start to look for jobs,Clients（客户）will post jobs that can be found in the search．You can look for jobs for young models and see if your child will fit what the client is looking for. In many cases，the client will send clothing for the child to wear and a descriptlon of poses and the job can be done close to home.

Online modeling agencies are not only for child models.Older models,teen models,men and women can model for these slies． A great deal of the modeling is for online websites．Ths is an entirely new field in the world of modeling and much easier to get into than the older modeling agencies．There is no traveling or expensive photo shoots needed．All that is needed to make children into models is a nice portfolio and a photogenic（上相的）child．

71. Child models are needed to____________.

    A.Create more job offers

    B.set the fashion for children

    C.increase the sales of child products

    D.manage online stores that sell teen magazines

72．The underlined Word "they" in Paragraph 1 refers to_______．

    A.parents

    B.chld models

    C.online modeling sites

    D.people looking for child models for advertising

73. What should parents do if they`d like their children to become models?

    A.Train them to hold special poses.

    B.Choose them beautiful clothes．

    C.Take expensive photos of them．

    D.Put their portfolio on online modeling sites．

74. Why are online modeling agencise popular?

    A.Because They are easily accessible to most people.

    B.Because they charge no fees for their service.

    C.Because this is an entirely new field．

    D.Because this can make a child more photogenic.

75．This passage is mainly about______．

    A.a growing need for child models

    B.an increase in modeling agencies

    C.the change in the world of modeling

    D.the attraction of the world of modeling

第二节 写作

最近，很多中学生都纷纷开起了自己的博客。一方面，博客可以作为展示自己的窗口，可以释放学习的压力，因此已经被越来越多的中学生所接受。但是，另一方面，很多家长和老师都认为管理个人博客要花相当多的时间和精力，会耽误学习。

请对这一现象进行简要介绍，并发表自己的看法。   

注意：1．词数：l00左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2．参考词汇：开博客open one’s blog。

Nowadays, it is a common phenomenon that more and more high school students open their own blogs on the Internet.__________________________________________________________________________

He removed the tree ____________ it was the best in the ground.

A. when              B. if                   C. because                D. as

 It is proposed that another meeting _______ to discuss how to give more support to the underdeveloped area.

A. be held        B. have been held   C. was held                D. will be held

 — I must have a balanced diet. I carry too much fat.

     — ________.

A．Congratulations     B．Good idea          C．Good luck    D．Don’t mention it

 Dogs have a very good ______ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.

A. sense              B. view               C. means             D. idea

The Chinese parents don’t care what a hard life they themselves live but are determined that their children receive  ______.

  A. the possible best education   B. the best possible education

  C. the education best possible   D. the education possible best

 Some people thought ________ possible to live on out space in the future .

  A. it   B. it be   C. it is   D. that is