A large number of women in Western European countries wish that they were born men. The number is said as high as 60% in West Germany.

“Women often wish that they had the same chance as men have, and believe it is still men’s world,” said Dr James Holden, one of the scientists who did the study.

Anne Harper has a very good job for an international oil company. She also believes in “Women’ s Liberation(解放)”.

“I don’t wish that I were a man,” she says, “and I don’t think many women do. But I do wish that people would stop looking down upon us women. At work, for example, we often do the work that men do but get paid less. There are still a lot of jobs that are usually the best ones and open only to men. If you’re a man, you have a much better chance of leading an exciting life. How many women pilots are there ... or engineers or scientists?”

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．60% Western European women wish that they were born men.

B．Most women in Western European countries wish that their babies were all boys.

C．60% women in West Germany wish that they were born men.

D．60% Western European women who wish that they were born men are from West Germany.

2.“It is still men’s world.” means “______.”

A．There’re more men than women in the world

B．There’re more men scientists or engineers than women scientists or engineers in the world

C．Women cannot live without men

D．Women have not been given the same chance as men

3.Anne Harper considers that women should ______.

A．be really liberated                      B．live a better life than men

C．be well paid                           D．get better jobs than men

4.Anne Harper doesn’t wish that she were a man because she ______.

A．has got a very good job

B．believes in “Women’s Liberation”

C．does the work that a man can’t do

D．isn’t looked down upon by anyone

Years ago people could hardly accept the ideas of a woman's being a doctor.In order to get into medical school in 1847，Elizabeth Blackwell was asked to keep it a secret that she was a woman.This was contrary to her beliefs，and she refused to do it.After entering medical school，Elizabeth often had to summon(鼓起) all her courage to free the unkindness of teachers and classmates.By her great efforts，she was able to complete her studies.Many people came to her graduation just to have a look at a woman doctor.Doctor Blackwell soon found that most people were not as ready as to go to a woman doctor.She had to struggle to make a living.Then came the great day when she was offered a job as a doctor in a hospital.She did so well that she was asked to organize a new hospital and medical college.The United States can now be proud of thousands of women doctors.

1.How do you think Elizabeth was treated in the medical school?

A．Kindly.            B．Unfairly.　         C．Normally.　        D．Cruelly.

2.Many people came to see Elizabeth when she graduated ______.

A．because they wanted to congratulate her on being a doctor

B．because they didn't believe she would be famous in the future

C．because they wanted to find out the secret of her success

D．because they weren't sure that she could manage to finish her schooling

3.The underlined word “contrary” most probably means______.

A．against           B．familiar           C．wrong            D．similiar

4.When she was at the medical school，Blackwell ______.

A．had to pretend to be a boy student in class

B．was discouraged by the others' critical looks

C．felt sorry that she was a woman

D．made great efforts to do well in her lessons

Imagine when you are sailing an ocean for the first time, you see a big fish swimming near your ship. You might be scared, and worried about whether it will turn over your ship for a meal. In fact, it is not a fish at all, but a gentle giant whale.

Whales are not fishes but mammals (哺乳动物). Their body temperature stays the same, and does not change with the temperature of their environment. They breathe air, so they have to come out of the water to get oxygen. Thus, they cannot afford to fall into a sleeping state for too long, since they need to be awake in order to breathe. It is thought that only half of their brains sleep at a time, so that whales are never completely asleep. Females give birth to the young. They have hair. Although they are not covered in hair or fur like many mammals, whales have some bristles (胡子), usually on their heads.

Whales are highly social animals with complex languages and intelligence. They communicate with each other using romantic sounds, called “whale songs”. Being so large and powerful, these sounds are also loud.

Whales are endangered as a result of whaling (捕鲸) from the eleventh century to the twentieth. It has attracted the attention of environmentalists and some measures (措施) have been taken to protect whales.

1.How many aspects show that whales are mammals?

A．One.             B．Two.              C．Three.            D．Four.

2.We can infer from the second paragraph that ____.

A．whales can breathe in the water

B．if a whale sleeps too long, it will get drowned

C．in order to breathe, whales never sleep

D．whales give birth to the young on the land

3. How do whales communicate with each other?

A．By body language.                       B．By speaking languages.

C．By making song-like sounds.               D．By giving off a smell.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Whales are cold-blooded mammals like fishes.

B．Whales are hunted for food by people.

C．Whales are very harmful to human beings.

D．Whales are in danger because of being killed by people.

Our cat has a sweet nature, and she can let us know what she wants. When we fail to meet her needs, she gently leads us in the proper direction. When I forget to fill her water bowl early in the morning, she runs after my legs, and then pushes me in the direction of her bowl. She doesn’t get irritated (生气的); instead, she expresses her wishes in the best way. And I always understand what she is telling me.

One day I found myself envying (羡慕) her simple expression. How many times had I expected my husband or my children to know my wants without my ever giving voice to them? How many times had I been disappointed that they couldn’t understand when I needed a hug, a compliment (恭维) or a chocolate bar?

After a pleasant afternoon with my husband, I wanted to stop somewhere nice and have dinner, but he didn’t understand my hints (暗示). “Couldn’t you see that I wanted to go out to dinner?” I complained when he pulled into our driveway.

“Why didn’t you say so? I can’t read your mind,” he answered in impatience. His words gave me pause. Had I expected him to read my mind? Why hadn’t I expressed my desire more clearly? I realized I had fallen into the female trap of “If you love me, you can read my mind.”

Now, I state my needs clearly and directly. I look at my cat and know she agrees.

1.Why was the author disappointed in her husband or her children?

A．Her husband didn’t give her a hug.

B．Her children didn’t give her a chocolate bar.

C．They didn’t give her a compliment.

D．They didn’t understand her mind.

2.What will the author do if she wants something from her husband now?

A．She will give him her hints.                B．She lets him guess what she wants.

C．She tells him her needs directly.            D．She buys what she wants herself.

3.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?

A．I realized what I did was wrong.

B．I stopped and didn’t go with my husband.

C．My husband prevented me from going on.

D．My husband stopped me from saying something.

There were a family of nine: the father, the mother, two boys and five girls. The father worked as a kitchen cleaner at a local school and the rest of the family did the same job-----clean people’s yards.  1.     

Then one day, the father lost his job at the school. He asked me if I could allow him to clean my yard.   2.    He and his family came to our house three times a week to clean the yard.

One Sunday morning, the father suffered a stroke and died in the hospital two days later. The poor family had lost their main bread-winner. The eldest boy had just completed high school and was getting ready to go to college.   3.   

For the following years, Andrew, my husband and I did all our best to help make sure the family got their education, and provided some daily needs, like clothes.

   4.   . They didn’t have a toilet in their home! Imagine! A mother, a fifteen-year-old girl, and four smaller children without a toilet or bathroom!

The next morning, my friend Peter came to my house. Then I told him I wanted to do something for the poor family. As a helpful man, he promised to offer some money. So together we built a bathroom and a toilet for this family in three days.   5.   . And we felt happy, too.

A．Clearly, they lived a poor life.

B．The others were just little kids

C．Realizing his situation, I offered him the job at once.

D．This brought a lot of smiles and happiness to the family.

E.Every day we gave her some pocket money.

F.We visited the family once and one thing made us greatly surprised.

G.You would be surprised to know that this poor family lived in just two rooms!

根据括号里所给词的正确形式填空，(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

1.There has been a close ____  （联系）between them ever since she saved him from drowning.

2.Mr Masack is an ______ （直言的）critic of the present government.

3.Kids, will you stop _______ (争论) with each other?

4.There's not much in the way of ____________ (娱乐) in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs.

5.An _______ (观众) of about 15,000 attended the concert.

6. Fishermen with ______ (晒黑的)faces sat on the beach mending their nets.

7.A  _______(化学的) change takes place in any substance when it burns.

8. I can't believe that the enormous meal wasn't enough to satisfy your ______（饥饿）.

9.With these ___________(发现)，some farmers are beginning to turn to organic farming.

10.French cheeses are ________ (出口) to many different countries.

11.It is a ________ (传统)that the young look after the old in their family.

12.They take strong  ________(措施)against dangerous drivers.

13.The ________(景色；风景)in the mountains is very beautiful..

14.The animals were ________（吓坏）by the storm.

15. His words are strongly _______ (使铭记；使印象深刻) on my memory .

Last night it snowed heavy. When Susan and I got up in this morning, we found the whole garden was covered with thick snow. So we decided clear the path. We got two spades but began our work at once. We both worked so hard that the path was clear soon. Seen this, our father felt very surprising. He smiled happily at us, telling us that we have done a good job and that he was proud for us. Finally Father gave us some pocket money as a reward for the Spring Festival. Susan and I was happy because we had all got the money through labor.

请根据下列提示要点，以“Protect Wild Animals” 为题，写一篇短文。

【提示】：

1. 第一段陈述我国野生动物目前的现状。

2．第二段列举原因，如：人类过度砍伐导致野生动物没有栖息地（habitat）； 人类滥用农药杀死了许多动物；人类为了赚钱，许多珍稀野生动物被杀等。

3．第三段提出倡议。

【要求】：1. 短文须包括上述所有要点，可以适当增加细节,使短文连贯。

2．词数约100左右。

George. W. Bush, _______ President of the United States, is to visit China _______ third time.

A．a；a             B．the；a            C．/?；a            D．/；the

After the heavy rain, the level of the lake rose ___ 1 meter ___ 8 meters.

A．to; by            B．by; to             C．of; to             D．to; to