Liverpool city council (市政厅) want to clear the city of fat pigeons (鸽子). They say that people are feeding the birds, which makes them fat. The pigeons get bigger because they normally eat seeds (种子) and insects (昆虫) for their main food, not high-fat junk food they are eating in the city centre.
The council want people to know that everyone who feeds the pigeons makes the streets crowded (拥挤)with these birds. They hope to encourage the birds to move away from the city centre and into parks and open spaces.
Ten robotic birds have been brought into the city centre to scare the pigeons away and visitors are asked not to give the pigeons any food. The mechanical birds—known as ‘robops’—will sit on the roofs of buildings. They can be moved around to different places. They look like a peregrine falcon, which is a bird that kills pigeons. They even make noises and flap their wings to scare the pigeons. They hope that the pigeons will go away before the city becomes the European Capital of Culture in two years.
【小题1】Liverpool city council want to clear the city of fat pigeons because ______.

A．the pigeons are eating junk food

B．the pigeons might get killed

C．the pigeons make the city center crowded

D．the pigeons sit on the roofs of buildings

【小题2】What do we know about a peregrine falcon?

A．It scares the robotic birds.	B．It is an enemy of the pigeons.
C．It looks like a pigeon.	D．It likes the food people give it.

【小题3】Which of the following is probably true according to passage?

A．The robots will fly around the city center like real birds.

B．Pigeons get fat because they eat seeds and insects.

C．Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture.

D．The pigeons like the food that people give them.

The clothes you wear. The food you eat. The color of your bedroom walls. Where you go and how you get there. The people you hang around with. What time you go to bed. What do these things have in common, you’re asking? They’re just a few examples of the many hundreds of things that your parents controlled for you when you were a child.

As a kid, you didn’t have a say in everything; your parents made decisions about everything from the cereal you ate in the morning to the pajamas you wore at night. And it’s a good thing, too—kids need this kind of protection on their own.

But finally, kids grow up and become teens. And part of being a teen is developing your own identity—one that is separate from your parents’. But as you change and grow into this new person who makes his own decisions, your parents have a difficult time adjusting(调整).

In many families, it is this adjustment that can cause a lot of fighting between teens and parents. And issues like the type of friends you have or your attitudes to partying can cause bigger arguments, because your parents still always want to protect you and keep you safe, no matter how old you are.

The good news about fighting with your parents get more comfortable with the idea that their teen has a right to certain opinions. It can take several years for parents and teens to adjust to their new roles, though. In the meantime, focus on communicating with your parents.

Sometimes this can feel impossible—like they just don’t see your point of view and never will. But talking and expressing your opinions can help you gain more respect from your parents.

Keep in mind, too, that your parents were teens once and that in most cases, they can relate to what you’re going through.

1.In the first two paragraphs, the writer________.

A．complains that parents control kids too much.

B．proves that kids have no right to give their opinions.

C．describes how carefully parents look after kids

D．explains that it is necessary for parents to control kids

2.A lot of fighting breaks out between teens and parents because________.

A．parents aren’t used to losing control of kids

B．teens like to have everything decided

C．parents blame teens for not respecting them

D．teens are eager to develop their own identity

3.In the opinions of the writer, parents control teens in order to ________.

A．prevent them from having their own ideas

B．protect them from being hurt

C．make them respect parents in family

D．make sure that children have a good future.

4.The underlined word “this” in paragraph 6 may refer to “________”.

A．arguing with friends

B．fighting with your parents

C．communicating with parents

D．adjusting to new roles

5.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A．What do parents control their children for?

B．How parents take are of children?

C．How to get rid of your parents’ control?

D．Why do I fight with parents so much?

 

More than 1.5 billion people around the world live without electricity. Finding better ways to bring light to the poor is the goal of researchers like Professor Irvine. In the late 1990s, he was working in Nepal when his return flight was canceled. A delay gave him time to take a fourteen-day hiking trip in the Himalayas.

One day he looked in the window of a school and noticed how dark it was. This is a common problem for millions of children around the world. Many families use kerosene oil (煤油) lamps. There are many problems with these lamps. They produce only a small amount of light. They are dangerous to breathe. And they are a big fire danger, causing many injuries and deaths each year. Kerosene costs less than other forms of lighting, but it is still costly in poor countries. Professor Irvine says many people spend over 100 dollars a year on the fuel.

When he returned to Canada, he began researching ways to provide safe and clean lighting. He began experimenting with light-emitting diodes (发光二极管), LEDs, at his lab. As a professor of renewable energy, he already knew about the technology. Light-emitting diodes are small glass lamps that use much less electricity than traditional bulbs (灯泡) and last much longer. He used a one-watt bright white LED made in Japan. He found it on the Internet and connected it to a bicycle-powered generator (发电机). He remembers thinking it was so bright that a child could read by the light of a single diode.

In 2000, after much research and many experiments, he returned to Nepal to put the systems into homes. Now the homes of 25,000 people in 51 countries have been equipped with it. “The one-time cost of our system which basically lives forever, as well as the solar panel — is less than one hundred dollars. So, one year of kerosene would pay for a solid-state lighting system,” he said. Now his aim is to develop a lower-cost lighting system. In January, Irvine is leaving the University of Calgary. He has also decided to start his own company in India.

1.We can learn from the second paragraph that kerosene oil lamps ______.

A. cost more than other forms of lighting

B. have damaged children’s eyesight

C. have wasted only a little fuel

D. have a lot of disadvantages

2.Irvine connected a white LED to a bicycle-powered generator to prove ______.

A. whether it can work without electricity

B. whether it can work well with less electricity

C. whether it can last longer than a generator

D. whether it is brighter than a traditional bulb

3.We can learn from the text that Irvine ______.

A. likes India rather than Nepal

B. is good at making new kinds of bulbs

C. is giving up his job in the university

D. is to earn much money from his company

 

 

Ⅰ     语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)

         阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As the plane circled over the airport, everyone guessed that  1    was wrong .The plane was moving unsteadily(不稳定地)through the  2    , and the passengers were suddenly thrown forward. At that moment ,the air hostess(空中小姐) appeared. She looked very pale, but was quite  3      . Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper she told everyone that the pilot was badly ill and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machines or at  4    knew how to drive a car. After a moment’s  5    , a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot’s room.  6  the pilot aside, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the orders  7  were being sent by radio from the airport  8    . The plane was now dangerously  9    to the ground, but it soon began to   10    .

         The man had to circle the airport several times in order to become familiar with the controls. But the danger had not yet passed. The terrible moment came when he had to  11    . Following orders, the man controlled the plane towards the airfield. It shook greatly  12     it touched the ground and then moved rapidly  13    the field, but after a long   14    it stopped safely. Outside, a lot of people, who had been watching anxiously, ran forward to  15    the “pilot ”on an excellent landing .

 1. A. nothing                    B. what                           C. something                      D. the plane

 2. A. airport                B. heaven                                     C. air                                     D. cloud

 3. A. natural                B. calm                           C. worried                           D. excited

 4. A. most                    B. last                             C. first                                  D. least

 5. A. thought                    B. quiet                           C. darkness                         D. hesitation

 6. A. Moved                B. Sending                      C. Moving                            D. Being put

 7. A. they                     B. that                            C. these                               D. this

 8. A. down                   B. below                         C. there                               D. nearby

 9. A. up                         B. over                            C. close                                D. downstairs

10. A. fly                         B. go down                    C. stop                                 D. climb

11. A. land                     B. drive                           C. rise                                   D. set

12. A. as                   B. before                             C. after                                D. until

13. A. above                  B. onto                            C. around                                      D. across

14. A. fly                         B. forward                     C. run                                   D. drive

15. A. congratulate          B. praise                         C. thank                               D. reward

 

B

“There is nothing more rewarding than taking a pack of 40 dogs to the beach for a pack walk,” says Millan.

Cesar Millan, star of the National Geographic Channel’s show Dog whisperer and author of the best—selling book Cesar’s way, has a special gift for working with these animals.

Growing up on a farm in Mexico, Millan knew he wanted to work with dogs. His first job, at age 15, was helping a veterinarian(兽医) . He was so good at calming scared dogs and handling all kinds of situations, so people started calling him le perrero, Spanish for “the dog boy.” Since then, he has built a rewarding career around his favorite animal.

“My grandfather taught me at an early age not to work against nature,” he explains. In nature,dogs are pack animals. They form a group and follow one leader. Millan’s specialty is teaching people to be pack leaders for their dogs. Everyone in the family should lead, he says.

He says a lot of people get it backwards because they don’t realize what dogs really need. So the Dog Whisperer doesn’t just train dogs; he trains owners to understand that their pets need rules. At his Dog psychology Center in Los Angeles, California, Millan also works with dogs whose dangerous behavior has prevented them from finding homes. He teaches them to be loving, gentle pets.

Through dog whisperer, viewers can actually see the change in dogs with troublesome behavior. Some dogs go crazy when visitors arrive, for example, while some have more unusual problems.

To find the right career, Millan encourages his kids to do what they enjoy. “A lot of people don’t realize I’ve been working with dogs for more than 20 years ——long before my TV show of book. Success followed me because I was following my dream of being the best dog trainer in the world.”

60． Dog whisperer is        .

A. a best —selling book          B. a TV show

C. a dog psychology center        D. Millan’s nickname

61． Cesar Millan’s being called el perrero suggests that__________.

A. he was a successful veterinarian     B. he was popular with people

C. he liked dogs very much           D. his work was fully recognized

62． The key to Millan’s success as a dog trainer is that__________

A. he follows the habits of dogs    B. he walks dogs every day

C.he likes working with dogs      D. he makes rules for dogs

63． What advice does Millan give on his kids’ career?

A. To become the best dog trainer in the world.

B. To choose what they like and stick to it.

C. Not to work against mature.

D. Not to be influenced by others.