阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I’ve always loved pigeons （鸽子）. Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and started __36___ them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoiled our ____37___a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I ___38___ carried on. I learned so much about them that I could ___39____ a good racer anywhere and I bought beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of ___40_____.

You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are ___41____ big prizes.

My wife had been changing her ___42____ to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite ___43____ of all prizes we’d won. Then there was a lot of travelling, which she liked. You see, someone has to take the pigeons a __44____ way off and release(释放) them. Some of the ___45___ were really nice. I never travelled. I used to like to wait at home and see them come in. They got the wonderful sense of __46____, which could bring them back home so quickly. They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes ___47___ storms or against strong winds. And there they’d come, tiny white birds against the great ___48____. Then I’d watch them __49___ round and come down onto the landing shelf, I’d look at my watch and think, “ My goodness, that’s a good ____50__ .” And I’d take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to ___51___ what time he’d arrive. Then my wife would ___52___up and say, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if we’d win___53___.

However, last year we had a ___54____! One of them got some sort of flu and died; then they all ___55____. It was terrible; I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course.

 36.  A. racing      B. understanding     C. selling       D. flying

 37.  A. dream      B. work            C. life          D. hobby

 38.  A. just        B. even            C. almost        D. hardly

 39.  A. notice      B. learn            C. imagine      D. recognize

 40.  A. living       B. fun             C. money       D. change

 41.  A. losing       B. winning         C. giving       D. making

 42.  A. subject      B. decision         C. relation      D. attitude

 43.  A. proud       B. fond             C. careful      D. sure

 44.  A. different     B. long            C. short         D. far

 45.  A. distances    B. activities         C. trips         D. movements

 46.  A. direction     B. sight            C. hearing       D. touch

 47.  A. over        B. across            C. with         D. through

 48.  A. heaven      B. mountains        C. cloud         D. sky

 49.  A. turn         B. dance           C. circle         D. whistle

 50.  A. beginning    B. time             C. day          D. look

 51.  A. write        B. record           C. count         D. memory

 52.  A. come        B. show            C. phone        D. cheer

 53.  A. again        B. finally           C. only          D. accidentally

 54.  A. disadvantage  B. chance           C. problem       D. disaster

 55.  A. flew down    B. came down        C. let out        D. gave out

Just as the world’s most respected scientific bodies have confirmed that the world is getting hotter, they have also stated that there is strong evidence that humans are driving the warming． Countless recent reports from the world’s leading scientific bodies have said the same thing． For example, a 2010 summary of climate science by the Royal Society stated that: “There is strong evidence that the warming of the Earth over the last half-century has been caused largely by human activity．”
The idea that humans could change the planet’s climate may be counter-intuitive（与直觉不符的）, but the basic science is well understood． Each year, human activity causes billions of tons of greenhouse gases to be released（释放）into the atmosphere． As scientists have known for years, these gases hold heat that would otherwise escape to space, wrapping the planet in an invisible blanket．
Of course, the planet’s climate has always been changing thanks to “natural” factors（因素） such as changes in solar or volcanic（火山的）activity, or cycles relating the Earth’s going around the sun． According to the scientific literature, however, the warming recorded to date matches the pattern of warming we would expect from a build-up of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere – not the warming we would expect from other possible causes．
Even if scientists did discover another reasonable explanation for the warming observed so far, that would beg a difficult question． As Robert Henson puts it in The Rough Guide to Climate Change: “If some newly discovered factor can account for the climate change, then why aren’t carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）and the other greenhouse gases producing the warming that basic physics tells us they should be?”
The only way to prove with 100% certainty that humans are responsible for global warming would be to run an experiment with two identical Earths – one with human influence and one without． That obviously isn’t possible, and so most scientists are careful not to state human influence as an absolute certainty．
【小题1】In most scientists’ opinion, the global warming is mainly caused by      ．

A．solar activity	B．volcanic activity
C．the Earth’s going around the sun	D．human activity

【小题2】The text is developed by      ．

A．giving typical examples	B．following the order of space
C．analysing a theory and arguing it	D．comparing and finding differences

【小题3】The underline word “identical” means      ．

A．totally different	B．exactly the same
C．extremely important	D．relatively independent

Massachusetts (美国一州名) became the first state in the nation to ban the dumping (倾倒;抛弃) of electronic equipment such as computer monitors and television sets. It means people there can no longer put computer monitors, TV sets and other devices containing glass picture tubes out on the street for pickup by garbage cleaners.

Official said much of this equipment is loaded with poisonous heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury. These poisonous heavy metals could go into groundwater or be released (释放) into the air.

The Boston Globe reports the state has set up a system to recycle techno-garbage at state expense through community recycling centers.

Robin Ingenthron of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said the state has been trying to get its electronics-recycling program in place ‘before the future wave of electronics hits’. The National Safety Council estimates some 300 million computers will enter the nation’s waste system in the next few years.

In addition, millions of people will be getting rid of their old television sets. New high-quality digital televisions and new rules will make old TV sets no longer in use over the next several years.

1.The word ‘techno-garbage’ in the 3rd paragraph probably means ________.

A. all kinds of dirty things                             B. deserted TV sets

C. heavy metals                                                       D. used electronic equipment

2.The passage tells us chiefly about __________.

         A. forbidding of a certain type of garbage dumping

         B. new problems of environmental protection

         C. household problems raised by computers and TV sets

         D. the handling of garbage

3.      Which is NOT a reason that the state enforces (强制执行) a ban on electronic equipment dumping?

         A. This kind of garbage is poisonous.

         B. Recycling systems are not working well.

         C. The poisonous heavy metals can go to the underground water and the air.

         D. There will be much more electronic garbage soon.

4. According to the last paragraph many people will be dumping their TV sets because ________.

         A. they are broken                  B. they are poisonous

         C. new TV standards have come out    D. people will be tired of them

 

Massachusetts （美国一州名） became the first state in the nation to ban the dumping （倾倒;抛弃） of electronic equipment such as computer monitors and television sets．It means people there can no longer put computer monitors, TV sets and other devices containing glass picture tubes out on the street for pickup by garbage cleaners．

         Official said much of this equipment is loaded with poisonous heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury．These poisonous heavy metals could go into groundwater or be released （释放） into the air．

         The Boston Globe reports the state has set up a system to recycle techno-garbage at state expense through community recycling centers．

         Robin Ingenthron of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said the state has been trying to get its electronics-recycling program in place ‘before the future wave of electronics hits’．The National Safety Council estimates some 300 million computers will enter the nation’s waste system in the next few years．

         In addition, millions of people will be getting rid of their old television sets．New high-quality digital televisions and new rules will make old TV sets no longer in use over the next several years．

1.The word ‘techno-garbage’ in the 3rd paragraph probably means ________．

         A．all kinds of dirty things                                       B．deserted TV sets

         C．heavy metals                                                             D．used electronic equipment

2.Which is NOT a reason that the state enforces （强制执行） a ban on electronic equipment dumping?

         A．This kind of garbage is poisonous．

         B．Recycling systems are not working well．

         C．The poisonous heavy metals can go to the underground water and the air．

         D．There will be much more electronic garbage soon．

3.According to the last paragraph many people will be dumping their TV sets because ________．

         A．they are broken                              B．they are poisonous

         C．new TV standards have come out               D．people will be tired of them

4.The passage tells us chiefly about __________．

         A．forbidding of a certain type of garbage dumping

         B．new problems of environmental protection

         C．household problems raised by computers and TV sets

        D．the handling of garbage

 

假如你是某班班长，最近你和班委们要组织一次郊游，有关本次活动的信息如下：

游览地点	白云山
郊游原因	高三学生忙于准备高考，学习压力大，应劳逸结合。
郊游目的	1.  亲近大自然，呼吸新鲜空气，享受阳光； 2.  欣赏美景之余放松自己，释放压力，提高学习效率。
出发时间	本星期天上午8:00
集中地点	学校门口

【写作内容】

请你根据上面表格提供的信息，向同学们介绍组织这次郊游的原因和目的等情况，动员全班同学参加这次活动。

【写作要求】

1. 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

2. 文章的开头和结尾已经为你写好（所给句子不计入5个句子之中）。

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整和连贯。

参考词汇： 高考 College Entrance Examination

We have decided to go for an outing to Baiyun Mountain this weekend. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope all the students can take part in the activity.