One of the last sites of the Monarch Butterfly may soon be gone. It is happening in Pacific Grove, California. That town calls itself Butterfly U.S.A.In this town, one woman owns some land that the butterflies(蝴蝶) like to live on. She wants to sell her land to people who want to build homes. The city does not want this to happen because the butterflies will not have a home.?

The city would like to make the land a place just for butterflies. It cannot do this because it cannot afford to buy the land.?

　　Millions of butterflies have followed the same paths for thousands of years. They start their trip in Mexico and return to the same trees in California. They come to Pacific Grove to stay warm.?

　　The female butterflies need the plants there to lay their eggs. Lots of butterflies land by the thousands on the local trees.?

　　The Monarch Butterfly is the Pacific Grove city mascot(吉祥物).Many people come to the city each year to see the butterflies. The money these people bring is very important for the town. Some people say that the butterflies used to come in big numbers. Now the number of butterflies is smaller each year.?

　　Many people think that all of the buildings being built take the butterfly homes away .If the nests are destroyed, all of the Monarch Butterflies could be killed.

1.Why does Pacific Grove call itself Butterfly USA??

A.Because the citizens there love butterflies.?

B.Because butterflies stay there all the year round.?

C.Because it is home to a huge number of butterflies.?

D.Because butterfies are dying out in the town.?

2.The woman is mentioned in the passage because _______.?

A.she is famous for collecting butterflies?

B.she owns the most land in Pacific Grove?

C.she has done a lot of work to protect butterflies?

D.the butterflies prefer to live on some of her land?

3.Why does the city want to make the land just a place for butterflies??

A.Because that will bring more money to the city.?

B.Because that will help make the city more beautiful.?

C.Because it cannot afford to buy the land.?

D.Because otherwise the butterflies will not come any more.?

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听下面5段对话．每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．听完每段对话后你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题．每段对话仅读一遍．

1．What is so nice about Montreal according to the men?

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A．There are beautiful mountains.

B．There are beautiful lakes.

C．There are nice clubs and restaurants.

2．What is the women going to do?

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A．She is going to help the men with Ids maths.

B．She is going to comfort the man.

C．She's going to be the man's teacher.

3．What does the women mean?

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A．It won't really snow until December.

B．So much snow is unusual for December.

C．It's typical December weather for that area.

4．What does the man want to find out?

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A．Whether Mr. White is at work today.

B．When the plan would be ready.

C．How long he will be off work.

5．What will the man probably do?

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A．To Bo to the reading room.

B．To stay at home.

C．To buy a notebook.

听下面5段对话或独白．每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间．每段对话或独白读两遍．

听第6段材料，回答6～8题．

6．Haw long will the man take his holiday this year?

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A．For three weeks.

B．For five weeks.

C．For two weeks.

7．Where will the man probably spend his holiday in June?

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8．What's the man's plan far trip in October?

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A．He plans to go to Europe.

B．He is sure to stay at home.

C．He doesn't hope to go abroad.

听第7段材料，回答9～10题．

9．What are they talking about?

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A．Buying a new car for the family.

B．Buying a toy car for their son.

C．Getting a beautiful car for a friend.

10．Which car is more expensive?

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A．The black one.

B．The green one.

C．The blue one.

听第8段材料，回答11～13题．

11．What's the man's problem?

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A．He's been getting a bit short of breath.

B．His work is too tiring.

C．He has a strange pain, which keeps him awake at night.

12．What has caused the trouble?

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A．It remains to be found out.

B．He was burnt by boiling water.

C．He has tired himself out in his work.

13．How will the woman find out the reasons?

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A．By reading his local doctor's report.

B．By giving a new test.

C．By listening to the patient.

听第9段材料，回答14～16题．

14．Why did Jane look so tired?

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A．Because she worked hard all day.

B．Because she danced at her brother's birthday party.

C．Because she was busy the night before and didn't have enough sleep.

15．Where was the party held?

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A．At Jane's house .

B．At Jane's aunt's house .

C．At Jane's brother's house.

16．What did Jane do after the party?

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A．She typed a paper.

B．She went to bed.

C．She tried to study history.

听第10段材料，回答17～20题．

17．Why didn't Mr. Black offer Room 112 to the three men at first?

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A．Because the key had been lost.

B．It was believed there was a ghost in the roan.

C．It was too small for three men.

18．How much did Mr. Black first ask each man for the room?

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19．Why did the assistant return only $ 3 to the men?

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A．The manager had asked him to do so.

B．He couldn't divide the money for the three men.

C．He wanted to make some money for himself.

20．How were the manager and the assistant different in behaviour(行为) ?

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A．The manager was honest but his assistant was not.

B．The assistant was clever but the manager wasn't.

C．The manager did not know how to make money, but the assistant did.