A 37-year-old man in Australia’s Northern city Darwin ,Norm Pethrick, was praised for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.

Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater. Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free. Ms Pethrick was later taken to Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.

“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report. He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”. Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three more days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.

1. This passage is most likely to be found in _____.

A．a newspaper

B．a travel guide

C．a textbook

D．a novel

2.The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.

A．swimming in the river	B．watching the crocodile
C．standing on the river bank	D．fishing in the water

3.According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______.

A．brave

B．diligent（勤勉的）

C．quick

D．humorous

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．The husband should save the wife

B．A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws

C．A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine

D．Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

 

Today, innovations(创新) to make our lives more eco-friendly can be found everywhere. There are energy-efficient automobiles, eco-friendly light bulbs, and clothes made by fashion designers using sustainable(可持续的) environmental practices. Industries around the world have also begun to take a serious look at how their operations affect the local and global environment.

The university of Colorado has been named one of the top green colleges and universities in the United States. This university was one of the first to start a student-led recycling program in the 1970s and today supplies students with reusable shopping bags to use both on and off campus. The entire University of Colorado also uses low flow water fixtures(设备) and has reduced water usage by 40 percent since 2002.

When it comes to going green, Warren Wilson College has been recognized in many places. The Sierra Club and The Princeton Review have named the college as one of America’s greenest colleges and universities, while the school has also received the Outstanding College Recycling Award from the Carolina Recycling Association, as well as awards from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education(AASHE). For a small college, Warren Wilson has made enormous efforts to be an eco-friendly campus since its beginning, and today owns a campus farm, a seeding program, and an extensive recycling program. Warren Wilson was also the first College to have an LEED platinum certified(白金认证的) residence hall, and its building services department is also 100 percent GreenSeal certified. According to College Stats, Warren Wilson College is one of the first institutions in the United States to be almost completely self-sufficient(自给自足的) while also engaging students to incorporate sustainability into all academic programs.

Going green efforts at Oberlin College have not gone unnoticed. Oberlin College spends 22 percent of its food budget on buying food from local farmers, with most of the food raised or harvested with organic and sustainable practices. Oberlin has also stopped selling bottled water on campus and offers discounts to students who use their own storage containers when purchasing beverages and food items. Among Oberlin’s other eco-friendly accomplishments is a green graduation ceremony, which includes programs printed on 100 percent recycled paper.

1.The author writes the first paragraph mainly to tell us that ____.

A. we can find new ways to be eco-friendly

B. everyone is aware of being eco-friendly

C. industries are reducing their influence on the environment

D. American colleges and universities care much about environmental issues

2.What do we know about the University of Colorado?

A. Its recycling program is followed by other universities.  

B. It produces reusable shopping bags by itself.

C. It uses special systems to save water.

D. It is the most eco-friendly university.

3.Which of the following about Warren Wilson College is TRUE?

A. The Princeton Review praised it for its teaching methods.

B. Its residence hall’s building material is platinum.

C. It owns a campus garden and a seeding program.

D. It sustains itself almost without help from others.

4.Students in Oberlin College can _____.

A. grow their own food on campus         

B. pay less with their own containers

C. help the college make its food budget     

D. recycle paper at their graduation ceremony

5.How is the text organized?

A. Main idea – Comparison.              

B. Opinion – Discussion – Description

C. Introduction – Supporting examples.      

D. Introduction – Explanation – Conclusion.

 

Unlike many surfers who sought the perfect wave, my interests always lay beneath the sea' s surface in a world I could only imagine and dream of．When I was twelve, I made my first adventures in the deep．Later I would learn how to dive, expanding my world of exploration many times over．

Perhaps the greatest turning point in my life came when I was in high school and I wrote a letter to the famous Scripps Oceanographic Institution, asking how I might learn more about the sea．A kind scientist answered my letter and told me how to apply to Scripps for a summer scholarship, which I received．During one of their courses that summer, I met Dr．Robert Norris, a marine geologist．He loved the sea almost as much as I did．Soon he suggested I consider his school, the University of California, for my study．One year later I became a member of the freshman class．

Now my love affair with the sea became a serious endeavor（艰苦的努力）．If I wanted to be an undersea explorer, I needed to learn as much as I could about the laws of the physical world that controlled the environment I wanted to enter．The undersea world is not our natural world．It is unforgiving to those who make mistakes．At its greatest depths the water temperature is near freezing, the pressure is eight tons per square inch, and it is totally dark．It is easy to get lost in such a world．I needed to learn a lot about geography, navigation, geology, biology, and many other things．

I decided another important thing for me to do was to join the U．S．Navy．If I was going to be an undersea explorer, I would have to lead men and women on dangerous adventures where they might get hurt, and I didn't want that to happen．

In the Navy I learned discipline, organization, and how to motivate and lead people on adventures so that we could explore the wonders of the deep．

Finally, the time came to put all that I had learned to use, to go forth with a team of men and women and explore an adventure I am still on and hope to be on for many years to come．

1.What happened to the author at the age of twelve?

A．He dreamed about undersea exploration．

B．He began to swim under the deep water．

C．He surfed on big waves for the first time．

D．He learned to dive off the cliffs．

2.In college, the author took many different types of courses because he

A．was told it was easy to get lost in exploration

B．was advised to take them by Dr．Robert Norris

C．thought they were needed to fully understand the ocean

D．believed it would help him succeed in the Navy

3.The author joined the Navy to ______．

A．develop his leadership skills

B．get along with people under stress

C．learn about the dangers of the ocean

D．gather specific information about ocean life

4.Which word can best describe the author?

A．Imaginative．      B．Optimistic．       C．Independent．     D．Ambitious．

 

A report has recently been published about what the earth might be like 20 years or so from now on. The report is a result of a three-year  46 .

According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2020 is not a  47 one. The world will be more  48 because the population will continue to grow. The population could be  49 9,000 million, almost 3,000 million more than that in 2009. More people would move into cities, especially cities in  50 countries. Cities in India and Thailand probably would  51 have a population of 20 million by then.

Food production will  52 , but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 2009,  53 most of the increase would be in countries that  54 produce enough food for their people. Little increase is  55 in South Asia, Africa or the Middle East. Poor farming ways are  56 large areas of cropland, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is  57 as cities become larger and more houses are built.  58 will get worse as developed countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s  59 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their  60  of the earth for the year 2020 may be wrong. They only   61  the situation as it is today. By changing the situation, by  62 the problems, the picture can be changed. There is  63 time for the nations of the world to  64 a plan of action. But they considered that  65 too long to make a decision would greatly reduce the chances of success

1.	A．learning B．instruction C．notice D．study

2.A.pleased    B.pleasant                  C.safe                         C.blue

3.	A．dangerous B．beautiful C．crowded D．terrible

 

4.	A．no more than B．as many as C．so much as D．as large as

 

5.	A．developing B．developed C．big D．mountainous

 

6.	A．none B．each C．no D．neither

 

7.	A．last B．reduce C．increase D．continue

 

8.	A．so B．but C．or D．however

 

9.	A．already B．hardly C．partly D．never

 

10.	A．wanted B．lacked C．found D．expected

11..

A．destroying

B．protecting

C．bothering

D．interrupting

 

12.	A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．used

 

13.	A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland

 

14.	A．animals B．plants C．forests D．people

 

15.	A．photo B．picture C．aim D．environment

 

16.	A．stopped B．continued C．exchanged D．prevented

17..

A．solving

B．working

C．answering

D．dealing

18..

A．no

B．still

C．less

D．lots of

 

19.	A．give up B．carry C．make D．get off

 

20.	A．visiting B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting

 

Not having a good ________ of English can be a serious barrier to achieving your goals.

  A. demand         B. appreciation     C. command      D. experience