Not long ago the movie 2012 came into screen. The people were threatened by those scenes of destroying flood, severe earthquake, terrifying hurricane and constructions representing human civilization being destroyed and even swallowed by disaster. Luckily, they are just the director’s imagination, but the present situation is not heading a positive direction, either.

Take my own experience in Alaska as an example. Once I took a trip to the glacier. Along the way there stood signposts marking the snow lines of different years. They started from the foot of the mountain, but it was at the top when I finally saw melting glaciers(融化的冰川). My heart ached seeing the beautiful blue ice melting at every second.

Sad but true, they are the effects of global warming and the result of our human impact. Furthermore, each year the rising sea level will kill 56 million people, and that's about the population of the en tire Italy. According to studies, if the temperature keeps on rising like this, by the year 2050, some islands and coastal cities including New York, Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney will be drowned in water.

Our fortune is in our own hands. It depends on us to shape our future, to reduce future human impact and find ways to form a peaceful relationship with our environment. Therefore, it's time for actions to be taken right now. Contribute a little to energy saving by using more efficient light bulbs and less hot water. Let recycle become our habit by thinking twice before throwing something away. Let us take public transportation as our first choice when going to a certain place. It might cost more time for now, but it' s to the benefit of a permanent future. Take care of every tree and grass around us by watering them or simply just avoid destroying them．

In a word, small drops of water make a big ocean. The earth does not belong to us. On the contrary, we belong to the earth. Please bear in mind that the earth is our home. It is our responsibility to build a brighter and better future of our planet and prevent what happened in the movie 2012 from becoming reality．                

1.Why does the author talk about the movie 2012 in the passage ?     

A．To give example．                      B．To lead into the topic．

C．To make prediction．                    D．To provide the evidence．

2.How did the author feel when he took a trip to the glacier?

A．Worried．        B．Puzzled．         C．Scared．          D．Bored．

3.It can be inferred from the third paragraph that          .

A．56 million people in Italy have been killed owing to the rising sea level

B．Some islands and coastal cities will be drowned in water by the year of 2050

C．Human being will be in danger if we don't take actions to prevent the global warming

D．It is certain that what happened in the movie 2012 will come into reality

4.According to the passage, you are advised to             .

A．drive our own private cars instead of taking buses to some place

B．recycle everything that is used

C．go to see the movie 2012 at once

D．work together to take good care of our planet

5.What does the author mean by saying "small drops of water make a big ocean"?

A．Think twice before taking action,

B．It's our duty to protect the ocean．

C．Everyone together can make a difference．

D．It's important to save every drop of water．

 

 

. Please give money if possible,        people in the earthquake-stricken areas in Yushu will be able to reconstruct their homes.

  A. as                B. and             C. or              D. but

 

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母或汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）

1.Now that you are 18, you should have more sense of__________(责任感)。

2.Luckily, most people s__________ the earthquake.

3.In the Olympic Games，athletes c___________with each other for medals.

4.This kind of car is a__________ on TV and newspapers every day. You can easily find out its description and the price you want.

5.The _______ (设计) of the room was in the fancy style popular.

6.I have even been put into space rockets and sent to ______(探索) the Moon

7.All the old computers in schools will be r________ with the new ones.

8.He tried his best to find a way to s________( 解决) the problem.

9.This afternoon I will ______(打字) the letter for you.

10.After all that hard work, you _______（应得）a holiday.

 

The residents, _______ had been damaged by the earthquake, were given help by the Red Cross.

A．all their homes                         B．all whose homes

C．all of whose homes                      D．all of their homes

 

第二节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

--- It’s reported that more than 200,000 people lost their lives in Haiti Earthquake.

--- Yes, ______ news came as ______ shock to us.

A.the , a         B. the, the             C. a, a            D. a, the