如今世界粮食短缺，价格飞涨，给部分地区造成社会动荡。假设在你校开展的研究性学习中，你们小组以“World Food Crisis(危机)”为题进行研究，现在请你代表你们小组向全体同学简要介绍你们的研究成果。主要内容如下：

造成的原因：
1. 气候变化，造成粮食减产
2. 工业发展，城市面积扩大，耕地减少
3. 世界能源价格上涨，使用粮食生产生物燃料
应对的措施：
1. 注重环保，改善生态     2. 严格保护耕地  

24、富国支持穷国，促进世界和谐
你如何做出自己的贡献
1．……       2．……
注意：1. 内容包括以上要点，但不要逐句翻译。可适当发挥。
      2. 字数100左右，文章开头已提供，不计入总词数。
      3. 参考词汇：城市化 urbanization 生物燃料 biofuels  和谐 harmony  n.

        和谐的 harmonious  adj.

                              World Food Crisis
   Hello, everyone,
   Now I’ll tell you something about our research project The World Food Crisis on behalf of(代表) our group. As you know, food shortages have hit many countries in the world and even caused social unrest in some areas……

Around the World by Wheelchair

Rick Hansen was always an active kid and loved to fish. 里克·汉森是一个十分活跃又喜欢钓鱼的孩子。When returning in a truck one day from a fishing trip, he had an accident and suffered injuries to his spine (脊柱). 一天在他钓完鱼坐卡车回家的路上，一次意外的事故中使他的脊椎受了伤。This 15-year-old young man awoke to find that he had lost the use of his legs.这个年轻人醒来时发现他的双腿已经不听使唤了。 However, he didn’t give up. Many months later he began to compete in wheelchair sports. At the age of 27, he decided to wheel around the world 好几个月之后他开始参加轮椅运动的比赛。  to raise awareness and money for spinal cord research. 很快他就开始为脊髓研究工作而奔走效力。他决定通过自己坐轮椅周游世界这一途径来为脊髓损伤的研究工作来筹募资金并引起世人的关注。His tour took him through 34 countries around the world between 1985 and 1987. 在1985年到1987年间，他的旅程遍及世界上的34个国家。In this Man of Motion World Tour, he wheeled 24,901.55 miles, which is equal to the distance around the earth.

Bad weather and difficult, rocky roads often provided challenges for Rick, but he continued to push himself to complete the trip. 恶劣的天气以及艰难坎坷的道路经常成为里克所面临的挑战，但是他一直强迫自己坚持完成了这次旅行。He was determined to succeed. 他一定会成功的。Even mountains did not stop Rick Hansen. 就算是崇山峻岭也无法阻止里克·汉森。He wheeled himself up the Rocky Mountains and several other major mountains in the world. 他坐着轮椅登上了落基山脉和世界上几座其他的主要山岭。He even wheeled himself along the Great Wall of China!

“Never Give Up On Your Dreams” was his motto and he hasn’t given up yet. “不要放弃你的梦想” 是他的座右铭，而且他从来没有放弃过。He completed his world tour raising $24 million. 他完成了他的环游世界的行程并从加拿大的资助者那里筹集了两千四百万美元的资金。He continues to work to increase knowledge of spinal cord injury. 他继续着他的工作以不断积累关于脊髓损伤方面的知识。He is a true Canadian hero who shows what determination can achieve.

54. What happened to Rick after the accident?

A. He lost the ability of living.               B. He had to spend his life in hospital.   

C. He couldn’t walk any more.             D. He couldn’t do sports any more.

55. When did Rick begin his tour around the world?

A. At the age of 15.                                          B. Soon after the accident.

C. A year after the accident.                        D. At the age of 27.

56. Why did Rick take his tour around the world in his wheelchair?

A. To gather money for the spinal cord research. B. To learn about the people of other countries.

C. To travel to different countries for fun.           D. To take photos of beautiful mountains.

57. From the passage we can see Rick is a(n) ________ person.

A. unhappy         B. determined       C. careful           D. quiet

阅读下列各小题，根据该句的中文意思，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

71._____________________ my Chinese teacher, I have made great progress in reading and writing. (help  n.)

在语文老师的帮助下，我在读写方面取得了很大的进步。

72.His colleagues _________________ him although he himself didn’t think he had done anything special. (think)

尽管他本人认为他没做什么了不起的事，但是他的同事们却对他高度评价。

73.More subways _________________ at present and it is expected that after completion the traffic of the city will be greatly improved. (build)

目前更多的地铁正在被建造，预计建成后城市交通将得到极大改善。

74.When you spoke in front of 300 people at yesterday’s conference, you _____________ nervous. (feel)

当你在昨天的大会上面对300人发言时，你一定感到紧张。

75.The new movie Life of Pi by Ang Lee is so fantastic that it ____________ more than once. (worth)

李安的新片《少年派的奇幻漂流》如此精彩以至于值得多次观看。

76.One of the students, ________________, stood up and asked the famous scientist a few questions about how to study science. (fluent)

一个英语流利的学生站起来就如何学习科学问了著名科学家几个问题。

77.The school _______________ French was not big but very beautiful. (learn)

我们学习法语的学校不大但是很美。

78.___________________ misunderstanding results from lack of communication. (doubt)

毫无疑问误解是因为缺乏沟通而产生的。

79.When sitting in the theater, you can’t smoke and neither _______________ loudly. (talk)

坐在电影院里时，你不能吸烟，你也不能大声交谈。

80._______________ his research work, Mr. Smith pays little attention to the surroundings. (devote)

专心于他的研究工作，史密斯先生很少注意身边的事。