第二部分：阅读理解（共20 小题。第一节共15 小题，每题2分；第二节共5 题，每题2分；共40 分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项  A．B．C．D中选出最佳选项。

A

Unnoticed and unappreciated for five decades，a large female turtle （龟）with a stained（彩色的），leathery（粗而硬的） shell is now a precious commodity（物品）in Changsha’s old zoo．She is fed on a special diet of raw meat．Her small pool has been covered with glass which can defend it from bullets．A special camera monitors her movements．A guard is posted at night．

The purpose is simple：the turtle must not die．

Earlier this year，scientists concluded that she was the planet’s last known female Yangtze giant soft shell turtle．She is about 80 years old and weighs almost 90 pounds．

As it happens，the planet also has only one known male．He lives at a zoo the city of Suzhou．He is 100 years old and weighs about 200 pounds．They are the last hope of saving a species believed to be the largest freshwater turtles in the world．

“It’s a very dangerous situation,” said Peter Pritchard, a famous turtle expert in the United States，who has helped try to save the species．、

For many Chinese people，the turtle is the symbol of health and long life，but the last two Yangtze giant soft-shell creatures show the threatened state of wildlife and biodiversity（生物多样性）in China．Pollution, hunting and over development are destroying natural habitats，and also endangering the plant and the animal population．

China contains some of the world’s richest treasures of biodiversity, yet the latest major survey of plants and animals shows a discouraging picture．Nearly 40 percent of all mammal species in China are now endangered, Scientists say．For plants，the situation is worse；70 percent of all nonflowering plant species and 86 percent of flowering species are considered threatened．

46．Why is the turtle in Changsha specially cared?

A．She has been unnoticed and unappreiated five decades．

B．She can be sold at a high price．

C．She is the planet’s last known female Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle．

D．She is old and heavy．

47．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A．The turtle in Changsha is precious because it is the symbol of health and long life．

B．Peter Pritchard believes the female turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the world．

C．The female turtle is in a dangerous situation where she may be killed．

D．The female turtle in Changsha and the male turtle in Suzhou are the last hope of saving the largest freshwater turtle species in the world．

48．According to the text ________in China．

A．there are the richest species of living things

B．wild plants and animals are becoming fewer

C．turtles are specially protected

D．the situation of plants is better than that of mammal species

49．The last paragraph proves the threatened state of wildlife and biodiversity in China by__________ ．

A．facts and numbers                      B．Peter Pritchard’S words

C．teaching theory                        D．telling a story

Have you ever thought of taking a train and having an adventure(奇遇)？Riding the train can be a real adventure. That is how I feel every time I take Amtrak. I often take a four－hour trip to visit my children. Every time I take this trip I never know what will happen.
Last week when I was on the train and over an hour into the train ride，there was a man sitting by himself in the back of the train carrying on a mobile phone conversation－in another language. It was loud and disturbed most of the people on the train. I think it was annoying.
Fortunately I sat next to a wonderful old lady who was taking a two－day trip by train. She said her two daughters were distraught at the thought of her driving for three days to reach her home，although she had no trouble driving. The train ride was the only choice for her. She loved to look out of the window and watch the world go by on the train.
She was fun to talk to and asked me when my children started being parents. That is a very good question. Both of us are old and have children. She asked that same question from time to time.
There are always many people on the train from all walks of life，different countries，and many  languages. Riding the train is a great way to increase your knowledge and take in all kinds of cultures. If you get hungry，you can buy food in the food car at any time. If you need to use the restroom there is always one available.
It sure beats driving the car，which has to stop for food and restrooms. And it is better than taking the bus.
【小题1】According to the passage，the purpose of the author’s train ride was    .

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Wu Yongqing, 91, lived in a rented cottage in Chongqing.
She moved there after her husband died in 1971．The old woman,
who has children can get more than 500 yuan a month from the
government．Her cottage is small but simple．Her only comforts
are a breaking sofa and an electric ceiling fan, which were both
founded on the street．She is good for cleaning and she can cook
every day．She believes that she is old but not uselessly and she
can take better care of himself than any nurse．She often walks in
the nearby park every morning and talks to each other there．She
can get on well with her neighbor．She likes this a kind of life

单词拼写（共10题，每题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】Tom told us that when he was young, all of his family would watch______(动画片)after supper.
【小题2】Suddenly Alice ______(猛冲)into the room, grabbed her bag and ran out again.
【小题3】______(好奇地) enough, he seems to have known what we well do next.
【小题4】Peter has a sense of ______(幽默) and is able to make people laugh at any time.
【小题5】Please clean up the house, which is in a ______(凌乱) after the party was over.
【小题6】She is old enough to have the ______(自由) to do as she likes.
【小题7】A collection of rare insects will show us some of his latest ______(发现).
【小题8】I ______(尊重)his view, although I do not agree with them.
【小题9】On summer evenings, his parents sit in the______(阴凉处) of the tree drinking tea and chatting.
【小题10】Disney is a ______(主题) park.

—Do you mind __________ alone at home?

— Not at all. She is old enough to take care of herself.