60. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

   A. Tropical Forests                   

B. Saving the Tropical Forests

   C. Tropical Forests and Our Life        

D. The Greenhouse Effects

第二节 补全对话：根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Policeman：Now, Jimmy, did you get a good view(看清) of the accident?

Jimmy：Oh, yes. I was standing outside the bank building and I saw it quite clearly.

Policeman：Do you know what time it was?

Jimmy：Yes.___61___ It was 2：45 exactly.

Policeman：Good. ____62____

Jimmy：Well, quite slowly ― about 10 miles an hour. It was coming up York 

Road. ____63____ But they were still red when he went over them.

Policeman：I see. ____64____ Was it also driving slowly?

Jimmy：It was coming along Union Street about 30 miles per hour. It was a

blue Toyota. ____65____

Policeman：Did you see what colour his traffic light was?

Jimmy：Yes, it changed to yellow just before he crossed it.

A. What about the car?

B. I checked my watch.

C. Didn’t you see the car?

D. Now, how fast was the truck moving?

E. Was the car going beyond the speed limit?

F. I suppose the truck driver knew the lights were going to change.

G. The driver stopped his car when he saw the truck crossing the street.

第二卷 （非选择题）

第三部分 写作(共三节, 满分55分)

第一节 单词拼写 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释, 在答题卡相应的位置上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式. (每空只写一词)

59. The author is _______the tropical deforestation.               .

   A. for        B. in favour            C. supporting        D. against

58. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

   A. The forests are losing their function in turning carbon dioxide into oxygen.

   B. Many of our daily uses are related to the tropical forests.

   C. Tropical plants can be used to make industrial products.

   D. High carbon dioxide levels will make the earth warmer.

57. In the last paragraph the author tries to_______.                  .

   A. tell people how to avoid the tropical deforestation

   B. persuade people to buy something synthetic

   C. show us how important it is to protect the tropical forests

   D. let people realise the effect of tropical deforestation

   Carbon dioxide levels could double within the next half-century, warming the earth by as much as 4.5 degrees. The result? A partial melt-down of polar ice caps, raising sea levels as much as 24 feet; even 15 feet could threaten anyone living within 35 miles of the coast. Unbelievable? Maybe. But scientists warn that by the time we realise the severe effects of tropical deforestation, it will be 20 years too late.

   Can tropical deforestation affect our everyday lives? Now, you should have got the answer.

56. The best title for this passage is probably _______.

   A. Forgiveness.                        

B. Forgiveness Is Good for Health.

C. A Secret to Keeping Health.           

D. Anger Is Bad for Health.

E

   One reaction to all the concern about tropical deforestation（砍伐森林） is a blank stare that asks the question, "Since I don't live there, what does it have to do with me?"

   The answer is that your way of life, wherever you live in the world, is tied to the tropics in many ways. If you live in a house, wash your hair, eat fruits and vegetables, drink soda, or drive a car, you can be certain that you are affected by the loss of tropical forests.

   Biologically, we are losing the richest regions on earth when, each minute, a piece of tropical forest, the size of ten city blocks, disappears. As many as five million species of plants, animals, and insects (40 to 50 percent of all living things) live there, and are being lost faster than they can be found and described. Their loss is immeasurable.

   Take rubber for example. For many uses, only natural rubber from trees will do. Synthetics(人工合成材料) are not good enough. Today over half the world's commercial rubber is produced in Malaysia and Indonesia, while the Amazon's rubber industry produces much of the world's four million tons. And rubber is an important material in making gloves, balloons, footwear and many sporting goods. Thousands of other tropical plants are valuable for their industrial use.

   Many scientists strongly believe that deforestation contributes to the greenhouse effect -- or heating of the earth from increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As we destroy forests, they lose their ability to change carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) into oxygen.

55. The underlined phrase “holding on to” in this passage possibly means“__”.

   A. removing.    B. keeping up.    C. getting rid of.    D. learning about.

54. The example of the cartoon book characters is taken in the passage to____.

   A. support the viewpoint that anger and hatred harm physical and mental health.

   B. introduce a famous expert.

   C. let the reader know the different colours of cartoon faces.

   D. show how to control one’s temper.

53. The author of the passage tries to make his viewpoint clear ______.

   A. by raising his own examples.      

B. based on his own experience.

   C. by mentioning some studies.      

D. by mentioning some typical patients.

52. If you have $18, you can go to watch both ______.

   A. Walk Hill vs Colls and Essen vs Springwood

   B. St Matins vs Doonsberg and Northerners vs Tigers

   C. Neill Park vs Robinson and Eastside Central vs Light Hill

   D. All Stars vs Rockets and the bushwalking at Westley Station

D

Forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, you probably don’t think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being.

When cartoon book characters like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. That’s why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea.

The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression. They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping.

So it doesn’t matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if it’s worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else.

Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it’s OK. Instead, it’s a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past.