4、The cost of rice is expected to go up in the coming months, as an improving global economy raises demand, and drought（旱灾）cuts production in countries such as India．Some economists say prices for rice, the Precision Castingstaple food for much of the world's population, could be returning to levels that sparked inflation（通货膨胀）fears in much of Asia last year．

Charuk Singhapreecha is dean of the faculty（系）of economics at Thailand’s Kasetsart University．He says prices – especially for Thai rice – are being pushed higher by new customers coming into the market after the economic slowdown of the past year．They expect that the world demand will increase and Cast steel we expect that the price of rice will increase next year," Charuk said．"There are many new markets for the Thai rice and also we still have for our old customer - China, some Arab countries - they will increase the demand．"

Prices on the global market could again near the record above $1,000 a ton set in the middle of 2008．This month, export prices for Southeast Asian rice have jumped from about $550 a ton or less to more than $650．

Vichai Sriprasert, president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, says further weakness in the US dollar and concerns over drought add to pressure on prices．Market experts say next year India is likely to try to import three million tons of rice – entering the world market for the first time in 21 years – because of a drought．

Vichai also warns that increasing demand for bio-fuels（生物燃料）from grain could reduce food crops, forcing the price of food grains higher．"This is very serious．That's why the price of rice will not go back to the level that we used to see," Vichai said．"It will have to be elevated at a higher level, but I don't know where．"

The Philippines this week said it is cutting rice imports because of high prices, even though the country lost more than a million tons of grain to typhoons this year．Officials from Vietnam, a leading export competitor with Thailand, predict prices will reach about $800 a ton by the middle of 2010．This week the Philippines' National Food Authority offered almost $665 a ton for 600,000 tons of Vietnamese rice．

Economists say higher food prices will only increase the problems faced by the region's poor, who are highly dependent on rice as a staple food．

1．Which of the following is NOT true according to paragraph 1?

       A．Drought reduces production of rice in India．

       B．Prices for rice were lower all the time in 2008．

       C．Rice is a major food for the world’s population．

       D．The improving global economy increases the need for rice．

2．How many reasons did Vichai mention about rice price’s going up?

       A．1．                     B．2．                     C．3．                     D．4．

3．Why does the Philippines plan to cut rice imports?

       A．Because of high prices．                      B．Because of typhoons．

       C．Because of civil war．                         D．Because of drought．

4．What’s the best title of the passage?

       A．Higher food prices will increase problems

       B．There are many new markets for the Thai rice

       C．The global economy is improving

       D．Prices for rice are expected to rise

3、The Heritage（遗产）at Risk programme aims to understand the overall state of England’s heritage by assessing each of its different elements．In particular we need to identify those that are facing the greatest pressures and threats．We will use this information to work out how to reduce those pressures and in turn to calculate the resources needed to make our unique heritage of historic places safe．

You can search for sites on the register by entering a site name, location, street or educational block in the box below．

Conservation areas

A nationwide survey of conservation areas indicates that approximately 1 in 7 is at risk from neglect （疏忽）, decay （腐烂）or unpitying change．

Show your support for our campaign to save conservation areas from unavoidable decline and receive a free campaign pack by registering．There are some 9,300 conservation areas across England, meaning that we all live in or near to one or visit one regularly for work, shopping or rest．They are the element of England’s heritage that is all around us and which touches all of our lives．But until now no one had a clear idea what condition they were in．

Buildings

The task of assessing condition and risk started with buildings．Following a survey of all grades of listed buildings in London, English Heritage published in 1991 the first annual register of those at risk there．

The success of this London work led to the national buildings at risk strategy in 1998, and publication of a register of buildings at risk conversing all grade I and II listed buildings and structural scheduled monuments in the country, at risk and vulnerable（易受伤害的）．

Parks & Gardens

    There are 1,600 entries on the current English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest．Sites at risk have typically been diversely（不利地）affected by development and neglect; often they have been changed by development and are faced with major change．Sometimes development beyond the boundary of a registered landscape can be just as harmful as construction within its boundaries; this is especially true that development would influence designed views that extend beyond the chosen site itself．

1．The purpose of using the information to work out how to reduce pressures is to          ．

       A．assess each of English heritage’s different elements

       B．identify those that are facing the greatest pressures and threats

       C．calculate the resources needed to make heritage of historic sites safe

       D．help you to search for sites at risk on the register

2．It can be inferred from “Conservation areas” that conservation areas across England        ．

       A．are almost all at risk from neglect, decay or unpitying change

       B．can be entered with a campaign pack free of charge

       C．are in very close connection with our lives

       D．are in whatever condition people are sure about

3．The text mainly talks about          ．

       A．English heritage at risk                         B．historic places of interest

       C．English heritage register                        D．location of English heritage

4．According to the last paragraph, the bad effect development has on the sites at risk is that        ．

       A．it has changed the sites at risk with no intention

       B．it can sometimes cause harm beyond the registered boundaries

       C．it would affect the designed views instead of the chosen sites

       D．it has neglected the local people of special historic interest

2、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。

There is public library in every town in Britain．                          1．       

There are branch library in many villages．                                        2．     

Anyone may borrow books, and it cost nothing to                                                       3．     

borrow them． In some places you may borrow many                       4．     

books as you want; in other places where you                                    5．     

are limited to a certain number, of that some                                       6．     

may be novels． Books may be keep for four weeks．                       7．     

Newly – published novels are always in great demand                         8．     

and some books, for example, books for history,                                 9．     

science, cooking but gardening are also popular．                               10．      

1、假如你是李华，由于高考临近，你的好友王平感到前所未有的焦虑和压力。请你结合以下要点，用英语给他写封信安慰并鼓励他。

1．保持良好的心态，对自己有信心；

2．缓解压力的办法：听音乐、进行体育锻炼以及和家人或朋友交流；

3．高考的成败并不能决定人的一生……

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Wang Ping,

    I’m sorry to hear that you are suffering from heavy pressure and anxieties from college entrance examination．

Best regards,

Li Hua

28、假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写得一下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

       增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

       删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

       修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该次下面写上修改后的词。

       注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

       2．只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

       Never shall I forget the first English lesson giving by Miss Liu．One Monday morning , when she entered the classroom, we found out that she was a young and beautiful lady．Then she introduced her and said they shouldn’t call her Teacher Liu but Miss Liu．Late, she let us go to the blackboard and said something about ourselves in English in turn．When it was my turn, I felt too shy that I didn’t dare to say anything before the class．She went up to me and said kind, “Don’t be afraid．I believe you can do well．” At last, I went to the blackboard．She praised me for that I had done．

27、Play, often seen as        activity for kids, is still important in         development of teenagers．

A．the; the          B．an; the          C．an; 不填           D．the; 不填

26、______, I think, the problems can be settled in no time．

A．A bit more efforts                                       B．Keep up your spirits

C．If you double your efforts                                  D．Making greater efforts

25、After staying in hospital for long, the patient was advised to go to the seaside to____ his health．

A．take up          B．hold up        C．make up         D．pick up

24、Companies are struggling to find the right ________ between supply and demand, but it is no easy task．

A．balance           B．process        C．equality           D．pattern（C）