C

 

WIRES is short for Wildlife Information and Rescue Service. It is an Australian organization, established(成立) in 1985 to care for injured and orphaned(失去母兽的) native wildlife. WIRES has a network of hundreds of volunteers who rescue and care for native animals until they are well enough to be released (释放)into the wild. Volunteers look after rescued animals in their own homes and are trained in the special needs of native wild animals.

When Australians find a native animal in trouble, they often call WIRES for help. WIRES may be asked to look after a possumthat has been attacked by a cat, rescue a large lizardthat has got its head caught in a drink can, or care for a baby animal who has lost its mother. People call WIRES when they want to movea dangerous snake away from their garden or when they find a seabird that has swallowed(吞下) a fishing line or an owlwith a broken wing. Sometimes kangaroos jumpedonto the road in front of cars and are run over. Australians are encouraged to check the pouch(育儿袋)of dead kangaroos in case there is a baby in it. WIRES volunteers find themselves caring for many babies orphaned in this way.

Each year, in the summer, parts of Australia suffer from(受苦) huge bush fires. These fires not only destroy human homes and put people in danger, but they also destroy animal habitats(栖息地)and endanger the animals living in the bush. After a big fire, WIRES and other organizations go into the district to pick up surviving animals. They are treated for burns, shock, smokeand other problems and then cared for until new location can be found for them.

WIRES is also involved in educating people in the importance of caring for wildlife and wildlife habitats. Volunteers visit schools and other public places to talk about native animals. Sometimes they bring a bat or some other interesting animals with them to show to people who may never have seen one up close before.

53. What is WIRES?
A. It helps the pets in the street to look for their homes.
B. It rescues and cares for animals in order to set them free.
C. It consists of hundreds of volunteers from all over the world.
D. It provides services for wild animals and keeps them in a zoo.

54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Australians often call the police for help if they find animals in trouble.
B. Volunteers in WIRES are afraid to take snakes away from communities.
C. Australian government asks WIRES workersto save animals after a fire.
D. WIRES often go to the public places to give lessons of wild animals.

55. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. It mainly talks about what WIRES members usually do.
B. It tells us why WIRES develops so quickly in Australia.
C. It teaches us how WIRES can train wild animals at home.
D. It mainly tells us how we can join in WIRES successfully.

D

Do you speak English? Do you speak e-mail English? Maybe you don’t. E-mail English is a new kind of English that many people use to save time. A lot of e-mail English words come from a computer program called QQ, which means I seek(寻找)you. Ian Lancashire, a Canadian teacher, likes QQ, “People can use QQ to talk with each other using computer. But, you have to be able to type quickly or the other person will be bored. So e-mail English can give some help.”

A message in e-mail English mostly uses two kinds of new words. The first kind is made up of the first letters of the words. These are called acronyms. The second kind is homophones，letter combination(合并), symbols that sound like other words.

Acronyms in an e-mail save space and time. It takes a long time to write by the way. BTW is much faster. Other acronyms are F2F which stands for face to face, CSL for can’t stop laughing and DBEYR for don’t believe everything you read! Some of the acronyms look like strange words, such as SWAK. But this one means sealed(封口)with a kiss.

Homophones often use letters and numbers that sound like words or parts of words. For example, 8 sound like—eat in great, to save time, people write gr8. Another example is CU for see you or sometimes CU l8r (see you later)

The number 2 is used for to or too and the number 4 is used instead of for.

Another part of e-mail is emotive symbols(表情符号) which make faces when you look at them sideways. The most common emotive, is the happy face :). A comma (逗号) is often used to help add other parts of the face and showdifferent expressions.

E-mail English is fun. An e-mail message with lots of e-mail English starts to look like secret code(密码).Your best friend will probably understand it, but your parents and teachers may not. In fact, many teachers don’t like e-mail English. It’s not just because they can’t comprehend what it means. It’s because students start to use e-mail English in their everyday writing. E-mail English is great for writing quickly. But most teachers say that e-mail English should only be used in e-mails to one’s friends.

56. What does the writer talk about in the first paragraph?
A. How to read new e-mail words.
B. How new e-mail words are made.
C. Why people use e-mail English.
D. Canadian teachers and their e-mails.

57. The underlined word “comprehend” in the last paragraph means “_______”.
A. accept                     B. understand            C. guess                      D. prefer

58. What do teachers insist according to the passage?
A. Parents will have to learn some e-mail English.
B. E-mail English will develop our everyday writing.
C. E-mail English can’t be used among schoolmates.
D. E-mail English shouldn’t be used in school writing.

59. What’s the title for this passage?
A. E-mail English on Computer.                     B. American E-mail English.
C. The Forms of E-mail English.                    D. The Changing of English.

七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）

A naughty dog went into the back of a butcher’s shop(肉铺). He saw a big meaty bone. He decided to take it with him.    60   He ran out of the shop, carrying the bone in his mouth, and rushed into the forest.

  61   He looked down from the bridge and he saw another dog! The dog was carrying a big meaty bone. He thought, “That bone is much better than mine. It’s got more meat on it, and I think it’s longer too!  62   I’m going to take that bone!”

So saying, he jumped off the bridge. He opened his mouth to bite(咬)the other dog, letting go of his bone. But as soon as he hit the water, the other dog disappeared. And his bone sank into the river.

   63   .“You saw another dog and another bone, but they were just reflections! Now you’ve lost your bone, and got soaking (浸湿) wet too!”

A. The monkey was so proud of himself.

B. So he could eat it in a comfortable, safe place.

C. On the bank, a monkey was laughing at the dog

D. And that dog looks quite small and weak.

E. On the way, he went over a river.

八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）

 

Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for  adventure(冒险)---those who have climbed the highest mountains, traveled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky(冒险的) activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds. I would consider bungee(蹦极) jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place(perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 meters above the ground with an elastic(有弹性的) rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that a bout 2 million people around world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall buildings and ping into the sea from the top of high cliff(悬崖).

For the reasons, some psychologists explain that many people think their life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago , people’s lives were constantly(持续的) in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle (战争)for survival.

Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively safe conditions; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.

64. Are there many people who are taking part in the dangerous sports?

65. How many kinds of dangerous sports does the writer refer to?

66. How long does a bungee jumping usually last?

67. What do many people think of their life nowadays?

68. What does the writer tell us in the last two paragraphs?