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Look carefully at the back of a California state quarter．A man with a walking stick is pictured there．A bird called a California condor(大秃鹫)is flying overhead. Who is this man，and why is he so important that he is featured(处于显著地位)on the back of a coin?

The man on this quarter is John Muir．Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man，he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness．He walked more than a thousand miles across the country，through fields and woods．John Muir liked writing about the places he visited，describing their beauty.

Muir also wrote about problems．In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, rnany trees were being cut down．This made Muir unhappy and worried，because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in them．Muir believed that nature should be conserved(保护)instead of being changed by human beings．He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests．Soon，others began to listen．

Muir wrote letters to important people，such as President Theodore Roosevelt．The president admired Muir’s love for nature．When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California.Muir convinced(说服)the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation．Later，President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立)five national parks．National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. One of these parks is Yosemite National Park，the area that is featured on the back of the California quarter．

Though it has been almost one hundred years since John Muir died，people continue his work today．His work as a conservationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural world．John Muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources---then，now，and for the future．

41．What did John Muir spend much of his life doing when he was a young man?

A．Watching natural views．

B．Writing about the places he visited．

C．Exploring the beauty of the wilderness．

D．Creating farmland for sheep and cattle．

42．Why did President Theodore Roosevelt visit John Muir?

A．Because Roosevelt loved watching nature．

B．Because Roosevelt received letters from John Muir．

C．Because Roosevelt admired John Muir’s love for nature.

D．Because Roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland．

43．What happened after President Roosevelt went camping with John Muir?

A．Many trees were cut down．

B．Five national parks were established．

C．More homes and businesses were built.

D．More farmland was used for sheep and cattle.

44．Why is John Muir featured on the back of a California state quarter?

A．Because he walked over a thousand miles across the country．

B．Because he helped people understand the importance of protecting the natural world.

C．Because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests．

D．Because he once wrote several letters to President Theodore Roosevelt．

45．What is the writer’s purpose of writing this article?

A．To advise readers to become active conservationists.

B．To make us interested in the story about a great man．

C．To tell us something about an important person in history．

D．To give information about how to conserve the environment．

非选择题(共51分)

四、填空(共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分)

A)根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填在答题卡标号为46-50的相应位置上。

46．It’s the _________ (第一)time for Nanjing to hold the Asia Bike Show．It is sure to be a great success．

47．We should thank all our _________ (老师)for their help，care and love during the past three

years.

48．Harry keeps exercising every morning．As a result，he's a few kilos_________ (轻的)than

he used to be．

49．一Kitty，why do you look so happy today?

一I happened to meet an old friend of _______ (我的)in the Confucius Temple this morning.

50．It’s reported that Shen Jian，director of the Provincial Education Department of Jiangsu, was__________(采访)by 11 primary school students about some present issues.

B)根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51-56的相应位置上。

51．It’s _________ (polite)to ask a lady about her age in western countries.

52．The story _________(it)is interesting，but it’s a little difficult for children．

53．Look! The teenagers are making cards _________(show)love for their mothers．

54．Anna doesn’t like playing computer games. Sometimes she does it _________ (simple)to

Relax.

55．Zhang Jike，a 23-year-old player，won the gold medal in the _________ (man)singles of the

World Table Tennis Championships last month．

56．In order to provide better services for foreigners during the 2nd Youth Olympic Games, lots of

bus and taxi drivers are busy __________ (learn)English．

C)根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为57-61的相应位置上。

A：What should we do if we need to call the emergency(紧急情况)services?

B：Well，you need to know the number of the emergency services in the place where you __57__.

A：OK．What happens when we call the emergency number?

B：When you do so，an operator will __58__ your call. The operator asks you which service you need-the police，the fire department，or an ambulance service．You should tell the operator clearly what the situation is and which service you need．It is important to speak calmly and clearly __59__ the operator can understand you.

A：Does the operator ask for any other information?

B：Yes．The operator asks the caller where he or she is calling from and also asks for the caller’s name．

A：I see．__60__ should we remember when making an emergency call?

B：It is very important to keep calm．Many people forget to give very important information tothe operator. For example, they tell the operator about a fire on Mason street but they do not mention which part of the city the fire is happening in．

A：And there may be more than one Mason Street in the same city．

B：Exactly．Sometimes，__61__ receiving wrong or incomplete information，the emergency

services waste time by going to the wrong place．

A：Thank you for telling me how to use the emergency services．

五、阅读填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

A)阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第62-71小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为62-71的相应位置上。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

What is a hurricane?

You may already know that hurricanes are storms that can cause devastating(毁灭性的)waves，wind，and rain．They happen during“Hurricane Season，”which is from June 1st until November 30th in the Atlantic Ocean and from May 15th until November 30th in the Pacific Ocean.

Categories(类别)of Hurricanes

There are five categories of hurrlcanes, which are based on wind speeds. The categories help people know how much damage(危害)a hurricane may cause because the greater the wind speed，the more dangerous the storm．For example，a Category 5 hurricane has winds over 155 miles per hour，which are strong enough to destroy the buildings along the shorelines completely．

Hurricane Dangers

When a hurricane happens together with heavy rainfall，there can be a devastating flood．The centre of a hurricane is called the eye．While most of a hurricane has dangerously strong winds，the eye is actually(事实上)a calm area in the storm．When the eye of a hurricane passes over land，people might think that it’s over，but before long the wind and rain increase again as the second part of the hurricane moves through．

Hurricane Safety Tips

There is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction，so if you ever find yourself in the path of a hurricane，be sure to remember the following safety tips．

·Be sure you have a radio，batteries，fresh drinking water，and enough food．

·Tell neighbours，friends，and family members your emergency plans．Tell them where you’ll go if you need to leave your home．

·If you live near the ocean，leave your home and travel to a safe place．You could stay with a friend or a family member，in a hotel／motel，or in an emergency shelter area．

·Stay inside during the storm．You could be seriously injured(受伤)if you go outside．

B)根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为72-81的相应位置上。

As we know，museums are buildings where many valuable and important objects are kept so

that people can go and see them．For example，art museums are places where people can learn about v__72__ cultures．More and more popular“design museums”that are opening today，however，perform quite a different role。U__73__ most art museums，the design museum shows objects that are easily found in our daily life, such as fridges and washing machines．

The a__74__ of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the

exhibits(展品)．Being different from the art museum visitors，design museum visitors s__75__ feel

frightened or puzzled．This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-products(批量产品)work and look as they do，and how design has i__76__ the quality of our lives．Art museum exhibits, on the other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something b__77__ their understanding.

Several new design rnuseums have opened their doors in r__78__ years. Each of these museums has tried to satisfy(满足)the public’s growing interest in the field with new i__79__．

London’s Design Museum，for example，shows a collection of mass-produced objects from electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins. The choices open to design museums seem f__80__ less strict than those to art museums，and visitors may also sense(感觉到)the humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys c__81__ from our everyday life．

六、书面表达(满分15分)

假如你是李平，准备参加学校组织的英语征文比赛。请根据下面所提供的信息，介绍

今天在你校操场举行的“ONE for ONE”图书义卖活动的情况并谈谈你的感受。

注意：1．文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称。

2．语言通顺，意思连贯，书写规范。

3．词数80左右。文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

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