twice about where it comes from.
Day after day, thousands of children in poor countries have to 50 hours walking for miles to collect water. What’s more, the water is dirty and can cause serious diseases, such as diarrhea(腹泻). It’s hard to believe, but every 20 seconds a child dies as a result of a water-related disease.
The international water-aid charity called Just a Drop 51 clean water to some of the poorest areas in the world, by building wells, pipelines(水管) and toilets. The charity has helped about 1.5 million people 52
Betty, from Uganda, is just one of the people who have been helped by Just a Drop.11-year-ld Betty had to walk tow miles every day, carrying tow heavy cans 53 dirty pond water before Just a Drop placed a well in her village. “I used to get sick form the water. Now, I don`t have t walk long distances and I feel much sager with this clean water.”
Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms( 用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。 每空格限填一词)（共8分）
54.It was very freezing. We all tried to cover our faces under our ______(scarf) 55.The dog is happy having the _____ of the house when we’re out.(free)
56.The peasant often says that the ____ of the crop depends on the weather.(succeed) 57.Nobody taught them French. They learned it over the radio ____(they) 58.The teacher always tells his students to be on their best _____ (behave) 59.Tom can`t ______ whom to stay with for Christmas Eve.(decision)
60.These natural disasters warn us that everyone should protect the environment_____(immediate) 61.It is really ______ for Tom to argue with such a dishonest person.(necessary)
Ⅴ. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求， 改写下列句子，第62-67 句每空格限填一词)
62. My parents set out early to catch the first bus yesterday. (改为一般疑问句) _________ your parents ________ out early to catch the first bus yesterday?
63. Doctor Zhang was highly praised for what he had done for his patients.(对划线部分提问) _________ _________ Doctor Zhang highly praised?
64．A tourist guide showed the foreigners around Yu Garden yesterday.(改为被动语态) The foreigners _________ _________ around Yu Garden yesterday. 65. The air pollution was quite serious in our city last month.(改为感叹句)
________ ________ the air pollution was in our city today!
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66.Visitors love this city because it has historical sights and delicious food.(改为简单句) Visitors love this city ________ ________ its historical sights and delicious food. 67. “Have you seen the exciting film before?” Linda asked her husband.(合并为一句) Linda asked her husband ______ he _______ seen the exciting film.
68. months, take, the bridge, at least, will, it , to, the engineers, three, design(连词成句) ___________________________________________________________________
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)
Ⅵ.Reading comprehension(阅读理解)（共50分）
A．Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)（12分）
In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was dear and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers. Young men, or “stewards（空乘）”helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers` luggage
but they did not provide food and drinks. But then in 1930, a woman called Ellen Church invented the “stewardess”. Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didn’t want to work on a farm or marry a farmer—she wanted a more adventurous (冒险的)life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but she also took flying lessons and got her pilot’s license.
Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man’s world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot. But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because flying was still an unreliable way to travel. There were often delays, many crashes and the bad weathers made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. agreed.
The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses. At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early “stewardesses” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned $1 an hour.
In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, “stewardesses” have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work
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fewer hours than in the past.
69. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph suggests that Ellen was the first woman to
_________.
A. invent the new word “stewardess” C. work on a plane
B. flew a plane D. travel by plane
70. From the second paragraph, we learn that__________. A. Ellen did not behave in the same way as other girls B. Ellen`s family was not rich enough to support her education C. Ellen was fond of working on a farm
D. Ellen has an unhappy childhood that changed her completely. A. didn’t work as nurse in a hospital C. didn’t take flying lessons A. her flying experience C. her nursing experience stewardess. A. be a nurse
B. be married
C. be a mother
D. be young
B. didn’t want to marry a farmer on a farm D. failed to get her pilot license B. her university education D. her life attitudes
71. Ellen ________ when she was young.
72. The main reason for Boeing Air Transport offering Ellen the job was ______.
73. According to the passage, in the 1904s, a woman had to _____ if she wanted to be a
74. The passage mainly talks about______. A. the background of early flying pilots C. the history of early flight attendants
B. the experience of flying passengers D. the development of airplanes
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）
School uniforms have been around for hundreds of years, and even perhaps longer. They are usually used in grade schools, but some high schools. Particularly those in England and Europe often have some kind of uniform or dress code requirements. In general, they are used to keep students in line for many different reasons.
One of the 75 of wearing school uniforms is that there is no need to 76 what children are doing to wear every day, and there is more concentration on class. One of the benefits of school uniforms in this case is that there is no 77 with others. Everyone is wearing the same clothes every day. This way, instead of competing over who is wearing what, there is more focus on the daily school work. Not always , but in many cases, girls try to dress provocatively (挑逗地), whether it’s to impress the boys, or to outdo（超越） one another. Using school uniforms takes away these distractions(使人分心的事)。
Many times, kids are 78 because of the clothes they wear, and it seems that no matter
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how hard parents try, kids know who is poor in the school. One of the advantages of school uniforms is that there is nothing to tell the difference between who is poor or well off. The benefit of wearing school uniforms is that everyone wears the same thing, whether you are rich, or poor.
There are some other things that make the idea school uniforms more 79 There is no need to buy designer clothes that so many kids demand these days, and this can be very 80 for parents who are constantly being asked by their kids to buy the next latest and greatest fashion. Some other advantages of school uniforms is that there is less likelihood of kids wearing gang color and clothes and this can reduce incidents of violence in schools greatly. 75. A. disadvantages 76. A. think of 77. A. contest 78. A. laughed at 79. A. attractive 80. A. easy
B. advantages B. try on B. match B. worried about B. awful B. convenient
C. points C. think about C. game C. relied on C. correct C. helpful
D. questions D. take out D. competition D. surprised at D. changeable D. dull
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)（14分）
Air pollution, as we know it today, started with the Industrial Revolution in Europe in the 19th century. In the last few decades, it has b______ a serious problem for our environment.
When harmful elements get into the air, they may cause health problems and can also d_____ the environment, building and soil. They
make the ozone layer(臭氧层)much thinner and the climate more changeable.
Our modern lifestyle has led to dirtier air over the years. Factories, all kinds of vehicles, the growing number of people are the things that are r______ for air pollution today. But not all air pollution is caused by people. Smog, forest fires, dust storms and volcanic eruptions can also lead to the pollution of the atmosphere.
Smog(雾霾)is a m________ of smoke and fog. It occurs when gases from hurt fuel get together with fog on the ground. When heat and sunlight get together with these gases, they form dangerous particles in the air. Smog occurs in big cities with a lot of traffic, e_____ in the summer time. When it is very hot, smog stays near the ground. It causes lung diseases and breathing problems and in smog areas, we can’t see well.
Today, cities with a large p______ have the biggest smog problems-Los Angeles, Mexico City or Cairo. The smog often stays over the cities for many days. Thousands of people die in London every year.
A lot of measures have been taken to prevent smog so far. Drivers are not a______ to drive on smog days in some cities. Factories use coal that doesn’t have much sulfur(硫磺)in it. So cars are much environmentally friendly today.
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