A rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below l6℃. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate. Without the forest cover，these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere，warming the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns，potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.

In the past hundred years，humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources（资源）：land for crops，wood for paper and other products，land for raising farm animals. This action affects the environment as a whole. For example，a lot of carbon dioxide in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.

There are two main reasons for this. Firstly，when people cut down trees，generally they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly，cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now，but in the long run it actually reduces the world’s wood supply.

Rainforests are often called the world’s drug store. More than 25％ of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However，fewer than l％of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value. It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the world’s shrinking rainforests.

1.Rainforests can help to adjust the climate because they      .

A．reflect more heat into the atmosphere

B．bring about high rainfall throughout the world

C．rarely cause the temperature to drop lower than l6℃

D．reduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earth

2.What does the word “this” underlined in the third paragraph refer to?

A．We will lose much more than we can gain.

B．Humans have begun destroying rainforests.

C．People have a strong desire for resources.

D．Much carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests.

3.It can be inferred from the text that      .

A．we can get enough resources without rainforests

B．there is great medicine potential in rainforests

C．we will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained land

D．the level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Losing the rainforests has caused natural disasters all over the world.

B．Cutting rainforests will help increase the world’s wood supply in the future.

C．Rainforests can’t provide medical cures for diseases at all

D．Rainforests helps to control the temperature and adjust climate for humans.

5.What might be the best title for the text?

A．How to Save Rainforests

B．How to Protect Nature

C．Rainforests and the Environment

D．Rainforests and Medical Development

 

Animals are being killed by hunters in America in a cruel way, says an animal protection organization. There are about 1,000 hunting farms across America whose owners offer hunters an opportunity to kill animals that are kept in fenced areas.

Russian boar, zebra, deer, antelope and many other species are raised just to be killed. Farm owners charge hunters thousands of dollars for animals that they kill, many of which are close to extinction (灭绝).

The Humane Society of the United States says this type of hunting should be stopped because it is not fair to the animals. Many owners raise their animals. Others buy from animal dealers or from zoos and circuses that no longer want them. This means that the animals are not afraid of humans and they are easy to be shot by hunters.

Owners of small ranches (牧场) keep their animals in fenced areas so that the hunters can get close to the animals before shooting at them. On large farms hunters are taken to areas where the animals are fed sometime of the day. This also makes it easy to kill the animals.

The hunters want to keep the heads and chests of the animals they kill to hang as trophies (战利品) on their walls. This means that the animals are usually  shot in parts of the body. That means they will suffer a slow and painful death.

The hunting is allowed across most of America but some parts of the country have stopped or restricted it. The Humane Society of the United States hopes that it won’t be too long before the rest parts of the country also give up this cruel sport.

1.What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Fenced Animals Are in Danger

B．Animals Are Easy to Kill

C．Hunters Pay to Kill Fenced Animals

D．Animal Hunting Should Be Banned

2.One of the main reasons why these animals are easy to be shot is that _______.

A．they don’t run very fast

B．they are not afraid of humans

C．they don’t know how to escape

D．the hunters are good at shooting

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Many animals can run away when hunters want to shoot them.

B．It is very cruel to kill the animals in the way mentioned in the passage.

C．The Humane Society of the United States considers this kind of hunting as a good sport.

D．The animals are usually hung on the walls after being shot.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A．no measures have been taken to prevent this kind of hunting

B．the animals usually get really hungry before dying

C．in most parts of America this kind of hunting has been stopped

D．people who do this kind of hunting are probably very rich

 

Do you long for lasting camp memories? Sure we can guarantee it.

    Shadow Ridge Summer Camps offer so many exciting things for campers to do. Unlike other camp programs that include horses as a small part of their program, at Shadow Ridge horses ARE the program ! We are 100% horse from stable（马厩）management, nature walks, and track rides to bedroom furnishings.

Horses help us achieve many of our aims. Girls can learn to develop responsibility, self-confidence and personal connections in their lives while having fun. Using horses as a wonderful tool for education, our camps offer an interesting place for growth and learning:

Imagine each girl having her very own horse to spend time with and a best friend to love and take care of. Each camper is responsible for a horse for the week. Our riding program provides a lot of riding and lesson time. Campers will learn how to take care of the horse and the tack（马具）, as well as how to ride. Days are filled with horse-related activities to strengthen the connection between each girl and horse, as the girls learn to work safely around the horses.

At Shadow Ridge we try to create a loving, caring family atmosphere for our campers. We have “The Bunkhouse”（4 girls）, the “Wranglers Roost”（4 girls）, and “The Hideout”（2 girls）in our comfortable 177-year-old farm house. All meals are home cooked, offering delicious and healthy food for the hungry rider.

Our excellent activities create personalized memories of your child’s vacation. Each child will receive a camp T-shirt and a photo album （usually 300-500 pictures） of their stay at camp.

Our camps are offered during June, July and August 2013, for small groups of girls aged13-16 years, not only from Canada but also other parts of the world.

    We will send you full program descriptions at your request.

1.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To attract people to the camps.

B. To talk about camping experiences.

C. To describe the programs of the camps.

D. To explain the aims of the camps.

2.What do we know about the camp programs at Shadow Ridge?

A. Campers are required to wear camp T-shirts.

B. Horses play a central role in the activities.

C. Campers learn to cook food for themselves.

D. Horse lessons are offered all the year round.

3.The programs at Shadow Ridge mainly aim to help people ________.

A. understand horses better              B. enjoy a family atmosphere

C. have fun above other things           D. achieve an educational purpose

4.The passage is written mainly for ________.

A. horse riders    B. teenage girls

C. Canadian parents   D. international travelers

 

Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very  1  with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother was  2  than him, he felt disappointed. So he  3 hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to  4  some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he started  5 for land.

He  6  that on the neighboring land, there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to  7  their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the  8  of his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his  9  to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land  10  giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could  11  by walking through the land before sunset (日落). He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the  12 , he could have it.

The farmer became very  13  when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of  14  without paying anything. He came  15  the next morning and started running, not walking,  16  he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued  17 . Without eating, or drinking, or resting he just got very  18 . When he came back to the head in the evening, he  19  right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.

Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will  20  everything finally.

1.                A．careful         B．pleased         C．bored    D．busy

 

2.                A．healthier        B．stronger        C．richer    D．cleverer

 

3.                A．thought         B．learned         C．tried D．worked

 

4.                A．borrow         B．spend          C．make D．save

 

5.                A．waiting         B．looking         C．preparing D．caring

 

6.                A．explained       B．hoped          C．noticed   D．guessed

 

7.                A．see            B．follow          C．help D．cheat

 

8.                A．chance         B．result          C．condition D．purpose

 

9.                A．promise        B．request         C．suggestion D．order

 

10.               A．for            B．by             C．without    D．before

 

11.               A．cover          B．farm           C．buy   D．have

 

12.               A．year           B．month         C．week D．day

 

13.               A．interested      B．sad            C．happy D．calm

 

14.               A．land           B．crop           C．experience     D．knowledge

 

15.               A．quietly         B．early           C．finally     D．suddenly

 

16.               A．so that         B．even if         C．because   D．whether

 

17.               A．dreaming       B．walking         C．speaking   D．running

 

18.               A．nervous        B．excited         C．tired  D．worried

 

19.               A．refused        B．died           C．appeared  D．rested

 

20.               A．lose           B．face           C．change    D．defeat

 

 

Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.

Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends（小商品）for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said “FIVE CENTS EACH’. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.

Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.

By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was : ‘THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”

1.Frank took a short business course in order to __________.

A．earn more money for his family

B．learn something from a salesman

C．get away from the farm

D．get enough to eat

2.Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because ________.

A．he knew how to get people to buy his goods

B．he cut down the price by half

C．he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way

D．the sign he put on the table was well designed

3. The price of the knives was cut down by half because _________.

A．the factory workers worked 24 hours a day

B．knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory

C．the knives were made in German, where labour was cheap

D．the knives were produced in one factory

4.__________  make Woolworth a world-famous man.

A．His business skills and his wealth

B．The low price of the goods he sold

C．His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives

D．His natural skill for showing things

5.The belief that “The customer is always right” suggests that __________.

A．whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right.

B．If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way

C．stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money

D．stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful