2010 was a good year for American farmers. They earned about eighty-two billion dollars. That is almost one-third more than that they earned last year. And it is twenty-six percent higher than the ten-year average. Values for grain and oilseed crops are up about three percent from last year. The value of animal production is up by almost seven percent.

In 2011, farm exports are expected to break the all-time high set in 2008.The Agriculture Department says exports in 2011 could top one hundred and twenty-six billion dollars. The largest buyer of agricultural products is expected to be Canada. But farm exports to China are predicted to come within five hundred million dollars of Canadian purchases. Secretary Vilsack says countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East are also buying more from American farmers.

Poor growing conditions overseas played an important part in higher prices for American crops in 2010.Charlotte Hebe brand is chief executive of the International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council in Washington. She said drought(干旱)conditions had a big effect over the summer. She said,“There were horrible weather problems, not just in Russia but also in some of the other former Soviet Union countries.”

Wheat prices rose after Russia stopped wheat exports,although Russia later eased the ban(禁令).“Wheat used to be America’s top crop. What’s interesting,though,is that wheat production has actually become less over the past few years because corn has become the most popular crop,”said economist Charlotte Hebebrand.

Corn is mostly fed to animals. But Miss Hebebrand said with the recent increase in wheat prices, American farmers might plant more wheat again. Corn and wheat are the two largest crops supported by the government.

1.We know that compared to 2009,in 2010 American farmers——.

2.What does the Agriculture Department expect in 2011?

3.What is implied in Paragraph 3?

4.We can infer that in the past few years American farmers——

5.According to what Miss Hebebrand said, we know American farmers will ——

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)

   It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks were  36  and the worst thing was that I didn't even  37  . I watched TV every night, the only way to  38  time.

   But one day my morn changed my world  39  . She  40  the TV. She had noticed, something in the offices she cleaned  41  . So she came back, saying "You're going to read 2 books every week.  42 , write me a report."

I complained about how   43  it was. And we didn't have any books in the house   44  mom's Bible. But morn responded  45  ," I will drive you to the library."

   So soon we were in her old Ford  46  our way to the public library. I wandered hesitantly among the children's books. I loved animals, so when I found some on them, I immediately  47  in them. For the first time in my life I was attracted by   48  world. No TV program had ever taken me so  49  from the surroundings as did the visit to the library. I began to  50  , visiting there. I moved from animals to plants,

and then to rocks. Between the  51  of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go  52  in them. Moreover, I started to fall in love with  53  . Teachers noticed that too.

   Now I am a doctor. Sometimes I still  54  believe my life's journey from a failing student to a doctor. But I know  55  the journey began--- the day when mom turned off TV and drove me to the library.

36. A. cool        B. poor                        C. normal                            D. outstanding

37. A. fail B. quit          C. work          D. care

38. A. spend     B. lose                         C. kill           D. spare

39. A. for the moment     B. for a while             C. for so long     D. for ever

40. A. turned on       B. turned off              C. turned up      D. turned down

41. A. books     B. dirts          C. papers                    D. TVs

42. A. However        B. Thus                       C. Besides                  D. So

43. A. reasonable    B. sad                          C. pleasant                D. unfair

44. A. rather than    B. more than             C. less than       D. other than

45. A. excitedly         B. worriedly               C. calmly                    D. angrily

46. A. by  B. on                            C. in            D. from

47. A, got across      B. got lost                  C. got stuck               D. got along

48. A. another B. any                          C. other                      D. some

49. A. near to  B. close together     C. far away                D. inside out

50. A. live up to        B. go along with       C. look forward to    D. get away with

51. A. covers    B. pages                     C. contents       D. copies

52. A. nowhere         B. somewhere          C. anywhere              D. where

53. A. library    B. study                      C. literature              D. reading

54. A. won't     B. shan't                     C. can't          D. needn't

55. A. how        B. why                         C. when                      D. where

Here are six steps to better studying.

Pay attention in class

Do you have trouble paying attention in class? Are you sitting next to a loud person? Tell your teacher or parents about any problem that is preventing you from paying attention.

Take good notes

Write down facts that your teacher mentions or writes on the board. Try to use good handwriting so you can read your notes later. It’s a good idea to keep your notes organized by subject.

Plan ahead for tests and projects

Waiting until Thursday night to study for Friday’s test will make it hard to do your best. One of the best ways to make sure that doesn’t happen is to plan ahead. Write down your test dates. You can then plan how much to do after school each day, and how much time to spend on each topic.

Break it up

When there’s a lot to study, it can help to break things into several parts. Let’s say you have a spelling test on 20 words. Instead of thinking about all of the words at once, try breaking them down into five-word groups and work on one or two different groups each night.

Ask for help

You can’t study effectively if you don’t understand the material. Be sure to ask your teacher for help. If you’re at home when the confusion occurs, your morn or dad might be able to help.

Sleep tight

So the test is tomorrow and you’ve followed your study plan—but suddenly you can’t remember anything! Don’t panic. Your brain needs time to digest all the information you’ve given it. Try to get a good night’s sleep and you’ll be surprised by what comes back to you in the morning.

1.We know from the passage that a loud person is       .

2.According to the author, which of the following is an effective studying method?

3.If you don’t understand what you have learnt, you can       .

4.By saying “Sleep tight”, what does the author mean?

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)
It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks were  36  and the worst thing was that I didn't even  37  . I watched TV every night, the only way to  38  time.
But one day my morn changed my world  39  . She  40  the TV. She had noticed, something in the offices she cleaned  41  . So she came back, saying "You're going to read 2 books every week.  42 , write me a report."
I complained about how   43  it was. And we didn't have any books in the house   44  mom's Bible. But morn responded  45  ," I will drive you to the library."
So soon we were in her old Ford  46  our way to the public library. I wandered hesitantly among the children's books. I loved animals, so when I found some on them, I immediately  47  in them. For the first time in my life I was attracted by   48  world. No TV program had ever taken me so  49  from the surroundings as did the visit to the library. I began to  50  , visiting there. I moved from animals to plants,
and then to rocks. Between the  51  of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go  52  in them. Moreover, I started to fall in love with  53  . Teachers noticed that too.
Now I am a doctor. Sometimes I still  54  believe my life's journey from a failing student to a doctor. But I know  55  the journey began--- the day when mom turned off TV and drove me to the library.
36. A. cool     B. poor                 C. normal                     D. outstanding
37. A. fail       B. quit          C. work          D. care
38. A. spend   B. lose                  C. kill           D. spare
39. A. for the moment   B. for a while        C. for so long     D. for ever
40. A. turned on     B. turned off          C. turned up      D. turned down
41. A. books   B. dirts          C. papers               D. TVs
42. A. However      B. Thus                 C. Besides             D. So
43. A. reasonable    B. sad                   C. pleasant             D. unfair
44. A. rather than   B. more than          C. less than       D. other than
45. A. excitedly      B. worriedly          C. calmly                     D. angrily
46. A. by B. on                    C. in            D. from
47. A, got across    B. got lost             C. got stuck           D. got along
48. A. another B. any                   C. other                 D. some
49. A. near to  B. close together    C. far away            D. inside out
50. A. live up to     B. go along with    C. look forward to  D. get away with
51. A. covers  B. pages                C. contents       D. copies
52. A. nowhere      B. somewhere        C. anywhere          D. where
53. A. library  B. study                C. literature           D. reading
54. A. won't    B. shan't                C. can't          D. needn't
55. A. how     B. why                  C. when                D. where