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Unfortunately, in many places, the rain forests are in danger. For example, many years ago there was a large rain forests in Java. There were thousands of different plants and animals in the forest, but now there is nothing. People chopped down the trees because they wanted to grow rice. Many animals lived in the rain forests. Some of them went to other parts of Java but many of them disappeared forever. The same thing is happening now in many other parts of the world. The rain forests are in danger. 29.In which of the following places can we find rain forests according to Paragraph 1?

A. In the UK. B. In Asia. C. In the USA D. In France 30. Which of the following belongs to a kind of “reptile”?

A. A sparrow. B. A swallow C. A snake D. A butterfly 31. Which might be the best title for Paragraph 4?

A. What’s happening to the rain forests? B. What can we find in the rain forests in Java?

C. Why did people chop down the trees in the rain forests? D. Why did many plants and animals disappear in the rain forests? 32. What is the writer’s purpose of writing the article?

A.To tell us how to survive in the rain forests.

B.To help us know some living things in the rain forests. C.To tell us to care about the protection of rain forests.

D.To give us advice on how to make full use of the rain forests.

(C)

If you love reading books, you must know about the book The Little Prince. It’s a famous novel written by a French writer. As one of the best-selling books in history, it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects(方言). Now, around seventy years after the birth of the book, an American director has found a way to make it into a 3-D animated film.

The book tells the story of a pilot, called The Aviator, who crashes into the desert and meets a young prince there. However, in the film, the story starts years after the crash when The Aviator is much older. He has got a new neighbor called The Little Girl, whose mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world. Slowly, The

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Aviator shares his story with The Little Girl by writing it down and sending her a page at a time. The pages are complete with the pictures in the book, speaking about his time in the desert and taking The Little Girl to an amazing world where anything is possible.

China is the first country in the world to see the film in two versions(版本)---in Chinese and English. The film shows The Little Girl’s life and tells The Little Prince’s story at the same time in a beautiful way.

Huang Lei, a famous Chinese actor, says the film is like a childhood dream which is lost by most adults in this stressed-out society.

“The most touching(感人的) part is that every one of us was a good-natured kid like The Little Prince, and it’s a pity that this good characteristic(品质) goes away as time flies,” he says.

33. The novel The Little Prince was written in the _________.

A. 1900s B. 1940s C. 1990s D. 2010s

34. The book The Little Prince is one of the best sellers in history because ________. A. you must know about it if you love reading books B. it tells the story of The Little Prince’s story

C. it has been sold as many as 200 million copies in 253 languages and dialects D. the director has made it into a 3D animated film

35. How does The Little Girl get to know the story of The Little Prince? A. She reads the pages that The Aviator writes and sends to her. B. Her mother wants her to get ready to enter the grown-up world. C. The Aviator takes her to an amazing world. D. She moves home next to The Aviator.

36. What does the underlined word “good-natured” mean? A. Kind B. Friendly C. Helpful D. All the above 37. According to the passage, which is Huang Lei’s opinion?

A. He doesn’t believe the good characteristic is lost as we grow older in this stressed-out society.

B. He thinks all of us should keep our better nature and never let it disappear. C. He feels excited because he can see the film in two versions first.

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D. He and his daughter voice the film together.

四、任务型阅读 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

Playing with friends, going to a party, having a meal in a restaurant or receiving a birthday gift—as a teenager, you go to different places and meet different kinds of people. Everything you do leaves an impression. So manners are very important.

Arriving 30 minutes late for a date, you may say, “This isn’t that important to me.” Taking a cell phone call while talking to your friend, you may say, “The caller is more important than the person standing in front of me.” Failing to show thanks to a gift-giver, you may say, “I don’t like the gift.” Is that the message you really want to send? Maybe not. You do not want to be rude, but sometimes what you do makes people think you’re impolite.

How can you change that? First, you should know the proper ways to behave around people. We call this manners. Manners are about being honest, respectful and considerate(考虑周到的). Good manners show in small things. Start to make your manners better now!

You could start by adding “please” and “thank you” to your vocabulary and avoiding bad language. You could start by holding a door open for someone after you to go through. You could start by showing up on time instead of letting others wait for you. Start now! Start a new life and start to be a teenager with good manners!

Having good manners The importance of manners Everything you do leaves an impression. Arriving late may mean the date is not important. Taking a call while talking to a friend may mean ____40___ of bad manners your friend is ___38___ important than the caller. Not showing thanks to a gift-giver may mean you ___39___the gift. Use “please” and “thank you” to ___41___ bad Start to change your language. manners ___42___ a door open for someone after you. ...

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Show up on time.

38._______ 39. ________ 40. ________ 41. ________ 42. _________

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