painful and become worse. They saw old plants and leaves and trees crumble apart on the forest floor and disappear into the soil．Such changes were a natural part of the world，but people did not understand them．They did not know these changes were evidence(证据) of tiny plants and animals growing all around them. ( )31.Why couldn't people see microbes？
A．Because they are too small． B．Because they live inside our body． C．Because they live far from humans．
D．Because they may have been the first forms of life to be alive．
( )32.The underlined phrase\ \． A．grow taller B．change into soil
C．break into tiny pieces D．become colorful and energetic ( )33.Choose the answer that completes the web below．
Evidence that microbes exist
Leaves disappear
into soil
A．Microbes are very small
C．People can't see microbes
Cuts and wounds get red and painful ?
B．Microbes are all around us
D．Food begins to smell bad
D
For years people have enjoyed following the life of Garfield the cat. Garfield is a popular comic book character, known for being lazy and fat. But the cat was back in the news recently for something you might not expect.
A man in the United States changed the gender (性别) of Garfield to “none” on the cat’s Wikipedia (维基百科) page. After that lots of people got angry and kept changing
Garfield’s Wikipedia page. They argued about whether the cat was a boy, girl or neither.
Wikipedia finally locked the page to stop people editing it. Jim Davis, Garfield’s creator, settled (解决) the argument.
“Garfield is male,” he simply told the Washington Post. The 71-year-old artist said he liked working with animals because they didn’t have to be old, young, boys or girls. He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfield’s gender.
It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have. But it is not the only recent example of argument about gender.
To celebrate International Women’s Day in Australia earlier this year, the city of Melbourne made 10 traffic lights with a figure (人形) dressed in a skirt. They were designed to celebrate women and give them more confidence in public.
But not everyone thinks the idea is necessary. Some people think it is important for women to be treated fairly in Australia, but that this idea is silly.
“I’m all for doing anything we can for gender equity (公平), but really?” Melbourne mayor (市长) Robert Doyle told the Herald Sun. The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.
( )34. What put Garfield the cat back in the news recently?21·世纪*教育
A. The cat’s lazy character. B. Being included in Wikipedia. C. The cat’s image being changed on Wikipedia. D. The cat’s gender being changed on Wikipedia. ( )35. According to Jim Davis, _____.
A. Wikipedia should lock the page about Garfield
B. Garfield can be a boy or a girl, and young or old C. artists don’t care about animals’ age or gender
D. it’s unnecessary to take Garfield’s gender seriously
( )36. Why did Melbourne make 10 traffic lights with a figure dressed in a skirt? A. To laugh at women in public B. To celebrate International Women’s Day
C. To bring more chances to women D. To treat women fairly in Australia ( )37. What did Melbourne mayor Robert Doyle think of the traffic light idea?
A. It would give women more confidence in public.
B. It would help women be treated fairly in Australia. C. It would bring respect to women.
D. It was not a good idea for gender equity. 四、词汇检测（每空一词）
38.Look at the two boys. They look (完全地) the same.
39.Dancing is a useful exercise and helps me stay in ______________ (外形).
40.The water in the river has __________ (升起) a lot because of the heavy rain. 41.In the north-west of the town ________ (位于) the two famous schools in the past.
42.It happens that some wealthy men learn to live ____________ (明智) and use their money for good.
43.I could feel my heart _____ (跳动) fast when I heard the news. 44.Beef is to meat as carrot is to ________ .
45.一The Smiths are very ___________ with their children.
一Couldn't agree more! There are too many Can-dos and Cannot-dos in their family. 46.一We failed in the singing competition.
一__________ up. Better times are waiting for you.
47.一For your coming vacation, why not ____ coming to Beijing? —Good idea. I can visit your new house in Beijing then. 五、句子翻译
48.那个音乐会如此精彩很值得等待。
__________________________________________________________________________ 48.电子书比起传统的书籍，有许多优势。
__________________________________________________________________________ 50.我想知道总经理到欧洲出差多久了。
__________________________________________________________________________ 51.他是一个天生的音乐家以致能即兴编首曲子。
__________________________________________________________________________ 52.你的未来取决于你现在如何努力学习。
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六、阅读表达
Rock climbing is a popular hobby that many people enjoy doing. You can do it indoors on special walls or outdoors on real mountains. There are many advantages of rock climbing-it is fun and it also helps people forget worries.【：21cnj*y.co*m】
The most important equipment(装备)to have is good shoes. They need to be half a size smaller than your usual size. The next thing you need is a harness(保护带). This allows you to move freely, but will hold you up if you fall. It's important to know how to use your equipment. If you are a beginner, it's best to have lessons. A climber with experience can help you a lot in the beginning.
Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages. Climbers, however, must be careful not to pollute the environment. Sometimes rock climbers leave rubbish on the mountains where they climb. They should take it with them and throw it away. This will allow future climbers to enjoy a clean environment. 53. What advantages does rock climbing have?
__________ 54. What equipment does a climber need?
__________ 55. Are you interested in rock climbing? Why or why not?
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共享单车在苏州投入使用以来，给人们带来了诸多便利，受到人们的追捧，改变了人们的出行方式，但同时也遇到了一些挑战，是国民素质的“照妖镜”，请你根据表格中信息的提示，给21世纪英文报写一篇关于共享单车看法的稿件。 社会现状 诸多优势 自从出现，饱受赞誉。 1. 随处可见，出行方便 2. 有益健康，减少污染 3. 费用不高，负担得起 1. 未及时归还 2. 占道挡路 我认为------ 存在问题 你的观点 参考词汇：公共自行车public bicycles 注意事项：1.短文须包括表格中所有提示内容，要求语句通顺，意思连贯。
2.表格中“你的观点”一栏用2-3句话展开合理想象，做适当发挥。
3.词数在90个左右，文章的开头部分已给出，不计入总词数。
Public bicycles are becoming more and more popular in our daily life.
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50.I wonder how long the general manager has been in Europe on business.2-1-c-n-j-y 51.He is such a born musician that he can make up a piece of music while playing. 52.Your future depends on how hard you are working now.【出处：21教育名师】
53. It is fun and it also helps people forget worries.21世纪教育版权所有 54. Good shoes and a harness.
55. Yes. It's good for our health./ No. Because I think it's tiring and dangerous to climb the mountains.
Public bicycles are becoming more and more popular in our daily life. They have won high praise since they appeared. Public bicycles have brought us many advantages. They can be seen everywhere so that it’s easy for us to get around on public bicycles. Also, Riding bicycles not only is good for our health but also can help reduce pollution. What’s more, using public bicycles costs so little that we can afford it. But there are some problems too. Some people can’t return public bicycles in time. Sometimes because public bicycles take up too much of the road, they are in our way. I think we should encourage more people to use public bicycles. After all, it’s a way of living a green life.