Different kinds of soil conservation methods are used by farmers to protect their land from damage by farming and the forces of nature. One important form of soil conservation is the use of windbreaks.

Windbreaks are barriers (屏障) formed by trees and other plants with many leaves. Farmers plant them in lines around their fields. Windbreaks stop the wind from blowing soil away. They also keep the wind from destroying or damaging crops. They are very important for growing grains, such as wheat.

There have been studies done on windbreaks in parts of West Africa, for example. They found that grain harvests can be twenty percent higher in fields protected by windbreaks compared to fields without such protection.

However, windbreaks seem to work best when they allow a little wind to pass through. If the wall of trees and plants stops wind completely, then violent air motions will take place close to the ground. These motions will lift soil into the air where it will be blown away. For this reason, a windbreak is best if it has only sixty to eighty percent of the trees and plants needed to make a solid line.

There should be at least two lines in each windbreak. One line should be large trees. The second line, right next to it, can be shorter trees and other plants with leaves. Locally grown trees and plants are best for windbreaks.

8.  What is a windbreak according to the passage?

A. A windbreak is a concrete wall to prevent the strong winds.

B. A windbreak is a wood with different kinds of trees.

C. A windbreak is a wall of trees to hold soil in place.

D. A windbreak is a wall of wind to fight wind from the opposite way.

9. When can windbreaks be most effective?

A. The trees are planted one by one.

B. The trees and plants grow in a line.

C. The trees grow as high as they can.

D. Windbreaks allow a little wind to blow through.

10. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. A windbreak is one of the best forms of soil conversation?

B. A windbreak is very good for growing grains such as wheat.

C. One line of trees is enough for soil protection.

D. Locally grown trees and plants are the top choice for a windbreak.

Nowadays, more and more schools in China have rules making students wear school uniforms to school. A lot of Chinese students complain about_ 61  (wear) their school uniforms every day. But do American students get   62 (annoy) about their uniforms, too? American high schools usually have a dress code(衣着标准),   63  is about requirements for students' dressing. Boys at school must wear clean jackets every day. Girls are   64     (luck) than boys, for they have more flexible   65  (choose) than boys. They can either dress similarly to the boys    66  wear a dress. In general, it takes a student 10-15 minutes every morning   67   (dress) up for class. As students do in China, plenty of American students also have their complaints about school uniforms. What if students really dislike the dress code and want to get rid of it? Instead of getting punished,   68 (actual) there're ways to do that. At my school, "dress down" tickets  69  (sell) on school days. If students are willing to buy a ticket, they don't need to wear school uniforms the following day. I have a strong  70   (believe) that one day Chinese students can buy these tickets, too.

 It was with great courage ________ the boy told the truth ________ he had stolen the money.

A. which; that       B. when; what      C. as; that            D. that; that

   Do you find getting up in the morning so different that it’s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.

   During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you're “hot”. That's true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak（项峰）．For some people the peak comes before noon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: “Get up, John! You'll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and- energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.

       You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr．Kleitman believes. Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract （对抗） your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour．This won't change your cycle, but you'll get up steam （鼓起干劲） and work better at your low point.

       Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.

61. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably________．

       A. he is a lazy person

       B. he refuses to follow his own energy cycle

       C. he is not sure when his energy is low

       D. he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening

62. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?

       A. Unawareness of energy cycles．

       B. Familiar monologues．

       C. A change in a family member's energy cycle．

       D. Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members．

63. If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should________．

       A. change his energy cycle                  B. overcome his laziness

       C. get up earlier than usual                   D. go to bed earlier

64. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will _________.

   A. help to keep your energy for the day’s work

   B. help you to control your temper early in the day

   C. enable you to concentrate on your routine work

   D. keep your energy cycle under control all day

65. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A. Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one's energy

       B. Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day

       C. Habits help a person adapt to his own energy cycle

       D. Children have energy cycles, too

高三阶段学习比较紧张，正确的学习方法尤为重要。下表显示了两位同学不同的学习方法，请简述并发表你的观点。 字数在100---120之间。文章开头已经给出。

参考词汇： attentively  专心             energetic  精力旺盛 

concentrate on  集中精力于     effectively  有效地

Li Hua and Wang Hai are two students of Senior Three. Both of them work hard but they have different learning methods．

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Doing good daily doesn’t necessary mean helping other people. We can also do something good for other little creatures on this earth. Today, I was on my way to home and saw the turtle trying to cross the road. I stop my car, picked up and brought it to a river nearby. It was the rush hour but there were a lot of cars behind me. It took me about five minute to finish doing that. Although my action might be clearly an inconvenience with other cars, I knew that save a life was well worth their waiting. In my mind, what I did was meaningless.

64. He belonged ______ the working class and was able to take apart machines.

65. I’d like to do something in reward _______ her kindness.  

66. I don’t think much ______ these so-called improvements to the town centre. 

67. After a long search _____ the murder weapon, the police found a knife. 

68. In much of the animal world, night is the time set ______ for sleep — pure and simple.

69. Buried _____ his books, he didn’t know it was raining outside. 

70. They didn’t know how to put an end _______ the quarrel. 

71. I don’t know what it was in the novel that made him burst _______ tears.

72. The whole city lay _____ ruins after the earthquake.

    This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life．

    Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling．The

author, W．H．Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing．In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself．The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees．Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text．I’ve seen it again and again: someone who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all．

Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history．He generally handles these topics thoroughly(透彻地) and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion(激情) regarding history．Well, he was a history teacher — if conveyed only a tenth of his passion to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across．To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts．As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind．Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics．

My other comment is that the text aged．The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s — none of the references(参考文献)seem newer than the late 1950s．As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age．

These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion．I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student．

32．According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________．

A．gain knowledge and expand one’s view       

B．understand the meaning between the lines

C．express ideas based on what one has read    

D．get information and keep it alive in memory

33．The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_________．

A．requires great efforts               B．demands real passion

C．is less natural than learning maths      D．is as natural as learning a language

34．What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s work according to the author?

A．Some ideas are slightly contradictory．

B．There is too much discussion on studying science．

C．The style is too serious．

D．It lacks new information．

35．This passage can be classified as________．

A．an advertisement     B．a book review       

C．a feature story          D．a news report

36.The teacher as well as the students ______(enjoy) listening to English songs.

37．Greater efforts ________(make) to improve the living conditions of this area in the following five

   years.

38 .Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from ________   

    their parents speak at home.

39.Our position is ________(hope); we'll never get out alive.

40.These studies show that people who stay ________(physical) active have longer lifespans. 41.Virtually everyone has his own dream, however, it is not easy to find his place in this ________

    (compete) society.

42.The price of this curtain is not half as much ____________ that of the furniture.

43. Your suggestion deserves________(consider).

44.It's surprising that your brother picked ______________Russian so quickly—he hasn't lived

    there very long.

45 . He was charged __________stealing a car last week.

You are no longer a child. It’s time for you to 　　　 differences with your parents. 

A. upset               B. settle     C. ignore               D. solve

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.

Suddenly a crow perched on the tree near their window.

The father asked his son, “What is this?”

The son replied, “It is a crow.”

After a few minutes, the father asked his son the second time, “What is this?”

The son said, “Father, I have just now told you. It is a crow! ”

After a little while, the old father again asked his son the third time, “What is this?”

“It’s a crow, a crow, a crow!” said the son loudly.

A little after, the father again asked his son the fourth time, “What is this?”

This time the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? ‘ IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”

A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:

“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel annoyed; I rather felt affection for my innocent child.”

5. What does the underlined word “perched” mean in the passage?

A. knocked.                   B. hit.

C. landed.                    D. flew.

6. Why did the father ask the same question again and again?

A. Because he wanted to see how patient his son would be.

B. Because he was too old to remember anything.

C. Because he wanted to make his son angry.

D. Because he couldn’t understand what his son said.

7. How old was the old man when his son asked him 23 times “What is this?”

A. 38 years old.                B. 45 years old.

C. 80 years old.                D. 35 years old.

8. What is the most suitable title for the passage?

A. A Crow.                    B. An Old Man.

C. An Old Diary.               D. Father’s Love.

下面短文中有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

          2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

It can be seen, more and more people own mobile phones in China now. At the end of 2002, there were 20 millions mobile phone users. By 2005 a number reached up to 30 million. People have found mobile phones convenience. They can get in touch with each other whenever or wherever they like. There’re different functions to meeting different needs, such as surf the Internet. However, it may bring us some trouble. For an example, the radiation from the phone may do harm our health. In spite of this, the number of people having mobile phones are increasing steadily.

 —Are you free after school?

—Sorry. I’ve planned to treat a friend of mine to dinner 　　　 for his help. 

A. in addition     B. in turn                C. in return                D. in total

King’s College Summer School

King’s College Summer School is an annual training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King’s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year’s summer school will be from July 25 to August 15. More information is as follows:

5. Which of the following is true about King’s College Summer School?

  A. Only top students can take part in the program.

B. Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.

C. King’s College Summer School is run every other year.

  D. Only the teachers of King’s College give courses.

6. If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school _______.

  A. $200         B. $400          C. $500          D. $900

7. What information can you get from the text?

A. You can write to Thompson only in English.

  B. The program will last two months.    

  C. As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2016.

  D. You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.

 --- I thought it would be fun if we all went to see that new movie downtown.

--- ___________. I‘ve heard that it‘s very boring.

A. By all means B. Take it easy C. Good idea D. Count me out

   When I was a boy growing up, we lived across a river from the main road next to a set of rail road tracks. The only way to our house was across a   41  . Our only neighbor, Frankie, lived in a(n)  42  house on the hillside behind our home. His house,   43  , was over a hundred years old.

   Frankie was already nearly 80 years old when I was  44   . He was a first generation, Italian immigrant who had never married. He had   45  on the railroad for over 40 years before retiring but still worked hard every day. I would watch him with   46  grow plants on hillsides. Frankie was  47   by today’s standards. He had no electricity or running water and would   48  once a week with water he boiled. I never seemed to   49  the smell when I visited him, though. His   50  remained broken even after all his years in America but somehow I never had any trouble   51   him.

   Frankie also  52  me in my spiritual growth. He did this mainly by   53  . He never lectured or taught. He just showed me how to live with honesty, kindness, and goodness. He showed me the joy of nature, the   54  that can come from just sitting outside on a sunny day.

   When Frankie   55  , we found he had over 40,000 dollars in the bank, a    56  at that time, from a lifetime of saving. It was sent to his brothers and sisters  57  living in Italy. We often wondered why he hadn’t used it to buy a better home and live more   58   . Looking back now, however, I know the   59  . He had food, shelter, clothes, and warmth both in his house and in his spirit. He   60  nothing more to be happy in his life.

41. A. street                      B. board                      C. map                              D. bridge

42. A. open                       B. empty                     C. old                         D. dark

43. A. in fact                      B. at first                    C. above all                 D. au usual

44. A. employed                 B. born                       C. prepared                 D. educated

45. A. worked                    B. waited                    C. walked                   D. traveled

46. A. delight                      B. amazement              C. regret                    D. patience

47. A. weak                              B. careless                  C. poor                       D. smelly

48. A. dive                         B. swim                      C. bathe                      D. practice

49. A. mind                        B. bear                        C. have                       D. take

50. A. heart                        B. English                   C. life                         D. time

51. A. understanding           B. finding                    C. believing                 D. improving

52. A. served                      B. guided                    C. held                        D. accepted

53. A. nature                      B. choice                    C. order                      D. example

54. A. courage                    B. wealth                    C. peace                     D. strength

55. A. failed                              B. returned                  C. settled                    D. died

56. A. record                      B. secret                     C. fortune                   D. success

57. A. still                          B. also                        C. again                      D. often

58. A. actively                    B. comfortably            C. safely                     D. quietly

59. A. method                    B. process                   C. chance                   D. answer

60. A. managed                  B. changed                  C. needed                   D. explained

Dear editor,

I’m a student of Senior Three in a middle school in Fujian Province.

In order to make the b　　　 of learning materials, the Students’ Union   1.　　　　　 

of our school is 　　　 (安排) an activity. We students of Senior Three　2.　　　     

are called on to give 　　　our used books, newspapers or magazines　  3.　　   　  

to the students in the lower grade after 　　　(毕业).The idea,　　　    4.　　   　  

w　　　 is intended to promote friendship and encourage　　　　　   5.　   　　   

economy,is highly praised and s　　　 by the teachers and　　　　　 6.　　　     

students alike.The activity will be h　　　on the first floor of the　　　7.　　   　 

school 　　　(图书馆)and it will last about ten days, from June　　　　 8.　　    　 

10th to 20th.As a student, I am 　　　(强烈)for the activity because　　 9.　    　　 

it is very meaningful as 　　　 as helpful. I hope that this kind of　　　 10.　　     　 

activity will continue every year in future.

Yours sincerely　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Li Hua

In spite of our efforts，we seemed to be getting no closer to Mary as the cold，boring March days dragged by. Even my faith was wearing thin. My heart ached so desperately， wanting this child with autism (自闭症) to come alive and be aware of the beauty， the wonder and the fun even if she had the pain of living without her mother.

Then on a late March day，one of the boys excitedly reported a robin (知更鸟) in the schoolyard. We flocked to the window to see it. "Spring's here!" the children cried. "Let's make a flower border for the room!"

Why not? I thought. Anything to lift our spir­its. This time the papers we selected were beautiful pastel (颜料) colors，with brown strips to weave in­to baskets. I showed the children how to weave the baskets and how to fashion all the flowers we wel­come in early spring. I placed the beautifully colored papers on her desk and encouraged her to try. Then I left the children to do their own creating，and I spent， the next half-hour sorting strips of paper at the back of the room.

Suddenly，Kristie came hurrying to me，her face red. “Come and see Mary’s basket,” she cried. “It’s so pretty! You’ll never believe it!” I caught my breath at its beauty. “Mary,” I said .“This is beautiful. How did you ever manage?” She looked at me with the shining eyes of any normal little girl. “My mother loved flowers,” she said simply. “She had all of these growing in our garden. ”

We fastened her basket in the very center of the border at the front of the room. It remained there until school ended in June. On the last day，Mary held it carefully as she carried it out the door. Then she came running back, pulled a paper crocus (番红花) from her basket and handed it to me. "This is for you," she said， and she gave me a hug.

I've kept the crocus in my desk ever since-just to remind me of Mary and of the enduring power of love and faith.

66.What can we learn about the writer from the first paragraph?

A.She didn't want to get close to Mary.

B.She thought Mary should leave the school.

C.She considered that she had tried her best.

D.She was concerned about Mary.

67.The writer had the children weave baskets to____.

A.make them help Mary

B.develop their creativity

C.have a coffee break

D.talk to Mary about her condition

68.From Kristie's red face. we know she was ____.

A.angry             B.frightened                  C.depressed                 D.excited

69.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?

A.Mary was seriously sick.                                   B.Mary wanted to please the writer.

C.Mary recovered from illness.                      D.Mary was treated badly.

70.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.A miracle has occurred                              B.How lonely a girl will be

C.Why such a lovely girl is sick with autism    D.A great teacher and her students

 It is a common thing to forget to return a book to the library after you’ve borrowed it. Maybe, you’ll realize it has been some   61   (month) since you borrowed it and decide to return it.   62   (similar) , when Ron Webster borrowed a book from the library of the University Of Liverpool, he too forgot to return it. When he was 30, back in 1953, he was working   63   a research assistant in the university. It was during this time   64   he loaned a book titled “Structure and Function in Primitive Society.” Shortly after he borrowed this book, he   65   (call) to London to continue his research. Just as you might have expected, Ron Webster completely forgot the whole thing.

Ron had a   66   (success) career and worked for Ford before retiring and leading a relaxed life. Recently when he took   67   look at his collection of books, he discovered the old book borrowed 61 years ago. He contacted University officials to tell about the   68   (possible) of returning the book.

       University Librarian was   69   (amaze) to see Ron arrive at the University Of Liverpool,   70   (try) to return a book that he borrowed 61 years ago.

       Just in case you were wondering, the total fine that Ron Webster had accumulated over the years amounted to £4,510.