surprised Similarly, dogs protect animals that are endangered by illegal hunting. From shark’s fin to tiger fur, animal products are sold and traded globally. But dogs’ smelling for these products at boarders can make those __50__ harder to sell, which means fewer animals are likely to be killed.
Of all the ways dogs protect endangered animals, smelling for their waste is probably the most __51__. Scientists can actually learn a lot from animal waste samples. They can then use these pieces of information to help protect the animal. But __52__, depending on the size and location of the animal waste, finding it can be difficult.
For protecting endangered species in so many ways, dogs certainly __53__ our thanks. They’ve become not just man’s best friend, but the environment’s best friend, too.
Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）
54. Laurent, 9, will become one of the _________ people to graduate from a university. (young) 55. We need to concentrate on our _________ now, while we have the energy. (goal) 56. I forgot to take my textbook. The girl next to me shared _________ with me. (she) 57. The show was so boring that we fell _________ after an hour. (sleep)
58. A number of animals have escaped from the zoo _________, including a rare white tiger. (recent) 59. The death of the boy’s parents left him feeling extremely _________ and alone. (help) 60. He can correctly _________ a pack of cards in just 31,16 seconds. (memory)
61. -- That’s not a very good time of year to travel. -- Perhaps not. It was just a _________.” (think)
Ⅴ. Complete the following sentences as required （根据所给要求完成下列句子,每题空格限填一词） 62. The young man denied that he had stolen the necklace.（改为一般疑问句） _________ the young man _________ that the had stolen the necklace 63. My uncle is tall and wear glasses.（对划线部分提问）
_________ does your uncle look_________
64. Follow these instructions and you won’t make a mistake.（保持句意基本不变） Follow these instructions and you won’t _________ _________.
65. “Please turn off your mobile phones,” said Mr. Brown.（保持句意基本不变） Mr. Brwon told us _________ _________ off our mobile phones.
66. They have found the lost child alive and well in a London park.（改为被动语态） The lost child _________ _________ found alive and well in a London park. 67. Could you tell me where to park the car（保持句意基本不变） Could you tell me where _________ _________ park the car 68. find, new skills, you, it, do, to learn, difficult（连词成句） _____________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing （第三部分 读写）
Ⅵ. Reading comprehension （阅读理解）
A. Choose the best answer （根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）
Crystal was a reporter for her school’s newspaper, The Real Story. She’d done several different kinds of stories before, but never anything like the story she was about to do. During an interview, the school nurse, Mrs. Jones, had told Crystal that the school had a secret basement. Crystal was eager to find out what was in the basement. It could be just about anything! So Crystal asked the newspaper’s advisor, Mr. Adair, if she could do a feature on the school’s basement. He agreed with her that basement might be a fascinating story, especially since a lot of people weren’t even aware that it existed.
Crystal got permission from the headmaster to go down into the basement as long as some teachers went with her. So Mr. Adair and Mrs. Jones accompanied Crystal when she went to explore the basement. The guard unlocked the basement door, and Crystal and the two teachers slowly descended the narrow staircase. When they reached the bottom of the stairs, Mrs. Jones turned on the light, and she, Mr. Adair, and Crystal began to look around.
Crystal soon discovered a large set of bookshelves with a collection of old dusty books on them. “What are those” she wondered aloud. Neither of the two teachers knew, so Crystal made
her way over to look more closely at the books. They turned out to be yearbooks from every year since the school opened. For almost an hour, Crystal, Mr. Adair, and Mrs. Jones paged slowly through the yearbooks. They joked about the old-fashioned clothes and hair in the oldest books, and they commented on some of the people they recognized. All of a sudden, Crystal knew the next feature she wanted to write. These books were the school’s story just waiting to be told. 69. How did Crystal know about the basement
A. From Mr. Adair. B. From Mrs. Jones. C. From the headmaster. D. From the newspaper. 70. The underlined word “descended” is closest in meaning to “_________”. A. touched B. checked C. went down D. fell on 71. Which of the following about the basement might be TRUE
A. It is no longer in use these days. B. It used to be a school clinic C. Some clubs hold meeting there. D. Few people dare to visit it. 72. How did Crystal feel about her experience
A. Frightened. B. Embarrassed. C. Disappointed. D. Excited. 73. Crystal’s next featured topic is most likely to be “_________”.
A. the school nurse B. the old yearbooks C. the lost fashion D. an underground library 74. What’s the purpose of the text
A. To amuse readers with a personal story B. To warn children not to take adventures. C. To describe how a reporter got a story. D. To explain how a mystery should be solved.
B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage （选择最恰当的选项完成短文）
Have you ever tried playing the kind of video games that your parents played The Museum of Science in Manchester, in the UK, has held an exhibition for the last few years, which invites visitors to do __75__ that. It offers them the chance to play games from the last 40 years, in various sessions throughout the day.
These video game sessions have now become one of the main attractions of the museum. They are full of people every day, playing a wide range of games. However, visitors often choose the ones they’re __76__. For parents, for example, these are usually the games they used to play
in their childhood.
There’s also a(n) __77__ purpose to the games. For instance, some old types of computer, dating back 40 years, are also available in the sessions. They were originally used in classrooms to teach pupils to write their won computer programs. And at the time, it helped lots of young people to do that. Now, the museum is holding workshops that encourage children to learn similar skills -- and they’re still very popular.
The exhibition also shows how much __78__ technology has made over the last 40 years. Parents can often remember playing very simple games. But the games that are played today are more complex. They have better story-lines and animation, too. And the players also have to use much more complicated techniques.
___79___, one serious side of the exhibition is that organisers also want to show that video gaming is an important industry, employing many skilled people. So they hope the exhibition will __80__ this message. That way, people who enjoy gaming will also understand all the hard work, talent, imagination that goes into creating these amazing games.
75. A. especially B. exactly C. directly D. mainly 76. A. ready for B. poor at C. connected to D. familiar with 77. A. dramatic B. official C. historical D. educational 78. A. response B. progress C. knowledge D. impression 79. A. However B. Therefore C. In fact D. In conclusion 80. A. link B. check C. share D. record
C. Fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给） A rare experience
Imagine the situation. You’re walking down the crowded high street and s__81__ a complete stranger stops ou and says, “Hi! You were on the beach in the south of Spain six years ago. How are you doing” This stranger isn’t necessarily m__82__. He or she might be a “super - recogniser”. These are people who have the unusual ability to recognise people they have seen only once -- a long time ago, maybe in a crowed. Whatever the differences in looks
