Ⅱ.完型填空。(每小题1.5分， 共15分)

It is well known that the English go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why? (26)_____ the weather in Britain often changes quickly. It is not very usual for the same kind of weather to (27) ______ long.

Spring can be rainy or windy, (28)_____ the weather is getting warmer and you can hope more sunny days. In fact, there (29)______ as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is (30)______ time for visitors to go to the seaside and other places of interest. The weather can be sunny and nice. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season, (31)______ trees in the woods and parks changing colour. During autumn it is still nice to be outside, too. In winter, it gets colder. It might snow, especially on high land and in the north. There are (32)_____ very high winds in this season.

January and February are the coldest (33)______ of the year, while the warmest (34)____ often July and August. The difference in temperature (35)______ winter and summer is not so great in Britain. The average temperature for winter is about 4.5℃, and for summer about 15.5℃.

( )1. A.For B. As C.Because D. Since

( )2. A. make B. stay C. change D. take

( )3. A. but B. and C.or D. for

( )4. A.can B.can be C. have D.can have

( )5. A. the earliest B. the latest C. the worst D. the best

( )6. A. with B. like C. without D. from

( )7. A. also B. too C. either D. as well

( )8. A. seasons B. weather C. months D.weeks

( )9. A.is B. are C. was D. were

( )10. A. in B.among C. from D. Between

III. 阅读理解。

A. 阅读短文，选择正确答案。(每小题2分，共20分)

A

In some places in North Africa, great cities once stood. There were gardens and trees and grass. But now these places are like deserts(沙漠). Scientists have begun to study this land to find out what happened. Many of them think the land died when the trees were cut down. Trees help other plants grow. Tree roots hold the earth in place. They stop the soil from being blown away. In forests, leaves on the ground keep rainwater from running off. Trees near farms protect growing plants from strong winds.

Once there were hundreds of farms in the Southwestern United States. Then the farms turned into fields of dry land, because few trees grow in the dry Southwest.

Now we try to save trees. In many forests, when a tree is cut down, a new tree is planted in its place. We do not want the land to die.

( )1. From the passage, we can see ___________.

A. tree roots hold sand B. men may destroy the land

C. trees grow only in deserts D. land can never become desert

( )2. What do trees possibly do?

A. Trees keep other plants away. B. Trees help other plants grow.

C. Trees hold other plants down. D. Trees destroy other plants.

( )3. Why did farms in the Southwestern United States turn into fields of dry land?

A. Because there have been few trees growing there.

B. Because people planted quite a few trees there.

C. Because many people moved there to make a living.

D. Because when a tree was cut down, a new tree was planted in its place.

B

Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P.E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard(胡子)and takes good care of it.

It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends' help, he got a ticket a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he could hardly got on. There were a lot of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip(抓住)a back of the chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bus. He was short and couldn't grip anything. Suddenly the bus stopped and the boy almost fell to the floor. He looked around and saw Mr. King's beard and grip it. The man found it at once and called out, "Let go off(松开)my beard, boy!"

"Are you going to get off, sir?" asked the boy.