Whales

The International Whaling Commission is fighting to ensure the survival of the whale species. Despite the fact that one-third the world's oceans have been declared whale sanctuaries(保护区), 7 out of 13 whale species remain endangered. Hunted for their rich supply of oil, their numbers have decreased to just 300. Collisions(碰撞)with ships, poisonous pollution and being caught in fishing nets are other major causes of whale deaths.

Tigers

The last 100 years has seen a 95% reduction in the numbers of remaining tigers to between 5000 and 7000 and the Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers are already extinct. The South China tiger is precariously close to disappearing, with only 20 to 30 still alive. Like the Rhino horn, tigers’ bones and organs are sought after for traditional Chinese medicines. These items are traded illegally along with tiger skins.

36. It implies that _______.

A.The Dodo lacked the ability to protect itself from other animals

B.Sailors to the Island of Mauritius lived mainly on the Dodo

C.The Dodo used to be a strong animal that liked fighting

D. The Dodo, pigs, monkeys and rats were the natives to the Island of Mauritius

37. Which group of the following animals has already ceased to exist according to the text?

A.The Dodo, Rhino and Giant Panda.

B.The Rhino, Whale and South China Tiger.

C.The Rhino, Panda, Whale and Tiger.

D.The Dodo and the Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers.

B

Academy Awards  The Academy Awards are the most prominent film award in the United States.The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motin Picture Arts and Sciences.Academy Awards are nicknamed “Oscars”, which is also the nickname of the statuette(小雕像).The name is said to have been born when Margaret Herrick saw the statuette on a table and said: It looks just like my uncle Oscar!”

Berlin Film Festival  One of  the “A” festivals in Europe.The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the “Berlinale”, is held annually in February and started in 1951 after an initiative of the American, who occupied part of the city after World WarⅡ.The jury(专家评奖团)always placed  special emphasis on representing films from all over the world, from the former Eastern Bloc(集团)Countries as well as from western countries.The awards are called Golden and Silver Bears (as the Bear is the symbol of Berlin).

Venice Film Festival   The Venice Film Festival takes place every year in late August / early September on the Lido in the historic Palazzo del Cinema, in Venice, Italy; its main award is the “ Leone d’Oro” (Golden Lion).Recently, a new award has been added, the San Marco Award for the best film.

Cannes Film Festival   The Cannes Film Festival is a famous international film festival.It has been held annually in Cannes, in the south of France, since 1946 with a few exceptions.Given massive media exposure, the Festival is attended by many movie stars and is a popular venue for movie producers to launch their new films and attempt to sell their works to the distributors who come from all over the globe.

The most famous award given out at Cannes is the “Palme d’Or” (Golden Palm) for the best film; this is sometimes shared by multiple films in one year.

41.Which Award can be shared by multiple films in one year?

A.Golden Lion             B.Golden Palm

C.Academy Awards         D.San Marco Award

42.Which of the following statements about “Oscars” is not true?

A.It’s the nickname of Academy Awards

B.It’s also the nickname of the statuette.

C.It got its name because Margaret said the statuette looked like his uncle.

D.It’s an award in France.

43.Which Award has the shortest history?

A.Golden Lion        B.Golden Palm

C.Academy Awards    D.San Marco Award

44.Why is the Award for Berlin Film Festival called “Golden and Silver Bear”?

A.It looks like a bear

B.It is made up of bear fur

C.The bear is the symbo l of Berlin

D.Bear is rare in Berlin

45.Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?

A.An introduction of famous film festivals and film awards

B.An advertisement for films and TV programmes.

C.Introduce the nicknames of famous film awards.

D.A guide of how to spend famous film festivals

C

British newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world. But recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to fit the modern world. After 221 years, The Times has changed its size to become much smaller. In fact, the paper has cut its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid (小报).

In Britain the newspaper market is divided between t he larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms refer to the size of the papers’ pages but there is also a clear difference in content. Broadsheets such as The Times, the Guardian and Daily Telegraph are serious papers. They cover a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also reasonably long and use quite formal language.

Tabloids have far more stories about less serious issues such as celebrities’ (名人) love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britain’s best-selling newspaper, the Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked girl on Page Three every day.

By changing to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the footsteps of a less famous broadsheet paper the Independent . It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase greatly. Although both papers have switched to the smaller size the content of the papers has remained the same. They are both still serious papers.

The two papers claim that people find the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. Instead of calling the new style of their paper tabloid, the paper says its new size is “compact” (紧凑型).

46.In which year was The Times born?

A.1782      B.1785      C.1788      D.1786

47.Which of the following statements can best describe broadsheets and tabloid?

A.Broadsheets are larger in size while tabloids are smaller.

B.Tabloids are less serious than broadsheets.

C.Broadsheets contain more news than tabloids.

D.They are different in size, content and the style of language.

48. Which of the following newspapers would you read if you are interested in lives of film stars ?

A.The Sun  B.The Times   C.The Independent   D.The Guardian

49. According to the passage we can infer the main reason for The Times' changing into the tabloid is that_____.

A.it wants to become convenient for people to carryw

B.it wants to increase its circulation (发行量)

C.it intends to copy what The Independent has done

D.it is unlikely to stay in business if it does not change

50.Which of the following statements is true according to the given information?

A.There are more tabloids than broadsheets in Britain at present.

B.After the change, there will be no differences between The Sun and The Times.

C.Although The Times has cut  its size, it remains a serious paper.

D.All the papers will tend to have the same style in the future.

五.写作。(满分30分)

请根据下面提示，用英语写一篇短文。

【写作内容】

1. 有些人认为某些数字，如6、8、9等会带来好运。

2. 在选择车牌号、电话号码等时，他们不惜花费高昂的“择号费”来获得这些数字。

3. 成功和财富与这些所谓的幸运数字无关，而是艰苦劳动和不懈努力的结果。

4. 我们应该相信自己，并为成功而奋斗。

【写作要求】

只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。