74. Working dogs in Afghanistan and Iraq help to _____________.

A) keep people safe                  B) find and save people

C) find bombs, drugs and enemies      D) keep the environment clean

75. The most common jobs for working dogs are in                .

A) helping blind people walk safely   B) search and rescue

C) helping autistic children       D) keeping sheep safe

76. Guide dogs are popular in _____________.

A) China and Japan                B) Canada and the USA

C) Australia and the USA           D) the USA and Japan

77. A lot of guide dogs came to China in _____________.

A) 2001   B) 2700    C) 2008   D) 2010

78. The underlined word “herding dogs ” means               .

A) 狩猎犬      B) 牧羊犬        C) 警犬   D) 玩具犬

79. The best title for this passage is               .

A) Four-legged soldiers     B) Guide dogs are popular

C) Dogs are our pets     D) People and dogs make a great team

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文。)                                                     (12分)

It was snowing heavily outside. The family lived on the mountain.

“We haven’t got any milk, or bread, or cheese for the pizzas,” Stefan said. “We’ll have to ski down! I can’t even see where the         80  is!”

It was fun skiing down the mountain to the village shop, although it wasn’t so nice coming back up.

Halfway to the shop, the snow under Lise’s skis         81  . She lost her balance and fell heavily. Almost at once, she found herself under the snow. It was very deep, and more snow was coming down on top of her. Her brother came over, sliding(滑行) slowly and          82   because he did not want to move the snow.

He could see Lise’s red glove and part of her sleeve. Holding onto a tree, he pushed the ski pole into her hand and was         83   when she caught it. He pulled, and she gradually struggled out of snow. She looked 

white and dazed (神志不清的). They had a few hundred metres to go, and then they reached the first house in the village. Lise’s friend Reinhardt lived there, and they         84   on his door. Reinhardt asked them to come in and made some coffee. “Don’t go out again,” he advised. “It’s too dangerous at the moment!”

 

After a few hours, Lise and her brother decided to         85  . They bought the food they needed, and put it in Lise’s bag. Then they had the long, difficult climb home. It took them five times as long as the downward journey. When they got home, it was nearly dark. Lise lit a wood fire, and cooked a big pizza. It’s nice to be warm, comfortable and safe inside when it’s cold outside!

80. A) necklace B) road C) tree D) mountain

81. A) fell down B) grew up  C) went to sleep D) got up

82. A) carelessly B) badly  C) carefully D) happily

83. A) sad B) confident C) angry  D) pleased

84. A) climbed  B) knocked C) jumped D) operated

85. A) go on B) go wrong C) go to sleep D) go sightseeing

C. Read the passage and 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。)                   (14分)

Marco Polo

It is difficult to imagine what the world was like in 1254. Europe was living in an age that we call the Medieval Period (中世纪). It was a time of many wars. [来源:学科网ZXXK]

It was in that time that Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy. Life in Venice was d         86 from life in most of Europe. Venice was a city of beautiful buildings and water canals (运河). Many businessmen did business in Venice. Marco Polo’s father and uncle were businessmen. They had traveled to a far-off country called Cathay. (Cathay is now called China.) There they had friends with the great ruler, Kublai Khan(忽必烈). He i         87  them to return to Cathay.

When Marco Polo was seventeen years old, he began a journey to China with his father and uncle. They sailed the Indian Ocean and crossed the desert and mountains of Asia on camels. The journey to China took three years.

Kublai Khan greeted the Polos and sent them lots of gifts. He was especially impressed (留印象) with Marco, who could speak four l         88  including Chinese and others.

Khan sent Marco on many trips t         89  China. On these trips, Marco saw many amazing  things  that  he had  never seen in Europe, such as coal used as fuel, paper money

i        90  of coins, and papermaking and printing processes. Marco made many notes about life in China.

After almost twenty years in China, the Polos began their journey home to Italy. Kublai Khan gave them many gifts of ivory, silk, jewels, and jade.

When they returned to Venice, they found their city at war. Marco Polo was put in prison. He spent his time w        91  a book about his years in China. The book is called Descriptions of the World. It became the most p         92  book in Europe. Because of the book, many people in Europe learned about life in China.

D. Answer the following questions.(根据短文内容回答下列问题。)           ( 12分)

Rising temperatures

If the temperature rises by 5 degrees tomorrow, you will probably take off just one coat. But such a change in the average world temperature would be a serious problem. Many animals and plants would not be able to deal with these changes, and would die.

The UNEP(联合国环境规划署) released the Report 2012 on November 21, 2012. It says that if we don’t take action now, the world temperature will have risen by 3 to 5 degrees by the end of this century.

The report was written by 55 scientists from 20 countries. Scientists have set a goal for greenhouse gases sending out to limit the world temperature rise to only 2 degrees this century. But according to the report, people have already let out 14 percent more greenhouse gases than they should have done.

A large rise in temperatures could be terrible for us and for many other living things on Earth. Sea levels will rise because higher temperatures will cause melting ice flow into the sea. Large coastal (沿海的) cities in countries such as the Netherlands and Bangladesh could be flooded.

Some plants such as corn and sugarcane (甘蔗) will not grow well in higher temperatures. Some countries, such as Brazil and parts of Africa, will not have enough food. The change may cause less rain and even make some places very dry.

On November 26, people from around 200 nations and regions gathered again in Doha (多哈) for the annual UN climate talks. “Climate change is coming to all human beings and effective actions need to be taken to deal with it,” president of the conference said at the opening ceremony.

93. What will you probably do if the temperature rises by 5 degrees tomorrow?

I will probably                                                .

94. When was the Report 2012 released by the UNEP?

It was released                                                .[来源:Z*xx*k.Com]

95. The report was written by 20 scientists, wasn’t it?

,                                                   .

96. Why did people from around 200 nations and regions gather again in Doha?

They gathered there to                                          .

97. What needs to be taken to deal with the climate change?

need to be taken to deal with the climate change .

98. Do you think the problem of climate change is serious? What should you do?

.

VII. Writing (作文): (共20分)

99. Write at least 60 words about the topic “Obeying traffic rules ” (以“遵守交通规则”为题，写一篇不少于60词的短文，标点符号不计入在内。)

Use the following points as reference. (以下问题请参考使用。)

Is it important to obey traffic rules?  (2分)

Why should we obey traffic rules?  (Give at least two reasons.) (2分)

What can people / we students do?  (Give at least two ways.)   (4分)

参考词汇：pedestrian(行人),  keep right (靠右)zebra crossing(斑马线) pavement(人行道)

思考角度：行人，驾驶员

(注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。)