A. have B. had C. having D. has

Cruises are becoming more and more popular, with around 20 million passengers per year now enjoying holidays on board luxury ( 奢侈的 ) ships. More people see a cruise as the perfect way to sit back and do nothing, and enjoy time off work. But what is the effect on the environment of this trend?

Although it usually takes less energy for a vehicle to move through water than over land, cruise ships are often massive, with the biggest ones carrying up to 6,000 passengers. Moving such large vehicles requires huge engines which bum as much as 300,000 litres of fuel a day. One scientist has calculated that cruise ships create as much pollution as 5 million cars going over the same distance. Because they are out at sea, they also burn dirtier fuel that isn't allowed on land. Unfortunately, no government has control over the amount of air pollution out at sea. Cruises also produce huge amounts of rubbish, and cruise ships aren’t usually good at recycling. Waste water from showers and toilets is usually poured directly into the sea - as much per day as from a small town. Waste food from restaurants isn’t put into the sea, but still causes problems when brought back to the land.

Cruise ships also cause difficulties in the cities where they stop. Popular destinations can get five or six ships per day, with thousands of tourists at a time. Good for restaurants? No. Restaurant owners complain that the visitors look around for a few hours and then return to their ship to eat. What’s more, the crowds can put off other tourists, who complain that the streets are too busy.

Some towns have banned (禁止) cruise ships or put a limit on the number that can stop at the same time. People who care about the environment worry that as the cruise industry continues to grow, so will the issues for our planet.

【1】The underlined word “trend” is closest in meaning to ________.

A. problem B. event C. decision D. change

【2】The biggest cruise can hold about________ passengers.

A. 20,000,000 B. 6,000 C. 300,000 D. 5,000,000

【3】Cruise ships cause a lot of air pollution because________________.

A. they carry large numbers of cars and passengers as well

B. it takes more energy to move through water than over land

C. they use types of fuel that are not allowed on land

D. their engines are not as powerful as those of other vehicles

【4】How is waste water dealt with on cruise ships?

A. It’s brought into a town. B. It’s properly recycled.

C. It’s thrown away at sea. D. It's stored in the ships.

【5】Why are cruise ship passengers not popular in some cities?

A. They don’t spend money on meals.

B. They fill up the restaurants and make noise.

C. They complain when the city is too crowded.

D. They are sometimes rude to other tourists.

【6】The purpose of the passage is to________.

A. introduce a new way of travelling B. encourage people to try cruise ships

C. advise governments to ban cruise ships D. explain some problems cruise ships cause

【題目】

On Sunday mornings, people often have a lie-in. That means they get up 【1】 than they do during the week. You won’t feel so busy and nervous as weekdays. Some people go to church on Sunday mornings. Families often have a big Sunday lunch together. The meal is usually roast meat (烤肉) with 【2】. A lot of adults spend the afternoon 【3】 in front of the TV!

Shopping centers are popular places to go on Sunday afternoons. All the big shops are open from 11 am to 5 pm, but most smaller shops are closed all day. Then it’s Sunday evening, and 【4】 parents say “Come on, it’s school again tomorrow.” So it’s time to do your homework if you haven’t 【5】 it yet, then pack your school bag and have an early night.

A. items B. exits C. degree D. grew up E. as well as

Early Life

Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on January 8, 1942. He【1】 in a highly educated family. Stephen enjoyed math and science in school where he earned the nickname “Einstein.” He wanted to study math at university but Oxford didn’t have a math 【2】 at the time so he chose physics and chemistry instead. Stephen found college coursework to be very easy. He enjoyed being a member of the schools boat club 【3】 classical music. In October 1962 he started his graduate course at Trinity Hall. It was at this time that his illness started to show up. His speech became unclear and he became very clumsy, often dropping 【4】 or falling for no reason. However, he finished his PhD and wrote about black holes in his graduation paper.

A. average B. including C. public D. published E. copies

A Brief History of Time

Stephen enjoyed writing books. In 1988 he 【5】 A Brief History in Time. This book covered modem subjects on cosmology such as the big bang and black holes in terms that could be understood by the 【6】 reader. The book became very popular selling millions of 【7】and remaining on the London Sunday Times best-seller list for four years. He had since written many more books【8】 A Briefer History in Time, On the Shoulders of Giants, and The Universe in a Nutshell.

【題目】

【1】__________

【2】__________

【3】__________

【4】__________

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How did Craig get started? In the seventh grade he learned something that made him a【2】. A 6-year-old boy in Pakistan was sent to work in a factory. The boy could not go to school. He could not even play. He had no freedom (自由) at all.

Craig c【3】 that with his own life. Laws in his country said that kids must go to school. E【4】 was free to all kids. But in some countries school was not free. Children from poor families went to work instead of to school.

Craig wanted to help those who didn’t have the same a【5】 as he and his friends. As a result, Craig and some friends started Free The Children.

Craig and his friends decided that Free The Children should r【6】 money to build schools. Craig hoped that learning would help kids in poverty (貧困) live b【7】.

Today, Craig’s charity has more than one million members in 45 countries. It is s【8】 going strong. The money they have raised has done many good things. It has helped build more than 500 schools around the world. It also pays for health care in p【9】 communities.

Craig has had a lot of success. However, he still remembers his unpleasant start in the seventh grade.

“We were laughed at by other kids, who said you c【10】 change things,” he says. Still, Craig didn’t give up. Now he wants more kids to help. “Go to freethechildren.com. Bring it to your teachers,” he says. “As you gain more confidence, friends will join you. It just gets easier.”

Just as a famous saying g 【1】, “Reading is to success what water is to fish.” Reading is very important for all humans. It can open many d【2】and can lead you into a path to success. It’s quite clear that every successful person has a good h【3】of reading. This is b 【4】reading is an important way to get the information required to understand something. For example, a good doctor has to know the latest development in m【5】by reading.

Then, how can you develop an interest in reading? There is only one way. Let me explain this to you. If you want to learn how to ride a bike, you have to get on the bike as many times as possible u【6】 you can ride skillfully. It works the same way with reading. If you want to improve your reading, try to read as m【7】as you can. When you finish reading your first book, take another book and do the same. If you are going out, take a magazine, a book, an article or something e【8】to read. When you are reading, try to understand w【9】message the writer is giving to you.

So, parents should help to get their children to read as early as possible. Studies have s 【10】 that reading to your unborn child is very good. In this way, your child will like reading later.

Reading is always a wonderful time. Good books are good friends.

Some research suggests that having one to two drinks of alcohol a day may be good for your health. Several large studies have shown that this type of drinking may lower the risk of heart disease and other diseases.

A study last year suggested that drinking a little red wine may help lower the risk of breast cancer(乳腺癌) in women. Researchers at Medical Center in California studied 36 women. Each woman drank a glass of red or white wine every day for almost a month. Researchers collected blood samples(樣本) from the women two times a month to test their hormone(激素) levels. The next month these women were told to exchange their wine. The researchers found that the women who drank red wine had lower levels of the female hormone than the white wine drinkers. They said red grapes have chemicals that may help to lower the risk of breast cancer.

However, recent studies suggested that even a little alcohol may generally increase the risk of breast cancer in women. They found that women who drink four small glasses of wine a week increase their risk of breast cancer by 15 percent.

Many studies have examined the harmful effects of alcohol use on the body. Alicia Ann Kowalchuk serves as medical director, saying “Healthy use for adults --- that's men under age 65 --- is no more than 4 drinks in a day and no more than 14 drinks in a week. And for women of all ages, it's no more than 7 drinks in a week and no more than 2 drinks in a day.” She says too much alcohol use has something to do with liver (肝臟) diseases, and many other cancers.

【1】How did the researchers carry out their study?

A. By following an example. B. By listing facts.

C. By collecting information worldwide. D. By comparing tested objects.

【2】Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

A. B. C. D.

【3】What is the best title of this passage?

A. Alcohol drinking may do harm to your health

B. Alcohol drinking can be both good and bad for you

C. Drinking alcohol is popular in many parts of the world

D. Drinking alcohol a day may give your health some benefits.

—No, I’m afraid not. I have some _______ exercises for you.

A. Must, more B. May, other

C. Will, more D. Will, other