（) the hard winter, the roses in our garden are still alive.

A.live

B.alive

C.lived

D.lively

A.alike

B.alive

C.asleep

D.awake

A. they had too many enemies

B. the weather was too bad

C. they died from disease

D. they arrived too late to grow crops

the summer and fall,storing the excess, usually in the form. of fat, and then using these reserves of fat to survive during the hard time __5__in winter when food is scarce.

s in one day In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring.An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard The weather gets a little cold.In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer.So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer

sometimes they should take warm clothes.When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning.

but you should not laugh at them.If you don't take an umbrella or a rain coat, you will regret later in the day.

6.People in England often talk about the weather，because the sky is sunny all day.()

A.T

B.F

7.From the story we know that when black clouds come，there is a heavy rain.()

A.T

B.F

8.The sentence “People can also have summer in winter.”means “it is sometimes too warm in winter.”()

A.T

B.F

9.In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because their friends ask them to do so.()

A.T

B.F

10.The best title for this passage is Summer or Winter in England.()

A.T

B.F

Some people say love makes the world go around. Others say it is not love; it's money.Since the __1__truth is that it is energy that makes the world go around. Energy is the currency of the ecological system and life becomes possible even when food is __2__converted into energy, which in turns is used to seek more food to grow, to reproduce and to survive. In this __3__cycle all life depends. It is fairly well known that wild animals survive from year to year by eating as many as __4__they can during times of plenty, the summer and fall,storing the excess, usually in the form. of fat, and then using these reserves of fat to survive during the hard time __5__in winter when food is scarce. But it is probably less well known that even with their stored fat, wild animals spend less energy to live in winter than in summer. A good case in point is white-tailed deer. Like most wildlife, deer __6__reproduce, grow,and store fat in the summer and fall

when there is plenty of nutritious food available. A physically mature female deer in the good condition who __7__has conceived in November and was given birth to two fawns __8__during the end of May and first part of June, must search for food for the necessary energy not only to meet her body's needs but also to reproduce milk for her fawns. The __9__best milk production occurs at the same time that new plant growth is available. This is good timing, because milk production is an energy consuming process -- it requires a lot of food. The need can be met unless the region has __10__ample food resources.

when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets (at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part- particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold weather root vegetables was a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.

The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7:00 am to 1 p.m. rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.

Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, I’ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown’s Grove Farm’s stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn’t be experiencing again for months.

Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where luckily for me I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I’d be ordering every tomato on it.

(1)、What did the author think of her winter life in New York？ ()

A、Exciting.

B、Boring.

C、Relaxing.

D、Annoying.

(2)、What made the author’s getting up early worthwhile？ ()

A、Having a swim.

B、Breathing in fresh air.

C、Walking in the morning sun.

D、Visiting a local farmer’s market.

(3)、What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter？ ()

A、They are soft.

B、They look nice.

C、They taste great.

D、They are juicy.

(4)、What was the author going to that evening？ ()

A、Go to a farm.

B、Check into a hotel.

C、Eat in a restaurant.

D、Buy fresh vegetable

(5)、In the first paragraph, the word “adventure” means ______. ()

A、risk.

B、effort.

C、achievement.

D、access.

C

A woman:heads into apopular New York City coffee shop on a cold: winter rooming. Just ahead of her, a man drops a few papers. The woman pauses to help gather them. A clerk ata busy store thanks a customer who has just bought something. "Enjoy" the young woman says, smiling widely. "Have a nice day." She sounds like she really means it. These arethe common situations we may see every: day.

However, in her best-selling book Talk to the Hand, Lynne Truss argues that common good manners such as saying "Excuse me" almost no longer exist. There are certainly plenty who would agree with her. According to one recent study, 70 percent of the U.S. adults (成A.)said people are ruder now than they were 20 years ago.

Is it really true？ We decided to find out if good manners are really hard to see. In this politeness study, reporters were sent to many cities in the world. They performed three experiments: "door tests" (would anyone hold the door open for them？); "paper drops" (who would help them gather a pile of "accidentally" dropped papers？); and "service tests" (which salesclerks would thank them for a purchase [购物]？)

In New York, 60 tests (20 of each type)were done. Along the way, the reporters met all types of people: men and women of different races, ages, professions (职业), and income levels. And guess what？ In the end, four out of every five :people they met passed their: politeness test making New York the most polite city in the study.

44, What does Lynne Truss argue in Talk to the Hand？.

A. People are not as polite as they used to.

B. "Excuse me" is not welcome nowadays.

C. Of all the adults in the US 70% are rude,

D. People don't care about manners any more.

根据下列材料请回答 46～50 题：

D

Long ago a kind farmer with the name of Fred lived in a small old house happily together withhis gentle wife，Doris，who couldn’t see anything at the age of five．

One cold winter night，the Luck Fairy(仙女)visited them while they were eating some bread in the dim(昏暗的)light．

“Fred，you’re so kind．I'd like to give you a wish．It's my pleasure to satisfy you．”said the Luck Fairy．“A wish？”Fred and Doris asked，standing hand in hand and smiling at each other．Then Fred answered，“Thanks，Luck Fairy．We’re living a happy life．…‘We are no longer young．but we still work in the field from morning to night every day．We enjoy ourselves，”said Doris．

“You work very hard but you make SO little money．Would you like some gold coins to buy a comfortable house？”asked the Luck Fairy．“0h no，my dear Luck Fairy．We love our small old house．We have lived here for a long time，”answered Fred，without a moment’s hesitation(犹豫)．“We are happy to work and live together all the time．That’s enough．”Doris agreed．

The couple(夫妇)were quite different from other people the Luck Fairy had ever met．She appreciated(欣赏)them very much．She disappeared，sayin9，“l wish you a happy life forever.”

Many years later，the couple lived happily as usual．It seemed to others that they were the happiest in the world．

Satisfaction is a kind of feeling that needs to be experienced from inside．It's very important to be satisfied with what you’ve got．If you enjoy the pleasure of the simple life。good luck will follow you．

第 46 题 What would the Luck Fairy give Fred？(1．5分)

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【参考解析】：The Luck Fairy would give Fred a wish．