The coyote (叢林狼), that clever animal of wide-open spaces, has come to the nation’s capital. In fact, coyotes have spread to every corner of the United States, changing their behaviors to fit new environments and causing researchers to deal with a troublesome new kind of creature: the city coyote.

The coyote originally lived in the middle of the continent. One of its most obvious characters is its smartness, which has made the animal a notorious (臭名昭著的) pest. Hunters trapped, shot and poisoned more than a million coyotes in the 1900s. It’s still one of America’s most hunted animals. Yet the coyote has survived. How has the coyote shown this extraordinary ability? “I guess if you wanted to use one word, it’d be ‘plasticity’,” says Eric Gese, an expert at Utah State University. Coyotes can live alone, in pairs, or in large packs like wolves; hunt at night or during the day; occupy a small region or an area up to 40 square miles; and live on all sorts of food, from lizards (蜥蜴) and shoes, to ants and melons.

Unbelievably people helped coyotes increase when they killed most of the wolves in the United States. The spreading of coyotes into city areas, though, is recent. They travel at night, crossing sidewalks and bridges, running along roads and ducking into culverts (鉆入涵洞) and underpasses. No one knows why coyotes are moving into cities, but experts explain that cleverer, more human-tolerant (不怕人的) coyotes are teaching urban survival skills to new generations.

Occasionally, coyotes might attack human beings. There have been about 160 attacks on people in recent years. Therefore, people have been consistently told not to feed coyotes or leave pet food unsecured. That, plus a large trapping program in the neighborhood, has cut down on the coyote population.

63. The underlined word “plasticity” in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.

A. the ability to fit the environment                   B. notorious smartness

C. hunting ability                            D. being human-tolerant

64. The aim of the passage is to _____.

A. tell people how to fight against coyotes         

B. tell us why the coyote is the most hunted animal

C. supply the reason why the coyote is a kind of notorious pest

D. explain how the coyote has spread to and survived in cities

65. According to the passage, coyotes _____.

A. originally lived in the west of the continent   

B. sleep during the day but look for food at night

C. are teaching survival skills to their younger generations

D. suffered a population decrease because people killed wolves

66. According to the passage, to cut down the coyote population, people should ____________.

A. leave pet food secured       B. keep coyotes in small regions

C. force coyotes to live alone    D. avoid using trapping programmes

    If there is one thing that matters in high school－and for your whole life－it is friendships．

    My latest novel，THE UNWRITTEN RULE，is about a girl，Sarah，who falls for her best friend Brianna’s boyfriend，Ryan，but it’s more about wrestling with feelings for a guy that you know you shouldn’t have．A lot of the book deals with friendship，the kind of lifelong friendship that means the world to you．．．a(chǎn)nd what happens when you realize that maybe it isn’t what you think it is．

    Maybe your best friend isn’t your best friend．Maybe she isn’t even a friend at all．

    Friendships are tricky things．You can he sure everything is fine，and that your friendship is going to last forever．．．a(chǎn)nd it can just end．No explanation，no anything．And it is not easy．In fact，I think losing a friend is worse than losing a boyfriend，especially when it is a friend you’ve had in your life for a long time．

    One of the things that Sarah struggles with in THE UNWRITTEN RULE，beyond her feelings for Ryan，is her friendship with Brianna—how long they’ve been friends，how she understands Brianna in a way no one else does，and what to do when a crack appears in their friend ship，not because of Sarah’s feelings for Ryan，but because Sarah begins to wonder if maybe Brianna isn’t her best friend after all．

    Having a friendship end is incredibly painful and one of the things I hated when I was younger—and that I still hate now—is how people say．“Oh，it’ll be okay．You’ll move on，you’ll be fine．”

    It is true that you will eventually move on and that you will be fine．But you will also always carry that lost friendship with you．It may not take up all of your heart like it does at first，but it will take part of it．

    And that，I think，is something no one ever talks about and that I wish we could — and would．

    What do you do when someone you are friends with decides your friendship is over? How do you deal with it?

    Maybe my latest novel can provide something for you．

47．From the passage we can infer that_____．

      A．it may takes Sarah a long time to recover after she lost Brianna’s friendship

     B．Sarah and Brianna are still best friends after a long period of time

     C．Sarah does not value Brianna’s friendship at all

     D．Ryan would feel puzzled about his real love

48．What do you think the book THE UNWRITTEN RULE is mainly about?

     A．Friendship．    B．School life．   C．Love．  D．Wrestling with feelings．

49．What’s the writer’s attitude towards friendship?

     A．We will all lose some friends in our life．

     B．Ending a friendship is worse than losing a boyfriend．

     C．It’s usual when a crack appears．

     D．You will eventually move on after you lose a friendship．

50．What do you think is the best title for the passage above?

     A．My Latest Novel．     B．Tricky Friends．   

    C．Sarah and Brianna．    D．Unforgettable Friendship

第五部分 書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

在世界環(huán)保日到來前夕，聯(lián)合國教科文組織就如何處理垃圾問題向全世界中學(xué)生征文。請你以Saving Our City為題，寫一篇110詞左右的短文。文章的第一句已給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

提示：

1. 城市垃圾的危害：①污染環(huán)境；②有害健康。

2. 處理垃圾的措施有：①垃圾分類；②報(bào)紙、玻璃的再利用；③有害垃圾的處理；④廢水處理；⑤制定法律。

Saving Our City

It is very important to deal with the rubbish in cities...

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—Have you thought of a topic for your speech yet?

   —No, I______a lot about it, but I haven’t decided.

       A. will think    B. have been thinking    C. had thought    D. was thinking

 Both of his parents insisted that he _______ get on well with his lessons and that he ______ given more extra classes at weekends.

 A. didn’t; be                                          B. didn’t; was      

C. doesn’t; should be                          D. didn’t; would be

—What do you think of Tom Williams?

—He is one of  kind of persons who can give you___________hand whenever you’re in trouble.

       A. the; the                    B. a; a                          C. a;       the               D. the; a

Since you understand all this,      is no need for me to explain.

A. it     B. this   C. that    D. there

I was very________ to find that the cinema was not acces??sible to the elderly or people in wheelchairs.

A. annoyed     B. annoying     C. annoy   D. annoyance    

______ is often the case, we have worked out the production plan.

A．Which   B．When     C．What      D．AS

In a house with more than one kid, there are bound to be some problems. When brothers and sisters don’t get along，it’s called sibling rivalry(敵對). It’s normal, but too much competition can make for an unhappy home life. Let’s talk about getting along with brothers and sisters．

    What is sibling rivalry?

    A little competition isn’t a bad thing. Sometimes it can keep you working hard, but some sibling rivalry involves arguing. People who love each other might argue sometimes, but too much fighting is unpleasant for everyone.

    Have you ever heard of the green–eyed monster called jealousy (嫉妒)? Sometimes brothers and

sisters are jealous of one another. For instance, if your sister always does well at school, it may be frustrating for you, especially if your grades are lower.

    Although you’re probably proud of your sibling or siblings, it’s normal to be a little jealous, too. It may make you feel better to focus more on doing your own personal best, rather than comparing yourself with a brother or sister.

    Don’t lose your cool．

Sometimes when you’re jealous and frustrated, it’s easy to lose your temper. Try to follow these tips to avoid getting into a fight with your brother or sister: Firstly, take a deep breath and think a bit. Secondly, remind yourself that you have special talents. Finally, try to congratulate your siblings on their achievements and share their happiness. If you do this for them, they’ll be more likely to do it for you.

Hopefully, these tips will work. But if the situation gets out of control and you and your brother or sister start fighting a lot, you may need to talk to someone.

60.The underlined word “sibling” in Paragraph 1 may be replaced by “________”.

A. classmates           B. history books      

C. brothers and sisters             D. parents

61.How does the author organize the passage?

A. In the order of space. B. By presenting a question and solving it.

C. In the order of time.             D. By illustrating causes and effects.

62.Suppose your sister always does better in studies than you, the author may advise you to ________.

A. neglect her achievements  B. congratulate her and share her happiness

C. speak ill of her behind her back   D. quarrel with her and look down upon her

63.How many tips does the author give to avoid fighting with your brother or sister?

A. One.     B. Two.     C. Three. D. Four.