【正文】 the centre of the world’ s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 36 the theme “ Water for Life” . There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 37 drinking water. The United Nations 38 to cut this number in half by 2020. Solving such a big problem seems like a (n) 39 challenge. But everyone, 40 teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the 41 of her age around the world. Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2020 Gloria Barron Prize for her work— 42 discarded batteries which pollute water. In 2020, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how 43 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie. Haggerty learnt that 44 the batteries was an easy solution. “ I think everybody can do it, because everyone 45 batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to 46 awareness in her area. She 47 her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 48 the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family, friends and local wastemanagement 49 , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n) 50 video. Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 51 progress. When asked 52 she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite 53 . “ Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!” Every year the Gloria Barron Prize is 54 to young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 55 the public and the pla. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work. 36. A. had B. gave C. wrote D. discussed 37. A. enough B. safe C. much D. polluted 38. A. asks B. orders C. hopes D. ensures 39. A. good B. strong C. important D. unreal 40. A. especially B. sometimes C. even D. seldom 41. A. boys B. others C. students D. grownups 42. A. collecting B. selling C. buying D. using 43. A. things B. chemicals C. water D. air 44. A. making B. recycling C. reducing D. handling 45. A. uses B. has C. throws D. needs 46. A. tell B. increase C. spread D. inform 47. A. talked to B. listened to C. heard from D. thought about 48. A. and B. besides C. as well as D. as good as 49. A. officials B. workers C. clerks D. experts 50. A. industrial B. agricultural C. scientific D. educational 51. A. much B. no C. some D. little 52. A. if B. how C. when D. why 53. A. proud B. glad C. modest D. worried 54. A. praises B. helps C. supports D. honors 55. A. awarding B. saving C. serving D. favoring 第三部分 閱讀理解 （共 20小題，每小題 2分，滿分 40分） A As an important part of their anti－ smoking movement activitists have been struggling to have the warning “ Smoking is harmful to health” printed on all Chinamade packs of cigarettes. Although words of caution(警告 ) do appear on many packs, smokers seem to turn a blind eye to them. A recent survey shows that 90 percent of Chinese smokers pick up the bad habit before they are 20 years old. The percentage of young male smokers has reached 50% over the past few years. China has bee the largest tobacco producing and consuming country in the world. Its 350 million smokers consume 150 billion cigarettes every year, accounting for 30 percent of the world39。s total． To control smoking, measures must be taken on two fronts: smokers and tobacco industry. Last year (1994), China39。s tobacco industry brought revenues(國(guó)稅 ) of 55 billion yuan ($ billion) accounting for 10 percent of the country39。s total. Some regions and provinces have set tobacco as their pillar(支柱 ) industry. It is being clear that a movement to stop smoking can not be won unless it is taken part in and supported by the government and the whole society. 56． About how many cigarettes do the other countries consume every year? A． 350 billion. B． 450 billion. C． 500 billion. D． 150 billion. 57． The underlined part “ turn a blind eye to them” in Paragraph 2 means “ _____”in Chinese. A．沒有看見 B．對(duì)??視而不見 C．失明了 D．對(duì)??盲目相信 58． According to the passage which of the following is TRUE? A． Only 5% of Chinese smokers pick up the bad habit afte