【正文】 nd in detail． The story is about a young girl falling down a rabbit hole. When she finally l 66 , she finds herself in a strange world and meets some strange characters． The f 67 character Alice meets is the White Rabbit, who runs past her and says some strange words． Alice chases（追趕） him， and that is where her adventures b 68 ． In English， chasing a white rabbit means chasing an i 69 clue and finding yourself in a misleading situation． Then， as she runs after the rabbit， she falls down the rabbit hole into Wonderland． To fall down the rabbit hole can mean to enter a confusing(令人困惑的 )situation. H 70 , usually we use this expression to mean we get i 71 in something to the point of distraction(分神 )． It often happens by accident and is about something not that meaningful． Later in the story, Alice meets the March Hare and the Hatter at a crazy tea party. Hares(野兔 )have long been thought to behave excitedly in M 72 , which is their mating(交配 )season. Scientifically, this may not be true. But to be mad as a March Hare means that s 73 is pletely mad， or crazy． The expression mad as a Hatter also means to be pletely crazy． Of the two， mad as a Hatter is more c 74 . But don39。s people may not have enough water by the year 2025. A personal American anization called Population Action International (PAI) did the new study. It says more than three hundred and thirtyfive million people lack(缺少 )enough water now. These people live in twentyeight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East. PAI researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three thousand million people may face water problems. At least 18 more countries are expected to lack enough water. The need for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount(數(shù)量 )of water on the earth stays the same. The report says lack of water in the future may cause several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which are carried in water. Lack of water may also lead to more international conflict(沖突 ). Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan. And Iraq. And the report says lack of water would influence the ability to improve their economies (經(jīng)濟(jì) ).This is because new industries often need a great amount of water when they are beginning. The Population Action International study gives several ways to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose, Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use 1ess water for agriculture. The report also says a longterm way to the water problem is to control population growth. 8 It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have. 42. The PAI study shows that countries will lack water by the year 2025. A. at least 46 B. at most 46 C. 18 D. 28 43. Which of the following problems is NOT true according to the passage? A. It may bring about a lot of health problems. B. It may cause more international conflict. C. It may lead to the improvement of new industries. D. It may influence the development of economies. 44. Which of the following shows the structure(結(jié)構(gòu) )of the passage? A.①②→③④→⑤⑥ B.①②③ → ④→⑤→⑥ C.①②③④→⑤→⑥ D.①②③→④→⑤⑥ 45. After reading the passage, many people will probably . A. begin to fight for water B. try to find ways to save water C. increase the amount of water D. move house to the Middle East 四、詞匯運(yùn)用 （共 l0 小題；每小題 l分，計(jì) l0分） 根據(jù)句子意思，用括號(hào)中所給漢語(yǔ)提示或英語(yǔ)單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。s Day was ing, and John usually went back home, but this year he was just too tired. When he walked by a flower shop, he said to himself, “I 39。 or D. Both。t。請(qǐng)?jiān)?答題 紙 指定區(qū)域作答 ， 在試卷或草稿紙上作答一律無(wú)效。 ，請(qǐng)考生務(wù)必將自己的學(xué)校、班級(jí)、姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用 毫米的黑色簽字筆寫在答題 紙 上相應(yīng)的位置 。t find the magazine I bought this morning. Well, Jack is reading over there. Why not go and see if it is yours? A. it B. that C. one D. some 3. A hardworking man ________ bee a great scientist, but a great scientist ________ be a hardworking man． A． can39。 nor C. Either。 A The TED speaker series features “ideas worth spreading.” With over 1,400 to choose from, we’ve selected a few that are perfect for stude nts. 1. Larry Smith: Why You Will Fail to Have a Great Career We humans have an excellent ability to make excuses for ourselves. Larry Smith, a professor of economics at the University of Waterloo in Canada, tells us why most of us will fail to have a great ca