【正文】 ons of chickens are produced yearly. Most of their feathers are thrown away. But instead of ending up in landfills (廢物埋填地 ), some feathers could find a future in plastics. Scientists in the Washington area have been working with keratin, the main substance (物質(zhì) ) in chicken feathers. One of the products they have developed is a flowerpot which may look like other flowerpots, but the container breaks down in the earth within one to five years. And as it breaks down, it releases nitrogen (氮 ) into the soil. The environmentally friendly flowerpot is the work of two researchers Walter Schmidt and Masud Huda. Walter Schmidt has been working to find uses for chicken feathers since the 1990s. Progress in 2021 showed that plastic made from feathers could be formed like other plastics. He says feathers are much stronger and last longer than another plant material, cellulose (纖維素 ). “Feathers are about eight times as strong as cellulose. By design, feathers are strong and durable (耐用的 ).” Walter Schmidt also points out that traditional flowerpots can last much longer. But he wonders if there is really a need. He says most flowerpots are never reused. “Why would you want a plastic that you use for a year to last for two hundred years? It makes no sense. You want to match the product with the use,” he says. Walter Schmidt and Masud Huda are now adding another chicken product to their flowerpots — chicken waste. The waste will add more nutrients to the soil as the pot breaks down. The scientists say they hope their flowerpot will be on the market in a year or two. 32. What is this passage mainly about? A. Scientists find new uses for chicken feathers. B. A new kind of flowerpot will be on the market. C. Chicken feathers are not only useful to chickens. D. Billions of chickens are produced yearly in the US. 33. From Paragraph 2 we know that _____. A. the US produces the most chickens around the world B. all chicken feathers will be made into plastics in the future C. most chicken feathers are not made use of in the US at present D. chicken feathers will no longer be taken to landfills quite soon 34. Which of the following is the main feature of the new flowerpot? A. It is made from waste. B. It looks quite different. C. It can be used for years. D. It is environmentally friendly. 35. Walter Schmidt most probably thinks _____. A. people should reuse the same flowerpot B. it is unnecessary for a flowerpot to last long C. nowadays most products don’t match their use D. people prefer to buy flowerpots which last long 第二節(jié) （共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空格的最佳選項(xiàng)。 A young man applied for a job as a telegraph (電報(bào) ) operator. He answered a(n) 41 in the newspaper and went to the telegraph office to attend an interview. 42 he knew much about this field and was qualified in every other way, seven other applicants were also waiting in the 43 office filled with noise. He saw officers ing and going and heard a(n) 44 clacking (發(fā)出咔嗒聲 ) in the background. He also noticed a sign on the receptionist’s counter, 45 applicants to fill out a form and wait to be called to an inner office for an interview. He filled out a form and sat down. After 46 seemed to be a few minutes, the young man stood up, 47 the room to the door of the inner office, and walked right in. 48 , the other applicants wondered what was going on. They 49 among themselves why they hadn’t been called to be interviewed yet and thought the man would likely be 50 for not following instructions. Within a few minutes, however, the young man 51 from the inner office. Then the interviewer stepped out and 52__ to the other applicants, “Thank you very much for ing, but the 53 has just been filled.” They were all 54 and one man spoke up, “Wait a minute. We’ve been waiting longer than he and we never even got a 55 to be interviewed.” The employer responded, “ 56 you’ve been sitting here。文中共有10 處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。 Dear Tim, I39。m looking forward to your reply. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 。請(qǐng)你以李華的名義用英文給 Tim 發(fā)一封電子郵件，主要內(nèi)容包括： 1. 你愿意成為他的朋友； 2. 你打算如何幫助他； 3. 你盼望他的回復(fù)。 閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（ 1 個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。re first getting to know someone. C. Everyone has something in mon with other people. D. It involves subtly mimicking another person39。 13. Where did the woman get her information about “smart” cars? A. From a magazine article. B. From a TV programme. C. From a newspaper report. 14. What is the purpose of the voice on “smart” cars? A. To warn the driver of dangers. B. To explain traffic rules. C. To give directions. 15. What does the man imply (暗示 ) about his brother? A. He owns a “smart” car. B. He has a good sense of direction. C. He doesn’t know the way to the woman’s house? 16. Why was the man delayed (推遲 ) on his way to the woman’s house? A. He ran out of gas.