【正文】 al property is a sacred(神圣的)thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifthgrade classroom，I wanted to keep it. But Steve explained that it might be important to someone else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of how much I39。d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father carved( 雕刻 ) from a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume (香水) as she patted me on my shoulder. Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown bird in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy ( 準(zhǔn)確), I screamed to Steve to e to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn39。t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is if it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most “important lesson my brother taught me.1. What is the main subject of the passage? A. The relationship between Mark and Steve B. The important lessons Mark learned in SchoolC. Steve’s important role in Mark39。s growing process (過程) and Steve39。s respect for living things 2 It can be inferred from the passage that when Mark confessed to Mrs. Holt, . A he felt regretful B. be felt surprised C. he was fighthearted D. he knelt before her 3. In the story about the pen, Steve taught his brother which of the following lessons? A. Respect for personal property B. Care of personal property C. Sympathy for people with problems D. The value of honesty 4. In the story about the bird, which was the most important lesson Steve taught his young brother? A. Respect for living things B. The value of honesty C. Responsibility for one39。s actions D. Care for the others 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Mark was still a boy when he wrote this passage. B. Mark lost the small dog his father raised. C. When a living thing hurt you, you should kill it at once. D. Even if a living thing hurts you, you should not kill it without hesitation. (4) If Europeans thought a drought(干旱) was something that happened only in Africa, they know better now. After four years of belownormal rainfall (in some cases only I0 percent of the annual average), vast areas of France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Britain and Ireland are dry and barren( 不毛的). Water is so low in the canals of northern France that waterway traffic is forbidden except on weekends. Oyster(牡蠣) growers in Britain report a 30 percent drop in production became of the loss of fresh water in local rivers necessary for oyster growing. In southeastern England, the rolling green hills of Kent have turned so brown that officials have been weighing plans to pipe in water from Wales. In Portugal, farmers in the southern Alentejo region have held prayer meetings for rain so far, in vain.Government in those countries are taking severe measures. In hardhit areas of France washing cars and watering lawns were strictly forbidden. In Britain. water will soon be metered, like gas and electricity. “The English have always taken water for granted.” says Graham Warren, a spokesman d Britain39。s National Rivers Authority. “Now they39。 re putting a price on .” Even a sudden end to the drought would not end the misery (痛苦)in some areas. It will take several years of unusually heavy winter rain, the experts say, .just to bring existing water39。 reserves(儲(chǔ)備)up to their normal levels.1. What does the author mean by saying “they know better now”? A. They know more about the causes of the drought. B. They have a better understanding of the drought in Africa. C. They have realized that the drought in Europe is the most serious one. D. They have realized that drought hit not only Africa but also Europe2. The drought in Europe has brought about all the following problems EXCEPT A. belownormal rainfall B. traffic cutoff on the rivers C. a sharp drop in oyster harvest D. driedup hills3. The British government intends to A. forbid the earwashing service B. sell water at blackmarket prices C. end the misery caused by the drought D. charge fees for the use of water4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Germany is the only country free from the drought. B. Water reserves are at their lowest level in years due to the drought C. The drought is more serious in Britain than in France D. Europe will not have heavy rain until several years later5. Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage? A. Europe in Misery B. Drought Attacks Europe C. Be Economical with Water D. Europe, a Wouldbe AfricaV. Translation1. 政府在實(shí)施扶貧政策。（implement）2. 約翰代替經(jīng)理參加會(huì)議，因?yàn)榻?jīng)理患了重感冒。(in place of)3. 這個(gè)問題很難找到解決辦法。(solution to)4. 在你打電話之前，我已經(jīng)得到了消息，但還是謝謝你。(prior to)5. 他相信自己可以戰(zhàn)勝所遇到的困難。(triumph) 6. 和以前其他瘟疫不同，艾滋病這一流行性疾病有可能奪去一代人的生命，從而使另一代人失去雙親。因而我們決不能讓文化、種族和社會(huì)的障礙使我們不能專心從事必須做的工作。我們也不能因?yàn)檎ぷ餍实投艞壩覀兊墓ぷ鳌＿@是一場(chǎng)不宣而戰(zhàn)的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，我們每個(gè)人都必須參加，只有這樣才能取得勝利。我們絕對(duì)不能因?yàn)榘滩?huì)使我們感到難受，而聽任人們繼續(xù)被艾滋病奪走生命。每個(gè)人都必須成為教育者，必須學(xué)會(huì)生存。( epidemic, wipe out, threaten to, distract from, sign up)