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Did the old man get hurt?Diana: Yes. He (63) when he was trying to get out. He broke his left leg. Eric: I am sorry to hear that. Did the fire (64) ?Diana: Yes. The firemen didn’t put it out until (65) . 五. 根據(jù)所給的漢語意思填空,完成下面的句子。 (每小題2分,共10分)66. 雪一直在下,我們很難看清前面的路。 The snow . It was difficult for us to see the road in front of us.67. 我們簡直等不及要去觀鳥了。 We watch the birds.68. 我們聽不清你的話,你能不能說的再大聲一點? We can’t hear you clearly. Would you please ?69. 我拍照的時候,一個雪球擊中了我。 A snowball .70. 雨直到第二天上午才停。 The rain didn’t stop .六. 任務型閱讀 (每小題2分,共10分)閱讀下面的材料,用合適的單詞填空完成表格。A desert is a very dry land. In the day, it can be so hot that you can fry an egg on the ground. But during the night the temperature drops so much that water will turn into ice.Most deserts are covered with sand. The Sahara Desert in Africa is mostly sand. The Australian Desert has red sand. There is little rain in a desert. But there is water deep under the ground and some plants’ strong roots (根) can find it. Other plants have many roots to suck up (吸收) the rain. The cactus (仙人掌) has long roots. It keeps water inside its hard skin. This skin protects it from heat and cold. Camels keep water inside their bodies, too. They have special fur to protect them from the sun during the day and keep them warm at night. Some other animals live in deserts, too. They have to be very good at seeing and hearing because most of them only e out at night. They have very big eyes or ears. For example, a desert fox has bigger ears than a normal fox. A gerbil (沙鼠) has big eyes. It stays cool in the day by staying underground, like most desert animals.Some people live in the desert but they always make their homes near an oasis (綠洲). An oasis has water from an underground river. Near an oasis, people can grow lots of plants and keep animals.DesertsWhat is a desert like?A desert is dry with little rain. It is covered with sand. It is very hot inthe day and very (56) at night.PlantsPlants have strong roots to get (57) under the ground or suck up rain water. The cactus’ skin can also protect it from heat and cold.(58) The camelsThey keep water inside their bodies and their special fur protects them from the heat and cold.Desert foxesThey have bigger ears.A gerbilThey have big eyes and they stay (59) in the day.PeoplePeople (60) near an oasis and they grow plants and keep animals. 七. 書面表達 (共20分)下面四幅圖畫描述了某天你放學后發(fā)生的一件事。請你根據(jù)這些圖畫提示,展開合理想象,用英語寫一篇日記。 注意:1.詞數(shù)80左右。日記的開頭已給出,不計入總詞數(shù)。2.要點完整、上下文連貫。3.文中不得使用真實的人名、校名。 feel worried start to rain share…with… thankfulOctober 19, 2012 Friday rainyThis afternoon, when I walked out of school, the weather changed. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8