【正文】 ( )41. From the passage, we can see ___________. A. tree roots hold sand B. men may destroy the land C. trees grow only in deserts D. land can never bee desert ( )42. What do trees possibly do? A. Trees keep other plants away. B. Trees help other plants grow. C. Trees hold other plants down. D. Trees destroy other plants. ( )43. Why did farms in the Southwestern United States turn into fields of dry land? A. Because there have been few trees growing there. B. Because people planted quite a few trees there. C. Because many people moved there to make a living. D. Because when a tree was cut down, a new tree was planted in its place. B Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches . in a middle school. He wears a long beard（胡子） and takes good care of it. It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends39。（每小題 1分， 共 10分） It is well known that the English go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why? (26)_____ the weather in Britain often changes quickly. It is not very usual for the same kind of weather to (27) ______ long. Spring can be rainy or windy, (28)_____ the weather is getting warmer and you can hope more sunny days. In fact, there (29)______ as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is (30)______ time for visitors to go to the seaside and other places of interest. The weather can be sunny and nice. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season, (31)______ trees in the woods and parks changing colour. During autumn it is still nice to be outside, too. In winter, it gets colder. It might snow, especially on high land and in the north. There are (32)_____ very high winds in this season. January and February are the coldest (33)______ of the year, while the warmest (34)____ often July and August. The difference in temperature (35)______ winter and summer is not so great in Britain. The average temperature for winter is about ℃ , and for summer about ℃ . ( )31. B. As D. Since ( )32. A. make B. stay C. change D. take ( )33. A. but B. and D. for ( )34. be C. have have ( )35. A. the earliest B. the latest C. the worst D. the best ( )36. A. with B. like C. without D. from ( )37. A. also B. too C. either D. as well ( )38. A. seasons B. weather C. months ( )39. B. are C. was D. were ( )40. A. in C. from D. between Ⅳ .閱讀理解。（每小題 1 分，共 10 分） ( )21 — __________ anybody hurt? — No, everyone was safe. A. Does B. Did C. Is D. Was ( )22 The car _________ the tree, and the driver ___________his leg. A. hit, hurt B. hurt, hit C. hurt, hurt D. hit, hit ( ) was doing my homework _________ my mother was cooking some delicious food. A. while B. as C. when D. then ( )24. — What was the weather like when the earthquake happened at first? — It was ___________. A. rain B. snow C. frost D. fine ( )25. I felt a _________ shaking through my body. My body shook ___________. A. slight, slight B. slight, slightly C. slightly, slight D. slightly, slightly ( )26. How ____________the weather was! A. terrible B. terribly C. more terrible D. very terrible ( )27. I39。t want to ___________ A. get home late B. get trapped C. get wet ( )