There is _________ in the wood.

There is nothing new about people cutting down trees. In ancient times, Greece, Italy, and Great Britain were covered with forests. Over the centuries those forests were gradually cut back, until now almost nothing is left.

Today, trees are being cut down more rapidly. A major cause of present destruction is the worldwide demand for wood. (67) In industrial countries, people are using more and more wood for paper, furniture and houses.There is not enough wood in these countries, therefore they have begun taking wood from the forest of Asia, Africa and other countries.

Wood is also in great demand in developing countries. (68) In many area, people depend on wood to cook their food. As the population grows, the need for wood grows. But when too many treesare cut down, forests are destroyed. In reality, there is usually no chance to grow back. In this way, many millions of acresof forestsare destroyed every year.

(69)The destruction of forests affects first the people who usedto live there. It also hasother effects far way. For example, trees help to absorb heavy rains. When the trees are cut down, the rain pours all at onceinto the river.

(70)But finally, the loss of forests may have an effect on the climate of our planet. Together with increasing pollution, it could causetemperature to rise, and the climate will change around the world. No one would know exactly what effects the world have on our life. For many people the effects would probably be destructive.

66、 There is nothing new about people cutting down trees.

____________________________________________________

In industrial countries, people are using more and more wood for paper,furniture and houses.

In many area,people dependon wood to cook their food.

The destruction of forests affects first the people who usedto live there.

But finally, the loss of forests may have an effect on the climate of our planet.

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??The people who lives in the far North are called Eskimos(爱斯基摩人).In the world of ice and snow it is（1）to grow plants for food.The Eskimos must hunt and fish during the whole year to（2）themselves and their families with food.In winter，they hunt the seal(海豹)（3）the polar(极地的)bear.When they hunt the seal,they（4）a hole in the ice and try to（5）the seal when it comes up to breathe.??

??In summer,the Eskimos hunt（6）animals.and they also hunt birds and catch fish.（7）that is useful is save D.The Eskimos use the meat from animals for food.They melt(融化)the fat from their bodies and use the（8）as fuel(燃料).They make tools out of animals bones.The skin and furs of animals are used for making clothing.??

??If an Eskimo is（9）lucky,he may kill a whale(鲸鱼),（10）a dead whale may wash up on the shore near his house.The whale is an especially useful animal,because it gives a great（11）of oil.??

??There is（12）wood at all where the Eskimos live.Eskimos（13）all their wood from the sea. Sometimes floating wood from places.farther south washes up on the shore.??

??Most Eskimo houses are（14）of stones.Instead of a door，there is a long，low tunnel (地道)（15）into the house.People have to crawl(爬)through the tunnel in order to enter the house.??

A.important

B.impossible

C.impolite

D.interesting

( )A.another

B.other

C.others

D.new

( )A.Something

B.Everything

C.Anything

D.Nothing

( )A.fat

B.1iquid

C.oil

D.rest

( )A.supply

B.find

C.look for

D.give

( )A.or

B.and

C.but

D.with

( )A.much

B.often

C.not

D.very

( )A.not

B.no

C.none

D.1ittle

( )A.find

B.have

C.receive

D.get

( )A.built

B.constructed

C.made

D.piled

( )A.going

B.coming

C.1eading

D.winding

( )A.many

B.much

C.number

D.deal

( )A.find

B.cut

C.beat

D.strike

( )A.kill

B.beat

C.hold

D.catch

( )A.and

B.or

C.otherwise

D.but

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The people who lives in the far North are called Eskimos(爱斯基摩托车人). In the world of ice and snow it is【21】to grow plants for food. The Eskimos must hunt and fish during the whole year to【22】themselves and their families with food.

In winter, they hunt the seal(海豹)【23】the polar(极地的) bear. When they hunt the seal, they【24】a hole in the ice and try to【25】the seal when it comes up to breathe.

In summer, the Eskimos hunt【26】animals, and they also hunt birds and catch fish.

【27】that is useful is saved. The Eskimos use the meat from animals for food. They melt(融化) the fat from their bodies and use the【28】as fuel(燃料). They make tools out of animals bones. The skin and furs of animals are used for making clothing.

If an Eskimo is【29】lucky, he may kill a whale(鲤鱼),【30】 a dead whale may wash up on the shore near his house. The whale is an especially useful animal, because it gives a great【31】 of oil.

There is【32】 wood at all where the Eskimos live. Eskimos【33】 all their wood from the sea. Sometimes floating wood from places farther south washes up on the shore.

Most Eskimo houses are【34】 of stones. Instead of a door, there is a long, low tunnel (地道)【35】 into the house. People have to crawl(爬) through the tunnel in order to enter the house.

(41)

A．important

B．impossible

C．impolite

D．interesting

完成下列各题 The people who lives in the far North are called Eskimos(爱斯基摩人)．In the world of ice and snow it is 21 to grow plants for food．The Eskimos must hunt and fish during the whole year to 22 themselves and their families with food．In winter，they hunt the seal(海豹) 23 the polar(极地的)bear．When they hunt the seal，they 24 a hole in the ice and try to 25 the seal when it comes up to breathe． In summer，the Eskimos hunt 26 animals。and they also hunt birds and catch fish． 27 that is useful is saved．The Eskimos use the meat from animals for food．They melt(融化)the fat from their bodies and use the 28 as fuel(燃料)．They make tools out of animals bones．The skin and furs of animals are used for making clothing． If an Eskimo is 29 lucky，he may kill a whale(鲸鱼)， 30 a dead whale may wash up on the shore near his house．The whale is an especially useful animal，because it gives a great 31 of oil． There is 32 wood at all where the Eskimos live．Eskimos 33 all their wood from the sea．Sometimes floating wood from places．farther south washes up on the shore． Most Eskimo houses are 34 of stones．Instead of a door，there is a long，low tunnel (地道) 35 into the house．People have to crawl(爬)through the tunnel in order to enter the house．

A.important

B.impossible

C.impolite

D.interesting

Paper was invented by the Chinese in the first century AD.Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. Scandinavia——which now makes a great deal of the world’s paper——did not begin to make it until 1500. Most paper is made from wood. Paper-making is an important industry and paper from Britain is sold to many countries such as Australia and South Africa.Some of the wood used in the British paper making industry comes from trees grown in Britain,but wood is also bought from other countries such as Norway.One tree is needed for every four hundred copies of a forty-page newspaper.If half the adults in Britain buy one daily paper,this uses up over a thousand trees a day.All over the world,trees are world, trees are being cut down faster than they are being planted, so there may be a serious need for paper at the beginning of next century . When we think of paper, we think of newspaper, books, letters and writing paper.But there are many other uses.Only half of paper is used for books,and newspaper,etc. Paper is very good for keeping you warm.Each year,more and more things are made of paper. But the latest in paper making seems to be paper houses. Wher was paper invented? A. In China

B. In southern Europe

C. In Scandinavia

D. In Britain

Scandinavia began to make paper__________.A.in 1100

B.in 1400

C.in 1500

D.in the first century

Every four hundred copies of a forty-paper newspaper will need _____________.A.half a tree

B.one tree

C.two trees

D.more than one tree

All over the world, trees are being cut down___________than they are being plantedA.more slowly

B.much faster

C.much more slowly

D.faster

The latest things made of paper are___________.A.chairs

B.tables

C.clothes

D.houses

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Highways

Early in the 20th century, most of the streets and roads in the U. S. were made of dirt, brick, and cedar wood blocks. Built for horse, carriage, and foot traffic, they were usually poorly cared for and too narrow to accomrrmdate(容纳) automobiles.

With the increase in auto production, private turnpike (收费公路) companies under local authorities began to spring up, and by 1921 there were 387, 000 miles of paved roads. Many were built using specifications of 19th century Scottish engineers Thomas Telford and John MacAdam (for whom the macadam surface is named ), whose specifications stressed the importance of adequate drainage. Beyond that, there were no national standards for size, weight restrictions, or commercial signs. During World War I , roads throughout the country were nearly destroyed by the weight of trucks. When General Eisenhower returned from Germany in 1919, after serving in the U.S. Amy's first transcontinental motor convoy(车队) , he noted： "The old convoy had started me thinking about good, two-lane highways, but Germany's Autobahn or motorway had made me see the wisdom of broader ribbons across the land. "

It would take another war before the federal government would act on a national highway system. During World War Ⅱ, a tremendous increase in trucks and new roads were required. The war demonstrated how critical highways were to the defense effort. Thirteen percent of defense plants received all their supplies by truck, and almost all other plants shipped more than half of their products by vehicle. The war also revealed that local control of highways had led to a confusing variety of design standards. Even federal and state highways did not follow basic standards. Some states allowed trucks up to 36, 000 pounds, while others restricted anything over 7,000 pounds. A government study recommended a national highway system of 33,920 miles, and Congress soon passed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944, which called for Strict, centrally controlled design criteria.

The interstate highway system was finally launched in 1956 and has been hailed as one of the greatest engineering public works projects of the century. To build its 44, 000-mile web of highways, bridges, and tunnels, hundreds of unique engineering designs and solutions had to be worked out. Consider the many geographic features of the country: mountains, steep grades, wetland, rivers, deserts and plains. Variables included the slope of the land, the ability of the pavement to support the load, the intensity of road use, and the nature ot"the underlying soil. Urban areas were another problem. Innovative designs of roadways, tunnels, bridges, overpasses, and interchanges that could run through or bypass urban areas soon began to weave their way across the country, forever altering the face of America.

Long-span, segmented-concrete, cable-stayed bridges such as Hale Boggs in Louisiana and the Sunshine Skyway in Florida, and remarkable tunnels like Fort McHenry in Maryland and Mt. Baker in Washington, met many of the nation's physical challenges. Traffic control systems and methods of construction developed under the interstate program soon influenced highway construction around the world, and were invaluable in improving the condition of urban streets and traffic patterns.

Today the interstate system links every major city in the U. S. , and the U.S. with Canada and Mexico. Built with safety in mind, the highways have wide lanes and shoulders, dividing medians or barriers, long entry and exit lanes, curves engineered for safe turns, and limited access. The death rate on highways is half that of all other U. S. roads (0.86 deaths per 100 million passenger miles compared to 1.99 deaths per 100 million on all other roads).

By opening the North American continent, highways have enabled .consumer goods and services to reach people in remote and rural -areas of the country, spurre

A．Right

B．Wrong

Highways

Early in the 20th century, most of the street and roads in the U.S. were made of dirt, brick, and cedar wood blocks. Built for the horse, carriage and foot traffic, they were usually poorly cared for and too narrow to accommodate automobiles.

With the increase in auto production, private turnpike (收费公路) companies under local authorities began to spring up, and by 1921 there were 387,000 miles of paved roads. Many were built using certifications of 19th century Scottish engineers Thomas Telford and John MacAdam (for whom the macadam surface is named), whose specifications stressed the importance of adequate drainage. Beyond that, there were no national standards for size, weight restrictions, or commercial signs. During World War I, roads thorough the country nearly destroyed by the weight of trucks. When General Eisenhower returned from Germany in 1919, after serving in the U.S. Army's first transcontinental motor convey, he noted "the old convoy had started me thinking about good, twoline highway, but Germany's autobahn motorways had made me see the wisdom of broader ribbons across the land."

It would take another war before the federal government would act on a national highway system. During World War II, a tremendous increase in truck and new roads required. The war demonstrated how critical highways were to the defense effort. Thirteen percent of defense plants received all their supplies by truck, and almost all other plants shipped more than half of their products by vehicle. The war also revealed that local control highways had led to a confusing variety of design standards. Even federal and state highways did not follow basic standards. Some states allowed trucks up to 36.000 pounds, while other restricted anything over 7000 pounds. A government study recommended a national highway system of 33,920 miles, and congress passed FederalAid Highway Act of 1944, which called for strict, centrally controlled design criteria.

The interstate highway system was finally launched in 1956 and has been hailed as one of the greatest public works projects of century. To build its 44000mile web of highways, bridges and tunnel, hundreds of unique engineering designs and solutions had to be work out. Consider the many geographic features of the country: mountains, steep grades, wetlands, rivers, deserts and plants. Variables included the slope of the land, the ability of the pavement to support the load, the intensity of the road use, and the nature of the underlying soil. Urban areas were another problem. Innovative designs of roadways, bridges, overpasses and interchanges that could run through and bypass urban areas soon began to weave their way across the country, forever altering the face of America.

Longspan, segmentconcrete, cabstayed bridges such as Hale boggs in Louisian and the Sunshine Skyway in Florida, and remarkable tunnels like fort McHenry in Maryland and Mr. Baker in Washington, met many of the nation's challenges. Traffic control systems and methods of construction developed under the interstate program soon influenced highway construction around the world, and were invaluable in improving the condition of urban and streets and traffic patterns.

Today, the interstate system links every major city in the U.S., with Canada and Mexico. Build with the safety in mind, the highways have wide lines and shoulders dividing and median or barrier, long entry and exit lanes, curves engineered for safe turns, and limited success. The death rate on highways is half of all other U.S. road (0.86 deaths per 100 million passengers miles compare to 1.99 death per 100 million on all other roads).

By opening the North American continent, highways have enable consumer goods services to reach people in remote and rural area of the country, spurred the suburbs, and provided people with greater options in terra of jobs, access to c

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

Part B

Directions: In the following article, some sentences ]tare been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A—G to fit into each of the numbered blank, There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET I. ( 10 points)

On the ground floor of a five story building in Rome, Italy, a lead aproned man carefully places a 400-year-o. ld painting on a table. Then he steps back and flips the switch of a 50,000-volt X-ray machine. Nearby, another painting is being wheeled into a special oven. Elsewhere the buzz of a power saw is heard from behind a closed door. Two workers are cutting the back off a 500-year-old wood panel painting.

Such things happen every day at Rome' s Institute of Restoration. 41)____________In terms of an treasures, Italy is one of the richest countries in the world. Yet until 1939, when Italy' s government founded the Institute, the country" s museums had to hire private restorers for cleaning and repair jobs. Says Doctor Urbani, "Most of the restorers did not have proper training. They often did more harm than good."

No wonder they did harm. 42)____________.

43)____________. Sometimes they even changed the picture.

Any number of things can damage 'an art work. Smog eats away at stone and metal. Insects chew wood. Moisture causes wood and canvas to swell, shrink and finally rot. For one art show, a painting was flown from England to Rome. During the flight, the canvas shrank so much that the paint lost its grip and began peeling. When the box was opened in Rome, there was a halfbare painting——and a pile of tiny colored flakes.

Doctor Urbani remembers, "The painting was rushed to us. It looked hopeless. But we never give up on a case." After months of slow, careful work, every piece of paint had been puzzled back together and glued on a new canvas. The job was so well done that no damage could be seen.

When a painting arrives at the art hospital, it goes to the laboratory, where scientific work is done. Infrared and ultra- violet photographs are taken. 44)____________.Newer coats of paint stand out as dark spots against older coats of paint, if there seems to be a different picture beneath the one showing on the surface, the painting is finally X-rayed.

Paintings on wood are then carried into a boxcar sized room. 45)____________.For 24 hours, a deadly gas seeps into all the cracks in the wood to kill hidden bugs and their eggs. Paintings on torn canvas go to a room where new cloth hackings are glued and ironed on. Finally the paintings are ready to be given new life by one of the restorers.

[A] Instead of just touching up damaged spots, most early restorers painted over them with a heavy hand.

[B] Using these photographs and an analysis of the paint, it began removing dirt and old, yellowed varnish with cotton dipped in a special liquid.

[C] Headed by Doctor Giovanui Urbani, the men and women here work at keeping works of art in good health.

[D] These photographs make it possible to see through the thin top coats of paint to find out if the painting has been touched up or painted over in the past.

[E] They often cleaned paintings with strong black soap, or scrubbed them with raw onions and green apples.

[F] Tile door is sealed shut.

[G] After cleaning, they began the job of filling in the spots where paint was missing.

41.____________