2 . Sitting on the “Roof of the World”, Mount Qomolangma National Nature Reserve is one of the world’s hotspots for biodiversity protection. Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, is to be measured again by a Chinese team to make sure its exact height after last official measurement.

“Conducting research and protecting the region can help us learn more about the origin and development of the earth, as well as our human-beings and wildlife,” said Cheng Pengfei, president of the Chinese Academy of Surveying & Mapping (CASM).

The weather in the Mount Qomolangma area changes frequently. While the maximum temperature in the tent is more than 20 degrees Celsius, or even 30 degrees Celsius at noon, it may start snowing in the afternoon, and a gale may spring up at night, even blowing away the tents. Those taking part in the mission are ready for the task after preparing thoroughly at the base camp.

The complex geological environment has formed diverse landforms in the area. Distinctive snow mountains, valleys, rivers, lakes and glaciers can be found. And the unique ecological environment has also established a special biological diversity.

1. What can we learn from the text?

A．The ecological environment around the Mount Everest has nothing to do with its biodiversity.

B．The height of Mount Everest has been measured before.

C．The weather in Mount Everest area is relatively steady with a small temperature change.

D．Learning more about wildlife in the area is one of the most important purposes of the research.

2. What does the underlined word possibly mean in the 3^rd paragraph?

A．a name of an animal.	B．a kind of grass.
C．a strong wind	D．a name of a machine

3. Where can you most probably see the text?

A．In a geography textbook.	B．In a travelling brochure.
C．In a government report.	D．In a newspaper

3 . 假如你是李华。你的英国朋友Jim所在的学校要组织学生来中国旅行，有两条路线可以选择：“长江之行”或“泰山之旅”。Jim来信希望你能给些建议。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1.你建议的路线；
2.你的理由；
3.你的祝愿。
可能用到的词汇：the Yangtze River 长江        Mount Tai泰山
注意：1.词数120左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world. By contrast it has a very small population. There are only about 29 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc., come from Britain. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French-Canadians live in the province of Quebec.

Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from most European countries and also from China, besides other Asian countries.

However, Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today there are only about 350, 000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27, 000 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.

1. About ________ live in Quebec.

A．30% of the French-Canadians	B．45% of the Canadians
C．29, 000, 000 people	D．8,700, 000 French-Canadians

2. The official languages of Canada are ________.

A．English and Chinese	B．French and English
C．Indian and English	D．Chinese and Inuit

3. The word “origin” in this passage means ________.

A．血统	B．后裔
C．先驱	D．猿人

4. About 23% of people came from ________.

A．China	B．England
C．France	D．some other countries except France and Britain