1 . A meadow in bloom （鲜花盛开的草甸）cannot be more appealing for British. The swinging wild flowers at their peak show essence（精髓）of the season and are perfect for ______ with your video camera. But that is a thing of the ______.

Motorways, new towns, factories―Britain has ______ much damage to its natural scenery, and every year more land of the countryside is ______ to tall buildings. While no wildlife habitat has escaped the ______ of the developer’s bulldozer （推土机）, none has ______ a greater impact than the meadow. Around 93% of Britain’s meadows have ______ in the past 70 years.

The blooming meadow was a much-loved ______ of the English countryside poetry for generations, as ______ to the summer as white snow to the winter. Nowadays, scenes of a farmer’s field ______ of colorful wild flowers are more ______ to be seen on greeting cards than on country roads in July.

Although expansion of cities has ______ England’s green land, the primary cause for the loss was the post-war trend of frequent ______ practice. These wildflower-rich habitats began to decrease during wartime when traditionally managed grassland was ______ to serve as farmland. The sowing of highly productive crops, such as potatoes, ______ the practice after the war. More of the grassland was,______, gone forever.

In terms of biodiversity, the ______ of the habitat cannot be overstated: a common old meadow can ______ around 130 different plant species. Many of them are ______, since they flower for just a few days in midsummer. An uncut meadow is also a ______ for many of Britain’s threatened birds to keep away from enemies.

1.

A．recording

B．exploring

C．examining

D．decorating

2.

A．future

B．dream

C．war

D．past

3.

A．fought

B．ignored

C．witnessed

D．described

4.

A．compared

B．connected

C．lost

D．left

5.

A．progress

B．spread

C．pollution

D．invention

6.

A．avoided

B．resisted

C．had

D．suffered

7.

A．survived

B．disappeared

C．recovered

D．improved

8.

A．title

B．style

C．image

D．idea

9.

A．symbolic

B．conventional

C．special

D．evident

10.

A．full

B．short

C．worthy

D．fond

11.

A．impossible

B．likely

C．popular

D．precious

12.

A．put into

B．eaten into

C．set down

D．laid down

13.

A．commercial

B．industrial

C．agricultural

D．environmental

14.

A．considered

B．designed

C．allowed

D．transformed

15.

A．finished

B．simplified

C．deepened

D．modernized

16.

A．otherwise

B．however

C．meanwhile

D．therefore

17.

A．significance

B．balance

C．convenience

D．difference

18.

A．accept

B．prepare

C．guarantee

D．support

19.

A．typical

B．rare

C．regular

D．fresh

20.

A．shelter

B．necessity

C．concern

D．source

2 . 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”. But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil (恶魔) and ugliness? Have you read the book The Wolf Totem (图腾) by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever _______the wolves’ world? If you had, you would _______the wolves.

In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about _______than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to_______full use of the shape of land to _______sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be _______experts good at fighting. The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand ________. Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A _______wolf has little power, but a pack (群) of wolves _______nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. ________they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork ________makes wolves powerful.

The wolves also have great self-respect and won’t ________to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book The Wolf Totem, ________stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his ________, he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with the ________wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was ________and he never gave in, fighting to his _________ . The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.

        I was shocked by this kind of ________: wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a ________way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and ________in this not simple and dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!1.

A．hunt for

B．looked into

C．talked about

D．cared for

2.

A．doubt

B．admire

C．draw

D．watch

3.

A．space

B．spot

C．food

D．survival

4.

A．get

B．take

C．have

D．make

5.

A．fight

B．avoid

C．trap

D．discover

6.

A．special

B．imaginative

C．outstanding

D．creative

7.

A．operation

B．teamwork

C．lifestyle

D．control

8.

A．single

B．brave

C．lonely

D．fair

9.

A．fight

B．struggle

C．fear

D．fail

10.

A．As for

B．As though

C．Even so

D．Even if

11.

A．what

B．which

C．that

D．one

12.

A．turn in

B．give in

C．take in

D．break in

13.

A．once

B．just

C．soon

D．only

14.

A．satisfaction

B．disappointment

C．pleasure

D．sorrow

15.

A．rest

B．others

C．another

D．other

16.

A．proud

B．satisfied

C．willing

D．eager

17.

A．death

B．life

C．happiness

D．way

18.

A．self-control	B．self-confidence
C．self-respect	D．self-protection

19.

A．curious

B．different

C．strange

D．humorous

20.

A．walk

B．hand

C．get

D．succeed