Forests for Cities You are standing in a beautiful forest in Japan. The air is clean and smells like plants and flowers. There are 175 different kinds of trees, and 60 kinds of birds live here._(46) You are downtown in the city of Nara, Japan, in Kasugayama Forest,the oldest urban forest in the world. It was started more than a thousand years ago, and today itfs very popular with tourists and artists. Cities around the world are working to protect their urban forests. Some urban forests are parks, and some are just streets with a lot of trees. But all urban forests have many good effects on the environment. _(47) They also stop the noise from heavy traffic. They even make the weather better because they make the air 3 一5 degrees cooler， and they stop strong winds. Urban forests also have many good effects on people. They make the city more beautiful. In a crowded area, they give people a place to relax and spend time in nature. _(48)In some countries, people are starting new urban forests. In England, there are now 1. 3 million trees in an urban forest called Thames Chase, east of London. It was started in 1990，and it has grown very fast. Walking and bicycle clubs use the forest, and there are programs for children and artists.___(49) Some older cities don，t have space for a big urban forest, but planting trees on the streets makes the city better. Scientists found that commuters (通勤人员)feel more relaxed when they can see trees. Trees are even good for business. _(50) In the future, urban forests will become even more important as our cities grow bigger. In the megacities (超大城市）of tomorrow, people will need more green space to live a comfortable life. Planting trees today will make our lives better in the future.

单选题Hurricane 1 A hurricane (腿风）is a tropiontorm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour. Hurricane winds biow in a large spiral (螺旋）around a relative calm center known as the “eye”is cenerally 20 to 30 miles wide, and the storm may extend outward 400 miles. As a hurricane nears land, it can bring heavy rains, high winds, and storm surges (风暴潮）. The storm surges and heavy rains can lead to flooding. 2 Hurricanes are given a different Igbel，depending on where they occur. If they begin over the North Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea,the Gulf of Mexico, or the Northeast Pacific Ocean, they are called hurricanes. Simflar storms that occur in the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the International Date Line are called typhoons.Near Australia and in the Indian Ocean, they are referred to as tropicall cyclones (龙卷风）。 3 When a hurricane hits land, it can do great damage through its fierce winds, heavy rains, inland (内陆的)flooding, and huge waves on to the shore. During a hurricane, homes, businesses, and public buildings may be damaged or destroyed； roads and bridges can be washed away. A powerful hurricane can kill more people and destroy more property than any other natural disaster. Fishermen are at special risk from hurricanes as they may be at sea when a hurricane arrives and able to get to a safe harbour if they do not receive adequate warning. 、 4 If a hurricane is coming in your area, the most important thing is to stay calm and find shelter immediately. Go to your safe room, If you do not have one, stay indoors during the hurricane and go to a safer place near the your home. Cover yourself with a blanket and be sure to keep away from windows glass doors, because if the glass breaks it，s really dangerous. Do not be fooled is there is a lull (暂停）；it could be the eye of the storm 一 winds will pick up again. Paragraph 4_

单选题This was an unexpceptionally brutal attack.

单选题I grabbed his arm and made him turn to look at me.

单选题London quickly became a flourishing port.

单选题A large crowd assembled outside the American Embassy

单选题Voice Your Opinion: Change Is Needed in Youth Sports Everywhere you look, you see kids bouncing a basketball or waving a tennis racquet (网球拍)And these kids are getting younger and younger.In some countries,children can compete on basketball, baseball, and volleybal teams starting at age nine. _______(46) And swimming and gymnastics classes begin at age four, to prepare children for competition. It’s true that a few of these kids will develop intd highly skilled athletes and may even become members of the national Olympic teams. _____ (47 ) This emphasis on competition in sports is having serious negative effects. Children who get involved in competitive sports at a young age oOen grow tired of sport. Many parents pressure their kids to choose one sport and devota all their time to it.___________ (48) But 66 percent of the young athletes wanted to play more than onesport —for fun. Another problem is the pressure imposed by over-competitive parents and coaches. Children are not naturally competitive, In fact, a recent study by Paulo David found that most children don’t even understand the idea of competition until they are seven years old. ___________(49) The third, and biggest, problem for young athletes is the lack of time to do their homework, have fun, be with Mends — in short, time to be kids. When they are forced to spend every afternoon at sports practice, they often start to hate their chosen sport Researchers found that 70 percent of kids who take part in competitive sports before the age of twelve quit before they turn eighteen. _____ (50) Excessive competition takes away all the enjoyment. (47) A

单选题His stomach felt hollow with fear.

单选题A person’s wealth is often in inverse proportion to their happiness.

单选题On the table was a vase filled with artificial flowers.

单选题Flying into History When you turn on the television or read a magazine, celebrities (名人）are everywhere. Although fame and the media play such major roles in our lives today, it has not always been that way. _ (46) Many historians agree that Charles Lindbergh was one of the first major celebrities, or superstars. Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1902，but he grew up in Little Falls, Minnesota. As a child, he was very interested in how things worked , so when he reached college, he pursued a degree in engineering. At the age of 20，however, the allure (诱惑）of flying captured Lindbergh’s imagination._(47) Soon after, Lindbergh bought his own plane and traveled across the nation performing aerial stunts (空中特技）_In 1924, Lindbergh became more serious about flying. He joined the United States military and graduated first in his pilot class. _(48)During the same time, a wealthy hotel owner named Raymond Orteig was offering a generous award to the first pilot who could fly nonstop from New York City to Paris，France. The Orteig Prize was worth $25，000 a large amount even by today’s standards. Lindbergh knew he had the skills to complete the flight, but not just any plane was capable of flying that far for that long. __ (49)On May 20，1927,Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in New York City and arrived the next day at an airstrip (简易机场）outside Paris. Named in honor of the sponsor, The Spirit of St. Louis carried Lindbergh across the Atlantic Ocean and into the record books. He became a national hero and a huge celebrity. When he returned to the United States, Lindbergh rode in a ticker-tape (热烈的）parade held to celebrate his accomplishment._(50) A very popular dance was even named for Charles Lindbergh the Lindy Hop. Today, The Spirit of St. Louis is kept at the Smithsonian Institute’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D. C.