、閱讀與表達 (共10分，每小題2分)

閱讀短文, 根據(jù)其內(nèi)容回答問題。

A type of bird that is now extinct (消失) is the passenger pigeon. The passenger pigeon lived in the eastern part of North America. Scientists believe that in the year 1500 there were as many as five billion of these birds living from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. They flew at great speeds and would travel to many places to look for food. Passenger pigeons grew to be about 16 inches long.

Settlers who came to North America killed the passenger pigeon for food and for its feathers. The forests where they lived were cut down to clear the land for farming. Because the passenger pigeon laid only one egg at a time, their population did not grow quickly. The last passenger pigeon died at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens in 1914.

Another type of bird that has become extint is the dodo. The dodo lived on an island called Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It had short, stubby legs and wings and a large curved beak. The dodo was about the size of a large turkey. It was acturally related to the pigeon, but it could not fly. Like the passenger pigeon it laid only one egg at a time. Dodos became extinct because they were eaten by sailors and animals, such as pigs and monkeys, that the sailors brought to the island. The dodo is believed to have died out in 1680.

Another flightless bird that has become extinct is the moa. The moa lived on the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Like the dodo, the moa’s legs were shorter, but some of these birds grew to be more than ten feet tall. And the causes of its extinction is the same as the dodo’s.   The moa is believed to have died out sometime during the 1700s.

1. Were there many passenger pigeon in the year 1500?

2. When did the last passenger pigeon die at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens ?

3. Where did the dodo live before it died out?

4. How many kinds of birds have died out in the passage?

5.Why have these birds died out?

完成句子（共10分，每小題2分）

    根據(jù)中文意思完成句子。

1. 該吃晚飯了。

___________________________________ supper.

2.春天來了，咱們?nèi)ブ矘浒伞?/p>

Spring is coming.  __________________to plant trees.

3. 河水過去很臟，但是現(xiàn)在很干凈。

    The river ______________ dirty. But it’s very clean now. 

4. 父母和鄰居都為他而自豪。

    _________________________________________ him.

5. 學生們作業(yè)太多，用在體育鍛煉上的時間很少。

The students have ____________________ physical exercises.

文段表達 (15分)

根據(jù)中文大意和英文提示詞語，寫出意思連貫、符合邏輯、不少于60詞的短文，所給提示詞語供選用。請不要寫出你的校名和姓名。

75. 《二十一世紀英語報》針對如何提高英語口語技能進行專題征文。請你向該報投稿，稿件內(nèi)容包括：你對英語口語(spoken English)的認識、你是如何練習的以及你今后的打算。

 提示詞語：important, talk, an Englishman/ Englishwoman, by, speak, pronunciation

The meat is ___ dear and eating ____ meat is bad for your health .

There are many trees on ______ side of the street.

--- It’s so hot in the room . _____

--- Not at all . I’d be happy to .

Nobody told us _____

--- Which of the two English dictionaries will you buy ?

--- I’ll buy ___ of them , so I can give one to my friend , Helen .

A either               B neither             C all                D .both

I think____ important to learn English well.

I hope my father____ ask me about my marks.