More than 50,000,000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in. They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees, but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them.
When we cut down the rainforests, we destroy these forest people, too. In 1900, there were 1,000,000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200,000.
The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil. They have lived in the rainforest for about 10,000 years and they use more than 2,000 different plants for food and for medicine. But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45,000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made more than a hundred airports. The Yanomami people lost land and food. Many died because new diseases came to the forest with the strangers.
The Yanomami people tried to save their forest, because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were stronger.
Many forest people try to save their forests. Chico Mendes was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people. “I want the Amazon forest to help all of us-forest people Brazil, and all the Earth,” he said. A few months later, in December 1988, people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes.
In Borneo, people were cutting down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood. The Penan people tried to save their rainforest. They made blockades across the roads into the forest. In 1987, they closed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.
In Panama, the Kuna people saved their forest. They made a forest park which tourists pay to visit.
The Gavioes people of Brazil use the forest, but they protect it as well. They find and sell the Brazil nuts(堅果) which grow on the forest trees.
【小題1】The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was _______ of that in1900.
| A．half | B．one-third | C．two-fifths | D．one-fifth |
| A．pick fruits and kill animals to eat |
| B．use plants for food and medicine |
| C．have lived there for about ten thousand years |
| D．made the roads and the airports |
| A．carry away the gold conveniently |
| B．make people there live a better life |
| C．stop spreading the new diseases |
| D．develop the tourism(旅游業) there |
| A．包圍 | B．障礙 | C．街區 | D．通道 |
| A．we need wood to build houses, so we have to cut down trees |
| B．the rainforest people have done something to protect their home |
| C．to humans, gold is more important than trees |
| D．we mustn’t cut down any trees or kill any animals |
【小題1】D
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】B
【小題5】B
解析【小題1】根據文章內容In 1900, there were 1,000,000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200,000.可知答案為D
【小題2】根據文章內容But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45,000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made more than a hundred airports.可知答案為D
【小題3】根據文章內容But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45,000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold.可知答案為A
【小題4】根據單詞的意思，可知答案為B
【小題5】根據文章內容大意可知答案為B
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Mr. Evans lived in a city. He was a math __1__ three years ago. He taught well and his students __2__ him. So he decided to work in the middle school all his life. But a terrible accident __3__ his life.
One spring he took his class to __4__ a place of interest. The children saw a lot of ___5__ things and had a good time there. But on their way to school, their __6__ was hit by a truck because the young driver was drunk. Five students __7__ and more than half the students were __8__ in the accident. He didn’t know how it had happened and was very __9__ it and after he came out of hospital, he left school and became a __10__. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic laws(交通規則). He worked hard and was strict with the drivers. So they were afraid of him.
One afternoon it was very hot. Mr. Evans was __11__. He was standing at the crossing and watching the traffic. Suddenly he saw a car___12__ the crossing. It ran so fast that it almost hit a man __13__ a bike. He stopped it at once and saw a girl in it.
“_14__ your license (執照) to me, Madam,” said Mr. Evans.
The girl handed her bag to him and said, “Please look for it in the bag __15__. I can’t see anything without glasses.”
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| A．the Tower of London |
| B．St. Paul's Cathedral |
| C．some famous buildings in London |
| D．the whole city of London |
| A．less than half a year |
| B．more than a month |
| C．five hundred years |
| D．forty years |
| A．tried not to let the visitor know it |
| B．tried not to show the visitor around the city |
| C．had no time to tell the visitor |
| D．didn't want to say anything |
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| B．could say nothing because he didn't know anything about it |
| C．was not happy and decided to give him a surprising answer |
| D．didn't know how to tell the visitor the name of the building |
| A．English history |
| B．Around London |
| C．What's that strange building? |
| D．How long did it take to build it? |
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There was also a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box in the house, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
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【小題1】The milkman delivered milk to family _____ in the old days.
| A．by car | B．by bike | C．on foot | D．by truck |
| A．into the bottles | B．into the milk box |
| C．in the kitchen | D．in front of the door |
| A．missed the good old days |
| B．wanted to tell funny stories |
| C．needed it for his milk bottle |
| D．wanted to give it to the milkman |
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Punishment
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【小題1】New safety rules for school buses can ________.
| A．make the students have a school bus |
| B．make fewer accident |
| C．make the school bus bigger |
| D．punish the parents |
| A．there were more students than there should be in the bus |
| B．the road is not wide enough |
| C．there were not any rule at first |
| D．companies and drivers faced no punishment |
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| B．The students (ages 3—5) mustn’t take school bus according to the rules. |
| C．Those who break the rules will be fined two hundred yuan. |
| D．The school bus has at least 7 seats. |
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| B．the school bus safety rules |
| C．how to punish the drivers |
| D．what a school bus is like |
| A．different ways every day |
| B．after other buses |
| C．with all the students |
| D．the same way all the days |
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【小題1】According to the reading passage, a blacksmith must be likely a______ man.
| A．clever | B．rich | C．strong | D．lucky |
| A．was interested in horses | B．was needed by the policemen |
| C．drew a picture of the horseshoe | D．had a make a living |
| A．fit it on the horse’s foot |
| B．use it for two or three hours |
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| D．draw a picture of the shoe |
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| A．Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback. |
| B．New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback. |
| C．Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States. |
| D．Policemen on horseback are less expensive than those in cars. |
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