2017年高考英语试卷,2017高考考试英语

1.浙江卷高考英语真题及答案(word精校版)(3)

2.山东春季高考英语试题2017及英语高考模拟试题(2)

3.山东春季高考英语试题2017及英语高考模拟试题

邪恶的机器(邪恶)的思想将推动军队的机器人杀手的好莱坞的理论是愚蠢的。真正的问题在于人工智能(AI)可能会变得非常擅长于实现某些东西，而不是我们真正想要的东西。在1960年,一个著名的数学家诺伯特·维纳,创立控制论领域(控制论),这么说:“如果我们使用,达到我们的目的,操作的机械机构与我们不能有效地干预(干预),我们最好是确定目的投入机器是我们真正的目的的欲望。”

具有特定目的的机器具有另一种质量，我们通常把它与生物联系在一起:希望保持它自己的存在。对于机器来说，这种质量不是与生俱来的，也不是由人类引入的;这是一个简单事实的逻辑结果，即如果机器死了，机器就无法达到它最初的目的。因此，如果我们送出一台带有“取咖啡”指令的机器人，它将有强烈的愿望，通过关闭自己的开关，甚至杀死任何可能干扰其任务的人，从而获得成功。如果我们不小心，那么，我们可能会面对一种国际象棋比赛，对手是非常坚定、超级智能的机器，它们的目标与我们自己的目标冲突，而现实世界则是棋盘。

进入和输掉这样一场比赛的可能性应该集中在计算机科学家的头脑中。一些研究人员认为，我们可以把机器密封在一种防火墙内，用它们来回答一些棘手的问题，但绝不允许它们影响现实世界。不幸的是，这个计划似乎不太可能奏效:我们还没有发明出一种安全的防火墙来对付普通人类，更不用说超级智能机器了。

在人工智能方面解决安全问题，似乎是有可能的，但并不容易。可能有几十年的时间来计划超级智能机器的到来。但这个问题不应该像某些人工智能研究人员那样被忽视。一些人认为，人类和机器可以共存，只要它们在团队中工作——但这是不可能的，除非机器能分享人类的目标。另一些人则说，我们可以“把它们关掉”，就好像超级智能机器太蠢了，不去考虑那种可能性。还有一些人认为超级智能的人工智能永远不会发生。1933年9月11日，著名的物理学家Ernest Rutherford满怀信心地说:“任何人都希望在这些原子的转变中，有一个力量的来源是月球上的光。”“然而,9月12日,1933年,物理学家Leo Szilard发明了中子诱发(中子诱导)核连锁反应。

浙江卷高考英语真题及答案(word精校版)(3)

I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in LocustValley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.

我在“野生动物志愿者”组织工作，这是蝗虫谷贝利植物园的一个援救教育组织，帮助受伤、流离失所或生病的动物。这样的工作可能会令人心碎；因为无法确定动物是否能活下来。然而，当救援起作用时，这种感觉真的很棒！

I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.

我接到马特顿镇一位女士的求救电话，她在地上发现了一只猫头鹰幼鸟。当我到达时，我看见了一只两三周大的猫头鹰。为了安全起见，它已经被放在一辆大货车上。

I examined the chick and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.

我检查了这只幼鸟，看起来还不错。如果我能找到鸟巢，我也许能把它放回去，但没那么幸运。接下来的工作就是建造一只鸟巢，并固定在一棵树上。

The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.

房主非常乐于助人，给我找来了一只铁丝篮。为了让鸟巢安全舒适，我把一些松枝放进铁丝篮里，然后我把小猫头鹰放进鸟巢里，它很快安静了下来。

Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.

现在最需要的是这只小猫头鹰的父母，但它们不在。我给了房主一份小猫头鹰饥饿尖叫声的录音。这些录音会让猫头鹰父母知道小猫头鹰的存在，也会鼓励小猫头鹰学着尖叫。我把尽可能多的消息告诉了房主，然后回家，看看晚上会有什么情况。

A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — LUNCH！The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.

这的确是一个紧张的夜晚，但有时大自然的神灵会眷顾我们！房主打电话说小猫头鹰的父母已经对这些录音做出了回应。我开车过去，鸟巢里的小猫头鹰看起来健康又活泼。鸟巢里出现了最令人感动的一幕——小猫头鹰的身边全是午餐！它的父母已经在尽职尽责，而且很可能会继续这样做。

山东春季高考英语试题2017及英语高考模拟试题(2)

第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分45分)

　第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

　Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a 36 place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They 37 various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was 38 that the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more 39 to her than mountain of gold. The books are in every language ? new books, ancient books, 40 a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old. (kaoshi.yjbys.com)

　She had asked the government for 41 to move the books to a 42 place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. 43 , she brought books home every night, 44 her car late after work. Her friends came to 45 her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant 46 to hide some books. All through the 47 , Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, 48 them over the seven-foot wall and 49 them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war 50 . Then nine days laters, a fire burned the 51 to the ground.

　One day, the bombing stopped and the 52 left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be 53 again while the city was 54 . So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs(郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and 55 peace and a new library.

　36. A. meeting B. working C. personal D. religious

　37. A. raised B. handled C. reported D. discussed

　38. A. worried B. angry C. doubtful D. curious

　39. A. practical B. precious C. reliable D. expensive

　40. A. then B. still C. even D. rather

　41. A. permission B. confirmation C. explanation D. information

　42. A. large B. public C. distant D. safe

　43. A. Fortunately B. Surprisingly C. Seriously D. Secretly

　44. A. starting B. parking C. filling D. testing

　45. A. stop B. help C. warn D. rescue

　46. A. intended B. pretended C. happened D. agreed

　47. A. war B. night C. building D. way

　48. A. put B. opened C. passed D. threw

　49. A. hid B. exchanged C.burnt D. distributed

　50. A. approached B. erupted C. continued D. ended

　51. A. restaurant B. library C. city D. wall

　52. A. neighbours B. soldiers C. friends D. customers

　53. A. sold B. read C. saved D. moved

　54. A. occupied B. bombed C. quiet D. busy

　55. A. dreamed of B. believed in C. cared about D. looked for

非选择题部分 　第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分45分)

　第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)

　阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

　Last October , while tending her garden in Mora , Sweden , Lena Pahlsson pulled out a handful of small 56 (carrot) and was about to throw them away. But something made her look closer , and she noticed a 57 (shine) object. Yes, there beneath the leafy top of one tiny carrot was her long-lost wedding ring.

　Pahlsson screamed 58 loudly that her daughter came running from the house. ?she thought I had hurt 59 (I),?says Pahlsson

　Sixteen years 60 (early), Pahlsson had removed the diamond ring 61 (cook) a meal. When she wanted to put the ring back on later, it was gone. She suspected that one of her three daughters ?then ten, eight, and six? had picked it up, but the girls said they hadn't. Pahlsson and her husband 62 (search) the kitchen, checking every corner, but turned up nothing. ?I gave up hope of finding my ring again," she says. She never replaced it.

　Pahlsson and her husband now think the ring probably got 63 (sweep) into a pile of kitchen rubbish and was spread over the garden, 64 it remained until the carrot?s leafy top accidentally sprouted (生长) through it. For Pahlsson, its return was 65 wonder.

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)

　第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)

　假定你是李华，计划组织一次郊游，请给你的英国朋友Chris写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：

　1. 参加者;

　2. 时间、地点;

　3. 活动：登山、野餐等。

　注意：

　1. 词数80左右;

　2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

　第二节 读后续写(满分25分)

　阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

　On a bright, warm July afternoon, Mac Hollan, a primary school teacher, was cycling from his home to Alaska with his friends. One of his friends had stopped to make a bicycle repair, but they had encouraged Mac to carry on, and they would catch up with him soon. As Mac pedaled (骑行) along alone, he thought fondly of his wife and two young daughters at home. He hoped to show them this beautiful place someday.

　Then Mac heard quick and loud breathing behind him. ?Man, that's a big dog!? he thought. But when he looked to the side, he saw instantly that it wasn?t a dog at all, but a wolf, quickly catching up with him.

　Mac?s heart jumped. He found out his can of hear spray. With one hand on the bars, he fired the spray at the wolf. A bright red cloud enveloped the animal, and to Mac's relief, it fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later, it was by his side again. Then it attacked the back of Mac's bike, tearing open his tent bag. He fired at the wolf a second time, and again, it fell back only to quickly restart the chase(追赶)。

　Mac was pedaling hard now. He waved and yelled at passing cars but was careful not to show down. He saw a steep uphill climbbefore him. He knew that zxxk once he hit the hill, he?d be easy caught up and the wolf?s teeth would be tearing into his flesh.

　At this moment, Paul and Beeky were driving their car on their way to Alaska. They didn?t think much of it when they saw two cyclists repairing their bike on the side of the road. A bit later, they spotted what they, too, assumed was a dog running alongside a man on a bike. As they got closer, they realized that the dog was a wolf. Mac heard a large vehicle behind him. He pulled in front of it as the wolf was catching up fast, just a dozen yards away now. (kaoshi.yjbys.com)

　注意：

　1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;

　2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语;

　3. 续写部分分为两段，每段开头语已为你写好;

　4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

参考答案

　第一部分 听力

　1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A

　6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10 . B

　11. B 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. A

　16. B 17. C 18. A 19. C 20 . A

　第二部分 阅读理解

　21. C 22. D 23. B 24. D 25. A

　26. C 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. C

　31. D 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. F

　第三部分 语言运用

　36. A 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C

　41. A 42. D 43. D 44. C 45. B

　46. D 47. B 48. C 49. A 50. C

　51. B 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. A

　56. carrots 57. shiny/shining 58. so

　59. myself 60. earlier 61. to cook

　62. searched 63. Swept 64. where

　65. a

　第四部分 写作

　(略)

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　第二节七选五

　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(共5小题，每小题3分，共15分)

　How to Improve Vocabulary Fast

　Your vocabulary refers to the words in a language you are familiar with. We should learn some ways to expand it.

　Read every day. 36 Choose reading material that is slightly above your level and keep a dictionary with you to look up words you do not know.

　37 If you do not meet with an unfamiliar word in your daily reading, use your dictionary to search for one.

　Learn the correct definition and pronunciation for each new word. Pronunciation is as important as definition because in order to add a word to your active vocabulary, you must be able to use it in speech.

　Elaborate(阐释)on the meaning of the word. Use imagery and personal relevance. If you have just learned the word ?stubborn?, think about the neighbor who will not lend you his car. 38

　Use your new word in speech and in writing. E-mail your sister about how your cat is stubborn about sleeping on your pillow. 39 But the more you use it, the more fluent you will become in its use. Soon it will be a regular part of your active vocabulary.

　Tell everyone you are trying to increase your vocabulary. Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is. 40 The more you explain the meaning of a word to someone, the more likely you are to remember it.

　A. Or let them ask for the definition of a new word you have used.

　B. Your vocabulary contains the words you understand.

　C. The vocabulary can be increased.

　D. Imagine him shaking his head, and think of him as ?stubborn in his refusal?.

　E. The first time you use a new word in speech, it may seem clumsy and forced.

　F. Find a new word every day

　G. The more often you read, the faster your vocabulary can grow.

　第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)

　第一节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　Do you know insurance? Buying insurance is a 41 by which people can protect themselves 42 large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay 43 sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only 44 will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out or the sums of money it has 45 .

The first modern fire insurance company was 46 in London, England in 1666. A great fire had just 47 most of the city, and people wanted protection against 48 losses. The first company 49 rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas.

　Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also 50 a new kind of insurance for 51 . The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops 52 storms.

　In 1795, Benjamin Franklin helped start 53 new insurance company in America. This company, 54 offered life insurance, collected some money 55 from many different men. 56 a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is 57 in business.

　Over the years, people have 58 from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from 59 accidents as car and plane crashes. 60 , almost everyone has some kind of insurance.

　41. A. way B. firm C.consideration D. means

　42. A.. from B. against C. with D. beyond

　43. A. small B. huge C. much D. little

　44. A. many B. little C. few D. a few

　45. A. stole B. collected C. lent D. brought

　46. A. built B. found C. formed D. organized

　47. A. destroyed B. hurt C. harmed D. wounded

　48. A. farther B. further C. wider D. longer

　49. A. risen B. rised C. grew D. turned

　50. A. suggested B. determined C. asked D. demanded

　51. A. farmers B. workers C. waiters D. doctors

　52. A. with B. by C. from D. for

　53. A. other B. certain C. another D. some

　54. A. where B. which C. whom D. that

　55. A. commonly B. usually C. regularly D. ordinary

　56. A. If B. Although C. Unless D. Because

　57. A. always B. still C. hardly D. seldom

　58. A. paid B. offered C. bought D. benefited

　59. A. many B. so C. such D. that

　60. A. Today B. Generally C. Lately D. Tomorrow

　第Ⅱ卷(满分50分)

　注意事项：

　用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

　第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

　阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

　Polar bears are suffering in a 61 (warm) world.

　Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals. 62 much of the year, they live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared 63 for the cold conditions. But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger that 64 (threat) the only home they know.

　The polar bears? world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice has reduced by 9.8% every 10 years 65 1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their 66 (survive). ?The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over,? says Andrew Derocher, 67 scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. ? 68 it, they can?t exist.?

　Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. 69 in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later, 70 the bears are not actively hunting.

　第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

　第一节：短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

　假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

　增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(?)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

　删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

　修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

　注意：1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词;

　2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从11处起)不计分;

　3. 错误类型不涉及单词拼写。

　Good relationships between teachers or students are important to teaching and learning. Only with good relationships can student and teachers cooperate well.

　Good relationships depended on both sides. On the one hand, students should respect teachers and our hard work. They should polite to teachers and ready to following their advice. On an other hand, teachers should be kindly, friendly and patient to students. They must be responsible on their teaching and help students. If both sides treat to each other in a friendly way, teaching and learning in class will be highly efficient.

　第二节：书面表达

　假如你叫李华，你和父母在英国旅游期间于1月28日至30日入住Forest Hotel酒店，但对其提供的服务不满意，请发电子邮件给酒店的管理者进行投诉，要求其道歉并改进服务质量。

　1. 搬运工送到房间的皮箱破损;

　2. 卫生间漏水;

　3. 楼下酒吧有噪音，并持续到很晚，影响休息。

　注意：1. 文章必须包括所有要点。可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯。

　2. 词数120.

　3. 参考词汇：搬运工porter n; 皮箱suitcase n; 漏水leak vi.

　参考答案

　第一部分：听力部分(共两节，满分20分，每小题1分)

　1~5.BACBA 6~10.BBCCA 11~15.CCABA 16~20.CABCB

　第二部分：阅读理解(共50分，)

　第一节(共37.5分，每小题2.5分)：

　A. 21?24 CDCA B. 25?28 DABA 29?32 BBCD 33--35 DBA

　第二节(共12.5，每小题2.5分)：36?40 GFDEA

　第三部分：英语知识运用(共45分)

　第一节 完型填空(共30分，每小题1.5分)：

　41-45 DAADB 46-50CABCA 51-55ABCBC 56-60 ABDCA

　第二节 语法填空(共15分 ，每小题1.5分)：

　61.warmer 62.For/During 63.them 64.threatens 65.since 66.survial 67.a 68.Without

　69.But 70.when

　第四部分 写作(共35分)

　第一节 短文改错(共10分每小题1分)：

　1.or改为and

　2.student改为students

　3.depended改为depend

　4.our改为their

　5.should改为should be

　6.following改为follow

　7.an改为the

　8.kindly改为kind

　9.responsible后加for

　10.treat to 去掉to

　第二节 书面表达(共25分)：One Possible Version

　Dear Manager,

　My name is Li Hua. I stayed at your hotel, Forest Hotel, during my visit to the UK from Jan 28 to 30 with my parents. However, the service in your hotel left much to be desired. I?m writing this email to express my opinion.

First, we found our suitcases broken after they were carried to our room by one of your porters. Second, water was leaking out of the toilet in the bathroom. Third, the noise from the bar downstairs went on so late into the night each night that we couldn?t get good rest.

　For the above reasons, I have to say that the service in your hotel is of poor quality. Therefore, I would like to receive a written apology from you. Meanwhile, I hope you can improve your service in the future so that none of the above happens again.

　Yours sincerely,

　LI HUA

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英语高考模拟试题

　第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分60分)

　第一节 (共15小题;每小题3分，满分45分)

　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　A

　The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call ?books?.

　I was going to have my examination the next day. ?When can I go to bed? I asked myself. I didn?t answer. In fact I dared not.

　The clock struck twelve. ?Oh, dear!? I cried. ?Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!? We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

　The clock struck one. I was quite desperate now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, ?Oh God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.? My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

　21. The underlined word ?wretched? in Paragraph 3 probably means ____________.

　A. happy B. disappointed C. unhappy D. hopeful

　22. Reviewing his lessons that night didn?t help him because ____________.

　A. it was too late at night B. he was very tired

　C. his eyelids were so heavy that he couldn?t keep them open

　D. he hadn?t studied hard before the examination

　23. What do you suppose probably happened to the author the next day?

　A. He went to a church to pray again. B. He passed the exam all by luck.

　C. He failed in the exam. D. He was punished by his teacher.

　24. The best title for the passage would be ____________.

　A. The Night Before the Examination B. Working Far into the Night

　C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons

　B

　Eight-year-old Owen Howkins suffers from growth delays(迟缓) and poor eyesight. This means that Owen needs a wheelchair to get around. Not surprisingly, he felt people were staring (盯着看) at him, and that made him very uncomfortable, so he became lonely and even stopped going outside of his house. That, however, was all before Haatchi came into his life!

　Haatchi had a very unlucky start to life too. Tied to a railway track when he was just five months old, the dog was hit by a train. The hit unjured his tail and a leg so badly that both had to be cut off. Taken to a rescue shelter(救助站), the dog would have probably been killed if his story posted on Facebook had not been seen by Owen?s dad Will. He fell in love with Haatchi and decided to keep him, thinking that they were helping him. It turns out that it was Haatchi who helped them. By always staying at young Owen?s side, he became the boy?s best friend. Slowly Owen liked to go outside. Wherever he goes,the dog follows and protects him. Owen now proudly walks around the neighborhood,showing off his dog and telling anyone willing to listen, Haatchi?s story.

　Haatch?s positive influence on the young boy has not gone unnoticed. In October 2012, the International Fund of Animal Welfare presented him with a special award(奖). The amazing friendship between the two has also been shown in a touching short film called ?A Boy and His Dog? by students from the filmmaking class at the University of Hertfordshire. It has won several awards and had almost 2 million views. British best-selling author Wendy Holden has also writtern about this touching friendship in a aheartwarming children?s book, which was released on February 13th and had made Owen and Haatchi better known!

　25. Owen didn?t like go out of his house mainly because_______.

　A. he couln?t walk outside by himself

　B. he felt very lonely without any friend

　C. he was very unhappy with his disease

　D. he disliked other people?s unfriendly stares.

　26. The underlined word ?they? in the second paragraph refers to ?_____?.

　A.Will?s family B. Facebook users

　C. the rescue shelter workers D. the friends from the neighborhood

　27. Since Haatchi came into his life, Owen ________.

　A. has more friends

　B. has more confidence

　C. has been growing taller and taller

　D. had become a best-selling author

　28. What can we learn about ?A Boy and His Dog

　A. It is very popular

　B. It was filmed by Will

　C. It was first shown on February 13th

　D. It made Wendy Holden better known.

　C

　The African elephant, which is the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem. Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna (大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.

　It is the elephant's great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and under-bushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.

　Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.

　What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.

　29. What is the passage mainly about?

　A. Disappearance of African elephants.

　B. The effect of African elephants? search for food.

　C. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.

　D. The eating habit of African elephants.

　30. What does the underlined phrase ?setting the terms? most probably mean?

　A. Fixing the time. B. Deciding the conditions.

　C. Improving the quality. D. Worsening the state.

　31. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?

　A. They result from the destruction of rain forests.

　B. They provide food mainly for African elephants.

　C. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds.

　D. They are home to many endangered animals.

　32. The passage is developed mainly by ______.

　A. giving examples

　B. pointing out similarities and differences

　C. describing the changes in space order

　D. showing the effect and then explaining the causes

　D

　Founded in 1764 by French traders, St. Louis today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the United States. There are many attractive destinations for tourists.

　American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog

　Dog lovers who visit St. Louis won?t want to miss this 14,000-square-foot museum. Inside are over 500 paintings, prints, watercolors, and a variety of other dog art objects.

The Museum is open year round, Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM, and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM. Admission is $1 for children up to 13, $2.50 for senior citizens, and $5 for others.

　Anheuser Busch Brewery

　The Anheuser Buxch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers. The tour includes the historic Brew House. Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant. The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale stables. The tours are always free.

　Gateway Arch

　Designed by Eero Sarinen and Hannskari Bandel, it took over two years and 900 tons of stainless steel to build. It is the tallest of the country?s National Monuments. The Arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. About one milion people per year come to the top of the Arch, where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city.

　St. Louis Zoo

　First version of the St. Louis Zoo opened in 1904 at the St. Louis World?s Fair, but in the century since it has grown into one of the foremost zoos in the world. The Zooline Raiload passenger train takes visitors around the Zoo, which contains over 9,000 animals of over 800 species.

　The Zoo is open every day but Christmas and New Year, with summer hours of 8 AM to 7 PM, and hours the rest of the year of 9 AM to 5 PM. Admission to the Zoo is free.

　33. If a senior high school student plans to visit American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog with his parents and his five-year-old brother, he has to pay ______.

　A. $8.5 B. $12 C. $13.5 D. $16

　34. Which of the following statements about Gateway Arch is TRUE?

　A. It was built in three years.

　B. You can see the city clearly on the top of the Arch.

　C. It is the largest of the country?s National Monuments.

　D. President Jefferson was buried there.

　35. If you plan to visit St. Louis Zoo, you can go there ______.

　A. at 8:30 am in summer B. at 5:30 pm in autumn

　C. on Christmas D. on New Year