A．pleased by the progress but do not have the money to continue
  B．discouraged by the poor results of their experiments
  C．hopeful about the chances of life coming back to the desert
  D．troubled by the lack of water found underground
71．What is the main idea of the fourth and fifth paragraphs?
  A．Animals have learnt to survive in the desert by lying next to rocks for shade.
  B．Through experiments, a desert may become a food-producing land.
  C．Water supply will dry up before it can be used to grow crops.
  D．Saltwater seeds will grow in the desert sand.
72．Which of the following is the best summary of this passage?
  A．Drilling machines help to water the desert floor and make plants and animals alive.
  B．Scientists have been able to turn this large wasteland into a successful farming community.
C．So much soil has become sand that the desert will never be able to support life as it once
       did .
  D．The desert no longer supports plenty of life, but researchers hope to change it with new
        scientific techniques.

E
Soccer is an extremely popular sport through most of the world. However , as with anything that people feel over interested in , strong feelings sometimes get out of hand . English fans have been known for quarreling endlessly and even fighting in the stands. Several violent actions in a game between Argentina and Chile in 1964 resulted in the death of 309 people. But up until now at least , there has been only one soccer war .
That war took place between El Salvador and Honduras, two Central American countries. The year was 1969 , and for many years the Salvador economy had been in a frightening condition: too many people with too little land and too few jobs created a situation of terrible poverty. As a result, many poor Salvadorans had been secretly crossing into Honduras looking for work , and later they formed a strong sense that they were mistreated there . So unfriendly feelings were already very strong at the beginning of a World Cup match between the two countries .
The first game of the three-game play-off was held in Honduras , and the home team got a 1-0 win in the last minute of play. Fighting broke out afterward in the streets , and the stadium was set on fire. The second game was played in El Salvador, and the El Salvador team won. More violence and fires followed. By the time the third game was played in Mexico City, an actual war appeared certain by all means. And that is exactly what happened. Immediately after El Salvador’s close victory, armies began marching along the border of the two countries. Then EL Salvador attacked Honduras and bombed its airport. The war was over in less than a week, but ill feelings between the two countries lasted for years and years.
73．A good title for the passage should be              .
 A．A Famous War                 B．The Soccer War
 C．Three Soccer Matches  D．Winners and Losers
74．The author of the passage seems to suggest that          .
 A．the Salvadorans and Hondurans were fighting about more than soccer
 B．it is a better idea to have one play-off game than three
 C．neither team was particularly strong
 D．soccer fans have no self-control
75．The writer develops the first paragraph with
A．a summary of the troubles between El Salvador and Honduras
  B．examples of violence related go soccer games
C．a set of questions and answers
D．discussion and comment

第二卷（共35分）

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：情景作文（满分20分）
作为社区的志愿者，你与同班的几名同学每隔一周的星期六到学校附近的社会救济站，为暂时无法回家的老人和儿童做一些力所能及的事情。
请根据提示及下面图画内容为学校的壁报写一篇报道。
注意：1．词数不少于60；
      2．参考词汇：社会救济站  drop-in center

第二节：开放作文（满分15分）
请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50字。
 It is Saturday afternoon . Li Ming , a senior 3 student, is at home. Look at the picture on the right and tell why he is standing there and what he is thinking about now.