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____71_C__ On that particular day, a south wind had been gusting(劲吹) on and off all morning. It was not strong enough to cause us any concern, so we carried on with our daily work, not suspecting what was about to happen.

____72__F__ Black clouds loomed over the distant horizon(地平线) so suddenly that we were taken by surprise. Even then, we were not really worried, as the clouds seemed to be moving over our house and towards the distant mountains. Then, just as the clouds had moved inland, the wind suddenly swung around in a full circle and we were facing a major storm.

Instantly, we were busily preparing for the worst. The whole family had experienced such a storm before and everyone remembered the damage it had caused to stock and crops. ____73_G__ But we needed to protect the animals in case the river flooded again. My older brother called his sheep-dog and began driving our small flock of sheep to higher ground above river. If the river flooded, they should be safe there. In the meantime, my father was mending a shed roof that had partly fallen down after many years of fine service. If the tin flew off, it could damage the house. My younger brother began hurriedly carrying firewood under the shelter. ____74_E__ If the storm developed into a cyclone(旋风), the boards would protect the glass.

The storm raged for four hours, pouring more rain on us than we had seen in the last five years. ____75_A__ Then, just as we were beginning to lose hope, the storm stopped as suddenly as it had begun. The animals were safe, and the roof was still nailed on. “All’s well that ends well,” said my mother.

A. As expected, the river broke its bank and came slowly up towards the house and the stock

B. We were so taken by surprise that we didn’t know what to do.

C. The incident took place on Sunday, the 25th of June.

D. Soon, the river flooded again and our home was completely destroyed.

E. My job was to help Mum board up the windows.

F. The storm gave us very little warning.

G. There was very little we could do about the crops.

B

____71__E_ They lived in caves in very small ' clan' groups. They collected or killed only enough for the clan's survival. Early clans were nomadic（游牧）, which means that they did not stay in one place. Instead, they moved around, following the animals that were their main food source and seeking areas where seasonal plants grew wild. Moving around seasonally helped to protect the environment. The land had time to recover and animals had time to breed (繁殖) before the clan returned for the next season.

As time went by, these small family clans joined with others to form larger groups for protection. Joining with other clans gave them more hunters and more women to help cut up the meat and share it between families. Eventually, people tamed(驯养) wild animals such as dogs and horses. People settled around rivers and fertile plains to share responsibilities and duties. Then, people began to plant crops instead of moving to areas where the plants grew. ____72__G___

____73__A_ Some people were better at performing a particular task than other clan members, so they began to specialize in things they were good at doing. This also meant that they began to exchange their goods for things that others produced.

People began to communicate with distant tribes. Land was cleared for roads. Foreign plants and

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animals were transported to places where they had not existed before. ____74_F__ So art, dance and music became important ways of expressing feelings and thoughts. This was how many great civilizations started. Compared to the past, modern civilization has experienced many changes to become the highly developed society that exists today. ____75_B__ Forests have been cleared for farms. Inventions and technology have made work easier.

However, pollution and other serious problems have also resulted from human progress. As concerned citizens, it is up to us to learn from past mistakes and to help maintain and improve our environment.

A. Traditional forms of work also changed.

B. Populations have increased rapidly.

C. Long age, our ancestors were leading a hard life.

D. Therefore, people could travel far to hunt animals.

E. Early people had very little effect on the environment.

F. Specialization also gave people more free time.

G. This development changed the environment.

C

____71_D__ But in the rich world, children can suffer from a different kind of poverty — of the spirit. For instance , one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides ( 自杀 ) every year by children under 15, and one child in five needs psychiatric (心理) advice.

____72_E___ Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example. In the West, the very nature of work puts distance between adults and children. But in most Third World villages, mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices. Instead, the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working nearby and often shares in that work.

A child growing up in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community's work ：helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies -- rather than through playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets or playing with dolls.

____73_F___ Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world, on the other hand, are provided with a watch as one of the earliest signs of growing up, so that they can worry along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows

____74_C____Instead of dangerous roads, "keep off the grass" signs and "don't speak to strangers", there is often a sense of freedom to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them anxiously from ten floors up.

Of course, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease. ____75_A____

A. But childhood in the Third World is not all bad.

B. The children in the Third world had to work with their parents for living.

C. Third World children do not usually have to stay indoors, still less in high-rise apartments(公寓) .

D. The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard. E. There are many good things about childhood in the Third World.

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F. These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the western children. G. So the people in rich countries must do what they can to help the children in the Third world.

D

I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994, but I can remember my mother’s words as if it were yesterday: “Kerrel, I don’t want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him.”

AIDS wasn’t something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. ____71_C___ My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father’s other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him.

____72_F___ And because Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often

couldn’t even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher’s words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.

____73_G___I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.

I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret. I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and hopeless, I called a woman at the non-profit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours. ____74_B___ She saved my life.

I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me. ____75_E___ I do.

A. So I felt very nervous and totally terrified.

B. I was so lucky to find someone who cared.

C. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret.

D. I hoped that I could earn money to cure his illness.

E. He didn’t want to call attention to AIDS.

F. We couldn’t afford all the necessary medication for him.

G. I did not share my burden with anyone.

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改错： A

We had guests last night who have not stayed in a B&B hotel ago.

They did not want breakfast because that they were going out early in the morning. They came back lately and had some tea. I came into the living room and seeing one of them just go through the kitchen door but turn on the light. He was looking for a glass the cupboard. He had no ideas that the kitchen was not for guests. I just smiled to me and thought, “What can I do? We are guests after all.”

B

Dear Ms. Smith,

I appreciate your help very well. On the first day of camp, you

came up to myself while I was sitting alone. After that, you always gave me specially attention and inspired to me to join in activities. As a result, I gradually got to know the other campers. Because the help you gave me that summer, my life changed. I gained so much confidence that I go back to school as new person. My grades improved. I became very active but made new friends. Today, I got a letter that said I had been admitting to a college. I am proud of it. I just want to thank you for helping me becoming a different person.

Yours,

Bob

C

I am very excited to have accepted an e-mail from you. I'm glad you have made such a great progress that you can write your e-mail good Chinese. I read your e-mail to my parents and show them the photo you

sent it to me. How time flies! Our friendship have lasted for several months. We have got to know but learned a lot from each other. Yes, it is clearly that your life in your country is quite different from me. Thanks again for writing to me. I'm looking forward to hear from you soon. Best wishes to you and your family.

D

Dear John.

Last summer I take a part-time job in the International Camp for children. I have told one more worker will be needed this year and I think you are fit it. How about join us? The camp is at the foot of a small hill close

to a river. It is so a beautiful place! We can hear birds singing happy all around. Everybody sleeps in tents, that is very exciting. We usually work only five

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hours a day, so we will have plenty of spare time visit the area and have a fun, I am sure it will be an unforgettable experience. If you have interests in it, reply to me soon.

Yours,

Li Ping