The mother _____________________________(感覺(jué)自己變得越來(lái)越冷) and her hands trembled as she read the letter from the battle field. (grow)

（2011·安徽卷）A

Passage 1

The Information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services: the Web, e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the Information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowed road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there’s Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But don’t trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.

Passage 2

Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it? Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching (變白) of the Great Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002, is his latest interest. Signed copies of his colorful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.

【文章大意】本文分兩部分，第一篇介紹信息高速公路的情況；第二篇介紹Doctor Herman Friedman的情況。

56. The Information Highway                .

A. is free from traffic accidents

B. is crowded with car drivers

C. offers just a few on-line services

D. appeals to a large number of users

57. How does MR. Cool manage to travel the Information Highway so fast?

A. By storing fewer files.

B. By repair the system.

C. By buying a better computer.

D. By using a broad-band connection.

58. What can be learned from Passenger 2?

A. There will be a book show at Grayson Hall.

B. Friedman is now studying the Great Barrier Reef.

C. There will be a talk on global warming this week.

D. Friedman is a leading expert on computer science.

59. Passage 2 is most probably              .

A. a poster about a lecture

B. an ad for a new book

C. a note to a doctor in a university

D. an introduction to a professor

書(shū)面表達(dá)（共10分）

近幾年，人們?cè)絹?lái)越關(guān)心全球變暖問(wèn)題。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容提示，寫(xiě)一篇100詞左右的英語(yǔ)短文。

近50年來(lái)，溫度上升很快。在最冷的地區(qū)，冬季的結(jié)冰期開(kāi)始得晚結(jié)束得早。這些氣候變化威脅到人類(lèi)的生存，也影響著動(dòng)植物的生活，一些物種甚至?xí)�滅絕。

溫室氣體是造成全球變暖的主要原因之一，人類(lèi)應(yīng)該負(fù)責(zé)，并且采取措施減緩全球變暖的速度。如在工業(yè)方面要減少二氧化碳和其他有害氣體的排放等。

參考詞匯：排放（release）

Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

隨著天氣變冷，火災(zāi)頻發(fā)，給人民的生命財(cái)產(chǎn)安全造成巨大損失。請(qǐng)你以校學(xué)生會(huì)（the Students’ Union）的名義，給全校同學(xué)寫(xiě)一封信，主要內(nèi)容應(yīng)包括：

1. 火災(zāi)帶來(lái)的危害和預(yù)防火災(zāi)的重要性

2. 你的建議 (學(xué)習(xí)必要的防火知識(shí)；制定班級(jí)防火安全條例；保持逃生通道暢通；不要玩火等)

語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)提示：

fire safety regulations防火安全條例；

take precautions采取預(yù)防措施；

fire extinguisher滅火器