四、阅读理解。

　　My first photo was taken at the age of 9.While I couldn't even remember the model of the camera，I do remember the enjoyment of looking through the photos.

　　When I was 16 years old，I bought a Canon camera before an overseas trip.Over the years I took many photos with it.There's Aunt Sarah，smiling in front of Buckingham Palace;Aunt Sarah，smiling under the Eiffel Tower;and Aunt Sarah，smiling in a Venetian Canal.Everyone knows what Aunt Sarah looks like.They also know what Europe's great landmarks(显著地面景观) look like.I didn't think about composition(构图) when taking the photos.

　　After the camera was stolen，I didn't buy one for a long time because I didn't want to buy a camera that I work difficulty until I found a Vivitar Series camera.It worked well in natural light，and I took a lot of photos with it.From then on，I had an artist's eye.My pictures were not of familiar Greek architectures.Instead，I took pictures of farmers at work in the field，fishermen repairing their nets.I captured(抓住) the color and character of the country.My friends were so interested that they asked for more.

　　Of course，I won the first prize easily in some photo competitions.My friends often told me that I moved from an amateur(业余爱好者) to an artist.

　　36.According to the passage，the writer's first camera was very __C__.

　　A.advanced B.high-type

　　C.simple D.ugly

　　37.The latest photos of the writers are mostly about __B__.

　　A.only the smiling persons

　　B.the character of the country

　　C.the familiar Greek architectures

　　D.lots of famous buildings

　　38.One can become an artist if he __C__.

　　A.takes a camera with him

　　B.knows the history of a place

　　C.is interested in not only the landmarks but also the people of a place

　　D.learns how to draw and paint pictures of a place

　　39.What's the best title of the passage?__A__

　　A.My first photo B.A lost camera

　　C.A photographer D.An artist

　　五、短文填词。(2013，佛山)

　　阅读下面5段语言材料。从A到F选项中找出与它们相对应的标题，填在下面的横线上。

　　Here are some things you can do to help stop global warming(全球变暖).

　　40.Walk，cycle，take a subway or a bus.Ask your parents to use public transportation as much as possible instead of using cars too often.

　　41.Think before you throw away waste.Cut down on how much you throw in the waste.And be sure to take e-waste，like computers，mobile phones and harmful waste to a special recycling waste bin.

　　42.When it comes to your shopping habits，think of buying products that are better for the environment or that are made from recycled materials，and above all，have less or no packaging(包装).

　　43.It takes a lot of energy to heat water.Don't always heat the water when you do washing with the washing machine.Wash a full load of clothes in cold water.

　　44.Talk to your friends, family and school teachers.Teach them what you've learned and make your house and school as green as possible.Think of ways to educate others.Create fund-raisers(募捐活动) in your local community to make a change.

　　A.Don't throw away waste.

　　B.Avoid products with a lot of packaging.

　　C.Recycle more.

　　D.Use less hot water.

　　E.Drive less.

　　F.Spread the word.

　　40.__E__　41.__C__　42.__B__

　　43.__D__　44.__F__

　　六、书面表达。(2014，西宁)

　　今年4月22日是第45个世界地球日。节约资源，减少碳排放量，保护我们的地球是当前最重要的事。请写一篇80词左右的短文，倡议你的同学从小事做起，加入低碳生活一族。(首句已给出，不计入总词数)要求包括以下要点：

　　1.节约用水、用电、用纸;

　　2.去超市自备购物袋;

　　3.不要购买不必要的东西;

　　4.不要购买一次性餐具;

　　5.步行或骑自行车上学。

　　With global warming getting worse，more and more people choose to live a low carbon life for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gases.

　　We'd better reduce the amount of water，paper and electricity we use.We should also use less carbon and oil.It's important to turn off the lights and computers when we leave the room.We should take our own bags when we go shopping instead of using plastic bags from supermarkets.We can buy fewer clothes that are unnecessary.We shouldn't buy or use one-off cups，chopsticks or bowls.It's good for us to walk or ride bikes to school instead of taking cars.We can also plant more trees to freshen the air around us.

　　Let's take action and create a low-carbon society.