he wanted to keep the forest for his people. “I want the Amazon forest to help all of us—forest people， Brazil， and all the Earth， ”he said A few months later， in December 1988， people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes.
In Borneo， people were cutting down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood The Penan people tried to save their rainforest They made blodtades（障碍） across the roads into the forest In 1987， they dosed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.
In Panama， the Kuna people saved their forest They made a forest park which tourists pay to visit.
The Gavioes people of Brazil use the forest， but they protect it as well They find and sell the Btttfl nuts（坚果） which grow on the forest trees，
Choose the best answer根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示
1. The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was of that in 1900.
A. half B. one-third C two-fifths D. one-fifth
2. The people who have destroyed the rainforest of the Yanomami.
A. pick fruits and kill animals to eat
B. use plants for food and medicine
C have lived there for about ten thousand years
D. made the roads and the airports
3. Those people built roads and airports in order to 。
A. carry away the gold conveniently
B. make people there live a better life
C. stop spreading the new diseases
D. develop the tourism（旅游） there
4. Which of the following is wrong？
A. The Penan people closed 15 roads with blockades to save their forests.
B. The Penan people were cutting down the trees to sell the wood
C. The Penan people didn’t want other people to destroy
their forest D. Those who wanted to cut down the trees were stopped at the road blockades.
5. In Panama， visitors have to before they enter the forest park of the Kuna people；
A. buy Brazil nuts B. plants trees
C. pay for the tickets D. pay for the gold
6. From the passage， we learn that 。
A. we need wood to build houses， so we have to cut down trees
B. the rainforest people have done something to protect
their home C to humans， gold is more important than trees
D. we mustn‘t cut down any trees or kill any animals
II. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文。用A、B、C或D表示）。（共6分）．
During the time of the Second ！World War， a woman from New York was one of the many who had a son in the army in 1. The son wrote home once a week. His mother was always pleased to receive his letters， so when the letters 2 stopped coming， she became worried She soon learned from the Home Office that her son was 3 by the Japanese. And he was now in prison （监狱）。 A few weeks later， the mother was very 4 to get a letter from her son. He wrote that he was in a Japanese prisoner of war camp， 5 he was treated well and was in fine health， At the end of the letter， he added， “PS Steam off the stamp and give it to my little brother for his collection. ”As the boy was her only son， the mother steamed off the stamp at once. She was surprised to see a message， saying， “ 6 ， we’ re starving（饿）to death！”
1. A. Ask B. America C Africa D. Europe
2. A， quickly B. suddenly C. finally D. quietly
3. A. sent B. chosen C heard D. caught
4. A. sad B. happy C. kind D. angry
5. A. or B. for C. so D. but
6. A. Look B. Listen C Save D. Help
I. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（共6分）
Of ten， doctors tell some people to go on diets （节食）。 The doctors hope the diets will make the people feel b_1_ 。 They hope the diets will make the people healthy.
Alana was on a diet， but she didn‘t like it at all. She was not a_2_ to eat her favourite food by the doctor. While her brother Frank ate chocolate， she had to eat an apple. Alana was on the diet for two months. Her doctor was pleased with her. “You have been very good， ”he said. “You can eat some of the foods you like best But only a little. Don’t eat too many sweets. Don‘t eat too much ice cream. If you do， you will get a lot of weight a_3_ 。 ”
Then the doctor put Frank on a diet It was a different kind of diet “You c_4_ eat chicken or eggs. Frank， ”said the doctor. “These foods will make you in trouble. ”
“How long will I have to be on the diet？” asked Frank.
“A long time， ” said the doctor. “Maybe for the r_5_ of your life. ”
“But I really like chicken， ” said Frank. “You said it is one of the best meats to eat ”
