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A small town in southwest Britain is banning(禁止) plastic bags in an attempt to help the environment and cut waste－a step that environmentalists believe is a first for Europe.
Shopkeepers in Modbury population 1,500, agreed to stop handing out disposable plastic bags to customers on Saturday. They said paper sacks and cloth carrier bags would be offered instead.
Last month, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to ban plastic grocery bags. Internationally, laws to discourage the use of plastic bags have been passed in parts of South Africa and Ireland, where governments either tax shoppers who use them or fine companies that hand them out. Bangladesh already bans them, and so do at least 30 remote Alaskan villages.
Modbury, about 225 miles southwest of London, has also declared a bag amnesty(宽限期), allowing local people to hand in plastic bags that have piled up at home. They will be sent for a reveling.
The Modbury ban was the idea of Rebecca Hosking, who saw the effect of bags on mane life while working in the Pacific as a wildlife camerawoman. She said response(反应) in the town so far had been “really positive”.
“Modbury is quite an old-fashioned town and a lot of people have wicker baskets to go out shopping anyway,” Hosking told Sky News Television.
The Worldwatch Institute, an environmental research agency, states that 100 billion plastic bags are thrown away each year in the United States alone. More than 500 billion are used yearly around the world.
60．What was Rebecca Hosking?
A．A lawyer.
B．An environmentalist.
C．A sailor.
D．A photographer.
61．The underlined word “disposable” in the passage probably means .
A．acceptable
B．valuable
C．throw-away
D．long-lasting
62．It can be inferred from the passage that .
A．most of the people in Modbury continue to use plastic bags
B．fewer and fewer plastic bags will be used in the world.
C．San Francisco is the first city to ban plastic bags in the world
D．most countries in the world have passed laws to ban plastic bags
63．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A．Environmental Protection
B．Big Cities Banning Plastic Bags
C．Effect of Plastic Fags on Sea Animals
D．British Town Banning Plastic Bags
C
Scientists have found what look like caves on Mars(火星), and say they could be protecting life from the planet’s terrible environment.
The first caves discovered beyond the Earth appear as seven mysterious black dots on the pictures sent back by NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter. Each as large as a football field, they may be openings into natural caves below the Martian surface.
“If there is life on Mars, there is a good chance you’d find it in caves,” said Jut Wynne, one of the researchers who noticed the features while working on a US Geological Survey Mars Cave Detection Program.
Jonathan Clarke, a geologist with the Mars Society of Australia, yesterday described the discovery as exciting.
One photo taken at night by an infrared imager(红外线成像器) showed one hole to be unusualy warm, suggesting hot air trapped during the day is flowing out.
“I said:‘Wow, that’s a cave’, ” Dr. Clarke said excitedly. “People have been looking for these for a long time; now we have found them.”
He agreed such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life escaping from the bitterly cold, radiation-soaked(充满辐射的), dry surface.
“Tiny drops of water could collect inside,” he said. “If there are gases coming out, they could provide energy for a whole range of bacteria. A cave is also a protection from radiation; the surface of Mars is exposed to high levels of space radiation.”
The caves probably formed when tube-shaped lave flows(管状岩浆流) spread across the planet long ago. The outside of the tubes cooled, forming solid walls, while something hotter inside allowed the remaining have to flow out, forming caves.
64．What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．How the caves were formed on Mars.
B．How scientists found these caves on Mars.
C．Caves on Mars may be full of hot air or a sign of life.
D．Scientiste have completely recognized the surface of Mars.
65．We can learn from the passage that .
A．water has already been found on Mars
B．the scientists found all the caves at night
C．it is certain that there is life in these caves
D．the surface of Mars is bitterly cold, radiation-soaked and dry
66．According to the passage, Dr. Clarke was so excited because .
A．such caves could provide energy for life
B．they had finally found the caves on Mars
C．such caves would be perfect places to hunt for life
D．scientists had long been looking for these caves
67．Necessary conditions for life on Mars mentioned in the passage may include .
A．lava and energy
B．water and radiation from space
C．gases and lava
D．water and protection from radiation
D
68．The best title of the 3nl advertisement would be
A．Training at Home
B．Learning at Home
C．Recording Work
D．Working at Home
69．According to the information above, if your child has hearing problems, you can turn to .
A．At-Home Profession Corp.
B．Globe Insurance Company
C．Bradford Publications
D．American Inventors Corp.
70．From the advertisements above, we can learn that .
A．Globe Insurance Company has a history of 51 years
B．as a medical transcriptionist, you may earn $ 25,000 a month
C．Bradford Publications offers a treatment to hearing impaired parents
D．you can visit www. aic. com when you invent a new model of hearing aid
E
Dogs wag(摇摆) their tails in different directions depending on whether they are excited and wanting to move forward or threatened and thinking of moving back, a study has found.
Researchers in Italy examined the tail wagging behaviour of 30 dogs, catching their responses to a range of stimuli(刺激物) with video cameos. To conduct the study they chose 15 male dogs and 15 female ones aged between one and six years. The dogs were all family pets whose owners had allowed them to take part in the experiment at Bari Umversity. The dogs were placed in a large wooden box with an opening at the front to allow for them to view various stimuli. They were tested one at a time.
The researchers led by Professor Giorgio Vallortigara of the University of Trieste found that when the dogs were shown their owners—a positive experience—their tails wagged energetically to the right side. When they were shown an unfamiliar human they wagged to the right, but with somewhat less enthusiasm. The appears of a cat again caused a right-hand side wag, although with less intensity again. The appearance of a large unfamiliar dog, similar to a German shepherd, changed the direction of tail wagging to the left. Researchers supposed the dog was thinking of moving back. When the dogs were not shown any stimuli they tended to wag their tails to the left, suggesting they preferred company. While the changes in the tail wagging were not easily noticed without the aid of video, it was thought that the findings could help people judge the mood (心情) of dogs. Computer and video systems, for example, could be used by professional dog trainers to determine the mood of dogs that they were required to approach.
71．The video cameras were used to catch the dogs’ responses because .
A．it was easier to catch the dogs’response changes in the tail wagging
B．the dogs were put in the wooden boxes and tested one at a time.
C．they enabled the dogs’owners to know about their dogs’habit
D．the dogs wagged their tails in different directions when they were in different moods
72．The underlined word“intensity” in the passage means .
A．surprise
B．worry
C．excitement
D．interest
73．When there are no stimuli, a dog will .
A．wag to the left
B．wag to the right
C．not wag at all
D．wag to the left and then to the right
74．The underlined word “they” refers to .
A．the dogs
B．the trainers
C．the systems
D．the researchers
75．The purpose of doing the experiment is .
A．to train dogs for their owners
B．to help people judge the mood of dogs
C．to help dogs find company
D．to help people choose their pet dogs
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共35分）
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线（\）划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
短文改错
May 10,2007 Fine
Toady I was having a PE lesson while I fell down 76.
and hurt my foot. I was in greatly pain at that moment, 77.
but I tried to act as if nothing has happened until the 78.
class was over. Though I had difficulty walk back to 79.
my classroom, I still didn’t tell anyone but even refused 80.
the offer of help of my classmates. As result, the hurt 81.
in my foot became worse. Now I know I’m wrong. We 82.
can tell others our need for help and accept his help. 83.
Some day we can not help others in return. In this way, 84.
we can get along to each other happily and peacefully. 85.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是林华，福建省某中学高三学生，请你根据以下学生会倡议书的内容给某英文报社写一封信，叙述拟开展活动的内容并发表自己的看法。
注意：1．信的开头语已经给出，不计入总词数；
2．可根据内容要点适当发挥，但不要逐条翻译；
3．词数100左右：
4．参考词汇：增进promote;鼓励节约encourage economy
Dear editor,
I am a student of Senior Tree in a middle school in Fujian Province.
Yours sincerely,
Lin Hua
2007年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（福建卷）
英语试卷
参考答案
第一部分
1．B 2．A 3．B 4．A 5．C 6．C 7．A
8．C 9．B 10．B 11．A 12．C 13．A 14．B
15．B 16．C 17．A 18．B 19．C 20．C
第二部分
21．D 22．B 23．A 24．A 25．A 26．B 27．D 28．C
29．B 30．C 31．D 32．A 33．C 34．B 35．B 36．A
37．B 38．C 39．C 40．D 41．D 42．B 43．C 44．A
45．A 46．B 47．C 48．D 49．A 50．D 51．B 52．C
53．C 54．A 55．B
第三部分
56．A 57．D 58．A 59．D 60．D 61．C 62．B 63．D
64．C 65．D 66．B 67．D 68．D 69．C 70．D 71．A
72．C 73．A 74．B 75．D
第四部分
第一节：
May 10,2007 Fine
Tady I was having a PE lesson while I fell down 76．when
and hurt my foot. I was in greatly pain at that moment, 77．great
but I tried to act as if nothing has happened until the 78．had
class was over. Though I had difficulty walk back to 79．walking
my classroom, I still didn’t tell anyone but even refused 80．and
the offer of help of my classmates. As result, the hurt 81．a
in my foot became worse. Now I know I’m wrong. We 82．√
can tell others our need for help and accept his help. 83．their
Some day we can not help others in return. In this way, 84．not
we can get along to each other happily and peacefully. 85．with
第二节：
One possible version
Dear editor,
I am a student of Senior Tree in a middle school in Fujian Province.
In order that we can make the best of learning materials, the Students’Union of our school is arranging an activity. We students of Senfor Three are called on to give away our used books, newspapers or magazines to the students in the lower grades. The idea, which is intended to promote friendship and encourage economy, is highly praised and supported by the teachers and students alike. The activity will last about ten days, from June 10 to 20.
As a student, I am strongly for the activity because it is very meaningful and helpful. I hope that this kind of activity will continue in the future.
Yours sincerely,
Lin Hua