D

Kenya, a country in East Africa, is known for its amazing wildlife, especially lions. However, over the last decade (十年) the number of lions has decreased from 10,000 to over 2,000. Most of them were killed by the local people because they had to do so to protect their cows.

As well as the cows, wild animals should be protected. Now because of a creative idea thought of by a young boy, this problem can be solved peacefully.

At the age of 11, Richard Turere was put in charge of the family’s cows. The local people think this job is an honor since cows are considered the family fortune.

The only problem was that their land was next to Nairobi National Park, home to the largest number of lions in the world. As a result, the cows were often eaten by the hungry lions.

Richard noticed that when he walked around the cows with a flashlight, the lions kept away because they were afraid of humans and the flashlight. So he decided to create an automated (自动的) flashlight. Richard tied some bulbs (灯泡) from broken flashlights around the cow stockade (栅栏). Under an automated lighting system, the bulbs flashed one by one, just like someone walking around with a flashlight that could keep lions away. 

Since Richard’s invention was put to use, none of Richard’s cows has lost. As it only costs $10 to make this simple device, it can be widely used in Kenya in the future.

( )33. How many lions died during the last decade?

A. About 2,000. B. About 8,000.

C. About 10,000. D. About 1,200.

( )34. Richard wanted to make an automated flashlight because 　　　　.

A. he wanted to became famous

B. he had lots of broken flashlights

C. he found lions were afraid of humans and flashlights

D. he wanted to make the night as bright as the day

( )35. How did the automated flashlight drive lions away?

A. By making loud noise.

B. By producing strong light that could kill lions.

C. All the bulbs flashed at the same time.

D. Its bulbs flashed one by one.

四. 完成句子 (共5小题，计10分)

根据汉语意思，用单词或短语完成句子。

36. 突然，我发现一条鲨鱼跟在我们船后面。

I found that a shark was following our boat.

37. 你知道手机是谁发明的吗?

Do you know who the mobile phone was invented 　　 　　　 　?

38. 球王贝利很受世界各地足球爱好者的钦佩。

The King of Football Pele is 　　 　　　 　 by football fans around the world.

39. 毫无疑问，海星电影院是我们镇上最好的电影院。

Starfish Movie Theater is 　　 　　　 　 the best movie theater in our town.

40. 我在打扫房间时，偶然找到了丢失三个月的钥匙。

I found the key which had been lost for three months 　　 　　　 　 when I was cleaning the room.

五. 短文填空 (共10小题，计10分)

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确(每个单词限用一次)。

letter learn school become by

die invite blind communicate interest

Braille (盲文) is the most well-known language system (系统) used by (41)　　 　 people all around the world.

It is named after Louis Braille, who improved the way blind people read books (42)　　 　 following raised (凸起的) letters.

Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809, in France. He lost his eyesight by accident when he was 3. Louis Braille went to a special (43)　　 　 for the blind in Paris in 1821. It was there that he (44)　　 　 to read, using raised letters. However, because the raised (45)　　 　 were made of paper pressed against copper wire, the students never learned to write.

Later the school (46)　　 　 a soldier (战士) to give a talk to the students. The talk was about a system called “night writing” that allows soldiers to (47)　　 　 silently, even in the dark.

Braille was (48)　　 　 in the system. He realized it could be used among blind people, too. He set out to work on it and in 1824, he introduced the reading and writing system. In 1829, Braille wrote his first book explaining his system. However, it was only after his (49)　　 　 that the reading and writing system caught attention and (50)　　 　 the most popular way for the blind to read and write around the world.