Producing power from biomass helps reduce some 11 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. Some homeowners also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials. Such practice may save homeowners' money, but it also produces a lot of pollution. So, the best way is to encourage power plants to use it.
68．Why is biomass considered as “a sort of natural battery”？
A．It burns merely plant matter.
B．It keeps producing electricity.
C．It stores the energy from the sun.
D．It produces zero carbon dioxide.
69．We learn from the text that in 2008 ________．
A．wind power could be the leader of renewable energy
B. there was a rapid growth of electricity production
C．biomass might become the main energy source
D．0.5～0.9% of power supply came from biomass
70．Why does the author encourage power plants to use biomass?
A．To prevent the waste of energy.
B．To increase production safety.
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C．To reduce pollution.
D．To save money.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
【2013 ·乌鲁木齐一诊】
Being a volunteer
What can you do to help people? The answer is 一to be a volunteer! 71_______
Help yourself by helping others
When you volunteer to help others, you are helping yourself. 72_______.Lots of people really enjoy volunteering. Doing volunteer work means one important thing: You make a difference in the world. So where do you start? 73_______
Things to do with family members
V olunteering is a great way to have fun with your family. Talk to your parents, brothers, or sisters and see what they might be interested in. Find something you all agree on. Here are some ideas for things you can do as a family like cleaning up a park and planting trees or flowers in your local community.
Invent your own opportunity
74_______ You can make and sell products, and donate the money to charity. Volunteering gives kids a taste of responsibility, V olunteering can also help kids learn important things about themselves —like what kinds of things they? re best at A volunteer job can even help some kids decide what they want to do when they grow up. 75_______ Make a plan to start volunteering today!
A. School is a good place to start if you are looking for volunteer ideas. Ask a teacher for ideas.
B. Volunteering means to spend time helping others,
C. If you are upset, doing something can be a great way to calm yourself down,
D. Why not come?
E. So what are you waiting for?
F. Kids can come up with their own ways to raise money or provide needed services,
G. Clean up a school or other public buildings.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)
（基础题）短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Miss Zhang，
Your letter come s to us from the USA only yesterday. We read it with a great pleasure. I?m writing to you not only for myself and for the whole class. As you know it，I?m monitor of the
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class.
I?d like，first of all，express our thanks to you for your teaching. For the last 2 years，we have learning a lot from you. Thank to your help，we?ve made great progresses in our English study. We are determined to do still well in the future. We hope to hear from you as often as possibly. Good luck to you.
第二节
[2013·安徽卷]
假设你校英语社团举办以“讲求文明，从我做起”为主题的征文活动，请你以“On the Way to School”为题，写一篇英语短文。
内容主要包括：
1. 遵守交通法规；
2. 注意举止文明。
注意：
1. 词数120左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息；
4. 短文的题目已为你拟好，不计入总词数。
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答案与解析
21．D考查情景交际。句意：——谢谢你的花。——不客气。我认为它们或许会使你振奋起来。D项意为“不客气，没关系”，符合语境。A项意为“没错”；B项意为“好吧”；C 项意为“我很好”。
22．A考查冠词。第一空a preference表示“一种倾向性的喜好”，用不定冠词a表示“一个，一种”的概念，同时have/develop a preference for sth.也可以看作是固定词组，表示“对某物的偏好，喜爱”；而第二空at an early age是固定词组，意为“在幼年时期”，也表示“一个，一种”的概念。故选A项。
23．A考查动词的时态。句意：每天晚上2点左右，Sue总会说梦话。这弄得我们有点儿烦。此处will是情态动词，意为“总会”。根据every night可知是“经常”发生的动作，因此用一般现在时。
24．D考查非谓语动词。空格前的all words与use构成逻辑上的动宾关系，需用过去分词作后置定语。句意：在一些语言里，100个单词组成了日常会话里用的所有的单词的一半。
25．D考查动词词义辨析。句意：她给这块地毯在颜色上配上一些非常好看的窗帘。connect意为“连接”；fit意为“(使)适合”；equip意为“装备，配备”；match意为“使相配，使相称”，符合语境。
26．B 本题考查动词短语辨析。put up举起，张贴；put in 使……加入，使……进入；put on 穿上，上演；put off 推迟。句意：在最后一刻，汤姆决定添加一个新角色来使故事显得更加真实。根据题干中的more likely提示，汤姆决定“添加”一个角色，故B正确。
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27．D 考查情态动词。由前面的I'm not sure 可知是不太确定，因此用might表示有可能。
28．D考查虚拟语气。条件句“如果我们提前预订”是对过去的假设，所以用过去完成时，选D。
29．C考查介词短语辨析。句意：如果你能去商店买些我们晚餐需要的东西，那就太好了。与此同时，我也会摆好餐具的。空格处表示“同时，与此同时”的含义，所以用in the meanwhile。as a result意为“结果是……”；on the whole意为“总体上”；as a matter of fact意为“事实上”，都与语境不符，所以选C项。
30．C考查连词。后句说官司打不赢，用unless来表示相反的条件。
31．C考查动词时态。从句中说“我们太晚了”可知，“火车已经走了”，再从答语“没关系。我们乘坐去伦敦的下一趟火车”看，指火车现在已经走了，故用现在完成时。
32．D考查名词性从句。题干中it作形式主语，所填词引导的从句作真正的主语，引导词在从句中不作成分，但其意思是“是否”，用whether引导，故选D。句意：新成立的委员会的政策是否能够付诸实施还有待观察。
33．C考查定语从句。先行词是a lonely island，在定语从句中作主语。句意：最终他到达了一个孤岛上，这个孤岛与外界完全隔绝。
34．C考查倒装。否定介词短语位于句首时，用部分倒装。后面“It was unfair to punish them.”中谓语是过去时，所以选C而不选B。
35．C考查名词性从句的连接词。believe后的宾语从句陈述的是一个事实，并且从句中不缺成分，所以只需填入关系词that即可。
第二节完形填空
【要点综述】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一只叫Zigfried的小老鼠，希望在圣诞节期间能有奇迹发生。那么，最后它找到了吗？它找到什么了？
36．C考查副词词义辨析。carefully 小心地；excitedly兴奋地；hopefully 满怀希望地；proudly自豪地。
37．D考查形容词词义辨析。根据空格后的“It needed a family.”可知，这农舍已经空了很长时间了，故用empty。shabby 破旧的，衣衫褴褛的；noisy 吵闹的；messy 混乱的；empty 空的。
38．C考查语境理解。根据空格后的“…he hadn't eaten anything since yesterday.”可知他饿了，这自然是肚子里发出的声音。
39．A考查语境理解。根据下文的“…as he filled his bag with wheat.”可知它从家里拿了一个袋子。
40．B考查语境理解。句意：农民迈克的房子对小老鼠来说一直是一个好地方，直到这个农民娶了一个养猫的妻子以后。until一直到……。
41．C考查动词词义辨析。根据空格前的“…a cat…”知小老鼠一想到猫就吓得发抖。leap 跳跃；sniff 抽鼻子；tremble 发抖；withdraw退出，不参加。
