These cute seabirds have wings, but they cannot fly. They wear a black or blue-grey overcoat, and they have a white belly, a pair of short legs, and two wings that serve as flippers (脚蹼). There are 18 types of them. We must look at their heads and necks to tell one type from another. Some have a pair of long, yellow eyebrows, some have a rock star hairstyle, some have lemon-yellow and orange markings on their cheeks (脸颊), and some just have no special markings at all. When these seabirds walk on land, they look clumsy (笨拙的). Yet, when they dive into the water, they become excellent swimmers! Most of them live in places covered by snow and ice year-round in the Southern Hemisphere, but some are found in warmer areas near the equator (赤道). What are they? These cute seabirds are penguins!

King penguins and emperor penguins are the two largest types of penguins. King penguins can reach a height of 38 inches, and emperor penguins can be 48 inches tall. The smallest penguin is the little blue penguin from Australia and New Zealand—when it stands straight, it is just about 16 inches tall. Big penguins have some advantages over their smaller relatives—big penguins can stay warm easier so they can live in a colder climate; big penguins can dive deeper and stay underwater longer so they can catch food far below the water surface.

1.How can we tell one type of penguin from another?

A. By looking at their legs and wings. B. By looking at their heads and necks.

C. By looking at their flippers and cheeks. D. By looking at their eyebrows and hairstyles.

2.Which of the following sentences about penguins is TRUE?

A. There are sixteen types of penguins. B. Yellow penguins are the smallest penguins.

C. They can only be found in cold places. D. They look clumsy but they are good swimmers.

3.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A. It tells us the height of two types of penguins.

B. It tells us the size and advantages of big penguins.

C. It tells us the living areas of the smallest penguins.

D. It tells us the living conditions of two types of penguins.

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The University of St Andrews is the setting of royal(皇家的) love: on the grounds of this great Scottish university Prince William and Kate Middleton first met and fell in love.

More than that, St Andrews is Scotland's first university and one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world. Founded in 1413 (just after Oxford and Cambridge), over 6 hundred years, the university has been well known as one of Europe's leading and most distinctive(有特色的) centers for teaching and research.

St Andrews is located in a small, historical town to the coast of North East Scotland. The university itself is the perfect place for learning. On average(平均) one in three people you see in the street have something to do with the university. You start to feel very quickly that you belong.

As a student in St Andrews, playing golf is a must. With the town itself known around the world as “The Home of Golf”, the university is within minutes of the ancient golf-playing ground in the world, the Old Course, just near the sea. Students can take a break from their studies by enjoying a game of golf, and the university itself is a popular place to go.

It has one of the lowest dropout(辍学) rates in the UK---98 percent of students complete their degree. Perhaps its popularity is in part because of the fact that St Andrews is good for nearly every subject. It has long been among the UK's top five.

St Andrews University

History

Scotland’s first university and the1.oldest university in the English-speaking world

Its learning 2.

●It lies in a small town on the coast of North East Scotland, a perfect place for learning.

●It provides students with a3. of belonging among a large student body(群体).

Famous sports

●St Andrews is home of golf, so the students here need to learn to play golf.

●Every study can be used for a game of golf in the university itself or on the Old Course, only a few minutes’ walk4..

Academic(学术的)

achievements

●St Andrews is good for nearly every subject.

●With one of the5.dropout rates in the UK, it is ranked among the UK's top.

●Over six centuries, it has been a famous teaching and research center in Europe.

It was very difficult to find jobs in the north-east of England, and when John lost his job, he found it impossible to get a new one. He had soon spent all his money, so he decided to go down to the south of the country, where he had heard that things were better, and that it was easier to find work. The best way to go was by train, so he went to the railway station and got into a train which was going to London.

He was the only passenger into his compartment(车厢)when another man with a gun(枪)in his hand said to him, “Your money, or your life!”

“I haven't got money.” John answered.

“Then why are you trembling(发抖)so much?” the man with the gun asked angrily.

“Because I thought you were the ticket collector, and I haven't even got a ticket.” answered John.

1.John left the north -east of England because ________ in the north-east than in the south.

A. it was colder B. it was more difficult to find jobs

C. it was easier to find jobs D. it was richer

2.John went to the south ________.

A. to have his holidays B. to visit his friends

C. to see his children D. to look for work

3.The man with a gun wanted John to ________.

A. show his ticket B. take out his money C. open his pocket D. sit down quietly

4.John was trembling because ________.

A. he was afraid of the man's gun B. he was afraid of being robbed (抢)

C. he thought the man wanted his life D. he thought the man was the ticket collector

5.Which of the following statements is true?

A. John had to take out his money. B. John rang up the police station.

C. John was too poor to buy his ticket. D. John gave his money to the man in order to save his life.

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