Long ago, the birds and the land animals had a big fight. A bat ______ in a cave (洞穴) to see which side was going to win.

After many hours, the land animals won. The bat flew ______ his cave to follow them. A bear looked at him and said, “Here is a bird. Let’s ______ it.” The bat cried, “Oh, please don’t! I can fly ______ a bird, but I’m not a bird. I have ______ in my mouth. Birds do not.”

The land animals talked it over and finally allowed (允许) the bat to join them. All was well ______ one day, the birds came back to fight again. Once again, the bat hid in a cave. This time, the ______ won the fight. The bat joined them. One old bird said to the bat, “______ are not one of us.” But the bat cried, “I am a bird. I have ______.” Finally, the birds allowed the bat to stay. The land animals and birds ______ fighting for many years. Each time, the bat hid and waited to see which side would win. Finally, everyone was tired of fighting and they decided to make peace (讲和). ______, they didn’t know what to do with the bat.

One of them said, “You have wings, but you are not a bird. You have teeth, but you are not a land animal. From now on, you will fly only at night when we are ______.” Maybe that is why bats only come out at night.

1.A.brought B.hid C.searched D.fought

2.A.down into B.all over C.up to D.out of

3.A.help B.accept C.kill D.become

4.A.as B.through C.like D.in

5.A.teeth B.food C.cave D.wings

6.A.from B.till C.on D.to

7.A.birds B.bat C.land animals D.bear

8.A.We B.You C.They D.He and I

9.A.wings B.teeth C.land D.mouths

10.A.finished B.failed C.kept D.began

11.A.So B.But C.However D.Otherwise

12.A.afraid B.alone C.around D.asleep

Jeanne Johnson lives near the ocean (海洋) in the USA. She is worried about the danger of tsunamis (海啸), so she bought a tsunami escape pod (逃生舱).

The pod is a bright orange ball. It is not very big, just 1.37 metres across. Two people can fit inside. It has a watertight (不漏水的) door and some windows. The pod can even provide air for the people inside and show where they are.

Julian Sharpe made the pod. He got the idea after a tsunami in 2004 in the Indian Ocean. It killed more than 226,000 people. He was on vacation near the ocean with his family. His kids were very young. Sharpe wondered how he could keep them safe if a tsunami happened. Then in 2011, a tsunami killed about 16,000 people in Japan. This was when Sharpe really started designing and making an escape pod strong enough to protect people from a tsunami.

Jeanne spent $13,500 on the pod. She has put some water, food, warm clothes and a radio in it. And she is practising getting into it quickly.

“The pod is really not comfortable,” said Jeanne. “But it’s better than nothing. I don’t think too much about tsunamis now. I can sleep well at night.”

1.The tsunami escape pod ________.

A.is a bright orange B.is less than 1.3 metres across

C.has no doors or windows D.cost Jeanne more than $13,000

2.After buying the pod, Jeanne ________.

A.thought much about tsunamis B.put food, clothes and a radio in it

C.didn’t practise getting into it D.worried a lot and couldn’t sleep well

3.In 2004, Julian Sharpe ________.

A.made a tsunami escape pod B.was on vacation near the ocean

C.sold the pod to Jeanne D.had no children

4.A tsunami in ________ killed over 226,000 people.

A.2004 B.2005 C.2011 D.2017

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Jeanne lives in the UK.

B.Only one person can fit inside the pod.

C.Jeanne Johnson likes the pod because it is comfortable.

D.Sharpe hopes his pod can protect people from a tsunami.

Does winter mean a boring time at home? Winter can be interesting too! Let’s enjoy some winter fun across China together.

Tengchong hot springs (温泉)

Hot springs in Tengchong, Yunnan Province are very special. Some are near rivers and some are in forests. You can enjoy beautiful sights when having a bath. You can also try to cook eggs in the spring. The most famous hot spring in Tengchong is Dagunguo. The water temperature is about 97 °C.

Winter fishing in Chagan Lake

December and January are the Chagan Lake winter fishing seasons. The lake is in Jilin Province. It is frozen in winter. People there cut holes in the ice and go fishing. They wear fur hats and coats. If you go there, you may want to share a bowl of their delicious fish soup and their joy.

Birdwatching at Caohai Lake

Caohai Lake in Guizhou Province is a great place for birdwatchers. The lake covers an area of more than 30 square kilometers. More than 100,000 migratory birds (候鸟) live there during the winter. There are 230 kinds of birds there. Among them are 70 kinds of rare birds. Black-necked cranes, the only plateau (高原) cranes in the world, fly to the lake between October and November and leave in March and April.

1.You can ________ in the hot springs in Yunnan.

A.have a bath B.see plateau cranes C.see ice D.cut holes and fish

2.If you want to see black-necked cranes, you can go to ________.

A.Tengchong hot springs B.Chagan Lake

C.Caohai Lake D.Dagunguo

3.Chagan Lake is in ________.

A.Tengchong B.Yunnan Province C.Jilin Province D.Guizhou Province

4.There are ________ kinds of rare birds in Caohai Lake.

A.100,000 B.230 C.97 D.70

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.In winter, Chagan Lake is hot and you can cook eggs in it.

B.Black-necked cranes may fly to Caohai Lake in August.

C.October and November are the Chagan Lake winter fishing seasons.

D.Caohai Lake is over 30 square kilometers in size.

Chantek was a special orangutan (红毛大猩猩). In 1979, when Chantek was 9 months old, a scientist (科学家) called Lyn Miles took him to the University of Tennessee (田纳西大学) in the USA. She wanted to teach Chantek like teaching a human child. She and some other scientists taught him sign language (手语). Chantek learned at least 150 words in American sign language. They also taught him other human skills like using a bathroom and cleaning his room.

Chantek stayed at the university for 8 years. He sometimes even walked to classes with students. But in 1986, Chantek ran away from his place and scared a student. The student cried in fear and said that Chantek wanted to hurt her. So people had to send him to an animal center. He spent 11 years there, living in a cage and becoming fat and unhappy.

In 1997, Chantek moved into Zoo Atlanta. There, he could finally go outside and jump from tree to tree. The zoo said Chantek often used sign language to “talk” with his caretakers (看护员). But he was too shy to do it with visitors.

Lyn Miles often visited Chantek in the zoo. She said that Chantek still saw himself as half human, and he called the other orangutans in the zoo “orange dogs”.

On August 7, 2017, Chantek died in the zoo at the age of 39.

1.Chantek is ________.

A.a scientist B.an orange dog C.a special orangutan D.a human child

2.The underlined word “scared” in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A.left...alone B.kept...safe C.called...back D.made ... afraid

3.Chantek lived in Zoo Atlanta for ________ years.

A.8 B.11 C.20 D.39

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Chantek is still alive now.

B.Chantek was fat and unhappy in the animal center.

C.Chantek learned sign language and human skills from scientists.

D.Chantek couldn’t use sign language to “talk” with visitors because he was too shy.

5.The passage is mainly about ________.

A.how to teach orangutans B.a scientist called Lyn Miles

C.the story of Chantek D.different places in the USA

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