The flying fox is not a fox at all. It is an extra large bat that has got a fox’s head, and that feeds on fruit. Like all bats, flying foxes hang themselves by their toes (趾) when at rest, and travel in great crowds when out flying. A group will live in one place for years. Sometimes several hundreds of them occupy a single tree. As they return to the tree towards sunrise, they quarrel among themselves and fight for the best places until long after daylight.

Flying foxes have babies once a year, giving birth to only one at a time. At first the mother has to carry the baby on her chest wherever she goes. Later she leaves it hanging up, and brings back food for it to eat. Sometimes a baby bat falls to the ground. Then the older ones fly down and try to pick it up. If they fail to do so, it will die. Often hundreds of baby bats can be found lying on the ground at the foot of the tree.

1.The passage tells us that there is no difference between the flying fox and the ordinary bat in ______.

   A. their size   B. their appearance

C. the kind of food they eat        D. the way they rest

2.Flying foxes ______.

   A. double their number every year

B. fight and kill a lot of themselves

   C. move from place to place very often

D. lose a lot of their young

3.At daybreak every day flying foxes begin to ______.

   A. fly out toward the sun

B. look for a new resting place

   C. come back to their home

D. go out and look for food

4.Flying foxes have fights ______.

   A. to occupy the best resting places

B. only when it is dark

   C. to protect their homes from outsiders

D. when there is not enough food

5.How do flying foxes care for their young?

   A. They only care for their own babies. 

B. They share the feeding of their young.

   C. They help when a baby bat is in danger.

D. They often leave home and forget their young.

 

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分;满分30分)

     阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once there were two men, who lived in the same hospital room. One man’s bed was next to the room's only window. ___16__, the other man, since his illness was more  ___17__, had to spend all his time in bed. When the man in the bed by the window could  ___18__ up, he would tell his roommate all the things he could see ___19__ the window. He said the window ___20___ a park with a lovely ___21__. Ducks played on the __22___ while children sailed their model boats. Old trees grew and beautiful flowers were in bloom. What a fine ___23__! The man in the other bed would be  ___24__ by the beautiful colors of the world outside.

Days and weeks passed.One morning, the day nurse found the man by the window had ___25__ peacefully in his sleep. She called the hospital attendants to take the body ___26__. As everything was done, the other man asked if he could be  ___27__ next to the window.  The nurse said OK and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him ___28__.

Slowly and painfully, he tried to take his _29___ look at the world outside. He thought he would be ___30__ to see it by himself. But to his surprise, he saw nothing but a white ___31__. The man asked the nurse ____32   his roommate ___33__  to him and said there were wonderful things outside this window. The nurse told him his roommate was blind and could not even ___34__  the wall.

She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to ___35__  you. He only hoped you could live in a colorful world and got better quickly. "

16. A. Unluckily           B. Happily             C. Surprisingly      D. Angrily

17. A. common          B. occasional     C. serious                 D. light

18. A.come             B. sit                    C. jump             D. wake

19. A. across            B. above            C. behind          D. outside

20. A. built           B. stood                    C. faced           D. placed

21. A. hill            B. lake          C. house           D. tower

22. A. sand           B. grass         C. water           D. tree

23. A. look           B. sight            C. form                        D. view

24. A. impressed            B. moved          C. reminded        D. disappointed

25. A. missed         B. died          C. come           D. passed

26. A. up               B. away         C. off             D. on

27. A. moved           B. forced        C. brought         D. lifted

28. A. alike             B. alone         C. aloud           D. alive

29. A. single            B. last            C. first            D. only

30. A. pleased        B. excited         C. crazy           D. sad

31. A. wall               B. picture          C. river            D. window

32. A. when          B. why          C. how             D. where

33. A. led              B. got           C. lied             D. left

34. A. hear             B. touch         C. see           D. describe

35. A. please            B. encourage     C. control        D. advice

 

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day holidays posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas eve when I arrived home, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine. “Where did it come from?” I asked.

“I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, such a rush!He just brought it in this afternoon…” The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the tree top crystal star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas. “It’s not like the one you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look for a good one. But I couldn’t be fussy (挑剔的).”

“Don’t worry,” I told her. “It’s perfect.” It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1.From the passage, we can infer that ______.

A.the writer spent his first Christmas during the war

B.soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war

C.all the soldiers had three-day holidays

D.the writer could not go home for Christmas

2.When the writer got home, ______.

A.it was December 23th

B.it was snowing heavily

C.he found a Christmas tree in the living room

D.the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

3.From this passage,we can conclude that ______.

A.the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees

B.his mother didn’t like perfect trees

C.his mother didn’t want to have a tree

D.the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

4.“All Christmas trees are perfect”,because they can remind you of ______.

A.the wartime

B.the green of a pine

C.the pleasant smell

D.the sweet home

5.The best title for this passage would be “______”.

A.How to Choose a Christmas Tree

B.How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C.The Perfect Christmas Tree

D.The Christmas Without a Tree

 

What kind of life do you seek for? One that is frustrating and full of complaints every day? Or one that is filled with thankfulness, gratefulness and a positive mind?

    The moment we open our eyes each day, we should be grateful that we are still alive.We are given a brand-new day.We are given another day to love.We are given another day of hope.We are given another chance to do whatever we have failed to accomplish.Those who have chosen to leave this place do not have any second chance.

    We should be grateful every day.By being grateful, we will treasure the things around us.We will learn to appreciate life in a better way.Treat others better and find ourselves in a better mood every day.When we are thankful and grateful for the things we have, the universe tends to give us more.

    By being thankful and grateful for our personal health, we will focus our attention on it and we would want to have a better well-being for our health.We will want to eat healthier food to nourish our body.After all, the body is the temple of our soul.We have to treat it well so that it can carry us a longer journey in life.

    When we face problems in life, be thankful and grateful too.They are designed specifically for us so that we will be stronger and wiser.We are like a strong oak tree, facing the harsh weathers time to time.After each storm, we will grow stronger and strengthen our foundations for the next harsh weather.

    The year 2010 has come to an end.Have you achieved what you aimed for in the past year? Be grateful for those you have achieved and especially for those you have not—both successes and failures.Failures and mistakes will give you valuable lessons.So, pick yourself up and try again this year.Good luck!

1.According to the text, how many kinds of life are mentioned?

    A.One.           B.Two.           C.Three.          D.Four.

2.What does the word "harsh" underlined in the text refer to?

    A.severe           B.pleasant                             C.fine        D.mild

3.According to the text, the life filled with thankfulness should be the following except that we        .

    A.learn to enjoy our life in a better way

    B.face problems in life and choose to leave

    C.focus our attention on our health

    D.treat others better and find ourselves in a better mood

4.The sentence "We are like a strong oak tree…" in the fifth paragraph, we can see that the author used the writing technique of ____.

    A.telling a fairy story                B.stating facts

    C.discussing matters                  D.imitating things

5.What would be the best title for the text?

    A.Kinds of Life                        B.Be Positive

    C.Be Grateful Every Day                D.Pick Yourself Up

 

 

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A.You can sleep in tree houses.    

B.You can choose any of the towers.

C.It is designed for big families.   

D.Every room has a walkway.

2.For two persons spending a night in one of these hotels,they have to pay at least______.

A. $111         B.$182        C.$600      D.$636

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A.http://www.icehotel.com   

B.http://www.ariautowers.com

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4. Which hotel would invite artists to come to work every year?

A.Propeller Island City Lodge     B.Ariau Amazon Towers

C.The Ice Hotel                D.Bahama Beach Club

 

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