题目内容
Dangerous creatures
Some beach creatures are wonderful—like dolphins, but others are dangerous. Find out more about the dangerous ones –puffer fish, blue ringed octopus, and stingrays.
The blue ringed octopusThe blue ringed octopus is not a very big creature but it is very dangerous.
These octopuses are found all around the coast of Australia. They often lie in rock pools close to shore.
The blue ringed octopus is usually a dull colour but it shows its bright blue rings when it is in danger. If it is taken out of the water by someone, it is able to bite him and poison him.
If this creature bites someone, he will feel numbness (麻木) around the mouth, face and neck, Puffer Fish
Puffer Fish are found in all Australian seas. They are very easy to catch but must not be eaten because their flesh contains a poison.
Anyone who does eat the flesh can become sick very quickly. They may even stop breathing.
The Blue BottleThe Blue Bottle is found in most Australian waters. Blue Bottles float lightly on the surface of the water but their tentacles(触角)can be as long as 10 meters.
Blue Bottles are much less dangerous than some other jellyfish, but they can give a swimmer a bad sting(刺) if the swimmer accidentally touches them.
StingraysThere are many different kinds of stingrays in Australian waters. They usually swim and feed on the bottom of the sea. Accidents can happen if people stand on them or try to pick them up.
Stingrays have a sting on their tail. These stings have poison on them. If someone is stung, the wound can easily become infected.
1.If you swim in Australian waters, you will probably .
A.be bitten by the blue ringed octopus
B.stop breathing because of Puffer Fish
C.get a bad sting by the Blue Bottle
D.become infected by stingrays
2.According to the text, the less aggressive (侵略性)creature is .
A.the blue ringed octopus B.puffer fish
C.the blue bottle D.stingrays
3.According to this passage, the correct one of the following is that .
A.all creatures along the coast of Australia are dangerous
B.poisonous creatures change the body color when in danger
C.no accident will happen unless people touch these creatures
D.if people stand on the beach, accidents can happen because of creatures
4.The main idea of this passage is about .
A.dangerous creatures in the sea B.interesting creatures in the ocean
C.wild creatures in Australia seas D.different creatures in Australian waters
1.C
2.B
3.C
4.A
【解析】略
When I settled in Chicago,my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a 26 problem and had to go to hospital for a 27 examination.
It seemed a small 28 compared to the one I was about to face ,but things started to go 29 right from the beginning , Not having a car or 30 the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. 31 I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was 32 I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the 33 direction.
I 34 the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a 35 , who was trying to get past me. 36 , instead of moving on ,she stopped to ask if I was 37 . After I explained my 38 to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street , where a bus would take me back into the city to my 39 . Sitting there waiting, I felt 40 that someone had been willing to help . 41 , hearing a horn (喇叭) nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend 42 at me to get in, She had returned to offer me a 43 to the hospital.
Such unexpected 44 from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose 45 , for all things are possible.
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完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上涂黑。
Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children.Eighteen! In order 36 to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith by 37 , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade.Despite their seemingly 38 condition, two of the eldest children had a dream.They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, 39 they knew well that their father would never be able to 40 either of them to study at the Academy.
After many long discussions at night in their 41 bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact.They would toss (掷) a coin.The 42 would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, 43 his winning brother for the academy.Then, in four years, he would support the Other one.Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and 44 to Nuremberg.Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, 45 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation.By the time he graduated, he was beginning to 46 considerable fees for himself.
When the young artist 47 home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your 48 . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will 49 you."
Albert rose and wiped the 50 from his cheeks."No, brother.I cannot go to Nuremberg.It is too 51 for me.Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my 52 ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas 53 a pen or a brush."
More than 450 years have 54 .By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one 55 creation that can catch the world's hearts.
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A.heart | B.method | C.profession | D.words |
A.demanding | B.promising | C.hopeless | D.careless |
A.so | B.and | C.however | D.but |
A.study | B.send | C.give | D.offer |
A.separated | B.crowded | C.new | D.unusual |
A.winner | B.loser | C.old | D.younger |
A.support | B.advertise | C.expect | D.require |
A.flew away | B.went off | C.set aside | D.left behind |
A.deserved | B.desired | C.financed | D.envied |
A.spend | B.save | C.draw | D.earn |
A.arrived | B.regained | C.returned | D.got |
A.turn | B.time | C.top | D.fate |
A.take charge of | B.make up for | C.make use of | D.take care of |
A.smiles | B.sweats | C.tears | D.hints |
A.late | B.nervous | C.tiring | D.tense |
A.eyes | B.hands | C.pictures | D.mines |
A.in | B.of | C.upon | D.with |
A.passed | B.kept | C.remembered | D.changed |
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As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring 36 at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with 37 , beautiful and dangerous.
The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had 38 the top, using the southern route. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the 39 side. But now one man was daring to try the 40 route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.
For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him 41 . Now they were waiting to see his 42 . If he planned to 43 the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was 44 .
A tiny green light 45 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people 46 .
The next day he 47 his way upward. He was so lonely and so tired! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the 48 light.
In the morning, Bonatti looked up. He could not see the top, but he knew he was 49 there. 50 the climb was painful, he moved up.
Bonatti had spent months 51 for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and 52 to climb to the top?
He was finally at the top! News about his 53 was radioed to the world.
The trip down the southern 54 was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the " 55 ", and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.
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A.up | B.down | C.back | D.forward |
A.green trees | B.flowers | C.rocks | D.ice and snow |
A.passed | B.reached | C.climbed | D.watched |
A.eastern | B.western | C.northern | D.southern |
A.different | B.difficult | C.easy | D.same |
A.anxiously | B.carefully | C.patiently | D.eagerly |
A.signal | B.flag | C.face | D.figure |
A.go down | B.come back | C.go on | D.give up |
A.turning around | B.turning back | C.moving up | D.in danger |
A.raised | B.rose | C.disappeared | D.appeared |
A.cheered | B.shouted | C.laughed | D.jumped |
A.stopped | B.abandoned | C.continued | D.ended |
A.green | B.yellow | C.blue | D.red |
A.already | B.surely | C.almost | D.no longer |
A.Because | B.Though | C.Since | D.When |
A.asking | B.planning | C.preparing | D.training |
A.money | B.wish | C.effort | D.skill |
A.victory | B.climb | C.courage | D.thing |
A.pace | B.route | C.path | D.passage |
A.necessary | B.great | C.important | D.impossible |
Our boat floated on between walls of forest. It was too thick to allow us a view of the land we were passing through, though we knew from the map that our river must from time to time be passing through chains of hills which crossed the jungle plains. Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed: where the jungle did not actually spread right down into the river, banks of soft mud prevented us form going ashore. In any case, what would we have gained by landing? The country was full of snakes and other dangerous creatures and the jungle was so thick that one would be able to advance slowly, cutting one’s way with knives the whole way. So we stayed in the boat, hoping that when we reached the sea, a friendly fisherman would pick us up and take us to civilization.
As for water, there was a choice. We could drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst. We drank the water. Men who have just escaped from what appeared to be certain death lost all worries about such small things as diseases caused by dirty water. In fact, none of us suffered from any illness as a result.
One day we passed another village, but fortunately nobody saw us. We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a second time: we might not be so lucky as to escape in a stolen boat again.
【小题1】 It can be inferred from the passage that the only thing they could see in a boat was _______.
A.walls | B.chains of hills | C.tall trees | D.vast land |
A.the country was a civilized society | B.the country was a tropical jungle country |
C.they found a place where they could land | D.they were on a journey home |
A.They were arrested. | B.They managed to escape to safety. | C.They were saved by some villagers | D.The passage doesn’t mention it. |
A.The Problem of Landing | B.An Adventure |
C.An Entirely New Experience | D.Escape |