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4.My father's b_____________ is Shanghai, while I was born in Shandong Province.
4. birthplace
Tanzania Tarangire is a national park inTanzania. The park itself covers an area of around 2， 850 square kilometres, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the country. I recently visited it to see what it was like.
One of the first sightings upon entering the park I found was a huge group of elephants. Our guide told us Tarangire was probably the best place inTanzaniato find large groups of elephants. We continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scratched (搔)themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch(痒）.
To the right of the elephant group, we noticed a big tree. Our guide informed us that this was a baobab tree and that Tarangire was one of the best national parks in Africa to see so many baobab trees.
As we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering hole. Our guide warned us there were lions all around us. Most of them were rest?ing in the shade under bushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of us. We then noticed there were a couple of fresh zebra corpses (尸体)—-it seemed as if the resting lions had killed them ！
Our final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see ！ We pulled over to where there was a large gathering of cars, with a sleeping leopard there！ We took photos happily and excitedly and observed its surprising body before returning to our hotel as it was getting late.
So I hope you enjoyed my description of Tarangire,
and that I've inspired you to add this amazing park to
your very ownTanzaniatravel plan.
1. We can learn from the passage that Tanzania Taran-
gire .
A.is the sixth largest park inTanzania
B is one of the best places to hunt animals
C.is famous for its amazing animals and plants
D.has the largest number of elephants in the world
2.Elephants scratched themselves against the trees because .
A.they felt uncomfortable
B.the weather was too hot
C.they were angry about something
D.they were playing with each other
3.How did the author travel in Tanzania Tarangire?
A. By bicycle. B. By train.
C. On foot. D. By car.
4.What does the author think of his trip in Tanzania Tarangire?
A. Boring. B. Enjoyable.
C. Dangerous. D. Challenging.
I.阅读理解
A [2015 .江淮名校高三第二次联考] People laugh and people cry. But it is thought that emo?tions such as anger, or joy, typically make Americans feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. The shedder of tears (落泪者)is likely to apologize, even when a great tragedy was the cause. The observer of tears is likely to do everything possible to put an end to the emotional tears. But judging from recent studies of crying behaviour, both those responses to tears are often inappropriate and may even be counterproductive (适得其反).
Humans are the only animals clearly known to shed emo?tional tears. Since evolution has given rise to few purposeless physiological responses, it is logical to assume that crying has one or more functions that increase survival.
Although some observers have suggested that crying is a way to ask for assistance from others (as a crying baby might from its mother) ， the shedding of tears is hardly necessary to get help. Vocal(有声的)cries would have been quite enough, more likely than tears to gain attention. So, it appears that there must be something special about tears themselves.
Indeed, the new studies suggest that emotional tears may play a direct role in easing stress. University of Minneso?ta researchers who are studying the chemical composition of tears have recently separated two important chemicals from emotional tears. Both chemicals are found only in tears that are shed in response to emotion. Tears shed because of expo?sure to cutting onions would contain no such substance.
Other researchers are looking into the usefulness of tears as a means of diagnosing human ills and monitoring drugs. At Tulane University's Tear Analysis Laboratory Dr Peter Kastl and his colleagues report that they can use tears to detect drug abuse, to study the causes of "dry eye" syndrome(综合征）and the effects of eye surgery, and perhaps even to meas?ure exposure to environmental pollutants.
1. What does the phrase " both those responses" in Para?graph 1 refer to ？
A. Crying out of sorrow and shedding tears for happi?ness.
B. The embarrassment and unpleasant feelings of the ob?servers.
C. Linking illness with crying and finding the chemical composition of tears.
D. 丁he tear shedder's apology and the observer's effort to stop the crying.
2. It is known from the first paragraph that .
A. shedding tears gives unpleasant feelings to Americans
B. crying may often result in tragedy
C. crying usually wins sympathy from other people
D. one who sheds tears in public will be blamed
3.What does the author say about crying?
A. It is a pointless physiological response to the environ?ment.
B. It must have a role to play in man's survival.
C. It is meant to get attention and assistance.
D. It usually produces the desired effect.
4. From the passage we can infer that .
A. it is unnatural for people to shed tears
B. we can reduce our stress by shedding emotional tears
C. shedders of tears can't get help by crying loudly
D. unlike animals, humans can shed tears for survival
Let's pretend we're sailing down the Rhine River on a pleasure boat. The Rhine is one of the main water?ways ofGermany, and the river traffic is heavy. It's in?teresting to watch many boats going up and down the river. But the river traffic is not nearly so interesting as the beautiful scenery along the banks and hillsides. The boat is passing many old castles. We can see people working in the vineyards (葡萄园)on the hillsides. There are vineyards as far as the eye can see. Wine from the Rhine Valley is famous all over the world.
Suddenly our boat slows down and begins to turn a little. We are coming to a sharp bend in the river. On our right we can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high. At first it looks quite ordinary, but there is nothing ordina?ry about it. There are many stories, poems, and songs about the cliff. We are looking at the Lorelei.
Then someone on the boat begins to sing in Ger?man* the song of the Lorelei. It is a song about a beau?tiful siren (美女)who has lured many sailors to their deaths.
The siren is supposed to sit on the rock combing her long golden hair and singing. The sailors who hear her song forget to steer, and the current of river hurls their boats on the rocks and dashes them to pieces.
Soon other people on the boat begin to sing. The beautiful song adds to special magic to the moment, and you begin to realize why so many people have made this trip down the Rhine to see the rock of the Lorelei. 1. The more interesting thing to those who are sailing down the Rhine River on a pleasure boat is .
A. to watch many boats going up and down the river
B. to see the beautiful scene along the banks and hillsides
C. to hear a song about a beautiful siren
D. to see a beautiful siren combing her golden hair
2. Which of the following is famous all over the world?
A. The Rhine River.
B. The River Traffic.
C. Wine from the Rhine Valley.
D. The Lorelei.
3. We can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high .
A. on our right when coming to a sharp bend
B. on the Rhine hillsides
C. from the Rhine Valley
D. on the boat
4. The song of the Lorelei is about .
A. the Rhine wine
B. a rocky cliff
C. the beautiful scenery along the Rhine River
D. a beautiful and dangerous beauty
University of Maryland student Ben Simon and his friends couldn't stand seeing good food thrown out on their campus. "We basically noticed that some of the extra food from the dining hall was going to waste at the end of the day. And we met with the dining services and asked them whether it would be okay if instead of throwing out the food we would donate it. And they were on board," he said.
So 18 months ago, the students began what they call the Food Recovery Network. Each night, volun?teers would show up at a campus dining hall to pick up leftovers and deliver them to area shelters and food banks. So far, they have donated more than 23， 000 kilos of food that would otherwise have been thrown out.
Nationwide, $ 165 billion worth of food is wasted each year, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. Spokesman Bob Keefer says that is about 40% of the country's entire food production. **If we can re?duce our waste in this country by 15 %? we can feed 25 million hungry Americans. That is a huge benefit. That is what programmes like this Food Recovery Network are doing," he said.
Christian Life Centre is one of the beneficiaries (受益者)of the students' efforts. Ben Slye, the senior pas?tor (牧师)，said? "It has been just amazing to see these students take their own time, their own vehicles and own gas money and be able to make an effort like this. Each week we are able with this food probably to feed over one hundred people.，，
University of Maryland's Food Recovery Network now has 200 volunteers and the programme has expand?ed to 18 schools across the country. "I want to grow 18 chapters to a thousand chapters within five years. And once we get to the Food Recovery Network being at ev?ery college campus inAmerica, we want to expand to restaurants and farms," said Simon.
The volunteers are committed to making that happen.
1. The dining services in University of Maryland
A. threw out good food on campus
B. enjoyed the talk with the students
C. supported the volunteers' job
D. donated their leftovers to the poor
2. Volunteers from the Food Recovery Network
A. started the Food Recovery Network two years ago
B. delivered leftovers as well as money to shelters
C. donated leftovers to avoid food waste
D. helped to solve the hunger issues inAmerica
3. Ben Slye's attitude towards the volunteers' efforts was that of .
A. unconcern B. appreciation
C, doubt D. opposition
4. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Battles against the problem of hunger
B. College students rescue leftover food
C. How to pick up leftovers on college campus
D. Waste problems in University of Maryland
9. There are many___________ (古代的)buildings in Rome, many of which are famous tourist attractions.
5.We are glad to tell you that you have been offered the job________________________(由于)your excellent performance in the interview.
B.根据句意使用恰当的词填空（注意：填人的单词数量不得多于3个）
1.The post office, which is a landmark in our city, is just ____the street.
3.I need ten more minutes before my work (finish).
