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An island with beautiful beaches and clear blue water full of colorful fish... this is Socotra(索科特拉岛). It sounds nice,but it doesn’t sound very unusual, doesn’t it? Well, there is a lot more to Socotra than that. You can see things there that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

Socotra is in the Indian Ocean, 250 kilometers east of Africa and 340 kilometers south of Yemen. The island separated (分离) from Africa six million years ago, and over that time it has developed its own special plant life. If you travel away from the beautiful beaches and up into the rocky mountains in the middle of the island, you may feel like you're going back in time.

Perhaps you will see the desert rose with its pretty pink flowers. The desert rose is a “bottle" tree. It stores water in its fat trunk. Like many of Socotra's plants, it has developed to survive in the island' s hot, dry weather.

One of the most unusual plants on Socotra is the "dragons’ blood "tree. It is shaped like an umbrella, with a lot of branches under a green top. The tree gets its name from the red sap(树液)that comes out when it is cut. This sap has been used for centuries as a medicine and to make red dye and paint.

Socotra isn't an easy place for tourists to visit. To get there, you need to fly from Yemen. There are only a few Hotels in its largest town, Hadibo, and the island doesn't have many good roads. The people there live a very simple life. But more and more visitors are coming to Socotra to see its special natural beauty.

1.The underlined word “that” in the first paragraph refers to

A.the beautiful white beaches of Socotra B.all the nice things about an island

C.the clear water with colorful fish in it D.the unusual things about Socotra

2.All the following are mentioned about desert rose EXCEPT

A.its flowering season B.its shape

C.its color D.its growing climate

3.The desert rose stores water in its fat trunk so that it can

A.be turned into a “bottle” tree B.have pink flowers In autumn

C.keep the area cool D.continue to grow in the desert

4.Which sentence is TRUE About the"dragon’s blood"tree?

A.Its name can bring good luck to the locals B.Its branches can be made into medicine and paint

C.The liquid from the tree has many uses. D.The red sap comes out naturally every day

5.People visit Socotra in order to

A.see its special natural beauty B.swim in the ocean

C.stay in the beautiful hotels D.live a simple life

6.The main purpose of the passage is to

A.give advice on how to travel around Socotra B.describe the unusual plant life on Socotra

C.Explain Socotra’s history and geographic formation D.attract people to get close to nature

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A Simple Act of Gratitude tells a story of one man’s journey to change his life. The book begins one December when the future looks __________ for John Kralik. His small law business is struggling(艰难的). He’s in the process of divorcing(离婚)his second wife. He doesn’t have much of a relationship with his two sons. He’s living in a small, cheap flat, roasting in the summer and freezing in the winter. His ideal dreams for his law business and his ______________to become a judge are out of reach.

On New Year’s Day, John goes hiking in the mountains near his California home. He gets lost and is stepping around in the wilderness when he hears a voice say, “ ______________you learn to be thankful for the things you have, you will not receive the things you want.” After thinking a while, he comes up with an idea. He decides to find one person to thank each day and write them a thank - you note. By the end of the year, he will have written 365 notes. They would be the way out of his disappointment.

At first, John has trouble finding things to be thankful for. But day by day, he________people to thank for large and small things. He writes thank-yous for gifts and kindnesses. He writes notes to his sons. Writing thank-yous makes him realize he needs to change the way he views life and the people in it. He writes to college friends and doctors, Starbucks clerks, his daughter’s teacher and his apartment manager. He writes to anyone who __________ his life in even the smallest way. Almost immediately, surprising things begin to happen. He begins to have the benefit of a changed attitude. By the end of the book, his life isn’t______________ , and he still doesn’t have everything he wants.

But he realizes that writing thank-you notes is a good thing to do and makes the world a better place.

1.A.beautiful B.dark C.attractive D.primary

2.A.decision B.talent C.choice D.desire

3.A.If B.Though C.Until D.When

4.A.takes up B.turns out C.breaks down D.thinks of

5.A.touches B.widens C.provides D.beats

6.A.perfect B.meaningful C.tough D.strange

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