So many twins

Walk around Kodinji village and you’ll think that you have double vision. N1.knows why there are so many twins in the village of over 5,000 people.

In fact with about 35-45 twins per 1,000 live birth, this village in North Kerala, India, has four times more twins than normal. Based on door-to-door surveys, there are probably now a2.230 sets of twins in the village, locals said. That number doesn’t include five women pregnant (怀孕的)with twins.

The twins of 60 are the oldest twins in the village, while the youngest were born on June 10 this year. Being a twin is not always easy. Pathummakutty. a middle-aged woman, recalls how her family struggled for a 13.when she was a child. But she also r4.good times such as laughter after she was mixed up with her twin sister. At the local school, 15-year-old Salmabi said teachers often confused her for her twin sister and she was once scolded for something that her twin sister d5..

Scientists are still trying to uncover the mystery of w6. there are so many twins in the village. “Based on scientific facts, we feel something in the environment is causing this. It could be something in the water,” said a 17. doctor, M.K. Sribiju. The locals also believe it is to do with the water. Kodinji is surrounded by clear water in the small river.

As scientists try to find the r8. for the large numbers of twins in the village, the parents are busy trying to tell their children apart. While parents lightheartedly point out that their twins even seem to fall sick together but not all traits (特性)are s9.The twins Anu and Abhi prefer different film stars and one of the boys likes to play tennis, w10. the other prefers kicking a soccer ball.

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When you go on a vacation, the hotel you choose and the room you stay in are important. There are many cool theme (主题) hotel rooms around the world. Here are some of them.

The Harry Potter Room

The George Castle (城堡) Hotel in England gives is guests the experience of staying in Harry Potter's world. This 19th-century castle hotel is next to Harry Potter tour bus stop. The bus will take you to the Making of Harry Potter studio tour.

Ice Theme Room

An ice theme can be found at Hotel de Glace in Canada. In winter, you can get a fireplace and a private spa (温泉浴) in the rooms. The ice hotel has new rooms each year. This winter, it will build a room with the theme of Disney's movie Frozen.

Pirate (海盗) Theme Room

If you want a more interesting theme room, the Adventure (冒险) Island Hotel in America is the best choice. In their pirate theme rooms, you'll feel like you're on a pirate ship in a world of sea adventures. It makes you braver to stay in this kind of room.

Night at the Movie Room

At the Wensley Hotel in Australia, guests are crazy about the Night at the Movies Room. There they can see different things of Hollywood, such as Hollywood signs over the door, and hand-painted actors' pictures above the bed.

1.完成句子The George Castle Hotel is ____________________________________ Harry Potter tour bus stop.

2.完成句子The ice hotel has ____________________________________ each year.

3.简略回答问题In which country is the Wensley Hotel?

______________________________________________________________________________

4.找出并写下全文的主题句____________________________________

5.将文中画线句子译成汉语。____________________________________________

Could the students from less developed areas in central and western China get the same educational chances as those in big cities in the east ? Could the children in poor rural(农村)area develop as well as those in rich cities ? Maybe the answers were “No”in the past .But now ,China is trying to change the situation .

In order to help rural students grow taller and stronger ,China’s Nutrition (营养)Improvement Program started in 2011.According to the program ,a lot more money was spent improving students’ meals .More than 36 million students from 134,000 primary and junior high schools in poor rural areas have benefited from the program .They are provided with healthy food like eggs and milk from Monday to Friday at school .And the result of a survey shows that the students in those areas are much taller and stronger than before .

It is true that there were differences between less developed areas and developed areas in education before .Recently ,The Guideline for Popularizing High School Education(2017-2020)has come out .According to the guideline ,above 90% students from all over the country will go to high schools by 2020. What’s more ,the schools in central and western areas will get more support to improve their education .

Students from rural and poor areas also get more chances to receive higher education .A special college program makes it possible for more students from those areas to go to key(重点的)colleges and universities .The number will be increased by 10% in 2017 .

With the guideline and the program ,we can expect a fairer and more balanced(均衡的)education in the future .

1.The number “134,000”in Paragraph 2 is the number of in poor rural areas .

A.the key high schools B.the poor students .

C.the key colleges and universities D.the primary and junior high schools

2.The underlined word “benefited”in Paragraph 2 means in Chinese .

A.逃离 B.获益 C.受害 D.赚钱

3.If we put the passage into three parts ,which of the following is the best ?

(①=Para.(自然段)1 ②=Para.2 ③=Para.3 ④=Para.4 ⑤=Para.5)

A.①②;③④;⑤ B.①;②③;④⑤

C.①;②③④;⑤ D.①②;③;④⑤

4.After reading this passage ,we can infer(推断)that .

A.Liu Xi, a student from Chongqing , can go to any high school if she wants to

B.Li Mei ,a student from a western rural school ,can get a bag of milk

C.Hu Jia ,a 12-year-old rural student ,will more easily receive high school education

D.Han Lei , a student from Beijing ,will have few chances to go to key universities

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