Tom spent as much time as he couldpracticing French last term．题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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8．Tom spent as much time as he couldpracticing（practice） French last term．

分析 Tom上学期花了尽可能多的时间去练习法语．

解答答案：practicing．
根据Tom spent as much time as he could--（practice） French last term．可知Tom上学期花了尽可能多的时间去练习法语．句子考查spend的用法：spend…doing sth，后面跟动词的ing形式．故填practicing．

点评考查单词填空．准确的翻译句意及分析句子结构、时态、固定搭配等是关键，然后再用合适的形式完成句子．

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Swans are beautiful birds．You must like their beautiful feathers and beautiful dancing．But how much do you know about them？Do you know that swans belong to the same family as ducks？
Swans are birds of the family Anatidae （鸭科）．This family also includes geese （鹅） and ducks．Swans are the largest members of the duck family Anatidae，and are one of the largest flying birds．Swans can fly as fast as 60miles per hour．Their wingspans can be almost 3m．The largest swans can reach length of over 1.5m and weigh over 15kg．Males are usually bigger and heavier than females．
Swans usually have only one lover for life time．Swans begin breeding（繁殖） between the ages of 3-4．Female swans generally lay five to eight eggs per year，all within days of one another．Their eggs are very big．Some may weigh 400grams．However，she will not start hatching （孵化） them until the last egg is laid．It takes swans between 35and 42days to hatch their eggs．
Swans are beautiful．The swans living in Northern Hemisphere （半球） have white feathers but the ones who live in Southern Hemisphere are black and white．The legs of swans are usually a dark blackish grey colour．
Swans usually live in warm places，always close to some sort of water．Swans feed in the water and on land．They mostly eat plants in the water．Their nests （巢） are on the ground near water and about a metre across．The male helps build the nests．

An Introduction to Swans
Family	Swans，geese and ducks are of the （56）same family，Anatidae．
Appearance	Size：They are one of the （57）largest flying birds． Her wing span will grow to 1.5metres （58）long．（59）Weight：They can be as heavy as 15kg． Colours：The swans living in the（60）NorthernHemisphere are white． Those living in the Southern Hemisphere are black and white． They have dark blackish grey legs． Feathers：over 25000．
（61）Ability	They can dance （62）beautifully． They can fly as fast as 60miles per hour．
Lifestyle	（63）Livinghabitat：They live in warm places near water． Diet：They live on （64）waterplants． Nests：They build nests on the ground near water，about a metre across． Breeding（繁殖）：They （65）lay from 5to 10eggs that take from 35to 42days to hatch．