Do you know what the hump(驼峰) of a camel is used for? If you answered to store water, guess again. In fact, a camel's hump is a place for storing fat.

Most animals, including humans, store fat throughout their bodies, under their skin. But camels store their fat in one place, their hump. A hump can weigh as much as 80 pounds. Why do camels keep their fat this way? The answer is most likely because of their environment. Camels can go up to two weeks without eating because they have this fat to live off.

Also camels are great at handling(处理,应付) changes in body temperature. Their humps can help the camels keep cooler. Their coats also help them adapt(适应) to the heat. While the coat is thick, it reflects(反射)the sunlight and protects the camel from the heat that rises off the desert sand.

There are two kinds of camels, those with one hump and those with two humps. Camels with one hump are called Dromedary or Arabian camels. They live in the dry deserts in West Asia. Camels with two humps are called Bactrian camels. They live in Central and East Asia.

Besides their humps, camels have a lot of interesting facts. They can live between 40~50 years. They can carry about 400 pounds and run up to 40 miles per hour. It's true that camels can go long time without drinking water, and they can drink about 26 gallons of water at a time. Camels can also close their nostrils(鼻孔). So whether a camel has one hump or two, it is one amazing animal that is very well adapted to its environment.

1.What is a camel's hump used for?

A. Storing water. B. Storing fat.

C. Carrying food. D. Carrying riders.

2. From the passage we can learn that ________.

A. camels' humps are very interesting

B. camels' humps can make them amazing

C. a camel's hump can weigh as much as 80 pounds

D. camels with two humps are called Dromedary camels

3.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Interesting humps B. One hump or Two?

C. Great animals D. Two kinds of camels

Dear Sir,

Thirty years ago, I walked into your bakery(面包房) and asked for some loaves(块)of bread to sell. At that time I was twelve years old. A young lady was working that day. She gave me five loaves and wished me good luck.

I took the loaves and went out to sell them. It took me all day, but I sold them all. At the end of the day, I had some money. I was the happiest boy in the world as I walked home that evening.

The next day, I went to a bicycle shop. I paid a deposit(定金)on a new bicycle. And then I started my next job—as a newspaper deliver(递送)boy. Soon I could pay the rest of the money for the bicycle and the bike was mine. I was so proud!

Today, I still work in the delivery business. I have a lot of trucks to send goods(货物)all over the country. I live in a beautiful house, but I don’t ride a bicycle these days. I drive a large and nice car.

I do not know who that young lady was. But because she gave me the start, I have become a successful man. I’d like to show my thanks to her.

Yours,

George Jenkins

1.Thirty years ago, the man went to a bakery and ________.

A. asked a young lady for some bread to sell

B. asked a young man for some bread to sell

C. asked a young lady for some bread to eat

D. asked a young lady for some money to buy a bicycle

2.What did the man do with the money made by selling bread?

A. He went home to give it to his parents.

B. He bought some newspapers to read.

C. He paid the money as a deposit on a new bicycle.

D. He bought some more bread.

3.Why did the man write the letter? Because he wanted to _______.

A. give the money back to that young lady

B. pay for the bread

C. thank the lady for giving him the start thirty years ago

D. let the boss of the bakery know the young lady was kind

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Where can you get beauty, knowledge and insight(深刻的见解) all in one? The answer is probably a museum.

There is a long list of benefits someone can get from going to a museum. However, the best part of museum is they encourage people to become lifelong learners.

Socrates once said, “Wisdom begins in wonder.” Each time you visit a museum, it could spark(激起) an interest in a field you might never have heard before. Every time we go through museum exhibits, we see something we didn’t know anything about. It encourages us to go home and look up more information.

To help students better understand what they have learned in schools, many schools use museums as a tool to add to their curriculum(课程). For example, you may have learned about static(静电) in physics classes. But in a science museum, you can have a more hands-on experience of how amazing static can be. When you touch a big ball full of static electricity, all your hair stands up straight like an angry lion!

In the US, there is the New York Museum Education Act. It says that New York’s museums and schools should become partners to help students prepare for the 21st century. In China, the government asks more schools to organise more museum trips. Earlier this year, the popular travel website Trip Adviser asked its users to rank(评级)theirs favourite museums. They picked the top 25 museums in the world. The first three are: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,New York, US. Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France and the Art Institute of Chicago, US. The Museum of Qin Terracotta Warrior and Horses in Xi’an, Shanxi is the only Chinese museum on the list, which was ranked 23rd.

So come to the museums and there are lots of things to see.

1.Can you get beauty, knowledge and insight in a museum?

2.What’s the best part of museum?

3.Why do many schools use museums as a tool to add to their curriculum?

4.In China, what does the government ask more schools to do?

5.What is the passage mainly about?

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