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Look at the light and beautiful snowflakes (雪花) falling. Ever wanted to hold them in your hands? They are always lost when they meet your hands.

Well, this isn’t just a problem for you. It was a problem for Wilson Bentley, too. In the 1870s, Wilson Bentley was just a teenager. His family lived in a small town in northeast America. Winters there were long and hard. Bentley’s mother was once a school teacher. She taught him at home. Bentley didn’t go to school until he was 14. He was a quiet boy, and loved reading his mother’s books. But he was interested in his mother’s microscope (显微镜). When the other boys were playing with balls, little Bentley was studying things like drops of water, flowers and snowflakes.

Bentley loved watching snowflakes. For the next two years, young Bentley spent many winter days in a cold room watching these ice crystals (晶体) under his microscope. The boy thought they were beautiful enough for him to start to draw pictures of them. But there were so many snowflakes that he couldn’t draw them all.

How could he keep their beauty all the time? Bentley thought of buying a camera.

The boy and his mother asked his father to buy one. But, his father didn’t agree. He thought the whole thing was a bad idea. He thought the only thing a farmer should do was farming.

But finally Bentley did get a camera. For more than a year he tried to take pictures of snowflakes. On January 15, 1885, during a snowstorm, Bentley took the first ever photo of an ice crystal with his camera. “It was the greatest moment of my life,” Bentley said later.

For 13 years, Bentley worked quietly and took thousands of photos of ice crystals. Later he became famous as “Snowflake” Bentley.

1. The best title for this passage is .

A. Snowflake Photos B. Snowflake Boy

C. Long and Hard Winters D. Teenage Photographer (摄影师)

2. We can tell from the story that Bentley’s father was .

A. a farmer B. a funny man C. a writer D. a school teacher

3. Which of the following statements about Bentley is TRUE?

A. He didn’t get any kind of education as a child.

B. He was born into a rich family.

C. He was crazy about the beauty of snowflakes.

D. He was the only person to take photos of snowflakes.

4. The “ice crystals” in the third paragraph refers to (指的是)“ ”.

A. water drops B. rain drops C. flowers D. snowflakes

根据句意，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空一词。

1. It’s a bit cold in winter in Jurong. The (low) temperature is 4℃ below zero.

2. In spring, sometimes it is (shower), but sometimes there is bright sunshine.

3. Thousands of (science) think the weather led to the disappearance of dinosaurs.

4. —What happened to the boys?

—The flood washed (they) away and they lost their lives.

5. If smoking is really as (bad) as doctors say, it’s time for smokers to try not to smoke.

根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。

1. Ladies and gentlemen, first I’ll (介绍) myself to all of you.

2. Kitty didn’t get on well with her friends. At her birthday party, (没有人) of them came.

3.My best friend Jimmy made a (突然) decision and it made everyone feel surprised.

4.It is very difficult for such young children to (清除) the deep snow in the school.

5.With the development of the (社会), more and more people live a happier life.

根据句意，用括号中所给动词的正确形式填空，词数不限。

1. —Who (mop) the floor at this time yesterday? —My mother.

2. My mother often told me (not throw) rubbish everywhere when I was young.

3.The price of the Renminbi (RMB) yuan against the U.S. dollar used to keep (rise).

4. Daniel always (have) pity on those people who lose their families in disasters.

5. I hope our school (provide) us students with a better environment next term.

What are hurricanes?

You may already know that hurricanes are storms. They can cause

terrible waves, winds, and rains. They happen during “Hurricane

Season,” which is from June 1st until November 30th in the Atlantic

Ocean and from May 15th until November 30th in the Pacific Ocean.

Kinds of Hurricanes

There are five kinds of hurricanes. it helps people know a hurricane is so bad because the greater the wind speed is, the more dangerous the storm is. For example, a kind of hurricane has winds over 155 miles per hour, which are strong enough to break the buildings along the seaside completely.

Hurricane Dangers

When a hurricane happens together with heavy rain, there can be a terrible flood. The centre of a hurricane is called the eye. While most of a hurricane has dangerous strong winds, when the eye is a calm area in the storm in fact. When the eye of a hurricane passes over land, people might think that it's over, but before long the wind and rain increase again as the second part of the hurricane moves through.

Hurricane Safety Tips

There is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction, so if you ever find yourself in the path of a hurricane, be sure to remember the following safety tips.

● Be sure you have a radio, fresh drinking water, and enough food.

● Tell neighbors, friends, and family members your emergency plans. Tell them where you'll go if you need to leave your home.

● Stay inside during the storm. You could be badly hurt if you go outside.

Hurricanes
Characteristics	● Hurricane Season usually has about 1. months in the Atlantic Ocean and six and a half months in the Pacific Ocean. ● Terrible waves, wind, and rain are usually the 2. of hurricanes.
3.	● There are five kinds of hurricanes. Different hurricanes have different wind speeds. ● A kind of hurricane can break all the buildings along the seaside.
Dangers	● When a hurricane comes together with heavy rain, a terrible flood may happen. ● The eye is the center of a hurricane. Soon after it passes, the wind and rain increase again.
Safety Tips	● It's 4. to stop a hurricane or change its direction. ● Don't 5. the safety tips if you find yourself in the path of a hurricane. ● Stay inside during the storm, or you could be seriously hurt.

Ma Yun, Chairperson of the company Alibaba, becomes one of the richest men in China. Here are some stories about him on the w 1. to success.

Ma made his first trip to the US in 1995 and used the Internet for the first time. After s 2. for “beer”, he saw that no answers came up about China. Then he looked for “China” and still saw no answers. So he d 3. to set up (创建) a Chinese website.

Ma said he was refused (拒绝) many times in his life. In the beginning, he f 4. the College Entrance Examination (高考) in China three times and f 5. companies offered him jobs, even one at KFC.

It was difficult to learn English when Ma was a teenager b 6. of limited resources(有限的资源). However, he found that he could learn English well by giving tourists free guides a 7. his hometown. Ma said that t 8. opened up a new world for him because what they said and did was so different from what he learned at school and at home.

Ma’s h 9. is a person named Forest Gump who never gives up (放弃). W 10. he made a speech about his success at Davos (达沃斯论坛), Ma said, “Life is like a box of chocolates because you never know what you are going to get”.

近年来，很多地区出现了不同程度的雾霾（smog）天气，给我们的学习、工作和生活带来一定的影响。假如你是李明，请根据表格内所给信息给环保俱乐部（Environment Club）王主席写一封申请信，希望能成为该俱乐部的志愿者（volunteer）, 为环境保护尽一份责任。