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A towering South American plant that is believed to kill animals with its spikes(尖刺) and use their rotting bodies as fertilizer is about to bloom(开花) in England. A rare Puya chilensis was planted at a greenhouse in Surrey, a county in the southeast of England about 15 years ago. However, despite its frightening description, the tall, spiked plant is considered a threatened species.

The Royal Horticultural Society has been feeding the plant a diet of liquid fertilizer. “In its natural habitat in the Andes it uses its razor sharp spikes to snare and trap sheep and other animals, which slowly starve to death and rot at the base of the plant, providing it with a bag of fertilizer,” reads a description on the RHS website, which adds that the plant gives off a “gruesome scent.”

But does the plant actually trap and eat sheep? Other sources have simply said it is “believed” that the plant traps small animals with its spikes. After the animals die of starvation, the plant is "believed" to then use their rotting bodies as fertilizer to feed itself.

"I'm really pleased that we've finally persuaded our Puya chilensis into producing flower," horticulturalist Cara Smith said in a press release on the RHS site. Regardless of whether it actually traps sheep, the plant does have sharp spikes that can grow up to 12 feet high and 5 feet wide. However, it’s not all death and danger for this plant. Its flowery blooms reportedly provide nectar(花蜜) for bees and birds.

The Puya chilensis blooms annually in its native land of Chile, but this is the first time it has done so after more than a decade of cultivation efforts from the RHS. "We keep it well fed with liquid fertilizer as feeding it on its natural diet might prove a bit problematic,” Smith said. "It's growing in the dry section of our glasshouse with its deadly spines well out of reach of both children and sheep alike."

1.From the passage we learn that in England the Puya chilensis _____.

A. feeds on man-made liquid fertilizer

B. often kills sheep and other animals

C. has once bloomed 15 years before

D. uses animals' rotting bodies as fertilizer

2.The underlined word “snare” in the second paragraph probably means“_________”.

A. catch B. stop C. fight D. kill

3.We can infer from the passage that _____.

A. it's dangerous to feed the plant

B. it's certain that the plant kills sheep

C. it's difficult for the plant to bloom in England

D. it's rare for the plant to bloom in South American

4.What does the writer mainly tell us?

A. A new plant is discovered in Chile.

B. How a rare plant is fed in England.

C. A rare plant is going to bloom in England.

D. How a plant traps animals in South America.

One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was walking home around one o’clock in the morning after a 1 practice at the theatre. With the opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart. I was having 2 handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about 3 both acting and San Francisco. I had 4 too much of city life.

As I walked down the 5 streets under the tall buildings, I felt very small and cold, so I began 6 both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my 7 , I heard a sound behind me. I 8 quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me 9 ，so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I 10 what the noise had been. It had been my wallet 11 to the sidewalk.

Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk 12 for 15 minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.

Just as I was about to quit the 13 , I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice came from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and out jumped a small blonde man with an 14 look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” He asked, holding up a wallet.

It was already 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I couldn’t get much sleep, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some 15 of city life. I realized the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.

1．A．comfortable B．serious C．tiresome D．fortunate

2．A．comfort B．desire C．pain D．trouble

3．A．setting up B．giving up C．holding up D．picking up

4．A．expected B．changed C．controlled D．possessed

5．A．deserted B．crowded C．busy D．wild

6．A．running B．jumping C．moving D．marching

7．A．bank B．theatre C．apartment D．office

8．A．stood B．walked C．turned D．left

9．A．satisfied B．confused C．frightened D．annoyed

10. A．turn out B．figure out C．give out D．pull out

11. A．belonging B．adding C．sticking D．falling

12. A．aimlessly B．anxiously C．skillfully D．delightedly

13. A．discovery B．research C．hunt D．finding

14. A．amused B．unpleasant C．uneasy D．embarrassed

15. A．production B．judgment C．friendship D．appreciation

One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was walking home around one o clock m the morning after a 36 practice at the theatre With he opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart. I was having 37 handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about 38 both acting and San Francisco. I had 39 too much of city life.

As I walked down the 40 streets under the tall buildings, I felt very small and cold, so I began 41 both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out 42 a few homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my 43 , I heard a sound behind me. I 44 quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me 45 so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I 46 what the noise had been. It had been my wallet 47 to the sidewalk.

Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk 48 for 15 minutes, my wallet was 49 to be found.

Just as I was about to quit the 50 , I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to 51 .when a voice came from the inside, “Alisa Camcho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and out jumped a small blonde man with an 52 look in his eyes. “Is this 53 you’re looking for?” He asked, holding up something like a wallet.

It was already 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I couldn’t get much sleep, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some 54 of city life. I realized the city couldn’t be a bad place 55 people were willing to help each other.

1.

A．comfortable

B．serious

C．tiresome

D．fortunate

2.

A．comfort ''

B．desire

C．pain

D．trouble

3.

A．setting up

B．giving up

C．holding up

D．picking up

4.

A．expected

B．changed

C．controlled

D．possessed

5.

A．deserted

B．crowded

C．blank

D．narrow

6.

A．running

B．jumping

C．moving

D．marching

7.

A．towards

B．except

C．including

D．between

8.

A．bank

B．theatre

C．apartment

D．office

9.

A．stood

B．walked

C．turned

D．left

10.

A．satisfied

B．confused

C．frightened

D．annoyed

11.

A．turn out

B．figure out

C．give out

D．pull out

12.

A．belonging

B．adding

C．sticking

D．falling

13.

A．gratefully

B．anxiously

C．skilfully

D．delightedly

14.

A．nowhere

B．anywhere

C．everywhere

D．somewhere

15.

A．instruction

B．training

C．search

D．acting

16.

A．it

B．him

C．someone

D．me

17.

A．amused

B．unpleasant

C．uneasy

D．embarrassed

18.

A．what

B．who

C．whichever

D．whomever

19.

A．production

B．judgment

C．friendship

D．appreciation

20.

A．as soon as

B．as long as

C．as far as

D．as well as

第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks(条纹，线条) of light cast by the blinds of the tall ___1___ send shafts(杆状物) of light through the dusty air. I take a deep breath and the concrete and paint ___2___ tickle my nose. I ___3___ everything about this room.

Some of the best times of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic(讽刺的), but the ___4___ is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to __5 ___ to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost ___6___ think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears. People only look at your acting ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually ___7 ___.

When I’m on stage, everything else vanishes(消失). All the worries and __8 ___ of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present, but it’s the excited and tingly kind, not the queasy(不稳定的) ___9 ___ of being different and alone.

I ___10___ love to work backstage and on lighting. I ___11___ you could find another girl who would work on a ladder ___12___ her elbows in cables and dust and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of ___13___ to know that I succeed in an area where few others — and virtually(事实上) no girls — do.

High school is a difficult atmosphere, to put it ___14___. Like others, I’m often insecure(不安的), not ___15___ who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the confidence I get from theater.

1. A. doors B. windows C. roofs D. walls

2. A. smells B. tastes C. sounds D. looks

3. A. hate B. love C. miss D. forget

4. A. room B. office C. building D. stage

5. A. pretend B. expect C. want D. decide

6. A. hardly B. seriously C. constantly D. happily

7. A. thought of B. judged C. taken care of D. feeling

8. A. happiness B. anxieties C. chances D. pressures

9. A. feeling B. idea C. hope D. fact

10. A. seldom B. almost C. relatively D. absolutely

11. A. hope B. doubt C. think D. suspect

12. A. up for B. out at C. up to D. down to

13. A. pride B. duty C. humor D. sight

14. A. cruelly B. tensely C. friendly D. mildly

15. A. fond of B. afraid for C. sure of D. interested in

第二节完形填空。（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

Christmas was an exciting season for my six-year-old son. For weeks, he’d been memorizing 36 for the “Winter Ceremony” in his kindergarten class. I went to 37 their rehearsal(排演).

As I waited, students were led into the room. Each class, 38 by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one 39 to perform their song. I didn’t expect anything other than fun.

My son’s class rose to sing “Christmas Love”. Those in the front row on the center stage held up large 40 , one by one, to spell out the 41 of the song. When the class sang: “C is for Christmas,” a child would hold up the letter C, then another would hold up “H” for happy, and on and on, 42 each child was holding up a letter, presenting the 43 message, “Christmas Love”.

The performance was going 44 , until suddenly we noticed her, a small, quiet girl in the 45 row holding the letter “M” upside down-totally 46 that her letter “M” appeared as a “W”. The audience began to laugh at this little girl’s 47 . But she had no idea that they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, 48 holding her “W”. 49 many teachers tried to quiet the children, the 50 continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A 51 came over the audience and eyes began to 52 . In that instant we understood the 53 why we were there, and even though it was such a busy holiday, there was a(n) 54 for celebrating Christmas. When the 55 letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: “ CHRIST WAS LOVE”. And I believe that this is why Christmas is so important.

36. A. songs B. message C. texts D. performance

37. A. direct B. celebrate C. design D. attend

38. A. led B. accompanied C. looked D. pulled

39. A. stood B. turned C. rose D. came

40. A. letters B. words C. names D. boards

41. A. topic B. title C. idea D. theme

42. A. when B. after C. until D. while

43. A. exact B. complete C. proper D. right

44. A. smoothly B. happily C. heatedly D. joyfully

45. A. back B. middle C. left D. front

46. A. ignoring B. unknown C. unaware D. recognizing

47. A. action B. play C. mistake D. joke

48. A. highly B. proudly C. clearly D. bravely

49. A. Unless B. As C. Although D. In spite of

50. A. performance B. laughter C. audience D. message

51. A. fear B. worry C. pride D. silence

52. A. widen B. close C. rise D. wink

53. A. cause B. reason C. way D. place

54. A. purpose B. excuse C. reward D. song

55. A. seventh B. middle C. last D. full

The tall man came to the office ______ the manager ______ his advice．

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