阅读理解     When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possib

阅读理解     When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possib

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阅读理解     When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety…But
there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm.These
people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-Kilometer- an-hour winds for the excitement of
watching the storm close up.
     "Storm chasing (追逐)"is becoming an increasingly popular hobby,especially in the Midwest of the
United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July.A storm chaser begins the day
by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to l,000 kilometers to where the
storm will be and waits for it to develop.
     Although anyone can do it,storm chasing is extremely dangerous.The power of a big storm  can throw
a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds.Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents
caused by driving in a heavy rain.If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for
storm - chasing vacations during the storm season.
     Even then,storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement."Storm chasing is 95%driving,"says
Daniel Lynch,who spends most of his summer storm-chasing."Sometimes you
Can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen,and all you get is blue sky and a few light
showers."
     However,for storm chasers,it is all worth it. "When you get close to a storm,it is the most exciting
sight you will ever see in your life,"says Jasper Morley."Every storm is an example of the power of
nature.It is the greatest show on Earth."1. For storm chasing,the first thing storm chasers do is to _____.A. head straight for the center of the storm    
B. get into the car for safety
C. wait patiently for the storm to develop
D. collect information about a coming storm       2. Beginners of storm chasing are advised _____.A. not to drive in a heavy rain    
B. to do it in an organized way
C. not to get too close to a storm  
D. to spend more time on it in summer3. By saying "it is all worth it" in the last paragraph,the author means that  _____.A. storm chasing costs a lot of money
B. storm chasing is worth hours of waiting
C. efforts in storm chasing are well paid
D. a storm presents the greatest show on Earth4. What can we learn from the text?A. Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment.  
B. Many storm chasers get killed in the storms.
C. Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world.
D. Storm chasing is only fit for young people
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     Along the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before
it can fly, flies like a fat chicken,eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws
on its wings when young.They build their homes about 4.6 m above the river, an important
feature (特征) for the safety of the young.It is called the hoatzin.
     In appearance, the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back
and cream and red on the underside.The head is small, with a large set of feathers on the
top,bright red eyes, and blue skin.Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos.Its
most striking feature, though, is only found in the young.
     Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of
each wing tip.Using these four claws,together with the beak(喙),they can climb about in the
bushes, looking very much like primitive birds must have done.The hoatzins, however, live
in the modern world.
     During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in
groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April,when the rainy season begins, they collect together in
smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.
     When danger comes in the form of a snake or a monkey, the young hoatzins-maybe
three in one family-jump over the side and into the river.They swim about under the water
until it is safe to return and then, using their claws, lift themselves up through the branches
and get back home.When they have learned to fly they lose their claws and escape enemies
not by swimming but by flying off, in a slow and heavy way, to a neighbouring tree.


1.What is the text mainly about?A.Hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons.
B.The relatives and enemies of hoatzins.
C.Primitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon.
D.The appearance and living habits of hoatzins.2.Young hoatzins are different from their parents in that________.A.they look like young cuckoos
B.they have claws on the wings
C.they eat a lot like a cow
D.they live on river banks3.What can we infer about primitive birds from the text?A.They had claws to help them climb.
B.They could fly long distances.
C.They had four wings like hoatzins.
D.They had a head with long feathers on the top.4.Why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes?A.To find more food.
B.To protect themselves better.
C.To keep themselves warm.
D.To produce their young.
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阅读理解.     Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English
outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.
     What to Expect
     The host will provide accommodation and meals.Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers
changed at least once a week.You will be given the house key and the host is there to
offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.
     Accommodation Zones
     Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and 4 of the transport system.
Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and
not residential(居住的).Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less
crowded area.It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.
     Meal Plans Available
     ◇Continental Breakfast
     ◇Breakfast and Dinner
     ◇Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner
     It"s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked
breakfast.Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists
of fruit juice,cereal (谷物类食品), bread and tea or coffee.Cheese, fruit and cold meat
are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England.Dinners usually consist of meat
or fish with vegetables followed by dessert, fruit and coffee.
     Friends
     If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host"s permission.You
have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of
their privacy.
     SelfCatering Accommodation in Private Homes
     Accommodation on a roomonly basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities
and often a main living room.This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle
and is more suitable for the longstay student.However, it does not provide the same family
atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English
at home quite as much.
1.The passage is probably written for ________.A.hosts willing to receive foreign students
B.foreigners hoping to build British culture
C.travellers planning to visit families in London
D.English learners applying to live in English homes2.Which of the following will the host provide?A.Room cleaning.B.Medical care.
C.Free transport.D.Physical training.3.What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?A.Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2.
B.The business centre of London is in Zone 1.
C.Hosts dislike travelling to the city centre.
D.Accommodation in the city centre is not provided.4.According to the passage, what does Continental Breakfast include?A.Dessert and coffee.
B.Fruit and vegetables.
C.Bread and fruit juice.
D.Cereal and cold meat.
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                                                                 Humpback whales




     Humpback whales are sometimes called performers of the ocean.This is because they can make
impressive movements when they dive.The name “humpback”, which is the common name for this whale,
refers to the typical curve shape the whale"s back forms as it dives.
     Sometimes the humpback will dive with a fantastic movement known as a breach.During breaching
the whale uses its powerful tail flukes to lift nearly twothirds of its body out of the water in a giant leap.A
breach might also include a sideways twist with fins stretched out like wings, as the whale reaches the
height of the breach.
     A humpback whale breathes air at the surface of the water through two blowholes which are located
near the top of the head.It blows a double stream of water that can rise up to 4 metres above the water.
     The humpback has a small dorsal fin located towards the tail flukes about twothirds of the way down
its back.Other distinguishing features include large pectoral fins, which may be up to a third of the body
length, and unique black and white spots on the underside of the tail flukes.These markings are like finger
prints: no two are the same.
     Humpback whales live in large groups.They communicate with each other through complex “songs”
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Size:14m18m in length;
3050 tons in weight
Living  environment:Open ocean and shallow coastline waters
Migration:From warm tropical (热带的) waters, where they breed, to cold polar waters,
where they eat
Diet:Shellfish, plants and fish of small size
Hunting:Sometimes in groups, in which several whales form a circle under the water, blowing bubbles that form a “net” around a school of fish.The fish are then forced up to the surface in a concentrated mass.
Current state:Endangered: it is estimated that there are about 50007500 humpback whales worldwide
阅读理解.
     Don"t you think your schoolbag is too heavy to bear? The e-schoolbag will free you from
the weight.
     It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into use in Chinese middle schools
soon. An experiment with several hundred e-schoolbags will begin in seven cities: Beijing,
Shanghai, Dalian, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang. And the e-schoolbags
are going to cover all over China if the experiment shows to be successful. In fact, the
e-schoolbag should perhaps be called an e-notebook. It is a small hand-held computers
for school students.
     Heavy schoolbags have long been a serious problem for school students. The average
schoolbag of middle school students weighs up to 5 kilos. But the e-schoolbag will change
everything. It is much lighter than a usual schoolbag, weighing under 1 kilo.
     Also, it is no bigger than a usual book, but it can still hold all the things for study, such
as a textbook, a notebook and exercise book. They could be made into chips that are as
small as a stamp. The students can read the text page by page on the screen. They can
still take notes using a special electronic pen. If they want to know the meaning or the
pronunciation of a new word, or even e-mail their teachers, it"s just a press of a button.
     In some foreign countries, it is becoming common. But it is hard to tell when people
will receive this new form of study. Some say that e-textbooks can easily be broken,
some say that it is not good to students" eyesight to look at the screen for long.But only
time will tell.
1.The e-schoolbag has many functions EXCEPT _______.
A. It can pronounce the words.
B. It can send e-mails.
C. It can be used as a dictionary.
D. It can phone somebody.
2.According to the passage, the e-schoolbags _______.
A. are not heavy as before but still large
B. are used as an experiment in Tianjin
C. are made of metal
D. are going to cover China if it shows to be successful
3.Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. All the students in China will use this new schoolbag.
B. We can do a lot of work based on the programmers of the chips.
C. The e-notebooks are very perfect.
D. We will not make notes because the e-notebook can make all by itself.
4.Which of the following can be the general title of the passage? ______
A. An Experiment In China
B. Please Change Your Schoolbag
C. A New Invention, A New Schoolbag
D. Chips
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     "If you talk to the plants, they will grow faster and the effect is even better if you"re a
woman." Researchers at Royal Horticultural Society carried out an experiment to find
that the voice of a woman gardener makes plants grow faster.
     The experiment lasted a month and by the end of the study scientists managed to
discover that tomato plants grew up two inches taller when women gardeners talked to
them instead of male.
     Sarah Darwin was the one making the plants registered the best growth. Her voice
was the most "inspiring" for plants than those of nine other gardeners when reading a
passage from The Origin of Species. The great-great-granddaughter of the famous
botanist Charles Darwin found that her plant grew about two inches taller than the plant
of the best male gardener.
     Colin Crosbie, Garden Superintendent at RHS, said that the finding cannot yet be
explained. He assumes that women have a greater range of pitch and tone which might
have a certain effect on the sound waves that reach the plant. "Sound waves are an
environmental effect just like rain or light
,"said Mr Grosbie.
     The study began in April at RHS Garden Wisley in Survey. Scientists started with
open auditions(听力) for the people who were asked to record passages from John
Wyndham"s The Day of the Triffids, Shakespeare"s A Midsummer"s Night Dream and
Darwin"s The Origin of Species.
     Afterwards researchers selected a number of different voices and played them to
10 tomato plants during a period of a month. Each plant had headphones connected to
it. Through the headphones the sound waves could hit the plants. It was discovered that
plants that "listened" to female voices on average grew taller by an inch in comparison to
plants that heard male voices.
     Miss Darwin said, "I think it is an honor to have a voice that can make tomatoes
grow, and especially fitting because for a number of years I have been studying wild
tomatoes from the Galapagos Island at the Natural History Museum in London."

1.What does the passage talk about?
A. Plants enjoy men"s voices than women"s.
B. A botanical experiment in a museum.
C. Voice"s influence on plant growing.
D. Strange phenomenon at Royal Horticultural Society.
2.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Plants need sound as well as rain and light.
B. Sound is basic for the plant to grow.
C. Sound has a good effect as rain or light does.
D. Plants can"t live without sound, rain or light.
3.Sarah Darwin is most likely a (an)_____.
A. botanist
B. gardener
C. astronomer
D. environmentalist
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The experiment ended in May.
B. Scientist can explain the findings clearly.
C. Plants enjoy listening to the passages from masterpieces.
D. The findings are of great importance to human beings.