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Every August on the island of Heimaey, young people often take a walk along the street throughout the night. Why their parents allow them to stay out ? The children of Heimaey are going to save young puffins ---- small black-and-white seabirds.
The cliffs（悬崖）above the town are home to a large group of puffins . The birds dig holes all around the cliffs . These holes are their homes. The young stay in the holes for about seven weeks. Then they begin to leave . Some move slowly on their undeveloped wings and feet down to the sea around Heimaey. There they swim, which they can do naturally , and learn to dive for fish . Others, however, may lose their way at night and find themselves in the town instead. On the ground, the young birds are in trouble. Because their wings are fully developed, they cannot take off quickly to sea and safety. The birds then become a good meal for cats and other animals .
For many years, islanders have help the young puffins. At night in late August, children carrying thick paper boxes and lights hurry out to catch puffins . They spend most of the night running after the birds. They put the birds they"ve caught into boxes and take good care of them .
The next morning the children take the puffins to the sea and set them free. The bird will live at sea until they are at least two years old. Then they will return to the cliffs to build homes of their own.
The children of Heimaey look forward to August !
16．Every August the children of Heimaey are allowed to stay out all night.
A．to catch puffins and take them home B．to save puffins from danger
C．to drive puffins away D．to run after puffins for pleasure
17．The young puffins that lose their way are in the danger of ______.
A．being killed by hunters B．knowing nothing about the sea
C．being eaten by animals D．having no fish to eat
18．The children put the seabirds into boxes and ______.
A．look after them carefully for several days, then set them free
B．set them free when they grow bigger and can take off to sea and safety
C．carry them to the sea right away to set them free
D．they don" t set them free until the next morning
19．The children look forward to August because ______.
A．they enjoy playing the game of running after seabirds
B．it" s time for them to go out at night to save puffins
C．it" s time for them to catch seabirds
D．they like to stay out at night to catch puffins
20．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A．Once a year the children are allowed to stay out at night to have a good time .
B．The earlier home for the young puffins is in the cliffs, not in the sand of shores .
C．Young puffins make their way down to the sea when they are about seven weeks old.
D．The young birds that get to the sea will stay there for at least two years before they return to the cliffs .

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A

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It is difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometime oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n) 36 bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will 37 you up in the morning! Here is how it 38 .
The bed 39 an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 40 music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 41 , “Wake up, darling, please.” A few minutes later, a second recording 42 . The sound recording can be loud music or 43 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss 44 , “Wake up immediately, 45 you’ll be late!”
If you don’t get up 46 the second recording, you 47 be sorry! A mechanical “foot” is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 48 minutes. What! You’re 49 in bed! Slowly the 50 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 51 , the bed is vertical (垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and 52 .
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 53 a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees—“All-Honda Idea Contest”. The employees think of new 54 . If their ideas win, the employees win 55 . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.
36. A. expensive      B. special        C. valuable      D. comfortable
37. A. get            B. catch          C. make           D. let
38. A. works          B. runs           C. happens        D. moves
39. A. is separated from                B. is made up of
C. is connected to                  D. is made into
40. A. loud           B. classical      C. pop            D. soft
41. A. sound          B. voice          C. noise          D. way
42. A. sends          B. turns          C. plays          D. appears
43. A. pleasant       B. interesting    C. unpleasant     D. funny
44. A. shouts         B. calls          C. whispers       D. persuades
45. A. and            B. but            C. so             D. or
46. A. before         B. until          C. since         D. after
47. A. can            B. will           C. may            D. would
48. A. other          B. another        C. more           D. one
49. A. still          B. yet            C. already        D. even
50. A. end            B. middle         C. body           D. top
51. A. However        B. Finally        C. Therefore      D. Otherwise
52. A. angry          B. work           C. happy          D. awake
53. A. achieve        B. win            C. gain           D. defeat
54. A. ideas          B. thoughts       C. facts          D. ways
55. A. praises        B. contests       C. prizes         D. medals

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Temperature changes during the day or night can be great 6 small. This depends partly 7 how many clouds are in the sky. 8 there are many clouds during the night, they act like tile covers on your bed. They blanket the earth and keep the air from losing much of 9 heat. The temperature usually does not drop much during such a night. When there are many clouds during 10 day, some of the sun"s energy will not reach the earth. The temperature usually does not rise much on such a day.

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However, most children are 2 ( face ) with a completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and 3 the children will fail in the future examinations. So, instead of 4 ( let ) the children 5 find and learn naturally from their surroundings, they force their children to take part in various kinds of classes, learning English, playing 6 piano or practising drawing, etc. What’s more, some parents put 7 the children’s toys which are very useful in developing children’s imagination and practical abilities.
8 is a piece of good advice to those parents: 9 you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to adapt to the new surroundings. That cram education can lead to nothing 10 a failure in the children’s growth.

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Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep __1________(need) depends on the age of the person and the conditions in _2.________ sleep takes place. The young may need more sleep than __3.________ old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with ___4_______ than this amount, but others may need more. Every person knows his own need. ___5_______ is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. Sleep should always be enough to make one bring back his __6.__________ (strong) and get ready for a day’s work.
Fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. So it is not __7.___________ reason for some people to think that it is practicable to sleep in the open air. A bath at bedtime, __8._________ hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful_9._________ sleep. Sleep-producing drug should never be taken except when _10.________ (suggest) by a doctor.

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It was Mother"s Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn"t go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind, “I"ll send Mum some roses(玫瑰).”While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, madam?” he asked. The assistant(店员) was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen(一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).
“No, I have to have red roses,” he said. “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn"t get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses as rose is her favourite.”
After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved b

y both of them, the assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty－five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John realized it was not a park but a cemetery(墓地). Cryi

ng, the young man carefully put down the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn"t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.
46. The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because_________ .
A. carnations were nicer than roses
B. roses were saved for John
C. roses were more expensive than carnations
D. carnations were special flowers for Mother"s Day
47. John spent _________ altogether(总共) in the flower shop that day.
A.$5 B.$25 C.$30 D.$55
48. The young man cried at the cemetery because he
A. had spent all his money on the roses
B. wasn"t able to tell his mother he loved her himself
C. felt sorry to ask Joh

n to pay for his flowers
D. hadn"t got enough money for his sick mother
49. At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to
A. tell his mother he loved her himself
B. ask his mother for more money
C. tell his mother the young man"s story
D. ask his mother if she liked roses
50. The writer writes the passage in order to tell us
A. Buy roses for your mother when she is ill
B. Let your mother know how much you love her
C. Work hard to get more money for your mother
D. Send your mother flowers on Mother"s Day

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