The Green Magic Tree House, in India, is the perfect hotel for anybody who likes adventure(冒险). Guests must drive for miles through the jungle to find it in the middle of tea and coffee plantation (种植园).
There are two tree houses to choose from, one 30 meters and the other 35 meters above the ground. Both houses have two floors. The bedrooms are above the living area and there are bathrooms and showers. You can get up to rooms and move between floors by using ladders (梯子). You can go from one tree house to the other on a rope bridge. The houses sometimes move about in the wind but the views are fantastic.
Guests can enjoy moving through the jungle, climbing in the mountains, and watching wildlife. There are many unusual plants, birds, and insects in the area.
The Ice Hotel is in Jukkasjarvi, a village in Sweden 200 kilometers north of the Arctic(北极)Circle. Every winter, a team of architects(建筑师), designers and snow builders build the hotel. This year there are 80 rooms.
Everything is made of ice. The walls, the floors, the ceilings(顶棚), and even the furniture are made of ice. The beds are made of ice, too, but guests sleep on warm deer skins. Outside it can be -37℃, so inside it feels quite comfortable. The hotel has a bar, where guests can drink vodka(伏特加) from glasses made of ice. It's very popular — because there isn't much else to do.
To spend a night at Jules Underwater Lodge in Florida, guests need to scuba dive (潜水) seven meters under the sea. They enter a small house through a door at the bottom of the building. Inside, the kitchen is stored with food and there is a fridge and a microwave oven(微波炉). There is a hot shower and comfortable beds and lots of books, DVDs and video games. Most guests, however, spend their time at one of the large windows watching different fishes swimming by.The writer tells us three ___________ hotels.
A.natural | B.unusual | C.green | D.movable |
The Ice Hotel ___________.
A.disappears in August |
B.is totally(全部) made of ice |
C.organizes lots of activities |
D.is enlarged every year |
Which of the following statements is True?
A.The bar in the ice hotel is famous for beer. |
B.Fishes are watched through the hotels' windows. |
C.Guests can live underwater for several days. |
D.The tree houses are of the same height. |
The Green Magic Tree House is in _______.
A.USA | B.Sweden | C.India | D.Japan |
Both of the Tree House have _______ floors inside.
A.two | B.one | C.three | D.four |
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Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big, and they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap.
The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. (A) They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If an insect touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The insect cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses(挤压) the insect until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the insect with a special liquid (液体). Slowly, the plant eats the insect.
(B) Plants are living things that have leaves and roots and grow in earth. Most of them get energy from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all the important things that plants need, especially nitrogen (氮). Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea!Can plants get energy from the air?
Why is Venus flytrap a famous piant?
In some places, why do some plants get energy from animal meat?
写出(A)处划线单词they所指代的名词。
将(B)处划线句子改为两个简单句。
Plants are living things. ______________________________
Passage 4
From the world’s heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world’s smallest dog, these are all parts of a group of the world’s strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯记录》).
The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it’s always one of the best selling books in the world.
People now can break over 1000 records every week! Why do so many people want to break the records? Do they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world? “It gives people a chance to show they’re the best in the world.” said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport.
The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world’s truly greatest people and things in it!
The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two:
☆ A British dog, Whitney, is the world’s smallest dog. It’s only 76mm tall.
☆ An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails(指甲).They grew as long as 600 mm! She made the record in 1971.We can see everything in the Guinness Book of Records except .
A.the heaviest fruits and vegetables |
B.the smallest people and animals |
C.the strangest people and things |
D.very ordinary people and things |
The Guinness Book of Records has been one of the best selling books for .
A.50 years | B.76 years | C.600 years | D.1000 years |
Newport thought many people tried to break Guinness records because .
A.their names be kept in the world records. |
B.their names could be seen by the whole world. |
C.they could meet more people all over the world. |
D.they could be known as the greatest by the world. |
Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A.Newport started the Guinness Book of Records in Britain. |
B.More than four thousand records are broken each month. |
C.The Guinness Book of Records started in the year 1954. |
D.The newest book of Guinness comes out every Tuesday. |
The writer of this passage wants to .
A.tell us the strangest records in the world |
B.show us the beginning of the Guinness Book of Records |
C.give us an introduction to the Guinness Book of Records |
D.let us know the most interesting things in the world |
Passage 3
Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit (赢利的) organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.
You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too.” Said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers.” said another volunteer at the age of 18.
If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www.activol.com.When do the volunteers help others?
A.In their spare time. | B.At weekends |
C.On weekdays. | D.In the evenings. |
_____ can be a volunteer.
A.Children | B.Old women | C.Anyone aged 12-70 | D.Young people |
Volunteers want to get _______ when they help others.
A.money | B.computers | C.everything | D.nothing |
Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with ______.
A.animals | B.children | C.computers | D.older people |
We can read such a passage ______.
A.in a newspaper | B.in a storybook | C.in a picture book | D.in a textbook |
Passage 2
Dear Linda,
I have been in England three months now. I hope you don't think I've forgotten you. There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I've not had much time for writing letters.
I shall soon be starting my studies at King's College. So far I've been learning about England and British ways of living. I won't tell you about London. There are plenty of books you can read and plenty of pictures you can look at. I'm sure you'll be more interested to know what I think about the life here.
I find some of the customs (风俗) new and interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do in Europe. During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other.
Yours,
AliceThe writer came to London from _________.
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. AmericaThe writer __________.
A. has never been of England
B. came to England three months ago
C. will come to England in three monthsShe has _________.
A. not written any letters
B. a little time to write letters
C. no time to write lettersShe came to England to _________.
A. study
B. make a living
C. learn British ways of living Englishmen ___________.
A. do not often shake hands with friends when they meet
B. often shake hands with friends when they meet
C. do not raise their hats to friends when they meet
Passage 1
A SCHOOL REPORT
Name: EdwardSchool: Kelvin Grove High School
Grade: 7Term ending: May 6th
Subjects:
Math: He is a little weak in this but he has tried his best to catch up with others.
English: He is the best in the class. Keep it up.
French: His reading is very good, and he can remember many words.
History(历史): He is familiar(熟悉) with the names of many places in the world.
Music: He doesn’t like pop music, though he sings very well.
Conduct: Fair No. in class: 9 Absence(缺课): 8
Remarks(评语): Edward can do a lot better. More work is needed next term.
Class teacher: Ivy
Principal: M. L. Martin
School reopens: September 11After reading this, we know this is.
A.a studying plan of Edward Scott |
B.A teaching plan of Ivy |
C.a school report of Edward Scott |
D.a working plan of M. L. Martin |
Which of the following is Not mentioned(提到) in the form?
A.PE. | B.Music. | C.Math | D.History. |
Edward’s best subject is.
A.Science | B.English | C.geography | D.History |
Edward is not good at.
A.Science and geography |
B.Math and history |
C.French and history |
D.music and English |
According to the form, which of the following sentences is true?
A.Edward can’t sing songs very well. |
B.Edward doesn’t do well in science. |
C.Edward can do better if he works harder next. |
D.Edward learns two foreign languages in school. |