Have you ever heard of Iceland? Iceland is a country, one-tenth of which is covered with ice. However, it is said that Iceland is the land of heat. Smoking volcanoes (火山), white steam (蒸汽) and hot springs are more amazing than the other sights including ice there.
It has taken millions of years for volcanoes and lava flows (熔岩流) to build Iceland. When hiking through one of Iceland’s many ancient lava fields, you may notice something strange. White steam is rising from each vent in front of you. Iceland is covered with vents which steam can pass out of. The steam comes from naturally heated rocks and hot water below the Earth’s surface (表面).
Like steam vents, hot springs can be seen here and there in the ancient lava fields. Blue Lake is the most famous hot spring in Iceland. It isn’t far from the capital city of the country. The water and white earth in it can make your skin as soft as a newborn baby’s skin. Enjoy that water, because it has traveled a long way. It starts nearly two kilometers under Blue Lake. There, water from the ocean continues moving up slowly into the spaces between hot rocks below the surface. And then the water is heated by hot rocks. Powerful machines and long pipes (水管) help bring the heated water to the surface. People in Iceland use natural hot water for hot springs. Besides, they use it to create electricity that can be used to heat homes and even greenhouses.
Iceland is one of the few places on the Earth where active volcanoes lie below ice. Heat from the volcanoes creates a strange and wild beauty. Therefore, some people believe that it’s better to call the country “Heatland” instead of Iceland. If you have a chance to travel there, take it.
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From the passage, are the most amazing sights in Iceland.
A. smoking volcanoes and ice
B. smoking volcanoes, white steam and hot springs
C. heated rocks, hot springs and new lava fields
The underlined word “vent” in the passage means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 进入口 B. 回流口 C. 排放口
Picture shows how Blue Lake is formed.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Iceland was built millions of years ago.
B. People in Iceland use natural hot water for hot springs and creating electricity.
C. Iceland is the only country where active volcanoes lie below ice.
The best title for this passage should be .
A. THE HISTORY OF ICELAND
B. THE HOT SPRING OF BLUE LAKE
C. THE HEAT IN ICELAND
A little knowledge can make a difference at a time of life or death. Do you know what to do if you find yourself in an earthquake?
lf you are inside:
Quickly move under a strong desk, a strong table or along a wall. You can also go into a small room like the bathroom. This will protect you from falling things. Do not get into a lift.
Don't stand near windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture of fireplaces.
If you're outside:
Move away from buildings and streetlights. These could fall on you. Squat(蹲下) and protect your head until the shaking stops.
After the earthquake:
Check, take care of injuries and help make sure people around you are all right. Watch out for aftershocks.
Protect yourself by wearing long pants, a long-sleeved(长袖的)shirt and strong shoes. Listen to tile radio for the latest information.If you are in a tall building when an earthquake happens, you'd better .
| A．run into a lift | B．not stay in the bathroom |
| C．stand near large mirrors | D．not stand near windows |
lf you outside during an earthquake
| A．you must move into a building |
| B．you cannot squat |
| C．you have to stop the shaking |
| D．you must move away from streetlights |
After the earthcluake, you should
| A．look after injuries |
| B．not help the others around you |
| C．protect yourself without wearing shoes |
| D．not listen to the radio for the latest information |
The underlined word "aftershocks" in the passage means in Chinese.
| A．震感 | B．震源 | C．余震 | D．防震 |
What does blood do for us? It brings food to all parts of our bodies and takes waste away from them. All parts of our bodies are made of cells. These cells are very small. They all need all the time. No one could make pictures of cells because no one could see them.
What makes the blood move round the body? The heart is a pump. It pumps the blood and sends it round the body. The heart has rooms with doors between them. It pumps blood in and out through these doors by changing the size of the rooms so that the doors are opened and shut. The heart keeps a stream of blood going all around the body and back again to itself. The heart is a very important part of one's body. When it stops beating, one will die.Blood is important to our body because it can
| A．provide pictures of cells | B．bring food and waste |
| C．from a stream | D．move around the heart |
What does the underline word "microscope" mean in Chinese?
| A．显微镜 | B．探测仪 | C．放大镜 | D．摄像机 |
According to the passage, a pump is used to
| A．open or shut doors | B．send something up |
| C．change the size of rooms | D．make something in or out |
请仔细阅读个人信息情况说明，然后从A到F的六个选项中选出最适合每个人交通工具。其中有一项是多余。
56. The City Library is in the downtown. Li Fei is planning to write a report about the flood. He’d like to go to the City Library to look for some information. There is a small bus station near his home.
57. Wang Tao lives in Beijing. He will have three days off next week. He is interested in traveling. So he is going sightseeing in Shanghai. He’d like to get there as soon as possible. He is sure he will have fun in Shanghai.
58. .Jin Ling likes taking photos, especially photos of rivers and mountains. She is excited that her parents will take her to the Three Gorges(三峡). She hopes she can take many photos when they are traveling on water.
59. This month Chen Xu will visit her grandparents in her hometown. It is about 1,000 kilometers away. Chen Xu hopes to get there in ten hours. And she will be able to enjoy the sights along the railway.
60. Zhang Kai is a worker in a green group. Tomorrow he is going to listen to a talk in the central park. The park is nearly four kilometers away from his home, and he has decided to choose a way that is good for the environment.
A predator(捕食性动物) kills and eats other animals as prey(猎物).Sometimes it also becomes food for other predators. Polar bears are the largest of all the land predators. They can run across snow and swim in icy water for hours without rest. Their favorite food is seal. Not all big animals live on small animals. Hippos have heavy bodies and huge mouths. But they don’t eat animals. They just eat grass.
Some predators use speed to catch their prey. Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land. They can run up to 70km an hour. Other predators use their senses to find their food. Sharks can see, smell, hear, feel and taste. They can also sense electrical currents(电流 )from other animals’ bodies. Some fish try to hide themselves, but with this sixth sense, sharks can always find them. Sharks have smooth bodies. This helps them swim without using lots of energy. They need to save their energy because they never really sleep and never stop hunting. Flying is a useful skill for many predators in the sky. The butcher bird is the most interesting predator. It has a special way of eating its prey. First it kills its prey. Then it hangs it on a fence or in a tree, just like a butcher hangs meat in his shop. Finally, it eats its prey.
Some people hunt and kill more animals than any other predator. They not only hunt for food. They also hunt for fun. They kill sharks for their fins, and tigers for skins. Those human hunters are the worst predators on Earth. The following statements are about “predators”, which one is true?
| A．A predator kills and eats other animals as prey. |
| B．A predator not only eat animals, but eat grass. |
| C．A predator can eat other animals, but also can be eaten. |
| D．A predator can both run across snow and swim in icy water for hours. |
How many kinds of predators are mentioned in Paragraph 2?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
Why do sharks can find some fish that try to hide themselves?
| A．Because sharks can see, smell, hear, feel and taste. |
| B．Because sharks can sense electrical currents(电流 )from other animals’ bodies |
| C．Because sharks have smooth bodies. |
| D．Because sharks never really sleep and never stop hunting. |
Some people are also predators, they hunt and kill more animals for ________.
| A．Sharks’ fins | B．Tigers’ skins | C．food | D．food and fun |
Among the sharks, the tigers, the polar bears and some people, which are the most dangerous predators on earth?
| A．the sharks. | B．the tigers. | C．the polar bears. | D．some people. |
Dick often goes traveling when the summer holiday begins. But he was out of luck this summer.
He went to an old temple(庙)on a high mountain by himself. On his way there it suddenly began to rain heavily and he hurried to go down the mountain. When he got to the foot of the mountain, he found the wooden bridge was under the water, so he had to spend the rainy night in a broken farmhouse. He was so hungry that he hardly fell asleep.
The next morning the rain stopped and he found the bridge was damaged. He saw the river was not too deep and tried to swim across it. In the middle of the river the water nearly washed him away. Luckily , two farmers saved him, but he lost his bag. They gave him some food and dry clothes. He thanked them and went to the nearest town to call up his parents.
At the end of the street, Dick found a small hotel and went in. He asked the price for a room.
“A room on the first floor is twenty dollars, on the second floor, fifteen dollars and on the third, ten dollars,” answered the owner.
The young man had only eight dollars in all his pockets. He said thanks and was leaving. The owner asked, “Don’t you like our hotel?”
“Yes, it’s good,” said Dick, “but it’s not tall enough!”Dick spent the rainy night ______.
| A．in the old temple | B．in a farmhouse |
| C．on the bridge | D．in a hotel |
Why couldn’t Dick go to sleep that rainy night?
| A．Because he was afraid of the dark. |
| B．Because he had nothing for supper. |
| C．Because he felt cold. |
| D．Because he couldn’t call his parents. |
What did Dick do the next morning when he found the bridge was damaged?
| A．He went back to the temple |
| B．He stayed in a farmhouse. |
| C．He decided to swim across the river. |
| D．He asked the farmers for some food. |
What do you think of Dick’s summer holiday this year?
| A．Happy | B．Terrible | C．Boring | D．Exciting |
From Dick’s words in the last paragraph, we can infer(推测) that______.
| A．Dick liked tall buildings |
| B．Dick went to borrow money from his good friends. |
| C．Dick went to look for a better hotel at last |
| D．Dick was not able to pay for a room in the hotel |