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Many hundreds of years ago，the moon was a mystery to people on the earth．What was that glowing ball came out at night？Why did it keep getting smaller，then larger？Why didn't it fall from the sky？Through the ages，people have tried to come up with answers．
To the native people of Bolivia，in South American，the moon was a great chief who once lived on the earth．The Abaluyian people of Kenya，in Africa，believe the moon and the sun were brothers who fought in the sky．In other parts of the world，people believed they saw different pictures in the moon．The Haida Indians of Canada saw a woman carrying a bucket．The Chinese saw a road．
People in the past also used the moon to mark time as a kind of calendar．In fact，in some languages，the word for moon meant "month"．A Native American nation called the Sioux made a calendar of 13moons，or months．Each moon had a name，such as Moon of Black Cherries，Moon of Green Corn，and Moon of Severe Cold．
Though people of the past found the moon was helpful，mysterious and interesting，they didn't know much about it．They only knew what they could see with their own eyes．
Then almost 400years age，an Italian acientist named Galileo made a new telescope（望远镜） that was more powerful than any telescope made before．Galileo decided to take his new implement to look at the moon．He discovered that the moon was not the smooth，shiny ball．The brighter places were mostly hills and mountains．The flat areas were lower，which is why they appeared darker．
As more people saw the moon through telescopes，they discovered more about it．Yet，people still had much to learn about the moon．
34．Which name of the moon is NOT mentioned in the passage？
A．Moon of Severe Cold．
B．Moon of Red Trees．
C．Moon of Black Cherries．
D．Moon of Green Corn．
35．The underlined word "implement" probably means．
A．idea
B．way
C．tool
D．habit
36．From this passage，we can know that．
A．Thousands of years ago，Galileo used his implement to look at the moon
B．People in the past also used the moon to mark time as a kind of calendar
C．People discovered that the darker areas in moon were hills and mountains
D．The native people of Bolivia thought that the moon and the sun were sisters．
Cats are animals that live on land．They can be divided into two groups：big cats and small cats．Big cats are the larger animal species．Here are some materials about big cats．
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Tigers are one of the largest cats．They live in the forests and marsh areas of South﹣East Asia，India，Russia and Southern China．Tigers mostly live alone and mainly hunt at night．Young tigers leave their mothers at about two years of age． |
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Lions live mostly on the larger grassland of Africa．Unlike tigers，lions are the most social of the big cats．They live in family groups and hunt together．There can be up to 35lions in a group．They use speed and strength to catch and kill their prey． |
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Leopards live mostly in the forest on the edges of plains in Africa and Asia．New born leopards only open their eyes after 10days．They spend much of the day resting in trees．They do most of their hunting at night．They eat almost any animal they can catch． |
31．When do tigers mainly hunt？
A．In the morning．
B．At noon．
C．In the afternoon．
D．At night．
32．Lions live mostly in．
A．Asia
B．Russia
C．Africa
D．India
33．What do leopards often do in the daytime？
A．Rest in trees．
B．Sleep in caves．
C．Look after their babies．
D．Hunt small animals．
This year the US will honour （纪念）one of the country's most famous writers﹣Mark Twain （1835﹣1910）．Most readers know that his real name was Samuel Longhome Clemens，but how many know where the pen name "Mark Twain" came from？
The answer shows Clemens' colourful early life before he became a writer．"Mark Twain" was the cry shouted on a ship when the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms （6 feet）deep．"Twain" is an old﹣fashioned way of saying "two"．Twain trained as a ship pilot on the Mississippi river for two years，a time that he wrote about in the humorous Life on the Mississippi（1883）．
The famous river would become an important theme in many of his works﹣who could forget the journey of Huck an Jim along it in his most famous book．The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn（1884）？
With little education，he had to teach himself how to write stories．Whenever possible，he would go to public libraries．There he spent much time reading and thinking，which greatly helped him with his writing．
On the other hand，his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract readers．Twain wrote in a style that has been called "local colour" because it shows great knowledge of local people and their customs．
This gift is very clear in the two books for which Twain is still celebrated today：The Adventures of Tom Sawyer（1876）and its follow﹣up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn，which many people call "The Great American Novel"．
The most amazing invention in the book is the voice of Huck himself．Huck did not enjoy schooling．It shows in the way he uses language，in a spoken style．Only a master like Twain could copy the way a young southern boy talked so well．
34．What does the underlined word "gift" mean in the passage？ ．
A．Twain's talent for self﹣teaching．
B．Twain's "local colour" writing style．
C．Twain's good sense of humour
D．Twain's experiences as a ship pilot
35．According to the passage，what is the best part of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn． ．
A．The deep social meaning
B．The exciting life experiences
C．The special way that Huck talks
D．The nice view of the Mississippi
36．Which is the most suitable place in the passage for the sentence，"Twain did not come from the writer's background you might expect．"？ ．
A．At the beginning of Paragraph 2
B．At the beginning of Paragraph 3
C．At the beginning of Paragraph 4
D．At the beginning of Paragraph 5
37．what is the passage mainly about？ ．
A．Mark Twain's career as a great writer
B．Mark Twain's interest in describing local life
C．Mark Twain's achievements in American literature field
D．Mark Twain's life experiences which influenced his writing．
There are lots of dangerous and terrible insects in Northeastern India，but the tree﹣bees are the most terrible．They are killers．Unlike most bees which will sting （叮咬）you only if they are disturbed （打扰），tree﹣bees will attack you in thousands for no reason．And they will chase（追赶） you for your life．
Walking along a dusty road while I was on holiday there last year．I found myself，without the least warning，the centre of such an attack．The air above me suddenly became thick with bees．Though it was hot．I went cold all over．Until then I had never heard of Indian tree﹣bees，but I had recently seen a film called "The Angry Swarm"． which was about killer﹣bees．
I began running to the village about half a mile away，but I was soon covered from head to foot with bees．I drove them away with my hands，only to make room for others．Each time I opened my mouth tor breath，more bees entered my mouth，until it was stung to twice its usual size and I could hardly breathe．
When I reached the village．I found some workers building a house．I ran towards them for help．But as soon as the workers saw the bees with me．they ran for safety at top speed．
Soon my eyes had completely closed．I fell into a pile of brick dust．I pushed myself wildly down into it until my head and shoulders were covered．And then I found myself in a worse situation﹣the dust nearly stopped me from breathing．When I tried hard to get out of the dust，the angry bees made a new attack on me．I was tired out and ran weakly about in circles．Soon I lost my consciousness （意识）．
Later I learned that two quick﹣minded villagers ran to a pile of dry grass and quickly surrounded （包围）me with a thick wall of fire and smoke until the bees were driven away．They stayed with me，taking stings out of my body for the next three hours until a doctor came and gave me further treatment．
31．What can we infer（推断）from the second paragraph（段落）． ．
A．The temperature went down at that time．
B．The air suddenly became thick because of the dust．
C．The writer knew Indian tree﹣bees were the most dangerous
D．The writer felt scared when he was surrounded by tree﹣bees．
32．In which order did the following things happen to the writer． ．
a．He tried to drive away the bees but failed．
b．He was surrounded with a thick wall of fire and smoke．
c．He was tired out and lost consciousness later．
d．He watched a film named ''The Angry Swarm''．
e．He was attacked by tree﹣bees while taking a walk．
A．e﹣a﹣c﹣b﹣d
B．d﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣b
C．e﹣b﹣a﹣d﹣c
D．d﹣e﹣a﹣b﹣c
33．which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？ ．
A．Tree﹣bees often attack people in large numbers．
B．Tree﹣bees can be driven away by fire and smoke．
C．Tree﹣bees do not give up easily when they attack people．
D．Tree﹣bees will not attack people unless they are disturbed．
Do you know that November is National Novel Writing Month（NaNoWriMo）．You can find the NaNoWriMo Young Writer's programme at ywp．nanowrimo．org．It is a challenge to write a 50000﹣word novel in one month．
The programme began in 1999 in San Francisco with only 21 members．Last year，more than 400000 took up the challenge．The writers can choose what they want to write about．On November 1st．writers visit the website and start to update （更新）their word count． They can communicate with other writers there as well．All the writers have to stop writing on November 30th．
It is okay if you have never written a book before．The website provides lesson plans and workbooks for beginners．You can use them to improve writing skills in your novel．Then you can start planning what your novel will be about．
Are there any books published from the NaNoWriMo programme？Here are a few：
．The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
．Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
．Entrechats by Cecile Duquence
Are there any young readers who want to join in this programme？If you want，we hope you can write the best novel．If you have not heard of NaNoWriMo，but you have a good story in mind，join us!
（1）What can you do in the writing month if you join in the programme？
①We can visit ywp．nanowrimo．org．
②We can update the word count．
③We can publish the new novel．
④We can choose what to write about．
A．①②④
B．①②③
C．①③④
D．②③④
（2）According to the passage．Entrechats by Cecile Duquenne． ．
A．will be published
B．has already come out
C．is the most attractive
D．gets the most attention
（3）This passage is most probably written to ．
A．encourage more young people to join in the programme
B．invite more famous writers to visit ywp．nanowrimo．org
C．publish more wonderful books written by young writers
D．encourage more people to communicate with other writers．
