阅读短文，回答问题。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
Red squirrels used to be a common sight in British forests and countryside. But there are fewer than 140,000 red squirrels left now and most of them are in Scotland. However, grey squirrels (introduced from North America) are now so common that many people dislike them. They can be legally（合法的）trapped and destroyed.
On first sight, the two types of squirrel are similar. They both have a long tail, which helps the squirrel to balance when jumping from tree to tree, and the same large eyes, small ears and powerful back legs. However, the grey squirrel has a clear physical advantage over the red. The red squirrel has a head-and-body length of 19 to 23 centimeters, a tail length of 15 to 20 centimeters and a body weight of 250 to 340 grams. Compared to this, the grey squirrel is a larger animal. The head and body measures between 23 and 30 centimeters long and the tail is between 19 and 25 centimeters long. Adult grey squirrels are heavier, weighing between 400 and 600 grams. This size allows them to store more fat and helps them to survive a hard winter, which would be fatal（致命的）to their smaller cousins .
So why are red squirrels losing out in competition with grey squirrels? Size is one factor, but there are others. Red squirrels live high up in trees, while grey squirrels spend more of their time on the ground. This means any loss of forests greatly influences the red squirrel population. Another reason for the grey squirrel’s success is its ability to use food provided by people. Like the fox, the grey squirrel can survive in towns and cities. The other problem for the red squirrel is disease. Both squirrels carry a certain virus. While this doesn’t seem to attack grey squirrels, it is fatal to red squirrels.
Which are introduced from North America, red squirrels or grey squirrels?
What helps the squirrel to balance when jumping from tree to tree?
How much do adult grey squirrels weigh at most?
Who are the “smaller cousins” mentioned in the second paragraph?
There are four reasons why red squirrels are losing out in competition with grey squirrels.
Please list TWO of them.（每条不得超过4个单词）
"I will think of it．"It is easy to say this，but do you know what great things have come from thinking？
Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree．He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell．Then he discovered how the sun，moon，and stars are kept in their places．
A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire，watching the lid of the kettle move up and down．He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid．From that time he went on thinking and thinking．And when he became a man，he improved the steam engine （蒸汽机） so much that it could easily do the work of many horses．
James Ferguson was a poor boy．Once，seeing the inside of a watch，he wondered．"Why should I not make a watch？"But how could he get the materials to make the mainspring （钟表的主发条）？He soon found he could make it with whalebone （鲸骨）．He then made a wooden clock which kept good time．His motto （座右铭） was"I will think of it．"And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world．
Boys and girls，when you have a difficult lesson to learn，don't lose heart，and don't ask someone for help before helping yourselves．Think，and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose．
（1）From the passage，we know that some great things come from ．
A．listening
B．reading
C．speaking
D．thinking
（2）The idea of Isaac Newton's discovery was from ．
A．the falling of an apple
B．the cleaning of a garden
C．the falling of a tree
D．the moving of a lid
（3）The achievement of James Watt was that he ．
A．kept thinking
B．found the steam in the kettle
C．improved the steam engine much
D．watched the lid move up and down
（4）The right order of the following sentences is ．
①James Ferguson made a wooden clock．
②James Ferguson saw the inside of a watch．
③James Ferguson made the mainspring with whalebone．
A．③②①
B．②③①
C．②①③
D．③①②
（5）What is the main idea of the passage？
A．Learn to ask for help．
B．A difficult lesson to learn．
C．It is easy to say"I will think of it．"
D．Think，and by thinking you will learn how to think to some purpose．
On the fourth Sunday of every November，most Americans get together around the dinner table to celebrate Thanksgiving．Special traditions in the US have been around for many years．（1） These are four popular Thanksgiving traditions and how they started．
（2） The first Thanksgiving meal was in the autumn of 1621 when the first travelers from England celebrated their first harvest （收获）．But it wasn't made into an official （官方的）holiday until 1863．The first large meal had turkey，fruits and vegetables，which are still common today．
（3） Historians say the first travelers invited Native Americans （美洲印第安人）to the meal to thank them for teaching them how to grow food．Today at the large meal，friends and family will also say what they are most thankful for．
（4） The parade （游行）includes very large balloons that look like cartoon characters and beautiful floats （花车）that carry famous people．There are also many musical performances to watch．This parade started in 1924，and today over 44 million people watch it on TV or in New York City．
（5） People started to watch football on Thanksgiving a few years after the day
became an official holiday．Today，the National Football League takes advantage of this popularity and hosts three NFL games every Thanksgiving．
根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确．
A．Giving thanks is what the holiday is all about．
B．American football is something people both watch and play with their family on Turkey Day．
C．However，some people don't always stop to think about where the traditions came from．
D．Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner．
E．A large meal is the important event every Thanksgiving．
F．Every year，there is a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City．
When we exercise hard，we burn fat （脂肪）．But have you ever wondered where exactly the fat goes？
Some doctors think that fat is changed into heat and given off in the air．Others think the body burns it．Some even joke that someone comes and takes it．That's why you always weigh less in the morning．
Now a new study from Australia solves the mystery．
"The correct answer is that most of the fat is breathed out as CO2．It goes into thin air，"says the study．
Scientists followed the atoms （原子）in 10 kilograms of fat as they are lost．They found that 8.4 of those kilograms are breathed out as CO2 through the lungs （肺）．The other weight，1.6 kilograms，becomes water and leaves the body．
"None of this is easy to understand because we can't see the CO2 we breathe out，said the study's lead expert．
Does that mean you can lose more weight by breathing more？It is not as easy as you think．Breathing more than the body's metabolic rate （新陈代谢速度）can make you uncomfortable．You may feel dizzy （眩晕的）and become unable to see，move or feel，according to the study．
So how can people lose weight healthily？The key is to eat less and move more．You may have heard this many times．During a day．a 70kg person breathes out about 200g of CO2．So if the same person wants to lose weight，he or she can do some light exercise，for example，walking fast．This can help lose 24Og of CO2．
根据短文内容．选择圾佳答案．
（1）Where is the new study from？
A．Japan．
B．Australia．
C．Canada．
D．America．
（2）According to the new study，where does our fat go when we exercise a lot？
A．The body burns it．
B．Someone comes and takes it．
C．It is changed into heat and given off in the air．
D．Most of it is breathed out as CO2．
（3）What will happen to people if they breathe more than the body's metabolic rate？
A．They will lose weight healthily．
B．They will feel comfortable．
C．They may become unable to move．
D．They may becomc healthier．
（4）Which of the following is the best way to lose weight？
A．Sitting still and breathing more．
B．Sleeping a lot and breathing more．
C．Eating less and exercising more．
D．Eating more and doing some light exercise．
（5）The passage mainly tells us ．
A．where fat goes when we exercise
B．why we can lose weight healthily
C．how we should do some exercise
D．what we should do to burn fat．
New Year's Resolutions
Xu Hui 13，from Shanghai
In 2016，I really wish that I could make friends with some boys in my class．I have many friends，but they are all girls．It will be quite cool and interesting to talk with boys and play games with them．Also，my math and physics scores are not very good．I want to improve them．
Zhao Yujie，14，from Jiangsu
My biggest resolution is to volunteer more．I want to help homeless children and old people．I think it's important for us to spread laughter and warmth to others．So I'm willing to do this and hope everyone around me will be happy．
Li Langjing，14，from Fujian
In the new year，I want to take more trips with my friends．Especially，I hope I can go to Xinjiang and Taiwan．I really want to climb the beautiful Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang and taste delicious snacks in Taiwan．
Ma Yue，15，from Beijing
My new year's wish is to get a ticket to a Scorpions （蝎子乐队）concert．They are a German rock band．I love their metal music．They will have a concert in February．I don't want to miss it．
Li Yunxiao，15，from Zhejiang
I hope that my family and I will have good health．That's the most important thing I think．As it's my last year in junior high school，I'd like to cherish （珍借）every moment with my classmates．We may be under great pressure．But I want to make sweet memories．What's more，I want to grow taller!
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误．正确的用"A"表示，不正确的用"B"表示．
31．Xu Hui has few friends and she wishes to make friends with some boys in her class．
32．Zhao Yujie thinks it's important for them to spread laughter and warmth to others．
33．Li Langjing wants to climb mountains in Xinjiang and Taiwan．
34．A rock band will have a concert in February，and Ma Yue wants to get a ticket to it．
35．Li Yunxiao hopes that his family will have good health and he wants to grow taller．
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Copenhagen is a city full of fairy tales （童话故事）．If you want to explore it，you have to spend a long time and walk slower to enjoy yourself．Copenhagen was the first city to have a street for walkers only．The city has less traffic noise and pollution than any other European capital．
Walking along the river banks，you'll see the Amalienborg Palace first．The king's family is living there．
Churches and castles show us the original（最初的）city．Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in 1445．But fires in 1728 and 1795 completely destroyed（摧毁）the old wooden buildings．Much of what we see today dates back to （追溯到）the 19th and early 20th centuries．
Keep going，and you'll see the Christiansborg Palace．The town of Copenhagen began there．Then you will see Nyhavn （尼哈芬），a waterway，which was dug in 1673．When you see it，you'll understand why Hans Christian Andersen made this beautiful waterway his home．Nyhave is a peaceful and wonderful place．You'll usually see some rich people walk along here．
If you walk there，you can enjoy the old trees，the colourful lights and the beautiful gardens．You might feel as if you were in a fairy tale．
（1）The underlined（划线的）word"explore"in Paragraph I probably means" "in Chinese．
A．探索
B．进入
C．找到
D．离开
（2）Which of the following Wuropean capital cities has the least traffic noise and pollution？
A．London．
B．Rome．
C．Paris．
D．Copenhagen．
（3）We can NOT see in Copenhagen today．
A．churches and castles
B．the Amalienborg Palace
C．the old wooden buildings
D．the Christiansborg Palace
（4）Which of the following is TRUE about Nyhavn？
A．Andersen made it his home．
B．It has a history of 383 years．
C．Rich people seldom walk along it．
D．It's fictitious（虚构的）place in a fairy tale．
（5）What does the passage mainly talk about？
A．Preventing fires．
B．Visiting Copenhagen．
C．Writing fairy tales．
D．Digging a waterway．