A：Hey，Bruce!You seem unhappy．（66）
B：Yes．I've just come back from the zoo．
A：Have you seen your favorite tigers？
B：Yes．（67）
A：Why not？
B：Because they had to stay in cages（笼子） and they were dirty．
A：（68） I think they should go back to forests or mountains．
B：Even worse，a few children threw something at them．
A：That's too bad．（69）
A：（70） Protecting them is protecting ourselves．
B：Of course．I also told them it was our duty to protect animals．
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I'm sorry to hear that． |
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Did you stop them？ |
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But they didn't look well． |
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When did you go to the zoo？ |
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Didn't you go to the zoo？ |
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How do you like tigers？ |
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You did quite right． |
阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
Reading Worksheet
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Stories |
What do you think of the story? |
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf |
This is a wonderful story everyone should know. We’re supposed to keep in mind that it （1） important to tell the truth. |
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The Ugly Duckling |
I like it! This might be （2） most famous short story of all. It tells us that we should be proud （3） who we are, even if we don’t look or feel like everyone else. |
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Stone Soup |
It is an interesting story （4） teaches us to work together and share. I wonder what my friends would bring to put in the pot（锅）of soup if they were in the story. You can also ask your friends （5） think about it. Their answers might be fun! |
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。
Long ago, the early people did not live in houses as we do today. Most of the homes were in caves or shelters（遮蔽物）which were built in trees. These ‘homes’ were only used as temporary（临时的）shelters to p （1） them from the sun, the rain and the wild animals in the forests. Men of that time were called ‘cave people’.
These ‘cave people’ usually lived in small groups and life was not e （2） for them. They had to move from place to place to s （3） for food. They would hunt, fish or pick wild fruit. When they couldn’t find a （4） to eat, they would leave to find another proper place. Their tools were very simple. They ate raw（生的）food u （5） they learnt how to make a fire. For clothing, they used only the bark（树皮）of trees or the skins（皮）of animals to c （6） their bodies.
However, the lives of the ‘cave people’ changed. They collected the seeds（种子）of wild plants that g （7） in the forests. Soon they learnt to plant fruit, vegetables and other crops. They also kept cows, sheep and other kinds of farm a （8） for milk, meat and skins. They became f （9） and lived in only one certain area. Their groups became l （10） than before as they lived more settled（固定的）lives. They built houses as long-lasting homes, and as a result, villages and towns developed quickly. The ‘cave people’ began to be civilized（文明的）.
阅读下面短文，根据语境或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
Xi’an is the capital city of Shaanxi province. It lies in （1） north of China. The city’s early history is often connected with Liu Bang, who started the Han Dynasty and made Xi’an his capital. He （2） （give） it the name Chang’ an. During the Tang Dynasty, Xi’an achieved its great importance. Korea and Japan followed Xi’an’s example in （3） （build） their ancient capitals.
Many things from ancient times can still be found in Xi’an today. The city wall—one of the few city walls still left in China—is a good example. It （4） （go） around the city and is an important cultural site（遗址）. In central Xi’an there is the Bell Tower—the （5） （ large） bell tower remaining in China. The bell was first designed as an emergency alarm（警钟） to warn of danger, （6） it was very often used to tell people the time.
While Xi’an is a city （7） a long history, it is also very much a part of the modern world. It is best （8） （know） as a center for software（软件） research, development and services. Historically, Xi’an has always been a city of art, industry and business that have placed it far in front of many other （9） （city）.
Xi’an is a city always remaking （10） （it） and looking forward, all the while keeping the best of the past.
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成表格中所缺信息，并将答案写在相应的横线上，每空限填一词。
Welcome to the Amazon rainforest. As the largest rainforest in the world, it plays an important role in keeping the balanced ecosystem（生态系统）on the Earth. With an area of around 6 million square kilometers, the Amazon rainforest is more than half the size of China. This area has a great many species（物种）. Actually, one in ten known species in the world can be found here.
Of the 390,000 plant species known to us, more than 40,000 can be found in the Amazon. There are different levels in the forest. At the bottom is a system of roots under the ground. Above that is leaf litter on the dark forest floor. The next level is made up of shorter plants with large leaves. Then there are the towering ancient hardwoods, and finally the tops of the trees which are taller than any other level of trees in the forest. Each level of the forest forms its own little world, home to different kinds of living things.
More than 1,300 species of birds and over 400 species of mammals（哺乳动物）hide among the forest’s plant life. This jaguar is one example. While a large number of jaguars survive here, they are only one part of this forest's food chain（食物链）. They feed on at least 87 species, including frogs. These frogs, in turn, feed on insects which eat leaves and fruit.
The Amazon rainforest is a treasure house of species that can be used for food or medicine. What’s more, the Amazon rainforest breathes life into the planet by producing over 20 percent of all the Earth’s oxygen（O2）. So it is often known as the “lungs of the planet”.
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The Amazon Rainforest |
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Introduction |
The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world, which helps keep the （1） of the Earth’s ecosystem. |
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Species |
Plant species |
Number: over 40,000 species |
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Different levels in the forest: ●the bottom: a system of roots ●the second level: leaf litter ●the third level: shorter plants with large leaves ●the fourth level: towering ancient hardwoods ●the top: the tops of the （2） trees |
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Number: more than 1,300 species of birds and over 400 species of mammals |
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One of the food chains in the forest: leaves and fruit→ （4） →frogs→jaguars |
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Importance |
●The Amazon rainforest is a treasure house of species that can be used for food or medicine. ●Known as the “lungs of the planet”, the Amazon rainforest （5） over 20% of all the Earth’s oxygen. |
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根据短文内容，完成图表中所缺信息。
Humans have long tried to predict（预测）the weather. From the hunters of ancient times to today’s pilots, predicting rain or shine can shape people’s life and make a difference.
In 650 BC, the Babylonians tried to predict the weather based on the appearance of clouds. Around 340 BC, Aristotle, a famous Greek thinker and scientist, wrote Meteorologica. It introduced the types of weather, such as rain, cloud and lightning. Aristotle believed that there was water, air and fire around the Earth. It was almost 2,000 years before his ideas were replaced by new ones.
By 300 BC in China, a calendar divided the year into 24 festivals gradually, each festival related to a type of weather, like the Rain Water（the start of the spring rains）, the Waking of Insects（the spring thunder awakens sleeping insects）and so on. That was useful for farmers to plan when to plant and harvest（收获）.
People used lots of ways to predict the weather over the centuries. You might have heard the expressions like “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight”, which suggests a red sky in the evening is followed by good weather. This has a basis in science, as does telling wind direction through smoke from the fire. On the other hand, some thought that if sheep crowded together, it meant rain. But there isn’t any science behind it.
The science of weather prediction really took off in the 1830s with the invention of the telegraph. It sent messages over hundreds of thousands of miles, so weather maps were drawn up and storm systems were studied. The next big step came in the 1920s with the invention of the “radiosonde”, a balloon carrying weather instruments high above the ground to collect information. Experts took the information and built a picture of the weather over the following few days.
Today, supercomputers are used to take data（数据）from the world and process it very fast to work out the weather. For example, they once helped predict where Hurricane Lee, which hit the US and Canada, would land nine days in advance（提前）.
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Humans’ Efforts to Work Out the Weather |
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Weather prediction has developed from experience to （1） . |
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Ancient times |
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In 650 BC |
The Babylonians studied the clouds. |
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Around 340 BC |
Aristotle formed the ideas about weather. |
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By 300 BC |
In China, 24 festivals guided people in （2） . |
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Over 2,000 years |
People had many ways to predict the weather, like watching the sky, animals and so on. They were （3） scientific. |
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In the 1830s |
Telegraph marked the （4） of modern science in predicting the weather. |
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In the 1920s |
Radiosonde helped get information at a higher level. |
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Today |
Supercomputers can collect and （5） worldwide data very fast. |