store their fat in one place, their hump. A hump can weigh as much as 80 pounds. Why do camels keep their fat this way? The answer is most likely because of their environment. Camels can go up to two weeks without eating because they have this fat to live off.
Also camels are great at handling(处理，应付) changes in body temperature. Their humps can help the camels keep cooler. Their coats also help them adapt(适应) to the heat. While the coat is thick, it reflects(反射)the sunlight and protects the camel from the heat that rises off the desert sand. There are two kinds of camels, those with one hump and those with two humps. Camels with one hump are called Dromedary or Arabian camels. They live in the dry deserts in West Asia. Camels with two humps are called Bactrian camels. They live in Central and East Asia.
Besides their humps, camels have a lot of interesting facts. They can live between 40~50 years. They can carry about 400 pounds and run up to 40 miles per hour. It's true that camels can go long time without drinking water, and they can drink about 26 gallons of water at a time. Camels can also close their nostrils(鼻孔). So whether a camel has one hump or two, it is one amazing animal that is very well adapted to its environment. 43. What is a camel's hump used for? A. Storing water. B. Storing fat. A. camels' humps are very interesting B. camels' humps can make them amazing C. a camel's hump can weigh as much as 80 pounds D. camels with two humps are called Dromedary camels 45. Which is the best title of the passage? A. Interesting humps C. Great animals
C
B. One hump or Two? D. Two kinds of camels C. Carrying food.
D. Carrying riders.
44. From the passage we can learn that ________.
Lizzie Singer plays basketball for a school in New York City. She was excited to play her next game. Soon after the game started, she hurt her leg. She had to do exercises to make her leg strong. More than 30 million kids in the United States take part in sports. A report says that about 3.5 million of them were hurt when playing sports. In one year, about 250,000 kids were injured(受伤) playing basketball. They had to go to the hospital. In a single year, 75,000 soccer players went to the hospital, too. 200,000 kids go to the hospital with football injuries each year. Baseball injuries send about 100,000 kids to the hospital each year.
The good news is that kids can keep from getting hurt. We should try to be a smart sports player.
Follow these tips from a sports doctor for a safe game. ●Get in shape. Exercise before your team plays.
●Play a different sport. It will exercise different parts of your body. ●Warm up. Make sure you stretch(伸展运动)before you play. ●Wear the right clothes.
●Listen to your body. Tell a parent or coach if you're in pain. 46. In which sport do kids get injured the most?
A. Baseball. B. Basketball. C. Football. A. 75,000.
D. Soccer.
47. How many kids go to the hospital each year with injuries from baseball?
B. 100,000. C. 200,000. D. 250,000.
B. wear beautiful clothes
D. finish our homework before our team play D
Have you ever had the flu(流感)? If you have, you know how bad it can make you feel. Most kids will get the flu sometime during their school years.
When you have the flu, you usually get a fever(发烧) (which can be high), have a cough(咳嗽), feel very tired, and may have a sore throat(喉咙痛) as well. It can make you feel sick for a few days or for as long as a week. Sometimes, it can be hard to tell if you have the flu or a cold, but with the flu, you'll usually have a higher fever and feel much worse.
The flu is a type of virus(病毒), which means medicine will only help the symptoms such as the cough and fever. For most kids, the flu comes and goes, but for some, it can be a serious illness. Most kids get the flu in winter because germs(细菌) spread(传播) more easily when kids are inside in settings such as classrooms.
The best way to stop from getting the flu is to wash your hands often, keep your hands to yourself, and go to your doctor for the flu shot(注射) or mist(喷雾). 49. What does the underlined word \ A. Viruses. B. Signs. A. Most kids get the flu in winter.
B. The flu always comes with a sore throat. C. Most kids don't even realize they have the flu. D. The flu can't spread from one person to another easily. 51. Which of the following would not help you in stopping the flu? A. Getting a flu shot or flu mist. B. Washing your hands often. C. Keeping your hands to yourself. D. Staying in the classroom.
C. Colds. D. Medicines.
50. According to the writer, which of the following is true? 48. To be a smart sport player, we should _______. A. stretch after we play
C. tell others if we get hurt
52. According to the passage, the writer probably(很可能) agrees that _______. A. the flu is not really a virus
B. medicine will not be able to kill the flu C. medicine doesn't help a lot if you have the flu D. medicine will not help your fever or sore throat
七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。（共10分，每小题2分）
Hemingway was one of the most famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, 53 .
Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite. 54 . The main character in the book is a fisherman. 55 . People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn't get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty boat. 56 . Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish. 57 , the old man never gives up.
A. He is an old man and fishes alone B. Hemingway was the second oldest C. It came out in 1952 D, Although he meets a lot of trouble E. But the old man believes himself
八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
How long does it take to build a new house? It usually takes about six months or more. But each year, thousands of people work together to build new homes in just four months! Who does this wonderful work? Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity is a group that builds homes for families in need. It has branches in different states around the USA. This group works all over the world, too. Volunteers help build the homes. They are unpaid workers. Volunteers can be builders and painters. They can be teachers or bankers. Some are students.
Habitat for Humanity has built more than 300,000 houses. More than 1.5 million people live in these houses. Building a home is hard work. Volunteers learn how to put up walls. They use tools and machines. These selfless volunteers work with the family that will live in the house. Everyone works
together to make the family's dream come true.
Suruchi Srikanth has worked with Habitat for Humanity for four years. She began volunteering in high school. She has built many homes with other volunteers. She takes her responsibilities(责任) seriously. Volunteers know that if they don't help, homes might not get built. They are good citizens(公民) who care about other people. 58. What is Habitat for Humanity?
______________________________________ 59. Does Habitat for Humanity work all over the world? ______________________________________
60. When did Suruchi Srikanth start working as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity? ______________________________________ 61. How many houses has Habitat for Humanity built? ______________________________________ 62. What is the passage mainly about?
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九、文段表达（10分）
根据中文大意和英文提示词语，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的短文，所给的英文提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
63. 假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Tony春节期间要来一个中国家庭做客。请你根据他来信所提出的问题，给他写一封邮件，告诉他北京的天气状况，中国春节的一些习俗，并就他在中国家庭的居住生活提出至少两条建议。
提示词语: cold, snow, the most important, try not to, don't, it's a good idea, must.
●What's the weather like in Beijing? ●What traditions should I follow during the Spring Festival? ●What is your advice?
To: Tony From: Li Hua Subject: Visiting a Chinese family Hi! Tony, I'm very glad to know that you will visit Beijing._____________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua