2 . 杰克·伦敦的小说《野性的呼唤》与《白牙》是姊妹作品，两者讲的都是如何在艰苦的环境中求生存。《野性的呼唤》主要讲述家犬 Buck 回归野性、重获自由的故事。《白牙》则讲述一只名叫 White Fang 的充满野性的狼从荒野进入人类世界的故事。

1. Say something about the similarities (相似点) of Buck and White Fang.
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2. 杰克·伦敦的小说中一直或明或暗地强调生存的法则, 请阐述一下你对生存法则的理解。Say something about the Law of survival.
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3 . 根据短文内容选择正确答案。

a In the heart of a seed Buried deep, so deep, A dear little plant Lay fast asleep. “Wake!” said the sunshine, “And creep to the light.” “Wake!” said the voice. Of the raindrops bright. The little plant heard And it rose to see What the wonderful Outside world might be.

b Tea is the leaf of an evergreen shrub which grows in many parts of the world, such as China, Japan and India. The tea plant has green leaves and white flowers. At certain seasons the young leaves are gathered. They are then dried, rolled, and packed in boxes. Two kinds of tea, black and green, are most popular. The difference in color between these two teas is due to different ways of drying the leaf.

c Once or twice a little leaf was heard to cry, as leaves often do, when a gentle wind is blowing. And the twig said, “What is the matter, little leaf?” “The wind,” said the leaf,   “just told me that one day it would pull me off, and throw me on the ground to die.” The twig told it to the branch, and the branch told it to the tree. When the tree heard it, it rustled all over, and sent word back to the trembling leaf. “Do not be afraid,” it said. “Hold on tight, and you shall not go off till you are ready.”

d Nearly all flowers turn towards the sunlight, as if they love it. This can be seen by watching plants that are standing near a window. The flowers will all bend towards the sunlight, if the pots are allowed always to stand in the same position. But by turning them round a little every day, while the flowers are opening, the plants can be made to show flowers on all sides.

1. In which column of a newspaper can we find the four passages above? ________

A．Plant Science.

B．Science Study.

C．Magic Plant World.

2. Which of the following can we infer from the passages? ________

A．From Passage b, we know that tea can’t grow in England.

B．From Passage c, we know the tree shows love for the little leaf.

C．From Passage d, we know that all flowers love the sunlight.

3. Which of the following questions is answered in the above passages? ________

A．Who made the voice to wake the little plant?

B．How many parts does a tree have?

C．What are differences between making black tea and green tea?

4. Which item can we match each passage with? ________
①The habits of flowers
②The worry of the plant
③The functions of the plant
④The growth of the plant

A．Passage a—①；Passage b—④；Passage c—③；Passage d—②

B．Passage a—④；Passage b—③；Passage c—②；Passage d—①

C．Passage a—④；Passage b—③；Passage c—①；Passage d—②

5. What’s the common theme of the four passages? ________

A．The magic natural law showed in plants.

B．A community of life for man and nature.

C．Plants have their own language.

4 . 以小说《哈克贝利费恩历险记》《野性的呼唤》为依据，根据描述选择所对应的人物，把字母编号写在对应的横线上。

A. Jim     B. the duke     C. John Thornton     D. Spitz

1. He is the lead-dog and he hates Buck. ________
2. He loves Buck and he protected Buck from Hal. ________
3. He is a runaway slave and he is a good friend of Huck. ________
4. He is a fraud(骗子) and makes his money by cheating people. ________

10 . Here is an interview between Noah Matt, a blogger and Dan, who has very low vision (视力) and is almost blind (瞎的).

N: Hi, Dan! Please let us know about yourself!

D: I’m 31 years old from Canada. At the age of seven, I was hurt in the back of the head by a boy, leaving me blind in my left eye. In 2008, my right eye started to go red and the doctor told me that it would also be blind later.

N: Where does your passion (热情) for travel come from?

D: Both of my parents are travel lovers and I am greatly influenced by them. What’s more, besides my family, I travel for the people. I know people are curious (好奇) about my travels and I love sharing my stories with them.

N: Being unable to see, you have to face many difficulties. How do you manage to overcome them? Do you always have someone with you?

D: My travel is nothing different from most other travelers’, just slower. Usually help is available but I’m unwilling to accept it and I try my hardest to direct myself. For example, I use an iPhone to take a photo of the train times and then make it larger. Thus, I can move at my own speed.

N: What will be your next destination (目的地)?

D: I don’t know what my next destination will be after this trip in Europe is over. I’m really interested in Australia, New Zealand, and South America. But to tell you the truth, I think it’s time for me to get around to travel to my own country. It’s really a pity that Canadians travel the world because traveling in our own country is so hard and expensive.

1. Why does Dan like traveling with other people?

A．He needs help when travelling.	B．He feels lonely on the road.
C．His travels are dangerous.	D．He enjoys communicating with people.

2. What does the underlined “it” refer to?

A．The train.

B．The photo.

C．The phone.

D．The place.

3. What information can we learn about Dan?

A．He was blind when he was born.	B．He is afraid to face people’s curiosity.
C．He travels in a quite different way.	D．He hasn’t travelled around Canada.