1 . Bamboo is one of the nature’s most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains (平原).
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters(厘米) wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.
Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables (绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.
In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to use bamboo to find water. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills (钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields be watered.
| A Plant—Bamboo | |
| Type | Bamboo isn’t called a tree, but it is a kind of |
| Place | Over 1000 kinds of bamboo grows around the world on both |
| Color | Bamboo grows in different colors, such as yellow, |
| Usage | Bamboo was used for Engineers are trying to teaching poor countries how to use bamboo |
2 . In order to get away from the busy life in the big city, two young men decided to spend a holiday in the countryside. They enjoyed the beautiful scenery and fresh air there. One day, while taking a walk together, they crossed a large field.
“Look out!” one of the young men shouted, because a bull（公牛） appeared and began to chase（追赶）them. The bull looked like a monster and made a terrible roar（咆哮）, rolling its big eyes. They were very scared. They ran as fast as they could, but the bull kept running after them.
Finally, one of the men climbed up a tree. The other jumped into a hole, but soon he came out of it. And then the bull chased him back into the hole.
“Stay there!” his friend shouted, but soon the man came out again, and again the bull chased him right back.
The same thing went on another three times.
At last, the man in the tree got angry and shouted to his friend, “How foolish you are! I have told you to stay in the hole for a while! Why are you always coming out?”
“It's easy for you to say,” the other man said more angrily. “But there is a bear in the hole!”
So you see, sometimes things are not what they appear to be. We should always try to stand in others' shoes and look from there.
1. Where did the two young men spend a holiday?2. What animal appeared and began to chase them?
3. How many times in total did the man in the hole come out of it?
4. What did the man in the tree think of the man in the hole?
5. Why was the man in the hole always coming out?
3 . My name is Mimi, and I’m twelve years old. I’m in Class Three, Grade One. I’m not happy today (今天). I can’t find（不能找到) my little dog. His name is Cody. He is in (穿着) a red hat today. He is two years old. He is my good friend. If you find him, please call me. My telephone number is 823-4345. Thank you very much!
Lost thing: Color of the hat: Mimi’s telephone is: |
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4 . Hello! My name is Becky. I’m 11 years old. I have one brother. His name’s Jason and he’s 14. I don’t have any sisters.
We live with Mum, Dad and Grandma in a small house in England. There are lots of things to do here. ① My friends and I always go to the cinema(电影院) on Saturday.
Do you like sports? I like football. My favorite team（球队）is Manchester United. I sometimes play football ② ________ my brother. I am good at(擅长于) it but my brother isn’t.
I have lots of pets—one tortoise (乌龟) and six goldfish (金鱼). I want a dog or a cat, but my mother doesn’t like them.
任务一：判断正误（正确的写T，错误的写 F）
1. Becky and his parents are in England.
任务二：在②处填上恰当的介词。
2. I sometimes play football
任务三：回答下列问题。
3. What sports does Becky like?
4. How old is Becky’s brother ?
任务四：请写出①划线部分黑体句子的汉语意思。
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We need animals. Every animal has its place in the balance (平衡) of nature. We should try to help save the animals.
Some people think zoos are good places. The zoos give the animals the comfortable and safe living places. If the animals get hurt or ill, people will take care of them. The zoo is a good place to know the rules in the wild world. We can be much closer to nature. We can know more about the animals in the zoos by watching, listening even smelling instead of just looking at the pictures in books.
Some people don’t think animals feel happy in the zoos. Animals like pandas, wolves and bears usually live in the wild. They play and find food by themselves. They are free and happy in the wild. If they are in the zoos, food is enough and rooms are comfortable. They do not need to do their best to find food to eat or places to stay in. They just walk around, sleep day and night, but they are not free at all.
I think we should build national parks as wild life nature reserves to protect animals. If we do nothing, animals will get fewer and fewer.
| Help save the animals | |
| In the zoos | People will look People can be much Animals don’t |
| In the wild | Animals play and have to find food on their |
| I think we should build national parks to | |
6 . A video of a hungry and thin polar bear in Canada’s wilderness has gone popular on the Internet. The video shows the bear is in search of food, walking across land with no snow or ice. It is all skin and bones. The bear is looking for food in waste containers. It is at times too weak to support its own body weight and difficult to stand. Paul Nicklen, the photographer who took the video, said the polar bear’s trouble was a clear sign of the surprising effect of climate change. He said filming the animal made them sad. He explain his team members were “holding their tears and emotions(情感) while recording this dying polar bear”.
Mr. Nicklen is part of the environmental group Sea Legacy. His team was on Canada’s Baffin Island to get a documentary on conservation. He said the bear they filmed was not old and probably died within hours. He said, “This is what hunger looks like. The muscles weaken. No energy. It’s a slow, painful death.” he blamed the bear’s sad trouble on global warming. He said, “As temperatures rise and sea ice melts, polar bears lose the main food of their diets-seals.” Climate change is the biggest threat to the world’s 26,000 polar bears. The video explains that bears are “hungry, and running out of energy” and are “forced to walk into human living places for any food”.
根据短文内容，回答1-4题，英译汉第5题。
1. What is the popular video about?
2. Can the bear support its own body weight?
3. What does the bears’ trouble mean?
4. Where will bears go to look for food?
5. 将划线句子翻译成汉语。
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. (2)There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains (平原).
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.
Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables (绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.
In Africa, (3) engineers are teaching poor farmers how to use bamboo to find water. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because (4) they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills (钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields be watered.
1. 任务一：将1处翻译成英文。2. 任务二：将2处翻译成中文。
3. 任务三：将3处改成复合句。
4. 任务四：写出4处＂they＂指代的内容。
5. 任务五：(5) 找出该文段的中心句。
8 . When we talk of plants, most of us will think of things that grow from the ground and have green leaves, but there are plants that do not look or act like other plants. Some of these belong to a special class of plants called fungi.
Fungi may appear almost everywhere. ①________________________Because fungi do not have green leaves to make their own food, fungi must take their food from animals, other plants or water. Some fungi live on dead or rotting wood, while others grow on living trees or in dirt or moss(苔藓). Mushrooms(蘑菇) are the best-known fungi.
②___________________For example, cauliflower mushrooms are found in forests from July to October. They can grow to be as heavy as fifty pounds! They grow at the foot of trees. Squirrel’s bread(松茸) is another kind of wild mushroom. Its appearance and use can explain its name. These fungi look like small golden cakes. Squirrels can easily eat them or carry them off to their hole to eat later.
③食品店里的蘑菇是人们精心种植的，可安全食用。People are warned never to touch or taste wild mushrooms, because some of them are deadly. Even less dangerous ones can still make a person very sick.
1. 将①句译成中文。2. 将②句译成中文。
3. 将③句译成英文。
回答问题：
4. From what can fungi take food?
5. What is squirrel’s bread? How to understand the name?
9 . The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. It can be over 5. 5 meters tall. Its neck alone may be 1. 9 meters long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck, the same number as in the humans’. Even a small bird has more bones in its neck than a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe’s neck is very long, while the bones in a human’s (人的)neck are 1 That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby, called a calf, is about 1. 9 meters tall at birth. 2 The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck, it can reach the high leaves on the trees.
1. It can be over 5.5 meters long.(同意转换)It can be ______ ______ 5.5 meters long.
2. 根据上下文，补全横线处所需的单词。
Each bone in a giraffe’s neck is very long, while the bones in a human’s neck are _________.
3. 将下面的句子翻译成汉语。
By the age of eight, it is full-grown.
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4. Why do the giraffes eat mostly leaves?
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5. The neck of the giraffe alone is 1. 9 meters long. (判断正误T or F)
