Sharpshooters refer to those who are skilled at firing a gun and accurately hitting what they are aiming at. However, some fish are also called amazing sharpshooters. People wonder how they hit their targets without using tools? By spitting! The fish shoot so accurately that they rarely miss their target.
These amazing fish are archerfish (印度射水鱼).There are several different types of archerfish living in Southeast Asia. They spit at their dinner to catch it. To catch dinner, a fish first sets itself in a certain place, for example just below the surface of the water. It puts the tip of its mouth so it barely breaks through the water. Then, the fish waits for an unsuspecting insect to land on a leaf or branch hanging over the water.
When an unsuspecting, or unknowing insect lands, the fish attacks. The fish squeezes its gill (腮)covers very rapidly, which forces water into the fish's mouth. In the roof of its mouth the fish has a groove (槽）• The fish forms the small groove and its tongue into a narrow tube by pressing its tongue up against its groove. The water forced into the fish's mouth is forcefully pushed out of the fish's moulh through the tube. Archerfish have been known to send a stream up to 5 meters (16 feet). However, archerfish can only shoot insects up to 1-2 meters (3-6 feet) away due to their limited accuracy.
When the unsuspecting insect is hit with a sudden stream of water, it is knocked into or falls into the water. Once in the water, the insect becomes dinner. Archerfish learn how to spit when they are young. They get more accurate with practice. Adult archerfish rarely miss.
Within a meter, archerfish will often spring out of the water and grab an insect in their mouths.
1.Paragraph 1 flinctions as a(n) .
A. background. B. comment.
C. explanation. D. introduction.
2.Which of the following is the right steps of archerfish’s hunting for an insect?
a. It has its tongue pressed against the roof of its mouth.
b. It gathers water into its mouth by squeezing its gill covers quickly.
c. It shoots a stream of water at the insect above water.
d. It stays underwater for an insect to land nearby.
A. adcb B. dbac
C. dbca D. adbc
3.If an insect is 3 feet away, an archerfish will often to catch it.
A. jump out of the water B. spit a kind of oily liquid
C. shoot a stream of water at it D. push its tongue out of its mouth
4.Archerfish can’t hit insects 5 meters away for the reason that .
A. their eyesight is limited
B. they can’t hit faraway insects precisely
C. their mouths are under the surface of water
D. the longest distance they can hit is at most 5 meters
A MENTORING (导师制）program is giving life changing opportunities to Banbury youth.
Young Inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to 21.
Alex Goldberg, the program’s founder, said： “We set up Young Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.” “We try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youth. For example, we’ve secured internships (实习）with world-famous firms such as Honda.”
“At a time of funding cutbacks, schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring because of that- It is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futures." Kieran Hepbum, 14, is one of a group of Banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far. In October the Banbury School pupil was accompanied by Young Inspirations staff to Paris where he was an observer at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) International Youth Forum(论坛).
The event was held for young people from around the world, to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look. Kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their
20s and was the only UK school pupil to attend the event. Kieran thinks the trip was a life changing experience. Before we left 1 didn’t quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didn t stop、it was amazing” he said, “We went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon.”
The main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and public life. It dealt with issues(问题）such as drug abuse, violence and unemployment.
Kieran said： It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August.”
The Young Inspirations mentoring sessions take place each Friday in Banbury.For details visit www. younginsviratiom. com.
1.Why is The Young Inspirations mentoring program set up?
A. To provide youth with unique experiences
B. To train staff for world-famous firms
C. To equip the unemployed with different skills
D. To offer job opportunities to young adults
2."What does the underlined “that” in paragraph 5 refer to?
A. the shortage of money
B. the lack of support from firms
C. the effect of unemployment
D. the lack of opportunities
3.We can learn from the passage that .
A. the visit to the United Kingdom was amazing
B. the mentoring sessions are held every day except Friday
C. the youth have found a way to solve their problems
D. Kieran has made great progress in many aspects
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Alex Goldberg, Founder of Young Inspirations
B. Kieran, Banbury School Pupil to Paris
C. Young People Find a World of Opportunity
D. Debates Help Youth with Their Grades.
They were a happy family: four daughters were allin the same school in different grades. The youngest, Janice, who was in my class, seemed to be glued to her mother’s skirts．Theirthree older girls took the bus to school everymorning, but Janice was always driven to schoolbyher mother.
One Friday, Janice's mother asked for a talk with me. She said in a soft voice,"My husband is going to Europe on business for two weeks, and heinsists that I go with him. I have tried to explainover and over that Janice needs me here. But he thinks that she will be fine without me, so I have no choice, I have to go. I have told the babysitter todrive her every morning. Will you please giveJanice special attention and help her? I want to besure everything goes well for her."
I told her that we would make every effort tosupport Janice. I even volunteered to meet Janiceat her car so she would see a familiar face. As amother myself, I'd like to help. Janice’s motherthanked me for our understanding.
On Monday morning, expecting a tearfulanxious child, I planned a special program of funand games. I waited outside to greet Janice, butjust then the bus arrived and not three, but fourgirls got off. Janice skipped along joyfully, saying“goodbye” to her sisters as she ran with two friends into the classroom. I walked slowly into theclassroom and called Janice over to ask how thebus ride went. Impatiently she said, “Oh, I alwayswant to take the bus with the other kids. ButMother needs to be with me. You see there won’t be any more babies, so I have to be a baby a littlelonger. While she is away, I'll just ridethe busevery day. I am five, you know.”
1.Why did Janice’ s mother want to have a talkwith the author?
A. To ask her to help Janice with her homework.
B. To ask her to pick up Janice every day.
C. To ask her to give Janice more attention.
D. To ask her to meet Janice at her car.
2.What did the author not do for Janice?
A. Plan a special program of fun and games.
B. Wait for her outside the school.
C. Greet her when she got off the bus.
D. Ask about her bus ride.
3.What did Janice look like on Monday morning?
A. She was tearful and anxious.
B. She was worried about her mother.
C. She missed her mother very much.
D. She was happy rather than sad.
4.What do we know from the passage?
A. Janice is too young to go school by bus.
B. Janice likes taking a bus to school.
C. Janice doesn’t like her babysitter.
D. Janice is no longer a child.
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A. cando some water sports
B. can cook by themselves
C. will enjoy an open-air concert
D. should bring their own sleeping bags
2.If you want to know more about TintagelCastle, which holiday should you take?
A. Fame Camp. B. Active Beach.
C. UK Road Trip. D. Explore Europe.
3.What can we learn about Explore Europe?
A. It lasts 10 days. B. It is a coach tour.
C. It is a self-guided tour. D. It goes past 21 countries.
I was facing a decision. While delivering laundry (洗好的衣服) into ________ bedroom, I came across my thirteen-year-old sister’s diary, suffused (弥漫) with ________. What was I to do?
I had always been ________ of my little sister. Her charming smile, endearing personality and many talents ________ my place as leading lady. I competed with her secretly and grew to hate her natural abilities. ________, we seldom spoke. I sought opportunities to ________ her. Her diary lay at my feet, and I didn’t think of the________ of opening it, considering not her privacy, nor the morality of my action.
I took the book from the floor and opened it ________, looking through the pages, searching for my name, convinced that I would discover ________. As I read, the blood ran from my face. I felt ________ and sat on the floor. There was neither charge nor hate. There was a brief description of herself, her goals and her dreams followed by a short description of the person who has ________ her most.
I started to cry. I was her ________. She admired me for my personality, my achievements and, ironically (嘲讽地), my ________. She wanted to be like me. She had been watching me for years, quietly admiring my choices and actions. I stopped reading, ________ with the crime I had committed.
I had wasted years hating her and now I had violated her ________. It was I who had lost something beautiful, and it was I who would never ________ myself to do such a thing again. Reading the earnest words my sister had written seemed to ________ an icy barrier around my heart, and I longed to know her again. On that fateful afternoon, as I ________ the laundry and rose to my feet, I _______ to go to her—this time to experience instead of to judge, to ________ instead of to fight. After all, she was my sister.
1.A. their B. his C. her D. my
2.A. attraction B. entertainment C. ambition D. enthusiasm
3.A. envious B. proud C. fond D. afraid
4.A. occupied B. threatened C. replaced D. saved
5.A. As a result B. In return C. The other hand D. Once again
6.A. support B. teach C. blame D. comfort
7.A. significance B. conclusion C. possibility D. consequence
8.A. angrily B. hesitantly C. correctly D. carelessly
9.A. complaints B. praises C. doubts D. congratulations
10.A. shy B. fearful C. ashamed D. nervous
11.A. respected B. bothered C. disappointed D. inspired
12.A. sister B. hero C. angel D. leader
13.A. honesty B. intelligence C. wisdom D. personality
14.A. impressed B. covered C. struck D. connected
15.A. war B. Peace C. agreement D. trust
16.A. enjoy B. allow C. behave D. devote
17.A. melt B. form C. build D. create
18.A. put up B. put off C. put aside D. put on
19.A. dreamed B. promised C. attempted D. decided
20.A. hug B. challenge C. listen D. beg
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When scholars of international relations predict that the 21st century will be a “Chinese century”, they are full of reasons. 1.America remains the only superpower, China is responsible for an important share of global change. Since 2. start of the financial crisis in 2008, for example, China has accounted3.45% of the gain in world GDP. In 1990 about 750 million Chinese people lived in extreme4.(poor); today fewer than 10 million do. Its GDP per person, in the terms of purchasing-power, 5. (rise) ten times since 1990.
China’s 6.(amaze) performance has greatly affected the world's economic output. The Economist has worked out a geographic centre of the global economy by taking an average of each country's latitude and longitude(经纬度), 7.(measure) by 8.(it) GDP. At the height of America's control, this point previously sat in the north Atlantic. But China has pulled it so far east 9. the global centre of economic gravity 10.(be) now in Siberia.
