In the deserts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia lives the smallest of all foxes with the largest of ears. This animal is the fennec fox(大耳小狐).
Fennec foxes have ears that are 5 to 6 inches long. That's big for an animal that weighs less than four pounds. Their ears help shed (去除) body heat. And, as you may have guessed, they also provide great hearing.
It's also interesting to think about the hair of fennec foxes. Why would a fox that lives in the desert need a thick, fur coat? Actually, the desert isn't always warm. During the nighttime, a desert can be terribly cold! A fennec fox's fur keeps them warm during those desert nights. They also have long bushy tails that they use as a blanket. And the hair on their feet protects them from the hot sand in the daytime.
Fennec foxes live in small communities of dens (兽穴).They spend most of the day sleeping in their dens, out of the hot sun. Then, when night comes, they come out in search of food. In addition to their great hearing, fennecs also use their great sense of smell and big eyes to track down dinner.
Hot pot (火锅) is many Chinese people’s favorite food, including mine. After having three days of hamburgers, sandwiches and potatoes in the UK, you can imagine how excited I was when I got to know that there was going to be a free meal of hotpot to welcome new students. On the way to the canteen, I could smell hot pot in the air.
To my surprise, when I stepped into the room, in front of me were still potatoes and bread. Where is the hot pot?
With many questions in my head, I sat down to have the free meal. After chatting with a French girl, I got to know that hot pot is completely different from hotpot. Chinese hot pot is written in two words and hotpot, one word, is a traditional English dish.
Hotpot is made from mutton (羊肉) and onion. On the top there are sliced (切成片的) potatoes. People put it in the oven (烤箱) all day in a heavy pot and on a low heat (低温加热). It takes very little effort to prepare. You can often see it at parties in the UK because it’s easy to prepare for a large number of people and is not expensive.
Hotpot doesn’t taste bad. However, I still miss hot pot, two words!
1.The writer felt when she learnt that she would have her favourite food.
2.Hotpot is a traditional English dish. It’s from hot pot.
3.Hotpot is often prepared for parties because it is not to prepare.
4.The writer had mutton, onion and in the end.
5.The writer is a student in UK.
短文填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词, 并将完整单词写在答题卡对应题号横线上。
At some time in your life, you might have a roommate. It is a good idea to s 1. a flat, especially for students or people who have just finished school, because flats are usually expensive. And m 2. is not the only reason for having a roommate. Sharing a flat can be fun.
But life with a roommate can also be a t 3. experience. Some experts (专家) did a study of college students who shared a room. They f 4. that students who had problems with their roommates were not happy at school and were more likely to get sick than other students. So, how can you live w 5. a roommate and enjoy it? Here is some a 6.:
Being roommates with a friend can be hard. Friends may be different when you stay with them all the time from when you don’t see them very o 7.. So, before you plan to share a room with a friend, discuss the situation carefully.
If you decide to share a room with someone you don’t know, talk to each other. It’s important to be h 8. about your habits and things you hate.
When you move in with a roommate, make rules. Decide how you will share h 9. , such as cleaning, washing and shopping. Will you share food? It is OK to have guests? And what about loud music? Don’t get angry at small things that your roommate does. Try to f 10. the unhappy things between you and your roommate. No one, including you, is perfect.
根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。
1.His (情绪) suddenly changed and he became calm.
2.The football game was covered (直播) yesterday.
3.Learning a language require time and (努力).
4.The new student is a little slow on the study, so you have to be (耐心的).
5.Her hard work made a name for herself as one of the best (演员).
根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一至两词。
1.The lazier you are, the (far) from the success.
2.He will get (surprise) when he sees the new building.
3.I think she is a very (attract) girl.
4.We will fight with all our old (enemy) and win the fight.
5.“I'm sure we'll find it,” he said (hopeful).
There was once a little orphan (孤儿) girl who had no family and no one to love her. She felt sad and lonely.
One day, while she was walking in a garden, she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thornbush (荆棘丛). The more the butterfly tried to free itself, the deeper the thorn cut into its body. The girl carefully helped the butterfly out. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy (仙女).
“For your wonderful kindness,” said the fairy, “I will grant (保证) you any wish you like.”
The little girl thought for a while and replied: “I want to be happy!”
“Very well!” The fairy leaned toward her and whispered (耳语) in her ear. Then the good fairy disappeared.
As the little girl grew up, she stayed happy. Everyone asked her the secret of her happiness. She would only smile and answer: “The secret of happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”
When she was very old and on her deathbed, her neighbors were afraid that her secret of happiness would die “Tell us, please,” they begged. “Tell us what the good fairy said.”with her.
The lovely old woman simply smiled and said: “She told me that everyone, no matter how secure (安稳的) they seemed, how old or young, how rich or poor, had need of me.”
1.What happened when the butterfly tried to free itself from the thornbush?
A. It saved itself. B. It got cut deeper.
C. It got tired. D. It was killed.
2.Why did the fairy grant the little girl a wish?
A. Because the girl begged her to do so.
B. Because it was the fairy’s job.
C. Because the girl helped her out.
D. Because the girl was too poor.
3.How did the fairy grant the little girl’s wish?
A. By giving her a lot of money.
B. By giving her a big house.
C. By helping her find her parents.
D. By telling her how to stay happy.
4.According to the passage, what is the secret of happiness?
A. Being needed by others.
B. Being rich.
C. Being helped by a fairy.
D. Being loved by others.
