Do you know what the hump(驼峰) of a camel is used for? If you answered to store water, guess again. In fact, a camel's hump is a place for storing fat.
Most animals, including humans, store fat throughout their bodies, under their skin. But camels 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.
1.What is a camel's hump used for?
A. Storing water. B. Storing fat.
C. Carrying food. D. Carrying riders.
2. From the passage we can learn that ________.
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
3.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Interesting humps B. One hump or Two?
C. Great animals D. Two kinds of camels
My favourite sport | |
| My favourite sport is basketball, because basketball can make me strong and happy. It can also help me make more friends and learn teamwork. I enjoy playing basketball with my friends. Kobe Bryant is my favorite player. I wish I can play basketball with Kobe Bryant one day. |
| Fishing is my favourite sport. I like fishing but I hardly get any fish. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all. Anyway I think fishing can make me feel very relaxed and comfortable. |
| I like swimming because I think it's a funny and easy sport. And swimming is more popular than running. Swimming is good for my health. It can help me keep fit. I joined the swimming club last term. I hope to swim very fast and beautifully. I want to keep my body in a good shape. |
| I enjoy jogging with my friends Tommy and Betty. In the early mornings, we often go jogging in the park. Then we are ready for school. At weekends, we sometimes go jogging in the countryside. The more I go jogging, the healthier I will feel. |
1.Matt's favourite sport is _______.
A. jogging B. basketball
C. fishing D. swimming
2.Who joined the swimming club last term?
A. Matt. B. Anna. C. Neil. D. Kat.
3.At weekends, Kat sometimes _______.
A. goes to the park B. goes to school
C. goes fishing D. goes jogging
完形填空。
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
It was a sunny winter day. I had gone down the tower when a blind man came toward me. He kept close to the wall, touching it lightly with his arm. I stood still and looked at him walking toward the tower.
"What does a blind man want to climb up the tower for?" I wondered (疑惑), Thinking of some terrible reasons, I thought I should ________ him.
He went up slowly and ________ from time to time. I followed him a few steps behind. When he got to the first corner of the bell tower, I came close to him. "Excuse me," I said as politely as I could, "but I wonder ________ you came up."
He smiled, "Perhaps climbing up the tower. You have noticed—and yet, not being blind, perhaps you won't—how the sun shines into the tower ________ the windows here and there, so that one can ________ the cool steps suddenly become quite warm, even in winter. But behind the wall there is shade(阴影). There is no place so good as this for feeling the difference between light and darkness. Though I'm blind, I also want to feel the ________ brought by the sunlight. In fact, it isn't my first time to be here." He said and seemed as ________ as a child.
I had never thought that even a blind man could have his way to ________ the beautiful life. But we often paid no attention to its value because we never ________ it.
We went down the ________ together and I left him. From then on, I began to treasure what life has given me.
1.A. stop B. follow C. watch D. protect
2.A. talked B. smiled C. stopped D. called
3.A. why B. how C. where D. when
4.A. by B. in C. through D. into
5.A. see B. feel C. know D. imagine
6.A. warmth B. peace C. happiness D. difference
7.A. pleased B. simple C. excited D. lovely
8.A. understand B. live C. enjoy D. have
9.A. noticed B. practiced C. had D. lost
10.A. street B. tower C. steps D. corner
—What _______ you _______ at this time yesterday afternoon?
—I was playing basketball with Daming.
A. did; do B. were; doing
C. do; do D. are; doing
—Daming, what do you think of listening?
—I think listening is just as _______ as speaking in English learning.
A. important B. more important
C. most important D. the most important
I was drawing a horse when Kate _______ into the classroom.
A. came B. comes C. is coming D. was coming
