B）阅读下面的短文，按要求回答问题。
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Victoria Amazonica | The Victoria Amazonica is native to（原产于）South America. It is famous for itssize and strength. Its huge leaves grow to 2.5m in diameter（直径）, and a fully-grown leaf can support a little kid sitting in the center. Its flowers are also big— up to 40cm in diameter. However, you can only enjoy the sight of the flowers for a short time, because they last for only 48 hours or so. |
Calceolaria Uniflora | The Calceolaria Uniflora is a plant from the southern area of South America. It looks like a slipper（拖鞋）. It is also known as Darwin’s Slipper Flower, because itwas first discovered by Charles Darwin in his trip around South America. These amusing flowers also look like little orange aliens walking together over the rocks, so sometimes they are nicknamed the Happy Alien Plant. |
Azorella Compacta | The Azorella Compacta looks like a beanbag sofa, but actually it is made up of thousands of flowering buds（花蕾）on long stems（茎）. It can support the weightof a human. The plant is native to the high Andes in South America. It grows very slowly, nearly 15mm per year. It is also one of the oldest living things in the world. Many of the Azorella Compactas we see are thought to be over 3,000 years old. |
回答下面 5 个问题，每题答案不超过7个词。
1.How long is the Victoria Amazonica in flower?
2.There are another two names for the Calceolaria Uniflora. What are they?
3.How fast does the Azorella Compacta grow?
4.Are the Victoria Amazonica and the Azorella Compacta weak or strong?
5.Please give a suitable title for the article.
A）根据短文内容及首字母提示，写出所缺单词，使短文完整、通顺。
It was Monday morning, and the writing class had just begun. Everyone was silent, waiting to see w1. would be called to read his or her article aloud. Some of us were confident and couldn’t wait to take p2. in the class activity; others were nervous. I had done my homework, but I was shy — I was a3. to speak in front of a large group of people. At that moment, I remembered that my father o4. said, “The classroom is a place for learning and that i5. learning from textbooks, and mistakes as well.” Immediately, I raised my hand.
When I look at this picture of myself, I realize how fast time flies. About one month after this picture 1.(take), I became a primary school student. Around me in this picture are the things that 2.(be) very important in my life at that time: toy cars and planes. I enjoyed 3. (study) different kinds of cars and planes. This picture brings back to 4. (I) many happy memories of my childhood.
Since I was a kid, I 5.(consider) different jobs I would like to do. First, I wanted to be a fireman, because the uniform looked so cool. Then, when I was in the 6.(six) grade, I wanted to be a teacher because I liked my English teacher so much. When I entered middle school, my dream was to open a restaurant. I wished to have a chain of restaurants in many different 7.(city). If I succeeded in managing one, I would open 8.(many). Now I hope to be a surgeon. “That’s a good 9.(decide)”, my parents say to me. I know I must try hard 10. (make) my dream come true.
Elsie Eiler is the head of Monowi, a tiny town in northern Nebraska, U.S.A., and that isn’t her only job. She is also the town secretary, the town treasurer, the librarian, and she works in the café. Why has she got a lot of different jobs? Because there’s nobody else to do them. Monowi has got a population of one — Elsie.
Monowi is an unusual sight. There are about twelve old wooden houses there. They are all empty and are surrounded by a few trees, several old cars and lots of rubbish. The town is silent. An old yellow school bus, with no wheels or seats, stands next to the small school. The school closed 40 years ago. Opposite Elsie’s café is an old building, filled with rubbish. It was a shop but it closed in the 1950s.
The busiest time for Monowi was in the 1930s. Then, the population was 150, and was made up of mostly farmers and their families. There was a railway too. However, the farmers couldn’t compete（竞争）with the large industrialized（工业化的）farms, and left the town to look for other work. In 1971, the railway closed and the town began to die. Three years ago, the last people that lived there, except Elsie’s family, moved away. Then, Elsie’s husband died, and then her son and daughter left to find work in bigger towns, leaving Elsie the only person in the town.
____________Her food is good, her beer is cold, and farmers and truck drivers travel a long way to eat at her café. “One day Monowi will just be memories, and it will probably turn to dust,” she says. “But I like it, and as long as I can take care of myself, I will stay here.”
1.What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us about Elsie Eiler?
A.She is the only person living in Monowi. B.She has a good time living in Monowi.
C.She can do different kinds of jobs. D.She will leave Monowi soon.
2.Mostly and their families lived in Monowi in the 1930s.
A.railway workers B.shopkeepers
C.truck drivers D.farmers
3.The article tells us about Monowi EXCEPT .
A.what it looks like B.whether there is train there
C.when people first lived there D.why people started to leave it
4.Which of the following can be filled in the blank in the last paragraph?
A.Elsie believes Monowi will have a bright future.
B.Now Elsie wishes her kids to return to Monowi.
C.Elsie will leave Monowi in a couple of years.
D.Now Elsie lives alone but she isn’t lonely.
“I want a mobile phone!” said Lisa. “I’m sure you do,” said her dad.
“No, Dad. You don’t understand. I really, really, really want a mobile phone.” “And I really, really, really want a boat. It’s not going to happen.”
Lisa and her dad were stuck in traffic. It seemed that it’s always the case. When he took her to school in the morning — traffic. When he picked her up in the afternoon — traffic. Go to the supermarket, a birthday party, and what felt like ten hours of traffic was what they got.
Lisa was bored. When she was bored, she wanted things. Right now, she wanted a mobile phone. She wasn’t sure if her dad understood that. She would have to tell him again.
“I WANT A MOBILE PHONE.” “NO.”
“What if I got stuck in a cave?”
“What?” asked her dad, trying not to laugh.
“What if I had a dog and the dog ran away, and I had to run after it. What if the dog ran into a cave, and I ran after the dog. In the cave there was a bear, and the bear trapped me, and …”
“And then you were stuck in the cave.”
“Yes. It’s a mother bear. She will eat me unless I have a mobile phone to call for help.”
“If it’s a mother bear, you can use her phone. Everyone knows mums always carry phones.” Dad was laughing as he said this. Lisa didn’t think it was very funny. Now she was angry. “If I had a mobile phone, I could play games on it!”
“If I had a boat, I could eat beef on it. That doesn’t mean I’m getting one.”
“No, but I mean if I could play games, I wouldn’t be so bored when we were in traffic. I wouldn’t trouble you!”
“I don’t mind being troubled. I like talking to you.” “Then I won’t say anything at all!”
Dad smiled quietly to himself. “I’m going to call Mum to let her know we’ll be late.” He reached into his pocket. “Oh! My battery’s dead.”
“You know…if I had a mobile phone, I could call Mum,” said Lisa. “Nice try.”
Lisa smiled. She wasn’t getting a phone, but she knew she was right, and that was almost as good.
1.What happened to Lisa and her dad?
A.They lost their way. B.Their car broke down.
C.They were stuck in traffic. D.They couldn’t find their dog.
2.Why did Lisa talk about being stuck in a cave?
A.She wanted to play there. B.Her dad didn’t pay attention to her. C.She had a good imagination. D.She needed a mobile phone.
3.What does the underlined word “one” refer to?
A.a mobile phone B.a boat C.a piece of beef D.a game
4.Which of the following is NOT the reason why Lisa was angry?
A.Dad was making fun of her.
B.She would get home late today.
C.Dad didn’t want to buy her a mobile phone.
D.She failed in making Dad buy her a mobile phone.
5.How did Lisa feel at the end of the story?
A.Calm. B.Worried. C.Excited. D.Bored.
At the doctor’s office
Wilson is a foreign student in Britain. He is learning English there. He still has some trouble using the language.
Doctor: Good morning. You’re a new patient, I think. What’s the trouble?
Wilson: Sometimes I feel cold and sometimes hot. I have a headache and a stomachache.
Doctor: Yes, you look a bit off-colour.
Wilson: What colour, please?
Doctor: Sorry, what I said was “off-colour”. We use it to describe how people look or feel when they are unwell. Let me take your temperature. When did this start?
Wilson: I felt very tired last night when I went to bed. Then I felt really bad this morning when I woke up.
Doctor: I see. Now, let’s look at your temperature. Ah, just as I thought, a hundred and one.
Wilson: Oh, a hundred and one? So high?
Doctor: Ah, yes, that must sound strange to you. We measure people’s temperature on the Fahrenheit scale（华氏）. In centigrade, your temperature is 39℃, which is a bit high, but not exactly boiling point（沸点）.
Wilson: Oh, it isn’t very bad, then.
Doctor: No, it isn’t serious. You’ve got a cold. I’ll give you some medicine. You’d better stay at home in the warm for a day or two and drink plenty of water.
Wilson: Thank you very much, doctor. I’m feeling better already. It wasn’t so difficult telling you about my illness.
Doctor: No, language doesn’t matter too much to a doctor. After all, vets manage without language at all.
Wilson: Please, what is a “vets”?
Doctor: Animal doctors. Now I must end this English lesson and see my next patient.
1.Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “off-colour”?
A.tired B.lazy C.sick D.stressed
2.What do we know about Wilson?
A.He is good at English. B.He has had a cold.
C.He is from the UK. D.He knows the doctor well.
3.What is the doctor like?
A.Impatient. B.Strict. C.Humorous. D.Curious.
