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American black bears appear in a variety of colors despite their name. In the eastern part of their range(地理分布区), most of these bears have shiny black fur, but in the west they grow brown, red or even yellow coats. To the north, the black bear is actually gray or white. Even in the same litter(窝), both brown and black furred bears may be born.

Black bears are the smallest of all American bears, ranging in length from 5 to 6 feet, weighing from 300 to 500 pounds. Their eyes and ears are small and their eyesight and hearing are not as good as their sense of smell. Like all bears, the black bear is shy, clumsy(笨拙的) and rarely dangerous. However, if cornered, me black bear can become a fearful enemy.

Black bears feed on leaves, roots, fruit, insects, fish and even larger animals. One of the most interesting characteristics of bears, including the black bear, is their winter sleep. Unlike many other animals, bears do not actually hibernate(冬眠). Although the bear does not eat during the winter months, its temperature remains almost normal, and it breathes regularly four or five times per minute.

Most black bears live alone, except during the mating season (交配李节). A litter of one to four cubs is born in January or February and they remain with their mother until they are fully grown or about one and a half years old. Black bears can live as long as thirty years in the wild, and even longer in game preserves set aside for them.

1.What do we know about the fur color of American black bears?

A. Most of them have black fur.

B. Their fur color depends on their living range.

C. They change their fur color throughout their life.

D. They are always of the same fur color as their brothers.

2.American black bears have a good sense of 　　　　 .

A. smell　　　　　　 B. hearing

C. eyesight　　　　 D. taste

3.Which of the following is TRUE about American black bears?

A. Their way of “hibernating” is unique.

B. They are able to live at most thirty years.

C. They are regarded as the smallest bear in the world.

D. The babies can soon live by themselves after birth.

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American black bears appear in a variety of colors despite their name. In the eastern part of their range(地理分布区), most of these bears have shiny black fur, but in the west they grow brown, red or even yellow coats. To the north, the black bear is actually gray or white. Even in the same litter(窝), both brown and black furred bears may be born.

Black bears are the smallest of all American bears, ranging in length from 5 to 6 feet, weighing from 300 to 500 pounds. Their eyes and ears are small and their eyesight and hearing are not as good as their sense of smell. Like all bears, the black bear is shy, clumsy(笨拙的) and rarely dangerous. However, if cornered, the black bear can become a fearful enemy.

Black bears feed on leaves, roots, fruit, insects, fish and even larger animals. One of the most interesting characteristics of bears, including the black bear, is their winter sleep. Unlike many other animals, bears do not actually hibernate(冬眠). Although the bear does not eat during the winter months, its temperature remains almost normal, and it breathes regularly four or five times per minute.

Most black bears live alone, except during the mating season (交配季节). A litter of one to four cubs is born in January or February and they remain with their mother until they are fully grown or about one and a half years old. Black bears can live as long as thirty years in the wild, and even longer in game preserves set aside for them.

1.What do we know about the fur color of American black bears?[]

A. Most of them have black fur.

B. Their fur color depends on their living range.

C. They change their fur color throughout their life.

D. They are always of the same fur color as their brothers.

2.American black bears have a good sense of 　　　　 .

A. smell　　　　　　 B. hearing

C. eyesight　　　 　 D. taste

3.Which of the following is TRUE about American black bears?

A. Their way of “hibernating” is unique.

B. They are able to live at most thirty years.

C. They are regarded as the smallest bear in the world.

D. The babies can soon live by themselves after birth.

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Hotel rooms come in a variety of styles and price ranges. Despite differences m decoration and price, one thing most hotels have in common is a set of rules. Failure to obey these rules can result in fees or fines to cover hotel room damages, removal from the hotel or possibly even arrest.

Smoking

Some hotels are completely non-smoking. Some hotels designate smoking and non-smoking rooms. If you smoke in a non-smoking room, you will likely be fined hundreds of dollars and possibly asked to leave.

Number of Guests

Most regular hotel rooms are designed for two adults. If you have more than two people staying in the room, the hotel will likely charge an additional fee for each extra guest, though some hotels let children stay free. Do not put more than four adults in the room unless the hotels policy permits that many people. Or you might be fined or removed from the hotel

Hotel Reservations Requirements

Most hotels require a major credit card to reserve the room. You can pay cash at the end of your stay, but do not be surprised if there is a temporary charge on your card for a few days after your stay. Most hotels authorize a security deposit on your card to cover any possible damages to the room. Once the hotel confirms that the room is undamaged and that you do not break any hotel policies, your security deposit will be refunded.

Breaking the Law

You cannot break the law in your hotel room, just as you cannot break the law in your own home or in public. Do not do drugs or commit any other criminal act in the hotel room. If you do, you will likely be arrested.

Noise

Most hotels have a noise policy you must obey. If you are being too loud you will usually get a warning. If the noise continues and more complaints are issued, you will likely be kicked out of the hotel, regardless of what time it is.

1.What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To advertise the hotel rooms

B. To show some rules of hotel rooms

C. To warn the customers

D. To offer some tips of living in hotel rooms

2.You will NOT be asked to leave the hotel, if you　　　　 .

A. make too much noise continually

B. smoke without permission

C. have one extra guest to stay

D. break the law

3.Why is there a temporary charge on your card for a few days after your stay?

A. Because the hotels may use the money to pay for possible damages caused by you.

B. Because the hotels want to confirm whether you have money.

C. Because the hotels need a major credit card to pay for the rent.

D. Because the hotels need to authorize a security deposit.

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1.Margaret is now looking for _________.

A. her lost cat　　　　 B. an apartment

C. a job　　　　　 　　　　 D. a roommate

2.Which of the following is NOT the requirement of EL house?

A. Experienced in exam preparations.

B. Experienced in teaching Chinese.

C. Excellent command of English.

D. Degree holder.

3.To look for a person to work in your restaurant，you can contact ________.

A. [email protected] com　　 B. [email protected] com

C. [email protected] com　 D. [email protected] com

4.What does the underlined word “incumbent” mean?

A. Businessman. 　　 B. Student.

C. Employee.　　　　 D. Employer.

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Trip 1　　 Black Bear Count

There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them. The entire trip will last three hours. Bookings are necessary.

Cost: Free When: May 8

Trip 2　　 Garland Valley

Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Bookings are necessary.

Cost: $ 15 When: May 8, May 15

Trip 3　　 Flashlight Adventure

Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly limited on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours.

Cost: $ 12 When: May 8, May 15, May22

Equipment to be needed:

Please bring enough water and food for all walks.

Wear good walking shoes--no high heels.

Wear a hat for day walks.

Dress warmly for night walks.

Children must be with an adult.

Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks.

Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are a dangerous place.

Bookings:

Bookings for the above trips can be traded by telephone (893--4847) or on the Internet at www. Bluemountaintour.com.

1.Where are these trips?

A. In a large city.

B. In a park in the mountains.

C. In a special kind of zoo.

D. In three different countries.

2.On which trip(s) had you better wear a hat?

A. Trip 1　　　　 B. Trip 2

C. Trip 1&2　　 D. Trip 3

3.On which trip might you see animals that sleep during the day?

A. Black Bear Count.　　 B. Garland Valley.

C. Flashlight Adventure. D. None of the trips.

4.Which of the following is not necessary for the three trips?

A. Good walking shoes.　　　　 B. A pair of glasses.

C. Food and water.　　　　　　 D. A sleeping-bag.

5.Which is probably the best title for the passage?

A. Discovery Trips in the Blue Mountains

B. Hunting around the Great　 Mountains

C. Interesting Trips in the East of the USA

D. Adventure Travel in America

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Trip 1 Black Bear Count

There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them. The entire trip will last three hours. Bookings necessary.

Cost: Free When: May 8

Trip 2 Garland Valley

Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland hut is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary.

Cost: $ 15 When: May 8, May 15

Trip 3 Flashlight Adventure

Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip . The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly limited on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours.

Cost: $ 12 When: May 8, May 15, May22

Equipment to be needed:

Please bring enough water and food for all walks.

Wear good walking shoes—no high heels.

Wear a hat for day walks.

Dress warmly for night walks.

Children must be with an adult.

Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks.

Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are a dangerous place.

Bookings:

Bookings for the above trips can be trade by telephone（893 — 4847）or on the Internet at www. Bluemountaintour. com

1.Where are these trips?

A. In a large city.

B. In a park in the mountains.

C. In a special kind of zoo.

D. In three different countries.

2.On which trip might you see animals that sleep during the day?

A. Black Bear Count　　　　　　　　 B. Garland Valley

C. Flashlight Adventure　　　　　 D. None of the trips

3.Which of the following is NOT necessary for the three trips?

A. Good walking shoes　　　　　 B. A pair of glasses

C. Food and water　　　　　　　　 D. A sleeping-bag

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Webster ________ his American Dictionary of the English Language, which first appeared in 1828.

A. is best known for  B. is most known for

C. is best known as    D. is most known as

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American women experience a great variety of lifestyle. A typical American woman may be single. She may also be divorced or married. She may be a homemaker, a doctor or a factory worker. It is very difficult to generalize about American women. However, one thing that many American women have in common is their attitudes about themselves and their roles in American life.

Historically, American women have always been very independent. The first settlers to come to New England were ten young couples that had left behind their extended families. The women were alone in a new, undeveloped country with their husbands. This has two important effects. First of all, this was the uncivilized environment that demanded every person to share in developing it and in survival. Women worked with their husbands and children to make themselves accepted in this new land. Second, because they were in a new land without the established influence of older members of society, women felt free to step into non—traditional roles.

This role of women was strengthened in later years as Americans move west again, leaving families behind and meeting a new environment. Even later, in the east, as new settlers arrived, women often found jobs more easily than men. Women became the supporters of the family.

Within the established lifestyle of the industrialized twentieth century, the strong role of women was not attractive as in the early days of the country. Some women stepped into the men’s jobs as factory and business workers. After the war, some women stayed in these positions, and others left their jobs with a new sense of ability.

1.A typical American woman is______________.

A．single or married                       B． divorced

C．sure about herself and her role             D． all of the above

2. During the industrialized twentieth century, the role of women__________.

A．was found out

B．was as important as before.

C．declined

D．was stronger than that of the early days

3. Women took part in men’s job during the time of_________.

A．the Second World War

B． the Westward Movement

C． the early immigration

D． the industrialized twentieth century.

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______  entering the cafeteria, you’re immediately struck by a variety of seafood, colorful desserts, and their DIY ice cream.

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When most people think of giant pandas, the pictures of the cute, black-and-white bears from China that eat bamboo will immediately jump into their mind. Scientists from Mississippi State University, however, are interested in what they leave behind: their poop(排泄物). At a recent meeting in Denver, Professor Brown at the university presented her research showing how panda poop could inspire a new way to obtain energy from plants, which are a renewable energy source. Usually, plants can be called biomass(有机燃料) when they are used as an energy source.

Burning biomass is one way to capture its energy, but Brown hopes panda poop can teach scientists something about breaking down biomass. Pandas—or at least the bacteria in their stomachs—are very good at getting energy out of bamboo. Unlike cows, which use 4 stomachs to digest large amounts of grass, a panda has only one stomach. Bamboo comes in, and poop goes out.

Every day for 14 months, Brown and her team on this project, counted the bacteria in the poop of the two pandas, YaYa and LeLe living at the Memphis Zoo. Her studies turned up 12 species of bacteria that break down biomass, including one that had never been found in pandas. Brown says that because the poop contains bacteria that break down biomass, it could also be used to break down other types of biomass.

Now the scientists hope to identify the chemicals that help with the process of breaking down biomass and then figure out how the bacteria work. If those chemicals can be made in the lab, they could be used to turn biomass—like grass or other plants—into fuel.

Brown says she doesn’t mind handling panda poop. “It’s probably the most pleasant material to work with,” she says, “My colleagues and I have been working with other poop for a long time, and we can assure you it has a fairly pleasant smell associated with it.”

1.The importance of studying panda poop is _______.

A. to create a renewable energy from plants

B. to explore a new way to get energy from plants

C. to learn a lesson of energy from panda poop

D. to figure out how the bacteria work for us mankind

2.The process of the panda poop project can be described as ______.

A. a, b, d, c           B. a, d, c, b           C. b, a, d, c           D. b, d, a, c

3.What does the author mainly want to express in the 2nd paragraph?

A. Pandas don’t digest bamboo the same way as cows.

B. Pandas are capable of getting energy using stomachs.

C. Pandas can get energy from bamboo more efficiently.

D. Scientists have learnt something new from panda poop.

4.What does Professor Brown think of working with panda poop?

A. Sick             B. Challenging          C. Inspiring            D. Enjoyable

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