In the deserts of North Africa and Saudi Arab...

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.

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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.

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.

Like other foxes, fennecs are omnivores. This means they eat both meat and plants. They like eating birds, eggs, insects, snails, fruit and leaves best.

Fennec fox mothers have one to five babies at a time. The lifespan of a fennec fox is 10 to 12 years. The cream coloration of fennec foxes help them blend into their desert habitat. Still, they have to watch out for predators（捕食性动物）. These include caracals (a type of wild cat) ,　 jackals, eagle owls, hyenas and humans. Humans catch them for their fur and to sell as pets.

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The football team of Iraq _____the football team of Saudi Arabia and _____ the Cup of Asia on July 29th, 2007.

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The Sahara Desert, covering most of North Africa, is the largest desert in the world. From north to south the Sahara is between 800 and 1,200 miles and is at least 3,000 miles from east to west. On the west of the Sahara Desert is the Atlantic Ocean and on the east is the Red Sea, and to the north are the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. Over 25% of the Sahara Desert is covered by sand and dunes（沙丘）.

The most amazing part of the land is: How did they get all that sand there in the first place? And where did they get it? Actually, it turns out that the area used to be lush（青葱的）with green forests and lakes. But, a climate change caused the whole place to dry up.

Now there are still many kinds of plants in the Sahara Desert, like grass, shrubs（灌木丛）and trees. In the Sahara Desert, people can find some kinds of animals, like hares, deer and foxes. The Sahara Desert also has over 300 kinds of birds.

There are only a small number of people living in the Sahara Desert. Because of the bad weather in the desert, they often move from one place to another.

1.What is the size of the Sahara Desert?

2.What is on the east of the Sahara Desert?

3.What did the Sahara Desert use to be?

4.Are there plants and animals in the Sahara Desert?

5.Why do the people in the Sahara Desert often move from one place to another?

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Sophia is a robot in Saudi Arabia. She made history at a meeting that was held in the country on Oct 25. On that day, she became the first robot in the world to get citizenship (公民身份), according to The New York Times.

In the future, Sophia may have the same rights as a human Saudi Arabian citizen.

Sophia looks like a human woman. In 2015, a US company built her and gave her an artificial intelligence system (人工智能系统). This means Sophia can talk and act like a human. She also has the ability to learn from people, books and the Internet.

“I will do my best to make the world a better place,” Sophia said at the meeting.

But not everyone is happy with Sophia’s citizenship. Some think robots like her could be dangerous. They could become enemies of humans if they go out of control.

For this, Sophia said she also had values like wisdom and kindness. “Don’t worry, if you’re nice to me, I’ll be nice to you,” she said.

1.Who is Sophia?

A. She is a scientist who invented a robot.　　 B. She is a woman from Saudi Arabia.

C. She is a robot who looks like a human woman.　　 D. She is the same as a human woman.

2.What special thing did the robot get on Oct 25?

A. She got her name.　　 B. She was made into a woman.

C. She got citizenship.　　 D. She got the same rights as humans.

3.With her AI system, Sophia can do all of the following EXCEPT _________.

A. talk with people　　 B. do the same things people do

C. learn from books or the Internet　　 D. control the world

4.Some people are not happy about the robot’s citizenship, because they think _________.

A. a robot is just a robot, not a real human　　 B. the robot may bring danger to humans

C. the robot may help humans’ enemies　　 D. humans can’t be smarter than robots

5.The last paragraph tells us that _________.

A. the robot can be as nice as anyone else

B. the robot is not as active as you think

C. the robot will treat you badly if you do bad things

D. the robot doesn’t have citizenship

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The camel comes from Africa. It’s African. It lives in the ________.

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Karen lived with her parents in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. The Karoo was famous for plant and animal fossils(化石). Karen’s father was a paleontologist(古生物学家), and Karen enjoyed looking at the dinosaur bones in his office. She hoped to discover her own dinosaur someday.

Every summer, Karen’s father invited paleontologists from around the world to the Karoo. As they hiked through the dry land, he would show them fossil samples(样本) within the layers of sedimentary rock(沉积岩) and ash.

This summer, Karen asked her father if she could go along on the hike. He agreed, but he asked her to stay close by. As they drove to the trail(小径) , Karen’s heart beat quickly with excitement. There were so many places to visit.

The hike was interesting, but Karen was too curious to stay on the trail. Without asking, she ran down into a nearby ravine(峡谷) and looked among the rocks. Then, she heard her father’s voice calling to her. She ran up the side of ravine. Suddenly, she spotted something white and shiny.“Dad!”she shouted excitedly.

Karen’s father stood at the top of the ravine with the other people. They looked worried until Karen pointed to the shiny object. All the paleontologists examined it. They nodded to each other in surprise. It was the skull(骨头) of a dinosaur nobody knew about! The paleontologists took pictures and shook Karen’s hands. Her father smiled, “Karen,” he said. “You are now the youngest paleontologist in the Karoo!”

1.Paleontologists around the world like to visit the Karoo because______.

A.Karoo is famous for its wild life

B.Karoo is rich in plant and animal fossils

C.Paleontologists like the beautiful scenes here

D.Paleontologists need a quiet place to do research

2.What does Karen’s hobby?______.

A.Observing the dinosaur bones B.Going hiking on the mountain trails

C.Collecting shiny objects D.Making discoveries in the dry land

3.The underlined word “spotted”in the fourth paragraph means______.

A.threw B.picked up C.noticed D.covered

4.Which adj. can’t be used to describe the paleontologists’ feelings after they examined the shiny object ?______.

A.Worried B.Happy C.Excited D.Surprised

5.Where was the skull of a dinosaur nobody knew about?______.

A.At the top of the ravine.

B.Inside the layers of sedimentary rock.

C.By the side of the ravine

D.In the dry land of the desert.

6.The best title for the passage is_______.

A.The Discovery of New Dinosaur

B.A Girl of the Karoo Basin

C.An Exciting Mountain Trip

D.A Young “Paleontologist”

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Karen lived with her parents in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. The Karoo was famous for plant and animal fossils(化石). Karen’s father was a paleontologist(古生物学家), and Karen enjoyed looking at the dinosaur bones in his office. She hoped to discover her own dinosaur someday.

Every summer, Karen’s father invited paleontologists from around the world to the Karoo. As they hiked through the dry land, he would show them fossil samples(样本) within the layers of sedimentary rock(沉积岩) and ash.

This summer, Karen asked her father if she could go along on the hike. He agreed, but he asked her to stay close by. As they drove to the trail(小径) , Karen’s heart beat quickly with excitement. There were so many places to visit.

The hike was interesting, but Karen was too curious to stay on the trail. Without asking, she ran down into a nearby ravine(峡谷) and looked among the rocks. Then, she heard her father’s voice calling to her. She ran up the side of ravine. Suddenly, she spotted something white and shiny.“Dad!”she shouted excitedly.

Karen’s father stood at the top of the ravine with the other people. They looked worried until Karen pointed to the shiny object. All the paleontologists examined it. They nodded to each other in surprise. It was the skull(骨头) of a dinosaur nobody knew about! The paleontologists took pictures and shook Karen’s hands. Her father smiled, “Karen,” he said. “You are now the youngest paleontologist in the Karoo!”

1.Paleontologists around the world like to visit the Karoo because______.

A. Karoo is famous for its wild life

B. Karoo is rich in plant and animal fossils

C. Paleontologists like the beautiful scenes here

D. Paleontologists need a quiet place to do research

2.What does Karen’s hobby?______.

A. Observing the dinosaur bones　　 B. Going hiking on the mountain trails

C. Collecting shiny objects　　 D. Making discoveries in the dry land

3.The underlined word “spotted”in the fourth paragraph means______.

A. threw　　 B. picked up　　 C. noticed　　 D. covered

4.Which adj. can’t be used to describe the paleontologists’ feelings after they examined the shiny object ?______.

A. Worried　　 B. Happy　　 C. Excited　　 D. Surprised

5.Where was the skull of a dinosaur nobody knew about?______.

A. At the top of the ravine.

B. Inside the layers of sedimentary rock.

C. By the side of the ravine

D. In the dry land of the desert.

6.The best title for the passage is_______.

A. The Discovery of New Dinosaur

B. A Girl of the Karoo Basin

C. An Exciting Mountain Trip

D. A Young “Paleontologist”

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Li Chunlin, a farmer, used to live in a poor village in the north of Shanxi in the 1980s. He and his wife went to Shenzhen to make a living __________ running a restaurant.

Years later, they became rich and returned to their hometown with excitement. However, they __________ that the land around the village was covered with sand. That made them __________.After thinking twice, Li and his wife __________ to fight against the sand.

They bought thousands of young trees and planted them around the village. Only a few survived（存活）, because the trees weren't watered often. How to get water was a big __________.They dug a well（井）but it became dry __________.Then they asked a drilling team to dig a deep well.__________the clear water appeared, their money ran out. They didn't have money to buy young trees. Learning what they were doing, one of their friends who did __________ was moved and wanted to do something for their village, too. So he offered the money they needed.

With the money, they bought trees and then had them planted. They __________ the trees as if they were their own children. After some time, green __________came out. When the villagers saw the changes, some started to join Li and his wife in the fight. Then more joined. Years went by, and now larger areas around the village are covered with green trees.

1.A.by B.at C.on

2.A.discussed B.discovered C.disagreed

3.A.sad B.scared C.excited

4.A.warned B.decided C.advised

5.A.request B.problem C.direction

6.A.quickly B.properly C.peacefully

7.A.But B.And C.Although

8.A.treat B.course C.business

9.A.looked up B.looked for C.looked after

10.A.leaves B.grass C.flowers

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I was waking along the deserted main street of a small seaside town in the north of England, looking. somewhere to m1. a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to get touch with the Automobile Association. Low gray clouds were drifting a2. the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.

There was no s3. of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his job, but the town was c4. dead.

Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street next to it was the town's only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I h5. forward but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was very fat, and was wearing a cheap blue p6. raincoat and rubber boots. I could not see his face—he was bending forward over the phone with his back pressed against the glass and didn't even raise his head at the sound of my coming nearer and nearer.

Carefully and s7. , remained standing few feet away and lit cigarette to wait my turn. it was when threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling（流下来）from under the call box door.

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