If you are lucky enough, you may find the hummingbird (蜂鳥), the smallest bird of the animal world, in a south American forest.

Though the hummingbird is no bigger than a bee and weighs only 2 to 3 grams, it can fly as fast as 50 meters in a second. It can fly forwards (向前) as most birds do, and it can fly backwards as well. The strangest thing about it, however, is that it can stay still in the air, just like a helicopter.

Whenever a hummingbird needs food, it will fly slowly towards a flower. It won’t stand on the flower, as bees do, but just hangs to the flower and then begins to sunk (吸吮) the honey from inside the flower with its needle-like beak.

The hummingbird is very particular in building its nest (巢). It takes great trouble to choose materials. It likes soft ones better than hard ones. Its eggs are so small that a common match box can hold as many as one hundred of them.

1.Most of the hummingbirds live in a(n) __________ forest.

A. north American B. south Asian

C. north Asian D. south American

2.A hummingbird can fly as fast as _______ meters in a second.

A. fifty B. five hundred

C. fifteen D. one hundred and fifty

3.The underlined word “helicopter” most probably means _______.

A．輪船 B. 公共汽車 C. 火車 D. 直升飛機

4.When a hummingbird builds a nest, it likes better.

A. soft materials B. hard materials

C. an material D. both

5.Which of the sentences is NOT true?

A. A hummingbird can even fly backwards.

B. You cannot see the wings of a hummingbird move.

C. A hummingbird will fly quickly towards a flower when it’s hungry.

D. A common match box can hold as many as one hundred hummingbird eggs.

根據(jù)所給漢語提示完成句子，每空一詞。

1.我們應(yīng)該制定法律來阻止人們殺害野生動物。

We should _________ _________ to stop people from killing wildlife.

2.扎龍自然保護區(qū)是世界上最重要的濕地之一。

Zhalong Nature Reserve is one of the world’s _________ _________ wetlands .

3.秋天，樹葉成堆落在院子里。

In autumn, leaves _________ _________ piles in the yard.

4.如果你不想在森林里迷路，不要走得太遠。

If you don’t want to _________ _________ in the forest, please don’t go far away.

5.我朝水里扔了一塊石頭，魚兒迅速地朝四面八方游開了。

I threw a stone into the river and the fish swam away in _________ _________ quickly.

—Huang Wei rides a bike very well. Who taught him?

—No one. He taught _________.

A. him B. he C. his D. himself

It is wrong of a student ______ his homework by himself. Copying makes one lazy.

A．to do B. don’t do

C. not to do D. not do

The ______ of new inventions should be to make life easier, not to make it harder.

A. rules B. subjects C. secrets D. purposes

—_____have you been to Taiwan? —Only once.

A. How often B. How many times

C. How long D. How soon

—Why not join us for breakfast?

—Sure! _______

A. Good luck! B. Congratulations

C. Why not? D. What to do?

In 1816, there were no schools for the deaf in America. Several people started a few schools, but in the end all of the schools closed. There were too many problems. The first people to succeed were Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. They opened their school in 1817, and the school did not close. At that time it was the only school for deaf children in America!

Clerc and Gallaudet did not know what would happen after they opened their school. They worked very hard. The school grew, and many more students went to this school. These new students were from all over the country. People thought the school would be big enough for all of the deaf children in America. The school is still open today, but the name was changed. Today it is called the American School for the Deaf. It is in West Hartford, Connecticut.

After Clerc and Gallaudet established their school, many other schools for the deaf were opened as well. Before Gallaudet’s death in 1851, 15 other schools for deaf children were built! Many of the teachers at those 15 schools used Gallaudet’s teaching methods. Many had even studied with Gallaudet and were deaf themselves!

1. Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet were the first people who .

A. wanted to build a school for the deaf in the USA

B. succeeded in making the deaf speak as ordinary people

C. succeeded in opening their school for the deaf in America

D. succeeded in opening their school for the deaf all over the world

2.The underlined word “establish” in the passage means .

A. 出版 B. 發(fā)明 C. 建立 D. 離開

3.Which of the following is TRUE about Clerc and Gallaudet’s school?

A. Its students were from all over the USA.

B. Its students were from all over the world.

C. All deaf children in America were their students.

D. Its students were only from Connecticut, the USA

4. What is the school known as now?

A. The passage doesn’t tell us.

B. The American School for the Deaf.

C. The Connecticut School for the Deaf.

D. The West Hartford School for the Deaf.

完形填空（本題有15小題，每小題1分；共計15分）

Several years ago a young teacher took a bus to the school where he worked. When he sat down, he that the driver had given him twenty pence too much change by accident. He thought to himself, “I’d better give the twenty pence back. It would be to keep it. ” Then he thought, “Oh, it, it’s only twenty pence. Who would care about this little amount?And the bus company already gets too much in ticket prices; they will miss it. Accept it as a gift, and keep quiet. These days I have been very because of bad health and I hope the gift can cheer me up.”

When he arrived at his , the teacher paused (暫停) at the door, then he the twenty pence to the driver and said: “Here, you gave me too much .”

The driver smiled and replied: “Don’t you me? I took your science class last year. I am a part-time driver here. I realized I had given you twenty pence too much. Later I thought why not a joke on you. I just wanted to what you would do I gave you too much change.”

When the young teacher the bus, his knees became weak. He had to catch the nearest street lamp pole (桿) for , and looked up to the sky and cried:“Oh, I almost lost my face, and didn’t pass the !”

1.A. hoped B. discovered C. wished D. said

2.A. wrong B. true C. easy D. clever

3.A. believe B. avoid C. throw D. forget

4.A. never B. ever C. forever D. always

5.A.unhappy B.free C.strange D.angry

6.A.home B. school C. stop D. office

7.A. introduced B. posted C. lent D. returned

8.A. change B. help C. time D. confidence

9.A.find B.forget C.remember D. refuse

10.A.hear B.share C.tell D.play

11.A.ask B.see C.say D.understand

12.A. until B. because C. if D. though

13.A. ran for B. waited for C. got on D. got off

14.A. pleasure B. support C. fun D. break

15.A. lesson B. chance C. risk D. test

It was the last day of the final examination in a college. On the steps of the building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam .On their faces was confidence. They knew the exam would be easy. The professor (a teacher at a college) had said they could bring any books and notes during the test.

Right after they came into the classroom,the professor handed out the papers.There are only five questions on it.

Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers.The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and asked, “How many of you have completed all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then?” Certainly someone has finished one. But the class kept silent. The professor said, “That is exactly I expected. I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering. There are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then,smiling,he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”

The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

1. Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?

A. Becouse it was their last exam in the college.

B. Because they knew there were only five questions.

C. Because they thought they were clever and talented.

D. Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the test.

2.What does the underlined word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph?

A. Make something not clear.

B. Make somebody think of something.

C. Remind somebody of something.

D. Make something change.

3.What could the students learn from the last exam?

A. He laughs best who laughs last.

B. A good beginning is half done.

C.One is never too old to learn.

D.The early bird catches the worm.(蟲子)

4.What’s the best title for the article?

A. Some confident students.

B. A difficult exam.

C. An interesting professor.

D. An unforgettable lesson.