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There are some places on our earth where hot water and steam come up from under the ground .One of the places is a large island in ____36____ Pacific Ocean. It is North Island in New Zealand.
The earth ____37_____ which we live is a big ball of very hot rock. It is hot inside and cold ____38____.If not so, no one could live here. It is soft inside and hard outside, which is ___39_____ of rocks. It has a shell( 壳) just ___40____ an egg. There are some cracks (裂缝 ) __41____ the shell of the earth in some places. In New Zealand this part of the shell seems to have more cracks ____42____ in other places on the earth. There are places where the ground is ___43_____ hot that it burns your feet. In some places, hot water shoots into the air from ___44____ to time. And in other places, you can __45____ the water boiling and the __46____ coming up from pools of hot water. ___47____ you put some eggs in the hot water, __48____ will be done in a few minutes.
In those places people make ___49___ of the heat that comes from inside the earth. Some of ___50____ cook food in the hot pools. They put food into a container and place it in the water. ____51__ a while the food will be ready to ___52____.
Many people bring the hot water from below the earth into their homes. They do this by putting a long ___53_____ into the ground. In this way they get hot water and steam for cooking and washing, and for heating their homes.
For most of us, the heat under our feet is too far away to use. The people who get heat from inside the earth are ___54____ . They don’t have to ___55____ for the hear they use.
36. A. a B. / C. the D. one
37. A. of B. over C. with D. on
38. A. out B. outside C. in D. inside
39. A. made B. changed C. turned D. produced
40. A. as B. of C. like D. up
41. A. on B. in C. under D. above
42. A. that B. than C. as D. which
43. A. very B. too C. so D. terrible
44. A. place B. time C. wind D. pools
45. A. see B. hear C. touch D. taste
46. A. animals B. air C. smoke D. steam
47. A. When B. Although C. If D. But
48. A. it B. they C. he D. she
49. A. fun B. use C. it D. food
50. A. them B. which C. us D. the places
51. A. During B. For C. After D. Before
52. A. have B. do C. eat D. get
53. A. table B. wire C. tap D. pipe
54. A. rich B. poor C. foreigners D. lucky
55. A. look B. wait C. pay D. care
四．阅读理解
A
Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks’ time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive (存活) if the rain is spread throughout the year. If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.
Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘 ) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with he winds and changing he shape. Most of hem are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.
There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs ( 悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, hear and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing ---- very, very slowly --- as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.
Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.
56. Many plants may survive in deserts when ________.
A. the rain is spread out in a year
B. the rain falls only in a few weeks
C. there is little rain in a year
D. it is dry all the year round
57. Sand dunes are formed when ________.
A. sand piles up gradually
B. there is plenty of rain in a year
C. the sea has dried up over the years
D. pieces of rock get smaller
58. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is _______.
A. too much sand
B. more sand than before
C. nothing except sand
D. something else besides sand
59. It can be learned from the text that in a desert _________.
A. There is no rainfall throughout the year
B. life exists in rough conditions
C. all sand dunes are a few feet high
D. rocks are worn away only by wind and heat
B
When I was in the third grade ,I was picked to be the princess(公主)in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But once on stage, every word disappeared form my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator’s(解说员)part for the play, and asked me to change roles. Though I didn’t tell me mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping through the grass in bunches ,as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to dig up all these weeds.” she said.“Form now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions,” I protested.“All flowers are beautiful---even dandelions!”
My mother looked at me seriously.“Yes , every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “and that is true of people ,too.” She added.
When I realized that she had guessed my pain , I started to cry and told her the truth. “But you will be a beautiful narrator ,” she said , reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her .
Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me . “Your mother asked me to give this to you .” she said , handing me a dandelion . After the play, I took home the flower , laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed .
60．What was the season when the story happened?
A. Summer. B. Autumn. C. Winter. D. Spring.
61. The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because_____.
A. she felt nervous on the stage B. she lost her interest in that role
C. she preferred the role of the narrator D. she had difficulty memorizing her words 62. Why did the mother suggest a walk in the garden ?
A. To remove the dandelions. B. To enjoy the garden scene
C. To have a talk with her daughter D. To help her daughter with the play. 63. What is the main idea of the story?
A. Everybody can find his or her own way to success
B. Everybody has his or her own value in the world
C. Everybody should learn to play different roles.
D. Everybody has some unforgettable memory.
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