1. The river is too d；you can't swim in it.

任務(wù)型閱讀(每小題2分，共10分K2014 •浙江寧波)

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   Do you think all plants need only light,soil and water? 1 Some plants “eat” meat. These plants usually grow in areas with poor soil. This soil can't give them all the food they need,so the plants have found another way of getting it —by eating insects (昆蟲) and other small creatures. Don’t be scared,though. 2 Plants only eat people in books and films.

   One famous meat-eating plant is the flytrap (捕蠅草) .Insects fly into the plant and then the leaves trap them inside. 3 Curious insects go inside for a taste and discover that the flower is slippery. They slide down and become the plant's next meal.

   4 You can grow them in flower-pots,but you must water them often.

   A. Then you are wrong!

   B. Another meat-eating plant,the pitcher (捕蟲草) ，has a sweet,sticky drink.

   C. They won’t eat you!

   D. Keeping some of these plants at home is easy.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. This passage is mainly about .

   A. flower-planting   B. grass-planting

   C. meat-eating plants   D. meat-eating insects

(2014 •安徽) 

   North American black bears are shy animals. They are fearful by nature,and will usually run away if they see or hear people. Because of this,it can be difficult for scientists to learn about these animals.

   In order to study black bears,researchers from New Jersey,the USA. catch bears and use drugs to help them go to sleep. Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear,take blood to test for diseases,remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age. From these studies,researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey,how long they live,and how many babies they produce.

   But in Minnesota,the USA. researchers study bears that are completely awake. The bears know the researchers 5 voices and they are not afraid of the research team. With the help of a few grapes to keep the bears busy,researchers can touch them to check their hearts,look at their teeth,and do other jobs. Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives.

   In both places,the main purpose is the same —to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears. But the research methods and the kinds of information that researchers are able to collect are quite different.

6. In the first paragraph,we can learn that North American black bears are .

   A. shy and fearful animals   B. not found today

   C. well known to scientists   D. not afraid of people

7. The word “remove” in the second paragraph probably means “ ” in Chinese.

   A. 拔下   B. 移植

   C. 清洗   D. 修補

8. Which of the following may NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears?

   A. The age. B. The way of their communication.

   C. The weight. D. The number of babies they produce.

9. In the Minnesota studies,researchers .

   A. can never get close to the bears   B. study the bears while they are asleep

   C. use grapes to make the bears full   D. learn a lot about the bears’ everyday lives 

10. What do the two studies have in common?

   A. Research places. B. The main purpose.

   C. Research methods. D. Collected information.

  Do you know what the world5s highest waterfall is? You may say that it is Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls are really very beautiful,but in terms of height,the most fantastic falls in the world are Angel Falls. They are deep in the jungles (叢林) of Venezuela.

   Few people have ever seen Angel Falls. ItJs very hard to get there. If you go there on foot,you have to travel for weeks through thick jungles. If you go by plane from Caracas,a city on the southern coast,it will take about four hours.

   The fascinating falls are God's gifts of nature. One of the most interesting facts about Angel Falls is how they were found. They were named after an American pilot. His name was Jimmy Angel. In 1937,he crashed (使……墜毀) his plane near the top of the falls. That's how he found them.

   Angel Falls drop nearly a kilometer (about 979m) from a table-top mountain. The water seems to be dropping straight out of the clouds. The height of the falls is so great that by the time the water reaches the ground it has already turned into fog (霧) .

   If you have a chance to visit them,you’ll never miss them!

1. Niagara Falls are.

   A. very dangerous

   B. the biggest waterfall in the world

   C. very beautiful

   D. the highest waterfall in the world

2. Few people have ever seen Angel Falls because .

   A. it is not easy to get there

   B. the tickets are very expensive

   C. there are no hotels or restaurants

   D. visitors can only get there on foot

3. If you go to visit Angel Falls,you will spend getting there by air from Caracas.

   A. forty minutes   B. four hours   C. some days   D. some weeks

4. Who found Angel Falls?

   A. A man in Venezuela. B. An American visitor.

   C. A pilot from Caracas. D. An American pilot.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. Where should we go? B. Who found Angel Falls?

   C. The most interesting fact   D. The world's highest waterfall

完形填空(每小題1分，共10分) (2014 •四川眉山) 

   The giant panda is one of 1 in the world. A giant panda can grow up to 1. 5 meters long and weigh up to 160kg. People think the giant panda is very lovely. So it is not surprising that the World Wide Fund for Nature 2 the giant panda as its symbol. The WWF tells people about animals that are in danger and raises money 3 them.

   The giant panda only lives in the wild in China. 4 the early 1980s,there 5 only 1,000 left in the wild. The main reason why pandas are endangered is that the area where pandas can live has become smaller.

   The WWF works to help giant pandas in the wild in many ways. One of the ways that helps them is to increase the size of 6 reserves (保護區(qū)) . Some reserves need to be joined by 7 bamboo between them to make “hallways”. These are paths that lead pandas from one reserve to 8 No one may harm the pandas in these areas. The “hallways” let pandas 9 from one reserve to another to look for food. People 10 very hard to make sure the giant panda does not die out.

1. A. the most popular animal   B. the most popular animals   C. more popular animals   D. more popular animal

2. A. choosed   B. chose   C. chosen   D. choose

3. A. to save   B. saving   C. saved   D. for save

4. A. For   B. At   C. On   D. In

5. A. are   B. were   C. is   D. had

6. A. panda   B. tiger   C. animals   D. lion

7. A. plant   B. planted   C. planting   D. plants

8. A. other   B. the other   C. another   D. any

9. A. moves   B. moving   C. moved   D. move

10. A. works   B. are working   C. worked   D. working

10. An adult panda more than a baby panda.

   A. weight much time   B. weighs many time

   C. weight many times   D. weighs many times

9. I know,Xiao Ming is a hard-working student.

   A. As soon as   B. As far as   C. As well as   D. As long as

8. —What do you think of this movie?

一It's more interesting than that one.

   A. much   B. too   C. very   D. quite

7. — is the population of your town?

—About six thousand.

   A. How   B. What   C. How many   D. How much

6. You may feel difficult to enough air in Tibet.

   A. take away   B. take out   C. take in   D. take off