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　　Mexico, the largest nation in the region, is a good example of life in Middle America．Although Mexico is a large country, 　　1　　 12 percent of its land is good for farming．　　2　　 40 percent is good grassland．The rest of the land is hills and mountains, 　　3　　 plateaus(高原), or wet coastal regions．

　　The mountains are too 　　4　　 to farm．The high plateau in the middle of Mexico would be good farmland if it had more 　　5　　．The coastal areas receive so much 　6　　 that the land 　　7　　 becomes waterlogged(浸满水的)．For all of these 　　8　　, Mexicans must 　　9　　 the good farmland they have．　　10　　 good farming has not always been 　　11　　 in Mexico．For many 　　12　　, Mexican farmers had 　　13　　 traditional crops．These 　　14　　 corn, beans, and squash(南瓜)．　　15　　, when the Spanish arrived in the 1500's, they tried to 　　16　　 new ideas．They thought new 　　17　　 such as onions, turnips, sugarcane, and bananas would 　　18　　 well in warm tropical(热带的)　　19　　．But the Mexicans wished to continue with their old 　　20　　．

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　　Today, many people are starving to death．Recently, a man who wanted to understand the conditions of such people 　　1　　 an experiment．He only ate 　　2　　 a day for a month but continued to work as he normally did．

　　During the first five days he was 　　3　　 at his regular mealtime, but after he had drunk a glass of water, his hunger 　　4　　．In the morning, when he ate his one meal, he ate 　　5　　 and had a 　　6　　 amount．During the next few days, he was not hungry during the day, but when he 　　7　　 a food stall(a table on which food is put to be sold), the 　　8　　 of food caught his 　　9　　．During the third and the fourth weeks, he had hunger pains and 　　10　　 physical strength．He 　　11　　 his one meal and ate it slowly, enjoying every bite．Without it, he knew he would have hardly enough 　　12　　 to work．

　　This 　　13　　 changed his attitude about some things．Having a cup of tea was not 　　14　　 a pastime．It also gave him strength．He more frequently noticed overweight people and people who 　　15　　 leftover fooD．He 　　16　　 the importance of 　　17　　 for the very hungry person．He could no longer easily 　　18　　 a hungry beggar on the street．But most 　　19　　, he could now sympathize(同情)in a similar way with the hungry people of the worlD．

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　　People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries．And in the 　　1　　 300 years, there were 　　2　　 many changes in 　　3　　 places that now people can 　　4　　 tell an English person 　　5　　 an American in the way he or she talks．

　　Many old words 　　6　　 in England but were kept in America．For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a“faucet”, a“spigot”, or a“tap”．All these words are 　　7　　 heard in different parts of America, but only“tap”is still common in 　　8　　．Americans often made up new words or changed old　　 9　　．“Corn”is one kind of plant in America and 　　10　　 in England．

　　Also, over the last three centuries the English language 　　11　　 thousands of new words for things that weren’t known 　　12　　．And often, American and English people used two　　 13　　 names for them．A tin can is called“tin”for short in England, but a “can”in America．The word “radio”is 　　14　　 all over the world, including America．But many English people call it a“wireless”．And almost anything having something to do 　　15　　 cars, railroads, etc．　　16　　 different names in British and American English．

　　But now American and British English may be growing close together．One 　　17　　 is the large amount of American speeches that British people hear daily in movies, on television, or 　　18　　 travelers．　　19　　 this, Americans seem to be influencing the British more or less．So some day, English may even be 　　20　　 on both sides of the Atlantic．

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　　As Christmas is coming，there are presents to be bought，cards to be sent，rooms to be cleaned．Parents are 　　1　　 with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children．If the gifts are large，this is sometimes a real 　　2　　．On Christmas Eve，young children find the　　3　　almost unbearable(难以忍受的)．They are 　　4　　between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 　　5　　 up late so that they will not 　　6　　 the fun．The wish for gifts usually proves stronger．But though children go to bed early，they often lie 　　7　　 for a long time，hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas．

　　Last Christmas，my wife and I 　　8　　 managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom．I feared the moment when my son，Jimmy，would 　　9　　 e where that new bike had come from，but 　　10　　 he did not see it．

　　On Christmas Eve，it took the children hours to go to sleep．It must have been nearly 　　11　　 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 　　12　　 stockings．Then I pushed in the 　　13　　I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree．We knew we would not get 　　14　　 sleep that night，for the children were 　　15　　 to get up early．At about five o’clock the next morning，we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children’s room－they were shouting excitedly!　　16　　 I had time to get out of bed，young Jimmy came 　　17　　 into the room on his new bike，and his sister，Mary，　　18　　 close behind pushing her new baby carriage．Even the baby arrived，he moved 　　19　　 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him．Suddenly it burst．That woke 　　20　　 up completely．The day had really begun with a bang(巨响)．

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　　Animal, 　　1　　 insects, do not have a language like 　　2　　．They do not talk to each other in words sentences．But if we watch them, we can see that they do have ways of communicating with 　　3　　．

　　Can you see the rabbits' tail?When rabbits see this white tail 　　4　　 up and down, they run too．They know that there is danger．The rabbit 　　5　　 them something 　　6　　 making a sound．It has given them a signal(信号)．

　　Many other animals use this kind of language．When a cobra(眼镜蛇)is angry, it raises its hood(头罩)and makes itself look fierce．This warns other animals．When a bee has found some food, it 　　7　　 to its home．It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does 　　8　　 dance in the air．This tells the bees 　　9　　 the food is．

　　Some animals say things by making sound．A dog barks(吠)，for example, when a stranger comes near．A cat purrs(咕噜咕噜叫)when 　　10　　．Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning．Sometimes we human beings speak 　　11　　．

　　We make sounds like“Oh”or“Ah!”when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes．

　　　　12　　 we have something that no animals have 　　13　　 words which have the meanings of things, actions, feelings or ideas．We are able to give each other all kinds of different information in words and sentences, 　　14　　 no other animals can do．No other animals have 　　15　　 language as we have．

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　　I have been interested in animals since before I could remember．When I was four years old, I stayed on a farm where I helped to 　　1　　 hens' eggs．I became 　　2　　, and asked those around me,“Where is the hole big enough for the eggs to come out?”When no one answered to my 　　3　　, I hid in a henhouse for some four hours to 　　4　　．When my mother saw me rushing toward the house, she noticed my 　　5　　．Instead of scolding me for disappearing for so long(the family had even 　　6　　 the police!), she sat down and listened to me tell the wonderful story of how a hen 　　7　　 an egg．Then my childhood dream was as strong as ever：I wanted to learn things that no one else knew, uncover secrets through patient 　　8　　．

　　I was 　　9　　 enough to meet the late(已故的)Louis Leakey, who gave me this 　　10　　 chance to find out about the wild chimpanzees, our closest living relatives in the animal world．When I go back there, I see some 　　11　　 that I knew in the sixties, and one individual(个体)，her name is Fifi．She was a little baby when I arrived in 　　12　　 and she's about 43 years old now, she's the matriarch(女家长)of her community．When I look into her eyes, I think“this is my oldest chimpanzee friend, and she and I 　　13　　 memories that no other being in the world shares because they're not there any more．”And when I look into those eyes, I know I'm looking into the eyes of a thinking, feeling being．　　14　　 I'll never know what she thinks about me．It's always a 　　15　　, there's always something to learn．

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　　News analysts(分析家)，reporters, and correspondents(通讯记者)play a 　　1　　 role in our society．They gather information, prepare stories, and make broadcasts that inform us about local, state, national, and international 　　2　　 ; present points of view on current issues; and report on the actions of public officials．

　　Journalists spend much of their time out and about 　　3　　 information, interviewing people and attending events and press conferences．They make notes or 　　4　　 interviews on tape．Then, back in the office, they 　　5　　 the“copy”on a word processor．Journalists also do a lot of work on the phone, 　　6　　 and checking out facts．Large newspapers and radio and television 　　7　　 assign reporters to gather news about specific 　　8　　 such as crime or education．Some reporters specialize in fields such as health, politics, foreign affairs, sports, theater, consumer affairs, social events, science, business, or religion．Reporters on small publications 　　9　　 all aspects of the news．They take 　　10　　 , write headlines, lay out pages, edit wire service stories, and write editorials．It can get pretty frantic(狂乱的)as 　　11　　 draw near, so you need to be able to work 　　12　　 and under pressure．

　　Journalists must be able to write clearly and concisely(简明的)．They need to 　　13 a story interesting－and getting it the right 　　14　　 is quite a skill!You need to be 　　15 in people and have a(an)“ 　　16　　 ”for a good story．

　　This is certainly not a nine to five 　　17　　．After all, newsworthy events happen 24 hours a day, seven days a week．　　18　　 can be long, especially when there are deadlines to 　　19　　．On the other hand, you get to talk to lots of interesting people, see all kinds of places and 　　20　　 the excitement of being right where it's all happening．

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　　Jules Verne(1828-1905), French writer and pioneer of science fiction, 　　1　　 best known works today 　　2　　 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea(1870)and Around the World in Eighty Days(1873)．

　　Jules Gabriel Verne was born 　　3　　 February 8, 1828, in Nantes, France．His parents were of a seafaring(水手工作的)tradition, a factor which 　　4　　 his writings．As a boy, Jules Verne 　　5　　 to be a cabin boy on a merchant ship, but he 　　6　　 and returned to his parents．In 1847 Jules was sent to study law in Paris．While there, however, his passion(激情)　　7　　 the theatre grew．Later in 1850, Jules Verne's first play 　　8　　．His father was outraged(愤怒)when he heard that Jules 　　9　　 to continue law, so he discontinued the money he was giving him to 　　10　　 his expenses in Paris．This forced Verne to make money by selling his stories．

　　After spending many hours in Paris libraries 　　11　　 geology, engineering, and astronomy, Jules Verne published his first novel Five Weeks in a Balloon(1863)．Soon he started writing novels 　　12　　 Journey to the Center of the Earth(1864), From the Earth to the Moon(1866), and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea(1873)．　　13　　 the popularity of these and other novels, Jules Verne became a very rich man．In 1876, he bought a large yacht and 　　14　　 around Europe．His last novel The Invasion of the Sea 　　15　　 in 1905．Jules Verne died in the city of Amines on March 24, 1905．

　　Jules Verne wrote over 80 books 　　16　　．He was an 　　17　　 writer who predicted the science future of the world．Some of the inventions he imagined were created later in his lifetime, but some are still to 　　18　　．He was popular 　　19　　 all kinds of readers：rich, poor, young, old, scientists, artists and rulers．His works 　　20　　 translated into many languages．We all respect him and remember him forever．

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