A desert is a very dry land where there is hardly any rain. In the day, it can be so hot that you could fry an egg on the ground. But during the night it is sometimes so could that water would turn into ice.

Many desserts are covered in sand. But some have mountains, rocks, or lakes that have dried up in the heat. The Great American Dessert has cliffs(悬崖) that have been made into amazing and beautiful shapes by the wind. The Sahara Desert in Africa is mostly sand. The Australian Desert has red sand.

Sometimes it does not rain for a whole year in the desert. But there is water deep under the ground and some plants have roots that go very deep to find it. Other plants have roots that spread out(延伸) a long way so they can suck up the rain as soon as it falls.

One desert plant is the cactus, which has long, spreading roots. The cactus stores water inside its hard skin. This skin protects it from heat and cold.

Camels are a bit like cactus plants! They store water too—inside their bodies. They have special fur which protects them from the sun during the day and keeps them warm at night.

Some other animals live in deserts, too. They have to be very good at seeing and hearing because most of them only come out at night. This is why many desert animals have extra big eyes or ears.

A desert fox has bigger ears than a normal for. A gerbil has huge eye, so that it can see at night. It stays cool in the day by staying underground, like most desert animals.

Some people live in the desert but they always make their homes near an oasis. An oasis is where water comes from an underground river. Near an oasis, people can grow lots of plants and keep animals.

Life is hard in the desert, for people, animals and plants. But desert people like to live there.

46.A desert is very dry because__________.

A. it is sandy　　　　　　　 B. there is so little rain

C. the wind is strong　 D. there is no water deep under the ground

47.What does the underlined phrase"suck up"in paragraph 3 mean_________?

A.围堵　　 　 B.讨好　　 C. 释放　 D.吸收

48.Some desert animals have extra big eyes or ears because__________.

A.the sunlight is too strong in the day　 B.they need to see and hear well at night

C.it is very cold at nigh　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.they store water in them.

49.Most desert animals stay cool in the day by_________.

A.storing water in side their bodies　　　 B.drinking water as much as they can

C.staying underground　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.growing lots of plants

50.Which of the following is true?

A.Desert people like to live in the desert though life is hard.

B.People in the desert usually fry eggs on the ground.

C.Camels have special fur to store water.

D.All the deserts are covered in sand.

Have you ever had a dream to make your home a happier place? Maybe there are some 　21 you can follow.

Sometimes you don’t think your parents are fair to you. When you want to dress 　22 a modern way, your mum doesn’t 　23 you to wear a mini-skirt. When you are making phone calls to friends, they ask 　24 you are speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as close to your parents as you used to be. How can you 　25 close again?

Closing the gap by American writer Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better relationship with your 　26 . He gives ways to help you 　27 your parents. When you think, “my parents don’t want me to have any fun,” that usually means your parents want you to be 　28 . Both parents and children have 　29 . They need to feel they are important and loved. You should 　30 your parents your needs, and find out what their needs are. Then, you can think of a way to make all of you 　31 . He gives you some ideas:

Make time to 　32 . You could talk about your school life and your plans for the future. 　33 a diary. This is to help you understand more about yourself and your feelings. Show your parents you are growing up. Wash your 　34 and help clean the house. Your parents will feel that you are no longer a little child. If you follow these, you will be able to break down 　35 between your parents and yourself.

21. A. way　　　　 　　　　 B. advices　　　 　　　 C. suggestion　　　 　 D. points

22. A. with　　　　 　 　　B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　 　 D. by

23. A. hate　　　 　　 　　B. mind　　　　 　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dislike

24. A. whether　　 　 　　B. what　　　　 　　　 C. why　　　　　 　 D. how

25. A. go　　　　 　 　　B. look　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. become　　　　 　 D. is

26. A. friends　 　　　 　　B. teachers　　　 　　 C. children　　　　　　　　　 D. parents

27. A. listen to　　 　　 　　B. understand　　 　　 C. listen　　　　 　　 D. obey

28. A. safe　　　　 　 　　B. dangerous　　 　　 C. angry　　　　 　　 D. sad

29. A. need　　　　　　　　　 　 B. needs　　　　 　　 C. needed　　　　 　　 D. loved

30. A. speak　　　 　　　 B. say　　　　　 　　 C. tell　　　　　 　　 D. told

31. A. nervous　　 　　 　　B. joyless　　　　 　　 C. excited　　　 　　　 D. happy

32. A. talk　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. tell　　　　　 　　 C. smile　　　　 　　 D. learn

33. A. Write　　　 　 　　B. Have　　　　 　　　 C. Keep　　　　 　　 D. Read

34. A. hands　　 　　 　　B. face　　　　　 　　 C. socks　　 　　　　 D. clothes

35. A. the ways　 　　 　　B. the walls　　 　　　 C. the needs　　 　　　 　　D. the plans

Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags, new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started. Today, however, all have __36__. If you still come back to school ___37__ only these things, you are falling out-of-date（过时的）. Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech things to school, and feel happy and ___38__ to show off (炫耀) these things to __39__ . Mobile phones, MP3 players, CD players, electronic dictionaries, the list is endless.

Young people think that, living in the 21^st century, they must keep up with the　 40 .They don’t want to fall 　 41 . Besides, they think 　 42 they need to keep in touch with their classmates, so they need mobile phones. They also like to 　 43　 the pop music, so they need CD players. They explain that, 　44　 like electronic dictionaries, these can be 　 45　 in their study, 　46　 . They think that their parents should understand __47__ they want these things.

Foreign students will also bring some latest high-tech things when they 　 48　 to school at the beginning of a new term. __49__, they often use the money which they made by themselves during the holiday to ___50__ these high-tech things that they want.

36. A. changed　　　 B. come　　　　　　　 C joined　　　　　　　　 D stopped

37. A. to　　　　　　　 B from　　　　　　　　 C of　　　　　　　　　　 D with

38. A. right　　　　　 B. lucky　　　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　　　　 D. pleased

39. A. other　　　　　 B. the other　　　　　 C. others　　　　　　　 D. the others

40. A. times　　　　　 B. days　　　　　　　　 C. years　　　　　　　 D. date

41. A. down　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　　　　　 D. back

42. A. that　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

43. A. hear　　　　　　 B. listen to　　　　　　 C. read　　　　　　　　 D. play

44. A. look　　　　　　 B. just　　　　　　　　　 C. feel　　　　　　　　　 D. something

45. A. new　　　　　　 B. modern　　　　　　 C. latest　　　　　　　　 D. useful

46. A. also　　 　　　 B. too　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　 D. then

47. A. where　 　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　 D. why

48. A. return　　　　 B. return back　　　 C. reach　　　　　　　 D. arrive

49. A. But　　　　　　 B. However　　　　　 C. So　　　　　　　　　 D. Still

50. A. borrow　　　 B. buy　　　　　　　　　 C. lend　　　　　　　　 D. take

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　　You'll see a new 1 at a hospital near London if you go there. He is very clever, 2 he never speaks. He can work 24 hours a day and never gets 3 . He is one metre tall and has a face 4 a TV screen. He is Dr. Robot.

　　Doctors often need to ask their patients (病人) a lot of questions. 5 doctors can only spend a few minutes with each patient. But Dr. Robot can ask a patient questions for an hour if it is 6 7 the help of Dr. Robot, a human doctor can 8 a lot of useful information when he meets his patient.

　　How can Dr. Robot do this? A computer“tells”him what to do, though he can't completely 9 the place of 10 doctors.

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