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Fresh green grass． Hundreds of colorful wild flowers． Water running into little pools． Birds making their homes in boxes． The 9， 500﹣square﹣metre Augustenborg Botanical Garden may look just like any other well﹣organized park but there's a difference． It lies on the roofs（屋顶） of industria land office buildings in the city of Malmo in Sweden．
Green roofs are not a new invention． And now they are getting popular again． The common roofs of a modern city have endless black surfaces with no life or water． Perhaps that's why a garden on a roof becomes such a perfect choice for more and more people．
Green roofs are not just pretty． They also help to moderate the city temperature． The high temperatures on common roofs in the summer can make top floor flats uncomfortably hot． What is more， they play a part in making the cities hotter than the countryside around them， causing the "urban heat﹣island effect"． On a green roof， however， with its plants and water， temperatures change only a little， as they do in a park． This can greatly cut the costs of heating and cooling in the building below．
Also， a green roof takes in rain water， and protects the city drainage（排水） system．_____ And small animals and birds can make their homes on it． Thanks to this， the city may become part of nature， rather than something completely separate from it．
While the cost of building such a roof can still be higher， it can be cheaper in the long term as a result of energy savings． And wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to walk out into a garden high above the city's noise and traffic， whether you're at school or in an office or just at home in a ten﹣floor block．
（1）With the example of Augustenborg Botanical Garden， the writer wants to explain ．
A． how wildlife is protected
B． what a green roof is like
C． how to organize a good park
D． what to do with a spare roof
（2）The underlined word " moderate" in Paragraph 3 is the closest in meaning to " "．
A． raise
B． check
C． record
D． control
（3）Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph 4？
A． A green roof is alive．
B． A green roof stops pollution．
C． A common roof is noisy．
D． A common roof increases the cost．
（4）The purpose of the passage is to ．
A． discover the problems with green roofs
B． introduce the change of green roofs
C． show the amazing beauty of green roofs
D． describe the advantages of green roofs
Once upon a time，a hippo （河马）lived in a river next to a big tree．
One day，a bird came and nested （筑巢）in the tree．The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy （羡慕）that he couldn't think of anything else．Every day he would think why he wasn't born to be a bird even though the bird told him many times he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer．
Finally，the hippo made up his mind that he would come out of the river，climb the tree and start singing．However，when he tried to climb the tree，it was very clear that the hippo didn't have wings，nor claws to climb with．
Realizing that he would never climb up the tree，he angrily hit the tree until it came crashing to the ground．Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree，and began singing．
Unfortunately，hippos can't sing，either．All that came from his mouth were terrible noises，and when the other animals heard this，they all came around to make fun of the hippo．
He was so ashamed by this．He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over．He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again，and look after it until it completely recovered．（康复）．
（1）The hippo envied the bird because ．
| A． |
he could fly high |
| B． |
he could build a nest |
| C． |
he could sing well |
| D． |
he could live in the tree |
（2）After reading this passage，we know ．
| A． |
the writer is telling us a true story |
| B． |
the story happened on an autumn day |
| C． |
the bird thought he was luckier than the hippo |
| D． |
the hippo tried to do something against his nature． |
（3）The hippo in this story ．
| A． |
was happy all the time |
| B． |
did not respect his friends |
| C． |
liked to talk a lot but did nothing |
| D． |
corrected his mistake when he realized it |
（4）From the passage，we can infer（推断） that the hippo would after such an experience．
| A． |
be a good singer |
| B． |
be good at climbing trees |
| C． |
stop envying the bird |
| D． |
not make friends with other animals |
（5）The best title of this passage may be" "．
| A． |
The hippo that wished to sing |
| B． |
The tree that was knocked over |
| C． |
The bird that wished to swim |
| D． |
The animals that were in high spirits |
What would it be like to be over 100 meters in the air？Besides taking a plane，there is a more interesting and relaxing way to experience it：having a ride on a Ferris wheel （摩天轮）．
London Eye，England
With a height of about 135 meters，the London Eye is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe．There are 32 cars（轿厢） and each can carry 25 people at most．On the ride，people can get a view of London Tower．Buckingham Palace and Big Ben．One turn takes 30 minutes．
High Roller US
It is the world's tallest Ferris wheel．It is 168 meters tall．High Roller first opened in Las Vegas on March 31 st，2014．A ride takes 30 minutes．You can also enjoy videos and music during the ride．
Tianjin Eye，China
Tianjin Eye is a 120﹣meter﹣tall Ferris wheel．It lies on a bridge over the Haihe River in Tianjin，China．It is the only Ferris wheel in the world to stand on a bridge．The wheel has 48 cars．Each can take eight passengers．People can get good views of the city during the 30﹣minute trip．
Roue decision Paris France
Roue decision Paris looks like all other Ferris wheels．It is about 60 meters tall and has 42 cars．But people can move it．Because of this，the big wheel has been to many other places like Manchester in the UK and Bangkok in Thailand．
51．There are cars in London Eye．
| A． |
25 |
| B． |
30 |
| C． |
32 |
| D． |
135 |
52．The tallest Ferris wheel in the world is in ．
| A． |
Paris |
| B． |
Tianjin |
| C． |
Las Vegas |
| D． |
London |
53．High Roller is meters taller than Tianjin Eye．
| A． |
33 |
| B． |
48 |
| C． |
60 |
| D． |
108 |
54． is the only one to lie on a bridge．
| A． |
London Eye |
| B． |
High Roller |
| C． |
Tianjin Eye |
| D． |
Roue de Paris |
55．Which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
Tianjin Eye can bring you musical enjoyment |
| B． |
Roue de Paris can be moved to many other places． |
| C． |
London Eye can carry 384 passengers at most on one turn． |
| D． |
Having a ride on the four Ferris wheels needs the same time． |
A 108﹣year﹣old Message in a Bottle
On November 30，1906，George Bidder dropped a bottle from a boat into the North Sea．The weighted glass bottle sank almost to the sea floor，and then it move slowly for 108years and 138days．
Its journey ended when Marianne Winkler found the bottle in 2015．Winkler was then on vacation on Amrum Island．She picked up the bottle when it was washed up onto the beach．She saw a piece of paper inside，but didn't break it open．She could tell that the bottle was old．So she didn't want to damage it．
Finally she got the piece of paper out of the bottle．She found that the paper was actually a postcard．On the back of the card there was this message：The Marine Biological Association（海洋生物学协会） would pay a shilling（先令） for the bottle．A shilling was a unit of money that was used in Great Britain before the early 1970s．
Winkler filled out the card and posted it．The association was surprised to get a postcard addressed to George Bidder，the president of the association from 1939to 1945．The workers of the association searched on the Internet to find a shilling．They found one and sent it to Winkler as a reward．
The message in the bottle was the oldest ever re﹣discovered．For this reason Marianne Winkler got a place in"Guinness World Records"（吉尼斯世界纪录）．She broke the record for the oldest message in a bottle．
Winkler's bottle was not the only one Bidder sent to sea．Between 1904and 1906，he spent away more than one thousand bottles．He placed postcards inside them．The bottles were part of a research project to map currents（洋流） in the North Sea．This was the best method at that time．But whether the association could get the bottles back depended on the people who found them．The association reported that about 55percent of the bottles were returned．They added that the experiment was a success as it showed the east﹣to﹣west flow of the North Sea's currents．
61．How long did the weighted glass bottle move in the sea？
62．Did Marianne Winkler find the bottle in 2015？
63．What was in the bottle？
64．Who was George Bidder？
65．Why did Bidder drop bottles into the sea？ ．
Should Children Be Allowed to Get Bored？
Children need time to stand and stare．They should be allowed to get bored so that they can develop their ability to be creative．
Children are expected by their parents to be reading a textbook all the time．However，research shows that it may hamperthe development of their imagination，while boredom can give them opportunities to develop creativity．
Boredom is often linked with loneliness，but a writer named Meera Syal said boredom had helped here in developing her mind．She told researchers about her childhood．Having few things to do，Syal often talked with her neighbors．She also tried to do things like learning to bake cakes．"But importantly，I thought and wrote a lot，because I was bored，"Syal said．She kept a diary，filling here time with short stories and poems she made up．
Grayson Perry，an artist，grew up in a family with little money．He enjoyed himself by making up stories，drawing pictures for his stories and reading many books in the library．Bored but free，he spent hours looking out of the window，watching the changing clouds and seasons．Perry filled up his free time with what he liked．He became creative，because he could think freely．
Dr．Belton is an expert on the effects of emotions on learning．"Boredom could be an uncomfortable feeling，"she said．"But some young people cannot deal with that boredom creatively．So sometimes they may break a classroom window，or drive a car out for a mad race．"
Usually，when children have nothing to do，they would turn on the TV，the computer，or the phone．Their time on these things has increased，yet they need to have time to think about their experiences through play or just watching the world around them．
It is this kind of thinking that can inspire the imagination．On the other hand，the TV or phone may cut short the thinking process．That can be harmful to the development of creativity．"For developing the ability to be creative，"Dr．Belton advised，"perhaps we need to stand and stare，and stay off﹣line from time to time．"
53．What does the word"hamper"in Paragraph 2probably mean？
| A． |
Slow down． |
| B． |
Keep up with． |
| C． |
Go beyond． |
| D． |
Give rise to． |
54．The writer talks about Syal and Perry to ．
| A． |
stress the great differences between them |
| B． |
introduce a popular writer and a famous artist |
| C． |
suggest good ways of going through boredom |
| D． |
show effects of boredom on developing creativity |
55．What can we learn from the passage？
| A． |
Boredom provides children with space to think freely． |
| B． |
It's much better for children to be busy than be bored． |
| C． |
Boredom helps children deal with difficulties properly． |
| D． |
It's boring for children to think about their experiences． |
阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）．
Rock climbing is a popular hobby that many people enjoy doing．You can do it indoors on special walls or outdoors on real mountains．There are many advantages of rock climbing﹣it is fun and it also helps people forget worries．
The most important equipment（设备）to have is good shoes．They need to be half a size smaller than your usual size．The next thing you need is a harness（保护带）．This allows you to move freely，but will hold you up if you fall．It's important to know how to use your equipment．If you are a beginner，it's best to have lessons．A climber with experience can help you a lot in the beginning．
Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages．Climbers，however，must be careful not to pollute the environment．Sometimes rock climbers leave rubbish on the mountains where they climb．They should take it with them and throw it away．This will allow future climbers to enjoy a clean environment．
88．What advantages does rock climbing have？（不超过10个词）
89．What equipment does a climber need？（不超过10个词）
90．How can climbers help protect the environment while climbing？（不超过15个词） ．
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