The Building That Moves
Everyone knows that buildings don't move．They can't change the way they look．However，architect（建筑师）David Fisher wants to change that．
Fisher has an amazing idea．He wants to make 80﹣story buildings that change shape．Each floor will move around slowly．The floors will move at different speeds．Because of this，the shape of the building is always changing．"These buildings will never look the same，"says Fisher．
His idea is an interesting one．However，Fisher doesn't stop there．He also wants the building to be"green"．The building will make its own energy．In most buildings，only the top floor has a roof（屋顶）．In Fisher's building，each floor will have its own roof．The roofs each have solar panels（太阳能板）．This means a lot more solar energy．Also，machines between each floor of the building will catch the wind．They will turn the wind into energy．
Fisher's ideas sound impossible．However，that's what people also said before humans traveled into space!
16．The passage is mainly talking about ．
A．buildings for the future
B．the life of an architect
C．how green buildings work
17．The underlined word"80﹣story"means the building has 80 ．
A．shapes
B．floors
C．different speeds
18．Fisher's building can make its own energy because the building ．
A．is tall and always moving
B．is tall and has many solar panels
C．is always moving and has many solar panels
19．The Fisher's building will NOT get energy from ．
A．the sun
B．the water
C．the wind
20．Why does the writer say"that's what people also said before humans traveled into space"？ _
A．To show why Fisher's building will never work．
B．To show why Fisher's building is like a spaceship．
C．To show that unusual ideas can sometimes work．
Fun film facts |
Two of the most famous silent films ever made were the French science fiction film A Trip to the Moon （1902） and the American film The Great．Train Robbery （1903）． |
The silent film that made the most money ever was The Birth of a Nation （1915）， which was produced and directed by D．W．Grifith．It made ＄ 10，000，000． |
Auguste Lumiere and his brother made the first film shown in public．However， they didn't believe that films would become very popular．Auguste said，'Cinema…has no commercial （商业）future!' |
25% of the money by a film comes from ticket sales，46% from DVD sales，and 29% from television．We don't know how much money people get from popcorn sales，but film fans usually eat a lot of this salty food， especially when watching a horror film．
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（1）A Trip to the Moon， The Great Train Robbery and The Birth of a Nation were ．
A． silent films
B． science fiction films
C． made in the same year
D． made by a French director
（2）What did Auguste Lumire believe？
A． Horror films would become popular．
B． Film﹣makers would be rich in the future．
C． People would eat popcorn when seeing films．
D． Not many people would be interested in films．
（3）What percentage of the money by a film comes from ticket sales？
A． About a quarter．
B． About one﹣third．
C． About a half．
D． About three﹣fourths．
35．What is NOT included？
A．When to have the party．
B．Where to have the party．
C．What colour to wear at the party．
D．What activities to do at the party．
36．What never grows in one's life？
A．Eyes B．Nose
C．Ears D．Hair
37．What is this passage mainly about？
A．A lucky camel's story．
B．John's unusual experience．
C．How John got home from work．
D．A camel running away from the zoo．
38．What is the best title for this passage？
A．How insects communicate with each other
B．How insects communicate with willow trees
C．How willow trees communicate with each other
D．How willow trees send out a special smell．
Li Bai was born in 701.He was also given the name"Taibai".The name meant"Venus" in ancient Chinese.Legend says that before Li Bai was born，his mother dreamt that Venus fell into her arms.Some people believed that Li Bai was a god.When Li Bai was five years old，his family settled in a town in today's Sichuan province.
●Making Iron into a Needle
There is a legend about Li Bai.He was not a very hard﹣working student when he was young.He often skipped school.
One day when he was walking by the river，he saw an old woman.She was working on a large piece of iron.
He asked，"What are you doing？"
She said， "I'm making a needle."
"But how can you make a large piece of iron into a needle？"
She replied，"I must work hard every day."
Li Bai suddenly understood the importance of hard work，and he started to work hard at school.
●Friendship with Meng Haoran
When Li Bai travelled to Xiangyang in Hubei，he went to visit a famous poet called Meng Haoran.He was twelve years older than Li Bai，but they became friends.They both loved travelling to beautiful mountains and rivers.
When Meng Haoran left for today's Yangzhou，Li Bai wrote a poem about it，Seeing Meng Haoran off at Yellow Crane Tower.
| Information about Li Bai |
●He was born in 701. ●He was also called（1） ，which meant"Venus" in ancient Chinese. ●His family settled in a town in today's Sichuan province when he was five. |
| （2） about Li Bai |
Making Iron into a Needle One day when he was walking by the river，he saw an old woman working on a large piece of iron.After the communication，he understood it was important（3） . |
| Friendship with Meng Haoran They became friends because they have（4） . The poem named Seeing Meng Haoran of 'at Yellow Crane Tower shows（5） . |
It's late evening in the middle of the winter． The snow is deep， but off I go into the wild．Suddenly， I hear it： the howl （嚎叫） of wolves． Excitedly， I walk faster in the direction of the howling．
I've been working as a volunteer wolf tracker in Yellowstone National Park for over a year． It's my job to follow wolves to record information about them． Like wolves， however， I don't work alone． I'm one of a team of people who have been in a project to help reintroduce wolves to the park．
Humans have always feared wolves． From fairy tales to movies， the wolf is always the bad guy a danger to humans and other animals． In the 1920s， the organizers of the park shared this view about wolves and made the decision to drive them away from the park．As a result，the number of elk（麋鹿）in the park increased． The elk started looking for food near river banks since they didn't have to worry about wolves．This， in turn， stopped trees from growing along the rivers， doing great harm to the environment there．
The return of wolves has already made a big difference． To begin with， the elk soon learned to stay away from the rivers， so new trees have been able to grow there． The trees become home to new wildlife， such as birds， and provide food for more animals．
The park is now becoming more and more popular with those who want to see wolves in their natural environment． It has also helped the local people make more money， Tourists visit the area，stay in the local hotels， and eat in the local restaurants．
Looking at the wild animals and the beautiful sceneries around me， I am amazed at the changes the wolf has made to Yellowstone．And happily，it is playing a good guy in this story．
（1）According to the passage， one of a wolf tracker's jobs is to ．
A． catch wolves in the park
B． feed wolves in the wild
C． stop wolves from killing elk
D． collect information about wolves
（2）Why did the organizers drive the wolves away from the park in the 1920s？
A． The wolves were always howling at night．
B． The elk in the park were in danger of dying out．
C． The wolves had done great harm to the environment．
D． The park was thought to be unsafe with wolves around．
（3）Paragraphs 4 and 5 are mainly about the that wolves have brought to Yellowstone．
A． risks
B． troubles
C． changes
D． competitions
（4）What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？
A． Wolves are important to Yellowstone．
B． Yellowstone has been home to wolves．
C． The wolf and the elk live in peace now．
D．The number of wolves is growing fast．
We always think that it's OK for us to leave our plants home during our vacation as plants won't scream like pets， right？
A recent study done by a group of scientists at the Tel Aviv University has discovered that some plants will scream when they are under stress．
The research was carried out on tomato plants and tobacco plants by cutting their stems（茎） and depriving（剥夺） them of water． A microphone was placed 10cm away from them． When their stems were cut， the plants started "screaming" between 20 and 100 kilohertz， and the scientists guess that this scream is probably meant to warn other plants nearby．
When the tomato plants' stems were cut， 25 ultrasonic（ 超声的） pain sounds were recorded in an hour， and at the same time， 15 ultrasonic pain sounds were recorded from the tobacco plants． When they were deprived of water， the tomato plants recorded even more pain sounds with 35 pain sounds in an hour while the tobacco plants recorded about 11 pain sounds．
The plants also acted differently to different kinds of stresses． For example， the tobacco plants gave out a stronger "scream"when they were deprived of water than when their stems were cut． But plants that were in no immediate（立刻的） danger gave out less than one ultrasonic sound per hour．
The group of scientists said that plants are not as quiet as we had always thought， but in fact their voices are so high﹣pitched that we just can't hear them．
Last year， another study has found out that plants feel pain when they are touched or hurt and they will give of a terrible smell．
（1）What have the group of scientists at the Tel Aviv University discovered？
A． Some plants under stress will scream．
B． Plants in danger scream to warn others．
C． Some plants under stress feel energetic．
D． Plants in danger give off a sweet smell．
（2）What was the microphone underlined in paragraph 3 used for？
A． Cutting the stems of plants．
B． Depriving plants of water．
C． Collecting ultrasonic sounds．
D． Testing different stresses．
（3）How many ultrasonic pain sounds did the tobacco plants give out in an hour when deprived of water？
A． 11．
B． 15．
C． 25．
D． 35．
（4）What can we learn from the passage？
A． Tomato plants acted the same under different stresses．
B． Tobacco plants gave off a smell when they were safe．
C． Plants not in immediate danger screamed most weakly．
D． Plants that felt pain screamed loudly for people to hear．
Have you ever heard of Monkey College？ Who do you think goes to school there？ If you said monkeys， you were right． Dogs are not the only animals that can be trained to help． Helping hands an organization in Cambridge， Massachusetts， trains capuchin monkeys to be companions and helpers for people in wheelchairs who can't move their arms or legs．
More than 20 years ago， Dr． M． J． Willard was working with a person who had recently become paralyzed（瘫痪）． She thought that a monkey might be able to help her patient with some basic housework． Dr． Willard was right． Not only can monkeys be trained to help people， they are also wonderful companions．
Capuchin Monkeys are found in the wild in South Central America． They are about the size of a small cat and can live to be nearly 40 years old． They are very smart． They are also known for being friendly and good with their hands． Capuchin Monkeys have opposable thumbs ，which means they can use their hands much in the way that people do．
Everyday tasks， like turning on a light， putting something in the microwave， or playing a CD player， can be difficult for someone who cannot use his or her arms and legs． Capuchin Monkeys can easily perform these tasks． This allow their owners more freedom． They can do things on their own and can live independently．
The monkeys and their owners become friends and learn to depend on each other． Some owners say the monkeys are almost like children to them． The monkeys can be mischievous and sometimes like to play tricks on their owners． This is especially true of young monkeys． Mostly ，though， they like to please their owners． They like the tricks they receive when they do a good job， and they like to be praised．
Helping Hands matches disabled people to monkey companions who can help them． But the close friendships between the monkeys and their owners happen all on their own．
（1）Helping Hands is an organization for helping ．
A． trained monkeys
B． disabled people
C． wild monkeys
D． homeless people
（2）The following are the tasks for the trained monkeys EXCEPT ．
A． turning on the light
B． playing a CD player
C． playing tricks on their owners
D． putting something in the microwave
（3）The main idea of the fifth paragraph is ．
A． what tasks the trained monkeys can do
B． why the monkeys are chosen to be owners
C． how the trained monkeys get on with their owners
D． how the idea of training monkeys came out
（4）The passage is mainly about that the trained monkeys ．
A． can be smart and please their owners
B． can help disable people live independently
C． can have a close relationship with their owners
D． can be helpers and companions of disabled people
Animals are our friends． Sometimes they make trouble， but sometimes they can help us．And they hope to live a happy life， too． Here are two real stories from our readers．
The first story is from Ray．"My cat， Tiger， hates it when I use my iPad because it takes my attention away from him． One year， I had a fall at home and was on the floor for 16 hours， During this time， I was unable to move and couldn't get to the phone to call for help． Tiger stayed by my side until he disappeared under my bed． 'What's he up to？' I wondered． To my surprise， he started to push something towards me． It was my iPad，which I didn't realize had fallen off the bed and onto the floor．He probably didn't know what it was， but he knew that it made me happy． Thanks to Tiger， I was able to communicate with my friend， Becky， who then told my doctor．"
The second story is from Colin． "Years ago， my friend Julius saved a bird﹣a wild 'Mom' cockatoo（鹦鹉） from the side of the road and kept it as a pet in a big cage（笼子）．It lost one of her wings， so she was unable to return to the wild． Soon， two wild cockatoos came visiting and one 'Dad' bird wanted to find his way into the cage． The 'Mom' cockatoo in the cage was soon expecting． But as she couldn't fly，'Dad' cockatoo built a home in the tree， keeping off everyone who got close to 'Mom' cockatoo． 'Baby' cockatoo would spend his days flying off with his dad， leaving his mom behind．She would sit and wait until they returned home each afternoon．The family stayed together happily．"
After reading the stories， don't you think we should get along well with animals？ No matter they are our pets or live in the wild， they have their feelings． We should respect every life in the world．
（1） is the owner of the cat．
A． Becky
B． Julius
C． Colin
D． Ray
（2）The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to the ．
A．phone
B． cat
C．iPad
D．bed
（3）"Mom" cockatoo didn't return to the wild because ．
A．Julius caught it as a pet
B． She was badly hurt and couldn't fly
C． she preferred the life in the cage
D．"Dad" cockatoo built a home in the tree
（4）The main idea of the passage is that ．
A． Ray， Becky and Colin are animal lovers
B． we shouldn't use iPad too much
C． friends should help each other
D． we should respect every life in the world
（5）In which part of a newspaper would you probably read the passage？
A． Sports news．
B． People and animals．
C． Health．
D． Travel．
A squirrel（松鼠） that was nearly killed nine years ago continues to visit the family that saved，raised and later sent her into the wild．
In October 2009， a four﹣week﹣old squirrel was almost killed by an owl（猫头鹰）． Luckily， a wildlife rescue group saved her and left her in the care of Brantley Harrison and her family in South Carolina． The Harrisons often look after wild animals and later send them back into the wild．
The Harrisons named her Bella． With three other squirrels， Bella stayed in Brantley's care until spring． During her stay Bella acted similarly to the other squirrels． In April 2010，the squirrels were sent back into the wild． Bella， however， wasn't ready to leave her human family． Within days of being released， she started visiting them， looking for treats． Brantley said that the other squirrels also came back over the first few days， but within a week they stopped coming by and began to avoid people．
"Bella usually sits at the front door， waiting for someone to notice her． She comes almost every day，" said Brantley． Her husband John often brings Bella nuts as she is usually waiting by the door for him． Actually Bella has become a member of the family．
For nine years， she continues to visit them． Brantley said， "If Bella can teach at least one person to care for all living things， no matter how big or how small， then we have done what we have set out to．"
（1）From the passage， we know that the Harrisons ．
A． don't like wild animals
B． saved an owl in 2009
C． are very kind to animals
D． cannot help Bella out
（2）The underlined part "being released" means " "．
A． getting hurt
B． dropping by
C． being saved
D． being sent into the wild
（3）What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us？
A． Bella wants to get more attention．
B． Bella becomes a member of the family．
C． Nuts are Bella's favorite food．
D． It's not easy for the Harrisons to find Bella．
（4）What's the best title for the passage？
A． To Save Squirrels
B． Ways of Volunteering
C． The Harrisons and Their Pets
D． A Squirrel and Her Human Family
Some Fun and Interesting Facts
◆Do you think what color oranges are？The answer to this question is "Orange"． However，the first oranges from Southeast Asia were actually green，Up to now，oranges in warmer areas like Vietnam and Thailand still stay green when they are fully grown．
◆There was a man named John Chapman who planted thousands of apple trees．But the apples on those trees were much more bitter（苦的）than the ones you'd find in the supermarket today．John didn't expect his apples to be eaten whole，but rather made into hard apple cider（苹果酒）．
◆Like most four﹣legged animals，cats have five toes on the front paws（脚爪），but their back paws only have four toes．Scientists think the four﹣toe back paws might help them run faster．Do you know any other fun facts about cats？
◆Walt Disney might have been the firs it gloves on his characters，as the star Mickey Mouse in 1929's The Opry House（《奥普里之屋》）．Besides being easier to interest，there's another reason why Disney did so："We didn't want him to have mouse hands because he was supposed to be more human．" Disney once said．
（1）What does the underlined word "they" refer to？
A．Warmer areas．
B．Oranges in warmer areas．
C．The first oranges．
D．People from Vietnam and Thailand．
（2）John expected his apples to be ．
A．known by more people
B．sold in the supermarket
C．eaten only by himself
D．made into hard apple cider
（3）How many toes does a normal cat have in total？
A．Fourteen．
B．Sixteen．
C．Eighteen．
D．Twenty．
（4）Disney put gloves on Mickey Mouse in order to ．
A．make him look more human
B．protect his hands
C．help him to run faster
D．make him feel more comfortable
（5）Which is NOT a fact according to the information above？
A．The first oranges weren't orange．
B．John's apples weren't sweet enough．
C．Walt Disney put gloves on his characters to interest people．
D．Cats have fewer toes on their front paws than the ones on their back paws．
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 to fly，or 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）．
Complete the summary of the passage above with one word for each blank.
Once upon a time，there was a hippo living in a river next to a big tree.He （1） the bird's singing.He wondered why he wasn't （2） in singing songs.
Finally，the hippo （3） to come out of the river，climb the tree and start singing.Unluckily，he （4） to climb the tree.He was so angry that he hit the tree until it fell over.Then he began to sing on the leaves of the fallen tree.But he couldn't sing，either.Other animals came to （5） at him because of his terrible noises.
At last，he felt ashamed to knock the tree over.He tried to help the tree recover.
After Donald Trump became the 45th American president，a new video of his granddaughter Arabella went popular once again on the Internet．In this video，the little girl wore a qipao，a kind of traditional Chinese dress．She stood in front of a table to recite（背诵） ancient Chinese poems．These poems are familiar（熟悉的） to most Chinese people and they are often recited by Chinese kids．Arabella made the video to remember Chinese Monkey Year ，which ended on January 27th，2017．
Arabella's family are interested in Chinese culture．They can even make Chinese dumplings and sing Chinese songs．Arabella began to study Chinese when she was 18 months old．Now she can speak very good Chinese．Early in February，2016，4﹣year﹣old Arabella，recited a Tang Dynasty poem in Chinese．Her mother sent her video online and won lot of"likes"from all over the world．
On Sonia Weibo，many users thought Arabella was a wonderful and surprising girl．"I'm glad to see the little angel（天使） loves Chinese culture，"wrote a user called"orange"．
"At least the video shows that Trump is serious about education and never closes the door to foreign culture，"said another user named"stAU79"．
71．What did Arabella wear in the new video？（根据短文内容回答问题）
72．When did Arabella begin to learn Chinese？（根据短文内容回答问题）
73．How old is Arabella now？（根据短文内容回答问题）
74．从文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最接近的单词．
"I'm glad to see the little angel loves Chinese culture，"wrote a user called"orange".
75．The underlined word" they"refers to ．
The next time Wayde saw Manningtree， he said， "Could you let me have a little of that medicine？ Just enough to see if it works． I'm sorry to trouble you．"
"I have only a very small amount left． It will take me some time to find out how to make more．"
"I will pay you anything you ask，" Wayde said．
"Don't give me anything now， but promise to pay me ﹩10，000 when you become Prime Minister （首相）．"
Wayde laughed． "That's impossible，" he said．"I shall never become Prime Minister．"
"Who knows？" Manningtree said． "Give me a week， and I'll see what I can do．"
A week passed． Then， Manningtree came to visit Wayde again． He brought with him a small bottle．
"I cannot find out how to make more of this medicine，" he said，"but you can have what's left．I don't need it anymore．"
"That's very generous of you，" Wayde said．"How can I ever thank you'？"
"Just take one small drop of the medicine once a month．" Manningtree said．
Wayde took the bottle from his friend． Once a month， he look one small drop．
The effect（效果）was immediate．Suddenly，he was not nervous anymore．He was not shy anymore，either， He was confident of his abilities．
He started a business and within a year became a millionaire． He met and married one of the country's most intelligent and beautiful women and had two lovely children with her．He ran for parliament （议公）and succeeded． Within two years， he was a minister． Two years later， he became Prime Minister．
One day， he went to see Manningtree．
"You have come to give me ﹩10，000，" Manningtree said with a laugh，"Forget it．I don't want it．"
"You can certainly have it if you want it，" Wayde said．"But that is not the reason I have come to see you．"
"Oh？ And what is the reason？" Manningtree asked．
"I have almost finished the medicine you gave me，"Wayde said．"Have you found out how to make it'？"
Again Manningtree laughed．"Oh， yes，" he said． "I have known how to make it for a long time．I knew how to make it when I was at school．"
"What do you mean？" Wayde asked．
"My dear friend and Prime Minister，" Manningtree said，"the medicine I gave you was just a bottle of distilled water．"
"But the colour．"
"Oh， I added some coloring．"
"Then， the medicine did me no good，" Wayde said．
"It didn't need to． There was nothing wrong with you． All you needed was to have confidence in yourself．"
（1）The story is organized ．
A． in time order
B． in space order
C． from specific lo general
D． from general to specific
（2）What happened to Wayde after taking the medicine？
A． He got rich in a week as expected．
B． He suddenly got nervous and shy．
C． He succeeded in becoming Prime Minister，
D．He became the most intelligent man in the country．
（3）Why did Wayde come to see Manningtree years later？
A． To say thanks lo the doctor，
B． To ask for more of the medicine．
C． To pay for the medicine．
D． To give the rest of the medicine back．
（4）What do we know about the medicine？
A． It cost Wayde﹩10，000．
B． It was useful but expensive．
C． It didn't work well on Wayde．
D． It was made up of water and coloring．
（5）What can we Iearn from the story？
A． Confidence is the secret of success．
B． A friend in need is a friend indeed．
C． Helping others is helping ourselves．
D． Too much medicine is bad for health．
We know people can be nice，but what about animals？
Scientists say that some animals are capable（有能力的） of being nice．Animals that live in groups﹣like foxes，chimpanzees （大猩猩），and elephants﹣follow rules．They have to followrules to get along and to survive（生存）．However，animals can act nicely，even when they don't have to． Here are some surprising stories about animal behavior．
Most people usually walk away when someone is unkind to them．Marc Bekoff，a researcher at the University of Colorado，saw a female （母的）red fox do just that． The female fox was unhappy because a male（公的）fox played roughly（粗鲁地）with her．When she walked away，the male fox showed her that he wanted to play nicely．He lowered his head and rolled on his back．The female fox gave him another chance，and this time，he played more gently．
Geza Teleki is a scientist who studies chimpanzees in Tanzania．One day，Teleki hiked far away from his campsite．He didn't have any food．Teleki wanted some fruit from a tree，but the tree was too tall． A young chimpanzee watched him curiously as he tried to get something to eat．The chimpanzee climbed the tree，picked the fruit，and gave it to him!
An elephant in Kenya hurt his trunk（象鼻子）．He needed help because he couldn't put food into his mouth．Researcher Kayhan Ostovar watched silently．He saw the hurt elephant show his sore trunk to a healthy elephant．The healthy elephant didn't need any more information．He took a bush and put it carefully into his new friend's mouth．
Hippos（河马）and crocodiles are usually good friends．They hang out together in rivers．But Karen Paolillo，a wildlife expert in Zimbabwe，saw something surprising．One day，a crocodile tried to eat a monkey that was next to a river．A hippo ran quickly to the crocodile and chased it away．Why did the hippo attack （攻击） the crocodile？ Paolillo says hippos sometimes protect other animals from crocodiles．
（1）The main idea of the passage is ．
A．animals that live in groupe follow rules
B．some animals can be nice to other animals
C． most animals are nice to people
（2）The underlined phrase"do just that"means ．
A．be nice
B．play roughly
C．walk away
（3）We can say that Teleki ．
A．is short
B．hates hiking
C．could not climb the tree
（4）The elephant needed help because ．
A．the tree was too tall
B． it could not use its trunk
C． it had no food
（5）The underlined word"it"in the last paragraph refers to ．
A．the crocodile
B．the chimpanzee
C．the monkey
Can a tree laugh？ When it comes to laughing，this tree is really funny．This is because the fruit of this tree has a hole in it．If the wind blows，this amazing tree "laughs"．When people first hear it laughing，they are usually quite surprised and begin to laugh along with the tree，It grow in the middle of Africa． |
Can a fossil be alive？ Look at these plants．It grows in the southwest of Africa．Like most plans，it has roots．But it has only two leaves，and a stem．Its two leaves continue to grow for its whole life．Does it look old？Not really．Actually this plant can live as long as 1500 years，so people call it living fossil． |
Can a fish fly？ When asked about this question，most people will say no．But look at this fish．It looks like a bird with its large wings．When it is in danger，it can jump and fly out of the water，and flap its wings up to 70 times a second to avoid，enemies．You can see a flying fish all over the world． |
Can't birds fly？ Of course，birds can fly except Kiwis．Kiwis are named birds，but they can't fly．Kiwis can be as big as chickens．Like all birds，they lay eggs﹣﹣﹣﹣big eggs．People call them Kiwis because they made the sound：kee﹣weee．Kiwis live in New Zealand and are a national animals of the country，Do you like them？ |
44．If you go to the middle of Africa，you can see
A．a fish that can't swim
B．a bird that can't fly
C．a tree that can laugh
D．a plant that can live 1500 years
45．The flying fish can jump and fly out of the water when it ．
A．sees other fish
B．wants food
C．need fresh air
D．meets enemies．
46．From the passage，we know that ．
A．people call the birds Kiwis because of their sound
B．people laugh along with the tree when they touch it．
C．people call the plant a living fossil because it looks old
D．people can see a flying fish only in the southwest of Africa．
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