Animals can be extremely protective of their young. But when hard times call, animal fathers can be really a danger to their own kids.
Daddy Lion
A combination of laziness, pride, cruelty and anger makes the lion one of the most fearsome and worst dads of the animal kingdom. When not walking proudly across the jungle, the father lion just lazes around under the sun, or waits for one of its lioness(母狮子) partners to bring back food. Once the lioness gets home the food, the lion eats up most of it, and leaves little or nothing at all for the kids. The father doesn’t even train the kids for hunting and surviving, it is the lioness who teaches them how to fend for themselves.
The Polar Father
Cute, pure and soft. Protective of young ones and family? Sure. But what makes the polar bears one of the worst dads of the animal kingdom? They don’t take care of the young ones, they won’t take up the responsibility of feeding them, they won’t take care of them like a father should. They just leave that to the mother bear.
The Assassin Bug(猎蝽)
Size matters, you say? This little bug would eat its own eggs to stay strong and fulfill its hunger needs. The male assassin bug is actually responsible for guarding the eggs. The female assassin bug lays eggs in large numbers. The male bug eats the weaker eggs.
Daddy Bass(岩鲈鱼)
Usually, water calms you down. Not so much for this underwater species. The male bass is known to eat up eggs from its own spawn. It guards the spawn(子，卵) laid by its female partner. However, when hungry and unable to hunt for food, the father won’t think twice before eating up the eggs.
And do you think your father was strict and hard? After reading this article, I’m sure you think your dad is the best in the whole wide world for not eating you up!
1.The animal fathers mentioned in this article ________.
A. are protective of their young
B. are respected by their young
C. are rather bad to their kids
D. are dangerous to their whole family
2.The underlined phrase “fend for” (Para 2) probably means ________.
A. fight for B. learn from
C. look after D. look for
3.The lion and the polar bears are similar in ________.
A. searching food all by themselves
B. letting the mothers take care of the kids
C. letting the mothers eat up the food
D. wanting to train the kids to be cruel
4.Which can best describe the male assassin bug?
A. Weak but kind. B. Responsible and careful.
C. Strong and cruel. D. Little but cruel.
I’m Evan Ducker. I’m just like every other 15-year-old boy, except I was born with a red birthmark(胎记).
Some birthmarks are signs of serious medical conditions. I’m very fortunate—mine isn’t. I pretty much live a regular life, except for people asking me about it all the time, which can get annoying(恼人的) sometimes.
When I was about 4 years old, I asked my mom why there weren’t any characters with birthmarks in the books she would read to me. When we went to the library, we realized there weren’t any available for little kids. Worse than that, the books available to older kids and adults described characters with birthmarks as unattractive. So I decided to write my own.
I based the story on all the real things that happened in my life. But instead of people, the characters in the book are real animals from the Galapagos Islands, including red-footed booby birds (鲣鸟). I picked a booby bird as the main character because the birds have red feet due to a vascular (血管的) condition, similar to a human birthmark!
It was really tough to get my book published. It took a long time because a lot of publishers refused to publish it. They would say there wasn’t a big enough market for a book about birthmarks.
But my mom never gave up trying to help make my dream come true. And in 2005, she finally took her own money and self-published “Buddy Booby’s Birthmark”. After it was published, I got letters from readers all over the world. They all shared their stories and thanked me for sharing mine. Teachers wrote to tell me that my book changed the way classmates treated each other and that my book was helping kids to accept and appreciate their differences.
Then, as more teachers started reading my book, I created a free global reading event, the “International Buddy Booby’s Birthmark Read—Along for Tolerance and Awareness.”
1.The author’s birthmark seems to ________.
A. be easy to remove
B. annoy him all the time
C. cause serious health problems
D. bring him some trouble
2.What the author found in the library made him ________.
A. regretful B. disappointed C. stressed D. bored
3.What did the publishers think of the author’s book?
A. It wouldn’t sell well.
B. It was rather uninteresting.
C. It was poorly written.
D. It wasn’t fit for kids to read.
4.The author’s book “Buddy Booby’s Birthmark” ________.
A. was a best-seller in 2005
B. was the first book about birthmarks
C. made a difference to its readers
D. helped kids fall in love with reading
书面表达
假设你是李华，计划和同学去中山公园陪老师过教师节。请你给张路写一封电子邮件，邀请她一同前往，内容包括：
1.出发时间：上午八点半在校门口集合，乘2路公交车去中山公园；
2.活动：欣赏花展，看戏剧表演，和老师们表演节目；
3.中午和老师们一起吃饭；
4.返回时间：下午五点左右；
5.带相机给老师拍照。
注意：1 词数100左右；2. 可适当加入细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总字数。
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一个词：
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Sam,
I hear that you’ll travel to China next month. Now I’ll tell you anything about it. Beijing is capital city of China. There are so many amazed places we cannot miss. For example, the Great Wall — one of the seven wonder in the world, the Palace Museum and Yuan Ming Yuan. And you may also go to Hua Shan — a dangerously steep mountain. At last I advise you to visit Hu Nan, that is famous for Zhang Jia Jie. In the way, have you ever heard of Mao Zedong, one of the greatest leaders in Chinese history? If you go to Shao Shan, you’ll know many about him. Oh, I must be stop now, but I will get ready for my final exams.
Yours,
Ahfang
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Patient: Good morning, doctor.
Doctor: Morning. What seems to be the trouble?
Patent: It’s my vision. I can’t see well at night, and when I wake up in the morning, it takes me a few minutes 1. I can see clearly.
Doctor: OK. I’m going to take a closer look. Just relax. How 2. has this been going on?
Patient: A couple of weeks, I guess — wow, that’s bright!
Doctor: 3. it hurt when I do that?
Patient: Not exactly. It’s just really bright.
Doctor: OK. Please, go on.
Patient: Well, I 4. (walk) down to the basement in my house about three weeks ago when I slipped and bumped my head pretty hard on the steps.
Doctor: Where exactly did you hit your head?
Patient: Right on the back. I heard a loud sound, 5. everything seemed to be okay.
Doctor: You didn’t get it 6. (check) out then?
Patient: No, I didn’t. Well, a week passed, and all of a sudden I started to have problems 7. my sight. I first noticed it when I was driving back home from work. It’s gotten 8. (bad) over the past week.
Doctor: I’m glad you came. I’m going to order some tests, and I want to make 9. appointment for you to see a specialist tomorrow morning. 10. (hope), nothing is too serious.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An American teacher walked up and down in a classroom while she was teaching stress management to her students. As she__________ _a glass of water, everyone _________ they would be asked the “half empty or half-full” question.
_________, with a smile on her face, she asked, “how _________is this glass of water?”
Answers called out _________ from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).
She quieted the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t _________ _. It all depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a _________. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my __________. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel _________ and paralyzed. In each case, the _________ _ of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Do you know why?”
All the students kept silent and listened carefully, lost in thought.
She continued, “Our _________ and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and _________ happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to _________ . And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed — _________ to do anything.”
It’s important to remember to _________ your stresses. As early in the evening as possible, put all your __________ down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!
More often than not life gets terrible _________ we think too much. And the moment you remove your burden, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more _________ .
So rather than moping around (闲逛) and feeling sorry for yourself, _________ doing something about it. After all, life is too short to _________ _ yourself to anything that’s not making you happy.
1.A. served B. raised C. drank D. demanded
2.A. argued B. wondered C. agreed D. expected
3.A. Meanwhile B. Anyhow C. Instead D.Therefore
4.A. heavy B. much C. full D. little
5.A. replied B. ranged C. read D. remained
6.A. affect B. drop C. work D. matter
7.A. success B. point C. problem D. skill
8.A. arm B. hand C. neck D. back
9.A. steady B. sensitive C. numb D. nervous
10.A. weight B. shape C. function D. size
11.A. surprises B. stresses C. joys D. doubts
12.A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
13.A. improve B. hurt C. change D. adjust
14.A. uncertain B. afraid C. unable D. available
15.A. catch up with B. take charge of
C. put up with D. let go of
16.A. burdens B. thoughts C. hardships D. feelings
17.A. till B. when C. unless D. though
18.A. excited B. worried C. satisfied D. relaxed
19.A. keep B. start C. finish D. risk
20.A. help B. throw C. abandon D. commit
