lt's a little hard to figure out the rules for sure, but the baby African buffalo( 7K午) seems to have the upper hand. The two stand a couple feet apart, staring at each other. Behind them, their mothers look on with the kind of indifference(不关心) of mothers everywhere who see their kids playing a harmless game.
The alarm went off about half an hour ago, the second time tonight. Here, one bell means “elephant”, two, “rhino” (犀牛), and three and four, 1 really can't remember for what, because when you're awoken by bells in the middle of the night, your first thought won't be “Animal! ”. But as soon as I realized it was the rhino alarm, I was running for the stairs.
Yet I'm the only one watching the animals stare-down. Either everyone else died of a heart attack when the bells went off, or l was the only one in the entire hotel who didn't turn the alarm switch to off before going to bed.
The Ark, a hotel shaped like the biblical ark(圣经的方舟) , lies in the highlands of Kenya's Aberdare National Park, about 100 kilometers north of Nairobi. At the Ark's prow(船首) are huge windows overlooking a waterhole. Earlier tonight, I'd watched a pack of wolves, buffalos and elephants. And now, at three or so in the morning, I'm down for rhino bells. The first time, 2. 5 hours ago, it was a single black rhino, which came down, got a drink, and left.
I'd have been sorry for the lost sleep. I've already arranged with a guide to take me out at sunrise for the so-called “should_never_miss” bird-watching, where we'll get to see 30 species, but really, how many times in your life will you get to wake up and say, “Wow! Rhino!”? Isn't that the definition of a pretty good night? Last week we went from Uganda into Kenya. Before I left home, 1 thought I'd be happy with ten elephants and five or six giraffes on the whole trip. I didn't dare to dream the rhino.
1.The message that the hotel's bells sent was ___________.
A. a very wise way the author had never heard of
B. hard for the author to remember in detail
C. a matter that all visitors had got used to
D. like conditioned response training for animals
2.What's the author's attitude toward the bell?
A. It's bothering but two bells are welcome.
B. It should be turned off whenever it rings.
C. It lets visitors have a chance to see buffalos.
D. It is a very bad way to wake the guests up.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The author hates all the animals.
B. There are lots of wild animals near the Ark.
C. The author slept well during the whole trip.
D. The author has no interest in thinos.
4.What did the author see at about 3:00 a.m. ?
A. Two buffalos were fighting fiercely for food.
B. A rhino and a buffalo were fighting for water.
C. A rhino and a buffalo were staring at each other.
D. A buffalo was teaching its baby to walk freely.
假如你是沁县中学的李华，你的美国朋友Jim来信，询问如何保持健康，请你给他写一份回信提些建议。内容要点包括：
1. 注意合理饮食；饮用适量的水分；
2. 保证充足的睡眠；远离坏的生活习惯；
3. 坚持锻炼身体，多参加体育运动；保持积极乐观的生活态度。
注意： 1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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每个单句中只有一处错误。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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
1.It was obviously that the manager was waiting for Li Fang to leave.______
2.They produced young generally by lying eggs.______
3.Their balanced diets became such success that before long WangPeng became slimmer and YongHui put on more weight.______
4.The fact is that I earned my passage by work as an unpaid hand.______
5.Many of them have a gift of riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.______
6.Dad made a promise what excited the children.______
7.A ship in harbour is safe ,but that is not why ships are built for.______
8.I will sit under the big tree reading a book when I was young.______
9.The company has been planted millions of trees since it was founded 8 years.______
10.Many families in the developing countries are doing everything they can save money.______
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Have you had a headache during a test? Have you ever been 1.worried about something that you have a headache or even can't sleep at night? If so，then you know 2. stress is.
Some kinds of stress can help you get things 3.(do)better, like when you are running towards the finishing line or when you4. ( ask)to give a speech to your class. Stress can help push you to make full 5. (prepare)for a test. However, too much stress can result in anger,depression and other problems, which we need to take 6. (serious).
There are many things in our life 7.might cause stress------ having too much homework,taking a hard test,8. having economic problems.
It is impossible to live a life completely free of stress ,so you should learn to deal with stress.The best way9.( reduce) stress is to have a 10.(balance)life.If you get enough sleep and have enough fun time, you will feel less stressed.
The story of how I got my job was a funny one.One day, I was _____ along a street to the interview ______ a yellow car suddenly cut in front of me ____ another car coming in the other _______,I had to brake hard and ______ another cyclist. We both fell,but ______ neither of us was hurt.I became angry and cycled as fast as possible to the driver of the yellow car to tell him______considered him. I told him what a bad______ I thought he was and he was a(n)_______ to other people on the road. His face turned _______.I warned him not to drive ________in the future so that everyone else could enjoy a long life.
I was in time for the ________. Having walked into the room, to my ___________,I found one of the three interviewers ___________ to be the driver of the yellow car. We looked at each other for a while,_______ silent.Then I decided to look_________ the whole matter as a great joke! I laughed and told him that I talked ________ the last time we met and this time it was turn for him to talk a great deal. Lost in thought for a while,he ________that I was not going to say anything about his bad driving. The interview went ________ .Two days later, I received a letter offering me the job.I was pleased that the manager----the driver of the yellow car, didn't ________ my rudeness to him.Through the experience, I find something that seems impossible at first sometimes turns out to be good.
1.A. cycling B. walking C. running D. driving
2.A. then B. when C. while D. as
3.A. as B. for C. with D. by
4.A. condition B. position C. location D. direction
5.A. knocked B. bumped C. beat D. rushed
6.A. happily B. unfortunately C. luckily D. disappointedly
7.A. which B. that C. what D. how
8.A. driver B. worker C. cyclist D. boss
9.A. pity B. idiot C. risk D. fool
10.A. black B. white C. pale D. red
11.A. carelessly B. carefully C. slowly D. patiently
12.A. job B. interview C. meeting D. appointment
13.A. excitement B. joy C. anger D. astonishment
14.A. happened B. wanted C. seemed D. planned
15.A. making B. keeping C. breaking D. stopping
16.A. up B. at C. on D. into
17.A. much B. little C. more D. less
18.A. hoped B. found C. heard D. wished
19.A. fast B. terribly C. well D. slowly
20.A. realize B. want C. know D. mind
How do you write a story? How is writing a short story different than writing a novel? These are difficult questions to answer.1.But if you want to write a short story,here are several tips to help you get started.
Real writers read. As Stephen King said, "If you don't have time to read, you don't have time to write.” 2.Even if you've read hundreds of stories, studying one or two closely will help improve your understanding of the short story form.
Some guides suggest focusing on writing an attractive first paragraph first.3. Instead, just write. Don't worry about what comes out. It's not important. You just need to get your short story started.
4.After you write your first draft, you need to start cutting, rewriting and editing your short story. This is the hardest part of writing a short story. However, don't give up. You're almost there.
Before you submit (提交)your short story, make sure you have read it aloud several times to find any errors. Then skim some literary(文学的)magazines and read their guidelines to know if your short story will be a good fit. 5.It will be hard to let go of your short story, but you can not get it published if you don't submit it.
A. All good writing is rewriting
B. Send your work out into the world
C. Get some suggestions from other writers
D. There are so many types of short stories and novels
E. If you want to be a writer, you should consider writing short stories
F. If you've never read a short story, you're going to have a difficult time writing one
G. While it's important, it puts a lot of pressure on you when you write your short story.
