A. brother B. cousin C. sister D. uncle

A. of B. with

C. for D. over

A. and B. but C. in D. on

A. call B. calls C. calling D. called

A. design B. designed

C. are designing D. are designed

Swans are beautiful birds. You must like their beautiful feathers and beautiful dancing. But how much do you know about them? Do you know that swans are the same family as ducks?

Swans are birds of the family Anatidae. This family also includes ducks and geese. Swans are the largest members of the duck family Anatidae, and are one of the largest flying birds. Swans can fly as fast as 60 miles an hour. If they spread their wings, they can be almost 3m. The largest swans can reach length of over 1.5m and weigh over 15kg. Males are usually bigger and heavier than females.

Swans usually have only one lover for life time. Swans begin breeding between the ages of 3~4. Female swans generally lay five to eight eggs a year, all within days of one another. Their eggs are very big. Some may weigh 400g. However, she will not start hatching* them until the last egg is laid. It takes swans between 35 and 42 days to hatch their eggs.

The swans living in Northern part of the earth have white feathers but the ones who live in Southern part of the earth are black and white. The legs of swans are usually a dark blackish grey colour.

Swans usually live in warm places, always close to water. Swans feed in the water and on land. They mostly eat plants in the water. Their homes are on the ground near water and about a metre across. The male helps build the homes.

【1】It can be seen from the passage that the _____ are the same family as swans

A.geeseB.sheepC.elephantsD.giraffes

【2】The female swan starts to hatch her eggs _____.

A.until she likes to do thatB.before her wings reaches length of 1.5m

C.after she lays her last eggD.when some of her eggs may weigh 400g

【3】The fourth paragraph is mainly about a swan’s _____.

A.sizeB.shapeC.weightD.colour

【4】Which of the following is TRUE about swans?

A.Male swans can fly faster than female swans.

B.Male and female swans build the homes together.

C.Swans usually have three or four lover for life time.

D.Swans are the largest flying birds in the animal world.

A. cost B. spent C. took D. paid

A. lose B. lost C. loss D. losing

A.I;My B.I;I C.My;My D. My; I

China's high-speed train, the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou, already has the World's fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about 3 hours.

Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and working at your office in Shanghai in only 2 or 3 hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there by high-speed train.

Sounds unusual, doesn't it? But it’s not impossible with the development of China's high-speed railway system. And that's not all. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan - to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and Western Europe in the end.

China is trying to enlarge its own high-speed railway to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years, reaching London and Singapore at last.

China has planned three such projects. The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via* Vietnam and Malaysia. Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and possibly to Germany. The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe.

If China's plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could zip over from London to Beijing in under forty-eight hours.

【1】From the passage we know working in Shanghai and _____ in 2 or 3 hours will be possible by high-speed train.

A.shopping in SingaporeB.fishing in Malaysia

C.having dinner in BeijingD.riding horses in Kazakhstan

【2】According to the second project, the high-speed train will probably reach _____ at last.

A.RussiaB.GermanyC.VietnamD.Uzbekistan

【3】With the help of the high-speed train, people could move quickly from London to Beijing in under _____ days.

A.2B.3C.10D.15