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　　Frogs are animals that can live both in water and on land. There are more than 5,000 kinds of frogs on the earth. The earliest known frogs lived about 190 million years ago and the frogs today still look the same. Here are some fun things that you might not know about frogs. Enjoy!

　　•The Biggest and the Smallest Frogs

　　Some frogs can be very big. The biggest kind of frog is the Goliath Frog in West Africa. Its body can be nearly 30cm long, about the size of a large cat. The Gold Frog and the Poison Frog are the smallest frogs in the world. They are less than 1cm long. Though the Poison Frog is very small, it is not weak at all. It is dangerous. Any animal that eats it will die very soon.

　　•The Best Jumpers

　　Frogs are very good at jumping. They developed jumping legs so that they would not be eaten by other large animals. Using their big strong legs, most frogs can jump over 20 times their own length. It is like a person jumping over about 30.48m.The Australian Rocket Frog can even jump over 2m,which is 50 times its body length(5.5cm).That might be the reason why frogs are called the best jumpers on the earth.

　　•The Cryogenic Animal

　　Some frogs like the Common Wood Frog have a special ability to live in very cold places. When the temperature goes down, they become ice frogs.2/3 of their body water freezes. Their hearts stop, and their breathing stops too. You may think they are dead, but in fact they are not. Maybe we humans can learn the way that the frogs do for medical purpose.

　　56. The earliest frogs lived about million years ago.

　　A.20 B.30 C.50 D.190

　　57. The Gold Frog is one of the frogs on the earth.

　　A. smallest B. biggest C. strongest D. weakest

　　58. can jump over 2m.

　　A. The Goliath Frog B. The Common Wood Frog

　　C. The Poison Frog D. The Australian Rocket Frog

　　59. What will happen to a Common Wood Frog at very low temperatures?

　　A. It will die very soon. B. It will be an ice frog.

　　C. It will become dangerous. D. It will become very small.

　　60. Frogs are very good at .

　　A. jumping B. swimming C. running D. walking

　　VIII.任务型阅读(共5小题，每小题2分，计10分)

　　Many large cities in the United States have an area called Chinatown. It was set up by people who came from China. For example，Chinatown in San Francisco，California，began in the 1840s.The Chinese immigrants came to America to look for gold. The area they lived in later became known as Chinatown.

　　Chinatown was also set up in cities in the western states of Oregon and Washington during the middle of the 19th century. Many Chinese immigrants in these areas helped build the first railroad system across the United States. However，after the work ended in 1869，many Chinese moved to the eastern and middle parts of the United States.

　　Chinatown can also be found in cities outside the United States. For example，the first Chinese immigrants in London arrived in the late 18th century. They were men who worked for the East India Company. Later，the Chinese immigrants opened small stores and restaurants there.

　　Today，many people visit Chinatown. It has a special Chinese gate and a walking area for visitors. Chinatown around the world is not only a place where Chinese people live and work. It is also a place where visitors can learn more about Chinese culture and traditions.

　　61题判断正误(“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误);62题完成句子;63、64题简略回答问题;65题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

　　61. In the 1840s，a large number of Chinese people went to America to build Chinatown.[ ]

　　62. The first railroad system across the United States was helped to build by .

　　63. When did the first Chinese immigrants arrive in London?

　　64. Why do visitors come to Chinatown?

　　65.

　　IX.词语运用(共5小题，每小题2分，计10分)

　　66. How much was the first (generate) of personal computers?

　　67.Bill Gates is one of the (wealth) persons in the world.

　　68.That man is always (judge) a person by his look.

　　69.How many (human being) are there on the island?

　　70.The (say)from different cultures make people wise.

　　X.基础写作(包括A、B两部分，A部分5分，B部分15分，共计20分)

　　A.连词成句(共5小题，每小题1分，计5分)

　　71. there, in, cultures, are, China, many

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　　72.of,are,writing,the,the,students,rest

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　　73. respect, local, we, the, customs, should

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　　74. dropped, kilograms, Linda’s, to, weight, 35

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　　75. it, alive, how, languages, to, is, important, keep

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　　B.书面表达(计15分)

　　76. 礼物赠送是生活的一部分，不同国家在这方面的风俗不同。请根据表格内容，写一篇介绍礼物赠送的短文，可以适当发挥。词数不少于80，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

　　Gift Giving

　　Countriesxkb1 Gifts

　　Japan special gift, aren’t opened, be given away to someone else

　　Canada not give big gifts, pay for a park bench or a tree to remember a person

　　America expensive gifts won’t do, dinner, sporting event

　　Sweden do something for someone is the best gift, not spend too much money, make a meal

　　Gift giving is a part of life. It is different in different countries.