Passage1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. Hummingbirds included the smallest birds in the world, but they belong to one of the largest group of birds, the Trochilidae family. These birds are found in deserts, mountains, and plains, but most live in tropical rain forests. Their name refers to the humming sound made by their tiny, beating wings; each species creates a different humming sound, depending on the speed of its wing beats. There are 328 hummingbird species.The smallest is the bee hummingbird from Cuba, and the largest is the giant hummingbird from South America. Hummingbird bills(喙）come in different sizes and shapes, too. The long bill is adapted to collect nectar(花蜜）from flowers. The bill protects the long, split tongue and allows each hummingbird species to feed from specific types of flowers. Hummingbirds are called nectarivores(食蜜类）,because about 90 percent of their diet is the nectar from flowers. They also snack on insects. A hummingbird hunts insects by flying and diving to snap them up out of the air. If a hummingbird sees a bird that it doesn’t want in its territory, it gives a high-pitched warning and starts doing dive attacks. Other hummers and even birds of different species often join in to dive-bomb the unwelcome bird until it leaves. The hummingbird is fearless, as it can overcome everything unless taken by surprise. When it comes to flying, nobody does it better. Like a helicopter, a hummingbird can go up, down, sideways, backward, and even upside down! Most of its wings are made of hand bones instead of arm bones like other birds’wings. When hovering, the wings turn in opposite directions and then reverse themselves in a figure-eight movement. Hummingbirds also have muscles that power both the up and down stroke instead of just the down stroke, as in other birds. Then can beat their wings from 20 to 200 times per second. Hummingbirds are such good fliers that most of them never walk. As tough as they are, hummingbirds still face a few clever natural enemies. Hummers have been caught by dragonflies, trapped in spider webs, and snatched by frogs. Other birds occasionally eat hummingbirds. Where does the name “hummingbird” come from?

Passage1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. Hummingbirds included the smallest birds in the world, but they belong to one of the largest group of birds, the Trochilidae family. These birds are found in deserts, mountains, and plains, but most live in tropical rain forests. Their name refers to the humming sound made by their tiny, beating wings; each species creates a different humming sound, depending on the speed of its wing beats. There are 328 hummingbird species.The smallest is the bee hummingbird from Cuba, and the largest is the giant hummingbird from South America. Hummingbird bills(喙）come in different sizes and shapes, too. The long bill is adapted to collect nectar(花蜜）from flowers. The bill protects the long, split tongue and allows each hummingbird species to feed from specific types of flowers. Hummingbirds are called nectarivores(食蜜类）,because about 90 percent of their diet is the nectar from flowers. They also snack on insects. A hummingbird hunts insects by flying and diving to snap them up out of the air. If a hummingbird sees a bird that it doesn’t want in its territory, it gives a high-pitched warning and starts doing dive attacks. Other hummers and even birds of different species often join in to dive-bomb the unwelcome bird until it leaves. The hummingbird is fearless, as it can overcome everything unless taken by surprise. When it comes to flying, nobody does it better. Like a helicopter, a hummingbird can go up, down, sideways, backward, and even upside down! Most of its wings are made of hand bones instead of arm bones like other birds’wings. When hovering, the wings turn in opposite directions and then reverse themselves in a figure-eight movement. Hummingbirds also have muscles that power both the up and down stroke instead of just the down stroke, as in other birds. Then can beat their wings from 20 to 200 times per second. Hummingbirds are such good fliers that most of them never walk. As tough as they are, hummingbirds still face a few clever natural enemies. Hummers have been caught by dragonflies, trapped in spider webs, and snatched by frogs. Other birds occasionally eat hummingbirds. What can we learn about hummingbird bills?

Passage1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. Hummingbirds included the smallest birds in the world, but they belong to one of the largest group of birds, the Trochilidae family. These birds are found in deserts, mountains, and plains, but most live in tropical rain forests. Their name refers to the humming sound made by their tiny, beating wings; each species creates a different humming sound, depending on the speed of its wing beats. There are 328 hummingbird species.The smallest is the bee hummingbird from Cuba, and the largest is the giant hummingbird from South America. Hummingbird bills(喙）come in different sizes and shapes, too. The long bill is adapted to collect nectar(花蜜）from flowers. The bill protects the long, split tongue and allows each hummingbird species to feed from specific types of flowers. Hummingbirds are called nectarivores(食蜜类）,because about 90 percent of their diet is the nectar from flowers. They also snack on insects. A hummingbird hunts insects by flying and diving to snap them up out of the air. If a hummingbird sees a bird that it doesn’t want in its territory, it gives a high-pitched warning and starts doing dive attacks. Other hummers and even birds of different species often join in to dive-bomb the unwelcome bird until it leaves. The hummingbird is fearless, as it can overcome everything unless taken by surprise. When it comes to flying, nobody does it better. Like a helicopter, a hummingbird can go up, down, sideways, backward, and even upside down! Most of its wings are made of hand bones instead of arm bones like other birds’wings. When hovering, the wings turn in opposite directions and then reverse themselves in a figure-eight movement. Hummingbirds also have muscles that power both the up and down stroke instead of just the down stroke, as in other birds. Then can beat their wings from 20 to 200 times per second. Hummingbirds are such good fliers that most of them never walk. As tough as they are, hummingbirds still face a few clever natural enemies. Hummers have been caught by dragonflies, trapped in spider webs, and snatched by frogs. Other birds occasionally eat hummingbirds. What will a hummingbird do if ti sees an unwelcome bird in its territory?

Passage1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. Hummingbirds included the smallest birds in the world, but they belong to one of the largest group of birds, the Trochilidae family. These birds are found in deserts, mountains, and plains, but most live in tropical rain forests. Their name refers to the humming sound made by their tiny, beating wings; each species creates a different humming sound, depending on the speed of its wing beats. There are 328 hummingbird species.The smallest is the bee hummingbird from Cuba, and the largest is the giant hummingbird from South America. Hummingbird bills(喙）come in different sizes and shapes, too. The long bill is adapted to collect nectar(花蜜）from flowers. The bill protects the long, split tongue and allows each hummingbird species to feed from specific types of flowers. Hummingbirds are called nectarivores(食蜜类）,because about 90 percent of their diet is the nectar from flowers. They also snack on insects. A hummingbird hunts insects by flying and diving to snap them up out of the air. If a hummingbird sees a bird that it doesn’t want in its territory, it gives a high-pitched warning and starts doing dive attacks. Other hummers and even birds of different species often join in to dive-bomb the unwelcome bird until it leaves. The hummingbird is fearless, as it can overcome everything unless taken by surprise. When it comes to flying, nobody does it better. Like a helicopter, a hummingbird can go up, down, sideways, backward, and even upside down! Most of its wings are made of hand bones instead of arm bones like other birds’wings. When hovering, the wings turn in opposite directions and then reverse themselves in a figure-eight movement. Hummingbirds also have muscles that power both the up and down stroke instead of just the down stroke, as in other birds. Then can beat their wings from 20 to 200 times per second. Hummingbirds are such good fliers that most of them never walk. As tough as they are, hummingbirds still face a few clever natural enemies. Hummers have been caught by dragonflies, trapped in spider webs, and snatched by frogs. Other birds occasionally eat hummingbirds. In what way are hummingbirds unique compared with other birds?

Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. Hollywood produces dozens, if not hundreds, of movies annually. Although a significant number of them are meant solely for entertainment and possess little-to-no artistic value, there are also movies in which actors’ performance, plot, camera work, atmosphere, and other components are so brilliant that they deserve to be awarded. In the beginning of the 20th century, such an award had been established; nowadays known as the Oscar Award, it has become a mass culture event year by year throughout almost a century. The Oscar Awards ceremony was initiated(创始）by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS), formed in 1927 with the goal to honor talented actors, directors, cameramen, and other people involved in the cinema industry. The first ceremony of awarding was held in May, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Surprisingly, the initial ceremony was a rather private event, with only a little over a hundred people being invited, and with the price for tickets equalling only ＄5. Originally, there were 12 categories and two special honors, and there was no intrigue in the ceremony itself: the names of all the winners were announced in advance, and the ceremony itself served only for handing out the awards and for the banquet. To start with, its name is not Oscar; officially it is called “ The Academy Award of Merit,” and “Oscar” is just a nickname. Nowadays, the Oscar is traditionally made of gold-covered metal. At the same time, despite its cultural value, an Oscar statue is incredibly cheap-it costs only ＄1. If an actor or another award nominee wanted, for some reason, to sell their Oscar statue, they are obliged to sell it only to the Academy, for the estimated price of ＄1. Such practice has been enabled since 1950, and every winner announces whether he or she wants to keep or to sell the statue. In 1989, the heirs of a producer Mike Todd wanted to sell the Oscar statue he received for his movie” Around the World in 80 Days,” but the Academy successfully blocked the deal. However, those Oscars that were awarded before 1950 can be sold and bought freely; for example, the statue received by Orson welles for “ Citizen kane” was sold in 2011 for ＄861,542. The Academy Award of Merit is a sign of recognition of actors, directors, and other people related to the production of a movie, for their contribution and talent. The ceremony has gradually become one of the main annual events in world culture. Every year Hollywood produces a large number of movies____.

Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. Hollywood produces dozens, if not hundreds, of movies annually. Although a significant number of them are meant solely for entertainment and possess little-to-no artistic value, there are also movies in which actors’ performance, plot, camera work, atmosphere, and other components are so brilliant that they deserve to be awarded. In the beginning of the 20th century, such an award had been established; nowadays known as the Oscar Award, it has become a mass culture event year by year throughout almost a century. The Oscar Awards ceremony was initiated(创始）by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS), formed in 1927 with the goal to honor talented actors, directors, cameramen, and other people involved in the cinema industry. The first ceremony of awarding was held in May, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Surprisingly, the initial ceremony was a rather private event, with only a little over a hundred people being invited, and with the price for tickets equalling only ＄5. Originally, there were 12 categories and two special honors, and there was no intrigue in the ceremony itself: the names of all the winners were announced in advance, and the ceremony itself served only for handing out the awards and for the banquet. To start with, its name is not Oscar; officially it is called “ The Academy Award of Merit,” and “Oscar” is just a nickname. Nowadays, the Oscar is traditionally made of gold-covered metal. At the same time, despite its cultural value, an Oscar statue is incredibly cheap-it costs only ＄1. If an actor or another award nominee wanted, for some reason, to sell their Oscar statue, they are obliged to sell it only to the Academy, for the estimated price of ＄1. Such practice has been enabled since 1950, and every winner announces whether he or she wants to keep or to sell the statue. In 1989, the heirs of a producer Mike Todd wanted to sell the Oscar statue he received for his movie” Around the World in 80 Days,” but the Academy successfully blocked the deal. However, those Oscars that were awarded before 1950 can be sold and bought freely; for example, the statue received by Orson welles for “ Citizen kane” was sold in 2011 for ＄861,542. The Academy Award of Merit is a sign of recognition of actors, directors, and other people related to the production of a movie, for their contribution and talent. The ceremony has gradually become one of the main annual events in world culture. What is the Oscar Award originally called?

Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. Hollywood produces dozens, if not hundreds, of movies annually. Although a significant number of them are meant solely for entertainment and possess little-to-no artistic value, there are also movies in which actors’ performance, plot, camera work, atmosphere, and other components are so brilliant that they deserve to be awarded. In the beginning of the 20th century, such an award had been established; nowadays known as the Oscar Award, it has become a mass culture event year by year throughout almost a century. The Oscar Awards ceremony was initiated(创始）by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS), formed in 1927 with the goal to honor talented actors, directors, cameramen, and other people involved in the cinema industry. The first ceremony of awarding was held in May, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Surprisingly, the initial ceremony was a rather private event, with only a little over a hundred people being invited, and with the price for tickets equalling only ＄5. Originally, there were 12 categories and two special honors, and there was no intrigue in the ceremony itself: the names of all the winners were announced in advance, and the ceremony itself served only for handing out the awards and for the banquet. To start with, its name is not Oscar; officially it is called “ The Academy Award of Merit,” and “Oscar” is just a nickname. Nowadays, the Oscar is traditionally made of gold-covered metal. At the same time, despite its cultural value, an Oscar statue is incredibly cheap-it costs only ＄1. If an actor or another award nominee wanted, for some reason, to sell their Oscar statue, they are obliged to sell it only to the Academy, for the estimated price of ＄1. Such practice has been enabled since 1950, and every winner announces whether he or she wants to keep or to sell the statue. In 1989, the heirs of a producer Mike Todd wanted to sell the Oscar statue he received for his movie” Around the World in 80 Days,” but the Academy successfully blocked the deal. However, those Oscars that were awarded before 1950 can be sold and bought freely; for example, the statue received by Orson welles for “ Citizen kane” was sold in 2011 for ＄861,542. The Academy Award of Merit is a sign of recognition of actors, directors, and other people related to the production of a movie, for their contribution and talent. The ceremony has gradually become one of the main annual events in world culture. What does the word “intrigue” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. Hollywood produces dozens, if not hundreds, of movies annually. Although a significant number of them are meant solely for entertainment and possess little-to-no artistic value, there are also movies in which actors’ performance, plot, camera work, atmosphere, and other components are so brilliant that they deserve to be awarded. In the beginning of the 20th century, such an award had been established; nowadays known as the Oscar Award, it has become a mass culture event year by year throughout almost a century. The Oscar Awards ceremony was initiated(创始）by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS), formed in 1927 with the goal to honor talented actors, directors, cameramen, and other people involved in the cinema industry. The first ceremony of awarding was held in May, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Surprisingly, the initial ceremony was a rather private event, with only a little over a hundred people being invited, and with the price for tickets equalling only ＄5. Originally, there were 12 categories and two special honors, and there was no intrigue in the ceremony itself: the names of all the winners were announced in advance, and the ceremony itself served only for handing out the awards and for the banquet. To start with, its name is not Oscar; officially it is called “ The Academy Award of Merit,” and “Oscar” is just a nickname. Nowadays, the Oscar is traditionally made of gold-covered metal. At the same time, despite its cultural value, an Oscar statue is incredibly cheap-it costs only ＄1. If an actor or another award nominee wanted, for some reason, to sell their Oscar statue, they are obliged to sell it only to the Academy, for the estimated price of ＄1. Such practice has been enabled since 1950, and every winner announces whether he or she wants to keep or to sell the statue. In 1989, the heirs of a producer Mike Todd wanted to sell the Oscar statue he received for his movie” Around the World in 80 Days,” but the Academy successfully blocked the deal. However, those Oscars that were awarded before 1950 can be sold and bought freely; for example, the statue received by Orson welles for “ Citizen kane” was sold in 2011 for ＄861,542. The Academy Award of Merit is a sign of recognition of actors, directors, and other people related to the production of a movie, for their contribution and talent. The ceremony has gradually become one of the main annual events in world culture. An Oscar statue won in 2011 can be sold to____.

Passage 2 Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. Hollywood produces dozens, if not hundreds, of movies annually. Although a significant number of them are meant solely for entertainment and possess little-to-no artistic value, there are also movies in which actors’ performance, plot, camera work, atmosphere, and other components are so brilliant that they deserve to be awarded. In the beginning of the 20th century, such an award had been established; nowadays known as the Oscar Award, it has become a mass culture event year by year throughout almost a century. The Oscar Awards ceremony was initiated(创始）by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS), formed in 1927 with the goal to honor talented actors, directors, cameramen, and other people involved in the cinema industry. The first ceremony of awarding was held in May, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Surprisingly, the initial ceremony was a rather private event, with only a little over a hundred people being invited, and with the price for tickets equalling only ＄5. Originally, there were 12 categories and two special honors, and there was no intrigue in the ceremony itself: the names of all the winners were announced in advance, and the ceremony itself served only for handing out the awards and for the banquet. To start with, its name is not Oscar; officially it is called “ The Academy Award of Merit,” and “Oscar” is just a nickname. Nowadays, the Oscar is traditionally made of gold-covered metal. At the same time, despite its cultural value, an Oscar statue is incredibly cheap-it costs only ＄1. If an actor or another award nominee wanted, for some reason, to sell their Oscar statue, they are obliged to sell it only to the Academy, for the estimated price of ＄1. Such practice has been enabled since 1950, and every winner announces whether he or she wants to keep or to sell the statue. In 1989, the heirs of a producer Mike Todd wanted to sell the Oscar statue he received for his movie” Around the World in 80 Days,” but the Academy successfully blocked the deal. However, those Oscars that were awarded before 1950 can be sold and bought freely; for example, the statue received by Orson welles for “ Citizen kane” was sold in 2011 for ＄861,542. The Academy Award of Merit is a sign of recognition of actors, directors, and other people related to the production of a movie, for their contribution and talent. The ceremony has gradually become one of the main annual events in world culture. What is the proper title for the passage?

请用括号单词的恰当形式填空(locate) This comer would make a good_____ for a gas station.