Have you ever beard of Iceland? Iceland is a country, one-tenth of which is covered with ice. However, it is said that Iceland is the land of heat. Smoking volcanoes (火山), white steam (蒸汽) and hot springs are more amazing than the other sights including ice there.

    It has taken millions of years for volcanoes and lava flows (熔岩流) to build Iceland. When hiking through one of Iceland’s many ancient lava fields, you may notice something strange. White steam is rising from each vent in front of you. Iceland is covered with vents which steam can pass out of. The steam comes from naturally heated rocks and hot water below the Earth’s surface (表面).

    Like steam vents, hot springs can be seen here and there in the ancient lava fields. Blue Lake is the most famous hot spring in Iceland. It isn’t far from the capital city of the country. The water and white earth in it can make your skin as soft as a newborn baby’s skin. Enjoy that water, because it has traveled a long way. It starts nearly two kilometers under Blue Lake. There, water from the ocean continues moving up slowly into the spaces between hot rocks below the surface. And then the water is heated by hot rocks. Powerful machines and long pipes (水管) help bring the heated water to the surface. People in Iceland use natural hot water for hot springs. Besides, they use it to create electricity that can be used to heat homes and even greenhouses.

    Iceland is one of the few places on the Earth where active volcanoes lie below ice. Heat from the volcanoes creates a strange and wild beauty. Therefore, some people believe that it’s better to call the country “Heatland” instead of Iceland. If you have a chance to travel there, take it.

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1.From the passage,          are the most amazing sights in Iceland.

A. smoking volcanoes and ice

B. smoking volcanoes, white steam and hot springs

C. heated rocks, hot springs and new lava fields

2.The underlined word “vent” in the passage means “       ” in Chinese.

A. 进入口              B. 回流口          C. 排放口

3.Picture         shows how Blue Lake is formed.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Iceland was built millions of years ago.

B. People in Iceland use natural hot water for hot springs and creating electricity.

C. Iceland is the only country where active volcanoes lie below ice.

5.The best title for this passage should be       .

A. THE HISTORY OF ICELAND

B. THE HOT SPRING OF BLUE LAKE

C. THE HEAT IN ICELAND

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Some people think that all wild animals are dangerous. But in fact, very few of them will   1   a man if he leaves them alone. If you meet a lion or an elephant, I guess you will   2 ; but even a lion will avoid(躲避)a man if it is not very   3 . Lions and tigers only kill and eat men when they have grown too old and too weak to catch their usual   4  , such as deer and  5   small animals. If you see a wild elephant, perhaps you will be  　6  . However, elephants usually run away at once if you don’t attack them. Some animals get very frightened if they only smell a man, some stand and look at him for a moment   7  they run away, some take no notice at all but walk away  8  in another direction. Wild animals only attack   9  when they are afraid that people want to harm(伤害) their   10 , or when the hunters shoot at them and make them angry.

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Some people think that all wild animals are dangerous. But in fact, very few of them will   1   a man if he leaves them alone. If you meet a lion or an elephant, I guess you will   2 ; but even a lion will avoid(躲避)a man if it is not very   3 . Lions and tigers only kill and eat men when they have grown too old and too weak to catch their usual   4  , such as deer and  5   small animals. If you see a wild elephant, perhaps you will be  　6  . However, elephants usually run away at once if you don’t attack them. Some animals get very frightened if they only smell a man, some stand and look at him for a moment   7  they run away, some take no notice at all but walk away  8  in another direction. Wild animals only attack   9  when they are afraid that people want to harm(伤害) their   10 , or when the hunters shoot at them and make them angry.

1.                A．bite           B．attack          C．protect   D．hide

2.                A．come nearer     B．break down      C．stay alive  D．run away

3.                A．thirsty          B．excited         C．tired D．hungry

4.                A．food           B．fish            C．things    D．drinks

5.                A．others         B．other          C．another  D．any

6.                A．excited         B．pleased         C．frightened D．angry

7.                A．before         B．after           C．as soon as D．while

8.                A．luckily          B．noisily          C．quietly   D．loudly

9.                A．dogs           B．people         C．children  D．other

10.               A．neighbours      B．friends         C．young babies   D．parents

When we talk about stars, especially women stars，it seems that they are always young，pretty and own charming body shapes．But recently a Britain’s Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely(完全地)．
Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb’s voice. “This lady came up，and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through —it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted On line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．
Speaking from her home in Scotland,MsBoyle said that she hadn’t thought of changing her appearance．She said that her friend helped her with make-up．“I mean，that’s hardly a makeover.” she added．
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal(歌唱的) talents．”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．’’
【小题1】Susan Boyle is __________．