Have you ever noticed that your fingers are wrinkled （有皱纹的） when you've just finished swimming or（1） cloths？It seems（2） your hands have aged 30 years in a short time.But is this an accident？Or is it something that nature has built into our bodies？
The wrinkles looked a bit（3） the patterns on the bottom of the running shoes.So （4） made a guess that wrinkles on fingers might be able to help the hands hold things better.
To test this，researchers asked 20 people to pick up marbles （弹珠） from water（5） their hands.But（6） they started to pick up the marbles，half the people had to keep their hands in water for half an hour.
The researchers discovered the people who had wrinkled fingers completed the task faster that those whose hands were dry.But when they（7） to move dry marbles，all the people performed the same，no matter whether（8） had the wrinkled fingers or not.
Our ancestors might not play with marbles，but wrinkled fingers could make（9） easier for them to climb around in the wet forests and catch fish from（10） .
Similarly，our feet （11） get wrinkled in water.This may develop from our ancestors' need to run（12） the wet ground.
But the question is，if wrinkled fingers are so helpful， （13） don't our hands just stay that way all the time？In fact，there（14） several disadvantages about wrinkled fingers.They make us feel（15） .And wrinkled fingers don't have enough sense of touch.
（1）
| A． |
making |
B． |
washing |
C． |
folding |
（2）
| A． |
that |
B． |
which |
C． |
what |
（3）
| A． |
after |
B． |
like |
C． |
into |
（4）
| A． |
science |
B． |
scientific |
C． |
scientists |
（5）
| A． |
with |
B． |
by |
C． |
from |
（6）
| A． |
after |
B． |
before |
C． |
while |
（7）
| A． |
ask |
B． |
are asked |
C． |
were asked |
（8）
| A． |
we |
B． |
they |
C． |
you |
（9）
| A． |
this |
B． |
that |
C． |
it |
（10）
| A． |
rivers |
B． |
roads |
C． |
skis |
（11）
| A． |
also |
B． |
too |
C． |
either |
（12）
| A． |
under |
B． |
on |
C． |
in |
（13）
| A． |
how |
B． |
which |
C． |
why |
（14）
| A． |
are |
B． |
have |
C． |
is |
（15）
| A． |
powerful |
B． |
enjoyable |
C． |
uncomfortable |
完型填空
I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one class was the most important.
It happened last term just after I had got a __ result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence(信心). I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be _
The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking _ a teacher. Instead, he held up a twenty yuan note (钞票)!
‘Who wants this?’ he asked. Unsurprisingly, _ of us in the class held up our hands.
The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but _ nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same question a third time.
I didn’t __ what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. I wanted the note, so I put up my hand again. After a while, he _ the note and started to laugh. ‘You have all just told me how to become successful(成功),’ he said to us with the note in his hand.
‘The note is worth(值) twenty yuan. It is_ worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter(无论) _ _ happens to you, you still have your worth’
When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I realized(意识到) I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn’t ___ I can’t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!
A．same B．good C．lucky D．bad
A．comfortable B．successful C．famous D．rich
A．like B．for C．about D．by
A．both B．neither C．all D．none
A．said B．bought C．spoke D．told
A．remember B．understand C．notice D．find
A．took out B．threw away C．picked up D．put down
A．never B．sometimes C．hardly D．always
A．when B．who C．what D．how
A．know B．mean C．think D．complain
完形填空． 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共5分，每小题0.5分）
Mr. Green a small town. He can’t speak very . He stammers (口吃) a lot when he .One day he goes to a shop. He wants to buy a parrot(鹦鹉). He the shopkeeper(店主), “D-do-do you have a p-parrot?” “Yes, sir.” answers the shopkeeper. “ a nice green . It knows everything.” So Mr. Green buys and goes with his bird. But a few days, he it back to the shopkeeper. “This bird can’t t-t-talk. It can only st-t-ammer.”
A．live B．lives C．live in D．lives in
A．good B．well C．nice D．fine
A．tells B．talks C．says D．speaks
A．says B．asks C．answers D．talks
A．Here are B．Here is C．Here have D．Here has
A．bird B．cat C．parrot D．dog
A．it B．them C．one D．that
A．home B．to home C．homes D．home’s
A．first B．later C．after D．then
A．makes B．gives C．buys D．borrows
完形填空。从每题所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mary Roda's parents came to New York from Australia. They lived in a tall building. A man named Donald Smith lived in the building, too. He a toy company. One day Donald gave Mary, the 4-year-old girl, a new _ _. She played with the toy and said, "This is fun ! " A few weeks later Donald gave her _ _toy. She played with it. She said, "I am not _this toy. It doesn't work." She was a (n) little girl. Donald liked her honesty, and they became friends. For years Donald gave Mary new toys, and she gave him very good about the toys.
When Mary was thirteen years old, Donald her a new ball. The ball had a balloon inside it. Mary wanted to fill the balloon with water. She wanted to paint the ball in crazy colors. She wanted to rice or beans (豆子) in it to make it noisy. The company made these .Mary's ideas were a great success! The company thousands of the balls.
That Christmas, Donald gave Mary a (n) gift. He made her a vice - president (副董事长) of the toy company. made $200, 000 a year. Her job was to see if the new toys were fun. She took a car from her school to her office. She worked for three or four hours a day at her job, she had to do her homework. Mary was a busy teenager. She had time to be with her family. Her parents her that working hard and doing her best is very important.
Today Mary works at a college. The little vice - president with bright ideas helps students think about their future.
A．owned B．found C．helped D．chose
A．gift B．book C．toy D．bag
A．one B．another C．other D．the other
A．angry with B．surprised at C．tired of D．interested in
A．kind B．honest C．helpful D．lovely
A．ideas B．skills C．names D．facts
A．lent B．called C．returned D．showed
A．grow B．eat C．put D．cook
A．advice B．rules C．mistakes D．changes
A．sent B．had C．sold D．got
A．amazing B．interesting C．beautiful D．boring
A．He B．She C．It D．They
A．so B．but C．or D．then
A．less B．more C．much D．most
A．said B．talked C．told D．spoke
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1分）
As we know, life today has many problems. One of the biggest is , such as water pollution, air pollution, pollution and so on.
Water pollution makes our rivers and lakes . It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Air pollution is the most serious(严重的)kind of pollution.
bad for living things in the world. Noise pollution us talk louder and makes us become angry ．
The Earth is home and we must save it. We can't waste here and there. We should go to work and school bus or with our friends in the same car. Everybody save the Earth.
A．pollution B．problem C．protection D．pattern
A．sound B．noise C．factory D．land
A．old B．young C．clean D．dirty
A．It's B．That's C．This's D．They're
A．gives B．finds C．hopes D．makes
A．fast B．easily C．slowly D．quickly
A．your B．their C．our D．her
A．get B．throw C．grow D．bring
A．ride B．buy C．take D．by
A．have to B．may C．need to D．should
完型填空(10分)
根据短文内容，从各题后所给的A、B、C、三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（共10小题，每小题1分）
In the United States, teachers usually punish students in several ways. The teachers often call the students’ ___. Sometimes students have to stay for another hour after school. If a student behaves (表现) very badly, the teacher can ____ the student having classes. The student can't come to school for one, two ____ three days. Mr Johnson, the teacher of a middle school in Ohio, did not ___ to do so. When he didn't let the students come to school, they were ____. "A holiday!" they thought.
One day, a boy was in Mr Johnson's office. The boy didn't behave ____ in class. Mr Johnson called his parents. He let the father and the boy ____ classes together. Other students often ____ at the boy and his father in class. The boy was very embarrassed (尴尬的). After that he behaved better. And, of course, other students behaved ____ too.
Now many teachers in the USA are ____ to copy Mr Johnson's idea. They think his idea is very great.
粤公网安备 44130202000953号