______ that no one was ever prepared for it.
A.So suddenly did the bad news come |
B.So suddenly the bad news came |
C.So did the bad news come suddenly |
D.Did the bad news come so suddenly |
_____ the teacher's suggestion, Tom finally found a way to settle the problem.
A.Following | B.To follow | C.Follow | D.He followed |
Some 25,000 people were reported ______ in the ever recorded worst earthquake in Iran, which occurred late this month.
A.were killed | B.to be killed | C.killing | D.to have been killed |
During the tourist season, there are many people wandering in this city to see the old castles _____ in the sixteenth century.
A.to be built | B.being built |
C.having been built | D.built |
Try not to cough more than you can since it may cause problems to your lungs.
A. check B. allow C. stop. help
They might just have a place ______on the writing course一why don't you give it a try?
A.leaves | B.left | C.leaving | D.to leave |
—Do you know who took the students to the old people’s home, Tony?
—Well, Mr. Smith _______.
A.took | B.does | C.did | D.do |
You may laugh when you see dog owners talk to their pets as though they were human. Although dogs cannot speak a human language, they seem to understand how you feel. Sounds strange? Now scientists have found that dog and human brains deal with sound and emotion情感in a similar way. This may help to explain the language problem.
To compare human and dog brains, a scientist called Attila Antics and his team tested 11dogs and 22 humans. Both group listened to almost 200 dogs and human sounds. From crying to laughter and playful barking吠. At the same time, the team scanned扫描both group’s brain activity.
The scientists found that a similar part in both brains was activated激活when animals ad people heard human voices and emotional sounds, such as crying and laughter. Also, emotional dog voices, such as angry barking also caused a similar action from human and dog volunteers.
We know very well that dogs are good at tuning和..协调into the feeling of their owners, and we know a good dog owner can find emotional changes in their dog. But we now begin to understand that this similarity may help to explain this can be.
we can know from the first paragraph that ___
A.god owners can speak a dog language |
B.dogs can speak a human language |
C.dog owners can explain the language problem |
D.dogs seem to understand how people feel |
while the dog and human volunteers listened to different sounds. Andics and his team____
A.watched their actions | B.scanned their brains |
C.recorded their sounds | D.activated their brains |
according to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
A.the brains of dogs and humans deals with sounds and emotions in a similar way |
B.only human voices can activate a certain part of the brain |
C.pets are good at tuning into the feeling of their owners |
D.dog owners can’t pay attention to the emotional changes in their dogs |
what is probably the best title for this passage?
A.dogs, friends of human | B.dogs feel human emotions |
C.human and dog brains | D.a new research on dogs |
There are some very good inventions which, for one reason or another, don’t become popular. These inventions should be better known, even though I think that some of them are crazy. Let’s have a look at some of these inventions and see if you agree that they should be more successful.
The Australians had a great idea to stop people from drinking and driving. The idea was that if a driver wanted to start the car, she or he would have to blow into a bag first. If there was too much alcohol(酒精) in their breath, the car wouldn’t start. It sounded like a great idea to me, but people said that they might need to drive the car in an emergency even if they had drunk too much alcohol. Another idea I liked was an invention by a scientist who thought his children watched too much TV. He linked the TV to an exercise bike so that the electricity to power the TV was generated(产出) by the bike. If the children wanted to watch a lot of TV, they had to pedal(踩踏板) very hard. I found another invention on the Internet which was intended (倾向于) to encourage good habits. Believe it or not, this invention was an ashtray(烟灰缸) which spoke to you when you lit a cigarette! The “voice” of the ashtray was activated (启动) by the heat from the cigarette and reminded you how dangerous it is to smoke.
One of the strangest inventions I have come across is a bicycle which can cross rivers! The idea was that when you came to a river, you could inflate a huge plastic ball all around the bike. You would then get into the ball which would float on the river while you pedaled the bike inside the ball! Why not use a bridge instead? A friend of mine at school once bought a strange pair of football shoes. On the bottom of the shoes there was a rotating pad of studs (转动钉垫). The idea was that you would change direction more quickly if the studs rotated with you. The problem was that every time you stopped you changed direction whether you wanted to or not! I think he wore those shoes twice! One thing I would like is a baseball cap with a built-in radio so you can listen to sport all day with your hands free. While we are on the subject of sport, the Americans invented a kind of robot for sports fans. If you were watching your team on TV on your own, you could press a button and the robot would do “high fives” with you! Fantastic! I wonder if you have any good ideas for inventions like these.
What’s the writer’s attitude towards the inventions mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A.The writer regrets he knew nothing about the inventions. |
B.The writer doubts if the inventions will be popular soon. |
C.The writer thinks people will benefit from the inventions. |
D.The writer finds these inventions are the strangest of all. |
What can we know from the passage?
A.The father used his invention to stop children watching too much TV. |
B.It was very bad for the drivers to blow into a bag before their driving. |
C.The bike crossing rivers was considered one of the best inventions. |
D.The invention of new shoes would make players run much faster. |
The underlined word “inflate” in the third paragraph means __________.
A.check out | B.blow up |
C.look into | D.turn over |
What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Popular Inventions Today. |
B.Technology and Invention. |
C.The History of Invention. |
D.Inventions with a Difference. |
根据句意,用所给动词的适当形式填空。
When I saw the parade in Disneyland, I couldn’t stop ___________ (take) photos .
It takes about three hours ___________ ( fly )to Hong Kong .
Students should read more books ___________ ( improve ) their writing .
Sadly, the little dog ___________ (die) for some time .
You must ___________ (return) these books to the library as soon as possible.
根据句意及中文提示写出单词,完成句子。
China is in the east of ___________(亚洲).
I like watching TV at weekends , it’s a good way to ___________ (使…放松) myself .
Mo Yan and Han Han are famous ___________ (作家), many people like their novels .
If we ___________ (继续) cutting down trees , the environment will become worse and worse .
I don’t know what to do , and they don’t know what to do , ___________ (也) .
括号内所给词的适当形式填空.(10分)
I met an old friend of _____(I) in the bookshop last Sunday .
You can buy a TV set on the ______(five) floor of the shopping mall .
The instructions must _________(follow) before you take the medicine .
I hope that all my dreams ________(come) true in the future .
The more careful you are ,_______(few) mistakes you will make .
Both coats look nice on me .I really don’t know which _______(choose).
Paris is one of the ________(lively) cities in Europe .
My parents ________(clean) the house at four yesterday afternoon .
Chocolate is usually the _______(child) favorite food .
Have you got used to _______(ride) a bike to school?
Jack,please help me the picture on the wall.
A.put off | B.put up | C.put into | D.put on |
—What do you feel like ____________, tea or coffee?
—__________. I’d like a glass of orange.
A.to drink; Neither | B.drinking; Both | C.to drink; Either | D.dinking; Neither |