Choose the best words and complete the passage
You may be surprised to learn how many animals actually have a memory. _______ your goldfish can show evidence (证据) of learning ability. If you have a pet fish, try this _______. Every day when you feed the fish, sprinkle (撒) the food only in the same location.
Keep a record of daily observations (观察)of the fish, taking down notes about the fish's swimming directions or behavior whenever you come to feed it. Before long, the fish should swim to the spot where you sprinkle the food whenever you approach (靠近) the tank. See how it reacts (反应) to your approaching the tank and take notes before, _______, and after your experiment.
In this example of animals' memory, we don't really know if your fish knows the fact that you are going to feed it. But it has showed its _______ ability to learn and to remember.
Bees _______ with each other in a way which shows an intelligent memory. When a bee finds a good location for gathering nectar (花蜜), it will remember _______ to get to this location from its hive (蜂巢). The bee then returns to the hive and passes along its memory by doing a complex dance to inform the others of where the food was found. It uses wings, legs, antennae (触角)and body to deliver the message. When the dance is over, other bees fly to this location to bring back food for the hive.
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阅读短文,从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
The world is divided into two parts. One half of the world is rich and the________half is poor. In the poor part, a lot of people ________get enough to eat. When they are ill, none of the hospitals can ________them because they have no money. In the rich part, a lot of people eat too much. For example, a dog ________ a cat in North America eats better than a child in the poorer countries. The poor countries have some ________ problems. Sometimes the land is too poor to grow ________ on. People there have neither rich land nor enough water. The land can be made better,________ a lot of things must be done. The people must be taught and water must be found.
But rich countries have ________,too. There are not always good places to live in. Sometimes the air is not clean and the rivers are too ________ to swim in o r to drink. The roads and streets are full of people and buses. Cars and buses have to move ________ . There is too much noise. Something must be done about these problems. The air and the rivers must be cleaned and be kept clean. More houses have to be built. But these can’t be done easily.
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In learning English, spoken English is very important, but many students complain that they can’t understand what other people say. So their spoken English is not good, ________. Well, what can we do to improve our __________ English quickly?
The most important thing is to believe in ___________. Maybe many of us are afraid to _____________. But as students, we usually make progress by __________ the problems in learning. It doesn’t matter if our __________ can’t be as good as native speakers. We should __________ it as a challenge and then get __________ practice. We shouldn’t worry at all that native speakers will__________ us. Be brave, and then we’ll speak good English soon.
Don’t be shy or ___________. We should speak English aloud in front of others, no matter what we say is right or wrong.
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A,B,C项中选出最佳选项,并将答案填涂在对应的答题卡上。
Australia is the greatest (最大的) island in the world . It is much ____than China. It is in the ____ of the Earth. So when it is ____ summer in China, it is cold winter in Australia.
Australia is big , but the population there is ____. The population of Australia ____ the same as that of Shanghai, a city in China.
Australia is famous ____ its ____ and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find ____ in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, ____ are sheep. Have you ever seen (你曾经见过) a kangaroo ? It has a “bag” in its body. The ____ kangaroo keeps its baby kangaroo in the “bag”. It is very interesting, isn’t it?
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All over the world men and women, boys and girls enjoy sports. Sports help people____ healthily and happily.
What sports do you like ____? Is it hot in your city? Then swimming is one of your sports. There are beautiful rivers and lakes across the country. The weather is also good _ swimming. Or do you live in a cold city? Then you would like _________. There are many skiers in Austria. There are big mountains and cold winters. ________ it often rain in your country? Then kite flying would not be one of your sports.
People in Switzerland love to ___________ the wonderful mountains of their country. Mountain climbing is _________ favourite sports there.
The cowboys of the USA use their horses for their work. They also use them for their sports. They ride, jump, use ropes and catch __________ animals---all on horseback.
__________ is work for many people who must get their food this way. But for other people it is a sport. How nice it is to go fishing __________there is no school!
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In Shanghai, the Bund(外滩) is one of the most popular places of interest. With a light show set to begin at around the Bund, a large crowd of people got together for an New Year’s Eve. They became .
“We were just trying to up the steps to see the light show, and then people at the top ________ pushing their way down,” said a young man glasses. “Then I heard someone scream, and people began to cry in .” The man, who spoke waiting a friend at Shanghai No. 1 People’s Hospital, said, “Some of us fell over.”
By Thursday afternoon, at thirty-six people had died in the accident and forty-seven were hurt. It was one of the most terrible public accidents. It’s a pity that people didn’t know how to themselves. Remember the easiest but best way— to shout “go back” together with people around.
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完形填空 通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳答案,并将答案写在答题卷上。
The world of out-of-doors is full of secrets. And they are so interesting that quite a lot of people are busy studying them. All around us are birds, animals, trees and flowers. The facts about how they ____ and grow are as interesting as anything could be.
Do you know that one of the great Presidents of the USA spent hours and hours ____birds? A businessman who lives near New York city became so____ in insects that he began to collect them. He now has more than one thousand different kinds carefully____ in glass boxes.
Come then with me, and I will help you find some of nature’s secrets. Let us go____through the woods and fields. Here we shall find now a rabbit tells the other rabbits that there is danger. We shall ____a mother bear and her young ones as they look for____ and get ready for winter sleep. We shall watch bees dancing in the air to let other bees know____ they can find food. I will show you many other interesting things, but the thing that I can____ you is to keep your eyes and ears ____ when you go out of doors. Nature tells her secrets only to people who look and listen carefully.
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We kids have different ways to get in touch with each other now. And forthe old, they’d like to go to the market or each other’s houses, but for the young, we kids needn’t follow the of doing so.
The easiest way for us to get in touch and make is to use the Internet services, like QQ. A lot of websites such as www.qq.com have appeared(出现)in the last few years and offered such kinds of for free. So we can make friends through the Internet. Maybe we do not________ all these “friends” well. We add friends only ________ we seem cooler with more friends online.Then how do we kids ________ in touch with friends online? We make it by sending our ________ to each other. At times , “friends” ________ “be missing” for months ________ a message. Is this the friendship in the 21st century?
Of course, using these Internet services is not just for saying “ Hi, what’s up?” Some of us have found long-lost classmates and friends ________ these websites. And at times we kill a time to go to a movie or get together. What’s more, we kids can________ our friends’ favourite music when we are on the Internet.Believe it or not, these Internet services will be________ for a while, and it is________ a convenient way for us to keep in touch.
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Some scientists say our clothes are so powerful that they can change our feelings. ________ , we can control our feelings ________ different colors of clothes.
Normally when we are sad, we will wear dark colored clothes. On the other hand, when we are happy, we often choose to wear ________ colored clothes. This is because these clothes can make others ________ how we are feeling. It seems to say, “I’m upset, Don’t trouble me!” or “Today I’m pleased and easy-going.” Of course, we also know that some people like ________ different colors because of their likes or dislikes.
Some people ________ these words. They often say, “If only this truly worked.” Well, in answer to those people, there are a lot of studies about what happens to ________ feelings. If he is sad, ask him to wear red or orange clothes. He will become ________ and happy very soon. If he is happy and excited, ask him to wear blue or black clothes. He will become quiet or peaceful a few minutes later. It proves that if we wear special colors of clothes, it can change our feelings.
Suppose we are feeling sad, if we are in black, we may begin to feel ________ . However, if we are in red or yellow, it can make us feel a little better.
So remember, if you are not feeling your best, you can try wearing some different colored clothes. If one color has no effect on your feelings, maybe ________ will. Each color has its own power.
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In China , some radio stations use hotlines(热线).It's used for the listeners to take part in the talk shows.
That's a good .However, the fact is some people do nothing but break the whole program.Some people know little about the topic under .Sometimes they do not even know what the host(主持人) is talking about.So the host has to the caller what the show is about.Usually the caller will a few questions which express his hope and show his ignorance(无知).Then the host has to answer and explain how silly(愚蠢的)this is ! It a lot of time.
It seems that some people phone the hotlines for fun.They want to let listeners hear them.They don't care what the topic is and they themselves are interested in the topic or not.Silly they appear to be.
It's for radio stations to improve the hotline programs.If a caller doesn't know what is going , the operator should not let the caller take part in the talking.
A.stopping B.laughing C.encouraging
A.lesson B.idea C. medicine
A. discussion B. meeting C. party
A. make B. teach C. tell
A. ask B. read C. write
A. saves B. wastes C. brings
A. hardly B. just C. never
A. what B. where C. whether
A. funny B. interesting C. necessary
A. on B. off C.away
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Different people have different hobbies. We students also have our own hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in our gardens and looking after animals. can make us grow, develop (发展) our interests and help us learn new .
Liu Tao is a student. His hobby is . When he was in senior high school, he wrote a book and published (出版) it in 2007. Many teenagers (青少年) his book. As a result, he becomes a successful young now.
Liu Tao is very lucky his hobby brings him pleasure and success. But he regards writing________ only one of his many hobbies and interests. He is in many other things. He likes playing football, too. Now he is a member of his school team.
Remember that we spend all our time on our favourite hobby. There are many other interesting things in life, and we should try to do something new or different.
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What foreign languages are you learning except English? If you have with your foreign-language homework, you can the website School Discovery. It has all the languages that you could ask for, like French, German and Spanish. It has a few links (链接) that will you more with the language you are studying.
With the help of BBC Schools site, you can speak Spanish at once. There’s even audio (音频), so you can hear the of the words! You can games and do more to help you with Spanish homework or just for fun.
Kidspace@The Internet Public Library is a really website if you need help with foreign-language homework. It teaches you how to say hello many different languages and it has a lot of useful information.
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
The best thing to start your day is a good breakfast. There are different of breakfasts around the world.
“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper(穷人).”As the old saying(谚语) us, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It us with energy after a long night without food.
If people don’t have breakfast in the morning, they will feel tired and get angry . Breakfast helps children stay more focused in school. A study showed that children who eat breakfast regularly score in most subjects. Breakfast is important for weight loss. If you have a balanced breakfast, you will eat throughout the day.
A healthy and breakfast should include some protein(蛋白质) like eggs, milk or a little meat, which makes you energetic all day. Carbohydrates (碳水化合物) like rice or bread can keep you . Vegetables and fruit the vitamins that humans need.
, in China, breakfast is different from region(地区)to region. Porridge(粥)with pickles(咸菜), baozi, noodles, soybean milk and youtiao are common throughout the country.
Western culture has influenced China a lot, most people still traditional Chinese breakfast. They think that porridge and noodles are not only easily digested(消化), but also can provide energy in the morning.
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完形填空,阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Don't Let the Candle Off
A man had a little daughter---an only and much-loved child. He lived for her--- she was his whole______. He was so happy to hear his girl's voice that he hardly imagined what he would do______her. But unluckily, one day, his daughter became seriously ill. He was very______. He tried all he could to_____her. At last, his efforts (努力) was _____ and the child died. The father became a bitter recluse (隐士) after that, shutting _________ away from his friends and refusing(拒绝) every activity that might______him back to his normal self. But one night he had a dream. He was in heaven, seeing a group of little child angels. They were dressed in white and______in a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every angel_______a candle. He noticed that all the candles were bright except one. Then he found that the child with the______candle was his own little daughter. ______ to her, he held her in his______, hugged her gently, and then asked, "Why is it, darling, that your candle alone is unlighted?" His daughter said, "Daddy, they often relight it, but your ______always put it out." Just then he______.The lesson was very clear, and its effects were immediate. From that hour on he was not a recluse, but socialized (交际)freely and gladly with his former friends and colleagues. No longer would his darling's candle be put out by his useless tears.
We can't avoid having a sad______during lifetime, but we should remember not to let our beloved person's candle off.
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完形填空 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Sled (雪橇) Dog Race was about to begin. Susan’s team of dogs was lined up at the starting gate. Susan stood behind them. teams were lined up, too, and the dogs were excited. Susan kept her on the clock. At exactly ten o’clock, she and the other racers yelled, “Mush!” The dogs knew that meant “ !” They ran forward and the race began! Susan had trained months for this race, and she hoped she and her dogs would win. Day after day, Susan’s dogs the sled to get ready for the race.
Now, they ran over snowy hills and into deep valleys (山谷). They stopped only to rest and eat. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the places on Earth. The dogs’ thick fur coats helped keep them warm. In many places along the route(线路), the snow was . Pieces of ice were as sharp (锋利的) as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs’ feet. To keep that from happening, Susan had put special boots on their feet.
At first, the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly. They were getting used to the race. On the third day, they began to pull more quickly. They worked as a and passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the dogs dropped into a hole and the sled . Susan could have given up then, but she didn’t. She fixed it and they kept going. When they finally reached the finish line, they found out that they had come in first place!
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