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Many of us stayed at home in January because of COVID﹣19,but a special mom and her two babies took a trip.They were driven a few miles from a breeding center in northeastern Argentina to a 1.7 million﹣acre nature reserve called Gran Ibera Park.There the three jaguars were released into the wild.

    Their release was the first reintroduction of jaguars in that part of Argentina since the species(物种)almost died out there 70 years ago.Scientists hope they can turn things around for this important apex predator,meaning one that is on top of the food chain (链).Only 200 to 300 jaguars remain in the country.

    "That is the highest level of protection that can be given in Argentina,"says Sebastian Di Martino.He's the conservation director for Rewilding Argentina,which is one of the organizations helping to restore jaguar populations.

    The jaguars' journey started in 2018 when the park was built in the Ibera Wetlands.Several thousand jaguars once lived there,along with other important species.But the jaguars' fur was valuable,so people hunted them.Then farmers cleared the land they lived on.With the jaguars gone,the ecosystem was out of balance.

    "In the absence of this species,ecosystems stop working well and may even collapse," Di Martino says. "The main prey (猎物) of the jaguar is the capybara and the caiman.They are very abundant because of the absence of the jaguar,which causes imbalances in the ecosystem."

    The park was the first step to give jaguars a place to live.Then they needed to breed.A female named Mariua mated with a male jaguar from Brazil.Mariua then gave birth to the two baby jaguars.

    It sounds simple,but the reality is more complicated.Di Martino said that jaguars born at breeding centers have to learn how to hunt and must not become used to humans.Otherwise,they will not have success in the wild.

    The people who work at the breeding center stay out of sight.They use video cameras to watch the jaguars from several miles away."We provide live prey for them,without them realizing it comes from people," Di Martino said.

    Mariua wears a radio collar so researchers can track her and her babies,Karai and Pord. "So far,so good.She's been hunting capybaras and wild pigs and is raising her babies very well," Di Martino says.

(1)What can we learn about the jaguar?      

A.It is found only in Argentina.

B.It is taught to hunt by humans.

C.It is not hunted by any other animal.

D.It is not considered as a rare species.

(2)Which of the following words can best describe Di Martino's job?       

A.Exciting.

B.Meaningful.

C.Surprising.

D.Successful.

(3)What does the underlined word "abundant" mean in this passage?       

A.More than enough.

B.Less than enough.

C.Getting more powerful.

D.Getting less powerful.

(4)The writer mentioned Mariua   .

A.to give an example of jaguars' life

B.to show the importance of female jaguars

C.to introduce a way of training jaguars

D.to explain the method of rewilding jaguars

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One wet,rainy April afternoon Miss O' Shay,the principal,sent for Nancy Lee to stop by her office as school closed.Pupils without umbrellas or raincoats crowded in doorways hoping to make it home between showers.Outside the skies were grey.Nancy Lee's thoughts were suddenly grey,too.

    She did not think she had done anything wrong,yet that tight (紧的) little knot came in her throat just the same as she came near Miss O' Shay's door.Perhaps she had banged her locker too often and too hard.Perhaps the note in French she had written to Sallie halfway across the study hall just for fun had never got to Sallie but into Miss O' Shay's hands instead.

    She knocked on Miss O' Shay's door.That familiarly solid and competent voice said, "Come in."

    Miss O' Shay had a way of making you feel welcome,even if you came to be punished.

    "Sit down,Nancy Lee Johnson," said Miss O' Shay. "I have something to tell you." Nancy Lee sat down."But I must ask you to promise not to tell anyone yet."

    "I won't,Miss O' Shay," Nancy Lee said,wondering what on earth the principal had to say to her.

    "You are about to graduate," Miss O' Shay said. "And we shall miss you.You have been an excellent student,Nancy,and you will not be without honors (荣誉) on the senior list,as I am sure you know."

    At that point there was a light knock on the door.Miss O' Shay called out, "Come in," and Miss Dietrich entered."May I be part of this,too?" she asked,tall and smiling.

    "Of course," Miss O' Shay said."I was just telling Nancy Lee what we thought of her.But I hadn't got around to giving her the news.Perhaps,Miss Dietrich,you'd like to tell her yourself."

    Miss Dietrich was always direct."Nancy Lee," she said, "your picture has won the Artist Club scholarship."

    The brown girl's eyes widened,her heart jumped,then her throat tightened again.She tried to smile,but instead tears came to her eyes.

    "Dear Nancy Lee,"Miss O' Shay said, "we are so happy for you." The elderly white woman took her hand and shook it warmly while Miss Dietrich smiled with pride.

    Nancy Lee must have danced all the way home.She never remembered quite how she got there through the rain.She hoped she had been calm.But certainly she hadn't stopped to tell anybody her secret on the way.Raindrops,smiles,and tears mingled on her brown face.She hoped her mother hadn't yet got home and that the house was empty.

(1)How did Nancy feel on her way to Miss O' Shay's office?     

A.Scared.

B.Excited.

C.Uncertain.

D.Confident.

(2)What can we infer from the passage about Nancy?      

A.She was Miss Dietrich's best student.

B.She would never tell anyone her secret.

C.She was often punished by the principal.

D.She would try to hide feelings at home.

(3)Which is the best title for this story?       

A.A New Star

B.The Girl.

C.A Young Artist.

D.The News.

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Great mix of representatives from across China

    A total of 2 ,287 representatives (代表) attended the 19 h National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中共十九大),which was held in Beijing from Oct.18.

A representative must have

They Include

√Unshakable belief

√Correct political stand

√Good moral quality

√High standard in honesty

√Excellent career record

√Strong ability to carry out the duty as a representative

√Wide support from Party

members and the people

Workers

Farmers

Government officials

Businessmen

Intellectuals

Military officers

Athletes

Artists

(1)When and where was the 19 National Congress of the Communist Party of China held?   

A.In Beijing from Oct.19.

B.In Beijing from Oct.18.

C.In Shanghai from Oct.19.

D.In Shanghai from Oct.18.

(2)According to the material,representatives of the 19 National Congress must have   .

A.great wealth

B.much experience

C.unshakable belief

D.good appearance

(3)Which of the following Chinese people can't be a representative?   

A.Li Lei,a farmer.

B.Zhu Ping,a volleyball player.

C.Wang Gang,a worker.

D.Zhang Hua,a primary school student.

(4)Which of the following is TRUE?   

A.All the representatives were from Beijing.

B.Businessmen couldn't attend the 19 National Congress.

C.2 ,287 representatives attended the 18 National Congress.

D.A representative must have strong ability to carry out the duty.

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When your town has winter,the earth's axis(轴) is pointing away from the sun.Your town doesn't get as much light or heat from the sun.The days are shorter and colder.

    Winter and summer happen because the earth is tilted(倾斜) as it revolves around the sun.The northern end of the earth's axis points towards the sun in summer.You have more hours of light in summer.Your part of the earth is towards the sun for more hours each day.When the part of the earth where you live is towards the sun,you have hotter days.In winter,when your part of the earth points away from the sun,you have colder days.

    You have learned about winter and summer.There are two more seasons in the year.One comes after winter and before summer.The other season comes after summer and before winter.Can you name them?That's right.Spring comes between winter and summer and autumn comes after summer but before winter.

    The four seasons are spring,summer,autumn and winter.Spring and autumn are opposite seasons.Which season do you like best?

    You have thought about the four seasons of the year.Each season is different.The seasons are made by the northern end of the axis pointing towards or away from the sun.

    Your part of the world gets more heat from the sun when the northern end of the axis points to the sun.When the axis points away from the sun,you get less heat.Now you know why winter is colder than summer.The axis is pointing away from the sun in winter.It is pointing towards the sun in summer.

(1)What does the underlined word "revolves" in paragraph 2 mean?   

A.Moves.

B.Turns.

C.Jumps.

D.Sites.

(2)What is the passage mainly about?   

A.How four seasons happen.

B.How the weather changes.

C.When the earth's axis points towards the sun.

D.When the earth's axis points away from the sun.

(3)Where does the passage probably come from?   

A.A film guide.

B.A storybook.

C.A science magazine.

D.A book review.

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Resting my head on Helen's shoulder,I put my arms round her waist(腰).She drew me to her,and we rested in silence.

    We had not sat long before another person came in.Some heavy cloudsswept from the sky by a rising windhad left the moon brightand her lightcoming in through a window nearshone full both on us and on the coming personMiss Temple.   "I came on purpose to find you,Jane Eyre, " said she. "I want you in my room,and as Helen Burs is with you,she may come too. "

    We followed Miss Temple to her apartment.It had a good fire,and looked cheerful.Miss Temple told Helen Burns to be seated in a low arm﹣chair on one side of the fire place,and herself asking another,she called me to her side.

    "Is it all over?" she asked,looking down at my face. "Have you cried your sadness away?"

    "I am afraid I never shall do that. "

    "Why?"

    "Because I have been wrongly accused(指责),and you and everybody else,will think me a bad girl. "

    "We shall think you what you prove yourself to be,my child.Continue to act as a good girl,and you will satisfy us. "

    "Shall I,Miss Temple?"

    "You will. "said Miss Temple, "You have been accused of lying when you were little.Tell us the truth,but add nothing and exaggerate(夸大)nothing. "

    I made up my mind that I would be most modest and most core.Having thought for a few minutes about where to start,I told her all the story of my sad childhood.

(1)Which of the following words best describes Miss Temple in the passage?   

A.Dishonest.

B.Impatient.

C.Caring.

D.Humorous.

(2)What does the underlined paragraph imply(暗示)?   

A.Miss Temple was going to punish Jane.

B.Helen would rather leave Jane alone.

C.Nothing could make Jane happy again.

D.Jane's luck might change for the better.

(3)According to the passage,which of the following is true about Jane?   

A.She chose to trust Miss Temple.

B.She didn't mind being accused.

C.She made up her childhood story.

D.She once behaved as a bad girl.

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Chinese is mainly divided into 13 dialects(方言)and these dialects can be further divided into many kinds of local dialects.Putonghua (or Mandarin) the predominant dialect,is spoken by over 70% of the population and is one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations.Within these large dialect groups,there are small groups,many of which are difficult to understand.In Fujian,for example,people living 10 kilometres away from one another can be speaking different Min dialects.

    Putonghua.It is the mother dialect of Chinese living in northern China and Sichuan Province.It is called Guoyu in some parts of China,like Hong Kong,Macao(澳门)and Taiwan.It is known in English as Mandarin Chinese,or Standard Chinese.

    Wu.Spoken in Shanghai,most of Zhejiang and the southern parts of Jiangsu and Anhui.Wu is made up of hundreds of different of spoken forms.

    Hakka/Kejia.Hakka is widely spoken in Fujian.Taiwan,and some countries in Southeast Asia.

    Min.It is spoken in Fujian,Taiwan,and Southeast Asia.Min group is the most diverse(多样的),with many different spoken forms used in neighbouring countries.

    Yue.It is spoken in Guangdong,Hong Kong,Macao,Taiwan,all over Southeast Asia and by many Chinese living abroad.

(1)What does the underlined word "predominant" mean?   

A.More beautiful.

B.More special.

C.More interesting.

D.More common.

(2)What do you know about Putonghua after reading this passage?   

A.It is used by a small group of people in China.

B.It is spoken only by people in Mainland China.

C.It is included in the official languages of the United Nations.

D.It is the mother dialect of people living in southern China.

(3)Based on he passage,which of the following is true?   

A.Most people in Anhui speak Kejia.

B.Wu is the local dialect of Shanghai.

C.Yue has the most different spoken forms.

D.Most people in Hong Kong speak Min.

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On the bottom of most plastic packaging(包装),there's a small triangle (三角)with a letter or a number written inside.These little symbols are not easy to be noticed,but are really important.They tell you what kind of plastic it is and whether it can be recycled or not.

Can it be recycled?

Types of Plastic

PET

This is the plastic that you often see on supermarket shelves!It's used to make plastic water bottles and biscuit boxes.                                                       

HDPE

HDPE is a stronger type of plastic.It is what milk bottles are made of.    

×

LDPE

LDPE is a very soft plastic which is not easily broken.It is what shopping bags are made of.                                                                                                         

×

PS (POLYSTYRENE]

This plastic is often seen in our daily life.You'll probably have seen it as those cheap white cups you get hot drinks in,or as takeaway food packaging.                        

(1)Which is a stronger type of plastic?   

A.PET.

B.HDPE.

C.LDPE.

D.PS.

(2)Which of the following uses PET plastic?   

A.Milk bottles.

B.Hot drink white cups.

C.Drinking water bottles.

D.Takeaway food packaging.

(3)What is the purpose of this article?    

A.To introduce types of plastic.

B.To display reusable items.

C.To explain recycling methods.

D.To recommend shopping bags.

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In December 2020, "the Super Apple" appeared at supermarkets across China,sweeter and juicier than usual ones,without pesticide residue(农药残留).Before reaching the market,the products had been tested over 500 times.Blockchain(区块链) technology in recording farmers' actions is widely used to avoid nonstandard pesticide use.Digital technology at the apple storage helps to group apples,which can keep the stability(稳定性) in the quality. "The future of agriculture lies in the modern technology." Huang Jikun,Professor of the China Centre for Agricultural Policy at Peking University,told Beijing Review.

    At China's Central Rural Work Conference in 2020,President Xi stressed that efforts must be made to increase the quality of agriculture.Xi also pointed out the importance of speeding up technologies.

    China's agriculture has entered a stage of high﹣quality development,as the country is meeting people's increasing need for high standard products.So agriculture should turn to technology.

    Three years ago,Yuan Longping led a program of planting rice in saline﹣alkali(盐碱) soil in areas,including Xinjiang and Heilongjiang.Through hybrid technology,Yuan's team have been able to raise improved rice for saline and alkaline soils.If China could put 6.67 million hectares of saline﹣alkali soil into rice production,it would be very likely to increase by around 30 million tons,a huge contribution to the country.

    In Lushui,Yunnan Province,one can rarely see farmers working on the farm.All common tasks are completed automatically(自动化地).Data(数据) is gathered by the system to improve future production.

    "More information and technology centres will be built so that basic data and big data can be improved,and technologies like 5 G and the BeiDou Satellite Navigation System can be used in the field."said Han Fujun,Deputy Chief Engineer of the Information Center of MARA.

    Since 2010,the Chinese government has been organizing technology exchanges,training,field trips and other activities for the agricultural technology talents to better understand the situations of each area.

    Because of the COVID﹣19,companies begin to rethink better agricultural models,as more people want to eat healthier foods.Science and technology will play a more important role in the future.

(1)Which of the following makes "the Super Apple" sweeter and juicier?   

A.The apple storage.

B.The modern technology.

C.The product test.

D.The record of farmers' actions.

(2)From the passage we know that   .

A.traditional Chinese agriculture is out of date now

B.farmers will pay less attention to technologies

C.China's agriculture plays a lead role in the world

D.people now need more quality agricultural products

(3)Which of the following is true according to the passage?   

A.Yuan's program is a huge contribution to China.

B.Farmers are busy collecting the data in Lushui.

C.5 G and BeiDou system are rarely used in the centres.

D.Talents organize activities to understand each area.

(4)The passage mainly wants to tell us   .

A.Yuan Longping is a great Chinese scientist in farming

B.China's agriculture develops fast to meet people's need

C.science and technology improves China's agriculture

D.more agricultural models will appear after COVID﹣19

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We are what we eat.From high﹣calorie meals to low﹣fat lunches,much of our health depends on what we eat.We know about the benefits(益处) of eating fittingly for our physical health,but food,and cooking it,is proving to be good for our mental(心理的) health as well.

    Some people are now supporting the therapeutic value of cooking food.It's not just about the end result but also the experience someone goes through.Dr Mark Salter,a consultant psychiatrist,told the BBC: "Baking and cooking are good therapies.They help patients develop planning skills,short﹣term memories and social skills—lack(缺乏) of which may lead to mental illness."

    TV chef(大厨) and author Nadiya Hussain agrees that cooking is great for helping our mind.She loves to bake and became the champion of the TV show,The Great British Bake Off.She says that "Baking's always been about therapy...It's never really been about the cake." And she thinks that baking is an important tool for our socialization and mental health.

    Certainly,creating some delicious food takes our mind off things and gives us something to do,helping us get through the recent lockdown.People have said that mixing dough(生面团)to make bread,for example,has given them a sense of calm and control.Research has shown that doing creative tasks,like cooking,makes us feel happier.Nicole Farmer,who studies how food influences our biology,behavior and mental health,told BBC online that "Cooking represents the human experience of food,and growing people through food,so there is no doubt it can bring us timely positive feelings."

    Of course,cooking can be a very sociable activity and sharing the end result,a rewarding experience.Hopefully,as we start to mix with friends and family again,we can enjoy the benefits once more and put us all in the right state of mind.

(1)What is baking in Nadiya Hussain's eyes?   

A.It's helpful for our mind.

B.It's a kind of TV programme.

C.It's always about the cake.

D.It's a tool for physical health.

(2)Creative tasks can help people get through the lockdown because they   .

A.give people a lasting sense of calm and peace

B.mark the start of the experience of cooking food

C.make people feel more confident and stronger

D.help people take their mind off unhappy things

(3)Which of the following is right according to the passage?   

A.Dr Mark Salter is a consultant psychiatrist of the BBC.

B.Hussain once got the first prize for her books on baking.

C.The Great British Bake Off is a TV show about cooking.

D.Nicole Farmer is a British scientist who studies biology.

(4)What is the article trying to convince(使确信) the reader of?   

A.Eating fittingly for physical health.

B.Enjoying the course of cooking.

C.Sharing delicious food with others.

D.Developing our planning skills.

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About art

    Art is a vast subject,including all kinds of pictures and sculptures.This book introduces 32 works by some of the world's most famous artists.This is only a small selection,but it reveals(揭示) huge differences in what artists do.

    Why make art?

    Artists make art for many reasons.Sometimes,they just want to create something beautiful.But hundreds of years ago﹣ when many people couldn't read﹣ paintings were often designed to illustrate stories.

    Very grand paintings were usually made to order,for wealthy clients who wanted to impress people.More recently,artists have begun to paint to express their own feelings or explore ideas.

    About this book

    The pictures reproduced in this book were painted over the last 500 years.They are arranged(排列) in order of date,so you can see how ideas about art have changed over time.If you would like to see more art,there is lots on the Internet﹣ ﹣just follow the links recommended throughout the book.If you can,visit an art gallery too,so you can experience seeing the"real thing".

(1)Why are the works introduced in the book?   

A.To tell readers huge differences in what artists do.

B.To offer readers all kinds of pictures and sculptures.

C.To share every famous artists life story with readers.

D.To introduce a number of works from an artist to readers.

(2)The works in the book are arranged in order of   .

A.size

B.space

C.time

D.importance

(3)The passage above mainly      .

A.gives an introduction to the book

B.shows the size of each part in the book

C.shows the number of the artists in the book

D.gives the reasons to order paintings in the book

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You must have many hobbies,reading,painting and so on.One day,you happen to see a poster,"World Book Day".Interested,you stop and read the poster.

Hello and welcome to World Book Day

Celebrate reading for pleasure in your school—all year round!

Word Book Day is here to change lives through a love of books and shared reading,and bring books to the children who need them most.World Book Day an excellent chance for everyone to celebrate the joy of reading.

●Share A Story Live—our exciting digital events programme,beaming authors(作家)straight into your school.

●World Book Day Book Club—a new online reading community.

●Raising money,raising reader—our fundraising ideas to help us change lives through reading.

●Share A Story Corner—stories to encourage families to read together.

Happy World Book Day!

For up﹣to﹣date information,visit our website worldbookday.com!

(1)World Book Day is a special day for people to   .

A.celebrate the joy of reading

B.change lives by raising money

C.meet famous authors at home

D.enjoy writing in local communities

(2)According to the poster,if you want to read stores with your parents,you can join   .

A.Share A Story Live

B.Share A Story Corner

C.World Book Day Book Club

D.Raising money,raising readers

(3)The designer uses words and pictures in the poster to   .

A.catch readers' attention

B.encourage families to write books

C.help readers form reading habits

D.recommend different types of books

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You might have seen beautiful rainbows in the sky before.They form when sunlight falls on water drops in the air.But in fact,moonlight can also create rainbows in the same way.They are called "moonbows".They are similar to rainbows,but they are created by moonlight instead of direct sunlight.

    Moonbows are rarer than rainbows.Different weather and astronomical (天文学的)conditions have to be just right for moonbows to be created.

    The moon has to be very low in the sky — only 42 degrees from the horizon (地平线).The moon period has to be a full moon or nearly full.The sky must be very dark for a moonbow to be watched clearly — any bright light can obscure it.Water drops must appear in the air in the opposite direction of the moon.

    Moonbows appear on the opposite side of the moon and usually look white to the human eye.This is because their colors are not bright enough to be noticed by the human eye.It is possible,however,to view the colors in a moonbow using long exposure (长时间曝光)photography.

    Moonbows more often appear in some locations around the world.Most of these locations usually have waterfalls,which create thin fog in the air.Some of these locations are the Yosemite National Park in California and Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Kentucky,US;Victoria Falls on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe;and Waimea in Hawaii,US.

    Moonbows do really happen.So at a certain time and a certain place,when a moonbow happens to appear,you can't miss it if you' re right there.

(1)According to the first two paragraphs,moonbows are   .

A.created by sunlight

B.much easier to find

C.seen during the day

D.more difficult to form

(2)Which of the following can be the conditions for a moonbow to form?      

A.A half moon hangs high in the bright sky.

B.A full moon is 50 degrees from the horizon.

C.A nearly full moon hangs low in the dark sky.

D.Water drops are in the opposite direction of the sun.

(3)What does the underlined word "obscure "in paragraph 3 probably mean?      

A.cover.

B.drop.

C.connect.

D.produce.

(4)What is paragraph 5 mainly about?       

A.Conditions of moonbows.

B.Background of moonbows.

C.Locations of moonbows.

D.Development of moonbows.

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There are only 24 hours in a day,and usually about a third of that is spent sleeping.So is it possible to make use of this time and learn a new skill or even a language?In other words,is sleep learning possible?

    Many studies have found that a basic form of learning called conditioning can happen during sleep.In a 2012 study published in the magazine Nature Neuroscience,for example,Israeli researchers found that people can learn to connect sounds with smells during sleep.The scientists played a tone to sleeping study participants while putting some rotten(腐烂的)fish beside their beds.Once awake when hearing the tone.The people held their breath in anticipation of a bad smell.

    "This was a dear finding showing participants formed new memories during sleep, " said Andrillon,a scientist in this held.

    Although the now memory was implicit (暗示性的),it could influence how people behave,researchers found in a 2014 study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.In that research,after spending a night in a room full of cigarette(香烟) smell mixed with rotten eggs or fish,smokers use fewer cigarettes.

    Andrillon and his team members have found that learning in sleep can also go beyond simple conditioning.In their 2017 study published in Nature Communications,participants were able to pick out sound features that they had heard during sleep.

    Learning abilities in sleep may spread to learning of words.In a study published in Current Biology,researchers played pairs of made﹣up words and their supposed meanings like "guga" means elephant,to sleep participants.After this,when awake,the participants did better in picking the right translation of made﹣up words in a multi﹣choice test.

    So far,research suggests it may be possible to learn about the tone and pronunciation of a language or even the meaning of words while sleeping,although it is to a weaker level than what we do during the day without noticing.

(1)What is the main purpose of the text?   

A.To show that sleep learning is possible.

B.To study how to make use of sleep learning.

C.To report some famous research findings.

D.To prove sleep learning is implicit and weak.

(2)What does the phrase ''new memories'' in the third paragraph refer to(指的是)?   

A.Connection between participants and scientists.

B.Connection between sounds and smells.

C.The tone's influence on the rotten fish.

D.The rotten eggs' influence on cigarettes.

(3)What is the main idea of the last two paragraphs?   

A.Sleep can do good to learning.

B.Language learning can happen in sleep.

C.People learn in sleep in a different language.

D.Sleep learning is better than daytime learning.

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Durbeyfield sat down upon the grassy land by the roadside,putting his basket before him.In a few minutes,a youth from his village appeared in the distance.On seeing him,Durbeyfield held up his hand,and the boy quickened his steps and came near.

    "Boy,take up that basket!I want you to do something for me. "

    The skinny boy frowned(皱眉), "Who are you then,John Durbeyfield,to order me about and call me 'boy'?You know my name as well as I know yours!"

    "Do you,do you?That's the secret — That's the secret!Now obey my orders,and Fred,I don't mind telling you that the secret is that I'm one of noble race(贵族) —it has been just found out by me this present afternoon." And as he made the announcement,he luxuriously(奢侈地) lay himself upon the land among the flowers.The boy stood before Durbeyfield,and looked at him from head to foot.

    "Sir,John D' Urberville — that's who I am, " continued Durbeyfield. " Do you know such a place as Greenhill? "

    "Yes.I have been there to Greenhill fair(集市). "

    "Well,under the church of that city there lie my ancestors(祖先) —hundreds of them — in coats of jewellery.There is not a man here who's got greater and nobler ancestors than I. "

    "Oh? "

    "Now take up that basket,and go on to the Pure Drop Inn,telling them to send a horse and carriage(马车) with a servant(仆人) here quickly,to carry me home.And when you've done that,go on to my house with the basket,and tell my wife to put away that washing,because she needn't finish it,and wait till I come home,as I've news to tell her. "

    As the boy stood in doubt,Durbeyfield put his hand into his pocket.And produced a shilling (a unit of money used in Britain until 1971).

    "Here is for your work,son. "

    This made a difference.

    "Yes,Sir John.Thank you. "

    The boy took up the basket and set out at once.

(1)What did Durbeyfield ask Fred to do?    

A.Listen to a story.

B.Find out a secret.

C.Send messages for him.

D.Drive a horse and carriage for him.

(2)Which of the following about Durbeyfield is TRUE?    

A.He did believe he was a noble.

B.He wanted to play a trick on Fred.

C.He was the richest man in the city.

D.He used to live in Greenhill.

(3)What made the boy willing to work for Durbeyfield?      

A.Durbeyfield's secret.

B.Durbeyfield's order.

C.His visit to Greenhill fair.

D.The unit of money.

(4)What is most probably the relationship between Durbeyfield and Fred?   

A.Father and son.

B.Neighbors.

C.Close friends.

D.Master and servant.

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