One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations (适应能力) was Charles Darwin
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One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations (适应能力) was Charles Darwin (达尔文). He was born in England in 1809. He wasn"t the best student in his school, but when he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing (观察) nature more than attending medical classes and dropped out(辍学) without graduating.
Next, Charles" father sent him to school to become a minister (牧师). This time he made it to graduation. But he didn"t want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science.
After graduation, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist. He wasn"t the first choice, but he was the lucky one to go. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. The crew"s task was to make maps of the places they visited.
On December 27th, 1831 Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five. During this time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to study.
Twenty-three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace. Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to offspring (后代). Darwin’s ideas about adaptations are still very important to the study of living things.
小题1:Darwin was very interested in _____. | A．attending medical classes | B．the work of a minister | | C．sailing around the world | D．science |
小题2:The Beagle was a(an) _____. | A．ship | B．plane | C．plant | D．animal |
小题3:When Darwin published the scientific paper, he was _____ years old. | A．twenty-three | B．twenty-two | C．forty-five | D．fifty |
小题4:The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) _____. | A．adaptations | B．Darwin and Wallace | | C．animals | D．Darwin"s ideas |
小题5:Which of the following is true? | A．Darwin graduated from a medical school. | | B．Some animals have adaptations so that they can survive. | | C．Darwin published a scientific paper by himself. | | D．Darwin was first chosen to sail on the Beagle. |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B |
解析
试题分析：本文叙述了达尔文在上学时因为对父亲安排的学校的学习不感兴趣，自己在朋友的鼓励下，开始研究科学，进行了5年的一次航行，看到许多了不同种类的动植物，并把它们带回到英国进行研究，45岁的时候发表了论文。
小题1:细节理解题。根据His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science. 达尔文对科学感兴趣，故选D。
小题2:推理判断题。根据After graduation, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist.可知Beagle 应该是一个船的名字，故选A。
小题3:数字计算题。根据On December 27th, 1831 Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. Twenty-three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace. 因为达尔文出生在1809，1831年他22岁的时候开始航行，23年后他45岁发表论文，故选C。
小题4:词义猜测题。根据Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive.可知指的是动物的适应能力，故选A。
小题5:细节理解题。根据Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive 一些动物有适应能力来维持生存，故选B。 |
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My name is Jenny . I a sister . Her name is Kitty .
It is November , and it’s her birthday . She is thirteen , she likes cakes very much . My father and mother a big cake her . Look ! The cake is the table her room . It’s her nice cake . You can see her on it . There are things for her birthday . are apples , oranges , bananas and some CDs . Oh , we a birthday party for this evening . Her good Kelsey , Jane and Sally are coming . She likes the birthday cake her friends .
| 小题1: | | A．need | B．want | C．have | D．find |
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| 小题2: | | A．the five | B．five | C．fiveth | D．the fifth |
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| 小题4: | | A．find | B．sell | C．buy | D．help |
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| 小题8: | | A．name | B．books | C．friends | D．store |
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| 小题10: | | A．They | B．That | C．This | D．It |
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| 小题11: | | A．let | B．need | C．have | D．know |
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| 小题13: | | A．brothers | B．uncles | C．names | D．friends |
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| 小题14: | | A．eats | B．to eating | C．eating | D．eat |
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Betty is not traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA. “I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”, says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.
小题1:Betty is popular because of ___________.| A．her clothes | B．her charm | C．her personality | D．her appearance |
小题2:In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ___________.| A．the beginning | B．the ending | C．the story | D．the show |
小题3:Which is the reason for the success of the show?| A．A large number of viewers. | | B．Her life as an office worker. | | C．The wonderful performance. | | D．Two Golden Globes awards. |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?| A．Betty is a girl of wisdom. | | B．Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show. | | C．Betty is an American favorite TV character. | | D．Betty is often looked down on by the people around. |
小题5:What can be the best title for the passage?| A．Beauty from within. | B．A romantic story. | | C．An ugly girl. | D．An exciting experience. |
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One day, a small boy was walking _____a street in London. His name was Tom. It was a cold winter day in 1900. That day he could not have breakfast or lunch. He didn’t have ______ money. His father _______when he was very young. His mother was often ill, so she couldn’t______ Tom and his brother, Mike. Both of them had to_______ to help their mother. He was small but his dream was very ______. His wish was to be a famous actor. He worked very hard to sing and dance______. One day, a man came to him and asked,“Would you like to act in my film?”“Certainly,”he answered. And he did his ______in it. Many people said, “We never see such an _____film.” Thirty years later, this boy was one of _____famous people in the world. He made many interesting films, and lots of people liked him.
小题1:A. for B. in C. with
小题2:A. some B. any C. no
小题3:A. died B. dead C. dying
小题4:A. looked after B. take care of C. looks after
小题5:A. working B. works C. work
小题6:A. small B. far C. big
小题7:A. good B. wonderful C. well
小题8:A. best B. good C. better
小题9:A. interested B. interests C. interesting
小题10:A. the most B. more C. most |
When George was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it. He soon became very good and made his plane do all kinds of tricks(特技).
George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day George invited Mark to take Mark up in his plane. Mark thought, "I"ve travelled in a big plane several times, but I"ve never been in a small one, so I"ll go."
They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.
When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back safely, and he said to his friend in a shaking（颤抖）voice, "Well, George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane."
George was very surprised and said, "Two trips?"
"Yes, my first and my last," answered Mark.
判断正误，正确的写A，错误的写B
小题1:George was good at flying the plane.
小题2:George invited Mark to take his plane.
小题3:Mark didn’t want to take George’s plane.
小题4:Mark felt very happy when he was in the air.
小题5:Mark had two trips in George’s plane. |
Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were kind to each other, and sometimes they were not. But all of their classmates said they were like brothers.
One day they went out for a walk together. At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch. The waiter came up to them and asked, “What can I do for you?”
“Please bring us two apples first.” said Tom.
When the waiter put two apples on the table, Mike took the bigger one at once. Tom got very angry.
“You are impolite, Mike. Why don’t you take the smaller one?” Tom said.
“But I am right.” Said Mike with a smile, “If I let you take first, which one will you choose?” “Of course I’ll take the smaller one.” Said Tom.
“Yes.” Mike said, “If you take the smaller one, the bigger one will still be mine,. Don’t you think so?” “Oh!” Tom couldn’t answer.
小题1:Tom and Mike were__________.
A. kind to each other all the time
B. sometimes kind to each other
C. friends of different schools
小题2:Mike only thought about ______when they were having lunch.
A. himself B. Tom C. his friends
小题3:The waiter gave them_________.
A. two apples B. two eggs C. two oranges
小题4:Tom took the ______ apple.
A. better B. bigger C. smaller
小题5:Who took the apple first?
A. Mike B. Tom C. Both Tom and Mike |
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