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Scientist Without Laboratories
When you hear the word “scitentist”, what do you think of? Many people think scientist are people in clean white coats who work in labs. And some scientists do work in labs. But there are   26  scientist who work in woods and jungles. These scientists are called “animal behavior (行为) scientists”, and they study animals as they live in nature.
Why don’t these scientists catch animals and study them in zoos? The   27  is in the word “behavior”. Animals behavior scientists want to learn   28  animal behave in their wild homes. When animals live in cages (笼子) or in zoos, they do not act the same as they do when they are   29 . They may fight   30  each other, or they may not eat, or they may not raise (抚养) their babies as they usually would. To see real animal behavior, scitentists must go where the animals   31 .
So animal behavior scientists go into the jungles, the woods or the desert. There , their most important   32  are their eyes and ears. They watch and listen to the animals very   33 . They write down everything that happened in notebook.   34
they live near the animals, the scientists are careful not to frighten them. If the scientists are luncky, the animals will   35  no attention to them. Then the scientists can see how the animals really live.
The behavior scientists hope what they’ve learned about animal behavoir can provide clues (提供线索) to help people learn to live together more happily.

小题1:

A．another

B．other

C．others

D．the other

小题2:

A．answer

B．question

C．problem

D．text

小题3:

A．when

B．where

C．how

D．why

小题4:

A．happy

B．free

C．sad

D．angry

小题5:

A．of

B．among

C．for

D．with

小题6:

A．live

B．run

C．play

D．eat

小题7:

A．machines

B．tools

C．thoughts

D．ways

小题8:

A．truly

B．carefully

C．woderfully

D．nicely

小题9:

A．But

B．Unless

C．Though

D．As if

小题10:

A．pay

B．spend

C．take

D．cost

答案

小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A

解析

【主旨大意】文章介绍了人们所不熟知的另一种科学家---研究动物行为的科学家。文章介绍了他们为什么生活在森林里、丛林里的原因及他们的工作特点。
小题1: another表示“再，又” other“另外的，其它的，别的” others“表示除去一部分以后的另一些，二不是剩下的全体” the other“表示一定范围内出去一部分后其余的全体”
小题1: 由上文“为什么这些科学家不把动物捉回来在动物园里研究”可知答案是。
小题1:“科学家想了解动物在自然的家里是如何表现的。”
小题1: “当动物们生活在笼子里或动物园里，他们与在无拘无束情况下的表现是不一样的。”
小题1: 与……打架，fight …with
小题1:“想了解动物真正的行为，科学家必须去动物生活的地方”
小题1: 由下文的“听、看动物”可知“他们最重要的工具是眼睛和耳朵”
小题1: 为了了解动物的行为，必须“认真地观察和听动物。”
小题1:“尽管科学家生活在动物附近，但他们尽量小心认真而不去吓到动物们。”
小题1:固定短语pay attention to “注意”

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The computers changed our lives in the 1980s, the Internet changed our lives in the 1990s, and the robots will change our lives in the new century.
Do you think there will be robots in people’s homes? It’s not a dream that every home will have a robot.
Now, robots are not only able to help people do the housework, they can also help the doctors do the difficult operations, play chess with people, play the piano and so on.
A new cooking robot is used in Beijing. It can cook all the dishes on the menu, you only need to wait two to four minutes, in the future, the robot will be a nurse, a security guard, or a partner in your life.
Experts(专家) believe robots will be used everywhere from the industrial( 工业的) robots to service robots. In the future, robots will become part of the family, and provide else service for people. We all look forward to the new robot age.
小题1:     changed our lives in dm 1990s.
A. The robots         B. The compilers     C The TV sets      D. The Interact
小题2: According to the passage, we know that a new cooking robot is being used in          .

A．the future

B．Beijing

C．many countries

D．many families

小题3:What can the robots do now?
A. They can help people do the housework.
B. They can help the doctor do the difficult operations
C. They can play chess with people.
D. A, B and C.
小题4:Experts believe robots will be used .

A．only in a hospital	B．only in a filmily
C．only in a factory	D．everywhere

小题5:Which is the best title(标题) of the passage?

A．The computers changed our lives	B．Robots can cook
C．Robots are coming	D．Robots will be doctors

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A fish that lives in America can live out. of water for months at a time, similar to how animals got used to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.
The Mangrove Rivulus, a kind of little fish, lives in small pools of water. When their living place dries up, they live. on the land, said Scott Taylor, a researcher in Florida.
The fish can grow as large as three inches. They group together and breathe air through their skin before they can find water again.
The new scientific discovery came during a trip.
"We were travelling for fun. and one day I kicked over a log (圆木) and the fish came out," Taylor told reporters by telephone. He said he would make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year.
In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.
Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish(肺鱼) found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in a not active(活波的)way. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and keep active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at a Canadian University.
More studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.
"These animals live in conditions similar to those millions of years ago, when animals began to move from water onto land," Wright said.
小题1:The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that_________.

A．lives on land in Africa

B．can stay alive for months out of water

C．prefers living in dry places

D．is the longest living fish on earth

小题2:Who will write a report on Mangrove Rivulus?
A, Scott Taylor. B. Some reporters.
C. Patricia Wright. D. Scientists from Europe.
小题3:According to the passage, lungfish can___________.

A．breathe through its skin	B．be found in Asia
C．keep alive out of water	D．keep alive and walk on land

小题4:Which one of the sentences below is not true?

A．The Mangrove Rivulus fish can live out of water as long as other animals if it has something to eat.

B．Millions of years ago, animals began to live onto land from water.

C．Lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water in a not active way.

D．The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time.

小题5:What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulus?

A．ft was made by Scott Taylor, a researcher in New york.

B．It was helped by an American magazine.

C．It was helped by Patricia Wright.

D．It was made by a researcher while travelling.

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In many high schools，there are strict rules about using mobile phones. If your phone rings in class，for example，the teacher will be very angry.
Every mobile phone has a ringtone (铃声). It tells you that someone is calling you. Now，there is a ringtone called “mosquitotone (蚊子铃声)”. Using it，students can receive calls and text messages (短信) in class but the teacher will not realize what is happening. How?
Mosquitotone has a special sound. Only children and teenagers can hear it. As we get older，we are unable to hear some sounds with high frequencies (频率). As a result，a child or teenager can hear the mosquitotone ringtone, but it’s_inaudible_to someone 20 or older.
But sometimes，people over 20 can hear the ringtone. One British student’s phone uses mosquitotone. In class，the student’s phone rang. The 32yearold teacher looked at the student and became unhappy. “I heard that. You know the rule：no mobile phone in class.”
Not all the students are interested in mosquitotone. Jerry Jones，a high school student of 17，says，“Using mosquitotone too often is bad for our hearing. I may use it for pleasure，but not in class. It’s unfair to the teachers！”
What do parents think of mosquitotone？“I think it is perfect for places like movie theaters，” says Connie Neeson,44.“Think about it. Yon’re watching a film and someone’s mobile phone rings. Mosquitotone is good because many people don’t hear it. However，it also has a bad influence on their study if students use it in class.”
小题1:Mosquitotone works because ________.

A．it is very loud	B．it has no sound
C．it has a beautiful sound	D．it uses high frequencies

小题2:The under lined part “it’s_inaudible_to” means “________”．

A．it can’t be seen by	B．it can’t be heard by
C．it isn’t popular with	D．it isn’t healthy for

小题3:The 32yearold teacher felt unhappy because the student ________.

A．was late for class	B．didn’t do his homework
C．couldn’t answer her question	D．was using a mobile phone in class

小题4:Connie Neeson thinks that mosquitotone ________.

A．has no bad influence	B．is unfair to the teachers
C．has its advantage and disadvantage	D．can’t be used in any public place

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Children arc children after all, and most of them speak their mind. When they are just toddlers(幼儿), they are all lovely and lively. And it"s so interesting to watch them speak like a grown-up. But as they grow, these same kids seem annoying and ill-mannered if they try to be a grown-up.
Conflicts(矛盾）go between parents and children. It"s hard to tell who are right and who are wrong. A child of 7-8 always finds some reasons to have a conflict with it"s parents. Whether it is about some toy, studies, a party or a company, there is always a difference between them. And it becomes worse when they answer you back. Scientists tell us that children should be treated with care. Yes, sure they should respect their elders.
We are partly

responsible(有责任的）for this. At an early age we encourage children to behave like adults, just because we find it funny. The kids on the other hand consider this same behavior as normal and get used to it. And when it is not funny for us any more, we expect them to stop it, but by then it is already too late. Only when they reach a certain maturity will the children realize that answering back and being rude are not acceptable(可接受的).Until then, most of the time their behavior is difficult to change, unless by force(暴力）.And use of force is against the every good idea, as it weakens the child"s confidence.
So it is one thing to bring a child into this world but quite another to make them into well mannered citizens. The best way is to be a goo

d example ourselves, as our children are the mirrors of us adults.
小题1:_______are all lovely and lively.

A．Children

B．Toddlers

C．Kids

D．Grown-ups

小题2:There are many conflicts between ______.

A．fathers and mothers	B．parents and children
C．parents and toddlers	D．parents and parents

小题3:The underlined word "maturity" means________.

A．学期

B．阶梯

C．知识

D．成熟

小题4:Which is acceptable according to the passage?

A．Answering back .	B．Being rude.
C．Using force.	D．Respecting elders.

小题5:Which of the following is true?

A．Children often copy what their parents do.

B．Children can not change their behavior.

C．Children"s behavior develops in their own way.

D．Children"s behavior is not acceptable.

小题6:The writer wrote the passage__________.

A．to show the importance of good examples

B．to give examples on educating children

C．to show the growth of children

D．to show the behavior of children

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Sitting on exercise balls brings more than a smile to students and teachers.
Some fourth-graders at Conrad Weiser West Elementary School in Womelsdorf love their new chairs-—probably because they"re not really chairs at all.
The kids are sitting on the air-filled balls. But different from those just for exercise, these have small legs that keep them from rolling. Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around. So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball. By using exercise balls instead of common chairs, teachers find students" posture(姿势) and attention improved.
Dotti Pownall, a fifth-grader teacher in West Virginia, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008. "The students love them." she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80 percent, thought sitting on the balls helped them concentrate(专注) better:
"Besides, they’re fun,b" says Pownall.
According to WittFitt,b a company that has sold balls to more than 200 schools, they can improve kids" posture and classroom behavior.
Exercise ball chairs are getting popular in classrooms, from preschool to college. Some adults (成人) even use them at work.
Lisa Witt felt so stro

ngly about the use of balls as chairs that she started WittFitt. She said the company not only encourages the use of balls but also educates teachers and students on how to use them. "We sell balls in 24 s

tates in America, three provinces in Canada and Japan." says Witt.
小题1:Sitting on exercise balls can______.

A．improve students" attention	B．make students smarter
C．keep students moving around	D．help students become fit

小题2:According to the passage, the company WittFitt______.

A．began to produce balls in 2008	B．sells balls in 24 countries
C．was set up by Lisa Witt	D．is famous around the world

小题3:It can be seen from the passage that ______.

A．exercise balls have no legs	B．Pownall works as a teacher
C．students hate exercise balls	D．exercise balls are filled with sand

小题4:The passage mainly tells us about______.

A．the shape of exercise balls	B．the use of exercise balls
C．the number of exercise balls	D．the inventor of exercise balls

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