完形填空。 The kiwi (鹬鸵) lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange 1 be
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| 完形填空。 | |||
| The kiwi (鹬鸵) lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange 1 because it cannot fly. The kiwi is the same size 2 a chicken. It has no wings or tail. It does not have any feathers 1ike other birds. It has hair on its body. Each 3 has four toes (脚趾). Its beak (喙) is very long. The kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps in the daytime because the sunlight may 4 its eyes. Its nose is very great. It can 5 things with it. It is the only bird in the world that can smell things. The kiwi"s eggs are very big. There are only 6 kiwis in New Zealand now. People 7 see them. The government says that people cannot kill kiwis. New Zealanders want their kiwis 8 . There is a picture of kiwis 9 New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes called 10 . | |||
| ( )1. A. animal ( )2. A. like ( )3. A. foot ( )4. A. hit ( )5. A. eat ( )6. A. a little ( )7. A. always ( )8. A. to live ( )9. A. at ( )10. A. bird lovers | B. plant B. likes B. feet B. hurt B. drink B. little B. usually B. to die B. in B. birds | C. bird C. as C. nose C. kill C. smell C. a few C. seldom (很少) C. to go away C. on C. kiwis | D. tree D. from D. mouth D. protect D. carry D. few D. often D. to fly D. from D. English |
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| Most animals protect (保护) their young until they are old enough to take care of themselves. A fish that swims in the rivers of South America protects its  young in a very strange way. This fish, a kind of catfish, uses its mouth to keep its babies from danger. When this catfish lays (产下) its eggs, it carries them in its mouth. From what we know, it does not eat during this time. After the eggs hatch (孵化), the fish swims with its young to protect them. It opens its mouth when danger appears and its young swim inside. They swim out only when it is safe again. These catfish may have a peculiar way to protect their young, but it seems (似乎) to work. | |||
| 1. The best title (标题) for this passage is ________. | |||
| A. Fish in South America B. How A Fish Protects Its Young C. Laying Eggs D. A Cat That Swims | |||
| 2. We can guess the young fish are ________. | |||
A. very brave  B. large C. yellow and gold D. small | |||
| 3. If the young fish were not near their mothers, they would be________. | |||
| A. in greater danger B. sadder C. happier D. safer | |||
| 4. The word "peculiar" in the last line means________. | |||
| A. easy B. strange C. useless D. dangerous | |||
| 短文填空。 | |||
| Do you know how to make friends with a group of people? Let me t_____you the steps about making friends with the group. Maybe it"s h_____ to you. First, you need to know what k_____ of group they belong to. If people of the group are shy(害羞的), never ask them "Why don"t you talk?" or "Why are you quiet?" They don"t like it, so d_____do it. N_____, remember that each group is different. They will use different words, find different things funny . Then, the important thing is that you should try to be outgoing(外向的). I_____ you are outgoing, you will become very popular . Remember, n_____wants to make friends with a quite shy person. F_____, find a right topic to talk with the group. For example, you can ask people w_____ they will do before the weekend, but don"t make plans at once. S_____ things can change, so just talk with them. | |||
| 根据短文内容，回答问题。 | |||
| Birds can fly and bats can, too. But, is a bat a kind of bird? No, a bat is not a kind of bird. They are different animals. A bat has four legs. A bird has only two. Bats have teeth and birds have no. Bats have large ears but bird"s ears only holes in the head. All bats like to eat insects (昆虫). They eat at night and sleep in the daytime. In the evening bats are busy flying and catching insects. Its legs help it to fly. The piece of skin (皮肤) joins them together. It is just like a wing. Some people think bats can"t see. In fact it is not true. Bats have eyes, but they cannot see well. Bats have better ears than men have. They can hear things which people can"t. They can feel where a thing is. That is why the bats can fly about in the evening. | |||
| 1. Is a bat a kind of bird? ________________________________ 2. Are bat"s ears bigger than bird"s? ________________________________ 3. Why can bats fly about in the evening? ________________________________ 4. Can a bat see well? ________________________________ 5. What helps a bat fly? ________________________________ | |||
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| A man made a nice talk machine(机器). It could weigh people’s weight . The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of them. He put the machine into the waiting of a station. There were a lot of people in and out. The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine. The machine thought for a few seconds(秒) to decide which language to speak. "Good morning, madam,: it said in Indian, " Your weight is 72 kilos. That’s three kilos more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you’ll be soon all right . Please have a nice day." The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl. She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. "Good morning, Miss,” The machine said in Chinese .Your weight is 45 kilos .It’s all right for your age and height. Go on to eat what you eat every day. Please have a nice day." The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman .She thought for a long time to stand on the machine. The machine spoke highly in English, “ Good morning, Will one of you get off?” | |||
| 1.What made the machine so special? A. It could talk just like a man. B. It could weigh people"s weight. C. It could know everyone. D. A and B 2.What did the machine tell the Indian woman? A. She was a little lighter B. She was a little heavier C. It couldn"t speak Indian D. To eat what she wanted to eat 3.How was the American woman? A. She was healthy B. She liked thinking C. She was too heavy D. The machine liked her | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
| Everyone needs friends. We all like to _1 close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. __2__sometimes we need to be alone. We don"t always want people _3_ . But we could feel lonely if we never had a friend. No two people are just the same. Friends _4_ don"t get on well. It doesn"t mean that they no longer _5_ each other. Most of the time they will make up and become friends again. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very _6_ .We miss them very much, but we can _7 them and write to them. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out _8_ we like our new friends when we get to know them. There is more good _9 for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don"t. Why? It _10_ be that they are happier. Being happy helps people stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself. |