完形填空。          One night, I wondered what it would be like if I only asked quest

完形填空。    
     One night, I wondered what it would be like if I only asked questions. I decided that no matter what
anyone said to me the next day, I would reply only with  1 .
     I loved to read about scientists and their discoveries, and I knew that scientists always started their
research with a question. I hoped that I could become a scientist. Maybe by asking questions, I could train
my mind to be  2 .
     I survived the morning easily. "Is there any egg?" I answered when my mother asked what I wanted for
breakfast. "Is this seat taken?" I asked when my friend Mike asked where he was going to  3  on the bus.
     In the classroom, Mr. Black spoke slowly and clearly while I listened carefully. The problem had been
part of my homework the night before. I wrote the answer on the board, "Could the answer be 361?"
     Mr. Black smiled and nodded. I thought, "How did I  4  to get through that?" I almost laughed because
asking questions really was starting to become a  5  .
     I thought I had made it safely through the whole day,  6  what I had come to consider my experiment
blew up at the dinner table when my dad asked me about my day. "What do I always do?" I replied.
     My parents looked at each other. My father  7  again. "Well, I hope you went to school," he said.
     "Uhhh … why would you think otherwise?" I asked. My parents exchanged another  8  and were
becoming annoyed.
     "Do you think questions are a good way to train your mind to be active?" I asked.
     "It  9  the question," said my father. "Some questions are asked for  10  information. Those are good
mind-training questions. Sometimes, people use questions to get the other person to say something.
Sometimes people ask questions to get someone to agree with them. Those questions don"t really achieve
anything."
     "I guess my experiment didn"t work," I said, and I told my father about my  11 .
     "I think it worked  12 !" my father said. "You made a discovery, didn"t you? What matters is that you
have put your idea into practice."

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1-6   DCBADC     7-12   AADBBC
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Picky, Picky      Scientists have no idea exactly why birds choose certain objects to build their nests. But scientists know that the main reason birds build nests is to keep their babies safe, warm and healthy. Baby birds grow faster and are healthier when they are warm. They also learn to fly and leave the nests sooner than birds without warm homes.         What A Yarn (纱)       Yarn is big on an oriole"s shopping list during nest building. Scientists are still trying to work out why so many birds choose white yarn over other colors for nest building. Scientists think that the white objects remind birds of cotton fluff (绒毛) they find in the wild.      Do It Naturally      Even though birds can help us recycle some of our junk by using it to build nests, they also need to use lots of natural things. Long grass, dried sticks, spider"s silk and mud are some of the natural ingredients that are good for nests, too.      You can make a collection box of things to leave for birds so they can help themselves. Hang a small plastic box with holes on a tree branch. Fill the box freely with nest building goodies. Hang the box on a tree and watch birds climb on board to pick through the junk to find their treasures.      Warning: Don"t let the birds turn into a tasty treat. Keep your bird station away from places where cats hang out.      For The Birds! Stop!      Don"t throw all that garbage out! Give some to the birds. Look and see how your old junk can help beautify and warm a bird"s new home.
1. The baby birds with warm homes are able to _____.
A. choose right objects B. leave the nests sooner C. build good nests D. learn to fly higher
2. What can people make for birds to build nests?
A. Holes on the tree. B. Food out of the rubbish. C. A warning board. D. A collection box of things.
3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Birds build nests to store things. B. Birds regard white objects as cotton. C. Birds and humans can help each other. D. Birds and cats fight against each other.
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Millions of young people are writing blogs. Millions of others are reading them. The word "blog" is a short way of saying Web log.      Many popular Web sites now offer free, easy ways to create personal Web pages and fill them with writings and pictures. Web sites called "Facebook" and "My Space" are some of the most popular blog sites for young people. Many young adults use their blogs to write about daily activities and events in their lives. They also provide a place for people to write their ideas and opinions and how they think of others" ideas.      Blogs offer young people a place to show their writings and feelings. They can also be helpful to connect young people with others. But blogs can become dangerous when they are read on the Internet by millions of people all over the world.       Recent studies show that young people often provide their names, age and where they live on the Internet. That may not be safe for them. This personal information puts them at risk of being searched out by dangerous people who want to hurt them. Many students do not know about privacy and are surprised to learn that adults can read their personal daily records easily. Students can also get into trouble when they put information about others on their blogs.       As a result, many schools have banned the use of blogging web sites on school computers. Many schools have also begun teaching parents about the web sites. Parents should know what their children are doing online and should read their blogs to make sure they are not giving out private information. One way to keep away from these problems is to use programs so that blogs can be read by "friends only". People can read the website only if they know a secret word chosen by the blogger.
1. Blogs may be dangerous because _______.
A. they get in the way of studies B. they are not allowed for school students C. surfing the Internet is bad for eyes D. personal information can be found in blogs easily
2. The underlined word"banned" in Paragraph 5 may mean _______.
A. allowed B. encouraged C. refused to allow D. tried
3. This passage is mainly about _______.
A. the safety of children"s blogs B. how to search the internet C. students" behavior at school D. communicating with parents at home
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Sorry to say, our brains naturally start slowing down at the young age of 30. It used to be thought that this couldn"t be helped, but new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to work faster. "Your brain is a learning machine," says University of California scientist Dr. Michael Merzenich. Given the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when we were younger. All that"s required is the practice designed just for the purpose: a few exercises for the mind.      Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to speed up the process (过程) in which the brain deals with information (positscience.com). Since much of the data we receive comes through speech, the Brain Fitness Program works with language and hearing to better speed and accuracy (准确性). Over the course of training, the program starts asking you to distinguish (tell) sounds (between "dog" and "bog", for example) at an increasingly faster speed. It"s a bit like tennis instructor, says Merzenich, hitting balls at you faster and faster to keep you challenged. You may start out slow, but before long you"re pretty quick.      The biggest finding in brain research in the last ten years is that the brain at any age is highly plastic. If you ask your brain to learn, it will learn. And it may even speed up while in the process. To keep your brain young and plastic you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you:playing table tennis or bridge, doing crossword puzzles, learning a language...."When it comes to preventing ageing, you really do "use it or lose it"," says Barbara Sahakian, professor at Cambridge University.
1. People"s brains _______ according to the new studies.
A. will not start slowing down until the age of 30 B. will start working slowly after the age of 30 C. can work as well as at a young age through certain exercises D. can not be improved once they start to slow down
2.What can we learn from the text?
A. Using right tools is important for brains" work. B. Brain research deals with information from the Internet. C. Dr. Merzenich is a scientist in computer. D. Many activities can keep our brains young.
3. Which of the following agrees with the writer"s idea?
A. The train methods work better for the old. B. People should use the brain to stop it from ageing. C. The training of the brain should start at an early age. D. It is necessary to take part in as many activities as possible.
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Young children don"t have the skills or knowledge to stay safe in heavy traffic. The following tips (忠告) will be helpful for you to keep your children safe in heavy traffic. Children learn about road safety by watching others. Make sure that you always set good examples. Your children will follow you and think it"s OK to do like you. Teach your children to pay attention to traffic lights when you cross the road together with them. This helps them understand when it"s safe to cross. Make sure that you walk between your children and traffic, and hold their hands all the time.      When your children are a little older, you can start to tell them the importance of traffic knowledge. Let them start to understand the reasons why they need to be so careful. Talk with them about road signs and traffic rules.      Ask your children to play in a safe place. Never let them ride bikes on the road without an adult present at rush hour.      The most important thing you can do to keep your children from getting hurt is to encourage them to follow traffic rules. After knowing about traffic rules, they"ll volunteer to obey them. In this way, they"ll be careful enough to keep themselves away from danger.
1. Do young children know how to stay safe in heavy traffic?     _____________________________________________________  2. Who should set good examples to young children on roads?     _____________________________________________________ 3. When do young children never ride their bikes alone on the road?     _____________________________________________________ 4. How will children be able to stay safe on the road by themselves?      _____________________________________________________ 5. What is the passage mainly about?      _____________________________________________________
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We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and don"t do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one. First of all,find out everything about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech. Then try to arrange your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience.      Don"t talk over their heads or talk down to them. When you are giving your speech,speak slowly and clearly and look at your audience. Pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chance to think over what you"ve said. Just remember: be prepared,know your subject and your audience,say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together.
1. We see the word "audience" many times. It infers to _______.
A. subjects B. listeners C. viewers D. trainers
2. When one is giving his speech, he should _______.
A. let his eyes rest to the subject B. follow the audience step by step C. face the audience in a natural way D. look up and down from time to time
3. Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?
A. How to Improve One"s Speech B. How to Remember the Audience C. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech D. How to Pick Out the Topic for a Speech