New research shows sheep are clever People often make jokes about how dull sheep
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New research shows sheep are clever
People often make jokes about how dull sheep are, but new research shows they may be cleverer than we think. Researchers at the University of Cambridge discovered that Welsh mountain sheep have brainpower that equals rodents (啮齿动物). Tests found that the sheep can map the area they live in, and some may even be able to plan ahead.
Young fish prefer noisy neighbors
A new study has shown that young fish like to live on reefs with noisy neighbors! Researchers from the universities of Auckland and Bristol found that young fish looking for a home choose areas where other noisy fish live. The scientists produced all kinds of sounds which had been recorded in different natural environments. The young fish seemed to prefer the sounds of natural reefs, complete with noisy animals! The scientists compared the choice to a music fan wandering around at a music festival, choosing to set up a tent closest to the music they like best!
Butterflies are disappearing
A new study has shown that 17 species (物种) of butterfly found in Europe have dropped by 70% in the last 20 years. The information collected from 3,000 sites across 15 countries shows it may be caused by the loss (减少) of grasslands covered with flowers. You can encourage butterflies to come into your garden by planting flowers.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about? | A．Some new studies about animals. | | B．People’s wrong ideas about animals. | | C．Why the number of animals has dropped. | | D．The importance of protecting animals. |
小题2: According to the first paragraph, we may infer that sheep _____.| A．are less clever than rodents | B．can find their home | | C．can read maps | D．are good planners |
小题3: Which seems to have to do with the number of butterflies?| A．The species of grass in grasslands. | | B．The species of trees in grasslands. | | C．The number of flowers in grasslands. | | D．The number of animals in grasslands. |
小题4:In which part of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage? | A．Geography. | B．Culture. | C．Travel. | D．Nature. |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D |
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试题分析：
小题1:A 主旨题 根据小标题：New research shows sheep are clever 故A选项正确
小题2:B 推断题 根据第一段:Tests found that the sheep can map the area they live in, and some may even be able to plan ahead. 故选B正确
小题3:C 细节题 根据第三段：The information collected from 3,000 sites across 15 countries shows it may be caused by the loss (减少) of grasslands covered with flowers 故选C正确
小题4:D 推断题 根据3个小标题，New research shows sheep are clever；Young fish prefer noisy neighbors；Butterflies are disappearing 故选D正确
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Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time properly, you can do your homework more quickly. Learning to study is not difficult.
The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn. It doesn’t mean that you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be willing to do whatever is necessary to learn. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later to do and learn other things. Knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life. Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier. Sometimes subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them.
Here’s some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions(中断); have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things; when memorizing, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview.
小题1:The main purpose of the article is______| A．to prove that learning is not difficult | | B．to make the readers be interested in study | | C．to tell the importance of self teaching | | D．to tell the students how to study well |
小题2: We learn things because______| A．our parents want us to learn | | B．every student learns at school | | C．we may use these things in the future | | D．we like the subjects |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT the advice given in the article?| A．To put a pen, paper and books beside you before study. | | B．To study at any possible time and place. | | C．To review and preview. | | D．To pay attention to the most important things. |
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Now let’s look ourselves as a species in relation to ecosystem balance.Modern scientists believe that humankind, like other animals, evolved(进化) through millions of years of changes and adaptations to the environment and that our most direct evolutionary ancestor was probably an earlier species of the primate(monkey, ape) group. Despite this similarity with other creatures, however, the evolution of humankind differs from that of other species in one important and unique way.
In other species, evolution has led to specialization, both in the species abilities and in its place within the environmental structure. For example, the giraffe is much adapted to feeding on treetops, but it is also specialized and thus limited to feeding on trees and shrubs. Only with great difficulty can it bend down to graze on the ground. Similarly, the anteater is extremely well adapted to eating ants but is unable to catch or eat other animals. The same is true for countless other species.
For humankind it is opposite. Our evolution had led to a very generalized ability. Our highly developed intelligence and ability to make and handle tools mean that we can do almost anything. Humans evolved in such a way that we are able to move into every environment on Earth and even into space. No natural competitor offers great resistance, and other natural enemies such as disease have been controlled.
Said another way, we see in humankind a great imbalance between biological potential and environmental resistance. The result is the rapidly increasing world population, frequently referred to as the population explosion. Further, to support our growing population, natural ecosystems are being increasingly displaced by human habitations, agriculture, and other human supporting activities.
小题1:From the passage we can infer that in the course of evolution _______.| A．humankind is very important to earlier species, such as the primate group | | B．human beings are limited by the environment while animals are not | | C．human beings become more and more different from each other | | D．humankind has experienced a generalization rather than specialization in ability |
小题2:According to the passage, primate includes such animals as _______.| A．monkeys and anteaters | B．tigers and apes | | C．apes and monkeys | D．monkeys and giraffes |
小题3:According to the passage, evolution has made it possible for humans to _______.| A．increase the population | | B．resist natural offers | | C．go to the moon | | D．cure all diseases |
小题4:According to the author, imbalance between biological potential and environ mental resistance has resulted in _______.| A．the population explosion | | B．the destruction of human habitations | | C．the growth of natural ecosystem | | D．the specialization of humans |
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The heaviest snow in a hundred years hit the south of China. It snowed __36___for half a month. Many people were __37___in railway stations, bus stations and airports. People did everything they could to fight the __38___; nobody was killed from cold and _39____. Gradually ,the trapped people all went back home_40___. While fighting the snow, people ___41__their animal friends until a moving story of a swallow(燕子) couple appeared on the Internet.
The couple hadn’t eaten anything for several days __42___the snow. They tried to fly into people’s home to warm themselves, but every house was ___43___tightly(紧紧地). They got to a side of a balcony ( 阳台 ) where wind couldn’t reach. They jumped and flapped (拍打) their wings(翅膀) to _44___the attention of the people inside the house, who were __45____their own things. The wife’s body was __46___. She couldn’t move any longer. The husband came near and __47__her with his wings. The husband lost his heat soon because of his opened wings.
The next morning, the housemaster went to the balcony to __48__ his flowers and saw a dead swallow outside. __49__ it, he found they were two embracing（拥抱） together. Thinking of the __50___the snow had brought to people, he was moved to tears . He took them in for giving them some _51___they couldn’t feel any longer. He found a small box, __52__it with some hay （干草）and lay the couple in . He _53__them in the garden of the community(社区).
In my hometown in the countryside, a swallow family live in the roof of my house . They __54__every spring to have babies. Then in autumn, when babies have __55___, they fly to the south, I wonder if they will come back this spring as they did.
| 小题1: | | A．beautifully | B．directly | C．gently | D．continuously |
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| 小题2: | | A．forbidden | B．rescued | C．trapped | D．covered |
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| 小题3: | | A．disaster | B．war | C．campaign | D．disease |
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| 小题4: | | A．anger | B．heat | C．hunger | D．poverty |
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| 小题5: | | A．sadly | B．safely | C．nervously | D．curiously |
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| 小题6: | | A．treasured | B．invited | C．accepted | D．forgot |
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| 小题7: | | A．because of | B．in case of | C．in spite of | D．instead of |
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| 小题8: | | A．controlled | B．fixed | C．, stretched | D．closed |
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| 小题9: | | A．admit | B．attract | C．turn | D．escape |
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| 小题10: | | A．busy with | B．born with | C．good for | D．famous for |
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| 小题11: | | A．burnt | B．watched | C．frozen | D．found |
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| 小题12: | | A．supplied | B．wrapped | C．folded | D．sorted |
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| 小题14: | | A．Feeding | B．Leaving | C．Touching | D．Greeting |
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| 小题15: | | A．hardship | B．childhood | C．cooperation | D．lesson |
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| 小题16: | | A．clothes | B．warmness | C．flowers | D．tension |
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| 小题17: | | A．made | B．played | C．associated | D．filled |
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| 小题18: | | A．buried | B．showed | C．fastened | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题19: | | A．put away | B．come back | C．fly away | D．hold back |
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| 小题20: | | A．dropped out | B．died out | C．grown up | D．stood up |
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Bamboo（竹） is one of the nature’s most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe（欧洲）. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains.
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters（厘米）wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.
Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(绳索) hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.
In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields be watered.
小题1:How is bamboo like grass?| A．It is thin and easy to cut. | | B．It grows everywhere. | | C．It grows quickly after it’s cut short. | | D．It is short and green. |
小题2:The underlined sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _______.” | A．short | B．strong | C．thick | D．tall |
小题3:From the text we know ______. | A．All people call bamboo plant trees | | B．a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three days | | C．the bamboo plant changes its colors when it grows | | D．a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago |
小题4:Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?| A．Because it is cheap. | B．Because it is colorful. | | C．Because it drills fast. | D．Because it is used by Asians. |
小题5:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors. | | B．Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years. | | C．Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects(工程). | | D．Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world. |
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Three quarters of Britain’s parents are too busy to read bedtime stories to their children，according to a study. The study was carried out by CITV to start their new children’s show Bookaboo，which is designed to encourage anyone to pick up a book and read with their children at any time of the day.
Worryingly，the study showed that only three percent of fathers now find the time to read to the kids compared to 89 percent of mothers. Lucy Goodman，creator of Bookaboo，said，“It’s important for young boys to be able to share a book with dads，granddads or male carers and it can be fun and rewarding，too.” Of the dads who said they didn’t read to their kids,87 percent blamed work while more than a third said they were too tired. While 89 percent of mums said they did read to their children，more than half of them said cleaning distracted (使分心) them and 49 percent were distracted by other household things.
Researchers also found parents are now relying heavily on other people to lend a hand with reading to their children with grandparents doing the most，followed by sisters and brothers，aunts and uncles. While 95 percent of parents read to their children at some point，only five percent read to their children during the day. More than one in ten said they read every couple of weeks or less，and five percent could not remember the last time they shared a book.
The study found parents also seem content with allowing their children to immerse (使沉浸) themselves in TV programs or playing computer games rather than reading.
Exgoalkeeper David Seaman，who is a dad of two，has been a guest in Bookaboo.He says，“I think it’s important that fathers do read to their children because it’s a special time. Sometimes my two children will come to listen to the same book—it’s a magical moment and I advise fathers just to try it.”
小题1:We can know from the passage that Bookaboo________.| A．is a daily show | B．is an adults’ show | | C．is a popular show | D．aims to encourage people to read to their children |
小题2:According to the study，fathers don’t read to their kids mainly because________.| A．they are too busy with work | | B．they don’t think it necessary to do so | | C．they are distracted by household things | | D．they like to play computer games in their free time |
小题3:Which group of people helped parents read to the kids the most?| A．Aunts and uncles. | B．Grandparents. | | C．Children’s carers. | D．Children’s sisters and brothers. |
小题4:According to the last paragraph，David Seaman________.| A．is a goalkeeper now | B．has only one child | | C．is the creator of Bookaboo | D．thinks it is great to read to children |
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