Toucans(巨嘴鸟), a kind of tropical birds known for its colorful beak, are very sma

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Toucans(巨嘴鸟), a kind of tropical birds known for its colorful beak, are very smart. In Mexico, my dad became friends with a toucan that was in a “walk in and see the birds” cage. The toucan was so smart that it knew how to get out. It just needed some human to help it. It almost flew out while we were leaving!
I also noticed that all toucans have different beaks! They also have very long unique beaks with an extremely long tongue. It struts(大摇大摆地走) around with its chest sticking out and beak pointed forward. The toucan is a beautiful bird! The beak has a red tip (different shades on every one), but sometimes there is a little turquoise on the bottom half. Then, right where the beak separates there is a splotch of yellow. And the rest of the beak is green. The toucan takes

very much pride of itself.
The toucan eats fruit and seeds. The ramphastidae(the toucan family) is known for its long beak, and 37 species. Toucans also feed on insects, small lizards, bird nestlings and eggs. They nest in hollow trees where they incubate and care for their young.They are found in the woody areas.
Of the various toucan facts, here is an odd one. Citizens of Central and South America associate the toucans with evil spirits. They think the birds can be the personification of evils. Where couvades(父代母育) is practiced, the father of a new child must not eat toucan flesh as it is believed to bewitch th

e new-born child. Yet the toucan can also be a tribal totem(图腾). So the medicine men use it as a symbol to fly to the spirit world.
60. 小题1:Which of the following words is NOT suitable to describe toucans?

A．Intelligent

B．Confident

C．Dangerous

D．Colorful

61. 小题2:The second paragraph mainly talks about _______.

A．where toucans strut around	B．how toucans get food
C．what toucans look like	D．when toucans lay eggs

62. 小题3:What does the underlined word“incubate”probably mean in paragraph 3?

A．Hatch eggs

B．Take cover

C．Gather strength

D．Keep warm

63. 小题4:We can learn from the last paragraph that _______.

A．all citizens of Central and South America are afraid of toucans

B．the toucans can also be used as medicine to cure diseases

C．a new child must not eat toucan flesh because it is poisonous

D．some people believe toucans can bring them misfortune

答案

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D

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Like most big projects, learning to manage your mother well is what you should do. Here are what I believe the best steps towards a better relationship with her. They are not necessarily surprising or revolutionary, but they have worked for many people. Try them.
Remember your mother’s age. As children, we often do not think of our mother as having an age. Even when we become conscious of her as an individual, age does not change our view; she is still our mother. Knowing our mother’s age, not just in numbers of years but in terms of her psychological and physical state, often helps us to understand her better.
Listen to your mother. I have found that sometimes the things my mother told me long ago are remarkably useful. If your mother knows that you respect her point of view, even if you do not share it, it will help her feel close to you.
Remember that your mother has a past. A key step in managing our relationship with our mother is to find out about her early life.In learning about our mother’s past, we know that it can encourage us to think about her whole life.
Ask your mother about your c

hildhood histo

ry. My grandparents died when I was young. If you are fortunate enough to have living family, think of your life as a jigsaw puzzle and ask as many questions as you can to put the picture together. Understanding your roots and your childhood can hel

p you know more clearly who you are, as part of a family which you share with your mother.
Remember that managing your mother is really about managing yourself. Taking any measure to managing our mother is the issue of how we manage ourselves. No matter how difficult we find her, it is important to remember that it is not her behavior itself that is causing us discomfort, but the way we feel about

her behavior. We should follow the way of her life. At the heart of managing your mother is being able to accept your flawed self. Only then are you able to accept your mother-----with all her failings.
64. 小题1:What does the underlined phrase “a jigsaw puzzle” mean?

A．拼图玩具

B．浏览迷宫

C．填充字谜

D．游戏人生

65. 小题2:Which of the following is implied but not stated in the passage?

A．You will have a better relationship with your mother if you respect her opinion.

B．Knowing your mother’s age is a useful piece of advice.

C．The key measure of managing our mother is how we manage ourselves.

D．It is unreasonable to expect our mother to change totally from the way she was brought up.

66. 小题3:The main purpose of writing the text is _______.

A．to give information about how you think of your mother

B．to

improve the relationship with your mother

C．to keep a sense of humor about your mother all day long

D．to accept your mother-----with all her failings

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Learners of English, especially self-taught learners may have trouble in understanding the speeches made by native speakers. The following ways might help improve your listening skills.
First of all, do things step by step. It is not good to listen to something beyond your level. Better choose a suitable course and start with the first book. Don’t go on to the second book until you are sure you understand the first one.
Secondly, keep studying one course. Don’t change books often. Never let your attention be attracted by another course just because it seems to be more popular.
Thirdly, listen to the English news over the radio from time to time. Better look through the news stories in Chinese-language newspapers first. That will make it easier for you to understand the English news on the radio.
Fourthly, if you have time, listen to some interesting stories in Special English from the V.O.A or other listening materials of the same level as those of your textbook.
76. 小题1:What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．How to speak English correctly.	B．How to read fast.
C．How to improve your writing skills.	D．How to improve your listening skills.

77. 小题2:What does the underlined part “beyond your level” mean?

A．Easy for you.	B．Too difficult for you.
C．Just all right for you.	D．Neither difficult nor easy for you.

78. 小题3:What should you do if you want to understand the English news on the radio?
A. Practise speaking very often.
B. Read the news stories in Chinese-language newspapers first.
C. Listen to some interesting stories in Special English from the V,O.A.
D. Ask others to explain it to you.
79. 小题4:How many pieces of advice does the writer give?

A．Four

B．Three.

C．Two.

D．Many.

80. 小题5:Which of the following is NOT right?

A．English learners may have difficulty in understanding native English.

B．To improve our listening skills, we should choose popular courses from time to time.

C．Chinese-language newspapers are good for us to understand the English news on the radio..

D．We can only improve our listening skills step by step.

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If you’re a male and you’re reading this, congratulations! You’re a survivor. According to statistics，you’re more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman，and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term，about 78 years for men in Australia，you’ll die on average five years before a woman.
There"re many reasons for this--typically，men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke but perhaps more importantly, men don’t go to the doctor.
“Men aren"t seeing doctors as often as they should，” says Dr. Gullotta.“This is particularly so
for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike. According to a recent survey, 95％of women aged between 15 and early 49s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70％of men in the same age group.
“A lot of men think they’re unbeatable，”Gullotta says．“They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think, Geez, if it could happen to him …”
Then there’s the ostrich（鸵鸟）approach．“Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know,” says Dr. Ross Cartmill.
“Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,” Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups.
“Prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases．Besides, the final cost is far greater，it’s called premature death.”
小题1:Why does the author congratulate male readers at the beginning of the passage?

A．They can live longer than they expected．

B．They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier life.

C．They have lived long enough to read this article.

D．They are more likely to survive serious diseases now．

小题2:Which of the author’s statements is the most important reason that men die five years earlier on average than women according to the passage?

A．Men drink and smoke much more than women.

B．Men don’t seek medical care as often as women.

C．Men are more likely to suffer from deadly diseases.

D．Men aren’t as cautious as women in face of danger.

小题3:Which of the following best completes the underlined sentence “Geez, if it could happen to him…” （in Para 4） ?

A．it could happen to me，too.

B．it would be a big misfortune.

C．I should avoid playing golf.

D．I should consider myself lucky.

小题4:What does Dr．Ross Cartmill mean by“the ostrich approach”（in Para 5）?

A．A casual attitude towards one’s health conditions.

B．A new treatment for certain psychological problems．

C．Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved.

D．Unwillingness to find out about one’s disease because of fear.

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The temperature of the sun is over 5000 degrees Fahrenheit at the surface, but it rises to perhaps more than 16 million degrees at the center．The sun is so much h

otter than die earth that matter can exist only as a gas, except at the core．In the core of the sun, the pressures are so great against the gases that, despite the high temperature, there may be a small solid core．However, no one really knows, since the center of the sun can never be directly observed．
Solar astronomers do know that the sun is divided into five layers or zones．Starting at the outside and going down into the sun, the zones are the corona, chromosphere, photosphere, convection zone and finally the core．The first three zones are regarded as the sun"s atmosphere．
But since the sun has no solid surface, it is hard to tell where the atmosphere ends and the main
body of the sun begins．
The sun"s outermost layer begins about 10000 miles above the visible surface and goes outward for mllions of miles．This is the only part of the sun that can be seen during an eclipse（日食） such as the one in February 1979．At any other time, the corona can be seen only when special instruments are used on cameras and telescopes to shut out the glare of the sun"s rays．
The corona is a brilliant, pearly white, filmy light, about as bright as the full moon．Its beautiful rays are a sensational sight during an eclipse．The corona"s rays flash out in a brilliant fan that has wispy spikelike（一束束穗状） rays near the sun"s north and south poles．The corona is thickest at the sun"s equator．
The corona rays are made up of gases streaming outward at tremendous speeds sad reaching a temperature of more than 2 million degrees Fahrenheit．The rays of gas thin out as they reach the space around the planets．By the time the sun"s corona rays reach the Earth, they are weak and invisible．
小题1:Matter on the aim can exist only in fee form of gas because of the sun"s ___．

A．size

B．age

C．location

D．temperature

小题2:All of the following are parts of the sun"s atmosphere EXCEPT the ___．

A．corona

B．chromosphere

C．photosphere

D．core

小题3:According to the passage, as the corona ra5,"s reach -die plaasts, they become ___．

A．hotter

B．clearer

C．thinner

D．stronger

小题4:Which of "die following do the paragraphs following the passage most likely discuss?

A．The remaining layers of the sun．

B．The evolution of the sun to its present form．

C．The eclipse of February 1979．

D．All the above．

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Britons Learn to Forgive
LEEDS, England ─ A Leeds University psychology （心理学） professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies．
“The hatred we hold within us is a cancer,” Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease．
More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London ─ a course he says is the first of its kind in the world．
These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory．They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart．
The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight．
The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hatred in these people．“People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness,” he said, “People confuse forgiveness with forgetting．Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one．”
Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed．
“The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with,” said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project．
Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people “want to get free of the past”．
小题1:From this passage we know that _________．

A．high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred

B．high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors

C．without hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood pressure and heart

D．people who suffer from high blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies

小题2:In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can ________．

A．meet their enemies	B．change their attitudes towards bitterness
C．enjoy the professor’s speech	D．learn how to quarrel with others

小题3:If you are a member in Hart’s workshop, you’ll ________．

A．pay much money to Hart	B．go to the workshop every night
C．attend a gathering twice a month	D．pour out everything stored in your mind

小题4:The author wrote this passage in order to ________．

A．persuade us to go to Hart’s workshop

B．tell us the news about Hart’s workshop

C．tell us how to run a workshop like Hart’s 　

D．help us to look at various kinds of angers

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