What I noticed first about my new parrot, Chico, was that he couldn’t fly. His w
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What I noticed first about my new parrot, Chico, was that he couldn’t fly. His wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the 1 just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I took Chico outside. I sat him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him 2 . At first he seemed 3 . He walked back and forth on the branch looking anxious or nervous. He didn’t even flap his wings in an attempt to fly. Somehow he knew he was 4 .
One day Chico got especially excited . He paced back and forth and made an incredible amount of 5 . Then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. He started 6 flapping his wings for the first time ever － then he lifted off the 7 like a space shuttle! I was amazed and 8 . Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been 9 until the moment was ripe for escape!
Two days later Chico 10 . First I tried to trick him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his 11 and put it away—still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm promise that I would let him 12 every day the weather was nice if he did come back. 13 , he flew onto my shoulder.
From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him out early and he would fly around and be back before dark. The 14 lasted for two months before suddenly Chico became 15 . The vet said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. Within a few days he died.
I was very sad. The 16 crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what 17 is there in being a bird if you can’t fly?
Chico made his first break for 18 on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a 19 when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you don’t 20 , what will be the purpose of your life?
| 小题1: | | A．floor | B．earth | C．scene | D．road |
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| 小题2: | | A．smarter | B．healthier | C．happier | D．stronger |
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| 小题3: | | A．disappointed | B．determined | C．frightened | D．confused |
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| 小题4: | | A．incapable | B．disabled | C．wrong | D．stupid |
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| 小题5: | | A．noise | B．progress | C．energy | D．consideration |
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| 小题6: | | A．slowly | B．gently | C．madly | D．gracefully |
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| 小题7: | | A．ground | B．tree | C．cage | D．branch |
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| 小题8: | | A．moved | B．shocked | C．delighted | D．excited |
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| 小题9: | | A．struggling | B．pacing | C．flying | D．waiting |
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| 小题10: | | A．left | B．returned | C．survived | D．recovered |
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| 小题11: | | A．cage | B．feather | C．chain | D．food |
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| 小题13: | | A．As usually | B．At that moment | | C．Once in a while | D．At the same time |
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| 小题14: | | A．action | B．attempt | C．routine | D．effort |
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| 小题15: | | A．active | B．injured | C．sad | D．ill |
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| 小题16: | | A．fact | B．concern | C．thought | D．detail |
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| 小题17: | | A．sense | B．mistake | C．interest | D．problem |
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| 小题18: | | A．life | B．freedom | C．fun | D．food |
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| 小题19: | | A．break | B．holiday | C．chance | D．look |
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| 小题20: | | A．keep yourself busy | B．cheer yourself up | | C．let yourself down | D．set yourself free |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:D |
解析
本文讲述了一只鹦鹉为了自由而努力飞翔，说明我们人类也应该有生活的目的，有自己的追求，并为之努力。
小题1:名词辨析。指这只鹦鹉和人类一样不会飞，只能呆在地上。
小题2:上下文串联。天气好的时候，我带它到外面，并把它放在树枝上希望它能开心。
小题3:形容词辨析。根据后面鹦鹉在树枝上来来回回的走很紧张说明它很困惑不知道做什么。
小题4:形容词辨析。根据上文鹦鹉设置都没有拍动翅膀，最后它知道自己没有飞行的能力，而不是残疾，错误或者愚蠢。
小题5:名词辨析。前文提及鹦鹉在树枝上来来回回地走，自然是发出很大的噪音。
小题6:副词辨析。鹦鹉第一次飞行，应该是疯狂的拍打翅膀。
小题7:上下文联系。由前文可知鹦鹉是在树枝上的。
小题8:形容词辨析。我很震惊因为鹦鹉会飞了。
小题9:动词辨析。由上下文可知英语是等着逃跑的时机。
小题10:上下文串联。根据后文可知鹦鹉回来了。
小题11:上下文串联。前文提及我用食物引诱没有效果，所以我拿出鸟笼并把它扔掉，想通过这个方法让鹦鹉靠近。
小题12:上下文联系。我答应它在天气好的时候让它出来。
小题13:介词短语辨析。那时候，鹦鹉终于落到我的肩上。
小题14:名词辨析。在天气好的时候让鹦鹉外出是我制定的方针。
小题15:上下文串联。由后文可知这里的鹦鹉病了。
小题16:名词辨析。是这样的想法一直在我的脑海里。
小题17:名词辨析。作为一只鸟不会飞行又有什么意义呢？
小题18:上下文辨析。鹦鹉是在为自由而奋斗的。
小题19:固定词组。Take a chance抓住机会
小题20:上下文串联。由整个故事可知没有了自由生活就没有了目的和意义。 |
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There are plenty of creams etc on the market that help you look younger, but today, Dr Oz is going to show how some people are actually living longer.
“We are going to talk about extreme life extension,” he says. “I am talking in details about allowing us to go into our second century of life with the energy that you have when you are a young person.”
Owing to advances in technology and research on how diet affect the aging process, Dr Oz says it might be possible for some people to live to see their 120th birthdays.
There’s one man in Oprah’s audience who Dr Oz says may become the first man in history to live to be 150 years old. Joe Cordell is one of thousands around the world who believe they’ve found the key to an extreme long life --- calorie restriction leads to a longer, healthier life.
At 59 Joe weighs 130 pounds. He may not look like a person who needs to count calories, but as part of his life extension program, he inspects every mouth of food that passes through his system.
Every day for the past seven years, Joe has limited himself to about 1,950 calories.
He believes that by eating less and restricting his caloric intake, he will trigger a genetic switch that slows the aging process.
Joe doesn’t take away himself of food. Instead, the then 52-year-old father filled up on natural fruits, vegetables and lean proteins(瘦蛋白) that were packed with necessary vitamins and nutrients. “Whenever you are thinking about calorie restriction, you should continually think about getting the most nutritional amount per calorie,” Joe says.
In keeping with this principle, Joe starts every morning with three apples…but he only eats the peels. “Most of the fiber is in the peel, and more importantly, most of the nutrients are in the peel,” he says.
“It is important to eat some nuts with breakfast so that you do take in some fat, some healthy fats,” he says. “I think it helps the absorption of the nutrients, and it is very filling.”
For lunch, Joe usually eats a large salad, loaded with vegetables. At dinnertime, he and his family enjoy lean meat or fish and more vegetables.
When Joe started practicing calorie restriction, he weighed 175 pounds. Since then, he has lost 45 pounds, and he says he hasn’t had a cold in seven years. Though he is in his “golden years”, researchers studying Joe say he has the body of a 20-year-old athlete.
小题1: According to Joe, the appropriate fat intake may help ______? | A．people lose weight | | B．feel always full | | C．the absorption of the nutrients | | D．people to live longer |
小题2:What can we learn about Joe since he started the calorie restriction program?| A．Joe counts the amount of every meal | | B．Joe has never had a cold | | C．Joe eats three apples every morning | | D．Joe has a large salad with vegetables for dinner |
小题3:The underlined word “trigger” in paragraph 7 can probably be replaced by ______.| A．turn on | B．break down | C．take up | D．cut off |
小题4:According to the passage, the extreme life extension refers to _______.| A．living very long even sick | | B．how to make people lead a happy life | | C．living long and having a healthy body | | D．how to arrange our foods every day |
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America’s love of cars and being on the open road has led to the creation of the modern travel or camping trailer (露营旅行车). Some trailers are so well equipped that people can comfortably live in them full time.
Almost all campers (露营车) are considered as recreational vehicles (RV’s). RV’s include motor homes, trailers, house trailers and truck campers. The smaller trailers usually have just enough room for two people to sleep and store a few personal travel items. Some of the larger motor homes include a kitchen, a bathroom, an eating area and even a bedroom.
While tent camping is always an adventure, campers are a fun way to take a long trip, or to spend some more comfortable time in a beautiful setting, like a lakeside campground. So many camper trailers have been designed for people to live in the trailer long term. Some people choose to park their trailers in trailer parks and live in their trailers full time. In America many retired adults choose to spend their time traveling across the country on the open road and bring their trailers with them. Full time use of trailers for these travelers is considered to be a recreational (休闲的) activity.
Camper trailers can also be rented and used for a shorter period of time, such as a camping trip or a road trip. A camper trailer can be a comfortable alternativeto sleeping in a tent if you are camping. If you like traveling at your own pace, a camper trailer is a good choice.
小题1:What can we know about camper trailers?| A．They are suitable for both long and short trips. | | B．They have to be parked in a trailer park. | | C．They are widely used by young people. | | D．They are becoming more and more popular all over the world. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “alternative” mean?| A．Impression. | B．Decision. | C．Solution. | D．Replacement. |
小题3:What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the text?| A．To introduce the camper trailer. | | B．To explain how to use a camper trailer. | | C．To encourage people to use camper trailers. | | D．To show the popularity of camper trailers. |
小题4:We can learn from the text that smaller trailers ______.| A．usually use less petrol | | B．are easier to drive | | C．usually have room for no more than two people | | D．run faster than bigger ones |
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Debbie got up early last Saturday morning. She wanted 1 in Green Park with some ot her friends. She was very happy about it. 2 she was ready, she got on her bike and left for the park – it was on the other side of the town. Suddenly, as she was riding fast, she 3 sirens (警笛). The sound of the sirens was getting 4 , so Debbie looked 5 her to see what was happening. As a result (结果), she fell off her bike and lay in the middle of the road. Luckily, Debbie wasn’t hurt, 6 a car hit her bike. After the car 7 , two men got out and started running. 8 , a police car stopped next to the same car and three policemen got out and started running after the two men. One of the policemen shouted, “Stop the thieves (贼)!”
9 a policeman came to see Debbie. He thanked her because, in a way, she had helped them 10 .
| 小题1: | | A．goes to skate | B．go skating | C．going to skate | D．to go skating |
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| 小题2: | | A．While | B．As soon as | C．If | D．As quickly as |
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| 小题3: | | A．heard | B．listened to | C．found | D．saw |
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| 小题4: | | A．close and close | B．closer and closer | | C．big and big | D．bigger and bigger |
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| 小题5: | | A．after | B．in front of | C．behind | D．before |
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| 小题6: | | A．because | B．so | C．but | D．and |
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| 小题7: | | A．fell over | B．passed away | C．turned back | D．stopped |
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| 小题8: | | A．A few minutes later | B．Just then | C．After an hour | D．Very fast |
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| 小题9: | | A．In a few days | B．Sometimes | | C．Some time later | D．At the same time |
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| 小题10: | | A．get out of the car | B．run after the two men | | C．catch the thieves | D．shout at the thieves |
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Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of each word you see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don"t understand the culture behind it.
For example, if an American boy asks his mother what"s for dinner tomorrow, she may say "I"ll play it by ear", that means she doesn"t have plans for dinner and she will decide later. "Play by ear" used to mean playing music using the sheet music, but now people often use it when they"re not talking about music.
There"re many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful. English idioms are more common in spoken English. They can be difficult to remember sometimes. Next time when you hear somebody saying to you, "Give me a hand", you don"t necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful. And when the situation is out of hand, you usually can do very little to manage all that. What about a green hand? It"s not about the color of your hand! You"re a green hand when you are very new at your work and don"t have much experience. If you and your partner always work together hand in glove, you two definitely work together very well.
Can you guess the meanings of some common English idioms to do with parts of your body?
小题1:An idiom is _______.| A．a phrase or a sentence that means exactly what the words say | | B．a phrase or a sentence that doesn"t mean exactly what every word says | | C．so difficult that nobody can understand | | D．something to do with parts of your body |
小题2:If a mother says "I"ll play it by ear" to talk about the dinner, she means _______.| A．she will cook dinner while listening to music at the same time | | B．she doesn"t hear what others are talking about. | | C．she will play music using the sheet music instead of cooking dinner | | D．She doesn"t have plans for dinner and will decide later |
小题3:When one says "Can you give me a hand?", he means _______.| A．he needs to hold your hand. | | B．he works well with you | | C．he needs your help | | D．he is a new comer and can"t help with the situation |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．People use English idioms more in spoken English than in written English. | | B．To understand the culture behind an idiom is important in understanding the idiom. | | C．Idioms make your English more vivid and colorful so they are easy to remember. | | D．You may not understand an idiom even though you know the meaning of each word. |
小题5:Here are 4 common English idioms to do with parts of your body and their meanings. Can you match them?
1) to learn something by heart a. to depend on oneself
2) to have sticky fingers b. to know something very well
3) to stand on one"s own feet c. to do something secretly
4) to go behind someone"s back d. to have the habit of stealing| A．badc | B．bdac | C．cbad | D．cdba |
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Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o"clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"
"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where"s yours?"
"I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It"s twelve o"clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"
小题1:Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.| A．sixteen | B．eighteen | C．twenty | D．fifteen |
小题2:The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.| A．he"s her grandson | B．he"s clever | | C．he can keep quiet | D．he gets home on time |
小题3:From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack"s ________.| A．classmate | B．colleague (同事) | C．aunt | D．wife |
小题4:The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.小题5:Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.| A．to wake his grandma up | | B．to make his grandma angry | | C．that his grandma was going to tell him the time | | D．that his grandma was going to buy him a watch |
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