of animals in the zoo.We can see the zoo keepers(飼養(yǎng)員)give them food to (2)
.They don't have to (3)
food by themselves (他們自己).They just eat,walk and sleep (4)
day.So many of us may think the animals in the zoo are (5)
and lucky.But most of them are sad.Why are they sad?They are no longer free (不再自由).They want to go to the forests (森林)or mountains (高山).They want to catch (抓?。?the animals to eat.They like to run and play in the forests or mountains. Animals (6)
elephants,monkeys and tigers usually live freely(自由地) and happily in forests or mountains.Tigers,for (7)
,run,jump,play with their (8)
and catch small animals for food.But now they have to stay in small rooms in the zoo. (9)
life in the zoo is quite different from their life in the forests.Now many people think more animals should go (10)
to forests and mountains so that the earth will become better.
17.A poor traveller stopped under a tree to eat the rice and vegetables which he had brought with him.A few metres away,there was a small shop by the side of the road where a woman was frying fish and selling it to travellers who were able to afford to pay for it.This woman watched the poor traveller carefully,and when he finished his food and began to go,she shouted rudely, "You have not paid me for the fried fish!" "But I have not had your fried fish!" "But everyone can see that you enjoyed the smell of my fried fish with your rice and vegetables,argued the woman "If you had not smelled the fish,your meal would not have been eaten so jovially!" Soon a crowd collected,Although they supported the poor traveller,they had to agree that the wind was blowing from the shop to the place where he had eaten,and that it had carried the smell of the fried fish to him. Finally,the woman took the poor traveller to a judge(法官),who said,"The woman says that the traveller ate his meal with the smell of her fish.The traveller agrees that the wind was blowing from the woman's shop to the place where he ate his rice and vegetables and that it carried the smell of her fried fish to his nose while he was eating,so he must pay for it.What does your fried fish cost?" "Twenty-five cents a plate."she answered happily. "Then go outside together,said the judge. "There the traveller must hold up a 25-cent piece so that its shadow(影子)falls on the woman's hand.The price of the smell of a plate of fried fish is the shadow of 25 cents."
(1)According to Paragraph 1,why did the woman shout?
A.Because she wanted to sell her fried fish. B.Because she wanted to argue with the traveller. C.Because she wanted the traveller to pay. D.Because she wanted to give some food to the traveller. (2)What does the underlined word "jovially" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Secretly. B.Quickly. C.Pleasantly. D.Slowly. (3)What can we know according to the passage?
A.The woman got nothing at last. B.The judge did a wrong thing. C.The traveller ate a plate of fish. D.The traveller gave the woman 25 cents. (4)Which of the following order can be best described as the change of the woman5s feelings?
A.Rude一Angry一Pleased B.Rude一Pleased一Disappointed C.Angry一Bored一Hopeful D.Angry一Rude一Pleased (5)It can be inferred (推斷)from the passage that the judge is
18.Everybody has a brain (大腦),but not many people know how the brain works.Some people believe that the brain is like the hard disk of a computer.We use it to store files--pictures,language (words,texts,sounds) and so on.Others compare the brain to a huge cupboard with lots of little shelves and boxes in it.We put information into these boxes and hope to find it again later. The brain is not a computer disk,and it isn't a cupboard.Look at the picture here.It looks a bit like weeds(雜草) in a garden,doesn't it?The picture actually shows a child's neocortex--a part of the brain that controls sights (視力) and hearing.You can guess what happens - more "weeds" grow as the child gets older.Scientists call these neuronal(神經(jīng)元) networks.The networks grow around our neurons.What makes them grow?Learning! "Learning is brain change," says Professor James Zull from Case Western University in Cleveland,Ohio,USA. "Without learning,nothing changes in the brain.For every new word you learn in your English lesson,every problem you solve in maths,every new song you learn to sing,a neuronal network grows in your brain and the brain changes." The more neuronal networks we grow,the better we can think and the better we remember.You may wonder if there is anything you can do to make the networks in your brain grow better.Professor Zull says yes,there is.He says that brain change is strongest when you are interested in and like what you are learning,you are in control of what you learn and you get challenging tasks that make you think hard and concentrate.Understanding a challenging task makes you feel good and develops your brain!
(1)What's the main idea of the first paragraph?
A.The brain-a fantastic computer. B.What people believe about the brain. C.How to make your brain stronger. D.Our brain-a growing system. (2)The underlined word "concentrate" in the last paragraph means
. A.反思 B.創(chuàng)造 C.專(zhuān)注 D.感知 (3)What can we learn from the passage?
A.Learning makes our neuronal network grow. B.Seeing a challenging task develops our brain. C.There's nothing we can do to make us smarter. D.We remember better when things are easy. (4)The writer wrote the passage in order to
. A.tell us brain is more complex(復(fù)雜) than we imagine B.encourage us to do something helpful for the brain changes C.introduce what the computer disks look like D.explain how the neocortex works in children's brain (5)What's the best title for the passage?
A.Interest is the best teacher B.Meeting life's challenges C.Never too late to learn D.Learning is brain change
19.It was Saturday.Mike stayed at home alone(單獨(dú)地).His parents went to visit his grandparents in another city.He did his homework and read books.After lunch,he watched TV and played basketball on the playground with Jack.He felt very tired.In the evening,his parents came back and brought him some presents.They were a schoolbag and a basketball.Tom felt very excited! (1)Mike didn't visit his grandparents.
(2)Mike did his homework and read books at home.
(3)Mike felt tired after reading books.
(4)Mike's parents bought a new schoolbag and a football for him.
20.On Saturday morning,Mrs.Brown asks Gina to study,but Gina says,"(1)
" Mrs.Brown asks Gina what she thinks is interesting and easy. Gina says," Mom,you only do housework at home.(2)
" "Oh,you think so?"Mrs.Brown says."All right.You can live like me."Then she asks Gina to make breakfast with bread,milk and eggs.(3)
After breakfast,Mrs.Brown asks Gina to tidy up the room.About 11:00,Gina thinks,"Oh,it's not easy."At about 12:00,Mrs.Brown asks Gina to make chicken,rice and salad for lunch.After lunch,Gina wants to watch TV.(4)
At about 3:30 in the afternoon,Gina says to Mrs.Brown,"Mom,can you help me wash them?""Oh,I can't.You say you want to live like me.But you know,no one helps me with housework,"says Mrs.Brown. "OK,Mom.It's boring to do housework.(5)
Now,I want to study."
A.I want to live like you. B.And it's not easy. C.It's easy for Gina. D.But Mrs.Brown asks her to wash shoes. E.It's boring and difficult to study.
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