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when he discovered something strange. Some of his wheat was lying on the ground. The flattened wheat
formed (形成) a circle about six meters across. Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat.
Three years later a farmer who lived nearby discovered almost the same circles in one of his fields. These
circles were larger-nearly 15 meters across. That same year, another English farmer discovered three circles
of flattened wheat on his land-one large circle between two small circles. During the following years, farmers
in England found circles in their fields more and more often.
The circles are called "crop circles" because they usually appear in fields of wheat or corn. The wheat in
the circles lies on the ground but is never broken; it keeps on growing, and the farmers can later harvest it.
Farmers always discover the crop circles in the morning, so the circles probably form at night. They appear
only in the months from May to September. What causes the crop circles?
At first, people thought that some kids were making them as a joke, or that farmers were making them to
attract tourists.(In fact, in 1991, two men said they made the circles themselves, but many scientists don"t
believe them.) People tried to copy them: They tried to make circles exactly like the ones the farmers had
found. They couldn"t do it. They couldn"t enter a field of wheat without leaving tracks, and they couldn"t
flatten the wheat without breaking it.
Several times people reported seeing stranger objects near the fields where crop circles later appeared.
Many people believe that these crop circles are the messages sent by living things from outer space (外层空间) or the marks left by their spaceships.
Scientists who have studied the crop circles try to find out what causes them. In the summer of 1990
some scientists spent three weeks in the part of England where many circles have appeared. They had all the
latest high-tech equipment (最新高科技设备). The equipment-worth 1.8 million dollars-got nothing. But one
night, as the scientists were watching a field, crop circles formed in the field behind them, which were quite
different from the others. The scientists had neither seen nor heard anything.
When Steven discovered the crop circles on his land in 1978, he said, "It was just like something that had
landed in the field from the air and gone back up again. I don"t know what to make of these things."
Crop circles have appeared in England, Japan, the United States and Russia. Experts from all over the
world have studied them, and they say what Steven said: They don"t know what to make of these things.
B. lying wheat
C. harvested wheat
D. growing wheat
B. that cannot be solved but found all around the world
C. that cannot be made clear or understood
D. that is discovered and copied by the farmers
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试题【阅读理解。 In the summer of 1978 an English man named Steven was driving his trac】；主要考察你对教育文化类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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countryside think so. For hundreds of years, they have observed animals. They think animals" behavior
(行为) can be connected to future weather conditions or events. For example, if swans fly into the wind,
a hurricane is coming. Or, if cows lie down, a rainstorm is coming. There are many traditional stories
connecting animals and natural events. Many people think that these stories are just folklore, traditional
stories and beliefs without scientific evidence (证据). Scientists, however, are beginning to take another
look at some of these ideas.
Kiyoshi Shimamura is a Japanese earthquake researcher. He noticed an increase in dog bites a short
time before earthquakes hit. Then, he did an investigation (调查) of twelve public health centers in Kobe,
Japan. These health centers treated people after the 1995 earthquake. He noticed some interesting
information about the month before the big earthquake. Treatment for animal bites had increased. In fact,
aggressive (冒犯的; 侵略的) behavior in dogs, such as biting and barking loudly, jumped (猛增) 60
percent!
People noticed other changes in animal behavior before the earthquake as well. For example, fish began
swimming together in large groups, only in the middle of the water and not near the edges. Also, birds flew
away from their nests for many days, leaving their eggs unprotected. The animal behavior suggests that
animals may be able to predict natural events better than people.
B. Many earthquakes of Japan
C. Effect (影响) of natural events on animals" actions
D. Folklore and other stories about animals
B. They stay together in large groups.
C. They leave their homes.
D. They hurt people.
B. Birds
C. Cows
D. All of the above
B. The number of patients with bites
C. The number of earthquakes a year
D. Places dogs go during earthquakes
ago?
The 1 wild dogs were trained by 2 in Europe about 10,000 years ago. These first "dogs" were not
like 3 we have now. They may have been small wolves. These dogs often came near humans to 4 some
food. Some of the young dogs were adopted (收养) by people and grew up with them.
Humans believed the 5 were a help to them in many ways. The dogs helped them to hunt (狩猎). They
could smell and hear danger 6 . people could. They helped keep people 7 on cold nights. So is was 8
to raise the dogs.
Now, there are many different kinds of dogs 9 they may look quite different from each other. Dog trainers
think there are more that 400 different kinds in the world. The number keeps increasing with new kinds.
Since those early days, humans and dogs have always been together. We should 10 them from now on
because they are really our friends.
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| 阅读理解。 | |||
| We have always been interested in the moon. 2000 years ago people already knew it moved around the earth and where it would be in the sky at different times of the year. At that time, everything about the moon was learned by watching it carefully in the sky. When scientists could use telescopes to study the moon more closely, their ideas began to change. They could see the moon was made of rocks. Most scientists thought moon rocks would be different from those on Earth. This was because they believed the moon had once been a planet that had been caught in the earth"s gravity (引力) millions of years earlier. In 1969 moon rocks were finally brought to the earth and studied. Much to their surprise, scientists found that, except for water, the moon and the earth were made of the same things. Once again new ideas were needed for this new information. After years of study, most scientists now think that the moon was once part of Earth. They believe very early in its history, maybe 4 million years ago, something about the size of Mars hit Earth. This sent billions of rocks into space around our planet. These rocks slowly joined together and after many years became the moon. In the future, even though our ideas about the moon may change again, we will still be interested in it. | |||
| 1. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage? | |||
| A. Why people are interested in the moon. B. How ideas about the moon have changed over time. C. Where the moon came from in the past. D. That people have finally learned the truth about the moon. | |||
| 2. Before 1969 most scientists thought the moon was _____. | |||
| A. part of the earth billions of years earlier B. older than the earth C. a planet caught by the earth"s gravity D. made of the same things as the earth | |||
| 3. From this passage we can learn that _____. | |||
| A. scientists in the past were not clever B. the earth was once part of the moon C. new information brings new ideas D. we now know everything about the moon | |||
| 根据短文内容，按要求答题。 | |||
| In a classroom in any countries, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language. He or she teaches something behind-the culture (文化) of the country. In a country such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and they pay much attention to personal ideas, Teachers try to make each student special. Students to do not have to remember a lot of information, instead, they work and find answers by themselves, There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age students learn to have their own ideas. Their education encourages personal thought (思想). The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer and not only to get the correct answer. In most Asian countries, people have the same language, history and culture. Perhaps for this reason. The education there pays more attention to group goals than personal ideas; Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework. In the classroom, the ways of teaching are often very traditional. The teacher says, and the students listen, There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat (重复) rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind. In many ways these differences come form different educational ideas. In Western countries teachers are taught to help students to learn. They make is easier for the students to learn by themselves. In some Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students. | |||
| 1. Do students in the United States have to remember a lot of information? ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. There is often discussion in the classroom in America, isn"t there? ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does the education in the United States encourage? ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Which does the education in some Asian countries pay more attention to, group goals or personal ideas? ______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Put the sentence "In some Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students." into Chinese. ______________________________________________________________________________________ | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| You may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? On April 8, a report came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report. Who studies hardest? Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That"s much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%). Who sleeps most often in class? Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off (打瞌 睡) in class. In South Korea is 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China. South Korean students don"t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%). Who is the most distracted (分心的)? American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they talk with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks (点心) in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated (无关 的) books in class. What do they do after school? In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students go out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most South Korean students watch TV. | |||
1. In the report, who studies hardest? | |||
| A. Japanese students. B. Chinese students. C. American students. D. South Korean students. | |||
| 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | |||
| A. 93% Japanese students like taking notes in class. B. Most Chinese students do physical exercises after class. C. 38.9% American students talk with friends in class. D. South Korean students fall asleep in class most often. | |||
| 3. In China, how many students fall asleep in class? | |||
| A. 45%. B. 32%. C. 21%. D. 5%. | |||
| 4. What do American students do in their free time? | |||
| A. Do physical exercises. B. Study or surf the Internet. C. Watch TV. D. Go out with friends. | |||
| 5. What is the article about? | |||
| A. It is a report about the students" lessons in four countries. B. It is an article about the students" study and life in four countries. C. It is a story about students" sports after class. D. It tells us that American students don"t like studying. |