What kind of pets do people have in your country? Dogs? Cats? How about a duck, hippo(河马) or lion? Here are two cases of animal owners with unusual pets.
Barrie Hayman has a pet duck called Star. Barrie adopted(领养) him after his brothers and sisters stayed away from him at birth. Barrie, a duck breeder, realized the little duck needed special attention. So he began taking Star with him everywhere he went. “I would put him in my pocket while I did my shopping,” said Barrie. Now, at five months, Star is too big for Barrie’s pocket, but the two are still inseparable. They watch sports, together and even share a drink together. Barrie said, “He is a fantastic duck. I’ve never known any like him.” Star even has his own Facebook page, with more than 2,000 Face book friends.
Then there is the case of Tonie and Shirley Joubert in South Africa. They live with their hippo, Jessica. Tonie saved Jessica from floodwaters when she was only a day old. Jessica lives outside their riverside house, but she knows how to open the kitchen door, and often goes there for a snack. Tonie recently said, “I don’t know whether Jessica sees me as a hippo or whether she sees herself as a human.” Shirley is more certain, “Jessica sees herself as our child and I see Jessica as my daughter. I can’t imagine my life without Jessica.” Jessica is free to leave, and often visits wild hippos that live nearby. But she always returns home at night. Jessica’s website notes that she has three hippo boyfriends, but one in particular,Fred, is her favorite. They often go grazing(吃青草) together and Fred has recently moved onto the Joubert’s house as well.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the passage?| A．Some websites are set up to protect pets. | | B．Some unusual pets are adopted by people | | C．People should take good care of their pets | | D．Pets sometimes can be very interesting |
小题2:What does the underlined word “inseparable” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．Always together | B．Always separated | | C．Always friendly | D．Always healthy |
小题3:Barrie took Star everywhere he went because______.| A．he had never seen a duck like Star | | B．he set up a Facebook page for Star | | C．he wanted care more about Star | | D．he needed Star to drink with him |
小题4:We can learn from the passage that Jessica ______| A．came to Joubert’s home when she was 5 months old | | B．loves eating in the Joubert’s kitchen | | C．doesn’t see herself as a human being | | D．has more than three boyfriends |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B |
试题分析：
小题1:根据Here are two cases of animal owners with unusual pets.可知本篇短文主要是介绍有些人饲养不同寻常的宠物，故选B。
小题2:根据短文They watch sports, together and even share a drink together.，可知他们经常在一起，故选A。
小题3:根据Barrie, a duck breeder, realized the little duck needed special attention.故选C。
小题4:通过Jessica lives outside their riverside house, but she knows how to open the kitchen door, and often goes there for a snack.可以看出选B，其它选项或是错误或是文章中没有提到。
点评：本文中通过介绍两个例子，给我们介绍关于饲养不同寻常的宠物，阅读中要注意这些要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。 |
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试题【What kind of pets do people have in your country? Dogs? Cats? How about a duck, 】；主要考察你对
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A dog has a horse. The horse was beautiful and also it had many good qualities. 61 It especially wanted to become the most beautiful horse in the world.
One day the horse said to the god, “You have given me beauty. You have given me other good qualities.62 But how I wish you could make me more beautiful! I would be extremely, extremely grateful if you could make me more beautiful.”
The god said, “I’m more than ready to make you more beautiful. 63 ” Then the horse said, “My neck is too short .If you can make neck a little longer, my upper body will be more beautiful. And if you can make my legs much longer and thinner, then I will look more beautiful in my lower body.”
Then immediately the god made a camel appear in place of the horse. The horse was so sad that it started to cry, “Oh, no, I do not want to become a camel. 64 As a horse, everybody appreciated my good qualities. Nobody will appreciate me as a c I’m more than ready to amel.”
The god said, “This is exactly what you asked for. You have become a camel.
65 if you cry for a longer neck and legs, this is what will happen. Each thing in my creation has its own good qualities. The camel is not as beautiful as you are, but it carries heavy loads and has a great sense of duty.”| A．I’m so grateful to you. | | B．Why not remain a horse? | | C．I wish you to change me into a horse again. | | D．Tell me in what way you want to be changed. |
E. But it wanted to be more perfect in every way.
F. Never try to receive more than I have given you
G. I am glad to know that you feel good with yourself now |
When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. 31 , it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so 32 .
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly 33 cold－very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move 34 that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also 35 . Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something 36 . Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need 37 . I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”
“Airport? You 38 are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers 39 you reach the T-junction. Turn left and 40 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the 41 to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no 42 you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear.” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry—I’ll 43 in time. ”
The 44 moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it 45 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something 46 happened. The car began changing. First, its color 47 from black to silvery- grey. And then the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 48 just above the ground. As the car 49 into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling 50 , the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
| 小题1: | | A．However | B．Besides | C．Therefore | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题2: | | A．brave | B．excited | C．curious | D．stubborn |
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| 小题3: | | A．fell | B．seemed | C．proved | D．grew |
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| 小题4: | | A．aside | B．around | C．forward | D．backward |
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| 小题5: | | A．arrived | B．stopped | C．stayed | D．started |
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| 小题6: | | A．gathered | B．existed | C．dropped | D．moved |
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| 小题7: | | A．help | B．gas | C．rest | D．water |
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| 小题8: | | A．necessarily | B．normally | C．basically | D．certainly |
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| 小题10: | | A．drive | B．walk | C．follow | D．march |
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| 小题11: | | A．address | B．signs | C．notices | D．guidance |
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| 小题13: | | A．have it | B．get it | C．make it | D．finish it |
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| 小题14: | | A．door | B．window | C．headlight | D．wheel |
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| 小题15: | | A．passed | B．rushed | C．turned | D．continued |
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| 小题16: | | A．strange | B．sensitive | C．imaginable | D．horrible |
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| 小题17: | | A．developed | B．approved | C．spread | D．faded |
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| 小题18: | | A．rolling | B．floating | C．drawing | D．flashing |
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| 小题19: | | A．pointed | B．returned | C．broke | D．rose |
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| 小题20: | | A．tune | B．voice | C．sound | D．tone |
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When most people turn 21, they spend too much time partying and having fun. But when Adele turned 21, she did something completely different.
After going through a tough breakup(分手), the British singer turned her pain into glory and recorded one of the most moving albums of the year.
The album, 21, which was released in January, has already hit the charts in 14 countries, according to the Billboard magazine.
It also noted that Adele made history as the first artist since the Beatles to have two top five singles and two top five albums in the charts at the same time (Adele’s first album, 19, was released in 2008. Each album is named for her age when she wrote it).
Now, after touring around the world for almost a year, the DVD of her live concert, released on November 29, is Adele’s latest work.
Having topped the pre-order list of Amazon. com for over a month already, this one seems set to stay on top for a while.
Born in north London, Adele sang her way up honestly: In 2006, she was signed by England’s XL Recordings on the strength of (基于)a three-song demo(样本唱片) a friend of hers had posted on MySpace;within two years she had won the BRIT Awards ‘Critics’ Choice prize and been tipped by the BBC as the “Sound of 2008”.
In 2009 she got the best new artist Grammy Award, and went on a world tour in support of the album 19 with a sold-out show in Los Angeles.
According to Adele herself, much of the inspiration of her music comes from one single breakup.
That’s probably what has made the singer’s success-that emotional certitude(确信), according to Dickins.
“The key to great singers is believing every single word they sing, ” he said. “And I think you believe every word that comes out of Adele’s mouth. You can feel her life force through her voice. ”
小题1:When she wrote album 19, she is at the age of______.小题2:How many awards did Adele get?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
小题3:The underlined word “released” can be best replaced by ______.| A．recorded | B．came out | | C．sold | D．written |
小题4: In Adele’s opinion, where does her inspiration of music mainly come from?| A．Emotional certitude. | B．One single breakup. | | C．A three-song demo. | D．A world tour. |
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Once upon a time, a Japanese man wanted to rebuild his house. First he had to tear the walls open .Japanese houses 36 have hollow(空的)spaces between the wooden walls. As he was 37 them down, he found a lizard(蜥蜴) 38 there because a nail(钉子)from the outside had been hammered into one of its feet. Seeing this, he felt 39 for it, and at the same time was curious about it.
He knew very well that the 40 had been hammered 10 years before when the house was first 41 . What had happened since? The lizard had 42 for 10 years! To be stuck in a dark wall for 10 years without 43 —it hardly seems possible, and is hard to 44 . Then he wondered how the lizard could have lived for 10 years without moving a single step —since its 45 was nailed! So he stopped work and began to 46 the lizard. He wanted to know what it had been doing, and what and 47 it had been eating.
A short time later another lizard 48 with food in its mouth. He was shocked, and at the same time deeply 49 . Another lizard had been feeding the stuck one 50 the past ten years.
"What love 51 in this tiny creature! What can love do? It can do 52 ! Just think, one lizard has been 53 another untiringly for 10 long years, without 54 hope that its partner would be saved,"the man marvelled.
If a small creature like a lizard can 55 like this, just imagine how we could if we tried
| 小题1: | | A．naturally | B．normally | C．hardly | D．actually |
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| 小题2: | | A．falling | B．putting | C．tearing | D．cutting |
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| 小题3: | | A．left | B．struck | C．buried | D．stuck |
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| 小题4: | | A．fool | B．curiosity | C．relief | D．Pity |
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| 小题5: | | A．nail | B．lizard | C．wood | D．wall |
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| 小题6: | | A．sold | B．bought | C．built | D．Rented |
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| 小题7: | | A．originated | B．survived | C．escaped | D．developed |
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| 小题8: | | A．dying | B．helping | C．moving | D．eating |
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| 小题9: | | A．live | B．Move | C．imagine | D．stay |
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| 小题11: | | A．observe | B．examine | C．appreciate | D．catch |
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| 小题13: | | A．appeared | B．stuck | C．wandered | D．jumped |
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| 小题14: | | A．sighed | B．touched | C．puzzled | D．breathed |
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| 小题15: | | A．before | B．till | C．after | D．for |
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| 小题16: | | A．feels | B．exists | C．responds | D．returns |
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| 小题17: | | A．benefits | B．wonders | C．forgiveness | D．beliefs |
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| 小题18: | | A．feeding | B．loving | C．encouraging | D．meeting |
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| 小题19: | | A．seeking for | B．thinking | C．giving up | D．destroying |
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| 小题20: | | A．love | B．live | C．fight | D．help |
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Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942. At the age of 17, he entered University College, Oxford. He wanted to study mathematics, but took up the study of physics when math was unavailable. He received a Ph.D. in physics despite being diagnosed (诊断) with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症) while at Oxford in 1963. In 1985 he became ill with pneumonia (肺炎), and since then has required 24-hour nursing. Dr. Hawking’s determination, along with the help of his family and associates, has allowed him to continue to work. In 1970 he began studying black holes. His research led him to predict that black holes send out radiation in the X-ray to gamma-ray(伽马射线) range of the spectrum (光谱). In the 1980s he returned to an earlier interest, the origins of the universe. He has co-authored many publications, such as 300 Years of Gravity and The Large Scale Structure of Space time. Dr. Hawking has also written books such as A Brief History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays, The Universe in a Nutshell and others. He continues to give lectures, despite having been unable to speak since 1985, with the aid of a speech synthesizer (合成器) and a portable computer. He currently holds Isaac Newton’s chair as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University in England.
小题1:Hawking went to University College, Oxford, in order to _____.
A. get a Ph.D. in physics
B. study mathematics
C. study the universe and black holes
D. seek help from the Lucasian Professor
小题2:Before Hawking started researching black holes, _____.| A．he gave lectures with the help of a speech synthesizer | | B．he finished his book The Universe in a Nutshell | | C．he was made the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics | | D．he was diagnosed with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
小题3:Which of the following books was NOT written by Dr. Hawking alone?| A．300 Years of Gravity | | B．A Brief History of Time | | C．The Universe in a Nutshell | | D．Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays. |
小题4:When did Hawking enter University College, Oxford?| A．in 1942 | B．in 1970 | C．in 1959 | D．in 1963 |
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