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chose the first. Up early, my husband and I and our three children couldn"t wait to get started. We decided
to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.
As we set out, I was shocked at how narrow the path was. And I couldn"t help noticing that the other
tourists weren"t like us. They had heavy backpacks, water bottles, and hats. But as usual we were dressed.
As the sun rose higher, Arizona"s famous heat seemed to roast us. There was no shade and our legs were
aching. We decided to go back, with the girl on my back and the boys far behind. By the time we finally got
back, our legs were like jelly.
The next day, after we"d had a long rest and a good breakfast, we were ready for another view of the
Canyon-by air. After our last walk, this would be the easiest thing in the world.
We called to each other excitedly as the plane took off and circled around the Canyon. But the smiles on
our faces disappeared as the pilot tossed (翻转) the plane around, pretending he was going to hit the ground.
I shouted, "STOP, TAKE US BACK!" When we finally arrived back on land, once again our legs were like
jelly. We hardly spoke as we drove back.
As I said, there are three ways to view the Grand Canyon. We never tried the mules, but personally I"d
suggest a fourth: buy yourself a good magazine like National Geographic. That way, you can see the Canyon,
without fear or tiredness.
B. The children were more joyful than their parents.
C. Bright Angel Trail was not as lovely as they expected.
B. we were unhappy
C. we were dissatisfied
D. we were disappointed
B. It was more comfortable.
C. It turned out to be exciting.
D. It made each of them tired.
B. one needs to dress less when visiting the Grand Canyon.
C. the writer was not serious when she made the suggestion.
D. the whole family narrowly escaped from the air accident.
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试题【阅读理解。 They say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon; on foot,】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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that the Murray had dried up, not one drop of water left.
One morning I went down to the river to try and catch some fish when I saw my boat high and dry (搁浅)
on the bank. I rushed down the river and saw all mud-no water. The fish were just lying there, dying. I looked
up to see if my friend was there. There was the nest but no eagle (鹰). I called out to her with my special
whistle which I made out of steel.
Suddenly a big shadow came over to me and the eagle landed in her nest and gave her young the food she
was out getting while I whistled. But then I suddenly noticed she was getting thinner and had a bit of sheep"s
wool in the side of her talon (利爪). It was deadly quiet by the river bank, except for some sound from my dog.
And also I couldn"t see one native animal or bird.
When I walked inside the kitchen, Mum and Dad had sad looks on their faces. "It"s time for us to move,
Son, because the river can no longer provide for (养活) us," said Dad. I ran out of the kitchen door with tears
in my eyes, and down to the river bank, to my favorite spot. I said goodbye to my eagle, crying.
When it was time to go, I saw my eagle fly up into the air with her chicks in her talons, going away to try
and find another home, just like us.
B. the author"s feeling about being away from his friend
C. the author"s idea about being away from home
D. the author"s plan to leave for a new place
B. the eagle"s food
C. the eagle"s nest beside the river
D. the dog
B. the eagle was seriously sick
C. the eagle lost many of his friends
D. there was not enough food for her
B. it was winter when the writer went away
C. the writer"s parents didn"t like to leave, either
D. some native animals and birds still lived in the place
with his 2 . When Dad takes his family out for a picnic, Pluto always gets to go along anyway.
The moment Dad arrives from the office, he 3 in a room or behind the door and yells, "Pluto, come and
get me." Pluto 4 runs around trying to find his lost 5 . Pluto usually wins and his victory is celebrated with
his favorite biscuits. Dad"s 6 with Pluto are like the dog isn"t a dog at all but another human being and that"s
the scary part. Has Dad 7 the ability to distinguish (区别) between a man and an animal?
I was 8 enough about this. So one day I gathered my 9 and asked him. "Dad, do you know you talk to
that dog of yours just like to a human being?" Dad looked me 10 in the eye. I thought he might be 11 at my
question. But he just smiled, reached out and patted my head and said, "Yes I do,and the reason is 12 . If I talk
down to him, he doesn"t 13 me but if I carry on a normal conversation, then Pluto 14 everything I say." I
stood there wanting to ask more 15 , but decided that was not the best time.
And so for a few days, I 16 everything I could about my father and the dog. And I know the dog never
receives direct 17 . He never hears sit, lie down or anything like that. What he 18 are suggestions, "Would
you like me to feed you now? Shall we go for a walk?"
What"s amazing is that Pluto does 19 everything Dad says. Their communication is as near to being perfect
as possible. And it"s not 20 Pluto that understands, but it"s Dad, too. Each seems to know what the other needs
at any time.
| ( )1.A.and ( )2.A.dog ( )3.A.lies ( )4.A.bravely ( )5.A.master ( )6.A.experiments ( )7.A.controlled ( )8.A.curious ( )9.A.courage ( )10.A.happily ( )11.A.content ( )12.A.clear ( )13.A.admire ( )14.A.refuses ( )15.A.directions ( )16.A.expected ( )17.A.punishment ( )18.A.hears ( )19.A.explain ( )20.A.still | B.so B.friends B.stays B.excitedly B.food B.conversations B.developed B.nervous B.evidence B.tearfully B.angry B.easy B.support B.replies B.questions B.realized B.suggestions B.sees B.know B.just | C.but C.family C.seeks C.sadly C.baby C.competitions C.challenged C.distant C.strength C.directly C.proud C. simple C.receive C.misses C.permissions C.observed C.orders C.makes C.realize C.yet | D.or D.children D.hides D.disappointedly D.chance D.arguments D.lost D.serious D.experience D.coldly D.ashamed D.challenging D.respect D.understands D.instructions D.learned D.awards D.likes D.understand D.even |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Since Erica was a young girl, she had always wanted to meet an alien. Then one day, something truly unbelievable happened. Erica woke up early one bright, sunny Saturday morning. It was a beautiful day, so she went outside to enjoy her breakfast in the sunshine. Then she heard a strange sound coming from the garden. She looked up and saw a short, green creature standing in the middle of the garden. It had two big brown eyes and three ears on top of its head. It was an alien. The alien and Erica stared at each other, neither of them moving. Though meeting an alien was a dream to come true, she was not quite prepared for it. She had to keep up the courage to talk to the alien. So Erica walked over to it cautiously. Suddenly, the alien opened its mouth and said, "Prue." The alien then picked one of the flowers and handed it to Erica. "Prue." the alien said again and pointed to the flower. Erica was very excited to finally meet a real, live alien. Even though they were speaking in completely different languages, they could understand each other. Erica spent the whole day accompanying the alien. They walked around Erica"s garden and picked up different things that they saw-flowers, grass and other plants. Erica showed the alien some of her old toys, saying the English words for all these things and hoping to teach it English. After Erica said each English word, the alien said something in its language. They were teaching each other! When the sun began to set in the evening, the alien looked up at the sky. He pointed to the sky, and said, "Keeta m"gul arul." "I understand," said Erica. The alien smiled at Erica, and she smiled back and waved at it. The alien then walked off and disappeared right before her eyes. Although Erica was sad to see the alien go, she was happy because one of her lifelong dreams had finally come true. | |||
| 1. The alien was _____ when Erica first saw it. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. holding a glass of orange juice B. standing in the garden C. playing with a toy D. holding a flower | |||
| 2. The alien and Erica were able to communicate by _____ things and speaking. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. talking about B. smelling C. pointing at D. walking around | |||
| 3. "Keeta m"gul arul." probably means _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. "I like the day" B. "Hello" C. "It"s a flower" D. "I have to go home now" | |||
| 任务型阅读。 | |||
| A rich man was once riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. On the ground lay a young tree, ready to be planted. The rich man called out to the old man, "What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?" "This is a fig (无花果) tree, sir." he said. "A fig tree?" the rich man was very surprised. "Why, how old are you, may I ask?" "I am ninety years old." "What!" cried the rich man. "You"re ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it"ll take years to give fruit. You certainly don"t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree." The old man looked around the garden. Then he said with a smile, "Tell me, sir. Did you eat figs when you were a boy?" "Sure." the rich man did not know why he asked this question. "Then tell me this," he said, "Who planted the fig trees?" "Why? I don"t know." "You see, sir," went on the old man, "Our ancestors planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me." The rich man was quiet and said, "You are right, my good man. We should do some good things for the people after us. Thank you very much." Then he rode away. | |||
| Title: The Story of A Fig (1)_______ The rich man He felt (2)_______ when he saw the old man (3)_______ a fig tree. He at last found the old man did a good (4)_______ for the people after him. The old man He was 90 years in (5)_______. It would be a rather (6)_______ time before he got any fruit from the fig tree. He thought it (7)_______ to do good things for the people after him. The rich man came to (8)_______ what the old man meant, and (9)_______ of them thought they should do good deeds for the people after (10)_______. | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
| A man and his wife had a dog to 1 their house. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house. One evening they wanted 2 to the cinema, 3 they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their 4 . They 5 their car. When the film finished, they came back home. They opened the gate and put the car 6 . But when they came to the 7 door, they found that part of the glass 8 the door was broken. The door was unlocked and 9 . A 10 ! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see 11 things the robber had taken. But everything was in the 12 place and nothing at all 13 . The dog 14 in the sitting room on the floor. The lady was 15 the dog. "Why didn"t you keep the house?" she said. The dog was 16 to see its owners. It began to wag its tail (摇尾巴) and then it went to a corner of the room and picked up something in its 17 . It went to the lady and 18 the thing at her 19 . When the lady went to pick it up, she gave a scream (尖叫). Can you guess what the dog"s present was? It was … a … man"s 20 ! | |||