How “Kangaroo” Became an Animal’s Name
Early in the 18th century, Captain Cook, a famous explorer of Australia, unexpectedly caught sight of an unusual animal during his first visit to Australia. The animal had a large mouth-like head and jumped along on its large legs. To his surprise, the unusual animal carried it’s young in a special pocket of flesh. Captain Cook pointed to the animal which was eating grass in the distance and asked his native guide what the animal was referred to. The guide seemed not to know what he was pointing at and finally said Kang-a-roo, which Cook carefully wrote down as the animal’s name in his word book. The Europeans who later got to Australia were anxious to see the unusual animal “Kang-a-roo”, but their requests met with puzzled looks of the native people. Before long they got to discover that the native guide who made the answer to Cook’s question really meant, “I don’t know what you are pointing at.” Funny enough, the name “Kang-a-roo” stuck and it is still in use today.
60. Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea?
A. Captain Cook’s guide had a sense of humour.
B. Native Australians could speak English in Cook’s time.
C. Some words have rather funny origins.
D. Captain Cook was a lover of wild animals.
61. The main use for the animal’s flesh pocket is to_______.
A. keep food B. carry its babies
C. a long distance D. store food and water
62. When the native guide said “Kang-a-roo” he really meant_______
A. “Ah, it is a special kind of animals.”
B. “I wonder what you have said.”
C. “I have no idea of what you are pointing at.”
D. “What do you mean by pointing at that animal?”
63. The writer indirectly expresses that early in the 18th century_______
A. the native Australians and the Europeans explorers were not friendly to each other.
B. a common language was needed by the Europeans to communicate with the native in Australia.
C. a great many Europeans showed great interest in Australia.
D. a war against the European invaders was a break out
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How “Kangaroo” Became an Animal’s Name
Early in the 18th century, Captain Cook, a famous explorer of Australia, unexpectedly caught sight of an unusual animal during his first visit to Australia. The animal had a large mouth-like head and jumped along on its large legs. To his surprise, the unusual animal carried it’s young in a special pocket of flesh. Captain Cook pointed to the animal which was eating grass in the distance and asked his native guide what the animal was referred to. The guide seemed not to know what he was pointing at and finally said Kang-a-roo, which Cook carefully wrote down as the animal’s name in his word book. The Europeans who later got to Australia were anxious to see the unusual animal “Kang-a-roo”, but their requests met with puzzled looks of the native people. Before long they got to discover that the native guide who made the answer to Cook’s question really meant, “I don’t know what you are pointing at.” Funny enough, the name “Kang-a-roo” stuck and it is still in use today.
60. Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea?
A. Captain Cook’s guide had a sense of humour.
B. Native Australians could speak English in Cook’s time.
C. Some words have rather funny origins.
D. Captain Cook was a lover of wild animals.
61. The main use for the animal’s flesh pocket is to_______.
A. keep food B. carry its babies
C. a long distance D. store food and water
62. When the native guide said “Kang-a-roo” he really meant_______
A. “Ah, it is a special kind of animals.”
B. “I wonder what you have said.”
C. “I have no idea of what you are pointing at.”
D. “What do you mean by pointing at that animal?”
63. The writer indirectly expresses that early in the 18th century_______
A. the native Australians and the Europeans explorers were not friendly to each other.
B. a common language was needed by the Europeans to communicate with the native in Australia.
C. a great many Europeans showed great interest in Australia.
D. a war against the European invaders was a break out
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Animal experts in Croatia say a bear has learned how to trick people to let him in by knocking at the door.
They believe the 220- kilogram brown bear probably learned the trick while nudging (轻推) a door to get it to open.
Experts have a guess that the nudging was mistaken by the owners for knocking and that the bear, pleased by the result, repeated the trick.
The Loknar family from Gerovo in western Croatia said the bear had knocked at their door three times and they were now refusing to answer the door.
‘‘We jumped out of the window as he came in through the door and went into the kitchen to take some food for the first time.” Mum Nevenka Loknar told a reporter from a local newspaper. “I opened the door and saw him standing there and I didn’t believe my eyes at first, then I ran for it as he walked in as if it was the most normal- thing in the world.”
Bears are a common thing in the woods around here, but no one has ever heard of a bear that knocks at the door.
Mum Nevenka Loknar said, “The bear is so intelligent. It’s incredible. We’ve tried to put up lots of obstacles to stop him coming in, like a wire fence but he still gets through. I wouldn’t be surprised if he knew how to use wire cutters.”
1.According to experts in Croatia, how did the bear learn the trick?
A.By knocking at the door several times. B.By accident.
C.By learning from the owner of a family. D.By imitation.
2.What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 5 refers to?
A.Eating at the kitchen. B.Knocking at the door.
C.Walking into the house. D.Answering the door.
3.It is ________ in Gerovo that a bear knocks at the door.
A.unusual B.a troubling problem C.common D.an exciting experience
4.Mum Nevenka Loknar was surprised that the bear ________.
A.didn’t attack her family
B.knew how to use wire cutters
C.jumped across her wire fence three times
D.was clever at getting through the obstacles
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短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
An Australian farmer found the kangaroo caught 1. ________
in the fence around his farms. He thought the poor 2.________
animal was injured, but the kind farmer took off his 3. ________
jacket and put on the animal. Then he started trying 4. ________
to cut the fence to free the animal. But as soon as 5. ________
the kangaroo were free, it jumped up and ran away 6. ________
with the jacket. The farmer was worried because of his 7. ________
wallet was in the pocket. But, to my surprise, when 8.________
he gets home, he saw the animal waiting at the door, 9. ________
sill wore his jacket with the wallet in the pocket. 10.________
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It was in the primary school ______ he studied ______ he knew how to be an honest person.
A.where, that B.where, which C.that, which D.which, that
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An 18-year-old high school student who had just learned to swim in the last summer vacation saved the life of a drowning Ohio boy on Friday afternoon.
Tom Erickson was credited with (因......而受赞扬)saving the life of Jason Pryor,10, in Mill Creek (小河) Park. Young Jason Pryor, from Chillicothe, was visiting relatives from Anchor Point when he fell into Mill Creek.
The Pryor boy had no business playing near the edge of the river, but he had no idea of the danger.
The creek, with much more water than usual for the recent spring rains, flowed fast and carried the boy around a bend and out of sight from his parents, who took Jason out there and said they had not even witnessed the incident.
Luckily for Jason, one of the most unselfish students from Brentwood’s Central High School was taking a walk alone through the park.
As soon as he found the boy struggling in the water, Erickson jumped into the creek and managed to pull the drowning boy out of the water. And it was reported that Erickson had never received any life-saving instruction before.
“I wasn’t sure I could do it,” Erickson said. “I didn’t know if I could swim through the river by myself, not to mention getting another person out with me.”
This incident should be a lesson to young children who do not know how to swim. Stay away from dangerous bodies of water.
1. Young Jason Pryor lives at _______.
A. Anchor Point B. Chillicothe, Ohio C. Mill Creek D. Brentwood
2.Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?
A. Life-saving instruction helped a lot in the incident.
B. Jason’s parents saw him fall into the creek but couldn’t help.
C. The creek flowed fast because it was very straight without any bends.
D. Erickson was not sure if he could save the boy when jumping into the creek.
3.What’s the possible meaning of the underlined sentence “The Pryor boy had no business playing near the edge of the river,” in the third paragraph?
A. The accident was none of the boy’s business.
B. The boy had no friends to play with him.
C. The boy shouldn’t have played near the creek.
D. The boy was very busy and had no time to play.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Did You Know the Danger of Water B. Be Responsible Parents
C. The Fast Running Mill Creek D. Beginning Swimmer Saved Drowning Boy
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I have seen how having an animal in your life can make things much better for all concerned. Here are some reasons.
A pet’s love never stops.
1.. Even if you cannot return that unconditional love, just knowing that it is there will make your life better.
Caring for something other than yourself is emotionally healthy.
Giving and getting a little love, even if you have to say “sit down” 270 times a day, can take your mind off your troubles and help you to see what really matters.
2..
If you have a dog, you need to take it (and yourself) on walks. Dogs are happiest when they are walking. And it’s common knowledge that taking regular walks is also good for your heart and brain health.
Just the act of petting a creature lowers your blood pressure and helps you relax.
The next time you are feeling uncomfortable, I suggest going to your local shelter and giving some love to an animal there. 3., but notice how you feel when the two of you are exchanging emotional energy. And don’t be surprised if you do adopt!
Saving a life will make yours better.
4., but what about the used ones? All my animals have been rescued, and they are as sweet as can be.
Maybe you think you don’t have enough room in your heart.
You may already have a family to love, and that is totally wonderful. 5. I know not everybody is an animal lover, but if you think you might be, don’t lose this chance.
A. You won’t have to take it home
B. Some people want lovely pets
C. Having a pet is also physically healthy
D. If you want more love in your life, consider a pet
E. Taking your dog for a walk can make your dog happy
F. Some people prefer their new puppy to be from a pet store
G. No matter what, your pet will always love you and remember you
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Can zoos ever be animal-friendly?
The topic of our last class discussion was “How can zoos provide animals with a good life?” Everyone believed it was impossible for zoos to give animals a caring environment. Our teacher suggested that visiting a modern zoo might give us a new point of view.
1. In our discussion, many people said that zoos were full of smelly cages with unhappy animals living in. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, however, was set in an attractive, open environment. Trees and flowers had been planted around the park. 2.
At school, some people accused(指责)zoos of exploiting(剥削)animals for money but at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, as I see it, nothing could be further from the truth. 3.
Before I visited Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, I wasn’t sure about the rights and wrongs of zoos. 4. I feel that, although zoos can’t provide the freedom of the wild, they can be animal-friendly by giving animals a safe and caring environment. As long as they do this well, to my mind they make a good contribution(贡献)to animal health. They also play an important part in educating us about wildlife. 5.
On the bus back to school, we all agreed that what we liked most was the zoo’s environment and we would recommend(推荐)it for next year’s group.
A. It is difficult for the zoo to raise animals.
B. More and more animals enjoy their wild homes.
C. I think lots of my friends changed their minds, too.
D. Most of the money is used to improve conditions at the zoo.
E. I went to the zoo and was pleasantly surprised by what I found.
F. In my opinion, the animals, rather than seeming upset, were pleased.
G. It was difficult to say how a zoo could really make up for animals’ loss of freedom.
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People often ask me how I became successful in that six-year period of time while many of the people I knew did not. The answer is simple: The things I found to be easy to do, they found to be easy not to do.
I found it easy to set the goals that could change my life. They found it easy not to. I found it easy to read the books that could affect my thinking. They found that easy not to. I found it easy to attend the classes. They said it probably really wouldn’t matter. Six years later, I’m a millionaire and they are all still blaming the economy, the government and company policies. They neglected(忽视) to do the basic, easy things.
In fact, the primary reason most people are not doing can be summed up in a single word: neglect. It is not the lack of money – banks are full of money. It is not the lack of opportunity – the government continues to offer the most opportunities. It is not the lack of books – libraries are full of books – and they are free! It is not the schools – the classrooms are full of good teachers. We have plenty of good advisors. The major reason that so few take advantage of all that we have is neglect.
Don’t do the things which cause us to feel guilty(感到内疚的) and guilt erodes our self-confidence. As our self-confidence reduces, so does the level of our activity. And as our activity goes down, so do our results. And as our results suffer, our attitude begins to weaken. And as our attitude begins changing from positive to negative, our self-confidence becomes even less … and on and on it goes.
So my suggestion is that when giving choice of “easy to” and “easy not to”, do not neglect to do the simple, basic, “easy” but potentially life-changing activities.
1.Why did the author become a millionaire in six years?
A.He was a very lucky man.
B.He didn’t come across difficulties.
C.He did some basic and easy things.
D.He set himself long-term life goals.
2.The underlined word “erodes” in Paragraph 4 probably means “_____”.
A.changes B. neglects
C.weakens D.exposes
3.What is the main reason that some people fail to succeed?
A.They don’t have good opportunities.
B.They neglect the importance of success.
C.They lack the government’s support.
D. They don’t make use of what they have.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Being self-confident works
B.Nothing can not be neglected
C.Everything is easy to do
D.Success is easy, but so is neglect
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In most people’s opinion, the tiger is not an animal that we would ordinarily think of as being chicken. However, one tiger, which lives in an English zoo, turned out to be more cowardly( 胆小的) than his keepers could ever have imagined.
Tanvir, a two-year-old Bengal tiger, got stuck at the top of a new 5m-high activity tower in the zoo, after climbing it for the first time.
The wooden tower had been designed to provide mental exercise for Tanvir by testing his ability of dealing with troublesome situations, but after climbing it in just a few seconds, he lost his courage when it came to coming back down. Tanvir went on to spend nearly two days at the top of the tower trying to collect the courage to attempt to get down.
A spokesperson for the zoo said that several days before Tanvir had taken half an hour to get down a lower tower only 1.5m high, and the taller tower had clearly been too much challenging for him.
“Every time he got to the edge, he looked out, put a paw over, and thought, ‘no, I cannot make it!’”laughed Samantha Cordrey, Tanvir’s keeper. In the end Tanvir’s hunger defeated his fear, and after almost 48 hours he made his way down. Burying himself in a big meal just like a hungry pig, Tanvir seemed to forget such a shameful experience for a while.
It appears that his experience would not be the worst in Tanvir’s life if he continued to act like a chicken. It is not known whether he will take courage to go back up his exercise tower again.
The whole episode(插曲) only serves to show the difficulties faced by zoo staff in creating environments that will improve animals’ living ability in enclosed space.
1.When speaking of Tanvir’s shameful experience, Samantha Cordrey might feel it was_____.
A. funny B. surprising C. exciting D. unbelievable
2.What made Tanvir get down the 5m-high activity tower at last?
A. The coldness of the weather. B. The direction from his keepers.
C. The sufferings of being hungry D. The fear of being alone
3. Why does the author say “this experience would not be the worst in Tanvir’s life if…”(Paragraph 6)?
A. Because Tanvir’s keepers will design more difficult exercise for him.
B. Because Tanvir is so cowardly that he has little courage to meet greater
challenges.
C. Because Tanvir’s bad health will bring him much trouble in practice.
D. Because Tanvir is always careless and often causes trouble by accident.
4. The zoo designed the 5m-high activity tower to______.
A. make Tanvir become brave
B. improve Tanvir’s performance skills
C. let tourists watch Tanvir better
D. improve Tanvir’s living ability
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1.Many people became _________ (无家可归的)in the earthquake.
2.Look! The students are doing an experiment ________ (好奇地).
3.The dove is a bird and it ________ (代表) peace.
4.Everyone in the world is ______ (独一无二的), with their own needs, preferences
and talents.
5.The classrooms in our school are modern and bright.They were newly ________ (装备) with computers and projectors.
6.Whenever we meet difficulties , our teachers often tell us to _______ (克服) them and never to give up.
7.Our school is very beautiful and you can see ________ (各种各样的) flowers here and there.
8.________ (意大利) is a European country that is shaped like a boot.
9.There are a variety of theme parks throughout the world.______ (无论在什么地方)there is a theme park, tourism is increasing.
10.We should care for the young and ________ (尊敬)the elderly.
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