Many children may be fond of animals， but eve...

Many children may be fond of animals， but 　　　 ever think of making the study of animals their career.

A. a few   B. few        C. some                D. any

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It is believed that some of animals think a great deal. Many of them are like children in their sports. Some birds are very lively in their sports; and the same is true with some insects. The ants, hardworking as they are, have their times for play. They run races; they wrestle; and sometimes they have mock fights together. Very busy must be their thoughts while engaged in these sports.

Animals think much while building their houses. The bird searches for what it can use in building its nest, and in doing this it thinks. The beavers think as they build their dams and their houses. They think in getting their materials, and also in arranging them, and in plastering them together with mud. Some spiders build houses which could scarcely have been made except by some thinking creature.

As animals think, they learn. Some learn more than others. The parrot learns to talk, though in some other respects it is quite stupid. The mocking bird learns to imitate a great many different sounds. The shepherd dog does not know as much about most things as some other dogs, and yet he understands very well how to take care of sheep.

Though animals think and learn, they do not make any real improvement in their ways of doing things, as men do. Each kind of bird has its own way of building a nest, and it is always the same way. They have no new fashions, and learn none from each other.

It is plain that, while animals learn about things by their senses as we do, they do not think nearly as much about what they learn, and this is the reason why they do not improve more rapidly. Even the wisest of them, as the elephant and the dog, do not think very much about what they see and hear. Nor is this all. There are some things that we understand, but about which animals know nothing. They have no knowledge of anything that happens outside of their own observation. Their minds are so much unlike ours that they do not know the difference between right and wrong.

1.Why does the author mention that some birds and insects are very lively in their sports?

A. To illustrate that some animals probably think in the sports.

B. To tell us that some birds and insects are more lively than others.

C. To show us that ants are the cleverest insects in the animal kingdom.

D. To attract readers by introducing some interesting facts about animals.

2.“Animals think much while building their houses” because ________.

A. they have to communicate with each other in getting their material

B. they have to calculate something to arrange all the material

C. no animals have a must to build a “house” except some thinking creatures

D. it is unimaginable to build “houses” without thinking work involved

3.The underlined word "plain" in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by ______.

A. flat　　 B. clear

C. vital　　 D. reasonable

4.The author will probably agree that ________.

A. animals can’t think as a matter of fact

B. animals can’t really learn to do something

C. animals can think and learn but limitedly

D. each kind of animal has their own language

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I am fond of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming. She _______ be really impatient.

A. may　　　　　　　　 B. must　　　　　　　　 C. can　　　　　　　　　　 D. should

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Many people may think it’s ridiculous that animals should have their feelings. As a matter of fact, animals’ feelings are sometimes even 1.(warm) than we can imagine. Savanah, a one-and-a-half-year-old leopard, and Max,2.　 dog who is just a few weeks younger, have become the best friends at Ohio Zoo. They get along quite well with each other and chase after each other all the time cheerfully.　 3.Savanah was just 10 weeks old, they have been put together. From then on, their friendship has amazed large numbers of 4.(visit) to the zoo. 5.moving story occurred in Turkey. Winter 6. (sweep) the Northern Hemisphere, but perhaps no one had been hit as hard by 7.(freeze) temperatures as five donkeys in Turkey. The unattended (无人照顾) donkeys in a small Turkish village were covered by snow, with icicles(冰柱) 8.(hang) off their bodies. Later, a rescue team found the donkeys, some of 9., however, were so frozen that they couldn’t move and had to be carried away by a truck.

10. being housed in a warm shelter, all the donkeys were “defrosted (解冻)” and alive because of their strong determination.

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Cleaning your plate may not help feed hungry children today, but the timeworn advice of mothers everywhere may help reduce food waste from the farm to the fork, help the environment and make it easier to feed the world’s growing population.

Hard data still being collected, but experts in Chicago said about 30% to 50% of the food produced in the world goes uneaten. The average American throws away 33 pounds of food each month—about $40 worth, which means each person throws away almost 400 pounds of food. The US Department of Agriculture says that 23% of eggs and an even higher percentage of produce ends up in the trash.

“We forget we have all these fresh fruits and vegetables, and at the end of the week we have to throw them away”, said Esther Gove, a mother of three young children in South Berwick, Maine. “Now, I don’t buy as much fresh produce as I used to.”

But the effect of food waste arrives far beyond the kitchen. Agriculture is the world’s largest user of water, a big consumer of energy and major emitter of greenhouse gases during production. Experts say reducing waste is a simple way to cut stress on the environment and can ease pressure on farmers, who will be called on to feed an expected 9 billion people around the world in 2050, compared with nearly 7 billion today.

No matter how sustainable (可持续的) farming is, if the food’s not getting eaten, it’s not sustainable and it’s not a good use of our resources. In richer nations, fruit and vegetables end up in the trash because they aren’t pretty enough to meet companies’ standards, have gone bad in a home refrigerator or aren’t eaten at a restaurant. In developing countries, much food spoils before it gets to market due to poor roads and lack of refrigeration. High food prices are another reason, since some people can’t afford the food that’s produced.

1.From the first paragraph, we know that cleaning your plate ________.

A. is you mother’s best advice for you

B. can solve certain problems for the world

C. can help feed hungry children all over the world

D. helps meet the growing population’s needs

2.The underlined word “emitter” in Paragraph 4 means ________.

A. user　　 B. finder　　 C. protector　　 D. producer

3.What is a sustainable and convenient way for a customer in a restaurant?

A. Ordering enough and packing the leftovers.

B. Ordering more than he or she can eat.

C. Ordering less and feeling hungry after leaving.

D. Ordering more and leaving the untouched alone.

4.Which of the following topics will follow the text?

A. More examples of food waste.　　 B. Ways to reduce food waste.

C. Experts’ idea on the environment.　　 D. Advice for food with high prices.

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As a child, Jane was fond of animals. As a consequence, when she was growing up, all she ever______was as follows, “Jane, you should be a vet (兽医). You’re going to achieve great success in that field. That’s the very thing you should do in the future.” So when she got to the Ohio State University, she took biology, chemistry and some other______, studying hard to be a vet.

Later on, she won a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, which allowed her to spend her______year studying in Manchester, England. Away from the family and the______from them, she found herself one day sitting at her desk, surrounded by biology books and staring out of the window, when it______hit her: “I’m in total______. I don’t want to be a vet!”

Then she______all the things she’d done in her life and what had made her______. And then it hit her — it was all of the youth leadership conferences that she had volunteered at______the communications and leadership courses she had taken as selective courses back at Ohio State. “How could I have been so______? Here I am in my fourth year at school and just finally______that I’m on the wrong path. I just never took the time to admit it until now, ” she thought.

____by her new thought, Jane spent the rest of her year in England taking courses in communications and media studies. When______to Ohio State, she was eventually able to convince the administration to let her create her own program in “leadership studies”, ______it took her 2 years longer to finally graduate. She______to become a senior management adviser in leadership training and development for the Pentagon. She______founded a drug-prevention organization that_________the message, “Lead your own life with the skill and the______to say no.”

So, never______someone else’s dreams. If you limit your______only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want.

1.A. said　　 B. thought　　 C. considered　　 D. heard

2.A. subjects　　 B. objects　　 C. projects　　 D. programs

3.A. first　　 B. second　　 C. final　　 D. past

4.A. promise　　 B. stress　　 C. complaint　　 D. press

5.A. finally　　 B. clearly　　 C. closely　　 D. suddenly

6.A. vain　　 B. misery　　 C. delight　　 D. surprise

7.A. looked down on　　 B. looked back on　　 C. looked into　　 D. looked forward to

8.A. useful　　 B. cheerful　　 C. talented　　 D. favorable

9.A. but　　 B. or　　 C. and　　 D. so

10.A. disturbed　　 B. ignorant　　 C. cautious　　 D. artificial

11.A. aware　　 B. unconscious　　 C. afraid　　 D. satisfied

12.A. Inspired　　 B. Disappointed　　 C. Attracted　　 D. Confused

13.A. relating　　 B. returning　　 C. responding　　 D. referring

14.A. if　　 B. as　　 C. although　　 D. despite

15.A. managed　　 B. failed　　 C. tried　　 D. attempted

16.A. still　　 B. never　　 C. again　　 D. also

17.A. proves　　 B. conveys　　 C. concludes　　 D. warns

18.A. ability　　 B. chance　　 C. will　　 D. heart

19.A. take　　 B. break　　 C. realize　　 D. live

20.A. smiles　　 B. choices　　 C. mistakes　　 D. reasons

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The setting of the film Zootopia may be limited in the city full of kinds of animals, but __________ it exposes about human nature is quite broad.

A.which B.that C.what D.whether

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Pinocchio may be just a children's fairy tale, but Spanish scientists at the University of Granada recently investigated the so-called ''Pinocchio effect'' and found that our noses don't grow when we tell a lie, but actually shrink a bit.

Dr. Emilio Gómez Milán and his team developed a lie detector test that used thermography to tell if people were lying, and found that whenever participants in their research were being untruthful, the temperature of the tips of their noses dropped up to 1.2℃, while the temperature of their forehead increased up to 1.5℃. Scientists also found that drop in temperature at nose level actually caused it to slightly shrink, although the difference is undetected by the human eye.

''One has to think in order to lie, which rises the temperature of the forehead, '' Dr. Gomez Milan explained the findings. ''At the same time we feel anxious, which lowers the temperature of the nose. ''

For this study, researchers asked a number of 60 students to perform various tasks while being scanned by thermal imaging technology. One of these tasks involved calling a 3 to 4 minutes call to their parents, partner or a friend and telling a significant lie. Participants had to devise the lie by themselves during the call, and the thermal cameras picked up this ''reverse Pinocchio effect'' caused by the fluctuation (起伏) in temperature in the nose and forehead.

Interestingly, the thermal lie doctor picked up the temperature difference in 80 percent of test subjects, which is a better rate of success than that of any modern lie doctor.

''With this method we have achieved to increase accuracy and reduce the occurrence of 'false positives', something that is frequently with other methods such as the polygraph (测谎仪) , '' said Dr. Emilio Gómez Milán, who added that law enforcement interviewers could one day combine other lie detection technology with thermal imaging to achieve better results.

The thermal lie doctor has been the most reliable in the world, 10% more than the popular polygraph.

1.Why does the author mention ''Pinocchio'' at the beginning?

A.To tell a fairy story B.To warn us not to lie.

C.To introduce a research. D.To inspire us to doubt old beliefs.

2.According to the research, what might happen if you tell a lie?

A.Your nose gets longer.

B.Your nose becomes smaller.

C.Your temperature gets higher.

D.Your temperature remains stable.

3.What can we learn about the research?

A.Researchers conduct the study by interviewing.

B.Researchers design difference lies for participants.

C.The thermal lie detector will prove a popular one.

D.The thermal lie doctor may assist law enforcement.

4.Which might be the best title for the passage?

A.Will lie detectors tell the truth?

B.Will lying make your nose longer?

C.Will lying make your temperature rise?

D.Will thermal imaging technology be reliable?

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Pinocchio may be just a children’s fairy tale, but Spanish scientists at the University of Granada recently investigated this so-called “Pinocchio effect” and found that our noses don’t grow when we tell a lie, but actually shrink a bit.

Dr. Gómez Milán and his team developed a lie detector test that used thermography（体温计）to tell if people were lying, and found that whenever participants in their research were being untruthful, the temperature of the tip of their nose dropped up to 1.2℃, while the temperature of their forehead increased up to 1.5℃. Scientist also found that drop in temperature at nose level actually caused it to slightly shrink, although the difference is undetected by the human eye.

“One has to think in order to lie, which rises the temperature of the forehead,” Dr. Gómez Milán explained the findings. “At the same time we feel anxious, which lowers the temperature of the nose.”

For this study, researchers asked a number of 60 students to perform various tasks while their temperature is scanned by technology. One of these tasks required making a 3 to 4 minutes call to their parents or a friend and telling a significant lie. Participants had to make up the lie themselves during the call. Interestingly, this lie detector picked up the “Pinocchio effect” temperature difference in 80 percent of the test subjects, which is a better rate of success than that of any modern lie detector.

“With this method we have achieved to increase accuracy”, said Dr. Gómez Milán, who added that law enforcement interviewers could one day combine other lie detection technology with thermal imaging to achieve better results.

1.Why does the writer talk about Pinocchio in the first paragraph?

A.To tell a fairy tale. B.To give an example.

C.To talk about a scientist. D.To introduce the topic.

2.What is “Pinocchio effect”?

A.Our noses will grow when we tell a lie.

B.Our noses will shrink when we tell a lie.

C.The temperature of the forehead falls if we lie.

D.The temperature of the student rises for anxiety.

3.How did Dr. Gómez Milán feel about the lie detector?

A.Doubtful. B.Surprised.

C.Confident. D.Puzzled.

4.What lesson can we learn from the text?

A.A lie will travel very hard. B.Many ways to bring a liar to light.

C.A lie never lives to be old. D.Once a liar always a liar.

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Pinocchio may be just a children's fairy tale, but Spanish scientists at the University of Granada recently investigated the so-called ''Pinocchio effect'' and found that our noses don't grow when we tell a lie, but actually shrink a bit.

Dr. Emilio Gómez Milán and his team developed a lie detector test that used thermography to tell if people were lying, and found that whenever participants in their research were being untruthful, the temperature of the tips of their noses dropped up to 1.2℃, while the temperature of their forehead increased up to 1.5℃. Scientists also found that drop in temperature at nose level actually caused it to slightly shrink, although the difference is undetected by the human eye.

''One has to think in order to lie, which rises the temperature of the forehead, '' Dr. Gomez Milan explained the findings. ''At the same time we feel anxious, which lowers the temperature of the nose. ''

For this study, researchers asked a number of 60 students to perform various tasks while being scanned by thermal imaging technology. One of these tasks involved calling a 3 to 4 minutes call to their parents, partner or a friend and telling a significant lie. Participants had to devise the lie by themselves during the call, and the thermal cameras picked up this ''reverse Pinocchio effect'' caused by the fluctuation (起伏) in temperature in the nose and forehead.

Interestingly, the thermal lie doctor picked up the temperature difference in 80 percent of test subjects, which is a better rate of success than that of any modern lie doctor.

''With this method we have achieved to increase accuracy and reduce the occurrence of 'false positives', something that is frequently with other methods such as the polygraph (测谎仪) , '' said Dr. Emilio Gómez Milán, who added that law enforcement interviewers could one day combine other lie detection technology with thermal imaging to achieve better results.

The thermal lie doctor has been the most reliable in the world, 10% more than the popular polygraph.

1.Why does the author mention ''Pinocchio'' at the beginning?

A.To tell a fairy story B.To warn us not to lie.

C.To introduce a research. D.To inspire us to doubt old beliefs.

2.According to the research, what might happen if you tell a lie?

A.Your nose gets longer.

B.Your nose becomes smaller.

C.Your temperature gets higher.

D.Your temperature remains stable.

3.What can we learn about the research?

A.Researchers conduct the study by interviewing.

B.Researchers design difference lies for participants.

C.The thermal lie detector will prove a popular one.

D.The thermal lie doctor may assist law enforcement.

4.Which might be the best title for the passage?

A.Will lie detectors tell the truth?

B.Will lying make your nose longer?

C.Will lying make your temperature rise?

D.Will thermal imaging technology be reliable?

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