He _____ more than 5,000 English words when he entered the university at the age of 15.
A. has learned B. would have learned
C. learned D. had learned
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He _____ more than 5,000 English words when he entered the university at the age of 15.
A. has learned B. would have learned
C. learned D. had learned
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He knew his colors and shapes, he learned more than 100 English words, and with his own brand of one-liners he established (确立) himself in TV shows, scientific reports, and news articles as perhaps the world’s most famous talking bird.
But last week, Alex, an African parrot, died, obviously of natural causes, said Dr Irene Pepperberg, an expert at Brandeis University and Harvard who studied and worked with the parrot for most of its life and published reports of his progress in scientific journals. The parrot was 31.
Scientists have long debated whether any other species can develop the ability to learn human language. Alex’s language ability was, in some ways, more surprising than the efforts of those animals that have been taught, like Koko, the gorilla (猩猩) trained by Penny Patterson at the Gorilla Foundation in Woodside, or Washoe, another gorilla studied by R. Allen and Beatrice Gardner at the University of Nevada in the 1960s and 1970s.
When Dr Pepperberg, who was then a doctoral student in chemistry at Harvard, found Alex was good at remembering words in a pet store in 1977 and bought it, scientists had little expectation that birds could learn to communicate with humans. Most of the research had been done on pigeons, and was not promising.
But by using novel methods of teaching, Dr Pepperberg taught Alex to learn about 150 words, which he could put into categories. He could count small numbers and tell colors and shapes. “The work changed the way we think of bird brains,” said Diana Reiss, a psychologist at Hunter College who works with dolphins and elephants. “We used to look down upon those birds, but now we look at those brains — at least Alex’s — with some awe.”
1.Alex is very famous because ________.
A. it died of a strange disease
B. it lived longer than any other parrot
C. it hosted many famous TV shows
D. it has a special talent in learning human language
2.What was the direct reason why Dr Pepperberg bought Alex?
A. He found it was good at remembering words.
B. He liked its colors and shapes.
C. He wanted to do research on birds.
D. Diana Reiss asked him to do that.
3.What does the underlined word “novel” mean in the last paragraph?
A. Special. B. New.
C. Great. D. Unique.
4.According to the last paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A. people used to think dolphins were the cleverest
B. Alex’s ability of learning human language has changed some researchers’ ideas about birds
C. elephants are better at learning human language
D. birds’ great ability in learning human language has already been noticed before
5.What would be the best title for this passage?
A. Who are cleverer, birds or gorillas?
B. A famous talking bird died
C. Have you ever talked with a bird?
D. The keeper of a famous bird
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For more than a century, since he captured the spoken words "Mary had a little lamb" on a sheet of tinfoil (锡纸), Thomas Edison has been considered the father of recorded sound. But researchers say they have discovered a recording of the human voice which is nearly two ___1.___earlier than Edison's invention of the phonograph.
The 10-second recording of a singer crooning (轻声歌唱) the folk song "Au Clair de la Lune" was discovered earlier this month in an ___2.___ in Paris by a group of American audio historians. It was made, the researchers say, on April 9, 1860, on a phonautograph, a machine designed to record sounds ___3.___, not to play them back. But the phonautograph recording, or phonautogram, was made playable---converted from squiggles (潦草的字迹) on paper to sound---by scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif.
"This is a ___4.___find, the earliest known recording of sound," said Samuel Brylawski, the former head of the recorded-sound division of the Library of Congress, who is not ___5.___with the research group but who was familiar with its findings. The audio discovery could give new ___6.___ to the phonautograph, and its inventor, Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville, a Parisian typesetter who went to his grave ___7.___that credit for his breakthroughs had been ___8.___bestowed on Edison.
The recordings made by Scott were not intended for listening; the idea of audio ___9.__ had not been conceived. Rather, Scott sought to create a paper record of human speech that could later be___10.___.
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You Did More Than Carry My books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark ____ down and helped the boy pick up these articles. ____ they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark _____ the boy’s name was Bill, that he ____ computer games,baseball and history, that he was having a lot of ____ with his other subjects and that he had just broken ____ with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was ____ in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed ____ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They ____ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before ____, Bill asked Mark if they ____ talk.
Bill ____ him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ____ wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I ____ out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess(脏乱) ____ anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to ____ my things. But after we spent some time together ____ and laughing, I realized that ____ I had done that, I would have ____ a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You___ my life.”
1.A. fell B. bent C. lay D. sat
2.A. Although B. After C. Since D. Until
3.A. realized B. discovered C. said D. decided
4.A. played B. made C. tried D. loved
5.A. questions B. ideas C. trouble D. doubt
6.A. up B. out C. off D. away
7.A. called B. helped C. invited D. allowed
8.A. peacefully B. pleasantly C. freely D. willingly
9.A. continued B. agreed C. forced D. offered
10.A. movement B. graduation C. separation D. vacation
11.A. would B. should C. could D. must
12.A. reminded B. told C. spoke D. asked
13.A. even B. usually C. ever D. never
14.A. checked B. took C. cleaned D. put
15.A. over B. into C. with D. for
16.A. find B. pack C. pick D. hold
17.A. talking B. playing C. reading D. watching
18.A. before B. as C. while D. if
19.A. lost B. passed C. left D. forgotten
20.A. helped B. changed C. improved D. recovered
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So far, he ______ in remembering 2,000 English words.
A. has succeeded B. succeeds
C. succeeded D. is succeeding
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English Around the World
There are more than 3,000 languages 1.(speak)in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most 2.(wide) used. Recent 3.(survey) show that more than 500 million people speak English as their mother tongue.
From its roots in England, the language was spread around the world 4.English traders and English governments in new lands. One of these new lands 5.(become) the United States of America. The population of the United States is 309 million, 6.(make) it the country with the 7.(large) number of native English speakers.
About 300 million people speak English as their second language. There are even more people, like some in Europe as well as in China and Japan, 8. study English as a foreign language.
English has become the base language for international business, for the world’s airlines and even for the Internet. Whatever language people speak, they need 9.(know) some English if they work in these fields. 10. is clear that the English language is becoming more important.
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Spanish is No. 3 among the more than 5,000 languages spoken in the world today. Even English takes a back seat to Spanish with 330 million native speakers in the world, compared with 346 million of Spanish. In the United States, college students are flocking (聚集) to learn Spanish and major American book companies are publishing Spanish-language editions. In addition, many other American companies are increasingly selling their products through Spanish-language ads.
In spite of the popularity of Spanish, no one questions the continuing dominance (优势) of English in the United States.
Then what is the future of Spanish in this country? In general, the fate of immigrant (来自外国的) languages has been to flower and then disappear. Many experts say immigration only prolongs (延长) the process. Since large-scale Latin American immigration will not continue forever, they think Spanish in the United States will finally disappear.
The mixture of Spanish and English called “Spanglish” was considered by some as a brief stop on the road to the disappearance of Spanish. But Spanglish was blamed by Roberto González Echevarría, a leading literary critic at Yale University. He said, “Those who support Spanglish don’t realize that it is a Spanish invasion (侵略) of English.”
Other experts have argued that the mixing of languages and bilingualism (双语能力) are not two-way streets. In the case of the United States, Spanish speakers tend to become bilingual, but English speakers do not. When all the native Spanish speakers become bilingual, the need to speak Spanish tends to disappear.
It has happened before. German was once a popular language in the United States. However, German immigration then reduced and World War I caused anti-German feelings and English-only measures. Today, more than 45 million Americans claim their ancestry (祖先) as German, but only 1.5 million claim to speak the language.
However, there are reasons to believe Spanish will follow a different course from German. Strictly speaking, Spanish is not an immigrant language. It was here before English, its presence in North America preceding (在……之前) the founding of the United States. Spanish is the native language of Puerto Rico who are native U.S. citizens.
Additionally, Spanish has advantages German didn’t enjoy at the turn of the century. The size of the Spanish-speaking population worldwide, the communications revolution and the global economy mean there are more opportunities to use the language.
1.We can learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.
A. American book companies are required to publish Spanish editions
B. college students have to learn Spanish in America
C. Spanish has enjoyed popularity in America
D. Spanish has taken the place of English in America
2.According to the passage, Roberto González Echevarría probably agrees that _____.
A. Spanish will disappear soon
B. Spanglish shouldn’t be supported
C. Spanish speakers should become bilingual
D. Spanglish will prevent Spanish from disappearing
3.What is the future of Spanish in America according to the passage?
A. It will be remembered as an immigrant language.
B. It will be used to do business by most Americans.
C. It will continue to find a place in America.
D. It will be used by Puerto Ricans forever.
4.The author writes this passage to _____.
A. introduce the development of Spanish in America
B. show the popularity of Spanish in America
C. encourage people to speak Spanish
D. introduce the history of Spanish
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More than 10,000 people were made homeless in Ternang when the Sungai Mas overflowed its banks yesterday after six days of continuous heavy rain.
The wooden bridge across the river has been washed away. The town is cut off by flood waters. At the fifth mile, Jalan Tengkn, the water is two meters deep. It is closed to all traffic. Flooding first happened at mid-afternoon yesterday along the river banks. People trying to get to higher ground were just in time to escape the destroying of the flood. Most of the flood victims (受害者) had to leave all their things behind.
The National Flood Relief (救济) Center was reported to give its help and by early evening the whole town was moved out, helped by the army, police, Red Cross Society and volunteers (志愿者).
The flood victims are now housed in different simple relief centers in the nearby town of Ternang. “Everything possible is being done to help the unlucky people,” a government spokesman said, “In fact, money, food and clothing have begun to come in from public organizations and helpful people. A Disaster Relief Fund (救灾基金会) will be started as soon as possible.”
According to the latest reports it is still raining heavily at Ternang. The whole town is expected to be wholly covered by the water. So far no deaths have been reported.
1.This passage is probably taken from ______.
A.a storybook
B.a newspaper
C.a magazine
D.a textbook
2.It seems that the flood happened just because ______.
A.the banks were too low
B.the river was too narrow
C.they had had wet days for some time
D.the wooden bridge across the river was broken
3.From the passage we know that ______.
A.though the town was flooded, you could still go there by bus
B.the flood hasn’t brought a large loss to the town as nobody died in the flood
C.as soon as the water flowed over the banks, people began to go to higher lands
D.the government and the whole society are taking great care of the flood victims
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A.A Big Flood
B.Ternang Is in Danger
C.Over 10,000 People Are Homeless
D.Great Help Is Needed
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Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American. When he died in 1931, Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him. One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total blackout. All electric power would be shut off in homes, streets, and factories. Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions mean to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion. A blackout was impossible.
On the day of Edison's funeral, many people silently dimmed their lights. In this way they honored the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen's fingertips.
55.This selection says that Thomas Edison ________.
A.was the only important American inventor B.received the first American patent
C.received more patents than any other American D.was the first American inventor
56.People decided to honor Edison when ________.
A.he made the first electric light B.electric power was 100 years
C.the country realized electricity's importance D.he died in 1931
57.The suggested plan was to ________.
A.turn off the lights in factories and schools B.observe a few minutes of total silence
C.dim all electric lights D.shut off all electricity for a short time
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Thomas Alva Edison (爱迪生)was awarded more patents(专利) on inventions than any other American. When he died in 1931, Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him. One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total blackout(关闭,中断). All electric power(电源) would be shut off in homes, streets, and factories. Perhaps his suggested plan made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions mean to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion(混乱). A blackout was out of the question.
On the day of Edison’s funeral (葬礼),many people silently dimmed(使暗淡) their lights. In this way they honoured the man who had done more than anyone else to the great force of electrity
1. This says that Thomas Edison __________.
A. was the only important American inventor
B. received the first American patent
C. received more patents than any other American
D. was the first American inventor
2. People decided to honor Edison when ________.
A. he made the first electric light B. electric power was 100 years
C. the country realized electricity’s importance D. he died in 1931
3. The suggested plan was to _________.
A. turn off the lights in factories B. observe a few minutes of total silence
C. dim all electric lights D. shut off all electricity for a short time
4. The plan was never carried out because________.
A. not everyone wanted to honor Edison
B. it was too difficult
C .electric power was too important to the country
D. it honored only one of Edison’s inventions
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