A close friend of mine lives with six hundred wild animals on the Greek Island of Kyklos. Ever since he left school (where I first knew him) he has traveled all over the world collecting animals for his very own zoo. He hoped to collect at least two examples of every sort of animal on his land, like Noah before the Great Flood. But the flood that my friend was afraid of, was a flood not of water, but of people. I expect you have heard of my friend: he writes books about his travels, and about the wild and wonderful animals that he collects. The money from the books helps to pay for all the food that these animals eat.

  My friend told me that when he was out looking for water last week (there is not enough water on the island, though there is plenty all around it) , he found oil. He needs money for his travels, and for his zoo, and a little oil would buy enough water for a lifetime; but he knows that if tells anybody else about it, it will be the end of his zoo, and his life's work. So, if I know my friend, he will not tell anybody (but you and me) about what he found because oil and water do not mix.

Choose the best answer:

(1) My friend lives ________.

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A.on an island in the middle of a great flood

B.at the school that we used to go to, on Kyklos

C.on a Greek island with six hundred animals

D.all over the world; he is always traveling

(2) Since he left school ________.

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A.he has collected books about every sort of animal

B.he has lived in zoos all over the world

C.he has lived all the time on Greek island

D.he has traveled all over the world collecting animals

(3) The flood of which my friend was afraid was ________.

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A.a flood of too many people

B.a great flood of water

C.a flood of too many animals on his island

D.a flood of oil

(4) He pays for the food the animals eat by ________.

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A.collecting two examples of every animal

B.travelingall over the world

C.writing books

D.selling the oil on his island

(5) Last week my friend ________.

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A.found enough water on his island to last a life-time

B.was looking for water, and found oil

C.found plenty of oil all round the island

D.went out looking for oil to pay for his travels

(6) If he tells anybody about the oil ________.

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A.it will be the end of his life's work

B.he will have as many animals as he needs

C.he will not write any more books

D.people will no longer come and visit his zoo

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。

  Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in.Here are two of the cities listed as “the world's best.”

  SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA The city has comfortable weather all year round(15℃ to 26℃).Housing is not very expensive in San Jose.Also, many of the city's older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés.Beautiful mountains are around the city.Lots of people go sightseeing there every year.But air pollution is a problem in the city center.

  HONG KONG, CHINA This lively city-once a small fishing village-is today an international business center.It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new.Modern tall buildings are next to small temples(庙宇).Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses.Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day.But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing.Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes.There's also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia.However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That's why housing is often very expensive.Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.

(1)

Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?

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A.

The weather.

B.

The mountains.

C.

The air.

D.

The traffic.

(2)

What makes Hong Kong the world's best according to this passage?

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A.

The lively city and the wonderful dishes.

B.

The large population and the traffic.

C.

The expensive housing.

D.

The beautiful temples.

(3)

The writer thinks housing in Hong Kong is expensive because ________.

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A.

it is a small fishing village

B.

it is a mix of East and West

C.

it is a beautiful city

D.

there are too many people in the city

(4)

What do the two cities have in common?

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A.

They both have beautiful mountains.

B.

They both have a large population.

C.

Air pollution is a problem in both.

D.

They are both crowded.

(5)

From the passage, we can know that ________.

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A.

San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world's best

B.

San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does

C.

the weather in both cities is fine

D.

San Jose used to be small fishing village

阅读理解

  Man has a big brain. He can think, learn and speak, scientists once thought that men are different from animals because they can think and learn. They know now animals can learn and dogs, cats, birds can speak. So scientists are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals cannot speak. They make noises when they are afraid or angry or unhappy. Apes can understand some things more quickly than human, one or two have learned a few words. But they are still different from us. They cannot think about the past and future. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has language. Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five but no animals learns to speak. How do children learn? Scientists do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a big brain.

(1) In what way are men different from animals?

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AMen can understand things quickly.

BMen can learn.

CMen have brains.

DMen have learned to use language.

(2) Scientists now know ________.

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Ahow children learn to speak

Bwhy apes can learn a few words

Cman's brain helps him to learn to speak

Dwhat happens when men speak

(3) What is the thing that apes can't do?

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AMaking noises.

BUnderstanding things.

CLearning words.

DSpeaking like men.

(4) What is the writer want to talk about?

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AApe's language.

BMen's brain and language.

CHuman brain.

DAnimals' learning.

(5) Apes can't join wordsThe wordjoinis close in meaning to ________.

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Amix

Bput together

C add up to

Dform

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