题目内容
With plenty of rain and sunshine this summer, there will be a good __________( 收成) in autumn
harvest
Some people have the ideas that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability.They feel hopeless about it.Can you learn to read better, or must you agree that nothing can be done about it?
To be sure, people’s abilities are different.You cannot expect to do everything as well as certain other people do.If all the students in a class tried out for basketball, some would be very good players; others would be very poor; and many would be in between.But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the right way, and with plenty of practice.It is the same with reading.Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help.Others find reading a slow and tiring job.In between, there are all degrees of reading ability.
Many experiments have shown that just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability.Firstly, the poor readers were given tests of reading ability.Secondly, some of the causes of their poor reading were discovered, and then they were given special instruction and practice in reading.After a few months, another test of the same kind was given.In nearly all cases, these people had raised their reading scores.
Different ______ about reading ability. | Some people feel they can’t do ______ about poor reading. You can read better by ______. |
_______ are different, but can be improved. | Some people can play basketball well while others play badly. People can improve when guided by proper coaches and_______ more. It is the same with reading. |
_______ of the experiments. | Test readers’ reading ability. Discover the _______ of poor reading. Teachers instruct these readers _______ |
_______ | After a few months and in nearly all cases, these people show _______ ability. |
Sitting by her Pinocchio lamp, she smiled at me as her tiny hands' shadow danced on the bedroom wall."A rabbit!" she laughed with all the delight of a four-year old.Her blue eyes shone with pride as she showed me the animated image she had created."Daddy, will you show me how to make a tiger?" she asked."Sure," I said, "and then we'll read a story and tell your angels goodnight."To my youngest daughter, that meant her bedtime prayer.
Today my daughter is seven, and I no longer get to read the story.She reads it to me, complete with expressive accents for the story characters.
To say I'm proud of our relationship would be an understatement.We have shared days of joy as well as tragedy.Our time together has strengthened the relationship of love and special "life stuff" that is all our own.
I am richer for having planted the spirit of trust in this gentle little person; we have grown together spiritually, learning much from each other.The special times we spend together, like nights by a Pinocchio lamp, create memories that we will treasure for the rest of our lives.
So it is with all of our relationships.The trust factor is vital for relationships to develop.Think of one of your fondest memories, and you will no doubt find a remarkable relationship at its center--one with a spiritual quality that shines outward from the heart.
Time together, caring acts, and unconditional love build trust.I suggest that we each spend plenty of time with our personal "Pinoechio lamps"--those special ways that we choose to strengthen our relationships.
Relationships take time to develop and maintain.It is not always easy, but the results are priceless."Nights by a Pinoechio lamp", wherever those might be for you, will create enduring relationships of golden "life stuff", spiritual gifts that no one can take away.
【小题1】The underlined words in the third paragraph refer to all EXCEPT ______.
A.hands' shadow dancing on the wall |
B.reading bed stories |
C.sharing each other's tragedy |
D.praying to the angels for goodnight |
A.The author thinks the relationship with his daughter is so simple that he can't describe with plenty of words. |
B.If you take time to attempt to build relationship, you will find it easy to get the satisfactory results. |
C.Plant the spirit of trust into others and you will create valuable memories for each other. |
D.It's not worth spending time developing relationship if you meet the failure at last. |
A.To recall his fondest memories. |
B.To stress the importance of trust in building relationships. |
C.To explain how to create valuable memories. |
D.To tell the readers how to educate children. |
A.Life Stuff Of Your Own |
B.Nights by a Pinocchio Lamp |
C.Unconditional gifts---Love |
D.A spiritual quality shining outward from the heart |
Just when scientists think they have discovered and recorded every species of insect that crawls the earth they find something new. Earlier this month, Peter Jager, the head of Frankfurt’s Senckenberg Research Institute reported the discovery of a unique eyeless spider.
The creature that has a leg span (跨度) of six centimeters and a body size of just twelve millimeters was found in a cave inside the tiny nation of Laos, in Southeast Asia. It was identified as a member of the Huntsman spider, a large family that consists of 1100 species. However, the other members of the family all have eyes. The spider is the first one that has no eyes. They believe that the kind of spider has adapted to the fact that they do not really need the eyes to such a degree that they have dispensed with them altogether.
But they are not the only creature to have done that. Over the years, scientists have discovered completely blind cave fish, and even a freshwater crab, which happens to live in the same cave as this eyeless spider!
Surrounded by Burma and China on the northwest, Vietnam on the east, Cambodia on the south and Thailand on the west, the landlocked nation of Laos is filled with a large number of new and exotic (新奇的) species. In the last few years researchers have discovered the Saola—never-before-seen antelope-like creature, a small deer species called muntjacs, a tiny stripped rabbit and a rock rat that was thought to have been extinct 11 millions years ago. In addition to that it is also home to over one hundred species of large mammals ranging from tigers to macaques and over 165 species of amphibians (两栖动物) and reptiles like the terrible King cobra and the noisy Tokay gecko, a permanent resident inside most Laos households.
64. 【小题1】Which of the following is the best title of passage?
A.Laos full of a large number of exotic species |
B.Laos popular with plenty of strange species |
C.Every species of insect discovered and recorded by scientists |
D.World’s first eyeless spider discovery in Southeast Asia. |
A.The eyesight, identification and family members. |
B.The size, identification and the reason for being eyeless |
C.The body, species and living environment |
D.The size, identification and the species |
A.got rid of | B.put up with | C.carried away | D.taken no notice of |
Most rain forests lie close to the equator(赤道),where the climate is often mild and there are long hours of sunshine.The warmth of the land heats the air above,causing it to rise and tiny drops of water to fall as rain.The rainfall can reach at least 98 inches a year.This wet,warm world with plenty of sunlight is perfect for plants to grow,so the trees grow fast with green leaves all the year round.The trees themselves also have an effect on the climate.They gather water from the soil and pass it out into the air through their leaves.The wet air then forms clouds,which hang over the treetops like smoke.These clouds protect the forest from the daytime heat and night-time cold of nearby deserts,keeping temperatures fit for plant growth.
Rain forests slightly farther away from the equator remain just as warm,but they have a dry season of three months or more when little rain falls.Tree leaves fall during this dry season and new leaves grow when the wet season or monsoon(雨季) begins.Thus these areas are known as the “monsoon forest”.
Another type of rain forest grows on tropical mountains.It is often called the “cloud forest” because clouds often hang over the trees like fog.
The rain forest is the ideal place for the growth of many different trees.Most of them depend on animals to eat their fruits and spread their seeds.When the fruits are eaten,the seeds inside them go undamaged through animals’ stomachs and are passed out in their droppings.The seeds lying on the forest floor then grow into new trees.
1.The climate of the rain forests near the equator is _______.
A.mild,wet and windy |
B.hot,rainy and foggy |
C.hot,wet and cloudy |
D.warm,wet and sunny |
2.We can learn from the passage that _______.
A.tree leaves are green all the time in the monsoon forest |
B.there is a dry season in the cloud forest on tropical mountains |
C.clouds help the plants in the rain forest near the deserts to grow |
D.the formation of climate in the rain forest has little to do with the trees |
3.According to the passage,_______ play the most important role in the spreading of seeds.
A.animals |
B.droppings |
C.fruits |
D.winds |
4.This passage is most likely to be found in _______.
A.a travel guide |
B.a story book |
C.a technical report |
D.a geography book |