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Detectives often look for footprints when they try to solve crimes. Scientists use footprints, too—dinosaur footprints when they try to figure out how dinosaurs lived and moved.
Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago. Today scientists work to solve the mysteries of these ancient animals.
Footprints, or tracks(脚印), are an important way to learn about dinosaurs. Christian Meyer of the Natural History Museum in Basel, Switzerland, calls dinosaur tracks “the closest thing to a movie” of dinosaurs.
“They tell us something about the size of the animal, the way they were walking…they tell us something about their speed,” Meyer said.
Tracks also show that dinosaurs sometimes traveled in groups. Traveling in groups probably helped dinosaurs protect themselves from enemies. Plus, some meat-eating dinosaurs may have hunted in groups, much like wolves do today. Being in a group could help dinosaurs work together to kill large animals.
Dinosaur footprints can be as small as a few inches across, but they can also be as big as a few feet across. Dinosaur footprints have been found throughout the world at over 1,500 sites, including a T. Rex footprint in New Mexico. “Trackways” are groups of footprints.
And scientists aren’t the only ones finding dinosaur tracks—kids can, too! Eleven-year-old Mark Turner and nine-year-old Daniel Helm discovered dinosaur tracks in British Columbia, anada. Soon scientists began studying the tracks.
Scientists and other people interested in studying dinosaurs are working to save the trackways from activities like construction and mining.
小题1:The passage mainly tells us that_______.
A. there were really dinosaurs on the earth millions of years ago
B. dinosaurs were the most frightening animals in the past
C. dinosaur footprints are important in learning about dinosaurs
C. why dinosaurs died out millions of years ago
小题2:By studying footprints scientists can know the following EXCEPT _______.
A.how big the dinosaur wasB.what color the dinosaur was
C.how fast the dinosaur could runD.how the dinosaur walked
小题3: By working in groups, some meat-eating dinosaurs_______.
A.made the hunting of large animals easily
B.could travel a long way without being lost
C.could protect themselves from being hunted by wolves
D.could get to a place faster
小题4: From the last paragraph we can infer that some human activities like mining_______.
A.are helpful to the study of dinosaurs
B.can help scientists solve many mysteries
C.can lead to the discovery of the footprints
D.can destroy the footprints of the dinosaur
小题1:C 小题1: B小题1:A小题1:D
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The human nose is an underestimated tool. Humans are often thought to be  1___ smellers compared with animals, but this is largely because, unlike animals, we stand upright. This means that our noses are  2 to detecting those smells which float through the air,  3  the majority of smells which stick to surfaces. In fact though, we are extremely sensitive to smells, even if we do not generally realize it. Our noses are capable of  4 human smells even when these are  5  to far below one part in one million.
    6    , some people find that they can smell one type of flower but not another, while others are sensitive to the smells of both flowers. This may be because some people do not have the genes necessary to generate  7    smell receptors in the nose. These receptors are the cells which sense smells and send  8   to the brain. However, it has been found that even people insensitive to a certain smell at first can suddenly become sensitive to it when  9    to it often enough.
  The  10  for insensitivity to smell seems to be that brain finds it  11   to keep all smell receptors working all the time but can  12  new receptors if necessary. This may also explain why we are not usually sensitive to our own smells we simply do not need to be. We are not  13    of the usual smell of our own house but we  14    new smells when we visit someone else's. The brain finds it best to keep smell receptors _ 15   for unfamiliar and emergency signals such as the smell of smoke, which might indicate the danger of fire.
1. A. sensitive
B. outstanding
C. insensitive
D. awkward
2. A. limited
B. committed
C. devoted
D. conducted
3. A. catching
B. ignoring
C. missing
D. tracking
4. A. distinguishing
B. discovering
C. determining
D. detecting
5. A. reduced
B. reserved
C. rescued
D. refused
6. A. Fortunately
B. Strangely
C Happily
D. Amazingly
7. A. unusual
B. particular
C. unique
D. typical
8. A. signs
B. information
C. messages
D. signals
9. A. subjected
B. left
C. drawn
D. exposed
10A. expectation
B. expression
C. extension
D. explanation
11.A convenient
B. competitive
C. inefficient
D. adequate
12.A introduce
B. gather
C. develop
D. produce
13.A sure
B. sick
C. aware
D tired
14.A tolerate
B. resist
C. neglect
D. notice
15.A available
B. reliable
C. valuable
D. suitable
 
It’s difficult for doctors to help a person with a hurt brain.  36  enough blood, the brain can live only three to five minutes. Usually doctors can’t fix the hurt  37  such a short time.
Dr Robert White thinks he knows a  38  of help. He thinks doctors should make the hurt brain  39  to live for 30 minutes without blood. This gives the doctor  40  time to do something for the brain. Dr White experimented his  41  on fifteen monkeys.  42  he taught them to do different jobs. Then he operated on them. He made the monkeys’ blood go  43  a machine. When the brains’  44  was 10℃, he stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes, he turned the blood back on. He  45  the blood again. After their operations, the monkeys were almost  46  before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the job the doctor  47  them.
Dr White’s idea works well on monkeys. He thinks it will work on  48 . He think it will help with heart problems. A person  49  die when his heart stops; doctors can  50  it again. The problem comes: when the brain is without blood for about 5 minutes, it  51 . If doctors start the heart again after 5 minutes, the person has  52  body but a dead brain. Maybe in the future, doctors will  53  Dr White’s idea. When the person’s heart stops the doctor will  54  cool the brain. They will have 30 minutes to start the heart again. Maybe there will be no  55  the brain.
小题1:
A.Don’t haveB.WithoutC.Having notD.Only with
小题2:
A.forB.afterC.inD.since
小题3:
A.wayB.brainC.doctorD.man
小题4:
A.too coolB.enough coolC.cool enoughD.that cool
小题5:
A.a longerB.enoughC.a shorterD.another
小题6:
A.medicineB.mannersC.ideaD.brain
小题7:
A.BesidesB.InsteadC.HoweverD.First
小题8:
A.to B.acrossC.throughD.onto
小题9:
A.heatB.temperatureC.coolnessD.feeling
小题10:
A.cooledB.operatedC.warmedD.stopped
小题11:
A.the same asB.different fromC.used toD.cleverer than
小题12:
A.was taughtB.was teachingC.was to teachD.had taught
小题13:
A.other peopleB.human beingsC.other thingsD.more people
小题14:
A.doesn’t have toB.needn’tC.will be able toD.is afraid to
小题15:
A.startB.takeC.makeD.begin
小题16:
A.losesB.goesC.killsD.dies
小题17:
A.noB.a deadC.a livingD.a lively
小题18:
A.get B.acceptC.keepD.try
小题19:
A.soon B.quickly C.slowlyD.rapid
小题20:
A.use forB.wrong withC.value toD.problem with
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小题1:The four books can mostly satisfy       .
A.teachersB.childrenC.adultsD.parents
小题2:If you want to improve your ability to study, you’ll probably choose      .
A.Basic Study ManualB.Study Skills for Life
C.Learning How to LearnD.How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children
小题3:If you buy all the fully illustrated books before May 1, 2007, you will pay about      .
A.$56B.$111C.$46D.$92
小题4:This passage aims to      .
A.introduce new books to readersB.guide readers to choose books
C.encourage people to buy the booksD.enlarge students’ knowledge about books
Rescue workers at the San Jose gold and copper mine in northern Chile had reason to sing this week.A small hole drilled into the earth became a passage(通道) to freedom for thirty-three trapped miners.They spent sixty-nine days underground."Never have people been trapped for so long so deeply," says a doctor at NASA, the American space agency, which helped in the rescue.
But the chief medical officer for the miners said most are in good enough health to leave the hospital within a day or so.The first three were released from the hospital Thursday night.
For much of the day the miners relaxed with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera.The thirty-two Chileans and one Bolivian still wore special sunglasses to protect their eyes.
A  partial mine collapse(坍塌) on 5th of August trapped them more than half a kilometer underground.They had to stretch a two-day food supply.For two weeks no one knew if they were alive or dead.
Later, they received supplies(供给) and a video link lowered through drill holes.That link was how Ariel Ticona watched his wife give birth to their daughter.
The miners have apparently agreed to share the money they earn from selling their story.
They have already received gifts of money and travel offers.Edison Pena has been invited to the New York City Marathon and to Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee.Mr.Pena described how he ran in the mine tunnels to ease the stress.And he led the miners in singing Elvis songs.
The first miner rescued on Wednesday was Florencio Avalos.The second was Mario Sepulveda, who talked about how the experience tested his faith.He said: "I was with God and I was with the devil, they fought me, but God won.He took me by my best hand, the hand of God."
The last miner up was Luis Urzua.He was the shift leader when his crew became trapped.
Rescuers used a metal cage to pull the miners to safety in less than twenty-four hours -- faster than expected.The rescue capsule was a half-meter wide and known as the Phoenix.
小题1:How many miners had been rescued according to the report?
A.ThreeB.Sixty-nineC.Thirty-threeD.Thirty-two
小题2:According to the passage, when the miners were trapped, some of them did the followings except ________.
A.sharing moneyB.Running to ease stress
C.Watching a video showing his wife giving birthD.Singing songs
小题3:
Edison Pena was invited to Graceland probably because ________________.
A.he ran in the mine tunnel.B.he prayed to God.
C.he led the miners in singing Elvis songs.D.he was the shift leader.
小题4:
From the passage, we can infer the followings EXCEPT that _______________.
A.Rescue workers were happy about their rescue work.
B.People felt surprised to find the miners safe and sound.
C.People might have been quite worried about the miners’ safety.
D.The trapped miners drilled a small hole themselves to escape.
小题5:What would be the best title for the report?
A.A mining accident B.Miners saved, safe and sound
C.A difficult rescueD.Miners trapped deep underground
Douglas Grace talks about his ideal city of the future.
I see the city of the future in three zones——inner, middle and outer. In the inner zone there will be no private cars. Public transport will be free and there will only be ambulances, fire engines, taxis and police cars. This inner zone will be the residential(住宅的) and recreational(娱乐的) area of the city. People will live there and go out to enjoy themselves——to cinemas and restaurants. There will be parks and open spaces, trees and lakes, schools and universities. This way, when people are at home, they can go out easily and safely.
Just outside the inner zone there will be big car parks for all private cars.
The banks and most of the shops and hospitals will be in the middle zone. These are things that people don’t need every day.
All the factories and offices will be in the outer zone. People will travel out of the center to work, and back to the center in the evenings. The inner zone will be cleaner and better to live in and there will be more space for industry on the outside.
This is my ideal city of the future—— a very beautiful place! But I don’t really think things will ever be like that!
小题1:Where will people live and go out to enjoy themselves?
A.In the middle zone.
B.In the inner zone.
C.In the outer zone.
D.In the inner and middle zone.
小题2: Where will big car parks be?
A.Just outside the middle zone.
B.Just inside the middle zone.
C.Just outside the inner zone.
D.Just inside the inner zone.
小题3: What will be in the middle zone?
A.The banks,hospitals and schools.
B.The banks,hospitals and police stations.
C.The banks,schools and car parks.
D.The banks,hospital and most of the shops.
小题4: Where will the factories and offices be?
A.In the outer zone.
B.In the middle zone.
C.In the inner zone.
D.In the middle and inner zone.
小题5: Douglas Grace is probably     .
A.a painter
B.a builder
C.a town planner
D.a dentist
Parents are often amazed at how fast their child grows and develops. New research has determined that the ability to quantify may develop much sooner than most parents realize.
Kristy vanMarle, professor of the University of Missouri, has determined that contrary to what previous studies have shown, infants(婴儿)are able to quantify substances(物质)—like sand or water—as early as 10 months. As long as the difference between the two substances is large enough, infants will choose the larger amount, especially when it comes to food.
With the assistance of her team researchers, vanMarle tested the quantifying skills of babies by presenting them with two cups: one containing a small amount of food, and one containing a larger amount. Consistently, the babies chose the larger amount.
“Several studies throughout the last 15 years have shown that infants are very good at telling how many objects they see; however, infants don’t seem to count things like water or sand,” vanMarle said. “What we’re saying is that they can quantify substances; it’s just much harder. The infants can see how much food goes into each cup and compare that in their memories. They decide which amount is larger, and they almost always select the larger one.”
This information further refutes(驳斥)the long-held idea that babies “know nothing of the world,” vanMarle said.
“Since psychologists have begun studying infants with sensitive measures, we’ve discovered a lot of early abilities. I think for parents, it should be exciting to know that there’s somebody in there that has some fundamental and basic knowledge of the world, and that knowledge is guiding their development,” vanMarle said.
In the future, vanMarle says this kind of study could be linked to a child’s progress in math-related skills, although programs marketed to increase those abilities, such as “Baby Einstein,” still have mixed reviews when it comes to academic study.
小题1:The quantifying ability refers to the ability to     .
A.choose between different substances
B.get much knowledge of the world
C.describe the quantity of something
D.obtain math-related skills
小题2: What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 4?
A.The process of doing research.
B.The scientific findings.
C.The final choice of infants.]
D.The observation of infants’ behavior.
小题3:Babies choose the larger amount of food     .
A.by saying numbersB.with the help of parents
C.on personal preferenceD.through their natural abilities
小题4:We can learn from the text that     .
A.some parents don’t care about their kids
B.people used to think the world is known to babies
C.little research has been done on infants
D.scholars disagree on baby-training programs
小题5: What’s the best title of the text?
A.Breakthrough in Baby Studies
B.Amazing Baby-training Ideas
C.Early Human Abilities
D.Unique Quantifying Methods
 The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker(面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery (面包房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall along them.
Samuel Peyps, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone, In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them the new St Paul's.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
小题1:It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that______.
A.some people lost their lives
B.the birds in the sky were killed by the fire
C.many famous buildings were destroyed
D.the King's bakery was burned down
小题2: Why did the writer cite (引用) Samuel Pepys?
A.Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.
B.Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.
C.To show that poor people suffered most.
D.To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.
小题3: How was the fire put out according to the text?
A.The King and his soldiers came to help.
B.All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.
C.People managed to get enough water from the river.
D.Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.
小题4: Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire?______.
(a) There was a strong wind.                         (b) The streets were very narrow. 
(c) Many houses were made of wood.           (d) There was not enough water in the city.     
(e) people did not discover the fire earlier.
A. (a), (b)      B. (a), (b), (C)     C. (a), (b), (d)       D. (b), (c) (e)

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