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　　The brown rat was once a native of the Middle East． But it has colonized the world． It reached Europe by ship． From Norway it went to Great Britain --- hence its other name, Norway rat． It crossed the Atlantic to invade the Americas．

　　Some brown rats live with man all the time, others only some of the time． Still others never live with man at all． In summer many rats move from buildings to hedges, rabbit warrens, and riversides． Large numbers return inside in the autumn． Rats often move with the seasons between field and farm． Small parties of rats can often be seen at such times． Mass movements are less common, but have been observed after fires or floods．

1． The brown rat originally came from_________．

A． the Far West B． eastern Europe C． the Middle East D． Australia

2． Its other name must have been used first in _______．

A． Britain B． Norway C． France D． America

3． The brown rat colonized the world by_________．

A． air B． road C． railD． sea

4． Facts in the article show that rats live with man when they need_______．

A． company　　B． rest C． shelter D． water

5． Rats seem to prefer to live outside in__________．

A． winter B． summer C． spring D． autumn

6．The brown rat makes its home in_________．

A． buildings B． rabbit holes C． hedges D． All of the above

7．Mass movements of rats can be seen_________．

A． between field and farm B． after fires or floods

C．in spring and autumn　　 D． in ports and harbors

答案：C;A;D;C;B;D;B
解析：

　　7．Mass movements of rats can be seen的正确选项B． after fires or floods自然是Mass movements are less common, but have been observed after fires or floods．的改写。但是必须首先理解这句话的不少关键词汇，诸如：Mass movements和observed 。

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　　话题：生物语篇的快速阅读技巧。重点：细节捕捉、概括主旨、探究深层含义。

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　　The Board Meeting had come to an end．Bob started to stand up and knocked into the table, spilling his coffee over his notes．“How embarrassing! I am getting so clumsy in my old age．”

　　Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments．It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others．Someone said, “Come on, Frank．Tell us your most embarrassing moment．”

　　Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood．“I grew up in San Pedro．My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea．He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea．He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family．Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home．”

　　He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad．He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch．When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean．He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls．His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow．No matter how much my mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish．”

　　Frank's voice dropped a bit．“When the weather was bad he would drive me to school．He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business．That truck was older than he was．It would wheeze and rattle down the road．You could hear it coming for blocks．As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink(畏缩)down into the seat hoping to disappear．Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch(喷出)a cloud of smoke．He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching．Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy．It was so embarrassing for me．Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”

　　He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss．When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile．He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, “No, Dad．” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face．I said, “Dad, I'm too old for a goodbye kiss．I'm too old for any kind of kiss．” My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up．Then he turned and looked out the windshield．“ You're right,” he said．“ You are a big boy……a man．I won't kiss you anymore．”

　　Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke．“It wasn't long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back．It was a day when most of the fleet(船队)stayed in, but not Dad．He had a big family to feed．They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out．He must have gotten into a strong wind and was trying to save the nets and the floats．”

　　I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks．Frank spoke again．“Guys, you don't know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him…to feel his arm around my neck．I wish I had been a man then．If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss．”

(1)

When his father drove him to the school, Frank would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear because _________．
[　　]
A．	he was ashamed of his father's old truck
B．	he thought he was old enough to go to school alone
C．	he didn't want his schoolmates to see his father
D．	he hated the way his schoolmates stared at his father

(2)

In Frank's eyes, when his father said “You are a big boy…a man．”, he probably felt _________．
[　　]
A．	disappointed
B．	hurt
C．	excited
D．	proud

(3)

According to the story we can conclude that Frank's father _________．
[　　]
A．	was quite confident in his skills in fishing
B．	loved his children but hardly expressed it
C．	seldom gave up faced with challenges
D．	was full of devotion to his family

(4)

By saying the sentence “I wish I had been a man then…”, Frank meant _________．
[　　]
A．	he was fed up with his father kissing him goodbye
B．	he deeply regretted what he had done to his father
C．	he was then too young to refuse a goodbye kiss
D．	he hoped that his father would forgive him

(5)

Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
[　　]
A．	The Smell of the Ocean
B．	We All Need Love
C．	A Goodbye Kiss
D．	Father's Embarrassment

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　I can't remember a winter being as cold as this in Pennsylvania, but I'm sure there were colder days．

　　Even though the daylight hours are growing longer minute by minute, it's easy to find an excuse not to go out unless you absolutely must, but then again I often have to push myself to accomplish things．

　　People I speak to have been in all kinds of nasty moods．They say they’re “under the weather,” not feeling good about this time of year．

　　As I stood outside with my two dogs yesterday, it was so cold that my nose and face felt frozen and my ears were sitting．

　　Of course, that doesn't matter to Ricky and Lucy．They have a routine they must go through to find just the fighting spot no matter how cold or hot it is．

　　So I wait．

　　But this time it was different．As cold as it was, I suddenly was excited thinking about how wonderful this extreme cold really was．

　　Then the sun broke through the clouds and memories of summer's extremely hot days flashed through my mind．I could remember standing in the heat of the afternoon, with sweat pouring down my brow and the hot, burning sun against my face．I reminded myself then and there that in the cold of the winter I would wish I had this heat．

　　I was grateful for the extremes．Without the extremes in my life, I would never appreciate the days when things were just right．Without the extremes, life would be boring．

　　It's being pushed to one of the extremes that makes us appreciate the middle more．Health challenges remind us that we need to pay more attention to how we live．Financial extremes remind us that when things go smoothly it's also time to save for raining days．

　　I’ve come to the conclusion that all too often I find a reason not to be happy with where I am at that moment．

　　Whether it's hot or cold, good health or bad, in the money or out of it, I always want it to be different．

　　I'm tired of being “Under the Weather!”

(1)

What is the author's attitude towards the extremes in life?
[　　]
A．	Grateful．
B．	Critical．
C．	Negative．
D．	Unconcerned．

(2)

That day the writer waited in the terrible cold because ________．

[　　]

A．

his dogs wanted to hunt

B his dogs had a routine

(3)

At last the author drew a conclusion that ________．
[　　]
A．	happiness cannot be gained by complaints
B．	things will be different whatever the situation is
C．	happiness will fail to come to you if you can find a reason
D．	he is disappointed with his present situation

(4)

What is the best title for this passage?
[　　]
A．	Follow the Routine
B．	Two Extremes in Life
C．	Weather Information
D．	Changes Should be Expected

阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　I can't remember a winter being as cold as this in Pennsylvania, but I'm sure there were colder days．

　　People I speak to have been in all kinds of nasty moods．They say they’re “under the weather, ” not feeling good about this time of year．

　　As I stood outside with my two dogs yesterday, it was so cold that my nose and face felt frozen and my ears were stinging．

　　Of course, that doesn't matter to Ricky and Lucy．They have a routine they must go through to find just the fighting spot no matter how cold or hot it is．

　　So I wait．

　　But this time it was different．As cold as it was, I suddenly was excited thinking about how wonderful this extreme cold really was．

　　I was grateful for the extremes．Without the extremes in my life, I would never appreciate the days when things were just right．Without the extremes, life would be boring．

　　I’ve come to the conclusion that all too often I find a reason not to be happy with where I am at that moment．

　　Whether it's hot or cold, good health or bad, in the money or out of it, I always want it to be different．

　　I'm tired of being “Under the Weather! ”

(1)

What is the author's attitude towards the extremes in life?
[　　]
A．	Grateful．
B．	Critical．
C．	Negative．
D．	Unconcerned．

(2)

That day the writer waited in the terrible cold because ________．
[　　]
A．	his dogs wanted to hunt
B．	he wanted to face the cold bravely
C．	his dogs had a routine
D．	he wanted to be different

(3)

The underlined word “nasty”(Paragraph 4)can be replaced by ________．
[　　]
A．	unpleasant
B．	violent
C．	favorable
D．	unusual

(4)

At last the author drew a conclusion that ________．
[　　]
A．	happiness cannot be gained by complaints
B．	things will be different whatever the situation is
C．	happiness will fail to come to you if you can find a reason
D．	he is disappointed with his present situation

(5)

What is the best title for this passage?
[　　]
A．	Follow the Routine
B．	Two Extremes in Life
C．	Changes should be Expected
D．	Weather Information

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　　Night after night, as was often the case, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead．

　　I don't remember when it first started 　　1　　 me．But it did．Finally one night, I shouted out as her, "Don't do that any more - your hands are too 　　2　　!" She didn't say anything in reply．But never again did my mother 　　3　　 my day with that familiar 　　4　　 of her love．

　　With the years passing, my thoughts 　　5　　 to that night, when I missed my mother's hands, missed her goodnight 　　6　　 on my forehead．Sometimes the incident seemed very 　　7　　, while sometimes far away．But always it was hidden in the back of my 　　8　　．Now Mom is in her seventies, and those hands that I 　　9　　 thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my 　　10　　．And now my own children are grown and gone．One thanksgiving Eve, 　　11　　 I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a 　　12　　 hand hesitantly ran across my face to 　　13　　 the hair from my forehead．Then a kiss, ever so 　　14　　, touched my brow．

　　In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night and my young voice 　　15　　．"Don't do that any more - your hands are too rough!" 　　16　　, I caught Mom's hand in hand, saying how 　　17　　 I was for that night．I thought she'd remember, as I did．But Mom didn't know 　　18　　 I was talking about．She had forgotten, and forgiven long ago．

　　That night, I fell asleep with a new 　　19　　 for my gentle mother and her caring hands．And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 　　20　　 to be found．

(1)


[　　]
A．	pleasing
B．	frightening
C．	satisfying
D．	annoying

(2)


[　　]
A．	sweet
B．	tough
C．	ugly
D．	rough

(3)


[　　]
A．	take up
B．	give up
C．	end up
D．	break up

(4)


[　　]
A．	expression
B．	symbol
C．	promise
D．	experience

(5)


[　　]
A．	remained
B．	returned
C．	occurred
D．	missed

(6)


[　　]
A．	story
B．	greeting
C．	kiss
D．	song

(7)


[　　]
A．	close
B．	serious
C．	different
D．	unusual

(8)


[　　]
A．	soul
B．	mind
C．	spirit
D．	head

(9)


[　　]
A．	once
B．	even
C．	still
D．	always

(10)


[　　]
A．	husband
B．	children
C．	family
D．	father

(11)


[　　]
A．	as
B．	before
C．	although
D．	since

(12)


[　　]
A．	big
B．	reliable
C．	thin
D．	familiar

(13)


[　　]
A．	tidy
B．	touch
C．	brush
D．	wiped

(14)


[　　]
A．	gently
B．	friendly
C．	closely
D．	weakly

(15)


[　　]
A．	wept
B．	whispered
C．	complained(抱怨)
D．	struggled

(16)


[　　]
A．	On time
B．	All at once
C．	Once again
D．	As usual

(17)


[　　]
A．	grateful
B．	anxious
C．	sorry
D．	excited

(18)


[　　]
A．	where
B．	why
C．	what
D．	whom

(19)


[　　]
A．	memory
B．	sense
C．	pleasure
D．	appreciation

(20)


[　　]
A．	nothing
B．	nowhere
C．	something
D．	somewhere

After the board meeting, Frank began to tell us of his childhood. “I grew up in San Pedro. My dad was a fisherman and had his own 　36 . But it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he 　37 enough to feed the family.”

He looked at us and said, “I 　38 you could have met my dad. He was a big man and strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he　 39 like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and overalls with the rain hat　 40 down over his brow. No matter how much my mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish.”

Frank’s voice 41 a bit as if he were back to his childhood. “When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. His truck was older than he was, which you could hear coming for 42 . As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink down into the seat hoping to 43 .”

“When the truck stopped, it would throw out a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like 　44 would be standing around and watching. Then he would 　45 　and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so 　46 for me at that time.”

He paused and then went on, “I 　47 that day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school, he had his 　48 big smile. He started to lean toward me, 　49 I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.”

“It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this 　50 look on his face. My dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear 　51 . I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked out of the windshield. ‘You are right,’ he said, ‘You are a big boy --a man. I won’t kiss you any more.’”

Frank got a funny look on his face, and tears began to well up in his eyes as he spoke. “It wasn’t long 　52 that when my dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet stayed 　53 but not dad.”

I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again, “Guys, you don’t know 　54 I would give to have my dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek ... If I had been a 　 55 , I would never have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.”

36. A. house　　　　　 B. truck　　　　　　　　　　 C. boat　　　　　　　　　 D. car

37. A. caught　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　 D. took

38. A. think　　　　　 B. wish　　　　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　 D. mean

39. A. looked　　　　 B. tasted　　　　　　　　　　 C. felt　　　　　　　　　　 D. smelled

40. A. pulled　　　　　 B. taken　　　　　　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　　　　　 D. laid

41. A. worked　　　 B. rose　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　　 D. dropped

42. A. blocks　　　　 B. streets　　　　　　　　　 C. hours　　　　　　　　 D. moments

43. A. appear　　　　 B. escape　　　　　　　　　 C. disappear　　　　　 D. flee

44. A. the students B. everybody　　　　　　 C. somebody　　　　　 D. the teachers

45. A. come over　 B. lean over　　　　　　　 C. go over　　　　　　 D. turn over

46. A. exciting　　　 B. frightening　　　　　　 C. embarrassing　　 D. surprising

47. A. remember　　 B. believe　　　　　　　　　 C. think　　　　　　　　 D. imagine

48. A. unusual　　　 B. common　　　　　　　 C. ordinary　　　　　　 D. usual

49. A. and 　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　　　　 D. therefore

50. A. surprised　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　 C. moved　　　　　　　 D. worried

51. A. up 　　　　　 B. down　　　　　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　　　　　 D. away

52. A. since　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　　 D. from

53. A. on 　　　　　 B. in 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　　　　　 D. out

54. A. if　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　 D. what

55. A. student　　　　 B. boy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. child　　　　　　　　 D. man

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