题目内容
—You’ve been silent the whole day, man!
— I’m feeling ______ blue today. I didn’t do well in the speech contest.
A. in any way B. in terms of
C. a variety of D. kind of
D
Bertie knew there was something in the wind. His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie's feet when Father cleared his throat and began," You'll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We've found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England."
His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. "But the lion," he cried, "What about the lion?"
"I'm afraid there's something else I have to tell you," his father said. Looking across at Bertie's mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus(马戏团) owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.
"No! You can't send him to a circus!" said Bertie. "People will come to see him. He'll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He'd rather die. Any animal would! " But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.
Bertie felt completely betrayed. He waited until he heard his father's deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he crept downstairs in his pyjamas, took down his father's rifle from the rack and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion's neck. The time had come.
"Be wild now," he whispered. "You've got to be wild. Don't ever come home. All my life I'll think of you. I promise I will." He buried his head in the lion's neck. Then, Bertie clambered down the hill and walked away.
When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.
There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion's head.
【小题1】Bertie's mother was sad probably because she ______.
A.had been seriously ill recently |
B.had decided to send Bertie to school |
C.knew selling the lion would upset Bertie |
D.knew Bertie would hate to go to England |
A.some audience | B.other animals | C.Bertie's parents | D.circus owners |
A.kill the lion out of fear |
B.threaten the lion back to the wild |
C.protect himself from the lion |
D.show his anger towards his father |
A.animal-hunting is popular in Africa |
B.parents are sometimes cruel to their children |
C.animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses |
D.people and animals can be faithful to each other |
Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously, Jason was determined not to go against their father's wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.
“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you've been playing with his new computer.” Jason said, “He told us not to touch it.”
“He won’t find out,” Mark said. “I'll just have a quick look and shut it down.”
Mark had been scolded before for touching his father's equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.
It was a strange-looking machine — one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “It’s an experimental model," his father had explained, “so don’t touch it under any circumstances.” But his father's warning only made Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colors, shifting and changing and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.” “Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “It's a computer game. I knew it! Dad's only been pretending to work. He's really been playing games instead.”A new message appeared on the screen: “
ENTER NAMES
VOYAGER 1:…
VOYAGER 2:…
Mark's fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.
“INPUT ACCEPTED. START TRANSPORT PROGRAM. AUTO-RETRIEVE INITIATED( 自动回收程序已启动).”The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume. “I think we'd better shut it off, Mark,” Jason yelled, reaching for the power switch. He was really frightened.But his hand never reached the switch. A single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒) , until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed.
“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL. DESTINATION ( 目的地):MARS. RETRIEVE DATE: 2025.”
【小题1】Why did Mark touch the computer against his father's warning?
A.He wanted to take a voyage. | B.He wanted to practice his skill. |
C.He was so much attracted by it. | D.He was eager to do an experiment. |
A.In an electronic factory. | B.In a computer company. |
C.In a scientific research center. | D.In an information processing center. |
A.a computer game | B.a company website |
C.a software producer | D.an astronomer |
A.He was afraid of being scolded. |
B.He didn't like the loud noise and light. |
C.He didn't want to play games any more. |
D.He was afraid something dangerous might happen. |
A.They were blown into the air. |
B.They were sent to another planet. |
C.They were hidden in the strong light. |
D.They were carried away to another country. |
阅读下列材料,从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中,选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。
The people below are all trying to choose which TV program to watch. After the description of these people, there is information about six TV programs A-F. Decide which program would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 61-65 and then mark the correct letter (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one program which you do not need to use.
【小题1】__________Although Rob lead a quiet life in a small village, that doesn’t stop him from wanting to find out about the latest scientific development.
【小题2】__________Bella enjoys eating out but can’t afford to spend very much at the moment as she is saving for a holiday. She has never learnt how to cook, so now might be quite a good time to find out!
【小题3】__________Dan is interested in taking wildlife photographs and enjoys the kind of program which gives him a chance to see a professional photographer at work.
【小题4】__________Gina is a music teacher. Although she prefers classical music, she likes to follow the kind of music that interests the teenagers she teaches.
【小题5】__________Ron’s wife is in hospital. He wants to find a program suitable for his three-year-old son while he gets on with the housework and prepares a meal.
TODAY’S TELEVISION PROGRAMME PREVIEW
A.TV1 7:20 p.m. Find out more about Australia’s animal life. This film was made last year by one of Australia’s best-known cameramen,Dougie Bond. He spent over 200 hours filming the birds, animals and fish that inhabit this beautiful continent and for the first time brings some of these unusual animals to our TV screens. |
B.TV3 9:00p.m. The popular science program is back with the latest in technology and medicine. This week, cars that run on sunlight and the story of one baby’s fight to live. |
C.TV2 8:10p.m. Do you think what goes into the food most of us eat every day of the week? Tonight’s program takes a serious scientific look at the bread industry. Whether you bake your own bread or just enjoy buying it, this program will give you an interesting insight into something most of us eat every day of the week. |
D.TV15:15p.m. Busy parents? Bored children? Do you want something educational to entertain your children while you do something else? This popular magazine program is for the under-fives. More music, fun, songs and games with Carla and Larry. |
F.TV3 7:40p.m. The latest new music. Pete Hogg looks at the best of the current rap, raga and new jack swing plus new video releases. This is the program that tells you all about what’s happening on the music scene and brings you interviews with tomorrow’s young artists.