题目内容

The lion dance is ________ to be able to bring good luck in Chinese tradition．

[　　]

A．realized

B．believed

C．told

D．made

答案：B
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　　Read the following humorous stories．

　　Story 1：

　　Kate：Mom, do you know what I'm going to give you for your birthday??

　　Mom：No, Honey, what?

　　Kate：A nice teapot．

　　Mom：But I've got a nice teapot．

　　Kate：No, you haven't．I've just dropped it．

　　Story 2：

　　One day, when snow was falling, the king of the Scythians(锡西厄国王)asked a man, who was braving it unclad(赤身裸体的), whether he felt cold．The man asked in return, whether his majesty felt cold in his face．"Certainly not!" said the king．"Then, "replied the man, "neither do I feel the cold, for I am all face．"

　　Story 3：

　　Mr．And Mrs．Shaw were on safari(旅行)in Africa．Walking through the jungle．Suddenly a huge lion

sprang out of the bushes and seized Mrs．Shaw, dragging her off．"Shoot!" she screamed to her husband,“Shoot!”“I can't!”he shouted back, "I've run out of film!"

(1)

What does "dropped" mean in the 1st story?It means " ________ "

[　　]

A．

lost

B．

broken

C．

qhidden

D．

stopped

(2)

According to the underlined sentence in the 2nd story, the man says "I didn't feel cold", because ________．

[　　]

A．

he has only my face left

B．

he wants to save face(留面子)for himself

C．

he has nothing to wear

D．

his face doesn't feel cold

(3)

What does "shoot" mean in the 3rd story?．Mr．Shaw thinks his wife wants him to ________．

[　　]

A．

fire the gun at the lion

B．

hunt the lion

C．

take photos of the lion

D．

fire arrows at the lion

Flight Distance
Any observant people have noticed that a wild animal will allow a man or other potential enemy to approach only up to a given distance before it escapes. “Flight distance” is the terms used for this interspecies spacing. As a general rule, there is a positive relationship between the size of an animal and its flight distance --- the larger the animal, the greater the distance it must keep between itself and the enemy. An antelope will escape when the enemy is as much as five hundred yards away. The wall lizard’s flight distance, on the other hand, is about six feet. Flight is the basic means of survival for mobile creatures.
Critical Distance
Critical distance apparently is present wherever and whenever there is a flight reaction. “Critical distance” includes the narrow zone separating flight distance from attack distance. A lion in a zoo will flee from an approaching man until it meets a barrier that it cannot overcome. If the man continues the approach, he soon penetrates（穿过，透过）the lion’s critical distance, at which point the cornered lion turns back and begins slowly stalk（逼近）the man.
Social Distance
Social animals need to stay in touch with each other. Loss of contact with the group can be fatal （致命的）for a variety of reasons including exposure to enemies. Social distance is not simply the distance at which an animal will lose contact with his group --- that is, the distance at which it can no longer see, hear, or smell the group --- it is rather a psychological distance, one at which the animal apparently begins to feel anxious when it goes beyond its limits. We can think of it as a hidden band that contains the group.
Social distance varies from species to species. It is quite short --- apparently only a few yards --- among some animals, and quite long among others.
Social distance is not always rigidly（刻板的）fixed but is determined in part by the situation. When the young of apes and humans are mobile but not yet under control of the mother’s voice, social distance may be the length of her reach. This is readily observed among baboons（狒狒）in a zoo. When the baby approaches a certain point, the mother reaches out to seize the end of its tail and pull it back to her. When added control is needed because of danger, social distance shortens. To show this in man, one has only to watch a family with a number of small children holding hands as they cross a busy street.
【小题1】Which of the following is the most suitable explanation to “Flight distance”?

A．Distance between animals of the same species before escaping.
B．Distance between large and small animals before escaping.
C．Distance between an animal and its enemy before escaping
D．Distance between certain animal species before escaping.
【小题2】If a lion’s critical distance is penetrated, it will ________
A．begin to attackB．try to hideC．begin to jumpD．run away
【小题3】The example of the children holding hands when crossing the street in the last paragraph shows that ________.
A．social distance is not always needed
B．there is no social distance among children
C．humans are different from animals in social distance
D．social distance is sometimes determined by outside factors
【小题4】Which of the following one can be the best title of the passage?
A．Critical DistanceB．Spacing in Animals
C．Relationship Between AnimalsD．Psychological Distance

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.

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

2.The underlined word "they" in Para.4 probably refers to ______.

A．some audience     B．other animals       C．Bertie's parents     D．circus owners

3.In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to ______．

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

4.The passage intends to show that ______.

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

 

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 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 (出卖). He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels，he crept (蹑手蹑脚地移动) downstairs，took down his father’s rifle (步枪) 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 climbed 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.

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 Bertie would hate to go to England

D．knew selling the lion would upset Bertie

2.The underlined word “they” in Para. 4 probably refers to _____.

A．other animals      B．some audience     C．Bertie’s parents   D．circus owners

3.In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to _____.

A．threaten the lion back to the wild           B．kill the lion out of fear

C．protect himself from the lion               D．show his anger towards his father

4.The passage intends to show that _____.

A．animal-hunting is popular in Africa

B．parents are sometimes cruel to their children

C．people and animals can be faithful to each other

D．animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses

 

A cold breeze was blowing across the Mutiusinazita valleys. I huddled close to the shelter of a large baobab tree in a useless attempt to escape the cold.

I was looking after a small herd of goats in the valley. An idea suddenly came to me and I decided to embark on an adventure in the sacred forest and hunt, leaving my goats in the valley.

I took my knobkerrie and small spear and entered the forest. For two hours I hunted and only managed to kill a small hare and two birds. I decided to check the goats.

Suddenly there was a terrific roar from the heart of the forest which resulted in every living creature escaping for life like a group of frightened children. As for me, I just stood rooted to the spot on which I was standing. A lion appeared from the trees. I was too terrified to escape for life or fall down. I just defecated and urinated on myself(大小便失禁) and my heart throbbed as if it was going to find its way out of my chest.

The lion stopped a few meters from me and I realized that it was a frightened lion which had eluded death by the gun of hunters. Some of my courage reduced, the fear screamed like the historical mad-man of London. I closed my eyes and waited for the fate of being eaten. But nothing happened. I opened my eyes fearfully and stared at what the lion was doing in amazement. The lion was fleeing from me as if the devil were after it. My scream had frightened it. I took to my heels as if Satan himself was after me with an edged fork. I will never forget that “adventure”. 

56. What do you think the author does according to the story?

A. hunter           B. shepherd boy            C. adventurer      D. wild animal protector

57. The underline phrase “embark on” in para.2 means           .

A. give in          B. make up                C. take off        D. engage in

58. When I heard the roar, I           .

A. was brave enough to scream at it.             B. was so frightened that I escaped at once

C. was terrified and fell down to the ground.      D. was too scared to move. 

59. What can we know about the frightened lion?

A. The lion let out a fear scream while fleeing.

B. The lion was followed by the devil named Satan.     

C. The lion was scared by the illegal hunters.

D. The lion ate all the goats in the valley.

60. We can infer from the passage that            .          

A. I was lucky enough to survive this adventure. B. I took off my heels when I met with the lion.      

C. I witnessed the devil running after the lion.    D. I killed a lion and two birds with a spear.

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