题目内容
Having spent two days on one subject and __________two on the other subject, I am now ready for the exam.A. other ? B. next ?
C. those D. another
Boom boom!( I’m here, come to me!)
Krak krak!( Watch out, a leopard (豹)!)
Hok hok hok!( Hey, crowned eagle!)
Very good — you’ve already mastered half the basic vocabulary of the Campbell’s monkey, which lives in the forests of the Tai National Park in Ivory Coast. The adult males have six types of call, each with a specific meaning, but they can mix two or more calls together into a message with a different meaning.
Having spent months recording the monkeys’ calls in response to both natural and artificial stimuli (刺激物), a group led by Klaus Zuberbuhler of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland argues that the Campbell’s monkeys have a certain form of syntax(句法).
This is likely to be controversial because despite great effort to teach chimpanzees(大猩猩) language, they showed little or no ability to combine the sounds they learned into a sentence with a larger meaning. Syntax, basic to the structure of language, uniquely belongs to humans.
“Krak” is a call that warns of leopards in the neighborhood. The monkeys give it in response to real leopards and to leopard shouting broadcast by the researchers. The monkeys can vary the call by adding “-oo”: “Krak-oo” seems to be a general word for hunter, but one given in a special context – when monkeys hear but don’t see a hunter, or when they hear the alarm calls of another species.
The “boom-boom” call invites other monkeys to come toward the male making the sound. Two booms can be combined with a series of “krak-oos”, with a meaning entirely different to that of either of its single parts. “Boom boom krak-oo krak-oo krak-oo” is the monkey’s version of “Timber!” – it warns of falling trees.
If Zuberbuhler is correct, the Campbell’s monkeys can both vary the meaning of specific calls by adding something and combine calls to make a different meaning.
【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?
| A.A group of scientists. | B.Calls of Campbell’s monkeys. |
| C.The lifestyle of monkeys. | D.The importance of language. |
| A.don’t communicate by sounds |
| B.only understand simple sentences |
| C.fail to learn language from humans |
| D.are not related to the Campbell’s monkeys |
| A.Krak | B.Boom | C.Boom boom krak-oo krak-oo krak-oo | D.Krak-oo |
| A.Zuberbuhler has spent years in the forests |
| B.the writer isn’t sure of Zuberbuhler’s opinions |
| C.the Campbell’s monkeys are cleverer than other animals |
| D.the Campbell’s monkeys can express six meanings by calls |
I was in a strange city and I didn't know the city at all and what is more,I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day in the town-centre,I decided to lose my way on my second day, since I believed that this was the simplest way of getting to know the strange city.
I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops then got it off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. Then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived and even then I pronounced it badly.
I stopped to ask a friendly-looking newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. The policeman listened to me carefully, smiled and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I thanked him politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.
About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside.
The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway station,
【小题1】The writer believed that if you wanted to get to know a strange city .
| A.you should go everywhere on foot |
| B.you should have a map |
| C.you should ask people the way |
| D.you should get lost |
| A.could understand what he said |
| B.didn't know what he said |
| C.laughed at him |
| D.didn't want to take the money |
| A.he couldn't speak the language |
| B.he followed the policeman's direction |
| C.he took the wrong bus |
| D.he left the town-centre |
| A.didn't help him |
| B.pointed at him |
| C.didn't understand what he really meant |
| D.didn’t know the way |
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have given $500,000 to help the town of Joplin —a town near the Mississippi River, where Pitt’s mother went to school recover from a huge tornado (龙卷风)that struck on May 22, 2011.
The couple made the donation through the Jolie-Pitt Foundation on Thursday to help rebuild the town of Joplin after about 30% of the buildings were destroyed by the tornado. Over 150 people were killed.
“The Joplin community faces great challenges ahead,” said Brad. "Having spent most of my childhood there, I know these people to be hardworking, humble and especially resilient.
“The locally based Community Foundation of the Ozarks will be working shoulder to shoulder with these Joplin citizens for long to rebuild their lives. We, too, hope to further help with these rebuilding efforts.”
“Last year 42 million people worldwide were hurt by natural disasters,” added Angelina. “So often, these disasters seem far away; but now, the need is right here at home for thousands of people. Our hearts go out to the families in Joplin who have lost so much.”
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks was founded in 1973 and has since grown to include 43 branch community foundations. The Foundation’s task is to improve the quality of life in the Missouri Ozarks area through resource development, community grant making, working together, and public leadership.
“We had a call in the first day or two afterward from an organization representing them,” said Brian Fogle, president of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. "They made several calls afterwards, but we learned that they made a donation.
1.Where did the disaster most probably happen?
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A.in Britain |
B.in the USA |
C.in Australia |
D.in China |
2.Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donated $500,000 after the disaster_______.
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A.by post |
B.in the flesh |
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C.through a foundation |
D.through the local Red Cross |
3.The best title for the passage is______.
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A.A disaster by a huge tornado in Joplin |
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B.Rebuilding efforts after the disaster |
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C.The Community Foundation of the Ozarks |
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D.A donation from the Pitts |