题目内容
Why don’t birds get lost on their long migratory(迁移的) flights? Scientists ____1 over this question for many years.Now the reasons have been discovered only recently.2 ago experiments showed that birds depend on the sun to guide them 3 . But what about birds that fly mainly by night ? 4 with man-made stars have proved 5 certain night-flying birds are able to follow the 6 in their long distance flights.
One such 7 -a warbler (鸣禽)-had spent its lifetime in a 8 and had never flown under a natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn (天生的) 9 to use the stars for guidance. The bird’s cage was placed under a man-made star-filled sky at migration 10 . The bird tried to fly 11 the same direction as 12 taken by his indoor cousins. Any 13 in the position of the make-believe (虚构的) stars 14 a change in the direction of his flight.
Scientists think that warblers, 15 flying in daylight, use the sun for guidance. But stars are clearly their important 16 of navigation (导航). What do they do when the stars are 17 by the clouds? Clearly, they find their way by such land. 18 as mountain ranges, coastlines (海岸线) and river courses. But when it’s too 19 to see these, the warblers circle 20 , unable to find out where they were.
1. A. talked B. puzzled C. went D. looked
2. A. Not long B. Long C. Centuries D. Years
3. A. during the night B. during daylight hours
C. in winter D. in the dark
4. A. Examinations B. Laboratories C. Tests D. Sky
5. A. why B. how C. what D. that
6. A. stars B. moon C. route D. sun
7. A. star B. scientist C. bird D. flight
8. A. forest B. cage C. nest D. cave
9. A. strength B. ability C. experience D. practice
10. A. time B. place C. way D. season
11. A. to B. towards C. in D. under
12. A. that B. which C. one D. it
13. A. one B. change C. way D. bird
14. A. caused B. gave C. resulted D. meant
15. A. for B. when C. after D. they are
16. A. ways B. means C. objects D. homes
17. A. shown B. covered C. removed D. hidden
18. A. areas B. surface C. marks D. signs
19. A. far B. far away C. dark D. bright
20. A. helplessly B. hopefully C. easily D. freely
提示:
1. Puzzle over sth. 表示“对某事感到困惑不解”
2. 根据上下文,这里要填的意思为“不久以前”,所以我们选A。 3. birds depend on the sun to guide them,由于句中出现sun所以,我们知道这里选B。 4. Test表示“试验”,而其他的单词,如A意思为考试,B意思为实验室,D为天空。 5. Prove后面接的是宾语从句,用that作关系代词。 6. 上文提到了man-made star所以这里需要填入的是star, 所以选 A. 7. 破折号解释说明前面的单词,a warbler,所以选C,知道是鸟类。 8. 根据上下文知道鸟儿从来没有在自然的天空下飞翔,所以是生活在笼子里。下文也有提示。 9. 从文中我们知道这里只能填B,ability。 10. At migration time, 表示“在迁徙的时候”的意思。 11. In the same direction, 表示飞往同样的方向 12. 同级比较的对象,that不能少 13. 根据上下文知道这里填change,下句有提示。 14. 及物动词,cause意思为导致。天空中虚构星星的位置的变化会导致鸟飞行方向的变化。 15. 中间部分做时间状语,用when来引导。 16. Means这里做方式,手段说。星星是导航的重要方式。 17. 根据常识,是云朵遮住了星星,所以选D。 18. A,意思为地区,地域,B意思是表面, C,意思为标记,D意思是迹象,路标等。从上下文我们知道C为最佳答案。 19. 从too…to…结构就知道,这里填的是C。 20. A,意思为无助地,B是有希望地,C是轻松地,D是自由地。所以选A。
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The other day at a supermarket, I saw a naughty boy of about six crying loudly, falling to the floor and refusing to move. All the while the troubled mother was trying to persuade him to behave well but failed.A little smack on his bottom would have done the job,I thought.
Teenagers also cause discipline(纪律)problems.As a teacher, I had a 16-year-old student who had fallen in love with a waiter at a fast-food restaurant.In fact,she had left home to stay with him.So we decided to put her in the school hostel.She refused.When she heard her mother begging her to stay in the hostel she turned round and said:“Why don't you stay in the hostel if you like it so much?”
My palms were itching to slap her for being so rude but the poor mother continued to cajole her,hoping that gentle persuasion would work wonders.It did not.The last I heard,she had run away from home again.
The list goes on and on.Could it be that today's parents are softer and believe that they must not rod(棍棒惩罚)their children for fear of the bad result? Or do they actually believe that the children will get rid of the bad habits and behave well naturally as they grow older? I beg to disagree.I believe it is the parents' duty to discipline the children even at a young age.
My children who are now adults will prove the fact that I used the rod when I thought it necessary.Later when they went abroad,they related to their British university friends on how they were disciplined.Their friends abroad were filled with horror and told my daughter that I could be charged with child abuse(虐待).However,my daughter showed great respect for me when she told them that she would not be where she was today if not for my strict discipline.
【小题1】The underlined word“cajole”probably means .
A.persuade | B.scold | C.forgive | D.punish |
A.beat the children every day | B.treat the children in a softer way |
C.leave the children as they are | D.punish the children when necessary |
A.the naughty boy’s mother hit him |
B.the teacher’s daughter is living with the teacher |
C.the author’s daughter was thankful for the author’s strict discipline |
D.the author was charged with child abuse by her daughter’s friends abroad |
A.Spoil Kids | B.Value Discipline | C.Respect Parent | D.Protect Kids |