题目内容
What Things Can Animals Do for Us?
Can animals be made to work for us human beings? Some scientists think that one day animals may be 1 to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings. They 2 out that at a circus (马戏) , for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals 3 quite skillful things. 4 you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch 5 you may notice that the 6 always gives the animal a lump (块)of sugar 7 a piece of fruit as a reward. The scientists say that many different animals 8 be trained to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will 9 a reward for doing them.
Of course, 10 we know, dogs can be used to 11 a house, and soldiers in both old and modern times have used geese (鹅) to give warning by making a lot of 12 when an enemy comes near. And it may be 13 to train animals to work in factories. In Russia, for instance, pigeons, which are birds with good 14 , are being used to watch out for 15 in small balls that are being made in one factory. 16 the pigeon sees a ball which looks 17 others, it touches a steel plate with its beak (嘴). This 18 on a light to warn the people in the factory. At the same time a few 19 are given to the pigeon as a reward. It 20 three to five weeks to train a pigeon to do this, and one pigeon can inspect 3000 to 4000 balls an hour.
1.
A. trained B. asked
C. forced D. found
2.
A. spoke B found
C. said D. pointed
3.
A. eat B. take
C. make D. do
4.
A. Indeed B. Certainly
C. Perhaps D. Often
5.
A. quickly B. closely
C. near D. far
6.
A. worker B. teacher
C. trainer D. master
7.
A. with B. or
C. in D. and
8.
A. shall B. may
C. should D. will
9.
A. accept B. get
C. give D. put
10.
A. since B. for
C. because D. as
11.
A. keep B. guard
C. see D. look at
12.
A. voice B. noise
C. fire D. sound
13.
A. possible B. good
C. important D. easy
14.
A. eyesight B. hearing
C. taste D. touch
15.
A. mistakes B. faults
C. errors D. warnings
16.
A. While B. When
C. Where D. What
17.
A. uglier B. like
C. the same as D. different from
18.
A. makes B. turns
C. goes D. keeps
19.
A. water B. coins
C. sweets D. seeds
20.
A. costs B. takes
C. spends D. needs
解析:
1. Be trained to do sth.被训练做某事。 2. Point out是“指出”的意思。 3. Do …things,做某事。 4. 意思是“或许你在电视上或者电影里看见过它们”。 5. 如果你仔细观察的话。 6. 训练者经常会给动物一块糖。 7. 表示选择,或者是…。 8. 这里是表示“可能”的意思,并不确定。 9. Get reward for doing sth.因为做某事而获得奖赏。 10. As引导的是非限定性定语从句。 11. 狗是可以看家的。 12. Make a lot of noise,发出许多声响,弄出动静。 13. It is possible to do sth.做某事是可能的。 14. 根据后文可知是“视力好的鸟”。 15. Fault有“缺点,瑕疵”的意思,比较符合题意。 16. When引导时间状语从句。 17. Be different from sth.不同于。 18. Turn on a light,打开一盏灯。 19. 给小鸟一些种子当作奖励。 20. It takes sb. some time to do sth.某人做某事花费多长时间。
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