Most people agree that honesty is a good thing. But does Mother Nature agree? Animals can't talk, but can they lie in other ways? Can they lie with their bodies and behavior? Animal experts may not call it lying, but they do agree that many animals, from birds to chimpanzees, behave dishonestly to fool other animals. Why? Dishonesty often helps them survive.

Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals. For example, a bird called the plover sometimes pretends to be hurt in order to protect its young. When a predator(猎食动物)gets close to its nest, the plover leads the predator away from the nest. How? It pretends to have a broken wing. The predator follows the "hurt" adult, leaving the baby birds safe in the nest.

Another kind of bird, the scrub jay, buries its food so it always has something to eat. Scrub jays are also thieves. They watch where others bury their food and steal it. But clever scrub jays seem to know when a thief is watching them. So they go back later, unbury the food, and bury it again somewhere else.

Birds called cuckoos have found a way to have babies without doing much work. How? They don't make nests(鸟巢). Instead, they get into other birds' nests secretly. Then they lay their eggs and fly away. When the baby birds come out, their adoptive parents feed them.

Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky. After a fight, the losing chimp will give its hand to the other. When the winning chimp puts out its hand, too, the chimps are friendly again. But an animal expert once saw a losing chimp take the winner's hand and start fighting again.

Chimps are sneaky in other ways, too. When chimps find food that they love, such as bananas, it is natural for them to cry out. Then other chimps come running. But some clever chimps learn to cry very softly when they find food. That way, other chimps don't hear them, and they don't need to share their food.

As children, many of us learn the saying "You can't fool Mother Nature." But maybe you can't trust her, either.

1.A plover protects its young from a predator by______.

A. getting closer to its young

B. driving away the adult predator

C. leaving its young in another nest

D. pretending to be injured

2.By "Chimpanzees, or chimps, can also be sneaky" (paragraph 5), the author means______.

A. chimps are ready to attack others

B. chimps are sometimes dishonest

C. chimps are jealous of the winners

D. chimps can be selfish too

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Some chimps lower their cry to keep food away from others.

B. The losing chimp won the fight by taking the winner's hand.

C. Cuckoos fool their adoptive parents by making no nests.

D. Some clever scrub jays often steal their food back.

4.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A. Do animals lie?

B. Does Mother Nature fool animals?

C. How do animals learn to lie?

D. How does honesty help animals survive?

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Golf is an outdoor sport in ________ a player attempts to hit a small hard ball ________ a hole in as ________ wings(挥动,击杆)as possible. Players ________ the ball with one of several kinds of long, slender golf clubs. The kind of club ________ on the location and distance ________ the hole. Golf is played on a course that normally is ________ into 18 units, also called holes, of varying lengths and difficulty.

Golf is one of the most ________ outdoor sports in the world. Millions of men, women, and children play golf as an individual or ________ sport, ________ in high school and college competition. Millions more enjoy golf as a ________ of recreation and exercise. Golf is also a popular ________ sport, ________ thousands of fans to tournaments(比赛,锦标赛). Millions more may watch tournaments ________ television.

________ 20 million Americans play golf every year. About ________ of them are women. The United States has about 14,000 golf courses. About 5,200 are private courses—country clubs and golf clubs ________to members only. Another 6,500 are daily fee ________, which are privately owned facilities that admit the public________ a fee. About 2,200 courses are publicly ________ .

1.A. that B. what C. it D. which

2.A. in B. into C. to D. from

3.A. many B. less C. a few D. few

4.A. play B. provide C. hit D. perform

5.A. depends B. relies C. decides D. discusses

6.A. from B. into C. to D. in

7.A. made B. classified C. separated D. divided

8.A. excited B. common C. popular D. graceful

9.A. singular B. team C. plural D. personal

10.A. which B. both C. that D. so

11.A. play B. format C. form D. method

12.A. spectator B. individual C. team D. performance

13.A. creating B. turning C. driving D. attracting

14.A. by B. over C. with D. on

15.A. Masses of B. More than C. In addition to D. Lots of

16.A. a total B. the half C. the fourth D. four

17.A. available B. similar C. convenient D. familiar

18.A. clubs B. golf C. players D. courses

19.A. of B. for C. to D. by

20.A. admitted B. displayed C. owned D. serviced

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I was successful at my job. It was not easy, but it ________ me and my family a wonderful lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years. ________ , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was ________ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there ________ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ________ .” I’d been so well respected; ________ I was of no value.

For six weeks, I was in a very ________ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie(僵尸). I could ________ things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive in everything ________ me.

Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I ________ the same final, so he was ________ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ________ him on was unbelievable. The whole summer I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band — I ________ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ________. My life had been so much devoted to ________ for so long, and I felt ________ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

________ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ________ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ________ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job has made me realize just how ________ it is to achieve real balance in life.

1.A. affordedB. promisedC. showedD. left

2.A. ThereforeB. AnyhowC. HoweverD. Otherwise

3.A. quicklyB. gentlyC. partlyD. easily

4.A. untilB. afterC. asD. so

5.A. finishedB. changedC. triedD. failed

6.A. finallyB. immediatelyC. suddenlyD. shortly

7.A. secretB. quietC. lonelyD. dark

8.A. seeB. getC. suggestD. understand

9.A. defendedB. desertedC. directedD. disturbed

10.A. watchedB. missedC. lostD. won

11.A. disappointedB. worriedC. honouredD. delighted

12.A. cheeringB. takingC. leadingD. passing

13.A. justB. evenC. stillD. almost

14.A. hopefulB. strangeC. meaningfulD. difficult

15.A. workB. familyC. matchesD. performances

16.A. successfulB. thoughtfulC. thankfulD. peaceful

17.A. UnexpectedlyB. DoubtfullyC. DisagreeablyD. Naturally

18.A. employedB. valuedC. comfortedD. encouraged

19.A. educationB. futureC. relationshipD. experience

20.A. importantB. interestingC. simpleD. surprising

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There is an old Spanish saying which states, "Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week." How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow? 1. We have to go for them now!

·Tomorrow is not promised.

Nobody likes to talk about death, but everybody is going to die at one point. None of us know the day or the hour. 2. Don't go to your tomb with unrealized dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.

·3.

One of the biggest dream killers is fear. Many people could have achieved amazing things if only they weren't afraid. Just think about all the things you've wanted to do, but allowed fear to convince you that you weren't capable, or good enough. Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Choose not to let fear stop you from achieving your dreams.

·Take action to realize your dream.

You can dream about writing a great play but it's never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper. You can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure. 4.

·Possibilities are waiting on you.

There are so many amazing opportunities and people waiting on you. How do you get to them? Simple! Follow your dream. 5. You'll never see those doors if you sit around waiting on a dream to happen, instead of actually working to make it happen.

A. Don't let fear win.

B. In other words, dreams don't work unless you do.

C. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait.

D. Therefore, today is all we have.

E. You'll be much happier if you go for it.

F. You were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody can copy.

G. Doors that you couldn't imagine open up when you go after what you want.

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