【题目】 The loneliest chimp(黑猩猩)in the world just got the best surprise------a hug from a new friend.Ponso has been by himself for nearly three years,finding himself alone after his wife and children died on the island where they were abandoned by a medical testing company many years ago.

For years a nearby villager named Germain has been Ponso’s only company,visiting him so often to bring bananas and bread—the chimp’s only source of food on the tiny island.It was clear how much Ponso missed companionship when he was recently visited by Chimpanzee Conservation Centre Director Estelle Raballand.The chimp immediately embraced Estelle Raballand in a huge hug and laughed as she reached out for him,with his smile from ear to ear.

For those who know Ponso’s backstory,his immediate ease and trust in humans might be surprising.Ponso was one of 20 chimps,all between the ages of 7 to 11 years old,relocated to an island off the Ivory Coast after being used for testing by the New York Blood Centre.After the tests were completed in 2005,the lab reportedly transferred the chimps to a string of islands,occasionally dropping off food and water because there was none in the chimps’ new homes.

Disease and hunger soon left only Ponso,his mate and their two children standing.But at the end of 2013 they died within days of each other and Ponso was now completely alone.

A group called SOS PONSO is trying to raise money for the poor lonely chimp,already achieving its goal of $20,000 - all of which will be used for Ponso’s care.

【1】What do we know about the chimp Ponso?

A.He was deserted by his family.

B.He found many sources of food.

C.He came to the island for a test.

D.He suffers from loneliness greatly.

2How did Ponso feel about the visit of Estelle Raballand?

A.Excited. B.Frightened.

C.Embarrassed. D.Confused.

3What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A.The chimps’ new settlement.

B.How Ponso came to the island.

C.Why Ponso was used for a test.

D.The medical test about chimps.

4What can be inferred from the text?

A.Germain won’t visit Ponso any more.

B.A new lab will be built on the island.

C.Many people show concern for Ponso.

D.More chimps will be brought to the island.

【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。

I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台)in her general store. 【1】_ I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”

At first I was paid in candy. 2 I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 3

By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics(化妆品)I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup(化妆)ideas. 4

The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. 5 Expect they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

A. Before long, she let me sit there by myself.

B. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.

C.Later I received 50 cents an hour.

D.I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.

E. My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility。

F. Watching my money grow was more rewardingthan anything I could have bought.

G. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.

【题目】About five years ago, an American electrical engineer named Scott Brusaw and his wife Julie came up with the idea of putting solar panels (控制板) on the ground rather than the roof. Then they began to develop the Solar Roadway. The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun while providing safer driving conditions, along with power and data delivery. They predict that the Solar Roadway will pay for itself through the generation of electricity along with other forms of income and that the same money that is being used to build and resurface current roads can be used to build the Solar Roadways.

Each Solar Road Panel measures roughly 4 meters by 4 meters and contains a microprocessor (微处理器) that monitors and controls the panel, while communicating with neighboring panels and the vehicles traveling overhead. The inventors suggest that this provides a communications device every 4 meters on every road which could be used for example to warn drivers of cars which are moving across a centre line and various other speed control problems. The top of the Solar Road panels is made of super-strong glass that would offer vehicles the tractions (抓地力) they need.

According to the inventors, the Solar Roadway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and therefore electric vehicles can be recharged at any conveniently located rest stop, or at any business that has paved Solar Road Panels in their parking lots.

The inventors say their Solar Roadway has many functions and advantages from main roads to driveways, parking lots, bike paths, sidewalks and runways. The Federal Highway Administration has given Brusaw $100,000 to develop the invention and Brusaw hopes to build a smart-road parking lot in the coming spring .

【1】In the inventors’ opinion, the Solar Roadway ___________________________ .

A. is too expensive to build at present

B. costs no more money than current roads

C. can provide as many data as present computers

D. will bring them a large sum of money

【2】The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refers to .

A. the panels B. the inventors

C. the researchers D. the vehicles

【3】It can be inferred from the text that ____________________________.

A. the Solar Roadway has already been put into use

B. $100,000 is only enough to build a smart-road parking lot

C. the Solar Roadway is not available for gas-powered cars

D. future electric vehicles can be charged anytime and anywhere

【4】What can be the best title for the text?

A. Solar-powered smart road of the future

B. The great changes on the roadway

C. The influence the Solar Roadway has on people

D. The Solar Road—a much faster road

【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

How successful leaders spent their teenage years

I don’t think I have ever before been compared with Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, etc. 【1】 But for what it is worth, I’ll give you some traits that I think are common among most of these people.

Reading

Read a wide variety of books and articles that stretch your imagination. Don’t just read easy books (like Harry Potter). 【2】Those difficult texts can really stretch your mind.

Because most of the people mentioned grew up in a different era, they spent a big portion of their time just reading the encyclopedia (百科全书). Many of them would eventually read every encyclopedia volume letter. These people had a strong need to learn new things.

Play-acting

At an early age, most of these people spent more time play-acting than others. Very few of these people spent their time playing organized sports---they instead were in their bedroom, backyard, or nearby park playing by themselves. 3

Experimenting

It is amazing how many successful people lit things on fire, blew things up, caught and studied bugs, built bird nests, and more. 4】 And they were the ones in charge of the experiment.

Creating vs. Consuming (消费)

Watching wonderful movies, listening to music, etc. are all great ways to spend time. 5

Most of these successful people spent a large percentage of their time creating. They were building things, starting things, etc. This is really important.

A. Read things that challenge your thought.

B. Today it is harder to spend time creating.

C. They were letting their imagination run wild.

D. They were building, creating, viewing, and observing.

E. But they are passive --- these are consuming functions.

F. Most of these people had parents that asked them to read less.

G. I am nowhere near as successful as most of the people on this list.

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