Long ago there were two people--- a young father and an old neighbor. One day the young father was visiting the old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, talking about children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with their children?”

The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．“Please untie（解开）that string，” he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side. “Now tie it again，please,” said the old man, “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again.”

    The young man did so．Then the old man said，“There，it is the same with children. You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”

1.The story is about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

B． how to tie and untie the string

C． how to take care of young trees

D． how strict parents should be with their children.

2.The young man untied the string ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side

B． in order to let the old man teach him

C． in order to throw it away          

D． so that both of the trees would grow straight

3.When can the string be taken away？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A． When the young man has untied it next time

B． When the young tree grows strong enough

C． When the old man has left                

D． After you have untied it

4.At last the old man told the young man ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A.  that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone    

B． that he should be hard on them

C.   that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone

D． that he should always be strict with his children

完形填空：

    Washoe is a young chimpanzee (黑猩猩)．She is no 1 chimpanzee, though．Scientists are doing a research 2 her．They want to see how civilized (驯化) she can 3 ．Already she does many 4 a human being can do．For 5 , she has been learning how to exchange 6 with people．The scientists are teaching her 7 language．When she wants to be picked 8 , Washoe points up with one finger．She rubs her teeth with her finger 9 she wants to brush her teeth．This is done after every meal．

    Washoe has also been 10 to think out and find 11 to problems．Once she was put in a 12 with food hanging from the ceiling．It was too high to 13 ．After she considered the 14 , she got a tall box to stand 15 ．The food was still too 16 to be reached．Washoe found a 17 pole．Then she climbed onto the 18 , grasped the pole, and 19 down the food with the pole．

    Washoe 20 like a human, too．The scientists keep her in a fully furnished (家具齐全的) house．After a hard 21 in the lab, she goes home． 22 she plays with her toys．She 23 enjoys watching television before going to bed．

    Scientists hope to 24 more about people by 25 our closest relative chimpanzee．

SECTION B ( 18 points )

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

We sat in the boat waiting for Ofai. He was swimming under water. There were many beautiful shells（贝壳）at the ___36___ . If he could find some and bring them up，he would make a lot of money. My uncle was with us．Suddenly I saw Ofai wave his arms. I could see a large dark fish ___37___ under the water.

“A shark（鲨）！”cried my uncle.

The fish came near. Now we could see him ___38___ . He was of a yellow-brown colour and as big as our boat．What could we do to help Ofai？He had been under water more than a minute.My uncle could ___39___ it no longer. He took his knife and jumped into the water.

Down he went after the man-eating fish. The shark was heading straight for Ofai. Then, suddenly, the fish ___40___ . My uncle's strong arm had sent the knife deep into the side of the great fish. The water turned red as blood ___41___ from the shark.

Now Ofai had ___42___ to reach the top. At last he was safe in the boat.

But the fish was angry. He turned to come at the man who had ___43___ him. As he swam to my uncle，he opened his great mouth. Again the knife went forward. This time it cut straight into the shark's nose.

For a minute the shark lay ___44___ . Now Uncle Harry could swim to the ___45___ .Ofai quickly pulled him into the boat.

It wasn't long ___46___ the shark came to life. He hit the boat with such a hard blow that the sides were ___47___ pushed in. We rowed as hard as possible and finally we were safe on the seashore.

36．A．lake                     B．boat                            C．bottom                       D．bank

37．A．eating                        B．moving                   C．sleeping                              D．travelling

38．A．closer                          B．better                                  C．freely                                    D．directly

39．A．lie                                   B．stay                             C．sit                  D．stand

40．A．turned                   B．died                  C．sank                            D．disappeared

41．A．blew                     B．ran                    C．stopped                     D．dropped

42．A．time                     B．idea                  C．chance                       D．way

43．A．cut                      B．hurt                  C．aimed                         D．shot

44．A．still                      B．quiet                  C．red                              D．asleep

45．A．sand                     B．seashore           C．shells                          D．top

46．A．that                     B．before                C．for                              D．after

47．A．almost                  B．nearby                C．certainly            D．completely

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。                         

Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩). She is no 36 chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing a research 37her. They want to see how civilized(驯化)she can 38 Already she does many things a human being can do.

　　For example, she has been learning how to exchange 39with people. The scientists are teaching her 40language. When she wants to be picked 41, Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger 42she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.

　　Washoe has also been 43to think out and find answers to problems. Once she was put in a 44with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to 45 . After she considered the 46 she got a tall box to stand 47The food was still too high to be reached.Washoe found a 48pole. Then she climbed onto the49, grasped the pole, and 50 down the food with the pole.

Washoe 51 like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully furnished(家具齐全的)house. After a hard 52in the laboratory, she goes home. 53 she plays with her toys. She 54 enjoys watching television before going to bed.

　　Scientists hope to 55 more about people by studying our closest,relative(亲属)—chimpanzee.

A.foolish　　　  B.ordinary　　　  C.special　　　   D.simple

A.for　　　　　 B.by　　　　　　 C.to　　　　  　 D.on

A.experience　   B.change　　　　 C.develop　　　  D.become

A.actions　　　  B.views　　　　  C.messages　　   D.feelings

A.sign　　　　  B.human　　　　 C.spoken　　　   D.foreign

A.out　　　　　 B.at　　　　　　 C.on　　　　　  D.up

A.when　　　　 B.until　　　　   C.since　　　　  D.while

A.raised　　　  B.trained　　　    C.ordered　　　  D.led

A.cave　　　　 B.zoo　　　　　   C.room　　　   D.museum

A.pull　　　　  B.see　　　　　  C.eat　　　　   D.reach

A.problem　　　B.position　　　  C.food　　　　  D.ceiling

A.by　　　　　 B.on　　　　　　C.up　　　　    D.with

A.straight　　   B.strong　　　　 C.long　　　　  D.big

A.wall　　　　  B.box　　　　　 C.ceiling　　　  D.pole

A.knocked　　　 B.picked　　　　 C.took　　　　  D.shook

A.lives　　　　  B.acts　　　　　 C.thinks　　　   D.plays

A.task　　　　  B.lesson　　　　 C.day　　　   　D.time

A.Here　　　　 B.There　　　　  C.So　　　　    DThen

A.quite　　　　 B.already　　　   C.even　　　　  D.still

A.observe　　　B.discover　　　   C.gain　　　　  D.learn