If you put a buzzard(秃鹰) in a cage without a roof(顶棚), the bird will be a prisoner. Even though it can fly, it can’t fly through the open roof. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 3 or 4 meters. Without space to run, he will not even try to fly, but will stay in his small jail(监牢) for the rest of his life.
The ordinary bat that flies around at night cannot take off from the ground. If it is placed on the ground, all it can do is shuffle(穿梭) about helplessly. If it reaches a higher place, it will be able to throw itself into the air. Then it takes off quickly. But on flat ground, it will never fly.
A bee dropped into a cup will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but keeps trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will look for away where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.
In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bee. They are struggling with all their problems and frustrations(挫折)，not realizing that the answer is right there above them.
【小题1】A buzzard can’t fly through the open roof of a cage because       .

If you put a buzzard(秃鹰) in a cage without a roof(顶棚), the bird will be a prisoner. Even though it can fly, it can’t fly through the open roof. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 3 or 4 meters. Without space to run, he will not even try to fly, but will stay in his small jail(监牢) for the rest of his life.

The ordinary bat that flies around at night cannot take off from the ground. If it is placed on the ground, all it can do is shuffle(穿梭) about helplessly. If it reaches a higher place, it will be able to throw itself into the air. Then it takes off quickly. But on flat ground, it will never fly.

A bee dropped into a cup will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but keeps trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will look for away where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.

In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bee. They are struggling with all their problems and frustrations(挫折)，not realizing that the answer is right there above them.

1.A buzzard can’t fly through the open roof of a cage because       .

A．it is too big and heavy to fly up

B．it feels the space is too small to start the flight

C．it gets used to living in the cage without a roof

D．it would like to spend the rest of his life in the jail

2.Paragraph 2 mainly tells us that        .

A．the bat is a kind of smart bird

B．the bat can take off quickly on flat ground

C．the bat flies only at night

D．the bat can only take off from a higher place

3.Which is NOT true about the bee?

A．The bee doesn’t try to find a way to escape.

B．The bee will die if it isn’t taken out of the cup in time.

C．The bee always wants to escape from the cup near the bottom.

D．The bee doesn’t see the way out at the top.

4.What’s the purpose of the story?

A．Many people are like the buzzard, the bat and the bee.

B．Animals will also give up when in trouble.

C．We should try new ways to deal with difficulties.

D．We should solve problems by ourselves.

Switzerland is one of the more developed countries in Europe. It is well known ___1___ one of the cleanest countries in the world. The Swiss think that ____2____ is very important. The government has made laws which ___3___ everyone to recycle( 循环再利用). In 1998, the Swiss government passed a law which said that people could not ___4_____ away any electronic machines. ____5____, people were told to bring old ones, such as televisions, computers and fridges, to special centers when they didn’t need them. Many parts of the old machines are used again, and the parts that ____6_____ be used are thrown away. The government also charges a rubbish bag tax(税收). If people want their rubbish _____7_____, they must buy yellow stickers and put them _____8____their rubbish bags. In 2003, 47% of all rubbish in the cities was recycled. This ____9______ 70% of paper, 95%of glass, 71%of plastic bottles and 85-90%of cans. Until recently, people could get a small amount of money when they recycled their bottles. Recycling has become a ___10___ habit for the Swiss. Many countries should learn from the ___11_____. However, recycling in Switzerland is not without problems. In 2002 , street workers in Bern stopped collecting rubbish for 24 hours _____12____they thought that people were not as careful about recycling their rubbish as they should be. People were ___13_____ that so much rubbish was lying in the streets, and visitors ____14_____ Bern were disappointed to find the city was not as clean as they thought. The street workers hoped that people from Bern would learn that____15___ everyone’s responsibility to keep the city clean.

1. A. for                              B. as                     C. to                                   D. by

2. A. cleaning                B. cycling              C. recycling                  D. reproducing

3. A. want                           B. need                  C. allow                       D. require

4. A. put                              B. take                  C. throw                      D. fly

5. A. Instead                        B. But                   C. However                  D. So

6. A. can’t                        B. shouldn’t           C. mustn’t                    D. needn’t

7. A. to collect                     B. collect               C. collecting                 D. to be collected

8. A. on                               B. up                     C. out                          D. off

9. A. included                B. including           C. meant                      D. meaning

10. A. strange                      B. daily                  C. usual                        D. often

11. A. example                     B. life                 C. thoughts                   D. mind

12. A. so                             B. because             C. so that                            D. until

13. A. unhappy                     B. satisfied             C. sorry                       D. surprised

14. A. to                              B. from                 C. of                            D. at

15. A. it’s                                   B. that’s                C. it                           D. it was

There lived a young man in a village. He was born in a      family. His parents had a lot of farms and got much money . He was in school for only four years, but he thought he knew all.        the villagers called him Mr. Know-All. And he told his servants not to tell him the results（结果） directly (直接地). The servants . were afraid of  him and had to listen to him.

    One day Mr. Know-All went to     his friend who lived in a town. He stayed there for nearly a week. Suddenly one of his servants came and called out, “     , sir!”

“What happened?”

“Your cat has died!”

“What’s there to be surprised at （吃惊）?” said the young man. “Throw it to the river. By the way, of what illness did it die?”

“It     much meat of the horse and died.”

“What? Has my horse died, too? And what illness did it die of, then?”

 “It pulled(拉) the carried (马车) to the hospital,” said the servant. “ We made it     as fast as possible. When we reached the hospital, it was so tired that it couldn’t     up any longer and died.”

“Wait a minute,” said Mr Know-All. “What did you go to the hospital for?”

“To     your mother there.”

“What’s the matter with my mother?”

“She     down stairs and hurt her head. We sent her to the hospital, but it was too late. The doctors operated on（动手术）her at once, they tried their best to save her, but she died!”

Mr Know-All became angry and shouted, “Why didn’t you tell me about it      ?”

“You never let us tell you the results directly, sir.”

1.A. worker’s        B. teacher’s         C. farmer’s         D. soldier’s

2.A. But            B. Then            C. Or              D. So

3.A. look after       B. hurt             C. look for         D. visit

4.A. Good news      B. Bad news        C. Good morning    D. Good afternoon

5.A. ate             B. saw             C. touched         D. cut

6.A. run            B. walk             C. jump            D. fly

7.A. sit             B. lie               C. sleep           D. stand

8.A. post            B. bring             C. take           D. put

9.A. went           B. lived             C. stayed          D. fell

10.A. early          B. earlier            C. earliest         D. the earliest