A woman saw three old men sitting outsideShe said“I don’t think I know youbut you must be very hungryPlease collie in and have something to  1  ’’

“We don’t go into a house   2  ”they answered“Why is that?” she asked

One of the old men said“His name is Wealth(财富),this is Successand I am LoveNow go in and   3  with your family which one of us you want in your house"

The woman went in and told her family all that happenedShe said," Let's invite WealthWe have been so   4   " Her husband disagreed," My clear, why don't we invite Success? Don't yon want me to be a successful man?" Then her daughter asked," Would it be   5  to invite Love? Our life ~ill then be filled with love!" In the end, the family decided to take the   6   advice

So the woman went out and asked, "Which one of you is   7   ? Please come in and be our guest" Love got up and started walking to the houseThe other two also go up and   8   himSurprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success, "I   9 invite LoveWhy are you coming along?" The two old men answered," If you invited Wealth or Success, the other two would have to   10   , but as you invite Love, wherever he goes, we go with himWhere there is Love, there is Wealth and Success"

1Asay                 Beat              Cuse

2Atogether             Balone               Ccrowdedly

3Aplay                 Bexercise            Cdiscuss

4Apoor                Brich               Clucky

5Aworse              Bbetter              Cless

6Afather's             Bmother's           Cdaughter's

7ALove                 BWealth             CSuccess

8Aleft                  Bfollowed         Cstopped

9Aonly                 Bhardly           Cnever

10Ajoin in             Bgo along with       Cstay out

Alex knew colors and shapesHe learned about 150 English wordsWith his language ability he made himself known as perhaps the world’s most famous talking bird

But Alexa parrotdied two weeks ago when he was 31Irenea psychologist(心理学家)at Harvard Universitystudied and worked with the parrot for nearly 30 years

In 1977, Irene, then an excellent student in chemistry at Harvard, bought Alex from a pet storeAt that time, scientists were not quite sure whether birds could learn to communicate with humans

But using the methods of teaching, Irene helped Alex to learn about 150 words, and to count small numbers, as well as colors and shapes

In experiments, Irene would give Alex a small reward (奖励), like a grapeAlex learned to ask for the grape by watching what the trainer was doing to get itThe researchers then worked with the bird to help him with pronunciation

Alex showed a surprising ability to learnFor example, when he was shown a blue paper circle, he could tell what color the paper was, what shape it was, and after touching it what it was made of

Like other parrots, he also picked up some words when staying in the lab, like "calm down" and "good morning"He could also show his happiness and sadness

Even before the week he died, Alex was working with Irene on difficult words As she put him into his cage for the night that Thursday, Irene said that Alex looked at her and said," You be goodSee you tomorrowI love you"

He was found dead in his cage the next morning

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1Alex is the name of_______

Aan excellent student                       Ba clever bird

Ca trainer                               Da psychologist

2How did Irene get the parrot?

AA friend gave it to her                     BShe caught it in a forest

CShe bought it from the market               DThe passage doesn't mention it

3The underlined words "picked up" in the seventh paragraph mean_______

A.捡到                    B.挑选                    C.举起                   D.学到

4The best title of the passage can be _______

AA Thinking Parrot                                    BThe Owner of a Parrot

CHow to Teach a Parrot to Speak                  DParrotsOur Close Friends

5The passage is probably taken from a_______

Ahistory textbook                                      Bnovel(小说)

Cnewspaper                                                Ddictionary

In many western schoolssports day is a big eventChildren take part in competitive(竞争性的)sportstrying to break school records and take the first place

Sports daysor sports meetsare usually held in the warmer seasons, either at the beginning or the end of the school yearThey are also called field days

Primary school sports days are funThey usually have activities such as the egg andhe spoon race and the sack raceOther events include the skipping race(跳绳) and the three—legged raceIn middle and high schoolssports days include many of the common track and field events(田径项目).They are more serious and competitive than primary school ones

Students' parents and other relatives also come to the school on sports daysThey watch children playMany schools in the West have "mothers and fathers" races for parents to take part in!

Although sports days are exciting, they also have some problemsAccording to some reports in the US, sports days have become too competitive to be good for studentsSome parents put too much pressure (压力) on the childrenSome schools don’t have "mothers and fathers" races any more as there is much fighting and cheating

1What do children try to do when they take part in sports meets?

2When are sports days usually held in the school year?

3What are primary school and middle school sports days like?

4Who would come to the school to watch children play on sports days?

5What does the writer think about sports days?

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