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　　Many students of English think that learning a new language is very difficult. Now think how difficult it is to learn English when your brain is only the size of a bird's brain! That is what some birds can do.

　　Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language. African gray parrots are the birds best known for this.

　　Every December in London, the National Cage and Aviary Bird Show tries to find the best “talking” bird in the world. One bird named Prudle stood out among the “talking” birds. She won this prize for 12 years in a row from 1965 to 1977.

　　Prudle was also the oldest bird in the world that lived in a cage. Mr. Frost took care of the bird until Prudle died in 1994. Prudie was 35 years old.

　　A different kind of bird, not parrot, named Puck was tested in 1993. It turned out that Puck knew more English words than Prudle knew. Puck knew more than 1700 words.

(1) What kind of birds usually speaks the best?

[　　]

A. African gray parrots.

B. Uganda's.

C. The Aviary Bird Show.

D. English parrots.

(2) What is Prudle?

[　　]

A. A bird.

B. A cage.

C. A contest.

D. A prize.

(3) How many years did Prudle win the speaking contest for birds?

[　　]

A. 1965.

B. 12.

C.55.

D.800.

(4) Why was Puck better than Prudle?

[　　]

A. He died.

B. He spoke faster.

C. He knew more words.

D. He was bigger.

(5) Who was Mr. Frost?

[　　]

A.  parrot.

B. Prudle's owner.

C. An English teacher.

D. Puck's owner

答案：A;A;B;C;B
解析：

(1) A 因African gray parrots are the birds best known for this

(2) A 因One bird named Prudle

(3) B 从She won this prize for 12 years in a row from 1965 to 1977一句知道

(4) C 从Puck knew more English words than Prudle knew一句知道

(5) B 从第四段知道答案


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　　Food may help you understand more about yourself．Choose your favourite food from the five below．See the answers．Does your choice really tell you who you are?

　　A．noodles with beef(the hotter, the better);

　　B．big dinner with all kinds of dishes;

　　C．pizza;

　　D．fried chicken;

　　E．cakes．

　　Answer：

　　A．You always try to make yourself different others．Success and fame are your only interests．

　　B．You finish things quickly and don't like changing your ideas．You're never afraid of hard work．But you always buy lots of things that you don't need．

　　C．You work hard and always save money．But sometimes you aren't kind to others and always think you are right．

　　D．Exercise is not your favourite thing．You don't like staying by yourself very much．People think that you're shy but sweet．

　　E．Because you are nice and easy-going, you have lots of friends．You are always ready to help others．

(1)

The passage is probably a/an ________．

[　　]

A．

news report

B．

science discovery

C．

personality test

D．

interesting story

(2)

According to the passage, a person who has a lot of friends may choose ________．

[　　]

A．

noodles with beef

B．

fried chicken

C．

big dinner with all kinds of dishes

D．

cakes

(3)

Who will works hard, but always wastes money according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

the man who chooses pizza

B．

the man who chooses cakes

C．

the man who chooses noodles with beef

D．

the man who chooses a big dinner with all kinds of dishes

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　　　　Mr and Mrs Green do not often go out in the evening, but one Saturday, Mrs Green says to Mr Green, "There is a good film at 　　the cinema tonight. Shall we go to see it?"

　　　　Mr Green is quite happy about it. So they went, and both of them enjoy the film.

　　They come out of the cinema at 11 0'clock, get into their car and begin driving home. They see a woman running along the road very fast, and a man is running after her. So Mr Green drives the car very slowly near the woman and says to her, "Can we help you?"

　　"No, thank you." the woman says, "My husband（丈夫）and I always run home after the cinema, and the last one must wash the dishes at home!"

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. Mr and Mrs Green goes out _____ one evening.

[　　]

　　A. to see a film　　　　　　　B. to drive a car

　　C. to run along the road　　　D. to take a walk

　　2. _____ enjoy the film.　　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

　　A. Mr Green　　　　　　　B. Mrs Green

　　C. Mr and Mrs Green　　　D. Everybody there

　　3. Mr Green wants to _____.　　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

　　A. drive the car slowly　　　B. help that woman

　　C. run along the road　　　　D. look at the woman

　　4. That woman ____.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

　　A. wants to get help　 　B. is running back home to wash dishes

　　C. is running for fun　　D. doesn't want to do the washing

　　5. Mr and Mrs Green _____.　　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

　　A. don't help the woman　　　　　　　B. run after the woman

　　C. help the woman wash the dishes　　D. are afraid to help her
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　　No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him. As the centuries（世纪） went by, he made more and more new words, This is what we mean by language.

　　People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in

the world. Each has many thousands of words. A very large English dictionary, for example, has four or five hundred thousand words.  But before you leave school you will learn only a few thousands more. Then you should learn more and more words. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your  dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

1. The main idea of the first paragraph is ______.  

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

[　　]

A. how animals make sounds

B. how man made words

C. man heard different sounds round him

D. man made more and more words

2. About how many different languages are there in the world?

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

[　　]

A. 150　　B. 1500　　C. 5000　　D. 500

3. A very large English dictionary might have over ______ words.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

[　　]

A. 400,000　　B. 50,000　　C. 40,000　　D. 800,000

4. After you leave school, you should learn ______.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

[　　]

A. only a thousand words　　B. all the words

C. more words　　　　　　   D. all kinds of languages

5. If you want to know more new words, you can ______.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

[　　]　　

A. read many difficult books　　B. read easy books

C. written easy English　　　　 D. look them up in your dictionary

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　　Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．

　　One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．

　　“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”

　　“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”

　　“I left it at home．”

　　Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

　　The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

(1)

Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．

[　　]

A．

sixteen

B．

eighteen

C．

twenty

D．

fifteen

(2)

The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．

[　　]

A．

he’s her grandson

B．

he’s clever

C．

he can keep quiet

D．

he gets home on time

(3)

From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．

[　　]

A．

classmate

B．

colleague (同事)

C．

aunt

D．

wife

(4)

The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．

[　　]

A．

盖印

B．

跺

C．

贴邮票

D．

承认

(5)

Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了)________．

[　　]

A．

wake his grandma up

B．

make his grandma angry

C．

let his grandma tell him the time

D．

let his grandma buy him a watch
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1. 将文中画线句子翻译成汉语。
    _____________________________________________________________________________
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   (1)_____________________________________________________________________________ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
   (2)_____________________________________________________________________________ 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
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   (1) _________________　　　　 (2) _________________　　　　　　　
   (3) _________________ 　　　　(4) _________________　　　　　　　

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