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根据短文内容,从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A farmer found a wounded eagle(受伤的鹰) in his field. He was so ________ that he took it home and cleaned its wounds(伤口). After that he placed it outside in the yard, in the hope that it ________get well soon.
Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the ________ of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to walk from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough(食槽). For many years, the eagle ________ his new life on the farm.
Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing eagle and asked , “________ is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had happened, and the friend felt quite ________ .
“What a pity!” said the friend. “It should fly in the sky instead of living here!” He picked up the eagle, and threw it into the air. The eagle was ________ , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground. That night, the friend could hardly sleep as he remembered the chicken-like(像鸡一样的) eagle. The next morning, he headed back(回到) to the farm for another________ . This time he carried the eagle to the top of a nearby mountain.
When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you understand? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he ________ the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright light of the rising sun. Then he ________ tossed(抛) the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared(消失) into the clouds.
1.A. polite B. brave C. kind D. proud
2.A. would B. should C. must D. need
3.A. food B. sounds C. water D. habits
4.A. missed B. enjoyed C. lost D. forgot
5.A. When B. Why C. How D. What
6.A. puzzled B. sorry C. amazed D. worrying
7.A. frightened B. guilty C. excited D. angry
8.A. drink B. meeting C. rest D. try
9.A.tied B. put C. held D. filled
10.A. easily B. hardly C. quickly D. Powerfully(有力的)
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Weather has a strong effect(影响) on people. It influences health, influences health(智力),
and feelings.
In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. Southerners have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at times and very cold at other time. People in these states tend to(趋向) have heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 study by scientists, the IQ scores of a group of college students were very high during a hurricane(飓风), but after the storm their scores dropped 10%. Storm can increase intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can lower(降低) it. Students in many schools of the United States often do badly on exams in the hot months of the year.
Weather also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel sad during cold weather. In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy. At about 18℃,people become stronger.
Are you feeling sick, sad, tired, forgetful(健忘), or very intelligent today? The weather may be the reason.
1.___________________influences people’s life | |
Influence People’s 2.___________ | 3.___________weather can have bad effect on health. People in the southern part of America often 4.____________and other kinds of health problems in August. |
Influence People’s intelligence | College Students’ IQ were very high during hurricanes, but after the storm their scores dropped 10﹪. Storm can 5.____________Oh the other hand, 6.____________can lower intelligence. |
Influence People’s 7.____________ | Thin people usually fell 8. ____________. And they might feel 9. ____________ During cold weather. Fat people might fell 10.___________during hot summer. |
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What makes the world become smaller? Some inventions. It began in the 11th century , but it has developed greatly in the last century . Let’s take a look at the five top inventions .
Movable Type(活字印刷):By using Movable Type , books could be printed cheaply and easily . Bi Sheng invented Movable Type in China in the 11th century .
Telephone : The inventor Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call in 1876 . “Mr Watson , come here . I want you ,” he said to his assistant over the phone line . And with those famous words , the world was about to get much smaller .
Airplane : The Wright brothers made the first powered flight in 1903 . Air travel has made the faraway places suddenly become a lot closer .
Satellites(卫星): The Soviet Union sent up the world’s first satellite in 1957 . This began the Space Age . Satellites have helped scientists study the earth . Much of our knowledge of the world has come from the information recorded by satellites .
Internet : When the Internet was created in 1969 , only a few people knew about it . But more than 650 million people in the world use it now . The Internet has made information about anything easy to get .
Title : 1.________that make the world smaller | |||
2.________ | When | How | |
Movable Type | 3._______ | In the 4._____ century | Books printed cheaply and 5. . |
Telephone | / | In 1876 | The world got a lot smaller |
Airplane | / | In 6._______ | Making the faraway places 7.________ |
Satellites | The Soviet Union | In1957 | Helping scientists get the information recorded by satellites . |
8.________ | The US | In 9._______ | It has made 10._________ about anything easy to get |