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  Birds use many different materials to build nests. Some birds use bits of grass. The tailor bird of Africa and India uses grass to sew leaves together. Other birds find twigs and pebbles useful.

  Building a nest takes time and effort. But some starlings in Australia have had human help. People in Ingham, a town in northern Queensland, cut rope into short lengths. The rope was frayed and dyed in bright colors. Then the pieces were left for the starlings to find.

  The result pleased the people as well as the birds. In one week the starlings had turned a large tree into a blaze of color.

1.Two nesting materials not named are_______.

A.grass and leaves B.twigs and pebbles C.mud and straw

2.A detail explaining the name of the tailor bird is that it________.

A.sews leaves togetherB. measures its nest carefully

C.Neither A nor B

3.Starlings were helped by the townspeople of_______.

A. India   B. Ingham   C. Africa

4. The rope supplied by the townspeople was in_______.

A.foot-long pieces B. long, solid pieces  C.short, frayed pieces

5.The starlings gathered the rope because _________.

A. they could easily find it B.they wished to please the people

C.there were no other materials handy

6.The person who suggested the plan must have thought about________.

A.materials the birds would want   B.the likely result Both A and B

答案:C;A;B;C;A;C
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    “I'm sure he's okay,” answered Alex. “I'm pretty    6    the enemy thought it was a ground 7   . Anyway, they were too busy rushing to    8    in their jeep to    9    time firing at a condor (神鹰). I'm not worried about him. What I am worrying about, though, are the words on that    10    that was tied to Ruark's leg. I keep saying the words to myself: What about the cave? There's a two-meter hole at the back of it. No one will find it. There are so many caves ... The money they stole is hidden somewhere out there and I should hate them to come back and 11 it from under our noses.”

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    1

A. noticing            B. requiring

C. expecting            D. finding

    2

A. care               B. advice

C. attention           D. arrival

    3

A. wine               B. food

C. water             D. medicine

    4

A. lying               B. laughing

C. eating             D. talking

    5

A. see               B. catch

C. feed               D. beat

    6

A. clear               B. puzzled

C. certain              D. nervous

    7

A. fire               B. attack

C. force              D. control

    8

A. get down            B. get through

C. get away           D. get back

    9

A. waste.              B. save

C. kill               D. have

    10

A. rock               B. cave

C. paper              D. tape

    11

A. send               B. throw

C. break              D. take

    12

A. heard              B. told

C. found             D. understood

    13

A. time.              B. guess

C. distance            D. moment

    14

A. rest                B. work

C. look               D. walk

    15

A. small              B. warm

C. clever             D. clean

    16

A. quiet               B. near

C. tidy                D. wide

    17

A. sound             B. birds

C. voices              D. money

    18

A. exactly             B. simply

C. naturally           D. perfectly

    19

A. hard               B. high

C. flat               D. large

    20

A. just                B. still

C. half               D. also

 

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    1

A. noticing            B. requiring

C. expecting            D. finding

    2

A. care               B. advice

C. attention           D. arrival

    3

A. wine               B. food

C. water             D. medicine

    4

A. lying               B. laughing

C. eating             D. talking

    5

A. see               B. catch

C. feed               D. beat

    6

A. clear               B. puzzled

C. certain              D. nervous

    7

A. fire               B. attack

C. force              D. control

    8

A. get down            B. get through

C. get away           D. get back

    9

A. waste.              B. save

C. kill               D. have

    10

A. rock               B. cave

C. paper              D. tape

    11

A. send               B. throw

C. break              D. take

    12

A. heard              B. told

C. found             D. understood

    13

A. time.              B. guess

C. distance            D. moment

    14

A. rest                B. work

C. look               D. walk

    15

A. small              B. warm

C. clever             D. clean

    16

A. quiet               B. near

C. tidy                D. wide

    17

A. sound             B. birds

C. voices              D. money

    18

A. exactly             B. simply

C. naturally             D. perfectly

    19

A. hard               B. high

C. flat               D. large

    20

A. just                B. still

C. half               D. also

 

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    1

A. trained               B. asked

C. forced                D. found

    2

A. spoke             B found

C. said                D. pointed

    3

A. eat               B. take

C. make              D. do

    4

A. Indeed              B. Certainly

C. Perhaps            D. Often

    5

A. quickly             B. closely

C. near               D. far

    6

A. worker             B. teacher

C. trainer              D. master

    7

A. with               B. or

C. in                 D. and

    8

A. shall               B. may

C. should              D. will

    9

A. accept              B. get

C. give                D. put

    10

A. since              B. for

C. because            D. as

    11

A. keep               B. guard

C. see               D. look at

    12

A. voice              B. noise

C. fire               D. sound

    13

A. possible            B. good

C. important            D. easy

    14

A. eyesight            B. hearing

C. taste               D. touch

    15

A. mistakes           B. faults

C. errors             D. warnings

    16

A. While             B. When

C. Where              D. What

    17

A. uglier              B. like

C. the same as         D. different from

    18

A. makes              B. turns

C. goes               D. keeps

    19

A. water             B. coins

C. sweets              D. seeds

    20

A. costs              B. takes

C. spends              D. needs

 

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(A)

 One rainy Saturday afternoon, Nancy and Smith were wondering  1 , when suddenly Smith had an idea.“I know, ” he said eagerly (焦急地), “I'll take you to a place my father used to  2when I was a boy No, don't ask questions, just get your umbrella and get into the car

 Half an hour later they stopped  3 a large building and Nancy laughed

 “Oh, it's the waxworks exhibition Do you know, I've  4 before?

 And Smith said, Oh, we used to  5 often when I was little There used to be a lot of famous people inside, all  6 wax, but I suppose they've changed most of them now

 While Smith was buying the tickets at the paydesk, Nancy  7 

 “Did your mother use to come too ? she asked

 “Not very often Smith told her She used to stay at home and  8 babies, come on, up these stairs

 At the top of the stairs stood an attendant (服务员)  9 some catalogus (目录册) Nancy went up to her, opening her handbag, while Smith watched her

 “How much are the catalogues, please? Nancy asked, but the girl  10  And she didn't realize that she had been talking to a waxwork until she heard Smith laughing behind her

1 

[  ]

A what to do it     B how to do

C what to do      D not to do

2

[  ]

A take me       B take me to

C taking me       D taking me to

3 

[  ]

A outside        B outside of

C inside        D inside of

4 

[  ]

A never gone      B never been

C never went      D never been to

5

[  ]

A coming here      B coming there

C come there      D come here

6 

[  ]

A made from      B made in

C made of       D made into

7 

[  ]

A looked round     B ran about

C stole away      D went back

8 

[  ]

A look for       B look at

C look through      D look after

9 

[  ]

A to hold        B holding

C to be holding      D held

10 

[  ]

A make no answers    B made no answer

C make no speech      D made no speech

(B)

 No one can change the weather,  11 can control the weather But we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be This way of telling  12 the weather will be like on the  13 day or two  14 weather forecasting

 For many centuries and in all countries people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting

  15 distant objects  16 hills and tall trees seem  17 very clear and near This is a sign of much water  18 in the air, and therefore rain will probably come

 Rings round the sun are a sign of coming rain

  19 feel in their bones the coming of  20 weather Their joints (骨关节) ache Some birds fly  21 if fine weather is coming but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is  22  It is probably because of the insects (昆虫) which they are hunting  23 they fly low

  24 have been made by people who  25 their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting

11 

[  ]

A None         B Nobody

C Nobody of us     D No one of us

12 

[  ]

A whether       B in which

C what        D whatever

13 

[  ]

A following      B followed

C being fine      D being followed

14 

[  ]

A is calling       B is naming

C called        D is called

15 

[  ]

A Some time      B Sometimes

C Sometime      D Some times

16

[  ]

A such like      B such that

C such as        D for example

17 

[  ]

A. be        B. to be

C. to do       D. to find

18. 

[  ]

A. vapour       B. gas

C. liquid       D. steam

19. 

[  ]

A. Many of people   B. Much of the people

C. Many people    D. Many of the peoples

20. 

[  ]

A. getting dry     B. wet

C. dry        D. getting wet

21. 

[  ]

A. high        B. to tall buidings

C. to a height (高度)  D. highly

22. 

[  ]

A. by the way     B. in the way

C. in a way      D. on the way

23.

[  ]

A. that        B. in which

C. for the reason    D. for which

24. 

[  ]

A. Most the above sayings

B. Most of the above sayings

C. Most above words

D. Most of the above words

25. 

[  ]

A. have made     B. has made

C. has used      D. have used

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  I don’t remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden 38 feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her 39 , whether it was 40 in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing 41 and beggary.

  A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and 42 it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I 43 us up. Nora was 44 about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how 45 our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to 46 myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge to turn 47 . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this? 48 , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She 49 us right over.

  The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. 50 inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.

  Professionals call such a(n) 51 “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities, I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something 52 that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and 53 clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve 54 her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has 55 more?

36. A. waved        B. glanced       C. pulled      D. aimed

37. A. Would        B. Can         C. Need        D. Must

38. A. general       B. funny        C. heavy        D. curious

39. A. world           B. part         C. eyesight       D. area

40. A. insects      B. animals        C. plants        D. birds

41. A. coldness       B. suffering        C. illness        D. ignorance

42. A. delivered       B. returned        C. devoted       D. posted

43. A. held         B. hurried         C. signed       D. lined

44. A. casual        B. sorry         C. astonished      D. excited

45. A. creative        B. valuable        C. shocking      D. simple

46. A. warn        B. stop         C. allow        D. push

47. A. back            B. away         C. up         D. out

48. A. Therefore      B. Obviously       C. Also             D. Still

49. A. called        B. promised       C. invited      D. helped

50. A. Although      B. Once        C. Because       D. Though

51. A. stay         B. visit          C. adventure       D. challenge

52. A. fair         B. famous        C. difficult        D. enjoyable

53. A. collect        B. make        C. order        D. wear

54. A. let         B. made        C. watched       D. noticed

55. A. benefited       B. increased         C. tried         D. seized

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