Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩). She is no ___1___ chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing a research ___2___ her. They want to see how civilized(驯化) she can ___3___. Already she does many things a human being can do.

For example, she has been learning how to exchange ___4___ with people. The scientists are teaching her ___5___ language. When she wants to be picked ___6___, Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger ___7___ she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.

Washoe has also been ___8___ to think out and find answers to problems. Once she was put in a ___9___ with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to ___10___. After she considered the ___11___, she got a tall box to stand ___12___. The food was still too high to be reached. Washoe found a ___13___ pole. Then she climbed onto the ___14___, grasped the pole, and ___15___ down the food with the pole.

Washoe ___16___ like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully furnished(家具齐全的) house. After a hard ___17___ in the laboratory, she goes home. ___18___ she plays with her toys. She ___19___ enjoys watching television before going to bed.

Scientists hope to ___20___ more about people by studying our closest relative(亲属) — chimpanzee.

1. A. foolish   B. ordinary     C. special       D. simple

2. A. for  B. by      C. to       D. on

3. A. experience     B. change       C. develop      D. become

4. A. actions   B. views  C. messages    D. feelings

5. A. sign       B. human       C. spoken       D. foreign

6. A. out B. at       C. on      D. up

7. A. when     B. until   C. since   D. while

8. A. raised     B. trained       C. ordered      D. led

9. A. cave       B. zoo     C. room  D. museum

10. A. pull      B. see      C. eat      D. reach

11. A. problem       B. position      C. food   D. ceiling

12. A. by B. on      C. up      D. with

13. A. straight B. strong C. long    D. big

14. A. wall     B. box     C. ceiling       D. pole

15. A. knocked      B. picked C. took    D. shocked

16. A. lives     B. acts     C. thinks D. plays

17. A. task      B. lesson C. day     D. time

18. A. Here    B. There  C. So      D. Then

19. A. quite    B. already       C. even   D. still

20. A. observe       B. discover     C. gain    D. learn

Cheating happens a lot in our city. It can be hard to know who is really in   1  and who is trying to take advantage of other people's    2  .

Recently, I was finishing my work at home    3  the dog barked letting me know that   4  was at the gate. I rushed to see who it was and there I saw a   5  weak woman in her late fifties. I said to her, "May I ask you what you   6 ?" She   7  , "Hello, my name is Mary. My husband and I live in the slum nearby. We earn our living   8  working at construction sites. A few days ago my   9  tripped on the stairs while

  10  a heavy load. He is   11  hurt and hasn't been able to  12 for the past five days, so we have no food. Now he is at home in bed with a high fever. Please help me! I need to take my husband to a doctor!"

"Oh!" I said. "Please  13  here." I went into the room. I felt really bad about her  14  but--- Was she telling me the   15  or trying to cheat me out of my money?

Finally, I   16 to help her. But first I said a simple prayer, "Dear Lord, you know  17  I earn my pennies, so please make sure that my hard earned money helps those who  18 need it. Amen." I went out with a fifty note and

  19 it to her. The moment she got the money she broke down in tears. She took my hand and said, "May god bless you, my dear! Thank you so much!"

I was so   20 , and turned back to my work smiling.

1.                A.need          B.case           C.use  D.Control

 

2.A. braveness      B. kindness      C. interest         D envy

3.                A.since          B.until           C.when D.after

 

4.                A.somebody      B.anybody        C.everybody D.nobody

 

5.                A.popular        B.proud          C.poor D.busy

 

6.                A.want           B.notice          C.enjoy D.recognise

 

7.                A.refused        B.expressed       C.showed   D.replied

 

8.                A.by             B.to             C.in   D.for

 

9.                A.son            B.father          C.brother   D.husband

 

10.               A.gathering       B.dropping       C.carrying   D.choosing

 

11.               A.hardly         B.badly          C.probably  D.actually

 

12.               A.work          B.drive          C.remove   D.operate

 

13.               A.stop           B.rest           C.come D.wait

 

14.               A.solution        B.situation        C.action D.position

 

15.               A.hope          B.news          C.truth D.result

 

16.               A.decided        B.agreed         C.tried D.expected

 

17.               A.when          B.whether        C.how  D.what

 

18.               A.only           B.naturally        C.really D.formally

 

19.               A.handed        B.put            C.reminded  D.ordered

 

20.               A.worried        B.moved         C.tired  D.frightened

 

 

Ann,a mother of 3 children, is a warm-hearted social worker and she has done a lot to help people  36  . The family’s dinner conversation often turns to local poor families, and she  37   tries her best to seek help for them. This year, Ann   38  that Santa Claus would make a special   39  to a young unemployed mother named Ashley, who was   40  two sons by herself.

One Sunday morning, the family were joyfully having breakfast   41  the phone rang, saying that the aid she had requested for Ashley had  42  . No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing. On hearing the news, Ann noticed the   43   disappear from her children's faces. Kinzie, the youngest one,  44  down from her chair and ran out of the kitchen room. In a matter of   45  , she returned carrying her piggy bank and began to   46  the coins over and over again, $3.30 in total. “Mom,” she shook her head  47  , “I know it's not much. But maybe this will buy a   48  for the children.” Then suddenly everyone was reaching into their pockets and   49  their purses. Immediately the money –- coins and bills   50  on the table. On Christmas Eve, Ann as well as Kinzie drove to Ashley’s house. After Ann wished the   51  woman a merry Christmas, she began to unload the gifts from the car,  52   them to Ashley one by one and told her the whole story.

Ashley was moved to tears   53  the words: Kinzie opened not only her piggy bank but also her  54  , and my children as well as I myself would be able to do something   55  for someone else in need.

 

1.A. in time

B. in need

C. in trouble 

D. in sight

2. A. therefore

B. even

C. always

D. already

3.A. expected

B. believed  

C. dreamed

D. promised

4. A. present

B. arrangement

C. appointment

D. visit

5. A. raising

B. producing

C. adopting 

D. attending

6. A. until

B. while   

C. since

D. when

7. A. failed

B. arrived

C. passed

D. stopped

8.A. anger

B. expression

C. cheer

D. worry

9. A. sat

B. slipped

C. fell

D. got

10.A. days

B. time

C. seconds

D. hours

11. A. pour

B. pick

C. stare

D. count

12. A. sadly

B. happily

C. excitedly

D. repeatedly

13.A. clothes

B. toy

C. present

D. cake

14.A. emptying

B. feeling

C. opening

D. finding

15. A. filled up

B. grew up

C. blew up

D. piled up

16. A. astonished

B. pleased

C. amused

D. embarrassed

17. A. showing

B. handing

C. unfolding

D. shouldering

18. A. over

B. by

C. with

D. for

19.A. mind

B. smile

C. sympathy

D. heart

20. A. important

B. similar

C. valuable

D. different

 

 

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