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  Along the coast of Kelantan in Malaysia, men and monkeys have been working partners for countless years. The monkeys help their owners by gathering nuts from coconut palms.

  The coconut monkey is the species called the pig-tailed macaque, berok in Malay. Most working monkeys have been captured in the jungle when a few months old. They must be trained for their task. They learn how to twist a coconut free, first while on the ground and then up in a tree. Next they learn the difference between ripe and unripe nuts, again first on the ground and then in a tree. In lessons that follow they climb higher trees. Their last lesson is on jumping from one tree to another.

  No man can work as fast as a trained berok, and few men work so eagerly.

1.The coastal area mentioned in the article is________.

A.Kelantan in Micronesia B.Kelantan in Malaysia

C.Kota Bharu in Malaysia D.None of the above

2.The name given for the species of money is________.

A.Macacus nemistrinus B.the long-tailed macaque

C.the pig-tailed macaque D.the coconut macaque

3.Most working monkeys spent the first months of their lives______.

A.in the jungle B. in a zoo C. on a coconut plantation D.in a corral

4.Their training begins with lessons on_______.

A.climbing coconut palms B. carrying coconuts

C.tossing coconuts down D. twisting coconuts free

5.Monkeys are taught the difference between________.

A.kinds of palm treesB.ripe and unripe coconuts

C.heavy and light coconuts   D.All of the above

6.The last lesson in the series is on_______.

A.climbing the highest palms B. swinging on vines

C.jumping from tree to tree   D. piling coconuts neatly

7.The article does not say that beroks_____.

A.have helped men for a long time B.do their work eagerly

C.are very fast workers D.may obey words of command

答案:B;C;A;D;B;C;D
解析:

  注意利用各种构词法,识别生词;如:ripe and unripe、countless、pig-tailed


提示:

  话题:“种植园猴工”语篇阅读技巧。重点:细节捕捉。


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  It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out, and if it is really good science it is impossible to predict. If the things to be found are actually new, they are by difinition unknown in advance. You cannot make choices in this matter. You either have science or you don’t and if you have it you are obliged to accept the surprising and disturbing pieces of information, along with the neat and promptly useful bits.

  The only solid piece of scientific truth about which I feel totally confident is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature. Indeed, I regard this as the major discovery of the past hundred years of biology. It is, in its way, an illuminating piece of news. It would have amazed the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment to be told by any of us how little we know and how bewildering seems the way ahead. It is this sudden confrontation with the depth and scope of ignorance that represents the most significant contribution of the 20th century science to the human intellect. In earlier times, we either pretended to understand how things Worked or ignored the problem, or simply made up stories to fill the gaps. Now that we have begun exploring in earnest, we are getting glimpses of how huge the questions are, and how far from being answered. Because of this, we are depressed. It is not so bad being ignorant if you are totally ignorant, the hard thing is knowing in some detail the reality of ignorance, the worst spots and here and there the not-so-had spots, but no true light at the end of the tunnel nor even any tunnels than can yet be trusted.

  But we are making a beginning, and there ought to be some satisfaction. There are probably no questions we can think up that can’ t be answered, sooner or later, including even the matter of consciousness. To be sure, there may well be questions we can’t think up, ever, and therefore limits to the reach of human intellect, but that is another matter. Within our limits, we should be able to work our way through to all our answers, if we keep at it long enough, and pay attention.

1.According to the author, really good science ________.

[  ]

A.would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment

B.will produce results which cannot be foreseen

C.will help people to make the right choice in advance

D.will bring about disturbing results

2.It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18 th century ________.

[  ]

A.thoutht that they knew a great deal and could solve most problems of science

B.were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research

C.knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about nature

D.did more harm than good in promoting man’ s understanding of nature

3.What is the author’s attitude towards science?

[  ]

A.He is depressed because of the ignorance of scientists.

B.He is doubtful because of the enormous difficulties in scientific research.

C.He is confident though he is aware of the enormous difficulties in scientific research.

D.He is delighted because of the illuminating scientific findings.

4.The author believes that ________.

[  ]

A.man can find solutions sooner or later to whatever questions concerning nature he can think up

B.man can not solve all the problems he can think up because of the limits of human intellect

C.sooner or later man can think up all the questions concerning nature and answer them

D.questions concerning consciousness are outside the scope of scientific research

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  The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2 th, 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.

  The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker(面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(面包房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.

  By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them.

  Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.

  The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.

  After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifty churches, among them new St Paul's.

  The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.

1.The fire began in ________.

[  ]

A.a hotel
B.the palace
C.Pudding Lane
D.Thames Street

2.The underlined word “family” in the second paragraph means ________.

[  ]

A.home
B.children
C.wife and husband
D.wife and children

3.It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ________.

[  ]

A.some people lost their lives

B.the birds in the sky were killed by the fire

C.many famous buildings were destroyed

D.the King's bakery was burned down

4.How was the fire put out according to the text?

[  ]

A.The king and his soldiers came to help.

B.All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.

C.People managed to get enough water from the river.

D.Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.

5.Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire?

(a)There was a strong wind.

(b)The streets were very narrow.

(c)Many houses were made of wood.

(d)There was not enough water in the city.

(e)People did not discover the fire earlier.

[  ]

A.(a) and (b)
B.(a), (b)and (c)
C.(a), (b), (c) and (d)
D.(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)

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  The Polish delegation was heading to Russia to mark the 70 th anniversary of the Katyn Massacre(屠杀)when the accident occurred.In 1940, about 22,000 Polish soldiers, intellectuals, and officials captured after the Soviet Army invaded Poland in 1939, were killed secretly by Soviet police in the forest of Russia’s Katyn.

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  “I think it should improve relations between the two countries, as Russians feel our grief,”said Radek Sikorski, Pland’s foreign minister.

(1)

Put the following events in order of time.

①The Katyn Massacre

②Poland switched to capitalism.

③Russia divided Poland with Austria and Prussia.

④Poland became a communist country.

⑤Poland was invaded by the Soviet Army.

[  ]

A.

③①④⑤②

B.

③⑤①④②

C.

①③⑤④②

D.

①⑤②④③

(2)

After the accident, which of the following did Russia do to share the sadness of Poland?

[  ]

A.

Flags were lowed to half-mast in the capital city of Russia.

B.

Russia threatened to aim missiles at Poland.

C.

Russia declared the day when the accident happened a day of mourning for the victims.

D.

Vladimir Putin marked the anniversary of the massacre.

(3)

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

The Katyn Massacre was the very beginning of Poland and Russia’s trouble relationship.

B.

In 1939 about 22,000 Polish soldiers, intellectuals, and officials were killed by Soviet police in the forest of Russia’s Katyn.

C.

Altogether 96 political and military officials were killed in the accident.

D.

The relationship between Poland and Russia has not always been tense since the three carve-ups of Poland in the 18 th century.

(4)

It can be conclude from the article that ________.

[  ]

A.

the relationship between Poland and Russia will be even tenser than before

B.

Poland will cancel its plan to mark the anniversary of the Katyn Massacre

C.

no Russian leaders have marked the anniversary of the massacre before, though Russia released the truth in 1992.

D.

Poland will forgive Russians, for they showed great sympathy after the accident.

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What would be the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.

The troubled relationship between Russia and Poland.

B.

Poland and Russia united by tragedy.

C.

The 70 th anniversary of the Katyn Massacre.

D.

A plane crash killing Polish president.

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the activity is very dangerous

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