Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think.

A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩).

In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldn't see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words.

In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.

The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked

out the answer by process of elimination(排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive.          

Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (品种)known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.

It's hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they can't talk back. Still, it wouldn't hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return!

1. From paragraph 2 we know that __        .

A. animals are as clever as human beings

B. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzees

C. chimpanzees have very good word-learning skills

D. dogs have similar 'learning abilities as 3-year-old children

2.Both experiments show that             .

A. Rico is smart enough to get all commands right

B. Rico can recognize different things including toys

C. Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics

D. Rico won't forget the names of objects once recognizing them

3. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie's mental abilities.

B. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training.

C. The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects.

D. Rico is born to understand its owner's commands.

4.Which may be the best title of the passage?

A. Do dogs understand us?                       

B. Does your dog understand you?

C. Be careful with dogs.                             

D. Be friendly to your dog.      

Growing up in the USA, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was her. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in a young voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.”

And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me cheek already two week lone.”

And then, in perfect English I said: “I’m getting rather concerned .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.”

Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I am going to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”

The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.

When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.

1. Why was the author’s mother poorly served?

A. She was too shy to speak clearly                           

B. She couldn’t make herself understood.

C. She was unable to speak good English.               

D. She was not a native America.

2.From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was          .

A. good at pretending                                                   

B. rude to other people

C. ready to help her mother                                        

D. unwilling to phone for her mother

3.After the author made the phone call,             .

A. they forgave the stockbroker                                 

B. they failed to get the check

C. they went to New York immediately                    

D. telephone the stockbroker’s manager

4.What does the author think of her mother’s English now?

A. It confuses her.                                                          

B. It embarrasses her.

C. It helps her understand the world.                       

D. It helps her tolerate rude people.

5.We can infer from the passage that Chinese English         .

A. is clear and natural to non-native speakers       

B. is vivid and direct to non-native speakers

C. has a very bad reputation in America                  

D. may bring inconvenience in America

动词填空：根据句意用所给动词或动词短语的适当形式填空(每小题1分，共10分)

1.The suggestion ________________ by the chairman was rejected at yesterday’s meeting.

2._____________ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to your skin.

3.Doing sports on a regular basis _____________ our health.

4.His car __________ constantly ___________, which makes him crazy especially when he is in a hurry.

5.In order to calm their child down, the mother _____________ the story where the father left off the night before.

6.______________ to live in the countryside, he has never thought of seeking fortune in the big cities.

7.He couldn’t ____________________ his experiment with so much noise going on outside the labs.

8.Being afraid of falling behind the times, he has always been keeping himself ____________ the latest development of technology.

9.The young man _________________ stealing three times since he left high school.

10.He demanded that a car _______________ to pick him up at the airport.

根据汉语意思完成下列句子 （每空0.5分，共10.分）

1.每当霍乱爆发时，就有成千上万惊恐的老百姓病死。

Thousands of ___________ people died _________ __________ there was an  __________ of cholera.

2.为了方便起见，英格兰大致可以分为三个地区。

For convenience, England is ________ _______ ________three zones.

3.事实证明，急救知识能发挥重要的作用。

It is proved that ________ ______________of first aid can ________ ________ _________.

4.一张桌子和几把椅子从地板下面升了起来，好像变魔术似的。

A table and some chairs rose from under the floor ________ _______ _______ ________.

5.使游客们大为惊讶的是，这个坚实的用石头砌的方形塔已经屹立在那儿1000年了。

___________ to the tourists’ _____________, this solid stone, square tower has __________ ____________ there for one thousand years. 

短文填词 （共10小题，每空1分，满分10分）

I’m writing to tell you my imagination about life in the future.

No one can tell exactly what kind of life will be a__________ of                    

1. ___________

us. But I can ____________ (宣布) with certainty that life will                               

2. ___________

be m___________ easier. I’m sure there will be more educational                         

3.___________

programs on the radio or TV. So children will get _____________                           

4.___________

at home w_____________ going to school every day. Besides, most                     

5.___________

of us will have videophones at home through __________ we can                         

6.___________

have a medical exam or do some _________ (购物) at home. Meanwhile,         

7.___________

we’ll have robots to _______ (帮助) us in doing housework, allowing                   

8. ___________

us more time to enjoy life. With the development of ___________ (科学)            

9. ___________

researches, ordinary people may soon be able to spend their holidays         

in space and a great __________ of people may live in space or undersea.         

10.__________

书面表达（共25分）

我校运动会于10月26日如期在师大运动场举行，假设你是学校英文月刊被派去采访的记者，请你用英文写一篇报道，介绍男子800米比赛情况，以及发生在高二运动员李华身上的感人故事。请根据以下要点，描述事情的经过。

1、李华一路领先，获第一名

2、观众为之欢呼加油

3、冲过终点时，李华突然跌倒，眼镜摔破，手指流血

4、老师急救（止血、处理伤口）；同学递水、毛巾

5、李华很快恢复

6、受访感言：（1）虽然受伤，但感受到温暖

            （2）很高兴为班级做贡献

词数：120词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）

         On October 26, the sports meet of our school was held as planned on the sports field of Fukien Teachers’ University._____________________________________________________

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—Wang Meng won an 0lympic gold medal in the women’s l000m final of speed skating.

—           ！

The red flag looks extremely beautiful         the blue sky and white clouds.

—How do you usually keep in touch with your friends, by email or letter？

—           .

Even students with             intel1igence can be excellent students after bettering their study habits.