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　　For a long time, scientists didn’t study animal thinking．Most of them did not believe that animals could think．They thought humans were the only thinking animals．

　　Now more scientists are studying this subject．But it’s very hard to prove things that no one can see or measure．So some scientists decided to take a look at brains．

　　Is bigger better?No．Cow brains are bigger than dog brains, but that doesn’t make cows smarter than dogs．And squirrels have some of the biggest brains of all for their body size．But squirrels aren’t even close to being the smartest animals in the world．So the size of a brain may give some clues(线索)about brain power, but it doesn’t prove anything．

　　Other scientists study thinking by ________ how animals solve problems．They watch animals in the wild or do thinking tests in a lab．

　　For example, the scientist might put some food just out of an animal’s reach．One kind of animal may grab a stick and use it to slide the food over．Another kind might not be able to figure out a way to get the food．Some scientists think animals that have lots of problems to solve must be smarter than animals with simple lives．Scientists also study certain kinds of behaviour for clues about thinking．They watch for three things：whether animals use tools, how they act with each other, and how they communicate．

1．“This subject” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________．

2．The underlined word “smarter” means ________ in English．(限填一词)

3．What have scientists learned from studying the size of animals’ brains?

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4．Complete the sentence with just one word：Other scientists study thinking by ________ how animals solve problems．(限填一词)

5．Scientists study such animals’ behavior as whether animals use tools, how they act with each other and ________ as well．

任务型阅读，阅读短文，按要求完成各题。

　　Welcome to the energy science exhibition, Journey of Harmonious(和谐的)Energy．It opened on March 20^th in Beijing．In this cool place, you can learn about different types of energy, how to use energy and how to protect our environment．Let's take a look．

　　When you walk your dog, you use energy．When you do your homework, you also use energy．When you listen to music on the radio, you are using energy again．

　　Energy is the ability(能力)to do work, and it's everywhere．

　　Energy has many different forms．Every time you watch television or turn on a light, you are using electrical energy．The food you eat has chemical energy．The energy you use to move is called motion．

　　Our bodies also use energy．Do you want to know how much energy you use every day? A special machine at the exhibition can tell you．Type in some information about your weight, height, age and job．Then the machine gives you your answer．According to the exhibition, a person usually uses 9.3 liters(升)of oil worth of energy a day．

　　Visitors can also learn about some advanced technologies(高科技)for getting energy．For example, they can use some technology for exploring the deep sea and finding oil．

　　How can we save energy?

　　●Turn off the lights, computers, TV and other electrical things when you aren't using them．

　　●Change the water level on your washing machine to match the load(装载)size．

　　●Lower the temperature setting on your water heater to save energy．

　　●Take a short shower instead of a long one．

　　●Don't open the microwave door too often to check on your food．Every time you open it, you waste some heat energy．

　　●Don't open the door of your refrigerator(冰箱)very often．A refrigerator needs a lot of electricity to get cold again after you open it．

　　Did you know?

　　●If you shouted for a total(合计) of eight years, seven months and six days, you would make enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee．

　　●A desktop computer uses twice as much energy as a laptop one．(笔记本电脑)．

　　●A lot of sunlight falls on the Earth every minute．It's enough to meet the world's energy needs for a year．

1．根据短文内容完成句子(每空限填一个单词)

From the first paragraph of the passage, we know ________ and ________ the energy science exhibition opened．

2．根据短文内容完成句子(每空限填一个单词)。

According to the passage, try to use a laptop computer because it can use ________ energy ________ a desktop one．

3．根据短文回答问题。

According to the passage, how many types of energy can you learn from the energy science exhibition? What are they?

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4．把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。

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5．根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子(限12词以内)回答问题。

To protect the environment, what do you want to do most after the Journey of Harmonious Energy?

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任务型完形填空：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次，使短文通顺正确连贯，将答案填写在题后的横线上。

　　Life used to be fun for“teenagers”．They used to have money to spend, and free time to while away(消磨)．They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos．Some of them still do．But for many young people, life is harder now．　　1　　 are difficult to find．There’s not so much money around．Things are 　　2　　, and it’s hard to find a place to live in．Teachers say that students work harder than they used to．They are less 　　3　　 in politics, and more interested in 　　4　　 exams．They know that good exam results may bring them better jobs．

　　Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago．They try 　　5　　 less and save more．They want to be able to get homes of their own one day．

　　For some, the answer to unemployment(失业)is to leave home and look for jobs in one of Britain’s big 　　6　　．Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain, looking for jobs．Some find jobs and stay．　　7　　 don’t, and go home again, or join the unemployed(失业者)in London．

　　When you read the newspapers and watch the news on television, it’s 　　8　　 to get the idea that British young people are all unemployed, angry and in trouble．But that’s not true．Three quarters of them do more or less what their parents did．They do their best at school, find some kinds of jobs in the end, and get 　　9　　 in their early twenties．They get on well with their parents, and enjoy their family life．After all, if they don’t, they 　　10　　 be British, will they?