Maria Gomez was born in Peru (秘鲁). She grew up in a small village. She went to school when she was six years old. She went to an elementary school (小学), but she didn’t 36 to high school. Her family was very 37 and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She worked in a shoe factory.
When Maria was seventeen years old, her family 38 to the United States. First they lied in Los Angeles, and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria 39 to the United States, she was not very happy.
She missed her friends in Peru, and she couldn’t 40 a word of English. She began to study English at night, 41 work in a factory during the day.
Maria studied very hard, and now se speaks English well. She’s 42 at night, but now she’s studying typing. She wants to 43 a secretary (秘书). Maria still misses her friends in Peru. But she’s very happy now, and she hopes she will have a good future in the new country.
A．want B．go C．began D．study
A．rich B．poor C．happy D．glad
A．moved B．changed C．happened D．started
A．talked B．called C．got D．spoke
A．tell B．talk C．know D．say
A．when B．so C．or D．and
A．studying B．thinking C．sleeping D．writing
A．do B．work C．be D．play
Choose the best words and complete the passage
You may be surprised to learn how many animals actually have a memory. _______ your goldfish can show evidence (证据） of learning ability. If you have a pet fish, try this _______. Every day when you feed the fish, sprinkle (撒） the food only in the same location.
Keep a record of daily observations (观察）of the fish, taking down notes about the fish's swimming directions or behavior whenever you come to feed it. Before long, the fish should swim to the spot where you sprinkle the food whenever you approach (靠近） the tank. See how it reacts (反应） to your approaching the tank and take notes before, _______, and after your experiment.
In this example of animals' memory, we don't really know if your fish knows the fact that you are going to feed it. But it has showed its _______ ability to learn and to remember.
Bees _______ with each other in a way which shows an intelligent memory. When a bee finds a good location for gathering nectar (花蜜）, it will remember _______ to get to this location from its hive (蜂巢）. The bee then returns to the hive and passes along its memory by doing a complex dance to inform the others of where the food was found. It uses wings, legs, antennae (触角）and body to deliver the message. When the dance is over, other bees fly to this location to bring back food for the hive.
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完形填空 阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。
The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the ________ and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can folded up so it is ________ to carry them.
However, the umbrella has not always been as ________ as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this ________. Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.
Umbrellas are very old. People in different parts of the world began to ________ umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas ________ to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, ________ wouldn’t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.
England was ________ the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very ________ and umbrella are very useful.
Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you ________ one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you’ll feel you are important people, too.
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完型填空。
A French student went to London for his holiday. He thought, “I know a little English. I think people can me.”
One day he went to a restaurant and sat down at the table. He wanted to ________a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him, and asked, “Can I help you?” “A cup of tea and…” he could not remember the ________ word for eggs. He looked ________ him, but nobody was eating eggs. Then he________a picture-book on the table next to him. There was a picture of a cock on ________ cover(封面). He ________the picture to the waiter. “What’s the English ________ this?” he asked. “A cock,” answered the waiter. “What do you call a cock’s wife?” he asked again. “A hen.” “And what do you call a hen’s children?” “ Chicks.” “And what do you call chicks ________ they’re born?” “Eggs.”
“Very well,” said the French student happily. “Bring me two eggs and a cup of tea, please.” And he sat down________ a smile on his face.
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完型填空
The lion is called the king of all animals. Once it was also called as the king of the desert (沙漠). However, lions ________ live in any desert now. Their colour may ________ different from yellow to brown and males (雄性动物) can be from blond to black. The male lions ________ up to 190 kg and are about 1.20 metres tall while the females（雌性动物）weigh nearly 130 kg and are 1 metre tall. They ________ beautiful fur, strong legs with sharp claws and a long tail.
Panthera Leo (非洲狮) lives in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. ________ it feeds on many kinds of animals. When it’s ________ its food, it can reach the speed of 60 km per hour and jump even 12 metres. The lion likes to eat its food at once, ________ sometimes it has to hide the food because of hyenas (土狼). Hyenas are the only animals which kill lions for food.
The lion lives in small families ________20 to 30 members. In each family there is usually one ________ male with two or three females with small baby lions. ________, the lion population is in great danger mainly because of people’s hunting.
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完形填空
阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
The world is divided into two parts. One half of the world is rich and the________half is poor. In the poor part, a lot of people ________get enough to eat. When they are ill, none of the hospitals can ________them because they have no money. In the rich part, a lot of people eat too much. For example, a dog________ a cat in North America eats better than a child in the poorer countries. The poor countries have some ________ problems. Sometimes the land is too poor to grow ________ on. People there have neither rich land nor enough water. The land can be made better,________ a lot of things must be done. The people must be taught and water must be found.
But rich countries have ________,too. There are not always good places to live in. Sometimes the air is not clean and the rivers are too________ to swim in o r to drink. The roads and streets are full of people and buses. Cars and buses have to move________ . There is too much noise. Something must be done about these problems. The air and the rivers must be cleaned and be kept clean. More houses have to be built. But these can’t be done easily.
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