Scientist Without Laboratories
When you hear the word “scitentist”, what do you think of? Many people think scientist are people in clean white coats who work in labs. And some scientists do work in labs. But there are 26 scientist who work in woods and jungles. These scientists are called “animal behavior (行为) scientists”, and they study animals as they live in nature.
Why don’t these scientists catch animals and study them in zoos? The 27 is in the word “behavior”. Animals behavior scientists want to learn 28 animal behave in their wild homes. When animals live in cages (笼子) or in zoos, they do not act the same as they do when they are 29 . They may fight 30 each other, or they may not eat, or they may not raise (抚养) their babies as they usually would. To see real animal behavior, scitentists must go where the animals 31 .
So animal behavior scientists go into the jungles, the woods or the desert. There , their most important 32 are their eyes and ears. They watch and listen to the animals very 33 . They write down everything that happened in notebook. 34
they live near the animals, the scientists are careful not to frighten them. If the scientists are luncky, the animals will 35 no attention to them. Then the scientists can see how the animals really live.
The behavior scientists hope what they’ve learned about animal behavoir can provide clues (提供线索) to help people learn to live together more happily.
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．answer B．question C．problem D．text
A．when B．where C．how D．why
A．happy B．free C．sad D．angry
A．of B．among C．for D．with
A．live B．run C．play D．eat
A．machines B．tools C．thoughts D．ways
A．truly B．carefully C．woderfully D．nicely
A．But B．Unless C．Though D．As if
A．pay B．spend C．take D．cost
Shopping online is easier than actually going to a store and saves your time. However, it’s not always so easy. Sometimes, you may have a few .
A university student named Xu Zijiao often buys clothes Taobao. “The colors might be __ . And since you can’t the clothes, the quality might be bad,” he said.
Many people had similar experiences to Xu---buying that isn’t as good as the advertisements suggest, going into a store for a special offer but still paying a lot. What would you do then? is World Consumer Rights Day(国际消费者权益日). According to consumer(消费者) protection laws in China, consumers nine rights, including the right to truthful information, free choice , respect and so on.
If you there’s any problem with your goods, talk to the seller first, and try your money back or get an exchange. If you can’t reach an agreement, call 12315 or go to your local consumers association (协会) for help.
A．questions B．advice C．problems D．messages
A．in B．at C．to D．on
A．difference B．different C．same D．similar
A．feel B．sound C．hear D．look
A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
A．or B．and C．but D．yet
A．March 12 B．May 11 C．April 15 D．March 15
A．has B．had C．have D．will have
A．find B．finds C．will find D．found
A．get B．gets C．to get D．getting
Every mobile phone has a ringtone(铃声). It tells you that someone is calling you. Now, there _ a ringtone called “mosquito tone(蚊子铃声)”.
Mosquito tone has a special . Only children and teenagers can hear it. Using it, students can receive calls and text messages in class the teacher will not realize what is happening. However, it also has a bad influence on their study if students use it in class.
“Not all the students are in mosquito tone.” Jerry Jones, a high school student of 17, says, “Using mosquito tone too often is bad for our hearing. I may use it for , but not in class
A．be B．will be C．is D．was
A．sound B．voice C．noise D．music
A．and B．or C．then D．but
A．interest B．interested C．interests D．interesting
A．pleased B．pleasant C．pleasure D．please
Have a good idea and want to make money out of it ? just do it. This is also the advice given by 17-year-old Nick D’Aloisio. The British schoolboy a mobile phone news app(应用软件)and sold it to Yahoo for about $30 million.
Nick got his first when he was 9 and he used it to create movies. He began writing apps the age of 12. In 2011, he created a free app named “Summly”. It can divide(把…分成) news stories into different groups and help its users to read what they want in an and fast way. The app had been downloaded (下载) almost a million before he sold it to Yahoo.
Nick said he had the of “Summly” when he was preparing for a history exam. He felt so frustrated(受挫，灰心) after he searched for some information on the Internet. There was so much information he wanted on the Internet, but it had not been ordered. He decided something about it. At last, the clever schoolboy turned his good idea something real. How will Nick so much money?
The teen millionaire(千万富翁) said “…I will get a new computer，too. but at the moment, I want to save and bank it.”
A．created B．wrote C．discovered D．made
A．book B．invention C．computer D．bike
A．by B．after C．until D．at
A．easy B．easily C．easier D．hard
A．dollars B．times C．pieces D．copies
A．way B．idea C．plan D．dream
A．doing B．did C．do D．to do
A．to B．on C．into D．in
A．pay B．cost C．spend D．take
A．still B．just C．ever D．even
It was a cold afternoon. Ginny and I were walking home after work when suddenly a young man asked us, "Do you want a hug（拥抱）?”He carried a sign in his hand which read "Free Hugo". I lookedand noticed there were other young people with him. They all lifted their handmade signs high. The message was the same on all of them - Free Hugs!
"Sure!" Ginny smiled and hugged him with all theshe had in her heart,
"WOW!" he shouted. "That is the best hug I've had all day!"
Then the young man looked at me and asked, 'How about a hug?"
"You got it!" I walked into hisarms. We held a hug briefly（简短地）and parted at once.
Ginny and I stepped back and watched the "free huggers" hug those whothem. All of the young people offered hugs to them.
Not all the people accepted their offers, but the fact was that those who opened their arms in return, walked away withon their faces.
I felt warmth in my heart. So warm that it seemed as if it were not a cold winter day. At that time, Ginny and I were going through times. We had little money and were heavily in debt(负债). We were stressed and, but that afternoon, for a short moment, we ___ all our problems because of a hug with love.
It took a simple hug to make everyone smile and make everything better. A. out B. down C. round
A. strength B. feelings C. love
A. open B. warm C. strong
A. accepted B. attracted C. admired
A. kindness B. shyness C. smiles
A. busy B. lonely C. difficult
A. bored B. worried C. surprised
A. forgot B. solved C. met
Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they knew it would be more to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys went away with their tent and food.
Carrying their heavy load, the two brothers walked along the riverbank, noticing the distance or the sun beating down. They were eager to reach their destination before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to close to the river at the edge of the woods, but Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. Peter followed his brother deeper into the woods. “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They the tent, and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way to the river to catch some fish.
“Are you sure that this is the right way ?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago. ” Paul walked silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were. , they were a long distance from where they were supposed to be. They were not even sureof where they had set up their camp. They set in for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues（线索） the way trackers do in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left behindsome broken tree branches and leaves. ”
Carefully, the boys followed the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off the direction of the river.
What would their parents think of their adventure?
A．surprising B．exciting C．annoying D．frightening
A．hardly B．quickly C．really D．properly
A．live B．lie C．wait D．stay
A．unfriendly B．unluckily C．unwillingly D．uninterestingly
A．put off B．put on C．put down D．put up
A．forward B．near C．back D．further
A．alone B．about C．in D．on
A．Afterall B．Atlast C．Aboveall D．Atfirst
A．enjoyment B．satisfaction C．disappointment D．imagination
A．for B．to C．at D．in