Rico is a dog who lives in Germany(德国). His owners trained him from a young age to find his toys. When they say the name of a certain toy, Rico can find it. In fact, he seems to know the names of 200 toys!
Some researchers in Germany wanted to test Rico. They put his toys in a room and then told him to go in the room and find a certain toy. Since nobody was in the room with Rico, he had no help from anyone finding the right toy. The researchers did this test forty times. Rico found the right toy thirty-seven times!
Then the researchers tried something else. They put seven of Rico’s toys in the room together with one new toy that Rico had never seen before. Then they told Rico to go into the room and get the new toy. This new toy had a name Rico had never heard before. Rico found the right toy seven out of ten times!
Researchers cannot really say that Rico knows words or language. However, these tests seem to show that Rico can think about what he hears and think about what he knows. In fact, Rico seems to think and remember things as well as a three-year-old child.
From these tests, animal researchers know one thing for sure. Rico has given them a lot to think about.From the passage we know that Rico is good at ______.
| A．catching toys | B．counting toys | C．finding toys | D．putting toys in order |
At first researchers asked Rico to ______.
| A．bring a certain toy out of a room | B．choose a toy that he liked best |
| C．name toys and put them away | D．put his toys into his room |
Rico went into the room _______ times to find a new toy he did not know.
| A．seven | B．thirty-seven | C．ten | D．forty |
The best title for the passage is ________.
| A．German dogs are the smartest | B．An unusual dog |
| C．How dogs use language | D．The best toys for Rico |
阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
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Attention, please! Sunshine Language Learning Center will set a course and it will teach pure （纯正的）British English. Maybe you’ve known some British expressions are quite different from American ones. British people use “autumn” for “fall”, “film” for “movie”, “holiday” for “vacation”, “garden” for “yard”, etc.
There are more typical（典型的）expressions that you may not know. Here are Mr Bean’s examples.
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“cheers” or “thanks” |
British people use “Cheers” much more often than “Thanks”. “Cheers” is often used by them in daily informal conversations for small favours（帮助）, such as opening doors for others, lending somebody a pen, showing strangers ways,… |
| Present Perfect Tense or Simple Past Tense |
It’s more common to hear the British say “Have you done your work?” than “Did you do your work?” They prefer present tense to simple past tense. |
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Are you interested in it? Do you want to learn? You can learn British English well if you put much effort into it. We have some native British English teachers with much experience to help you. The course will be open in the coming summer holiday. The price of the course is not very high: ￥500 for one person; ￥900 for two (10% off); ￥1,200 for three (20% off); for four or more, 30% off.
For further details, call 400-810-2345 or search http://www.BEcourse.com. Come and join us!The passage is most probably a(n) .
| A．story | B．notice |
| C．invitation | D．advertisement |
Some typical British expressions are quoted（引用）mainly because the course organizers think .
| A．English is hard to learn and needs hard work |
| B．these typical English expressions are interesting |
| C．some learners can be attracted to take the course |
| D．British English expressions are better than American ones |
If you and thress of your classmates have decided to take the course, how much will you pay all together?
| A．￥1,200 | B．￥1,400 |
| C．￥1,500 | D．￥1,600 |
I have been very lucky to make many trips to China. Though I have had some trouble with the language, I have never had a problem I couldn’t solve. As a native English speaker（土生土长的说英语的人），I can go almost everywhere in the world and find someone to communicate with. I never thought that someone who speaks only Chinese would have a lot of trouble in my country.
Recently, the King family that I had met in China moved to Canada. I met them at the airport. My wife and I made meals for them and showed them around where we live. Everything seemed to go smoothly for the first two days as we looked for a car for them, showed them the way to different stores and the nearest city, Victoria. Mr. and Mrs King had a two-year-old son and soon we became Nainai (grandmother) and Yeye (grandfather). We were having a good time but we didn’t realize Mr. King can’t speak English.
Luckily, Mrs. King can speak very good English. Many people with Chinese background live near us. In fact, none of them speak Chinese. Mr. King can’t even buy a mobile phone without his wife’s help. He can’t talk to me, of course. By the third day, he felt lonely and worried. And on the fourth day, we decided to take them to a large Chinese community.
Now, we often visit them and they visit us too. Sometimes Mrs. King would still like to live near us but Mr. King cannot. I feel bad because he seems very nice and smart but I can’t talk with him. It seems that neither of us will learn the other’s language because of our ages, maybe we will never have a friendly conversation. But we will think of each other as friends.The writer doesn’t have any trouble in travelling around the world possibly because _______.
| A．he’s very lucky |
| B．he speaks very good English |
| C．he’s good at speaking Chinese |
| D．he is good at communicating with others |
How did the two families feel on the first two days?
| A．Sad | B．Happy. | C．Worried | D．Lonely. |
Who can’t speak English in this passage?
| A．Mr. King | B．Mrs. King |
| C．The writer | D．The writer’s wife |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．How the King family came to Canada. |
| B．How old Mr. and Mrs. King’s son was. |
| C．Why the King family moved to Canada. |
| D．Why the writer feels bad when he is with Mr. King. |
What can we infer（推断）from the passage?
| A．Mr. King is not clever at all. |
| B．The writer has never been to China before. |
| C．Both the writer and Mr. King are quite young. |
| D．The two families live a little far away from each other now. |
One day I got in a taxi, and we left for the airport. We were driving in the right lane（车道）when, suddenly, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stopped his car at once. The tire（轮胎） made a very loud noise, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car.
I was frightened. But then I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head and started yelling at us. I couldn’t believe it! But my taxi driver just smiled at the guy. So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost sent us to hospital.”
This is when my taxi driver taught my what I now call, “The Law of the Rubbush Truck（垃圾车法则）.” He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of anger and full of bad feelings. As their rubbish piles up, they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes they’ll throw it at you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their rubbish and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.
Successful people never let rubbish trucks change their moods. Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love those who love you and pray（祈祷）for those who don’t.
Which of the following is NOT true according to the first paragraph?
| A．The writer went to the airport by taxi that day. |
| B．The taxi driver stopped his car in time. |
| C．The black car jumped out and crashed into the taxi. |
| D．A car accident nearly happened on the writer’s way to the airport. |
The underlined word yelling in the second paragraph means in Chinese.
| A．道歉 | B．傻笑 | C．吼叫 | D．告别 |
Why did the guy get angry so easily?
| A．Because he was in a bad mood. |
| B．Because his car was full of rubbish. |
| C．Because he was badly hurt by the taxi. |
| D．Because the taxi driver didn’t say sorry to him. |
From the passage, we can tell that the taxi driver is _______.
| A．silly and dishonest | B．wise and friendly |
| C．helpful but nervous | D．modest but impatient |
What does the passage mainly tell us?
| A．Fight with people like rubbish trucks. |
| B．Make friends with people like rubbish trucks. |
| C．Have a quarrel with people like rubbish trucks. |
| D．Don’t let rubbish trucks change our moods. |
Times Supermarket
| Office secretaries and accountants needed. Experience preferred but not necessary. Good pay. Free lunch. Training provided Office secretaries: university education. a good standard of Chinese and English kind, pleasant and confident communication skills Accountants: college education certificate（证书）in accounting（会计学） careful and patient a good standard of English. Face-to-face interview with Manager Jeff Smith: 9 a.m. –5 p.m. every day, except weekends. Applications by letter to Jeff Smith also welcome. Address: Block 3, Ninth Street, Sunshine Town. Don’t try to call or email us ! |
Times Supermarket needs _____ according to this advertisement.
| A．managers only |
| B．accountants only |
| C．office secretaries only |
| D．both office secretaries and accountants |
If Sam gets the job as an office secretary or an accountant in Times Supermarket, __________.
| A．he will get a lower pay |
| B．he needn’t pay for three meals |
| C．he will have chances to be trained |
| D．he will have to interview the manager every day |
Which of the following is NOT necessary for job applicants（求职者）?
| A．Much experience. | B．Good English |
| C．Good personalities | D．Educational backgrounds. |
To have a face-to-face interview with Jeff Smith, you can get there ______.
| A．at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday | B．at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday |
| C．at 9:15 a.m. on Monday | D．at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday |
How many ways are there for job applicants to contact Jeff Smith?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
My mom isn’t fancy like other moms.They wear fancy clothes and drive fancy cars. My mom wears her gardening clothes when she walks me to school.
When fancy moms laugh，their laughs sound soft and whispery. You can hear my mom’s laugh from down the hall. I show her how to laugh quietly and she practices. But before long she starts laughing even harder than before.
At the talent show，my mom cheers loudly，“Bravo，everyone!Bravo!”instead of clapping politely the way fancy moms do.
For our class hike（徒步旅行），parents are invited. At breakfast I go over my rules for Mom，“Please don’t whistle. Don’t laugh loudly. No clapping. And stay in line.”
The other moms show up wearing fancy jackets and sneakers. My mom wears cutoffs，a floppy straw hat，and her old hiking boots.
We hike along，all in a line. Soon Mom starts to whistle her hiking songs，She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain.I shake my head at her. She stops and whispers，“Oops. Sorry，Jane.”
We keep hiking. Everything is perfect until…
Our teacher，Ms. Steele，stops and points，“A snake!”All the moms hold their kids hands and back up，except my mom.“Watch out!It might be poisonous（有毒的）!”Ms. Steele says.
The other moms shuttle back some more. However，my mom steps forward and says，“Hmm. Let’s see what kind it is. Nope，it’s not poisonous.”
I shut my eyes.I know what’s coming next. Mom makes a sudden attack.“Got it!”she says. The other moms scream，not sounding fancy at all.
Kids gather around as Mom examines the snake.“It’s OK to touch，”she says.
Everyone’s too scared，but I go first.“snakes aren’t slimy，”I tell them. Right away，others line up. A couple of the fancy moms come up to touch the snake’s tail.
Later，Ms. Steele tells us to draw our favorite part of the hike. After a while，I look around quickly. Everyone’s picture is of Mom and me with the snake.
As we hike back to the bus，I squeeze Mom’s hand.“I’m glad I didn’t tell you my don’t-catch-snakes rule.”She smiles. But soon，she’s whistling her hiking songs again!
I start to make her silent，then stop. Instead，I take a deep breath and sing out too. Everyone joins in，even the fancy moms.The word“fancy”in this passage is close to“ ”.
| A．fashionable or expensive | B．energetic or valuable |
| C．modern or comfortable | D．common or popular |
Jane tries to make some rules for her mom because .
| A．she expects her mom not to catch snakes |
| B．she is afraid her mom will make her lose face |
| C．she wants her mom to be different from others |
| D．she wishes her mom to act more politely than the other moms |
Jane begins to feel proud of her mom when .
| A．she goes first to touch the snake and other kids follow her |
| B．she joins her mom in singing together with the other moms |
| C．she tries to stop her mom whistling but later she give up |
| D．she finds everyone drawing about her mom and her with the snake |
Which can be the best title for the passage?
| A．My Mom Isn’t Fancy |
| B．Our Hike Isn’t Perfect |
| C．An Unpleasant Talent Show |
| D．An Unforgettable Experience |