Everyone has a personality．One person might love to run and jump．Another may prefer to sit and think．Animals have personalities， ．Scientists study their behavior，or the way they act，in order to learn more about them．Here are kinds of animals that have special personalities．
A cat called Phoenix doesn’t need anyone to open doors him．When he wants to go out，he just pushes a special doorbell．The doorbell’s inventor thought that many people would rush to buy the cat doorbells，but have been sold．That may be because not many cats have the same personality as Phoenix．
Scientists at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo gave carved pumpkins (雕刻的南瓜)to their chimpanzees．They wanted to know their chimpanzees played with the pumpkins before eating them．A chimpanzee called Jumoke a lot of time picking out the biggest pumpkin．Another chimpanzee called Alafia looked for a pumpkin she could fit over her head．Congo，a chimpanzee from South Africa，chose a pumpkin with a face he liked best． chimpanzee showed his or her personality while making choices．
Most parrots can only repeat(重复)words their owners say， one parrot，named Alex，is a talker and a good listener! When his showed different objects to him at the same time，Alex Can pick out the yellow object，the biggest object，or even“the one under the square．”Alex also has a good memory．If his owner asks，“Alex，what color is corn?”Alex answers，“Yellow．”He can do this even if there is corn in the room．
A．too B．also C．either D．neither
A．three B．four C．five D．six
A．from B．for C．to D．by
A．many B．few C．much D．little
A．where B．when C．what D．how
A．took B．cost C．spent D．made
A．All B．Either C．None D．Each
A．but B．and C．instead D．besides
A．father B．mother C．teacher D．owner
A．not B．anything C．no D．any
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A traveler came to a village carrying nothing but an empty pot. He was ___________, but nobody would share their food with him. The traveler then ________ the pot with water, dropped a large stone in it, and placed it _________ a fire in the village square.
One of the villagers asked ______ he was doing. The traveler answered: “I’m making ‘stone soup’.” The villager seemed _________.
The traveler continued: “The soup tastes wonderful but I need some carrots to make____ more tasty.” The villager then ________ him some carrots and put them in the pot.
Another villager walked by, asking about the pot, _______ the traveler again told him about his stone soup. This time he really needed some meat. The villager brought him some _____ to help him out.
More and more villagers walked by. Each added _____ ingredient. Finally, the traveler had a delicious pot of soup. Of course, he shared it with everyone.
A．thirsty B．tired C．hungry D．angry
A．compared B．filled C．offered D．provided
A．over B．above C．into D．onto
A．why B．what C．where D．whose
A．worried B．interested C．tired D．moved
A．them B．their C．it D．its
A．took B．bought C．brought D．sold
A．but B．or C．until D．and
A．meat B．stone C．carrots D．cabbage
A．other B．another C．others D．the other
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Barack Hussein Obama history becoming the first African － American president in American history.
Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. His parents separted (分开) when he was two years old and divorced (离婚). Obama grew up with his mother in Hawaii, and for a few years in Indonesia. Later, he moved to New York, he graduated from Columbia University in 1983. Obama met his wife, Michelle Robinson, in June 1989 and her on October 3, 1992. The first daughter, Malian Ann, was born in 1998, followed by a second daughter, Natasha , in 2001.
Obama’s is a true milestone (里程碑). It speaks to the that in America you really do get a chance to do anything, if you have the talent and ability and you work hard enough.
Obama will not take office until 20 January, 2009. However, when he does become president, he will face many serious challenges, two foreign wars, climate change and what he has described as “the worst financial crisis (经济危机) in a century”. But Obama himself is ready to these challenges.
A．made B．has make C．has made D．makes
A．by B．on C．in D．at
A．late B．after C．later D．before
A．which B．on which C．where D．that
A．married B．married with C．married to D．has married
A．couple B．couples’ C．couples’s D．couple’s
A．success B．successful C．succeed D．successfully
A．fact B．notice C．question D．problem
A．include B．includes C．including D．to include
A．make B．face C．get D．take
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No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us we can what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be on the following day or two is called weather forecasting.。
For many countries and in all countries people the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Some distant objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a sign of much vapor(雾气) in the , and so rain will probably come. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel in their bones the coming of wet weather. Their joints(骨关节) hurt. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is . It is probably because of the insects they are hunting that they fly low. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning, just about a river, then the day will be . If the sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow in the morning, rainy weather will probably come. Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.
A．tell B．read C．write D．make
A．going B．doing C．like D．about
A．did know B．have known C．could tell D．have studied
A．air B．earth C．space D．world
A．until B．while C．however D．although
A．by the way B．on the way C．in the way D．in this way
A．when B．where C．which D．while
A．late B．clearly C．strongly D．quickly
A．warm B．cold C．windy D．snowy
A．shines B．performs C．disappears D．appears
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Learning Chinese may seem difficult to foreigners outside China. However , Daisy Raffan , an girl in Britain , hopes to bring the to the young people.
Daisy ha an online learning website to teach the language to as people as possible , all over the world.
With China’s fast development in the world , Daisy thinks important for people to learn the language sooner rather than later.
Daisy has been learning Putonghua the age of five. Two years ago , after she decided to pass on what she had learned , she the idea for the website , kidchineseclub.com.
She said , “ People are afraid to learn Putonghua. One of the main reasons is that they think it’s an language to learn , but I have had fun it. And I hope what I have done is easy and fun.”
Her offers a series of lessons, which are videos of Daisy teaching a group of students on topics from greetings and numbers to Chinese culture.
Many people said that what she was doing was a really good idea.
A．18 -year -old B．18-years-old C．18 years old D．18 year old
A．information B．idea C．language D．gift
A．showed up B．set up C．put up D．thought up
A．much B．more C．many D．most
A．it B．that C．this D．them
A．in B．at C．since D．for
A．came out B．came up with C．caught up with D．came over
A．interesting B．excellent C．easy D．impossible
A．doing B．to do C．do D．did
A．e-mail B．essay C．website D．magazine
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）。
Living in another country can be very lonely. Last year I went to a middle school in America.
I had no friends there. I was alone, and sometimes I felt like I was the only person in the world.
One Monday, our teacher a boy into the classroom and told us, “This is Terry King, your new classmate.” He was tall and fat, and when he , his eyes turned into a line. He was always smiling, and it seemed like he had no .
Terry took the seat next to me. Then he looked at me for a second. I didn’t realize that we become good friends later.
After school that day, I went to a to play my favorite computer game. When I went inside, I got a big surprise: Terry was there and was playing the game!
“Hey, I’m surprised to see you here,” I said. I sat down beside him.
“Me, too, ”he smiled, and his eyes turned into a line. I turned round and looked at his screen. He was a good .
I hoped we could play . I asked excitedly, “Do you like this game, too?”
In fact, I had never talked to a classmate so freely before, but his helped me to open up.
“Would you like to play with me?” I asked.
“Sure,” he answered. He seemedas happy as I was. As we started the game, we started our friendship, too.
A．always B．never C．seldom D．luckily
A．met B．brought C．invited D．followed
A．cried B．frightened C．smiled D．shouted
A．friends B．worries C．family D．hobbies
A．should B．must C．could D．might
A．net bar B．club C．company D．coffee house
A．amazing B．boring C．same D．different
A．student B．boy C．guy D．player
A．carefully B．easily C．together D．peacefully
A．smile B．exercise C．advice D．question