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man can think and learn. They know now that dogs, monkeys and birds can learn, too.
They are beginning to u that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can’t speak. They make much n
when they are afraid, or unhappy. Apes(猿) can learn some things more quickly than man. One or two of them have learned a few words. But they cannot join w
to make sentences. They cannot think l
us because they have no language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been a
to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very w
when he is four or five, b
no animals learn to speak.
How do children learn it? Scientists don’t really know w happens inside our body when we speak. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.
完形填空(本题10分,每小题1分)
Everyone wants to own friendship, because without a friend, the world is like a desert. Friendship is thought very important. Too many people want others to be their friends, but don’t give friendship back. That is one of thewhy some friendships don’t last very long. , you must learn to be one friend. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning the following rules.
Honesty is where a good friendship . Friends must be able to trust(相信) one another. If you don’t tell the truth, people usually find out, and you may lose your friend’s trust. Good friends always trust in one another to speak and do things honestly.
Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You don’t have to give your lunch money your clothes, of course. Instead, you share your ideas and feelings. These can be valuable to a friend. They tell your friend is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friends know you better.
Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and helpa problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it _to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So in order to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put in your friend’s place, so you can understand the problem better.
No two friendships are ever exactly alike(相像的). But all true friendships havethings in common. In fact, good friendship will not easily last., you must give as much as you take, or friendship will die away.
A. reasons B. cause C. results
A. Having a friend B. To have a friend C. Have
A. finishes B. starts C. completes
A. but B. and C. or
A. why B. how C. what
A. with B. in C. about
A. easy B. easier C. easiest
A. you B. yours C. yourself
A. three B. four C. five
A. It says B. That is to say C. It’s hard to say
完型填空。(每题1分,共10分)
Never give up! That is one lesson I learned when I was very young. At the age of four, I started school. It was because I couldn’t talk to other kids. Maybe I was shy because I got used to talking with others. I only knew Spanish, and English was just a mixture(混合物) of .When the teacher spoke, the words became faster and faster. I was unable to . I didn’t know what to do. I sometimes felt like crying, but I kept telling myself never to 。
Soon I started to learn English. the end of year I could understand, read, speak and write English. The next year I met my friend Erick. It was his year of school and he didn’t know English, so I started to him this difficult language. We kept learning more and more every year and now we are very good English speakers. I also began teaching my two young sisters.
Now I’m learning Japanese. It may be a little but I will keep at it. No matter how hard something is, I never give up.
Nothing is difficult in the world if you put your heart into it.
A.afraid B.funny C.relaxing D.lonely
A.ever B.never C.always D.often
A.language B.subject C.noise D.sound
A.hear B.express. C.understand D.believe
A.give up B.put up C.look up D.fix up
A.By B.At C.On D.In
A.first B.second C.next D.last
A.give B.teach C.show D.send
A.between B.neither C.all D.both
A.easy B.difficult C.exciting D.interesting
完形填空(10分)
Yesterday afternoon I went to the hospital my mother. She had been sent there the day before. I was going into the hospital I suddenly met an old friend of , Mr Black. I was very happy to see him. We had not seen each other we left school five years ago. He looked worried. I asked him he was worried about. He told me that he had just had a tooth taken out. I thought that there was serious about it and I said so. But he said, “I’m worried because the doctor has taken out a when the doctor finished. I couldn’t tell him what had happened to me because my mouth was filled cotton. Ten minutes later, after the cotton was pulled out, I was able to tell the doctor that the bad tooth was there.” He said that he was to hear that . “I will have another operation.”
A.saw B.to see C.seen D.seeing
A.while B.when C.after D.as
A.I B.me C.my D.mine
A.since B.for C.as D.when
A.why B.how C.whom D.what
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
A.had one B.wrong one C.bad tooth D.one tooth
A.by B.with C.of D.almost
A.already B.also C.yet D.still
A.glad B.happy C.sorry D.angry
When learning new vocabulary, don’t just memorize a list of words. Instead, try to five sentences using each new word. Then use the new word as often as you can day you learn it. This you will remember new words much longer.
Practising sounds, you know, is —the “th” sound for example. Choose words that begin “th” and repeat(重复) them over and over again you are comfortable with them. Let’s try! This , that , those, them, think, thought, through, thin….
Read, read, read—in English, of course! Reading is one of the best ways to increase(增加) your vocabulary improve your grammar in a natural and fun way. Be to choose topics(话题) or books you are interested in.
When someone is talking in English, the main(主要的) point. If you hear a word you don’t understand, ignore(忽略) it and go on listening. If you stop and think about the word, you will everything else the person is saying.
A.make B.remember C.say D.speak
A.some B.the first C.each D.the second
A.time B.word C.day D.way
A.easy B.difficult C.terrible D.funny
A.from B.at C.in D.with
A.until B.when C.after D.since
A.so B.and C.but D.or
A.quick B.necessary C.sure D.important
A.hear B.see C.look for D.listen for
A.guess B.catch C.miss D.get
完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面一篇短文,理解大意,然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案,使短文连贯完整。
There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so slow. The mother decided that she would help her sons to do well in school by . She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her.
One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his whispered and wondered. “He said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were amazed. Ben had learned this from doing one of his book reports.
Later Ben became the student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and became one of the best doctors in the United States.
A.young B.youngest C.younger D.more younger
A.herself B.himself C.themselves D.her
A.that B.if C.how D.why
A.think B.leave C.ask D.answer
A.classmates B.students C.teachers D.friends
A.always B.ever C.sometimes D.never
A.found B.played C.knew D.heard
A.whether B.what C.where D.why
A.top B.slow C.low D.rich
A.at first B.at the end C.at last D.now