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请通读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Betty is a biologist. She studies brain diseases that come along with aging. Her （1） is not an easy one. She is trying to understand what goes wrong with the brain over time, and how people can age in a healthy way. It is very important, especially when people are living a （2） life now.

Betty does not have a natural gift（天赋）for math. She never （3） that she could be a scientist one day when she was little. Now, she has got a doctor’s degree in biology and become a famous （4） researcher. Betty has made it partly because she is curious about everything. This is a very （5） quality for a scientist. Another （6） is that she is a creative thinker. “After all, science is all about problem-solving,” Betty said.

Betty thinks the best part of her research is trying out an idea to see if it will work. Her heart is filled with joy when her idea is proved right and （7） by other scientists. But when things don’t go （8） as she plans, she feels no disappointment. She says mistakes may （9） a new idea.

Few are born to be a （10） . According to Betty, curiosity and creativity play the biggest role.

（1）

A．

job

B．

book

C．

excuse

D．

exam

（2）

A．

slower

B．

longer

C．

quieter

D．

simpler

（3）

A．

argued

B．

reported

C．

thought

D．

understood

（4）

A．

social

B．

medical

C．

educational

D．

environmental

（5）

A．

poor

B．

strange

C．

similar

D．

important

（6）

A．

reason

B．

example

C．

purpose

D．

decision

（7）

A．

changed

B．

accepted

C．

described

D．

questioned

（8）

A．

safely

B．

crazily

C．

blindly

D．

smoothly

（9）

A．

mix with

B．

turn down

C．

lead to

D．

break down

（10）

A．

dentist

B．

lawyer

C．

coach

D．

scientist

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Once upon a time in a small village, there was a little boy named Tommy. Tommy loved all （1） , especially a tiny bird named Chirpy. Chirpy had beautiful feather（羽毛）, and the sweetest song you ever （2） .

One day. Chirpy was caught by a bush（灌木）. （3） she waved her wings hard, she couldn’t escape. She could only （4） for help. Luckily, Tommy heard her cry and came running to help her. He （5） moved her tiny feet from the bush and held her gently. Chirpy felt safe with Tommy and （6） back to her tree happily, singing a thankful song.

Their friendship didn’t stop here. From that day on, Chirp y often stayed at Tommy’s window and sang for him. Tommy and Chirpy （7） up together, playing and laughing. As Tommy became a young man, he often shared his （8） with Chirpy. He wished to protect animals and their homes all his life. Actually, he was doing it all the time.

The villagers were moved by Tommy’s love for animals. They decided to plant more trees and stop hunting. Finally, their village became a happy （9） for both humans and animals.

The （10） story shows us that love and care can build a bridge between humans and animals. We can create a world where everyone can live as good neighbors.

（1）

A．

animals

B．

villagers

C．

neighbors

D．

plants

（2）

A．

wrote

B．

ordered

C．

sang

D．

heard

（3）

A．

If

B．

Because

C．

Although

D．

Until

（4）

A．

cry

B．

sit

C．

stand

D．

go

（5）

A．

highly

B．

carefully

C．

strongly

D．

closely

（6）

A．

ran

B．

jumped

C．

flew

D．

walked

（7）

A．

grew

B．

came

C．

broke

D．

got

（8）

A．

toys

B．

regrets

C．

songs

D．

dreams

（9）

A．

house

B．

home

C．

zoo

D．

school

（10）

A．

boring

B．

relaxing

C．

touching

D．

disappointing

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Recently, it has been reported that a boy fell down into a sewer（下水道）, because he lost himself in his smart phone. When he realized his situation, he tried hard to get out of the sewer, （1） he failed. Later, with the help of the police, he was finally （2） . It sounds a little unbelievable, but when we look at the people around, we can find most of them are paying more attention （3） their phones rather than face-to-face communication. Many people like to talk on the Internet, so they don’t care the things in the real world. No matter what they are doing, such as （4） for the bus or sitting at the table with their friends, smart phones are always at their hands. Even though smart phones play an important role in our daily life, they should be used wisely. We can’t let the technology control （5） . We are the masters of our own lives!

（1）

A．

and

B．

but

C．

or

D．

so

（2）

A．

saved

B．

found

C．

caught

D．

stopped

（3）

A．

at

B．

on

C．

in

D．

to

（4）

A．

asking

B．

looking

C．

waiting

D．

cheering

（5）

A．

myself

B．

ourselves

C．

yourself

D．

yourselves

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

William grew up in a poor family in Africa. His family lived in a village with no （1） . At night, they used oil lamps for light. However, oil was too expensive for his parents to afford.

William wanted to （2） life there but he had no idea how to realize it. One day, he read a book on how to turn wind into electricity with a windmill.

“That is （3） !” Though he didn’t know what a windmill was, he decided to give it a try.

First he had to （4） all the materials. He dug through the rubbish with his cousin in the villages nearby and （5） his goal until he got what he wanted.

Then he started to make the windmill. The moment his farm work finished in the fields, he threw himself on studying the materials, staying （6） till midnight. Finally, he made it after many （7） . He fixed the windmill on the top of a wood tower to catch wind. The villagers came to look. A long wire was used to connect to a bulb to the windmill. The wind blew and the windmill （8） . To their amazement, the bulb lit up. The villagers cheered. William threw his hands in the air and jumped （9） . To produce more energy, he built another windmill for his village.

Bored into poverty, William didn’t give up in the face of difficulties. He kept reading, taught himself and lit up the whole （10） .

（1）

A．

gas

B．

water

C．

Internet

D．

electricity

（2）

A．

protect

B．

improve

C．

create

D．

understand

（3）

A．

amazing

B．

surprised

C．

worried

D．

important

（4）

A．

buy

B．

invent

C．

collect

D．

borrow

（5）

A．

stuck to

B．

went over

C．

looked into

D．

learn about

（6）

A．

calm

B．

awake

C．

relaxed

D．

free

（7）

A．

tells

B．

excuses

C．

failures

D．

meeting

（8）

A．

fell

B．

flew

C．

opened

D．

turned

（9）

A．

excitedly

B．

hurriedly

C．

carefully

D．

worriedly

（10）

A．

team

B．

club

C．

school

D．

village

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

In a small village, there lived a young boy named Ravi. He was always glad to lend a helping hand.

One day, he saw a wounded （1） lying on the ground with a broken wing（翅膀）. It was unable to （2） . Filled with worry, Ravi picked up the bird and carefully bandaged（包扎）up its wing. He provided food and water （3） it. Days turned into weeks, and the bird became better and better. It was （4） ready to fly again.

As Ravi watched the bird flying higher and higher in the （5） , he felt a deep sense of happiness and realized he could have a great influence on the lives of others. So he began to do a lot, including feeding homeless animals and visiting （6） people. His kindness spread throughout the village, encouraging people to follow his example.

Years passed, and Ravi （7） to be a beloved（深受喜爱的）member of the community. His simple deeds（行为）（8） the village into a place full of love and care.

Our acts, no matter how （9） , can make a difference. （10） kindness is spread around, we will have the power to create a better world.

（1）

A．

ant

B．

bee

C．

bird

D．

butterfly

（2）

A．

see

B．

fly

C．

eat

D．

drink

（3）

A．

for

B．

by

C．

from

D．

about

（4）

A．

widely

B．

hardly

C．

strangely

D．

happily

（5）

A．

sky

B．

lake

C．

box

D．

house

（6）

A．

rich

B．

sick

C．

strict

D．

wise

（7）

A．

got up

B．

gave up

C．

grew up

D．

woke up

（8）

A．

cut

B．

divided

C．

poured

D．

changed

（9）

A．

brave

B．

small

C．

terrible

D．

dangerous

（10）

A．

If

B．

Before

C．

Unless

D．

Although