There is a popular belief that goldfish only have a three﹣second memory．But a 15﹣year﹣old schoolboy from Adelaide has just finished an experiment（实验） to tell us that it is not true．He shows everybody that the goldfish is smarter than we think．
"I don't believe that they had a three﹣second memory because animals need their memory，so they build up over time a knowledge of where the food is，"said Roy Stokes，a student at the Australian Science and Mathematics School．
He did the experiment in small tank（鱼缸） of goldfish．"I decided to get a bit of red Logo and just feed them next to that．Every day I'd put it in and spread food around it．"He said．
"At first they were a bit scared of it，but by the end of the three weeks，they were actually almost coming before I put the food in．"
After leaving the fish alone for a week，Rory placed the red Logo block in the tank again．
"They remembered perfectly well，"he said．
"They actually had a time faster than the average of the three feeds before I left．"
The goldfish showed that not only could they store information，they also had the ability to get it back as a later date．
Culum Brown，a research fellow at Sydney's Macquarie University，has studied fish behavior for more than ten years．
He says his studies of Australian native fish show fish were intelligent creatures that know how to avoid enemies and catch food like any other animal．
"The thing that I really liked about Rory's experiment is he not only got that classical conditioning going but the fact that he could get them next just to that specific coloured market．I thought it was really good．"He said．
36．Rory began his research by ．
| A． |
discussing with his classmates |
| B． |
making friends with goldfish |
| C． |
asking his teacher for advice |
| D． |
questioning a popular belief |
37．Rory put a red Logo in the tank to ．
| A． |
connect food with the color |
| B． |
make the tank nicer to look at |
| C． |
feed the fish at the same place |
| D． |
give the fish something to play with |
38．What's the right order of Rory's experiment？
a．find a tank of goldfish b．feed the fish next to the Logo c．leave the goldfish alone for a week |
d．take out the Logo e．put a red Logo into the tank f．put the Logo back into the tank |
| A． |
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B． |
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C． |
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39．What do the last three paragraphs tell us？
| A． |
Rory's research was highly praised by experienced experts． |
| B． |
Rory's experiment failed to meet the scientific standard． |
| C． |
Many scientists had already done the experiment before． |
| D． |
Fish are the cleverest animal in Australia． |
40．What can we learn from the story？
| A． |
Fish can become smarter with the help of red color． |
| B． |
What everybody believes is not necessarily true． |
| C． |
Scientists should learn from middle school students． |
| D． |
Young people are generally smarter than aged ones． |
Every town in the United States has a post office . Some are very small , and you may also find them in the corner of a shop . Others are larger buildings . They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 .
If you know how much the postage (邮资) is for your letter , you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines . Stamps are sold many different prices , from one cent (美分) to many dollars . If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help . he or she will give you the stamps you need . If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmailenvelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.
At a post office you can also buy postcards . A postcard is cheaper than a letter . Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter . The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures . However ,also they are not to be sent outside the country .
Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries .
| A．post offices | B．large buildings |
| C．small shops | D．different banks |
| A．At 9:00 on Sunday morning | B．At 12:00 on Tuesday. |
| C．At 5:00 on Friday afternoon | D．At 8:00 on Monday morning. |
| A．go and buy stamps from the machine in the post officesend a cheap postcard instead of your letter |
| B．get in touch with somebody you know in the post office |
| C．ask the man or the woman in the post office for help |
| D．Call your friends for help. |
| A．a beautiful postcard | B．a letter written on envelope |
| C．a letter by airmail | D．a postcard with pictures |
| A．the post office | B．the postage |
| C．letters | D．postcards |
Dear editor (编辑) ，
I live in a beautiful city . Many visitors come to my city . Because there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here .The peacocks mainly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square. 
Visitors often give them food freely . They usually throw food to them , and don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not . Some of the peacocks became ill , some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors.
I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds , but don’t realize (意识到) that they may be doing them harm (伤害). The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening .
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food . For us every person , it’s our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Sun Yan
| A．do some shopping | B．see beautiful peacocks |
| C．play on Dongfeng square | D．eat nice food |
| A．did’t give them any food |
| B．gave them too much drink. |
| C．threw them some bad food |
| D．loved them and played with them |
| A．sell food for visitors |
| B．sell food for peacocks |
| C．make the square more beautiful |
| D．have the beautiful birds |
| A．live and play with the birds |
| B．stop the birds from eating too much |
| C．give right food to the birds |
| D．give more food to the birds |
| A．visitor | B．shop owner(主人) |
| C．editor | D．student |
You know what it' s like. You’ ve just arrived in Washington D. C. after a long journey and all you really want to do is lie down and relax in your hotel room. But first you have to make a few quick notes for tomorrow's meeting, check your e-mails, and perhaps print out a few- things. And you need to make a few local telephone calls, and one call to your family.
And what do you usually get? Your desk is just about big enough for a cup of coffee, and there's no desk lamp~ the stationary(办公用品) is only several pieces of paper and the only pen there doesn't work at all. If you want to print something, you have to go to the Reception(前台),and when you try to use your cell phone, you find that it won't work in the U. S. A.
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| A．teachers | B．business people |
| C．secretaries | D．tourists |
What must a guest do if he wants a secretary?
| A．Tell the hotel ahead of time. |
| B．Tell the Reception when he arrives. |
| C．Call a secretary to take notes. |
| D．Put up a notice in the hotel. |
Why is it best to book now?
| A．All of the rooms are empty now. |
| B．Prices might increase soon. |
| C．There may be no rooms left. |
| D．It saves money for guests. |
What is special about Harmony?
| A．It offers telephone calls for free. |
| B．It provides printing at the Reception. |
| C．It costs much less than other hotels. |
| D．It does a lot of things to meet guests’ needs. |
Ted Brown's dream as a child was an unusual one: he wanted to fly. What was more unusual was the way in which he made his dream come true.
After high school, he wanted to join the U. S. Air Force but he failed because of his poor eyesight. However, his dream remained.
At the age of 33, Ted was a truck driver in Los Angeles. One day, while sitting outside in his garden, he watched planes fly overhead and an idea came to him: to use balloons(气球) to fly.
A few weeks later, Ted bought 42 huge balloons. He tied them to a chair and then he sat down in the chair with some beer, sandwiches and a gun. His plan was to fly to 10 meters above his garden, enjoy a few hours in the air, and then shoot some balloons with his gun to get back down. But things did not go as he planned.
Once his friends cut the ropes under Ted's chair, the 42 balloons flew into the sky at an astonishing speed until about 4000 meters above the ground with Ted and his chair. He didn't shoot any of the balloons because he was afraid he might break the balanee(平衡) of his "plane". Ted stayed in the sky with his beer and sandwiches for 14 hours, cold and frightened.
Planes heading towards Los Angeles' busy international airport reported the strange sight. And Ted' s balloons caused great danger to them. At last, Ted gathered his courage to shoot a few balloons and slowly landed on the ground, where many policemen were waiting for him.
Ted made his dream come true, but it cost him: he was fined(罚款) $ 1,500 for breaking the law about air safety.
When asked by a reporter why he had done it, Ted answered, "A man can't just sit around and do nothing; he should have his dream and go for it. "Why couldn't Ted join the American Air Force?
| A．Because he didn't finish high school. |
| B．Because his parents stopped him. |
| C．Because there was problem with his eyes. |
| D．Because he was too short. |
He was fined $ 1,500 because
| A．his balloons caused trouble to planes |
| B．he stayed too long in the air |
| C．he used too many balloons |
| D．he took a gun with him |
Which of the following is true?
| A．He didn't go to college because of his dream to fly. |
| B．He felt sorry for what he had done. |
| C．He realized his dream in a dangerous way both to himself and to others. |
| D．He didn't shoot the balloons at first because he wanted to stay there longer. |
What can be the best title for the story?
| A．Go for It. | B．A Man with Poor Eyesight. |
| C．Up High in the Air. | D．Ted's Dream to Fly. |
A person's nose is important for breathing and smelling. The nose is also used in many popular expressions.
Some people are able to lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do.
Some people are said to be hard-nosed. They will not change their opinions easily. And many people will never pay through the nose, that is, they will not pay too much money for something.
It is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other people's business.The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. This kind of person is interested in other people's private matters. He is considered nosy.
And my teacher often says, "If you put your heart into it, the answers should be right under your nose. " It means something can be found or seen easily.
As for ear, there are also some expressions.
When I want to say something to you, I hope you are all ears and listen carefully. I also advise you to keep your ear to the ground. This means to be interested in what is happening around you and what people are thinking.
Another expression about ear is to play it by ear. Someone is able to play a song or a piece of music by remembering the tune(旋律) and not by reading the music.
There are many other expressions about different parts of our body.
For example, if someone is playing a joke on you, you can say, "You are pulling my leg. " And to turn your hand to something means to begin to do something. If a child does something wrong, we say he will get it in the neck, or he will be punished.If a person always wants to lead others by the nose, that means.
| A．he always tells others what to do |
| B．he works harder than others |
| C．he cares about others instead of himself |
| D．he listens to his wife all the time |
If someone is hard-nosed,.
| A．he will be too interested in others' business |
| B．he will spend much money for daily things |
| C．he will find the answers to his problems soon |
| D．he will not change his mind easily |
When our parents or teachers are talking to us, what should we do?
| A．We should be all ears. |
| B．We should keep our nose out of their business. |
| C．We should play it by ear. |
| D．We should pay through the nose. |
On April Fools'Day, what may some people try to do?
| A．They may turn their hand to us. |
| B．They may think of ways to pull our legs. |
| C．They will get it in the neck. |
| D．They will nose around all the time. |