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　Can trees talk? Yes——but not in words． Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate (互通信息) with each other． Not long ago, resear- chers learned some surprising things． First a willow tree(柳树)attacked in the woods by caterpillars(毛毛虫)changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that the caterpillars got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them． Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special vapour — a signal causing its neighbours to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty．

　　　Communication, of course, doesn't need to be always in words． We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands． We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements． Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar(花蜜)for honey． So why shouldn't trees have ways of sending messages?

1． When attacked, a willow tree will protect itself by________．

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A． changing its leaves’chemistry

B． changing its leaves’colour

C． talking to caterpillars

D． sending a special vapour

2． From the passage we know that catrpillars________．

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A． like willow trees

B． enjoy eating fallen leaves

C． feed on willow tree leaves

D． could communicate with willow trees

3． Caterpillars will stop eating willow tree leaves which________．

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A． have a chemical change and become tasteless

B． have a pleasant taste

C． are being attacked

D． are communicating

4． According to the passage, how do willow trees communicate with each other?

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A． They talk in words．

B． They send out a special vapour．

C． They wave their leaves．

D． They make special sounds．

5． According to the passage, bees communicate with each other by______．

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A． talking

B． making unusual sounds

C． singing songs

D． fly in certain patterns

阅读理解训练

　　In 1955, a man named Raymond Kroc entered a partnership with two brothers named McDonald. They operated a popular restaurant in California which sold food that was easy to prepare and serve quickly. Hamburgers, French fries, and cold drinks were the main foods on the limited menu. Kroc opened similar eating places under the same name “McDonald's”, and they were an instant success. He later took over the company and today it is one of the most famous and successful “fast-food” chains in America and the world.

　　Why was his idea so successful? Probably the most important reason was that his timing was right. In the 1950s, most married women stayed home to keep house and take care of their children. During the 1960s, the movement for equality (平等) between men and women and an economy (经济) that needed more families to have two money-earners resulted in many women returning to the workplace. This meant that they had less time and energy to do housework, so they depended more on fast-food restaurants.

　　Single parents also have little time to spend in the kitchen. People living alone because of divorce (离婚) or a preference for a “single lifestyle” also depend on this type of food, since cooking for one is often more trouble than it is worth.

　　Fast food is not part of the diet of all Americans. Another of the 1960s was called back-to-nature movement. More and more Americans based their diets on natural foods. This preference for natural foods continues to this day. These products can now be found not only in the special health food store but also in many supermarkets.

1．The passage is mainly about ________.

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A．how and why “McDonald's” became successful

B．the effect social and economic changes have on people's eating habits

C．why Americans prefer natural food

D．American eating habits

2．Which of the following was not a reason for Raymond Kroc's success?

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A．His partnership with the McDonald brothers.

B．A changing economy.

C．The back-to-nature movement.

D．Women's liberation movement.

3．We can infer from the passage that ________.

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A．natural foods are still popular today

B．many married women in America returned to work in the 1960s

C．McDonald's fast food is popular all over the world

D．divorce caused people to change their eating habits

4．Which of the following is wrong?

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A．Not all American people like fast food

B．Before the 1960s, women usually stayed at home

C．fast foods are more popular than natural foods in America

D．Raymond Kroc became the owner of McDonald's

阅读理解

　　Could an eagle carry off a human baby? Ever since we heard the story of Sinbad the Sailor, we've been told that a young human being was carried off by a big bird. Sinbad, so the story goes, was carried off by the Roc. The Roc a huge bird took Sinbad in his beak (喙) and flew him off to his nest in the mountains.

　　Sinbad and the Roc were only imaginary. But what about eagles? Can an eagle lift a baby?

　　Two scientists wanted to find them out. They climbed up into the high mountains and caught a golden eagle. They tied a heavy weight of eight-pound to its neck. Eight pounds, they felt, was about the right weight for a very young baby. Then they let the eagle loose. The eagle couldn't get off the ground!

1．Sinbad in this passage is ________.

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2．The clause “so the story goes” in the first paragraph means“________”.

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A．so the story disappears

B．just as the story tells

C．the story spreads so

D．so the story comes into being

3．Which of the following is true?

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A．Sinbad and the Roc were the true things in the life.

B．An eagle can't lift a human baby.

C．Two scientists tied an eight-pound baby to an eagle's neck.

D．Two scientists caught a golden eagle and kept it.

4．What did the two scientists want to find out?

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A．Whether an eagle can lift a baby or not.

B．Why an eagle can lift a baby.

C．They wanted to find a golden eagle.

D．Why the eagle couldn't get off the ground.

5．This passage is about ________.

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　　How men first learned to invent words is unknown, All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate (交际) with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to stand for those sounds and which could be written down, Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words.

　　The power of words, then, lies in their associations (联系) with the things they bring up before our minds, Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall(想起) to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.

1．One of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and actions was that ________.

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A．they could agree upon certain signs with each other

B．they could write them down

C．they could communicate with each other

D．they could speak and write

2．What is true about words?

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A．They are used to express feelings only.

B．They can only be written down.

C．They are easy to speak.

D．They are certain sounds or combined letters which have meanings for us.

3．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．The more we read, the less we know.

B．The more we learn, the happier we will be.

C．The more we read and learn, the more learned we are.

D．The more we learn, the more meanings all words have for us.

4．According to the passage, we conclude that ________.

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A．words are the written forms of sounds

B．words can help us to learn more about the past

C．words are just the things we use to express out thoughts and feelings

D．words are only used to bring up something glad and sad in the past

5．The birth of language is ________.

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A．a question difficult to answer

B．a matter that is hidden or secret

C．a problem not yet solved

D．still unknown to people

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　Football is the most popular game in England:one has only to go to one of the important matches to see this．

　One of the most surprising things about football in England to a stranger is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have． He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams, he has photos of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches．

　Most schools in England take football seriously-much more seriously than nearly all European schools, where lessons are all important, and games left for private (私人的) arrangements． In England, it is belived that education is not only a matter of filling a boy's mind with facts in a classroom; education also means character training; and one of the best ways of training character is by means of games, especially team games, where the boy has to learn to work with others for his team, instead of working selfishly for himself alone． The school therefore arranges(安排) games and matches for its pupils． Football is a good team game, it is good exercise for the body, it needs skill and a quick brain, it is popular and cheap; as a result, it is the schools' favourite(喜爱的) game in the winter．

1． The smallest boy in England seems to have the greatest__________．

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A． team of football．

B． number of football．

C． photo of football players．

D． knowledge of football．

2． According to the information given in this article, the smallest Boy in England may not know________．

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A． the names of the players in most important teams．

B． the results of a number of important matches．

C． important players．

D． the places where important matches were held．

3． Lessons are all important and games are left for private arrangement in________．

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A． most British schools．

B． most Japanese schools．

C． most European schools．

D． most American schools．

4． Football in England is believed to be________．

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A． a private arrangement．

B． a way of character training．

C． a favourite game

D． a popular match．

阅读理解：

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　Koala is an aboriginal word which means ‘drinks no water’． The koala lives in trees in forests． It doesn't eat any meat and it doesn't drink any water． The koala is active at night and during the day it sleeps in the fork of a tree． The koala has long arms and sharp curved claws for climbing trees and for grasping branches． It has a large hairless nose and it hasn't got a tail． People used to hunt the koala for its grey fur but now it is a protected animal．

　The koala usually has only one baby a year． at birth the baby is very small． At first it cannot see and it hasn't got any fur． The female koala has a pouch on her stomach． Inside this pouch the mother produces milk for her baby． The baby stays in its mother's pouch until it is about six months old． Then it clings to its mother's back for another six months． after this the young koala starts to live a solitary(单独的) life．

1． The name "Koala" has something to do with ________．

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A． food　　　　　　　　B． sand

C． water　　　　　　　 D． grass

2． A koala likes to move about ________．

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A． in the daytime　　　　B． at night

C． day and night　　　　D． None of the above．

3． The koala's claws are useful for ________．

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A． getting water from the trees

B． grasping branches

C． holding a piece of meat

D． driving other animals away

4． People used to hunt koalas because ________．

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A． they often attack human beings

B． they have very good furs

C． they are very ugly animals

D． there are too many of them

5． You can find a baby koala on its mother's back when it is ________．

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A． five months old

B． a year and a half old

C． six months old

D． three years old

6． According to the passage, older koalas like to live ________．

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A． alone　　　　　　　B． in groups

C． in pairs　　　　　　 D． both A and B

阅读理解训练

　　There are several things about motorcycling that the average citizen dislikes. A cyclist's appearance has something to do with this dislike. Motorcyclists frequently look dirty; in fact, they are dirty. On the road there is little to protect them from mud, bird droppings, etc. For practical reasons they often dress in old clothing which looks much less respectable than the clothing of people who ride in cars. For the same reason motorcyclists usually wear dark colors. Perhaps this helps to explain why they are sometimes believed to have very bad natures. In old plays of long ago, bad characters usually wore black. In cowboy movies the “bad guys( = fellows)”usually wear black hats while the “good guys” wear lighter colors.

　　Something else about their appearance makes an unpleasant impression. In their practical protective clothing they look very much like the men on military (军事的) motorcycles in the movies of World War Ⅱ - cruel enemies who roared(咆哮) into peaceful villages filling peoples' hearts with fear.

　　Probably the machine itself also produces anger and fear. Motorcycles are noisy, thought some big trucks are even noisier. But trucks are big and carry heavy loads: they are accepted because they perform a needed service, making America move. Motorcycles, on the other hand, make an unpleasant noise just to give their riders pleasure. That is what is commonly thought. In the woods motorcycles frighten animals. Roaring along quiet streets, they wake sleeping families and made babies cry .

1．The main idea of this passage is ________ .

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A．why the average people dislike motorcycling

B．why motorcyclists dress in dark clothes

C．why the average people sometimes think motorcyclists have bad natures

D．why big trucks, though they are even noisier than motorcycles, are accepted

2．Motorcyclists usually wear dark colors because ________ .

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A．they want to copy“bad guys” in cowboy movies

B．they have bad natures

C．they are not easy to look dirty

D．they are less respectable than those who drive cars

3．Which of the following does NOT explain why a motorcyclist's appearance gives people unpleasant impression?

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A．Bad characters in old plays wore black

B．At night motorcyclists wake sleeping families

C．The “bad guys” in cowboys wear black hats

D．The men on military motorcycles in the movies of

World War Ⅱ wear similar protective clothing as motorcyclists do

4．Though they are even noisier than motorcycles, big trucks are usually accepted because ________ .

A．they carry heavy loads and give their drivers pleasure as well

B．they don't run along quiet streets

C．they are bigger, so it is natural for them to make louder noises

D．they play an important part in transport

阅读理解

　　The people on the earth belong to many different countries. We speak many different languages and have different ideas. We do not look alike and we do not talk alike. But we are all alike in one way. We are all humans born on the earth. All of us live and die on this planet. We have never known any other home.

　　Men believed for thousands of years that the earth was the centre of everything. They believed that the sun and the stars moved around us. It was said that the sun was put in the sky to give light and heat to our earth.

　　The old ideas of men should not surprise us. Most of us only believe what we see. The earth looks like the centre of everything from where we stand. One discovery after another proved that our earth is only a very small part of the great universe. They proved that the earth is one little planet moving round the sun. We do not believe that we are the centre any more.

　　The troth surprised many people. But in 1540, Copernicus, the great Polish astronomer, found proof that the earth goes round the sun. And he wrote his discoveries in a book which was printed in a few weeks before he died.

1．Which do you think is the best title for this passage?

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A．Where Humans from?

B．Our Planet, the Earth

C．What is the Earth?

D．Have you known the Earth?

2．As humans, where are we alike?

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A．Each of us can speak different languages.

B．Each of us lives in the same way.

C．Each of us can speak and think .

D．Each of us comes from different families.

3．Which is the old idea of man?

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A．The history of the earth was as long as thousands of years.

B．The stars moved around the sun and the sun around the earth.

C．Our planet was the centre of the universe.

D．It was only the earth that had light and heat.

4．Why do we easily think the sun moves around the earth?

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A．It is our eyes that make such a mistake.

B．It is our brain that makes a wrong judgement.

C．We stand where we shouldn't stand.

D．We see what we can see.

5．The truth that the earth moves around the sun surprised many people, which means ________ .

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A．it was impossible for them to believe others

B．it was possible for them to believe only in themselves

C．it was difficult for them to change the scientists' ideas

D．it wasn't easy for them to change their ideas

阅读理解

　　Robert Edwards was blinded in a car accident (事故) nine years ago. He also had poor hearing because of old age. One day he was walking near his home when a thunderstorm(雷雨) was coming. He stayed away from the rain under a tree and was struck by lightning(闪电) . He was knocked to the ground and woke up some 20 minutes later, lying face down in water below the tree. He went into the house and lay down in bed. A short time later he awoke; he couldn't move his legs and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room appearing from time to time in front of him. When his wife entered, he saw her for the first time in nine years. Doctors believe that he has regained(恢复) his sight obviously from the flash of lightning, but they are unable to explain the happening. The only possible explanation(解释) offered (提供) by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma (创伤) in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be regained was by another trauma.

1．Robert Edwards last his sight when he ________ .

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A．was nine

B．was knocked to the ground by lightning

C．was old

D．was hurt in a car

2．After he woke up, he first saw ________ .

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3．Which of the following is not true?

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A．He stood under a tree in order not to be wet in the rain.

B．He awoke with his face down in water.

C．Doctors could explain why he regained his sight.

D．He woke up about 20 minutes later.

4．When Edwards was struck by lightning, he was ________ .

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A．walking in the rain

B．standing under a tree

C．far away from his home

D．lying on the ground

5．Edwards regained his sight after the lightning struck him. What is the possible explanation?

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A．He had lost his sight for only nine years.

B．The lightning moved the feeling in his legs to his eyes.

C．He slept under the tree for about 20 minutes.

D．It was a heavy blow that blinded him, so only another heavy blow could regain his sight.

阅读理解

　　When some plates of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens. Many earthquakes begin under the sea. Earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. They often happen near mountains.

　　During an earthquake , the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even crack (断裂) open. House fall, people are killed or hurt, and sometimes whole villages or cities are destroyed.

　　Can we do something to keep ourselves safe from earthquakes? Scientists have studied earthquakes and made maps that show the “earthquake belts (带)” In the areas, it's possible for earthquakes to happen. In these areas we can build strong houses to fight against earthquakes.

　　In the future, scientists will be able to predict exactly (精确地) when and where an earthquake will happen. They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.

1．It is said that a large number of earthquakes often happen ________.

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2．The reason for an earthquake is ________.

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A．rock's cracking open

B．the result of rock plates' sudden movement

C．that there're many mountains on the earth

D．that the sea is too deep

3．A map showing the earthquake belts will tell people ________.

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A．what houses to build

B．what kind of houses can stay up in an earthquake

C．where earthquakes may happen

D．how to keep themselves safe during an earthquake

4．In the future we'll be no longer so afraid of an earthquake ________.

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A．with the help of scientists' exact prediction

B．because of a map showing the “earthquake belts”

C．because we can guess the date and place of the earthquakes

D．as scientists know what to do and how to do it

5．The best title of this passage should be ________.

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A．An Earthquake

B．A Scientist and an Earthquake

C．How to Fight Against Earthquakes

D．Earthquakes Today and Tomorrow