阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　Susan Cleveland is the young president of a candy company in Chicago. Her father  1 the company in the 1960s. He died three years  2 Now, the company  3 Susan.

　　Susan,  4 ,did not have any experience  5 becoming head of the company. She had just finished  6 .

　　The employees (雇员) became even more concerned (受到关心)  7 Susan's first months on the  8 . Mr Cleveland had been a strong leader. But Susan  9 many employees to make their own  10 .

　　One employee said: “Old Mr Cleveland always told us what to do. He kept people on a short leash. But the company did  11 .”

　　What does a “short leash” mean? A leash is  12 rope. We use a leash to walk our pet dogs. The leash keeps the dog from running away  13 getting into trouble.

　　Keeping a person on a short leash means keeping him or her under  14 control. The person can't make any decisions for himself or herself.

　　Ms Cleveland does not keep her workers on a short leash.   15 ,she encourages them to get better ways to do business.

　　For example, her secretary proposed an idea. She said the company should give a  16 to the best student in the high school near its factory. The   17 could use the prize money to study at a university.

　　Ms Cleveland  18 the idea. After the prize was announced, people who lived in this area of the factory began to buy  19 of the company's candy. Local newspapers  20 the competition. Business improved.

　　Ms Cleveland made her secretary the company's first Director of Public Relations. The former secretary was very pleased.

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阅读理解

    Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings. They pointed out that at a circus (马戏团), for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things. If you watch closely, you may notice that the trainer always gives the animals a lump(块) of sugar or a piece of fruit as a reward(报酬).

    In Russia, for example, pigeons, which are birds with good eyesight, are being used to watch out for faults in small steel balls that are being made in a factory. When the pigeon sees a ball which looks different from the other, it touches a steel plate with its beak(鸟嘴). This turns on a light to warn the people in the factory. At the same time a few seeds are given to the pigeon as a reward. It takes three or five weeks to train a pigeon to do this and one pigeon can check 3 000 to 4 000 balls an hour.

1．Which of these words is nearer in meaning to “trained” in the passage?

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2．The trainer gives an animal a piece of sugar or fruit ________.

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A．when the animal is hungry

B．to make the animal do something

C．after the animal have done the trick

D．before the animal is going to do the trick.

3．Pigeons are used to examine the small steel balls because ________.

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A．they are clever birds

C．they have beaks

B．they can see well

D．they can tell us the number

4．The pigeon touches the plate with its beak when ________.

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阅读理解

    Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings. They pointed out that at a circus (马戏团), for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things. If you watch closely, you may notice that the trainer always gives the animals a lump(块) of sugar or a piece of fruit as a reward(报酬).

    In Russia, for example, pigeons, which are birds with good eyesight, are being used to watch out for faults in small steel balls that are being made in a factory. When the pigeon sees a ball which looks different from the other, it touches a steel plate with its beak(鸟嘴). This turns on a light to warn the people in the factory. At the same time a few seeds are given to the pigeon as a reward. It takes three or five weeks to train a pigeon to do this and one pigeon can check 3 000 to 4 000 balls an hour.

1．Which of these words is nearer in meaning to “trained” in the passage?

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2．The trainer gives an animal a piece of sugar or fruit ________.

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A．when the animal is hungry

B．to make the animal do something

C．after the animal have done the trick

D．before the animal is going to do the trick.

3．Pigeons are used to examine the small steel balls because ________.

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A．they are clever birds

C．they have beaks

B．they can see well

D．they can tell us the number

4．The pigeon touches the plate with its beak when ________.

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--$ 500 ,but that is my last offer. 

--OK, it is a __________.

A．cost

B．price

C．reward

D．deal

 

 — ＄1，500， but that's my last offer.

— OK. It's a ____.

A．cost

B．price

C．reward

D．deal