The girl standing there looks a bit        to me. I wonder if I have seen her somewhere before.

A．similar

B．friendly

C．strange

D．familiar

 

When people want to know about the weather, they usually go to there radios, TVs, newspapers, or to the Internet. However, you can also find many weather signs among wildlife, because of their highly developed senses. Drops in air pressure（压力） produce an effect on small animals in many ways. Mice and deer are good weather indicators. People who spend a lot of time outdoors have observed that, before a storm, field mice come out of their holes and run around, Deer leave high ground and come down from the mountains.

Birds are especially good weather indicators because they also show the effect of a pressure drop in many ways. For example, some birds become irritable（急躁的）and quarrelsome and will fight over a piece of bread. Other birds chirp（叽叽喳喳）and sing just before a storm. It seems they know they won’t get another chance for an hour or two. Birds also seek safe places before a storm, You will sometimes see birds settling in trees or gathering together on a wire close to a building. Pre-storm low pressure makes the are so thin that birds have difficulty flying.

It is unusual to see many birds flying overhead in the summertime, rather than during the periods in the spring or autumn. Watch for other weather signs if you see this. If they fly in the wrong direction, they may be flying ahead of a storm.

By paying closer attention to some important signs in nature, we can become better prepared for any kind of weather.

1.The word“indicators”in paragraph I probably means ________.

A．maps         B．services         C．signs            D．stations

2.There will be a storm if birds __________ .

A．make more noise than usual       B．fly in different directions

C．come down from tall trees            D．share a piece of bread

3.How can birds sense the coming of a storm?________

A．By feeling a drop in air temperature.

B．By noticing the change of wind directions.

C．By feeling a drop in air pressure.

D．By noticing the movements of other animals.

4.The best title for the text would be ________         .

A．Signs of a Storm B．Drops in Air Pressure

C．Animals’Sharp Senses        D．Nature’s Weather Signs

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项.

"Everything happens for the best." My mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 36    one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous   37  ."

    Mother was right. After graduating from college I had decided to try for a job in   38  , then work my way up to   39   . I got   40   on the door of every station every time.

    In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn't   41   hiring an inexperienced person. "Go out in the sticks(边远地区) and find a   42   station that'll give you a chance." she said.

    I thumbed(搭便车) home to Dixon, Illi.   43   there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local   44   to manage   45   sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high-school football, I  46   the post, but I wasn't hired.

    My disappointment must have shown. "Everything happens for the best." Mom   47  me. I drove to Davenport, in Iowa. I   48   WOC Radio there. Peter Macarthur, the program director, told me they had already hired an announcer.

    As I left his office, my frustration(挫折感)   49   over. I asked aloud. "How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station ?" I was waiting for the   50   when I heard Macarthur calling. "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about   51   ?" Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast a(an)   52   game.

    I remembered a game we had won. I did a 15-minute buildup to that play, and Peter told me I would   53   Saturday's game!

On my way home, I thought of my mother's words,   54   I have many times since, "If you … , one day something good will happen...."

I often wonder what my   55   might have been like if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

A. work hard       B. are brave    C. carry on     D. are lucky

A. problems      B. difficulty    C. disappointment  D. unemployment

A. sports      B. radio   C. shops  D. clubs

A. sports announcer    B. sports star   C. shop manager    D. film maker

A. turned away    B. turned down      C. turned in    D. turned off

A. like        B. decide C. stand   D. risk

A. bigger     B. small  C. local   D. private

A. If        B. While C. Unless D. Until

A. businessman    B. college student   C. athlete        D. announcer

A. his        B. her     C. their   D. its

A. applied for    B. accepted     C. considered  D. refused

A. blamed  B. suggested   C. reminded    D. persuade

A. listened to   B. found  C. tried   D. expected

A. became  B. turned C. went   D. boiled

A. lift      B. director      C. result  D. reply

A. radio   B. directing    C. football      D. broadcasting

A. live     B. imaginary   C. exciting      D. lively

A. join in   B. miss    C. broadcast    D. organize

A. as      B. then    C. when  D. though

A. dream    B. aim     C. life     D. failure

Great news! Summer Camp 2011 opens between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on June 30th. And it will last for a week.

All children aged 7-14 are welcome. Each child can take part in only one of the following activities and needs to pay 150 yuan for it.

　 1. Sports (basketball, football, table tennis, etc.)

　　2. Learn in groups (painting, singing, dancing, piano, computer, etc.)

　　3. English Worlds (songs, films, games, plays, etc.)

　　Some American children are coming to the camp. If you really want to spend an interesting summer holiday, please join us for learning with fun. Act now! Book your seat as soon as possible either by phone or by e-mail. Register (报名) and pay before June 18th, then you can have a Mickey T-shirt as a member of the camp.

　　Dongfang Children's Palace: No. 23, East Street, Changping

　　Tel: 83212563  E-mail: dsbc1234@childrenplace.net

1.The register time is before _____.

A．9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

B．June 30th.

C．150 yuan.

D．June 18th.

2.Each child can only choose _____ of the activities.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

3.What cannot you do in Summer Camp 2011?

A．Learn painting and dancing.

B．Join a group that you are interested in.

C．Climb mountains and see birds.

D．Speak English with some American children.

4.Summer Camp 2011 will offer you _____.

A．a Mickey T-shirt	B．a piano or a computer
C．some books and CDs	D．a funny camp card

 

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求回答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

[l]Fear and pain are two of the most useful things that human beings and animals have, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play with it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn’t, a child would burn himself again and again, because fear would not warn himself to keep away from the fire that had burnt himself before. A really fearless soldier is not a good soldier because he will soon be killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which human beings and animals might soon die out.

[2] In our first sentence we suggested that fear should be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. Even in your house you are not absolutely safe: A plane may crash on your house, or you may get cancer!

[3] The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but to use fear as your servant and guide instead. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.

[4] In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you. Fear warns you, then you jump out of the way, and all is well.

[5] In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to ___________. For example, you can’t prevent a plane crashing onto your house. In this case, fear is no longer of any use, and you have to try to overcome it.

1.What is mainly talked about in this passage? (no more than 15 words)

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2.How does the author support his idea in Paragraph 2? (no more than 5 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

3.Why does the author say that a fearless soldier is not a good soldier? (no more than 15 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

4.What benefit can we get from “fear” according to the passage? (no more than 10 words)

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5.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)

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