22、Alex knew colors and shapes．He learned about 150 English words．With his language ability he made himself known as perhaps the world’s most famous talking bird．

But Alex．a parrot，died two weeks ago when he was 31．Irene，a psychologist（心理学家）at Harvard University，studied and worked with the parrot for nearly 30 years．

In 1977, Irene, then an excellent student in chemistry at Harvard, bought Alex from a pet store．At that time, scientists were not quite sure whether birds could learn to communicate with humans．

But using the methods of teaching, Irene helped Alex to learn about 150 words, and to count small numbers, as well as colors and shapes．

In experiments, Irene would give Alex a small reward （奖励）, like a grape．Alex learned to ask for the grape by watching what the trainer was doing to get it．The researchers then worked with the bird to help him with pronunciation．

Alex showed a surprising ability to learn．For example, when he was shown a blue paper circle, he could tell what color the paper was, what shape it was, and after touching it what it was made of．

Like other parrots, he also picked up some words when staying in the lab, like "calm down" and "good morning"．He could also show his happiness and sadness．

Even before the week he died, Alex was working with Irene on difficult words． As she put him into his cage for the night that Thursday, Irene said that Alex looked at her and said," You be good．See you tomorrow．I love you．"

He was found dead in his cage the next morning．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．Alex is the name of_______

A．an excellent student                       B．a clever bird

C．a trainer                               D．a psychologist

2．How did Irene get the parrot?

A．A friend gave it to her．                     B．She caught it in a forest．

C．She bought it from the market．               D．The passage doesn't mention it．

3．The underlined words "picked up" in the seventh paragraph mean_______

A．捡到                    B．挑选                    C．举起                   D．学到

4．The best title of the passage can be _______．

A．A Thinking Parrot                                    B．The Owner of a Parrot

C．How to Teach a Parrot to Speak                  D．Parrots，Our Close Friends

5．The passage is probably taken from a_______．

A．history textbook                                      B．novel（小说）

C．newspaper                                                D．dictionary

19、根据情景，从七个选项中选出五个完成对话。

Miss Wang: Excuse me．  1

Miss Green: Yes, and you're…?

Miss Wang:  2 This is my ID card．Would you please show me your passport?

Miss Green: OK, Miss Wang．  3

Miss Wang: Welcome to Beijing, Miss Green．I'm so glad the first one I asked is the guest I will receive．

Miss Green: Thank you, Miss Wang．  4 

Miss Wang: Let me help you with your luggage．Our car is waiting for us at the exit．  5 

Miss Green: Thank you very much for your good service．

Miss Wang: It's a pleasure．

18、根据对话内容，用适当的词语或句子补全对话。

A: How dirty your clothes are! What did you do today?

B: __1  ．

A: Oh, I have remembered．It's Tree Planting Day today． 2   ?

B: At the foot of the hill．The one on the other side of the river．

A:   3   ?

B: On foot．It's not   4  our school, you know．

A: But what made your clothes so dirty?

B: I fell into the river when I was carrying some water．

A: Bad luck! Be   5  next time．

B: Thanks a lot．I'll do．

17、选出与所给句子画线部分意义相同或相近的选项。

1．Our class won the race．

A．beat               B．was the first in       C．was first in          D．was first

2．--Hello! May I speak to the headmaster? --Hold on, please．

A．Speak louder      B．Wait a moment      C．Call again           D．Speak out

3．The old man has lived in this village since he was born．

A．all day             B．all his life           C．all the same          D．all by himself

4．Please remember me to your mother．

A．don't forget me     B．say hello for me     C．introduce me         D．say goodbye

5．Jim is a bright boy．

A．handsome          B．good              C．clever             D．nice

16、She ______ most of her money ______ books．

A．costs; at           B．pays; on            C．spends; on               D．takes; for

15、She asked me ______ play football．

A．where would we                        B．when did we start to

C．where we would                        D．who will

14、You________ arrive at 6:00 am, but you arrived at 7:00 am．You ______ say "sorry" for being late．

A．are supposed; were supposed                 B．were supposed to; are supposed to

C．were supposed; are supposed                 D．are supposed to; were supposed to