基础训练篇（11）

Mrs. Wilson, the wife of a rich man,  (1)                 some of her friends to lunch. She was trying a new way to cook fish and she was very pleased with  (2)          when the fish was ready. As the fish was very hot, she put it near the open window to  (3)       _____ for a few minutes. Five minutes later, when she came back (4)        it, she was surprised to find the neighbor’s cat at the fish. She was in time to stop the cat before it was too  (5).    _   .That afternoon every one enjoyed the fish. They talked and laughed  (6)    _      four o’clock.

After the guests left, Mrs. Wilson felt tired but happy. She was sitting down in a chair near the window (7)    _____   __ she saw the neighbor’s cat dead in her garden. She was sure the fish was bad. What  (8) _     _ _______ happen to her friends? She at once telephoned the family doctor for help. The doctor wanted each guest  (9)  _____      meet him. Once again Mrs. Wilson was alone in her chair still tired  (10)       _    _  not longer happy. Just then the telephone rang. It was her neighbor, “Oh, Mrs. Wilson,” he cried.” My cat is dead. She was killed by someone in a car and put in your garden …”

      

A: Hello. Gerry speaking.
B: Hello, Gerry. It’s me John here.   【小题1】  
A: Well, I’m terribly sorry, but I’m not feeling very well.
B: Is that all?   【小题2】 
A: No, I’m sorry. I was sick all night. I think it must be the fish I ate last night.
B: Well, I think you should have at least phoned Kate and told her you weren’t coming to the meeting.
A:   【小题3】  I’m sorry about that. Anyway, I think I’ll be able to get in to work tomorrow.
B:   【小题4】 
A: I won’t. Thanks for calling.
B:   【小题5】 

A．That’s all right.

B．Please eat more vegetables.

C．I’ll be glad to see you again.

D．Yes, I suppose I should have done so.

E. Why weren’t you here at the meeting?
F. OK. Take care and don’t eat any more fish.
G. We thought you might have had an accident on the way to work.

We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded. When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration（迁移）is probably the migration of the fish, which is called “salmon”. This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mice. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.

    Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobsters（龙虾）. Every year, when the season of bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.    

Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to __________ .

A. give birth              B. enjoy warmer weather  

C. find food more easily     D. find beautiful places

The fish called “salmon” spends a long life in __________ .

A. salt water         B. rivers          C. fresh water       D. its birthplace

The mice in northern Europe move when __________ .

   A. they give birth                   B. the weather is bad

   C. the place gets too crowded         D. they haven’t enough food

The lobsters move __________ .

   A. to the fresh water              B. to the sea floor

   C. at a certain time               D. to find more food

What is the main idea of the passage?

   A. Animals move in order to find food more easily.

   B. The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most famous migration.

   C. Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel.

D. Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, but sometimes we don’t.

 

Research shows that humans switch from selfish to unselfish behaviors when they are watched. Do you?

A picture of a set of eyes on a computer screen can cause a change in the way people act. Even images of eyes on a charity donation, collection box encourage people to be unselfish, because people put more money in a collection box that has a picture of eyes on it than they do when a flower symbol is on the box.

Manfred Milinski from the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary

Biology in Germany and Bettina Rockenbach of the University of Berlin,

the authors of a new study, found that people act better when they are being

watched because they feel they will be rewarded for good behaviour.

Their report also referred to other research showing that this response of

behaving well when watched is somehow coded into humans and

people respond this way unconsciously, or without realising it.

It is not just humans that act unselfishly when they are being watched.

A fish called the grooming fish cleans other fish. When other fish are

around, it is gentler. When no other fish are around, however, the grooming fish bites chunks from the fish it is supposed to be cleaning.

The researchers suggest that the best way to get people to behave in the correct way is to make them feel watched. This could be the reason for the success of a famous American army poster. On it was a picture of an elderly man staring fiercely and pointing, it appeared, to the person who was looking at the poster. Under the picture was the caption ‘I Want You’. It encouraged hundreds of thousands of young American men to join the army during the Second World War to fight the Germans and Japanese.

1. According to the report, why does a person behave better when he feels he is being watched?

         A. He does not want to be shamed by others.

         B. He needs to show he is a good person.

         C. He desires others to like him more.

         D. He feels he will receive some social reward.

2. The underlined word ‘coded’ (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to______.

         A. hidden            B. programmed     C. forgotten         D. leaned

3. What is the text mainly about?

         A. It describes changed behaviour when observed.

         B. It details ways to control people's behaviour.

         C. It tells how to make people work harder.

         D. It discusses different advertising methods.

4. According to the text, which of the following statements is True?

         A. People pretend to behave better when they are watched.

         B. Fish bite other fish in a fish tank when they are alone.

         C. People donate more money when they feel they are watched.

         D. Soldiers fought better during World War II because of a poster.

5. Where would the study described in the text most likely be found?

A. In a newspaper.                     B. In a scientific journal.

C. In an advertising magazine.           D. In a science textbook.

 

 

 

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71．The fire was reported to be set not by accident but on p____________.

72．He dressed himself up as an old lady in the party, so I hardly r__________ at first.

73．If you add a s_________ of milk to the fish soup, it will taste more delicious.

74．I advise you to share your __________(宝贵的)experience with the young teachers.

75．The Chinese language is s__________ to Japanese in spelling, but has little in common in pronunciation.

76．_________(包围) by claps and flowers, the superstar became over proud and self-satisfied.

77．Different from human beings, many animals have two or more ___________(胃)

78．How well your plants will grow depends on the quality and c____________ of the soil.

79．Before he could take back the divorce agreement, it was_______ (撕碎)into pieces by his angry wife.

80．The _____________(生产) of mobile phones has increased throughout the world.