One day while walking along the bank of a river, a rabbit couple(夫妇) saw a wounded(受伤的) ant lying unconsciously(没有直觉地) on the grass. The rabbit couple gently put the ant on the leaf(叶子) of a nearby plant. She soon recovered and saw the rabbit couple sitting beside her.
The ant remembered that she had found herself under the foot of a cat by chance and fainted(晕倒). She asked how she reached the leaf top. The rabbit couple told her what had happened. The ant thanked them and said she would help them when they needed help.
The rabbit couple went further up the river to enjoy the bright sun. They had been there many times and would spend many hours playing and relaxing in the sun.
One fine day, the couple were again on their way to the river while the ant was playing on the leaf of a tree. She saw the rabbit couple walking towards the river. A few hours later she saw the rabbit couple sleeping peacefully on the soft grass by the river. Suddenly she saw a lion moving towards the grass where the rabbit couple were sleeping. The loin saw the rabbit sleeping, and started walking quietly to attack them.
Realizing the hazard getting close to the rabbits, the ant jumped from the leaf to the lion’s shoulder and bit(咬) the lion’s back. The lion cried out in pain, waking the rabbit couple. The rabbits ran away quickly and the ant jumped off the lion’s back into the grass.
A white pigeon(鸽子) who watched this event cheered at the courage(勇气) of the ant and told the whole story to the rabbits. The rabbit couple were moved and thanked the ant. They became best friends.
【小题1】From the first three paragraphs, we can learn that _____.

There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art; Paris has the Luvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International University (FIU) in   Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without building, or even a wall for its drawing and paintings. FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don’t have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings. Robert Shostak is direction of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works.
A computer artist can only record his pictures electronically and send the records to others to see on their computers. He can also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needs an expensive laser printer (激光印刷) . Robert Shostak says the electronic（电子的） museum is mostly for art or computer students at school and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostake said the FIU museum will take computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum

1. 1.

   The main purpose of this text is to give information about_______

   1. A.
      museums throughout the world
   2. B.
      an electronic art museum in Miami, U.S.A
   3. C.
      art exhibitions（展览会） in Florida International University
   4. D.
      latest development of computer art
2. 2.

   To see the art in FIU museum, you need______

   1. A.
      floppy discs（软盘）
   2. B.
      a computer and a printer
   3. C.
      pictures and drawings on paper
   4. D.
      a computer connect to the museum by telephone line
3. 3.

   The museum was started when______

   1. A.
      Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientists
   2. B.
      Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artists
   3. C.
      art students needed a place to show their works
   4. D.
      computer scientists wanted to do something about art
4. 4.

   The words “an audience” in the last paragraph refer to ________

   1. A.
      art students
   2. B.
      computer owners
   3. C.
      exhibits in the museum
   4. D.
      those who will enjoy art

Many famous museums throughout the world can offer you good chances to admire art. Washington, D.C has the National Gallery of Art，Paris has the Louver, London, the British Museum. Florida International University(FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.
FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don’t have to visit the University to see the art. What you need is just a computer linked to a telephone. That’s enough.
You can call the telephone number of a University computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.
Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he started the museum because computer artists had no place to show their work.
A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs, to others to see on their computers. He could also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist will have  to need a very expensive laser printer.
Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum

1. 1.

   The main purpose of this text is to give information about____________

   1. A.
      famous museums throughout the world
   2. B.
      an electronic art museum in Miami, U.S.A
   3. C.
      art exhibitions in Florida International University
   4. D.
      the latest development in computer art in the USA
2. 2.

   To see the art in FIU museum, which of the following should you have at first?

   1. A.
      some records or floppy discs
   2. B.
      a computer and a printer
   3. C.
      your own pictures and drawings
   4. D.
      a computer connected by telephone line
3. 3.

   _________ are stored in the electronic museum in FIU

   1. A.
      Paintings drawn by computer
   2. B.
      Different styles of paintings
   3. C.
      Some very traditional paintings
   4. D.
      Drawings done by students of FIU
4. 4.

   The museum was started when ___________

   1. A.
      FIU wanted to encourage computer scientists
   2. B.
      Robert Shostak decided to help computer artists
   3. C.
      art students needed a place to show their works
   4. D.
      computer scientists wanted to do something about art
5. 5.

   The words “an audience” in the last paragraph refers to ___________

   1. A.
      art students
   2. B.
      computer owners
   3. C.
      exhibits in the museum
   4. D.
      those who will enjoy art

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A person’s motivation is a combination of desire and energy directed at achieving a goal. Influencing someone’s motivation means __1__ him or her to want to do what you know must be done. A person’s motivation __2__ two things:

One is the strength of certain needs. For example, you are __3__, but you must have a task completed by a nearing deadline. If you are starving, you will eat. If you are __4__ hungry, you will finish the task at hand.

The other is the perception (感觉) that taking a certain action will help __5__ those needs. For example, you have two burning __6__— the desire to complete the task and the desire to go to lunch. Your perception of how you view those two needs will determine which one takes __7__. If you believe that you could be fired for not completing the task, you will probably __8__ lunch and complete the task. If you believe that you will not get into trouble or perhaps finish the task in time, then you will be more __9__ to go to lunch.