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The world of our senses一、阅读理解。Amazing Facts About Elf Owls Brief Introduction The elf owl (a kind of owl) is mostly found in the southwestern parts of the United States and Mexico.During the spring and summer seasons,it moves to Arizona and New Mexico.It returns to Mexico for the winter.The elf owl doesnt build its nest.It lives in tree holes. Features The elf owl is a yellow bird.Its wings are dark and about 48-61 centimeters long.Its eyes are bright yellow.Its feet are large.It is the smallest owl of the species.It is about 12.5-14.5 centimeters long.It is also the worlds lightest owl,weighing not more than 40 grams.In general,female elf owls weigh more than male ones. The female usually lays three eggs at a time.After the young elf owls are born,their mother will feed them with worms(蠕虫) for up to 3-4 weeks.After 10 weeks,the young ones are fully grown and ready to take flight. Living Habits The elf owls are not aggressive birds.When danger es,they will fly away in the other direction,rather than staying and facing the danger or the enemies.Besides flying,the elf owl can also walk and climb like a parrot.The elf owl is most active after dusk,during the night,and just before dawn.It can produce many different kinds of sounds.It can live for 3-6 years in the wild.If they are kept in cages,they can live for 10-14 years.The elf owls are now in danger because of the loss of habitat.Cutting down trees will result in lack of places for them to live in.1.According to the first and second paragraphs,an elf owl may_.A.build its nest in treesB.have yellow wingsC.have big and dark eyesD.live in Mexico in winter2.What can we learn from the text?A.The female elf owl takes care of her children for about four weeks.B.The elf owl sleeps at night and looks for food during the daytime.C.The female elf owl lays one egg at one time.D.The elf owl can live no longer than six years.3.What is the character of the elf owl?A.Shy.B.Peace-loving.C.Hard-working.D.Selfish.参考答案： 1.D; 2.A; 3.B解析： 本文对濒临灭绝的姬鹄的外貌及生活习性进行了详细的介绍。1.D 细节理解题。根据“It returns to Mexico for the winter.”可知,姬鹄在冬天的时候可能会居住在墨西哥。2.A 细节理解题。根据“After the young elf owls are born,their mother will feed them with worms(蠕虫) for up to 3-4 weeks.”可知,雌姬鹄会照顾它们的幼鸟大约四个星期。3.B 推理判断题。根据“The elf owls are not aggressive birds.”可知,姬鹄是一种爱好和平的鸟。二、单项选择。1.The US should _ the three Sino-Us joint muniques and the basic norms of international relations.A. approve B. observeC. acplish D. accelerate【答案】B【解析】句意：美国应遵守中美三个联合公报和国际关系基本准则。observe意为“遵守”，符合句意。approve批准；acplish完成；accelerate促进。2.The mother was filled with _ that her daughter might be disabled by the accident. A. demand B. curiosityC. anxiety D. arrangement【答案】C【解析】demand需求；curiosity好奇心；anxiety焦虑；arrangement安排。句意：这个妈妈充满焦虑，她的女儿可能会在这场车祸中落下残疾。 3.Successful people make a plan to deal with each new problem rather than denying or _ that it exists.A. realizing B. prayingC. judging D. ignoring 【答案】D【解析】句意：成功人士会制定计划来解决每一个新的问题，而不是对存在的问题视而不见。realizing意识；praying祈祷；judging判断；ignoring忽视。4.Do keep _ in an emergency, or things will get even worse.A. calmB. stillC. quietD. silent【答案】A【解析】句意：在遇到紧急情况时一定要保持镇定，否则情况会更糟。keep calm保持镇定。15In the Middle Ages, merchants _ “town criers” to read public messages aloud to promote their goods.A. carried B. exposed C. employed D. handled【答案】C【解析】employ雇佣。句意：在中世纪，商人为了促销他们的货物雇用街头公告员来大声地读公告。6.Taking a walk after meals, _ mon wisdom, doesnt necessarily do good to our health.A. according to B. as to C. due to D. contrary to【答案】D【解析】contrary to与相反。句意：和大家认为的相反，饭后立即散步对健康未必有好处。according to根据；as to至于，关于；due to由于，因为。7.Is there any news for the missing boy?Yes, he was observed _ puter games at eight oclock yesterday in a net bar.A. play B. playedC. to play D. playing【答案】D【解析】observe+sb.+doing的结构。playing作主语补足语。句意：“有没有那个失踪男孩的什么消息啊？”“有了。有人看到他昨天8点钟正在一家网吧玩电脑游戏。”8.The parents will be _ unless they know that their children are safe and sound.A. eagerB. nervousC. anxiousD. conscious【答案】C【解析】句意：除非父母知道孩子们安然无恙，否则他们会一直担心。anxious担心的，符合题意。eager渴望的；nervous紧张的；conscious意识到的。9.People dont like to ask questions for fear of appearing _. A. anxiousB. curious C. gentleD. ignorant【答案】D【解析】ignorant无知。句意：人们不喜欢问问题，害怕自己会显得很无知。10.After hearing what the teacher said, the class was pletely _. The students all picked up their books and left the room silently. A. stillB. silentC. quietD. calm【答案】C【解析】still静止的，不动的；silent沉默的；quiet安静的；calm冷静的，平静的，风平浪静的。听了老师的话之后，教室里一片安静。学生们拿起他们的书默默地离开了教室。11.What do you think of cloning? Is it harmful to human beings?Well, _ in a proper way, this technology can contribute to the development of mankind.A. made B. employed C. volunteered D. tested【答案】B12._ what many people think, HIV cannot be spread through mosquitoes, a cough or sneeze, or by merely touching someone with Aids. A. Except forB. Contrary to C. Apart fromD. Regardless of 【答案】B【解析】contrary to和相反。句意：与许多人所想象的不同，艾滋病毒不会通过蚊子叮咬、咳嗽、打喷嚏或只是触碰艾滋病人而传播。 13.Talking about the future, I prefer _ a businessman _ be an official.A. beingto B. to betoC. to berather than D. beingmore than【答案】C【解析】句意：谈到将来，我更想成为一个商人而不愿当一名政府官员。prefer to do sth宁愿做某事，排除A、D；prefer to do sth. rather than do sth. else宁愿做某事而不愿做另一件事。14.What makes online shopping so popular is _ it shortens the distance between manufacturers and consumers. A. how B. that C. whether D. why【答案】B【解析】句意：使在线购物如此受欢迎的是它缩短了制造商和消费者之间的距离。is 后是表语从句，在表语从句中，that不做任何成分但又不可缺少。how表方式；whether是否；why为什么。15.At first he hated the new job but decided to give himself a few months to see _ it got any better. 5uA. when B. how C. why D. if 【答案】D【解析】根据句意“起先他讨厌这个新工作, 但决定给自己几个月时间看看是否能感觉好点。”用if引导宾语从句。三、完形填空。Life is full of miracles. They surroundus every day. One of these miracles _1_ me recently. I was filling my car at a gas station. Not sleeping well the night before, I felt _2_. After paying for the gas I turned my car towards the main road. I looked right and left then my brain sent the _3_ for my foot to push on the gas pedal but nothing happened. _4_, I shook my head to _5_ it and gazed down at my foot.Just as I did, _6_, a semitruck roared past my car doing 60 mph. When I had looked just two seconds _7_, my weary eyes hadnt seen it. If I had been driving onto the road when I should have been my car would have been _8_ and I would have most likely been killed. I sat there for a long time quietly thanking God for _9_ my life before _10_ on the road and heading home. This time both my brain and foot worked _11_.As I looked back on that moment later I still couldnt understand it. Did God _12_ my brains signal from _13_ my foot? Did an angel grab my toes to keep them from _14_ on the gas? One question kept ing back into my mind as well: why did I get this miracle? Finally, I felt the answer _15_ deep within my heart and mind. I heard the _16_ing from my soul saying: “You still have more to do. Your work is not done yet！”Richard Bach wrote: “Here is the _17_ to find if your mission on Earth is finished: if you are alive it isnt.” _18_ up each day then knowing that your mission isnt done yet. You have more love to _19_, more people to help, more kindness to give. You have one more day to be the miracle God _20_ for you to be.语篇解读：作者在刚加完油准备驶入主路时，由于前一天睡眠不好，脑子和脚不协调没有踩加速油门，这个迟钝的动作让他躲过了卡车，救了他一命。作者由此感谢上苍给了他眷顾，认为这是一个奇迹。1. A. refers to B. appears toC. occurstoD. es across 【答案】C2. A. disturbed B. tired C. annoyed D. refreshed【答案】B【解析】根据上文。上句话说“我”前一天晚上没有睡好觉，因此应该感到疲惫。A. disturbed 感到不安的；B. tired疲倦的；C. annoyed恼怒的；D. refreshed恢复了的，振作的。3. A. symbol B. order C. message D. signal【答案】D【解析】根据句意，此处意思应该是“大脑发出信号让脚踩油门”。A. symbol象征；标志； B. order命令；秩序；C. message信息，消息；D. signal信号，暗号。4. A. Discouraged B. Embarrassed C. Disappointed D. Puzzled【答案】D【解析】根据上文选择。上一句话意思是“大脑发出信号让脚踩油门，但什么事情都没有发生。”因此此处“我”应该感到困惑并向下看。A. Discouraged泄气的；B. Embarrassed尴尬的，局促不安的，为难的；C. Disappointed失望的，沮丧的；D. Puzzled困惑的，糊涂的。5. A. clean B. clear C. inspire D. remove【答案】B6. A. instead B. though C. therefore D. besides【答案】B【解析】根据词意辨析。A. instead代替，而不是；B. though 虽然，尽管，或用于句末补充说明，表示不过、可是；C. therefore因此，所以；D. besides 除之外(还)，况且。 “可是，正当我低头看的时候，一辆卡车呼啸而过。”7. A. earlier B. later C. faster D. slower【答案】A【解析】根据上下文，此句句意是“两秒前，我还用疲惫的双眼，视线模糊的看了，并没有发现这一情况。”只有选A .earlier使句子通顺，故选A。8. A. damaged B. crashed C. scratched D. stuck【答案】B【解析】根据上下文此句句意指：“但凡当时我的车驶上主路一点点，那现在我的小车肯定被撞了个稀巴烂，我也已经很可能一命呜呼了。”A. damaged被损坏的；B. crashed撞毁的；C. scratched抓伤的；D. stuck动不了的，被卡住的。9. A. sparing B. taking C. rescuing D. claiming【答案】A 【解析】根据上下文，此处句意应是“我感谢上帝饶了我一命”。A. sparing饶恕、赦免的。spare ones life饶某人一命；B. taking带走，拿走；C. rescuing营救、救援；D. claiming夺去(某人的命)。10. A. picking up B. breaking down C. pulling out D. setting sail 【答案】C 【解析】根据上下文，上文中讲到“我加完了油，正要驶向主路”，所以本句句意是“在驶向主路之前祈祷”。A. picking up 改善，重新开始；B. breaking down出故障。失败；C. pulling out驶向路边；D. setting sail 起航。11. A. passively B. poorly C. perfectly D. curiously【答案】C【解析】A. passively 被动地，顺从地；B. poorly 穷困地，差劲地；C. perfectly完美地，理想地；D. curiously .好奇地。根据词意可知，只有选C使句意通顺，表示“这次我的大脑和脚配合默契”。12. A. protect B. prevent C. defend D. differ 【答案】B 【解析】根据上文可知，这句话是作者感叹“难道是上帝阻止了大脑的信号传到脚上”，从而我没有踩下油门，没有遭遇事故。prevent sb/sth (from doing sth)阻止、阻碍，故选B。13. A. attacking B. lifting C. touching D. reaching 【答案】D 14. A. pressing B. depending C. putting D. focusing 【答案】A 【解析】句意：“难道是有天使拉住了我的脚不让它踩油门？”只有press有压、压迫的意思，故选A。15. A. forming B. resulting C. disappearing D. surviving 【答案】A 【解析】根据句意，“我感觉到答案从内心深处浮现”。A. forming(使)形成 B. resulting (from sth)(因)发生；C. disappearing不见，消失；D. surviving幸存，活下来。16. A. words B. mands C. suggestions D. expectations 【答案】A 【解析】A. words 话，诺言；B. mands命令；C. suggestions建议；D. expectations期望的事情。根据词意，应选A，表示“我听到灵魂在说话”。17. A. solution B. advice C. test D. belief【答案】C 【解析】此句句意指“有个方法可以检验你在世上的任务有没有完成，只要你还活着，那就说明还没有。”，只有选C. test符合句意。18. A. Wake B. Stay C. Hurry D. Cheer【答案】A 【解析】A. Wake up醒来；B. Stay up熬夜；C. Hurry up 快一点；D. Cheer up 振作起来。参看上题解析。表达“每一天醒来，你就知道你的任务还没有完成”，故选A。19. A. share B. gather C. donate D. preserve.【答案】A 【解析】A. share分享，分配；B. gather收集，聚集；C. donate捐赠；D. preserve保护，保持。根据上下文，此处选share 表示“跟人们分享更多的爱，即你要更博爱”最能符合句意，故选A。你要更博爱、施助、仁慈。20. A. applied B. pensated C. meant D. allowed【答案】C 四、七选五。Ways to get rid of jealousy Jealousy is like a poison. It is difficult to avoid such moments in life. Sometimes, this feeling es from the sensation of envy that we tend to experience when we notice others better lives, appearances, successes, and so on. 1 . It can ruin relationships, friendships, as well as a sense of satisfaction. Here are some tips to help get rid of jealousy.Be confident.Not all of us are born with confidence. It takes years of practice to find self-assurance. Follow the fake it till you makes its method. 2 Day by day, confidence forms. If you feel confident in yourself, you are less likely to feel inferior to others.Dont pare yourself.parison is the most significant aspect of jealousy. If you are able to avoid paring yourself to others, you will experience a new-found sense of freedom.A good way to judge this is by valuing imperfection. 3 We are all constantly growing and improving throughout our lives, which is value in failure. 4 When you are feeling upset, remind yourself of your positive qualities. Reflecting on what you do well puts your life into perspective, which is always a plus! A positive spin can be placed on almost anything that you may see as a negative event. There is always a way to find a positive angle.Make a healthy change.Most of us wish to change, especially faced with something that we are forced to accept. However, most of the things that people tend to feel jealous about can in fact change in a healthy way. If you feel jealous of someone elses acplishments, use it as motivation to work harder to achieve your own goals. Just remember, if the change you want to make is healthy, go for it. 5 A. Act positively.B. Think positively.C. Jealousy is like a snake.D. Jealousy has the potential to kill happiness .E. Use the feelings of jealousy as motivation to improve yourself.F. If you take it as a part of your routine, it will gradually bee natural to you.G. Use your weakness as a learning experience, rather than as a chance to make you feel bad.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了嫉妒对人们的危害，并给人们提出了摆脱嫉妒的三点建议。1.D 【解析】根据前文的Jealousy is like a poison.及空后的It can ruin relationships, friendships, as well as a sense of satisfaction.可知嫉妒就像毒药，它会毁掉关系、友谊和满足感，故此处应指嫉妒有扼杀幸福的潜在力量。故选D。3.G 【解析】根据前文的A good way to judge this is by valuing imperfection.（通过重视不完美是一个很好的方法）及空后We are all constantly growing and improving throughout our lives, which is value in failure.（整个一生中，我们都在不断地成长和改进，这也正是失败的价值所在。）可知此处应指我们应该把我们的不足当成一种学习的经历，而不是让它成为让我们感觉糟糕的因素。故选G。4.B 【解析】根据段落中的When you are feeling upset, remind yourself of your positive qualities. Reflecting on what you do well（当你感觉郁闷时，让自己想一想自己身上积极的品质。回忆一下你擅长的事情）可知，本段的主题应是思想要积极。故选B。5.E 【解析】根据前文的If you feel jealous of someone elses acplishments, use it as motivation to work harder to achieve your own goals. Just remember, if the change you want to make is healthy, go for it.（如果你对别人的成绩感到嫉妒时，要把它作为更加努力地工作去实现自己目标的动力。只要记住，如果你想要的改变是健康的，那就去做它。）可知，此处应指我们应该把嫉妒感当成自我发展的动力。故选E。
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