题目
第1题
I once knew a dog named Newton who had a unique sense of humour. Whenever I tossed out a Frisbee for him to chase, he’d take off in hot pursuit but then seem to lose track of it. Moving back and forth only a yard of two from the toy, Newton would look all around, even up into the trees. He seemed genuinely puzzled. Finally,I’d give up and head into the field to help him out. But no sooner would I get within 10 ft. Of him than he would run invariably straight over to the Frisbee,grab it and start running like mad, looking over his shoulder with what looked suspiciously like a grin.Just about every pet owner has a story like this and is eager to share it with anyone who will listen. On very short notice, TIME reporters cam up with 25 stories about what each is convinced is the smartest pet in the world. Among them: the cat who closes the door behind him when he goes into the bathroom; the cat who uses a toilet instead of a litter box... and flushes it afterward; the dog who goes wild when he sees his owner putting on blue jeans instead of a dress because jeans mean it is time to play; and the cat who used to wait patiently at the bus stop everyday for a little girl, then walk her the six blocks home. And so on.
These behaviors are certainly clever, but what do they mean? Was Newton really deceiving? Can a cat really desire privacy in the toilet? In short, do household pets really have a mental and emotional life? Their owners think so, but until recently, animal-behaviour exports would have gone mad on hearing such a question.
The worst sin in the worst sin in their moral vocabulary was anthropomorphism,projecting human traits onto animals. A dog or a cat might behave as if it were angry, lonely, sad, happy or confused, but that was only in the eye of the viewer.
What was going on, they insisted was that the dog or cat had been conditioned, through a perhaps unintentional series of punishments and rewards, the behave certain way.
The behaviour was a mechanical result of the training.
1. What did Newton seem puzzled about?
2. Why does the author say Newton had unique sense of humour?
3. What made it possible for the TIME reporters to come up with so many interesting stories about pets?
4.What belief about pet behaviour was unacceptable to experts of animal behaviour?
5. What is the explanation of animal-behaviour experts for the “clever” behaviour of pets?
第2题
The first thief came up to the farm and said, “My good old man, why are you leading this dog?”
At this moment the second thief, coming from another direction, cried to him, “Poor old man, where have you stolen this dog?”And immediately after these words, the third thief came up and asked the farmer,“Where are you going with this handsome greyhound?”
The poor farmer began to doubt whether the sheep was a sheep or not. But the fourth robber put him quite beside himself by coming near him and asking what the dog cost him.
The farmer began to think and got the conclusion that the four men, who came from different directions, could not all be wrong. He believed that the sheep he was leading was a dog. On realizing this, the farmer went back quickly to the market to demand his money from the person who sold him the dog, leaving the dog with the four thieves.
1)、The farmer bought a sheep in the city.
A.T
B.F
2)、The four thieves decided to play a trick to get the sleep because the farmer was honest and could be easily cheated by their tricks.
A.T
B.F
3)、The farmer began to have a doubt when the third thief called his sheep a dog.
A.T
B.F
4)、The four thieves knew about the farmer.
A.T
B.F
5)、The farmer was cheated by the four thieves.
A.T
B.F
第3题
(1)In the UK, taking the bus is fascinating.
(2)In Latin America, when taking the bus, you can listen to music and see new aspects of a culture.
(3)Public transport in the UK is convenient because a variety of means of public transportation are available.
(4)As for bus trips in Latin America, passengers’ luggage can be interesting.
(5)Bus journeys are unpredictable in Latin America.
第4题
A.A. not'to touch
B.B. to not touch
C.C. is going to be
D.D. would be
第5题
Ann's parents were out of town for the weekend when something wrong in the room caused the fire to start in the middle of the night. The girl was (1) up by the family dog,Danny,who was barking loudly in the back garden. Ann smelled something burning. She (2) up and at once ran through the smoke-filled house to wake her old brother,Frank.
When Frank would not wake up,Ann got some help from the dog. Frank's unconscious body was far(3)heavy for the little girl to move alone,but the clever girl brought the dog inside and (4) the dog's leash to Frank's left ankle. She then held her brother's right ankle,and together the girl and the dog (5) Frank to safety. The 10-year-old girl,Ann,saved her big brother from death.
1.A.too
B.got
C.waken
D.pulled
E.tied
2.A.too
B.got
C.waken
D.pulled
E.tied
3.A.too
B.got
C.waken
D.pulled
E.tied
4.A.too
B.got
C.waken
D.pulled
E.tied
5.A.too
B.got
C.waken
D.pulled
E.tied
第6题
226.Mrs.Smith treated her little dog quite().
A.cruelly
B.fairly
C.kindly
D.heavily
227.The dog seemed to know that the paper Mrs.Smith gave it().
A.could do much good
B.might do much harm
C.would help the butcher
D.was worth many pounds
228.The butcher did not give any meat to the dog().
A.before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs.Smith
B.when he found that the words on the paper were not clear
C.because he had sold out all the meat in his shop
D.until he was paid enough by Mrs.Smith
229.The dog always went to the butcher's with a piece of paper, because it found that().
A.the paper only with Mrs.Smith's words could bring it meat
B.the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
C.Mrs.Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
D.a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat
230.At the end of the story, you'll find that().
A.the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal
B.the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more
C.Mrs.Smith told the butcher not to give any meat to the dog
D.the dog was clever enough to write on the paper
第7题
At the beginning, Rose realized the only thing that could stop her was fear of ,failure. "I couldhear my friends and family saying, 'Why did you leave a good job?' If I failed, would I be okay facing them? And: t thought, 'So what? I can go back for further study in medicine.' I started to accept that it would be okay to say, 'I failed, but I tried.' Once I was comfortable with that th6fight, the fear came to an end. I realized I feared regret more than failure. And after you turn to the path you choose, there is nothing acceptable but Success"
Now, Rose has no regrets about leaving medicine. "What I'm doing is not all that different from: what I Was doing as a doctor. The goal is the same: to relieve (减轻) pain. A former professor told me: 'You're helping hundreds of thousands of women with your shoes. As a doctor, you would have helped only the few who went to your office. You're having a much greater effect.'
Looking back, Rose admits she caught a couple of lucky breaks. "To me, luck is about being prepared for those opportunities (机会) that come knocking. You have to have an open mind, the right skilis and all your senses working 'to see what opportunities present themselves. Luck can open the door, but you still have to walk through it."
36. Before starting:her shoe business, Taryn Rose was a _
A. nurse B. worker C. doctor D. boss
第8题
"Oh, well," I said," put it like that and I'll marry your daughter tomorrow."
Actually, I don't know what we were waiting for, except that for a guy it's never the right time to get married. I' m also suspicious of any two people who don't struggle with that decision. Part of my problem was that I was still lusting in my heart after other ladies. But somehow I knew that I wasn't going to find another woman remotely as great as my soon-to-be wife. It's a good thing my mother-in-law finally spoke up.
I finally gathered my courage one day when we were having a picnic, and popped the question. I also gave my wife a big tourist pamphlet about Switzerland. I wasn't taking any chances.
She said no.
It killed me. I felt sick to my stomach. I lost my appetite. Our dog just stared at me, thinking, "If you're not going to eat your lunch, I will." Finally, I said, "But the Switzerland trip is yours if you say yes."
"Switzerland , "she said, "is filled with precise, humorless people."
"Maybe I should have suggested Paris?"
For a minute it seemed as if my change in travel plans would rate a solid "maybe". But she said no again. When we woke up the next morning, she told me that she'd slept on my proposal. "I guess I was a little rude to you last night," she explained. Meanwhile, I'm figuring I'm off the hook for this marriage thing for at least another eight years. I could afford to be generous.
"I asked, you said no. It's okay," I said. I might have looked a little too relieved because later that day she gave me a little box. Inside was a gold watch. On the back was inscribed. "Yes. I've reconsidered."
I liked the watch, so I did the right thing.
The reason why the man had waited so long for his marriage was that he ______.
A.didn' t think eight years was long enough
B.suspected that husband and wife would often quarrel
C.didn't think he was ready to propose to her
D.was waiting for his mother-in-law's approval
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