(1-1A) The fiddler crab(Af )is a living clock. It tells the time of day by the color of its skin. which is dark by day and pale by night. The crab's changing skin color follows a regular twenty-four hour cycle that exactly matches the daily rhythm of the sun Does the crab actually keep time, or does its skin simply respond to the suns rays, changing color according to the amount of light that strikes it? To find out, biologists kept crabs in a dark room for two months. Even without daylight the crab's skin color continued to change exactly on schedule Perhaps this feature developed gradually in response to the rhythm of the sun, to help protect the crab from sunlight and enemies. After millions of years it had become completely fixed inside the g body of the crab The biologists noticed that once each day the color of the fiddler crab is especially dark, and that each day this occurs fifty minutes later than on the day before. From this they discovered that each crab follows not only the rhythm of the sun but also that of the tides. The crab's period of greatest darkening is the time of low tide on the beach where it was caught 1. The crab's changing skin color follows A)the daily rhythm of the sun B) the rhythm of the tides C)the suns D)both A and B 2. The experiment carried out by the biologists shows that A)only in a dark room it changes color B)its changing skin color follows a regular cycle C)it changes color every fifty minutes 3. What's the function of crab's color-changing ability? .ight D) Its color-changing ability has nothing to do with A)Keep warm B)Protect himself from enemies and sunlight C)Keep time D)Respond to the suns rays 4. The sentence"The crab's skin color continued to change exactly on schedule. in the second paragraph means that A)It still changed in a regular twenty-four hour cycle B)it changed color more slowly C) it didnt change color at all D)it changed color more quick 5. The passage is probably taken from a book of A)science B) geography C)biology D) physiology 3.B 4.A 1-1B) The fiddler crab(Bt)is a living clock. It tells the time of day by the color of its skin. Which is dark by day and pale by night. The crab's changing skin color follows a regular twenty-four hour cycle that exactly matches the daily rhythm of the sun Does the crab actually keep time, or does its skin simply respond to the suns rays, changing color according to the amount of light that strikes it? To find out, biologists kept crabs in a dark room for two months. Even without daylight the crab's skin color continued to change exactly on schedule Perhaps this feature developed gradually in response to the rhythm of the sun, to help protect the crab from sunlight and enemies. After millions of years it had become completely fixed inside the living body of the crab The biologists noticed that once each day the color of the fiddler crab is especially dark, and that each day this occurs fifty minutes later than on the day before. From this they discovered that each
( 1 – 1 A ) The fiddler crab (蟹) is a living clock. It tells the time of day by the color of its skin. Which is dark by day and pale by night. The crab’s changing skin color follows a regular twenty-four hour cycle that exactly matches the daily rhythm of the sun. Does the crab actually keep time, or does its skin simply respond to the sun’s rays, changing color according to the amount of light that strikes it? To find out, biologists kept crabs in a dark room for two months. Even without daylight the crab’s skin color continued to change exactly on schedule. Perhaps this feature developed gradually in response to the rhythm of the sun, to help protect the crab from sunlight and enemies. After millions of years it had become completely fixed inside the living body of the crab. The biologists noticed that once each day the color of the fiddler crab is especially dark, and that each day this occurs fifty minutes later than on the day before. From this they discovered that each crab follows not only the rhythm of the sun but also that of the tides. The crab’s period of greatest darkening is the time of low tide on the beach where it was caught! 1.The crab’s changing skin color follows __________. A) the daily rhythm of the sun B) the rhythm of the tides C) the sun’s rays D) both A and B 2.The experiment carried out by the biologists shows that __________. A) only in a dark room it changes color B) its changing skin color follows a regular cycle C) it changes color every fifty minutes D) Its color-changing ability has nothing to do with daylight 3.What’s the function of crab’s color-changing ability? A) Keep warm. B) Protect himself from enemies and sunlight. C) Keep time. D) Respond to the sun’s rays. 4.The sentence “The crab’s skin color continued to change exactly on schedule.” in the second paragraph means that __________ A) It still changed in a regular twenty-four hour cycle B) it changed color more slowly C) it didn’t change color at all D) it changed color more quickly 5.The passage is probably taken from a book of __________. A) science B) geography C) biology D) physiology 1.D 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C (72.66%) ( 1 – 1 B ) The fiddler crab (蟹) is a living clock. It tells the time of day by the color of its skin. Which is dark by day and pale by night. The crab’s changing skin color follows a regular twenty-four hour cycle that exactly matches the daily rhythm of the sun. Does the crab actually keep time, or does its skin simply respond to the sun’s rays, changing color according to the amount of light that strikes it? To find out, biologists kept crabs in a dark room for two months. Even without daylight the crab’s skin color continued to change exactly on schedule. Perhaps this feature developed gradually in response to the rhythm of the sun, to help protect the crab from sunlight and enemies. After millions of years it had become completely fixed inside the living body of the crab. The biologists noticed that once each day the color of the fiddler crab is especially dark, and that each day this occurs fifty minutes later than on the day before. From this they discovered that each
crab follows not only the rhythm of the sun but also that of the tides. The crab's period of greatest darkening is the time of low tide on the beach where it was caught! 1.The crab's changing skin color follows A)the daily rhythm of the sun B)the suns rays D)both a and C 2. The experiment carried out by the biologists shows that A)its color-changing ability has nothing to do with daylight B)only in a dark room it changes color C)its changing skin color follows a regular cycle D)it changes color every fifty minutes 3. What's the function of crab's color-changing ability? A)Keep time B) Protect himself from enemies and sunlight C)Keep warm D)Respond to the sun s rays 4. The sentence "The crab's skin color continued to change exactly on schedule. in the second paragraph means that A)it didn ' t change color at all B)it changed color more slowly C)it still changed in a regular twenty-four hour cycle D)it changed color more quickly 5. The passage is probably taken from a book of A)biology B)geography C)science D) physiology 1D2C3.B4C5.A(7266%) (2A) If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius(d), they will cause a big problem. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious(雄心勃勃的) parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail, Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a reasonable way, the child may succeed in doing very well ---especially if the parents are very supportive of their child Michael Lee Chao Tin is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers a week for violin lessons. Although Michaels mother knows very little about music Michael's father is a good trumpet( 5) player. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwillin Michaels friend, Winston Chiu Fang Weng, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. " When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered, Winstons father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he al ways seems quiet and 1. Which of the following mistakes are parents likely to make according to the passage? A)To neglect their child s education B)To expect too much of their child. C) To make their child become a musician. D)To help their child to be a genius 2. What should parents do in order to help their children succeed? A)They should push the children into achieving a lot
crab follows not only the rhythm of the sun but also that of the tides. The crab’s period of greatest darkening is the time of low tide on the beach where it was caught! 1.The crab’s changing skin color follows __________. A) the daily rhythm of the sun B) the sun’s rays C) the rhythm of the tides D) both A and C 2.The experiment carried out by the biologists shows that __________. A) its color-changing ability has nothing to do with daylight B) only in a dark room it changes color C) its changing skin color follows a regular cycle D) it changes color every fifty minutes 3. What’s the function of crab’s color-changing ability? A) Keep time. B) Protect himself from enemies and sunlight. C) Keep warm. D) Respond to the sun’s rays. 4.The sentence “The crab’s skin color continued to change exactly on schedule.” in the second paragraph means that __________ A) it didn’t change color at all B) it changed color more slowly C) it still changed in a regular twenty-four hour cycle D) it changed color more quickly 5.The passage is probably taken from a book of __________. A) biology B) geography C) science D) physiology 1.D 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A (72.66%) (2 A ) If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius (天才), they will cause a big problem. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious (雄心勃勃的) parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a reasonable way, the child may succeed in doing very well --- especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Lee Chao Tin is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers a week for violin lessons. Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, Michael’s father is a good trumpet (小号) player. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Michael’s friend, Winston Chiu Fang Weng, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy. 1. Which of the following mistakes are parents likely to make according to the passage? A) To neglect their child’s education. B) To expect too much of their child. C) To make their child become a musician. D) To help their child to be a genius. 2. What should parents do in order to help their children succeed? A) They should push the children into achieving a lot
B)They should understand and help their children in different times. C) They should try to have their own successful careers D) They should arrange private lessons for their children 3. Which of the following statements about Michael Lee's parents is true? A) His father is a very poor player of trumpet B)His parents are quite rich and have a car C)His mother knows much about music D)His parents help him in a proper way. 4. Winston's parents push their son so much that A)he is unhappy because he is not self-confident B) he has succeeded in a lot of competitions C) he feels he cannot learn anything about music from them D) he has already become a better musician than his father 5. The two examples illustrate the principle that A)it is important to let children develop in the way they want B)successful parents often have unsuccessful children C) parents who want their child to be musical should also be good musicians D)the more money spent on a childs education, the better the child will do 1B2.B3.D4A5A(38%)庄:01级一级期末用 (2B) If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius(d), they will cause a big problem. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious(雄心勃勃的 parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of hat the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a reasonable way, the child may succeed in doing very well ---especially if the parents are very supportive of their child Michael Lee Chao Tin is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him kilometers a week for violin lessons. Although Michaels mother knows very little about music Michael's father is a good trumpet( 5) player. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling Michaels friend, Winston Chiu Fang Weng, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered, Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy 1. Which of the following mistakes are parents likely to make according to the passage? A)To neglect their childs education B) To help their child to be a genius C)To make their child become a musician D)To expect too much of their child. 2. What should parents do in order to help their children succeed A)They should understand and help their children in different time B) They should try to have their own successful careers C)They should arrange private lessons for their children D) They should push the children into achieving a lot
B) They should understand and help their children in different times. C) They should try to have their own successful careers. D) They should arrange private lessons for their children. 3. Which of the following statements about Michael Lee’s parents is true? A) His father is a very poor player of trumpet. B) His parents are quite rich and have a car. C) His mother knows much about music. D) His parents help him in a proper way. 4. Winston’s parents push their son so much that __________. A) he is unhappy because he is not self-confident B) he has succeeded in a lot of competitions C) he feels he cannot learn anything about music from them D) he has already become a better musician than his father 5. The two examples illustrate the principle that __________. A) it is important to let children develop in the way they want B) successful parents often have unsuccessful children C) parents who want their child to be musical should also be good musicians D) the more money spent on a child’s education, the better the child will do 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. A (78.8%) 注：01 级一级期末用 (2 B ) If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius (天才), they will cause a big problem. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious (雄心勃勃的) parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what the parent expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a reasonable way, the child may succeed in doing very well --- especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Lee Chao Tin is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers a week for violin lessons. Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, Michael’s father is a good trumpet (小号) player. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Michael’s friend, Winston Chiu Fang Weng, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy. 1. Which of the following mistakes are parents likely to make according to the passage? A) To neglect their child’s education. B) To help their child to be a genius. C) To make their child become a musician. D) To expect too much of their child. 2. What should parents do in order to help their children succeed? A) They should understand and help their children in different times. B) They should try to have their own successful careers. C) They should arrange private lessons for their children. D) They should push the children into achieving a lot
3. Which of the following statements about Michael Lee's parents is true? A)His father is a very poor player of trumpet B)His parents help him in a proper way. C)His mother knows much about music D)His parents are quite rich and have a car 4. Winstons parents push their son so much that a) he has already become a better musician than his father B)he has succeeded in a lot of competitions C)he feels he cannot learn anything about music from them D) he is unhappy because he is not self-confident 5. The two examples illustrate the principle that A)parents who want their child to be musical should also be good musicians B) successful parents often have unsuccessful children C)it is important to let children develop in the way they want D)the more money spent on a childs education, the better the child will do 1D2.A3.B4.D5.C(788%)庄:01级一级期末用 The United States is full of automobiles. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two or even more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a necessary part of life Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other ay to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they heave to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are provided only when children live more than a mile from the school. When the children are too young to walk that far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Monday, taking her own children and the neighbor's children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesday, another on Wednesday, and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer automobiles on the road and to use less asoline. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars 1. Which is NOt true according to the passage? A)Each American family has got at least one car. B) Some American families have got more than one car C) Cars are very common in the United States D)Americans do not use cars for pleasure only 2. According to the passage, children must be taken to school by car when A)their homes are over one mile away from their school B) there are no school buses available and the school is too far away for the children to go to on foot C) there are a number of children in the neighborhood and their families have their own cars D)the children are too young to walk 3. Which people are forming a car pool? A)Three or four people who drive in turns to the office or factory where they all work. B)A woman who takes her own children and her neighbor'children to school by car C)Children who drive to school in turns D) Parents who drive their own children to school in turns 4. What does the author think of forming car pools?
3. Which of the following statements about Michael Lee’s parents is true? A) His father is a very poor player of trumpet. B) His parents help him in a proper way. C) His mother knows much about music. D) His parents are quite rich and have a car. 4. Winston’s parents push their son so much that __________. A) he has already become a better musician than his father B) he has succeeded in a lot of competitions C) he feels he cannot learn anything about music from them D) he is unhappy because he is not self-confident 5. The two examples illustrate the principle that __________. A) parents who want their child to be musical should also be good musicians B) successful parents often have unsuccessful children C) it is important to let children develop in the way they want D) the more money spent on a child’s education, the better the child will do 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C (78.8%) 注：01 级一级期末用 3 The United States is full of automobiles. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two or even more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a necessary part of life. Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they heave to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies. Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are provided only when children live more than a mile from the school. When the children are too young to walk that far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Monday, taking her own children and the neighbor’s children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesday, another on Wednesday, and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work. More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer automobiles on the road and to use less gasoline. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars. 1. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A) Each American family has got at least one car. B) Some American families have got more than one car. C) Cars are very common in the United States. D) Americans do not use cars for pleasure only. 2. According to the passage, children must be taken to school by car when __________. A) their homes are over one mile away from their school B) there are no school buses available and the school is too far away for the children to go to on foot C) there are a number of children in the neighborhood and their families have their own cars D) the children are too young to walk 3. Which people are forming a car pool? A) Three or four people who drive in turns to the office or factory where they all work. B) A woman who takes her own children and her neighbor’ children to school by car. C) Children who drive to school in turns. D) Parents who drive their own children to school in turns. 4. What does the author think of forming car pools?
A)It is a good practice. B)It is good only for mothers taking children to school C)It will cause parking problems D) It helps cut down the number of cars produced each year 5. What does the author think is the problem of cars in the United States A)There's a shortage of gasoline for cars B)There are too many cars in the streets and on the roads. C)There are not enough cars to go around. D) Some families still do not have their own cars 1.A2.B3.A4.A5.B (1-12B) The United States is full of automobiles. The are still many families without cars, but some families have two or even more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a necessary part of life. Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they heave to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are provided only when children live more than a mile from the school. When the children are too young to walk that far their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Monday, taking her own children and the neighbor's children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesday, another on Wednesday, and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form care pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer automobiles on the road and to use less asoline. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars 1. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A)Some American families have got more than one car B) Cars are very common in the United States C)Americans do not use cars for pleasure Each American family has got at least one car. 2. According to the passage, children must be taken to school by car when A)their homes are over one mile away from their school B)the children are too young to walk C) there are no school buses available and the school is too far away for the children to go to on D)there are a number of children in the neighborhood and their families have their own cars 3. Which people are forming a car pool? A)A woman who takes her own children and her neighbor'children to school by car B)Three or four people who drive in turns to the office or factory where they all worl C) Children who drive to school in turns D) Parents who drive their own children to school in turns 4. What does the author think of forming car pools? A)It is good only for mothers taking children to school
A) It is a good practice. B) It is good only for mothers taking children to school. C) It will cause parking problems. D) It helps cut down the number of cars produced each year. 5. What does the author think is the problem of cars in the United States? A) There’s a shortage of gasoline for cars. B) There are too many cars in the streets and on the roads. C) There are not enough cars to go around. D) Some families still do not have their own cars. 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B . ( 1 – 12 B ) The United States is full of automobiles. The are still many families without cars, but some families have two or even more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a necessary part of life. Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they heave to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies. Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are provided only when children live more than a mile from the school. When the children are too young to walk that far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Monday, taking her own children and the neighbor’s children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesday, another on Wednesday, and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form care pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work. More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer automobiles on the road and to use less gasoline. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars. 1. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A) Some American families have got more than one car. B) Cars are very common in the United States. C) Americans do not use cars for pleasure. D) Each American family has got at least one car. 2. According to the passage, children must be taken to school by car when __________. A) their homes are over one mile away from their school B) the children are too young to walk C) there are no school buses available and the school is too far away for the children to go to on foot D) there are a number of children in the neighborhood and their families have their own cars 3. Which people are forming a car pool? A) A woman who takes her own children and her neighbor’ children to school by car. B) Three or four people who drive in turns to the office or factory where they all work C) Children who drive to school in turns. D) Parents who drive their own children to school in turns. 4. What does the author think of forming car pools? A) It is good only for mothers taking children to school