推荐 习题 试卷 C
Everybody hates rats. But in the earthquake capitals of the world―Japan, Los Angeles, Turkey―rats will soon be man's new best friends.
What happens after an earthquake? We send in rescue dogs(搜救犬).Why? Because they can smell people. Dogs save lives. They help rescuers to find living people. But dogs are big and they can't get into small spaces. So now a new research project is using a smaller animal to save lives: the rat.
How does it work? First, the rat is trained to smell people. When this happens, the rat's brain give: a signal(信号).This is sent to a small radio on its back, and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. When the rat's brain activity jumps, the rescuers know that someone is alive. The rat has smelled that person.
Although there are already robots which can do this job, rats are better. Christian Linster at Cornell University, New York, says, \noses don't work well when there are other smells around. Rats are good at that.\to train than dogs, and unlike robots, they don't need electricity! The \Rescue Corps in Scotland says, \into spaces we couldn't get to, and a rat would get out if it wasn't safe.\Perhaps for the first time in history, people will be happy to see a rat in a building (but only after an earthquake, of course.)
51. From Paragraph 3, we know the rescuers can judge a person is alive by .
A. the jumps made by the rat B. the strange behaviour
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C. the radio signals from the rat D. the smell given off by the person
52. Rats have all the following good points EXCEPT that . A. they are more fantastic than other animals B. they are less expensive to train than dogs
C. they don't need electricity to do the work D. they are small and can get into small places
53. After reading the passage, we know .
A. rats have taken the place of dogs in searching for people B. the \ C. people are happy to see a rat in a building
D. people still use dogs and robots in performing rescues
D
I had no idea that I had a gift for singing until one day when I was seven. I sang One Moment in Time for my music teacher at school, and she got excited. \parents hadn't entered me in Star Search.
Both of my parents are deaf. People think that must have been hard for me, but growing up in a deaf family has some advantages(优势).At a young age, I was comfortable around adults, since I often interpreted(翻译)for my parents when they meet with doctors, lawyers and other people. I went to college on an acting scholarship(奖学金).I truly believe my acting ability started out of necessity(必要). Since my parents couldn't hear my voice, I had to communicate with them with my body language and facial expressions.
推荐 习题 试卷 But it really hit me that my parents would never be able to hear my voice. When I was singing, sometimes my mother put her hand on my throat to feel the vibration(振动).I realized that was all she could do and that was enough for her.
When we did our American Idol live tour, deaf fans showed up at the concerts and gave me the \honored to help bring the deaf community into the world of music.
My parents support me and believe in me so much on my road to success, even though they will never be able to hear me sing. Sometimes I dream that one day, by some miracle, I could pick up the phone and say \you\
54. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means that the teacher .
A. was curious about her B. praised her parents C. was surprised at her voice D. changed her mind 55. What was the good thing for the writer of having deaf parents? A.She knew the importance of singing well. B. She was able to learn from many deaf people.
C.She got the ability to communicate with people. D. She got the chance to enter a popular TV show.
56. The writer developed her acting ability because she . A. had to act to make a living for her family B. thought it necessary to have the acting ability
C.developed acting skills from her deaf parents D. had to act to communicate with her parents
57. We can know from the passage that the writer .
A.created a special kind of music for the deaf B. wished her parents
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C. had a hard life when she was very young D. failed until her parents came to support her
五、词汇检测(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。 58. His (粗心)cost him his job.
59. Don't put the umbrellas (靠)the glass door. It may fall over.
60. I won't go to that place again, I (保证)you!
61.The young man devoted all his time to (发现)a new medicine. 62. After the war, the land was (分开)into two countries. 63.―Sam, did you hear what I said?
―Sorry, I was in my mind just now.
64.―Could we go to that fast food restaurant on the corner for lunch? ― not! Are you going to kill me? Their food is so terrible. 65.―Luke, your socks don't ! ―Gosh, the red one is my sister's.
66.―He still hasn't told me whether to go or not. It has been two days! ―Be patient. He just doesn't want to make wrong
67.―I fell asleep on the bus last night. When I woke, I found I was at an amazing place.
―Wow, what an experience! 六、句子翻译(共5小题;每小题3分，满分15分)
将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 68.如果你尽可能经常复习学过的东西，那么你就可以有更大的进步。
推荐 习题 试卷 69.当他感到有压力的时候，他宁愿在家里听听音乐。 70.据说暖色可以营造一种温暖舒服的感觉。 71.虽然培养爱好要花些时间，但是值得一试。 72.博物馆要求所有参观者不能触摸那些古老的艺术品。
七、阅读表达(共3小题;73小题1分，74小题2分，75小题3分，满分6分) 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容回答问题。
My earliest memories involve sitting with my dad in his study every night when he came home and put his personal things away. He would hand me his green comb(梳子)and say: \girl and help Daddy clean it, OK?\the comb, he smiled at me, and put it on top of his wallet.
Two years later, Dad left his sales job and started his own business. I started primary school. That was when things started to change. Dad's business wasn't doing so well. He didn't come home often.
Now I'm 28. Last year I graduated from college and got a job. Dad's business has already got back on track(轨道).Two years ago, dad came home early. I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I was leaving, he said: \brown comb. He used to have the green one, then a pink one that he gave to me as a present but took back when his green one broken.
When I returned the clean comb and he smiled at me, I noticed something different. He has wrinkles(皱纹)next to his eyes when he smiles, yet his smile still heartwarming, the smile of a father who just wants a good life for his family.
Dad carefully puts his comb on top of his wallet. After so many years, he still puts his personal things in the same way. I guess something will never change. And for that, I'm glad.
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