阅读短文，回答问题。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
Red squirrels used to be a common sight in British forests and countryside. But there are fewer than 140,000 red squirrels left now and most of them are in Scotland. However, grey squirrels (introduced from North America) are now so common that many people dislike them. They can be legally（合法的）trapped and destroyed.
On first sight, the two types of squirrel are similar. They both have a long tail, which helps the squirrel to balance when jumping from tree to tree, and the same large eyes, small ears and powerful back legs. However, the grey squirrel has a clear physical advantage over the red. The red squirrel has a head-and-body length of 19 to 23 centimeters, a tail length of 15 to 20 centimeters and a body weight of 250 to 340 grams. Compared to this, the grey squirrel is a larger animal. The head and body measures between 23 and 30 centimeters long and the tail is between 19 and 25 centimeters long. Adult grey squirrels are heavier, weighing between 400 and 600 grams. This size allows them to store more fat and helps them to survive a hard winter, which would be fatal（致命的）to their smaller cousins .
So why are red squirrels losing out in competition with grey squirrels? Size is one factor, but there are others. Red squirrels live high up in trees, while grey squirrels spend more of their time on the ground. This means any loss of forests greatly influences the red squirrel population. Another reason for the grey squirrel’s success is its ability to use food provided by people. Like the fox, the grey squirrel can survive in towns and cities. The other problem for the red squirrel is disease. Both squirrels carry a certain virus. While this doesn’t seem to attack grey squirrels, it is fatal to red squirrels.
1.Which are introduced from North America, red squirrels or grey squirrels?
2.What helps the squirrel to balance when jumping from tree to tree?
3.How much do adult grey squirrels weigh at most?
4.Who are the “smaller cousins” mentioned in the second paragraph?
5.There are four reasons why red squirrels are losing out in competition with grey squirrels.
Please list TWO of them.（每条不得超过4个单词）
Late last night, or early this morning, something terrible happened in East Town. Mr Raymond Johnson has lived in East Town and has worked there as a manager for many years. He is forty-two years old, unmarried, and he lives in a big wooden house on Moonlight Road. The people of East Town know Mr Johnson as an unusual man. He does not often leave his house, but his business has made him very rich. Last night, at about midnight, a man who was out walking saw that one of Mr Johnson’s rooms was on fire. He immediately called the fire station, and the firemen arrived soon after. It took them half an hour to put out the fire. The firemen were surprised that Mr Johnson did not come out of the house, and two of them went inside to look for him. But Mr Johnson was not in the house. In the bedroom the two men found an open safe（保险箱）, which was empty. There were papers on the floor. Mr Johnson’s bedroom windows on the ground floor of the house were open. The firemen also found a set of keys in the room. The police then found out that the keys belonged to Mr Paul White, who visited Mr Johnson at his home yesterday evening. The police are sure that they know the motive（动机）for the crime and are looking for Mr White. The police are puzzled because nobody knows where Mr Johnson is.
REPORT ON MR RAYMOND JOHNSON’S CASE | |
When | Late last night, or 1. this morning |
2. | Mr Raymond Johnson’s home on 3. Road, East Town |
Who | Victim: Mr Raymond Johnson (a single, 42-year-old manager of great 4. ) Suspect: Mr Paul White |
What | At about midnight, one of Mr Johnson’s rooms 5. fire. It took the firemen 6. minutes to put out the fire. In the bedroom on the ground floor: an 7. open safe; papers on the floor; open bedroom windows; Mr Paul White’s 8. . The police are trying to 9. Mr Paul White. Mr Johnson is 10. , which puzzles the police. |
用括号中所给动词的正确形式填空，使短文完整。
Now I 1. (read) an article about Kevin Richardson. He is a South African animal behaviour scientist who has spent many years 2. (live) with lions in an animal reserve. He has created such love and trust with the lions that he 3. (consider) to be one of the family. Kevin never 4. (worry) about the danger of being so close to the lions, though if you watch him lie down with three or four huge lions, you wonder if maybe he should! He knows their personalities in the same way as a mother knows about her children. So far, he 5. (make) documentaries about his experiences. His wonderful film, White Lion, follows the story of how a very special lion survived, though he 6. (face) many problems.
根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。(每空限填一个单词)
1.Alice fell for a long time, and then she found (she) alone in a long, low hall.
2.Some people think that wolves are dangerous to (human).
3.The exam is much (easy) than we expected. Great!
4.We should use our pocket money (wise).
5.Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the Moon. It was brave of him to go to a place that was (know) to people at that time.
选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。
above height pay for palace look after under |
1.What a beautiful house! It’s like a .
2.My uncle is an office worker of medium .
3.Mandeep’s family is too poor to her schooling. Let’s help her!
4.My dog is my best friend. And I will him till the end.
5.Our project is for children, so we only accept those aged 14 and .
We usually believe what our brain tells us, but there are some amazing facts which show that the brain tricks us. As a result, we think we can see something that is not actually there or we ignore（忽视）things that actually are there.
Scientists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris have researched this phenomenon（现象）, which they call “change blindness”. Their experiments show how we sometimes just do not see what is in front of our eyes because .
Here is one of their most famous experiments. In this experiment, the participants（参与者）were shown a video of two groups of people (one group in white T-shirts and one group in black T-shirts) who passed basketballs around in a hallway. Each group had three members. Simons and Chabris asked the participants to count how many times the white team passed the ball. While the two teams were passing their balls around, a person dressed up as a big bear walked through the group and stopped to look at the camera. Simons and Chabris found that about half of the research participants did not notice the big bear.
1.What do Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris do?
A. Scientists.
B. Astronauts.
C. Engineers.
D. Directors.
2.How many people did the experiment need in the video?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Six.
D. Seven.
3.What percentage of the participants noticed the big bear?
A. Less than 25%.
B. About 50%.
C. About 75%.
D. Almost 100%.
4.Which is the most suitable to complete the last sentence in the second paragraph?
A. we are not interested in it
B. we are too confident to see it
C. we are depending on other people
D. we are paying attention to watching something else
