Scientist Without Laboratories
When you hear the word “scitentist”, what do you think of? Many people think scientist are people in clean white coats who work in labs. And some scientists do work in labs. But there are 26 scientist who work in woods and jungles. These scientists are called “animal behavior (行为) scientists”, and they study animals as they live in nature.
Why don’t these scientists catch animals and study them in zoos? The 27 is in the word “behavior”. Animals behavior scientists want to learn 28 animal behave in their wild homes. When animals live in cages (笼子) or in zoos, they do not act the same as they do when they are 29 . They may fight 30 each other, or they may not eat, or they may not raise (抚养) their babies as they usually would. To see real animal behavior, scitentists must go where the animals 31 .
So animal behavior scientists go into the jungles, the woods or the desert. There , their most important 32 are their eyes and ears. They watch and listen to the animals very 33 . They write down everything that happened in notebook. 34
they live near the animals, the scientists are careful not to frighten them. If the scientists are luncky, the animals will 35 no attention to them. Then the scientists can see how the animals really live.
The behavior scientists hope what they’ve learned about animal behavoir can provide clues (提供线索) to help people learn to live together more happily.
1.A. another B. other C. others D. the other
2.A. answer B. question C. problem D. text
3.A. when B. where C. how D. why
4. A. happy B. free C. sad D. angry
5. A. of B.among C. for D. with
6.A. live B. run C. play D. eat
7. A. machines B. tools C. thoughts D. ways
8.A. truly B. carefully C. woderfully D. nicely
9.A. But B. Unless C. Though D. As if
10.A. pay B. spend C. take D. cost
Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I 16 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father 17 , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to 18 . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen 19 , she dialed the number again, “Hi, Mom …”
Later I asked, “ 20 did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and 21 . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them 22 time to answer the call. ”
My friend is a good girl. She is 23 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a 24 child, right? Please remember to 25 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.
1.A. do B. will C. won’t D. don’t
2.A. a cake B. a kiss C. a present D. some money
3. A. have a rest B. make a call C. pay a visit D. go gor a walk
4.A.hours B. minutes C. seconds D. days
5. A. Why B. What C. How D. When
6.A. fast B. careless C. healthy D. slow
7. A. enough B. quick C. no D. little
8.A. never B. always C. seldom D. sometimes
9.A. bad B. clever C. sick D. good
10.A. protect B. look after C. think of D. listen to
At last the boy was made and began to laugh.
A. stop crying B. to to stop to cry C. to stop crying D. stop to cry
---- Do you take exercise every day?
----Yes. I always thirty minutes after supper.
A. spend B. cost C. take D. pay
--- I can’t go with you today. There will be a test tomorrow.
---- .
A. It doesn’t matter. B. My pleasure.
C. I don’t think you. D. Sorry to hear that.
----Wha t do you think of Tom’s speaking?
----No one does in our class.
A. good B. better C. well D. best
