After half a year’s practice，he really made much p________in English．
Mrs.White spoke so fast that some of us couldn’t f________her at all．
There have been great changes in our city．We can see a lot of tall b________here and there．People have a better life now．
After Tom d________the strange cooking pot in his backyard，a lot of people came and tried to find something more．
（2014云南）
Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new house in Arizona．He moved there a few years ago，and I wanted very much to see his new place and meet his friends．
In my earliest memories my father was a tall，handsome and successful man．He loved his work and family，but was uncomfortable with his children．As a child I loved him；as a school girl and young adult I was afraid of him．He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s in my study and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as“successful”as he was．Whenever I went out with him on week ends，I used to try hard to think up things to say to protect myself．
On the first day of my visit，we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch．We walked along that afternoon，did some shopping，ate on the street table，and laughed over my son’s funny talks．My father’s critical（挑剔的）air and strict rules were gone．He seemed so friendly and interesting to be with us．
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me many stories about his own childhood．Although our times together became easier over the years，I never felt closer to him at that moment．After so many years，I’m at last seeing another side of my father．And in so doing，I’m happy with my new friend．My dad，in this new home in Arizona，is back to me from where he was．
1.The father was unhappy with the writer because________．
A．he didn’t like her
B．he expected too much of her
C．she had a boyfriend
D．she was uncomfortable
2.The underlined words straight A’s in Paragraph 2 mean________in Chinese．
A．全优
B．及格
C．中等
D．不合格
3.When the writer went out with his father for a walk on weekends she felt________．
A．tired
B．happy
C．satisfied
D．nervous
4.What does the writer think of her father after visiting him in Arizona？
A．Strict and hard－working．
B．More critical．
C．Friendly and interesting．
D．More successful．
5.When the writer says“my new friend”in the last paragraph，she is talking about________．
A．her son
B．her father
C．her boyfriend
D．her father’s friend
（2014安徽）
North American black bears are shy animals．They are fearful by nature，and will usually run away if they see or hear people．Because of this，it can be difficult for scientists to learn about these animals．
In order to study black bears，researchers from New Jersey，the USA，catch bears and use drugs to help them go to sleep．Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear，take blood to test for diseases，remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age．From these studies，researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey，how long they live，and how many babies they produce．
But in Minnesota，the USA，researchers study bears that are completely awake．The bears know the researchers’voices and they are not afraid of the research team．With the help of a few grapes to keep the bears busy，researchers can touch them to check their hearts，look at their teeth，and do other jobs．Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives．
In both places．the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears．But the research methods and the kinds of information that researchers are able to collect are quite different．
1.In the first paragraph，we can learn that North American black bears are________．
A．shy and fearihl animals
B．not found today
C．well known to scientists
D．not afraid of people
2.The word“remove”in the second paragraph probably means________in Chinese．
A．拔下
B．移植
C．清洗
D．修补
3.Which of the following may NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears？
A．The age．
B．The way of their communication．
C．The weight．
D．The number of babies they produce．
4.In the Minnesota studies，researchers________．
A．can never get close to the bears
B．study the bears while they are asleep
C．use grapes to make the bears full
D．learn a lot about the bears’everyday lives
5.What do the two studies have in common？
A．Research places．
B．The main purpose．
C．Research methods．
D．Cnllected information
