It is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain. Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes. More often the doctors can’t fix the damage. Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain. The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brain.
Dr. Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain.
Dr. White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, then he operated on them. He made the monkeys’ blood back to the monkeys’ brains. When the brain’s temperature was 10℃, Dr. White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them.
1. The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that .
A. the time is too short for doctors B. the patients are often too nervous
C. the damage is extremely hard to fix D. the blood-cooling machine might break down
2.The brain operation was made possible mainly by .
A. taking the blood out of the brain B. trying the operation on monkeys first
C. having the blood go through a machine D. lowering the brain’s temperature
3. With Dr. White’s new idea, the operation on the damaged brain .
A. can last as long as 30 minutes B. can keep the brain’s blood warm
C. can keep the patient’s brain healthy D. can help monkeys do different jobs
4. What is the right order of the steps in the operations?
a. send the cooled back to the brain b. stop the blood to the brain
c. have the blood cooled down d. operate on the brain
A. a, b, c, d B. c, a, b, d C. c, b, d, a D. b, c, d, a
5.Which of the following is not true?
A. If there isn’t enough blood, the brain can live for only three to five minutes.
B. If the brain is very cold, it can live without blood for half an hour.
C. Dr. White tried his idea for thirteen times.
D. After their operations, the monkeys were healthy and busy again.
语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。
Making new friends means __1.______(put) yourself out on a limb and asking others not only to accept you, but to like you and want to be around you as well. ____2.__(fortunate), there is no magical solution ____3.____ this part of the process, so if you want to make friends, take a deep breath and jump right in!
4.__ first step to making new friends is figuring out what is holding you back. A lot of times people 5.____ are interested in making new friends don’t know why they don’t have them already. They can’t see that _6.___ own actions are working against them.
Once you can identify(确认,确定) what is keeping you from making new friends, you need to work through these concerns. This can be painful _7.___ you will need to put yourself outside of your comfort zones to see any real differences.
The next step is to shine in these social settings so that others will leave with a positive ___8.___ (impress). If you find social situations hard, just rely on a few simple rules.
When you feel ___9.___ (confidence) that you’ve made some great new friends, get out there and celebrate with them! No matter ____10.____ you decide to do, the important thing is to celebrate your new friends and hopefully continue cultivating more.
完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分.满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意.然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really _ 1__ your feeling?”
Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special 2 that I really wanted but you never gave it to me.”
The 3 was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I 4 , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but didn’t apologized for?”
Again, his 5 was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the 6 because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and 7 in a hurry. Remember?”
“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he 8 all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were 9 . When you got home, the suitcase had been opened and everything had been thrown all over the place and you 10 me.”
“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.
“No, I didn’t . I was just searching for my gift.”
My heart sank. I felt 11 . I hugged Keith and asked him to 12 me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the same question. Kevin’s answer was as immediate as his 13 , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forgot about it.”
Though Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The 14 thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was I’d made a promise too 15 and didn’t keep it as their father.
1.A.showed B.hurt C.attended D.expressed
2.A.candy B.book C.picture D.toy
3.A.challenge B.message C.idea D.fact
4.A.complained B.apologized C.continued D.explained
5.A.suggestion B.answer C.memory D.blame
6.A.hospital B.church C.school D.garden
7.A.settled down B.went on C.set off D.got up
8.A.knew B.imagined C.discovered D.remembered
9.A.angry B.worried C.happy D.satisfied
10.A.praised B.punished C.helped D.educated
11.A.terrible B.hopeless C.inspired D.encouraged
12.A.support B.criticize C.suspect D.forgive
13.A.mother B.brother C.sister D.father
14.A.strange B.interesting C.important D.difficult
15.A.lightly B.rudely C.equally D.truly
假如你是我校广播站的一位通讯员,请以an unforgettable experience为题,参照如下的内容,并结合自己的感想写一篇短文。
三月是学雷锋活动月,学校里涌现了许多好人好事,譬如,一3班的同学帮食堂运煤,还有的同学捡到钱包上交老师等等。给我留下深刻印象的是我校的一位同学在一个大雨天里,看到一位老人没带雨具,在雨中行走。热心肠的他得知他要去公交车站,毫不犹豫地把老人送了过去,直到老人上了车。老人从他穿的校服知道他是我们白云中学的学生。
参考词汇:学雷锋活动月“Leifeng month” 煤:coal
要求:词数100左右;可适当增加细节,使行文连贯,表述准确。(尽可能使用所学的词汇和句式、如强调句、倒装、非谓语、定语从句等等)
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短文改错(改对一处,得1分,满分10分)
下面短文中有10处语言错误,请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I live in a very old town which is surrounding by beautiful woods. It is a famous beauty spot. In Sundays, hundreds of people come from the city to see our town and to walk through the woods. Visitors have asked to keep the woods clean and tidy. Litter baskets have been placed under the trees, and people still throw their rubbish everywhere. Last Wednesday, I go for a walk in the woods. That I saw made me very sad. I counted seven old cars and three old refrigerators. The litter basket were empty and the ground was covered with pieces of paper, cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles or rusty tins. Among the rubbish, I found a sign which was said, “Anyone who leave litter in these woods will be punished!”
Chinese tradition says a different animal represents each new year of the 12-year Chinese Zodiac(黄道十二宫) cycle. According to the Chinese calendar, the year you were born may determine your personality. Every year of this cycle is represented by an animal, and legend has it that people born under that animal have certain personality traits. Here are some of them:
Dragon
The Real Thing: The mythical dragon is a symbol of power and good fortune in Chinese culture. One of the most popular figures in Chinese art, the dragon is believed to be a combination of nine animals, including a frog, a tiger, an eagle, and a fish.
Born a Dragon: You go out of your way to help your friends, who often seek you out for advice. Your outgoing personality helps you get along with many types of people.
Snake
The Real Thing: Snakes have great instincts. Some “play dead” to fool predators(捕食者), and most sense prey by detecting ground vibration(震动). They can take more than an hour to swallow a meal, and they become inactive for up to two weeks before they shed their skin.
Born a Snake: You rely on yourself before asking others their opinions. At times you want to take a break from the action. It’s not that you are lazy---sometimes you just like to think.
Pig
The Real Thing: Domesticated(驯养)pigs have been helping human for about 9,000 years. Incredibly intelligent, a pig shows its smarts by rolling in mud and sticking its snout in dirt. Why? The mud keeps it cool, and rooting in the dirt provides important vitamins.
Born a Pig: Smart and caring, you live to help other people. You have great taste and love to wallow in the nicer things in life.
Rat
The Real Thing: Most rats are highly adaptable. They can live just about anywhere and eat about anything. Before brown rats leave their underground burrows, these clever creatures send one rat ahead to make sure danger doesn’t exist outside.
Born a Rat: You welcome challenges and enjoy learning about new things. Funny and smart, you are generous and will protect your pack of friends.
______
The Real Thing: The largest of the big cats, they hunt alone. They secretly move towards prey, then leap and attack when the time seems right. Dinner still escapes most of the time.
Born a _____: You are a natural leader but often like to do things by yourself. (That’s how you stay in charge!) You believe in fighting for what’s right, even if you’ll lose in the end.
1. According to the description of the last animal, we can choose _____ to fill in the blanks.
A. Tiger B. Lion C. Ox D. Monkey
2. The underlined word “snout” probably means _____.
A. back B. nose C. head D. tail