Ostriches(鸵鸟) have been said to be so stupid that they react to danger by burying their heads in sand. This belief caused the popular phrases to be born: play the ostrich. It’s often used to describe people 1.________ refuse to face painful facts. They prefer to ignore the truth. It is like children sticking their fingers in the ears 2.________ crying, “I can’t hear you!”
But do ostriches really bury their heads in sand when they are in danger? The answer is no for sure! 3._______ ostriches are flightless(不会飞的) birds, they can run as fast as 40 miles per hour. So, if they find 4._______ in danger, they will run very fast.
It’s a false statement we’ve thought of as 5.________ truth for long. So, how did the phrase “play the ostrich” come from? Well,6.______ fact, ostriches swallow sand and pebbles(鹅卵石) to help grind(磨碎) food in their stomachs. This means they have to bend 7._______ and put their heads into sand to collect pebbles. That’s 8._______ a false statement was born
Last Tuesday I took two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain 36 , so I decided I would leave the children in the car 37 I rushed into a shop. I warned the girls not to 38 anything and told them I would be back within a few minutes. Then I locked all the doors and left 39 happily out of the window.
I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had 40 ! I could hardly believe my eyes. The car doors were 41 locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat were only two coats. Being 42 , I ran to the corner of the street 43 there was no sign of them. I rushed up to an old lady nearby and asked 44 _she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.
Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and went to stop trembling (发抖). Suddenly, I heard a merry laugh 45 me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot (车尾行李箱) and inside were two very red-faced and 46 children. They had obviously pulled out the back seat, climbed behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again. 47 tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.
【小题 1】A.heavy B. hard C. big D. quick
【小题 2】A.before B. since C. after D. while
【小题 3】A.talk B. reach C. hear D. touch
【小题 4】A.them B. her C. herself D. themselves
【小题 5】A.discovered B. disappeared C. described D. delivered
【小题 6】A.even B. again C. already D. still
【小题 7】A.foolish B. proud C. frightened D. pleased
【小题 8】A.where B. which C. that D. when
【小题 9】A.what B. when C. whether D. how
【小题 10】A.behind B. over C. before D. with
【小题 11】A.worried B. excited C. surprised D. interested
【小题 12】A.For B. About C. With D. Down
I think nobody makes _______ contributions to the company than him.
A. greater B. more great C. more greater D. much great
I have been living in the United States for twenty years, but seldom_______ so lonely as now.
A. have I felt B. I had felt C. I have felt D. had I felt
Today’s teens don’t see anything strange in the fact _______the computer takes up a central place in their social lives.
A. which B. that C. where D. what
I _______to go shopping that Saturday, but the bad weather made me change my mind.
A. plan B. would plan C. had planned D. have planned
