四川省宜賓市一中高中英語下學(xué)期第4周周練題

1、閱讀理解Can dogs and cats live in perfect harm ony in the same home? People who are thinking about keep ing a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they ar

2、e introduced when still young (less tha n 6 mon ths for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along well. Two-thirds of the homes in terviewed reported a positive relati on ship betwee n their cat and dog.However, it wasnt all sweetness and light. There was a repor

3、ted coldness between the cat and dog in 25%of the homes, while attack and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reas on for this is probably that some of their body sig nals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals attack, while a dog doing the same sig na

4、ls of giv ing in.In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other s Ianguage. It is a surprisethat cats can learn how to talk dog , and dogs can learn how to talkcat .What s in teresti ng is that both cats and dogs ha

5、ve appeared to develop theirintelligenee.They can learn how to read each other s body signals, suggesting thatthe two may have more in com mon tha n we previously suspected. Once familiar with each other s presenee and body Ianguage, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to no se, a

6、nd enjoy sleep ing together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理)each other.The significaneeof the research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets-to peoplewho don t get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and

7、 dogs can lear n to get along, surely people have a good chanee.1. What is the passage mainly about?A. How cats and dogs develop their intelligenee.B. Whether cats and dogs can live in harm ony.C. What cats and dogs have in com mon.D. Why cats and dogs can un dersta nd each other.2. Some cats and do

8、gs may fight whe n.A. they are cold to each otherB. they lookaway from each otherC. they are in troduced at an early ageD.they misun derstood each other s sig nals3. It is suggested in Para.4 that cats and dogs.A. have com monin terestsB. have a com mon bodyIan guageC. are less differentthan we thou

9、ghtD. are less intelligentthan weexpected4. What can we huma n beings lear n from cats and dogs?A. We should lear n to live in harm ony.B. We should know more about ani mals.C. We should live in peace with ani mals.D. We should lear n more body Ian guages.二.七選五False Fear of Big FishMany people belie

10、ve sharks are dangerous and will always try to hurt or even kill huma ns.36. A shark exhibiti on at the Nati onal Aquariumin Baltimore,USA. proves this. Visitors can touch young sharks, see their eggs develop and watch a doze n differe nt species swim smoothly around a huge tankMost people fail to r

11、ealize that shark attacks do not happen very often. Humans are more likely to be killed by light ning tha n by a shark.37. There kids canlearn, from an early age, not to fear sharks.“ People fear what they don t know, ” said Nancy Hotchkiss, an organizer of the exhibiti on. “ Sharks have bee n aroun

12、d for 400 millio n years and play an importa nt role in the ocean s food chain. We want people to discover that sharks are amazing ani mals that n eed our respect and protect ion.”38. A study, published inJanuary in the US magaz ine, Scie nee, found that almost all recorded shark species have falle

13、n by half in the past 8 to 15 years.Thousands of sharks are hunted inAsiaforspecial foods, and many others get caughtin n ets, while fisherme n are hunting other fish.39“ Somefishing methods are actuallycleaning out the ocean for sharks，” said DaveSchofield, the manager of the aquarium s ocean healt

14、h program.40A. They can watch them develop in side their eggs and feel the skin of the older swimmers.B. In fact, 94 percent of the world s 400 species are harmless to humansC. It is a worrying situationbut some areas have put measures in place to protectthese special fish .D. About 100 milli on sha

15、rks are killed every year around the world by huma nsE. And to make this point clear, the museum has set up a special touch ing pool for childre nF. Sharks can smell and taste blood, and trace it back to its source.G. More tha n half of the sharks caught are smaller tha n one meter long三完形填空I ve alw

16、ays had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others have their own ways of show ing care.What I1most about visitingof the clock in the dining room as we conversation I was quick to regard his family as go home, his father sudde nly appeared.windscreen . I could feel he is a5I lear ne

17、d ano ther less on aboutoften 7 me early in the morning .my boyfriend s parents is the loud tick2 ate our meal . With so little3 . When we got into the car to4 , he began to wash his son sman through the glass.6 a few years later . My fatherr Buy Xerox . It s a good sharp price, ” hemight say when I

18、 answered the phone . No pleasant 8 or inquiry about my life,just finan cial in struct ions.His manner an gered meand we ofte n9 . But one day,I thought about my father s success in bus in ess and realized that his 10 for my financial security lay behind his short morning calls. The next time he cal

19、led and to ld me to buy a stock , I 11 him.When my social style has12 with that of my friends, I ve often feltdisappo in ted . For example, I always retur n phone calls13 and regularlycon tact myfrie nds . I expect the same from them . I had one frie nd who 14 called, answering my messages with shor

20、t e-mails . I jumped to the15: She wasn ta good friend! My an ger grew as the holidays approached. But the n she came to agathering I16 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with whenwe did some win dow-shopp ing the previous month . I was shocked at her thoughtfu In ess,and17 for how

21、 I d consideredher to be uncaring . Clearly I needed to185expectati ons of friends.Far too often, I ignored their do things in myway .Over the years,19 expressi ons, eagerly expect ing them tohowever, I ve learned to20 other persons1 . A . admireB . enjoyC . rememberD . forget2 . A . excitedlyB .sil

22、e ntlyC . nervouslyD . instantlylove sig ns.3 . A . coldB . friendlyC4 . A . StrictlyB . SecretlyC . CarefullyD . Roughly5 . A . bori ngB . caringC. positiveD . stubbor n6 . A . valueB . respectC . loveD . courage7 . A . arran gedB.teleph onedC . visitedD . interrupted.attractiveD . en thusiastic8 .

23、 A . excuseB.9. A. fought encouragedB.10. A.concernB.blameC . regretD.pride11. A.tha nkedB . ignoredC . heldD . praised12. A.stayedB . conflictedC . agreedD .lin ked13. A. in orderB . in turnC . withoutdelayD . without doubt14. A.rarelyB . regularlyC . usuallyD . n ormally15. A.con clusi onB . sugge

24、stionC . decisi onD .con diti on16. A.openedB . refusedC . hostedD . in vited17. A.del ightfulB . regretfulC . gratefulD . pitiful18. A.an alyseB . ownC.findD. change19 . A.pleasa ntB . enjoyableC . uniqueD . familiar20 . A.giveB . readC . writeD. send四.語法填空C. quarrelledD. laughed閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(

25、1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。John Snow was a well-known physician in Londonin the 19th century and wan ted to help ordinary people 1(expose) to cholera which was the deadlydisease of its day. It was 2(believe) that cholerawas commonly caused bythe bacteria in the air or people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals. 3(suspect) that the sec ond theory was correct, he made fur