问题 完形填空

Millions of words about young American people’s ideas, feelings and actions have been (1)w__ over the years.

Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities. Young people (2)u__twenty-five are nearly half of American people.

Many of these will soon be in charge of (负责管理)the nation. Naturally their ideas are (3)i__ to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what they 4)t __ and feel.

College students today have strong opinions about (5)r__ and wrong. They are deeply (6) i__ in making a better life for all people, (7)e__ for those who have not been given a fair chance before now. They see much that is wrong in the 8)l__ of their parents. It is (9)h__ for them to see what is right and good in the older ways. As a result, there is often (10)t__ in American families.

答案

小题1:written    

小题2:under    

小题3:important 

小题4:think 

小题5:right

小题6:interested  

小题7:especially 

小题8: life/lives 

小题9: hard  

小题10: trouble

小题1:本句的含义为在这些年期间有数百万单词是写有关年轻美国人的想法观念,感受和行动,故本句空格处填写的过去分词written。    

小题2:本句的含义为在25岁一下的年轻人几乎占据美国人的一半,故本句空格处填在……之下的单词under。    

小题3:本句的含义他们的观点对于这个国家的每个人来说都是非常重要的,故本句空格处填重要的单词important。 

小题4:本句的含义为对于老人而言理解他们的看法和感受是必要的,故本句空格处填想的单词think。 

小题5:本句的含义为大学生对于对和错有很强的观点,故本句空格处填正确的单词right。

小题6:本句的含义为他们对于为所有的人制造一个更好的生活感兴趣,故本句空格处填感兴趣的单词interested。  

小题7:本句的含义为尤其是那些一直以来没有给予公平机会对人,故本句空格处填尤其的单词especially。 

小题8:本句的含义为他们看到许多事情在他们的父母生活是错误的,故本句空格处填生活的单词life/lives。 

小题9:本句的含义为在旧社会,对于他们而言明白对和错是难的,故本句空格处填难的单词hard。  

小题10:本句的含义为在美国人的家庭通常有问题,故本句空格处填问题的单词trouble。

阅读理解

阅读理解。

     Many students of English think that learning a new language is very difficult. Now think how difficult it

is to learn English when your brain is only the size of a bird's brain! That is what some birds can do.

     Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language. African grey parrots are the best known

for this.

     Every December in London, the National Cage and Aviary Bird Show tries to find the best "talking" bird

in the world. One bird named Prudle stood out among the "talking birds". She won this prize for 12 years

from 1965 to 1976.

     Prudle was taken from her nest in Uganda in 1958. She was sold to Iris Frost in Seaford, England. Prudle

knew almost 800 words in English.

     Prudle was also the oldest bird in the world that lived in a cage. Ms. Frost took care of the bird until

Prudle died in 1994. Prudle was 35 years old.

     A different kind of bird, not a parrot, named Puck was tested in 1993. It turned out that Puck knew more

English words than Prudle knew. Puck knew more than 1,700 words.

     If a bird can do it, anybody can do it.

1. What kind of birds is the most famous for speaking? [ ]

A. African grey parrots.

B. The birds with big brains.

C. The birds in cages.

D. English parrots.

2. What dose the word "stand out" mean in this passage? [ ]

A. 站出来

B. 飞起来

C. 脱颖而出

D. 取出来

3. How many years did Prudle win the speaking competition for birds? [ ]

A. 35 years.

B. 12 years.

C. 55 years.

D. 8 years.

4. Puck was better than Prudle because ______. [ ]

A. he could fly higher

B. he knew more words

C. he spoke faster

D. he was bigger

5. Who was Iris Frost? [ ]

A. A parrot.

B. Puck's owner.

C. Prudle's owner.

D. An English teacher

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