elephants. Several zoos have recently been looked into 18 people said elephants were beaten with heavy sticks.
Scientists are 19 zoos how to make elephants behave without 20 them. If they succeed, children will be entertained by elephants for many more generations. 1. A. sword B. knife C. whip D. stick 2. A. cruel B. kind C. surprising D. funny 3. A. research B. discussion C. argument D. quarrel 4. A. very much B. too much C. much too D. enough 5. A. under B. in C. out of D. to 6. A. stupid B. heavy C. cruel D. fast 7. A. draw B. give C. show D. turn 8. A. Anyone B. Whoever C. Anyone who D. Who 9. A. attracted B. smiled C. be happy D. caught 10. A. dying B. scarce C. short D. small 11. A. important B. necessary C. impossible D. improper 12. A. lively B. living C. lovely D. alive 13. A. that B. because C. / D. then
14. A. keeper B. others C. animals D. zoo director 15. A. so that B. or C. and D. therefore 16. A. eager B. worried C. delighted D. surprised 17. A. strength B. energy C. power D. force 18. A. because B. since C. now that D. so
19. A. showing B. explaining C. asking D. considering 20. A. blaming B. injuring C. scolding D. punishing
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Foods quickly spoil and break down if they are not stored 1 . Heat and damp encourage increase in micro--organisms(微生物的), and sunlight can 2 vitamins in such food as milk. Therefore, 3 foods should be stored in a cool, dark and dry place. Some foods 4 bad quickly, such as meat, eggs and milk. They should be stored in a temperature of 5'C~10'C. In this temperature range, the activity of micro-organisms is 5 . In warm climates, this temperature can be kept 6 in a fridge or in the underground basement of a house.
Dry goods, such as flour and rice, should be kept at a slightly 7 temperature than foods that go bad quickly. A temperature of 15'C is ideal(理想的). In Britain and northern European countries this means that the room in which dry foods are stored should 8 the general heating of the house. The room should also be well 9 and, above all, dry. Damp very quickly causes the 10 of the green molds. These molds often grow on cheese if it is not stored properly.
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Fruits and vegetables need cool and damp 11 . Therefore, an underground basement usually 12 an excellent storage place. If the central heating unit is in the basement, 13 , it will not be ideal unless the unit and the pipes do not give out any 14 .
Foodstuffs do not break down quickly. If correctly 15 , they should keep for quite long periods of time. Thus, salt and sugar will keep for about two years; tinned meat goods, 16 beef and chicken, for about eighteen months; flour and other dry goods, for about a year. Freezing the foodstuffs that spoil easily preserves (保存) them for much longer 17 is otherwise possible. But 18 frozen foods do not keep their food value or their 19 for ever. As a 20 rule, meat should be cooked and eaten within a year after it is frozen; fish , within six to ten months; fruits and vegetables, with three to six months.
1. A. coolly B. correctly C. exactly D. freshly 2. A. destroy B. cause C. harm D. hurt 3. A. all B. most C. each D. both 4. A. become B. get C. go ID. turn 5. A. reduced B. raised C. lessened D. shortened 6. A. usually B. seldom C. forever D. only 7. A. taller B. higher C. lower D. lighter 8. A. choose B. enjoy C. share D. refuse 9. A. aired B. cleaned C. decorated D. emptied 10. A. appearance B. growth C. development D. increase
11. A. conditions B. situations C. affairs D. surroundings 12. A. gets B. becomes C. creates D. makes 13. A. therefore B. besides C. however D. then 14. A. noises B. heat C. smoke D. light 15. A. storing B. being stored C. stored D. store 16. A. like B. for example C. that is D. as 17. A. as B. than C. so D. that
18. A. ever B. even C. just D. some 19. A. taste B. size C. price D. shape 20. A. usual B. ordinary C. general D. common
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Most of us can remember the days when we didn’t use e-mail as an everyday vehicle for communication. Slowly but surely, it crept into 36 . E-mail is a 37 tool for college students at any level. It’s available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 38 at holidays. Most universities assign students an account upon entrance, 39 there is usually not even an option involved.
You can do everything from consulting on homework and projects, 40 classmates, family and friends, and getting daily news services to 41 you informed of world 42 . But, what are the 43 ?
E-mail can be e-jail. You might 44 hours writing and responding to e-mail 45 you should be busy with
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the books for an upcoming exam. 46 , you might be signed up for so many daily services, 47 horoscopes, news services, or personals, that your mailbox is so 48 “junk mail”, that finding the 49 e-mails through your box might take hours.
If you’re a student, 50 is precious. Create and organize your e-mail folders into important school- related mail, correspondence with friends and family, and a folder for jokes, horoscopes, and other news services. 51 attend to the most important e-mails first and, 52 you have time, you can get to the others.
53 your friends from forwarding those tiresome joke lists, sex quizzes, and chain e-mails. The minute you 54 you’ve got one, delete it 55 so you won’t be tempted to read it. 36．A. the life B. us life 38．A. even
C. our lives D. us lives
D. usable D. except that D. leave D. disadvantages D. yet
37．A. valuable B. changeable C. favorable
B. sitll C. ever
39．A. but B. so C. because 41．A. keeping 42．A. accidents
B. keep C. leaving B. incidents
40．A. keeping touch with B. getting in touch to C. losing touch with D. keeping in touch with
C. events D. things
D. pay
43．A. advantages B. mistakes C. wrongs 44．A. spend B. cost
C. take
45．A. for B. because C. since D. when 46．A. Otherwise B. Or C. But D. However 47．A. such as B. such like 48．A. full up with B. filled up of 49．A. important
B. necessary
C. for example D. so as C. filled up with C. practical C. Almost C. since
D. full with D. possible D. Usually D. because
D. Refuse
50．A. money B. mark C. grade D. time 51．A. Sometimes B. Always 52．A. if B. although 53．A. Encourage 55．A. later
B. Watch C. Discourage
54．A. examine B. check up C. find D. realize
B. immediately C. after D. soon
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People who speak or perform before the public sometimes may suffer from \Stage fright makes a person 1 . In that 2 it can make one's mind go lank and forget 3 one ought to say, or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or 4 . Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people 5 from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to 6 themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been 7 to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a(n) 8 experience.
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She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is to smile 9 going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths 10 helps. Deep breathing helps you 11 control of your body. Miss Nichols 12 her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be 13 . It's 14 to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is 15 them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and find out what 16 helped and what did not. 17 they perform more and more, they will fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to smooth it away 18 . This is 19 a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and 20 the performance.
1. A. joyful B. anxious C. nervous D. hopeless 2. A. case B. mood C. sense D. condition 3. A. when B. what C. how D. whether 4. A. two B. other C. another D. the other 5. A. away B. free C. far D. absent 6. A. cure B. control C. hold D. protect 7. A. satisfied B. happy C. afraid D. surprised 8. A. tearful B. unforgettable C. amazing D. disappointed 9. A. after B. while C. during D. before 10. A. usually B. hardly C. also D. sometimes 11. A. get B. make C. take D. have 12. A. helps B. persuades C. orders D. shows 13. A. perfect B. fine C. good D. pleasant 14. A. sure B. pitiful C. unnecessary D. all right 15. A. telling B. arranging C. helping D. teaching 16. A. people B. advice C. words D. measures 17. A. As B. While C. When D. Until 18. A. practically B. easily C. completely D. really 19. A. why B. that C. since D. because 20. A. increases B. improves C. hurts D. puts on
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Jimmy was good at breaking safes open. He was 1 by the police and put in __2 for ten months. When he was set free, he made up his mind to 3 breaking safes and live in another town. He changed his name to Ralph Spencer and 4 a shoe store. Soon everyone in the town 5 Mr. Spencer. Business was good, and by the end of the year he made 6 with Mr. Adams and his daughter. Mr. Spencer and Annabel loved each other. One day Annabel, her father, her married sister, and Mr. Spencer were 7 in the bank. Mr. Spencer had his bag
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of 8 with him. He has planning to 9 them away that day. The bank had a new safe with a special 10 controlled by a clock. \ 11 if you shut it, you can't open it till the planned time. Annabels sister's two little children were playing 12 the safe. Suddenly one of them got into the safe, and the other 13 the door. There was a cry from the women. Mr. Adams 14 to open the door, but he could not.
\child!\cried the children's mother. \die. Open the door. 15 it open. Please get her out. \turned to Mr. Spencer. There was some 16 in her eyes. A woman 17 that the man whom she loves can do anything. Mr. Spencer 18 his tools out of the bag. Soon he began to 19 on the door. He forgot that he was Mr. Spencer. He was Jimmy again. 20 ten minutes the door of the safe was open. The child was safe in her mother's arms.
1. A. shot B. held C. caught D. touched 2. A. prison B. hospital C. hotel D. station 3. A. begin B. stop C. continue D. remain 4. A. started B. made C. built D. set 5. A. hated B. forced C. calmed D. liked 6. A. shoes B. goods C. friends D. safes 7. A. working B. stealing C. talking D. robbing 8. A. money B. tools C. clothes D. shoes 9. A. put B. keep C. move D. throw 10. A. bottom B. side C. door D. key
11. A. as B. but C. even D. only 12. A. in the front of B. in charge of C. at the end of D. in front of 13. A. opened B. played C. closed D. turned off 14. A. managed B. tried C. worked D. thought 15. A. Break B. Tear C. Keep D. Let 16. A. tear B. water C. hope D. light 17. A. proves B. knows C. says D. thinks 18. A. took B. led C. pushed D. used 19. A. turn B. knock C. work D. operate 20. A. For B. In C. Before D. Until
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More than 3,000 years ago, a 1 called the Maya settled in the rain forests of 2 is now the country of Guatemala. In the 3 years men went to live on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. They built great 4 out of stone. More than 800 Mayan cities have been 5 in Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula.
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