题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
山东省夏津县第二实验中学2016-2017学年八年级上学期英语招生考试试卷
Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud(自豪的) of it and asked a high price for it.
One day a man went into the store. “That's a beautiful bird,” he said to the pet store owner, “But why is it so expensive? Is it unusual(不同寻常的) bird?” “No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk,” the pet store owner said.
“I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asked.
The pet store owner asked him, “Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?”
“Yes,” the man answered.
“Well, you pull(拉) those strings(绳子),” the pet store owner told him. “That will make the parrot talk.”
The man asked, “Do you mind(介意) if I try?”
“Not at all,” the pet store owner said.
The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, “Good morning.” The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, “How are you today?”
“That's not very interesting,” said the man. “Any parrot could do that.” Then he laughed, “But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?”
“I'll fall off my perch, you fool!” the parrot said.
A "blog" is a shortened name for a'web log". People write blogs about all kinds of things, from news and events to hobbies and reviews. Some people use them just as a simple record of what they have done.
“Blogging" had become very popular as more and more people use the Internet. New technologies have made keeping a blog an easy thing to do, so millions of people now have their own blogs. They are usually free to set up and are easy to update. You can upload pictures onto a blog and link to other websites. To many people, these features make blogs much more useful than traditional diaries.
We are now able to send texts, pictures and videos from our mobile phones directly onto the Web. New technologies like this are making blogging even easier, People also think that blogs are better than newspapers for finding out about news, events and opinions. They like to use blogs because they can get information from everywhere. It looks like blogs are going to become one of the most important ways to find and share information in the near future.
Title:Basic Knowledge of A Blog
What is a blog? | •“Blog” is 1 for “web log”. •Writing blogs is like keeping a 2 online |
Why are blogs so popular? | •The number of the Internet users is 3 . •They are easy to use and cost noting. |
4 are blogs developing? | •Text, pictures and videos can be sent directly onto the Web from mobile Phones now. •Blogging will be one of the most important ways to find and share information 5 . |
A Smart Dog
Rico is a dog who lives in Germany,{#blank#}1{#/blank#}When his owner says the name of a certain toy, Rico can find it. In fact, he seems to know the names of 200 toys!
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. They put his toys in a room and then told him to go in the room and find a certain toy. Since nobody was in the room with Rico, he had no help from anyone finding the right toy. The researchers did this test forty times. Rico found the right toy thirty-seven times!
Then the researcher tried something else. They put seven of Rico's toys in the room and one new toy that Rico had never seen before.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. This new toy had a name Rico had never heard before. Rico found the right toy seven out of ten times.!
Researchers cannot really say that Rico know words or languages.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}They believed Rico can think about what he hears and thin about what he knows. In fact, Rico seems to thin and remember thins as well as three-year-old child.
From these tests, animal researchers know one thing for sure. Rico has given them a lot to think about.
A.Then they told Rico to go into the room and get the new toy. |
B.However, these tests seem to show Rico is smart. |
C.Some researchers in Germany wanted to test Rico. |
D.His owner has trained him to find his toys. |
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