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1.How do the blue tits choose their nest? A.They choose their nest together. B.The male chooses their nest. C.The house-hunter chooses their nest. D.The female chooses their nest. 2.The writer was lucky to see ________. A.how the male made his tricks B.how an interested female played with the male happily C.what the male displayed and won the female D.that the male tried his best but failed to attract the female 3.You can spot a pair of redstarts in a Walsh wood ________. A.at any timeB.regularly C.in April D.occasionally 4.The writer is probably ________. A.a bird expert B.a bird-hunter C.a bird raiser D.a scientist B Although man has known asbestos for many hundreds of years, it was not until 160 years ago that it was mined for the first time on the North American continent. H. W. Johns, owner of a New York City Supply Shop for roofers, was responsible for(对…负责) the opening of that first mine. Mr. Johns was given a piece of asbestos which had been found in Italy. He experimented with the material and then showed its surprising powers to his customers. After putting on a pair of asbestos gloves, which looked much like ordinary work gloves, he took red-hot coals from the fireplace and played with them in his hands. How astonished the customers were to discover that he was not burned at all. You can well imagine that he had increasing business in asbestos roofing materials. However, because it was very expensive to transport (carry) them from Italy to the United States, Mr. Johns sent out a young scientist to seek a source nearer home. This young man found great vein(岩脉), in the province of Quebec in Canada. Ever since 1881 Quebec has led the world in the production of this unusual mineral, which is made up of magnesium, silicon, iron, and oxygen. When it is mined, the asbestos is heavy, just as you would expect a mineral to be. When it is separated, a strange thing happens; the rock breaks down into fine, soft, soapy fibres(纤维). Scientists do not know why the rock can be separated easily into threads(线), but they have found thousands of uses of this fireproof material, of the so-called “cloth of stone”. 1.Which title best expresses the main idea of this passage? A.Asbestos mined in CanadaB.Fireproof matter C.A “wonder” mineralD.A new roofing material 2.Johns proved his ability as a salesman by_______. A.going into roofing businessB.carrying asbestos from Italy C.sending a trained scientistD.showing the use of asbestos gloves 3.Which is the most important character of asbestos that the author wants to show us? A.It is like thread.B.It feels soapy. C.It burns easily.D.It is unusually heavy. 4.The author’s main purpose in writing this passage was to _______. A.show the need for more scientists B.compare asbestos with other minerals C.increase the sales of asbestos D.present facts about asbestos 非选择题 一、短文改错 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正： 该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉; 该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词; 该行错一个词：在错的词下划一个横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。 My dear students, I didn’t know what I should say1._____________ to some of you who is still addicted to the Internet. 2._____________ As teacher, I’d like to remind you that you’re 3._____________ wasting your time, energy, or even your life.4._____________ You can never find the losing time and youth again.5._____________ As students, we should value the limited time to study6._____________ hard. As you know, you’ll graduate the school in two7._____________ months or so. After graduation, you won’t possibly8._____________ find out so good a condition to study in. So make full use of every9._____________ minute to study hard so that you won’t feel sadly in the future.10._____________ (责任编辑：admin) |