二、完形填空。(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Many students think that learning a new language is very difficult. If your brain(大脑) is only the size of a bird’s brain, how difficult learning English will be! That is what some birds can do.
Many different 1 of birds can imitate(模仿) the sounds of language. African grey parrots(非洲灰鹦鹉) are a good 2 . Now let’s have a look at the following two birds.
Every December in London, a bird show tries to 3 the best “talking” bird in the world. One bird named Prudle 4 the prize for 12 years from 1965 to 1976.
Prudle came 5 Uganda, Africa. Mr Frost in the UK bought her. She was really 6 , because she knew almost 800 English words. She was also the 7 bird in the world that lived in a cage. Mr Frost took care of her until she 8 in 1994, at the age of 35.
A different kind of bird named Puck joined in the 9 in 1993. Puck was wonderful. He knew 10 English words than Prudle did—over 1,700 words. He got the best 11 of this year and became the new winner.
Many students think that 12 a new language is pretty difficult. They can’t 13 the words. But 14 a bird can do it, anybody can do it. So come on! You can make it when you really take it 15 .
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)1. A. colours B. names C. kinds D. parts
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)2. A. example B. report C. idea D. programme
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)3. A. see B. choose C. sell D. act
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)4. A. gave B. set C. sold D. won
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)5. A. to B. out C. from D. with
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)6. A. rich B. angry C. talented D. enjoyable
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)7. A. oldest B. most C. worst D. biggest
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)8. A. felt B. appeared C. died D. came
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)9. A. subject B. culture C. club D. competition
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)10. A. more B. less C. fewer D. better
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)11. A. song B. grades C. fact D. reason
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)12. A. sharing B. performing C. learning D. listening to
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)13. A. know B. remember C. speak D. discuss
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)14. A. if B. though C. until D. unless
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)15. A. successfully B. comfortably C. beautifully D. seriously
