英语八年级上完形填空与阅读理解 15
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He knew colors and shapes. He learned about 150 English words. With his language ability, he was known as perhaps the world’s most famous talking bird.
But two weeks ago, Alex, an African Grey Parrot, died of old age. He was 31. Irene Pepperberg, a scientist at Harvard University, studied and worked with the parrot for most of its life.
In 1976, Pepperberg, a doctoral student at Harvard, bought the new-born bird from a pet shop. At that time, scientists didn’t think that any bird could learn to communicate with humans.
Using new ways of teaching, Pepperberg helped Alex to learn about 150 words, and to count small numbers as well as colors and shapes.
In experiments, Pepperberg would ask one trainer to compete (比赛) with Alex for small prizes like a grape. Alex learned to ask for the grape by watching what the trainer was doing to get it. The researchers then worked with the bird to help with pronunciation.
Alex showed a surprising ability to learn. For example, when he was shown a blue triangle (三角形), he could tell what color the paper was, what shape it was, and after touching it—what it was made of.
Like other parrots, he also learned some expressions in the lab such as “calm down” and “Good morning”. He could express feelings like joy and anger. Once during one training class, he suddenly stopped and said: “wanna go eat dinner.”
Even up to the week he died, Alex was working with Pepperberg on hard-to-pronounce words. As she put him in the cage for the night, Alex looked at her and said: “You be good. See you tomorrow. I love you.”
He was found dead in his cage the next morning.
1. What is Alex?
2. Where did Irene Pepperberg get Alex?
3. In which year did Alex die?
4. What caused the death of Alex?
5. Alex could use simple words to communicate with humans, couldn’t he?
6. What was he able to do after touching the blue paper triangle?
(B)
Mrs. White loves flowers and has a small but beautiful garden. In summer, her roses are always the best in the street. One summer afternoon her bell rang and when she went to the front door, she saw a Littley outside. He was about seven years old, and was holding a big bunch of beautiful roses in his hand. “I’m selling roses,” he said, “don’t you want some? They are cheap. One shilling for a big bunch. They are fresh.”
“My boy,” Mrs. White answered, “I picked roses when I want, and don’t pay anything for because I have many in my garden.” “Oh, no, you haven’t,” said the little boy. “There aren’t any roses in your garden-they are in my hand!”
1.What are in Mrs. White’s garden in summer?
2. Who rang at the door?
3. Where did the boy get the roses?
4. Why did Mrs. White say she didn’t want to buy the roses?
5. Why weren’t there any roses in Mrs. White’s garden?
(C)
Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and life of American people. Most of the radio programmers are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the younger people wants to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
Answer the following questions:
1. How many kinds of music are mentioned in this passage? ________________________
2. When do the pop singers become national stars? When they __________________________
3. What is country music about? It is about ____________________________________
4. How do students with cars listen to music? __________________________ ____________
5. Do adult drivers in America like to listen to music all the time while driving? ___________
6.How do pop or popular music singers make much money? ____________________________
But two weeks ago, Alex, an African Grey Parrot, died of old age. He was 31. Irene Pepperberg, a scientist at Harvard University, studied and worked with the parrot for most of its life.
In 1976, Pepperberg, a doctoral student at Harvard, bought the new-born bird from a pet shop. At that time, scientists didn’t think that any bird could learn to communicate with humans.
Using new ways of teaching, Pepperberg helped Alex to learn about 150 words, and to count small numbers as well as colors and shapes.
In experiments, Pepperberg would ask one trainer to compete (比赛) with Alex for small prizes like a grape. Alex learned to ask for the grape by watching what the trainer was doing to get it. The researchers then worked with the bird to help with pronunciation.
Alex showed a surprising ability to learn. For example, when he was shown a blue triangle (三角形), he could tell what color the paper was, what shape it was, and after touching it—what it was made of.
Like other parrots, he also learned some expressions in the lab such as “calm down” and “Good morning”. He could express feelings like joy and anger. Once during one training class, he suddenly stopped and said: “wanna go eat dinner.”
Even up to the week he died, Alex was working with Pepperberg on hard-to-pronounce words. As she put him in the cage for the night, Alex looked at her and said: “You be good. See you tomorrow. I love you.”
He was found dead in his cage the next morning.
1. What is Alex?
2. Where did Irene Pepperberg get Alex?
3. In which year did Alex die?
4. What caused the death of Alex?
5. Alex could use simple words to communicate with humans, couldn’t he?
6. What was he able to do after touching the blue paper triangle?
(B)
Mrs. White loves flowers and has a small but beautiful garden. In summer, her roses are always the best in the street. One summer afternoon her bell rang and when she went to the front door, she saw a Littley outside. He was about seven years old, and was holding a big bunch of beautiful roses in his hand. “I’m selling roses,” he said, “don’t you want some? They are cheap. One shilling for a big bunch. They are fresh.”
“My boy,” Mrs. White answered, “I picked roses when I want, and don’t pay anything for because I have many in my garden.” “Oh, no, you haven’t,” said the little boy. “There aren’t any roses in your garden-they are in my hand!”
1.What are in Mrs. White’s garden in summer?
2. Who rang at the door?
3. Where did the boy get the roses?
4. Why did Mrs. White say she didn’t want to buy the roses?
5. Why weren’t there any roses in Mrs. White’s garden?
(C)
Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and life of American people. Most of the radio programmers are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the younger people wants to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
Answer the following questions:
1. How many kinds of music are mentioned in this passage? ________________________
2. When do the pop singers become national stars? When they __________________________
3. What is country music about? It is about ____________________________________
4. How do students with cars listen to music? __________________________ ____________
5. Do adult drivers in America like to listen to music all the time while driving? ___________
6.How do pop or popular music singers make much money? ____________________________
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