You know you have to read "between the lines" to get the most out of anything. I want
to tell you something important during your reading.
You shouldn’t mark a book which isn’t yours.   61  If you think it useful to mark
books, you will have to buy them.
There are two ways in which one can own a book. The first is to get the right by paying
for it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture. But full ownership comes only when you
have made it a part of yourself.   62  
There are three kinds of book owners. The first has all the best sellers -- unread and untouched. The second has a great many books.   63  The third has a few dog-eared (翻折的) books, which are marked from front to back.
Why is marking a book necessary? First, it keeps you awake. In the second place, reading is thinking.   64  The marked book is usually the thought-through book. Finally, writing helps you remember the thoughts you had, or the thoughts the writer expressed.
If reading is to learn anything more than passing time, it must be active. The book you
read for pleasure can be read in a state of relaxation, and nothing is lost. But for a great book,
rich in ideas, reading must be active.   65  You should come up with an understanding of
what you have read.
根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，將A-E五個句子填入文中空缺處，使短文內(nèi)容完整、正確，并將其標(biāo)號填寫在下面題號后的橫線上。
A. You can’t let your eyes move across the lines.
B. But most of them are as clean as the day they were bought.
C. And thinking can express itself in words, spoken or written.
D. People who lend you books expect you to keep them clean.
E. The best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing in it.
【小題1】            【小題2】            【小題3】           【小題4】              【小題5】           

 

Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch ( 橫桿 ) in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud 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 owner, “ But why is it so expensive? Is it an unusual 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 owner asked him, “ Do you see those strings ( 細繩 ) tied to each of the bird’s legs?

“ Yes,” the man answered.

 “ Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him. That will make the parrot talk.”

The man asked, “ Do you mind if I try?”

 “ Not at all,” the 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.

1. The parrot was expensive because ________.

A. it was pretty beautiful         B. it could talk with people

C. it was a very unusual bird      D. it was in the middle of the store

2.The parrot would talk when ________.

A. people came into the pet store   B. it was the pet store owner

C. people said it was beautiful     D. people pulled the strings on its legs

3. Which is the first sentence that the parrot said to the man?

A. Good morning.              B. How are you?

C. That wasn’t interesting        D. I’ll fall off my perch, you fool!

4. From the story we know the parrot was ________.

A. kind       B. silly      C. clever      D. crazy

5. The best title for the passage should be ________.

Unusual Parrot   B. Parrot Talk      C. Silly Man     D. Clever Owner

 

Should we be afraid of sharks? Maybe not. New research into the reasons for shark attacks (攻擊) suggests that sharks don’t like the way humans taste! In fact, most people who are attacked by the shark are still alive after receiving only one bite (咬). Why is this?
There are many opinions to explain why sharks sometimes attack people. One opinion is that sharks are just curious (好奇的). We know that sharks are the strongest animals in their environment, so they are not afraid of anything. Naturally, that means they are curious when they meet something unusual. Because they don’t have hands or feet., the only way they can find out an object is to bite it! It is thought that sharks sometimes bite humans for this reason, and then swim away.
Scientists also say that sharks would not waste energy trying to eat a human, as we have a lot of bones (骨頭). It is hard for a shark to eat us because sharks don’t have hands, and they can’t pull the meat off our bones. Maybe that’s why they only bite us once. Unluckily, one bite from a large shark is serious enough to hurt people greatly!
Another opinion is that sharks attack humans by mistake. Some sharks may sometimes mistake humans for a seal. An example of this is when a shark attack attacks a surfer. A surfer lying on a surfboard looks like a seal when seen from below. Sharks like seals because they have thick fat.
Whatever the reason for shark attacks on humans, sharks should be afraid of us. Sadly, we kill almost 40 million of them each year.
【小題1】What happens to people attacked by sharks?

A．Most of them because blind.	B．Most of them because of deaf.
C．Most of them died.	D．Most of them are still alive.

【小題2】How do sharks find out about an unusual object according to the passage?

A．By biting.	B．By smelling.
C．By touching.	D．By killing.

【小題3】Which sentence about sharks is true?

A．Sharks pull meat off bones when they eat.

B．Sharks might mistake humans for seals.

C．Sharks like to attack surfers because of their thick fat.

D．One bite from a shark is nothing serious.

【小題4】What would the author write the passage mainly for?

A．To tell surfers to stay away from sharks.

B．To ask people to stop killing sharks.

C．To let us know the reasons for shark attacks on people.

D．To show that humans are much stronger than sharks.

—— __________ it going?    —— Great!       

A．What’s

B．How’s

C．Why is

D．Where’s