Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that go into the collecting of those interesting birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is 36  I became an animal collector in the first 37  .The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos. According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any 38    was not the traditional “mamma” or “daddy”,39   the word “zoo”, which I would 40  over and over again with a exciting 41   until someone, in groups to 42  me up, would take me to the zoo. When I 43  a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great 44 of pets, ranging from owls(鷹) to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time 45the countryside in search of fresh specimens to 46  to my collection of pets.
47 on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student 48  , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,49  were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I 50  had enough money of my own to be able to 51  my first trip and I have been going 52  ever since then. Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of  53  ,it is certainly a job which will appeal 54  all those who love animals and 55 . 
小題1:
A．howB．whereC．whenD．whether
小題2:
A．regionB．fieldC．placeD．a(chǎn)rea
小題3:
A．clearnessB．emotionC．feelingD．a(chǎn)ffection
小題4:
A．exceptB．butC．except forD．but for
小題5:
A．reciteB．recognizeC．readD．repeat
小題6:
A．volumeB．noiseC．voiceD．pitch
小題7:
A．closeB．shutC．stopD．comfort
小題8:
A．grewB．was growingC．growD．grown
小題9:
A．manyB．a(chǎn)mountC．numberD．much
小題10:
A．living B．seeingC．likingD．exploring
小題11:
A．increase B．includeC．a(chǎn)ddD．enrich
小題12:
A．later B．furtherC．thenD．farther
小題13:
A．servantB．keeperC．memberD．a(chǎn)ssistant
小題14:
A．whoB．theyC．of whichD．which
小題15:A successfully    B. gladly       C. nearly       D. luckily 
小題16:
A．payB．finance C．a(chǎn)llowD．provide
小題17:
A．normally B．oftenC．usuallyD．regularly
小題18:
A．unhappiness B．sorrowsC．excitement D．disappointments
小題19:
A．forB．withC．toD．from
小題20:
A．voyage B．travelC．journeyD．Trip

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:D
小題6:C
小題7:B
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:D
小題11:C
小題12:A
小題13:D
小題14:D
小題15:A
小題16:B
小題17:D
小題18:D
小題19:C
小題20:B

試題分析：這篇文章講述了作者對(duì)從小對(duì)動(dòng)物的喜愛(ài)，和一些相關(guān)的經(jīng)歷。
小題1:A根據(jù)下一句及隨后的內(nèi)容，作者講的是怎樣成為動(dòng)物愛(ài)好者的(從小就喜歡動(dòng)物)，應(yīng)當(dāng)選擇A.how。
小題2:C in the first place是固定短語(yǔ),意思是“首先”。此句意思是：別人經(jīng)常問(wèn)到的問(wèn)題之一，是當(dāng)初我是如何愛(ài)上動(dòng)物的。
小題3:A這句話的意思是：作者在呀呀學(xué)語(yǔ)之時(shí),最早發(fā)清楚的音是“zoo”(動(dòng)物園),而不是“媽媽”,“爸爸”,因此,應(yīng)選clarity“清晰”。填入其他選項(xiàng)emotion (感情),sentiment(多愁善感),affection(友愛(ài))不合邏輯。
小題4:B but在此處連接另一個(gè)句子(it was the word“zoo”,“it was”被省略)，表示轉(zhuǎn)折，意為“而是”，Except,except for,but for的用法接近，表示“除了……”。
小題5:D根據(jù)后面的over and over again,應(yīng)選“repeat”
小題6:C小孩想去動(dòng)物園,便不停地發(fā)出尖叫聲,故選“voice”。A shrill voice與scream的意思接近。volume(音量)；noise(噪音)；pitch(音調(diào))均不合要求。
小題7:B shut sb.up是指讓某人住口，為了讓孩子停止尖叫，只好帶他去動(dòng)物園。
小題8:A根據(jù)后面主句的時(shí)態(tài)，此處只能用一般過(guò)去時(shí)。
小題9:C a great many后直接跟可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式；a great / large amount of后跟不可數(shù)名詞；只有a great /large number of后可以跟可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式。
小題10:D living后必須接介詞in，意為“居住”；cultivating耕種；reclaiming開(kāi)墾；只有exploring有探察的意思。
小題11:C add to相當(dāng)于increase，增加。其余選項(xiàng)后面都不接to。
小題12:A later on為固定短語(yǔ)，“后來(lái)”。
小題13:D attendant仆人；助手keeper可理解為“飼養(yǎng)員”，但是a student keeper容易被誤解為“收留學(xué)生的人”作者一邊上學(xué)，一邊在動(dòng)物園里打工，只能當(dāng)助手。
小題14:D which在此引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾前面列出的動(dòng)物。
小題15:A因?yàn)殄X(qián)是在動(dòng)物園打工掙的，選successfully更能體現(xiàn)其含義。
小題16:B finance my first trip意為“支付我的旅行費(fèi)用”；pay后應(yīng)接介詞for；其他選項(xiàng)的意思相差甚遠(yuǎn)。
小題17:D此句為現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài),選regularly比較貼切。
小題18:D此句是由though引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語(yǔ)從句，應(yīng)與主句意思相對(duì)立。選項(xiàng)中，sorrows和disappointments與主句的appeal to相對(duì)立，但sorrows的分量太重。
小題19:C appeal to為成語(yǔ)，意思是“吸引”。
小題201:B excursion短途旅行；journey(從一地到另一地的)長(zhǎng)距離，具體的旅途；travel旅行，旅游，海外旅行；trip旅行，遠(yuǎn)足。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：考查主要以動(dòng)詞，形容詞，代詞為主，也有考查固定詞組和固定句型，做題時(shí)靈活運(yùn)用所學(xué)知識(shí)，結(jié)合上下文進(jìn)行判斷。
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The olive is one of the oldest planted crops known to man and is still widely grown in the Mediterranean.An olive tree can have a life of 500 years and is strong enough to continue to grow if ever chopped to the ground.It takes up four years before the olive tree is ripe enough to bear fruit.
Olive trees originated in the Mediterranean region where there is the perfect climate for the olive tree planting.It is characterized by abundant sunshine year-round and hot,dry summers with an average temperature of 80°F.In winter,it rarely drops below 50°F.Olive trees were first planted by humans around 4000 BC in an area known as the Fertile Crescent.Before the areas became desert,countries such as modern-day Turkey and Iraq had a lush environment with soil that plants grow well.Archaeological findings suggest that farming began in the Fertile Crescent before 7000BC.Instead of living as hunter-gatherers,these early humans settled down and harvested native plants.They selected olive trees that produced larger and oilier olives than the wild trees.
Olives and olive oil became valuable trade items between societies and civilizations.People who moved from one place to another and traders from the Fertile Crescent introduced olive oil to Syria and Crete,which spread to Egypt,Greece,and Rome.It continued to migrate westward until olive trees were first introduced to Califomia between 1769 and 1785.
The olive tree and olive oil have important symbolism in each religion.In Christianity,a dove(鴿子)brought an olive branch to Noah as a symbol of peace and new life after God flooded the Earth.The Prophet Muhammad suggested the use of olive oil for medicinal(藥用的) purposes and massage(按摩).
Olive oil has medicinal benefits.Olive oil has been used for health benefits.Regular eating olive oil can reduce the risk of cancers.It was used during the Spanish Civil War from 1808 to 1813 to treat cases of fever.In 1960,oleuropein(橄欖多酚)was removed from olive leaves,which helps with food poisoning.
小題1:If an olive tree is chopped to the ground,______.
A．it can’t grow any more
B．it can produce more new ones
C．there is no doubt that it will die
D．it is able to grow back strongly
小題2:What does the underlined word “l(fā)ush”in para.2 probably mean?
A．Of bad climate.B．Changeable or unstable.
C．Extremely disadvantaged.D．Growing thickly and strongly.
小題3:We can learn from the first two paragraphs that_____.
A．the olive tree can stand extreme cold
B．the olive tree enjoys the long sunshine
C．the olive is the oldest tree in the world
D．the climate of deserts suits the olive tree
小題4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
①Olive trees bear fruits every four years.
②Olive oil was a food production before 7000BC.
③In Muhammad,olive oil was used as medicine.
④Olive trees were introduced to California in the 18th century.
A.②③④          B. ①②③           C. ①③④           D. ①②④
小題5:What is this passage mainly about?
A．The history of the olive tree.
B．The characteristic of the olive tree.
C．The origin and medicinal benefits of the olive tree.
D．The different symbols of the olive tree in each region.

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How is it that siblings （兄弟姐妹） can turn out so differently? One answer is that in fact each sibling grows up in a different family． The firstborn is, for a while, an only child, and therefore has a completely different experience of the parents than those born later． The next child is, for a while, the youngest, until the situation is changed by a new arrival． The mother and father themselves are changing and growing up too． One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few years; another might be raised in a family crisis, with a disappointed mother or an angry father．
Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918． But more recently, researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each others’ lives． Dr． Annette Henderson says firstborn children pick up vocabulary more quickly than their siblings． The reason for this might be that the later children aren’t getting the same one-on-one time with parents． But that doesn’t mean that the younger children have problems with language development． Later-borns don’t enjoy that much talking time with parents, but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brothers and sisters, learning entire phrases and getting an understanding of social concepts such as the difference between “I” and “me”． 
A Cambridge University study of 140 children found that siblings created a rich world of play that helped them grow socially． Love-hate relationships were common among the children． Even those siblings who fought the most had just as much positive communication as the other sibling pairs．
One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different from their siblings, particularly if they are close in age． Researchers have found that the first two children in a family are typically more different from each other than the second and third． Girls with brothers show their differences to a maximum degree by being more feminine than girls with sisters． A 2003 research paper studied adolescents from 185 families over two years, finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successful in increasing the amount of warmth they gained from their parents．
小題1:In terms of language development, later-borns ________．
A．get their parents’ individual guidance
B．learn a lot from their elder siblings
C．experience a lot of difficulties
D．pick up words more quickly
小題2:What was found about fights among siblings?
A．Siblings hated fighting and loved playing．
B．Siblings in some families fought frequently．
C．Sibling fights led to bad sibling relationships．
D．Siblings learned to get on together from fights．
小題3:The word “feminine” （in Para． 4） means “_______”．
A．having qualities of parents
B．having qualities of women
C．having defensive qualities
D．having extraordinary qualities

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