智能检测(十六)ScientistsatworkⅠ.单项填空1．HemadesuchrapidprogressinEnglishstudyjustbecauseofthe________hetookofhiseveryspareminute.A．wayB．useC．placeD．advantage2．Ongettingtheletter，hetoretheenvelope________andstartedtoreadit.A．openB．openedC．openingD．toopen3．Untilhewasninehebelievedthattheywerehisparentsanditwas________whenhefoundoutthattheyweren’t.A．shockedB．shockC．theshockD．ashock4．—Thelastone________paysthemeal.—Agreed!A．arrivedB．arrivesC．toarriveD．arriving5．—Iwanttomakeasuithere.Howmuchdoyou________formakingit?—200dollars.A．offerB．chargeC．spendD．pay6．(2009年南昌调研)Withoutproperlessons，youcould________alotofbadhabitswhenplayingthepiano.A．giveupB．catchupC．keepupD．pickup7．—Itisreportedthatabout50pupilslosttheirlivesinthetrafficaccident.—________newscameas________shocktome.A．The；aB．The；theC．A；aD．A；the8．Helpotherswheneveryoucan________youwillmaketheworldanicerplacetolivein.A．andB．orC．unlessD．but9．ZhaiZhigangwasatlast________totakeChina’sfirstspacewalkbecauseofhisexcellentperformanceduringthetraining.A．pickedupB．broughtupC．pickedoutD．broughtout10．—WhywasTony，notyou，chosenastheplayer?—Hisheightgiveshimanadvantage________me.A．withB．ofC．toD．over11．Ihear________boysinyourschoollikeplayingfootballintheirsparetime，thoughotherspreferbasketball.A．quitealotB．quiteafewC．quiteabitD．quitealittle12．ThoughheisinSenior3now，hespends________timeandmoneyintheInternetbarplayingcomputergames.A．agreatdealB．agreatdealofC．anumberofD．thenumberof13．Don’tforgetto________thewindowsbeforegoingtobed.There’sgoingtobeastormtonight.A．cleanB．openC．keepD．fasten14．Itisnogoodtryingthatmethod，becauseitwon’t________.A．workB．useC．practiseD．affect15．Cleaningwomeninbigcitiesusuallyget________bythehour.A．payB．payingC．paidD．topayⅡ.阅读理解(2009年黄冈2月检测，A)Lookingbackonmychildhood，Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway，mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem，Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.BeforeWorldWarⅠwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin，ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents，aunts，unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveaclearmemoryofthedogs，thefarmanimals，thelocalbirds，andaboveall，theinsects.Iamanaturalist，notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworldandmyenthusiasmledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle，becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks，whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.Butcuriosity，akeeneye，agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascifyoucancombinethetwo，yougetthebestofbothworlds.1．Thefirstparagraphtellsustheauthor________.A．wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhoodB．losthishearingwhenhewasachildC．didn’tlikehisbrothersandsistersD．wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily2．Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause________.A．hedidn’tliveverylongwiththemB．thefamilywasextremelylargeC．he...
