【推荐1】You may think dogs or elephants are very smart animals. Now there’s one more animal that can be ________ to the list: sheep. Scientists say that sheep can be trained to recognize (识别) human ________.

Before doing a test, scientists let some sheep take a look at pictures of four famous people. The sheep went into a room with two computer screens. Each screen showed a human face. One screen showed a famous person ________ the other screened a random (随机的) person. The sheep could walk toward the screen with the famous face.

After ________ the animals’ ability to recognize famous people, scientists wanted to see whether the farm animals could correctly recognize the same people in different ways. The animals were still able to recognize them, though they were a bit ________ to recognize the pictures than before.

Finally, the researchers ________ if the sheep could recognize their trainers from a photo. Their trainers were randomly shown on screens along with many strange faces. Then, the sheep found them ________. The results showed the face-recognition ability of sheep is ________ to that of monkeys, elephants and humans.

Face recognition is a difficult process. But ________ have big brains. When they ________ other sheep, they recognize one another in this way.

1.

A．fixed

B．added

C．returned

D．handed

2.

A．voices

B．ideas

C．faces

D．grades

3.

A．because

B．so

C．and

D．or

4.

A．improving

B．losing

C．increasing

D．discovering

5.

A．earlier

B．freer

C．safer

D．slower

6.

A．worried

B．believed

C．wondered

D．decided

7.

A．carefully

B．successfully

C．seriously

D．happily

8.

A．similar

B．difficult

C．important

D．funny

9.

A．sheep

B．people

C．fish

D．police

10.

A．hear

B．smell

C．see

D．touch

【推荐2】完形填空
You Have a Cold!
You feel tired and you have no energy(能量). You can't breathe out of your nose and your throat hurts. Don't be afraid—you probably had a _______．Every year，many kids experience this sick feeling. Some kids have up to（合计） eight colds every year. So，what ____ exactly(确切地) a cold ?
Well，a cold is an infection (传染病)．It affects (影响) ______ nose，ears and throat and makes you feel sick and weak. It's very ______ to catch a cold. When someone sneezes or coughs near you，bacteria (细菌) travel through the air and ______ into your body and then make you sick. Also，if you touch your nose or eyes after touching something that has bacteria on it，_____ a door or your desk at school，you can get sick.
Some of the symptoms (症状) of a cold include(包括) a fever, a sore____ and a cough .If you sneeze，or if your nose is runny and your_____ are watery(湿润的), you've probably got a cold .Most people who have got a cold feel very tired and don't have much energy to do ___.
A cold is not a pleasant(令人愉快的) thing to_____．However，there are some things you can do to feel ______．You should have hot drinks _______ you have a sore throat and cough. ,You should eat healthy foods and get a lot of rest so that your body can be strong enough to ______ your cold .If you have a fever，or if you aren't feeling better within a few days，you should visit your ______ and take some medicine.
A cold can be boring, ______ just remember that there are many things you can do to feel better and get stronger. Take care of your body and stay healthy.1.

A．cough

B．headache

C．fever

D．cold

2.

A．am

B．are

C．is

D．was

3.

A．my

B．your

C．its

D．their

4.

A．difficult

B．necessary

C．easy

D．helpful

5.

A．build

B．find

C．feel

D．go

6.

A．like

B．on

C．behind

D．with

7.

A．throatache

B．throat

C．toothache

D．tooth

8.

A．legs

B．arms

C．eyes

D．ears

9.

A．something

B．nothing

C．anything

D．none

10.

A．do

B．make

C．pass

D．experience

11.

A．worse

B．better

C．colder

D．hotter

12.

A．until

B．so

C．if

D．unless

13.

A．fight

B．keep

C．have

D．get

14.

A．parent

B．doctor

C．friend

D．teacher

15.

A．but

B．then

C．and

D．or

【推荐3】Do you often dream when sleeping? How do you feel after having a dream? Can you always remember what’s in your dreams?

“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all______to dream，” some scientists（科学家）say.

Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have______dreams each night. Dreams are like short______. They are usually in colours. Some dreams are like old films. They come to people again and again. People may repeat the______dream more than once. That may be______the dreamer is worrying about something during the days. Dreaming might be a way of trying to find a（n)______.

Some people get new ideas about their work from their dreams. Maybe they are_______ their work all day. So these ideas may continue existing（存在）in their dreams.

Too much dreaming can be______for people. The more we sleep,the longer we dream. The mind is working hard when we dream. So sometimes we sleep long but still wake up       _________        .

At present, people still have no way to______dreaming. Some people may forget their dreams in the morning. However, we all hope to have sweet dreams at night.

1.

A．want

B．agree

C．need

D．like

2.

A．few

B．a few

C．little

D．a little

3.

A．stories

B．songs

C．plays

D．films

4.

A．only

B．same

C．different

D．strange

5.

A．if

B．because

C．but

D．so

6.

A．way

B．question

C．answer

D．result

7.

A．talking about

B．looking for

C．caring about

D．thinking about

8.

A．good

B．bad

C．health

D．fit

9.

A．tired

B．bored

C．interested

D．excited

10.

A．start

B．stop

C．change

D．mix