Do you know why different animals or insects have their special colors? Colors are used mainly to protect themselves.
Why can’t some birds easily catch locusts（蝗虫）? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as autumn comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other insects with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives in the day and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals can’t be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even more strange thing? A kind of fish in the sea can send out black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies can’t find it. And it quickly swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
1. From the article we learn that locusts .
A. are dangerous to their enemies B. are easily found by birds
C. change their colors to protect themselves D. are small animals
2.How can insects with different colors from plants keep out of danger?
A. They have to move quietly.
B. They hide themselves in the day and appear at night.
C. They have the colors much like their enemies.
D. They run away quickly.
3. Bears and lions can keep safe because .
A. they live in forests B. they like brown and grey colors
C. they move quietly D. they have the colors similar to the trees
4.What does the word “liquid” mean in the last paragraph?
A. 气体 B. 固体 C. 液体 D. 水蒸气
5. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Insects
B. Colors of Different Animals and Insects
C. The Change of Colors for Animals and Insects
D. The Change of Different Animals and Plants
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1. If you want to have a guitar lesson, you may .
A. call Susan at 7328059 B. surf the website: www.music.com.au
C. telephone Mr. White at 5132683 D. e-mail
2.Who is the owner of the lost dog?
A. Mr. White. B. Larry. C. Susan. D. David.
3. If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should .
A. master at least three languages B. know the city very well
C. be an experienced driver D. both B and C
4. Which information about the apartment is not mentioned in the table?
A. It has a beautiful view. B. It has hot water in the daytime.
C. It has three floors. D. It has a kitchen.
5. How can you contact the owner of the apartment for more information?
A. By sending an e-mail. B. By going to visit it.
C. By making a phone call. D. By sending a fax.
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阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I stood in the doorway, watching my elder brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally 36 that I was there, Rocky turned towards me with a sad smile.
“I’m 37 tomorrow,” he said.
“I know.” My __38____ was almost a whisper. I was 39 at myself for being so weak, but I wasn’t about to cry.
“My 40 is early, so there is still 41 time to come to the airport,” he said. Seeing the 42 look on my face, he quickly added, “I promise I won’t leave without saying goodbye.”
I tried to say 43 , but didn’t. It’s always 44 to keep quiet if you’re about to cry. “You promised you wouldn’t cry,” he said to me, thinking that I was close to 45 .
I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. 46 I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from 47 . I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.
His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say 48 to the person who taught me everything?
The next morning I 49 , looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left 50 ago. We never even said goodbye.
Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.
1.A. forgetting B. realizing C. watching D. learning
2.A. arriving B. living C. coming D. leaving
3. A. voice B. sound C. noise D. word
4.A. glad B. moved C. angry D. pleased
5. A. ship B. flight C. train D. bus
6.A. enough B. little C. no D. busy
7. A. surprised B. excited C. sad D. happy
8. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
9.A. stranger B. better C. worse D. easier
10.A. tears B. smiles C. words D. sadness
11. A. At last B. Since C. At first D. So far
12. A. riding B. running C. walking D. falling
13.A. goodbye B. hello C. yes D. sorry
14. A. gave up B. stood up C. looked up D. woke up
15.A. minutes B. hours C. days D. weeks
— I failed the exam again. I don't know what to do.
— Hope is always around you.
A. Don't be serious B. Never give up C. Don't be relaxed D. Never put down
—How far is it from the supermarket to your home?
—It’s about .
A. 20-minute drive B. 20-minutes’ drive C. 20 minute’s drive D. 20 minutes’ drive
Americans think much about time. Form childhood they learn to value (珍视)
time. They are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.
Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.
They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they have become servants (仆人)of the clock.
1. What do the Americans mean by "Time is money"?
A. It is not easy to make money.
B. It takes quite a lot of time to make money.
C. Working hard can bring people health.
D. ff someone has time and works hard, he can make much money.
2. Americans think it wrong _____________.
A. to work late B. to get up early
C. to be late for school
D. to be on time to do everything
3. This passage says that a dying person___________.
A. is having a good time
B. is living on a borrowed time
C. thinks time goes easily
D. is saving time
4. From this passage we can be sure that
A. Americans live a hard life
B. Americans always walk fast
C. Americans live in a quick rhythm (节奏)
D. Americans are good at saving time
5. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. Americans' ideas about time
B. Never waste time
C. Time is money
D. Learn to be on time
