配对阅读 左栏是对五个人的描述，右栏是外国八种文化的介绍，从右栏中选出最恰当的选项并把它的字母编号写在题号前的括号内。
1. Mr. Zhang is the first time to drive a car with his friends in America. 2. Chen Fang has celebrated Chinese New Year’s Day for times. Now she is curious about other countries. 3. Tong Da He was asked to an American friend’s home for dinner. It’s new to him. 4. Edison He is falling love in a beautiful lady, but she doesn’t know it. 5. Miss. Xie She is going to have a trip in London. She is not sure what kind of clothes she should take. | A. New Year’s Day January 1st. A large celebration. Stay up late to welcome the coming of the new year. Enjoy drink, food, clothing and sweet music. Visit friends. B. Valentine’s Day Feb. 14th. Sweethearts’ day, on which people in love with each other express their love message. C. Traffic Rules in America Keep left! Don’t use your horn(喇叭) to express anger or complain. D. Weather in England Changeable(变化多端). Don’t be surprised to see Englishmen leave home on a bright, sunny morning with a raincoat or an umbrella. E. Names and Tittles What is in a name? Can we say Teacher Chen? How to use Mr. Miss. Dr. or Prof? F. Eating in America How to use knife and fork? Arrive on time or earlier? G. TOEFL Two kinds of TOEFL tests: one is the traditional written test and the other is given on a computer. The best way to get ready for it is to use English and listen to English as much as possible. H. Christmas Dec. 25th. The biggest and best-loved holiday in the USA. Hanging a stocking, Christmas Tree, get presents from Santa Claus. |
In nature, you may see many insects (昆虫）and animals of different colors. Have you ever wondered why?
Locusts(蝗虫) are super delicious food for birds, but it is not always an easy job for birds to catch them .It is neither because locusts are good jumpers or runners nor because they are smarter than their enemies. The reason is that the colors of locusts change with the colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are young, locusts look green. But when autumn comes, locusts change to the yellow and brown color as crops do. Brown bears, tigers and other animals move quietly through forests. They can’t be seen easily by their enemies. This is because they have colors similar to the trees. For the same reason, polar bears that live on a land of snow and ice are white. Butterflies and bees living among the flowers are colorful like flowers. Soil insects are mostly dark-colored and they live under the soil in a dark and wet environment. However, insects with colors different from plants can easily be found and eaten by others. So in order to survive, they have to hide themselves in the daytime and appear only at night.
Have you ever noticed some even stranger acts(行为)? The ink fish in the sea can send out some very black ink when it faces danger. As the ink spreads over, its enemies will find themselves suddenly in a dark world. At the same time the ink fish immediately swims away. That is how it keeps itself safe though it is not strong at all.
1. It is not easy for birds to catch locusts because_________.
A .locusts are good runners
B. locusts can jump very high
C. locusts are smarter than birds
D. locusts can change their color
2.According to the passage, most soil insects_________
A. do not have bright colors
B. change their colors with the soil
C. do not live in a dark and wet environment
D. eat colorful insects like butterflies and bees
3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “survive” in the passage?
A. 繁殖 B. 产卵 C. 觅食 D. 生存
4.The ink fish _______so that its enemies will not see it.
A. changes its color
B. makes the water around it black
C. appears only at night
D. hides itself in the sea rocks
5.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Some insects and animals have different skills.
B. Some insects and animals are clever than we think.
C. Some insects and animals use colors to protect themselves.
D. Some insects and animals can get used to the environment easily.
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1. According to the ads, these three books are for ___________.
A. men B. parents C. children D. women
2.The pictures in the book Learning How to Learn can_________.
A. make the book beautiful
B. make the children draw beautifully
C. make the book sell well
D. make the children understand the book easily
3. _______ can tell you the meaning of the different marks in a dictionary.
A. Learning How to Learn
B. Study skills for Life
C . Basic Study Manual
D. How to Use a Dictionary for Children
4.If you buy the three books on June 18, 2014, you will have to pay _______for them.
A. $98.49 B. $49.25 C.$80.99 D. $79.24
5.The purpose of the passage is to _______.
A. sell the three books to children
B. help children learn English
C. help children learn about nature
D. use a dictionary to pronounce correctly
完形填空。通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
When Chinese people find out that someone comes from London, they often say, "London is a foggy city, isn't it?" British people who visit China often ____say that London is not a foggy city at all! But if London is not foggy, ____ do so many people in China think it is? In fact, London used to be a foggy city, but it isn't any more.
In London lots of its pollution came from factories, but a lot of it came from coal because people used it in their houses to keep warm during the winter. By the 1950s, London's air pollution had become so _____that the government decided to do something to clean up the air. A new rule was made. It said that ______was not allowed to burn coal in any British city. Just a few years ______, the air became much cleaner.
Now many Chinese cities meet the same kind of ______with air pollution that London met forty or fifty years ago. However, this problem is ______for Chinese cities to solve . First, more of the pollution comes from big factories than from coal that people use in their houses. If these factories are suddenly ______, lots of people may lose their jobs. Second, cleaner fuels are quite expensive. However, the air in many cities is _____slowly becoming cleaner, because the government and ordinary people are trying to make pollution ______.
1.A . must B. have to C. should D. will
2.A. what B. when C. which D. why
3.A. seriously B. terrible C. good D. badly
4.A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody
5.A. before B. ago C. later D. after
6.A. problem B. question C. accident D. discussion
7.A. much difficult B. much more difficult C. more easier D. much easier
8.A. closed B. close C. open D. opened
9.A. almost B. already C. nearly D. hardly
10.A. many B. more C. little D. less
The ancient emperors often ______ themselves ______ the sons of God.
A. saw/ off B. took/ to
C. compared/ to D. helped/ with
____you stick to your goal, I’m sure you’ll achieve your dream.
A. As soon as B. As long as
C. As well as D. As possible as
