Unbelievable view appealed to me by accident．Just then, I checked once again: the somewhat tiny wood was having a leaf．Could I trust my own eyes? Had the hot sun annoyed me? After all, it as summer in Costa Rica, a country in Central America.
I left off, wiping sweat from my eyes．Then I moved the wood with my finger．It stopped．It looked up at me with big triangular eyes．Surprise! It was a mantid, a kind of insect, instead of a piece of wood．
The mantid was hanging upside down on a branch．Its wings made it look like a piece of tree bark．Then I noticed something else．The leaf wasn't a leaf at all．The hungry mantid was really eating another insect—a katydid．By now, all that was left of the katydid was a pair of wings．A few moments later, the wings dropped to the ground．The mantid folded its long legs．It sat still．Now it looked even more like a piece of wood than when I had first seen it．
I thought about how I had been fooled by these clever animals．Then I thought about how the two insects go about trying to trick each other．Both mantids and katydids are masters of make-up．Katydids are particularly good at it．Many look like something they are not．Katydids often look like plants．Many seem to be leaves．Others look like leaves of grass．All day, the bugs try to stay perfectly still．Because their bodies look like plants, most animals interested in killing them don't bother them while katydids eat plants．
1.What is the main topic of the text?
A．An experience of watching insects．
B．The fake image of mantids and katydids．
C．The fight between mantids and katydids．
D．The living habits of mantids and katydids．
2.What caused the author amazed at first?
A．The hot sun in summer．'
B．The quick moving of the wood．
C．The sight of wood eating a leaf．
D．The fight for food between mantids and katydids-
3.When the mantid was hanging upside down on a branch, it was ____．
A．waiting for its other food B．enjoying its food- katydid
C．eating a leaf from the branch D．having a break under the tree
4.Based on the passage, it can be inferred that the mantid ____．
A．is a kind of meat-eafer B．is easy to be found by a katydid
C．looks more like a green leaf D．mainly lives on the green leaves
Answer the following questions by using the information taken from a dictionary page．（You may read the questions first．）
jaguar: n．a type of large, yellow-colored cat with black markings found in the southwestern region of the U．S．and in Central and South America．
jargon: 1．n．an unknown language that seems strange or impossible to understand．2．n．a language made up of two or more other languages: His jargon was a mixture of French and English- 3．n． the special vocabulary of a field or profession: Her report on computers was filled with jargon．4．n．speech that doesn't make sense．
jaunt: 1．n．a trip taken for fun．2．v．to go on a brief pleasant trip: We jaunted to the country last
Saturday．javelin: 1．n．a spear most commonly used as weapon or in hunting．2．n．the contest in which a javelin is thrown．3．n．a lightweight metal or wooden spear that is thrown in track-and-field contests．4, v．to strike, as with ajavelin．
jazz: 1．n．a type of music that originated in New Orleans and is characterized by rhythmic eats．2．n．popular dance music influenced by jazz．．3．n．slang empty talk．4．ad．of or like jazz: a jazz band, jazz records．
Jennet; n．a small Spanish horse．
1.Which meaning of the word javelin is used in the sentence below?
At the competition, Jack drew his arm back and threw the javelin 50 yards．
A．Definition 1 B．Definition 2 C．Definition 3 D．Definition 4
2.Which meaning of the word jargon is used in the sentence below?
Doctors often speak in medical jargon．
A．Definition 1 B．Definition 2
C．Definition 3 D．Definition 4
3.What does the word jazz mean in the following sentence?
Don t give me that jazz, for lam a practical person．
A．nonsense B．a kind of dance
C．a type of music D．rhythmic beats
A father sat at his desk poring over his monthly bills when his young son rushed in and announced, "Dad, because this is your birthday and you're 40 years old, I'm going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!" When the boy started making good on his word, the father cried out suddenly, "Oh, Andrew, don't do it now; I'm too busy!"
The youngster immediately fell silent as tears welled up in his big blue eyes．Apologicaliy the father said, "You can finish later．"
The boy said nothing but quietly walked away, disappointment written over his face．That evening the father said, "Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!" But the boy didn't respond．
Unfortunately, a few days later after this incident, the boy had an accident and was drowned．His heartbroken father wrote．．．
"If only I could tell him how much I regret my thoughtless words, and could be sure that he knows how much my heart is aching．"
Love is not only giving．Any loving act must be warmly accepted or it will be taken as rejection and can leave a scar．If we are too busy to give and receive love, we are too busy! Nothing is more important than responding with love to the cry for love from those who are near and precious to us, because there may be no chance at all as in the case of the little boy．
1.What does the underlined phrase "poring over" mean?
A．looking in on B．looking out for
C．looking through D．looking around
2.The boy is going to give his father 40 kisses because ______．
A．his father is very busy
B．this is the boy' birthday
C．the boy wants to play with his father
D．this is his father' birthday and he's 40 years old
3.What happened to the youngster later?
A．His heart was broken． B．．He died unexpectedly．
C．He ran away from home． D．He fell silent all the time．
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．A Love Story B．Love Your Son
C．A Father and a Son D．Love is a Two-way Street
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
My own "truest" Christmas stands out from all the others, which is the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest．Recently divorced, I had no 36 and was on my way to the employment office．It was pouring, but I had no umbrella, for my old one had 37 apart, and I could not afford another one．
I got in a streetcar and there 38 the seat was an umbrella leaning with a silver handle 39with jewels．I had never seen anything so lovely．I 40 the handle and saw a name carved there．The 41_procedure would have been to 42 the umbrella to the conductor, while I 43 to take it with me and find the owner myself．
Then I 44 a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and got it．A lady answered my call and she was so 45 that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house．There, she wanted to give me a（an） 46 , but her excitement at getting back this special possession was 47 that to have accepted money would have 48 something．
The next six months were 49 ．I was able to get only temporary 50 here and there for a small salary． 51 , when reaching home, 1 made myself smile, pretending to be happy to meet my daughter Peggy．There, she opened the door for me and 52 herself in my arms, screaming and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately．But when I looked at the cold pans and cans in he cold little kitchen, misery 53 me．
Suddenly the doorbell rang, there stood a delivery man．"This is a 54 ," I said, but he read the name on the parcels and they were for me．I looked for the name of the sender and found it was the lady．
Our dinner the night was the most delicious in my life．Then I put Peggy to bed and 55 her gifts up around the tree and a sweet peace flooded me like a blessing．
1.A．hope B．job C．faith D．house
2.A．torn B．divided C．taken D．fallen
3.A．down B．against C．in D．over
4.A．equipped B．armed C．decorated D．filled
5.A．examined B．inspected C．investigated D．checked
6.A．general B．usual C．ordinary D．regular
7.A．turn in B．give in C．bring in D．take in
8.A．hesitated B．turned C．promised D．determined
9.A．searched B．observed C．found D．watched
10.A- thankful B．excited C．delighted D．truthful
11.A．reward B．prize C．award D．praise
12.A．so B．even C．ever D．such
13.A．changed B．spoiled C．helped D．missed
14.A．fortunate B．merciful C．inspiring D．miserable
15.A．employment B．settlement C．fulfillment D．disappointment
16.A- However B．Therefore C．Thus D．Besides
17.A．threw B．spread C．put D．lost
18.A．got over B．came over C．turned over D．knocked over
19.A．surprise B, blessing C．mistake D．misfortune
20.A．set B．brought C．took D．picked
—he skirt is too expensive; its color too dark, and．．．．
—___．Is there anyone so particular like you?
A．Take it or leave it B．Can't complain too much
C．Go ahead D．Cheer up
The archaeologists found gold coins and pottery in the lowest level of the site____ they reached three months ago．
A．what B．for which C．that D．to which
