American black bears have different kinds of colors despite(不管)their names．In the eastern part of their living area, most of them are brown, red, or even yellow．In the north, the black bear is actually gray or white in color．Even in the same litter, both brown and black furred bears may be born．
Black bears are the smallest of all American bears．They are from five to six feet in length, and weigh from three hundred to five hundred pounds．Their eyes and ears are small and their eyesight and hearing are not as good as their sense of smell．
Like all bears, the black bear is shy, clumsy(笨拙的), and hardly dangerous, but it attacked, most can climb trees and cover ground at great speeds．When angry or frightened, it is a frightening enemy．
Black bears feed on leaves, herbs(草本植物), fruit, berries, insects, fish, and even larger animals．One of the most interesting characteristics of bears, is their winter sleep．Although the bear does not eat and drink during the winter months, sustaining itself from body fat, its temperature is almost the same as its usual．And it breathes regularly four or five times per minute．
Most black bears live alone, except during the mating season．They like to live in caves, hollow logs, or thick thickets better．Cubs are born in January or February, and they live with their mother until they are fully grown or about one and a half years old．Black bears can live as long as thirty years in the wild, and even longer in game preserves(野生动物保护区)set aside for them．
(1)
American black bears are ________．
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A．
black
B．
brown and black
C．
of many kinds of colors
D．
gray and white
(2)
American black bears' eyesight and hearing are ________．
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A．
as good as their sense of smell
B．
worse than their sense of smell
C．
not as bad as their sense of smell
D．
better than their sense of smell
(3)
The black bear feeds on ________．
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A．
large animals
B．
both plants and animals
C．
fruits
D．
all kinds of plants
(4)
Which of the following isn't true?
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A．
Most black bears live alone all the year round．
B．
The little black bears live with their mother for about six to nine months．
C．
When the black bear is having its winter sleep, its temperature is the same as its normal．
This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English．It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation．
To use your dictionary correctly, you need to understand how the dictionary works．At the front of the book, you will find some exercises to help you make the most use of your dictionary．
If you look up the word “colour”, you will find two spellings for this word．“Colour” is used in British English, while “color” is used in American English．When such a thing happens, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English．
The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly．It uses a special alphabet(特殊字母表)to show pronunciation．If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters(音标)with some words to show you how they are pronounced．Just have a look this page when you’re not sure how to say a word．
The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word－its DEFINITION．
In this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2000 words．This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained(简单解释)and easy to understand．
When a word has more than one meaning, read all the meanings until you find the one that correctly tells the use of the word you are looking for．
Most of the words in this dictionary can be used by people in all parts of the world．
(1)
This dictionary cannot help you with ________．
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A．
singing
B．
grammar
C．
spelling
D．
pronunciation
(2)
________of the words in the dictionary have two spellings．
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A．
All
B．
One
C．
Few
D．
Some
(3)
The AmE spelling of the Chinese word “颜色”in this dictionary is________．
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A．
colour
B．
collar
C．
color
D．
corner
(4)
The phonetic alphabet helps you each word correctly．
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A．
understand
B．
write
C．
say
D．
know
(5)
The Chinese meaning of “definition” here is ________．
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A．
词性
B．
词条
C．
词义
D．
词库
(6)
How many words are there in this dictionary?________．
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A．
Two thousand
B．
One thousand
C．
One hundred
D．
We don’t know
(7)
The dictionary explains ________．
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A．
some of the difficult words
B．
all the words in a simple way
C．
all the easy words
D．
the words of two meanings
阅读理解
It was getting late．There was no noise in the forest．We could only hear the birds singing．And then,a bear梐 big brown bear梒ame into the forest.
The bear stopped under a tall tree．He was very hungry．He looked up into the tree．
There in the nut tree was his supper梐 supper of nice nuts．But the nuts were high up in the tree．The hungry bear could not reach them．But he knew how to get his supper．He climbed up the tree．
Up and up he climbed．He climbed onto a big branch of the tree．He sat there and then shook(摇)the branch again and again At last the branch broke．The brown bear fell down with the branch and nuts．
The bear sat up and looked around．With his big paws(爪)he picked up the nuts and ate them up．
(1)
How did the brown bear get his supper?
A.He climbed up the tree and ate the nuts there．
B. He shook the apples off a tree and ate them．
C．He picked up the nuts on the ground and ate them．
D. He fell down with the branch of the tree．Then he took the nuts and ate them．
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(2)
The bear was ________．
A.black B．brown
C．black and white D．brown and black
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(3)
The story took place ________.
A. in the morning B．at noon
C．before evening came D．at midnight
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(4)
The word "branch" in this passage means ________ in Chinese．
