When your mother want to tell you something, she uses words. Birds can’t speak 1._____ we do, but some birds can make sounds to warn their young of 2._______.They have 3.________own way of making the young birds do certain things.

The jackdaw is a kind of black bird4.______lives in Europe. Jackdaws live together in flocks. Young jackdaws do not know their enemies. When an old jackdaw sees a dog, it makes a loud rattling5.______.The young birds know this sound means6._______is nearby. The sound warns them7._______their enemies.

8._______ a young jackdaw is in a 9______ place, a jackdaw parent 50._______over the young bird’s back from behind. The parent’s tail feathers move 11.______from side to side. It’s trying to say “12______”.At the same time, the 13.________bird calls out Key-aw Key-aw, which seems to say FLY HOME WITH ME. The young bird then follows the older14_______to go home.

Young jackdaws15._______ learn what certain sounds mean. They know the meaning of these sounds from they hatch.

1.                A.like            B.as             C.look like  D.seem

 

2.                A.safe           B.coming         C.danger   D.eating

 

3.                A.them          B.themselves      C.his  D.their

 

4.                A.that           B.who           C./    D.where

 

5.                A.sound          B.voice           C.noise D.sounds

 

6.                A.parents         B.an enemy       C.mother   D.a friend

 

7.                A.meeting        B.to meet         C.knowing  D.to know

 

8.                A.If             B.Unless          C.Whether  D.Because

 

9.                A.funny          B.dangerous       C.secret    D.far

 

10.               A.flies           B.fly             C.will fly D.flew

 

11.               A.quick          B.soon           C.quickly    D.quietly

 

12.               A.Be quick        B.I love you       C.Go ahead  D.Follow me

 

13.               A.parent         B.child           C.enemy    D.parents

 

14.               A.it             B.one           C.ones  D.that

 

15.               A.have to         B.must           C.don’t have to  D.mustn’t

 

 

Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts. but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? 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 the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you'll find the main use of coloring is protecting themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the tree.

Have you ever noticed an even more strange act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spread over, the enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it isn't strong at all.

根据短文内容, 指出能完成所给句子或回答所提问题的最佳答案。

1.From the passage we learn that locusts ___ .

A.are small animals

B.are easily found by birds

C.are dangerous to their enemies

D.change their colors to protect themselves

2.Bears and lions can keep safe because they ___ .

A.have the colors much like the trees

B.move quickly

C.like brown and grey colors

D.live in forests

3.The kind of fish live up to now because ___ .

A.it is very big and strong

B.the liquid it sends out help it escape from its enemies

C.the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies

D.it swims faster than any other fish

4.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests

B.Colors of Different Animals and Pests

C.The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests

D.Some Animals and Pests

 

Where is Love? How can we find Love?

Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy.

They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.

When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy(快乐)on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.” At the same time, the old woman,s son was also surprised at his mother,s pleasure and asked why.

“I ate a pizza in the park with Love,” she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.”

If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.

1.When the little boy saw the old woman, she was   .

A.looking for a seat in the park

B.passing the street

C.looking at some birds

D.having a pizza

2.The little boy gave the old woman a Coke because   .

A.the old woman still felt hungry

B.he wanted to see the smile again

C.he didn,t like the drink

D.the old woman paid him for it

3.The old woman gave the little boy the biggest smile   .

A.after the little boy went home

B.before it grew dark

C.when she was drinking Coke

D.after the little boy hugged her

4.The boy,s mother was surprised to see her son was very   when the door opened.

A.pleased

B.sad

C.unhappy

D.angry

5.Which of the following is TRUE?_____

A.The little boy failed to find Love.

B.Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last.

C.The little boy decided never to go home.

D.The old woman gave the little boy a hug to thank him.

 

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