What is a Chinatown? Is it a town in China? Of course not! The Chinatown is a part of a town area with a large number of Chinese residents(居民),usually outside China. Chinatowns are throughout the world, including those in East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, South America, Australia, and Europe. The biggest one is in New York. It is a good place to go.

Shopping

Shopping in the Chinatown is fun. You can

find lots of things there. Most of them are made

in China.①Mott Street is the best place to shop

because things there are not very expensive.

Eating

The Chinatown has more than 200

restaurants. You can enjoy traditional Chinese

food there. New Silver Palace Restaurant is one

of the best Chinese restaurants.

Living

Living in the Chinatown is comfortable.

You can find hospitals, banks, libraries and

supermarkets there. In some schools, students

must study Chinese. Many overseas(海外的)

Chinese send their children to these schools.② They want their children to learn more about China and its culture.

1.The Chinatown is a living area .

A. in China B. in a foreign country

C. in the countryside D. in a shopping mall

2.New York in the United States has Chinatown in the world.

A. the smallest B. the largest

C. the funniest D. the most boring

3. is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive.

A. South America B. Europe

C. East Asia D. Mott Street

4.In New York, you can go to New Silver Palace Restaurant to .

A. eat Chinese-style food B. borrow magazines

C. have Western food D. see a doctor

5.Many overseas Chinese want their children to .

A. live in a foreign country

B. know something about Chinatowns

C. read books in Chinese language

D. learn more about China and its culture

Animals do many different, amazing things to get through the winter. Some of them migrate. They travel to other places where the weather is warmer or where they can find food.

Many birds migrate in autumn. Because the trip can be dangerous, some travel in large groups. For example, geese(鹅) fly in noisy, “V”-shaped groups. Other kinds of birds fly alone.

Some animals stay active in winter. They must change themselves as the weather changes. Many change their doing or their bodies. For example, snowshoe rabbits grow white fur to help them hide in the snow.

Food is hard to find in winter. Some animals, like mice, collect lots of food in autumn and store it to eat later. Some animals eat different kinds of food as the seasons change.

Some animals hibernate for part or all of the winter. This is a special, very deep sleep. The animal’s body temperature drops, and its heartbeat and breathing slow down. It uses very little energy. In autumn, these animals get ready for winter by eating much more food than in summer and storing it as body fat. They use this fat to keep them alive while hibernating.

Water makes good protection for many animals. When the weather gets cold, they move to the bottom of lakes and rivers. There, frogs and many fish hide under rocks or fallen leaves. Cold water holds more oxygen than warm water, and frogs can breathe through their skin.

Every type of insect has its own life cycle and that is the way it grows and changes. Different insects spend the winter in different forms of their lives. Some insects also spend the winter without moving. Some insects spend the winter as pupae(蛹). Other insects die after laying eggs in autumn. The eggs change into new insects in spring and everything begins all over again.

1. What does the underlined word “migrate” in the first paragraph most probably mean ?

A. move from one place to another B. sleep in the winter

C. disappear D. look for food

2. Why do many birds fly in large groups?

A. They can easily find food this way.

B. There may be danger during the trip.

C. They can get warm at night.

D. They will use little energy.

3. Snowshoe rabbits spend the cold winter by __________.

A. breathing through their skin

B. eating a lot of food

C. sleeping for the whole winter

D. growing white thicker fur

4. The main purpose of the examples in the last paragraph is to tell us ________.

A. most insects die when winter comes

B. different insects grow and change in their own ways

C. most insects spend the winter without moving

D. different insects grow and change in the same ways

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How living things grow and change in the winter.

B. How living things spend the winter.

C. How living things get food in the winter.

D. How living things travel in the winter.

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