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Mr. White __________ a toothache and needed to see a doctor.
A. had B. has C. have D. is having
How do ants know when another ant is dead? Ed Wilson, now the most famous ant scholar in the world, wanted to know.
When Ed Wilson was a young assitant professor at Harvard in 1950s , he found that when ants die, they just lie there, sometimes upside down, feet in the air, while their sister ants- almost all ants in a colony are ladies—walk right by without a look. Unitl about two days later, the dead body starts to send out a chemical signal that changes the living ants’ behaviour greatly.
All of a sudden what was once a pile of gunk(黏糊糊的东西) on the floor becomes a “Problem to Be solved”. Once the signal is in the air, any ant that happens to pass by picks up the dead body and carries it through her colony to a refuse pile and puts it on a pile of also dead ants.
Ed, who would continue the study of ants by studying their ability to communicate with smell, decided to find out what things equal “I am dead.” to an ant. Finally, after much checking and mixing, Ed discovered that a kind of acid was all the ants have to think “DEAD!” One day he took a drop of the acid and put it on an ant that had the bad luck of walking by. Then the next ant that came near grabbed it, put it on its back and put it into the refuse pile though the ant was still alive.
Though it tried to clean itself over and over, the minute it returned to the colony, it was caught and carried back on the pile. At last, it took the ant about an hour or two to get clean enough to return to regular business.
1.The author says the question was no one on everybody’s lips because ____.
A. it is easy to answer B. it is a foolish and difficult question
C. it is less talked about D. only scientists ask such a question
2.The underlined word “a refuse pile” probably means the place where _____.
A. injured ants were treated B. other ants lived
C. food was stored D. dead ants were buried
3.What caught Ed Wilson’s attention when he was at Harvard in the 1950s?
A. An ant wasn’t carried away immediately when it died.
B. Ant died with feet in the air.
C. Sister ants didn’t look after each other at all.
D. Ant’s dead bodies didn’t catch others’ attention.
4.The ant with acid tries to clean itself over and over ____.
A. to avoid being killed by the acid
B. to avoid being treated as the dead ant
C. to find out more food than anyone else
D. to find out where it got the acid
5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Dead is what you smell, not what you see
B. It’s funny to carry a living ant.
C. The secret in an ant colony
D. Study ants’ ability to communicate
---Could you please take out the trash? --- ______.
A. Not at all B. Yes, I could C. No way D. No problem
We often do lots of experiments in our ________ classes.
A. chemical B. history C. Chinese D. physics
Tom is a very popular young man. He has many friends. He has got four invitations. Here are his replies.
1.From the replies, we learn that Jim likes _______.
A. going to parties B. listening to pop music
C. dancing with Tom D. playing tennis
2.Tom will go to the dance with_______.
A. Kate B. Susan C. Jim D. Cary
3.Tom will go to Susan’s birthday party _______.
A. on Saturday evening B. this evening
C. on Thursday evening D. on Sunday evening
________April 26, 2003, Aron found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing.
A. On B. In C. At D. To
Embroidery has a long history ad can date back to the Warring States Period in China Embroidery is very popular in many countries such as China, India, and Japan Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needles and thread or yarn Embroidery may also use other materials such as metal strips, pearls, quills, and sequins Embroidery is most often used on caps, hats, coats, blankets, stocking, and golf shirts Embroidery is available with a wide variety of threat or yarn colour
Embroidery has many unique characteristics(特点) One of the interesting characteristics of embroidery is the basic techniques or stitches(针法), such as the chain stitch, the button hole or the blanket stitch, the running stitch, the satin stitch and the cross stitch They are still the fundamental techniques of hand embroidery today
Embroidery can be classified according to the whether the design is stitched on top of or through the foundation fabric; and by the relationship of stitch placement to the fabric Different embroidery has its own advantages and disadvantages In the modern society, we can produce many different embroideries Machine embroidery is one of them It appears in the early stages of the industrial Revolution
1.From the passage, we can know embroidery can date back to ______
A. the Warring States Period B. the Spring and Autumn Period
C. the modern times D. the Ming Dynasty
2.Which of the following materials cannot be used in embroidery according to the passage?
A. Metal strips B. Pearls C. Quills D. Wood
3.From the passage, how many things can embroidery be used on?
A. Seven B. Six C. Five D. Eight
4.Which of the following characteristics belongs to embroidery?
A. the flying stitch B. the satin stitch
C. the flat stitch D. the button stitch
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A. The introduction of embroidery B. The advantages of embroidery
C. The disadvantage of embroidery D. The meaning of embroidery
As traditional Chinese art, paper cutting has a long history. The first and earliest paper cutting was found in China 1,500 years ago. But this traditional art is at risk of disappearing now. Luckily, Voyo Woo, a Chinese immigrant（移民）in America, is trying to bring this art back to life.
One Saturday in 2014, Ms. Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington. She got much fun and peace doing it. She hoped more people would enjoy it.
Ms. Woo began to study the art of paper cutting as a 14-year-old girl in her hometown in China. She said all the students at school had to learn paper cutting. But she had a deep love for it. So her teacher spent more time teaching her after class. Later, she won the second prize in a national painting and art competition. Ms. Woo went to America after she finished collage in 2008. Soon after that, she took part in an activity to promote（宣传）Chinese paper cutting. And then she was invited to show the art in many important activities. “It is important to promote this art to Americans or anyone who is interested in it. Maybe it will make this art more popular. ”Woo said.
From the art of paper cutting, people can know about Chinese cultural values, history and stories of people’s life. Ms. Woo uses the art as a tool to show Chinese culture to people who know little about it. Chinese art is not only for Chinese, but also for people all over the world.
1.In the passage, the writer thinks the art of paper cutting is________ now.
A. very popular in America B. very popular in China
C. for people who know about it D. in danger of disappearing
2.What did Ms Woo do in 2014?
A. She won the second prize in a national painting and art competition.
B. She was invited to many activities to show paper cutting.
C. She held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington.
D. She took part in an activity to promote Chinese paper cutting.
3.Ms. Woo began to study the art of paper cutting_______.
A. when she was fourteen B. after she got to America
C. when she was in college D. after she finished college
4.What’s the writer’s opinion about paper cutting?
A. Paper cutting doesn’t have a long history.
B. People can know about Chinese cultural values, history and stories of people’s life from paper cutting.
C. Ms Woo uses the art as a tool to show American culture to people.
D. Chinese art is only for Chinese.
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”。
Hello! my name is Li Lei. I am a Chinese boy. I have three good friends. They are Bob, Jim and Jenny. We like sports.
My favorite sport is ping-pong. It's interesting. I have ten ping-pong bats and six ping-pong balls. They are all in a big box under my bed.
Bob and Jim are both American boys. They think ping-pong is boring. Their favorite sport is basketball. They think basketball is relaxing and fun. They often play basketball together at school. They have three basketballs. Bob's two basketballs are in his bedroom. And Jim's basketball is in the classroom.
Jenny is an English girl. Her favorite sport is volleyball. She thinks it's easy and fun. She plays it well. She has nine volleyballs and four tennis rackets. They are in her mother's room.
1.Li Lei has three American friends.
2.Li Lei doesn’t like ping-pong, but Jim and Bob do.
3.Bob and Jim often play basketball together at school.
4.Both Bob's and Jim's basketballs are in the classroom.
5.Jenny likes volleyball best.
