题目内容
In jokes, the chicken only crosses the road. In Australia, cane toads (蔗蟾) use roads to travel.
A new study finds that Cane toads are using roads to spread across the continent. They take shelter overnight close to the open corridors (走廊), and then hit the road each evening in their damaging way.
Cane toads were brought into Australia from Hawaii in 1935 to control the spread of beetles (甲虫) that were destroying Australia's sugar cane crop. They are now moving into new places at the speed of 30 miles a year.
Toads can grow as large as dinner plates and can weigh up to 4.5 pounds. Their heads and backsides are covered with rows of warts (疣). They are known to kill snakes, lizards and other animals, including pet dogs. They have no natural enemy in Australia.
According to a research, toads make slower progress through thick plants than along open spaces and they hop (跳) alongside roads and fences whenever possible. Toads use long corridors that are well-suited for them to travel long distances.
Another study recently found that toads have evolved (进化形成) longer legs in recent years and that this is also helping them in their spread.
Efforts to kill toads have been largely unsuccessful, although scientists tried their best.
Another new finding suggests ways to slow down its population. For example, roadside borders can be changed to make them less attractive to toads, or allowing thick plants to grow along the sides of highways, thus forcing toads onto the road of themselves.
【小题1】 Which would be the best title for the passage?
A.Ways to kill cane toads in Australia. |
B.Cane toads have evolved a lot in Australia. |
C.Australian cane toads hit the road. |
D.Worse environment forces toads to travel. |
A.kill snakes, lizards and other animals |
B.stop pet dogs from spreading |
C.protect the sugar cane crop |
D.hate a scientific research |
A.move slower through thick plants |
B.have no natural enemy in Australia |
C.mainly live near the roadside |
D.like traveling at night |
A.Beetles | B.Cane toads |
C.Australia's sugar cane crop | D.New places |
【小题1】C
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
解析
A young man went to a town and worked there. He did not have a wife and a servant did the work in his house.
The young man liked laughing a lot. He nailed the servant’s shoes to the floor on Monday, and then laughed, because he put his feet in them and fell down. The servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then the young man put brushes in his bed on Tuesday. The servant got into bed and hit the brushes with his feet. He was afraid. The young man laughed loudly again. Again the servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then on Wednesday the young man said to his servant, “You’re a nice, kind man. I am not going to be unkind to you again.”
The servant smiled and said, “And I’m not going to put any more mud from the street in your coffee.”
【小题1】 He played a joke on the servant because .
A.he hated him |
B.he was not satisfied with the food the servant prepared for him |
C.he wanted to get pleasure |
D.he liked to show off himself |
A.he liked the young man’s action | B.making the young man laugh is his job |
C.he was afraid to be fired | D.he thought he shouldn’t be angry with a child |
A.He stole something from the house. | B.He gave a smile to the young man. |
C.He had a fight with him. | D.He put mud into the young man’s coffee. |
A.the servant showed kind and nice behavior to him |
B.the servant told him the truth |
C.he wanted to be a good man |
D.his father told him to do so |
“It's really cool to have a dad who flies fighter jets,”thought 11-year-old Casey as she was watching him fly overhead.
Living on an Air Force base was not as bad as some people might think. Casey rather enjoyed being around friends who had something in common with each other. They had their own school, bowling area, and movie theatre. She especially loved it when her dad would come home each day and greet her with a new joke and tickles.
Today was different, though. When her dad walked into the room, he looked sad for some reason. He just kissed her on the forehead and told her mum that he needed to talk to her. Casey knew something was wrong.
When her mum and dad came out of the other room, mum was crying. Dad sat down and began to explain that he has been called to go to Iraq to help with the war effort. Casey was so surprised that she couldn't speak for a moment. She began to feel tears in her eyes. How could she live without her dad for a whole year?
Soon, the day came. Her dad was leaving. As Casey and her mom watched him climb up the steps to his cockpit, the tears began to flow and it felt like they would never end. It was hard for Casey to believe that she wouldn't be seeing her dad for so long. They depended on him for so many things. Who would fix the broken window? Who would greet her with jokes and tickles at the end of the day? And then the thought hit her, “ What if he doesn’t make it home?” Casey began to sob more than ever.
【小题1】According to the story, one thing Casey enjoyed on the base was that ___________.
A.there was a friendly girl of her age living next door |
B.she could travel around in her father’s jet |
C.her friends had something in common with her |
D.her dad was going to fight abroad |
A.her dad’s sad look |
B.her dad’s joke |
C.her dad’s simple kissing |
D.her parents’ talking without her |
A.Wars. | B.Days. | C.Difficulties | D.Tears |
A.Casey’s dad volunteered to help with the war. |
B.Casey’s parents didn’t let her know the truth. |
C.Casey’s dad amused her in the morning usually. |
D.Children living on the base could see movies in their theater. |
A.Casey was worried that hey couldn’t live without her father. |
B.Casey saw her father off at the airport. |
C.Casey’s dad looked sad. |
D.Casey’s father left home. |