A predator(捕食性动物) kills and eats other animals as prey(猎物).Sometimes it also becomes food for other predators. Polar bears are the largest of all the land predators. They can run across snow and swim in icy water for hours without rest. Their favorite food is seal. Not all big animals live on small animals. Hippos have heavy bodies and huge mouths. But they don’t eat animals. They just eat grass.
Some predators use speed to catch their prey. Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land. They can run up to 70km an hour. Other predators use their senses to find their food. Sharks can see, smell, hear, feel and taste. They can also sense electrical currents(电流 )from other animals’ bodies. Some fish try to hide themselves, but with this sixth sense, sharks can always find them. Sharks have smooth bodies. This helps them swim without using lots of energy. They need to save their energy because they never really sleep and never stop hunting. Flying is a useful skill for many predators in the sky. The butcher bird is the most interesting predator. It has a special way of eating its prey. First it kills its prey. Then it hangs it on a fence or in a tree, just like a butcher hangs meat in his shop. Finally, it eats its prey.
Some people hunt and kill more animals than any other predator. They not only hunt for food. They also hunt for fun. They kill sharks for their fins, and tigers for skins. Those human hunters are the worst predators on Earth.
【小题1】The following statements are about “predators”, which one is true?

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody 　36 his own language by remembering what he 　37 when he is a small child. Some boys and girls who live in foreign countries 　38 their parents seem to learn two languages almost as 　39 as one. At school it is not easy to learn 　40 second language because the pupils have 　41 time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

A man’s mind is rather 　42 a camera. It takes photos not only of what we see, but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. 　43 we take a real photo with a camera, we have much to do before the photo is finished and ready to 　44 it to our friends. In the same 　45 , there is much work to be done before we can take a picture forever in our mind.

(　 )36.A.study　　　　　　　　　 B.learns　　　　　　　　　 C.watches　　　　　　　　 D.learn from

(　 )37.A.hears　　　　　　　　　 B.listens　　　　　　　　　 C.hear of　　　　　　　　　 D.listen to

(　 )38.A.in　　　　　　　　　　　 B.on　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.together　　　　　　　　 D.with

(　 )39.A.easy　　　　　　　　　 B.easier　　　　　　　　　 C.easily　　　　　　　　　　 D.much easily

(　 )40.A.an　　　　　　　　　　　 B.a　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.the　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.one

(　 )41. A.such little　　　　　 B.so little　　　　　　　　 C.so few　　　　　　　　　 D.such few

(　 )42.A.same　　　　　　　　　 B.as　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.like　　　　　　　　　　　 D.unlike

(　 )43.A.Where　　　　　　　　 B.Who　　　　　　　　　　 C.Why　　　　　　　　　　 D.When

(　 )44.A.show　　　　　　　　　 B.on show　　　　　　　 C.gave　　　　　　　　　　 D.lend

( 　)45.A.idea　　　　　　　　　　 B.way　　　　　　　　　　 C.time　　　　　　　　　　　 D.street

A predator(捕食性动物) kills and eats other animals as prey(猎物).Sometimes it also becomes food for other predators. Polar bears are the largest of all the land predators. They can run across snow and swim in icy water for hours without rest. Their favorite food is seal. Not all big animals live on small animals. Hippos have heavy bodies and huge mouths. But they don’t eat animals. They just eat grass.
Some predators use speed to catch their prey. Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land. They can run up to 70km an hour. Other predators use their senses to find their food. Sharks can see, smell, hear, feel and taste. They can also sense electrical currents(电流 )from other animals’ bodies. Some fish try to hide themselves, but with this sixth sense, sharks can always find them. Sharks have smooth bodies. This helps them swim without using lots of energy. They need to save their energy because they never really sleep and never stop hunting. Flying is a useful skill for many predators in the sky. The butcher bird is the most interesting predator. It has a special way of eating its prey. First it kills its prey. Then it hangs it on a fence or in a tree, just like a butcher hangs meat in his shop. Finally, it eats its prey.
Some people hunt and kill more animals than any other predator. They not only hunt for food. They also hunt for fun. They kill sharks for their fins, and tigers for skins. Those human hunters are the worst predators on Earth.

1. 1.

   The following statements are about “predators”, which one is true?

   1. A.
      A predator kills and eats other animals as prey.
   2. B.
      A predator not only eat animals, but eat grass.
   3. C.
      A predator can eat other animals, but also can be eaten.
   4. D.
      A predator can both run across snow and swim in icy water for hours.
2. 2.

   How many kinds of predators are mentioned in Paragraph 2?

   1. A.
      Three
   2. B.
      Four
   3. C.
      Five
   4. D.
      Six
3. 3.

   Why do sharks can find some fish that try to hide themselves?

   1. A.
      Because sharks can see, smell, hear, feel and taste.
   2. B.
      Because sharks can sense electrical currents(电流 )from other animals’ bodies
   3. C.
      Because sharks have smooth bodies.
   4. D.
      Because sharks never really sleep and never stop hunting.
4. 4.

   Some people are also predators, they hunt and kill more animals for ________.

   1. A.
      Sharks’ fins
   2. B.
      Tigers’ skins
   3. C.
      food
   4. D.
      food and fun
5. 5.

   Among the sharks, the tigers, the polar bears and some people, which are the most dangerous predators on earth?

   1. A.
      the sharks.
   2. B.
      the tigers.
   3. C.
      the polar bears.
   4. D.
      some people.