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

A.A predator kills and eats other animals as prey.

B.A predator not only eat animals, but eat grass.

C.A predator can eat other animals, but also can be eaten.

D.A predator can both run across snow and swim in icy water for hours.

2.How many kinds of predators are mentioned in Paragraph 2?

    A. Three         B. Four          C. Five          D. Six

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

A. Because sharks can see, smell, hear, feel and taste.    

B. Because sharks can sense electrical currents(电流 )from other animals’ bodies

C. Because sharks have smooth bodies.

D. Because sharks never really sleep and never stop hunting.

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

A. Sharks’ fins      B. Tigers’ skins      C. food        D. food and fun

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

A. the sharks.       B. the tigers.    C. the polar bears.    D. some people.

请在答题卡指定的位置上，以“Saving Tigers”为题，为某中学生英文报《习作园地》
专栏写一篇80词左右的征文稿，内容要点如下：
1. 老虎是人们在动物园里最喜欢观看的动物之一；
2. 现在世界上仅存大约3,200只老虎，数目日趋减少；
3. 老虎处境危险的原因；
4. 保护老虎的建议。
注意：
1. 征文稿须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2. 第3、第4要点的内容须用5至6句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；
3. 征文稿的标题已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数。

根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

I like many animals，such as tigers，pandas，elephants and lions．Tigers are   1  (丑陋的).They eat   2     (肉)．Pandas live in China．They are   3   (美丽的)．They are  4    (害羞的). Elephants are from Africa．They are  5     (可爱的)．They like to play with their friends and eat   6  (草). Lions are from  7  (南部的)Africa．They are   8  (懒惰的)．I know a lion in the zoo．His name is Larry. He usually  9    (睡觉)and   10  (放松) 20 hours every day．

Passage 1

Headache Medicine

• Take the medicine twice a day, every morning and night.

• Dose (药量) / each time

Age：over 14  2 tablets (粒)

              8-13     1 tablet

              4-7      1/2 tablet

• Not right for children below the age of three.         Hamilton Zoo

•Over 600 animals, tigers, pandas...

•Opening hours:

9:00am-5:00p Monday to Sunday

• Price: $15 per（每） person

• Transport: No.1 Bus

The Public Library

• Opening hours:

9:00 am-5:00 pm   Sunday to Friday

• Social Science Books      3rd floor

• Children Books                2nd floor

• Foreign Books             4th floor

• You can borrow books and search for information on the Internet.

1. Tom is a 12-year-old boy. If he has a headache, he should take ______ a day.

A. 1/2 tablet     B. 1 tablet      C. 2 tablets      D. 3 tablets

2.If a person is ______ years old, he or she can’t take this medicine.

A. two          B. ten          C. thirty        D. eighteen

3. If you want to borrow some children books, you can go to the ______.

A. 5th floor     B. 3rd floor       C. 4th floor       D. 2nd floor

4.The Public Library is closed at ______.

A. 4:00 pm      B. 9:00 am        C. 5:00 pm       D. 12:00 am

5. Lin and his father want to go to the Hamilton Zoo, they should pay ______.

A. $15         B. $30         C. $45         D. $10