阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　Have you ever wondered why the skins of animals have unusual colours? Colour in animals 　1　either “protective” (保护的) or“warning” .

　Birds, monkeys and spiders (蜘蛛) are very 　2　　　 butterflies (蝴蝶) , but there are some butterflies which are 　3　　　 . They had a bad taste and bright colour, and this bright colour 　4　　　 a danger signal to the birds, monkeys and spiders. These butterflies can 　5　　 　in daylight while the ones which are fit to be eaten have to hurry 　6　　 　through the very dark parts of the forest.

　But if you study the 　7　　 　in any part of the world,you will find that the chief use of colouring is protection. Lions,tigers and other beasts move quietly through great masses of jungle (丛林) . They are often invisible to the eyes. The skin of the tiger looks 　8　　　 the stalks (梗) of the jungle.

　But 　9　　 　act remains to be noted. After the rainy season,the new green grasses spring up. All the withered grass (枯草) insects seem 　10　　 　. Their colour would be no protection to them. and their places are now coloured as green as the new grass . Whether they are new insects or only the new green grasses,nobody knows.

1.

[　　]

A. happen to be　　　B. happens to be

C. seem to be　　　　D. seems to be

2. 

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A. fond of　　　　　　B. fond for

C. like to　　　　　　D. like for

3.

[　　]

A. not used to being eaten

B. not fit to be eaten

C. fit for them to be eaten

D. not fit to eat

4.

[　　]

A. serves for　　　　　B. act for

C. serves as　　　　　 D. act to

5.

[　　]

A. fly freely　　　　　B. run quickly

C. jump high　　　　　 D. sing gladly

6.

[　　]

A. on terror(恐怖)to their lives

B. be afraid of their lives

C. to terror to their lives

D. in terror for their lives

7.

[　　]

A. butterflies habit　　B. monkeys action

C. animal life　　　　　D. animal deeds

8.

[　　]

A. much more like　　　　B. very like

C. much like　　　　　　 D. many more like

9.

[　　]

A. a even more strange

B. an even much more strange

C. an even more strange

D. an much more strange

10.

[　　]

A. to be disappeared　　　B. to disappear

C. to be disappearing　　 D. to disappearing

(B)

　In the autumn every leaf that falls to the ground in the wind tells a story. Little holes in the leaf may tell us that 　11　during its life 　12　　 　insects came to make holes in it. Small light-coloured spots 　13　　　 across its face may show the troubles the leaf has had. The leaf, 　14　　　 , tells us a very special story. The story it tells is about a caterpillar (毛毛虫), the leaf miner. Do you see those small lines 　15　　　 the leaf? Notice, 　16　　 　the longer line, that one end is very narrow but the other end is 　17　　　 During the summer a very small insect 　18　　 　the leaf and 　19　　 　. Later a tiny caterpillar came from the egg and began eating its way through the leaf. As it 　20　　 　inside the leaf, eating along the way, the caterpillar grew larger and larger. Finally it made a tunnel to the leaf's surface and turned into a grownup insect with wings. The winding lines we see 　21　　 　across the leaf are the turnnels 　22　　 　the leaf-miner —caterpillar.

　Looking for leafminer tunnels is very interesting. They can 　23　　 　trees are found. Look for them on 　24　　 　of plant, including garden plants and roadside grass,If you discover a leaf with a leaf-miner tunnel in it,take a magnifying　glass (放大镜) and 　25　　 　the end of the wide part of the tunnel. You may be able to see the holes where the leaf-miner finally ate its way to the surface of the leaf and entered the outside world.

11. 

[　　]

A. some time　　 　　　　　B. sometimes

C. some times　　　　　　　D. always

12.

[　　]

A. one or less　　　 　　　B. one or more

C. more or less　　　　　　D. one or fewer

13.

[　　]

A. to be dotted (布满)　　　B. to have dotted

C. being dotted　　　　　　 D. dotted

14. 

[　　]

A. however　　　　　　　　　B. but

C. and　　　　　　　　　　　D. so

15. 

[　　]

A. winded across　　　　　　B. winding across

C. winding over　　　 　　　D. winded over

16.

[　　]

A. especial on　　　  　　　B. especially with

C. especially on　　　　　　D. especial at

17. 

[　　]

A. more wider　　　　　　　　B. very wider

C. much wider　　　　　　　　D. much more wide

18. 

[　　]

A. flew onto　　　　　　　　　B. flying into

C. coming through　　　 　　　D. went into

19.

[　　]

A. laid an egg inside the leaf　　　B. laying an egg outside the leaf

C. lying an insect on the leaf　　　D. fallen itself beside the leaf

20. 

[　　]

A. wandering (蜿蜒曲折)　　　　B. came

C. wandered　　　　　　　　　　D. wondering

21.

[　　]

A. passed　　　　　　　　　　　B. passing

C. pasting　　　 　　　　　　　D. pasted

22. 

[　　]

A. made from　　　　　　　　　B. made in

C. made by　　　　　　　　　　D. made up of

23. 

[　　]

A. be looked for somewhere　　　　B. be looked at everywhere

C. be finding in some places　　　D. be found anywhere

24.

[　　]

A. every branch　　　　　　　　　B. every kind

C. every corner　　　　　　　　　D. every stick

25. 

[　　]

A. looked closely at　　　　　　　B. looking close into

You must have been troubled by when to say “I love you” because it is one of the greatest puzzles in our life.

　 What if you say it first and your partner doesn’t love you back? Or if they do say it but you don’t feel they mean it? Being the first to declare your love can be nerve racking(紧张）and risky and can leave you feeling as vulnerable as a turtle with no shell. But is the person who says it first really in a position of weakness? Doesn’t it pay to hold back, play it cool and wait until the other half has shown their hand fast?

　A really good relationship should be about “being fair and being equal,” says psychologist Sidney Crown. “But love is seldom equal.” All relationships go through power struggles but, he says, if a love imbalance continues for years, the rot will set in. “That feeling of ‘I’ve always loved you more’ may be subverted(颠覆，破坏) for a time, but it never goes away completely and it often emerges in squabbling(大声争吵).”  In love, at least, the silent, withholding type is not always the most powerful. “The strongest one in a relationship is often the person who feels confident enough to talk about their feelings,” says educational psychologist Ingrid Collins. Psychosexual therapist Paula Hall agrees. “The one with the upper hand is often the person who takes the initiative. In fact, the person who says ‘I love you’ first may also be the one who says ‘I’ m bored with you’ first.” Hall believes that much depends on how “I love you” is said and the motivation of the person saying it. “Is it said when they’re drunk? Is it said before their partner files off on holiday, and what it really means is ‘Please don’ t be unfaithful to me’ ?” By saying ‘I love you’, they are really saying ‘Do you love me?’ If so, wouldn’t it just be more honest to say that. Collins agrees that intention is everything. “It’s not what is said, but how it’s said. What it comes down to is the sincerity of the speaker.”

What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The importance of “I love you”　

B. The meaning of “I love you”　

C. The time of saying “I love you”　

D. The place of saying “I love you”　

In the first sentence the author means that _________.

　A. it is easy to say “I love you”　　　

B. it is hard to say “I love you”　

　C. we have many troubles in our life

　D. people usually do not know when to say “I love you”　

According to the expert, a good relationship should be _______.

　A. fair and equal　　      B. fair and kind

　C. powerful and equal　　 D. confident and fair

In the third paragraph, the phrase “with the upper hand” means _________.

　A. being low in spirit　　 B. having only one hand

　C. being active 　　     D. being passive

阅读理解

　　There seems never to have been a civilization(文明) without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do.

　　In the ancient world, as is today, most boys play with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are strictly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers. This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world.

　　What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same. It is the universality of toys about their development in all parts of the world and their continuing to the present that is amazing. In Egypt, the Americas, China, Japan and among the Arctic peoples, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.

　　Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to (服从于) technological progress that characterizes inventions for adult use. The progress from the wheel to the oxcart to the automobile is a direct line of advancement. The progress from a rattle(拨浪鼓) used by a baby in 3000 BC to one used by an infant today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of materials then ready for use.

1．The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that _____.

[　　]

A．their social roles are strictly determined

B．most boys would like to follow their father's jobs

C．boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers

D．they like challenging activities

2．“The universality of toys”lies in the fact that _____.

[　　]

A．technological advances have greatly improved the making of toys

B．the improvement of techniques in making toys depends on the efforts of universities

C．the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys

D．the basic characteristics of toys are the same world over

3．Regarded as a kind of art form，toys _____.

[　　]

A．follow a direct line of development

B．also greatly interest adults

C．are not characterized by progress in technology

D．show the pace of social progress

4．The author used the example of a rattle to show that _____.

[　　]

A．in toy-making there is a continuity in the use of materials

B．even the simplest toys can show the progress of technology

C．it often takes a long time to introduce new technology into toy-making

D．even a simple toy can mirror the artistic tastes of the time

PALO ALTO, California------"Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter------ even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise," US researchers said last week.
　　A study of 192 third and fourth graders, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds(0.9kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.
　　"The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity," said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician(儿科专家) at Stanford University.
　　"American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing video games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years," Robinson said.
　　In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies‘ annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.
　　Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continued their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet or took part in any extra exercise.
　　"One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around more and burning off calories," Robinson said.
　　"Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more," Robinson said.
【小题1】The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs that ________.

When someone says, “Well，I guess I’ll have to face the music”， it doesn’t mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or attend a concert. It is something far less unhappy than you are called in by your leader to explain why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that.

　 At some time or another, every one of us has to “face the music”, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry words “I want to talk to you”. And only because we did not listen to him. What a bad thing it was！

　 In the middle or at the end of every term, we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will decide whether we will face the music or not. If...that means parents cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.

　“To face the music” is well known to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really means that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.

1.“To face the music” means “to__________”.

A. do something that we don’t like to

B. go to the theatre

C. go to the music show

D. do something that we want to

2.In the third paragraph， “If…”really means “If__________”．

A. we don’t do a good job                             B. we get an “A” in the exam

C. the exam is easy                                         D. the exam is difficult

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. “To face the music” is well known in the United States．

B. “To face the music” has a history of more than 100 years．

C. The young Americans know what “to face the music” means．

D. Only the old in the United States know the meaning of “to face the music”．