C

Do you know why different animals or insects have their special colors? Colors are used mainly to protect themselves.

Why can’t some birds easily catch locusts(蝗虫)? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as autumn comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other insects with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives in the day and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals can’t be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees.

Have you ever noticed an even more strange thing? A kind of fish in the sea can send out black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies can’t find it. And it quickly swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.

(　 ) 66. From the article we learn that locusts __________.

A. are dangerous to their enemies　　　　　 B. are easily found by birds

C. change their colors to protect themselves　 D. are small animals

(　 ) 67. How can insects with different colors from plants keep out of danger?

A. They have to move quietly.

B. They hide themselves in the day and appear at night.

C. They have the colors much like their enemies.

D. They run away quickly.

(　 ) 68. Bears and lions can keep safe because __________.

A. they live in forests　　　　 　　　　　B. they like brown and grey colors

C. they move quietly　　　　 　　　　　D. they have the colors similar to the trees

(　 ) 69. What does the word “liquid” mean in the last paragraph?

A. 气体　　　　　 B. 固体　　　　　　 C. 液体　　　　　 D. 水蒸气

(　 ) 70. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Insects

B. Colors of Different Animals and Insects

C. The Change of Colors for Animals and Insects

D. The Change of Different Animals and Plants

卷Ⅱ(非选择题，共35分)

B

Beldon and Canfield are two seaside towns，not far from each other．Both towns have many hotels，and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other people．

Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon．The next day，this news was on page two of the town's newspaper-THE BELDON POST：

THE CANFIELD TIMES gave the news in these words on page one：

What are the facts，then？It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident．There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August，that is one fact．Do we know anything else？Yes-we know that firemen went to the hotel．Now what do you think of the rest of the“news”？

(　 ) 61．On which page of THE CANFIELD TIMES was the news about the fire？

A．Page one．　　　　　　 B．Page two．

C．Last page．　　　　　 　D．No news about the fire．

(　 ) 62．When did the Seabreeze Hotel catch fire？

A．Late last August．　　 　B．Late last night．

C．In summer．　　　 　　D．Last August．

(　 ) 63．The writer of“Another Beldon Hotel Catches Fire”wanted to tell us that ____．

A．too many people smoked in bed in hotels

B．this was the second fire at the Seabreeze Hotel

C．hotels in Beldon had caught fire before

D．there was a small fire at the Seabreeze Hotel

(　 ) 64．Why isn't it easy to find out the exact truth about the fire？

A．Because either of the newspapers stood on its own side and gave a different report．

B．Because neither of the newspapers knew the exact truth about the fire．

C．Because no one dared speak of the truth．

D．Because no one saw the fire．

(　 ) 65．From the two pieces of news we can believe that ____．

A．there were at least two fire accidents at the Seabreeze Hotel that year

B．the bedroom lamps were very old in some hotels in Beldon

C．firemen went to the hotel to put out the fire

D．fire accidents never happened in Canfield

A

I have never taken cooking classes. I learned cooking from my mother because she was really interested in teaching me how to cook. The main reason for this was that when my mother got married, she didn’t know how to cook anything, not even an egg. My grandmother never allowed her to stay in the kitchen when she was cooking.

My mother did not start to cook until she was 25 years old. In the beginning, it was very hard for her. Therefore, she had to take cooking classes to prepare our meals. After having that experience, she decided to teach me how to cook because she didn’t want me to have the same experience.

I remember when I was seven years old, and my mother was cooking, I was with her in the kitchen enjoying cooking. I always helped her. Sometimes we prepared meals that my mother already knew how to make, and sometimes we prepared them from recipes. Nowadays, I am really thankful for that experience of people, it doesn’t matter.

I will do the same with my children because I don’t want them to have the same experience as my mother. If one day I am not with them, I want to be sure that they can carry on their lives without me.

(　 ) 56. The writer’s mother learned cooking 　　　　　.

A. from the writer’s grandmother　　　　　　　 B. all by herself　

C. by taking cooking classes　　　　　　　　　 D. from cooking books

(　 ) 57. The writer’s mother taught the writer how to cook because 　　　　.

A. she wanted the writer to be more independent (独立)

B. the writer was interested in cooking

C. she thought it a must for a woman to learn

D. she needed more help when she was cooking

(　 ) 58. The underlined word “recipes” in this passage most probably means 　　　　　　.

A. instructions on how to prepare food　　　

B. experiences of cooking food

C. some well-known cooks　　　

D. she needed more help when she was cooking

(　 ) 59. We can learn from the passage that the writer’s children will 　　　.

A. hate cooking　　 B. learn cooking　　 C. teach cooking　　 D. forget cooking

(　 ) 60. The writer must think cooking is 　　　　　　to learn in life.

A. interesting　　 B. difficult　　 C. enjoyable　　　 D. important

45. -Do you know the man _______ was talking to our English teacher?

　　　　 -Yes. It’s Mr Baker, our maths teacher.

　　　　 A. he　 　　　　B. / 　　　　　　　C. whom　 　　　　　D. who

44. If you ____, you’re sure to make great progress.

　　　 　A. work harder　 B. work hardly　 　C. will work hard 　　D. will work hardly

43. Do you know ______?

A. when do they finish the work　 　　B. when will they finish the work

C. when they will finish the work　　 D. when they finish the work

42. Just before the Chinese class, I suddenly realized that I forgot _______ my Chinese text book.

　　 　A. bring　 　　　B. bringing　 　　　　C. and bring　 　　　D. to bring

41. The basketball team of Class 2 ______ the team of Class 1 by 3 to 2.

　　　　 A. beat 　　　　B. beating 　　　　　C. won 　　　　　D. winning

40. Our physics teacher told us that light ____ faster than sound.

A. travel 　　　B. traveled　 　　　　C. traveling　 　　　D. travels