33．_________ in some rural schools that the teacher is even unable to walk through the rows of desks．

     A．The classroom is as crowded         B．So crowded is the classroom

       C．As crowded the classroom is         D．The classroom is such crowded

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.

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.

At first, cane toads were brought to Australia to_______.

A. kill snakes, lizards and other animals

B. stop pet dogs from spreading

C. protect the sugar cane crop

D. hate a scientific research

According to the passage, the ways to slow down the population of toads are based on the fact that cane toads_________.

A. move slower through thick plants

B. have no natural enemy in Australia

C. mainly live near the roadside

D. like traveling at night

The underlined word "They" in Paragraph 3 refers to “________”.

A. Beetles                         B. Cane toads

C. Australia's sugar cane crop          D. New places

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?

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.

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.

2. At first, cane toads were brought to Australia to_______.

A. kill snakes, lizards and other animals

B. stop pet dogs from spreading

C. protect the sugar cane crop

D. hate a scientific research

3.According to the passage, the ways to slow down the population of toads are based on the fact that cane toads_________.

A. move slower through thick plants

B. have no natural enemy in Australia

C. mainly live near the roadside

D. like traveling at night

4.The underlined word "They" in Paragraph 3 refers to “________”.

A. Beetles                         B. Cane toads

C. Australia's sugar cane crop          D. New places

In college I had a part-time job at a shop downtown that sold doughnuts（a kind of cake） and coffee. The small shop,  1   on a block where a dozen buses stopped, it provided food to people who had a few minutes to wait for their  2  .

    I  3  coffee in takeout cups and patiently waited on customers who’d point through the glass case and say, “No, not that one, the one two rows over.”

    Every afternoon around four o’clock, a group of school children would burst   4  the  shop. Adults would glance in, see the crowd and   5  on. I didn’t   6 if the kids waited for the bus in the shop.

    I came to know them pretty well. The girls would talk about school. The boys were more quiet, choosing not to   7   their secrets, but still, they’d wait every day in the store   8  their bus came.

       Sometimes I'd hand out bus fare （车费） when a ticket went  9 — always repaid the next day．When ii snowed, the kids and I would wait  10  for a very late bus．They'd call their parents to let them know they were okay．At _ closing time I wouldn't  11  the door, and the kids and I would wait in the warm store until their bus finally arrived．

       I  12  a lot of doughnuts on snowy days．I enjoyed my pals （伙伴）, but it never  13   to me that I played an important part in their lives—until one Saturday afternoon when a serious-looking man came into the store and asked if I was the girl who worked weekdays around four o'clock．I  14  it was true, and he introduced himself   15  the father of two of my favorites—a brother and sister team．

       "I want you know I appreciate what you do for my children．I  16  about them having to take two buses to get home．It  17   a lot that they can wait here and you are keeping an eye on them．"

       I told him it wasn't a big  18 ．that I enjoyed the kids．

       "No, you don't understand．When they're with the doughnuts lady, I know they're  19  ．It is a big deal．And I'm grateful．"

       So I was the Doughnuts lady．I not only had received a   20  ．I had become a landmark．

1．A．existed             B．located          C．lied                 D．stood

2．A．ride                B．train            C．passengers         D．cars

3．A．tasted              B．had             C．made               D．poured

4．A．into                B．out            C．for                  D．along

5．A．go                 B．come            C．pass                                    D．pull

6．A．consider            B．mind            C．think               D．realize

7．A．hear                B．notice           C．share               D．show

8．A．when               B．before           C．after                D．until

9．A．stealing             B．disappearing      C．missing             D．remaining

10．A．happily           B．anxiously        C．sadly               D．bravely

11．A．lock              B．open            C．watch              D．keep

12．A．ate up             B．gave away       C．let out              D．sent away

13．A．stuck             B．reminded         C．moved           D．occurred

14．A．admitted           B．talked           C．guessed           D．refused

15．A．for              B．to             C．as                  D．like

16．A．care              B．worry           C．frighten           D．wonder

17．A．means            B．takes            C．has                 D．gives

18．A．pride              B．pleasure         C．deal                 D．help

19．A．controlled          B．behaved         C．alive              D．safe

20．A．word             B．title              C．prize              D．award