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.

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?

Old John went to see a doctor. The doctor examined and said, “ Medicine can’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to a quiet place for a month, go to bed early, drink some milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar (雪茄) a day.”

“Thank you very much,” said old John, “ I will do everything you say.”

A month later old John came to the doctor again. “ Well, I’m glad to see you. You look much younger.” Said the doctor.

“Oh , doctor,” said old John, “I feel quite well now. I had a good rest. I went to bed early, I drank a lot of milk, and I walks a lot. Your advice certainly helped me. But you asked me to smoke one cigar a day, and the one cigar a day nearly killed (杀) me at first. It’s no joke to start smoking at my age.

1.The doctor _________________________________.

A．asked him to take some medicine

B．asked him not to take any medicine

C．didn’t say any word about medicine

D．gave him some medicine

2.Old John __________________ after a month.

A．didn’t get well                        B．got well

C．was old                               D．got bad

3.Which one is true?

A．Old John smoked before

B．Old John smoked less than(比) before

C．Old John didn’t smoke before

D．Old John didn’t smoke a cigar a day

4.When Old John was ill, he looked______________.

A．young            B．old               C．younger           D．older

5.The best title(题目) of this passage should be____________.

A．Old John                              B．Old John is ill

C．The Doctor’s Advice                    D．The Doctor

Do you have free time? Would you like to be with an old man? I need such(这样的) a man to look after(照顾) my father. He’s 78 years old, but he’s healthy. If you want to get the job, you need to work for four hours every day from Monday to Friday, 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. And on weekends, you need to work for only two hours, 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Your pay(报酬) is 5 dollars an hour.
Here are the things you will do:
·Read books and newspapers(报纸) to him
·Talk with him if he wants to
·Walk outside(在外面) with him
·Buy things for him
Address: Bridge Street, Nanjing
Telephone: 2756-3358 (ask for Mr. Green)
Tom White needs a job. After he reads the advertisement(广告) , he calls Mr. Green and gets the job.
【小题1】Tom will work for        hours in a week altogether(总共).

Monday…oh, I don’t like Monday because I’ll have to go back to school again after the weekend. Tuesday is not so bad. I usually play tennis with my friends after school. On Wednesday evening I don’t go out. I stay at home and do my homework. I like Thursday because the next day is Friday. I always go out on Friday—maybe to the cinema. I love the weekend. On Saturdays I get up late, and I sometimes go to the shops in the afternoon. In the evening we go to a club. Then on Sundays I go to my friend’s house or she comes to mine. I usually visit my grandmother for an hour in the afternoon. Then the weekend is over and it’s Monday…and I feel bad again!

1.I don’t like Monday because           .

2.Tuesday is not so bad because           .

3.I can go to the cinema on           .

4.Which one is true?

5.From the text, we know that the writer           .