阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D 三个选项中选出最佳选项。

Though chopsticks are used in many Asian countries, they h ave their beginning in ChinA. Chinese history says that the Chinese had chopsticks as far as the Xia Dynasty(朝代)(about 4, 00 years ago).In the Spring and Autumn Period(时期) copper and iron chopsticks appeareD. With the Han Dynasty lacquered(上漆) chopsticks came, followed by gold and silver chopsticks still later.Today we have chopsticks made of plastics.The most expensive are made of part of tusks of elephants and hard green stone.

Chopsticks tell Chinese tradition in their way.In ancient (古代的) times the rich used hard green stone or gold chop-sticks to show their wealth(富有).In history many kings used silver chopsticks to take their food to see if it was poisonous(有毒的).It was said that if it was, the silver chopsticks would turn colour.Chopsticks are traditionally given to a daughter when she marries to show that they should have a son very soon, for “Chopsticks” in Chinese is pronounced like “quick a son”!

Tianzhu chopsticks from Hangzhou, wooden chopsticks from Shanyang of Shanxi Province, and Beijing’s chopsticks are well-known.

Many westerners, businessmen, tourists put aside(一边) their knives and forks in favour(爱好) of chopsticks in ChinA. Chopsticks appeared in the old Chinese story: an old man teaches his sons a lesson by showing how he could easily break a single chopstick but not a number of them.In China, chopsticks are connected with good luck.So on the country’s New Year’s Eve many families will lay out new chopsticks at dinners as a way of making requests for luck.

1.Chopsticks have their beginnings in__________ .

A. China

B. many Asian countries

C. African countries

D. all over the world

2.Copper and iron chopsticks appeared in__________

A. the Xia Dynasty

B. the Spring and Autumn Period

C. the Han Dynasty

D. the Tang Dynasty

3.The history of chopsticks can tell us__________.

A. something about Chinese food

B. nothing but how many kinds of chopsticks are used in China.

C. about the lives of Chinese kings

D. much about Chinese way of life in the past

4.Many Westerners in China like to use__________.

A. chopsticks

B. their knives

C. their forks

D. chopsticks and knives and forks at the same time

5.Chinese use chopsticks__________.

A. to lift food to the mouth only

B. to teach others a lesson only

C. in many other ways besides taking food

D. in many other ways except taking food

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Do you know why different animals or pests(害虫)have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts, but birds cannot easily catch them.Why? It is because locusts change their colours together with the change of the colours of crops.When crops are green, locusts look green.But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown colour as crops have.Some other pests with different colours from plants are easily found and eaten by others.So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of colouring is protecting themselves.Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests.They cannot be seen by hunters.This is because they have the colours much like the tree.

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

1.From the passage we can learn that locusts _______.

A. are small animals

B. are easily found by birds

C. are dangerous to their enemies

D. change their colours to protect themselves

2.Bears and lions can keep safe because they_______.

A. have the colours much like the trees

B. move quickly

C. like brown and grey colours

D. live in forests

3.Why can the fish mentioned in the last paragraph live up to now?

A. Because it is very strong.

B. Because the liquid it sends out can help it get away from its enemies.

C. Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.

D. Because it swims faster than any other fish.

4.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. The Change of Colours for Animals and Pests

B. Colours of Different Animals and Pests

C. The Main Use of Colours for Animals and Pests

D. Some Animals and Pests

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