Venice is the"Queen"of the Adriatic Sea (亚得里亚海). Every year thousands of people from all over the world travel to Italy to visit the city. Do you know why they like to go there for a visit?

Venice is a very beautiful city. It is quite different from other cities in the world. There aren't any roads and streets in the city, so there aren't any cars and buses. There are many canals(运河) in the city. There is one big canal and one hundred and seventy-seven small canals. People move up and down the canals in boats to go to work, go shopping or visit their friends.

But Venice is sinking. It is going down and the water is going up. In 2040 Venice will be under water. The Adriatic Sea will cover the city. The Venetians (威尼斯人) love their city and want to stay there. So they want to save Venice from the sea. They do not want to leave. How can they save Venice? They can build some strong huge walls and gates in the sea. The gates will close to keep too much water out. Thus Venice will not sink.

1. From this short article we know Venice is __ .

A. a very beautiful woman of the Adriatic Sea

B. the most important woman in Italy

C. a very important and beautiful place of the Adriatic Sea

D. the most important city in Italy

2.People from all parts of the world go to visit Venice because .

A. there are 177 canals in the city

B. it is sinking into the Adriatic Sea

C. there are a lot of kinds of boats on the canals

D. it is not only beautiful but also quite different from other cities

3.The Venetians usually go to work or visit their friends _ _.

A. by bus B. by bike

C. in cars D. in boats

4.Year by year the Adriatic Sea and Venice .

A. is rising, is sinking

B. is going down, is going up

C. has risen, has sunk

D. will go up, will go down

5.Because the Adriatic Sea will cover it, the Venetians .

A. have to leave Venice in 2040

B. will try to do something to save their city

C. want to stay there until the water covers the city

D. do not love the city any longer

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1.In the book Nature Safari children can learn .

A. about fish B. how to plant vegetables

C. about the nature D. how to play on the beach

2.Little Tom is seven years old, so his parents can buy him .

A. Let’s Go Fishing

B. Nature Safari

C. A Backyard Vegetable Garden

D. Splashing by the Shore

3.Jack has only sixteen dollars, which books can he buy?

A. Let’s Go Fishing and Splashing by the Shore

B. A Backyard Vegetable Garden and Nature Safari

C. A Backyard Vegetable Garden and Splashing by the Shore

D. Let’s Go Fishing and Nature Safari

4.Which of the following is WRONG?

A. The four books are suitable for kids aged 8.

B. Let’s Go Fishing is a guide book for fishing.

C. A Backyard Vegetable Garden is a place for kids to plant vegetables.

D. Kids can learn how to be safe and have fun in the sand from Splashing by the Shore.

5.The material above may come from .

A. an ad B. a menu C. a report D. a novel

Do you know why different animals or pests 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 spread 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. How can pests with different colours from plants keep out of danger?

A. They run away quickly.

B. Their colours are much like their enemies.

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

D. They have to move quietly.

3.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

4.The kind of fish can live up to now because .

A. it is very big and strong

B. the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies

C. the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies

D. it swims faster than any other fish

5.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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