【题目】From the earliest times men seem to have noticed the habits of insects, and to have learnt lessons from them. Ants and bees work very hard during the summer, __【1】__ enough food to last during the winter. They give us a good example to __【2】__. If we waste time when the conditions are good for work, we shall probably __【3】__ later and when we really want to work, we are __【4】__ to do so.

Moths, and some other insects, cannot help flying towards a light of any kind. The attraction seems to be too strong for them. __【5】__, they often __【6】__ themselves by flying into something that is burning, such as a lighted candle. In some countries, when such insects as flying ants become a nuisance(讨厌的东西), people __【7】__ themselves by lighting fires at the doors of their cottages. Sometimes the insects fly into the fire in such large __【8】__ that they put it out. In literature we often find poets warning us of the danger of being attracted by __【9】__ or beautiful things that will destroy us.

Butterflies are admired for their __【10】__, though they receive very little praise for anything else. They fly __【11】__ in the sunshine, going from flower to flower, happy all day long, leading a life of __【12】__. They are beautiful, but it seems that they are not of much __【13】__ use to anybody. Some human beings lead very much the same sort of life __【14】__ they are butterflies of society.

Locusts are __【15】__, though. They are active enough. They spend their time eating the food of others. __【16】_ there are men like this, destroying things wherever they go, taking for themselves __【17】__ belongs to others, using up everything and __【18】__ nothing. They are human __【19】__.

Perhaps it may be said that even the worst insects have one use: they __【20】__ us not to be like them.

A. raising B. picking C. collecting D. growing

A. learn B. copy C. set D. accept

A. work B. realize C. suffer D. miss

A. anxious B. unnecessary C. nervous D. unable

A. As a result B. After allC. In the meanwhile D. What's more

A. destroy B. heat C. devote D. kill

A. prevent B. keep C. protect D. escape

A. teams B. numbers C. groups D. lines

A. bright B. burning C. firing D. lighting

A. colour B. attraction C. beauty D. work

A. about B. up C. down D. high

A. happiness B. pleasure C. business D. value

A. real B. true C. proper D. right

A. but B. and C. or D. though

A. different B. similar C. interesting D. exciting

A. Luckily B. Generally C. Unfortunately D. Usually

A. that B. which C. all D. what

A. preparing B. making C. storing D. producing

A. locusts B. moths C. enemies D. butterflies.

A. tell B. suggest C. warn D. ask

【题目】News One

Much of Pakistan faces more storms in the coming days. Heavy rains have already caused more than two weeks of record flooding. Health officials worry about disease spreading because of a lack of clean drinking water. The United Nations wants four hundred and sixty million dollars to provide immediate help for fourteen million people affected by the flooding. About l,600 people have died because of the floods.

The Pakistani ambassador(大使) to the UN says the floods could limit his country's economic growth this year. The cotton industry has been hit especially hard. Pakistan has cancelled official Independence Day celebrations that were set for Saturday.

News Two

Russian officials are reporting progress against wildfires that have blackened parts of the country and polluted the air. Russia has requested technical assistance. President Obama called President Dmitri Medvedev on Thursday to tell him that American firefighting equipment is on the way.

A girl in Moscow wears a mask to protect herself from thick smoke caused by wildfires last week. The fires are not the only problem. President Medvedev says Russia has lost about one-fourth of its grain crops this year because of heat and dry weather. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has banned grain exports until the end of the year. Russia is a major wheat exporter. But crops have been hit hard by the record heat this summer. During the past week, bread prices in Russia have jumped by twenty percent.

But skies cleared over Moscow after days of heavy pollution, and there were cooling rains. The city set a new record for itself when temperatures reached thirty-nine degrees Celsius on July 30.

News Three

American scientists reported on Friday that this July was the second warmest worldwide in records dating back to 1880. The government report said the average temperature for January through July was the warmest on record. Global warming keeps the temperature growing year by year.

【1】What does News One talk about?

A. The record floods happened in Pakistan.

B. The celebrations of Independence Day.

C. The reason of the floods.

D. The trouble of Pakistan caused by wildfires.

【2】It is implied in News One that _____

A. Pakistan is often hit by heavy storms

B. the floods have caused a loss to Pakistan's economy

C. many countries are willing to help Pakistan

D. most people in Pakistan are threatened by diseases

【3】 What does the underlined word "assistance" in News Two mean?

A. Help.

B. Information.

C. Skill.

D. Guide.

【4】 From the passage we know that the wildfires in Russia ______.

A. were started by human activities

B. have been put off by cooling rains

C. have affected the prices of bread in the country

D. caused the country to import wheat from other countries

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