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.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 |
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 |
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. |
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 |
This is the timetable for the final tests of Chongqing No.1 Middle School. It’s for the students in Grade Seven. After the tests, their first term in this school will finish.
Dates |
Days |
Time |
Subjects |
January 13th |
Monday |
9:00 - 11:00 A.M. |
Chinese |
2:30 - 4:30 P.M. |
English |
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January 14th |
Tuesday |
9:00 - 11:00 A.M. |
math |
2:00 - 3:30 P.M. |
politics and history |
The students have the ___________ test(s) in the morning.
A.Chinese | B.English |
C.politics and history | D.Chinese and math |
The Chinese for the word “timetable” is ___________.
A.座次表 | B.课桌 | C.时间表 | D.饭桌 |
The students have tests of ___________ subjects.
A.two | B.four | C.three | D.five |
The students have the___________ test for two hours.
A.English | B.geography |
C.politics | D.history |
___________ is the last day of their first term in No.1 Middle School.
A.January 13th | B.January 14th |
C.January 15th | D.January 12th |
Tea is a popular drink in China. Many people can’t live if they don’t have it. Chinese tea has a long history going back more than 5,000 years. A famous person over 1000 years ago wrote a book about how to make tea. Its name is The Classic of Tea.
Today, China has different kinds of tea: white, yellow, green, oolong, black, and dark tea. People in different places have different tea drinking habits. People in Guangdong and Fujian love “Kung Fu Tea” in small tea cups. People in Beijing like flower green tea. In Lasha, people like to drink salty butter tea (酥油茶) to be healthy.
There are rules for making tea for friends. It’s not good to make the cup full(满的), because the cup will be too hot for people to hold. Did we have tea around 5,000 years ago?
A. Yes, we did.
B. No, we didn’t.
C. I don’t know.How many kinds of tea are there in China now?
A. There are five.
B. There are six.
C.There are seven. What kind of tea do people in Guangdong love?
A.Salty butter tea.
B.Flower tea.
C. Kung Fu tea. Why do the people in Lasha love salty butter tea?
A. To get thin.
B. To keep warm.
C. To keep healthy. What is the rule of making tea for friends?
A. Make the cup full.
B. Don’t make the cup too full.
C. Don’t make it too hot.
When will the students in Grade Seven have a school trip?
A. Next week
B. Next Friday
C. At 7:30 If the students want to know more about the trip rules, they can call _____________.
A. 84433627
B. 86334296
C. their head teacher What must the students have if they want to take photos during the trip?
A. School uniforms.
B. Say hello to the driver.
C. Good camera. When and where do the students meet?
A. On the playground at7:30.
B. On the bus at 8:00.
C. At Shuijingfang at 7:30 What do the students have to write in their diary?
A. Their emails.
B. Their name and class.
C.Their photos.
Mike likes climbing the mountains very much. One day he went climbing in the countryside. After three hours, he felt tired, then he started to sleep under a big tree. When he woke up, he saw a tiger not far from him. He jumped up and ran away quickly. When he got to a road, a car came and nearly(几乎)stopped, Mike opened the door of the car and jumped in. He got a terrible surprise when he was in the car, there was nobody in the driver’s place. He was so afraid that he closed his eyes.The car moved slowly and it stopped at last. He opened his eyes and saw a man open the door and he wanted to sit in driver’s place. Mike said to him, “Don’t get in. The car can drive by itself (它自己). ” But the man said, “ The car couldn’t move on the mountain and I pushed (推)it all the way down .” Mike likes to climb the mountains.
Mike saw a tiger not far from him when he woke up.
Mike got a terrible surprise in the car because there was a tiger driving the car.
The car move slowly down by itself.
A man pushed the car all the way down from the mountain.
Can you remember a world before the Internet? If your answer is “No”, then you are probably a millennial. Millennials are the new generation of young Americans. They were born between 1982 and 1992. There are 33 million of them, and they are just starting to enter the workforce(劳动力). Many experts believe that millennials are different from young Americans of past generations. They also believe that millennials will change the workforce in important ways.
How are millennials different? They are the first generation born in the computer age. The Internet has always been a part of their lives. They spend about 16 hours a week on the Internet, and this doesn’t include e-mail. And they spend 72 hours a week using other electronic media, including mobile phones and video games. They are “ nation speakers” of the language of the computer age. People who were born earlier will never be native speakers of that language. Why not? They did not grow up “ speaking” it.
How will millennials change the workforce? To answer that question, it is important to understand how millennials use the Internet. They use the Internet to communicate. They visit websites such as Face Book and My Space every day. They share ideas, music, information, games and friendships with people all over the world. When they start working, they will want to share their work and ideas with others.
It is also important to understand the way millennials grew up. Their parents and teachers gave them a lot of attention. They taught them that their opinions were valuable(有价值的). As a result, many millennials are very confident. At work, they will expect their co-workers and bosses to listen to their opinions.
Millennials also grew up with a lot of structures in their lives. Many of them went to school from the age of two or three and played on sports teams. At work, they will expect the rules to be clear. They will also expect a strong but fair boss, like a coach on a sports team.. They will follow the person in charge(主管) if he or she is fair. But they will not follow an unfair boss. They will also expect their work to be fun and creative, similar to their experience on a sports team.
These are a few of the changes that experts believe millennials will bring to the American workforce. But the world is changing very fast. There will probably be more changes that are difficult to imagine today.
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
According to the first paragraph of the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.Millennials belong to a new generation. |
B.Millennials were born about ten years ago. |
C.Millennials are entering the workforce. |
D.Millennials know little about the world before the Internet. |
Which is the main reason that makes the experts believe millennials are different from young Americans of past generations?
A.Millennials can speak a better native language. |
B.Millennials grow up with computers and Internet. |
C.Millennials use mobile phones and e-mails often. |
D.Millennials spend long hours playing video games. |
Why do the millennials expect to share their work and ideas with others?
A.Because they know how to use the Internet to make new friends. |
B.Because they understand how to communicate with new friends. |
C.Because they grow up sharing ideas, music, information, games and friendships with others by the Internet. |
D.Because the Internet can provide all the information they need. |
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.Millennials grow up with more attention from their parents and teachers. |
B.Many millennials are showing more confident than others at work. |
C.Many millennials give more valuable opinions to their co-workers and bosses. |
D.Many of the millennials have had fun and creative experiences when they are on sports teams. |
From the passage we know that_________.
A.the number of the millennials had come to 33 million by the end of 1982. |
B.Most of the millennials learn native computer language in schools. |
C.Millennials require their bosses to be healthier and the rules clearer at work. |
D.More changes will probably be brought to the American workforce by millennials. |