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　Tom liked to find out how things worked very much.

　One morning when young Tom was five, he went out 　1　 his playmates. But no one was in the street. So he went to ask the boy of his neighbour (邻居). When he walked into the gate of the neighbour's, he saw they 　2 　breakfast. So he 　3 　wait out of the room.

　Suddenly he saw a hen (母鸡) sitting in an old basket by the window. He was 　4 　. Why was she sitting there? What 　5 　earth was she doing? He went over as he was thinking. The hen was frightened and ran away. Tom sat down and 　6 　carefully. He put his hands on the eggs. They were warm. After a while he saw a young chick climbing out of an egg. He understood that the hen was hatching (孵鸡). The 　7 　could make a chick 　8　 from an egg. So he ran home at once, took out some eggs, put them in a basket, sat on them and then began hatching. When his father saw this at noon, he asked 　9 　Tom was doing that for. Tom said 　10 　. Instead, he asked his father why he was not able to hatch chicks while hens could.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1． A． to play	B． playing	C． to play with	D． play with	[　　]
2． A． had	B． had had	C． would have	D． were still having	[　　]
3． A． has to	B． had to	C． have to	D． must to	[　　]
4． A． surprise	B． surprised	C． surprising	D． surprisingly	[　　]
5． A． on	B． in	C． at	D． of	[　　]
6． A． saw	B． looked at	C． found	D． watched	[　　]
7． A． cool	B． cold	C． warm	D． hot	[　　]
8． A． comes out	B． come out	C． coming out	D． to come out	[　　]
9． A． why	B． what	C． if	D． that what	[　　]
10． A． something	B． anything	C． nothing	D． why	[　　]

阅读理解

　　The Greens live at 87 King Street. In the morning. Mr Green goes to work and the children go to school. Their father takes them to school every day. Mrs Green stays at home every day. She does housework. She always（总是）eats her lunch at noon（在中午）. In the afternoon, she usually（通常）sees her friends. They often drink tea together（一起）. The children come home from school at about five. They get home early. In the evening. the children always do their homework. Then they go to bed. Mr Green usually reads his newspaper（报纸）, but sometimes he and his wife watch TV. On Sunday afternoon, Mrs Green usually goes shopping. And the children often help their mother do housework at home.

(1)The children's father takes ______ every day.

[　　]

A．they to work　　　　B．them to work

C．them to school　　　D．they to works

(2)Mrs Green ______ after she has lunch.

[　　]

A．does housework　　　B．stays at home

C．drinks tea　　　　　D．sees her friends

(3)The children ______ from school early.

[　　]

A．comes home　　　　B．come home

C．leaves home　　　 D．leave home

(4)Sometimes Mr and Mrs Green ______ in the evening.

[　　]

A．read newspapers　　　　B．got to work

C．do their homework　　　D．watch TV

(5)The children often ______ their mother ______ on Sunday.

[　　]

A．help, do housework　　　　B．ask, do housework

C．help, go shopping　　　　 D．ask, go shopping

Do you know why different animals or insects have their special colors? Colors are used mainly to protect themselves.

Why can’t some birds easily catch locusts（蝗虫）? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as autumn comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other insects with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives in the day and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals can’t be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees.

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

1. From the article we learn that locusts 　　　　　　　　　.

A. are dangerous to their enemies           B. are easily found by birds

C. change their colors to protect themselves   D. are small animals

2.How can insects with different colors from plants keep out of danger?

A. They have to move quietly.

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

C. They have the colors much like their enemies.

D. They run away quickly.

3. Bears and lions can keep safe because 　　　　　　　　　.

A. they live in forests                  B. they like brown and grey colors

C. they move quietly　                   D. they have the colors similar to the trees

4.What does the word “liquid” mean in the last paragraph?

A. 气体          B. 固体　       C. 液体　       D. 水蒸气

5. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Insects

B. Colors of Different Animals and Insects

C. The Change of Colors for Animals and Insects

D. The Change of Different Animals and Plants