Do you know insurance? Buying insurance(保险)is a 1 by which people can protect themselves against large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay 2 sums of money 3 an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only 4 will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes 5 the sums of money it has collected.

　　The first modern fire insurance company was 6 in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just 7 most of the city, and people wanted protection against 8 losses. The first company 9 rapidly. 10 other companies were founded in other areas.

　　Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752.He also 11 a new kind of insurance for 12 The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops 13 storms.

　　In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start 14 new insurance company in America. This company, which offered 15 insurance, collected some money 16 from many different men. 17 a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is still in business.

　　Over the years, 18 have been benefited(受益)from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from 19 accidents as car and plane crashes. Today almost everyone has 20 kind of insurance.

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　Do you always understand the directions on a bottle of medicine? Do you know what is meant by “Take only as directed”? Read the following directions and see if you understand them.

　　“To reduce pain, take two tablets (药片) with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required．For night-time and early morning relief (缓解疼痛) take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours.

　　For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount (量). For children under six years old, ask your doctor's advice.

　　Reduce the amount if your suffer from restlessness or sleeplessness after taking the medicine.”

(1)How many tablets at most can a person over 12 have in 24 hours?

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(2)How many tablets should a nine-year-old child normally take in 24 hours?

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(3)What is the advice for one who cannot sleep well after taking the medicine?

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A．Stop taking the medicine at bedtime.

B．Continue to take the normal amount.

C．Take more than the normal amount.

D．Take less than the normal amount.

(4)It can be inferred from the directions that this medicine ________.

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A．helps you to fall asleep quickly

B．may be dangerous to small children

C．cannot be taken if one feels sleepy

D．should not be taken by children under six

(5)This text is most probably taken from a ________.

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Dear Bob

　　 　　 　　

Hello, I learn about you from my	1．________
English teacher, Miss Fang. I' d like to	2．________
your penfriend, and get to know about your country .
First, let me tell you something more	3．________
about myself. My name is Li Hua. I live
in Beijing, where is the capital of China,  I go to Hongqi	4．________
Middle School. We study quite a few	5．________
subject, such as maths, Chinese, English	6．________
and physics. I use to play ping - pong a lot	7．________
in my spare time, but now I am interesting in football.	8．________
Do you play any ball games? What	9．________
your favourite sport? I look forward to hear from you soon.	10．_______

Yours.

LiHua

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing when you are happy. Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.

　Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims (声称) as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your house is your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away. If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting (筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.

1.Some scientists believe that most of the time bird’s singing is actually ________.

A.an expression of happiness      B. a way of warning

B.an expression of anger          D. a way of greeting

2.What is a bird’s “territory”?

A．A place where families of other species are not accepted.

B．A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.

C．An area for which birds fight against each other.

D．An area which a bird considers to be its own.

3.Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

A．Because they want to invite more friends.

B．Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.

C．Because they want to find outsiders around.

D．Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.

4.How does the writer explain birds’ singing?

A．By comparing birds with human beings.       B．By reporting experiment results.

C．By describing birds’ daily life.             D．By telling a bird’s story.

5.What does the underline word “screaming” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．哭喊声           B．令人惊愕的        C．尖叫声           D．尖叫的