Do you know why different animals or pests (昆虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
　　Some birds like eating locusts (蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors 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 coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters (猎人). This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid (液体)when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over (散开), its enemies (敌人)cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
【小题1】From the passage we learn that locusts________.

Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important(重要的) festival in China. So before it comes, everyone buys many things, and they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means “come together”. Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival eve(除夕), all the family members come back home. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes(祝愿) for the coming year. They all have a good time.

1.Which is the most important festival in China?

2.The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in________ .

3.．What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China?

4.The food dumpling means “_________”

5.When Chinese people are having dinner on the Spring Festival eve, they ____.

Summer holiday is coming , what do you like to do ?here are four students telling us what they will do in the coming summer holiday.

     Mai hajui  Baihetiya, 14 .

   I am from Xinjiang . I am studying at Tianjin No.2 Middle School now. I will go on a trip to Beijing . I am going to the Great Wall , the Summer Palace and the Palace Museum . I will go to Wangfujing Street to buy a sweater for my mother, a scarf for my father and a T- shirt for my brother.

     Wu Jun, 13.

  I come from Shanghai . My favourite season is summer . I like going swimming with my friends in the swimming pool. It is very exciting .

     Mike ,13 . 

  I am studying at Nanjing No. 5 Middle School . I miss my parents very much . I will go back to America to see my family . Summer is a good season to go out . I will have a picnic with my friends in the countryside . I can also play football and baseball with my friends . How happy we will be . 

     Liu Shuyi, 14,

 I am from Shanghai . I like summer best because I can eat ice cream and wear a dress. I am not good at English . I will join an English club to learn English .

1.How many family members will Mai hajui Baihetiya buy presents for?  _________

A. Three  . B. Four  .  C. Five .   D. Six  .

2.Who likes swimming according to the passage?________ .

A.  Wu Jun        B. Mike   C.Mai hajui Baihetiya  D. Both A and B.  

3.Who likes playing baseball according to the passage?

A. Wu Jun.    B. Mike  .  C. Liu Shuyi  D. Mai hajui Baihetiya .

4.Liu Shuyi likes summer best because she can _________ .

A. eat ice cream   B. go boating .

C. eat fish .       D. go fishing .

5.Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage ?

A. Mike is from America.

B. Liu Shuyi speaks English very well.

C. Mai hajui Baihetiya lives in Tianjing now

D. Wu jun and Mike are of the same age.

It is said that the eyes are the windows of our soul. Beautiful and bright eyes not only show a good health but also make you look very attractive. However, to have healthy eyes you have to look after them properly. Yours eyes need everyday attention.
Pay more attention to your diet. First, eat food that is good for your eyes. They are fresh fruits and vegetables such as fish, eggs, and milk. Besides, a regular amount of vitamins A and B2 should also be taken.
A regular and sound sleep is necessary. It relaxes the eye muscles and gives them the rest required. Sleep not only helps the body to repair its tired tissues(组织). Usually, you must sleep for at least seven to eight hours every day. Loss of sleep can give you dark circles under the eye.
You must exercise your eyes every day. Blink(眨眼) yours eyes at regular periods, which makes the eyeballs watery, and gives them a good wash.
We use our eyes in many unnoticeable and wrong ways. Fox example, if a small thing goes into our eye we start rubbing(揉) it, which is wrong. Rubbing can cause damage to your eyes. Don’ t read or write in poor or bright sunlight. Always use sunglasses as sunlight can cause eye tiredness. Light should not shine directly in your eyes. Too much reading, writing, watching television or working on the computer can also cause eye tiredness.
Remember to always take care of God’s most beautiful gift to you. Your life will be very colorless without your eyes.

Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China．Usually it is in January or February．It’s the most important(重要的)festival in China．So before it comes，everyone buys many things，and they often make a special kind of food called dumplings-It means“come together”．Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents．On the Spring Festival eve(除夕)，all the family members come back home. They sing, dance and play cards．When they enjoy the meal，they give each other the best wishes for the coming year．They all have a good time。

1.Which is the most important festival in China?

2.The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in．        ．

3.What’s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in

China?  

4.The food dumplings means“         ”．