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Easter(复活节) is a happy time in western countries like the UK and the USA. After Christmas, it is the most fun holiday. It began as an important religious(宗教的) festival, but for the non-religious it is also a special time. It is an official holiday, so most people visit their families or friends during Easter.

The most important Easter tradition is giving each other Easter eggs, ②because eggs are the symbol of new life. People used to paint chicken eggs, but today they give each other chocolate eggs.

A fun game during the festival is the Easter egg hunt(搜寻). Parents hide chocolate eggs in the garden, and then children go out to hunt for them. What they find, they can eat! It’s quite normal for children to feel sick after Easter weekend as a result of eating too much chocolate.

The date of Easter follows the cycle of the moon. It is always sometime 　①　 late March 　①　 late April.

1. 在①处横线上填入适当的词。___________　___________

2. 将②处划线部分翻译成中文。

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3. What do people usually give each other today during Easter?

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4. 找出并写出所给句子的同义句。

Normally, children eat too much chocolate and as a result, they feel sick after Easter weekend.

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5. 找出并写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。

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Easter is a happy time in western countries like the UK and the USA. After Christmas, it is the most fun holiday. It   1   as an important religious （宗教的） festival, but for the non-religious it is   2   a special time. It is an official holiday,   3   most people visit their families or friends during Easter.

The most important Easter tradition is   4   each other Easter eggs, because eggs are the symbol of new life. Traditionally people   5   paint chicken eggs, but today they give each other chocolate eggs.

A fun game during the festival is the Easter   6  hunt （搜寻）. Parents hide chocolate eggs in the   7  , and the children go out to hunt for them. What they find, they can eat! It’s quite normal for children to feel   8   after Easter weekend as a result of eating too   9   chocolate.

The date of Easter follows the cycle of moon. It is always sometime   10   late March and late April. This year Easter was on April 12th.

1. A. begin                        B. begins                     C. began                     D. begun

2. A. too                           B. also                        C. either                      D. as well

3. A. so                            B. or                           C. but                         D. however

4. A. cooking                    B. showing                  C. lending                    D. giving

5. A. got used to               B. was used                 C. used to                   D. was used to

6. A. egg                          B. candy                     C. chicken                   D. apple

7. A. drawer                     B. garden                    C. kitchen                   D. bedroom

8. A. ugly                         B. angry                      C. sick                        D. hungry

9. A. few                          B. many                      C. little                        D. much

10. A. after              B. between                  C. among            D. from

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 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.

1.From the passage we learn that locusts _______.

   A. are small animals                      B. are easily found by birds

   C. are dangerous to their enemies            D. change their colors to protect themselves

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

   A. They run away quickly.

   B. They have the colors much like their enemies.

   C. They hide themselves by day and appear at night.

   D. They have to move quietly.

3.Bears and lions can keep safe because _______.

   A. they have the colors much like the trees   B. they move quietly

   C. they like brown and gray colors            D. they live in forests

4.Why can the kind of fish live up to now?

A. Because it is very strong.  

B. Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies

C. Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.

D. Because it swims faster than any other fish.

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

   A. The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests   B. Colors of Different Animals and Pests

   C. The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests  D. Some Animals and Pests

 

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There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind is very strong. People are afraid of it.

These ants move in a large group. They eat all the animals on their way. They can kill and eat elephants, and they can eat wood houses. Sometimes even people are killed by them. When the ants come, people leave their homes. But people are sometimes glad after the ants pass through, because they can see no insects(昆虫) or snakes.

1.Some ants in America can be very ______.

A.heavy  B.strong  C.large  D.thin

2.People and animals are afraid of _____ in America.

A.one kind of ant  B.all kinds of ants   C.small ants  D.large ants.

3.People have to get away from the ants because ________.

A. they can eat and kill elephants

B. they can also eat wood houses

C. they go in large groups

D. they can even kill people

4.Where are the insects or the snakes after the ants pass through?

A. They hide themselves under the ground.

B. They have moved to other places before the ants come.

C. They can be killed and eaten up by the ants.

D. They were killed by people.

5.Which is the best title for the story?

A. Ants   B. American Ants  C.A strong Ant  D. Animals