Where do lions come __________?

           A. from          B. in              C. into              D. on

Do you know why different animals or pests(害虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be mainly used to    1   themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot    2  catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their   3   with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look    4 . But as the harvest time comes, locusts change into the same brown color    5  crops have. Some other pests whose colors are   6   plants are easily found and eaten by   7  . So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only   8  .

If you    9 animals’ life, you’ll find the main use of colors is to protect    10  . Bears, lions and other animals  11  quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters   12  their colors are much like the trees.

Colors are useful not only on the land, but also in the   13 . A kind of fish can   14  a kind of black liquid(液体) when they face danger. The liquid spreads over quickly, so they cannot be found by their enemies and can quickly swim away. That is   15  they can live safely though they are not strong at all. So colors are really useful to animals.

1.                A．show          B．protect         C．kill  D．interest

2.                A．easily          B．freely          C．safely    D．differently

3.                A．sizes           B．smells          C．colors    D．shapes

4.                A．yellow         B．red            C．black D．green

5.                A．so             B．as             C．like  D．with

6.                A．different from   B．same as         C．similar to  D．opposite with

7.                A．other          B．others          C．the others D．another

8.                A．in the morning   B．at noon         C．at night   D．in the daytime

9.                A．study          B．write           C．draw D．work

10.               A．them          B．themselves      C．it D．itself

11.               A．run            B．fight           C．move D．eat

12.               A．because        B．so             C．and  D．although

13.               A．forests         B．desert         C．sea   D．mountains

14.               A．keep out       B．come out       C．look out   D．give out

15.               A．why           B．when          C．how  D．where

Where ________ lions come from?

1. A.
   are
2. B.
   is
3. C.
   does
4. D.
   do

 Where _______ lions _______?

   A. is, from       B. does, from        C. are, from         D. do, from