All living things must fight to stay alive. They have to feed on something and at the same time avoid being eaten. Therefore they have to solve this big problem of staying alive in their own way.

The danger of being eaten in the sea is great. Those plants and animals that do survive usually reproduce very fast in great numbers.

Certain sea animals have defensive devices(装置) which help them to survive. The jelly fish have poisonous tentacles(触角) which are used for attack and defence.

Another method of survival which sea plants and animals use is disguise (伪装). They usually have the same color as their surroundings.

In order to stay alive, animals need to have good senses. Fishes have sharp eyes. Almost all animals are sensitive to touch. Fishes judge movements in the water by means of their lines. Fishes and other sea animals can hear well and many of them can make different types of warning sound.

1. What is the greatest problem that the living things face?

A. They have to eat other things.

B. They have to fight not to be eaten.

C. They have to live on in its own way.

D. They have to live in the sea.

2. How many kinds of animals in the sea have more chances to survive?

A. One.    　　　　  B. Two. 　　　　　　   C. Three.    　　    D. Four.

3. Jelly fish is an example of animals_______.

A. who can reproduce very fast

B. who can protect themselves from being attacked

C. who can change their colors

D. who have very good senses

4. The word“survive” in the second paragraph means_______.

A. remain alive　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. live
C. struggle for food　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. feed on something

5. Which of the following is not mentioned to help animals survive?

A. Sensitive skin. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Sharp eyes.

C. Fine smell. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Good hearing.

The problem is _____to take the place of Tom.

1. A.
   who can we get
2. B.
   what we can get
3. C.
   who we can get
4. D.
   what can we get

I credit my typing skill to so many hours of chatting online. Unfortunately, as my typing speed increased on the Internet, all grammatical rules went out of the window. You see instant messages have their own shorthand language and grammar isn’t important, of which even a newbie (新手) is aware. They can leave out articles, subjects (主语), pronouns, etc. They can misspell or “respell” almost any word. They often ask “A/S/L” when they first chat. Abbreviations (缩写) and capitalizations (大写) are particularly important. English-speaking instant messengers also refuse to burden themselves with punctuation and capitalization.

After I came back China, I discovered not one but two instant messaging crazes. The first, which brought back memories of my previous addiction to the computer, was QQ. I can see evidence that the Chinese have the same kind of separate instant messaging language, even when they chat in English. My first word in this language, for example, was “ft”. This abbreviation for “faint” is used whenever there is a need to express surprise. I also discovered that Chinese use the same kind of abbreviation for a laugh. And there is an extraordinary number of smileys (表情符) to the “vomit” and “army soldier” smileys. There is even a SARA smiley.

After QQ, there is another, perhaps more widespread messaging trend. You guessed it --- cell phone text messaging. I now understand how useful text messaging is and why it is so common. I admit that I have been guilty of sending text messages while walking outside or sitting on the subway. Who hasn’t ? No matter where I go, I see people on their cell phones, messaging. In fact, it’s rare to see someone actually talking on their phone!

So it looks as if there is no escape from the instant messaging crazes, no matter where in the world I go. And that’s plainly not going to change. In the end, though, I can’t complain: instant messaging is quick, it’s cheap, it’s easy and it’s extremely fun too. And after all, everyone’s doing it.

53. The underlined phrase “went out of the window” in Paragraph 1 probably means 　　　 .

A. increased 　　　　　　　　 B. occurred 　　　　　　　 C. disappeared 　　　　　 D. changed

54. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Grammar and correct spelling are very important while chatting online.

B. There are enough smileys and icons to express yourselves while chatting on line.

C. The writer is skilled at typing and once was addicted to online games.

D. It is impolite to leave out some unimportant words or letters while chatting online.

55. The writer believes that instant messaging is 　　　　 .

A. full of fun but time-consuming 　　　　　　　 B. widespread but unnecessary

C. quick but difficult to do 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. common, used and cheap

56. Which might be the main idea of the passage?

A. Who can escape QQ and cell phone text messaging?

B. Why is instant messaging so popular?

C. Chatting online is good for your typing skill.

D. Chatting on QQ is natural for people.　　

I credit my typing skill to so many hours of chatting online. Unfortunately, as my typing speed increased on the Internet, all grammatical rules went out of the window. You see instant messages have their own shorthand language and grammar isn’t important, of which even a newbie (新手) is aware. They can leave out articles, subjects (主语), pronouns, etc. They can misspell or “respell” almost any word. They often ask “A/S/L” when they first chat. Abbreviations (缩写) and capitalizations (大写) are particularly important. English-speaking instant messengers also refuse to burden themselves with punctuation and capitalization.
After I came back China, I discovered not one but two instant messaging crazes. The first, which brought back memories of my previous addiction to the computer, was QQ. I can see evidence that the Chinese have the same kind of separate instant messaging language, even when they chat in English. My first word in this language, for example, was “ft”. This abbreviation for “faint” is used whenever there is a need to express surprise. I also discovered that Chinese use the same kind of abbreviation for a laugh. And there is an extraordinary number of smileys (表情符) to the “vomit” and “army soldier” smileys. There is even a SARA smiley.
After QQ, there is another, perhaps more widespread messaging trend. You guessed it --- cell phone text messaging. I now understand how useful text messaging is and why it is so common. I admit that I have been guilty of sending text messages while walking outside or sitting on the subway. Who hasn’t ? No matter where I go, I see people on their cell phones, messaging. In fact, it’s rare to see someone actually talking on their phone!
So it looks as if there is no escape from the instant messaging crazes, no matter where in the world I go. And that’s plainly not going to change. In the end, though, I can’t complain: instant messaging is quick, it’s cheap, it’s easy and it’s extremely fun too. And after all, everyone’s doing it.

1. 1.

   The underlined phrase “went out of the window” in Paragraph 1 probably means        .

   1. A.
      increased
   2. B.
      occurred
   3. C.
      disappeared
   4. D.
      changed
2. 2.

   Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Grammar and correct spelling are very important while chatting online.
   2. B.
      There are enough smileys and icons to express yourselves while chatting on line.
   3. C.
      The writer is skilled at typing and once was addicted to online games.
   4. D.
      It is impolite to leave out some unimportant words or letters while chatting online.
3. 3.

   The writer believes that instant messaging is          .

   1. A.
      full of fun but time-consuming
   2. B.
      widespread but unnecessary
   3. C.
      quick but difficult to do
   4. D.
      common, used and cheap
4. 4.

   Which might be the main idea of the passage?

   1. A.
      Who can escape QQ and cell phone text messaging?
   2. B.
      Why is instant messaging so popular?
   3. C.
      Chatting online is good for your typing skill.
   4. D.
      Chatting on QQ is natural for people.

The danger of being eaten in the sea is great. Those plants and animals that do survive usually reproduce very fast in great numbers.

Certain sea animals have defensive devices(装置) which help them to survive. The jelly fish have poisonous tentacles(触角) which are used for attack and defence.

Another method of survival which sea plants and animals use is disguise (伪装). They usually have the same color as their surroundings.

In order to stay alive, animals need to have good senses. Fishes have sharp eyes. Almost all animals are sensitive to touch. Fishes judge movements in the water by means of their lines. Fishes and other sea animals can hear well and many of them can make different types of warning sound.

1. What is the greatest problem that the living things face?

A. They have to eat other things.

B. They have to fight not to be eaten.

C. They have to live on in its own way.

D. They have to live in the sea.

2. How many kinds of animals in the sea have more chances to survive?

A. One.    　　　　  B. Two. 　　　　　　   C. Three.    　　    D. Four.

3. Jelly fish is an example of animals_______.

A. who can reproduce very fast

B. who can protect themselves from being attacked

C. who can change their colors

D. who have very good senses

4. The word“survive” in the second paragraph means_______.

A. remain alive　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. live
C. struggle for food　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. feed on something

5. Which of the following is not mentioned to help animals survive?

A. Sensitive skin. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Sharp eyes.

C. Fine smell. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Good hearing.