Mr Li teaches Chinese in the USA. He comes back to China every year. He gives us a talk. He says," K Day in the USA is very interesting. All children like it very much. It is on March 7th. When you go out on that day, you can see children running with kites in the open air(露天). When you look up, you can see different kites in the sky（天空）. Some are big, and some are small. They are in different colours. Every kite has a long string(长线). The children begin to run when they get the kites up. Every child has a good time that day.

　　1. Mr Li is _______________. He works in the USA.

　　A. a worker  B. an English teacher  C. a doctor  D. a Chinese teacher

　　2. Mr Li says something about _______________.

　　A. how to study English  B. K Day in the USA

　　C. his work in the USA   D. playing in the open air

　　3. March 7th is _________________.

　　A. Children's Day  B. Teachers' Day  C. K Day  D. Tree planting Day(植树节)

　　4. Every kite has _____________________.

　　A. a short string  B. a long string  C. the same colour  D. the same size(大小)

　　5. There are _______________ kites in the sky on that day.

　　A. all kinds of  B. one kind of  C. three kinds of  D. three

A woman lives in a small village. Her husband is a  1  ,but he has only a small piece of farm. He can’t get enough crops for his family. When spring comes. They have  2  to eat.

One winter, the man found a job in a town far away from his village. Before he  3 , he said to his wife, “Please take good care of the children when I am  4 . The work is heavy, but I can get some money. Then I’ll bring some  5  for you and our children. Don’t worry about me. I shall often  6  you.”

After that, the woman got a  7  from her husband every month. But as soon as she got it, she  8  to hide it in the box. She was  9  someone could see them.

“You can’t read.” One of her friends said, “Why don’t you ask someone to read them for you?”

“It doesn’t matter !” said the woman, “My husband will read them all for me when he comes back.”

（　）⒈ A. farmer             B. doctor             C. soldier               D. driver

（　）⒉ A. everything       B. something         C. anything             D. nothing

（　）⒊ A. slept               B. left                  C. went home         D. run away

（　）⒋ A. ill                    B. in                    C. away                 D. free

（　）⒌ A. clothes             B. shoes               C. skirts                 D. food 

（　）⒍ A. read for          B. write to           C. hear from           D. look after

（　）⒎ A. letter               B. box                 C. newspaper         D. book

（　）⒏ A. wanted           B. hoped             C. hurried               D. remember

（　）⒐ A. afraid              B. sorry               C. sure                   D. glad

（　）⒑ A. will come           B. came     C. comes    D. is coming

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.

 (    )46．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.

(    )47．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

 (    )48．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

A woman lives in a small village. Her husband is a  1  ,but he has only a small piece of farm. He can’t get enough crops for his family. When spring comes. They have  2  to eat.

One winter, the man found a job in a town far away from his village. Before he  3 , he said to his wife, “Please take good care of the children when I am  4 . The work is heavy, but I can get some money. Then I’ll bring some  5  for you and our children. Don’t worry about me. I shall often  6  you.”

After that, the woman got a  7  from her husband every month. But as soon as she got it, she  8  to hide it in the box. She was  9  someone could see them.

“You can’t read.” One of her friends said, “Why don’t you ask someone to read them for you?”

“It doesn’t matter !” said the woman, “My husband will read them all for me when he comes back.”

（　）⒈ A. farmer             B. doctor             C. soldier               D. driver

（　）⒉ A. everything       B. something         C. anything             D. nothing

（　）⒊ A. slept               B. left                  C. went home         D. run away

（　）⒋ A. ill                    B. in                    C. away                 D. free

（　）⒌ A. clothes             B. shoes               C. skirts                 D. food 

（　）⒍ A. read for          B. write to           C. hear from           D. look after

（　）⒎ A. letter               B. box                 C. newspaper         D. book

（　）⒏ A. wanted           B. hoped             C. hurried               D. remember

（　）⒐ A. afraid              B. sorry               C. sure                   D. glad

（　）⒑ A. will come           B. came     C. comes    D. is coming