初三英语完形填空和阅读理解专项练习及答案大全

初三英语完形填空和阅读理解专项练习

Exercise1Name

一、完形填空。

Thereisgoodnewsforthechildreninthecountryside.Wemaystillrememberthe

girl1bigeyes.Herbigeyesare2usherdream:Iwishto3!TnChina,

therearestill4girlsandboyslikeher.Theywanttogotoschool,buttheir5are

toopoor.Ifthefamilyhastwoorthreechildren,itisharderto6themoneyforall

thechildren.Sotheparentsoftenask7tostayathome,andboystogotoschool.

Nowtheyneedn't8themoney.From2006on,childrencangotoschoolfor

freeinsomepoorplaces.Theydon'thavetopayforbooksandotherthings.Someof

themcanevengetmoneyfromthegovernment(政府)tomaketheirlife9.Soon,

allthechildreninthecountrysidecangotoschoolforfree.Allfamiliesarevery

happywiththenews.Itis10great.

()1.A.withB.onC.toD.in

()2.A.sayingB.tellingC.speakingD.talking

()3.A.gotoworkB.gotobedC.gotoschoolD.gohome

()4.A.alotB.lotofC.alotofD.much

()5.A.schoolsB.citiesC.housesD.families

()6.A.payB.takeC.buyD.lend

()7.A.teachersB.girlsC.boysD.allthechildren

()8.A.lookupB.turnonC.worryaboutD.makesure

()9.A.betterB.shorterC.longerD.worse

()10.A.notB.neverC.hardlyD.really

二.阅读理解。

(A)

Lastsummer,15-year-oldBobhadaproblem.Likealotofchildren.Bobwas

interestedindoingmanythings.Helikeddancingmostandwantedtojoinadancing

group.ButBob'shighschooldidn'thaveaboys'dancinggroupbutagirls'group.

Hetriedtojointhegirls'group.Andhemadeit.

Rohthoughthisproblemwasoverafterhehadbeenoneofthedancersinthe

dancinggroup.Butabiggerproblemwasjustbeginning.Theschooldidn'tallowBob

tostayinthegirls'group.uIfweletBobstayinthegroup,“theschoolsaid,uother

boyswillwanttojoin.Soon,therewon'tbeanygirlsinthegroup.HTheytookBob

offthegroup.

Bobwasveryangryaboutit,sohewenttoajudge(法官).Thejudgesaiditwas

notarightdecisionandtoldtheschooltoletBobgobacktothedancinggroup.

()1.Bob'sfavoritewas.

A.singingB.dancingC.drawingD.driving

()2.ItwasdifficultforBobtojointheschooldancinggroupbecause.

A.theschoolonlyhadagirls'dancinggroupB.theschooldidn'tallowboysto

dance

C.thegrouphadenoughdancersalreadyD.hewasnotagooddancer

()3.TheschoolworriedthatifBobstayedinthegroup.

A.nobodywouldwatchtheirdanceB.otherboyswouldjoinandthegirlsmight

leave

C.otherschoolsmightlaughatthemD.theparentswouldbeangryaboutit

()4.Thejudgethoughttheschool'sdecisionwas.

A.usefulB.necessaryC.rightD.wrong

()5.Wecaninfer(推断)thatBobfeltwhenhewentbacktothegroup.

A.hungryB.sadC.happyD.sure

(B)

Saturday,March24th

Wehavearrivedinthehot,wetcityofBangkok.ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand

(泰国).Allthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefood.Wearegoingtoeat

somethingspecialfordinnertonight.Thehotelwearestayinginischeap,andvery

clean.Weplantostayhereforafewdays,visitsomeplacesinthecity,andthen

traveltoChiangMaiintheNorth.

Tuesday,March27th

Bangkokiswonderfulandsurprising!Theplacesareinteresting.Wevisitedthe

famousmarketwhichwasonwater,andsawalotoffruitsandvegetables.

Everythingissocolorful,andwehavetakenhundredsofphotosalready!Latertoday

wewillleaveforChiangMai.Wewilltakethetrainnorth,stayinChiangMaifor

twodays,andthencatchabustoChiangRai.

Friday,March30th

OurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthe

mountains.Thevillagepeopleherelovethequietlife-nocomputersorphones.

TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsay“hello”.

KathyandIcanonlyspeakafewwordsofThai,sosmilingisthebestwaytoshow

ourkindness.Ifeelgoodhereandhopetobeabletocomebacknextyear.

()6.Thediariesaboveshowthewriter'sdaysinThailand.

A.3B.7C.15D.30

()7.ItseemsthatvisitorsinBangkok.

A.oftenfeelhungryB.canalwaysfindcheapthings

C.can'ttakeanyphotosD.canenjoythemselves

()8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ChiangMaiisabeautifulcityinthesouthofThailand.

B.ThewriterleftChiangMaiforChiangRaibybus.

C.ChiangRaiisaboringcityinthemountains.

D.ThewriteristravelingaloneinThailand.

()9.Thepeopleinthevillage.

A.arefriendlytoothersB.liketospeakEnglish

C.areveryweakD.hopetoliveinthecities

()10.Whatisthebesttitle(标题)forthewholediary?

A.MyFirstTravelB.TheOutsideWorld

C.TravelinginThailandD.ACountryontheTrain

Exercise2

Name______________

一、完形填空

Canadaisthesecondlargestcountryistheworld.Itisover7,000kilometersfrom

the1coast(海岸)totheeast.It2sixtimezones.3itis9a.m.inVancouveron

thewestcoast,itisI：30p,m.inStJohn'sontheeastcoast

EnglishandFrench4thetwomainlanguagesinCanada.About60percent

of5peoplespeakEnglish,andabout25percentspeakFrench.More670

percentofitspopulationliveincitiesneartheUSborder(边境).

Ottawaisthecapital.Everyyearmillionsoftouristsgothereto7museumsand

takepartinthecultural(文化的)activities.Torontoisthelargestcityofthe

country8about2.5millionpeople.Montrealis9secondbiggest

French-speakingcityintheworld.

ThemapleleafisthenationalsymbolofCanada.TheCanadianflaghasared

mapleleafonared10whitebackground.

()1.A.westB.eastC.southD.north

()2.A.isB.hadC.hasD.have

()3.A.WhichB.WhatC.WhereD.When

()4.A.areB.isC.willbeD.hasbeen

()5.A.theirB.hisC.itsD.our

()6.A.upB.overC.aboutD.than

()7.A.seeB.visitC.lookD.find

()8.A.withB.forC.fromD.at

()9.A.aB.anC.theD.不填

()10.A.orB.andC.butD.however

二、阅读理解

A

Henrywasacarpenter(木匠)ofourvillage.OnceIaskedhimtomakeadining

tableformywife.Hemadeitjusttherightsizetofillthespacebetweenthetwo

windows.WhenIarrivedhomethatevening,Henrywasdrinkingacupofteaand

writingouthisbillforhiswork.o

Mywifesaidtome,quietly,“That,shisninthcupofteatoday."Butshesaid

loudly,"Itrsabeautifultable,dear,isn'tit?"

"Iwon'tdecideaboutthatuntilIseethatbill.^^Isaid.

Henrylaughedandgavemehisbillforthework.Itsaid：

BILL

OnediningtableJune10,1995

Costofwood17.00

Paint(油漆)1.50

Work,8hours(1anhour)8.00

Total(总计)36.50

WhenIwaslookingatthebill,Henrysaid,"it'sbeenafineday,hasn'tit?Quite

sunny.^^

"YesJIsaid.'Tmgladitisonlythe10thofJune.^^

"Metoo,”,saidHenry."Youwait一ifllbeabithotterbytheendofthemonth.^^

“Yes.Hotter一andmoreexpensive.Diningtableswillbe20moreexpensiveon

June30th,won'tthey,Henry?,,

Henrylookedhardatmeforhalfaminute.Therewasalittlesmileinhistwoblue

eyes.Igavehisbillbacktohim.

HIfitisn*ttoomuchtrouble,Henry,said,"Pleaseadditupagain.Youcanforget

thedate.”

Ipaidhim26.50andhewashappytogetit.

()1..WhydidHenrytalkaboutweatherwhenthewriterwaslookingatthebill?

A.Becauseitwasafinedayindeed,B.Becausehewantedthewritertolookat

thebillcarefully.C.Becausehewantedtotellthewriterwhattheweatherwas

like.

D.Becausehedidn'twantthewritertogothroughthebillcarefully.

()2..Whydidthewritersaythatdiningtableswouldbe20moreexpensivebythe

endofJune?

A.BecausehethoughtHenrywouldalmostcertainlyaddthedatetothecostof

thediningtable.B.Becauseitwasdifficulttomakediningtablesinhotweather.

C.Becausepaintwouldbemoreexpensive.

D.Becausethecostofwoodwouldbemoreexpensive.

()3.ThewriterthoughtHenrywouldaskforifhemadeadiningtableonthe

lastdayofJune.

A.26.50B.56.50C.46.50D.20.00

()4.Whenthewritergavehimthemoney,Henrywashappybecause.

A.hegotthemoneyeasilyB.bedidn,thavetoaddupthecostagain

C.hegotwhatheshouldgetforhisworkD.hegotmuchmoneyforhiswork

()5.Fromthestoryweknowthat.

A.Henryhadwrittenoutthebillbeforethewritergothome

B.Henrystillwantedtoget36.50forhisworkintheend

C:Henrymadeamistakeinthebill

D.Henrytriedtogetmoremoneyforhiswork

B

Fromthetimewewerebabieswehavebeentaughtmanners.Wearetaughthow

toholdaknifeandforkandnottotalkwithourmouthsfull.Wearetaughthowto

shakehandsandwhentostandandwhentositandthewaytointroducepeople.

Sometimesgoodmannersinoneplaceareverybadmannerssomewhereelse.

Almosteverywhereeatingtogethermeansthatpeopleareveryfriendlytoeachother.

ButinpartsofPolynesia（波利尼西亚）itisbadmannerstobeseeneatingbeside

eachother.Sotheypolitelyturntheirbackstoeachotherwhentheyaretakingfood.

SomeEastAfricansspitfourtimesasakindofblessing（祝福）.Theydoitto

showthattheywantasickpersontogetwell,ortoblessanew-bornbaby.Inmost

otherplaces,spittingmeanssomethingcompletelydifferent.Itusuallyshov/san

unhealthyhabit.Inmanycountries,itmaymeanthatyouhatesomeone.

Whenwegotovisitsomeonewesay4€Hello!"Or"Howareyou?"orthingslike

that.ButifyouarevisitinganEastAfricanvillage,everyonewillbeverycarefulnot

topayattentiontoyou,Thepolitethingtherewillbeforyoutogoquietly,without

speakingtoanyone,andsitbesideyourfriend.Youshouldwaituntilhehasfinished

whatheisdoingandthenhewillbegintalkingtoyou.

InavillageinArab,avisitorwillwalkbehindallthetentsuntilhegetstotheone

hewantstovisit.Ifhepassesinfront,hewillbeinvitedintoeachtentandaskedto

eat.Itisrudetorefuse.

（）6.Fromthispassageweknow.

A.it'sgoodmannerstouseaknifeandforktoeat

B.it'sbadmannerstostandandtalk

C.it'sgoodmannersnottotalkwithourmouthsfull

D.howtoshakehandswhenweintroducepeople

（）7.Inmanyplaces,spittingmaymean.

A.yougiveanew-bornbabytheblessingR.youwantasickpersontogetwell

C.youhatesomeoneD.youshowyourlovetoyourrelativesorfriends

（）8.IfyouvisitanEastAfricanvillage,you.

A.shouldsayt4Hello!"or"Howareyou?”toothers

B.shouldtalktothevillagersquietly

C.shouldbeverycarefulandnottopayanyattentiontoothers

D.mustwaituntilyourfriendhasfinishedhisworkandthenbegintotalktohim

C

IwassleepingsoundlylastnightwhenIwasawakenedbysomeone'sgroans（呻

吟）.1listened,andhearditwasfromSam,astudentfromAfrica.Ireallywantedto

goonsleeping,asIhadinsomnia（失眠）andhadjustfallenasleep,butIcouldn't

becauseSamgroanedlouderandlouder,showinghewasseriouslyill.

Atthattime,Robbie,astudentfromChina,alsogotuptohelp.Wefoundsome

pills,gotsomewater,andhelpedhimsituptotakethem,hopingthiswouldmakehis

paingodownalittleandgetoverthedifficulttime.Ifonlydaytimewouldcomesoon,

everythingwouldbecomeeasier.

Thingswentcontrary相反）toourwishes.Sam'sconditiondevelopedfrombadto

worse.Wetelephonedtheemergencyservice,andinnotimeanambulancestopped

infrontofourgate.WehelpedthemedicaK医疗）workerscarrySamtothevehicle,

andthenbothRobbieandIgotinandtookSamtothehospital.

Wehelpedhimgothroughmanymedicalexaminations.Afterallkindsoftests,

weweretoldthatthefinaldiagnosis(诊断)wasappendicitis(肓月勿炎).Luckily,

Samdidn*tneedanoperationbecausewebroughthimtothehospitalintime.Hegot

timelytreatment.

AfterSamfeltmuchbetter,werushedbacktoprepareourselvesfortheclass.We

werealittletired,hutwehadcertainlydonesomethinggood,somethingright.

()9.Whycouldn'tthewritergoonsleepingthatnight?

A.Becausehewastooexcitedthatday.

B.BecausehisroommateswerewatchingfootballgamesonTV.

C.Becauseoneofhisroommateswassickandgroaning.

D.Becausehewassick.

()10.Whatdoes"vehicle"inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Car.B.Ambulance.C.Taxi.D.Bus

()11.Whydidn'tSamneedanoperation?

A.BecauseSamdidn'thaveenoughmoneyforanoperation.

B.BecauseSamwassenttothehospitalintime.

C.BecauseSamwasmuchafraidofhavinganoperation.

D.Thisarticledoesn'ttellusthereason.

()12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Sam,Robbieandthewriterlivedinthesameroom.

B.Samwasfeelingverywellaftertakingsomepills.

C.Robbieandthewriteralsowenttothehospital.

D.Robbieandthewriterdidn'tsleepaftertheycamebackfromthehospital.

Exercise3.

Name______________

一、完形填空

A

Predictingthefuturecanbedifficult.Therearemanyfamouspredictions

that1cametrue.Before1929,therewasno2inmovies.Theheadofoneof

thebiggestmoviecompaniesintheUnitedStatespredictedthatnoonewouldwantto

see3talk.Ofcourse,hewas4!In1977,theheadofthelargestcomputer

companyintheUnitedStatessaid,"Noonewillwanttohavea5inhisorher

home."Hethoughtthatcomputerswouldneverbeusedbymostpeople.

()1.A.alwaysB.finallyC.never

()2.A.actB.soundC.feeling

()3.A.actorsB.headsC.companies

()4.A.seriousB.wrongC.right

()5.A.robotB.computerC.calculator

B

Ateenagegirlcouldn'tstandherparents'familyrules,soshelefthome.

Shewantedtobe6Butshehadpooreducationandseveralyearslatershehadto

askforfoodonthestreetforaliving.Nowherfatherhasdied.Hermotherisanold

woman.Butsheisstill7herdaughter.Shehasbeentoeverycomerofthecity.

Everywhereshegoes,she8abigphotoofherselfonthewall.Atthelowerpartof

thephotoshewrites,"Istillloveyou...,9home!”

Oneday,thedaughtersawoneofthephotos.Thefacewasfamiliar(熟悉)."Isthat

mymother?”Shemovedcloserandreadthe10:1stilllove

you...Shecried.Whenshegothome,itwasearlymorning.She11thedoor.

Thedooropeneditself.Sherushedtohermother's12.Hermotherwassleeping.

Shewokehermotherup,"It'sme!Your13is

backhome!"Themotheranddaughterheldeachother,fullof14tears(眼泪).The

daughter

asked,nWhyisthedoornotlocked?Athiefcouldgetin."Themother

answered15,“The

doorhasneverbeenlockedsinceyouleft.nThedoorofparents'lovefortheir

childrenwillneverbeclosed.

()6.A.famousB.poorC.pretty

()7.A.lookingthroughB.lookingafterC.lookingfor

()8.A.looksatB.putsupC.findsout

()9.A.comebackB.gobackC.runback

()10.A.photoB.wordsC.poster

()11.A.pulledopenB.unlockedC.knockedon

()12.A.bathroomB.bedroomC.kitchen

()13.A.sonB.daughterC.grandchild

()14.A.happyB.moodyC.angry

()15.A.politelyB.exactlyC.softly

二、阅读短文内容，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂“A”,错误的涂“B”。

MynameisJack.Itwasmybirthdayyesterday.Anoldladystoppedmeonthestreet.

"It'syourbirthday,1'shesaid.uLetmelookatyourhand.Yes,youhaveafriendMark,

andyoulikeice-creamandcheese.Todayyouwillseefire(火);yourmotherwillgo

awayandatigerwillcometoyourhouse."

IwenttoMark'shome.Heandhissistermadeabirthdaycakeandlightedthecandles

forme.

ButIwasthinkingabouttheoldlady'swords.Iwantedtogohome,soIsaidgoodbye

tothemandranhome.Good,therewasnofire,butMumwasn'tathome.Oh,no...I

thoughtabouttheoldlady'swordsagain.ThenMumwalkedinwithMarkandabox.

"Here'syourpresent.It'salovelylittledogandhisnameisTiger,"saidMum."But

howaboutthefireandtheoldlady?"Iasked."Thefireisthecandles,"Marksmiled

andsaid,"andwehired(雇用)theoldlady."

()1.ItwasJack'sbirthdayyesterday.

()2.Jacklikedtohaveatigerandsomeice-creamforhisbirthday.

()3.MarkandhissistermadeabirthdaycakeforJack.

()4.Onhisbirthday,Jackgotalittletigerashisbirthdaypresent.

()5.Jack'smotherandhisfriendMarkhiredtheoldlady.

三、根据下列材料内容，选择正确答案。

A

()6.Whoworksinauniversity?

A.WangPing.B.ZhangLin.C.LiJian.

()7.Ifyouwanttoaskthetocome,youmaycal

A.driverB.managerC.doctor

()8.Ifyourbabyisill,youshouldcall

A/p>

()9.NewCenturyComputerCentreison

A.51ZhongshanRoadB.32RenminRoadC.97HuaxinStreet

()10.Ifyourcomputerdoesn'twork,youcanwriteane-mailtoforhelp.

A.wangping@163.comB.lijian@hotmail,cornC.zhanglin@yahoo,com.

Cn

B

'Cool"isawordwithmanymeanings.Itcanbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterest

inalmost

everything.Whenweseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybewewillsay,"It'scool.n

Whenweseea

famoussinger,wemaysay,"She'scool."

Today,weusethewordHcool"toreplace(替代)manywords,suchas"great"or

"nice".Here'saninterestingstoryabouttheword“cool”.Ateacheraskedhisstudents

towriteaboutalargehall.Oneofhisstudentswrotejustonesentence,"It'ssocool.”

Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.Butitalsotells

usthatweshouldthinkofmanyotherwordstodescribethingsweseeandfeel.

()11.Today,theword"cool"has

A.onlyonemeaningB.differentmeaningsC.notanymeanings

()12.Inthefirstparagraph,theunderlinedwordalmostmeans

A.nearlyB.mostlyC.completely

()13.Thestudentinthe2ndparagraphusedtheword"cool"todescribe

A.afamouscarB.afamoussingerC.agreathall

()14.Ifwearesomething,wemaysay,"It'scool.H

A.interestedinB.annoyedatC.afraidof

()15.Thewritertellsusthatweshoulddescribethings

A.inonlyonewayR.inaninterestingwayC.inmanydifferentways

Exercise4.

Name______________

一、完形填空

Astrangethinghappenstonearlyeverybodyatnight.They1thelightspullup

thecoversandclosetheireyes.Aftertheysleepforsixorseven2,theywake

upagain.Itsoundsverystrange,doesn'tit?

Sleeppuzzles(使困惑)scienceallthetime.3anddoctorswouldliketotalk

aboutwhyonecan'tfallasleep.Theyarenotsosure4causessleep.

Youwillsleepthebestboth5youareingoodhealthandwhenyoudon'teattoo

muchortoolittle.Nowoniesandacomfortableplacetosleepare6,too.They

adviseagainsttwoinonebed.

Strangethings7duringsleep.Forexample,youoftenmoveduringyoursleep.

Youwouldfeel8ifyoudidn'tmove.Youalso9.Partofyourbrain(大

脑)isstill10whenyoudream.

Don'tworryifyoudream.Somegreatstoriesandpoemswerefinishedwhiletheir

writersweredreaming.

()1.A.turnonB.turnoffC.turnupD.turndown

()2.A.secondsB.hoursC.daysD.months

()3.A.ScientistsB.NursesC.ArtistsD.Inventors

()4.A.whyB.howC.whichD.what

()5.A.afterB.whenC.beforeD.until

()6.A.pleasedB.possibleC.importantD.funny

()7.A.happenR.happensC.happenedD.happening

()8.A.hungryB.tiredC.relaxedD.worried

()9.A.sleepB.wakeupC.thinkD.dream

()10.A.busyB.asleepC.awakeD.sleepy

VII.阅读理解

Passage1

MaYanisnotreallyawriter.Butthis15-year-oldgirlhaswrittenabookthathas

movedmanypeoplearoundtheworld.t6MaYan'sDiary“tellsusaboutMa'slife.

ShelivesinapoorvillagecalledZhangjiashuinTongxin,Ningxia,andshehasno

moneytogotoschool.Butsheisbraveandhasastrongdesire(欲望)togotoschool.

HermothergaveherdiarytoaFrenchreporter,PierreHaskiwhenhewentto

Zhangjisshuin2001.Now,ithasbeenpublishedinFranceItaly,Germany,Japanand

China.

MaisnowaJuniorThreestudentatYuwangMiddleSchoolinTongxin.Beforethis,

shehadtoleaveschooltwice.Whenshehadtostopgoingtoschoolthefirsttime,her

mumtoldhertherewasnomoneyforhertogotoschool.Sheworkedfor21daysand

saved13yuan.Withthismoney,shewentbacktoschool.Thesecondtime,her

familytoldhershehadtoleaveschoolbuthertwobrotherscouldstay.

“Iwanttostudy,“Mawroteinherdiary.uWhycanboysstudybutgirlscan't?It

wouldbewonderfulifIcouldstayatschoolfbrever.^^

Malovesschoolsomuchbecauseshewantstohaveabetterlife.

“Myparentsworkhardinthefieldsbuttheyarestillpoor.Theyhavenoknowledge.

Mostgirlsinmyvillageleaveschoolearlyandgetmarriedyoung.Idon'twantthat

kindoflife,“Masaid.

Afterherstorybecameknown,manyFrenchstudentsentmoneytoher.Ma'sdream

isthesameasever.ShehopestogotoTsinghnaUniversityandbecomeareporter.

“Then,Icanfindpoorkidslikemeandhelpthem,''shesaid.

()1.WhichofthefollowingcandescribeMaYan'scharacter(性格)best?

A.Brave.B.Pretty.C.Lucky.D.Poor.

()2.Nowyoucanfind“MaYan'sDiary^^inallthefollowingcountriesexcept

A.GermanyB.BritainC.JapanD.France

()3.WhichofthefollowingistheainreasonfbrMaYan'sDiarytobepublished?

A.Hermothergaveherenoughmoneytopublishthebook.

B.Shewroteaboutthepoorlifeinhervillage.

C.Sheisverygoodatwriting.

D.HerdiarywasreadbyaFrenchreporter.

()4.Whichisthereasonforherleavingschoolforthesecondtime?

A.Shehadtohelphermotherdosomehousework.

B.Herbrothersstudiedbetterthanshedid.

C.Girlswerenotequallytreated(平等对待)intheirvillage.

D.Shedidn'tstudyhard.

()5.MaYanwantstostudybecauseshewantsto.

A.teachherparentsknowledge

B.getmoremoneyforherstudyinTsinghuaUniversity

C.becomemorefamous

D.getmoreknowledgetochangeherownlife

Passage3

Doyouknowwhydifferentanimalsorinsects（昆虫）havetheirspecialcolors?

Colorsareusedmainlytoprotectthemselves.

Whycan'tsomebirdseasilycatchlocusts（蝗虫）?Itisbecauselocustschangetheir

colorstogetherwiththechangeofthecolorsofcrops（庄稼）.Whencropsaregreen,

locustslookgreen.Butasautumncomes,locustschangetothesamebrowncoloras

cropshave.Someotherinsectswithautumncomes,locustschangetothesamebrown

colorascropshave.Someotherinsectswithdifferentcolorsfromplantsareeasily

foundandeatenbyothers.Sotheyhavetohidethemselvesforlivesinthedayand

appearonlyatnight.

Ifyoustudytheanimallife,you'llfindthemainuseofcoloringistoprotect

themselves.Bears,lionsandotheranimalscan'tbeeasilyseenbyhunters（猎人）.

Thisisbecausetheyhavethecolorsmuchlikethetrees.

Haveyouevernoticedanevenmorestrangething?Akindoffishintheseacansend

outblackliquid（液体）whenitfacesdanger.Whiletheliquidspreadsover（散开）,

itsenemies（敌人）can'tfindit.Anditquicklyswimsaway.Soithasliveduptonow

thoughitisnotstrongatall.

（）6.Fromthearticlewelearnthatlocusts.

A.aredangeroustotheirenemies

B.areeasilyfoundbybirds

C.changetheircolorstoprotectthemselves

D.aresmallanimals

（）7.Howcaninsectswithdifferentcolorsfromplantskeepoutofdanger?

A.Theyhavetomovequietly.

B.Theyhidethemselvesinthedayandappearatnight.

C.Theyhavethecolorsmuchliketheirenemies.

D.Theyrunawayquickly.

()8.Rearsandlionscankeepsafebecause.

A.theyliveinforests

B.theylikebrownandgreycolors

C.theymovequietly

D.theyhavethecolorsmuchlikethetrees

()9.Whycanakindoffishinthesealiveuptonow?Because.

A.itisverybigandstrong

B.theliquiditsendsoutcanhelpitswimawayfromitsenemies

C.theliquiditsendsoutcankillitsenemies

D.itswimsfasterthananyotherfish

()10.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheMainUseofColorsforAnimalsandInsects

B.ColorsofDifferentAnimalsandInsects

C.TheChangeofColorsforAnimalsandInsects

D.TheChangeofDifferentAnimalsandPlants

Exercise5

Name______________

一、完形填空

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Ihaveaveryusefuldictionary.Ithasalotofwords.Itgivesmanymeanings

for1word.ButIalwaysreadthefirstmeaningofawordinthedictionary.Inever

readtheothermeanings,becauseIwantedtoreadmybook2This

morning,3Iwasreadingabook,Imetastrangesentence.Itlooked4first.The

sentencehadsixwords:'1Drawapictureofyourhouse"Iknowfivewordsinthis

sentence,butIdidn*tunderstandoneword.I5“draw”.Iopenedmydictionary

and6thefirstmeaningof"draw".Itwas"pull”.Isaidtornyself"NowTknowall

thewords,andIthinkIcanunderstandthesentence.nSOIwrotethemeaningofthe

sentence'1Pullapictureofyourhouse.'*1readit,and1'Whatisthemeaningofit.1?I

don'tunderstandit."

MyfriendDickreadmynewsentence.Helaughed.Hepicked7mydictionary,

andsaidtome."Look,Jack.Thesecondmeaningofdraw'is'makeapicture8a

pen,apencil9brush'.Sothesentencemeans:Makeapictureofyourhouse."I

understood!IthoughtDickwaswonderful.And10Iknewhowtousemy

dictionary.

()1.A.someB.anotherC.eachD.theother

()2.A.quicklyB.quickC.slowD.slowly

()3.A.howB.whoC.whatD.when

()4.A.difficultB.hardlyC.easyD.easily

()5.A.don*tknowB.didn'tknowC.knewD.know

()6.A.lookedforB.disco