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Have you ever wondered about the secret life of the tasty lobster(龙虾)？In the sea, it is yellow, orange,grey,green, brown or even blue. Cooking turns it red.
Lobsters are nocturnal creatures(夜行物)，so it is best to hunt(捕捉) them at night when they are active. You can catch lobster by hand, but you should wear thick gloves because lobster’s claws are strong. A very large lobster could break your finger.
Interestingly, in the past, lobsters were only served to prisoners as they were considered as a poor man’s food. Nowadays, lobsters are an expensive and popular dish.
1.What color is the lobster when cooked?
A. Blue B. Red C. Yellow
2.When is the best time to hunt the lobster?
A. In the morning B. In the afternoon C. At night
3.Can people catch the lobster by hand?
A. Yes, they can B. No, they can’t C. Not mentioned
4.What is interesting about the lobster?
A. The lobster is colorful in the sea.
B. The lobster is active during the night.
C. People seldom considered the lobster as good dish in the past.
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It is the world's most well-known and popular song. It has been sung hundreds of millions of times each year. It has been heard in outer space, at baseball stadiums, in movies and in domiciles(住处)from the White House to the most remote(遥远的) backwoods shack(窝棚) in Misissippi. It has been wired into millions of music boxes, greeting cards, watches, toys, games and other tune-playing products. And it is the only song in the English language to make people of all ages smile and sing along. The song, of course, is Happy Birthday to You".
This amazing song began its life in 1893. Written by two sisters from Kentucky, Mildred and Patty Hill, it was originally (起初) named “Good Morning to All”, and intended as a classroom greeting from teachers to students:
Good morning to you
Good morning to you
Good morning, dear children
Good morning to all.
To this day, no one knows for sure who wrote the new words to Hill’s melody(旋律),or exactly when it happened. “Happy Birthday to You” first appeared in a songbook in1924.The words were presented as the second stanza(节) to "Good morning to You".
1.in the first paragraph, “wired” means“_____”in Chinese.
A. 布线 B. 连线 C. 灌制
2.“Good Morning to All'”was written_______.
A. for teachers to greet students
B. for students to greet teachers
C. for teachers and students to greet each other
3.From the last paragraph, we can tell_______.
A. exactly who wrote the new words for Hill's melody
B. for sure when the new words for Hill's melody were written
C. “Happy Birthday to You" and "Good Morning to You were sung together in 1924
4.What’s the best title (标题) for this passage?
A. Good Morning to You
B. Happy Birthday to You
C. Happy Birthday to You and Good Morning to You
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It is increasingly popular for Chinese young people to share their experiences on Social
media(媒体), such as the "moments"'(朋友圈)on popular instant messaging service WeChat
“I have been reading ‘Jane Eyre’ for 40 days with 48, 000 words finished," Li Anqi said. Li has been sharing her reading experience on WeChat moments every day since January
Working in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China’s Ningxia, Li wants to learn English very much, but cannot bare (摆脱) the daily grind(日常工作) of school lessons.
“I found many of my WeChat friends had been reading books or learning English on mobile reading apps, and I did not want to fall behind,” Li said.
In January, she spent more than 100 yuan purchasing( 购买) an online reading class at the Bohe Reading app, which tells customers they can: “Finish reading your first English book here.”
At the reading class, teachers assign reading homework and give instructions to 430 class
members every day.
A survey report released(发布) on Thursday said 70.9 percent of primary and middle students in China use the Wechat instant messaging App.
At the same time, 75.9 percent of Chinese children have their own mobile phones, according to China National Children’s Center.
The figures were based on a survey of nearly 9000 children across China.
However, 28.8 percent of them never read news online and 43.2 percent have never touched newspapers.
The center called for efforts to address the digital divide between urban and rural education and protect children’s privacy(隐私) as Internet users.
1.In the second paragraph, Jane Eyre is _______.
A. a book B. an advertisement C. a piece of news
2.What’s Li Anqi?
A. A worker B. A doctor C. A teacher
3.Why is Li Anqi taken as an example?
A. To suggest that experience-sharing on social media is getting more and more popular in China.
B. To advise us to take an online English reading course like her.
C. To call for us to be a good reader like her.
4.What percentage of Chinese children have their own mobile phones?
A. 70.9 percent B. 75.9 percent C. 43.2 percent
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It came as a real shock(震惊) to find out that chickens could tell what color they were eating.
I picked up a package of mixed greens one day. I anxiously brought it home and immediately took a trip out to the chicken house to deliver(递送) it. I knew the girls would welcome the treat!
My chickens have their regular gravity-type feeder for their grain(谷物), and I have a large plastic dog dish that I use for those special treats.
I emptied the bag of greens into the dog dish and stood back, as I usually do, to watch for a minute. I began to notice that the chickens were eating the green lettuce（莴苣）but were leaving the red leaves. I though it must be mistaken, but I didn’t have time to find out for sure right then.
When I went back a short time later, the dish was empty except for the red leaves. The chickens didn’t eat them with the red leaves. It took several hours, but they finally did eat it. I guess if they had their druthers(偏爱), they’d choose for green leaves only. Red leaves only satisfy in the absence of greens.
1.The word “girls”in the second paragraph means “________”
A. chickens B. greens C. colors
2.What was used to feed the chicken as the special treat?
A. A heavy feeder B. A big plastic dog dish C. A special plate
3.What does the author usually do when feeding the chickens?
A. He often watches them eating for a while.
B. He usually offers some water for the chicken.
C. He often leaves first and then comes back to have a look.
4.How did the author feel when he found the chickens could tell the food color?
A. Very interesting B. Quite pleased C. very surprised
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“Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. This website wouldn’t exist(存在) without your contributions(贡献). Thank you!”
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1.What does the author(作者) mean in the first paragraph?
A. To have is happier than to share.
B. To share is happier than to have.
C. To make a living is happier than to make a life.
2.In the second paragraph, “them” refer to（指）“________”.
A. Teachers
B. Language experts
C. Teachers and language experts.
3.How many points do you have to follow if you want to upload a file?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7
4.This passage is taken from_________.
A. a website B. a magzine C. a book
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