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Bees are insects. Bees are special insects because they can fly! They can move through the air like an airplane! Bees can fly because they have wings. They use their wings to fly. Bees can fly fast. Bees can also fly slow. They can fly up and they can fly down. They need to fly to get to the flowers!
Bees can have three colors. They can be yellow, red and orange. All bees are black in some places.
Bees have three main parts. They have a head. They have a body. And, they have a stinger. The stinger is used to defend against enemies. They also have six legs. They use their legs to stand and climb. They also use their legs to eat and collect pollen.
Bees live in many places. They live in Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The only continent that bees do not live on is Antarctica! I understand why they don’t live in Antarctica. It’s too cold!
Most of the time, bees are nice to humans. If you do not bother them, they will not bother you. Have fun watching the bees this summer!
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Bees are insects. Bees are special insects because they can fly! They can move through the air like an airplane! Bees can fly because they have wings. They use their wings to fly. Bees can fly fast. Bees can also fly slow. They can fly up and they can fly down. They need to fly to get to the flowers!
Bees can have three colors. They can be yellow, red and orange. All bees are black in some places.
Bees have three main parts. They have a head. They have a body. And, they have a stinger. The stinger is used to defend against enemies. They also have six legs. They use their legs to stand and climb. They also use their legs to eat and collect pollen.
Bees live in many places. They live in Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The only continent that bees do not live on is Antarctica! I understand why they don’t live in Antarctica. It’s too cold!
Most of the time, bees are nice to humans. If you do not bother them, they will not bother you. Have fun watching the bees this summer!
Bee —Special features ,Insects 1.
Bee —All bees are black in some places, yellow, red and orange 2.
Bee —A stinger ,a body ,a head3.
Bee —In Africa, Australia, Asia and so on4.
Bee —The exception5.
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There are many American expressions about insects(昆虫) like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers. They always appear to be busy, moving around their homes or hives. So you might say you were “as busy as a bee” if you spent your weekend cleaning your house .
Here is an expression about bees that is not used much any more, but we like it anyway. We think it was first used in the nineteen twenties. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was “the bee’s knees”. Now, we admit(承认) that we do not know how this expression developed. In fact, we do not even know if bees have knees!.
Hornets(大黄蜂) are bee-like insects that sometimes attack people. If you are really angry, you might say you are“mad as a hornet”.And if you “stir up a hornet’s nest”, you create trouble or problems.
Butterflies are beautiful insects, but you would not want to “have butterflies in the stomach”. That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd. And do you know any expressions about ants?
1.When Mrs. King spends her weekend cleaning the house, we can say she is as busy as _________.
A. a bee B. a hornet
C. a butterfly D. an insect
2.When you say to others “I am mad as a hornet”, what do you really mean?
A.I must stop working. B.I am the best of all.
C.I create some problems. D.I feel really angry.
3.Which of the following would be discussed next?
A. Some expressions about ants. B. Some expressions about noses.
C. Some expressions about flowers. D. Some expressions about colors.
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There are lots of dangerous and terrible insects in Northeastern India, but the tree-bees are the most terrible. They are killers. Unlike most bees which will sting (叮咬) you only if they are disturbed (打扰), tree-bees will attack you in thousands for no reason. And they will chase (追赶) you for your life.
Walking along a dusty road while I was on holiday there last year. I found myself, without the least warning, the centre of such an attack. The air above me suddenly became thick with bees. Though it was hot, I went cold all over. Until then I had never heard of Indian tree-bees, but I had recently seen a film called “The Angry Swarm”, which was about killer-bees.
I began running to the village about half a mile away, but I was soon covered from head to foot with bees. I drove them away with my hands, only to make room for others. Each time I opened my mouth for breath, more bees entered my mouth, until it was stung to twice its usual size and I could hardly breathe.
When I reached the village, I found some workers building a house. I ran towards them for help. But as soon as the workers saw the bees with me, they ran for safety at top speed.
Soon my eyes had completely closed. I fell into a pile of brick dust. I pushed myself wildly down into it until my head and shoulders were covered. And then I tried hard to get out of the dust, the angry bees made a new attack on me. I was tired out and ran weakly about in circles. Soon I lost my consciousness (意识).
Later I learned that two quick-minded villagers ran to a pile of dry grass and quickly surrounded (包围) me with a thick wall of fire and smoke until the bees were driven away. They stayed with me, taking stings out of my body for the next three hours until a doctor came and gave me further treatment.
1. What can we infer (推断) from the second paragraph?
A. The temperature went down at that time.
B. The air suddenly became thick because of the dust.
C. The writer knew Indian tree-bees were the most dangerous.
D. The writer felt scared when he was surrounded by tree-bees.
2.In which order did the following things happen to the writer?
a. He tried to drive away the bees but failed.
b. He was surrounded with a thick wall of fire and smoke.
c. He was tired out and lost consciousness later.
d. He watched a film named “The Angry Swarm”.
e. He was attacked by tree-bees while taking a walk.
A. e-a-c-b-d B. d-e-a-c-b C. e-b-a-d-c D. d-e-a-b-c
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Tree-bees often attack people in large numbers.
B. Tree-bees can be driven away by fire and smoke.
C. Tree-bees do not give up easily when they attack people.
D. Tree-bees will not attack people unless they are disturbed.
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There are lots of dangerous and terrible insects in Northeastern India, but the tree-bees are the most terrible. They are killers. Unlike most bees which will sting (叮咬) you only if they are disturbed (打扰), tree-bees will attack you in thousands for no reason. And they will chase (追赶) you for your life.
Walking along a dusty road while I was on holiday there last year. I found myself, without the least warning, the centre of such an attack. The air above me suddenly became thick with bees. Though it was hot, I went cold all over. Until then I had never heard of Indian tree-bees, but I had recently seen a film called “The Angry Swarm”, which was about killer-bees.
I began running to the village about half a mile away, but I was soon covered from head to foot with bees. I drove them away with my hands, only to make room for others. Each time I opened my mouth for breath, more bees entered my mouth, until it was stung to twice its usual size and I could hardly breathe.
When I reached the village, I found some workers building a house. I ran towards them for help. But as soon as the workers saw the bees with me, they ran for safety at top speed.
Soon my eyes had completely closed. I fell into a pile of brick dust. I pushed myself wildly down into it until my head and shoulders were covered. And then I tried hard to get out of the dust, the angry bees made a new attack on me. I was tired out and ran weakly about in circles. Soon I lost my consciousness (意识).
Later I learned that two quick-minded villagers ran to a pile of dry grass and quickly surrounded (包围) me with a thick wall of fire and smoke until the bees were driven away. They stayed with me, taking stings out of my body for the next three hours until a doctor came and gave me further treatment.
1.What can we infer (推断) from the second paragraph?
A.The temperature went down at that time.
B.The air suddenly became thick because of the dust.
C.The writer knew Indian tree-bees were the most dangerous.
D.The writer felt scared when he was surrounded by tree-bees.
2.In which order did the following things happen to the writer?
a. He tried to drive away the bees but failed.
b. He was surrounded with a thick wall of fire and smoke.
c. He was tired out and lost consciousness later.
d. He watched a film named “The Angry Swarm”.
e. He was attacked by tree-bees while taking a walk.
A.e-a-c-b-d B.d-e-a-c-b C.e-b-a-d-c D.d-e-a-b-c
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Tree-bees often attack people in large numbers.
B.Tree-bees can be driven away by fire and smoke.
C.Tree-bees do not give up easily when they attack people.
D.Tree-bees will not attack people unless they are disturbed.
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Imagine you are in a jumping contest。 Animals and insects can also enter this contest. But they might just leave humans in the dust!
The first event is the long jump. The human athlete is Mike Powell. In 1991, he jumped nearly 30 feet, which is the world record for the long jump. That is about five times his own height.
His competitor in the long-jump contest is a frog named "Rosie the Ribbiter" Rosie set the world record for frogs in 1986 by jumping more than 21 feet. Her record has never been broken by any other frog. Compared to Mike Powell, Rosie's jump is not that amazing. But wait! Rosie is only about 10 inches long when her legs are stretched (伸展) to their full length. She can jump more than 25 times her size. Rosie, the frog, wins the long jump event.
The next event is the high jump. Javier Sotomayor, the world record holder, can jump a bar (横杆) 8 feet high. That is about as high as the ceiling in most homes.
Looking around for someone to challenge his record, Javier might need a magnifying glass (放大镜),The next contestant is a tiny insect called the spittlebug (吹沫虫).
The spittlebug can jump 28 inches into the air. It is only a quarter-inch long, less than the width of a pencil. If the spittlebug were the same size as Javier, it would be able to jump 600 feet into the air. That is like a human jumping over a building 55 stories (层) high!
Though the humans lose the "jumping contest", their competitors would probably agree that Mike and Javier are still pretty excellent athletes. If only Rosie and the spittlebug could speak!
1.In the writer's opinion, Rosie and the spittlebug's jumping abilities are ________.
A.surprising B.promising C.helpful D.fearful
2.What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably mean?
A.Humans jump much better than animals and insects.
B.Humans jump as well as animals and insects.
C.Animals and insects jump much better than humans.
D.Humans jump as badly as animals and insects.
3.How does the writer develop the text?
A.By giving instructions. B.By making comparisons.
C.By following the order of time D.By following the order of
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Do you know why different animals or insects have their special colors? Colors are used mainly to protect themselves.
Why can’t some birds easily catch locusts（蝗虫）? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as autumn comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other insects with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives in the day 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 can’t be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even more strange thing? A kind of fish in the sea can send out black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies can’t find it. And it quickly swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
1. From the article we learn that locusts .
A. are dangerous to their enemies B. are easily found by birds
C. change their colors to protect themselves D. are small animals
2.How can insects with different colors from plants keep out of danger?
A. They have to move quietly.
B. They hide themselves in the day and appear at night.
C. They have the colors much like their enemies.
D. They run away quickly.
3. Bears and lions can keep safe because .
A. they live in forests B. they like brown and grey colors
C. they move quietly D. they have the colors similar to the trees
4.What does the word “liquid” mean in the last paragraph?
A. 气体 B. 固体 C. 液体 D. 水蒸气
5. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Insects
B. Colors of Different Animals and Insects
C. The Change of Colors for Animals and Insects
D. The Change of Different Animals and Plants
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The boots are _____ designed and they can prevent us from _____ in the air.
A. specially; float B. especially; float
C. specially; floating D. especially; floating
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The students are fed up with their studies because they are ________ to do far better than they can.
A. hoped B. promised C. expected D. suggested
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The students are fed up with their studies because they are_______ to do far better than they can.
A. hoped B. promised
C. expected D. suggested