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.
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 【解析】短文大意:龙虾生活在海洋里,有各种各样的颜色,烹饪后它们会变成红色。龙虾是夜间活动的动物,有一双强有力的爪子。过去龙虾被认为是穷人的食物,如今,龙虾是一种昂贵且受欢迎的菜肴。 1.细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句“Cooking turns it red.”可知。龙虾在烹饪后会变红。故答案为B。 2.细节理解题。根据第二段...科目:初中英语 来源:人教版英语九年级全册练习题:期末测试 题型:阅读单选
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The mountain road was narrow(狭窄的) and the old woman was walking carefully,because she did not want to lose her cabbages.
Suddenly she heard a loud bell and a bicycle came round.It passed her and went very fast down the hill.The old woman had to jump up to one side of the road so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly fell into the valley(山谷).
She looked up,and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle.He was riding on without even looking round to see whether the old woman was all right.
The old woman began to shout,“Come back,young man!You dropped something!”
When he heard this,the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he nearly fell off.Then he turned and began to push the bicycle back up to the hill.“What is it?” he asked.“What did I drop?” “Little boy,” the old woman answered,“you dropped your manners.”
1.What was the old woman carrying?
A. A basket of eggs. B. A basket of pears.
C. A basket of apples. D. A basket of cabbages.
2.Why did the woman go to the town?
A. Because she went to see her son.
B. Because she went to buy cabbages.
C. Because she went to sell her cabbages.
D. Because she went to buy a bicycle.
3.What was the mountain road like?
A. The mountain road was wide. B. The mountain road was narrow.
C. The mountain road was long. D. The mountain road was untidy.
4.Which one is RIGHT according to the passage?
A. The boy stopped to buy some cabbages.
B. The boy stopped to take the old woman to the town.
C. The boy stopped to pick up the cabbages.
D. The boy stopped to ask the old woman what he had dropped.
5.What did the boy drop?
A. The boy dropped his cabbages.
B. The boy dropped his money.
C. The boy dropped his manners.
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7.A. So B. Then C. But
8.A. interest B. imagination C. attention
9.A. another B. other C. one
10.A. Look for B. Listen to C. Care for
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The classroom____________________________________if everyone tries his best.
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2.A. a B. an C. the D. /
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5.A. teach B. teaches C. teaching D. to teach
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