In jokes, the chicken only crosses the road. In Australia, cane toads (蔗蟾) use roads to travel.

A new study finds that Cane toads are using roads to spread across the continent.   They take shelter overnight close to the open corridors (走廊), and then hit the road each evening in their damaging way.

Cane toads were brought into Australia from Hawaii in 1935 to control the spread of beetles (甲虫) that were destroying Australia's sugar cane crop. They are now moving into new places at the speed of 30 miles a year.

Toads can grow as large as dinner plates and can weigh up to 4.5 pounds. Their heads and backsides are covered with rows of warts (疣). They are known to kill snakes, lizards and other animals, including pet dogs. They have no natural enemy in Australia.

According to a research, toads make slower progress through thick plants than along open spaces and they hop (跳) alongside roads and fences whenever possible. Toads use long corridors that are well-suited for them to travel long distances.

Another study recently found that toads have evolved (进化形成) longer legs in recent years and that this is also helping them in their spread.

Efforts to kill toads have been largely unsuccessful, although scientists tried their best.  

Another new finding suggests ways to slow down its population.  For example, roadside borders can be changed to make them less attractive to toads, or allowing thick plants to grow along the sides of highways, thus forcing toads onto the road of themselves.

1. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Ways to kill cane toads in Australia.

B. Cane toads have evolved a lot in Australia.

C. Australian cane toads hit the road.

D. Worse environment forces toads to travel.

2. At first, cane toads were brought to Australia to_______.

A. kill snakes, lizards and other animals

B. stop pet dogs from spreading

C. protect the sugar cane crop

D. hate a scientific research

3.According to the passage, the ways to slow down the population of toads are based on the fact that cane toads_________.

A. move slower through thick plants

B. have no natural enemy in Australia

C. mainly live near the roadside

D. like traveling at night

4.The underlined word "They" in Paragraph 3 refers to “________”.

A. Beetles                         B. Cane toads

C. Australia's sugar cane crop          D. New places

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As we all known, the disabled are also important members of our society. Unfortunate, they can not do everything like another healthy people because of their disabilities. We need help from others. As a healthy people, we should show them our sympathy (同情)and help them. We should not make funny of them or ignore them. Just accept them for who they were, and help them adjust to the surrounding. When they fail, we can help them in many way, like saying “never mind” to them, giving them encouragement, or help them face the next challenge. In my view, helping the disabled is the duty of everyone rather than only the government.

为做一些对社会有意义的事情，学校准备组织学生植树；请根据下表所列内容，以学生会的名义用英语写一份关于植树的通知，张贴在学校的布告栏里。

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April 17, 2009

 According to recent reports, one of the rare animals,_____ giant panda, is in_____ danger of dying out.

   A. the;/          B. the; a         C. a; a         D. /; the

 ---What did your mother say on the phone just now?

   --- She asked me _____ I was getting on well with my new classmates.

   A. that           B. if            C. how         D. what

Though he is busy, he is very _____ and makes a telephone call to his parents from time to time and tries his best to spare some time to visit them.

    A. constant      B. considerate     C. considerable   D. conscious.

He is on his way to becoming a world-famous pianist. But can you imagine him ____ so many kinds of hardships?

   A. goes through          B. go through         C. going through           D. went through

 _______ advantages and disadvantages, Mr. Smith decided to leave the company and go to the west to try his fortune.

   A. Having compared      B. Having balanced    C. Having observed       D. Having examined

It’s said that this is the first time the painting_____ to the public, which attracts many people.

   A. were displayed        B. are displayed     C. has displayed          D. has been displayed

To reduce the pressure of traffic in our city, the government _____ banning cars in the city centre.

   A. approaches           B. advocates          C. assists                  D. agrees