Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be mainly used to protect themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts（蝗虫）, but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colurs with the changes of the colours of crops .When crops are green, locusts look green .But as the harvest time comes, locusts change into the same brown colour as crops have .Some other pests whose colours are different from plants are easily found and eaten by others .So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animals’ life, you’ll find the main use of colours is to protect themselves .Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests .They cannot be easily seen by hunters because their colours are much like the trees.

Colours are useful not only on the land , but also in the sea .A kind of fish in the sea can give out a kind of black liquid（液体）when the fish face danger. The liquid spreads over quickly, so they cannot be found by their enemies and can quickly swim away. That is why they can live safely though they are not strong at all.

1.From the passage, we can know that .

A．locusts are big animals

B．locusts are easily found by birds

C．locusts are dangerous to their enemies

D．locusts can change their colours to protect themselves

2.Those pests with different colours from plants have to to keep out of danger.

A．change their colours

B．hide in the day time and appear at night

C．move quietly

D．hide at night and appear in the day time

3.Bears and lions can keep safe because .

A．their colours are much like the trees

B．they move quickly

C．they are very strong

D．they live in forests

4.According to the passage, the fish can keep safe because .

A．they can change their colours

B．they can give out a kind of black liquid

C．they are strong enough

D．they swim faster than any other fish

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A．The colours of the seasons

B．Animals on the land and in the sea

C．The main use of colours for animals and pests

D．How to keep safe in the sea

It was a Sunday afternoon. It was very ____and nobody wanted to stay at home. Mike decided to go swimming in the river. His brother,Jim.wanted to go with him.

  “ _______him with you, Mike” said their father.” he will do what you say, I think.”

  They got ____the river quickly. A lot of people were ___in it. Mike told Jim to play in the bank,then he ____into the river. About an hour later, Mike swam to the bank with a fish in his hand. Jim was very _____. He found a bottle and put the fish in it.

   Jim did____except(除了) watching the fish that evening. Suddenly Mike heard Jim ____in the room. He ran to him and asked,” what’s wrong ____you, Jim?”

  “ The fish has died,” Jim said “I thought it was ______. So I took it out of the bottle and put it on the chair, I only wanted it to have a rest.”

1.A.warm       B.hot        C.cool        D.cold

2.A. Carry      B. Bring      C. Take       D. Catch

3.A.to         B.at          C.in           D. For

4.A.washing    B.running     C.resting      D.swimming

5.A.ran        B.walked      C.fell        D.jumped

6.A.happy      B.angry       C.sad        D.sorry

7.A.everything  B.something   C.nothing     D.anything

8.A.singing     B.crying      C.smiling     D.laughing

9.A.with       B.from       C.to          D.on

10.A. Hungry   B.free        C.tired       D. Busy

Mr. White was riding a horse in the rain all the afternoon. When he reached a restaurant, he was all___1___ and cold. He saw a fire(火) in __2__ restaurant and many people sitting __3___ it. He couldn’t get a seat near the fire. He thought hard and soon he had an ___4___. He called out to the waiter,“___5__ some fish to my horse!”The waiter answered,“Horses don’t eat fish.”Mr White said,“___6__ my horse eats fish.”The waiter did as Mr White told him. The people in the restaurant ___7___ very strange and ran out after the waiter. When all the people went out, Mr White sat down at the table ___8__ the fire. When the waiter and the people __9__, they said,“Your horse doesn’t want eat the fish,”Mr White answered, “Put the fish on the table__10___ my horse doesn’t want it. I’ll eat it as soon as I warm up and dry out.”

Most animals protect(保护) their young until they are old enough to take care of themselves. A fish that swims in the rivers of South America protects its young in a very strange way. This fish, a kind of catfish, uses its mouth to keep its babies from danger(危险).

    When this catfish lays(产卵) its eggs, it carries them in its mouth. From what we know, it does not eat during this time. After the eggs hatch(孵化), the fish swims with its young to protect them. It opens its mouth when danger appears(出现), and the tiny fish swim inside. They swim out only when it’s safe again.

    These catfish may have a peculiar way to protect their young, but it seems(好像) to work.

1.The best title(标题) is _____________.

        A. Staying Away From Danger     B. How A Fish Protect Its Young

        C. Laying Eggs                  D. A Cat That Swims

2. The catfish in the story live in _________________.

        A. lakes            B. the sea          C. rivers           D. North America

3.The young fish are ____________________.

        A. tiny         B. large            C. yellow and gold  D. very brave

4.If the young fish were not near their parents, they would be ______________.

        A. safer            B. in greater danger    C. happier      D. less hungry

5. The word “peculiar” in the story means ________________.

        A. easy         B. useless      C. strange      D. dangerous