The roadrunner lives in the desert of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico．It is a bird，but it can only fly about as much as a chicken can．People gave it its name because they usually see it running across a road，but，of course，it spends more time among the plants of the desert than it does on roads．

The roadrunner is quite a large，bird--about 45 cm long and 25 high．People laugh when it runs because it looks so funny．It takes long steps and can run 30 kilometers an hour．

It eats many different kinds ~f food．Although it eats plants once in a while，it is mostly a meat eater．Most of its diet is insects，but it also catches birds，mice and other small animals．It is so brave that it even dare catch snakes and black spiders．

In the spring，a male roadrunner begins looking for a female as a mate．When he finds one，he gives her presents--a snake to eat or a branch to use in building a nest．Then they build their nest，the female lays eggs，and they raise their young．

In cold winter the roadrunner has an unusual way of keeping warm．In the early morning，the roadrunner stands with its back to the sun．It holds out its wings and lifts the feathers on its upper back．There is a small dark round area on the skin tinder these feathers and it collects heat from the sun and warms its body．Unlike most birds，it doesn't need to use a lot of energy to keep warm．

Some people in Mexican villages use roadrunner meat as medicine．They believe that because roadrunners can eat poisonous animals and not die，their meat should be good for human sickness．

               

1．The roadrunner gets its name because ________．

A．it is too large for a bird

B．it runs in the desert looking for snakes

C．it can hardly fly，yet it can run fast

D．it spends more time on roads than in the desert

2．When a male roadrunner looks for a female，it usually gives her ________．

A．wings               B．nests                      C．feathers          D．gifts

3．Some people in Mexican villages ________．

A．kill roadrunners to use their meat for sickness

B．learn to keep warm the way roadrunners do

C．stay away from poisonous roadrunners

D．become very friendly with roadrunners

4．From the passage we know that ________．

A．roadrunners eat all kinds of food，mostly plants

B．roadrunners fit into the environment very well

C．roadrunners live in the desert all over the world

D．roadrunners use a lot of energy keeping warm in winter

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When you look at the sky at night, the moon looks bigger than the stars. In fact, the moon is much smaller than the stars and the sun. It is much smaller than the earth. But the moon is much closer to us than any star. That is why it looks so big. If you hold a coin(硬币) close to your eye, it looks big. If you look at it across the room, it looks small. The moon moves round the earth. It makes one trip in about four weeks. The moon looks flat(平的) to us. But it is a round ball, like the earth. People once thought the moon had fires on it. They thought the fires make it bright. Now we know the moon is like a mirror. It gets its light from the sun.

1. At night the moon looks ______.

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A. bigger than the sun

B. smaller than the sun

C. bigger than the stars

D. smaller than the stars

2. In fact the stars and the sun are ______.

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A. as big as the moon

B. not as big as the moon

C. less big than the moon

D. much bigger than the moon

3. Why does the moon look bigger than the stars?

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A. Because it moves round the earth.

B. Because it is far away from us.

C. Because it is a round ball

D. Because it is closer to us than the stars.

4. The moon gets its light from ______.

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A. the fires on it　　　B. the earth

C. the sun　　　　　　　D. the stars

5. The topic(题目) of this article should be ______.

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A. The Moon　　　 B. The Sun

C. The Earth　　　D. The Stars

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　　An American writer once said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. ” It's true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks by saying, “Isn't it a nice 1 ?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it looks like rain. ”

　　Many people think they can tell 2 the weather is going to be like. But they 3 ever agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the sky? It's going to rain tomorrow. ” Another man will say, “Yes, it's cloudy in the sky. We are going to have fine weather. ”

　　People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it's going to rain and he won't believe 4 else. When friends have a picnic, they are so 5 the weather is going to be fine very 6 that they sit eating their lunch while it is raining.

　　Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman said on the radio or on TV. But he doesn't always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still he is 7 most of the time.

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　　 　Christmas Day is always 　1　 the same day every year?December 25th. Everybody in England 　2　　 　Christmas, but people often forget that getting ready 　3　　 　Christmas is very hard work. There are so many things for us 　4　　 　.

　You have to make sure that you have 　5　　 　to eat and drink. People usually eat a big bird for Christmas dinner?a big chicken 　6　　 　a big duck. Also, you have to make a big Christmas cake. I usually make the Christmas cake in November. It is 　7　　 　of fruit, 　8　　 　sugar on top. You need many other things for Christmas?nuts, sweets and apples ? that kind of thing.

　Father usually buys the Christmas tree. He brings it home, and the children 　9　　 　it with lights, and put a star on top, so it looks really beautiful.

　Everybody gives 　10　　　 presents for Christmas. We put the presents on the floor under the tree on Christmas Eve, and open them on Christmas Day.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

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