Which animal do you think is "the king of the animals", the

elephant, the lion or the tiger? They are all large and strong. But I

think the tiger is "the king of the animals". If you watch carefully, you can find some black lines on the tiger's forehead(前额). The lines look like the Chinese word "WANG". The word means "the king of the world" in Chinese.

Most of the tigers come from China and India. Tigers are dangerous animals. They look scary(吓人的). They like eating meat. They have yellow fur with black lines. They usually weigh about 200 to 300kg. Tigers can run fast. They run at a speed of 20 meters per second.

　 Some people think they are dangerous. But they don't know tigers are in danger now. There are only 20 to 30 wild South China Tigers in China and less than 300 in the world. Lots of people kill them for their fur. We should take action to protect them.

61. Which animal does the writer think is "the king of the animals" ?

A. The elephant.　　　　 B. The lion.　　　 C. The tiger.　　 D. The lion and the tiger.

62. Some black lines on the tiger's forehead look like ___________.

　 A.王　　 　　　　　　　　 B.汪　　 　　　　　　　　 C. 主　　 　　　　 D. 丰

63. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

　 A. Tigers like eating meat.

　 B. All of the tigers come from China.

　 C. Tigers usually weigh about 200 to 300 kg.

　 D. Tigers can run at a speed of 20 meters per second.

64. How many wild South China Tigers are there in China?

　 A. There are less than 20.　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. There are only 20 to 30.

　 C. There are less than 200.　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. There are less than 300.

65. Why do you think the tigers are in danger?

　 A. Because the tigers couldn't find enough food to eat.

　 B. Because lots of people kill them for their safety.

　 C. Because lots of people think they are dangerous.

　 D. Because lots of people kill them for their fur.

Read “The Curious Kiwi” and answer questions 1 to 6.

The Curious Kiwi

　　INTRODUCTION

　　The Kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It looks a bit like a long-beaked chicken, but it has no tail and it cannot fly.

　　Its tiny wings are completely hidden among the hair-like feathers. Kiwis are shy birds that live mainly in fern-filled forests. They sleep in burrows by day and come out to feed at night. They eat worms and insects that live in the soil or among dead leaves. They also enjoy fallen fruit.

　　Survival Watch

　　Kiwis are becoming rare, largely because so many have been killed by the cats, dogs and other animals that people have taken to New Zealand.

　　Kiwi Facts

　　The kiwi is up to 45 cm long, including its beak. It gets its name from its call of ki-wee.

　　The female weighs only 4 kg, but she can lay two eggs weighing about 500 grams each.

　　That's nearly ten times as heavy as a chicken's egg.

　　The kiwi is a very strange-looking bird. Its dark coat looks more like shaggy hair than feathers.

　　The nostrils at the tip of the beak can smell worms and other food several centimetres below the ground.

1．What do kiwis eat?

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A．worms and insects

B．ferns and fallen fruit

C．ferns and forest plants

D．dead leaves and fallen fruit

2．The female kiwi can lay an egg that weighs about ________.

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3．Which of the following words from the text describes the personality of kiwis?

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4．The kiwi has been given its name because it ________.

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A．feeds at night

B．has a call that sounds like “ki-wee”

C．is able to lay two eggs

D．sleeps during the day

5．The ward closest in meaning to “several”, as it is used in the passage is ________.

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6．Kiwis are becoming rare because ________.

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A．there are not many forests left

B．they don't lay enough eggs

C．they are being killed by other animals

D．their food is hard to catch