The number of the people     lost their lives in the accident reached 50．

A. who            B．whom           C．which      D．／

An owl（猫头鹰）is a bird．They live in almost every country of the world．

Owls are mostly awake at night．Owls hunt for mice，insects（昆虫），and even fish for food．Owls are good at hunting．Their soft feathers（羽毛）enable them to fly nearly silently．They have very good hearing，which helps them to hunt well in the darkness．

Owls' eyes are unusual．Both of the owls' eyes face front．The owl cannot move its eyes．Owls are far-sighted，which means they can see very well far away…but they can't see up close very well at all．Luckily，their eyesight（视力）is what they use for hunting，and they can see far away even in low light．Owls can turn their heads 180 degrees（度）．This makes it look like they might be able to turn their heads all the way around，but l80 degrees is all the owls need to see what’s going on all around them．

Perhaps because of the owl's mysterious（神秘的）appearance，especially its round eyes and flexible（灵活的）neck，there are a lot of myths（神话）about owls．Many cultures believe that owls are unusually wise．Some cultures think owls may bring had luck．

1．What is the eyesight of the owls used for?

A．Flying．              B．Hunting．            C．Sleeping．              D．Walking．

2．Why can owls see things all about them'?

A．Because they have good eyesight．

B．Because they have ears on the sides of their head．

C．Because they have eyes on the sides of their head．

D．Because they can turn their heads 1／2 of the way around．

3．Which of the following is true?

A．Owls can fly very fast．

B．Owls have beautiful feather．

C．Most owls hunt for food during the day．

D．Owls' good hearing helps them hunt well．

4．We can infer from the passage that _________．

A．owls are dangerous to humans

B．owls can move their eyes easily

C．owls are thought to be wise in many countries

D．owls hunt not only animals but also plants for food

5．What would be a good title for this story?

A．Owls Hunt At Night                                 B．Owls Can Fly Silently

C．Owls Have Flexible Necks                          D．Owls Are Interesting Animals

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　　The size and shape (外型) of your eats show your character (性格) more than any other part of the face. Other parts of the face change shape as we get older, but ears do rat change their shape. They only change in size.

　　Reading people's character from their ears is a very old science. In the past people thought that a person with big ears had a good character. They thought that a person with small ears in nearly white color was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ear showed if a person was musical or not. Today, too, many people believe that the size and shape of the ear help you know if a person is musical.

　　Ears are all different, and each different thing has a meaning. Next time you look at a person, see if his or her ears are large, medium-size, or small. Look at the lobes(耳垂). Do they stick to the face? Ears that are always red mean that a person may get angry suddenly. Ears that are always cold and in nearly white colour mean that a person has a nervous (神经质的) character.

1．When a baby is born, ________.

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A．his／her ears are red

B．his／her ears will not change all the life

C．his／her ears will not change in shape

D．he／she will get large ears

2．Reading people's character from their ears is ________.

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A．only for music

B．an old idea

C．very new

D．a good way to talk with others

3．When one's ears are red, it means ________.

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A．he is a kind man

B．he is very happy

C．he is angry

D．he drinks too much

4．Each different thing of the ear ________.

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A．has no meaning

B．has a meaning in character

C．has a meaning in music

D．has changes by itself.

5．If you look at someone's ears, the right way is ________.

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A．to look at his face, ears and nose

B．to look at the size, colour, shape and lobes

C．to look at his mouth, eyes and nose

D．to look at the hair, eyes and colour

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　　Dictionaries are 1 useful books. People use dictionaries to 2 out the meanings of words. 3 you are learning English, you would use 4 English dictionary. Some students have 5 .Their dictionaries contain(包括)Chinese and English words. They are useful，but it is usually 6 to use a dictionary written completely(完全) 7 English. This will 8 you to begin to think in English. A good English dictionary will show you the correct(正确的) 9 of a word and its pronunciation(发音)，many dictionaries also show 10 a word used in sentences.

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