9. Why does the writer say that to protect snakes is to protect ourselves?　

　　　　 A. Because snake meat is good for our health.　

　　　　 B. Because snake skin can be used to make many beautiful shoes, bags and clothes.　　

　　　　 C. Because eating snakes is now in fashion.　

　　　　 D. Because a drop in the number of snakes will result in a decrease in crop output.

8. According to the newspaper, about ________ tons of snakes sometimes are eaten in Shenzhen in a single day.　

　　　　 A. one　　　　　　 B. ten　　　　 C. one hundred　　　 D. one thousand

7. What does the phrase “out-of-date” mean in Chinese?　

　　　　 A. 失约的　　　　 B. 时髦的　　　 C. 迟到的　　 D. 落伍的　

6. _____________ has become popular in China in recent years.

　　　　 A. Eating snake meat　　 B. Keeping snakes as pets　

　　　　 C. Eating mouse meat　　 D. Keeping mice as pets　

5. Which is the best title of this passage?

　　　　 A. A restaurant in Brazil　　 B. Foolish waiters

　　　　 C. The traffic lights in Brazil　　 D. The traffic lights on the table

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

　　　 Snake dishes have become popular in recent years. Snake meat is often seen in restaurants. It seems that eating snakes is now in fashion, and if you haven’t eaten any snakes yet, you’re considered out-of-date. But I wonder whether it is worth following.

　　　 Some people think that eating snake meat is good for their health. But these people don’t know that snakes usually eat mice and worms. Therefore, there are many parasites(寄生虫) found inside snakes’ bodies. They may be bad for our health. Apart from this, we’re sorry to see that more snakes are being killed by a butcher’s knife. According to the newspaper, Shanghai Star, about 1,000 tons of snakes are eaten by people every year in China. In Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, sometimes as many as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in a single day. If we still turn a blind eye to this, a vicious circle(恶性循环) will be created - if more snakes are eaten by people, the number of snakes will drop, and the number of mice will increase, which will result in a decrease in crop output. This will make more people hungry. Who wants to see such a tragedy?

　　　　 Therefore, let’s not eat snakes any more! To protect the snakes is to protect ourselves.　

4. The color “red” on the sign means “ ________ ”.

　　　　 A. pay the bill　　　 B. stop serving　 C. go on serving　 D. change the plate

3. ___________ knew the reason why they kept on serving him.

　　　 A. Another customer　 B. The writer himself　

　　　 C. The writer’s friend　 D. Nobody

2. The writer was very surprised because ___________

　　　　 A. nobody came to serve him food　 B. the waiter gave him a sign

　　　　 C. his plate was full but the waiters went on serving him　

　　　　 D. the roast was not delicious　

4. D.因为本题题干给出的是网址(http)，所以通过上因特网与BDU联系。而C项的E-mail地址在短文中给出了，而本题题干没有涉及。

3. 从第二自然段的Via the World Wide Web(通过万维网)可知，是从计算机上获取信息。因此正确答案是C.