Insects thrive all over, from the hottest deserts to the snow-clad peaks of lofty mountain
A.silently
B.totally
C.everywhere
D.overhead
A.silently
B.totally
C.everywhere
D.overhead
第1题
One of the【C1】______ beautiful sights in the bird world is the male peafowl, or peacock, strutting (炫耀) proudly【C2】______ with its magnificent【C3】______ raised and its richly【C4】______ tail feathers【C5】______ in the sunlight. The peacock's many colored "tail" is not really a tail at【C6】______. It is a fan【C7】______ of stiff, beautiful feathers. This fan is【C8】______ by the peacock's true tail. In【C9】______ to the glorious plumage, a peacock has a crest of upright feathers on its head.【C10】______, the peahen, or female peafowl, is usually colored a dull brown and has neither【C11】______ nor crest.
The peafowl is a member of the pheasant【C12】______. It may be found【C13】______ wild in the jungles of Asia and of the East Indies. Tame peafowl may be seen in nearly all other parts of the world,【C14】______, although their flesh and their eggs are【C15】______ good for【C16】______ use, they are generally kept【C17】______ ornaments or curiosities in parks and in zoos. Peafowl in a wild state feed【C18】______ grass, grain, frogs, insects and snails. In【C19】______, however, they thrive on grains commonly【C20】______ to poultry.
【C1】
A.many
B.more
C.most
D.much
第2题
All bears eat similarly insects, fruits, nuts, and small animals.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第3题
Scientists want to postpone the day when______.
A.all insects will be eliminated
B.all insecticides will be abandoned
C.super-bugs resistant to all poisons come out
D.scientists must invent new insecticides
第4题
A.heard of
B.taken from
C.composed of
D.developed from
第5题
A.calculated
B.estimated
C.measured
D.valued
第6题
Which of the following is not true?
A.When they grow up, insects look the same as when they are young.
B.Insects keep changing during their growth.
C.Insects have different shapes.
D.Not all insects look the same.
第7题
Why do people sometimes feel happy after the ants pass?
A.Because they can see no insects or snakes.
B.Because they eat their houses.
C.Because they eat their crops.
第8题
A.Because the insects are the most successful creatures.
B.Because the insects give birth all the time.
C.Because the insects can adapt to new situations quickly.
D.Because the insects were the first creatures coming to the earth before humans.
第9题
Which of the following is not true?
A.The number of insects are larger than that of any other kind of animals.
B.Silk worms and bees are useful insects to man.
C.Insects are of no value to people.
D.Insects live in all kinds of ways.
第10题
What is the main idea of the news item?
A.Tropical insects might not survive temperature changes.
B.Insects living in countries at higher attitudes could all die out.
C.Insects could not adapt themselves to the rising temperatures.
D.Insects" food supplies could be affected by the rising temperatures.