科目：初中英語 來源：英語競賽初三年級 題型：050
Read “The Curious Kiwi” and answer questions 1 to 6.
The Curious KiwiINTRODUCTION
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
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科目：初中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
It was the last day of the final examination in a college. On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence.
They knew the exam would be easy. The professor had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.
Right after they came into the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. There were only five questions on it.
Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked. “How many of you have completed all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one.” But the class kept silent(沉默). The professor said, “That is exactly what I expected. I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”
The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
( )56. Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?
A.Because it was their last exam in the college.
B.Because they knew there were only five questions.
C.Because they thought they were clever and talented.
D.Because they wee allowed to bring any books and notes during the test.
( )57. How many students have finished all the five questions?
A.All of them. B. Some of them C. None of them . D. Only one of them.
( )58. What does the underlines word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph?
A.模糊 B回憶 Ｃ提醒 �。母淖�
( )59. What could the students learn from the last exam?
A. He laughs best who laughs last.
B. A good beginning is half done.
C. One is never too old to learn.
D. The early bird catches the worm.
( )60. What’s the best title for the article?
A. Some Confident Students.
B. An Engineering Professor.
C. An interesting Professor.
D. An Unforgettable Lesson.
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