【1】The number of students who go travelling for sightseeing（觀光） is _______.

A.296B.264C.120

【2】From the chart above, we know that ________.

A.about one third of the students go travelling to relax

B.more students go travelling to make friends than to develop independence

C.15 students go travelling for other purposes

A. haven’t seen B. won’t see

C. don’t see D. didn’t see

A. You’re welcome. B. It doesn’t matter.

C. All right. D. I’m fine.

A. with B. to C. in D. at

You can buy a box of Crayola crayons in 152 colors today, but way back in 1903, they only came in eight colors. And that box of Crayola crayons was a huge improvement over the first crayons, which only came in black.

Wax crayons were mostly used for industrial purposes until cousins Edwin Binney and Harold Smith introduced their brightly colored crayons for kids. Edwin’s wife made up the name Crayola by putting “craie”（French for chalk）together with“ oleaginous”（which means oily）. In other words, oily chalk!

It’s hard to understand just how modern crayons are different from those in the past without look at the history of the crayon. In 1864 Edwin’s dad, Joseph Binney, started a chemical factory in New York City. It made a black pigment by burning oil. When the two cousins took over the factory in 1885, they started making a number of industrial art products for home and school use, but from 1900 to 1902, they started making pencils and dustless chalk for school blackboards in American classrooms. Soon after that, colored crayons were made. But the crayons they first made were not safe for kids, so they developed crayons that would be safe. The first box they sold-the one with eight colors--cost just five cents.

To celebrate the hundredth birthday of Crayola crayons in 2003, a special 100-color box was created, adding four new colors to the existing 96-color box. Over the years, as the company grown, it has introduced more than 400 different colors. Today there are over a hundred types of Crayola Crayons. They are available in boxes printed in 11 languages including Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Italian, German, French, Finnish, English, Dutch and Danish. Two billion Crayola Crayons are produced yearly. Also you can find crayons that smell good, crayons that wash out of clothes, and even egg-shaped crayons. Nowadays, plenty of other companies make colored crayons for children, too.

【1】What color were the first crayons?

A.BlackB.RedC.YellowD.Green

【2】The first eight-color Crayola crayons started to be sold in the year__________.

A.1864B.1885C.1903D.2003

【3】Which of the following statements are TRUE about Crayola crayons?

A.The name Crayola was a mixture of two English words.

B.The first Crayola crayons were not safe but very expensive.

C.The company invented four more colors for its 100th birthday.

D.Today Crayola crayon boxes are now also printed in Chinese language.

【4】What’s the passage mainly about?

A.The changes of the colors of Crayola crayons.

B.The history of the invention of Crayola crayons.

C.The two cousins who made Crayola crayons.

D.The reason why Crayola crayons are still popular.

【題目】

When a leafy plant is under attack, it doesn’t sit quietly. Back in 1983, two scientists, Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin, reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a special smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be a warning. What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds（VOCs）.

Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked. It’s a plant’s way of crying out. But is anyone listening? Obviously. Because we can watch the neighbors’ react.

Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away. But others do double duty. They pump out perfumes to attract different insects who are their natural enemies. Once the insects arrive, the tables are turned. The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.

In study after study, it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors. The damage is usually more serious on the first plant, but the neighbors stay safer because they heard the warning and knew what to do.

Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists don’t know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in fact, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to hear the cry by accident and so wrong information was exchanged.

Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate than the world we can see and hear, our senses are weak. There’s a whole lot going on.

【1】What does a plant do when it is under attack?

A.It makes noises.B.It gets help from other plants.

C.It stands quietly.D.It sends out certain chemicals.

【2】What does “the tables are turned” mean in Paragraph 3?

A.The attackers are attacked.B.The insects gather under the table.

C.The plants get ready to fight back.D.The perfumes attract natural enemies.

【3】Scientists find from their studies that plants can__________.

A.talk to one anotherB.predict natural disasters

C.protect themselves against insectsD.help their neighbors when necessary

【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.The world is changing faster than ever.B.People have stronger senses than before.

C.The world is more colorful than it seems.D.People in Darwin’s time were full of imagination.

—I haven’t had it yet. However, it _______ good.

A．smells B．tastes C．feels D．sounds

A. much too; too much B. too much; much too

C. too much; too much D. much very; very much

A．enter B．to enter C．to leave D．a(chǎn)rrive