The Peppered Moth, a kind of insect(昆蟲(chóng)), is found in England. It is light brown in colour and likes to settle(棲息) on trees which are also light brown. This makes the moth difficult to be seen and birds are less likely to notice and eat it.

But with the development of industry(工業(yè)) , smoke from factories began to reach the trees where the moth settled. It made the trees blacker. Then something very strange took place: in industrial areas, the Peppered Moth began to change colour. It became darker as well. Though the change took several years, some scientists soon notice that newly-born moths were a little darker than usual.

A scientist with the name Kettlewell decided to make a careful study of this phenomenon(現(xiàn)象). He marked some of the light moths and some of the darker ones, and set them free in the woods near Bermingham, an industrial city. Later, he recaptured(重新捕獲) as many as the marked moths as possible. The results were as follows.

	light moths	darker moths
Moths set free	201	601
moths recaptured	34(16%)	206(34%)

Kettlewell's research (研究) was done in the early 1950s. Soon afterwards Britain introduced new laws to reduce smoke and factory pollution.

Can you imagine what would happen to the Peppered Moth as the air became cleaner again?

1.The Peppered Moth began to change its colour in industrial areas because         .

A．it itself liked to

B．it could be like the colour of its living-place

C．it had to keep the balance of nature

D．it was usually dark brown

2.From the results of Kettlewell's research, we can see that       .

A．many more of the light moths were killed or eaten

B．more than one-fifth of the light moths was not killed

C．three times as many dark moths were kept safe as light ones

D．more dark moths were killed in industrial areas

3.As the air became cleaner,        .

A．the number of the light moths became larger

B．the total number of the light moths remained unchanged

C．there were more of the darker moths and fewer of the light ones

D．the darker moths changed into the light ones suddenly

 

The Peppered Moth, a kind of insect, is found in England. It is light brown in color and likes to settle on trees which are also light brown. This makes the moth difficult to be seen and birds are less likely to notice and eat it.

But with the development of industry, smoke from factories began to reach the trees where the moth settled. It made the trees blacker. Then something very strange took place: in industrial areas, the Peppered Moth began to change color. It became darker as well. Although the change took several years, some scientists soon noticed that newly-born moths were a little darker than usual.

A scientist called Kettle Well decided to make a careful study of this. He marked some of the light moths and some of the darker ones, and set them free in the woods near Birmingham, an industrial city. Later he retarget as many the marked moths as possible ( The result was given in the chart ).

Kettle Well’s research was done in the early 1950s. Soon afterwards Britain introduced new laws to reduce smoke and factory pollution.

Can you imagine what would happen to the Peppered Moth as the air became cleaner again? 

	light moths	darker moths
Moths set free	201	601
Moths recaught	34 ( 16%)	206 ( 34%)

1. The trees where the Peppered Moth settled changed their color because _____________________________.

A. the Peppered Moth changed its color

B. the Peppered Moth couldn’t be easily found on them

C. industry in England developed quickly 

D. the smoke from factories polluted them

2. The Peppered Moth began to change its color in industrial areas because   _____________________________.

A. it changed its color all the time   

B. it was fond of the color of its living place

C. it had to protect itself by doing so 

D. it was a special sort of insect

3. From the results of Kettle Well’s research, we can see that _________________.

A. many more of the light moths were killed or eaten

B. more than one-fifth of the light moths escaped being killed

C. three times as many dark moths were kept safe as light ones

D. more dark moths were killed in industrial areas

4. Kettle Well’s work gives us a good example of _________________________.

A. Air Pollution  B. Choice of Color   C. Laws of Nature  D. Changing Insects

5. As the air became cleaner, _________________________.

A. the number of the light moths increased

B. the total number of the light moths remained unchanged

C. more of the darker moths would be recaught

D. the darker moths changed into the light ones before long

 

 

1.In what section of a newspaper will you probably read the advertisements?

A. Geography        B. Education        C. History          D. Environment  

2.What do Science Museum Oklahoma and Leonardo’s Discovery Warehouse have in common?

A. Aiming at science

B. Introducing animals

C. Offering imaginary roles

D. Enjoying a trip to the universe 

3.Emma has a tight schedule and has to work from 10am-5pm every day. If she wants to visit a museum, which website will she probably login to get more information?

A. http://www.jasminemoran.com/

B. http://www.museumgreatplains.org/

C. http://tulsaairandspacemuseum.com/

D. http://www.sciencemuseumok.org/                    

4.Which of the following can be learned from the advertisements?

A. Visitors can enjoy family fun in all the museums except the Museum of the Great Pains.

B. Visitors can experience something related to culture in the Tulsa Air and Space Museum.

C. Visitors can phone (405) 382-0950 if their children want to enjoy role-playing programs.

D. Visitors can explore an adventure of outer space in 601 NW Ferris Ave Lawton, OK.

5.What may be the purpose of the writer writing the passage?

A. To show his knowledge of museums

B. To provide some information on museums

C. To attract attention from the readers

D. To entertain readers

 

【小題1】In what section of a newspaper will you probably read the advertisements?

A．Geography

B．Education

C．History

D．Environment

【小題2】What do Science Museum Oklahoma and Leonardo’s Discovery Warehouse have in common?

A．Aiming at science

B．Introducing animals

C．Offering imaginary roles

D．Enjoying a trip to the universe

【小題3】Emma has a tight schedule and has to work from 10am-5pm every day. If she wants to visit a museum, which website will she probably login to get more information?

A．http://www.jasminemoran.com/

B．http://www.museumgreatplains.org/

C．http://tulsaairandspacemuseum.com/

D．http://www.sciencemuseumok.org/

【小題4】Which of the following can be learned from the advertisements?

A．Visitors can enjoy family fun in all the museums except the Museum of the Great Plains.

B．Visitors can experience something related to culture in the Tulsa Air and Space Museum.

C．Visitors can phone (405) 382-0950 if their children want to enjoy role-playing programs.

D．Visitors can explore an adventure of outer space in 601 NW Ferris Ave Lawton, OK.

【小題5】What may be the purpose of the writer writing the passage?

A．To show his knowledge of museums

B．To provide some information on museums

C．To attract attention from the readers

D．To entertain readers

The legal age for drinking alcohol in the Unite States is twenty-one. Underage drinking is a crime but also a common part of college social life. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we look at alcohol rules at American colleges and universities. These rules differ from school to school, but many schools have been moving to strengthen their rules.

The United States has more than 17,000,000 students in higher education. Each year, 1700 of them die from alcohol-related road crashes and other injuries. 600,000 more are injured while under the influence of alcohol. And almost 700,000 are attacked by another drunken.

One behavior that college officials are trying to prevent is too much drink. Some researchers have found that students who think binge drinking(狂飲) is normal often think extremely how much other students really drink. A person can die of alcohol poisoning. At Oklahoma University, a nineteen-year-old student died from drinking heavily at a party in 2005.

Now alcohol is banned from all sorority houses(聯(lián)誼會(huì)會(huì)館) and university housing. Student organizations can serve alcohol at events but only on Friday and Saturday nights. Other new requirements include an alcohol education program that first-year students take online.

The rules govern behavior on campus(大學(xué)校園)and off. With a first violation(違犯)，students pay seventy-five dollars and their parents are told. They must also take an alcohol education class. For a second “strike”, they have to pay one hundred fifty dollars. A third strike means that they have to be suspended school for at least one semester.

Since 2005,363 students have had a first strike. 30 have had a second strike-and only one hasn’t allowed to go to school for one semester. The president at Oklahoma tells us the aim is not just to punish but to change the behavior and culture at the university.

1.The first paragraph mainly tells us that            .

A．the legal age at the lowest for drinking alcohol is 21

B．many colleges consider drinking alcohol to be a crime

C．drinking alcohol is a necessary and popular campus culture

D．American colleges and universities have their own alcohol rules

2.Every year the number of the students who die or are injured because of alcohol in the USA adds up to about        .

A．17,000,000

B．1,301,700

C．601,700

D．1300,000

3.If a student has a third strike, he or she should            .

A．have to stop going to school for a time.

B．be removed to another school

C．be locked at home for a period.

D．be forced to leave school forever.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．College students are not allowed to drink alcohol at any time.

B．If students take an alcohol program online, they can drink alcohol.

C．Students having a first strike only receive punishment of fine.

D．Students with a second strike pay twice as much as students with a first strike.

5.From the last paragraph we can infer that         .

A．a(chǎn)lcohol rules have no effect on college students

B．drinking alcohol remains a serious problem

C．a(chǎn)lcohol rules aim to change the behavior and culture at the university

D．the number of students drinking alcohol is dropping in one way