How did the Black slaves on the ranches in Texas differ from those on the plantations in t
A.They cut cotton.
B.They escaped from slavery.
C.They were mostly cowboys.
D.They were riders.
A.They cut cotton.
B.They escaped from slavery.
C.They were mostly cowboys.
D.They were riders.
Passage Three
Did you know that a turtle can lay twelve eggs in one minute? A large sea turtle lays around 150 eggs at a time. She lays all these eggs in just a few minutes.
Large sea turtles live in the warm seas of the world. Except for when they lay their eggs, they spend their whole lives in water. When it is time to lay their eggs, the females swim to land. They usually return to the place where they themselves were born. How they find their way back there is a mystery.
When they reach shore, the big, heavy turtles crawl slowly up to the high water mark. Using their flippers, they pull themselves along the sand. They struggle like mountain climbers to attain their goal. When they finally reach dry sand, they rest before beginning the difficult task of laying eggs.
The turtles lay the eggs in deep holes and cover them with warm sand. The sand protects the eggs from harm. Then the females leave them. After a few weeks, if you happened to be walking along the beach, you might see the sand begin to shake in one spot. Then you would see tidy black balls coming out of the sand. The tidy heads of baby turtles!
Baby turtles have a build-in sense of direction. As soon as they are hatched, they head for the water. Once the babies swim out to sea, they don't touch shore again until it is time for them to lay their own eggs.
41. The first sentence lets us know that this passage is about ______.
A. turtles
B. oceans
C. time
D. eggs
"How did you write your advertisement?" asked one of the listeners, a merchant.
"Here it is," said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, "Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street."
"Now," said the merchant, "I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of great importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I'll buy you a new one." The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: "If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known." This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of them had notes, fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.
What is an advertisement?
A.A news item.
B.A public announcement in the press, on TV, etc.
C.One way to voice one's view.
D.Public opinions.
It can be inferred from the passage that______.
A.Jacob gained both fame and wealth from painting
B.Jacob could never become an artist if he did not live in Harlem
C.Jacob often went to the barber shop to have his hair cut
D.Jacob was a very popular black painter
How much did you______ on this new car?
A.cost
B.pay
C.spend
D.take
How many times did the box hit the man?
A.Once
B.Three times
C.Twice
D.Four times
According to the writer, how did the young scientists feel before the flight?
A.sick
B.keen
C.nervous
D.impatient
How long______?
A.you suppose did it last
B.do you suppose it lasted
C.did you suppose it last
D.you suppose it lasted
How did the customer settle the dispute with Russian electric company?
A.By peaceful negotiation.
B.By using a tank.
C.By resorting to forces.
D.By appealing to the Russian Army.
How did language originate and develop?
Which theory about the origins of language sounds more reasionable to you? Why?
How can people today know about the original form. of language?