A. late November

B. early November

C. early December

D. late December

( )32. What is Jingle Bells?

A. It is a stuffed animal.

B. It is a computer game.

C. It is a Christmas song.

D. It is a kind of colored light.

( )33. In Western countries, shops normally open 　　　　 every day.

A. 12 hours

B. 10 hours

C. 9 hours and a half

D. 8 hours and a half

( )34. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Children only make a list of what they need to buy before Christmas.

B. Some people make Christmas gifts and cards instead of buying them.

C. During the week before Christmas, stores in Western countries close.

D. Most shops in Western countries stay open all night during the week before Christmas.

( )35. The passage tells us 　　　　.

A. what Western people do before Christmas

B. where Western people put up Christmas trees

C. what gifts are popular for Christmas in the West

D. when Western people start to buy Christmas presents

C

We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but some move to get away from places that are too crowded.

When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration (迁徙) is probably the migration of one kind of fish, which is called salmon (大马哈鱼). This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends most of its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there.

In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain home when it becomes too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.

Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster (龙虾). Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the bottom (底部) of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go.

So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.

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( )36. Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time because 　　　　.

A. they like crowded places

B. they need to find fresh water

C. they want to find food more easily

D. they stay away from their birthplaces

( )37. Which statement about salmon is TRUE?

A. It is born in salt water.

B. It lives in salt water most of its life.

C. It returns to warm water when it is old.

D. It travels many miles to the ocean bottom.

( )38. In northern Europe, the mice move to 　　　　.

A. the top mountain

B. the deep ocean

C. the faraway farm

D. the low land

( )39. Why do the lobsters walk across the bottom of the ocean?

A. Because the weather is getting warm.

B. Because they are about to go all the way to the seaside.

C. Because it’s time for them to give birth in warm water.

D. We don’t know the reason.

( )40. Which can be the BEST title for the passage?

A. Animals like to travel

B. Humans and animals

C. The most famous migration

D. Birds, fish and other animals

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