D
EVENTS(赛事)
Bicycle tour and race
A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat. & Sun.). At 5:30 am, the riders will leave Tian’anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55-kilometre leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.
The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.
Cost: 200 yuan
Telephone: 84675027
Brazilian footballers
The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who will play for at least 45 minutes.
Ticket prices: 60, 100, 150 yuan
Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26 (Sat.)
Telephone: 85012372
Rock climbing
The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26—27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众).
Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.
Time/Dates: 9—12 am, August 26 and 27
Telephone: 87143177, 87144850, Wang Zhenghua
68. The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about ______.
A).visiting teams B). famous players
C). things to do for the weekend D). prices to pay for the sports events
69. If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for _____.
A).35 kilometers B).55 kilometers C).75 kilometers D).110 kilometers
70. The underlined word “leg” in “Bicycle tour and race” probably means _____.
A).race B). practice C). part of the training D). part of the tour
71. What is special about the rock climbing competition?
A). A foreign team takes part in it.
B). You can watch it without paying
C). You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part.
D). The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.
E
Stingrays(黄貂鱼)
Stingrays are pancake-shaped fish, and you’d never guess it: they’re close cousins of sharks. The smallest kinds are about the size of a dinner plate. But some 4-metre stingrays live in the waters near Australia.
About 170 different kinds of stingrays live in the oceans around the world. And some live in freshwater too. In South America, a few kinds swim in the Amazon and other rivers that flow into the Atlantic. One ocean kind, the Atlantic stingray, also lives in the St. Johns River in Florida.
A stingray has a mouth and nostrils(鼻孔) on the bottom of its body. These nostrils are for smelling, not for breathing.
When water flows into a stingray’s nostrils, the fish may pick up the smells of creatures it wants to eat. It can also find prey(牺牲者) by sensing the tiny amount of electricity that animals give off. Slowly, slowly the fish hunts by moving along the ocean or river bottom. When it senses a worm, clam, shrimp, or other creature, it flaps (拍打) its fins until the prey is uncovered. Then the fish lies down over the prey, sucks it in, and crunches it with its small teeth.
A stingray’s flat shape helps it hide. It stirs up a cloud of sand by flapping its big, flat fins. When the sand settles down over the fish, everything is covered but its eyes, breathing holes, and sometimes its tail.
Its tail gave the “sting” to a stingray’s name. When a stingray is attacked by an enemy, it whips its tail around. Then a sharp stinger releases a powerful poison into the enemy. When stingrays are on the ocean bottom, it’s easy for a diver to step on one by mistake. Then the fish usually stings the person in the ankle. The poison is very painful, and the wound may hurt for a day or two. Worse yet, pieces of the stinger can break off and infect the ankle. But stingrays don’t chase after prey or people to sting them. In fact, divers can swim among friendly stingrays without getting hurt.
72. Why did the author write the article “Stingrays”?
A). To tell readers an exciting story about the ocean.
B). To give readers facts about an interesting fish.
C). To warn readers about dangers in the ocean.
D). To teach readers how fish hunt their prey.
73. It is easy for a diver to step on a stingray by mistake because stingrays _________
A). are of many different sizes
B). can cover themselves with sand
C). move slowly above the ocean floor
D). live in freshwater as well as in oceans
74. Why does a stingray flap its fins when it feels prey?
A). To smell the prey. B). To escape the prey.
C). To frighten the prey. D). To find the prey.
75. How might a sting from a stingray become infected?
A). Pieces of the stinger come loose in the wound.
B). Poison from the stinger gets into the wound.
C). Electricity from the stinger shocks the wound.
D). Fins beside the stinger throw sand into the wound.
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