西安20xx届八校联考试题(英语)(编辑修改稿)

西安20xx届八校联考试题(英语)(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

end in need is a friend indeed B When my son, Justin, was four, he found a caterpillar (毛虫 ） and put it in a jar. Each day he fed it with fresh grass and leaves. In a few weeks the caterpillar was fat and ready to sleep. One morning we discovered the caterpillar wrapped in a cocoon (苗 ） • It hung from the top of the jar, an example of one of nature39。 s wonders. Justin was excited. To him it was like Christmas. He knew a moth (娥 ） or butterfly was about to be born, but he didn39。 t know what kind. He was curious to know what gift nature was about to give him. “Dad!” as he ran to me one day. “Something39。 s happening. Come see!” He led me to his room. The cocoon had bee clear. We could clearly see the wings of the un born. A few days later, a beautiful black moth broke free from its silky cage and began to lay eggs on the leaves of grass， pleting the life cycle of the little caterpillar. The next day, I advised my young son it was time to set the moth free. He took the jar outside, opened it, and the little moth flew out. It circled the yard twice, came back， and landed on Justin39。 s arm. He picked it up, tossed(轻抛 ) i t in the air, and the moth repeated its flight pattern. He tried over and over to set it free, but each time it would return to his arm. Justin gave up. He returned his little pet to the jar. The next day he tried to set it free again, and after a few return flights to his arm, the moth finally flew off into the tall grass. Like a person, I believe the moth was afraid to leave what it was fortable with. It wanted to stay with something familiar, afraid to move on and experience new things. Humans are creatures of habit. We hate change. However, if we hadn39。 t moved, we would not have experienced many new things. 50. According to the passage, what was Justin anxious to know? A. Whether the caterpillar would change into a moth or a butterfly. B. What gift he would receive for Christmas from his dad. C. Why the caterpillar could hang from the top of the jar. D. How the cocoon had bee clear one day. 51. The thing that means the end of the little caterpillar39。 s life cycle is that_________________ . A. it was wrapped in a cocoon B. the moth began to lay eggs C. the cocoon became clear J D. the moth was born from the cocoon 52. The first time Justin set the moth free, it _____________ . A. flew off into the tall grass immediately B. flew into the jar itself after flying a while C. returned to Justin after circling the yard D. came back into the jar and then flew away 53. What can we learn about the author from the passage? A. He thinks we had better not change our habit. B. He didn39。 t allow his son to have the moth as a pet. C. He thinks the moth is not brave enough. D. He thinks it necessary to experience new things. C London taxis， with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going， are ranked best in the world, according to an annual taxi poll(民意调查 ） • The survey by travel website hotels, found London taxis, despite being the most expensive, beat others across the globe to head the list for the third consecutive(连续的 ） years, scoring a total of 59 percent in votes on several categories by travelers. London taxi drivers were voted both friendliest and most knowledgeable. Drivers in the English capital must pass an examination called The Knowledge to earn their taxi license. New York39。 s yellow taxis came second in the list, scoring 27 percent which was up 10 percentage points from last year even though Manhattan39。 s cab drivers tied with Parisian taxi drivers as the ru dest. Travelers said New York had the most available taxis. Cabbies in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world with almost one in 10 travelers think ing the Italian capital had the world39。 s worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving. Traveling by taxi is one of the first experiences that many travellers have upon arrival in a new city. In fact, the research found that cabs are by far the most popular method of traveling from the airport to their hotel， ” a spokesman for hotels, said in a statement. The global poll scored city taxis for their levels of cleanliness, value, quality of driving, knowledge of the area, friendliness, safety and availability. Rounding out the top five were Tokyo with a total score of 26 percent, Berli。