Frogs are animals that can live both in water and on land. There are more than 5,000 kinds of frogs on the earth. The earliest known frogs lived about 190 million years ago and the frogs today still look the same. Here are some fun things that you might not know about frogs. Enjoy!
The Biggest and the Smallest Frogs
Some frogs can be very big. The biggest kind of frog is the Goliath Frog in West Africa. Its body can be nearly 30cm long, about the size of a large cat. The Gold Frog and the Poison Frog are the smallest frogs in the world. They are less than 1cm long. Though the Poison Frog is very small, it is not weak at all. It is dangerous. Any animal that eats it will die very soon.
The Best Jumpers
Frogs are very good at jumping. They developed jumping legs so that they would not be eaten by other large animals. Using their big strong legs, more frogs can jump over 20 times their own length. It is like a person jumping over about 30,48. The Australian Rocket Frog can even jump over 2m, which is 50 times its body length(5.5cm). That might be the reason why frogs are called the best jumpers on the earth.
The Cryogenic Animal
Some frogs like the Common Wood Frog have a special ability to live in very cold places. When the temperature goes down, they become ice frogs. 2/3of their body water freezes. Their hearts stop, and their breathing stops too. You may think they are dead, but in fact they are not. Maybe we humans can learn the way that the frogs do for medical purpose.
小題1:The earliest frogs lived about ________ million years ago.
A．20B．30C．50D．190
小題2:The Gold Frog is one of the ________ frogs on the earth.
A．smallestB．biggestC．strongest D．weakest
小題3:________ can jump over 2m.
A．The Goliath FrogB．The Common Wood Frog
C．The Poison FrogD．The Australian Rocket Frog
小題4:What will happen to a Common Wood Frog at very low temperature?
A.It will die very soon.   B. It will be an ice frog.
B.It will become dangerous.   D. It will become very small

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析：本文敘述了青蛙是水陸兩棲動物，世界上有5000多種青蛙。最早的青蛙生活在大約1億九千萬年前，和今天的青蛙看上去一樣。并一一介紹了最大的青蛙，最小的青蛙，跳得最遠的青蛙和能承受最低溫度的青蛙。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“The earliest known frogs lived about 190 million years ago”可知本題選D。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“The Gold Frog and the Poison Frog are the smallest frogs in the world.”可知本題選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“The Australian Rocket Frog can even jump over 2m,” 可知本題選D。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“When the temperature goes down, they become ice frogs.” 可知本題選B。
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They found dogs were four times more likely to steal food they had been forbidden, when lights were turned off so humans in the room could not see.
This suggested the dogs were able to alter their behavior when they knew their owners' perspective had changed.
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A．The researchers made the test on dogs in eighty-four countries.
B．Dogs always obey and don’t steal forbidden food.
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D．The research is carried out to find out how dogs are influenced by light.
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B．Dogs Are Our Best Friends.
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D．Dogs Have Certain Qualities and Emotions of Human Beings, Researchers Say.
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※ Only for applicants applying under a Corporate Nomination(提名) Right: A company letter confirming the nomination.
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Applicants will be informed of their acceptance status in writing by postal mail. Initial(最初的) offers for Reception will be sent out from late March once all assessments have been completed.
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I seized this golden chance to 41  him .He reacted, trying to 42  me , but I was already 43  deep in his throat. He kept sneezing（打噴嚏） and his nose was running. 44  he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept 45  him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but   46  .
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D．Pupils behave better when 3D images are used in classes.
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