The owl is a _____________ bird that kills its prey with its claws.

moth clinging to a large tree trunk, the bird lands on a nearby branch. Moving in for the attack, the sparrow suddenly spies a pair of round, menacing eyes. The eyes seem to move up and down like those of an owl. Within a second, the sparrow is all tail feathers as it makes its retreat. But what about the moth？

In order to avoid being eaten, the moth practised a bit of natural "tom foolery" by exposing its secret weapon--eyespots on its wings.

Eyespots are round markings or colorations on animals which look like real eyes. Many in- sects, as well as fish and frogs, use them--in a variety of ways--as a defense against predators.

Eyespots can scare an attacker away--as in the case of the moth above--by making the attacker think it is facing one of its predators. Or they can simply fool predators into thinking they are being watched.

Even when the false eyes don't stop an attack, they may enable the one who wears them to survive. You see, eyespots are often located "far" from vital organs, on wings, for instance. They lure predators into attacking the "wrong end" of their prey.

The tropical butterfly fish, for example, has an eyespot at the base of its tail. Predatory fish will often try to attack this spot, confusing the dark circle for a real eye--only to find the fish escaping in a completely unexpected direction.

The eyespots on a peacock butterfly's wings work in a similar way. By luring the predator to the wings instead of the body, the eyespots protect the peacock butterfly's head from attack. Although the insect may lose a claw or suffer a clipped wing, at least it hasn't lost its head!

Eyespots work because they take advantage of a weakness in predators, known as "innocence of the eye." Basically, this means that animals believe what they see. Unlike humans, some animals cannot reason beyond what their instincts and past experiences tell them. So, if something looks like an eye to a predator, then it must be an eye--even if it graces the delicate wing of a butterfly.

The hawkmoth escaped the attack from the sparrow because ______.

A．an owl came to its rescue

B．the sparrow suddenly saw a hunter's eyes

C．the sparrow was suddenly attacked by another bird

D．the moth showed eye-like marking on its wings

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

听力原文： Owl is the general name for over 130 types of birds from three families, and most of them are active at night. When the owl flies, its wings are noiseless just like those of a butterfly because the wing's surface is similar to velvet. The owl's feathers are light and dark brown in color. The size of the female owl is larger than the male. An owl usually builds a nest in a building, a tree hole of an abandoned nest of other birds, and some even make their nests on the ground or in a cave. Owls mainly eat insects, birds, small mammals or fish and most of them live on mice. An owl has sharp ears and eyes, and its face can help reflect the sound to its ears during night travel so as to determine the direction of a hunting target. China has 26 out of the world's 132 owls. About 120 of them are typical owls with large prominent eyes and round tails. Owls' size varies from 13 to 15 centimeters to up to 70 centimeters or even larger. They live across the world except the South Pole, and most of them like to live in forest areas. Ancient Chinese literary works recorded the descriptions of owls. Owl's folk names as "night cat" and "cat's head eagle" derive from its habits and appearance. The Chinese government has listed the bird and one of the wildlife for the state second class protection.

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A．In a building.

B．In a tree hole:

C．in a cave.

D．All of the above.

在这篇短文中，从括号中的每套词中选出表达具体的词汇。请把所选单词按顺序写出来。 （Going， Walking）through the New Hampshire woods one (time, afternoon) in the spring of my last year of boarding school, I found a (young, baby) owl in a pile of leaves at the foot of a tree. Tiny, covered with light gray fluff, he (looked, gazed) up at me with dark, shiny eyes that expressed more challenge than fear. (Overhead, nearby) I could see the (opening, place) from which he had (come, fallen)—a drop of 30 feet that should have broken his neck. Instead, the little (creature, bird) was very much (okay, alive), hissing and (moving, fluttering) his wings.

A．The wings of an awl are very smooth.

B．Generally speaking, the female owl is larger than the male one.

C．No owl likes to live in an abandoned nest of other birds.

D．The sizes of owls are not always the same.

A．She doesn't know which topic to choose

B．Her assignments are due on the same day

C．She's concerned about the spotted owl

D．She dislikes her economics class

The bird could speak Chinese.

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

C．Doesn't say.

What the shopkeeper and the bird said are the same.

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

C．Doesn't say.

His mother liked the bird very much.

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

C．Doesn't say.

What does early bird mean？

A．A bird that doesn't sleep.

B．A man that rises up early.

C．A riser that is like a bird.

At the end, the bird ______ the water.

A．didn't get

B．saw but didn't get

C．got