Longman-Welcome-to-English-4A测试题-4A-R10.doc

LWTE-4A-R10Betty is reading an article in the newspaper. Read the article.105World’s largest ever rat!In 2007 scientists found the bones of an unusual animal in South America. It looked like a large rat but it was the size of a car It lived about four million years ago. It weighed about 1,000 kg, and was about 3 m long and 1.5 m tall. That is roughly the same size as a hippo today. Scientists gave the large rat the nickname: Mighty Mouse.At 30 cm long, its front teeth were much bigger than many other animals’. Scientists think it used these teeth to cut down trees or to fight other animals. The other teeth in the rat’s mouth were smaller so scientists think that it could only eat soft plants and fruit. They think it lived mostly in water near forests.Today the world’s largest rat also lives in South America. It is called a capybara and weighs around 60 kg. Luckily, the rats we see in Hong Kong only weigh around 600 g!Blacken ● the circle next to the correct answer.1 Scientists discovered the bones of a ____ in South America.A. hippoB. dinosaurC. catD. rat2 Mighty Mouse was bigger than ____ .A. today’s hippoB. a dinosaurC. a rat todayD. a car3 Read line 2: It looked like a large rat but it was the size of a car£ What should be put in the box?A. ?B. !C. ’D. ,4 Which sentence is true about Mighty Mouse?A. It was 30 cm long.B. It was heavier than a capybara.C. It could not swim.D. It is living in South America now.5 Why do scientists think Mighty Mouse ate only soft plants and fruit?A. Its front teeth were very small.B. It couldn’t fight other animals.C. There was no other food to eat in the forest.D. The other teeth in its mouth were smaller than the front teeth.6 A rat in Hong Kong is ____ than Mighty Mouse.A. heavyB. heaviestC. lighterD. heavier7 Read lines 12–13: Luckily, the rats we see in Hong Kong only weigh around 600 g! Why does the writer say ‘Luckily’?A. The writer is glad that Hong Kong rats are small.B. The writer likes all types of rats.C. The writer likes heavy rats.D. The writer likes studying about rats.8 The article is about ____ .A. the size of ratsB. Mighty MouseC. rats in South AmericaD. rats in Hong KongAnswer Key1 D2 C3 B4 B5 D6 C7 A8 B Longman Welcome to English 4A 3/4 © Pearson Education Asia Limited 2008。