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2020-2021学年高一上学期第一次月考英语试题精选汇编
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重庆市第十八中学2020-2021学年高一上学期第一学月月考英语试题
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
A kind of insect gets its name for the body shape, which resembles a long stick. Such an amazing ____41____ (appear) helps it successfully hide from predators(捕食者) in the branches of trees. These creatures ____42____ (call) stick insects. Often called walking sticks, they live on every continent except Antarctica. They can be smaller than an inch or longer than ____43____ 18-inch ruler.
There are some other ways stick insects use to defend ____44____ (they). Some can hit attackers with their spiny legs. Others spray something in no time ____45____ burns an attacker’s eyes. And some just taste bad. The Peruvian stick insect is one of them. This stick insect is ____46____ (easy) to see because it has red, yellow, and black markings than others. These bright colors are a warning to predators, who know it discharges something with an unpleasant smell