Readthenexttwoselections.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.
RedCrabInvasion
1ChristmasIslandisanAustralianterritoryintheIndianOcean.Theislandisactuallyaplateauatthetopofamountainthatismostlyunderwater.Only1,500orsopeoplelivedontheislandasof2010.ButChristmasIslandisaspecialplace.
2Theislandboastsanarrayofexoticplantsandanimals,someofwhicharefoundnowhereelseintheworld.Amongthisgreatdiversityaremorethan100kindsofcrabs.Theredlandcrabmakesupthelargestpopulationofthelandcrabspecies.Thesecrabsspendmostoftheirlivesonland;however,onceayearalmost120millionofthemaredrivenbyinstincttomakeatreacheroustriptotheocean.Thecrabsletnothingstandintheirway,swarminginredwavesoverthestreetsandhomesoftheisland.
3ThemigrationbeginsduringtherainyseasoninOctoberandNovember.Theprocesscanlastaslongasafewweeks,andthecrabscantravelseveralmilestotheoceanandback.Theytravelanearlyidenticalpathyearafteryear.Duringthatjourneytheyriskgettingrunoverbycars,sufferingdehydration,orbeingattackedbyotheranimals.Butthecrabswillnavigateoveroraroundanythingintheirpath.
4Themaleredcrabsarethefirsttobeginthejourney.Theyleavetheirburrowsintherainforestnearthepeakoftheplateauandscurrytowardtheocean.Atthebeginningofthismigration,itappearsasthoughthemountainiseruptingwithcrabs.Thecrabsmaketheirwaydownthesideoftheplateauandcrossthepathofthepeoplelivingthere.Theroadsbecomecrab-crossingzones,withtraffichaltingfrequentlywhilethesmall
crustaceansracetowardthebeach.Homesinthecrabs’pathcanbecomeoverrunwiththelittleredcreatures.Andschoolsontheislandexperiencethespectacleofthousandsofcrabsscuttlingoverwallsandthroughhallwaysandclassroomsastheytrytoreachtheirdestination.
5Soonafterthemalesbegintheirdescent,thefemalecrabsjointhem.Thefemalestakeasimilarpathtotheocean.Thenthemalesandfemalesmatenearthewater.Aftermating,themalesreturntohigherground,butthefemaleswaitbytheshoretolaytheireggs.Afteralmosttwoweeks,thefemalesmaketheirwaytotheedgeoftheocean,wheretheyreleasetheireggs.Eachfemaleredcrabcanproduceupto100,000eggs.Thefemalecrabsthentravelbacktotheirburrowsintheforest,leavingtheireggsunprotected.Thismightbethemostdangeroustimeinthebreedingcycleforthespecies.Predatorsprowltheshorelineduringthistime,awaitingatastymealofcrabeggs.
6Thebabycrabshatchintheoceanandlivetheirfirstfewweeksinthewater.Theretheyarevulnerabletofishandbirds.Manydonotsurvive,butthosethatdoundergoachangeastheyleavetheocean.Theyshedtheouterlayeroftheirshellsaspartofaprocesscalledmolting,whichtheydomanytimesoverthecourseoftheirlives.Thenthetinycrabstraveltotheforestwheretheywillgrowtoadulthoodandtakepartinthenextmigration.
7Theredcrabmigrationforcespeopleontheislandtomakesomeaccommodationsforthecrustaceans.Roadsareclosed,andtheroutesofthecrabsarereportedontheradio.Theannualmigrationhasbecomeapartoflifeforthelocals.Alsoitisawayfortheremoteislandtoattractvisitors.ManytouriststraveltoChristmasIslandtowitnesstheredcrabmigration,boostingthelocaleconomy.Forvisitorsandresidentsalike,thesightsandsoundsofmillionsofcrabsscramblingoverlandprovideafascinatingexperience.
MonarchMagic
Iwatchwithaweasyouspring
Freefromtheprisonyouenclosedyourselfin;CrackingthecapsuleofcrystalthatcapturesYourbeautifulbodyandbuddingwings.
5 Youpushthrough,andnaturesings.
LikesailscatchingasuddengustThosefrailfoldedflapsunfurl;
Thesuntoaststhemdryoftheirnewborndew.Theyshimmerbrightlyinanewworld;
10 Whitedotsandblackstripesonrust.
Beforelongyouenjoyfreedomwon,VitalizedwithrestfromtiresomestruggleYouleavebehindyourchrysalishuskThatkeptyousafelywrappedinabundle
15 Andracetowardthedistantsun.
Iknowjustwhereyouwillgo,
Asyouridethebreezetothehorizon.Youwillmeetmillionsandtravelsouth
Inanorangeblanketthatsmothersthesky
20 DestinedtofindhomeinMexico.
YouwillsoonrobthislandofyourgraceAndleaveitdullaspaleelephantskin FormanymonthsofbitingwintryweatherWhileyoudanceinwarmsunrays
25 Spreadingyourmagicinthatnewplace.
ButsomedayIwillmeetyourkinThatwillbringbeautybacktomytree,
SippingsweetnectarfromitsnewblossomsAndhangingcrystallineornaments
30 Likethisoneclungtoitslimb.
1Whichideaisbestexpressedinthecartoonattheendoftheselection?
FRedcrabsshedtheirshellsmanytimesduringtheirlife.
GMorethan100crabspeciesliveonChristmasIsland.
HRedcrabsrelyontheirinstinctsduringtheirmigration.
JFemaleredcrabscanproduceasmanyas100,000eggs.
2Readtheoriginofthewordnavigate.
Thisinformationhelpsthereaderunderstandthatnavigateinparagraph3means—
Aovercomeproblems
Baccomplishadifficultgoal
Cdesirealeadingrole
Dfindthewaytoadestination
3Theauthorincludedparagraph1intheselectionmostlikelyto—
Fprovidebackgroundinformationaboutthehomeoftheredcrabs G explainwhyitisimportantfortheredcrabstoreachtheocean
H providereasonsforvisitingChristmasIslandduringtheredcrabmigration
JexplainwhyChristmasIslandisaperfectplaceforredcrabstolive
4WhichsentencefromtheselectionsupportstheideathatChristmasIslandisaspecialplace?
ATheredlandcrabmakesupthelargestpopulationofthelandcrabspecies.
BTheislandboastsanarrayofexoticplantsandanimals,someofwhicharefoundnowhereelseintheworld.
COnly1,500orsopeoplelivedontheislandasof2010.
DChristmasIslandisanAustralianterritoryintheIndianOcean.
5Inparagraph2,thewordtreacherousmeans—
Fquick
GunexpectedH dangerous Jquestionable
6Whichdetailfromtheselectionsupportstheideathattheislandbenefitsfromtheredcrabs?
AMillionsofredcrabsliveintherainforestthatgrowsontheisland.
BTheredcrabslaytheireggsalongtheshoreoftheisland.
CTheredcrabmigrationattractsmanyvisitorswhospendmoneyontheisland.
DTheredcrabscoverroadwaysduringtheirmigration.
7Readlines6and7fromthepoem.
Thepoetusesthesimileintheselinestodescribe—
Fthedamagethewindhasdonetothebutterfly’swings
Gthequicknessandfullnessofthebutterfly’sspreadingwings
Hthecolorsofthebutterfly’snewwings
Jthesizeofthebutterfly’swingscomparedtoaship’ssails
8Thepoetincludesstanzas1through3mostlikelyto—
Adescribetheactionsofthebutterflyasabeautifulevent Bhighlightthespeaker’smemoriesofobservingthebutterflyC emphasizetheeffectthebutterflyhasonitssurroundingsD showthatthespeakeriswatchingmorethanonebutterfly
9Whichlinesfromthepoembestexpressthespeaker’santicipationofafutureevent?
FCrackingthecapsuleofcrystalthatcapturesYourbeautifulbodyandbuddingwings.
GButsomedayIwillmeetyourkinThatwillbringbeautybacktomytree,
HYouleavebehindyourchrysalishuskThatkeptyousafelywrappedinabundle
JTheyshimmerbrightlyinanewworld;Whitedotsandblackstripesonrust.
10Whydoesthepoetincludeasimileinline22?
AToemphasizethedelicatenessofthebutterflies
BToidentifyanotheranimalthatinhabitsthearea
CTodescribehowthebutterfliesbecomelessattractiveovertime
DToexpresstheideathattheareawillbelessbeautifulwithoutthebutterflies
11Animportantdifferencebetweenthemigrationsmentionedin“RedCrabInvasion”and“MonarchMagic”isthatonlythebutterflies—
Fbreedduringtheirjourney
Gmigratetoescapeharshweather H areseenbypeoplewhilemigratingJtravelinagroup
12Readtheselinesfrom“MonarchMagic.”
Whichsentencefrom“RedCrabInvasion”illustratesasimilaridea?
AAftermating,themalesreturntohigherground,butthefemaleswaitbytheshoretolaytheireggs.
BDuringthatjourneytheyriskgettingrunoverbycars,sufferingdehydration,orbeingattackedbyotheranimals.
CAtthebeginningofthismigration,itappearsasthoughthemountainiseruptingwithcrabs.
DAmongthisgreatdiversityaremorethan100kindsofcrabs.
13Whichorganizationalpatterndotheauthorandthepoetusetodescribethemigrationofanorganism?
FTheeventsofthemigrationarepresentedinsequentialorder.
GTheeventsofthemigrationareorderedfrommostimportanttoleastimportant.
HProblemsthattheorganismencountersduringthemigrationarelisted,andthensolutionsaregiven.
JOpinionsabouttheorganismarepresented,andthentheseopinionsaresupportedbyfactualinformation.
14Howarethemigrationsdescribedin“RedCrabInvasion”and“MonarchMagic”similar?
ABothmigrationsareinitiatedbythemaleofthespecies.
BBothmigrationscrossaborderintoanothercountry.
CBothmigrationsoccurduringarainyseason.
DBothmigrationsarepartofacycle.