Ⅵ. A) Read the passage and choose the best answers. 阅读短文，选择最佳答案。
Do you know pigeons (鸽子)? They're a kind of bird. They're in white and grey. Many people say they're not beautiful 1 they're cute and smart. They keep them as pets.
Pigeons can do many things for us. 2, they can take letters from one place to 3 and they know the 4 home. So people think they are 5 animals. We often see pictures of pigeons with the olive branch (橄榄枝) in their mouths. We give the name—peace pigeons (和平鸽) to them. They are the 6 of peace.
() 1. A. but
B. and
C. or
() 2. A. Also
B. What's more
C. For example
() 3. A. other
B. others
C. another
() 4. A. road
B. street
C. way
() 5. A. huge
B. smart
C. scary
() 6. A. symbol
B. culture
C. animal
B) Read again and choose the best answers. 再读，选择最佳答案。
() 7. Why do people think pigeons are smart animals?
A. Because they can fly very high in the sky.
B. Because they're peace pigeons.
C. Because they can carry letters and find their way home.
() 8. According to the passage, why do many people keep pigeons as pets?
A. Because they're very easy to train (训练).
B. Because they're cute and smart.
C. Because they can sing beautiful songs.

Ⅵ. A)
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. A
B)
7. C
8. B