(B)

Owls(猫头鹰) live in almost every country in the world. Most owls don’t sleep at night. Whn they fly, you can not hear them. They are very quiet. Owls are good at hunting. They eat a lot of things such as mice, sankes, small birds and even fish. Owls have very good hearing. That helps them to hunt well in dark places. Their eyes are special. Both of their eyes face front. They can see very far away. There are facial disks(面盘) around their eyes. These facial disks can help with their hearing. Owls can turn their heads 270°. That helps them see what’s going on all around them.

Maybe because owls look a little different and have special life habits. Ther are a lot of stories about them. Some cultures believe that owls are very clever and some cultures think owls may bring had luck to pople. In face, owls are relly good friends of people. They eat lots of mice every year. That helps save a lot of food for people. But the number of owls in the world is becoming smaller and smaller because of people’s activieites. Now owls are protected by law(法律) in many places of the world. For example, in some places, people can’t keep an owl a s a pet at home.

56. We can learn from the passage that       are not owls’food

A. mice  B. small birds  C. fish  D. small cats

57.Owls’facial disks help them        .

A. see far away  B.hear clearly  C. fly quietly  D. turn their heads around

58. Why are there many stories about owls?

A.Because they look different and have special habits.

B. Because they may bring had luck to people.

C. Because they are good friends of people.

D.Because they are protected by law.

59. Owls are friends of people because

A. they protect people’s home at night.

B. they can help save food for people.

C. they like to live close to people

D. they are pets in many families

60. You may read this passage in a magazine(杂志)of

A. history      B. art        C. science      D. sports