All living things on the earth need other living things to live. Nothing lives alone. Most animals must live in a group, and even a plant grows close together with others of the same kind. Sometimes one living thing kills another, one eats and the other is eaten. Each kind of life eats another kind of life in order to live, and together they create a food chain (链条). Some food chains are simple, while others are not. But all food chains begin with the sun, and all food chains become broken up if one of the links (链接) disappears.
All life needs sunlight to live on. But only plants can use sunlight directly. Plants are ‘factories’. They make food from sunlight, water and things in the soil (土壤) and air. Plants feed all other living things. Animals can only use the sun’s energy after it has been changed into food by plants. Some animals feed directly on plants, others eat smaller animals. Meat-eating animals are only eating plants indirectly.
What about humans? We are members of many food chains. We eat rice, vegetables, and fruits and so on. We also eat meat and drink milk. But we often break up the food chains. We kill wild animals and also make rivers, lakes and seas polluted. When these rivers, lakes and seas are polluted, the fish in them can not be eaten. If we eat the fish, we will get strange illnesses.
Each form of life is linked (关联的) to all others. Breaking the links puts all life in danger.
1.Which living things can use the sun’s energy directly?
A.Animals. |
B.Plants. |
C.Animals and plants. |
D.All living things. |
2.Who often destroy the food chains?
A.Humans. |
B.Animals. |
C.Plants and animals. |
D.Humans and wild animals. |
3.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A.The Sun’s Energy |
B.Plants |
C.Food Chains |
D.Living Things |
What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their main problems.
Problems |
Causes |
Advice |
Feeling Stressed |
Too much homework. Not having enough time for their hobbies. |
Make a plan for study and hobbies. Find time to relax as possible as you can. |
Getting short-sighted(近视) |
Too much homework. Bad reading and writing habits. |
Do homework or reading in a correct way. |
Fights |
Not knowing how to get on well with classmates. |
Make more friends and understand each other. Share your problems with them. |
Feeling tired of study |
Computer games’ bad influence. |
Don’t be crazy about computer games. Play them just for a short time when you are tired. |
Getting fat |
Having more pocket money to buy snacks; Dislike doing exercise. |
Use your pocket money to do something meaningful. Spend some time doing exercise every day. |
1.How many main problems are there in the survey?
A.Four. |
B.Seven. |
C.Six. |
D.Five. |
2. What problems are caused by too much homework?
A.Feeling stressed and getting short-sighted. |
B.Feeling stressed and fighting with classmates. |
C.Feeling tired of study and getting fat. |
D.Getting short-sighted and feeling tired of study. |
3.________ is a good way for the teenagers to stop fights.
A.Doing less homework |
B.Paying no attention to each other. |
C.Learning how to make friends |
D.Playing computer games. |
Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效的)?We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long 35 .This is very good, but it doesn’t 36 a lot, for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your study.
When you return 37 your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒) and you’ll learn more 38 study better. Psychologists(心理学家) 39 that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning 40 an example. In the first few months you can make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems 41 the same. So you will think you’re learning 42 and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will take another big 43 . You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and interesting. Don’t 44 along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.
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---Do you think I could borrow your English-Chinese dictionary?
---_______.
A.Yes, you could |
B.Yes, you may borrow |
C.Yes, help yourself |
D.Yes, go on |
It’s raining so__________ that we can _________ go out now.
A.hard; hardly |
B.hard; hard |
C.hardly; hardly |
D.hardly; hard |
It’s clever________ Amy to make a birthday cake, but it’s hard _____ me to do that.
A.for; for |
B.of; of |
C.for; of |
D.of; for |