Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.
If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering(不开花的) plants.
Flowering plants can make seeds(种子). The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit.
Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores(孢子). Spores are very, very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores fall on wet and shady(阴凉的) places, they usually grow into new plants.
1.What fact does the passage lead you to believe?
A.Of all living things, animals are most important.
B.Spores are seeds.
C.All fruits of flowering plants have seeds.
D.Without plants, man will die out.
2.The paragraph following the passage will be about ________.
A.how plants can make food from air
B.how spores grow into new plants
C.why some plants have no seeds
D.why non-flowering plants are more important than flowering plants
3.This passage is most likely to be taken from ________.
A.a story book B.a novel
C.a science magazine D.a laboratory report
We surveyed 300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the ages of 11 - 18, one hundred 19 - 26 and one hundred 27 - 35. The following shows their answers :
1.The people of 19 - 26 enjoy ________ most.
A.watching TV B.going to the movies
C.playing computer games D.taking a walk
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the chart?
A.Fewest people like taking a walk.
B.The people of 11 - 18 like taking a walk most.
C.90 people like going to the movies in the 19 - 26 group.
D.The people of 27 - 35 like playing computer games most.
Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is
1 .”
And he told the 2 . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always 3 . “I’ll travel for my work, not for 4 ,” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have
5 to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to 6 , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good 7 or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t 8 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he 9 about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild
10 there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very 11 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went off to 12 some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her 13 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and 14 it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “ 15 , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
1. A.dangerous B.natural C.convenient D.impossible
2. A.lie B.reason C.news D.truth
3. A.allowed B.refused C.failed D.joked
4. A.wealth B.prize C.pleasure D.luck
5. A.money B.time C.interest D.ability
6. A.meet B.work C.shop D.stay
7. A.meal B.picnic C.room D.party
8. A.agree B.understand C.reply D.complain
9. A.worried B.forgot C.asked D.thought
10. A.land B.flowers C.animals D.people
11. A.sad B.excited C.surprised D.amazed
12. A.find B.feed C.drive D.shoot
13. A.singing B.crying C.laughing D.cheering
14. A.threw B.fired C.showed D.pointed
15. A.Hurry up B.Look out C.Slow down D.Go ahead
There are many volunteers _________ are helping the children in Sichuan.
A.which B.when C.who D.why
-- Our dreams won’t come true __________ we know what our dreams are.
A.after B.unless C.while D.since
— Could you give me ______ to eat? I’m so hungry.
— Of course. Here are some cakes and fruits.
A.nothing B.anything C.everything D.something