Look at the plant in the picture. It looks beautiful, right? Can you imagine (想象) it kills?
The Venus flytrap is a kindof meat-eating plant. It grows in very few places, like wetlands near the sea in North Carolina in America.
The Venus flytrap is not a large plant. It grows to be o
nly about a foot tall. The plant has white flowers in the spring, but it is the plant’s leaves that make it so interesting. The ends of the leaves have folding parts with stiff, tiny hairs (带小硬刺的可折叠部分). These are the plant’s “traps (捕捉器)”.
What does the Venus flytrap eat? As you might guess, the Venus flytrap eats flies (苍蝇). It also eats spiders, ants and crickets (蟋蟀). The Venus flytrap makes most of its food with sun, air and water, just like other plants. Living things just give it extra nutrition (额外营养) to grow well in wetlands.
How does this plant trap and eat living things? The Venus flytrap uses a sweet liquid (液体) to attract its food. When a fly lands on one of the plant’s open traps, hairs on the surface make the trap close. And when the trap closes, the fly is dinner!
If you want to have your own Venus flytrap at home, you have to buy the plant from a special place. You can’t take a Venus flytrap from where it grows! There are laws about taking it out of the wild.
1.Where does the Venus flytrap grow?
A. In the wetlands.B. In the desert. C. In the rocks.D. In the sea.
2.About the Venus flytrap, which of the following is true?
A. It is a large plant.
B. It only eats spiders.
C. It has white flowers.
D. It can fly in the sky.
3.Which is the right order of the 
following events i
n Paragraph 5?
a. The trap of the Venus flytrap closes.
b. A fly lands on one of the plant’s open traps.
c. The fly is kept in the trap as the food of the plant.
d. The Venus flytrap uses a sweet liquid to attract its food.
A. d-b-a-c B. a-b-c-d
C. b-d-a-c D. d-b-c-a
4.How can people get a Venus flytrap?
A. They can get it from where it grows.
B. They can buy it from a special place.
C. They can grow it in their gardens.
D. T
hey can buy it in a park.
5.Why does the Venus flytrap kill?
A. Because it needs extra nutrition.
B. Because it hates flies.
C. Because insects are its main food.
D. Because it kills for fun.
Look at the cat on the left. Find anything strange?
In 1961, a man found a strange cat on his fa
rm in Scotland. The cat’s ears were folded (折着的), bent (弯曲) forward, on its head. In fact, this was a new kind of cat. People named it the “Scottish Fold”.
The Scottish Fold has a round head and big eyes. Its neck and legs are short. They make it look very lovely. Interestingly, all the Scottish Folds are born with straight and unfolded ears. And when they are growing up day by day, some cats’ ears will begin to fold. So, the Scottish Fold comes in two types: folded ears and straight ears.
There is a nickname for the Scottish Fold. It is the “Messenger of Peace”. Why? Because the Folds are sweet and friendly animals. They can get along well with other cats. And unlike some other cats, they can even get along well with dogs! In many different places, for example, at a noisy house or in a cat show, you can see them playing with other animals happily.
Well, when you come to a new school, do you think it’s difficult to feel comfortable in the new place? Perhaps you can learn from th
e Scottish Fold, which is always sweet and friendly to others.
1.The Scottish Fold .
A. is born with folded ears
B. is born with straight ears
C. always has folded ears
D. always has straight ears
2.What does the Scottish Fold look like?
A. It has no ears.
B. Its neck and legs are long.
C. It doesn’t look very lovely.
D. It has a round head and big eyes.
3.Why do people name the Folds “Messenger of Peace”?
A. Because their ears are folded.
B. Be
cause they look very cute.
C. Because they can get on well with other animals.
D. Because they can stay at a noisy house or in a cat show.
4.What does get along well mean in Chinese?
A. 友好相处 B. 互相打击 C. 互相促进 D. 进展顺利
5.According to the passage, what is the writer’s advice to us when we are in a new environment?
A. We should have a nickname.
B. We should learn from the cats.
C. We should get along well with dogs.
D. We should always
be sweet and friendly to others.
When I was a child, there was a fair (集市) every autumn in my town. Lots of people from other towns to sell and buy things. During the fair, my became the busiest person of the family. All of her relatives (亲戚) would come and live her house and have meals there. Grandma was happy to them.
Years later, there was no fair any more. Grandma’s relatives didn’t come every like before. Grandma often sat in her room for hours, saying a word. She didn’t look .
This year our town has decided to reopen (重开) the fair. When Grandma this, smiles come back on her face. She looks much . She tells me that her nieces (侄女) are coming. “They are here for one week,” she says happily.
I suddenly know that Grandma doesn’t want others to look after her. She wants to be useful and helpful.
1.A. heard B. talked C. plannedD. came
2.A. mother B. grandma C. father D. grandpa
3.A. of B. to C. in D. by
4.A. turn on B. come over C. put on D. look after
5.A. autumn B. spring C. winter D. summer
6.A. about B. withoutC. like D. for
7.A. happy B. sad C. healthyD. weak
8.A. knows B. says C. writes D. thinks
9.A. freer B. more C. youngerD. less
10.A. working B. drivingC. leavi
ng D. staying
— What can we do to help animals in nature reserves?
— We can .
A. keep hunters away from reserves
B. take their babies home
C. cut down some trees in reserves
D. encourage farmers to grow more rice in reserves
— I just don’t think zoo is a good place for animals. They are not free in the zoo.
— . But don’t you think the zoo looks afte
r animals well?
A. I don’t agree B. I don’t think so
C. You must be jokingD. Maybe you’re right
The box was too heavy for me to carry, I pulled it into my room.
A. so B. and C. but D. or
