As we know, all living things have to eat food. For a man, a tiger, a fish, a bird, or even a worm, food is necessary. Generally speaking, all living things are sure to die without food. In every part of the world, many different kinds of animals share living places and live in communities (群落) together. They are connected in a food chain (链).
Within a food chain, some living things are producers and some are consumers (消费者). Plants are producers because they use sunlight, soil and other things to make their own food. Animals are consumers because they have to eat other animals or plants.
There are four different kinds of consumers in the animal kingdom. A carnivore is an animal that only eats other animals. An herbivore is an animal that only eats plants. An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and animals. A scavenger is an animal that eats dead animals.
Look at the picture. It is an example of a food chain. The food chain shows the order that animals eat each other in a community. In the picture, you can see what animal or plant is food for another animal. See? A leaf is food for a grasshopper, which then becomes food for a hungry mouse. The mouse is food for a snake. The snake is eaten by an eagle. In this way, all of these animals are connected.
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1.The main idea of the passage is “Four kinds of consumers”.
2.The underlined word “scavenger” means in Chinese “腐生动物”.
3.The food for a mouse according to the picture is a grasshopper.
4.All kinds of animals share their living places with others.
5.There are some living things which don’t need to eat food.
Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook by yourself ? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores?
A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of the adults are so lazy that they’d catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.
Just over 2,000 people were quizzed by independent researchers in the Britain’s largest health center. The results were very surprising.
About one in six people who were asked said if their control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.
More than one third of those asked said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of 654 respondents (离婚被告) with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.
We know that it’s no wonder that one in six children in the UK are very fat before they start school.
Dr Sarah, Dauncey, medical director of the center, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own health, but for their families, friends and pets, too.”
“If we don’t start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most basic tasks.”
And Scotland’s largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the laziest city in the UK, with 75% asked thinking they do not get enough exercise, followed by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.
So there are some problems for the National Health Service, where fatness-related (相关的) illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on an increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.
1.What does the underlined word “quizzed” mean?
A. questioned B. answered C. listened D. heard
2.Of 654 respondents with children, 64% said _____.
A. they were often too busy to play with their children
B. they were often so tired that they couldn’t play with their children
C. they were often so sad that they didn’t want to play with their children
D. they were often ill and they couldn’t play with their children
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. All the adults in the UK are very lazy.
B. Half of the children are very fat before they go to school.
C. Pets will be in trouble if their owners don’t keep healthy.
D. All people in Glasgow feel ashamed because they don’t get enough exercise.
4. From the last paragraph, we can learn ______ if they keep lazy.
A. people may have heart disease
B. people can work at home all the time
C. people like shopping online
D. people don’t like climbing the stairs
5. What does the passage mainly talk about ?
A. The health service in the UK.
B. A study of British people’s lifestyles.
C. A study of British people’s laziness.
D. The fatness problem in the UK.
Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn’t see. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingers. How do you feel, then?
With medical knowledge and skills today, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million blind people should not have to suffer. Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do not.
ORBIS is an international charitable (慈善的) organization. Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC-8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television room and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest technology of helping the blind get sight again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries.
ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight-saving training. It has taught over 35,000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat thousands of blind people every year. They have traveled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20,000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.
For just $ 38, you can help one person see; for $ 380 10 people can see; $ 1,300 helps train a doctor new skills; and for $ 13,000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your love can help them open their eyes to the world.
1. How many blind people should not have to suffer with medical knowledge and skills today?
A. 14 million. B. 42 million.
C. 28 million. D. 200 million.
2. A lot of blind people in the world have to suffer because _____.
A. ORBIS didn’t do its best to offer help
B. there is no good medical knowledge and skills
C. some countries can’t afford medical knowledge and skills
D. developing countries don’t pay much attention to the blind
3. According to this passage, ORBIS helps fight blindness by doing the following EXCEPT _____.
A. writing this kind of articles to ask for help
B. providing sight-saving training
C. treating thousands of blind people every year
D. trying to keep a close relation among countries
4.The last paragraph is mainly about _____.
A. how much a training program for a group of doctors costs
B. why ORBIS needs your help to continue their work
C. who can make thousands of blind people see again
D. what you can do to help blind people open their eyes
5.The writer writes this passage in order to ______.
A. introduce an international charitable organization
B. ask people to give the blind a hand
C. tell how you feel if you lose your eyes for a minute
D. explain why ORBIS helps fight blindness
A group of reporters asked a group of 4-to-8-year-old children this question, “What does love mean?” The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.
Rebecca --- age 8
“When my grandmother hurt her knees , she couldn’t bend (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚趾甲) any more. So my grandfather would do it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt, too. That’s love.”
Samantha --- age 6
“Love is when someone hurts you, and you get so mad but you don’t shout at her because you know it would hurt her feelings.”
Terry --- age 4
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
Bethany --- age 4
“I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my Mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.”
Lauren --- age 4
“I know my elder sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”
Elaine --- age 5
“Love is when Mummy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”
Clear --- age 5
“My Mummy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”
Jessica --- age 8
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
1.The passage mainly tells us about ______.
A. what “ life ” means to children
B. what “family ” means to children
C. what “ friendship ” means to children
D. what “ love ” means to children
2.Who told us the love between Mum and Dad?
A. Clear. B. Elaine. C. Rebecca. D. Lauren.
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.
B. Bethany wants to be picked on by any other person.
C. If Samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.
D. Lauren prefers to wear her sister’s old clothes.
4.What does Jessica mean about love?
A. Too much love is no love.
B. You should say love more often.
C. You mean what you think.
D. Say love more often if you have it.
5.What is love according to Terry?
A. Love is the care between husband and wife.
B. Love is a rest when you are tired.
C. Love is what cheers you up when you are tired.
D. Love is a kiss from parents.
For most children, the most useful way of spending their time is playing a game. It doesn’t matter the game is. Things become better when they need a (n) to play with. On the one hand, it is quite for the development of a child’s personality (个性) to win and to the best ways to get that. On the other hand, if a child only cares about , then for him, playing a game is funny only when he wins. Or if he finds a better partner, he will get and he doesn’t want to go on playing.
It’s parents’ to make their children know that: you can’t always win and there are many unpleasant moments when you have to learn how to lose. The idea is to compete, to prove you are good, not only to win.
In a word, playing a game is not funny only when you win. It is funny you enjoy it and try your best to win. If you are just a little bit unlucky, don’t a lot. You will surely prove your abilities some other day.
1.A. how B. why C. what D. when
2.A. owner B. worker C. student D. partner
3.A. useful B. simple C. correct D. special
4.A. pay attention to B. take pride in C. jump out of D. think of
5.A. playing B. studying C. winning D. losing
6.A. unhappy B. lonely C. relaxed D. excited
7.A. rule B. duty C. plan D. habit
8.A. in life B. in the future C. in fact D. in the way
9.A. or B. and C. when D. before
10.A. worry B. believe C. wish D. imagine
Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d 17 a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” a note that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an ‘F’?”
The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Your family is not rich. Having a horse ranch needs a lot of . You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I’ll reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. But I think it is a very important for you.”
Finally, after thinking about it for several days, the boy handed in the same paper, making changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the ‘F’ and I’ll keep my dream.”
1.A. speech B. notice C. paper D. diary
2.A. own B. win C. paint D. sell
3.A. just B. even C. ever D. almost
4.A. dream B. heart C. advice D. trust
5.A. by B. in C. to D. with
6.A. time B. money C. space D. work
7.A. way B. wonder C. problem D. matter
8.A. Though B. Since C. Unless D. If
9.A. change B. gift C. decision D. message
10.A. no B. anything C. any D. nothing
