We talk every day. When we have good news, we like to share it with our good friends and when something terrible happens, we make it known to others soon. But can you imagine that a tree can talk and share news too? Of course, no tree moves lips and says words just as people do. Strange as it may sound, though, some trees do manage to communicate with each other.
Willow(柳树) trees are the best-known of these trees. When insects begin nibbling(叮咬) a willow tree, the tree sends out a special smell at once. This smell tells the other willows that harmful insects are coming near. All of them quickly make a chemical(化学物质) in their leaves. This chemical is bad to the insects. The insects do not like it and they fly away soon. In this way, the willow trees protect themselves from the insects.
The next time when you take a walk in the woods, maybe the trees are “talking” to each other quietly. And when someone says that trees cannot “talk”, please tell them that even trees give messages to each other, too.
1.Willow trees send messages with _________.
A. wordsB. movements
C. smellsD. sounds
2.The underlined word “lips” in the first paragraph means ________.
A. 树干B. 嘴唇
C. 枝条D. 手势3.The passage tells us that some of the trees can ________.
A. speak just as people doB. tell stories to others
C. communicate with each otherD. kill insects in the woods
4.According to the passage, the right order of the following is ________.
a. The willow tree gives out a smell.
b. The willow trees make a chemical in their leaves.
c. Insects fly away because of the chemical.
d. Insects begin nibbling a willow tree.
A. d-a-b-cB. d-b-a-c
C. a-b-c-d D. d-c-b-a
A
| I am Alice. I like We chat. It is fast, convenient and fashionable. And you can use it for free. It can be used in my mobile phone. It has hold-to-talk voice messaging function. I am a fan of Leehom Wang. Through We chat, Leehom Wang often says something to me. It’s amazing. |
| I am David. I love Micro blog. I update my Micro blog when I am free. We can share instant(即时的) messages with each other. I often look through Yao Chen’s Micro blog. She has many followers. I make many friends with them. I often write something on my Micro blog, for example, “I’m in blue today. I didn’t pass the exam.” Then many friends comfort me. I share my birthday party, my new phone, my new coat, etc. with my friends. It is fun. |
| I’m Lily. I don’t like We chat or Micro blog. I don’t believe them. There are so many crimes(愚蠢行为) on We chat. Many people are cheated(欺骗) because they believe in other people they meet on We chat easily. It is not a real world. As to Micro blog, I don’t think it is a good way to make friends. And you should write something no more than 140 words. I like keeping diaries. I don’t want my secrets known by others. I am a low-key(低调的) girl. |
1.Who loves Micro blog?
A. Alice. B. David.
C. Lily. D. Leehom Wang.
2.What does Alice think about We chat?
A. It’s fast and convenient. B. It’s fashionable but slow.
C. It’s safe and useful. D. It’s fun but expensive.
3.Why doesn’t Lily believe We chat?
A. Because many people are cheated on We chat easily.
B. Because she doesn’t like to say anything to her friends.
C. Because she doesn’t think it is a good way to make friends.
D. Because she prefers keeping diaries to showing secrets to others.
Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They _______ each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning ______ night, getting as much gain谷物 as possible from their fields.
One late autumn evening, after their work in the ______ was done, Simon said to his wife, “ Victor got married last month. He has many bills账单 to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn谷仓.” “ Oh, that’s a good idea, ” said his wife. “But please don’t tell him, ” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will ________ take it.”
So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor’s barn. The next day, when he looked at his own barn, he found _________ strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor’s house last night, ______ I still have the same number of bags in my barn. _______ did that happen?”
Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother’s barn that night. But the next morning, he found the _______ number of bags in his barn again! “ This is very strange,” he thought.
That night he___1.___ again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder肩膀, and walked down the road to his younger brother’s house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another ______ coming down the road. He was carrying something on his _______ too.
“Young Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?”
“I was ______ you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is ________ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly _______ that they had been taking rice to each other. They ________ what they had done. “ It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.
2.A. disliked B. hatedC. lovedD. enjoyed
3.A. untilB. atC. throughD. with
4.A. shopsB. fieldsC. hospitalsD. factories
5.A. neverB. sometimesC. usuallyD. ever
6.A. everythingB. anythingC. nothingD. something
7.A. so B. andC. butD. or
8.A. HowB. WhatC. WhyD. Where
9.A. smallB. differentC. hugeD. same
10.A. planned B. failedC. hopedD. tried
11.A. brother B. personC. sisterD. wife
12.A. backB. shoulderC. headD. hand
13.A. proud ofB. polite toC. angry withD. worried about
14.A. smaller B. richerC. largerD. happier
15.A. remembered B. realizedC. imaginedD. explained
16.A. laughed aboutB. dreamed aboutC. shouted atD. complained about
--- A homeless man won a lottery ticket. He became rich over night.
--- ___________________
A. Better safe than sorry.
B. The early bird catches the worm.
C. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
D. Every dog has its day.
You can save money _______ you buy cheaper things.
A. beforeB. unless
C. if D. until
Han Han is a popular writer. His new book will _________ this September.
A. come up B. come in
C. come out D. come on
