People depend on plants. We use plants for food, cloth, shelter (住处), and even the air we breathe (呼吸).
Plants keep our air and water clean. Green plants give us oxygen (氧气). Oxygen is part of the air we breathe.
Plants are also part of the water cycle (水循环). Most of the water that a plant takes in goes back into the air.
Plants give us a lot of the food on the earth. Fruits, vegetables, and grains (谷物) come from plants. Without plants, we would not have bread, rice, carrots, apples, oranges, or bananas! Many people are growing plants to eat in their own gardens at home. Having your own garden helps the earth as well.
When you grow your own fruits and vegetables, you help cut down on pollution because big trucks don’t need to take your food to shops. You also help reduce the amount of rubbish because you don’t need to use bags for packing your food. You can just pick it out of the ground or off a plant and put it into a basket!
Trees are an important plant resource (资源). Trees provide wood to build homes and furniture. Trees are used to make lots of things around your home and at your school. And trees provide fruits that are good for you. Without trees, the earth would be a very different place.
1.____________________is part of the air we breathe.
A.Sunlight B.Water C.Food D.Oxygen
2.What happens to most of the water that a plant takes in?
A.It goes back into the air. B.It stays in the plant.
C.It goes into the ground. D.It stays in the river.
3.What does the phrase “cut down on” mean in Paragraph 5?
A.Cause. B.Accept. C.Reduce. D.Expect.
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A.A Different Place B.The Uses of Plants
C.Food on the Earth D.Gardens at Home
5.You would find the passage in ____________________.
A.an interesting novel B.a book about animals
C.a popular play D.a book about nature
In southern England there stands a circle of huge stones! Local people call it Stonehenge. It’s said that it was built around 5000 years ago.
Stonehenge has about 80 stones and each is about five meters tall. They were 380 km away from where they were made. The ancient British people had only wooden tools. The stones might be moved by tree trunks. So it was a wonder to build Stonehenge. Scientists say it took millions of man-hours to move and raise the huge stones.
How did people move these huge stones from so far without machines? Nobody knows the answer. One record said the great stones were carried to England by magical aliens!
Some scientists believe that Stonehenge was a temple. Some believe it was a place to bury dead people or it was probably used for studying the stars and the sky at night. Others think it was even used to tell the time. Whatever the stones were used for, they have always been the pride of British people.
In modern times, Stonehenge has become a huge hit with tourist.
1.Stonehenge is made up of ___________________.
A.some huge stones B.huge stone that can change colors
C.pieces of wood that look like stones D.huge stone holes
2.Which of the paragraph tell about the use of Stonehenge?
A.Paragraph 1 B.Paragraph 2 C.Paragraph 3 D.Paragraph 4
3.We can infer(推测) from the passage that___________________.
A.the great stones were carried to England by aliens.
B.even scientists don’t know what Stonehenge was built for.
C.ancient people had basic wooden and metal tools.
D.British people are proud of the use of Stonehenge.
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Stonehenge is a place of interest in England.
B.Maybe the Stonehenge was a temple.
C.The stones have always been the pride.
D.British men carried heavy stones for burying dead people.
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A.Stonehenge B.A wonder by Hand
C.More Visitors to Stonehenge D.Some Uses of Stonehenge
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1.You can’t visit the History Museum on ____________________.
A.Monday B.Tuesday C.Saturday D.Wednesday
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A.9817745 B.9817475 C.3796174 D.4435667
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A.thirty B.sixty C.seventy D.fifty
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A.at sports B.with children C.at drawing D.at speaking
Have you ever made something that no one else had made before? People who make something new are called ____________.
Victor Ochoa was one of those people. He ____________ many things and one of them was a flying machine. In 1908, he was thinking about ____________ birds used their wings and went into the sky. He hoped to make a machine that ____________ like a bird. Soon he took action and began to ____________ birds carefully to learn how their wings worked.
Finally, he used what he learned to build a plane. The body of the plane was made of two ____________ side by side. The plane had a small motor (发动机) that sat between the two bikes. The back was shaped like a bird’s tail. The wings were ____________ from a common plane.
They could even be folded (折叠) down like a bird’s wings. Amazing!
Victor wanted to help people with his ideas. His mind was like a motor that never turned ____________. He was always trying to make life better and easier. He did not let any ____________ stop him from making other things.
However, not all of his ideas worked. No one who tries something new is ____________ every time. The most important is to keep trying and never give up.
1.A.dreamers B.inventors C.players D.drivers
2.A.collected B.fixed C.sold D.made
3.A.how B.when C.where D.why
4.A.stood B.ate C.flew D.sang
5.A.look for B.look at C.look after D.look up
6.A.bikes B.chairs C.boxes D.sticks
7.A.absent B.free C.far D.different
8.A.off B.over C.up D.on
9.A.habits B.difficulties C.feelings D.choices
10.A.grateful B.colorful C.successful D.careful
—My computer doesn’t work. Could you please repair it for me, Steve?
—Oh, ________________, I can make it in just 2 minutes.
A.it's a piece of cake B.use it or lose it C.it serves you right D.Practice makes perfect
My cousin Jim from the US is coming to visit me. I’m thinking about ______________________.
A.what present did I give her B.how I will give her a surprise
C.where will we have a big meal D.whether I planned a trip for her
