Tips for Planning Your Indoor Garden
Plants bring life and color into the home and require little in the way of maintenance. Follow these simple tips and your plants should thrive(茂盛).
Look for the best ______ in the house for each plant, and don’t be afraid to try different locations until you find the best spot.
If a room seems too dark to maintain a healthy plant, don’t be ______. Most indoor plants originate in tropical and subtropical areas, and they can grow ______ in dim environments. The ideal place is in front of a large window ______ east or west., filtered if necessary through a net scrim curtain.
If you have a plant that thrives ______ lots of sun, place it on a windowsill facing north or northeast. ______ the wetness level of the soil regularly and inspect the leaves to make sure they are not being______. At the slightest ______ of withering(枯萎), move the plant towards the middle of the room.
Water poured ______ onto the soil may flood, or not ______ the pot plant’s roots. ______, water plants bottom up by standing them in a dish and filling the ______ with water. For this method to ______, all pots should have holes in the ______ through which the water is absorbed.
Water your plants only when the potting mix ______ dry to touch-over watering is often the ______ of indoor plant death. Check by pushing your finger into the ______; if it comes out without any trace of soil on it, start watering. Remember that plants may need more frequent watering in summer.
Most indoor plants ___ from an occasional spraying(喷雾) of water. Make sure the water is at room temperature and use a spray bottle. Spraying is particularly beneficial if you live in a centrally heated or air-conditioned house ______ the air can become very dry.
Feed your plants with small amounts of fertilizer. The fastest and simplest solution is complete liquid fertilizer in the recommended ______ , usually every two to four weeks-check the label.
A．place B．time C．situation D．stage
A．fooled B．accepted C．explained D．understood
A．bad B．well C．easily D．quickly
A．meeting B．facing C．throwing D．reaching
A．on B．in C．for D．with
A．Research B．Check C．Prove D．Choose
A．protected B．prevented C．faded D．burned
A．signal B．point C．sign D．case
A．slowly B．carefully C．directly D．instantly
A．get B．reach C．extend D．spread
A．Still B．Instead C．Therefore D．Otherwise
A．soil B．plant C．bottom D．dish
A．work B．use C．show D．develop
A．middle B．bottom C．dish D．house
A．holds B．feels C．finds D．looks
A．effect B．occasion C．phenomenon D．cause
A．water B．pot C．soil D．hole
A．suffer B．benefit C．survive D．result
A．as B．if C．when D．for
A．kind B．quality C．amount D．form
As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm. __by miles of winding stone walls, the house provided endless hours of for a city kid.
I can still remember one afternoon I was eight years old. I’d wanted more than anything to be to climb the walls surrounding the farm. The walls were old；some stones were _ , others loose. Still, my yearning（向往）to climb across those walls so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I took all my and entered the living room, where the _ had gathered after Sunday dinner.
“I, I want to climb the stone walls,” I said. a chorus(异口同声) went up from the women in the room.“Heavens, no！” they cried,“You’ll hurt yourself！”I wasn’t too ；the was just as I’d expected. Just I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s loud voice.“Now wait a minute.” I heard him say,“Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things .”
For the next two hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my life. Later I told my grandfather about my .I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred,”he said, smiling, “you made this day a (an) day just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you as you are.”
Many years have passed then, and today I’m a host in the television program “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”, seen by millions of children.
There have been over the years, but one thing_______ the same：my suggestion left to children at the end of almost every program. “There’s only one person in this whole world like you,” The kids can hear me say, “and people would like you exactly as you are.”
A．Covered B．Extended C．Surrounded D．Spread
A．fruit B．fun C．richness D．wonder
A．when B．that C．while D．which
A．regretted B．allowed C．realized D．provided
A．remaining B．leaving C．missing D．losing
A．grew B．disappeared C．built D．turned
A．trouble B．mind C．heart D．courage
A．adults B．relations C．men D．women
A．Quietly B．Hurriedly C．Frequently D．Immediately
A．excited B．sad C．disappointed D．pleased
A．sound B．end C．response D．story
A．whenever B．while C．as soon as D．before
A．of himself B．in himself C．by himself D．to himself
A．news B．experience C．doubt D．wonder
A．special B．regular C．common D．usual
A．straightly B．exactly C．quietly D．rightly
A．since B．till C．until D．by
A．name B．named C．naming D．to name
A．jobs B．events C．adventures D．changes
A．becomes B．develops C．remains D．seems
Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished a driving offence (犯规，犯法). Then one day she nearly her record. A police car her, and the policemen in it saw her a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed that she would be punished. Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was old to drive a car, and that the why she had not stopped at the red was most probably that her eyes had become weak old age, so that she had simply not seen it. When the judge had finished what he was , Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt. When she had done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”
The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was dismissed, and her record remained unbroken.
A．which B．when C．that D．this
A．about B．on C．to D．for
A．kept B．won C．missed D．lost
A．watched B．after C．followed D．ran after
A．pass B．go C．run D．rush
A．sure B．indeed C．certain D．perhaps
A．Before B．While C．Until D．When
A．so B．very C．too D．quite
A．cause B．reason C．matter D．trouble
A．light B．lamp C．sign D．one
A．with B．because C．for D．of
A．speaking B．saying C．talking D．telling
A．holding B．getting C．carrying D．bringing
A．took B．brought C．picked D．chose
A．almost B．hardly C．successfully D．successful
One evening, I was resting in a cafe. I a pair of newly bought white leather（皮革 ）shoes, which were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.
He was in a(n) shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them. He was busy doing his work heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the café for from the rain. More and more people crowded and gradually separated the boy from me.
Hours passed, and it turned . I had no shoes on my feet and where the boy had been. I thought he would not my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare feet.
When it was near midnight the ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the café. The café was to be . I had to move to the door, head . just as I went to the gate, I found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the with his head leaning against a box and his upper body being he held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms. I shook him slightly and woke him up. He up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me. Then he opened the package , gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly. I him and wrapped him with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes. On my way home, the of the boy stayed in my mind.
A．took B．Mended C．wore D．owned
A．Unfit B．old C．small D．dirty
A．bag B．package C．suitcase D．box
A．seated B．put C．bent D．looked
A．after B．when C．because D．since
A．rest B．protection C．hide D．Preparation
A．out B．away C．off D．in
A．light B．dark C．dim D．bright
A．thought B．guessed C．wondered D．imagined
A．shine B．keep C．carry D．return
A．coffee B．rain C．time D．work
A．opened B．locked C．closed D．stopped
A．dropped B．lowered C．raised D．held
A．shortly B．sadly C．surprisedly D．immediately
A．table B．bed C．door D．cafe
A．bare B．wet C．pale D．cold
A．stayed B．as C．got D．jumped
A．finally B．suddenly C．hurriedly D．Unfriendly
A．recognized B．forgave C．inspired D．paid
A．feature B．image C．shirt D．form
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite because there is a short cut(捷径)to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the . So I always try to through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white .
She was short and and had white hair. She was walking as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her ,until she stopped near a rubbish bin.
She slowly placed her walking stick the rubbish bin. Then she leaned(斜倚着)on it with her right hand. She bent down and 51 the rubbish. She clearly found it and it took her a while. She some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened(伸直) herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then walking. It all took her great effort（努力）.
There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does about it. I was moved to this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it ! I haven’t been able to thinking about that all day.
I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.
A．hard B．early C．easily D．late
A．rubbish B．boxes C．bottles D．paper
A．walk B．pass C．go D．rush
A．so B．until C．when D．because
A．back B．act C．mark D．color
A．bike B．stick C．dog D．umbrella
A．weak B．rich C．clever D．sad
A．quickly B．happily C．angrily D．slowly
A．at midnight B．at noon C．at last D．at first
A．in B．around C．against D．under
A．searched for B．threw away C．reached for D．looked at
A．unable B．difficult C．different D．impossible
A．picked up B．dropped down C．put in D．lifted up
A．warm B．help C．support D．hide
A．continued B．started C．enjoyed D．remembered
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．feel B．see C．have D．let
A．busy B．beautiful C．dirty D．clean
A．keep B．stop C．mind D．regret
A．Wall B．Desk C．ground D．classroom
完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people have different answers. Have you seen any ads（广告）of this kind in newspapers or magazines? “We help you to English within 6 weeks or your will be given back.” “Easy and funny! Our records and tapes help you master your English in a month. From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send us …” Of course, it has never like that.
The only language that seems to learn is the mother tongue. We still that we all learned our own language well when we were . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem very difficult. So what a small child does --- he listens to what people and tries to imitate（模仿）what he hears. When he wants something, he has to ask for it. He is using the language, talking in it, and thinking in it all the time. Just imagine how much he does every day!
So it is to say that learning English is easy because a good command （精通）of English on a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts （努力）and much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books and dictionaries will , but they cannot do the homework or exercises for the students.
A．should B．shall C．may D．would
A．ever B．still C．never D．yet
A．know B．get C．study D．master
A．knowledge B．time C．idea D．money
A．happened B．looked C．seemed D．felt
A．difficult B．likely C．easy D．good
A．know B．remember C．understand D．think
A．students B．children C．babies D．graduates
A．imagine B．mind C．do D．look
A．say B．talk C．tell D．speak
A．time B．money C．language D．practice
A．hard B．possible C．necessary D．important
A．depends B．tries C．goes D．spends
A．uses B．takes C．gets D．costs
A．do B．increase C．help D．improve