Plants are very important for living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is be-cause plants can make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.
If you look carefully at the plants around you， you will find that there are two kinds of plants： flowering plants and non-flowering plants.
Flowering plants can make seeds（种子）.The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed， some have two， three or four， and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit.
Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores（孢子）．Spores are very， very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores fall on wet and shady places， they usually grow into new plants.What fact does the passage lead you to believe?
| A．Of all living things， animals are most important. |
| B．Spores are seeds. |
| C．All fruits of flowering plants have seeds. |
| D．Without plants， man will die out. |
The paragraph following the passage will be about_______.
| A．how plants can make food from air |
| B．how spores grow into new plants |
| C．why some plants have no seeds |
| D．why non-flowering plants are more important than flowering plants |
This passage is most likely to be taken from_______.
| A．a story book |
| B．a novel |
| C．a science magazine |
| D．a laboratory report |
According to a new Ministry of Education survey, students’ safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50 percent of students say they are worried about robbery(抢劫) on the way to and from school. Now in many big cities in China, some schools have taught an unusual lesson: self-protection(自我保护) . Students like this lesson as there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.
Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No.25 Middle School and a self-protection expert(专家)，gives young students advice on how to deal with danger.
If you are robbed（抢劫）, keep calm. If you can’t cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police.
If you are in a traffic accident and a car hurts you, you should take down the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to contact your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.
If it is raining hard and there is lightning(闪电), don’t stay in high places and keep away from trees.
When there is a fire, get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit(出口). Do not take the lift!
If someone is drowning(溺水) but you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.
Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!Why do students like the self-protection lesson?
| A．Because there is advice on exams. |
| B．Because they can learn how to protect themselves. |
| C．Because they like self-protection experts. |
| D．Because they are free to do anything during the lesson. |
The underlined word “contact” means_______.
| A．end up | B．think of | C．search for | D．get in touch with |
If your house is on fire, you must_______.
| A．put dry things on your body |
| B．run quickly and take the lift |
| C．run away and find an exit as quickly as you can |
| D．take everything you have and then run away |
If you see a child fall into the river but you can’t swim, you_______.
| A．should cry out for help | B．can jump into the river and save him |
| C．can do nothing | D．should telephone the doctor |
New rules and behavior standards（行为规范）for the middle school students came out. Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The following are some of the new rules.
You should not be allowed to dye（染）your hair, smoke or drink. You should not copy others’ work in an exam. Don’t do it again if you did it!
Good students love animals and care for other people. Being kind to animals is being kind to ourselves. Be friendly to the people around you. Try to think of others, not only yourself.
Don’t look down on new ideas. Everyone’s ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.
Learn to protect yourselves. If you have to go home late, you should let your mother or your father know.
Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for our studies. But some things on the Internet aren’t good for teenagers, so try to look at web pages that are good for you. The new school rules will help teenagers by telling them ________.
| A．how they can study well | B．what they should do at school |
| C．what is right and what is wrong | D．how they can pass an exam |
Good websites can ________.
| A．be a waste of time | B．do homework for children |
| C．make life busier | D．help children with their studies |
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．It’s not polite to dye hair for everyone |
| B．Don’t copy others’ work in an exam |
| C．Be kind to others and try to think of others |
| D．Don’t look down on new ideas |
The passage mainly tells us how to ________.
| A．protect ourselves | B．be the top students |
| C．care for others | D．use the Internet |
HOW DO YOU GET A LIBRARY CARD?
* Anyone who lives, works or studies in the city can borrow books from the library free of charge.
* You need to show proof (证明) of your name and address.
* You need to complete application form.
* If you are under 18, you must ask a parent to fill in the form.
* You will receive a library card, which you can use immediately.
* You can use it at all Happy City public libraries in the city.
USING YOUR LIBRARY CARD
* You must always have your card to borrow books from the library.
* Please tell the library immediately if you lose your card. You are responsible for any books that are borrowed on your card until you report it to the library. You must pay to get a new card.
HOW DO YOU RETURN BOOKS?
* You can return books to any one of our libraries no matter where you
| Maximum Number of Books (最大限量) |
Loan period (借出期限) |
Number of Renewals (更换) |
| 10 books |
30 days |
2 |
| 4 magazines |
14 days |
1 |
| 2 cassettes |
30 days |
2 |
| 4 foreign language books |
30 days |
2 |
| 5 literacy (识字) books |
30 days |
2 |
Notice: You can borrow no more that 4 books on any one subject.
HOW DO YOU RENEW BOOKS?
You can renew (续借) books in person, by telephone or by using the Internet. You can go to any Happy City Public Library to renew books, no matter where you borrowed them.If your brother, who is in Junior 1 of a middle school, wants to get a card, __________.
| A．he can fill in the form himself | B．You can fill in the form for him. |
| C．Your parents must fill in the form. | D．He has to pay for the books. |
If you want to renew the book, you ___________.
| A．have to go to the library again for it. | B．You can make it on the computer. |
| C．You have to pay for the second time. | D．You can only call the library. |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．If you don’t live in the city, you can also be able to borrow books by using the card. |
| B．If you lose the card, you can get a new one for free. |
| C．You can borrow books from any of the Happy City public libraries if you have the library card |
| D．You can use the card to borrow books in any library in the country. |
You can return the book to _________.
| A．the library where you borrowed the book |
| B．Your school library |
| C．The biggest library in the city |
| D．any one of the libraries in the city |
Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap.
The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly(蚊子) touches one of the hairs, the leaf close quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses(挤压) the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.
How can that happen? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn’t have all these important things, especially nitrogen(氮). Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea!What kind of plant is the Venus flytrap?
| A．It is the plant that can be eaten as vegetables |
| B．It is the plant that can eat people |
| C．It is the plant that can eat meat. |
| D．It is the plant that is poisonous(有毒的) |
What are inside its leaves?
| A．some small leaves | B．some pages of books |
| C．some flowers | D．some hairs |
The Venus flytrap eats flies because__________.
| A．It grows in dry parts | B．It hates flies |
| C．It’ll be eaten by flies | D．It needs air and water |
信息归纳（共5小题，每小题1分）
张静的好朋友王颖随父母去了美国。张静给她写了一封信。请阅读后填写信息卡相关信息。
(注意：只需填写要点，不要求完整句子。)
Dear Wang Ying,
I really miss you. This term, we have a new headmaster(校长) and the school life is different. Now let me tell you something about it. Now, school begins at 8:45, half an hour later than (比……晚) before. Now I get up at 7:20 in the morning and go to school by bike at 8:00. There are three classes in the morning and in the afternoon, we have only two classes. School is over at 4:00. After that, we don’t have to do too much homework. We can do many activities in school clubs. You know, I like drawing so much, so I am in Art Club. I love the new school life.
Yours,
Zhang Jing
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