Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because 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. So 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 (不开花的) plants.
Flowering plants can make seeds (种子). Fruits protect the seeds. 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 (飘) 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. The main idea of the first paragraph is that _______.
| A．plants are important for life |
| B．plants can’t grow without air |
| C．there are many plants in the world |
| D．we can’t live without water |
Plants can make food from _______.
| A．flower, water and air | B．water, sunlight and air |
| C．air, water and soil | D．air, sun and light |
What fact does the passage lead you to believe?
| A．Of all living things, animals are the most important. |
| B．Spores are seeds. |
| C．All fruits of flowering plants have seeds. |
| D．Without plants, man will die out. |
What will the writer probably (可能) talk about in the following paragraph?
| 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 |
| How to Send and Receive an E-mail Do you want to learn how to send and receive an e-mail? If you want to, please follow these directions. First, turn on your computer and connect to the Internet. Then open your e-mail program. You can see a picture of an envelope on the screen. Click on that, and a box will appear on your screen. This is your e-mail “menu”. |
| How do astronauts have meals? Eating in space is different from eating on the earth. The food that astronauts carry with them doesn’t look like the food you eat on the earth. Some food is carried in closed bags. It is cooked and frozen before the astronauts get it. All the water is removed from the food. In the space capsule(太空舱), the astronaut puts the water back. He “shoots” hot or cold water into the food bag with a special gun. He eats the food through a small hole in the bag. Other foods come in bite sizes. The astronaut puts a whole piece in his mouth at a time. There can be no crumb(食物碎屑) floating around the capsule. Meat, cakes and cereal often come in bite-sized pieces. Astronauts can’t drink water from open cups. The water would float in drops in the air. The water is put in the special gun. The astronaut shoots the water into his mouth. Eating in space is not easy. Astronauts must learn to eat this way. |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。What can you see on the screen when you open your e-mail program?
| A．a picture of a box | B．a picture of an envelope |
| C．a picture of a menu | D．a picture of a computer |
Where is some food carried in space?
| A．bags. | B．plastics. |
| C．cloth bags. | D．closed bags. |
How does the astronaut put hot or cold water into the food bag.
| A．They put hot or cold water into the food bag with a scoop. |
| B．They put hot or cold water into the food bag with a bowl. |
| C．They put hot or cold water into the food bag with a special gun. |
| D．They put hot or cold water into the food bag with a straw. |
According to the passage, we know that eating in space ________ eating on the earth.
| A．is the same as | B．is similar to |
| C．is like | D．is different from |
Eating in space is__________.
| A．difficult | B．easy |
| C．interesting | D．boring |
Enjoying a better life at school, with shorter class hours, greater privacy(隐私)and more rights is all you dream of, right?
For students in Shanghai, they are no longer just dreams. This week experts(行家)and law-makers in Shanghai had a meeting to talk about a new law(法律). It is called the “Shanghai Underage Protection Law(上海未成年人保护法)”.
The law says students’ diaries and letters are their secrets and “Nobody can read them if they don’t agree.”
Do your teachers sometimes say something bad to you? Maybe they send you out of the classroom because you fail to finish doing your homework. If this happens in Shanghai, you can stand up and say “No”.
Shanghai students may have less homework because of the law. Class hours may become shorter for juniors next year, down from 45 minutes to 40 minutes in some schools.
The law also talks about students’ health. According to the rules,“Smoking in these places full of kids is not allowed.”That means you can ask your teacher to stop if he smokes in a classroom.
The law makes schools safer for students. “No dancing halls, Internet bars or computer game bars are allowed within(在……以内)200 meters of a school gate.” the law says.
The law is great, right? Many students like it.
“My mom reads my diaries sometimes. I think she will be afraid if I tell her she is doing something against the law.” said Luo Jia, 13, at Shanghai Fuxing Junior School.
If you want to know more about the law, go to “www.spcsc.sh.cn”.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。The students’ diaries and letters are their secrets and_______.
| A．only their parents can read them |
| B．only their teacher can read them |
| C．Nobody can read them |
| D．Their teacher can read them |
Shanghai students may have _____homework, because of the law.
A. less B. more C. many D much moreIf your teacher smokes in a classroom, you can _____.
| A．stop her | B．agree her |
| C．leave | D．smile |
Internet bars or computer game bars _______within 200 meters of a school gate.
| A．are allowed | B．are important |
| C．aren’t allowed | D．are necessary |
According to the passage, we know the new law is _______for the students.
| A．good | B．wrong |
| C．not useful | D．impossible |
An earthquake may happen at any time. It’s best for us to know what to do, where to safe and who to contact during the earthquake. The following information will help you.
Remember: Prepare your personal earthquake bag. Collect these items and keep them somewhere near you. Water, food, medicine, mobile, phone, torch(手电筒),personal washing things, blanket, money.
Remember: Drop, Hide, Hold and contact. Drop to the floor and protect your head and neck with your arms. Hide yourself beside something like a table, a bed and so on. Hold the furniture so that you won’t move away during the earthquake. Contact family friends to tell them where you are.
Remember: Never do these things. Stand to the close to the buildings stand under the trees or signs because it’s better for you to stand in an open space. Go too close to the power lines(电线) because you may be badly hurt by electricity.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。What does the under line word “contact” mean in the passage?
| A．求救 | B．联络 | C．接触 | D．帮助 |
Where should we drop to protect our head and neck with our arms?
| A．on the table | B．behind the door |
| C．on the floor | D．beside the furniture |
It is safer for you to stand_______ during the earthquake.
| A．close to a building. | B．beside power lines. |
| C．under a tree | D．in an open space. |
According to the passage, how many main items should we remember during the earthquake?
| A．three | B．two | C．four | D．five |
Which is the best title of the passage?
| A．The Personal Earthquake Bag. |
| B．The reasons of the Earthquake. |
| C．Different Kinds of Earthquakes. |
| D．It’s Better to be Safe than Sorry. |
A. The fish are found in an acidic swamp (酸性的煤炭沼泽) on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Indonesian swamps are disappearing because of the unchecked development and farming. And several populations of the tiny fish have already been lost.
B. According to researchers, such acidic swamps was once thought to have few animals in, but recent research has discovered that they are homes to many unique creatures.
C. The fish has a translucent(半透明的)body and a head unprotected by a skeleton(颅骨).Mature females(成熟的雌性)grow to less than a third of an inch long.
D. Scientists say they have discovered the world's smallest known fish in Indonesia.
E. "This is one of the strangest fish that I've seen in my whole career,' said Ralf Britz, a zoologist(动物学家) at the Natural History Museum in London. "It's tiny and has these special fins(鱼鳍). I hope we'll have time to find out more about them before their habitat disappears completely."
阅读上面的五个短文，并把它们排列成一片完整流畅的文章，并将其标号填入表格相应的位置。
Waking up is terrible. Getting out of the bed is awful. So why on the earth would people sell a thing that cause you to do both? It’s simply because being late can cause a lot of troubles. It is said president Reagan almost missed his inauguration(就职典礼) because of a broken clock.
There are many special clocks for anyone who’s unable to get up in the morning.
Bomb Alarm Clock
Flying Alarm Clock
Puzzle(拼图) Alarm Clock
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。 If we don’t have an alarm clock which can wake us up, we’ll__________.
| A．get up | B．get more trouble |
| C．miss inauguration | D．become lazy |
According to the article, the loudest alarm clock is __________.
| A．Bomb Alarm Clock | B．Puzzle Alarm Clock |
| C．Flying Alarm Clock | D．an usual clock |
In the three clocks, you can turn off ___________ without going out of the bed.
| A．Flying Alarm Clock | B．Puzzle Alarm Clock |
| C．Bomb Alarm Clock | D．all of them |
What’s the meaning of the underline word “decibels”?
| A．纳米 | B．分贝 | C．光年 | D．纬度 |
The Puzzle Alarm Clock is sure to wake you up, because _____________.
| A．you have to get up find the propeller and put it in the clock. |
| B．it’s too noisy and it can shake |
| C．it won’t stop ringing until you turn it off |
| D．you have to find the 4 pieces and put them into it. After that, you won’t feel sleepy. |