A team of scientists are carrying out a project at the University of Greenwich in London. They are trying to find ways to make food on Mars (火星) in the future. The project is called Feeding Mars. It tries to use water, fish and fish waste to grow fruit and vegetables on Mars.
It would take at least 21 months to reach Mars, learn about its surface and return to Earth. So it would be a big help if the spacemen could grow fresh food on Mars itself.
Farming on Mars, however, will be very hard. There’s plenty of water that could be taken from ice just below the surface, but the land on Mars is missing the nutrients (养分) that living things need. The team say that they could solve the problem by growing plants and fish together. Fish waste can then be used to provide nutrients for plants.
“It is expected that you can grow lots of food, such as vegetables, salads, teas and medicinal plants on Mars,” said Dr Benz Kotzen, who leads the project. “You can even harvest (捕获) fish for food then.”
(1). What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 refer to (指的是)?
A. The future.B. The project.C. The land.D. The planet.
(2). What makes it difficult to farm on Mars?
A. Ice below the surface.B. Too much fish waste.
C. The missing of living things.D. The poor land condition.
(3). How does Dr Benz Kotzen feel about Feeding Mars?
A. Hopeful.B. Doubtful.C. Surprised.D. Funny.
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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In junior high school in America, kids study English, writing, math, physics, biology, music and art.
At 12 o’clock, the students eat lunch at school. They have meat, vegetables, fruit, bread and a drink, but they like hot dogs and hamburgers best. American kids like sugar, and after the meal they can have a small piece of cake.
Students sleep for a short time after lunch. They begin classes at 1:30 in the afternoon. They go to school on weekdays and have classes for six hours every day and then return home.
Parents let their kids play or watch TV until dinner at 6:00 p. m. After dinner, they do their homework. Sometimes kids and their parents have a family activity after dinner.What do the students like best for lunch at school?
| A．Meat and fruit. | B．Hot dogs and hamburgers. |
| C．Hot dogs and sugar. | D．Bread and hamburgers. |
In America, students go to school __________ days a week.
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
The American kids usually have dinner_____ in the evening.
| A．at five o’clock | B．at six thirty |
| C．at six o’clock | D．at five thirty |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．American students like hot dogs and hamburgers best. |
| B．After lunch students sleep for a short time. |
| C．The classes begin at 2:00 p. m. |
| D．Sometimes students have a family activity with their parents. |
The best title（标题）for the passage (短文) is ______.
| A．Favorite food | B．Junior high school |
| C．Outdoor activities | D．School life in America |
| A WALK Ten kilometers’ long. Dogs and other little animals are welcome. Meet at the school gate. Time:7:30 a. m. Saturday morning Want to know more? Call Michael at 58555665 |
For Rent One-bedroom apartment near No.3 High School. Call Miss Wang for more. Tel:68252503 9:00 a. m. - 4:30 p. m. Every weekday |
| For Sale（大促销） Come and buy school things! All kinds of school things! Soccer ball:￥50 Basketball:￥40 Pen:￥1. 50 Only five days, this week! Lantian School Things Store, next to No. 1 High School |
Wanted A waitress（女招待）in a restaurant. Work for eight hours. Like to meet people. ￥160 a day. Call Miss Li at 65433265 today! From 10:00 a. m. to 10:00 p. m. |
They will meet ______ at 7:30 a. m. on Saturday morning for the walk.
| A．at No. 3 High School | B．at the school gate |
| C．at No. 1 High School | D．at a restaurant |
If Li Lei wants to rent an apartment, he can call Miss Wang at _____.
| A．68252503 | B．58555665 | C．65433265 | D．We don’t know |
Kangkang has￥45. What can he buy in Lantian School Things Store?
A. A soccer ball. B. A basketball.
C. Some pens. D. B and C.Alice wants to be a waitress. She should call Miss Li______.
| A．this week | B．on Saturday | C．today | D．every weekday |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The walk is ten kilometres’ long. |
| B．You can call Miss Wang to rent a room at 3:00 p. m. on Monday. |
| C．Lantian School Things Store is next to No. 3 High School. |
| D．The waitress should work for eight hours. |
根据短文选择正确答案。
I’m Tom. This is a pencil case. It’s orange. It’s my pencil case. What’s in the pencil case? A ruler is in the pencil case. It is my ruler. The ruler is blue and red. That is a pencil. It is black and white. It isn’t my pencil. Look! That girl is Lucy. It is her pencil. That boy is Tim. I found（发现） his green pen in the pencil case. I call Tim at 7890003. It is his telephone number.What color is the pencil case?
A. It’s orange. B. It’s blue and red. C. It’s green.I am Tom. That is not my_________.
A. pencilB. pencil caseC. ruler________ has (有) a pencil.
A. TomB. LucyC. Tim_______ found the pen in the pencil case.
A. TomB. LucyC. TimIs Tim’s (蒂姆的)telephone number 7890003?
A. Yes.B. No.C. OK.