There are over 37,000 known species (种) of spiders in different shapes and sizes in the world. The largest spiders live in the rain forests of South America and are known as the "bird-eating" spiders. These spiders can grow up to 28cm long and they eat small birds. The smallest spiders are from Western Samoa. These tiny spiders are less than 0.5mm long. They live in the plants that grow on mountain rocks.

    Some people like to keep spiders as pets, but most people don't like touching them. A great number of people are afraid of them, mainly because of their poison — something will cause death or harm. However, only thirty species of spiders are very dangerous to humans. Spiders provide benefits for humans by catching and eating insects, such as flies and mosquitoes (蚊子).

    Spiders are different from other animals, because they make webs to catch the small insects for food. The special silk of a spider's web is light and strong — five times stronger than steel. Some people have tried to raise spiders in order to collect their silk, but no one has ever succeeded in doing it. One reason is that it takes 670,000 spiders to produce half a kilo of silk, and all of these spiders need living insects for their food. Besides, spiders are usually solitary (独自的) animals, and need to be kept alone.

    All in all, people are amazed to learn that there are so many secrets in spiders!

71. Where do the largest spiders live?

    A. In the rain forests of South America.            B. In the plants of Western Samoa.

    C. On the mountain rocks of South America.

72. The underlined word "poison" means ________.

    A. 来历               B. 外貌               C. 毒性

73. The silk of a spider's web is ________ steel.

    A. not as strong as      B. much stronger than     C. a little heavier than

74. Which of the following is True?

    A. It's not easy to produce silk by raising spiders.

    B. Many people have become rich by raising spiders.

    C. It takes 37,000 spiders to produce half a kilo of silk.

75. The best title for this passage is ________.

    A. The World's Largest Spider                  B. Why People Hate Spiders

    C. The Spider — An Amazing Animal

                                    

    Algae are plants which have no roots or leaves. They grow in wet places. You may have seen algae on top of the water in a pond or a lake. Algae will even grow in fish bowls. Most algae are green or blue-green, but some are red, brown or black.

　　Often, you buy algae at the drugstore, but you don't know it. Some kinds of algae ale used in making ice-cream, toothpaste, skin creams and medicine.

　　Algae do not look or taste good, but they are high in food value. They can be easy to grow. They can be made into flour. Men are working to make algae taste better. Then they can be used for food.

　　Tomorrow more people will live in the world. They will need more food to eat. Algae are easy to grow. They may become an important food.

　　Algae can grow on spaceships. The men who go out into space may have their own algae garden. Then they will not run out of food.

Choose the best answer.

　

(1). Algae grow in __________ places.

A．wet

B．dry

C．hot

D．warm

(2) There can't be algae in_________.

A．fish bowls

B．medicine

C．eggs

D．flour

(3)Men are working to make algae taste better because__________.

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A．they don't look or taste good

B．they are green

C．they are high in food value

D．they can be used for food

(4) Which of the following is true?

A．Algae may help to feed people tomorrow.

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B．Algae are good for fish.

C．Algae can only grow on the earth.

D．Algae are very expensive.

(5) The best title for this passage is _________.

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A．The Most Important Food -- Algae.

B．Algae May Become Men's Food.

C．How to Grow Algae?

D．Where to Grow Algae?

When we talk of plants, most of us will think of things that grow from the ground and have green leaves, but there are plants that do not look or act like other plants. Some of these belong to a special class of plants called fungi.
Fungi may appear almost everywhere. They commonly grow in wet places where they call get food and water easily. Because fungi do not have green leaves to make their own food, but fungi must take their food from animals, other plants or water. Some fungi live on dead or rotting（腐烂的）wood, while others grow on living trees or in dirt or moss（苔藓）. Mushrooms（蘑茹）are the best-known fungi.
There are many kinds of mushrooms appearing in all shapes and sizes. For example, cauliflower（菜花）mushrooms are found in forests from July to October．They can grow to be as heavy as fifty pounds! They grow at the foot of trees Squirrel’s（松鼠）bread is another kind of wild mushroom Its appearance and use Call explain its name. These fungi look like small golden cakes Squirrels can easily eat them or carry them off to their hole to eat later.
The mushrooms found in food stores are carefully grown by people who know they are safe to eat. People are warned never to touch of taste wild mushrooms because some of them are deadly. Even less dangerous ones cart still make a person very sick..
【小题1】Where does Fungi not grow?            .

A．On dry wood

B．In places full of water

C．On living trees

D．Behind houses

【小题2】Where can Fungi take food?            .

A．From their green leaves

B．From water

C．From rotting wood

D．From people

【小题3】Squirrel's bread is a kind of            .

A．tree

B．animal

C．food

D．medicine

【小题4】People are advised not to eat wild fungi because            .

A．it is unfit for main food

B．it may be dangerous to people

C．it doesn't taste so good

D．it's strange smell may do harm to people

【小题5】The word "fungi" in this passage means

A．草本植物

B．菌类植物

C．食用蘑菇

D．无叶植物

When we talk of plants, most of us will think of things that grow from the ground and have green leaves, but there are plants that do not look or act like other plants. Some of these belong to a special class of plants called fungi.

Fungi may appear almost everywhere. ①They commonly grow in wet places where they can get food and water easily. Because fungi do not have green leaves to make their own food, fungi must take their food from animals, other plants or water. Some fungi live on dead or rotting wood, while others grow on living trees or in dirt or moss(苔藓). Mushrooms(蘑菇) are the best-known fungi.

②There are many kinds of mushrooms appearing in all shapes and sizes. For example, cauliflower mushrooms are found in forests from July to October. They can grow to be as heavy as fifty pounds! They grow at the foot of trees. Squirrel’s bread(松茸) is another kind of wild mushroom. Its appearance and use can explain its name. These fungi look like small golden cakes. Squirrels can easily eat them or carry them off to their hole to eat later.

③食品店里的蘑菇是人们精心种植的，可安全食用。People are warned never to touch or taste wild mushrooms, because some of them are deadly. Even less dangerous ones can still make a person very sick.

1.将①句译成中文。

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2.将②句译成中文。

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3.将③句译成英文。

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回答问题：

4.From what can fungi take food?

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5.What is squirrel’s bread? How to understand the name?

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When we talk of plants, most of us will think of things that grow from the ground and have green leaves, but there are plants that do not look or act like other plants. Some of these belong to a special class of plants called fungi.

Fungi may appear almost everywhere. They commonly grow in wet places where they call get food and water easily. Because fungi do not have green leaves to make their own food, but fungi must take their food from animals, other plants or water. Some fungi live on dead or rotting（腐烂的）wood, while others grow on living trees or in dirt or moss（苔藓）. Mushrooms（蘑茹）are the best-known fungi.

There are many kinds of mushrooms appearing in all shapes and sizes. For example, cauliflower（菜花）mushrooms are found in forests from July to October．They can grow to be as heavy as fifty pounds! They grow at the foot of trees Squirrel’s（松鼠）bread is another kind of wild mushroom Its appearance and use Call explain its name. These fungi look like small golden cakes Squirrels can easily eat them or carry them off to their hole to eat later.

The mushrooms found in food stores are carefully grown by people who know they are safe to eat. People are warned never to touch of taste wild mushrooms because some of them are deadly. Even less dangerous ones cart still make a person very sick..

1.Where does Fungi not grow?             .

A. On dry wood                     

B. In places full of water

C. On living trees                     

D. Behind houses

2.Where can Fungi take food?             .

A. From their green leaves             

B. From water

C. From rotting wood                   

D. From people

3.Squirrel's bread is a kind of             .

A. tree         B. animal           C. food             D. medicine

4.People are advised not to eat wild fungi because             .

A. it is unfit for main food               

B. it may be dangerous to people

C. it doesn't taste so good            

D. it's strange smell may do harm to people

5.The word "fungi" in this passage means

A. 草本植物    B. 菌类植物    C. 食用蘑菇     D. 无叶植物