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　　　Plants are very important 　1　　　 things. Life could not go 　2　　 　if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. But animals and man cannot 　3　　 　so. Animals get their food by eating plants and 　4　　 　animals. Man gets its food by eating plants and animals too. 　5　　 　animals and man 　6　　 　plants in order to 　7　　 　. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.

　　　If you look 　8　　 　at the plants around you, you will find that there are many types of plants. Some plants are large, 　9　　 　others are small. 　10　　 　plants are green. There are two sorts（种类）of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering（不开花的）plants.

　　　Flowering plants have roots（根）,stems（茎）,leaves, flowers and fruits（果子）. 　11　　 　all the trees around us are flowering plants. Flowering plants 　12　　 　make seeds（种子）. The sends 　13　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 　14　　 　. 　15　　 　example of a fruit 　16　　 　seeds is banana fruit.

　　　Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores（孢子）. Spores are small. Some spores are 　17　　 　small and 　18　　 　that they can float（漂浮）　19 　　 　the air. We may say that spores are quite different from seeds. When these spores 　20　　 　on wet and shady（阴凉的）places, they usually grow into plants.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1． A．live	B．lively	C．living	D．lived	[　　]
2． A．through	B．over	C．down	D．on	[　　]
3． A．hope	B．do	C．think	D．make	[　　]
4． A．another	B．the other	C．other	D．others	[　　]
5． A．Though	B．And	C．But	D．So	[　　]
6． A．need	B．want	C．find	D．have	[　　]
7． A．grow	B．live	C．work	D．eat	[　　]
8． A．careful	B．clear	C．carefully	D．clearly	[　　]
9． A．while	B．when	C．since	D．as	[　　]
10． A．A great deal of	B．Lot of	C．More	D．Most	[　　]
11． A．Between	B．Except	C．Almost	D．Hardly	[　　]
12． A．should	B．can	C．may	D．must	[　　]
13． A．are born	B．are hidden	C．are stored	D．are kept	[　　]
14． A．any longer	B．any more	C．at last	D．at all	[　　]
15． A．The	B．An	C．A	D．For	[　　]
16． A．without	B．with	C．full of	D．of	[　　]
17． A．too	B．very	C．so	D．much	[　　]
18. A light	B．active	C．little	D．strong	[　　]
19． A．on	B．in	C．by	D．above	[　　]
20． A．put	B．move	C．place	D．fall	[　　]

选择与句中划线部分意思相近的词语

Why are yon standing in the centre of the room?　　　

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A． between　　　   B．beside

C．in front　　 　　  D． in the middle of

阅读理解

阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的(A)、(B)、(C)和(D)选项中选出一个最佳答案。

　　Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland, but there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

　　One night, the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”

　　They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they too, were very tired, and one by one, also fell asleep.

　　The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment, they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.

　　The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

1．Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ________.

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A．Roman army and North England

B．Roman army and the Scots

C．England and Scots

D．A brave people and the Scots

2．At first it looked as if the Romans would win because ________.

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A．the Scots were not brave

B．the Roman army was so strong

C．the Scots did not have a good leader

D．the Romans had the support from the Scottish

3．“We must win or we will die.” What the leader of the Scots said means ________.

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A．they were sure to win

B．they couldn't escape from death

C．they would win and then they would die

D．they must try hard to win, otherwise they would be killed

4．The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because ________.

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A．they didn't want to wake the Scots

B．they wanted to reach the top

C．they wanted to catch the four guards first

D．they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle

5．The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ________.

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A．it is a beautiful plant

B．it is fresh and lovely

C．it had so many sharp needles all over it

D．it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle

    Xiao Liu and Xiao Hong are 　(1)　　　 classmates. Xiao Liu asked Xiao Hong 　(2)　　 　him 　(3)　　 　his English this evening. But Xiao Hong's little sister is ill and 　(4)　　 　in bed. She has to 　(5)　 her sister at home. She 　(6)　　 　Xiao Liu this evening.

    Xiao Hong 　(7)　　 　Xiao Liu at five this afternoon, but nobody was in. Xiao Liu was 　(8)　　　. Xiao Lin's parents were at the 　(9)　　 　.

    Xiao Hong called again　(10)　　　. Xiao Liu wasn't back home then. Xiao Liu's mothr was in. Xiao Hong asked his mother to take a message (口信) for Xiao Liu.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A．between	B．his	C．her	D．both	[　　]
(2)A．help	B．to help	C．helps	D．is helping	[　　]
(3)A．at	B．on	C．about	D．with	[　　]
(4)A．stay	B．to stay	C．has to stay	D．go to	[　　]
(5)A．look after	B．look for	C．take care	D．look at	[　　]
(6)A．can help	B．can't help	C．helps	D．is helping	[　　]
(7)A．called	B．calls	C．asked	D．asks	[　　]
(8)A．in	B．out	C．at home	D．in his room	[　　]
(9)A．school	B．cinema	C．classroom	D．wall	[　　]
(10)A．late	B．later	C．yesterday	D．last night	[　　]

He speaks English best 　　　 us.　　　

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A． between　　　B．with　　　C．among　　　D．to