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!

1.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)

2.What are inside its leaves?

A．some small leaves                       B．some pages of books

C．some flowers                          D．some hairs

3.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

 

What do you usually do in your free time? Play sports? Watch TV? How about reading books? You must know the Chinese saying: "Read thousands of books; travel thousands of miles” Books are important in our life. Reading books is good for us. It can help us know and understand the world better. It can help us get a lot of knowledge(知识). It brings us a new and different world that we have never been before. Almost all the great men like reading, like Chairman Mao and Madame Curie.
In a word, books are treasure(财宝) and we must love them. But before you read, remember to choose a good one. Ask your parents or teachers about what books to read. Be sure you are interested in them. There are many different kinds of books: I like biography(传记) because I can learn something from the characters.
What about you? Young friends, please love books and read them, They are very helpful to you.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE?.

A．Madame Curie doesn't like reading at all.

B．We shouldn't ask teachers about what books to read.

C．Reading books can give us little knowledge.

D．We have to choose a good book before we start to read.

【小题2】What does the underlined part "Read thousands of books; travel thousands of miles." mean in Chinese?

A．读书百遍，其义自见

B．读万卷书，行万里路

C．滚石不生苔

D．读数千本书就能行数千里路

【小题3】Reading books can help people_________.

A．get more sleep

B．know little about themselves

C．get money from others

D．understand the world better

【小题4】What kind of books does the writer like?

A．Story-books.	B．Comic books.
C．Biography.	D．Novels

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Only reading books can make people succeed.

B．Chairman Mao likes reading very much.

C．Books are helpful to human.

D．Young people should read more books.

阅读下面短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。
阅读下面表格中Li Lei的笔友Jack情况，回答所提出的问题。每空一词。
Information from of Jack

Name	Jack	Language	English
Chinese name	Li Yun	hobbies	Music and football
Age	17	Favorite subject	math
Nationality	The USA	Favorite movie	Kong  Fu

【小题1】 How old is he?  _________ 17 years old.
【小题2】Where does he come from? He _______ from _________.
【小题3】 What language does he speak? He _______  __________.
【小题4】What kind of sports does he like? He _______  __________.
【小题5】What’s his favorite subject?   ________ is his ________ subject.

请仔细阅读下面报纸上的一篇书评，根据说提供的信息，完成下列表格。

Jolin Tsai’s New Book : OUT Now !

Jolin Tsai ( Cai Yilin ) , a famous singer from Taiwan , has become an English teacher ! But she is not staying in a classroom to give you talks in English . Instead , she has published（出版）a new book , Jolin’s English Dairy Book . It came out in Taiwan in March , 2005 . Jolin is helping you learn English in a light-hearted way and give you useful words for life outside your textbooks .

“ I hope it’s a happy English book , ” she said . “ When you learn English in a funny way , you will keep on doing it . ” This certainly doesn’t mean just reciting words . Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning . She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English . She has been good at English since Grade 3 in primary school . Because of this , she hosted（主持）an English news program on the radio herself .

Jolin knows it’s important to put English to good use . So , in her English diaries , she wrote something about her everyday life , like study , fashion（时尚）, travel and family . After each diary , she gives you lots of notes . You can use them often , too ! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers .

Information Card

Where is Jolin Tsai from ？	1.
What’s the name of the book ?	2.
When did the book come out ?	3.
What kind of program does she host on the radio ?	4.
What are her diaries about ?	5.

 

 

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【小题1】The passage is_______．

A．a story

B．an advertisement

C．a play

D．a song

【小题2】What kind of people can become a member of that group?

A．People from 12 to 18．

B．All young people．

C．People from 12 to 80．

D．People from twenty to eighty．

【小题3】Which of the following is not talked about in the passage?

A．Help people in hospitals．

B．Help children in schools．

C．Help animals．

D．Teach cooking．

【小题4】Who does Susan look after?

A．Children．

B．Old people

C．Animals．

D．People in hospital．

【小题5】What will you do if you want to join the group?

A．Call them or visit them．

B．Call them or visit their website．

C．Visit their website or write to them．

D．Visit them or visit their website．