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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(捕蝇草).

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 touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.

Why do plants do it? 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!

(　 ) 31. The Venus flytrap is a kind of 　　　.

A. plant　　　　　　　　 B. animal　　　　　　　　　 C. food　　　　　　　　　 D. meat

(　 ) 32. The Venus flytrap grows in 　　　.

A. most parts of the world　　　　　　　　　　　 B. some parts of Africa

C. dry parts of the United States 　　　　　　 D. wet parts of England

(　 ) 33. From the passage, we learn that 　　.

A. all plants can eat people　　　　　　　　　　 B. all plants can eat animals

C. some plants can eat people　　　　　　　　 D. some plants can eat animals

(　 ) 34. The underlined word “presses” probably means 　　　　in Chinese.

A. 挤压　　　　　　　 B. 关上　　　　　　　　　　 C. 打开　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 松开

(　 ) 35. Why do some plants eat animal meat? Because 　　.

A. plants are dangerous to animals

B. animals are dangerous to plants

C. plants want to get what they need from animal meat

D. Plants want to protect themselves against animals

21.　　　 　22.　　　 　23.　　　 　24.　　　 　25.　　　

16.　　　 　17.　 　　　　18.　　　 　19.　　　 　20.　　　

15. - Hello! Could I speak to Mr. Liu, please?

- Sorry. He 　　　　for a month.

A. had been away　　 B. was left　　　　　　 C. has been away　　　　 D. left

Ⅱ. 情景交际。(5分)

从方框中选出适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。

A: Lucy, why are you going out 　16　 ?

B: That’s the sound of a truck collecting rubbish.

A: Do you mean you have to take the rubbish to the truck?

B: Yes. You know 　17　 　is our duty. We should help protect the environment.

A: I agree.　 18　 , we must do something around the neighbourhood.

B: Sure. It is our duty to keep the environment clean and tidy. If we make a contribution to protecting the environment,　 19　

A: That’s right. We mush try our best to make our country more beautiful. So we should 　20　 　to improve the environment.

14. - Do you mind my smoking here?

- 　　　　Look at the sign. It says “No Smoking”.

A. Of course not.　　　 B. No, I don’t.　　　 C. You’d better not.　　 D. If you like, you can.

13. His actions made me 　　　　angry 　　　　say a word.

A. so; that　　　　　　　　 B. enough; to　　　　 C. too; not　　　　　　　　　 D. too; to

12. The little boy is only six years old, 　　　　he can make wonderful model cars.

A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. and

11. Our rain forests are 　　　, so we should protect them.

A. dangerous　　　　　　 B. in danger　　　　　 C. invisible　　　　　　　　 D. in safety

10. There are five people in the room, but I know 　　　.

A. both of them　　　　 B. none of them　　 C. all of them　　　　　　 D. neither of them