任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成相关任务。
What is DIY? Why do many people like it? Yang Chen works for a computer business in Beijing. He enjoys his work, but it is not easy for him to relax after work. One day when he saw many toy dogs in a toy shop, he had an idea. “Why not make them myself?” Then he began to make model planes, model ships and something else. He has great interest in it because it brings him lots of fun and makes life colourful. So what is DIY? Yes, it is making or creating (创造) things on your own, with your own hands.
It may take much time, but some people, now known as DIYers—do-it-yourselfers, enjoy doing it very much. They enjoy it because it is fun. And they also say it helps them save money, too. What’s more, they think it is a good way to protect the environment (环境). It is a kind of green life. In fact, DIY is not a modern thing in China. Many people remember when it was once a way of life in the past. During the 1960s and 1970s, when there were not enough living things for people to live on, they had to use their own hands to do many things. If you wanted something, you had to do it yourself, and if you needed something, you made it yourself.
Times have changed and DIY also has different meanings.
Yang Chen’s story | It is 1. for him to relax after work. He had the idea of DIY and soon was 2. in it. DIY brings him fun and makes life 3. |
What is DIY | It is making or creating things by 4. |
Why DIY is popular | It is fun. It helps people 5. money. And it is a kind of 6. life. |
DIY in the 7. | It was once a 8. of life. People had to choose DIY 9. there were not enough living things. They had to do many things 10. their hands. |
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 touches one of the hairs, the leaves closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaves press 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). 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.The Venus flytrap is a kind of ______.
A. plant B. animal C. food D. meat
2.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
3.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
4.The underlined word “press” probably means ______ in Chinese.
A. 挤压 B. 关上 C. 打开 D. 松开
5.Why do some plants eat animal meat?
A. Because plants are dangerous to animals.
B. Because animals are dangerous to plants.
C. Because plants want to get what they need from animal meat.
D. Because plants want to protect themselves against animals.
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项选出最佳选项。
The American alligator (短吻鳄) is the largest reptile (爬行动物) in North America. Some of them can be over 5 metres long.
In North America, the bison (野牛) is the largest animal on land. If they are frightened, the American bison will run away and can reach a speed of 52 km per hour.
The white-tailed deer can run up to 58 km per hour. This North American deer can also jump as high as 2.6 metres and jump as far as 9 metres.
There is a frog that barks just like a dog. This barking frog is found in the southwestern part of the United States.
The polar bear is a great swimmer and can swim as fast as 10 km per hour using only its front feet.
The wild turkey nearly died out in the early 1900’s, because people hunted many of them. This wild bird is making a comeback now.
1.The ________ is the largest animal on land in North America.
A. polar bear B. bison
C. alligator D. white-tailed deer
2.In the _____ of the United States, there lives a kind of frog that can bark like a dog.
A. southwest B. southeast
C. northwest D. northeast
3. The white-tailed deer runs up to __________ per hour.
A. 52 km B. 58 km C. 9 metres D. 10 km
4.The polar bear _________.
A. is good at running B. is good at swimming
C. swims with its back legs D. can jump as far as 9 metres
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The alligator is the largest reptile in North America.
B. The white-tailed deer can jump as high as 2.6 metres.
C. Six kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage.
D. The wild turkey died out about 1000 years ago.
完形填空
Some animals, such as tigers and lions, are called wild animals. like sheep and dogs are called domestic(家养的) animals. These animals are very different one another, but we can divide them into big groups. For example, animals like the belong to the group that eats other animals while animals like the sheep belong to the group that eats grass and leaves.
Animals are to us. Men hunt wild animals for their fur and meat. Domestic animals are even more important to men. Without them, life will be . Cows and dogs are useful to food. Skin(皮) of some animals can be expensive coats and shoes. Wool comes from a special kind of . From cows, we get milk. And we should not forget that some domestic animals are kept for transport. Arabs(阿拉伯人) camels to travel in the desert. Therefore(因此), it’s clear that men can’t live these animals. So we should try our best to protect animals.
1.A. The other B. Another C. Other D. Others
2.A. from B. with C. for D. Between
3.A. rabbit B. tiger C. giraffe D. horse
4.A. friendly B. honest C. useful D. Secret
5.A. difficult B. easy C. free D. enjoyable
6.A. animal’s B. men’s C. boys’ D. girls’
7.A. made up of B. made of C. made into D. made from
8.A. cow B. sheep C. horse D. dog
9.A. use B. make C. play D. help
10.A. in B. for C. with D. Without
--- Oops! I put in sugar _______ salt. --- It’s OK.
A. without B. with C. instead D. instead of
Don’t lose ______ in the computer games, boys!
A. yourself B. yourselves
C. himself D. Themselves
