It is easy to believe that the daily life of a plant is simple and boring. They seem to just stand there and sunbathe. In fact, plants are always busy doing many things. Measuring（估量）light is one of them. This activity helps plants to plan better for the future.
To start with, we should know how plants feel the light. In fact, there are some special proteins（蛋白质） in their cell（细胞）. Once receiving light, they will call on other cells to produce, resulting in the growth towards the light.
Then what can plants get from measuring the changes in the amount（量）of daylight? This helps them to tell what time of the year it is. If a plant is beginning to get more daylight, it knows it’s spring. Because of this, it may then start producing flowers.
If the amount of daylight starts to get low, the plant knows that autumn is coming. It may start to store “food” for its growth. For example, the potato plant will make tubers（块茎）—the potatoes that we eat.
Plants record not only the amount of daylight they receive, but also the quality（质量） of light. Some forms of light can help plants grow better. Direct sunlight, for example, works better than light that is being separated through the leaves of other plants. A plant can’t get the right form of light when it is prevented from getting light by other plants. It may then begin to grow taller or produce larger leaves in order to get more sunlight.
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（1）. What is one of a plant’s daily activities according to Paragraph 1?
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Producing flowers. |
B． |
Taking in CO2. |
C． |
Sleeping in the sun. |
D． |
Measuring the amount of light. |
（2）. When does a plant begin to produce flowers?
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When the rainy season is coming. |
B． |
When it has taken in enough water. |
| C． |
When the temperature is rising. |
D． |
When it’s beginning to receive more light. |
（3）. What do tubers do for a potato plant?
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They store light for it. |
B． |
They eat its natural enemies. |
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They help it get more light. |
D． |
They keep food for its growth. |
（4）. What is the best title for the text?
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Plants Tell Seasons |
B． |
Plants “See” Light |
C． |
Plants Need “Food” |
D． |
Plants Sunbathe Daily |
（5）. Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the text?
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Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with his toes(脚趾).
One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a game with some friends. He lostboth his arms because of electricity.
Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the accident. But soon he had tomake a choice.
“For people like me, there were only two choices. One was to give up all the dreams, whichwould cause a quick death. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life.”
says Liu Wei.
Liu Wei’s dream was to be a pianist. He learned to play the piano with his toes. And teachinghimself to play the piano with his toes was very hard. Many times he wanted to give up, but hisparents went on encouraging him and he wanted to make his parents proud.
Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. The audience(观众) were deeply moved and very excited when they watched his performance.What can Liu Wei play the piano with?
How old was Liu Wei when he lost his arms?
Was Liu Wei very unhappy when both his arms were cut off？
Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?
How did the audience feel when they watched Liu’s performance?
Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned (禁止) students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for schools. Several children have got mobile phones from parents and friends as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.
Lucy Bluett, an expert, said mobile phone use was a distraction (分心的事) to students during school hours. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t call up their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones ______.
A．when they are at home
B．when they are free
C．when they are at schoolWe know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from .
A．the makers and sellers
B．the passers-by and strangers
C．their parents and friendsWhat does the underlined word “cheat” mean in the passage?
A．Behave dishonestly.
B．Behave honestly.
C．Behave correctly.Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t ______ during school hours.
A．use their mobile phones
B．call up their children
C．help the teachers with their workThe passage tells us that ______.
A．students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons
B．many people can’t understand why parents would want their children to have phones
C．all parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school
| Join Us Basketball Club: We have a basketball club. It opens in the school on Saturdays. |
| Lost and Found Lost: A black bag in Room 601. Phone Jack White at 6880322. Found: Man’s gold watch. Please call Mr. Green at 6444997. |
| On Sale Pants — for boys, black and new. TV— old but works. Phone number: 5234065, 5234066. |
Where does the basketball club open?
A．In the school.
B．In Room 601.
C．In the store.Jack White wants to________.
A．find a black bag
B．join a club
C．buy an old TV setYou can call at ____________ to get your watch back.
A．6880322 B．5234065 C．6444997How is the TV on sale?
A．It’s new and it works.
B．It’s old but it works.
C．It’s old and it doesn’t work.Which sentence is TRUE?
A．Mr. Green can’t find his bag.
B．Mr. Green finds a watch.
C．Mr. Green likes basketball.
Miss Kate taught physics in a New York school. Last month she was explaining to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how well they had understood her explanation. She said to them, “Now, I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone, and at the same time you were 80 meters away, and were listening to me from across
the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
A boy at once answered, “ Your brother, Miss Kate, because electricity travels faster than sound waves(声波).
“That’s very good.” Miss Kate said, but then Jenny said, “I don’t agree. Your brother would hear you earlier because it is 11 o’clock here, it’s only eight o’clock in Los Angeles.”Miss Kate was a physics teacher.
All her students understood her lesson.
The boy’s answer was not correct.
The boy’s answer was just what Kate wanted her students to know.
Jenny thought the boy’s reason was wrong because she found Los Angeles Time was three hours earlier than New York Time.
My father used to work in the city and seldom stayed at home. But he would come back help to harvest(收割) rice every year.
One autumn, he promised to help our neighbor, who lost his arms in a traffic accident in 1999, to harvest his rice. After Father harvested our town, his little rice picker broke. What’s worse, he had to return to work the next day because his partner was ill in hospital. It meant that Father wouldn’t be back in a few days. It now seemed impossible to help out the neighbor.
Father told us that be wouldn’t let the neighbor’s rice rot( 糜烂) in the field. He decided to harvest it by hand without a machine. “If tonight’s weather is clear, I think I can do it.” added my father. In fact, he was rather tired after a day’s harvest work.
After dinner, Father had a short rest and made his way to the field. A full moon was glowing (发光) in the sky and the weather was cold but clear. He spent the whole night keeping his word.
I would never forget the image(画面)：Father was cutting rice in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after row of rice stocks(秸秆) stood at attention, showing respect for a man who kept his word.Did Father always stay with the family?
What happened to the neighbor in 1999?
Why was Father required to return to work?
How did Father help the neighbor harvest rice in the field?
How long did Father spend in harvesting the neighbor’s rice?
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