Every living thing on earth is either a plant or an animal, right? Wrong! Many organisms(有机体) in our world are neither. Some of them float in the air, and some lie hidden in the ground. They do not need sunlight to survive, and if the weather becomes too cold, they can become inactive until conditions improve.
What are they? They are called fungi(真菌), and you see them almost every day. Many kinds of fungi seem unpleasant, such as the green things that appear on the food which are left too long in the fridge. But other kinds are not so bad. For example, the yeast(酵母) that is used to make bread and mushrooms are both fungi.
What makes fungi different from plants and animals? An animal can move around by itself. Fungi get around too, but they don’t have feet, wings, or tails. They have to wait for wind or some other outside force to move them. Plants are different from fungi because they have chlorophyll(叶绿素). It helps them grow. Fungi do not have chlorophyll.
Some fungi are bad, while others are not. Some fungi cause diseases, such as athlete’s foot, which makes feet uncomfortable. Other kinds of fungi can be used to make medicines, which have saved many lives.
Fungi clean up more than wounds, though. They are the world’s first recyclers. Without fungi, our world would be a mess. Since fungi cannot make their own food as plants do, they must get their food elsewhere. Many fungi get their food from dead plants. They break them down and turn them into soil. The fungi get a meal, and the world gets housecleaning.
1、2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第四段的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
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We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a little child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. But your memory will become better when you do more exercises.
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1. We can still remember things after a long time because we each have
2. Many great men have
3. Why do some children living in foreign countries learn two languages very easily?
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【推荐2】People have been using the wind’s energy for a long, long time. More than 5,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians made boats powered by the wind. In 200 B.C., people used windmills (风车) in China.
Today, we collect the wind’s energy with wind turbines (涡轮). A turbine is similar to a windmill. It is a very tall tower with two or three blades (叶片) at the top. These blades are turned by the wind. The blades turn a generator (发电机) located inside the tower, which creates power.
In places like the Midwest and along coasts, winds can provide cheap power. Another great advantage of wind power is that it is a clean form of energy. Wind turbines don’t burn oil or coal and don’t pollute air.
Wind is not always an ideal (理想的) source (来源) of energy, however. Wind speed changes from time to time, depending on the time of the day, weather and location. Wind turbines can be also dangerous for bats and birds. These animals can’t always tell how fast the blades are moving and crash (撞击) into them.
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Ancient times | People in Egypt made wind-powered boats more than 5,000 years ago. |
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Modern times | It is collected with turbines, which are tall windmill-like towers with two or three blades at the |
| The Wind turns the blades and the blades turn the generator to create power. | |
Advantages | Winds provide power at a low cost in certain areas. |
| Wind turbines don’t cause air | |
Disadvantages | Wind speed doesn’t remain at the same level |
| Wind turbines can be dangerous for animals like bats and birds. | |
【推荐3】In English, when someone is very angry, we say this person “sees red”, like the way a bull goes wild after seeing a red cloth. Now it turns out that “seeing red” is not just an expression for angry people, but also a scientific fact.
Researchers at North Dakota State University in the US found that there is a connection between the color red and anger. Angry people really do “see red” where others don’t. And a preference (偏爱) for red over blue may even suggest a more hostile (怀有敌意的) personality (性格).
The study includes a number of experiments. In the first, researchers asked a group of people which color they preferred, red or blue. Participants (参加者) then did personality tests. Results showed that those who chose red tended to be more hostile.
During a second test, participants looked at faded (褪色的) images that could be seen as either red or blue. Those who saw red scored 25 percent higher on hostility in the personality test.
“Hostile people have hostile thoughts; hostile thoughts are connected with the color red, and therefore hostile people see this color more often,” the researchers told The Independent.
Finally, the participants were told about imaginary situations in which they could take different actions. Results showed that in these situations, red-preferring people were more likely to show that they would hurt another person than those who preferred blue.
“An important message from this research is that color can send psychological (心理的) meaning,” the researchers said.
1. What does it mean by saying someone “sees red”?2. What may people be like if they prefer the color red over blue?
3. What did the participants do in the first test?
4. What were the results of the second test?
5. Did the results of the third test go against the first and second tests?
6. What’s the meaning of the findings?
The music of America’s black people began to be called jazz in the early 1900s. By then, African Americans were no longer slaves, but they still didn’t have the same rights as white Americans. But jazz was music that both black and white people could enjoy.
What makes jazz special is improvisation (即兴创作). That means making the music up on the spot (当场). No music in front of you. No long discussion with other people in your band. You just play.
“It’s free. It’s beautiful, ” says Geoffrey, a sixthgrader at Stratford Landing Elementary School. Geoffrey is such a good musician that he has performed at the Kennedy Center.
Geoffrey says, “It’s easy to express your feelings through jazz. You are more focused on being creative and using your imagination in jazz.”
Washington DC is a very important place in the history of jazz. It has a famous jazz piano player: Duke Ellington.
Born in Washington in 1899, Ellington as a child wanted to play baseball instead of the piano. But his parents played the piano, so he started playing the piano when he was seven years old.
In 1920, he played small shows at the Howard Theatre. When he was 24, he moved to New York, but he didn’t forget his hometown. He called his band the Washingtonians and later he returned to perform at the Lincoln Theatre.
1. When did the music of America’s black people begin to be called jazz?2. What does jazz improvisation mean?
3. What should you focus on when you play jazz according to Geoffrey?
4. Who is Duke Ellington?
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
【推荐2】High school can be a terrible time if you get it all wrong. Find out how to spend high school with a few easy tips.
Be Yourself. High school is a fun time to make new friends, meet new people and socialize. Just be yourself. Don’t give in to anyone’s wants.
Keep Good Company. Choose your friends carefully and make sure you won’t get influenced(影响) by anyone. You will find friends, but stay away from the ones who don’t want to be your friends.
Be Optimistic(乐观的). Always wear your smile. Treat others the way you want to be treated. 3 Respect(尊敬) your teachers and classmates and try to be helpful.
4__________________ When you believe in yourself, others believe in you. Talk and walk confidently. Confidence(自信) is something you grow with, and people respect you for that.
Love High School. Fall in love with it. Make the most out of it, and you will never get those moments back. Come up with wonderful ideas, top your class, make the best friends, go to parties…just make as many memories as you can!
With these tips to spend high school, your will surely be proud of graduating(毕业) as an all-round adult. So when you throw those hats in the air, you will feel the freedom and remember every moment you spent in “High School”.
1. How many tips are mentioned in the passage?2. What’s the writer’s advice on making friends? （一条建议即可）
3. 将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
4. 联系上下文补全句子（不超过三个单词）。
5. What’s the title(标题) for the passage?
【推荐3】Every year, there is a big day for book lovers. It is World Book Day on April 23. Why not read a new book? Reading is a good habit in life. It shows you a different world and makes you think differently. Here are some good books Time for Kids picked out. Let’s take a look！
This Side of Wild, by Gary Paulsen, the USA. If you are interested in nature and animals, this book is for you! This book tells true stories of the writer and some animals he loved. For example, a dog helped Paulsen during a bear attack（袭击）, and another time a horse led him across a desert. Surprisingly, animals can do many things. You may laugh sometimes. But these touching experiences may also make you cry.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School, by Jeff Kinney, the USA. You may have heard of this series（系列）. And this is the 10th book from it. Greg Heffley is a middle school student. He has everyday problems. Now things get even more interesting when his town decides to stop using all electronic products（电子产品）! Greg faces some new problems without a mobile phone and a computer. This book shows there are always a few bumps（隆起）on the road, but you can laugh about them along the way too.
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| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School | Jeff Kinney | It is the |
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