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Nearly all our food comes from the soil(土壤).Some of us eat meat, of course, but animals live on plants.If there were no plants, we would have no animals and no meat.So the soil is very neceary for life.The top of the ground is usually covered with gra or other plants.There may be dead leaves and dead plants on the gra.The waste matter(粪)from animals also falls on it.All soil needs food.If we do not give it any, the plants will be weak.Farmers found that animals’ waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers(化肥)are also very useful.The same crop（庄稼）should not be grown in the same place every year;it’s better to have a different crop.A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land good.（）1.Which of the following is true ?
A.All our food comes from the soil.B.Most of our food comes from the soil.C.None of our food comes from the soil.D.All our food comes from animals.（）2.What does the writer tell us in the first paragraph(段落)?
A.Leaves, plants, gra and waste live on each other.B.B.There would be no animals without meat.C.There would be no plants without animals.D.People, animals, plants and soil live on each other.（）3.Which is the best food for soil in the field?
A.Chemical fertilizers.B.Plants and gra.C.Animals’ waste.D.Different crops.（）4.Why do we often grow a different crop in the same place every year?
A.Because w can keep the soil rich this way.B.B.Because we don’t have enough land.C.Because we want to have a different food.D.Because we do this as a habit(习惯).（）5.What is the best title for the paage?
A.Soil and WasteB.Plants and Animals
C.Food and WasteD.Soil and Food
B
Letter A
Dear Roes,I like your programmes very much.I’m now writing to ask you something about American social customs（社交习惯）.My American friend want me to join them in their dinner party.I am very happy and have decided to go, but I’m a little worried about it, too.The social customs in my country are very different from here, so I’m afraid of making mistakes.Should I bring a present, such as sweet or flowers? Should I arrive on time or a little late? At the dinner table, how can I know which fork（叉子）or knife to use? How can I let the family know that I’m thankful for their kindne?
Wang Lin
Letter B
Dear Wang Lin,It’s a good idea to bring a small present when you go to a dinner party.Flowers are always nice, or you may bring a bottle of wine（葡萄酒）if you know that your friends drink it.You should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late.Don’t get there early.If you’re going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them.Try to be free at the dinner table.If you don’t know about choosing the right fork or knife, just watch the other people, and follow them.If you still have no idea of what to do.ask the person next to you.If you like the food, say so.Of course, you’ll thank them for the meal and for their kindne.It’s also a good idea to send a thank-you card the day after.（）1.Wang Lin wants to.A.make friends with Rose
B.know some social customs for a dinner party
C.make her friends happy
D.give her friends a surprise
（）2.Rose is poibly.A.a good housewifeB.a TV hoste（主持人）
C.a member of the dinner partyD.a friend of Wang Lin’s
（）3.If you’re asked to a dinner party but not sure about what to bring as a present.It’s
good to bringA.some fruitsB.a bottle wine
C.some flowersD.a knife and fork
（）4.Which of the following is NOT proper（适当的）for joining in a dinner party?
A.Get there 15 minutes earlier
B.Make yourself at home
C.Follow others to use forks and knives
D.Thank your friends for the meal
（）5.From the letters we’re learned that it’s veryto know something about
American social customs.A.difficultB.friendlyC.enjoyableD.helpful
C
In elementary school（小学）, Guadalupe Quintanilla was often referred to（认为）as a “slow learner” by her teachers.But she really wasn’t slow at all.She just didn’t understand the language used in the claroom.Her problem was that she didn’t speak English.So she left school after the fourth grade.When Guadalupe grew up, married（结婚）, and had children of her own, she knew that her children were clever.But some of their teachers didn’t think so.The children were having trouble in school because they didn’t speak English.Mrs Quintanilla was angry.She didn’t want people to think that her children were slow learners.So she decided to learn English herself as a way of helping them.She practised English.She looked up words in the dictionary.She asked the school headmaster to let her sit in on claes.It wasn’t easy, but she paed all her exams.She said that many of the other students helped her.Mrs Quintanilla has helped her children with their leons.Her two sons have won succe（成功）.One is a teacher, and the other is a doctor.Her youngest child, a daughter, is studying in a university（大学）.（）1.Guadalupe was called as low learner.A.to make her study harderB.because she wasn’t clever
C.because she stayed at homeD.because she didn’t speak English
（）2.According to（根据）the story, children who don’t speak English.A.may have more trouble in schoolB.have trouble playing football
C.often write a diaryD.grow up to be teachers
（）3.Which happened first?
A.Guadalupe paed all her exams.B.Guadalupe left school after the fourth grade.C.Guadalupe had three children.D.Her two sons won succe.（）4.The story is mainly（主要的）about.A.learning to sing and danceB.the problem of slow learning
C.going to a universityD.Mrs Quintanilla’s succe
D
Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers.There's no exchange of presents among busine people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe(贿赂)him.Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don't see the need for presents.Even friends may never exchange presents.When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn't.I don't often remember a friend's birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine.If someone gave me presents too often, I'd get unpleasant.But a present from a foreigner-that kind from his or her homeland — won't go wrong, except to government employees(政府职员)who can't be given presents.You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents.You should only say, “It's so nice.Thanks…” when you get Christmas or birthday presents.You may want to bring a bottle of wine(葡萄酒)or flowers to a dinner party, but you'renever asked to.Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening.At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends.We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year-doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders— anyone who has often helped us.()11.What does “close friends” mean in the paage?
A.The friends who are very kind.B.The friends who live close to each other.C.The friends who were once clamates.D.The friends who you like most.()12.What kind of presents don't Americans usually open in front of the givers?
A.The small presents.B.Christmas or birthday presents.C.The expensive presents.D.The presents for dinner party.()13.Why do Americans also give presents to housecleaners at Christmas?
A.To pay them.B.To help them.C.To thank them.D.To make them work harder.()14.Which of the following do you think is right?
A.American busine people don't want presents because they are rich enough.B.The writer of this paage must be an American.C.Everyone must give presents to one's family and friends at Christmas.D.Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner.()15.What is the main idea of the paage?
A.Present-giving in the United States.B.Customs(习俗)in the United States.C.American people and present-giving.D.When and how to give presents.
