When I was growing up,I had an old neighbor named Dr Gibbs. He didn’t look like any other doctor I’d ever known. He was a very kind person. After he retired,he began to plant trees in his large garden. He wished to make it a forest.

The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why, he said, "If you water them, each baby tree will grow weaker and weaker. Otherwise, they will have to grow deep roots to look for water under the earth by themselves. "

He planted some oaks, and instead of watering them every morning, he beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees’ attention.

Dr Gibbs died two years after I left home. I always walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant about twenty-five years ago. They’re very big and strong now.

I also planted two trees several years ago. I carried water to them for a whole summer. I sprayed(喷洒)them. However, after two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blows in, they shake a lot.

Life is hard, whether we want it to be or not. What we need to do is try our best to make our roots reach deep into the brave heart, so when the rain falls and the wind blows, we could face them strongly and won’t be beaten down.

1.We can know from the passage that the doctor ______.

A.didn’t know how to plant trees at all B.wasn’t good at his medical job

C.had his own ways of planting trees D.had nothing to do but plant trees

2.Which of the following about Dr Gibbs is true according to the passage?

A.He was strict with his neighbors. B.He was a doctor before he retired.

C.He wanted to be a gardener after he retired. D.He liked planting flowers in his garden.

3.How did Dr Gibbs treat his trees? ______

A.He sprayed them. B.He shook them a lot.

C.He watered them every morning. D.He sometimes beat trees with a rolled-up newspaper.

4.Why did Dr Gibbs treat his trees in that way?

A.Because he wanted to make them grow better. B.Because he wanted to work off his anger.

C.Because he didn’t care about them at all. D.Because he wanted to make experiments on them.

5.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A.We should try our best to make ourselves strong enough to beat difficulties. .

B.We should beat trees with rolled-up newspapers.

C.We can’t grow up without our parents’ care.

D.We shouldn’t water the new trees.

The weather of Antarctica(南极洲)is cold, cloudy with heavy snow. Most parts of it are covered with ice sea for 10 months. Though it is dry and seldom rains, scientists in Antarctica have gotten their first crop of vegetables that they grew without earth. As one part of a plan, it will help astronauts to study fresh food about other planets.If the plan is successful, people will have some space to plant vegetables and fruit.

Researchers at Germany's Neumayer Station III say they have planted 3.6 kilograms (about 8pounds) of salad green vegetables, including 18 cucumbers and 70 carrots in a high technology greenhouse(温室),while the temperatures outside dropped below -200C. In this way, they can eat fresh vegetables in time.

The German Aerospace(航天航空) Center DLR, Daniel Dchubert, which was the leader of the plan, said on Thursday,“Scientists hope to get 4 to 5 kilograms of fruit and vegetables a week in May.Maybe the plan can turn into reality."

While NASA has successful grown green plants on the International Space Station, DLR's Daniel Dchubert says the Antarctic plan decides to produce a wider range of vegetables, such as tomatoes, onions and so on. People might grow them on the Mars or the Moon one day.

We know people depend on agriculture since the beginning of human history.

Without agriculture,people can't live for many years. At the same time, the development of agriculture needed some conditions,including environment, temperature, weather and so on. The technology develops quickly. People will plant the vegetables on the Mars sooner or later.

1.What's the weather like in Antarctica according the passage?

A.Sunny and cold. B.Cool and snowy. C.Dry and rainy. D.Seriously bad.

2.From Daniel Dchubert' s words , we can learn that_________.

A.Antarctic plan will produce more kinds of vegetables

B.more vegetables might be grown on the Sun or the Moon

C.Antarctic plan may be useless to other planets, like the Mars

D.Green plants will be grown on the International Space Station

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.3.6 kilograms is 9 pounds. B.No people are living in Antarctica.

C.People will plant vegetables on the Mars. D.Scientists in Antarctica can't grow vegetables.

4.What' s the meaning of the underlined word“agriculture” in Chinese?

A.航天. B.工业. C.农业 D.服务业.

5.What' s the best title for the passage?

A.Green vegetables in Antarctica. B.Special weather in Antarctica.

C.A great plan about vegetables. D.Planting green vegetables.

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