Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute, Indiana. Last year, he taught his students about the world’s rain forests. They learned that rain forests are important because the plants and animals of the rain forest give us food, wood, and medicine.

Destruction of the world’s rain forests is a serious problem. Unluckily, rain forests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute! As part of a class project, Myers’ students bought three acres of rain forest in Central America. They paid $25 per acre. The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed. The students became so interested in rain forests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rain forest.

So last June, Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river. They saw alligators and crocodiles. In the middle of the week, a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest. “The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest. They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us,” one of the students said, “It was a great learning experience for all of us,” said Myers.

Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants, animals, food, and culture. During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities. They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding, and visited Costa Rica’s active volcano.

Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids.

1.How much did Myers’ students pay for the rain forest they bought?

A. $25 B. $75 C. $80 D. $2000

2.What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of the trip?

A. They went into the rain forest. B. They bought acres of rain forest.

C. They took a boat ride down a river. D. They visited Costa Rica’s active volcano.

3.The word “Destruction” in paragraph 2 probably means “the process of being ______.”

A. destroyed(破坏) B. developed (发展) C. described(描述) D. discovered.(发现)

4.When the monkeys saw Myers and his students, they ___________.

A. felt excited B. felt angry

C. jumped off the trees D. left the rain forest

5.The passage mainly shows that Myers and his students _______.

A. did something to protect rain forest

B. wanted to buy the rain forest in Costa Rica

C. were interested in the culture of Costa Rica

D. went to the rain forest for various fun activities

We each have a memory (记忆力).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 in a short time, 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 small child. He learns the sounds , remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages easily because they hear., remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so 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 and better then you do more and more exercises.

1.Why can some people easily learn many things in a short time?

A. They always sleep very well B. They often eat good food and fish

C. They often a lot of books D. They have very good memories

2.When does everyone learn his mother language ?

A. At the age of six B. When he is a small child

C. After he goes to school D. When he can read and write

3.What does a child need to do before he can speak ?

A. He must read and write B. He must chat with others

C. He must hear and remember the sound D. He must think hard and listen to much music

4.What can you do if you want your memory to become better?

A. You must eat a lot of food, especially lots of fish B. You must keep practicing it

C. You must say or do things only once D. You must become a great man

5.Why can a Chinese learn English easily if he is in England ?

A. Because he must speak English every day.

B. Because he will have a good memory in England , not in China

C. Because his father is an Englishman

D. Because his English teacher is better in England.

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