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Three kids have been learning chemistry for only a few months. But they have already begun to challenge (挑战) a world famous scientist!
Li Weichi, Huang Runling, and Xiao Yan are from Zhongshan Huaqiao Middle School in Guangdong. They have just found a red cabbage that could be a new kind of acid-base indicator (酸碱指示剂). They want it to take the place of litmus (石蕊) paper.
"We've learnt to think of and ask questions about life by ourselves," said Li, "We work well with each other."
British scientist Robert Boyle discovered the use of litmus paper over 300 years ago. Now it is used widely in experiments all over the world.
But when the kids did some experiments in class last winter, they saw that the litmus paper didn’t turn very blue with base matter. It's hard to get a clear result.
Will there be a better indicator than litmus paper? The three kids decided to try and find out!
How? They went to collect over 40 plants in parks, gardens and markets. Then they ground (研磨) leaves, flowers and stems (茎) to get the pigments (色素) from them.
The kids mixed pigments with acid and base. They spent months watching carefully to see which paper showed the best color change. They decided it was the litmus paper!
"It's our first scientific journey, Huang said, "But it makes me want to try harder."
【小题1】Whom did the three kids want to challenge?
A.Their chemistry teacher. |
B.Their headmaster. |
C.Robert Boyle |
D.Thomas Edison |
A.plant | B.animal | C.paper | D.liquid |
A.red cabbage | B.litmus paper |
C.any plant | D.any flower |
A.how to make litmus paper |
B.about the three kids' spirit |
C.scientists were wrong |
D.the kids are heroes |
Do you know why different animals or pests (昆虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts (蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops(庄稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.
If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters (猎人). This is because they have the colors much like the trees.
Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid (液体)when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over (散开), its enemies (敌人)cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.
1.From the passage we learn that locusts________.
A.are small animals |
B.are easily found by birds |
C.are dangerous to their enemies |
D.change their colors to protect themselves |
2.How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?
A.They run away quickly. |
B.They have the colors much like their enemies. |
C.They hide themselves by day and appear at night. |
D.They have to move quietly. |
3.Bears and lions can keep safe because _________.
A.they have the colors much like the trees |
B.they move quietly |
C.they like brown and gray colors |
D.they live in forests |
4.Why can the kind of fish live up to now?
A.Because it is very and strong. |
B.Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies. |
C.Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies. |
D.Because it swims faster than any other fish. |
5.Which is the best title for this passage?
A.The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests |
B.Colors of Different Animals and Pests |
C.The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests |
D.Some Animals and Pests |