Not all vegetables need lots of sunshine. Mark Hoffman and his wife own a bed-and-breakfast guesthouse in rural Kempton, Illinois. They often serve their guests fresh products from the garden.
The Hoffmans have been growing food and flowers for twenty-five years. For almost ten of those years, Mr. Hoffman has been experimenting and working with shade (阴凉) plantings. He says, “The bottom line here is that most plants will produce more in full sun. But if you do not have full sun, there are other choices.”
For example, he grows tomatoes near oak trees. Oak trees can produce a lot of shade. But Mr. Hoffman says his tomato plants grow as long as they get five hours’ direct sunshine a day, especially morning sun. Not only does this go against the traditional advice that tomatoes need six, eight, even twelve hours’ full sun a day. It also shows how plants and tree roots can share nutrients and water.
Mr. Hoffman says plants with wider leaves seem to do better in shady environments. He also found that his potatoes did better partly in shade than in full sun.
Moving them out of the sun helped control an insect problem. Mr. Hoffman does not use pesticide (农药). Instead, he planted the potatoes in the shade, especially on the east side of the tree. The potatoes get morning sun, but they are shaded during the hottest part of the day. Some insects dislike shade, and the hottest part day is when they do the worst of their damage.
Time of day, sun intensity (强度), shadows from trees, walls and buildings all influence how much sunlight falls on plants. And people interested in shade planting should also remember something else. The term “shade” can describe different amounts of darkness. It can even mean different things in different parts of the world.
【小题1】How many hours of sunshine are enough to keep tomato plants growing in Hoffman’s garden?

A.five hours a dayB.Six hours a day
C.Eight hours a dayD.Twelve hours a day
【小题2】From the passage we can know that ______ .
A.plants with wider leaves produce more in full sun.
B.as a matter of fact, plants don’t need to grow in full sun.
C.the more sunshine plants get, the more they will produce
D.plants with wider leaves grow better in shadows
【小题3】All of the following can influence how much sunlight falls on plants EXCEPT ______.
A.length of day time
B.brightness of the sun
C.changes of the season
D.shadows
【小题4】 Which of the following can best describe Mr. Hoffman?
A.CuriousB.ExperiencedC.Easy-goingD.Funny
【小题5】We may read the passage on a website in the section of ______.
A.environmentB.travellingC.agricultureD.lifestyle

Some plants get so hungry they eat flies, and even small frogs. What's more amazing is that these plants occur naturally (in special environments) in every state. In fact, they're found on every continent except Antarctica.

You've probably seen a Venus' flytrap -- a small plant, which grows 6 to 8 inches tall in a container. At the end of its stalks (茎) are leaves that act like traps (陷阱). Inside each trap is a lining of tiny hairs. When an insect lands on them, the traps suddenly shut. Over the course of a week or so, the plant feeds on its catch.

The Venus' flytrap is just one of more than 500 species of meat-eating plants, says Barry Meyers-Rice, the editor of the International Carnivorous Plant Society's Newsletter. He states although you might have read some science-fiction stories, no meat-eating plant does any danger to humans.

Barry says a plant is meat-eating, only if it does all four of the following: "attract, kill, digest, and absorb" some form of insects. Meat-eating plants look and act like other green plants -- well, most of the time.

All green plants make sugar to produce food. What makes meat-eating plants different is their special leaves, which need insects for one reason: nitrogen (氮). Nitrogen is a nutrient that they can't obtain any other way. Why?

Almost all green plants on our planet get nitrogen from the soil. Meat-eating plants can't. They live in places where nutrients are hard to get from the soil because of its acidity. So they've come to rely on getting nitrogen from insects and small animals. In fact, nutrient-rich soft is poisonous to meat-eating plants. Never fertilize (施肥) them! But don't worry, either, if they never seem to catch any insects. They can survive, but they'll grow very slowly.

1.According to the passage, a Venus' flytrap ______.

A.is a small plant which grows in a container

B.is a kind of plant which gets hungry easily

C.can trap and feed on some form of insects

D.can only grow 6-8 inches tall

2.From the passage, we can infer that ______.

A.meat-eating plants are found nowhere else except Antarctica

B.all green plants get nitrogen from the soil

C.meat-eating plants endanger humans in science-fiction stories

D.the nutrient-poor soil is beneficial to meat-eating plants

3.Meat-eating plants grow very slowly, ______.

A.so you'd better fertilize them

B.probably because the supply of nitrogen is cut off

C.simply because they can't absorb nitrogen from the soil

D.and then they will die slowly

4.Which of the following is true?

A.Meat-eating plants look and act like other green plants.

B.It's hard to get nutrients in the soil when acidity is high.

C.The Venus' flytrap eats flies to get nutrient from them.

D.Green plants make sugar at night.

 

Not all vegetables need lots of sunshine. Mark Hoffman and his wife own a bed-and-breakfast guesthouse in rural Kempton, Illinois. They often serve their guests fresh products from the garden.

The Hoffmans have been growing food and flowers for twenty-five years. For almost ten of those years, Mr. Hoffman has been experimenting and working with shade (阴凉) plantings. He says, “The bottom line here is that most plants will produce more in full sun. But if you do not have full sun, there are other choices.”

For example, he grows tomatoes near oak trees. Oak trees can produce a lot of shade. But Mr. Hoffman says his tomato plants grow as long as they get five hours’ direct sunshine a day, especially morning sun. Not only does this go against the traditional advice that tomatoes need six, eight, even twelve hours’ full sun a day. It also shows how plants and tree roots can share nutrients and water.

Mr. Hoffman says plants with wider leaves seem to do better in shady environments. He also found that his potatoes did better partly in shade than in full sun.

Moving them out of the sun helped control an insect problem. Mr. Hoffman does not use pesticide (农药). Instead, he planted the potatoes in the shade, especially on the east side of the tree. The potatoes get morning sun, but they are shaded during the hottest part of the day. Some insects dislike shade, and the hottest part day is when they do the worst of their damage.

Time of day, sun intensity (强度), shadows from trees, walls and buildings all influence how much sunlight falls on plants. And people interested in shade planting should also remember something else. The term “shade” can describe different amounts of darkness. It can even mean different things in different parts of the world.

1.How many hours of sunshine are enough to keep tomato plants growing in Hoffman’s garden?

A.five hours a day

B.Six hours a day

C.Eight hours a day

D.Twelve hours a day

2.From the passage we can know that ______ .

A.plants with wider leaves produce more in full sun.

B.as a matter of fact, plants don’t need to grow in full sun.

C.the more sunshine plants get, the more they will produce

D.plants with wider leaves grow better in shadows

3.All of the following can influence how much sunlight falls on plants EXCEPT ______.

A.length of day time

B.brightness of the sun

C.changes of the season

D.shadows

4. Which of the following can best describe Mr. Hoffman?

A.Curious

B.Experienced

C.Easy-going

D.Funny

5.We may read the passage on a website in the section of ______.

A.environment

B.travelling

C.agriculture

D.lifestyle

 

阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卷上作答。以下是景点信息:

A. Leigongshan Nature Reserve

      Located 15 kilometers east of Kaili, Guizhou Province, Leigongshan is the most fascinating scenic area of the Miaoling Mountains. It gained its reputation as a National Nature Reserve because of its abundance of overlapping(与…重叠) mountain ridges(山脊), flourishing verdant(翠绿的) plants, valuable and rare animals, and historical war remains.

B. Wuyi Mountain

      The Wuyi mountain is situated in the middle of the Wuyi mountain range, The Nine Twist Stream, a meading brook(小溪) running nine kilometers through the mountain, has been designated as a key national scenic spot. A great many scholars and poets like Zhuxi(朱熹), Luyou and Xinqiji visited and lectured here. As a result, a valuable cultural heritage has been preserved.

C. Hengshan Mountain (South Mountain)

      There are five scared mountains in China, among which Hengshan Mountain in Hunan is the most famous for its natural scenery. It has 72 peaks and extends 150 kilometers, with 800 miles in circumference(圆周). The mountain consists of 72 peaks. It runs 150 kilometers in extend, and possess the reputation of Buddhism(佛教) and Taoist(道教) culture of China.

D. Mountain Tai

Mountain Tai is the first mountain in the five high mountains. It lies in the middle of Shan dong province.There are four natural remarkable spectacles. They are sunrise, sunset glow, cloudy sea and yellow river. The pines and cypresses on the mountain still stand firmly. Their branches and leaves heap up a lot of snow, which shine brightly under the sunshine.

E. Luoxiao Mountain

      Luoxiao Mountain lies on the border between Hunan Province and Jiangxi Province. It is where China's revolution started. High peaks(山峰) and thick forests contribute to make the mountain quite steep. Luoxiao Mountain is rich in natural resources with a forest coverage rate of 64%. More than 3,800 different plants grow here, including over 30 rare tree species and over 20 rare animals species.

F. Mt.Huangshan

      Mt.Huangshan is bound to be one of the most visited tourist destinations in the 21st Century. Old residences(住宅), archways, clan temples, ancient bridges and pagodas(宝塔) are abundant. Mt.Huangshan is famous for the uniquely shaped pines, the fantastic rock peaks, the sea of clouds and the hot springs. The mystic clouds drift in and out, changing the scenery from minute to minute.

请阅读下面5个人的特点,然后将他们与想去的旅游景点匹配起来。

1.Peter intends to go to a famous mountain for a holiday. As he is into Chinese classical literature(文学) and works, he is sure to consider something like that when he chooses a mountain to visit.

2. Jacky is from Australia. He has never been to a really high mountain before. So he is eager to visit a famous Chinese mountain. Jacky particularly enjoys the beautiful scenery on the top of a mountain in the early morning watching the sun rising.

3.Susan is a university student in LA. She has just got a holiday, but as she is doing a research on how religion or ancient Chinese doctrines(教条,教义) have influenced Chinese people, she will not lose any chance for her research.

4.Smith, a German exchange student, extremely adores(喜爱) Chairman Mao Zedong. He is told that if he visits the mountain he can feel the beginning of Chairman Mao Zedong’s revolutionary cause, otherwise he will feel regretful in his later life if he misses it.

5.George is a photographer from a Canadian journal. He likes to take pictures of remarkable scenery, especially the lightning in a thunder storm and the change of clouds. It is said that he can make it in a well-known mountain.

 

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