题目内容
The soil __________down into the rivers when it rains.
- A.carried out
- B.is carried away
- C.carries off
- D.are carried out of
Animals like the lion are known as carnivorous (meat-eating) animals. They feed on smaller animals. But many other animals eat grass or plants. They are called herbivorous (plant-eating) animals.
You may be surprised to learn that there are carnivorous plants as well as carnivorous animals. Plants that grow in poor soil need other food. They trap (catch by a trick) small insects (昆虫) and take their bodies as food.
The pitcher plant (猪笼草) is a common carnivorous plant. This plant has a clever trap like a pitcher or jar. It even has a lid to keep out of the rain. The mouth of the pitcher is covered with something sweet like honeydew(蜜露). Insects come to the plant to feed on the honeydew. When they have eaten all that is round the mouth, they go into the pitcher to look for more. There is more honeydew deep in the pitcher and they go down to feed on it. The inner wall of the pitcher is covered with fine hairs. These hairs point downwards so that the insects cannot climb out of the pitcher. They are trapped in it. They die there, and their bodies are taken as food by the plant.
【小题1】Animals are divided into two kinds.
A.carnivorous animals and meat-eating animals |
B.herbivorous animals and plant-eating animals |
C.carnivorous animals and herbivorous animals |
D.meat animals and plant animals |
A.Tigers, lions and other meat-eating animals are called carnivorous animals. |
B.Zebras, elephants and common farm animals are known as herbivorous animals. |
C.All plants get food only from the soil. |
D.It is something like honeydew in the pitcher that insects come to food on. |
A.Not all plants are carnivorous |
B.All plants are herbivorous |
C.Not all animals are carnivorous |
D.Carnivorous plants can also be found |
A.carnivorous animals | B.herbivorous animals |
C.small insects | D.pitcher plants |
A.Biology | B.Geography | C.Physics | D.Chemistry |
We use an average of 158 liters of water a day in Britain, for which we pay a bargain price of 28p a liter, but much of this is just cash down the drain, according to water companies.
Most are campaigning to cut the amount we use. And the frontline weapon in their campaign is the water meter (计量器). They want us all to have one and one company is seeking powers to make this compulsory.
The Government is anxious for us to use less water, too. Elliot Morley, the Environment Minister, says he is impressed by the savings when a meter is installed. In most homes, consumption drops by 20 percent.
He also thinks consumers get a good deal from meters. He said, “Most people would find that they would either be exactly the same or better off with water meters and it is a fairer way of paying for water.”
At present, only 25% of households have meters and most of those are in East Anglia. They are installed by water companies, and households then have about £43 added to each bill to cover the cost of installing and reading the meter.
Barrie Clarke, a spokesman for Water UK, said, “We want everyone to be more water wise—to think about the amount of water they use. But with our climate change and different weather patterns, over time it will make economic and environmental sense to think how we use water. This may mean meters.”
Mr. Clarke believes the easiest way to save water is to use less in the garden. In one hour, a sprinkler uses the same amount of water as the average family of four uses in a day—about 632 liters. He said that gardeners should water in the evening so that it dose not evaporate in the heat of the day and that every household should have a water butt to collect rainwater for use in the garden.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT the advantage of installing water meters?
A.Water consumption drops. |
B.It’s fairer to pay for water. |
C.They’re installed for free. |
D.People are more water wise. |
A.water meters are welcome by British people |
B.people will be better off with water meters |
C.everyone has become wiser to use water now |
D.saving water is both good to economy and environment |
A.about 126 liters | B.about 158 liters |
C.about 506 liters | D.about 632 liters |
A.change into steam and disappears |
B.absorb the heat of the day |
C.sink into the soil |
D.turn into ice |
A.using less on the garden |
B.using a sprinkler |
C.watering in the evening |
D.gathering rainfall for garden use |