The koala(考拉) is possibly one of the best known Australian animals, and is found in four states: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The word “koala” comes from an Australian aboriginal word meaning “no drink”.
Sometimes people call them “koala bears” but koala is not a bear. It belongs to a special group of Australian mammals, called marsupial(有袋类). Female marsupials have a pouch where the baby animals live after they are born.
Koalas have soft, thick, grey or brown fur on their backs. The fur on the stomach is white. Koala that live in the south have thicker fur than those in the north because of the cold winters, whereas the koalas in the northern part of the country live in warm to hot weather most of the year so have thinner fur. A koala has a large hairless nose and round ears. Koalas don’t have tails. Adult koalas measure between 7 and 14 kilograms.
Koalas spend nearly all their time in the trees using their sharp, curved claws and long toes to climb about and to hold on to the tree branches. They sleep most of the day, and feed and move from tree to tree mainly at night.
The reason koala sleep for much of the day is because their food eucalyptus(桉树) leaves are very tough so they use a lot of energy to digest. Sleeping saves energy. Eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to almost every other animal. Koalas rarely drink water; they get water from the leaves they eat.
Each koala has a home range made up of several trees that they visit regularly. They normally do not visit another koala’s home trees except that a male is looking for a female to mate with.
【小题1】Which of the following statements is NOT true about the name “koala bear”?

A.The name was given by the native in Australia
B.The word “koala” is an original English word
C.The name describes one of its living habits
D.The name is partly false
【小题2】 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “punch”?
A.HouseB.CaveC.PocketD.Nest
【小题3】Why do the koalas live in the south have thicker fur than those in the north?
A.The thicker fur can protect them from the colder weather
B.It’s always hot in summer in the north
C.It’s always cold in the winter in the south
D.They have to move to the north in the winter
【小题4】 Why do koalas sleep much in the day?
A.Their foods are poisonous
B.They want to save energy for the activities at night
C.They can’t get enough energy from their tough foods
D.They can’t get enough water from their leaves

The koala(考拉) is possibly one of the best known Australian animals, and is found in four states: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The word “koala” comes from an Australian aboriginal word meaning “no drink”.
Sometimes people call them “koala bears” but koala is not a bear. It belongs to a special group of Australian mammals, called marsupial(有袋类). Female marsupials have a pouch where the baby animals live after they are born.
Koalas have soft, thick, grey or brown fur on their backs. The fur on the stomach is white. Koala that live in the south have thicker fur than those in the north because of the cold winters, whereas the koalas in the northern part of the country live in warm to hot weather most of the year so have thinner fur. A koala has a large hairless nose and round ears. Koalas don’t have tails. Adult koalas measure between 7 and 14 kilograms.
Koalas spend nearly all their time in the trees using their sharp, curved claws and long toes to climb about and to hold on to the tree branches. They sleep most of the day, and feed and move from tree to tree mainly at night.
The reason koala sleep for much of the day is because their food eucalyptus(桉树) leaves are very tough so they use a lot of energy to digest. Sleeping saves energy. Eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to almost every other animal. Koalas rarely drink water; they get water from the leaves they eat.
Each koala has a home range made up of several trees that they visit regularly. They normally do not visit another koala’s home trees except that a male is looking for a female to mate with.
【小题1】Which of the following statements is NOT true about the name “koala bear”?

A.The name was given by the native in Australia
B.The word “koala” is an original English word
C.The name describes one of its living habits
D.The name is partly false
【小题2】Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “punch”?
A.HouseB.CaveC.PocketD.Nest
【小题3】Why do the koalas live in the south have thicker fur than those in the north?
A.The thicker fur can protect them from the colder weather
B.It’s always hot in summer in the north
C.It’s always cold in the winter in the south
D.They have to move to the north in the winter
【小题4】Why do koalas sleep much in the day?
A.Their foods are poisonous
B.They want to save energy for the activities at night
C.They can’t get enough energy from their tough foods
D.They can’t get enough water from their leaves

Watercress is positively packed with healthy vitamins and minerals. The writings of both the Romans and the Ancient Greeks record the consumption of watercress by all classes. Hippocrates, “the father of medicine”, was so convinced that watercress was a great healer that he built his first hospital next to a stream so that he could grow a plentiful supply of the shiny green leaves for his patients. The Romans chewed watercress in large quantities, believing that it would cure baldness. They, too, looked with favor on watercress as a salad.

Watercress sandwiches were traditionally a breakfast item in nineteenth-century Europe. The most basic type of watercress sandwich has two pieces of white bread with a mixture of butter and watercress greens . A nickname(绰号)for the vegetable, in fact, was “poor man’s bread”, because watercress was often eaten on its own for breakfast by families that could not afford the bread to go with it.

Watercress is a member of the mustard(芥菜) family. It contains vitamins C(66mg per 100g), K and A, and is also a valuable source of minerals such as iron, potassium, copper and calcium. The mustard oils in its silky leaves and stems(茎)contain an ingredient known as PEITC. Recent research has proved that PEITC can prevent the growth of cancer cells and, in some cases, actually destroy them.

The best watercress has silky green leaves without any marks and has undamaged stems, The older the plant, the darker are its leaves and the thicker its stems. This means a higher concentration of oils and vitamins. Young watercress, on the other hand, may be harvested after only twenty-eight days growth and has a milder taste. It is  best to eat watercress fresh and raw , to keep more of its valuable nutrients, but it can be lightly cooked and used as an alternative to spinach—another dark green vegetable—in various recipes. From soups to salads, watercress is now considered around the world as a natural and healthy super food.

1.From paragraph 1, we can learn that________.

 A.watercress is usually grown in wet areas

 B.the ancient Greeks only used watercress for medicine

 C.watercress is the most ancient vegetable known to man

 D.the Romans rubbed watercress on their heads to cure baldness

2.The underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to “_________”.

 A.butter     B.watercress    C.breakfast    D. bread

3.Which of the following is TRUE about watercress?

 A.It belongs to the same family as spinach.

B.It contains mustard oils only in leaves.

 C.It can help guard against cancer.

D.It is rich in vitamins C and B.

4.Compared with older watercress, young watercress      .

A.has lighter green leaves

B.contains more minerals

C.is better for medical use

D.is more suitable for eating raw

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A.The history of watercress        B.watrcress, a medicinal plant

C.Watercress, the amazing food     D.New findings about watercress

 

The koala(考拉) is possibly one of the best known Australian animals, and is found in four states: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The word “koala” comes from an Australian aboriginal word meaning “no drink”.

Sometimes people call them “koala bears” but koala is not a bear. It belongs to a special group of Australian mammals, called marsupial(有袋类). Female marsupials have a pouch where the baby animals live after they are born.

Koalas have soft, thick, grey or brown fur on their backs. The fur on the stomach is white. Koala that live in the south have thicker fur than those in the north because of the cold winters, whereas the koalas in the northern part of the country live in warm to hot weather most of the year so have thinner fur. A koala has a large hairless nose and round ears. Koalas don’t have tails. Adult koalas measure between 7 and 14 kilograms.

Koalas spend nearly all their time in the trees using their sharp, curved claws and long toes to climb about and to hold on to the tree branches. They sleep most of the day, and feed and move from tree to tree mainly at night.

The reason koala sleep for much of the day is because their food eucalyptus(桉树) leaves are very tough so they use a lot of energy to digest. Sleeping saves energy. Eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to almost every other animal. Koalas rarely drink water; they get water from the leaves they eat.

Each koala has a home range made up of several trees that they visit regularly. They normally do not visit another koala’s home trees except that a male is looking for a female to mate with.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the name “koala bear”?

A.The name was given by the native in Australia

B.The word “koala” is an original English word

C.The name describes one of its living habits

D.The name is partly false

2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “punch”?

A.House            B.Cave             C.Pocket            D.Nest

3.Why do the koalas live in the south have thicker fur than those in the north?

A.The thicker fur can protect them from the colder weather

B.It’s always hot in summer in the north

C.It’s always cold in the winter in the south

D.They have to move to the north in the winter

4.Why do koalas sleep much in the day?

A.Their foods are poisonous

B.They want to save energy for the activities at night

C.They can’t get enough energy from their tough foods

D.They can’t get enough water from their leaves

 

The koala(考拉) is possibly one of the best known Australian animals, and is found in four states: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The word “koala” comes from an Australian aboriginal word meaning “no drink”.

Sometimes people call them “koala bears” but koala is not a bear. It belongs to a special group of Australian mammals, called marsupial(有袋类). Female marsupials have a pouch where the baby animals live after they are born.

Koalas have soft, thick, grey or brown fur on their backs. The fur on the stomach is white. Koala that live in the south have thicker fur than those in the north because of the cold winters, whereas the koalas in the northern part of the country live in warm to hot weather most of the year so have thinner fur. A koala has a large hairless nose and round ears. Koalas don’t have tails. Adult koalas measure between 7 and 14 kilograms.

Koalas spend nearly all their time in the trees using their sharp, curved claws and long toes to climb about and to hold on to the tree branches. They sleep most of the day, and feed and move from tree to tree mainly at night.

The reason koala sleep for much of the day is because their food eucalyptus(桉树) leaves are very tough so they use a lot of energy to digest. Sleeping saves energy. Eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to almost every other animal. Koalas rarely drink water; they get water from the leaves they eat.

Each koala has a home range made up of several trees that they visit regularly. They normally do not visit another koala’s home trees except that a male is looking for a female to mate with.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the name “koala bear”?

A.The name was given by the native in Australia

B.The word “koala” is an original English word

C.The name describes one of its living habits

D.The name is partly false

2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “punch”?

A.House            B.Cave             C.Pocket            D.Nest

3.Why do the koalas live in the south have thicker fur than those in the north?

A.The thicker fur can protect them from the colder weather

B.It’s always hot in summer in the north

C.It’s always cold in the winter in the south

D.They have to move to the north in the winter

4. Why do koalas sleep much in the day?

A.Their foods are poisonous

B.They want to save energy for the activities at night

C.They can’t get enough energy from their tough foods

D.They can’t get enough water from their leaves

 

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