题目内容
Four things are needed to build a small rooftop garden to grow vegetables. One thing is a roof that can support the weight. Another is grass cuttings. The third thing is a sheet of plastic on which to spread the cut grass. And the last thing is a box about eight centimeters deep and made out of four pieces of wood.
Once you are sure the roof is good, cut and collect some grass. Then lay down the plastic where the garden box will go. The four-sided box can be as long and as wide as needed. Place the box on top of the sheet of plastic. Then fill it with the cut grass. Next, add water and walk on the cuttings to press them down.
After about three weeks, the rooftop garden is ready for planting. Put the seeds directly into the wet grass cuttings. This garden is a good place to grow peas, tomatoes, beans, onions and lettuce. If the box is deep enough, potatoes and carrots will also grow.
It is important to keep the grass wet until the plants begin to grow. When the plants are growing, they will need watering every day, unless there is rain. And they will need some liquid fertilizer. If you can get chicken waste, you can make your own liquid fertilizer. Put the chicken manure in a cloth bag. Then, put the bag in a big container of water. After about one week, the water becomes a good liquid fertilizer.
Rooftop gardens need a lot of water. Also, seeds and new plants must be protected from insects and birds.
Rooftop gardens are increasingly popular, and not just to grow vegetables. They keep buildings cooler in the sun, so they save energy. They can also extend the useful life of a roof. Rooftop gardens also reduce the runoff of storm water and help clean the air. Plus they add beauty, and give birds and insects in the city a nice place to live.
57. Which is NOT needed to build a small rooftop garden according to the passage?
A. A roof. B. A sheet of plastic. C. A wooden box. D. Some wet soil.
58 Choose the right order of events given in the passage.
a. place the box over the sheet of plastic
b. put down the sheet of plastic
c. fill the box with the cut grass
d. prepare some grass cuttings
e. water and walk on the grass cuttings
A. e. b. c. a. d. B. e. b. a. c. d. C. d. b. a. c. e. D. b. a. c. d. e.
59. Which of the following is among the benefits of a rooftop garden?
A. It can provide a home for birds and insects.
B. It can keep the buildings wet.
C. You can save plenty of drinking water.
D. You can get some free liquid fertilizer.
60. The purpose of this writing is to ______.
A. persuade B. entertain C. inform D. sell
World Wrestling Entertainment is the largest professional wrestling organization in North America. It was called World Wrestling Federation until it changed its name because of a legal dispute. Its more than one hundred wrestlers fight each other in competitive matches that are written and practiced before they are performed.
Professional wrestlers are athletes but act as entertainers. They are not seeking athletic records, but instead want to excite an audience. To do this, they use unusual names and wear special clothing during wrestling matches. These wrestlers include the Stone Cold Stunner and the Undertaker.
Most professional wrestling matches are between two men or two women. They fight inside an area called a ring that is separated from the audience by ropes. Each match continues until one wrestler forces the other's shoulders to the floor and holds them there for a count of three. Most World Wrestling Entertainment matches continue for only about four to seven minutes.
An organization official called a promoter decides before the match who will win. But who wins and who loses is not the important thing in professional wrestling. The important thing is that the audience enjoys the pretend fight. Some wrestlers rarely win, but continue to be popular.
Not all wrestling matches are between two people. Some are called tag team matches and involve teams of two, three or four wrestlers. Another kind of match is called a battle royal. It involves thirty to sixty wrestlers competing against each other. A wrestler loses when he or she is thrown out of the ring. The winner is the last wrestler still standing.
【小题1】Why did World Wrestling Federation change its name?
| A．Because audience didn’t like it. |
| B．Because maybe there was another name similar to it. |
| C．Because they wanted their name more unusual. |
| D．Because the name was out of date. |
| A．excite the audience | B．make a record |
| C．win a prize | D．win the match |
| A．entertaining | B．descriptive | C．instructive | D．persuasive |
| A．All professional wrestling matches are between two men or two women. |
| B．The wrestler who loses the match will lose popularity. |
| C．Wrestlers usually wear special clothing to look funny. |
| D．A wrestler who is thrown out of the ring will lose the match in all wrestling matches. |
It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry , but there was not any meat in the house.
Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it：“Give my dog half a pound of meat.”Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently：“Take this to the butcher（* person whose job is selling meat）and he's going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.
At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.
But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled . He said to himeself,“This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today？”
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it！
1.Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite .
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A．cruelly |
B．fairly |
C．kindly |
D．friendly |
2.It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it .
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A．might do it much harm |
B．could do it much good |
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C．would help the butcher |
D．was worth many pounds |
3.The butcher did not give any meat to the dog .
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A．before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith |
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B．when he found that the words on the paper were not clear |
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C．because he had sold out all the meat in his shop |
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D．until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith |
4.From its experience, the dog found that .
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A．only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words in it could bring it meat |
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B．the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it |
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C．Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher |
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D．a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat |
5.At the end of the story, you'll find that .
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A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper |
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B．the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more |
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C．the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog |
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D．the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal |