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.

1.Animals are divided into two kinds.

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

3.From this passage, we can mainly learn that       .

4.The text mainly talks about ___________________.

5.What kind of magazine can we find the text?

Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.

Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.

Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.

Animals are more than just beautiful and interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.

For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks(老鹰), the farmers stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied(繁殖) quickly.

Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.

Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

1.Animals are important to us mainly because____.

2.What has happened to the animals on the earth?

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

4.What can we infer from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting animals in danger?

Save the Animals

Animals are natural resources(资源) that people have wasted all through our history.

Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers(羽毛), for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.

Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.

Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance (平衡) of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.

For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks(鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied(繁殖) quickly.

Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.

Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid(禁止) the killing of any animal or plant on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

1.Animals are important to us mainly because __________.

   A. they give us a source of food

   B. they are beautiful and lovely

   C. they keep the balance of nature

   D. they give us a lot of pleasure

2.What has happened to the animals on the earth?

   A. About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever.

   B. Thousands of kinds of animals are gone forever.

   C. A few kinds of animals have died out.

   D. All kinds of animals are in danger.

3.Why do people kill animals?

   A. They kill animals for something they need.

   B. They kill animals to raise some money.

   C. Animals destroy their natural resources.

   D. Animals create many problems.

4.What can we conclude from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting animals in danger?

   A. Animals in danger will be kept away from people.

   B. Animals in danger will not be killed any more.

   C. The number of some animals in danger will increase.

   D. Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals.

根据括号里的中文提示用单词的适当形式填空。（每空0.5分，共5分）

1. Animals become __________ (漠不关心的) to their young as soon as their young can look after themselves, but human beings find this difficult.

2. We should __________ (谴责) any attempts to break into company networks to obtain users’ information

3. The __________ (执行的) director of board assumes the responsibility of managing financial, productive and marketing affairs.

4. Our __________ (可持续的) levels of happiness are up to our life circumstances and our everyday activities.

5. Students from all over the world take a major step along their life's journey when they __________ (参与) in an advanced education.

6.Care must be taken that each task ends with a sensible state, because there is no __________ (保证) when the next step will be carried out.

7. In this book, Adam Smith's emphasis that the ________ (无形的) hand usually leads markets to allocate resources efficiently.

8. If you have a keen __________ (欣赏) for good art, you may have a strong interest in cultural activities or entertainment.

9. Getting the best out of digital __________ (广播电视) will probably mean replacing, or at least repositioning, the indoor or rooftop aerial.

10. The eruption of volcano __________ (伴随) by an earthquake caused great damage to the living things around.

根据括号里的中文提示用单词的适当形式填空。（每空0.5分，共5分）
1. Animals become __________ (漠不关心的) to their young as soon as their young can look after themselves, but human beings find this difficult.
2. We should __________ (谴责) any attempts to break into company networks to obtain users’ information
3. The __________ (执行的) director of board assumes the responsibility of managing financial, productive and marketing affairs.
4. Our __________ (可持续的) levels of happiness are up to our life circumstances and our everyday activities.
5. Students from all over the world take a major step along their life's journey when they __________ (参与) in an advanced education.
6.Care must be taken that each task ends with a sensible state, because there is no __________ (保证) when the next step will be carried out.
7. In this book, Adam Smith's emphasis that the ________ (无形的) hand usually leads markets to allocate resources efficiently.
8. If you have a keen __________ (欣赏) for good art, you may have a strong interest in cultural activities or entertainment.
9. Getting the best out of digital __________ (广播电视) will probably mean replacing, or at least repositioning, the indoor or rooftop aerial.
10. The eruption of volcano __________ (伴随) by an earthquake caused great damage to the living things around.