60. Plants can make food from ___________.

　　 A. flower, water and air　　　 　　　　　　 　　B. water, sunlight and air

　　 C. air, water and soil　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. air, sun and light

59. The main idea of the first paragraph is that __________.

A. plants are important for life

B. plants cannot grow without air

C. there are many plants in the world

D. we can not live without water

58. Father’s Day was first celebrated by _____.

A. the French　 　B. the British　 　　　C. the German　 　　D. the American

B

　Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live.

　This is why we find that there are so many plants around us. If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores (胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.

57. The meaning of the underlined word in the passage is _______.

A. apologizing to sb.　 　　

B. awarding sb. 　

C. playing a joke on sb.　 　　　

D. expressing respect and admiration

56. Father’s Day, at first, meant ______.

A. to honor fathers in church services and in the home

B. to win honor for fathers in church services

C. to do honor to fathers at home

D. to warn the fathers of their duties

54. A. At last　 　　　　　　 B. Above all　　 　　 C. After all　　　 　　 D. In return

53. A. not　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but not　　　　　 C. without　　　　 　 D. nor

52. A. brought home　　 B. wanted　　　　　　 C. were buying　　 D. were eating

51. A. please help us　　 B. excuse me　　　　 C. help yourself　　 D. eat them please