Forests are large pieces of land covered with big trees.They are found all over the world, especially in places where there is enough sunshine and much rainfall.Many kinds of materials(材料)come from forests.To build a house, we need wood for doors and windows.Beautiful chairs and tables are also made of wood.
Teak(柚木)wood is very useful ship-building.It is used for all parts of a ship where wood and metal come in contact(接触)for it has a kind of oil to keep metal away from rust(铁锈).It can also stop the attack of white ants(蚂蚁)and other insects.For this, teak wood is an important railway building material.
Forests are no less important than useful.They are the home of wild animals.Without them, those animals would run among the places where we live and work.There would be no peace for man.
Forests are helpful to weather, too.When it is very hot, they can be a very good place for people to stay away from the sun.In winter, they can keep us from the cold.Forests and also stop the land from being washed away by heavy rain for trees hold the soil together.So it would be foolish to cut down trees freely.
(1)
The best title for the passage is ________.
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A.
Forests are very useful to us in many ways
B.
Wood is good material to build ships, railways and some other things.
C.
Forests are large pieces of land covered with big trees
D.
Without forests, we have to live together with wild animals
(2)
Which of the following is not right?
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A.
Forests need rainfall and sunshine to grow
B.
Wood is an important building material
C.
There must be big trees in a forest.
D.
Forest are everywhere in the world.
(3)
Teak wood is an important railway building material because ________.
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man.Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop.Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening.He is very tired when he gets home.After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep.His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him.
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary.They were both happy.He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily.He bought some fruit and drinks for her.And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future.They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl.“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack.“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way.He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up.The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack.Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
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A.
sixteen
B.
eighteen
C.
twenty
D.
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
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A.
he’s her grandson
B.
he’s clever
C.
he can keep quiet
D.
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________.
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A.
classmate
B.
colleague (同事)
C.
aunt
D.
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese.
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A.
盖印
B.
跺
C.
贴邮票
D.
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________.