Growing mushrooms is probably the easiest thing you can do even if you are new to mushroom growing. It is becoming more common because restaurants are starting to create more dishes that include mushrooms.

Mushroom growing is easy. To start, you need to have a space where you are going to grow these mushrooms. It does not have to be a huge space but just enough for you to grow as many mushrooms as you need. When you have found the space perfect for you, you can start researching what kind of mushrooms you want to grow. There are a lot of mushrooms to choose from and not all of them are suitable to eat.

When you decide what kind of mushrooms you want to grow, you can start getting ready to plant the mushrooms. Sometimes you may want to hire some workers to help if you have a large mushroom farm, or if you are trying to start a professional mushroom growing business. Trying to have a business by yourself can be stressful. If you don’t have enough time to spend taking care of everything yourself, some helpers may the best choice.

After you have started the mushroom growing, you should regularly check that your mushrooms grow properly and that they are not being attacked by any pesticides(农药) or any other animals or something that could be dangerous to them. That is the worst part of mushroom developing. Protect your mushroom farm well with a fence or a gate so that only you and your workers can get in and out.

Mushroom growing is not difficult and It is easy to get stared in the world of farming. You will soon possibly be able to provide some of the great cooks of the world with high quality mushrooms that will be enjoyed by thousands of people all over world.

1.According to the passage, why do many people begin to plant mushrooms?

A.Because they are in great need B.Because they look very beautiful.

C.Because they are healthy food D.Because they are easy to plant

2.Which of the following is the right order of planting mushrooms?

a. Choose suitable mushrooms. b. Protect your mushrooms well.

c. Find some workers to help you. d. Start to grow the mushrooms.

e. Find a place to plant your mushrooms.

A.c—a—e—b--d B.e—a—d—b--c

C.c—a—d—b--e D.e—a—c—d--b

3.From the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Pesticides can be used in mushroom growing.

B.Anyone can produce high quality mushrooms.

C.After starting, you should always take care of the mushrooms.

D.Having a mushroom business is not so difficult.

4. is the best title of the passage.

A.Healthy Mushrooms B.The Value of Mushrooms

C.Growing Mushrooms D.Suggestions on Protecting Mushrooms

If you travel by air across the center of Africa or South America, you fly over forests for thousands of kilometres.These great forests are the seas of trees.They are full of thousands and thousands of different kinds of plants and animals.However, the world's forests are getting smaller all the time.We are cutting down the trees because we need wood, and we need more farmland as well.Some people say that there will not be any forests like these left in 20 to 30 years.What will happen if they disappear? If we cut down our forests, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from the world, in a lot of places the new farmland will soon look like the old deserts, for example, crops will not grow there.What's worse, it will not rain very often, and the weather will get very hot.Perhaps the climate of the world will change, which will be dangerous for everyone in the world.That is why we must take care of our forests.

1.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word "deserts" in this passage?

A. Farmland.

B. Sands.

C. Green fields.

D. Villages.

2.The passage mainly tells us about ________.

A. the importance of taking care of our forests

B. why a lot of animals disappear

C. where the forests are

D. the reasons for forming the deserts

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Only Africa and South America are the oceans of trees.

B. Different plants can't be found in the same forest.

C. Forests are usually several square kilometres large.

D. Forests are homes to different kinds of animals.

Many students of English think that learning a new language is very difficult. Now think how difficult it is to learn English when your brain is only the size of a bird's brain! That is what some birds can do.

Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language. African grey parrots are the best known for this.

Every December in London, the National Cage and Aviary Bird Show tries to find the best "talking" bird in the world. One bird named Prudle stood out among the "talking birds". She won this prize for 12 years from 1965 to 1976.

Prudle was taken from her nest in Uganda in 1958. She was sold to Iris Frost in Seaford, England. Prudle knew almost 800 words in English. Prudle was also the oldest bird in the world that lived in a cage.

Another clever bird,named Puck,was tested(测试)in 1993.Pcople found that Puck knew even more words than Prudle. Puck knew more than 1,700 English words.In the 2003 Guinness(吉尼斯)Book of World Records,Puck was on the list because he knew more words than any other bird in the world.

1.What can African grey parrots do?

A.Speak like a person. B.Sing like a person.

C.Have a talk with a person. D.Copy the sounds of language.

2.How many times did Prudle win the prize for"talking" birds?

A.10 B.12 C.14 D.80

3.What does the underlined phrase“stood out"mean in Chinese?

A.挺身而出 B.站在外面 C.脱颖而出 D.随机应变

4.Who was Iris Frost?

A.A parrot B.A Ugandan woman C.Prudle's owner D.Puck's owner.

5.A good title for this reading passage is_____.

A.The Aviary'Bird Show B.The difficulties of learning English

C.Interesting pets D.Clever birds

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