Can plants eat people? Probably not，but there are many plants that eat meat．Some of them are big．And they can eat small animals．One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap(捕蝇草)．

    The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant．It grows in dry parts of the United States．Its leaves are like the pages of a book．They can open and close very quickly．Inside the leaves，there are three small hairs．If a fly touches one of the hairs，the leaf closes quickly．The fly cannot get out．In about half an hour，the leaf presses the fly until it is dead．Then，the plant covers the fly．Slowly，the plant eats the fly．

    Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun，the air，and the ground．In some places，the ground is very poor．It doesn’t have all these important things，

especially nitrogen(氮)．Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen， so some plants eat meat to get what they need．Let’s hope that some of the bigger plants don’t get the same idea !

1.The Venus flytrap is a kind of_________．

    A．plant            B．animal           C．food       D．meat

2.The Venus flytrap grows in_________．

  A．most parts of the world                  B．some parts of Africa

  C．dry parts of the United States             D．wet parts of England

3.From the passage，we learn that_________．

A．all plants can eat people                 B．all plants can eat animals

    C．some plants can eat people               D．some plants can eat animals

4.The underlined word“presses”probably means________ in Chinese．

    A．挤压            B．关上             C．打开          D．松开

5.—Why do some plants eat animal meat? —Because_________．

A．plants are dangerous to animals

    B．animals are dangerous to plants

C．plants want to get what they need from animal me

D．plants want to protect themselves against animals

Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. They mainly   1  bamboo, and each panda   2 a lot of bamboo every day. The area of bamboo is becoming smaller for many different   3 ,so pandas have  4  land to live  5  . Pandas don’t have many babies, and baby pandas often   6 . The situation is becoming very serious.

Our government is working hard to save pandas. There are more than 30 natures reserves to protect pandas but these are not enough. The government has made a new plan   7 pandas. The nature reserves will be bigger and the bamboo will grow 8  .Then the pandas will have enough food to eat and enough places to live in. Pandas born in the zoos may   9 live in the nature reserves.

Most people love pandas. The panda is one of the best-known   10  in the world. It is the symbol for the World Wide Fund for Nature.

1.                A．live in          B．live on          C．live for   D．live at

2.                A．need eating     B．needs eating     C．need to eat    D．needs to eat

3.                A．causes         B．excuse         C．reasons   D．result

4.                A．fewer and fewer  B．more and more   C．less and less   D．bigger and bigger

5.                A．on            B．in             C．at   D．into

6.                A．dying          B．die            C．death    D．dead

7.                A．help           B．helping         C．to help   D．helps

8.                A．well           B．better          C．bad  D．worse

9.                A．goes back       B．go back to       C．go back   D．goes back to

10.               A．animals         B．animal         C．an animal  D．the animals

Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap(捕蝇草).

The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.

Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn't have all these important things, especially nitrogen(氮). Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let's hope that some of the bigger plants don't get the same idea!

1.The Venus flytrap is a kind of _________.   

A．plant             B．animal            C．food             D．meat

2.The underlined word "presses" probably means _________ in Chinese．

A．挤压             B．关上             C．打开             D．松开

3.Why do some plants eat animal meat?

A．Because plants are dangerous to animals.

B．Because animals are dangerous to plants.

C．Because plants want to get what they need from animal meat.

D．Because plants want to protect themselves against animals.

A: Where are you going for vacation ?

B: 76____________________________________________

A: London?77.___________________________________?

B: I would like to watch games . Because , you know , the 2012 London Olmpic Games will be held there .

A: How lucky you are ! 78._________________________________________?

B: For about 6 days , from July 27 to August 1^st . 79.________________________________________________________?

A: I`d like to go to Shanghai

B:80. _______________________________!

A: Yes . Shanghai is an international city , there are people all over the world . It`s a good chance to learn about foreign couintries

B: I think so . And you can visit the places of interest in Shanghai .

A: That`s true . Have a good time !

B:The same to you .

补全对话

A: Hello! I’m Julie.    75   ?

B: I’m Tom. Nice to meet you.

A: Nice to meet you , too.

A: What’s your last name?

A: It’s white.    76   ?

B: 313-3066.

A: What’s this in English?

B: It’s a jacket.

A: A jacket?    77   .

B: J-A-C-K-E-T, jacket.