Every living thing needs to reproduce (繁殖) . Reproducing means creating more members of your group. In order for plants to reproduce, they have to spread their seeds (种子) to other areas. Plants have developed all kinds of ways to do this.
The simplest way is gravity (重力) . Many seeds are inside of fruit. When fruit gets too heavy, it falls from a tree to the ground. Sometimes animals will pick up the fruit and drop it in another area. That helps move the seed even farther away. Apples spread this way.
Other plants use wind to spread their seeds. Dandelions (蒲公英) are a good example of this. Dandelion seeds are so light that when wind blows, it carries dandelion seeds to new places. Maple (枫树) seeds also use wind. Their seeds are connected with long, thin leaves that look like wings. When the seed falls from the tree, its "wings" help it fly farther from the tree.
Some animals help plants spread their seeds. The animals eat the seeds. While the seed is in the animal's body, it stays whole. When the seed leaves the animal, it's in a new place.
Ants also help spread seeds. Some seeds have a special smell that appeals to ants. The ants bring the seeds back to their home, which of course is underground. They only eat part of the seed. They leave the rest of the seed underground. After that, the seed can start growing.
The sea is the biggest unknown part of our world. It covers about seventy-one per cent of the Earth. There is still much to be discovered about the huge water. If the ocean water could be removed, the sea floor with (it) wide valleys and irregular (不规则的) mountains would be an unbelievable sight.
Tourists can explore the world under the waves without (get) wet nowadays. From tourist submarines (潜艇) underwater meals, undersea travelling is more and more popular.
Travelling by submarine (grow) fast in the past ten years. Now, tourists can visit many beautiful places which are famous for their water, including the water around Okinawa and Taiwan's Green Island. The submarines carry nearly two million (tourist) each year. Large windows offer passengers wonderful views when the submarines explore (colour) animals and plants under the water. Most one-hour tours cost about $80.
If tourists want to have unforgettable experience, they can enjoy fine food under the sea. Several years ago, the Hilton Maldives Resort (open) the world's first underwater restaurant, Ithaa. Tourists walk downstairs into the restaurant, which lies 35 feet under the waves of the Indian Ocean. The walls of the restaurant (make) of strong glass, and tourists can enjoy a panoramic (全景的) ocean view. This excellent view doesn't come cheap it costs about 1,300 yuan per person! Be sure to book a seat early too. There are only 14 seats for tourists in the restaurant.
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According to a recent study, there are about 70,000 blind children in Indonesia. Among them, 60 percent were not born blind. Iyehezkiel Parudani is one of them, who lost his eyesight by accident at age six. He now teaches English to blind students at the Pajajaran Special SchooL Iyehezkiel Parudani says learning English can help blind people feel better about themselves. "By learning English, they can be an English teacher, a translator, and a tour guide. " Students read using Braille (盲文). To write, they use special tools, too.
Iyehezkiel Parudani says blind people should not let their physical disability influence their dreams. In 2008 , he got a chance to study at the University of Texas. Two years later, he got a master's degree in course development there.
"In the US, if I go to the university to study, everything is available - like e-books, Braille books. Here in Indonesia, you know, it’s difficult to find a reference book in e-book or in Braille. We have to make it ourselves. In the US, I can move wherever I want because everything designed is really accessible for people with blindness. "
Eha Lestari, one of his star students, says learning English has changed her life. She has already traveled to the US with the help of an Indonesia-U. S. program. "I study English because I love English very much. I want to be a translator because I want to go to the other countries and then I want to meet some people from around the world. "
Like her classmates, Eha loves to sing. Here, music is part of daily life. Even the students who do not study English can sing some American pop songs, such as Stand By Me , "Stand by me. Please stand, stand by me. Stand by me.... "
Iyehezkiel Parudani says the song has special meaning to the students. "In our life, we need other persons. You have to stand by me. Without you standing by me, I'm meaningless. "
1. According to what Iyehezkiel says, learning English can help blind students to ______ .
A. have more chances to get jobs B. visit English-speaking countries
C. get a master's degree easily D. read Braille books quickly
2. The underlined word "accessible" in the third paragraph might mean ______ .
A. fun to use B. easy to reach
C. hard to break D. safe to choose
3. From the last two paragraphs, we can infer (推断) that the students ______ .
A. sang songs side by side B. achieved their dreams
C. had a meaningless life D. needed help from others
4. The best title for the passage may be ______ .
A. A Blind Girl Learning English B. Blind Children Singing Songs
C. A Blind Man Teaching English D. Blind Teachers Living by Me
After class, I have sports ______.
A．at two hours B．for two hours C．for a hour D．at an hour
As parents，we should let students do ________ to develop their interests．
A．whatever they like B．whatever will they like
C．whatever they are like D．whatever do they like
根据短文内容，判断正误,正确的用T表示，错误的用F表示。
My friend Eric is a schoolboy. He is an interesting person and everyone likes him very much. He can speak Chinese, English and Japanese. Why can he speak these languages? Because his father is American, his mother is Japanese and he was born and lives in China. He can play soccer and he can play it very well. He wants to be a soccer ball player like Beckham. He joins the soccer ball club, and he is the captain ( 队长 ) of the soccer ball team.
1. Eric can speak three languages.
2. His parents are not Chinese, but he grows up ( 成长 ) in China.
3. Eric can’t play soccer very well.
4. Eric wants to be the captain of the soccer ball team.
5. Beckham is a good soccer ball player.
