B

All our food comes from the soil (土壤). Some of us eat meat, but animals live on plants. If there were no plants, we should have no animals and meat. So the soil is necessary for life.

The top of ground is usually covered with grass or other plants. Plants grow in soil, which has a dark color. This dark soil is humus, dead leaves, dead plants and animal waste make it, but this takes a long time. When the humus has been made, plants can grow well in it.

All soil needs food. If we don’t give it any, the plants will be weak. Animals waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers (化肥) are also very useful. The same crop should not be grown in the same place every year; it is better to have a different crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land in good condition.

When the soil is dry, the wind blows it away. Sometimes heavy rain carries the humus down to a river. People should grow more and more trees and grass to stop wind from carrying the humus away. It takes hundreds of years to make humus, and so we must save every bit of it. Without soil, where can we grow food?

(   )36. From the text, we know people live on _______.

A. animal          B. plant            C. soil

(   )37. The word “humus” means _____ in Chinese.

A. 微生物           B. 腐殖土          C. 粘土

(   )38.We should _______ to keep the soil.

A. give more fertilizers     B. make more humus     C. grow more trees and grass

(   )39.We should save every bit of humus, because ______.

A. it takes a long time to make humus

B. the more humus in the soil, the better plants grow      C. A and B

(   )40.The best title of this text should be ______.

A. Soil is necessary to people     B. Soil’s food is chemical fertilizers      C. Humus is hard to make

C

Do you want to be the president ?  Before you give your answers , find our more about this busy and important job.

Read the chart . Then use it to answer the questions below .

(　 )41  Which city does the president live in ?

A  New York       B   the United States    C  Washington D.C

(   )42  A person can be the president for no more than ________  years .

A  two           B  eight        C  ten

(   ) 43  What is NOT the president’s job ?

A  Meeting and working with leaders from other countries .     B  Passing or vetoing new laws.

C  Serving on the Supreme Court .

(   )44  If you are on the Cabinet , what is your main job ?

A  Giving the president helpful information .                  B  Supporting the president with money .

C  Choose judges .

(   )45  What quality do you think the president needs to do his or her job well ?

A  Making right decisions      B  Being kind to foreign leaders .       C  Over 35 years old

D

As we know, Xiao Shenyang and Liu Qian did wonderful jobs in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Now many people are crazy about these two persons. But how much do you know about them?

Xiao Shenyang was born in a poor peasant family which is in difficult family conditions. His real name is Shen He. He is an actor. He is good at Er Ren Zhuan. He learned acts, following Zhao Benshan. During the school life, he was active in many activities. He looks like a simple man, but he never stops pursuing (追求) his artistic aspiration (渴望). More and more people like his style of performance, and we hope he can make great progress in the future.

Liu Qian is a young magician from Taiwan. At the age of 7, Liu saw a cute magic toy in a shop. At that moment he began to love and decided to learn magic. Liu didn’t go to any magic school. he practiced tricks every day to improve his skills, until one day he was able to put on a show for his class. He saw the surprise on everyone’s face, and he felt it was cool. He often does street shows for passers-by, police and farmers. He worked hard at it. Now he is a famous magician.

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Xiao Shenyang Liu Qian

Job  46                     A young magician from Taiwan

How to succeed He learned acts, following Zhao Benshan.

During the school life, he 47__________.

He looks like48______      _____. But he never stops pursuing the artistic aspiration. He always learned magic 49.__________ at the beginning.

At his show for his class, he found everyone 50_______     ________ and he felt it was cool.

He often does street shows for people. He works hard at it.