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4、 Charles Darwin is the author of The Origin of Species. But his last book. The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms, gets far less attention today. He wrote about their habits, their soil-tilling (犁地） abilities, and even kept pots of worm-filled soil in his study. But his fascination was met with the ridicule of some people. Olaf Schmidt is a soil ecologist at University College Dublin, and not among those who would criticize Darwin for his interest. He said, \They’re really important.\
One particularly interesting group of worms, he says,are the so-called “anecic” worms:the deep soil dwellers(居民). And they live all their life in a single vertical channel in the soil. And at night they surface, looking for food—animal waste, straw, and they pull it into their channels.
They’re big boys,which makes them especially vulnerable(易受攻击的) to the plow. You know they're so big, so they're easily chopped, and they are exposed to birds.
Schmidt and his colleague Maria Briones analyzed the relationship between tilling the soil and the health of a dozen species of earthworms.They looked at 65 years' worth of farm field studies, spanning the globe.
And they found that in heavily plowed fields, half the earthworms had disappeared. But when farmers switched to no-till or conservation agriculture, worm populations came back to normal numbers after about a decade. The study is in the journal Global Change Biology. The plow, Darwin wrote, is one of the most ancient and most valuable man's inventions, but long before it existed the land was in
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fact regularly plowed, and still continues to be thus plowed by earthworms. Schmidt says, \true, too. If you look after the soil, you will also look after the earthworms.You know it is a good-news story.” 1.What does Darwin have in common with Schmidt? A.They share the same interest in agriculture. B.They both write books on the same topic. C.They both think much of earthworms.
D.They both dislike the invention of the plow.
2.What does the underlined word \A.Food. B.Straw. C.Animal waste. D.Different stuff.
3.Which of the following was probably the finding of Olaf Schmidt's studies?
A.Earthworms suffered because of the application of the plow. B.Farmers showed no interest in modern agriculture. C.Traditional agriculture did harm to earthworms. D.The plow was a must for farmars.
4.What is probably the purpose of the text? A.To introduce the plow. B.To promote Darwin's book.
C.To inspire interest in agriculture. D.To attract attention to earthworms.
5、Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs
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good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes health.
There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools.Such changes often leave us without a friend. Making new friends comes easy for some people. But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. 41 42 The first step to making friends is associating with people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.
Start a conversation
Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends. 43 . You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.
44 Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests
would always bring you and your friend together. Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience. Let it grow.
It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages
or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may you’re your friend. So you will
need to give your friend time to react（做出反应）to you. The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.
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Enjoy your friendship
The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves. 45 .Try not
to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.
A. Be cheerful. Do things together.
B. Do not wait to be spoken to. Try not to find fault with your friends.
C. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends. F. For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch. G. Associate with others.
6、When a person is curious(好奇的) about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is
nothing 1 with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad 2 on what people are curious about.
Curiosity (好奇心) is 3 silly or wrong. Some people with nothing to do are 4 of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are 5 to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing home or taking out or 6 they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is 7 because they are not important at all. It is none of their 8 to know what neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is 9 not only foolish but also harmful. For most probably, it 10 to small talk which often brings 11 , shame or disrespect
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to others, and thus hurt their feelings.
On the other 12 , there is a noble curiosity— the curiosity of the wise, who 13 at all the great things and try to find out all they 14 about them. Columbus could 15 have found America if he had not been 16 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine 17 his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid (水壶盖). All the great discoveries and inventions in human history have been made 18 a result of curiosity. So the curiosity is never 19 unimportant things, which have 20 or nothing to do with the happiness of the public. 1.A.good B.wrong C.right D.well
2.A.works B.puts C.takes D.depends
3.A.never B.sometimes C.seldom D.hardly
4.A.full B.fond C.proud D.lack
5.A.angry B.worried C.pleased D.anxious
6.A.how B.when C.why D.where
7.A.silly B.necessary C.possible D.funny
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