五、阅读下面材料，从方框中所给的 A—E 五个选项中选出正确选项(其中一项是多余选项)，将其序号填入第 1—4 小题，并回答第 5 小题
Mike, the host of “Discover Nature” programme, is having an interview with Mr Wilson, a famous food scientist on honey.
Mike: Good morning, dear friends. Today, we are happy to have the famous food scientist Mr Wilson with us. Welcome!
Mr Wilson: Hello, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be part of this programme.
Mike: It’s reported that scientists found pots of honey in Tutankhamen’s tomb(图坦卡蒙的陵墓) in ancient Egypt and the honey was still sweet and eatable. That’s really amazing! 1. Mr Wilson, could you explain it to us?
Mr Wilson: Sure. There are three main reasons. Firstly, most bacteria(细菌) can’t grow in honey because it’s acidic(酸性的). The acid in honey kills any bacteria trying to grow in it.
Mike: That makes sense. What’s next?
Mr Wilson: Secondly, honey is high in sugar. It is made of 80% sugar. 2.
Mike: Got it! And what about the third one?
Mr Wilson: 3. Bacteria need water to survive and grow, so it’s impossible for bacteria to survive in honey.
Mike: Amazing! Now, I’m curious why Tutankhamen liked honey.
Mr Wilson: Ancient people loved honey. 4. Ancient Egyptians used honey to treat wounds, burns or skin diseases. Since bacteria didn’t easily grow in it, the honey could be used in a way similar to a bandage(绷带). It protected the skin when it healed.
Mike: Great insights! Thanks for sharing with us. That’s the end of Discover Nature.
A. Honey is low in water.
B. Why didn’t the honey go bad?
C. It was not easy for bees to make honey.
D. Sugar can last for a very long time without going bad.
E. It was not only delicious but also useful as medicine.
5. Do you like honey? Why or why not?(不超过 15 词)

1—4 BDAE
5. Yes, I do. Because it's sweet and useful. /No, I don't. Because eating too much honey is bad for my teeth. (答案不唯一,合理即可)

六、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式
Meg Lowman was interested in leaves. As a scientist, she wanted 1. (study)the tops of rainforest trees. No one had done this like 2. (she)before. She was the first woman to climb rainforest trees in Australia and faced many difficulties, 3. she never gave up.
When she climbed up to the top of the trees, she found 4. secret world: beetles eating leaves, bees landing on her arm, and trees giving out water into the air to create clouds.
5. a magical world it was! She learned that trees were truly like earth’s helpers—they offered food and homes to 6. (animal), cleaned air for humans, and even medicine.
Meg discovered that trees could not only 7. (keep)water, but also take in dangerous gases. They were good 8. the environment. When more forests were cut down, the situation would become 9. (bad)than before. “We were breaking a life-support system,” she warned.
Meg spent 30 years studying treetops. Her research 10. (help)us realise the importance of forests: protecting forests wasn’t just about saving trees—it was about keeping our planet alive.
【读后词汇拓展】猜出画波浪线短语的中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
life-support system

1. to study 2. her 3. but 4. a 5. What 6. animals 7. keep 8. for 9. worse 10. helped
读后词汇拓展
生命维持系统