一、完形填空。
（广东珠海期中）The hula hoop(呼啦圈) was a very popular toy in the past. Many people 1 playing with a colourful hula hoop, trying to keep it moving. That was great fun. It was also 2 to find out how long you could keep the hoop going.
Nowadays, many students become more and more interested in this 3. Some children are very good at it. This old toy is 4 again.
Many children around the world are ______ 5 ______ now. The best way to ______ 6 ______ the problem is to get them to learn about the benefits of exercise and begin to play, and a hula hoop does this very well.
Kids usually spend a lot of time on their studies. The hula hoop is also good exercise for kids. In fact, 7 is as important as study.
The new hula hoops are 8 from the old ones. The new ones are not heavy, and it's easy for a little girl to 9 them by herself. The old ones are heavy.
If children get such a gift, they will be happy and 10.
()1. A. followed B. enjoyed C. respected D. caused
()2. A. interesting B. common C. absent D. awful
()3. A. habit B. result C. activity D. progress
()4. A. polite B. popular C. happy D. well-used
()5. A. poor B. ill C. fat D. positive
()6. A. encourage B. improve C. choose D. focus
()7. A. exercise B. mind C. chance D. sleep
()8. A. different B. famous C. useful D. same
()9. A. succeed B. serve C. hold D. put
()10. A. brave B. fit C. worried D. smart

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. B

二、阅读短文,选择合适的选项。
（浙江杭州期末）①For a long time, people only read about talking plants in stories. But now, we know plants can really “talk” to each other in different ways.
②First, plants can use sounds to talk. We cannot hear these sounds, but their roots(根) can make these quiet sounds. They can also hear them. A plant can “listen” through its roots to know whether the plant next to it is friendly or not.
③Plants can also use smells. For example, if an insect eats a plant's leaves, the plant makes an unusual smell. Other plants around it can “smell” this too. Then they also make their own smells. Some smells make insects go away, and some can call other insects to come and help the plant.
④There is also something like a “Plant Internet” under the ground. It is made of very small living things. It connects(连接) the roots of many plants together. Through this network, plants can share food and water. Big plants sometimes help small plants in this way.
⑤Scientists are still learning new things about how plants talk. Maybe one day, we can even learn to understand them.
()1. How do plants use sounds to talk?
A. They sing songs to each other.
B. Their roots make and hear quiet sounds.
C. Their leaves make loud sounds.
D. They can talk to people face to face.
()2. How does the writer tell us the way plants use smells to talk?
A. By telling a story.
B. By using numbers.
C. By giving an example.
D. By sharing an idea.
()3. Which is the RIGHT structure(结构) of the passage?
A.
()4. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A. Plants can only use water to talk.
B. Scientists know all about plants now.
C. We still have many things to discover about plants.
D. The “Plant Internet” always helps every plant.

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C