D) Henry doesn't want to study Chinese.
8 A) Susan falls behind her classmates.
B) Susan can't stand her classmates.
C) Susan likes to talk with others.
D) Susan can't get along well with others.
Task 2
Listen to Conversation 1, and then fill in the English programs they like. The conversation will be
spoken twice. 每题两个单词。
English Programs
Mike 1 English ………. and ………
Lily 2 News and ………. ………..
Listen to Conversation 2. What language do they speak? (每题不超过 3 个单词)
Language Language
Helen 3 …………………………………. Robert 4 ……………………………………..
II. Reading comprehension
Passage 1
Plants – A Human Lifeline
A. Plants grow in almost every part of the world. They grow on mountaintops, in oceans,
and in many desert and polar regions. You see plants, such as flowers, grass, and trees nearly
every day.
B. Since people could not live without air or food, there would be no life on the earth
without plants. Oxygen in the air we breathe comes from plants, as does much of the food we
eat. The seeds from plants, such as corn, rice, and wheat are the chief sources of food in most
parts of the world. We eat bread and many other products made from these three grains. We eat
the roots of plants when we eat beets, carrots, or sweet potatoes. We eat the leaves of cabbage,
lettuce, and spinach plants; the stems of asparagus and celery plants; and the flower buds of
broccoli and cauliflower plants. The fruits of many plants also provide us with food. They include
apples, bananas, berries, and oranges, as well as some nuts and vegetables. Coffee and tea also
come from plants.
C. Scientists believe there are over 260, 000 kinds of plants on the earth, but no one
knows for sure. Some tiny (微小的) plants that grow on the forest floor can barely (几乎不能) be
seen. Others tower over people and animals. Among the largest living plants on earth are the
sequoia trees of California. These giants (巨人，巨物) stand over 290 feet high and 30 feet wide.
D. Many of our most useful medicines are made from plants. Some of these plants have
been used for medicine for hundreds of years. More than 400 years ago, for example, some
Indian tribes of South America used the bark of the cinchona tree to reduce fever. The bark is still
used to make quinine, a drug used to treat malaria. Another drug, called digitalis, is used in
treating heart disease. It is made from the dried leaves of the purple foxglove plant. The roots of
