George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.
All his life George loved  31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so  32  about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.
George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no   33  for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow   34  children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas   35  he finished high school. All this time he had to work to   36  his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.
In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a   37  of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George   38  . He had other   39  . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.
In those days, many   40  in the south grew only cotton. This was   41  to the soil(土壤). After a while the   42   would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43  . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.
George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was   44  “The Wizard(能手) of  Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the   45  of 79.

George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master.

All his life George loved  31  . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so  32   about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”.

George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no   33   for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow   34   children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas   35   he finished high school. All this time he had to work to   36   his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry.

In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a   37   of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George   38   . He had other   39  . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama.

In those days, many   40   in the south grew only cotton. This was   41   to the soil(土壤). After a while the   42    would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the  43  . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants.

George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was   44   “The Wizard(能手) of  Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the   45   of 79.

1. A. animals      B. plants       C. buildings       D. photos

2. A. much        B. many       C. little           D. few

3. A. house        B. farm       C. hospital        D. school

4. A. brown       B. yellow      C. black          D. white

5. A. when        B. until        C. for            D. since

6. A. cost         B. spend       C. pay            D. take

7. A. love         B. hate        C. question        D. surprise

8. A. accepted     B. refused      C. understood      D. cared

9. A. situations    B. suggestions   C. plays          D. plans

10. A. farmers      B. scientists     C. doctors        D. inventors

11. A. helpful      B. harmful      C. careful         D. wonderful

12. A. pumpkin     B. peanut       C. cotton         D. potato

13. A. soil         B. water        C. air           D. weather

14. A. seen        B. look         C. found         D. called

15. A. time        B. year         C. age           D. season

Algae(水藻) are very simple plants. They grow in fresh water or salty water. Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water. Seaweed is red or brown in color. The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways. From it, they make a food called Kombu. Kombu is seaweed that has been dried, cooked and pressed together. Then it is dried again and cut into long pieces. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much.

   Japanese farmers often use seaweed as fertilizer. It makes their plants grow better. Many farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals.

   From seaweed the Japanese also get iodine(碘), which they sell to other countries. Iodine is used in many ways all over the world. It is used in making medicine. It is added to the salt we use at the table. Scientists even use one form of iodine to “seed clouds” when they want rain to fall.

1.Kombu is a kind of ____ according to the text.

A. plant      B. medicine          C. food        D. fertilizer

2.In the last sentence of the text, “seed clouds” means ____.

A. clouds spreading like seeds

B. to make rain fall with human power

C. the seeds like clouds

D. dropping seeds by clouds

3.The main idea of the story is that ____.

A. The Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fall.

B. Kombu is made into medicine for farmers.

C. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu.

D. The Japanese use seaweed in many ways.