We have always been warned of the dangers of forest fires. They cause _____ 85 _____ to a forest. They kill many plants and animals in an eco-system, which is a group of living things and their environment. But have you ever heard of a forest fire that can be _____86_____  for a forest? People start some of the fires with a special reason to actually do good to the eco-system.
In fact, fires are a natural part of any eco-system. Without fires, the oldest and largest trees would stop sunlight from reaching the forest floor. Fires can _____87_____ some of these old trees. When the trees die, they provide something good for the earth. New trees can grow strong and healthy in their place.
Some trees even need fires to grow. These trees hold their seeds (种子) inside. Heat from a fire allows the coat of the seeds to open up. Then the seeds fall to the ground and have the _____88____ to grow/
Scientist, who know about nature’s needs, start some of these fires, called controlled burns. A fire is started and kept under control. This way, the fire does not spread out of the area or _____89_____ a after forest fires, they can go hungry _____90_____ their food has been damaged in the fire. Small, controlled fires mean than animals will not have to move far to find food. After some time, small plants begin to grow. Animals return soon after the plants return. This _____91_____  makes an eco-system.
So the next time you hear about a forest fire, think about the good as well as the bad. It may take a new eco-system a while to return, but it will likely come back stronger and healthier than ever.

【小题1】

A．illness B．difficulty C．damage D．flood

【小题2】

A．helpful B．powerful C．harmful D．awful

【小题3】

A．take the place of B． get ready for C． be bad for D．get rid of

【小题4】

A．time B．water C．chance D．skill

【小题5】

A．discover B．cover C．but D．waste

【小题6】

A．because B．although C．but D．so

【小题7】

A．almost B．again C．never D．even

For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashion” in the same way: “She was wearing a fashionable coat.” “His shirt was really a fashionable colour.”
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs … and in languages.
Fashions change very quickly as time goes. This is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones, televisions and computers send information from one place to another in a few minutes.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
【小题1】From the passage, we know that “fashion” means _______.

A．clothes

B．many things

C．most of the popular things

D．everything

【小题2】Today fashions change quickly because _______.

A．newspapers are read every day

B．information is sent by radios from one place to another

C．new things are often shown on TV

D．people quickly learn about what is happening in the world

【小题3】“There is money in fashion.” means _______.

A．clothes are expensive	B．money comes only from fashion
C．people like new things	D．there are no fashions without money

She didn’t hear about the news        Mary told her.

A. until     B. while       C. after       D. though

 

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Internet,  became homeless,  What was worse,  hear about,  am sorry to

 

A: Did you     1.    the terrible natural disaster in Japan last month?

B: Yes. My online friend told me about it on March12th—the day after the disaster.

A: I was shocked by the news when I searched the     2.    that afternoon. A lot of people lost their lives and many more    3.     after the earthquake.

B:   4.   , a tsunami came after the earthquake.

A: Many buildings were washed away by the sea water.

B: My friend lost his daughter in the disaster. He was so sad about that. I     5.   hear that. What do you think we can do to help people in Japan?

A: Let’s ask more people to donate some food, clothes or money to them.

B: OK. Let’s go.