3.Most rain forests lie close to the equator (赤道),where the climate is often mild and there are long hours of sunshine.The warmth of the land heats the air above,causing it to rise and tiny drops of water to fall as rain.The rainfall can reach at least 98inches a year.This wet,warm world with plenty of sunlight is perfect for plants to grow,so the trees grow fast with green leaves all the year round.The trees themselves also have an effect on the climate.They gather water from the soil and pass it out into the air through their leaves.The wet air then forms clouds,which hang over the treetops like smoke.These clouds protect the forest from the daytime heat and night-time cold of nearby deserts; keep temperatures fit for plant growth.
Rain forests slightly farther away from the equator remain just as warm,but they have a dry season of three months or more when little rain falls,Tree leaves fall dining this dry season and new leaves grow when the wet season or monsoon(雨季)begins Thus these areas are known as the"monsoon forest".
Another type of rain forest grows on tropical mountains.It is often called the"cloud forest"because clouds often hang over the trees like fog.
The rain forest is the ideal place for the growth of many different trees.Most of them depend on animals to eat their fruits and spread their seeds.When the fruits are eaten,the seeds inside them go undamaged through animals,stomachs and are passed out in their droppings.The seeds lying on the forest floor then grow into new trees.
8.The climate of the rain forests near the equator isD.
A.mild,wet and windy
B.hot,rainy and foggy
C.hot,wet and cloudy
D.warm,wet and sunny
9.We can learn from the passage thatC.
A.tree leaves are green all the time in the monsoon forest
B.there is a dry season in the cloud forest on tropical mountains
C.clouds help the plants in the rain forest near the deserts to grow
D.the formation of climate in the rain forest has little to do with the trees
10.According to the passageA play the most important role in the spreading of seeds.
A.a(chǎn)nimals B.droppings C.fruits D.winds
11.This passage is most likely to be found inD.
A.a(chǎn) travel guide B.a(chǎn) story book C.a(chǎn) technical report D.a(chǎn) geography hook.
分析 本文主要介紹了不同地區(qū)的熱帶雨林的情況和它們的生存方式.
解答 8-11DCAD
8.D 推斷題.根據(jù)第一段"This wet,warm world with plenty of sunlight is perfect for plants to grow"可知赤道附近熱帶雨林的氣候是溫暖、潮濕、光照強(qiáng)烈的.故選D
9.C 推斷題.根據(jù)第一段"These clouds protect the forest from the daytime heat and night-time cold of nearby deserts,keeping temperatures fit for plant growth."可知這些云給沙漠的植物創(chuàng)造合適的溫度來幫助它們生長(zhǎng). 故選C
10.A 推斷題.根據(jù)最后一段"Most of them depend on animals to eat their fruits and spread their seeds."可知植物依靠動(dòng)物吃掉它們的果實(shí)來傳播種子. 故選A
11.D 推理題.本文主要介紹了不同地區(qū)的熱帶雨林的情況和它們的生存方式,所以可能會(huì)在地理書上讀到這篇文章.故選D
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