Question

Can hippos swim?

Hippos like to spend most of their time in the water. But they can't swim!

They just walk in water. Hippos enjoy staying in cool water. They go up and

down in the water.

Can Koalas eat poison?

Koalas only eat a special kind of leaves. Each Koala eats about 1kg of these leaves a day. These leaves are poisonous(有毒的)。But they can' t kill koalas because koalas have special bodies. They can keep koalas from the poison in the leaves.

Are clouds really light?

Most clouds might look light. But they are heavier than you think. A cloud can be about 500000 kg. That' s as heavy as 100 elephants. Clouds look big but are made up of many small water drops (水滴). Each water drop is so small that it can fly high. This is how clouds stay in the sky.

Are left-handers stmarter?

Left-handers and right-handers usually use different sides of their brains(大腦). Right- handers use the left side more often, but left-handers use both sides. We use the left side of our brain to work out problems and the right side to create. Left- handers are good at creative things such as music, art and science. But it's not all-good news for them. They often forget names and places.

Do children with older brothers spend more time learning language?

Having an older brother comes with many good points. However, a group of

scientists found that children with older brothers spend more time in language learning than those children with older sisters. Scientists think this is because older brothers talk more to their parents. Older sisters talk with their younger sisters and brothers more.

1.What are these passages about?

A.Human and nature. B.Animals and weather. C.Weather and human.

2.Hippos can____ in the water.

A.swim B.go up and down C.enjoy keeping warm

3.According to the passages above, which question can you answer?

A.Why are the clouds heavy?

B.Why can koalas eat poisonous leaves?

C.Why does it take children with older brothers more time to learn language?

4.What may left-handers not be good at?

A.Music, art and science. B.Working out problems.

C.Remembering names and places.

5.In which magazine below can we read these passages?

A.World Trip B.Science Today C.Animal World

Answer 1