任务型阅读（含答案解析）-2025年新九年级（八升九）英语暑假专项提升

【暑期衔接】专题09任务型阅读一2025年新九年级（八升九）

英语暑假专题提升（全国通用）

TheToothFairy9sSecret

HaveyouheardoftheToothFairy（仙子）？Herearetwopassagesaboutit.

PassageITheToothFairyisamagicalfigureofpeople'searlychildhood.Itsaysthat

whenachildlosesababytooth,ifheorsheputsitunderthebedpillow（枕头），theToothFairy

willvisitwhilethechildsleeps,andchangethelostbabytoothwithacoin.

Peoplebelieveitcanprovidesuchcomfortforachildexperiencingfearorpainwhen

theyloseatooth.ThafswhytheToothFairytraditionispracticedinmanycountries.A2016

reportfoundthatAmericanchildrenreceive$3.70pertoothonaverage.

However,inanotherresearch,uponlearningtheToothFairyisnotreal,75%ofthechildren

saidthattheystilllikedthetradition,5%didn'tsupport（支持）itandtheotherswereneutral

（中立的）.Passage2

“Mom,istheToothFairyreal?"Emmaasked,holdingashinycoininherhand.

MomlookedatherandsheknewatoncethatEmmahadseenherputthecoinunderthe

pillowlastnight.

“Well...themagicisreal.ButtheFairyistoobusy,sosometimessheusesparentsasher

helpers.9,Momsmiledandsaid.

Emmafrowned（皱眉）."Butthafsalie!^^

Momsaid,“”

Task1:ReadPassage1andanswerthequestions.

1.Whatdoestheunderlined"it"referto?

2.WhenwilltheToothFairyvisitachild,duringthedayoratnight?

3.WhatwillachildgetfromtheToothFairy?

4.Accordingtothe2016report,howmuchdoAmericanchildrenreceivepertoothonaverage?

5.Inanotherresearch,uponlearningtheToothFairyisnotreal,whatpercentofthechildrenwere

neutral?

Task2:

6.Writeinabout30wordstocompletewhatmothersaidtoEmma.

（30）

阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。

JaiSinghwasthecityleaderofAlwar,India.Oneday,duringhisvisittoLondon,hewas

walkingaroundBondStreetincommondress.TherehesawRollsRoyceshowroomandwent

inside.

WhenasalesmansawhimincommonIndianclothes,heconsideredhimjustapoorIndian

andalmostshowedhimthewayoutofhisshowroom.JaiSinghsaidnothingbutwentbackand

askedhisfriendstocalltheshowroomthatthecityleaderofAlwarwasinterestedintheircars.

Afterreceivingthecall,everyonepreparedforwelcomeofKing.

Afterafewhours,JaiSinghwenttotheshowroomagaininfreshandexpensiveclothes.

Allsalesmenservedhimwithrespect.Heboughtallsixcarsattheshowroom.

Afterreturning,JaiSinghorderedhiscitytousethesixcarsforcarryingcity'swaste.The

newsreachedallovertheworldrapidly.Company'simage（公司形象）wassoterriblethatsalesof

RollsRoycedroppedquickly.Thecompanyrealizedtheirmistakesatlast.

7.WhydidthesalesmanwelcomeJaithesecondtime?（不超过10个词）

8.WhatwasJai'sorderafterreturning?（不超过10个词）

9.Whafsthecompany'smistake?（不超过15个词）

任务型阅读。

Alotofexcellentstraw-mademiniatures（稻草微缩模型）ofclassicancientbuildingsmake

XuJian'shomemorebeautiful.TheyincludemodelsfromtheYellowCraneTowerinHubei

ProvincetotheForbiddenCity'sturrets（角楼）inBeijing.Theyareallfullofdetailsandcarefully

crafted（手工制成的）,tiedandplacedbyXu'sskillfulhands.

“Allthedoorsandwindowsandeverythingelsearemadeofsorghumstalks（高粱秆）,“Xu

pointstotheYellowCraneTowerthatis1meterhighathisbaseinYongqingCounty,Langfang

City,HebeiProvince.Thisspecialpiecewasmadeoutofhundredsofthousandsofsorghumstalks

andtookhimtwoyearstocompletewithouttheuseofanynails（钉子）orglue.Itcompletely

dependsoninterlocking,tenon-and-mortisestructures（桦结构）,“themaninhis30sexplains.

Thesorghumstrawartrequireslotsofpatience,especiallyforworksshowingimagesof

ancientbuildings.Theyusuallytakeseveralmonthsorevenonetotwoyearstocomplete.

Additionally,allthebeamsandcolumns（横梁和立柱）arestraightenedafterbeingheatedovera

lamp.It9stheonlywaythateverydoorandwindowcanopenandcloseproperly.

Thesorghumstrawartfollowsstrictstandardsfromchoosingmaterialtomakingthework.

Xuhasgrownsorghuminhisfarmland,andchoosesthoseofthehighestqualitytocreatestraw

works.

Thesorghumstalksgofromthethinnestat1.8millimeterstothethickestat12millimeters.

Almosteverypieceincludeshundredsofcraftingsteps.Xudoesn'twastetheleftoverstalks,either,

asheturnsthemintowindmills（风车）.

“Nothingisuselessifweputourheartintoit,“saysXu.Intheeyesofmany,sorghumstraw

isonlyagricultural（农业的）waste,butthroughthecreativityofcraftsmen,itcanbeturnedintoa

treasure.

10.DidXuJianusenailsorgluewhenmakingtheYellowCraneTowermodel?

11.HowdoesXuJianmakebeamsandcolumnsstraight?

12.WhatdoestheprocessofcreatingsorghumstrawarttellusaboutXuJian'spersonality?（At

least3aspects）

13.DoyouagreewithwhatXusaidinthelastparagraph?Whyorwhynot?（About30words）

阅读下面的短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。（注

意：每个空格只填一个单词）

TheBodyMassIndex（BMI）isanindex（指数）thatshowsifapersonhasahealthybody

weight.ForhealthyadultsinChina,ausualBMIisbetween18.5and23.9.ABMIbetween24and

27.9isthoughttobeoverweight.ABMIof28orevenhigheristhoughttobeobese（肥胖的）.

Beingoverweightorevenobesecaneasilyleadtomanyhealthproblems,suchashighblood

pressure,hearttroubleandotherseriousillnesses.AccordingtotheNationalHealthCommission

（NHC）,by2030,Chineseadultswillfaceaseriousproblem-about70.5%oftheminChinacould

beoverweightand31.8%ofchildrencouldfacethesameproblem.

Now,thegovernmentofChinaisworkingontheproblem.LeiHaichao,headoftheNHC,

talkedaboutathree-yearprogramacrossthecountryduringthisyear'stwosessions（两会）tohelp

peoplemanagetheirweightandencourageahealthierlifestyle.Thisprogramfocuses（专注）on

advisingpeopletoeatwell,takeexercise,andkeepahealthyweight.

WecanalsotakeShanghaiasanexample.Thecityplanstodevelopa"Weight

ManagementHealthGuide“forits25millionresidents（居民）.Ateamofexperts（专家）inhealth,

food,andsportswillworktogethertofinishtheguide.Itwillofferadvicenotonlyaboutdiet

managementandexerciseplans,butalsoaboutgoodsleepinghabitsandmedicalhelp.Moreover,

AItechnologywillbeusedtocompletethistask.

Healthexpertssuggest（建议）eatingamixofhealthyfoods,includingrice,vegetables,

meatandmilk,andtryingtoachieveabalance（平衡）amongthem.Eatinguntil70%or80%full

issuggestedforlong-termweightcontrol.Toavoidputtingonweight,itisalsoimportanttokeep

goodsleepinghabitsbecausestayinguplatecanleadtounhealthyeatinghabitsandweightgain.

ChinaisonitswaytomanagingweightScientificbasisThehigheraperson'sBMIis,

the14he/shemaybe.

•Overweightorobesitymakespeople'shealthrisks（风险）15greatly.

China'soverweightproblem-By2030,Chinesepeople'sweightproblemwillbevery

16.

Actions-TheNHCisworkingonathree-yearprogram.

•Theprogramofferspublic17oneatingwell,exercisingandkeepingahealthy

weight.

A（an）18Shanghaiwilldevelopa“WeightManagementHealthGuide^^forits

residentswiththe19ofexpertsandAItechnology.Theguideincludesdiet

managementandexerciseplansas20asgoodsleepinghabitsandmedicalhelp.

Advice-Eat21healthyfoods.

•22eatingwhenyou're70%or80%full.

•23goodsleepinghabitsisalsoimportant.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容用自己的语言概括并补全表格，在空白处填入1个短语或者句

子。请将完整的短语或句子填写在答题卡上对应的位置。

DearMary,

Manystudentshavethesameproblemasyou.Hereissomeadvicetohelpyoudealwith

stress.

•Makeaproperstudyplanforyourself,anddon'tstudytoomuchinoneday.Youcan

remembermorebystudyingonehoureachdayforsixdaysthansixhoursinoneday.Also,don't

studylateatnight.

•Youneedtorestfor15to20minuteseverytwohours.Gooutsideandwalk.It9sagreatto

makeyoufeellessstressedbyexercising.

・Don'teattoomuchsugarordrinktoomuchcoffee.Eatfoodrichinvitamin（维生素）B

（suchaseggs,greenvegetablesandrice）.Thesegiveyouenergy（能量）andhelpyouthinkmore

clearly.

•Astudypartner（同伴）canhelpyouprepareforthetest.Whenyou'reworriedaboutthe

exam,youcantalktoyourpartner.Thiscanmakeyoufeellessstressed,too.

Goodluck!

HowStudentsCanDealwithStress

Background

Lotsofstudents24,justlikeyou.

information

♦Makeagoodstudyplan.

1)Don'ttrytostudytoomuchinoneday.

2)Don'tstudylateatnight.

♦Takeabreakeverytwohours.

1)Havea15-20minuterestandgooutsideto

walk.

252)26isagreatwaytolowerstress.

♦Careaboutyourdiet.

1)Don'teattoomuchsugarordrinktoomuch

coffee.

2)EatmorefoodswithvitaminB.

♦27

Talktoyourpartnerwhenyou'reworried.

根据下面文章，完成表格。

TomthecatandJerrythemousearetwoofthemostpopularcartoonheroesintheworld.In

theshortcartoons,TomisalwaystryingtocatchJerry,buthenevermakesit.Almostevery

cartoonendswithTomintroubleandJerrylaughingathim.Thestoriesarefulloffunandhavea

longhistory.

WilliamHannaandJosephBarberabothworkedforMGMinthelate1930s.Theirboss

toldthemtomakefunnycartoons.Togethertheythoughtoftheideaofacatandamouse.They

thoughtitwouldbefunnyifthemousewascleverandalwaysgotthecatintotrouble.

ItwasagreatsuccessthatthefirstTomandJerrycartoonwasshownincinemasin1940.

Overthenext17years,theymademanyTomandJerrycartoons.Mostofthemarearoundseven

minuteslong.

Intotal,HannaandBarberamade114TomandJerrycartoons.Thecartoonsweresogood

thattheywonanumberofawards（奖励）.Thefamouscatandmouseremain（保持）populartoday,

asthecartoonsarestillshownontelevisionaroundtheworld.

TomandJerry—TwooftheWorld5sMost28CartoonHeroes

♦Tom,acattryingtocatchJerry

Theintroductiontoheroes

♦Jerry,aclevermousegettingTominto29

♦WilliamHannaandJosephBarbera,twocreators

ThecreatorsofTomandJerrycartoons

thinkingofthe30ofacatandamouse

♦Beingshownincinemasin1940

ThefirstTomandJerrycartoon

♦Agreat31

Theachievements（成就）ofTomand♦32anumberofawardsandremaining

Jerrypopulararoundtheworld

Howtobeatsadness

Weallhavedayswhenwearedown,tiredandunhappy.ThafsOK.Youneeddayslikethis,

orhowwouldyouknowyouarehappy?You'llenjoyyourgooddaysevenmorewhenyouhavea

fewbaddays.Evenifsadnessisapartoflife,lefstrytomakeitsmall.Hereareafewsimple

waystohelpyoufeelbetterwhenyouarefeelingsad.

1.Standupstraightandthishelpsyourenergyflow（流动）.Whenyourenergyisflowing

freely,youcanflowtoo.

2.Smile!It'seasytodoandhavegoodresults.Thiswaycannotonlyleaveyouinagood

moodbutalsobringothersagoodmood.

3.Listentomusic.Itcanbethemusicthatyoulikebest.Somekindsofmusicworkbetter

thanothers,sotryandfindoutwhatkindofmusicworksthebestforyou.

4.Takesome"me"time.Youcanfindpleasureinreadingabook,watchingasunriseor

havingahotbath,orsomethinglikethat.

5.Exercise.Evensomethingassimpleastakingawalkwillgetyourbloodflowing.Itisa

greatwaytoclearyourmindofanythingthatmakesyousad.

Thesewayswillcheeryouupwhenyouaredown,butdon'tjustusethemwhenyouaresad.

Tryandpracticethemeverydaytomakethemahabit.Youwillbesurprisedtolearnthatthese

simplewayswillkeepyoursadnessaway.Butifyouareinadeepdepression（沮丧），gotoseea

doctor.

ItisOKtofeeldown,33andunhappy.

Opinions

Itispossibletomakesadnessasmallpartoflife.

Standupstraightsothatyourenergycanflowfreely.

34atothersbecauseitcanbringyouandothersagood

mood.

Listentoyour35musicbecauseitworksthebest.

Simplewaystocheeryou

upFindpleasureineverydaylife,suchaswatchingasunrise.

Takeawalkandyoucanclearyourmindofsadthings.

Trytomakethesesimplewaysa36.

Suggestions

Gotoseeadoctorwhenyouareinadeepdepression.

阅读文章，根据语境用适当的单词或短语补全内容。（每空不超过5个单词）

Doyouknowyourspecialtalents（天赋）？Sometimesifshardtofindthem,buteveryone

hassomethingtheyaregoodat!Lefsseehowtofindyourhidden（隐藏的）talents.

Thinkaboutyourhobbies

Whatdoyouliketodoforfun?Doyouliketodrawpicturesorcookdeliciousfood?Even

simplethingslikemakingbirthdaycardscanshowyourtalents.

Askpeoplearoundyou

Yourfamilyandfriendsknowyouwell.Askthemaboutwhatyouaregoodat.Maybethey

willsayyoutellfunnystoriesorsingwell.Youmaybesurprised!

Newactivitiescanbeinteresting.Whynothaveatry?Maybeyoucanmakeaclaycupin

anartclass,learnadanceonBilibili,orplantflowersinthegarden.Newthingshelpyoufindnew

skills.

Takepersonalitytests（性格测试）

Personalitytests,liketheMBTItest,helpyouknowwhatkindofpersonyouare.For

example,ifyougetINFP,youmaybeagoodlistenerandgoodatunderstandingfriends9feelings.

IfyougetESTJ,youmaybeagreatteamleaderanddowellinencouragingteammatestowork

together.

Don'tworryifyoudon'tfindyourtalentquickly.Pleasekeeptryingandsmiling.Your

specialtalentiswaitingforyou!

ThinkaboutyourhobbiesAskpeoplearoundyou

Lookatwhatyouliketodoforfun.Askotherpeoplelike38about

•Drawingpicturesyouaregoodat.

・37•Tellingfunnyjokes

•Makingbirthdaycards•Singingwell

FourWaystoDiscoverYourHiddenTalents

Takepersonalitytests

39Thinkaboutthingsyouneverdo

Usethe40oftheMBTItestto

beforeandhaveatry.

knowyoubetter.

•Takingartclasses

•INFP---goodlisteners

•LearningdancesonBilibili

•ESTJ---greatteamleaders

先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。每

个空格只能填一个单词。

Don'tdothesewhenyouhaveafever

Afeverdefined（给...下定义）asanincreaseinbodytemperatureover37.3℃一isa

commonsignofillness.Butrecently,ithascaughtuncommonattention.Itcanbeasignof

catchingCOVID-19.Whateverthecause,herearesomethingsyoushouldrememberifyou

developafever.

Don'thavecertaindrinks.Alcohol（酒精），soda（苏打）andcaffeinated（含咖啡因的）

drinksshouldbeavoidedwhenyouhaveafever.Theycancauseyourbodytolosewaterwhenit

reallyneedsalotofwater.

Donotdresstoowarmlyorputyourselfinaplacethatistoohot.Thiscaninfluencethe

body'sabilitytoregulate（调节）itstemperatureandmakeyourfeverworse.

Don'tdoubleyourmedicines.Althoughfever-reducingmedicinesareveryusefulfor

treatingfever,takingmorethantherecommendedamountcancauseseriousharmtoyourhealth

andevendeath.

Don'tstayhungry.Theoldsaying“Thosewithacoldshouldeat,whilethosewithafever

shouldeatnothing“iswronganddangerous.Feverspeedsupyourmetabolism（新陈代谢），so

youneedtogetmoreenergyfromfood.Hungeralsoreducesthebody'sabilitytofightoffdisease.

Don'tforgettodrinkwater.Afeverwillincreasethenumberofbreaths,causingwaterloss.

Thebodyalsosweatsmoreasitregulatesitstemperature.Whafsmore,peopleusuallydrinkless

waterwhentheyhaveafever,whichfinallycausesthebodytolosewaterfaster.

Don'tdothesewhenyouhaveafever

Itis41tohaveafeverinoureverydaylife,sodon'tworry.Herearesometipsforyou.

Somethingthatyoushouldn'tdo42whyyoushouldn'tdothese

Havedrinkslikealcohol,sodaandThesedrinkscan43tothelossofwater

caffeinateddrinks.inyourbody.

Itcanhaveabadinfluenceonthebody'sability

Dresswarmlyorstayinahotplace.

ofregulatingitstemperature.

Takingtoomanypillscanbe44toyour

Doubleyourmedicines.

healthandevencausedeath.

Hungercanmakeyou45tofightoff

Stayhungry.

diseasewithoutenergyfromfood.

Drinkinglesswatercancauseyourbodytolose

Forgettodrinkwater.

waterfaster.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成图表中所缺信息，并将答案写在答题卡相应的横线上,

每空限填一词。

Inthepast,scientistsdidn'tknowthattreescouldsensethings.Now,theyarediscovering

thattreescannoticelotsofthingsaroundthem!

Treescanfeelthefourmainperiodsoftheyear.Theyknowwhentodroptheirleavesin

autumn,andwhentogrownewleavesinspring.

Treescansenselight.Theyknowwherethesunis,sotheirbranchesgrowinthatdirection.

Thafswhytreesinthenorthernhemisphere（半球）usuallyhavemorebranchesgrowingouton

thesouthside.

Treescanrecognizeinsects.Ifaninsectstartseatingatreeofacertainspecies,thetreehas

cleverwaysoffightingback.Forexample,ifaninsectiseatingthetrunkofapinetree,thetree

canproduceaglue-likeliquid（液体），anduseittocatchtheenemy.

Treescansensedirections.Theycanfeelwhere"up"and"down"are.Thereisnolight

downintheearth,buttherootsalwaysknowwhichwaytogrow.

Treerootscanalsosensesounds.Theyreallylikethesoundofrunningwaterwhentheyare

thirsty.Ifthesoundcontinuesforalongtime,therootswillslowlystartgrowingtowardsit.

Therearestillmanythingswedon'tknowabouttrees.Scientistsareworkinghardtofind

outmore.

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47.

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Knowtheladywhoknowsapes

Alifespentworkingwithanimals

珍・古道尔：黑猩猩世界的“神奇女侠”

JaneGoodall

•Birthday:April3,1934

•Birthplace:England

•Profession:Zoologist（动物学家）

•Famousfor:Makingtheworldknowaboutchimpanzees（黑猩猩）

Thedocumentary（纪录片）,Jane（《珍•古道尔的传奇一生》）,cametoChinaonOct17.It

tellsthelifestoryofJaneGoodall,azoologistfromtheUK.

GoodallwasborninEnglandin1934.Shelovedanimalsasachild.

ShedreamedofworkingwithchimpanzeesinAfricaafterreadingTarzanoftheApes（《人

猿泰山》）.

InJuly1960,attheageof26,GoodalltraveledtoTanzania（坦桑尼亚）.There,inorderto

studychimpanzees,Goodallhadtoputupwiththeclimate（气候）andbugbites（蚊虫叮咬）.

Goodallfoundthatchimpanzeesmakeandusetools.Itis"oneofthegreatestachievements

（成就）“inthe20thcentury,wrotetheJaneGoodallInstitute.

Now,shestilltravelstheworldandspeaksforchimpanzeesbecausetheycan'tspeakfor

themselves.

“Onlyifweunderstand,canwecare.Onlyifwecare,wewillhelp.Onlyifwehelp,we

shallbesaved.^^

JaneGoodallUKzoologistFillintheblanks:

JaneGoodall

Birthplace

Shewasbornin51.

Job

Sheisazoologist.

Dream

Shelovedanimalsand52workingwithchimpanzeesin53.

Experience

*ShewenttoTanzaniato54chimpanzeesattheageof55.

*Shehadto56theclimateandbugbitesinTanzania.

*Shestill57theworldand58chimpanzees.

Achievement

Shefoundthatchimpanzeesmakeanduse59.

Movieaboutherlife

*Janeisadocumentaryaboutherlifestory.

*ItcametoChinaon60.

AdifferentLiBai

IsthisLiBainewtoyou?

《长安三万里》呈现不一样的“诗仙太白”

WealllearnthepoemsofLiBai,oneofChina'sgreatestpoets.Hispoemsshowaromantic

（浪漫的）andfreespirit（精神）.Butisthatalltherewastohim?CartoonmovieChangAn（《长安

三万里》）showsusadifferentLiBai.

Inthemovie,Lidrinksalot.Helikestohaveparties.Sometimeshedoesn'tkeeppromises

（信守承诺）tohisfriendGaoShi.Healsogoesaftermoney.

Themovie9sco-directorXieJunweisaid,“LiBaiwasnotallgood...butthatismorereal.^^

Accordingtothemovie,Liwantedtobecomeanofficer（官员），buthisfamilyrana

business.Businessmencouldn'tbecomeofficersatthattime.Sohetriedtogettoknowthe

importantpeopleinChang'an.ButhedidsomethingwrongandhadtoleaveChang9an.

Li'slifewashard.Heneverrealizedhisdreams（实现理想）,buthispoemsstaywithus.

Didyouknow?

•Chang'anwasthecapitaloftheTangDynasty（618-907）.

Itwasoneoftheworld'sbiggestandrichestcitiesatthetime.

•Themovie'sChinesenamemeans”30,000milesfromChang'an".Itisfiomapoemby

MingDynasty（1368-1644）poetChenZilong.

•Thefilmuses48well-knownTangpoemstotellitsstory.

Fillintheblanks:

AboutLiBai

InthemovieChangAn,heisnotall61.

*Hedrinksalot.

*Helikestohave62.

*He63doesn'tkeeppromisestohisfriend.

*Hewantstohavemore64.

Inreallife,heliveda65life.

*Hecouldn'tbecomeanofficerbecausehisfamily66abusiness.

*Hehadto67Chang'anbecausehedidsomethingwrong.

Hewrotemanypoems.

Hispoemsshowaromanticandfreespirit.They68withus.

根据短文内容，完成图表中所缺信息。

Didyouknowthattreescan"talk"witheachother?Itmaylooklikeeachtreeinaforest

standsalone.Butthey'reconnectedundergroundbynetworksmadeoffungi.（真菌）

Between80%to90%oftreesarepartofthesenetworks.Earlierstudiesshowthattreesuse

networkstowarnothersaboutdanger.Forexample,whenbugscometoeattheleavesofatree,

thetreesendschemicalsignals（信号）throughthenetworks.Othertreesthenreceivethemessages

andmakespecialjuicestokeepawayfromthebugs.

Abugiseatingtheleaves

However,anewstudyledbytheUK'sUniversityofOxfordsayssomethingdifferent.After

runningtestsonmathmodels,scientistsfoundthattreesdonotactuallygetanythingfrombeing

nicetoeachother.Thisisbecausetreesfightforsunlight,waterandfoodallthetime.So,ifs

illogical（不合逻辑的）foratreetohelpotherswhenitisintrouble.

Sowhyaretherestillsignals?Somescientistsbelievetreesarebomtosendmessages,just

likewecan'tstopourfacesfromturningred.Somethinkthefungimaybetheonessendingthe

signalsbecausetheycan'tlivewithouttreesprovidingenergyforthem.Anotherpossibleanswer

isthattreesmaybesendingfalsewarnings.Thetreesaroundwillusetheirownenergytomake

juice.Thisway,thesignalingtreescansaveenergytogrowtaller.Aren'ttheytricky?

•Fungimaybethe

onessendingthe

signalsbecause

•Sendingmessagesthey4treesto

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trees.energy.

ANewStudy

•Sometreessendfalsewarningsinorder

touse5thanthosearound.Asa

result,theywillgrowtaller.

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73._______

ZhaoXiangisaseventhgraderwholovesmusic.Hehasagoodvoiceandisinasinging

club.Recently,hehadaproblem.Hisschoolwouldholdasingingcompetition.Hisclassteacher,

Mr.Yao,talkedtotheclassandtheydecidedtosingachorusmasterpiece*atthecompetition.

Fortheperformance,Mr.Yaoeveninvitedhiswife,alocalmusician,toguidethepractice.

ZhaoXiangthoughtitwasagoodchanceforhimtoshowhistalent.

Atthefirstpractice,thingsdidnotgoaswhatZhaoXianghadexpected-hewastoogood

tojointheothers.ThemusicianwasnotsatisfiedandZhaoXiangfeltbad.Mr.Yaosaw

everythingandhecameuptoZhaoXiangandcomfortedhim,“Pleaseremember,ZhaoXiang,

singingachorusisNOToneperson'sjob.Everyonehastoworktogethertoachieveagoodresult.99

ZhaoXiangrealizedthathisvoicewouldnothelpifhefailedtoworkwellwithothers.

ZhaoXiangchangedhiswayofsinging-hedidnotsingsoloudasheusedto,andhis

voicebecamemoremixedwiththeothers9.Heevenhelpedthemusiciantotrainthosewhohad

troubleinsingingbyshowingthemhowtobreathe（换气），howtocontrolvoiceandsing

gracefully.Thepracticewashard,buteveryonewashappywithhim-theclassteacher,the

musician,hisclassmates,and